September 25, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | CBRE Realty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) |
| Registration Statement on Form S-11 |
| File No. 333-132186 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby join in the request of the Company that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective by 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Sincerely,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC,
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters,
| By: | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
/s/ Dominic Capolongo
Dominic Capolongo
Managing Director
September 25, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | CBRE Realty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-11 | ||
| File No. 333-132186 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The following information with respect to the distribution of the preliminary prospectus dated September 12, 2006 is furnished pursuant to Rule 460 of the Rules and Regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the request for acceleration of the effective date of the aforementioned Registration Statement.
The number of preliminary prospectuses dated September 12, 2006 as distributed between September 12, 2006 and September 25, 2006 is as follows:
| No. of Copies dated September 12, 2006 | ||
To Prospective Underwriters | ||
To Institutions | ||
To Others (i.e., companies providing deal statistics) | ||
Total |
Sincerely,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC,
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters,
| By: | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
/s/ Dominic Capolongo
Dominic Capolongo
Managing Director
September 25, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | CBRE Realty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-11 | ||
| File No. 333-132186 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Preliminary Prospectus distribution for the above-mentioned issue, the prospective underwriters have confirmed that they are complying with the 48-Hour requirement as promulgated by Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Sincerely,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC,
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters,
| By: | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
/s/ Dominic Capolongo
Dominic Capolongo
Managing Director
