VIA EDGAR
August 1, 2025
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Stacie Gorman
| Re: | Acceleration Request for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-280059) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we attach the request of our client, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., that effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-11 be accelerated to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 5, 2025, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please do not hesitate to call me at (212) 455-2516 with any questions.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Benjamin Wells |
| Benjamin Wells |
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
August 1, 2025
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Stacie Gorman
| Re: | Acceleration Request for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-280059) |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Registrant”), pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-11 (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 5, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrant hereby authorizes Benjamin Wells of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by telephone call to Benjamin Wells at (212) 455-2516.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Leon Volchyok | |
| Name: |
Leon Volchyok | |
| Title: |
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |