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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-03-31</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001661806</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NorthStar Real Estate Capital Income Fund-T</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NONE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001666397</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>NSAM FV Holdings, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NORTHSTAR ASSET MGMT GROUP INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001597503</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>399 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001669004</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>NSAM LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NORTHSTAR ASSET MGMT GROUP INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001671259</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>NorthStar Asset Management Group, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGMENT GROUP INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>11001.10</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares are owned directly by NSAM FV Holdings, LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NorthStar Asset Management Group, LLC (&quot;NSAM LLC&quot;), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSAM LP, which is a majority-owned subsidiary of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (&quot;NorthStar&quot;). NorthStar, NSAM LP, and NSAM LLC are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jenny B. Neslin, Authorized Officer of NSAM FV Holdings, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jenny B. Neslin, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jenny B. Neslin, Authorized Officer of NSAM LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jenny B. Neslin, Authorized Officer of NorthStar Asset Management Group, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
