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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 * KALISH DAVID   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRT REALTY TRUST [BRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/04/2017 (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 01/04/2017   A   7,000 (1) A $ 0 167,299 (2) D   Shares of Beneficial Interest               41,194 I By Gould Investors L.P. pension trust (3) Shares of Beneficial Interest               250,566 I By REIT Mgt. Corp. pension and profit sharing trusts (4) Shares of Beneficial Interest               20,874 I By BRT Realty Trust Pension Trust (5) Shares of Beneficial Interest               4,870 (6) I By spouse

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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

Restricted Stock Units

(7)

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

33,500

33,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KALISH DAVID 60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303 GREAT NECK, NY 11021			Senior Vice President

Signatures

David Kalish		01/06/2017
**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 January 4, 2017 under the issuer's 2016 Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. The shares vest January 3, 2022. The award is exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
(2)	Includes shares owned jointly with spouse. Includes shares in an IRA.
(3)	Reporting person is a trustee of Gould Investors L.P. Pension Trust.
(4)	Reporting person is a trustee of REIT Management Corp. Pension Plan and Profit Sharing Trust, which combined own the number of shares shown.
(5)	Reporting person is a trustee of BRT Realty Trust Pension Trust, which owns these shares.
(6)	Includes shares in an IRA.
(7)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of BRT Realty Trust common stock. Approximately 55% and 45% of the units vest based on satisfaction of performance metrics related to total shareholder return (including relative shareholder return) and adjusted funds from operations, respectively. Each such unit is granted in tandem with a cash settled dividend equivalent right entitling the holder, to the extent such unit vests, to the cash dividends paid on the shares underlying such units from the grant date through March 31, 2021.
(8)	The restricted stock units vest on March 31, 2021, subject to satisfaction of applicable continued service and performance conditions.

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