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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 FREDRIC H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRT REALTY TRUST [BRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHAIRMAN OF BOARD (Last) (First) (Middle) 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2012 (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 01/16/2012   A   9,125 (1) A $ 0 345,337 (2) D   Shares of Beneficial Interest               37,081 (3) I By corporation Shares of Beneficial Interest               25,260 (4) I By partnership Shares of Beneficial Interest               30,981 (5) I By spouse Shares of Beneficial Interest               33,259 (6) I By trust Shares of Beneficial Interest               20,874 (7) I By trust Shares of Beneficial Interest               250,566 (8) I By trust Shares of Beneficial Interest               23,469 (9) I By foundation Shares of Beneficial Interest               2,468 (10) I As custodian Shares of Beneficial Interest               2,777,264 (11) I By limited partnership

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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 FREDRIC H 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 GREAT NECK, NY 11021	X		CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

Signatures

Fredric H. Gould		01/16/2012
**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)	These shares were issued as restricted stock effective as of January 16, 2012, under the issuer's 2009 Incentive Plan. The shares vest January 15, 2017. The award is exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
(2)	Includes shares owned by Gould General LLC, of which reporting person is sole member.
(3)	Reporting person is an officer and director of One Liberty Properties, Inc., the corporation which owns these shares..
(4)	Reporting person is a partner in 130 Store Company, which owns these shares.
(5)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in these shares. Reporting person's spouse is a director of the Gould Shenfeld Family Foundation which owns 23,469 shares of issuer.
(6)	Reporting person is grantor of the Gould Family Trust, which owns these shares.
(7)	Reporting person is a trustee of BRT Realty Trust Pension Trust, which owns these shares.
(8)	Reporting person is a trustee of, and participant in, the pension and profit sharing trusts of REIT Management Corp., which owns these shares.
(9)	Reporting person is a director of the Gould Shenfeld Family Foundation.
(10)	Reporting person is custodian of these shares for a minor. Reporting person disclaims any benefiical interest in these shares.
(11)	Represents shares owned by Gould Investors L.P. Reporting person is sole shareholder and an executive officer of the corporate managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. and sole member of a limited liability company which is the other general partner of Gould Investors L.P. Reporting person also holds limited partnership interests in Gould Investors L.P. both directly and indirectly. These shares represent all shares of issuer owned by Gould Investors L.P.

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