BTR Market Heats Up, Led By Quantum's €180M Dublin Landings Deal
Hamburg-based investment manager Quantum Immobilien has lined up the €180M Quayside Quarter in Dublin as its first deal in Ireland, according to Green Street News.
The deal is a welcome boost to Dublin’s build-to-rent investment market, with the UBS Asset Management-and-Greystar-owned development first offered to market via adviser JLL in the third quarter of 2025.
Located at Dublin Landings, the 13-acre waterfront, mixed-use scheme comprises 268 luxury apartments and amenities including offices, shops and restaurants. Greystar and UBS bought the site from Ballymore in 2019 for €175.5M. The proposed purchase price reflects a net initial yield of just below 5%.
Quantum Immobilien had been exploring opportunities in the Irish market for much of the past year before it agreed to terms to purchase Quayside Quarter. Across Europe, the company manages more than €1B of assets, has a €6B development pipeline and, while it invests across asset classes, has focused on residential investment opportunities more recently.
The Dublin BTR market is showing signs of reigniting after a long period in the doldrums, largely blamed on restrictive rents caps and uncertainty over the regulatory environment. With updated policies in the pipeline, several large residential deals in Dublin are now in progress.
MEAG, which is the asset manager for reinsurance giant Munich RE, is close to finalising a deal to acquire 18 Newmarket Square from the development joint venture of Revelate Capital and Valpre Capital for €80M. The company also acquired office scheme 2 Dublin Landings in November last year.
In October, Bain Capital put a residential development in Dublin’s Liberties on the market for around €210M, with Eastdil Secured acting for the company.
