Bucharest’s Romanian Athenaeum to host bookstore and café
<p>The Romanian Athenaeum, one of Bucharest's most iconic landmarks, is set to house a bookstore and a café, following public auctions organized for leasing the spaces, <a href="https://www.profit.ro/insider/retail/ateneul-roman-va-avea-o-librarie-si-o-cafenea-licitatii-pregatite-care-e-valoarea-faimoasei-cladiri-istorice-a-bucurestiului-21922227" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Profit.ro</a> reported. The building's inventory value has also been updated to over EUR 36 million, according to official data quoted by the same publication.</p>

<p>Completed in 1888, the Athenaeum is part of Romania's public heritage and is managed by the "George Enescu" Philharmonic, under the Ministry of Culture.</p>

<p>The Philharmonic now plans to lease two areas within the Athenaeum, namely a 100 sqm bookstore in the Rotonda on the ground floor and a 20 sqm café offering pastries, ice cream, and non-alcoholic beverages. The rental agreements will be signed for two years via public auction, with an option to extend for an additional year.</p>

<p>The total monthly rent for both spaces is set at EUR 2,420, generating an estimated EUR 30,000 in annual revenue, according to Profit.ro.</p>

<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

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