August 13, 2020
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Laura Crotty, Esq.
Re: | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed August 11, 2020
File No. 333-244394
Dear Ms. Crotty:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on August 11, 2020 (File No. 333-244394), to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, August 17, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Registrant respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Joseph A. Coco of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-3050 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
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Very truly yours, | ||
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Chad C. White | |
Name: | Chad C. White | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
cc: | Joseph A. Coco, Esq. |
Michael J. Schwartz, Esq. |
Blair T. Thetford, Esq. |
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