Brookfield said Wednesday it is making its first foray into India's warehouse-heavy property space, committing capital to acquire and further develop ESR India's holdings. The transaction spans eight industrial parks that together cover roughly 400 acres across five major cities.
Occupancy is elevated, with up to 98% of the area leased to logistics and industrial tenants. ESR India will continue to run the properties after the change in ownership. Brookfield framed the move as a 43 billion rupee commitment, equivalent to $444 million.
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Demand for big sheds is running hot. In a July update, Colliers said that, in the first half of 2026, industrial leasing across the eight biggest Indian cities rose by 12%, reaching 22 million square feet, supported by steady take-up from e-commerce, auto makers and third-party logistics firms. Around 40% of tenants are in the market for spaces larger than 200,000 square feet.
Investors have taken notice. According to Mint, in August 2026, Alta Capital-backed Logicap Management Pte bought warehousing assets of Xander Investment Management for 15 billion rupees. In November, a joint venture between Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IndoSpace acquired six industrial and logistics parks in a 30 billion rupee transaction.
A large, mostly leased warehouse portfolio changing hands into a global manager's orbit reinforces the bigger story: logistics real estate in India is drawing steady tenant demand and fresh capital. If that trend persists, it can influence everything from REIT distributions to the earnings mix for developers with exposure to sheds and industrial parks.
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