2600 Citadel Plaza Dr., Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77008
800.688.8865
713.866.6049 Fax
www.weingarten.com
June 8, 2009
VIA FACSIMILE
Peggy Kim, Esq.
Office of Mergers & Acquisitions
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Re: Weingarten Realty Investors Schedule TO-I filed June 1, 2009 File No. 5-43286
Dear Ms. Kim:
In connection to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") comments regarding the Weingarten Realty Investors (the "Company") Schedule TO-I filed June 1, 2009 (the "filing") we hereby acknowledge that:
| · | the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; |
| · | staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and |
| · | the Company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Sincerely,
| /s/ Stephen C. Richter | |||
| Stephen C. Richter | |||
Executive Vice President and | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||