April 25, 2022
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Victor Rivera Melendez | |||||||
| Office of Real Estate & Construction | ||||||||
| Jeffrey Gabor | ||||||||
| Office of Real Estate & Construction | ||||||||
| Re: | W. P. Carey Inc. | |||||||
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 | ||||||||
| File No. 333-264120 | ||||||||
| Request for Acceleration | ||||||||
Dear Messrs. Melendez and Gabor:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, W. P. Carey Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 27, 2022, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The Company also hereby authorizes Christopher P. Giordano of DLA Piper LLP (US) to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Christopher P. Giordano of DLA Piper LLP (US) at (212) 335-4522 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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| Very truly yours, | |||||
| W. P. Carey Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jason E. Fox | ||||
| Name: | Jason E. Fox | ||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| cc: | Sapna Sanagavarapu | ||||
| W. P. Carey Inc. | |||||
| Christopher P. Giordano | |||||
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | |||||
| Jon Venick | |||||
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | |||||
| Kathleen L. Werner | |||||
| Clifford Chance US LLP | |||||