American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.

405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10022

T: (212) 415-6500 F: (212) 421-5799

www.americanrealtycap.com

October 25, 2011

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

AND EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Ms. Sonia Barros

Re: American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.

File No. 333-176952

Dear Ms. Barros:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, so that it may become effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 27, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company acknowledges that:

·  should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

·  the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

·  the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Very truly yours,

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.

/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch

Nicholas S. Schorsch

Chief Executive Officer