Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-222231
NUVEEN GLOBAL CITIES REIT, INC.
SUPPLEMENT NO. 13 DATED MARCH 15, 2021
TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 17, 2020
This prospectus supplement (the “Supplement”) is part of and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of Nuveen Global Cities REIT, Inc., dated April 17, 2020 (the “Prospectus”), Supplement No. 1, dated April 17, 2020, Supplement No. 2, dated April 24, 2020, Supplement No. 3, dated May 15, 2020, Supplement No. 4, dated June 16, 2020, Supplement No. 5, dated July 15, 2020, Supplement No. 6, dated August 17, 2020, Supplement No. 7, dated September 15, 2020, Supplement No. 8, dated October 15, 2020, Supplement No. 9, dated November 16, 2020, Supplement No. 10, dated December 14, 2020, Supplement No. 11, dated January 15, 2021, and Supplement No. 12, dated February 12, 2021. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Supplement shall have the same meanings as in the Prospectus.
The purposes of this Supplement are as follows:
| • | | to provide updates to our operations; |
| • | | to disclose the transaction price for each class of our common stock as of April 1, 2021; |
| • | | to disclose the calculation of our February 28, 2021 net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of our common stock; |
| • | | to provide an update on our initial public offering; and |
| • | | to update the “Experts” section of the Prospectus. |
Operations Updates
While virtually no property sector or portfolio is immune from the negative effects of this pandemic-driven recession, we believe certain sectors and strategies are better positioned in these uncertain times and will gain as the economy recovers. We continue to believe we are well positioned due to our (i) low leverage (25.3%, as of February 28, 2021), (ii) strong rent collections, (iii) long-term leases and high occupancy, (iv) very limited lease expirations over the next two years, (v) no CMBS exposure, and (vi) no material exposure to hospitality, gaming, leisure, student or senior housing, which are anticipated to be some of the most negatively affected sectors in the near term.
We measure our leverage using the fair market value of our gross real estate assets, including equity in our securities portfolio. Our leverage includes property-level and entity-level debt, but excludes debt on our securities portfolio. Our leverage ratio calculation also factors in the leverage ratios of other funds in which we may invest, including the International Affiliated Funds. Indebtedness incurred (i) in connection with funding a deposit in advance of the closing of an investment or (ii) as other working capital advances, are not included as part of the calculation.