New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has approved a $200m (鈧�177.6m) commitment to an open-ended US industrial property fund managed by Black Creek Group.
The pension fund said it is backing the Black Creek Industrial Fund, a core to core-plus fund which invests in a mixture of existing properties and new development opportunities.
NYSCRF told 91传媒在线 that 鈥渢he development aspect is the main differentiator between the Black Creek fund and the other industrial assets already in the NYSCRF portfolio.鈥�
NYSCRF said the fund is expected to have up to 40% development in the first three years, and will then stabilise closer to 25% development long-term.
鈥淭he development component of the fund is expected to provide accretive returns compared to pure core industrial,鈥� the pension fund said
The Black Creek fund will seek returns of 9% to 10.5%.
In November last year, 91传媒在线 reported that the fund had at the time raised $1bn. According to NYSCRF, the fund has now received $1.9bn worth of commitments.
NYSCRF, which has a 10% to 25% allocation target to industrial real estate said its commitment to the Black Creek fund will help to increase its 14% industrial portfolio 鈥渃lose to the mid/upper portion of the range鈥�.
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