BREIT
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Real estate investment trust |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| AUM | $100 billion (2024) |
| Parent | Blackstone Inc. |
Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust (BREIT) is a REIT (real estate investment trust) launched by Blackstone Inc. in 2017.
As of 2024 it had over $100 billion in assets under management (AUM), accounting for approximately 8% of Blackstone' assets under management.[1] It is a private (non-listed) REIT, and one of the largest REITs in the world.
Blackstone appraises the value of its assets every month; this approach has been questioned.[2]
History
[edit]In February 2022 BREIT offered to buy Preferred Apartment Communities Inc, which owned about 12,000 housing units, for $5.8 billion.[3][4]
In January 2023 the company put caps on withdrawal requests after receiving over $5 billion in redemption requests.[5]
In 2023, the University of California announced an investment of $4 billion in the trust.[6] The investment was quickly met with backlash from tenants, unions, and faculty.[7][8]
On July 28, 2025, Wesley LePatner, the CEO of BREIT, was killed along with three other victims when a gunman targeted 345 Park Avenue, apparently in an attempt to reach the National Football League headquarters in the building.[9][10] Authorities stated that the shooter had no known direct connection to Blackstone, BREIT, or the victims.[11]
In early September 2025, Katie Keenan was appointed CEO of Blackstone’s BREIT. She also is now global head of Blackstone’s Core+ real estate business.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ McLean, Bethany. "Veteran analysts say the world's biggest private-equity firm could be in big trouble". Business Insider.
- ↑ "The Big Questions Hanging Over a Blackstone Fund". The New York Times. May 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Blackstone to buy Preferred Apartment Communities in $5.8 bln deal". Reuters. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Blackstone expands further into rental housing in the United States. (Published 2022)". 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ Bary, Andrew. "Blackstone Caps BREIT Withdrawals in January After Large Redemption Requests". barrons. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ Gara, Antoine (2023-01-03). "University of California invests $4bn in Blackstone's real estate fund". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "When the Public University Is the Corporate Landlord". LPE Project. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ Schmidt, John; Feldblum, Samuel; Cohen, Abbie (April 2024). "Selling Sunset: Land and financialization at the University of California". UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ Dunbar, Marina (July 29, 2025). "What to know about the victims of the New York City skyscraper shooting". the Guardian. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Gunman Who Killed 4 At Manhattan Office Building Was Targeting NFL Headquarters, Mayor Says". HuffPost. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ Herbst-Bayliss, Svea (July 29, 2025). "'Beloved' Blackstone executive LePatner killed in Manhattan remembered as industry leader". Reuters. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/new-head-blackstone-breit-kelly-keenan-succeeding-wesley-lepatner-shooting-2025-9
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