Equity Residential has agreed to acquire 11 apartment properties from Blackstone Real Estate strategies in separate transactions, including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Property Partners, for approximately $964 million.
The transactions, which remain subject to customary closing conditions, are expected to close in the third quarter of 2024.
The properties, which are located in Equity Residential’s expansion markets of Atlanta, Dallas–Fort Worth and Denver, total 3,572 apartment units and are on average eight years old. These properties are attractive to Equity Residential’s higher-end renter demographic and accelerate its growth in these markets. Through its industry-leading operating platform, Equity Residential expects to unlock additional oppo