Blackstone Buys $358M Industrial Portfolio in Sale Leaseback
Iron Mountain was the seller of the 13 properties, which total 2.1 million square feet.
December 3, 2020 | Erika Morphy | GlobeSt.com
Blackstone has extended its substantial industrial holdings a bit more with its acquisition of 13 properties from Iron Mountain in a $358 million sale leaseback transaction.
The purchase was by the company’s REIT, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust. The 2.1 million square feet portfolio is located predominantly in California, northern New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley. Iron Mountain will remain in these facilities under an initial ten-year lease term, with options to renew up to an additional 20 years.
“The industrial sector continues to benefit from strong demand driven by e-commerce tailwinds, and we believe these well-located assets are a great addition to our portfolio, which is heavily weighted toward faster-growing sectors like logistics,” David Levine, senior managing director in Blackstone Real Estate, said in prepared remarks.
