EXHIBIT 99.4
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AT THE TRUST
Robert G. Higgins                          Investor Relations
First Vice President, General Counsel      L.G. Schafran - Chairman and
                                           Interim CEO/President
312-683-5539                               312-683-5525
bhiggins@banyanreit.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001



                    BANYAN STRATEGIC REALTY TRUST SCHEDULES
                      FOURTH QUARTER 2000 CONFERENCE CALL


      CHICAGO - FEBRUARY 20, 2001 --  Banyan Strategic Realty Trust
(Nasdaq: BSRTS) announced today that it will hold a conference call on
Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss its fourth quarter
2000 financial and operating results.  The call can be accessed by dialing:
703-871-3022.  A replay of the call will be available for one week by
dialing: 703-925-2435, using the passcode: 4991024

Banyan Strategic Realty Trust is an equity Real Estate Investment Trust
(REIT) that owns primarily office and flex/industrial properties.  The
properties are located in certain major metropolitan areas of the Midwest
and Southeastern United States, including Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago,
Illinois, and smaller markets such as Huntsville, Alabama; Louisville,
Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; and Orlando, Florida.  The Trust's current
portfolio consists of 27 properties totaling 3.5 million rentable square
feet.  As of this date the Trust has 14,282,640 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding.



Except for the historical information contained herein, certain matters
discussed in this release are forward-looking statements, the achievement
of which involve risks and uncertainties such as the closing of the
Denholtz transaction and other risks and uncertainties that are detailed
from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section which was included
in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 which was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2000.  Without
limitation the foregoing, words such as "anticipates", "expects",
"intends", "plans", and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.





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