FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
10-Q, 1995-06-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20594



                                   FORM 10-Q



               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For Quarter Ended April 30, 1995                     Commission File No. 2-48728


                FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      New Jersey                                 22-1697095
- -------------------------------               -------------------
(State or other Jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                Identification No.)


   505 Main Street, P.O. Box 667, Hackensack, New Jersey           07602
- --------------------------------------------------------         ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   201-488-6400
                                                     ------------


       -----------------------------------------------------------------
              Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report.


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                       Yes [ X ]   No  [  ]
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                FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY

                                     INDEX


Part I:  Financial Information

         Item 1:  Financial Statements

                  a.) Combined Balance Sheets for April 30,
                      1995 and October 31, 1994;

                  b.) Combined Statements of Income and
                      Undistributed Earnings For Six Months
                      Ended April 30, 1995 and 1994;

                  c.) Combined Statements of Cash Flows for Six
                      Months Ended April 30, 1995 and 1994;

         Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Part II: Other Information

             Item 5. Other Information
<PAGE>
                       FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
                          OF NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATE

                            COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
                      APRIL 30, 1995 AND OCTOBER 31, 1994
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              April      October
                       ASSETS                               30, 1995    31, 1994
                       ------                               --------    --------
                                                                (In Thousands
                                                                 of Dollars)
<S>                                                          <C>         <C>    
Real estate, at cost, net of accumulated depre-
  ciation (Notes 3, 4 and 5) ...........................     $62,790     $63,176
Equipment, at cost, net of accumulated deprecia-
  tion of $521,000 and $491,000 ........................         213         214
Cash ...................................................         345         238
Tenants' security accounts .............................         891         867
Sundry receivables .....................................         177         325
Prepaid expenses and other assets ......................         524         601
Deferred charges, net ..................................         176         192
                                                             -------     -------
          Totals .......................................     $65,116     $65,613
                                                             =======     =======
        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
        ------------------------------------
Liabilities:
    Mortgages payable (Note 4) .........................     $33,719     $34,019
  Note payable - bank (Note 5) .........................       5,778       5,428
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..............         333         344
    Tenants' security deposits .........................         992         964
  Other liabilities ....................................          25          77
    Deferred revenue ...................................          37         137
                                                             -------     -------
          Total liabilities ............................      40,884      40,969
                                                             -------     -------
Minority interest ......................................       3,543       3,496
                                                             -------     -------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

Shareholders' equity:
    Shares of beneficial interest without par
    value; 2,310,000 (1995) and 1,560,000 (1994)
    shares authorized; 1,559,788 shares issued
    and outstanding (Note 9) ...........................      19,314      19,314
    Undistributed earnings .............................       1,375       1,834
                                                             -------     -------
          Total shareholders' equity ...................      20,689      21,148
                                                             -------     -------
           Totals ......................................     $65,116     $65,613
                                                             =======     =======
</TABLE>
See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
                       FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
                          OF NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATE
            COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS
               SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Six Months                 Three Months
                                           Ended April 30,             Ended April 30,
                                       ---------------------       ---------------------
            INCOME                       1995          1994          1995          1994
            ------                     -------       -------       -------       -------
                                                    (In Thousands of Dollars,
                                                    Except Per Share Amounts)
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>    
Rental revenue:
    Rental income (Note 6) ......      $ 5,807       $ 4,509       $ 2,902       $ 2,275
    Real estate taxes reimbursed           329           309           155           141
    Common area maintenance reim-
      bursed ....................          183           233            79           154
    Sundry income ...............           71            73            30             3
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------
          Totals ................        6,390         5,124         3,166         2,573
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------

Rental expenses:
    Operating expenses ..........        1,424         1,256           721           663
  Management fees (Note 7) ......          275           222           139           113
    Real estate taxes ...........          756           629           372           328
    Interest ....................        1,538         1,145           771           571
    Depreciation ................          752           588           377           294
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------
          Totals ................        4,745         3,840         2,380         1,969
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------

Income from rental operations ...        1,645         1,284           786           604
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------

Other income (expense):
    Interest income .............            4             4             2             2
    Interest expense ............         (235)         (116)         (144)          (54)
    General and administrative ..         (126)          (92)          (66)          (46)
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------
          Totals ................         (357)         (204)         (208)          (98)
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                       FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
                          OF NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATE
            COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS
               SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                  (Unaudited)

                                  (Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Six Months                 Three Months
                                           Ended April 30,             Ended April 30,
                                       ---------------------       ---------------------
            INCOME                       1995          1994          1995          1994
            ------                     -------       -------       -------       -------
                                                    (In Thousands of Dollars,
                                                    Except Per Share Amounts)
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>    
Income before minority interest .        1,288         1,080           578           506
Minority interest ...............          (47)          (23)
                                                     -------       -------       -------

Net income ......................      $ 1,241       $ 1,080       $   555       $   506
                                       =======       =======       =======       =======

Earnings per share (Note 8) .....      $   .80       $   .69       $   .36       $   .32
                                       =======       =======       =======       =======

          UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS
          ----------------------
Balance, beginning of period ....      $ 1,834       $ 1,978       $ 1,366       $ 1,523
Net income ......................        1,241         1,080           555           506
Less dividends paid .............       (1,700)       (1,528)         (546)         (499)
                                       -------       -------       -------       -------

Balance, end of period ..........      $ 1,375       $ 1,530       $ 1,375       $ 1,530
                                       =======       =======       =======       =======

Dividends paid per share ........      $  1.09       $   .98       $   .35       $   .32
                                       =======       =======       =======       =======
</TABLE>
See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
                       FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
                          OF NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATE

                       COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1995 AND 1994
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1995          1994
                                                               -------       -------
                                                                   (In Thousands
                                                                     of Dollars)
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>    
Operating activities:
    Net income ..........................................      $ 1,241       $ 1,080
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
        cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization ...................          768           625
        Deferred revenue ................................         (100)          (97)
        Minority interest ...............................           47
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
           Tenants' security accounts ...................          (24)          (45)
           Sundry receivables, prepaid expenses and other
            assets ......................................          225            13
           Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........          (11)          (35)
           Tenants' security deposits ...................           28            52
           Other liabilities ............................          (52)           (2)
                                                               -------       -------
               Net cash provided by operating activities         2,122         1,591
                                                               -------       -------

Investing activities - capital expenditures .............         (365)         (111)
                                                               -------       -------

Financing activities:
    Dividends paid ......................................       (1,700)       (1,528)
  Deferred charges ......................................          (58)
  Proceeds (repayments) from note payable - bank ........          350          (481)
    Repayment of mortgages ..............................         (300)         (187)
                                                               -------       -------
               Net cash used in financing activities ....       (1,650)       (2,254)
                                                               -------       -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash .........................          107          (774)
Cash, beginning of period ...............................          238           928
                                                               -------       -------

Cash, end of period .....................................      $   345       $   154
                                                               =======       =======


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow data:
    Interest paid .......................................      $ 1,773       $ 1,253
                                                               =======       =======
</TABLE>
See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
                       FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
                          OF NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATE
                     NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 - Organization and significant accounting policies:
                    Organization:
                       First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (the
                       "Trust") was organized November 1, 1961 as a New Jersey
                       Business Trust.

                       The  Trust  has  elected  to be  taxed  as a Real  Estate
                       Investment Trust under the provisions of Sections 856-860
                       of the Internal  Revenue Code,  as amended.  Accordingly,
                       the  Trust  does not pay  Federal  income  tax on  income
                       whenever  income  distributed to shareholders is equal to
                       at least  95% of real  estate  investment  trust  taxable
                       income.  Further, the Trust pays no Federal income tax on
                       capital gains distributed to shareholders.

                       The  Trust  is   subject   to   Federal   income  tax  on
                       undistributed taxable income and capital gains. The Trust
                       may make an  annual  election  under  Section  858 of the
                       Internal  Revenue  Code  to  apply  part  of the  regular
                       dividends paid in each  respective  subsequent  year as a
                       distribution for the immediately preceding year.

                    Basis of presentation:
                       The combined financial  information included herein as at
                       April  30,  1995 and for the six and three  months  ended
                       April 30, 1995 and 1994 is unaudited  and, in the opinion
                       of the Trust,  reflects all  adjustments  (which  include
                       only  normal  recurring  accruals)  necessary  for a fair
                       presentation  of the  combined  financial  position as of
                       that date and the  combined  results  of  operations  for
                       those periods.  The  information in the combined  balance
                       sheet as of October 31, 1994 was derived from the Trust's
                       audited annual report for 1994.

                    Principles of combination:
                       The combined financial statements include the accounts of
                       the  Trust and  Westwood  Hills,  LLC (the  "Affiliate"),
                       which have been combined on the basis of common  control.
                       The  Affiliate  is a limited  liability  company  that is
                       40%-owned  by the Trust and  managed  by  Hekemian & Co.,
                       Inc.  ("Hekemian"),  a company  which  manages all of the
                       Trust's  properties  and in which one of the  trustees of
                       the Trust is the  chairman  of the board.  Certain  other
                       members of the Affiliate are either trustees of the Trust
                       or their  families or officers of Hekemian.  The combined
                       financial  statements  include  100%  of the  Affiliate's
                       assets,  liabilities,  operations and cash flows with the
                       60% interest  owned by the other members of the Affiliate
                       reflected  as  "minority   interest."   All   significant
                       intercompany   accounts   and   transactions   have  been
                       eliminated in combination.
<PAGE>
                    Cash:
                       The Trust and its Affiliate  maintain  their cash in bank
                       deposit  accounts which, at times,  may exceed  Federally
                       insured  limits.  The Trust  considers  all highly liquid
                       debt  instruments  purchased  with a  maturity  of  three
                       months or less to be cash equivalents.  At April 30, 1995
                       and October 31, 1994, the Trust had no cash equivalents.

                    Depreciation:
                       Real  estate  and  equipment  are   depreciated   on  the
                       straight-line  method by  annual  charges  to  operations
                       calculated to absorb costs of assets over their estimated
                       useful lives.

                    Revenue recognition:
                       Income from leases is recognized on a straight-line basis
                       regardless  of  when  payment  is due.  Lease  agreements
                       between  the  Trust  and  commercial   tenants  generally
                       provide for  additional  rentals based on such factors as
                       percentage  of  tenants'  sales in  excess  of  specified
                       volumes,  increases in real estate taxes,  Consumer Price
                       Indices  and  common  area  maintenance  charges.   These
                       additional  rentals are generally included in income when
                       reported to the Trust,  when billed to tenants or ratably
                       over the appropriate period.

                    Deferred charges:
                       Deferred  charges  consist of mortgage  costs and leasing
                       commissions. Deferred mortgage costs are amortized on the
                       straight-line method by annual charges to operations over
                       the terms of the mortgages.  Deferred leasing commissions
                       are amortized on the straight-line  method over the terms
                       of the applicable leases.

                    Income taxes:
                       The Affiliate,  with the consent of its members,  elected
                       to be treated as a limited  liability  company  under the
                       applicable  sections of the Internal  Revenue Code. Under
                       these sections,  income or loss, in general, is allocated
                       to the members for inclusion in their  individual  income
                       tax  returns.  Accordingly,  there  is no  provision  for
                       income  taxes   applicable  to  the   operations  of  the
                       Affiliate   in  the   accompanying   combined   financial
                       statements.

                    Earnings per share:
                       Earnings  per share are  computed  based on the  weighted
                       average  number  of  shares  outstanding.   The  weighted
                       average  number of shares  outstanding  was 1,559,788 for
                       each of the six and three month  periods  ended April 30,
                       1995 and 1994.
<PAGE>
Note 2 - Acquisition:
                    During  May  1994,  the  Trust  became a 40%  member  of the
                    Affiliate, a newly formed limited liability company.

                    On June 2, 1994, the Affiliate  consummated  the purchase of
                    Westwood Properties, a residential apartment complex located
                    in Westwood, New Jersey (the "Apartment Complex").  The cost
                    of the Apartment  Complex was  approximately  $15,419,000 of
                    which  $5,899,000  was  paid  in  cash  and  $9,520,000  was
                    financed by the proceeds of a mortgage.

                    The following  unaudited proforma  information (in thousands
                    of dollars,  except per share  amounts) shows the results of
                    operations for the six and three months ended April 30, 1994
                    as though the  Apartment  Complex  had been  acquired at the
                    beginning of fiscal 1994:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Six               Three
                                                                                             Months             Months
                                                                                              Ended              Ended
                                                                                              April              April
                                                                                            30, 1994           30, 1994
                                                                                            --------           --------
<S>                                                                                          <C>                <C>   
                       Rental revenue                                                        $6,196             $3,112
                       Rental expenses                                                        4,800              2,458
                                                                                             ------             ------
                       Income from rental operations                                          1,396                654
                       Other expenses, net                                                     (204)               (98)
                       Minority interest                                                        (67)               (29)
                                                                                             ------             ------ 
                       Net income                                                            $1,125             $  527
                                                                                             ======             ======
                       Earnings per share                                                    $  .72             $  .34
                                                                                             ======             ======
</TABLE>
                    In  addition  to  combining   the   historical   results  of
                    operations  of the  Apartment  Complex  and the  Trust,  the
                    unaudited   proforma   results   include   adjustments   for
                    depreciation  based  on  the  Affiliate's   purchase  price,
                    reduced  interest  income  and  increased  interest  expense
                    related to cash paid and  obligations  incurred  to complete
                    the transaction.

                    The unaudited proforma results of operations set forth above
                    are  based  on   information   furnished   by  the   Trust's
                    management.  Such proforma  information  is not  necessarily
                    indicative  of the results that would have  occurred had the
                    acquisition  been made at the beginning of fiscal 1994 or of
                    future results of operations of the combined properties.

<PAGE>
Note 3 - Real estate:
                    Real estate consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Range
                                                                            of Estimated           April           October
                                                                            Useful Lives          30, 1995         31, 1994
                                                                          ---------------         --------         --------
                                                                                                       (In Thousands
                                                                                                         of Dollars)
<S>                                                                        <C>                     <C>              <C>    
                      Land                                                                         $21,112          $21,112
                      Unimproved land                                                                2,459            2,459
                      Apartment buildings                                     7-40 years            20,947           20,749
                      Commercial buildings                                 25-31.5 years                58               58
                      Shopping centers                                       15-50 years            26,778           26,769
                      Construction in
                        progress                                                                       883              737
                                                                                                   -------          -------
                                                                                                    72,237           71,884
                      Less accumulated de-
                        preciation                                                                   9,447            8,708
                                                                                                   -------          -------
                          Totals                                                                   $62,790          $63,176
                                                                                                   =======          =======
</TABLE>

Note 4 - Mortgages payable:
                    Mortgages payable consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   April           October
                                                                                                  30, 1995         31, 1994
                                                                                                  --------         --------
                                                                                                        (In Thousands
                                                                                                          of Dollars)
<S>                    <C>                                                                         <C>              <C>
                       State Mutual Life Assurance Company
                         of America (A)                                                            $18,495          $18,624
                       Aetna Life Insurance Company (B)                                              5,502            5,557
                       United Jersey Bank (C)                                                        9,377            9,455
                       United Jersey Bank (D)                                                          345              383
                                                                                                   -------          -------
                           Totals                                                                  $33,719          $34,019
</TABLE>
                       (A)    Payable  in  monthly   installments   of  $160,925
                              including  interest  at 9% through  August 1997 at
                              which time the  outstanding  balance  is due.  The
                              mortgage  is  secured  by  a  shopping  center  in
                              Frederick,  Maryland  having a net  book  value of
                              approximately $26,623,000.

                       (B)    Payable   in  monthly   installments   of  $55,287
                              including  interest at 10% through  September 2001
                              at which time the outstanding  balance is due. The
                              mortgage  is  secured  by  a  shopping  center  in
                              Westwood,  New  Jersey  having a net book value of
                              approximately $12,122,000.

                       (C)    Payable  in  monthly  principal   installments  of
                              $12,989 plus  interest at a variable  rate through
                              June 2000 at which time the outstanding balance is
                              due.  The  mortgage  is secured  by the  Apartment
                              Complex in Westwood,  New Jersey having a net book
                              value  of  approximately  $15,214,000.  One of the
                              directors of the bank is a trustee of the Trust.

                       (D)    Payable   in   monthly   installments   of  $8,555
                              including interest at 7.625% through March 1999 at
                              which time the  outstanding  balance  is due.  The
                              mortgage  is secured by an  apartment  building in
                              Spring Lake, New Jersey having a net book value of
                              approximately $676,000.

                    Principal  amounts (in  thousands  of dollars) due under the
                    above  obligations  in each of the five years  subsequent to
                    April 30, 1995 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       Year Ending
                        April 30,                              Amount
                       -----------                             ------
<S>                       <C>                                 <C>    
                          1996                                $   632
                          1997                                    676
                          1998                                 18,305
                          1999                                    404
                          2000                                    333
</TABLE>

Note 5 - Note payable - bank:
                    Note payable - bank consists of borrowings under a $20,000,-
                    000 revolving  line of credit  agreement  with United Jersey
                    Bank which expires on February 10, 1997. The first $10,000,-
                    000 of borrowings  under the line of credit bear interest at
                    either  the  prime  rate or the  LIBOR  rate  plus 200 basis
                    points.  Any excess  borrowings  bear interest at either the
                    prime  rate  plus  1/2% or the  LIBOR  rate  plus 250  basis
                    points.  Outstanding  borrowings  are  secured by all of the
                    Trust's  properties  except the shopping  centers located in
                    Frederick,  Maryland and Westwood, New Jersey and any vacant
                    land owned by the Trust.


Note 6 - Commitments and contingencies:
                    Leases:
                       Commercial tenants:
                           The Trust leases  commercial  space having a net book
                           value of approximately  $39,959,000 at April 30, 1995
                           to tenants for periods of up to twenty years. Most of
                           the leases contain clauses for  reimbursement of real
                           estate  taxes,  maintenance,  insurance  and  certain
                           other operating  expenses of the properties.  Minimum
                           rental   income  (in  thousands  of  dollars)  to  be
                           received from noncancelable operating leases in years
                           subsequent to April 30, 1995 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Year Ending
                             April 30,                           Amount
                            -----------                         -------
<S>                           <C>                               <C>    
                              1996                              $ 4,310
                              1997                                3,797
                              1998                                3,234
                              1999                                2,878
                              2000                                2,392
                              Thereafter                         12,595
                                                                -------
                                Total                           $29,206
                                                                =======
</TABLE>

                           The above amounts assume that all leases which expire
                           are not renewed  and,  accordingly,  neither  minimal
                           rentals  nor  rentals  from  replacement  tenants are
                           included.  Minimum  future  rentals  do  not  include
                           contingent   rentals  which  may  be  received  under
                           certain leases on the basis of percentage of reported
                           tenants'  sales volume or increases in Consumer Price
                           Indices.  Contingent  rentals  included in income for
                           each of the six month  periods  ended  April 30, 1995
                           and 1994 were not material.

                       Residential tenants:
                           Lease terms for  residential  tenants are usually one
                           year or less.

                    Environmental concerns:
                       A  landfill  which  is  considered  a  superfund  site is
                       located next to a vacant parcel of land which is owned by
                       the Trust.  The New Jersey  Department  of  Environmental
                       Protection  and Energy  ("NJDEPE")  had advised the Trust
                       that it was  investigating the property for contamination
                       as a result of the migration of environmentally sensitive
                       materials  from the landfill.  In August 1994,  the Trust
                       was  advised  that,   although  the  soil  had  not  been
                       environmentally  impaired  and a clean-up of the property
                       would not be required,  the NJDEPE did determine that the
                       groundwater in the area of the landfill,  including below
                       the Trust's property,  is contaminated as a result of the
                       activity  at the  landfill.  Accordingly,  the  NJDEPE is
                       currently in the process of enforcing  remediation of the
                       groundwater by the responsible  parties.  As the Trust is
                       not a responsible party,  management  anticipates that it
                       will bear no  liability  for the cost of the  groundwater
                       remediation.

Note 7 - Management agreement:
                    The  properties  owned by the  Trust and the  Affiliate  are
                    currently  managed by  Hekemian.  The  management  agreement
                    requires fees equal to a percentage of rents collected. Such
                    fees were  approximately  $275,000  and $222,000 for the six
                    months  ended  April  30,  1995 and 1994,  respectively  and
                    $139,000  and  $113,000 for the three months ended April 30,
                    1995 and 1994, respectively.


Note 8 - Earnings per share:
                    Earnings per share,  based on the weighted average number of
                    shares  outstanding  during each  period,  are  comprised of
                    ordinary income.


Note 9 - Shares of beneficial interest:
                    On February 28, 1995,  the Trust  authorized  an  additional
                    750,000 shares of beneficial interest pursuant to a proposed
                    dividend  reinvestment  plan  (the  "Plan").  The  Plan  was
                    approved by the Securities and Exchange  Commission on April
                    11, 1995 and is expected to be  instituted  during the third
                    quarter of fiscal 1995.

                                     * * *
<PAGE>
ITEM 2.             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF
                    OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

                    The following  discussion should be read in conjunction with
the attached financial statements and notes thereto, and the Registrants audited
financial statements and notes thereto for Fiscal Year ended October 31, 1994.

                    Results of Operations

                    The  earnings  per  share  from  the  Registrant's   regular
operations  were $.35 for the Second  Quarter  1995 as  compared to $.32 for the
Second Quarter 1994. The increase  reflects  additional  rental income  received
from the same properties held by the Registrant in 1994 together with additional
income  received from the Westwood  Hills,  LLC which was acquired in June 1994.
The  earnings  for  the  Second  Quarter  1995  are in  line  with  management's
expectations and the Registrant's prior earnings history.

                    The  earnings  per share for the first six  months of fiscal
1995 was $.80 as opposed  to $.69 for the first six  months of 1994  reflecting,
primarily,  the  contribution  of  Westwood  Hills  LLC  to  the  income  of the
Registrant.

                    Financial Condition

                    The Registrant continues to generate sufficient cash to meet
all of its operational needs including all anticipated dividends.

                    On April 11, 1995 the  Registrant's  Dividend  Re-Investment
and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") was declared effective by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registrant is in the process of securing
all  necessary  approvals  from the various  states  where  shareholders  of the
Registrant reside in order to activate the Plan. Management anticipates that the
Plan will be in effect for the third quarter 1995 dividend which will be paid in
September, 1995. While Management anticipates that the Plan will make a positive
contribution to the Registrant's  cash flow, the extent of that  contribution to
the cash flow cannot be  determined  at the  present  time  because  there is no
experience  with  the  Plan;  the  Registrant   cannot  estimate  the  level  of
participation in the Plan by its shareholders.
<PAGE>
Part II.  Other Information.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

                       A)  Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Shopping Center
                       ("Greentree Shopping Plaza" or "Greentree")

                    The Registrant anticipates that the Greentree Shopping Plaza
will be closed during the month of September,  1995. The construction of the new
center  cannot start until all state and local  approvals are in place which may
not take place until January,  1996. As a result,  the  construction  of the new
center may not commence  until the Spring of 1996.  Management  now  anticipates
that the new center will not be operational  until January of 1997. As a result,
from  October,  1995 through  December,  1996,  no income will be received  from
Greentree.  In addition,  the Registrant will incur both construction  costs and
normal  carrying  charges  for  the  property  during  this  period.  Management
anticipates  that  Registrant  will  finance the  construction  costs of the new
shopping  center by securing a construction  mortgage;  in addition,  Registrant
anticipates that it will secure permanent mortgage financing for the new center.

                    B)  Westwood, New Jersey (the "Westwood Shopping Center")

                    The Grand Union Company, a major tenant of the Registrant at
the Westwood  Shopping Center,  continues to make all scheduled rent payments in
accordance  with its lease despite its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  filing.  There has
been no effort to terminate the lease.

                    The owner of the project  adjacent to the Westwood  Shopping
Center who has suffered a discharge from their underground storage tanks has not
pursued its request to gain access to the Registrant's property for testing.

                    The Registrant knows of no evidence of any  contamination to
its property.

                    C)  8-K

                    The  Registrant  filed an 8-K Report on  February  17,  1995
which (a) discussed the proposed development of the Greentree Shopping Plaza and
(b) the fact Grand Union  Company was a major  tenant at the  Westwood  Shopping
Center and that the  Registrant  did now know  whether  the  Chapter 11 filed by
Grand Union would impact the lease at Westwood.

                    The 8-K report filed on February 17, 1995 is incorporated by
reference.
<PAGE>
                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
                                TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
                                ----------------------------
                                       (Registrant)



Date June 8, 1995
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                                /s/ William R. DeLorenzo, Jr.
                                ----------------------------------
                                       (Signature)*
                                William R. DeLorenzo, Jr.
                                Executive Secretary and Treasurer






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*Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
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               SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES (DEBT OR EQUITY)

                FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OF NEW JERSEY



















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