AFI Europe started in 2022 the of construction of AFI Arad, the first retail park to be developed by AFI Europe in Romania. The company previously developed 3 large scale shopping centers in Bucharest, Brasov and Ploiesti.The future retail park will occupy a built area of 30,600 square meters, on a piece of land with a total perimeter of 79,900 square meters. The gross leasable area (GLA) of the project is 29,400 square meters, on a single level, served by 950 parking spaces above ground level. Currently, the project’s occupancy rate is 70%.

As a novelty for Arad, McDonald’s already opened, as part of the project, its first Drive-Thru restaurant of this type in the city, on an area of 148 square meters. Other future tenants of the AFI Arad retail park that will arrive for the first time in Arad are Carrefour hypermarket (with a leasable area of 5,800 sqm),the DIY store Leroy Merlin (with a leasable area of 9,000 sqm) and . Media Galaxy (3,000 sqm). The mix of tenants also includes international brands such as Sinsay, Cropp. In addition, visitors will enjoy the offer of mobile operators and several other well-known brands.

The retail park will be open to the public in the second half of 2023.