Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago: Non-core Real Estate Investment Manager RFP

The Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago is searching for qualified investment advisers to manage a Non-Core Real Estate mandate in a fiduciary capacity to the Fund.

The approximate mandate will be up to $55 million, representing a 2.5% target allocation of the total Fund once capital is fully deployed. The mandate will be benchmarked NCREIF ODCE Value-Weighted Index. Multiple managers will be considered. Proposed strategies should exhibit:

  • The adviser must have a closed-end commingled fund open for subscription or an open-end commingled fund available for investment. Proposed strategies should exhibit:
  • Targeted strategies: non-core real estate value-add and opportunistic; core plus strategies will not be considered.
  • Respondent must manage a minimum of $1 billion in real estate private assets (Qualified Women, Minority, or Disabled Owned Businesses are exempt and will be evaluated for further consideration at the Fund’s discretion).
  • Fund must be diversified, invested in multiple property sectors in the U.S.; single property sector and global strategies will not be considered
  • Fund of fund products will not be considered
  • Real estate debt strategies will not be considered

How to Participate in this Search: Visit the Fund’s website for the full RFP.

Responses Due:

RFP Questions: April 1, 2026 (12:00 p.m. CT)

RFP Submissions: May 4, 2026 (3:00 p.m. CT)

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