Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SCHEAR MITCHELL N
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VORNADO REALTY TRUST [VNO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Smith Division
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2005
(Street)

ARLINGTON, VA 22202
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
Common Shares 02/08/2005   A   2,000 A (1) 32,628 (2) D  

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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
Options (Right to Buy) (3) $ 71.275 02/08/2005   A   20,000   01/20/2006 02/08/2015 Common Shares 20,000 $ 71.275 $ 20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SCHEAR MITCHELL N
2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE
SUITE 1000
ARLINGTON, VA 22202
      President - Smith Division  

Signatures

 /s/ Mitchell Schear   02/10/2005
**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) Restricted Stock Grant.
(2) 32,628 of these Common Shares were issued as "restricted stock" under the terms of the Vornado Realty Trust 2002 Omnibus Share Plan (the "Plan"). Of these 32,628 Common Shares, (i) 27,428 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Schear on April 9, 2003, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a four-year period with the remaining three portions vesting in April of 2005, 2006 and 2007, (ii) 3,200 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Schear on February 6, 2004, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a five-year period with the remaining four portions vesting in January of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and (iii) 2,000 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Schear on February 8, 2005, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a five-year period with the first portion vesting on January 20, 2006.
(3) Reflects a regular option grant. The exercise price reflects the average of the high and low prices of Vornado Realty Trust's common shares on the date of grant. The options vest ratably over a five-year period on January 20th of each year beginning in 2006.

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