(a)        Former independent registered public accounting firm

On March 11, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The audit reports of BDO on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and during the interim period through March 11, 2019, the Company did not have any disagreements with BDO, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO, would have caused BDO to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the financial statements for such years.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and during the interim period through March 11, 2019, there were no reportable events, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, with respect to the Company.

The Company provided BDO with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and requested that BDO furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The letter from BDO, dated March 13, 2019, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 4.01.

(b)        New independent registered public accounting firm

On March 11, 2019, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, subject to completion of Grant Thornton’s standard client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter.

During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and during the interim period through March 11, 2019, the Company has had no consultations with Grant Thornton concerning: (a) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on its financial statements as to which the Company received a written report or oral advice that was an important factor in reaching a decision on any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; (b) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K; or (c) any reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.