REPUBLIC PROPERTY TRUST
1280 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 280
Washington, D.C. 20024
December 12, 2005
BY FACSIMILE AND EDGAR
Ms. Karen J. Garnett
Mr. Geoffrey Ossias
Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: |
| Republic Property Trust |
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| Registration Statement on Form S-11 |
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| File No. 333-128554 (the “Registration Statement”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Republic Property Trust (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement to 2:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on December 14, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Very truly yours,
Republic Property Trust
By: | /s/ Mark R. Keller |
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| Name: | Mark R. Keller | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
