Property developer Ronan Group and aparthotel operator Staycity Group have agreed to partner to deliver Ireland’s first Wilde, a new 288‑room, eight-storey premium aparthotel property at Waterfront South Central.
The landmark 4.6‑acre development is currently taking shape in Dublin’s North Docklands.
The deal, structured as a 35-year lease, marks the beginning of a significant long-term partnership between two of Ireland’s most active names in property and hospitality.
“We are delighted to partner with Staycity to bring the Wilde brand to Ireland for the first time,” said James Ronan, director of Ronan Group.
“This 288‑room aparthotel will make a significant contribution to the North Docklands urban district and reinforce the mixed‑use vibrancy of Ronan Group’s Waterfront [South Central] development.
“This long‑term agreement reflects our confidence in both Staycity and the future of the North Docklands as a major business and lifestyle hub.
“We look forward to progressing the planning application in the coming days.”
Waterfront South Central
The development, under Staycity’s lifestyle boutique Wilde brand, will form an integral part of the wider Waterfront South Central mixed-use scheme, which includes Citi’s new Irish headquarters, as well as other substantial commercial buildings and 550 residential units.
The scheme offers strong transport connectivity, including the Luas, the DART, multiple Dublin Bus routes and Dublin Bikes, and the property is minutes from the Port Tunnel, for direct airport access.
The planned Wilde will sit directly adjacent to the new Citi development.
“Due to Wilde’s upper-upscale boutique lifestyle positioning, it has been challenging to find the right site-and-developer combination to enter the Dublin market,” said Andrew Fowler, Staycity group’s chief development officer.
“We couldn’t be happier with the result and the opportunity to work with […] Ronan Group, Ireland’s premier development company, on this flagship site neighbouring the new Citibank headquarters.”
Fowler added, “We share a natural alignment in our desire to create a vibrant high-end destination, carefully considering the future occupiers of the last city block to be developed in the North Docks SDZ [strategic development zone].”
