 PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--Independence Realty Trust, Inc. NYSE: IRT IRT today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 16,100,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of 17.75 per share, including 2,100,000 shares sold pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters option to purchase additional shares of common stock. In connection with the offering, IRT entered into forward sale agreements with Bank of Montreal. Barclays, 