The real estate portal made a classification of the most expensive penthouses up for sale in Romania’s largest cities, based on data listed on Imobiliare.ro.

The small residential compounds built during the economic crisis period in northern Bucharest are among the first exclusive properties on this segment. Thus, in Bucharest, the most expensive apartment put up for sale is a penthouse priced at EUR3.5 million. The property covers the fifth and sixth stories of an apartment building in northern Bucharest, built in 2005. The apartment measures 562 square meters and has 12 rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, six bathrooms and two balconies. The property also has sauna, wine cellar, jacuzzi, elevator and offers three parking spaces in the building’s garage.

In the central city of Brasov, ranked second by penthouse prices, the most expensive apartment up for sale costs EUR700,000 and covers the last three stories of an apartment building constructed in 2010 in Brasov’s old town..

In southeastern city of Constanta, the price of a penthouse located in a building constructed in 2008 reaches EUR279,000. The apartment has three rooms (plus kitchen and two bathrooms), covers 144 square meters and has a 130-sqm terrace.

The most expensive penthouse in northwestern city of Cluj-Napoca costs EUR260,000 and covers 205 square meters, plus a 148-sqm terrace.

In western city of Timisoara, a penthouse covering the last two stories of a building constructed in 1992 costs EUR250,000. The apartment stretches onto 220 square meters, has five rooms, a kitchen, three bathrooms, thee balconies and two parking spaces.

The cheapest penthouses are located in northeastern city of Iasi, where a penthouse in the Copou area costs EUR199,000. The property covers 180 square meters and has four rooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms and three balconies.

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