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- CRE Logistics REIT, Inc. (3487.T) is a Japanese real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in logistics-related facilities, including slope-type, low-level type, box-type, and ramp-way type warehouses and distribution centers such as LogiSquare Kuki, LogiSquare Hanyu, LogiSquare Urawa Misono, LogiSquare Niiza, LogiSquare Moriya, LogiSquare Kawagoe, LogiSquare Kasukabe, LogiSquare Soka, LogiSquare Yashio, LogiSquare Mizuho A and B, LogiSquare Ageo, LogiSquare Miyoshi, LogiSquare Sayama Hidaka, LogiSquare Kawagoe II, LogiSquare Shiroi, LogiSquare Kobe Nishi, LogiSquare Osaka Katano, LogiSquare Hirakata, and LogiSquare Tosu; its portfolio, comprising 20 properties with a total acquisition price of approximately JPY 157.4 billion and an appraisal value of JPY 183.6 billion as of mid-2025, features an average appraisal NOI yield of 4.7%, average property age of 6.4 years, and 99.6% occupancy. The REIT, sponsored by CRE, Inc. and managed by CRE REIT Advisers, Inc., focuses on high-quality assets developed entirely by CRE (100% of portfolio), targeting stable cash flows and long-term unitholder value through investments in tenant-responsive logistics properties mainly serving e-commerce, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. Geographically, its holdings concentrate in prime logistics hubs, with 98.2% in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and Kansai region, supplemented by select properties elsewhere in Japan. Founded on May 12, 2016 and headquartered at 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the REIT listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Real Estate Investment Trust Securities Market on February 7, 2018. Recent developments include the sponsor CRE, Inc. facing a privatization tender offer from SMFL Mirai Partners in early 2025 for JPY 21.7 billion, with no change anticipated to its sponsorship or asset management roles for CRE Logistics REIT; additional unit acquisitions by CRE, Inc., such as notices in October and November 2025 for up to JPY 1 billion and further purchases; and the REIT's own market repurchase of 3,560 investment units for JPY 499.9 million in late 2024 to optimize its capital structure.