CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST
515 South Flower Street, Suite 3100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
October 18, 2006
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Elaine Wolff | |
| David H. Roberts |
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust
Registration Statement on Form S-11
(File No. 333-127405)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness for the above-captioned Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act be accelerated to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on October 20, 2006, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
We acknowledge the following:
| • | The action of the Commission or the staff in declaring the Registration Statement effective does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement. |
| • | The action of the Commission or the staff in declaring the Registration Statement effective does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement. |
| • | The Company may not assert the action of the Commission or the staff in declaring the Registration Statement effective as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
| • | The Company is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Jason D. Myers of Clifford Chance US LLP at (212) 878-8324 and that such effectiveness be confirmed in writing and delivered to the same by fax at (212) 878-8375.
Very truly yours,
CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust
| By: | /s/ Jack A. Cuneo | |
| Name: Jack A. Cuneo | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
