{"id":1004766683,"date":"2025-07-29T05:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004766683"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:03:31","slug":"blackstones-wesley-lepatner-dies-in-nyc-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/blackstones-wesley-lepatner-dies-in-nyc-mass-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackstone&#8217;s Wesley LePatner Dies in NYC Mass Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was among those killed on Monday evening during a mass shooting at 345 Park Avenue, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a30bb13cd561&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004766689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wesley-lepatner-headshot_800x600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg?w=800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"Photo young woman with medium-length blonde hair\" class=\"wp-image-1004766689\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Wesley-LePatner-headshot_800x600.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wesley LePatner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>LePatner was shot by a lone gunman in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue, authorities said. Four people died in the attack, including a New York City police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed,\u201d the company said in a statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/urlisolation.com\/browser?clickId=6DCA2207-1F83-4940-9CE0-A200ACFB2A8F&amp;traceToken=1753800403%3Byardi_hosted%3Bhttps%3A%2Flink.therealdeal.com%2Fclic&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherealdeal.com%2Fnew-york%2F2025%2F07%2F29%2Fblackstones-wesley-lepatner-killed-in-midtown-shooting%2F%3Futm_campaign%3Dsl-breaking-news%26utm_source%3Dtrd-newsletter%26tpcc%3Dsl-breaking-news%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3DNew%2520York%2520%252B%2520National%2520Weekly\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Real Deal<\/a> first reported that LePatner died in the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LePatner, 43, had served as CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust since Jan. 1. She previously served as BREIT&#8217;s COO. Before joining Blackstone in 2013, she was a managing director in Goldman Sachs\u2019&nbsp;Real Estate Investment Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/women-in-cre-wesley-lepatner\/\">2023 interview<\/a> with CPE, the executive described her youthful fascination with never-ending construction in New York City and dinner-table conversation with her parents. Her father, Barry LePatner, is an attorney specializing in construction issues and a longtime columnist for CPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A real estate career \u201cfelt natural and relatable to me,\u201d Wesley LePatner told CPE. \u201cAfter all, the sector touches the trends we all encounter in our daily lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that interview, LePatner said that she encouraged women to step up and embrace challenges. \u201cThroughout my career, I\u2019ve learned and grown the most when I\u2019ve stepped out of my comfort zone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust was described by the firm as &#8220;brilliant, passionate, warm, generous and deeply respected.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":1004766689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21783,1600,21742,10],"tags":[33129],"class_list":["post-1004766683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment","category-new-york","category-latest","category-northeast","tag-the-blackstone-group"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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