0000930413-16-006652.txt : 20160527 0000930413-16-006652.hdr.sgml : 20160527 20160426163132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-16-006652 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000946155 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124909000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

  TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC Peter Kennedy
  730 Third Avenue Managing Director, Regulatory Supervision, Branch Administration
  New York, NY 10017-3206 (212) 916-6104 (tele)
    (212) 916-6013 (fax)
    PKennedy2@tiaa.org

 

April 26, 2016

 

VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-4644

Attention: Nicole Collings, Staff Attorney

Office of Real Estate and Commodities

 

  Re: TIAA Real Estate Account
    Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
    (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) (File No. 333-210139)  

 

Commissioners:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, as principal underwriter for the TIAA Real Estate Account (the “Account”), hereby joins a request by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, on behalf of the Account, to accelerate the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement for certain variable annuity contracts as soon as reasonably practicable after 9:00 a.m. ET on Friday, April 29, 2016.

 

  Very truly yours,
       
  TIAA-CREF INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
       
  By: /s/ Peter Kennedy
    Name: Peter Kennedy
    Title: Vice President and Manager

FST/fst

 

Cc: F. Scott Thomas, Esq. (via interoffice)

 
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