BREIT Exits Self-Storage As It Invests Billions Into Data Centers

During Q2, the REIT offloaded its last 79 self-storage assets and poured $3.3B into its data center arm, QTS.

Schwarzman Defends BREIT Returns As UC Unions Push Back On $4B Investment

Schwarzman said BREIT's focus on warehouses and apartments in Texas and Florida has kept its returns high relative to public REITs.

Blackstone’s BREIT Gets $4B Investment, Supports Annual Returns Of At Least 11.25%

The investment is a reversal from recent attempts by investors to take money out of nontraded REITs.

Blackstone Pays 25% Of BREIT Redemption Requests In January

Three-quarters of last month's redemption requests made of Blackstone's nontraded REIT went unfulfilled.

Blackstone Names New BREIT CEO To Replace Executive Killed In Mass Shooting

Katie Keenan was appointed CEO at BREIT after Wesley LePatner was killed in a shooting at Blackstone's headquarters in July.

MacKenzie Capital Announces Tender Offer To BREIT Investors At 38% Discount

In a mini-tender offer, MacKenzie targeted Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust investors seeking immediate liquidity.

KKR Acquires 19 Student Housing Assets From BREIT For $1.6B

Since its acquisition of American Campus Communities in 2022, Blackstone has been a major player in student housing.

Brookfield Buys $845M Multifamily Portfolio From BREIT

Brookfield Properties is betting on a rebound in apartment demand as construction starts slow.

Despite Criticism, University Of California Ups BREIT Investment By $500M

The investment comes only weeks after UC Investments' previous $4B play.

'Rational To Be Anxious’: What Happens Next After Blackstone, Starwood’s Withdrawal Freeze

BREIT, by far the largest nontraded REIT, has already moved to sell assets as it faces unprecedented redemption requests.