UNITED STATES
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): March 19, 2010

Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	000-52612	20-3975609
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300, Santa Ana, California		92705
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 714-667-8252

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2010, we issued a press release announcing our board of directors has authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on April 1, 2010 and ending on June 30, 2010. A copy of the press release, which is hereby incorporated into this filing in its entirety, is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective as of March 19, 2010, our board of directors authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on April 1, 2010 and ending on June 30, 2010.

The distributions will be calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and will be equal to $0.0016438 per share of common stock, which is equal to an annualized distribution rate of 6.0%, assuming a purchase price of $10.00 per share. These distributions will be aggregated and paid in cash monthly in arrears. The distributions declared for each record date in the April 2010, May 2010 and June 2010 periods would be paid in May 2010, June 2010 and July 2010, respectively, only from legally available funds.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated March 25, 2010.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc.
March 25, 2010	By:	/s/ Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
		Name: Stanley J. Olander, Jr.
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated March 25, 2010