8-K

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): May 11, 2007

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9317	04-6558834
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts  02458

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

617-332-3990

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 8.01.OTHER EVENTS.

On May 11, 2007 HRPT Properties Trust, or the Company, issued a press release announcing that it will redeem, at par plus accrued interest, $200 million of its $400 million outstanding Floating Rate Senior Notes due in 2011. This redemption is expected to occur on June 18, 2007. A Copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.EXHIBITS.

(d)           Exhibits

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:

99.1         Press Release dated May 11, 2007.

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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.

	HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST
	By:	/s/ John C. Popeo
		John C. Popeo
		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 11, 2007

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:
	Timothy A. Bonang
	Manager of Investor Relations
	(617) 796-8149
	www.hrpreit.com

HRPT Properties Trust Announces Redemption of $200 Million of
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due 2011

Newton, MA (May 11, 2007): HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced that it will redeem, at par plus accrued interest, $200 million of its $400 million outstanding Floating Rate Senior Notes due in 2011.  This redemption is expected to occur on June 18, 2007.  HRPT expects to fund this redemption by borrowing on its revolving credit facility.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States, as well as industrial lands located in Oahu, HI.  HRPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

A Maryland Real Estate Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.