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I approach the projects as an architect and an urbanist and not as an economical asset.

Jan Demeyere
Celebrating a decade of excellence, Speedwell has established itself as one of Romania’s most active real estate developers. With a strong presence in Bucharest and regional cities like Cluj, Timișoara, Râmnicu Vâlcea, and Brașov, our portfolio boasts approximately 150,000 sqm of office and retail space, over 6,000 apartments, and 23,000 sqm of industrial space, totaling an estimated project value of 1.5 billion euros. In June 2024, we expanded our operations into Poland, with plans to develop a portfolio on par with our Romanian achievements.

 

At Speedwell, we are driven by a commitment to high standards and innovative design, creating vibrant, sustainable communities. Our projects feature generous green spaces and essential amenities within a 15-minute walk, all adhering to the highest European construction standards. We excel at creating sustainable mixed-use projects such as RECORD PARK and PALTIM. Our projects, including the energy-efficient MIRO office building and the green residential communities GLENWOOD ESTATETHE MEADOWS, and THE IVY, highlight our commitment to quality. We equally deliver cutting-edge logistics space for SMEs in our fully authorized, efficient, A-class warehousing concept SpacePlus. As we look forward, we’re excited about QUEENS District, which will host one of the first zero-carbon office buildings in Romania, CityZen, an 11-hectare development that aims to be the first BREEAM-certified community in the country, 1 IUNIE from Timisoara and TINO from Brasov – both mixed-use projects aiming to become home for young, dynamic and sustainable communities.

 

The strategic collaboration with Baltisse Real Estate and Straco RE started in April 2024, leveraging Speedwell’s reputation and expertise, positioning us to redefine the region’s real estate landscape and expand our footprint in Romania and Poland. Speedwell continues to blend entrepreneurial spirit with creative solutions, delivering exceptional real estate projects that shape the future of urban living in line with the latest ESG standards.

Vision

After 20 years of experience in Eastern Europe and 25 years of experience in real estate Didier Balcaen and Jan Demeyere joined forces and founded Speedwell. They have combined the rationality and the creativity to create an unique team and become an a-typical developer. Speedwell has grown to be a team with in-house architects, designers, legal and fiscal advisors, an in-house commercial team and project managers, thus covering the full spectrum of the real estate development process.

Our challenges

The challenges; ecological and urbanistic for countries emerging from the postmodern communistic era are immense. A part of the urban history has been erased and replaced with a postmodern vision that has surpassed its purpose.

50% of the world population lives in cities and it will increase even more over the next decade.

We aim to restore that history by repolishing the hidden values of urban locations  and injecting new life by adding different functions; residential, office, retail, recreation and public spaces.

We know more about the living habitat of the mountain gorilla, then we know about the living habitat of the people in cities

T.O.D.

TOD stands for transit oriented development and means creating hubs of life around hubs of existing or future public transportation. We create these hubs by diversifying and mixing offices, retail and residences all together. This way we conceive a city within the city that not only benefits our projects, but extends far beyond our site borders.

What makes people enjoy a city, what makes people happy to live in a city. These are questions we have to address.

Our quest for excellence

Having jointly developed over 600 million euro worth of projects and 400 million euro in the pipeline, we don’t let the big numbers stand in the way of digging into every detail in our quest for excellence.

ESG Report 2023