UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2025
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Maryland | | 000-55931 | | 81-0696966 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS. Employer Identification No.) |
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 583-5000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Certain Preliminary Estimated Unaudited Financial Results for the year ended December 31, 2024
On January 29, 2025, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("BREIT" or the “Company”), announced preliminary estimated unaudited same property net operating income (“NOI”) for the year ended December 31, 2024. Based upon preliminary estimated financial results, the Company expects same property NOI for the year ended December 31, 2024 to have increased more than 4% from the same period in the prior year (based on the midpoint of the preliminary estimated range of same property NOI). This data is not a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the Company’s actual results may differ materially from this preliminary estimated data.
NOI is a supplemental non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") measure of the Company’s property operating results that the Company believes is meaningful because it enables management to evaluate the impact of occupancy, rents, leasing activity, and other controllable property operating results at the Company’s real estate. The Company defines NOI as operating revenues less operating expenses, which exclude (i) impairment of investments in real estate, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) straight-line rental income and expense, (iv) amortization of above- and below-market lease intangibles, (v) amortization of accumulated unrealized gains on derivatives previously recognized in other comprehensive income, (vi) lease termination fees, (vii) property expenses not core to the operations of such properties, and (viii) other non-property related revenue and expense items such as (a) general and administrative expenses, (b) management fee, (c) performance participation allocation, (d) incentive compensation awards, (e) income from investments in real estate debt, (f) change in net assets of consolidated securitization vehicles, (g) loss from interest rate derivatives, (h) net gain on dispositions of real estate, (i) interest expense, (j) loss on extinguishment of debt, (k) other income (expense), and (l) similar adjustments for NOI attributable to non-controlling interests and unconsolidated entities.
The Company evaluates its consolidated results of operations on a same property basis, which allows the Company to analyze its property operating results excluding acquisitions and dispositions during the periods under comparison. Properties in the Company’s portfolio are considered same property if they were owned for the full periods presented, otherwise they are considered non-same property. Recently developed properties are not included in same property results until the properties have achieved stabilization for both full periods presented. We define stabilization for the property as the earlier of (i) achieving 90% occupancy, (ii) 12 months after receiving a certificate of occupancy, or (iii) for Data Centers 12 months after receiving a certificate of occupancy and greater than 50% of its critical IT capacity has been built. Certain assets are excluded from same property results and are considered non-same property, including (i) properties held-for-sale, (ii) properties that are being re-developed, (iii) properties identified for future sale, and (iv) interests in unconsolidated entities under contract for sale with hard deposit or other factors ensuring the buyer’s performance. The Company does not consider its investments in the real estate debt segment or equity securities to be same property.
Same property NOI assists in eliminating disparities in net income due to the acquisition, disposition, development, or redevelopment of properties during the periods presented, and therefore the Company believes it provides a meaningful performance measure for the comparison of the operating performance of the Company’s properties, which it believes is useful to investors. The Company’s same property NOI may not be comparable to that of other companies and should not be considered to be more relevant or accurate in evaluating the Company’s operating performance than the Company's GAAP net income (loss).
While the Company currently expects its results for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be within the ranges set forth below, the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 has not been completed. During the course of the Company’s preparation of its financial statements and related notes and the completion of the audit for the year ended December 31, 2024, additional adjustments to the preliminary estimated financial information presented below may be identified. Any such adjustments may be material. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to this preliminary financial data, and, accordingly, Deloitte & Touche LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.
The following table reconciles preliminary estimated GAAP net loss to preliminary estimated same property NOI for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited, $ in thousands):
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| Estimated | | Actual | |
| Low | | High | | | |
| Net loss | $ | (928,215) | | | $ | (975,815) | | | $ | (979,961) | | |
| Adjustments to reconcile to same property NOI | | | | | | |
| Management fee | 713,643 | | | 713,643 | | | 839,237 | | |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 3,484,091 | | | 3,662,763 | | | 3,811,218 | | |
| Loss (income) from unconsolidated entities | 80,516 | | | 84,646 | | | (119,941) | | |
| Income from investments in real estate debt | (726,273) | | | (763,517) | | | (798,164) | | |
| Change in net assets of consolidated securitization vehicles | (196,574) | | | (206,654) | | | (191,703) | | |
| Loss from interest rate derivatives | 202,980 | | | 213,390 | | | 755,519 | | |
| Net gain on dispositions of real estate | (2,076,949) | | | (2,183,459) | | | (1,935,021) | | |
| Interest expense | 3,252,471 | | | 3,419,265 | | | 3,072,741 | | |
| Other | 1,127,284 | | | 1,221,690 | | | 808,032 | | |
| NOI from unconsolidated entities | 843,419 | | | 886,671 | | | 810,923 | | |
| NOI attributable to non-controlling interests in third party joint ventures and BREIT OP unit holders | (462,723) | | | (486,453) | | | (447,230) | | |
| NOI attributable to BREIT stockholders | 5,313,670 | | | 5,586,170 | | | 5,625,650 | | |
| Less: Non-same property NOI attributable to BREIT stockholders | 598,092 | | | 628,764 | | | 979,533 | | |
| Same property NOI attributable to BREIT stockholders | $ | 4,715,578 | | | $ | 4,957,406 | | | $ | 4,646,117 | | |
CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook,” “indicator,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “identified,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates”, “confident,” “conviction” or other similar words or the negatives thereof. These may include financial estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, objectives, intentions, and expectations with respect to positioning, including the impact of macroeconomic trends and market forces, future operations, repurchases, acquisitions, future performance and statements regarding identified but not yet closed acquisitions and pre-leased but not yet occupied development properties. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and there are or may be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in BREIT’s prospectus and annual report for the most recent fiscal year, and any such updated factors included in BREIT’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this website (or BREIT’s public filings). Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC. |
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| Date: January 29, 2025 | | | | |
| | | By: | | /s/ Leon Volchyok |
| | | Name: | | Leon Volchyok |
| | | Title: | | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
