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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...
Robert Harper Named Interim CEO at BREIT

Robert Harper Named Interim CEO at BREIT

by Phil Hall | Aug 11, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) has appointed Robert Harper to serve as interim CEO, following the death of the company’s chief executive Wesley LePatner on July 28 in a shooting at her office building in Manhattan. Harper will continue to serve as...
Public Storage Pays $2.2 Billion to Acquire Simply Self Storage from Blackstone

Public Storage Pays $2.2 Billion to Acquire Simply Self Storage from Blackstone

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2023 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Glendale, California-based Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) is acquiring rival Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT), a subsidiary of Blackstone (NYSE:BX). The Simply portfolio includes 127 wholly-owned properties and 9...

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