FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   FASCITELLI MICHAEL D 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GMH Communities Trust [GCT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST, 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Partnership Units (1)	  (1)	  (1)	Common Shares (1)	0 (1)	$ 0 (1)	I	By Vornado Realty Trust (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FASCITELLI MICHAEL D C/O GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael D. Fascitelli		08/12/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Mr. Fascitelli is a Trustee and the President of Vornado Realty Trust. Vornado Realty Trust and its subsidiaries own, as of the date hereof, 6,666,667 units of limited partnership interest ("Unit") in GMH Communities Trust, 671,190 Units redemable for an equivalent number of Common Shares commencing November 2, 2005, and a warrant currently exercisable for 5,762,694 Common Shares or Units at price per Common Share or Unit of $8.68. Mr. Fascitelli disclaims beneficial ownership of any of these securities except to the extent he has any pecuniary interest therein.

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