Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Organization	NOTE 1: Organization Independence Realty Trust, Inc., or the Company, was formed on March 26, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. We are externally managed by a subsidiary of RAIT Financial Trust, or RAIT, a publicly traded Maryland REIT whose common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RAS.” As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Company and, as required by context, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, which we refer to as our operating partnership, and their subsidiaries. We currently hold a portfolio of apartment properties and intend to invest the net proceeds of our public offering described below in a diversified portfolio of apartment properties that have the potential to generate attractive returns. We own substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through our operating partnership, of which we are the sole general partner. We sold 20,000 shares of our common stock to Independence Realty Advisors, LLC, our advisor, on April 30, 2009. Our advisor was purchased on January 20, 2011 by a wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT. Our advisor transferred its 20,000 shares to RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC, or RAIT NTR, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT, on June 18, 2012. On June 10, 2011, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-173391), or the prior registration statement, for a continuous offering of a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of 100,000,000 shares of common stock for sale to the public at a price of $10.00 per share (subject to certain discounts) in the primary offering and $9.50 per share pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, which we refer to collectively as our continuous offering, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we satisfied the minimum offering amount of our offering as a result of our sale of 300,000 shares of our common stock for $10.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $3,000 to RAIT NTR. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we sold an additional 12,000 shares in our offering to unaffiliated investors. Through April 8, 2013, we sold common stock pursuant to this registered continuous offering carried out in a manner consistent with offerings of non-listed REITs. Subsequently, we decided to sell shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering and terminate our continuous offering. Accordingly, we amended the prior registration statement, on April 26, 2013 to terminate our continuous offering and describe the anticipated underwritten public offering, or the underwritten offering. We subsequently determined to register the shares of common stock that were to be offered in the underwritten public offering by filing a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-188577), or the registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on May 14, 2013. On August 13, 2013, the SEC declared the registration statement effective and we announced the pricing of our public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $8.50 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $34.0 million. We also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover overallotments, if any. The net proceeds of the offering are estimated to be approximately $31.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, prior to any exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. We intend to use the net proceeds from the offering to acquire additional properties, redeem all of our and our operating partnership’s outstanding preferred securities and for general corporate purposes. A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the SEC. This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. In order to facilitate our qualification as a REIT, on January 4, 2012, we issued and sold 125 shares of our 12.5% Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 125 accredited investors who are not affiliated with us. Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is externally managed on a day-to-day basis by our advisor, a wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT, pursuant to an advisory agreement between us and our advisor. Our advisor conducts our operations and manages our portfolio of real estate investments. We have no paid employees. As of June 30, 2013, we owned eight apartment properties with 2,004 units located in six states.

NOTE 1: Organization

Independence Realty Trust, Inc., or the Company, was formed on March 26, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. We are externally managed by a subsidiary of RAIT Financial Trust, or RAIT, a publicly traded Maryland REIT whose common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RAS.” As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Company and, as required by context, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, which we refer to as our operating partnership, and their subsidiaries. We currently hold a portfolio of apartment properties and intend to invest the net proceeds of our public offering described below in a diversified portfolio of apartment properties that have the potential to generate attractive returns. We own substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through our operating partnership, of which we are the sole general partner.

We sold 20,000 shares of our common stock to Independence Realty Advisors, LLC, our advisor, on April 30, 2009. Our advisor was purchased on January 20, 2011 by a wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT. Our advisor transferred its 20,000 shares to RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC, or RAIT NTR, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT, on June 18, 2012.

On June 10, 2011, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-173391), or the prior registration statement, for a continuous offering of a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of 100,000,000 shares of common stock for sale to the public at a price of $10.00 per share (subject to certain discounts) in the primary offering and $9.50 per share pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, which we refer to collectively as our continuous offering, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we satisfied the minimum offering amount of our offering as a result of our sale of 300,000 shares of our common stock for $10.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $3,000 to RAIT NTR. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we sold an additional 12,000 shares in our offering to unaffiliated investors. Through April 8, 2013, we sold common stock pursuant to this registered continuous offering carried out in a manner consistent with offerings of non-listed REITs. Subsequently, we decided to sell shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering and terminate our continuous offering. Accordingly, we amended the prior registration statement, on April 26, 2013 to terminate our continuous offering and describe the anticipated underwritten public offering, or the underwritten offering.

We subsequently determined to register the shares of common stock that were to be offered in the underwritten public offering by filing a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-188577), or the registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on May 14, 2013. On August 13, 2013, the SEC declared the registration statement effective and we announced the pricing of our public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $8.50 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $34.0 million. We also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover overallotments, if any. The net proceeds of the offering are estimated to be approximately $31.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, prior to any exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. We intend to use the net proceeds from the offering to acquire additional properties, redeem all of our and our operating partnership’s outstanding preferred securities and for general corporate purposes. A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the SEC. This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus.

In order to facilitate our qualification as a REIT, on January 4, 2012, we issued and sold 125 shares of our 12.5% Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 125 accredited investors who are not affiliated with us.

Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is externally managed on a day-to-day basis by our advisor, a wholly owned subsidiary of RAIT, pursuant to an advisory agreement between us and our advisor. Our advisor conducts our operations and manages our portfolio of real estate investments. We have no paid employees.

As of June 30, 2013, we owned eight apartment properties with 2,004 units located in six states.