PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRT”) (NYSE MKT: IRT) announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Trade Street Residential, Inc. (“Trade Street”). The common stock of the combined company will continue to trade under IRT’s existing ticker symbol, IRT, on the NYSE MKT. As a result of the merger, each outstanding share of Trade Street common stock was automatically converted into (a) $3.80 in cash and (b) 0.4108 shares of IRT common s