WINTHROP REALTY TRUST

AT THE COMPANY
Beverly Bergman
(617) 570-4614

         WINTHROP REALTY TRUST DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $.065
                                PER COMMON SHARE

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BOSTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Winthrop
Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared
a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share payable on April 15, 2008 to common
shareholders of record on March 31, 2008.

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      Winthrop Realty Trust is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT)
headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional information on Winthrop
Realty Trust is available on its Web site at www.winthropreit.com.

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