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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOULD MATTHEW J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRT REALTY TRUST [BRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (Last) (First) (Middle) 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2008 (Street) GREAT NECK, NY 11021 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Shares of Beneficial Interest               236,182 (1) D   Shares of Beneficial Interest               17,241 (2) I As custodian Shares of Beneficial Interest               30,048 (3) I By corporation Shares of Beneficial Interest               2,186,282 (4) I By limited partnership Shares of Beneficial Interest               39,500 (5) I By spouse Shares of Beneficial Interest               26,951 (6) I By trust Shares of Beneficial Interest               200 (7) I By children Shares of Beneficial Interest 12/29/2008   W   19,018 A $ 0 19,018 (8) I By foundation

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOULD MATTHEW J 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 GREAT NECK, NY 11021			SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Signatures

Matthew J. Gould		12/31/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Total includes shares owned by IRA of reporting person and shares owned by money purchase pension plan.
(2)	Reporting person holds these shares as custodian for his children. Reporting person disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares.
(3)	Reporting person is a senior vice president of One Liberty Properties, Inc., the corporation which owns these shares.
(4)	These shares are owned by Gould Investors L.P. Reporting person is president of the corporate managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P., and he holds limited partnership interests in Gould Investors L.P. These shares represent all shares of issuer owned by Gould Investors L.P.
(5)	Reporting person disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares.
(6)	These shares are owned by a family trust of which reporting person is a trustee.
(7)	These shares are owned by children of reporting person who reside with reporting person. Reporting person disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares.
(8)	These shares are owned by a charitable foundation of which reporting person is a director.

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