August 13, 2018

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Mail Stop 3233

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:		Sonia Gupta Barros, Assistant Director
		Erin Martin, Branch Chief
		Joshua Lobert, Staff Attorney

 

		Re:	Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
			Registration Statement on Form S-3
			Filed July 11, 2018
			File No. 333-226128

 

Acceleration Request

 

		Requested Date:	August 15, 2018
		Requested Time:	5:00 pm, Eastern Time

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3 effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

The Company hereby authorizes Stephen Quinlivan or Bryan Pitko, of Stinson Leonard Street LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

 

Please contact Mr. Quinlivan at (612) 335-7076 or Mr. Pitko at (612) 335-7061 if you have any questions or require additional information concerning the foregoing.

 

 

	Very truly yours,
	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC.
	By:	/s/ Rebecca B. Sandberg
		Rebecca B. Sandberg
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

cc:		Stephen Quinlivan, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
		Bryan Pitko, Stinson Leonard Street LLP

 

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