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Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

by Phil Hall | Sep 19, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced the appointment of Katie Keenan as CEO and a director of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) and global head of the Core+ Real Estate business. She succeeds Wesley M. LePatner, who served in both roles until she was...
Blackstone Pays $2 Billion for CRE Loans from Atlantic Union

Blackstone Pays $2 Billion for CRE Loans from Atlantic Union

by Phil Hall | Jun 27, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is paying $2 billion for the performing commercial real estate (CRE) loans that Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (NYSE: AUB) acquired in its $1.6 billion purchase of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. in April. According to the companies, the loan...
Blackstone Pays $2 Billion for CRE Loans from Atlantic Union

Blackstone Acquires Texas Industrial Portfolio for $718 Million

by Phil Hall | Apr 10, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has acquired a 95% stake in an industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings for $718 million. Crow Holdings and its partners will retain 5% ownership. The portfolio consists of 25 Class A buildings totaling 6 million square feet and is...
Blackstone Announces $8 Billion Final Close for New Commercial Property Debt Fund

Blackstone Announces $8 Billion Final Close for New Commercial Property Debt Fund

by Phil Hall | Mar 7, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, WRE News Exclusive

The alternative asset management company Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced the final close of its most recent commercial real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V (BREDS V), which has approximately $8 billion of total capital commitments. The Wall...
Blackstone Pays $5.65 Billion for Safe Harbor Marinas

Blackstone Pays $5.65 Billion for Safe Harbor Marinas

by Phil Hall | Feb 24, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced that funds managed by its Blackstone Infrastructure division will pay $5.65 billion to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas, the nation’s largest marina and superyacht servicing business, from the real estate investment trust Sun Communities Inc...
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