On 14 July 1977, hotelier and developer Pascal Vincent Doyle announced that they were planning to open their sixth hotel, called the Berkeley Court Hotel, in Ballsbridge the following year after receiving £75,000 (equivalent to £495,726 in 2021) from the Fáilte Ireland towards the total £1.7 million (equivalent to £10,375,713 in 2021) construction cost.

[1] The 200 bedroom hotel was officially opened on 21 July 1978 by the then Minister for Tourism and Transport, Pádraig Faulkner.

[4][5] Dunne had originally envisioned a €1.5 billion development on the site which included a 37-storey skyscraper but this was blocked by planning authorities in 2007.

[9] Newry-based company John Tinnelly & Sons were appointed to demolish the former hotel.

[11][12] Lansdowne Place, the new apartment complex built on the site of the former hotel, officially opened on 1 June 2017.