Blackstone plans two REITs for office assets

Global private equity firm Blackstone Group Lp, the largest owner of office real estate in India, plans to list two separate real estate investment trusts (REITs) for its office assets with developer partners, said multiple people familiar with the development. For its office parks in the National Capital Region (NCR), and west India (Mumbai and Pune), Blackstone will collaborate with Pune-based Panchshil Realty for a REIT with about 20-25 million sq. ft of office space across cities. The proposed REIT includes office parks and buildings, some of them jointly owned by Blackstone and Panchshil, such as Eon Free Zone and Panchshil IOCC Park in Pune, 247 Park and Express Towers in Mumbai.

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