INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
1835 Market Street, Suite 2601
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Telephone: (267) 270-4800
September 28, 2021
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-258871)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that such Registration Statement will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on September 29, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact Michael Friedman of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP at (215) 981-4563 or by email at michael.h.friedman@troutman.com with any questions you may have concerning this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Friedman when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ JAMES J. SEBRA | |
| Name: James J. Sebra | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
