SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  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) April 5, 2010

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ohio

                                         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                                        

001-06249		34-6513657
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, P.O. Box 9507, Boston, Massachusetts		02114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
	(617) 570-4614
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 n/a

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 5, 2010, Michael L. Ashner, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Trust”), and Carolyn Tiffany, the President of the Trust, sent the letter attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to the holders of common shares of the Trust along with the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

99.1      Letter to Shareholders dated April 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 on this 5th day of April, 2010.

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
By:	/s/ Carolyn Tiffany
	Carolyn Tiffany
	President