Amended Small Company Offering and Sale of Securities Without Registration (d/a)

	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. FORM D	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0076 Estimated Average burden hours per response: 4.0
Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities

1. Issuer's Identity
CIK (Filer ID Number)	Previous Name(s)   o None	Entity Type
0001466085	INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST INC EMPIRE AMERICAN REALTY TRUST INC	x Corporation o Limited Partnership o Limited Liability Company o General Partnership o Business Trust o Other
Name of Issuer
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization
MARYLAND

Year of Incorporation/Organization
	x	Over Five Years Ago
	o	Within Last Five Years (Specify Year)
	o	Yet to Be Formed

2. Principal Place of Business and Contact Information
Name of Issuer
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.

Street Address 1		Street Address 2
50 S. 16TH STREET		SUITE 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code	Phone No. of Issuer
PHILADELPHIA	PENNSYLVANIA	19102	267-270-4800

3. Related Persons

Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Schaeffer	Scott	F.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

x

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Dunkelberg	William	C.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Gebert	Richard	H.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Soaries, Jr.	DeForest	B.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Sebra	James	J.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

x

Executive Officer

o

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Ender	Farrell	M.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

x

Executive Officer

o

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Pridgen III	Mack	D.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Ross	Richard	H.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
McClure	Melinda	H.

Street Address 1	Street Address 2
c/o Independence Realty Trust, Inc.	50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code
Philadelphia	PENNSYLVANIA	19102

Relationship:

o

Executive Officer

x

Director

o

Promoter

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

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4. Industry Group

o	Agriculture			Health Care		o	Retailing
	Banking & Financial Services			o	Biotechnology	o	Restaurants
	o	Commercial Banking		o	Health Insurance		Technology
	o	Insurance		o	Hospitals & Physicians		o	Computers
	o	Investing		o	Pharmaceuticals		o	Telecommunications
	o	Investment Banking		o	Other Health Care		o	Other Technology
	o	Pooled Investment Fund					Travel
	o	Other Banking & Financial Services	o	Manufacturing			o	Airlines & Airports
				Real Estate			o	Lodging & Conventions
				o	Commercial		o	Tourism & Travel Services
				o	Construction		o	Other Travel
				x	REITS & Finance	o	Other
				o	Residential
				o	Other Real Estate
o	Business Services
	Energy
	o	Coal Mining
	o	Electric Utilities
	o	Energy Conservation
	o	Environmental Services
	o	Oil & Gas
	o	Other Energy

5. Issuer Size

Revenue Range		Aggregate Net Asset Value Range
o	No Revenues	o	No Aggregate Net Asset Value
o	$1 - $1,000,000	o	$1 - $5,000,000
o	$1,000,001 - $5,000,000	o	$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
o	$5,000,001 - $25,000,000	o	$25,000,001 - $50,000,000
o	$25,000,001 - $100,000,000	o	$50,000,001 - $100,000,000
x	Over $100,000,000	o	Over $100,000,000
o	Decline to Disclose	o	Decline to Disclose
o	Not Applicable	o	Not Applicable

6. Federal Exemption(s) and Exclusion(s) Claimed (select all that apply)

o	Rule 504(b)(1) (not (i), (ii) or (iii))	o	Rule 505
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(i)	x	Rule 506(b)
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(ii)	o	Rule 506(c)
o	Rule 504 (b)(1)(iii)	o	Securities Act Section 4(a)(5)
		o	Investment Company Act Section 3(c)

7. Type of Filing

o

New Notice

Date of First Sale

x

First Sale Yet to Occur

x

Amendment

8. Duration of Offering

Does the Issuer intend this offering to last more than one year?

x

Yes

o

No

9. Type(s) of Securities Offered (select all that apply)

o	Pooled Investment Fund Interests	x	Equity
o	Tenant-in-Common Securities	o	Debt
o	Mineral Property Securities	o	Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Another Security
o	Security to be Acquired Upon Exercise of Option, Warrant or Other Right to Acquire Security	o	Other (describe)

10. Business Combination Transaction

Is this offering being made in connection with a business combination transaction, such as a merger, acquisition or exchange offer?	o	Yes	x	No
Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

11. Minimum Investment

Minimum investment accepted from any outside investor

$   0   USD

12. Sales Compensation

Recipient			Recipient CRD Number	o	None
(Associated) Broker or Dealer	o	None	(Associated) Broker or Dealer CRD Number	o	None
Street Address 1			Street Address 2

City	State/Province/Country	ZIP/Postal Code

State(s) of Solicitation	o	All States

13. Offering and Sales Amounts

Total Offering Amount	$   58800   USD	o Indefinite
Total Amount Sold	$   0   USD
Total Remaining to be Sold	$   58800   USD	o Indefinite

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

Offering relates to shares of common stock of issuer issued/issuable upon exchange of common units of LP of issuer's subsidiary, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP. Offering of units reported in a Form D previously filed with SEC on 10/8/14.

14. Investors

o	Select if securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, Number of such non-accredited investors who already have invested in the offering
	Regardless of whether securities in the offering have been or may be sold to persons who do not qualify as accredited investors, enter the total number of investors who already have invested in the offering:	0

15. Sales Commissions & Finders' Fees Expenses

Provide separately the amounts of sales commissions and finders' fees expenses, if any. If the amount of an expenditure is not known, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

Sales Commissions	$   0   USD	o	Estimate
Finders' Fees	$   0   USD	o	Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

16. Use of Proceeds

Provide the amount of the gross proceeds of the offering that has been or is proposed to be used for payments to any of the persons required to be named as executive officers, directors or promoters in response to Item 3 above. If the amount is unknown, provide an estimate and check the box next to the amount.

$   0   USD

o

Estimate

Clarification of Response (if Necessary)

Signature and Submission

Please verify the information you have entered and review the Terms of Submission below before signing and clicking SUBMIT below to file this notice.

Terms of Submission

	In submitting this notice, each Issuer named above is:
	Notifying the SEC and/or each State in which this notice is filed of the offering of securities described and undertaking to furnish them, upon written request, the information furnished to offerees. Irrevocably appointing each of the Secretary of the SEC and, the Securities Administrator or other legally designated officer of the State in which the Issuer maintains its principal place of business and any State in which this notice is filed, as its agents for service of process, and agreeing that these persons may accept service on its behalf, of any notice, process or pleading, and further agreeing that such service may be made by registered or certified mail, in any Federal or state action, administrative proceeding, or arbitration brought against it in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, if the action, proceeding or arbitration (a) arises out of any activity in connection with the offering of securities that is the subject of this notice, and (b) is founded, directly or indirectly, upon the provisions of: (i) the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rule or regulation under any of these statutes, or (ii) the laws of the State in which the issuer maintains its principal place of business or any State in which this notice is filed. Certifying that, if the issuer is claiming a Regulation D exemption for the offering, the issuer is not disqualified from relying on Rule 504 or Rule 506 for one of the reasons stated in Rule 504(b)(3) or Rule 506(d).

	Each Issuer identified above has read this notice, knows the contents to be true, and has duly caused this notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
	For signature, type in the signer's name or other letters or characters adopted or authorized as the signer's signature.

Issuer	Signature	Name of Signer	Title	Date
INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.	/s/ James J. Sebra	James J. Sebra	CFO & Treasurer	2018-05-04