Real Estate
Approximately
15 years
investing in real estate
Our real estate platform provides a differentiated access point to the market, built to capture opportunities others may overlook. Leveraging an open-architecture approach, we aim to unlock value and generate fee alpha across every stage of real estate ownership. We invest across the capital stack—at the property, portfolio, and entity levels—positioning us to create and capture value wherever it emerges.
$7B
AUM
2,200
Underlying Properties1
50+
Investment Partners1
Partnership Spotlights
Turning Niche into Opportunity
We have developed a specialty in property sectors outside the mainstream, leveraging our expertise to uncover opportunities with strong fundamentals and untapped potential. Hover over each property type to learn more.
Residential
Industrial
Office
Other
Residential
Office
Industrial
Other
Why GCM Grosvenor For Real Estate?
Proven Experience
Our dedicated team brings deep direct investing expertise across the risk-return spectrum.
Middle Market Advantage
We target the fragmented middle market, where higher entry yields and attractive pricing create differentiated, complementary exposure.
Flexible Architecture
Our flexible investment model enables participation through joint ventures, seeding strategies, co-investments, and fund commitments.
Aligned Partnerships
By backing managers early, we seek to reduce fee drag, generate fee alpha, and create long-term alignment through shared growth and economics.
How We Invest
Seeding Strategies
Capital for early-stage managers through programmatic joint ventures or anchor fund investments in return for preferential economics inclusive of revenue shares.
Joint Ventures
Investments with talented operators and firms who specialize in a particular market or asset type with a focus on niche and nascent strategies.
Co-Investments
Investments made directly into an asset or portfolio alongside a manager’s fund or other investment vehicle.
Fund Investments
Investments made in a manager’s fund on either a primary or secondary basis.
Related News and Insights
Matter Real Estate enters strategic partnership with Madison International Realty and strengthens long-standing relationship with GCM Grosvenor
AUM data as of September 30, 2025. AUM data includes real estate investments made prior to the forming of our dedicated real estate team in 2010.
1 Data as of December 31, 2024. Number of investments represents deals made since 2010 when the Real Estate team was founded.
Investments in alternatives are speculative and involve substantial risk, including market risks, credit risks, macroeconomic risks, liquidity risks, manager risks, counterparty risks, interest rate risks, and operational risks, and may result in the possible loss of your entire investment. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. The views expressed are for informational purposes only and are not intended to serve as a forecast, a guarantee of future results, investment recommendations, or an offer to buy or sell securities by GCM Grosvenor. The investment strategies mentioned are not personalized to your financial circumstances or investment objectives, and differences in account size, the timing of transactions and market conditions prevailing at the time of investment may lead to different results.
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