0001140361-21-030287.txt : 20211004 0001140361-21-030287.hdr.sgml : 20211004 20210902212903 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-21-030287 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210902 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001562528 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 530 CLINTON SQUARE CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14604 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 588-6770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 530 CLINTON SQUARE CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14604 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150217 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20121119 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm
Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 32-A
New York, NY 10105

September 2, 2021

VIA EDGAR

Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Gregory Herbers/James Lopez

 
Re:
Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-258947)
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date

Dear Mr. Herbers:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission accelerate the effective date and time of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) and declare the Registration Statement effective as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 3, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Michael E. McTiernan of Hogan Lovells US LLP at (202) 637-5684.


 
Sincerely,
   
 
BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS REALTY TRUST, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Jerome Baglien
 
Name: Jerome Baglien
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer