Independence Realty Trust Inc NYSE IRT is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily apartment properties across nongateway US markets including Atlanta Louisville Memphis and Raleigh IRTs investment strategy is focused on gaining scale within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts highquality retail and major employment centers IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive riskadjusted returns through diligent portfolio management strong operational performance and a consistent return on capital through distributions and capital appreciation