Blackstone pays $92.6M for 3 downtown Boulder buildings

BOULDER — The real estate arm of New York private-equity firm Blackstone Group closed recently on the purchase of three downtown Boulder office buildings for a total of $92.6 million.

Blackstone entities purchased 1900 15th St., 1881 Ninth St. and 1050 Walnut St. from Swedish pension manager Alecta, according to Boulder County property records.

Officials for neither Blackstone nor Alecta could be reached for comment Monday.

Alecta officials announced last spring that they planned to sell their portfolio of 48 properties in the United States and the United Kingdom. Bloomberg reported in August that Blackstone…