Independence Realty Trust, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company acquires, owns, operates, improves, and manages multifamily apartment communities across non-gateway United States markets. The Company owns and operates approximately 120 multifamily apartment properties that contains over 35,526 units across non-gateway United States markets, including Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Raleigh-Durham, and Tampa. The Company’s portfolio of properties also consists primarily of apartment communities geographically concentrated in the Southeastern United States. North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky. The Company owns all of its assets and conducts all its operations through Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (IROP).