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Residential and Non-Residential Building Permits Issued – February 2025

In February 2025, a total of 2,617 building permits were issued for residential buildings in Romania, representing an increase of 36.4% compared to January 2025, and a 2.4% rise over February 2024.

Between January 1 and February 28, 2025, a total of 4,535 permits were issued for residential buildings, marking a 3.4% increase compared to the same period of the previous year (January 1 – February 29, 2024).

February 2025 vs January 2025

In February 2025, authorities issued 2,617 permits for residential buildings, with a total usable floor area of 601,208 square meters, up 28.2% from January. Of these permits, 68.5% were issued for buildings in rural areas.

Compared to the previous month, February saw an increase of 699 permits for residential buildings, with growth recorded across all development regions:

North-West: +143 permits
West and Centre: +106 each
South-East: +84
Bucharest–Ilfov: +74
South-Muntenia: +73
North-East: +60
South-West Oltenia: +53

Regarding non-residential buildings, a total of 508 building permits were issued in February 2025, up 47.2% compared to January, while the total usable floor area decreased by 23.9%, reaching 277,066 square meters.

This translates to a decrease of 86,853 square meters in usable area compared to the previous month, with the decline observed in the following development regions:

South-West Oltenia: -178,876 sqm
South-East: -16,565 sqm
North-East: -5,983 sqm

In contrast, the following regions recorded increases:

North-West: +47,553 sqm
Centre: +29,204 sqm
Bucharest–Ilfov: +18,446 sqm
West: +10,542 sqm
South-Muntenia: +8,826 sqm

February 2025 vs February 2024

In comparison to February 2024, February 2025 recorded a 2.4% increase in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings, though the total usable floor area fell by 5.4%.

Regionally, the increase of 61 residential building permits is distributed as follows: