Barry Sternlicht
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 3, 2022.
  • Barry Sternlicht's company just defaulted on a $200 million mortgage backed by an Atlanta office tower. 
  • The mortgage matured on July 9, but Starwood Capital was unable to refinance or clear the debt. 
  • Sternlicht has repeatedly warned that higher interest rates will end up hurting the US economy.  

Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht is living through a pre warned nightmare.