VORNADO REALTY LP
8-K, 1997-12-29
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                                         Exhibit Index on Page 5

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 1997


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)           DECEMBER 16, 1997



Commission File Number:    000-22685



                               VORNADO REALTY L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                DELAWARE                                        13-3925979
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification Number)



PARK 80 WEST, PLAZA II, SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY                    07663
    (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



                                  (201)587-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 1.           Not Applicable.

Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

                  On December 16, 1997, Vornado Realty Trust ("Vornado")
         completed its previously announced acquisition of Arbor Property Trust
         ("Arbor").  In connection with the acquisition, Arbor's shareholders
         elected to receive approximately 2,936,000 common shares of beneficial
         interest of Vornado and 39,400 Series A preferred shares of Vornado.
         The approximate value of the transaction is $225 million, subject to
         property level debt of $125 million. Arbor was a single property real
         estate investment trust which owned the Green Acres Mall, a 1.7
         million square foot super-regional enclosed shopping mall complex
         situated in southwestern Nassau County, Long Island, New York. The
         Green Acres Mall is anchored by four major department stores: Sears,
         Roebuck and Co., J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and Federated Department
         Stores, Inc. doing business as Stern's and as Macy's. The complex also
         includes The Plaza at Green Acres, a 179,000 square foot shopping
         center which is anchored by Kmart and Waldbaums.                     

                  On December 17, 1997, Vornado acquired 640 Fifth Avenue,
         an 18 story Manhattan office building located at the corner of 51st
         Street, for approximately $64 million from Met Life International
         Real Estate Partners Limited Partnership. The building contains
         approximately 250,000 square feet. Vornado financed the purchase from
         its existing cash.

                  These transactions were arrived at through arms-length
         negotiations and were consummated through subsidiaries of Vornado
         Realty L.P., a limited partnership of which Vornado owns
         92.4% and is the sole general partner. A copy of Vornado's press
         release relating to these transactions is attached hereto as an
         exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3-4.         Not Applicable.

Item 5.           Other Events.

                  On December 22, 1997, Vornado announced that the contract it
         previously had executed to acquire the long-term leasehold interest in
         One Penn Plaza for approximately $410 million has been executed by the
         seller, and that certain rights of first refusal to the contract have
         been waived. The acquisition, which was previously announced on
         November 18, 1997, is expected to close within the next 60 days
         subject to customary closing conditions.             

                  One Penn Plaza is a 57 story Manhattan office building
         containing approximately 2,350,000 square feet and encompasses
         substantially the entire square block bounded by 33rd Street, 34th
         Street, Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue.

Item 6.           Not Applicable.


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Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
                  Exhibits.

         (a)      The required financial statements will be filed on Form 8-K/A
                  as soon as practicable, but in any event within 60 days after
                  this Current Report on Form 8-K is filed.

         (b)      The required pro forma financial information will be filed on
                  Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but in any event within 60
                  days after this Current Report on Form 8-K is filed.

         (c)      Exhibits.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Exhibit No.                                  Exhibit
         -----------                                  -------
<S>                        <C>             
           99.1            Press Release, dated December 17, 1997, of Vornado
                           Realty Trust, announcing the completion of its
                           acquisition of Arbor Property Trust.

           99.2            Press Release, dated December 17, 1997, of Vornado Realty Trust,
                           announcing the acquisition of 640 Fifth Avenue.

           99.3            Press Release, dated December 22, 1997, of Vornado Realty Trust,
                           announcing the execution by the seller of its contract to acquire One Penn
                           Plaza.
</TABLE>


Item 8.           Not Applicable.


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                               VORNADO REALTY L.P.


                                   SIGNATURES






         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                                         VORNADO REALTY L.P.
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                             (Registrant)



Date:  December 29, 1997                                  /s/ Joseph Macnow
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                            JOSEPH MACNOW
                                                            Vice President,
                                                        Chief Financial Officer


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       Exhibit No.                                    Exhibit                                Page
       -----------                                    -------                                ----
<S>                    <C>                                                                   <C>
          99.1         Press Release, dated December 17, 1997, of Vornado
                       Realty Trust, announcing the completion of its
                       acquisition of Arbor Property Trust.                                    6

         99.2          Press Release, dated December 17, 1997, of Vornado
                       Realty Trust, announcing the acquisition of
                       640 Fifth Avenue.                                                       7

          99.3         Press Release, dated December 22, 1997, of Vornado
                       Realty Trust, announcing the execution by the seller of
                       its contract to acquire One Penn Plaza.                                 8
</TABLE>


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CONTACT:     JOSEPH MACNOW         EXHIBIT 99.1
             (201) 587-1000        ------------
             



                                                  VORNADO REALTY TRUST
                                                  Park 80 West, Plaza II
                                                  Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 17, 1997
- -----------------------------------------

         SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY.......VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE:VNO)
today announced that it has completed its previously announced merger of Arbor
Property Trust (NYSE:ABR) into Vornado. In connection with the merger, Arbor's
shareholders elected to receive approximately 2,936,000 common shares of
beneficial interest of Vornado and 39,400 Series A preferred shares of Vornado.

         Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate
investment trust.












       Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated
with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing
commitments and general competitive factors.


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CONTACT:     JOSEPH MACNOW         EXHIBIT 99.2
             (201) 587-1000        ------------
             


                                                  VORNADO REALTY TRUST
                                                  Park 80 West, Plaza II
                                                  Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DECEMBER 17, 1997
- -----------------------------------------

         SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY.......VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE:VNO)
today announced that it has acquired 640 Fifth Avenue, an 18 story Manhattan
office building located at the corner of 51st Street, for approximately $64
million. The building contains approximately 250,000 square feet.

         Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate
investment trust.












         Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated
with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing
commitments and general competitive factors.




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CONTACT:     JOSEPH MACNOW         EXHIBIT 99.3
             (201) 587-1000        ------------



                                                  VORNADO REALTY TRUST
                                                  Park 80 West, Plaza II
                                                  Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DECEMBER 22, 1997
- -----------------------------------------

         SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY.......VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE:VNO)
today announced that the contract it previously had executed to acquire the
long-term leasehold interest in One Penn Plaza for approximately $410 million
has been executed by the seller, and that certain rights of first refusal to the
contract have been waived. The acquisition, which was previously announced on
November 18, 1997, is expected to close within the next 60 days subject to
customary closing conditions.

         One Penn Plaza is a 57 story Manhattan office building containing
approximately 2,350,000 square feet and encompasses substantially the entire
square block bounded by 33rd Street, 34th Street, Seventh Avenue and Eighth
Avenue.

         Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate
investment trust.












         Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated
with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing
commitments and general competitive factors.





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