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Planned asset dispositions
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Planned Asset Dispositions  
Planned asset dispositions

Note 5 – Planned asset dispositions:

On July 7, 2010, FREIT’s Board of Trustees authorized management to pursue a sale of the 256,620 sq. ft. Westridge Square Shopping Center (“Westridge”) located in Frederick, Maryland. The decision to sell the property (acquired in 1992) was based on the Board’s desire to re-deploy the net proceeds or other consideration arising from the sale to real estate assets in other areas of FREIT’s operations. On April 15, 2011, FREIT was notified by Giant of Maryland LLC (“Giant”), the former tenant and operator of the 55,330 sq. ft. Giant Supermarket at Westridge, that it would not extend the term of its lease, which expired on October 31, 2011. As a result, FREIT halted its efforts to sell Westridge and will reconsider its decision to market Westridge for sale when the space is re-leased.

On June 3, 2011, FREIT’s Board of Trustees authorized management to pursue the sale of the Palisades Manor Apartments, in Palisades Park, NJ, the Grandview Apartments in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, and the Heights Manor Apartments in Spring Lake Heights, NJ. The decision to pursue the sale of these properties was based on the Board’s desire to re-deploy the net proceeds arising from the sale to real estate assets in other areas of FREIT’s operations. It is not possible for management to estimate when a sale of any of these properties will occur, and therefore, the properties are classified as held for use as of April 30, 2012.