Sterling Organization closes “last-hour” logistics fund

Sterling Organization, a vertically integrated private equity real estate firm investing in “last-hour” consumer fulfillment and distribution assets, has completed the final closing of its first Sterling logistics properties fund, Sterling Consumer Logistics Properties I (SCLP I).

The fund closed with $225 million of capital commitments, which came from a diverse institutional investor base that included endowments and public pension funds.

SCLP I will opportunistically acquire primarily vacant, freestanding retail buildings with the intent to convert them into neighborhood fulfillment centers. The properties will be leased to third-party logistics providers, ecommerce retailers, traditional retailers and direct-to-consumer manufacturers. The fund already owns six properties totaling 451,000 square feet of gross leasable area in markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and Phoenix.

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