BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS INC/MD
8-K, 1995-12-19
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               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 5, 1995


                BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
     (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
                                
Maryland                         1-12222                 68-0306514
(State or other                  (Commission      (I.R.S. Employer 
jurisdiction of                  File Number)   Identification No.)
incorporation)



       270 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, California  94549
            (Address of principal executive officer)


Registrant telephone number, including area code:    (510) 283-8910

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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

        On December 5, 1995, Bedford Property Investors, Inc. (the
Company ) completed the acquisition of the 3002 Dow Business Center,
a service center industrial project located in Tustin, California. The
project is comprised of five buildings and totals 192,125 square feet.
It was acquired from Tustin Properties, an Illinois general
partnership for $11,500,000.  The Company used a portion of the net
cash proceeds from the sale on September 18, 1995 of its Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock to finance the acquisition.

Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits:

        (A)  Financial Statements
             Required financial information disclosures with respect to
             the acquisition of 3002 Dow Business Center will be filed by
             amendment to this Form 8-K within sixty (60) days of the
             date of this report.

        (B)  Pro forma Financial Information
             Required pro forma financial information disclosures with
             respect to the acquisition of 3002 Dow Business Center will
             be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K within sixty (60)
             days of the date of this report.

        (C)  Exhibit and Exhibit Index

              2.1 Sale and Option Agreement dated as of August 26, 1995,
                  by and between Kemper Investors Life Insurance
                  Company, on behalf of itself and the Participants (as
                  designated therein), as Lender, the Company, as Buyer,
                  and Tustin Properties, as Owner, hereby is
                  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the
                  Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
                  quarterly period ended September 30, 1995.

             99.1 Press Release regarding the acquisition of 3002 Dow
                  Business Center in Tustin, California
             
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                       SIGNATURE

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.


                       BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.


                       By: /s/ Donald A. Lorenz  
                          Donald A. Lorenz
                          Executive Vice President and    
                          Chief Financial Officer



Date:  December 19, 1995

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                           EXHIBIT 99.1




CONTACT:                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Peter B. Bedford                                   December 6, 1995
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer

Donald A. Lorenz
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: (510) 283-8910




                 BEDFORD PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                       COMPLETES ACQUISITION

        LAFAYETTE, CA --  Bedford Property Investors, Inc. (NYSE:BED)
announced that it has completed the $11.5 million acquisition of the
Tustin Business Center, a service industrial project located in Tustin,
California.

        The property is comprised of five buildings and totals 192,125
rentable square feet; it was acquired from Tustin Properties, an
affiliate of Kemper Corporation, and is part of the 315 acre Irvine
Industrial Complex.  The property is 84% occupied by 54 tenants.

        Bedford Property Investors is a self-administered equity real
estate investment trust (REIT) with investments in suburban office
buildings and industrial properties concentrated in the western United
States.  It is traded on the New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges under
the symbol "BED." 


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