POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW   ALL   PERSONS   BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  the  undersigned  hereby
constitutes, designates and appoints Daniel R. Gilbert, Frank V. Saracino, and

      Jenny  B.  Neslin  and  each  of them severally, as such person's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and

      resubstitution  and  full  power  to  act,  for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute,

      acknowledge,  deliver  and  file  any  and  all  filings  required  by the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Section 16 of such act,

      and  the  rules  and  regulations  thereunder,  and requisite documents in
conneciton with such filings, respecting securities of NorthStar Real Estate

      Income  Trust,  Inc., a Maryland corporation, including but not limited to
Form ID and Forms 3, 4 and 5 under such act and any amendments thereto.

      This  power  of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked
by the undersigned.

      IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument as of
this 9 day of March 2016.

                                                             /s/ Vernon Schwartz
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                                                                 Vernon Schwartz