POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Brett S. Klein, Frank V. Saracino and Sandra M. Forman, and (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-infact and agent for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any way and all capacities to:

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules thereunder of NorthStar/Townsend Institutional Real Estate Fund Inc. (the “Fund”), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and to timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange or similar authority, including without limitation: completing and filing an application for EDGAR codes (i.e., CIK and CCC codes); and

take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of any such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any such attorney-in-fact may approve in the discretion of any such attorney-in-fact.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any such attorney-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any such attorney-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Fund assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Fund, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to any of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 3rd day of May, 2017.

Signature: /s/ Jack F. Smith, Jr.

Name: Jack F. Smith, Jr.

Title: Director

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