By Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic
One of world’s largest real estate investors just went on an apartment-buying spree in metro Phoenix, purchasing six apartment complexes for almost $311 million.
New York-based Blackstone Group closed on the apartments spanning from Surprise to Chandler on Monday, according to public real estate records.
This big acquisition comes after Blackstone spent $120 million to buy nine Valley mobile-home parks, mostly in Mesa and Apache Junction, during June and July. And in July it bought a Glendale apartment complex for $64.5 million.
In April, Blackstone paid $403 million for the iconic Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix.