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Jun 5, 2026 4:00 PM

Alterra IOS Secures $244M Financing to Fuel Growth of National Industrial Outdoor Storage Platform

National IOS leader secures loan from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies to support rapidly growing industrial outdoor storage platform

New financing brings total debt secured from institutional partners across Alterra's fully discretionary IOS funds to more than $1.8 billion

PHILADELPHIA, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alterra IOS ("Alterra"), a prominent player in the industrial outdoor storage ("IOS") sector that has acquired over 470 sites nationwide, today announced the closing of a $244 million loan from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies ("BREDS"). The initial funding was secured in part by 37 IOS properties spanning 27 markets, with future fundings scheduled for upcoming acquisitions. Collectively, the assets total 165 usable acres of IOS real estate and 806,000 square feet of accompanying warehouse space. Each property is concentrated in major U.S. industrial and logistics corridors, including key markets across Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. This transaction marks BREDS' sixth loan within the IOS sector, bringing its total exposure to the asset class to over $1.1 billion.

"This transaction represents a meaningful evolution in the financing of institutionally owned IOS assets on a non-recourse basis," said Scott Whittle, Chief Financial Officer at Alterra IOS. "Rather than relying on a traditional mortgage structure, we implemented an innovative ...