UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class I Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

49836N502

(CUSIP Number)

Christopher Lee, Esq.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

30 Hudson Yards

New York, NY 10001

(212) 750-8300

with a copy to:

Benjamin Wells, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

January 31, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Alternative Assets LLC

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P.

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Assets II GP LLC

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Partnership L.P.

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Holdings Corp.

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Group Co. Inc.

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR & Co. Inc.

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	KKR Management LLP

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Henry R. Kravis

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

CUSIP No. 49836N502

13D

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	George R. Roberts

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY


4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐


6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0

		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			6,624,299.953

		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0

		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			6,624,299.953

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,624,299.953

12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐


13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	40.9%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on August 26, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on April 6, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 2 filed on September 2, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 3 filed on December 6, 2022 (as amended, this “Schedule 13D”) relating to Class I shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc., a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 30 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.

Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 4 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 4 shall have the same meanings herein as are ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On December 31, 2022 and January 31, 2023, the Issuer issued 116,328.975 Shares and 54,873.184 Shares respectively, to KKR Alternative Assets LLC as payment for management fees and/or incentive fees based on the NAV per Share for an aggregate fee payment equivalent to $3,535,237.54 and $1,669,242.26 respectively, pursuant to the investment advisory agreement between KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. and KKR Registered Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”). Pursuant to such investment advisory agreement, KKR Registered Advisor LLC directed that KKR Alternative Assets LLC, its affiliate, receive these shares on its behalf.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) - 5(c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

The information set forth in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

(a) and (b). The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 6,624,299.953 Shares, representing 40.9% of the outstanding Shares. The percentages of beneficial ownership in this Schedule 13D are based on an aggregate of 16,180,495 Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2023.

KKR Group Assets Holding II L.P. (as the sole member of KKR Alternative Assets LLC), KKR Group Assets II GP LLC (as the general partner of KKR Group Assets Holding II L.P.), KKR Group Partnership L.P. (as the sole member of KKR Group Assets II GP LLC), KKR Group Holdings Corp. (as the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P.), KKR Group Co. Inc. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp.), KKR & Co. Inc. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Co. Inc), KKR Management LLP (as the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc.), and Messrs. Kravis and Roberts (as the founding partners of KKR Management LLP) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any of the above-listed entities or individuals is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13D.

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the individuals named in Item 2 beneficially owns any Shares except as described herein.

(c) Other than as set forth in Item 3 of this Amendment No. 4, none of the Reporting Persons, or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other individual named in Item 2 has engaged in any transaction in any shares of Shares during the past 60 days.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 8, 2023

	KKR ALTERNATIVE ASSETS LLC

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin,
		Chief Financial Officer

	KKR GROUP ASSETS HOLDINGS II L.P.

	By:	KKR Group Assets II GP LLC, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Attorney-in-fact for
		Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer

	KKR GROUP ASSETS II GP LLC

	By:	KKR Group Partnership L.P., its sole member

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Attorney-in-fact for
		Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer

	KKR GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P.

	By:	KKR Group Holdings Corp., its general partner

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

	KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

	KKR GROUP CO. INC.

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

	KKR & CO. INC.

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

	KKR MANAGEMENT LLP

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Assistant Secretary

	HENRY R. KRAVIS

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Attorney-in-fact

	GEORGE R. ROBERTS

	By:	/s/ Christopher Lee
		Name: Christopher Lee
		Title: Attorney-in-fact

KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. SC 13D/A