RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) ("Acadia" or the "Company") announced today that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of 9,000,000 of its common shares of beneficial interest in connection with the forward sale agreements described below. BofA Securities, Jefferies, Truist Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The shares may be offered by the underwriters from time to time to purchasers directly