UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

x Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of l934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
 
Or
 
o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number 001-09279

ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND
 
13-3147497
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)
 
identification number)

60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York 11021
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 466-3100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 
 
Name of exchange
Title of each class
 
on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o     Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a small reporting company)     Small reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x

As of June 29, 2007 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), the aggregate market value of all common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which common equity was last sold on said date, was approximately $178.7 million.

As of March 7, 2008, the registrant had 10,185,553 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders of One Liberty Properties, Inc., to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than April 29, 2008, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.


 
PART I
 
Item 1. Business
 
General

We are a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, also known as a REIT. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on December 20, 1982. We acquire, own and manage a geographically diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, office, health and fitness and other properties, a substantial portion of which are under long-term leases. Substantially all of our leases are “net leases,” under which the tenant is typically responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs. As of December 31, 2007, we owned 65 properties, one of which is held for sale, held a 50% tenancy in common interest in one property, and participated in five joint ventures that own five properties (including one vacant property held for sale). Our properties and the properties owned by our joint ventures are located in 28 states and have an aggregate of approximately 5.9 million square feet of space (including approximately 106,000 square feet of space at the property in which we own a tenancy in common interest, 459,000 square feet of space at the property held for sale and approximately 1.6 million square feet of space at properties owned by the joint ventures in which we participate). We did not acquire any properties during the year ended December 31, 2007.

Under the terms of our current leases, our 2008 contractual rental income (rental income that is payable to us in 2008 under leases existing at December 31, 2007, excluding rental income from our property that is held for sale) will be approximately $35.9 million, including approximately $1.3 million of rental income payable to us on our tenancy in common interest. In 2008, we expect that our share of the rental income payable to our five joint ventures which own properties will be approximately $1.4 million, without taking into consideration any rent that we would receive if the vacant and held for sale property owned by a joint venture is rented. On December 31, 2007, the occupancy rate of properties owned by us was 100% based on square footage (including the property in which we own a tenancy in common interest) and the occupancy rate of properties owned by our joint ventures was 98.9% based on square footage. The weighted average remaining term of the leases in our portfolio, including our tenancy in common interest, is 10.3 years and 11.3 years for the leases at properties owned by our joint ventures.

Acquisition Strategies

We seek to acquire properties throughout the United States that have locations, demographics and other investment attributes that we believe to be attractive. We believe that long-term leases provide a predictable income stream over the term of the lease, making fluctuations in market rental rates and in real estate values less significant to achieving our overall investment objectives. Our goal is to acquire properties that are subject to long-term net leases that include periodic contractual rental increases. Periodic contractual rental increases provide reliable increases in future rent payments, while rent increases based on the consumer price index provide protection against inflation. Long-term leases also make it easier for us to obtain longer-term, fixed-rate mortgage financing with principal amortization, thereby moderating the interest rate risk associated with financing or refinancing our property portfolio by reducing the outstanding principal balance over time. Although we regard long-term leases as an important element of our acquisition strategy, we may acquire a property that is subject to a short-term lease where we believe the property represents a good opportunity for recurring income and residual value.

Generally, we intend to hold the properties we acquire for an extended period of time. Our investment criteria are intended to identify properties from which increased asset value and overall return can be realized from an extended period of ownership. Although our investment criteria favor an extended period of ownership of our properties, we may dispose of a property following a lease termination or expiration or even during the term of a lease (i) if we regard the disposition of the property as an opportunity to realize the overall value of the property sooner or (ii) to avoid future risks by achieving a determinable return from the property. Although we investigated, analyzed and bid on several properties in 2007, due to a variety of factors, including increased competition and unfavorable prices, we did not acquire any properties in 2007.

We generally identify properties through the network of contacts of our senior management and our affiliates, which include real estate brokers, private equity firms, banks and law firms. In addition, we attend industry conferences and engage in direct solicitations.
 
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There is no limit on the number of properties in which we may invest, the amount or percentage of our assets that may be invested in any specific property or property type, or on the concentration of investments in any geographic area in the United States. We do not intend to acquire properties located outside of the United States. We will continue to form entities to acquire interests in real properties, either alone or with other investors, and we may acquire interests in joint ventures or other entities that own real property.

It is our policy, and the policy of our affiliated entities, that any investment opportunity presented to us or to any of our affiliated entities that involves primarily the acquisition of a net leased property, will first be offered to us and may not be pursued by any of our affiliated entities unless and until we decline the opportunity.

Investment Evaluation

In evaluating potential net lease investments, we consider, among other criteria, the following:

 
·
an evaluation of the property and improvements, given its location and use;
     
 
·
the current and projected cash flow of the property;
     
 
·
the estimated return on equity to us;
     
 
·
local demographics (population and rental trends);
     
 
·
the ability of the tenant to meet operational needs and lease obligations;
     
 
·
the terms of tenant leases, including the relationship between current rents and market rents;
     
 
·
the projected residual value of the property;
     
 
·
potential for income and capital appreciation;
     
 
·
occupancy of and demand for similar properties in the market area; and
     
 
·
alternative use for the property at lease termination.

Our Business Objectives and Growth Strategy

Our business objective is to maintain and increase the cash available for distribution to our stockholders by:

 
·
acquiring a diversified portfolio of net leased properties subject to long-term leases;

 
·
obtaining mortgage indebtedness on favorable terms and increasing access to capital to finance property acquisitions; and

 
·
managing assets effectively through property acquisitions, lease extensions and opportunistic property sales.

Our growth strategy includes the following elements:

 
·
to maintain, renew and enter into new long-term leases that contain provisions for contractual rent increases;

 
·
to acquire additional properties within the United States that are subject to long-term net leases and that satisfy our other investment criteria; and

 
·
to acquire properties in market or industry sectors that we identify, from time to time, as offering superior risk-adjusted returns.

Typical Property Attributes

The properties in our portfolio and owned by our joint ventures typically have the following attributes:

 
·
Net leases. Substantially all of the leases are net leases under which the tenant is typically responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs. We believe that investments in net leased properties offer more predictable returns than investments in properties that are not net leased;
 
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·
Long-term leases. The properties acquired are generally subject to long-term leases. Excluding leases relating to properties owned by our joint ventures, leases representing approximately 83% of our 2008 contractual rental income expire after 2013, and leases representing approximately 44% of our 2008 contractual rental income expire after 2017; and

 
·
Scheduled rent increases. Leases representing approximately 94% of our 2008 contractual rental income provide for either scheduled rent increases or periodic contractual rent increases based on the consumer price index. None of the leases on properties owned by our joint ventures provide for scheduled rent increases.

Our Tenants

The following table sets forth information about the diversification of our tenants (excluding tenants of our joint ventures) by industry sector as of December 31, 2007:

           
2008
 
Percentage of
 
           
 Contractual
 
2008
 
Type of
 
Number of
 
Number of
 
Rental
 
Contractual
 
Property
 
Tenants
 
Properties
 
Income (1)
 
Rental Income
 
                   
Retail - various (2)
   
32
   
32
 
$
11,453,658
   
31.9
%
Retail - furniture (3)
   
5
   
15
   
7,543,184
   
21.0
 
Industrial (4)
   
8
   
8
   
6,525,205
   
18.2
 
Office (5)
   
3
   
3
   
4,259,363
   
11.9
 
Flex
   
3
   
2
   
2,497,764
   
6.9
 
Health & fitness
   
3
   
3
   
1,757,091
   
4.9
 
Movie theater (6)
   
1
   
1
   
1,242,019
   
3.4
 
Residential
   
1
   
1
   
650,000
   
1.8
 
     
56
   
65
 
$
35,928,284
   
100.0
%

(1)
2008 contractual rental income includes rental income that is payable to us during 2008 for properties owned by us at December 31, 2007, including rental income payable on our tenancy in common interest. Does not include rent on our property that is held for sale.

(2)
Twenty of the retail properties are net leased to single tenants. Four properties are net leased to a total of 11 separate tenants pursuant to separate leases and 8 properties are net leased to one tenant pursuant to a master lease.

(3)
Eleven properties are net leased to Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. pursuant to a master lease covering all locations and 4 of the properties are net leased to single tenants.

(4)
Does not include one property that is held for sale.

(5)
Includes a property in which we own a 50% tenancy in common interest.

(6)
We are the ground lessee of this property under a long-term lease and net lease the movie theater to an operator.

Although the main focus of our analysis is the intrinsic value of a property, we seek to acquire properties that we believe will provide attractive current returns from leases with tenants that operate profitably, even if our tenants are typically not rated or are rated below investment grade. We will acquire a property if we believe that the quality of the underlying real estate mitigates the risk that may be associated with any default by the tenant. Most of our retail tenants operate on a national basis and include, among others, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Walgreen Co., The Sports Authority, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., TGI Friday’s Inc., Party City Corporation, Circuit City Stores, Inc., Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. and CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., and some of our tenants operate on a regional basis, including Haverty’s Furniture Companies, Inc.
 
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Our Leases

Substantially all of our leases are net leases (including the leases entered into by our joint ventures) under which the tenant, in addition to its rental obligation, typically is responsible for expenses attributable to the operation of the property, such as real estate taxes and assessments, water and sewer rents and other charges. The tenant is also generally responsible for maintaining the property, including non-structural repairs, and for restoration following a casualty or partial condemnation. The tenant is typically obligated to indemnify us for claims arising from the property and is responsible for maintaining insurance coverage for the property it leases. Under some net leases, we are responsible for structural repairs, including foundation and slab, roof repair or replacement and restoration following a casualty event, and at several properties we are responsible for certain expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the property.

Our typical lease provides for contractual rent increases periodically throughout the term of the lease. Some of our leases provide for rent increases pursuant to a formula based on the consumer price index and some of our leases provide for minimum rents supplemented by additional payments based on sales derived from the property subject to the lease. Such additional payments were not a material part of our 2007 rental revenues and are not expected to be a material part of our 2008 rental revenues.

Our policy has been to acquire properties that are subject to existing long-term leases or to enter into long-term leases with our tenants. Our leases generally provide the tenant with one or more renewal options.

The following table sets forth scheduled lease expirations of leases for our properties (excluding joint venture properties) as of December 31, 2007:
 
Year of Lease Expiration (1)(2)
 
Number of
Expiring Leases
 
Approximate
Square
Feet Subject to
Expiring Leases
 
2008
Contractual
Rental Income Under
Expiring Leases (3)
 
% of 2008
 Contractual
Rental Income
Represented by
Expiring Leases
 
2008
   
1
   
51,351
 
$
386,160
   
1.1
%
2009
   
3
   
200,468
   
945,883
   
2.6
 
2010
   
3
   
19,038
   
349,825
   
1.0
 
2011
   
4
   
208,428
   
2,087,577
   
5.8
 
2012
   
2
   
19,000
   
475,903
   
1.3
 
2013
   
6
   
117,357
   
1,745,035
   
4.9
 
2014
   
14
   
700,200
   
5,777,024
   
16.1
 
2015
   
4
   
150,795
   
1,765,765
   
4.9
 
2016
   
4
   
182,715
   
1,757,996
   
4.9
 
2017 and thereafter
   
15
   
2,224,544
   
20,637,116
   
57.4
 
 
   
56
   
3,873,896
 
$
35,928,284
   
100.0
%
 

(1)
Lease expirations assume tenants do not exercise existing renewal options.
   
(2)
Includes a property in which we have a tenancy in common interest and excludes our property that is held for sale.
   
(3)
2008 contractual rental income includes rental income that is payable to us during 2008 under existing leases on properties we owned at December 31, 2007 (including rental income payable on our tenancy in common interest and excluding rental income payable on our property that is held for sale).

Financing, Re-Renting and Disposition of Our Properties

Under our governing documents, there is no limit on the level of debt that we may incur. Our credit facility is provided by VNB New York Corp., Bank Leumi, USA, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Israel Discount Bank of New York and is a full recourse obligation. The credit facility limits total indebtedness that we may incur to an amount equal to 70% of the value (as defined) of our properties, among other limitations in the credit facility on our ability to incur additional indebtedness. We borrow funds on a secured and unsecured basis and intend to continue to do so in the future. We mortgage specific properties on a non-recourse basis (subject to standard carve-outs) to enhance the return on our investment in a specific property. The proceeds of mortgage loans and amounts drawn on our credit line may be used for property acquisitions, investments in joint ventures or other entities that own real property, to reduce bank debt and for working capital purposes.
 
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With respect to properties we acquire on a free and clear basis, we usually seek to obtain long-term fixed-rate mortgage financing shortly after the acquisition of such property to avoid the risk of movement of interest rates and fluctuating supply and demand in the mortgage markets. We also will acquire a property that is subject to (and will assume) a fixed-rate mortgage. Substantially all of our mortgages provide for amortization of part of the principal balance during the term, thereby reducing the refinancing risk at maturity. Some of our properties may be financed on a cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized basis, and we may collateralize a single financing with more than one property.

After termination or expiration of any lease relating to any of our properties (either at lease expiration or early termination), we will seek to re-rent or sell such property in a manner that will maximize the return to us, considering, among other factors, the income potential and market value of such property. We acquire properties for long-term investment for income purposes and do not typically engage in the turnover of investments. We will consider the sale of a property prior to termination or expiration of the relevant lease if a sale appears advantageous in view of our investment objectives. We may take back a purchase money mortgage as partial payment in lieu of cash in connection with any sale and may consider local custom and prevailing market conditions in negotiating the terms of repayment. If there is a substantial tax gain, we may seek to enter into a tax deferred transaction and reinvest the proceeds in another property. It is our policy to use any cash realized from the sale of properties, net of any distributions to stockholders to maintain our REIT status, to pay down amounts due under our line of credit, if any, and for the acquisition of additional properties.

Our Joint Ventures

As of December 31, 2007, we are a joint venture partner in five joint ventures that own an aggregate of five properties (including one vacant property held for sale), and have an aggregate of approximately 1.6 million square feet of space. We own a 50% equity interest in four of the joint ventures and a 36% equity interest in the fifth joint venture. We are designated as “managing member” or “manager” under the operating agreements of three of these joint ventures. At December 31, 2007, our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $6.6 million.

We were also a joint venture partner in two other joint ventures, with the same joint venture partner. Nine of the ten properties held by these two joint ventures were sold in 2006, and the remaining property was sold on March 14, 2007 for a purchase price of $1.25 million, after it was written down in prior years on the joint venture’s books to $40,000.  Each of our remaining five joint ventures own one property, three of which are retail properties and two of which are industrial properties.

Based on existing leases, we anticipate that our share of rental income payable to our joint ventures in 2008 will be approximately $1.4 million. The leases for two properties (each of which is owned by one of our joint ventures) that are expected to contribute 81% of the aggregate projected rental income payable to all of our joint ventures in 2008, will expire in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Other Types of Investments

From time to time we have invested, on a limited basis, in publicly traded shares of other REITs, and we may make such investments on a limited basis in the future. We also may invest, on a limited basis, in the shares of entities not involved in real estate investments, provided that no such investment adversely affects our ability to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We do not have any plans to invest in or to originate loans to other persons, whether or not secured by real property. Although we have not done so in the past, we may issue our securities in exchange for properties that fit our investment criteria. We have not previously invested in the securities of another entity for the purpose of exercising control over it and we do not have any present plans to invest in the securities of another entity for such purpose.

Competition

We face competition for the acquisition of net leased properties from a variety of investors including domestic and foreign corporations and real estate companies, 1031 exchange buyers, financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, investment funds, other REITs and individuals, some of which have significant advantages over us, including a larger, more diverse group of properties and greater financial and other resources than we have. Although we investigated, analyzed and bid on several properties in 2007, due to a variety of factors, including increased competition and unfavorable prices, we did not acquire any properties in 2007.
 
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Our Structure

In 2007, Patrick J. Callan, Jr., our president and chief executive officer, Lawrence G. Ricketts, Jr., our executive vice president and chief operating officer, and three other employees devoted substantially all of their business time to our company. Our other executive, administrative, legal, accounting and clerical personnel shared their services on a part-time basis with us and other affiliated entities that share our executive offices.

We entered into a compensation and services agreement with Majestic Property Management Corp. effective as of January 1, 2007.  Majestic Property Management Corp. is wholly-owned by our chairman of the board and it provides compensation to certain of our executive officers.  Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement, we pay an annual fee to Majestic Property Management Corp. and Majestic Property Management Corp. assumes our obligations under a shared services agreement, and provides us with the services of all affiliated executive, administrative, legal, accounting and clerical personnel that we use on a part time basis, as well as certain property management services, property acquisition, sales and leasing and mortgage brokerage services.  In 2007, we incurred a fee of $2,125,000 to Majestic Property Management Corp.  Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement, however, we paid $2,113,000 of the fee and the remainder of the fee, $12,000, was offset by the $12,000 paid to Majestic Property Management Corp. by one of our joint ventures.  In addition, in accordance with the compensation and services agreement, in 2007 we paid our chairman a fee of $250,000 and made an additional payment to Majestic Property Management Corp. of $175,000 for our share of all direct office expenses, such as rent, telephone, postage, computer services, internet usage, etc. 

We believe that the compensation and services agreement allows us to benefit from access to, and from the services of, a group of senior executives with significant knowledge and experience in the real estate industry and our company and its activities. If not for the compensation and services agreement, we believe that a company of our size would not have access to the skills and expertise of these executives at the cost that we have incurred and will incur in the future. For a description of the background of our management, please see the information under the heading “Executive Officers” in Part I of this Annual Report.

Available Information

Our Internet address is www.onelibertyproperties.com. On the Investor Information page of our web site, we post the following filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission: our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such filings on our Investor Information Web page, which also includes Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available to be viewed free of charge.

On the Corporate Governance page of our web site, we post the following charters and guidelines: Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended and restated. All such documents on our Corporate Governance Web page are available to be viewed free of charge.

Information contained on our web site is not part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and those items disclosed on our Investor Information Web page and our Corporate Governance Web page are available without charge upon written request to: One Liberty Properties, Inc., 60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 303, Great Neck, New York 11021, Attention: Secretary.
 
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Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by One Liberty Properties, Inc., contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provision for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions or variations thereof. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:

 
·
general economic and business conditions including those currently affecting our nation’s economy and real estate markets;
     
 
·
general and local real estate conditions;
     
 
·
the financial condition of our tenants and the performance of their lease obligations;
     
 
·
changes in governmental laws and regulations relating to real estate and related investments;
     
 
·
the level and volatility of interest rates;
     
 
·
competition in our industry;
     
 
·
accessibility of debt and equity capital markets;
     
 
·
the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity; and
     
 
·
the other risks described under “Risks Related to Our Company” and “Risks Related to the REIT Industry.”

Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this report, in our Annual Report to Stockholders and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be incorrect. Actual results may differ from our forward looking statements because of inaccurate assumptions we might make or because of the occurrence of known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors mentioned in the discussion below will be important in determining future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual future results may vary materially.

Except as may be required under the United States federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make in our reports that are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Set forth below is a detailed discussion of certain risks affecting our business. The categorization of risks set forth below is meant to help you better understand the risks facing our business and is not intended to limit your consideration of the possible effects of these risks to the listed categories. Any adverse effects arising from the realization of any of the risks discussed including our financial condition and results of operation may, and likely will, adversely affect many aspects of our business.
 
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, readers should carefully consider the following risk factors:
 
Risks Related to Our Business

The financial failure of our tenants would likely cause significant reductions in our revenues, our equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and in the value of our real estate portfolio.

Based on 2008 contractual rental income, 88% of our rental revenues are generated from properties which are leased to single tenants. Accordingly, the financial failure or other default of a tenant in non-payment of rent or property related expenses or the termination of a lease could cause a significant reduction in our revenues. Additionally, approximately 52.4% of our rental revenues (excluding rental revenues from our joint ventures) for the year ended December 31, 2007 was derived from retail tenants and approximately 52.9% of our 2008 contractual rental income will be derived from retail tenants, including 21% from our tenants engaged in retail furniture operations. As of the date of this annual report, the national economy is characterized by considerable uncertainty as well as by heightened concern that the economy has entered, or may be on the verge of entering, a period of sustained economic downturn. Weakening economic conditions (nationally and/or locally) could result in the financial failure, or other default, of a significant number of our tenants and the tenants of our joint ventures. In the event of a default by a tenant, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and sustain a loss of revenues and incur substantial costs in protecting our investment. We may also face liabilities arising from the tenant’s actions or omissions that would reduce our revenues and the value of our portfolio. Also, if we are unable to re-rent a property when an existing lease terminates, we receive no revenues from such property and are required to pay taxes, insurance and other operating expenses during the vacancy period, and could as a result experience a decline in the value of the property.

A significant portion of our 2007 revenues and our 2008 contractual rental income is derived from five tenants. The default, financial distress or failure of any of these tenants could significantly reduce our revenues.

Haverty’s Furniture Companies, Inc., Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Nutritional Products, Inc., New Flyer of America, Inc. and L-3 Communications Corp, accounted for approximately 13.2%, 6.3%, 5.6%, 4.8% and 4.7%, respectively, of our rental revenues (excluding rental revenues from our joint ventures) for the year ended December 31, 2007 and account for 12%, 6.5%, 5.4%, 4.3% and 4.9%, respectively, of our 2008 contractual rental income. The default, financial distress or bankruptcy of any of these tenants could cause interruptions in the receipt, or the loss, of a significant amount of rental revenues and result in the vacancy of the property or properties occupied by the defaulting tenant, which would significantly reduce our rental revenues and net income until the re-rental of the property or properties, and could decrease the ultimate sale value of the property.

Since the second quarter of calendar 2007, the economy in the United States has faced challenges of illiquidity in the credit markets, turmoil in the housing and construction sectors, poorer performance in the retail sector and heightened fears of an overall economic downturn. Were such a sustained economic downturn to take place, the likelihood of the default, financial distress or bankruptcy of any one or more of our major tenants would increase, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
 
The inability to repay our indebtedness could reduce cash available for distributions and cause losses.

As of December 31, 2007, we had outstanding approximately $222 million in long-term mortgage and loan indebtedness, all of which is non-recourse (subject to standard carve-outs). As of December 31, 2007, our ratio of mortgage and loan debt to total assets was approximately 55%. In addition, as of December 31, 2007, our joint ventures had approximately $18.8 million in total long-term mortgage indebtedness (all of which is non-recourse subject to standard carve-outs). The risks associated with our debt and the debt of our joint ventures include the risk that cash flow for the properties securing the mortgage indebtedness will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. Further, if a property or properties are mortgaged to collateralize payment of indebtedness and we or any of our joint ventures are unable to make mortgage payments on the secured indebtedness, the lender could foreclose upon the property or properties resulting in a loss of revenues to us and a decline in the value of our portfolio. Even with respect to our non-recourse indebtedness, the lender may have the right to recover deficiencies from us under certain circumstances, which could result in a reduction in the amount of cash available to us to meet expenses and to make distributions to our stockholders and in a deterioration of our financial condition.
 
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If we are unable to refinance our borrowings at maturity at favorable rates or otherwise raise funds, our net income may decline or we may be forced to sell properties on disadvantageous terms, which would result in the loss of revenues and in a decline in the value of our portfolio.

Only a small portion of the principal of our mortgage indebtedness and the mortgage indebtedness of our joint ventures will be repaid prior to maturity. Neither we nor our joint ventures plan to retain sufficient cash to repay such indebtedness at maturity. Accordingly, in order to meet these obligations, we will have to use funds available under our credit line, if any, to refinance debt or seek to raise funds through the financing of unencumbered properties, sale of properties or the issuance of additional equity. Between January 2008 and December 31, 2012, we will need to refinance an aggregate of approximately $61.1 million of maturing debt, of which approximately $4.2 will have to be refinanced in 2008 and approximately $4.6 million will have to be refinanced in 2009. Our joint ventures do not have maturing mortgage debt until 2015. In addition, at the present time there has been a tightening of credit by institutional lenders, which has made it difficult for borrowers to refinance debt, including mortgage debt. We cannot judge the duration of the current credit crunch or whether or not the situation may intensify. Accordingly, we can not provide any assurance that we (or our joint ventures) will be able to refinance this debt or arrange additional debt financing on unencumbered properties on terms as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness, or at all. If interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing result in interest rates higher than the interest rates currently being paid, our interest expense would increase, which would adversely affect our net income, financial condition and the amount of cash available for distribution to stockholders. If we (or our joint ventures) are not successful in refinancing existing indebtedness or financing unencumbered properties, selling properties on favorable terms or raising additional equity, our cash flow (or the cash flow of a joint venture) will not be sufficient to repay all maturing debt when payments become due, and we (or a joint venture) may be forced to dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms, which would result in the loss of revenues and in a decline in the value of our portfolio.

As of December 31, 2007 and March 1, 2008, we had no balance outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Our credit facility expires on March 31, 2010. Depending on our acquisition program, we could borrow a significant amount under our credit facility in 2008. The facility is guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries which own unencumbered properties and the shares of stock of all other subsidiaries are pledged as collateral. The risks associated with our revolving credit facility include the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of interest. Also, we may be unable to negotiate a new facility at the maturity date and may be unable to pay off the amount then outstanding. This could result in a reduction in the amount of cash available to meet expenses and to make distributions to holders of our common stock.

Increased borrowings could result in increased risk of default on our repayment obligations and increased debt service requirements.

Our governing documents do not contain any limitation on the amount of indebtedness we may incur. However, the terms of our credit facility with VNB New York Corp., Bank Leumi, USA, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Israel Discount Bank of New York limit the total indebtedness that we may incur to an amount equal to 70% of the value (as defined in the credit agreement) of our properties, in addition to other limitations in the credit facility on our ability to incur additional indebtedness. Increased leverage could result in increased risk of default on our payment obligations related to borrowings and in an increase in debt service requirements, which could reduce our net income and the amount of cash available to meet expenses and to make distributions to our stockholders.
 
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If we are unable to re-rent properties upon the expiration of our leases, it could adversely affect our revenues and ability to make distributions, and could reduce the value of our portfolio.

Substantially all of our revenues are derived from rental income paid by tenants at our properties. We cannot predict whether current tenants will renew their leases upon the expiration of their terms. In addition, we cannot predict whether current tenants will attempt to terminate their leases (including taking advantage of provisions of the federal bankruptcy laws), or whether defaults by tenants may result in termination of their leases prior to the expiration of their current terms. If tenants terminate or fail to renew their leases, or if leases terminate due to defaults or in the course of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may not be able to locate qualified replacement tenants and, as a result, we would lose a source of revenue while remaining responsible for the payment of our mortgage obligations and the expenses related to the properties, including real estate taxes and insurance. Even if tenants decide to renew their leases or we find replacement tenants, the terms of renewals or new leases, including the cost of required renovations or concessions to tenants, or the expense of reconfiguration of a single tenancy property for use by multiple tenants, may be less favorable than current lease terms and could reduce the amount of cash available to meet expenses and to make distributions to holders of our common stock.

We are required by certain of our net lease agreements to pay property related expenses that are not the obligations of our tenants.

Under the terms of substantially all of our net lease agreements, in addition to satisfying their rent obligations, our tenants are responsible for the payment of real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs. However, in the case of certain leases, we may pay some expenses, such as the costs of environmental liabilities, roof and structural repairs, insurance and certain non-structural repairs and repairs and maintenance. If our properties incur significant expenses that must be paid by us under the terms of our lease agreements, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected and the amount of cash available to meet expenses and to make distributions to holders of our common stock may be reduced.

Uninsured and underinsured losses may affect the revenues generated by, the value of, and the return from, a property affected by a casualty or other claim.

Substantially all of our tenants obtain, for our benefit, comprehensive insurance covering our properties in amounts that are intended to be sufficient to provide for the replacement of the improvements at each property. However, the amount of insurance coverage maintained for any property may not be sufficient to pay the full replacement cost of the improvements at the property following a casualty event. In addition, the rent loss coverage under the policy may not extend for the full period of time that a tenant may be entitled to a rent abatement as a result of, or that may be required to complete restoration following, a casualty event. In addition, there are certain types of losses, such as those arising from earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and terrorist attacks, that may be uninsurable or that may not be economically insurable. Changes in zoning, building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors also may make it impossible or impracticable for us to use insurance proceeds to replace damaged or destroyed improvements at a property. If restoration is not or cannot be completed to the extent, or within the period of time specified in certain of our leases, the tenant may have the right to terminate the lease. If any of these or similar events occur, it may reduce our revenues, or the value of, or our return from, an affected property.

Our revenues and the value of our portfolio are affected by a number of factors that affect investments in real estate generally.

We are subject to the general risks of investing in real estate. These include adverse changes in economic conditions and local conditions such as changing demographics, retailing trends and traffic patterns, declines in the rental rates, changes in the supply and price of quality properties and the market supply and demand of competing properties, the impact of environmental laws, security concerns, prepayment penalties applicable under mortgage financings, changes in tax, zoning, building code, fire safety and other laws and regulations, the type of insurance coverages available in the market, and changes in the type, capacity and sophistication of building systems. In particular, approximately 53% of our 2008 contractual rental income will come from retail tenants and is therefore vulnerable to any economic decline that negatively impacts the retail sector of the economy. Any of these conditions could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
 
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Our revenues and the value of our portfolio are affected by a number of factors that affect investments in leased real estate generally.

We are subject to the general risks of investing in leased real estate. These include the non-performance of lease obligations by tenants, improvements that will be costly or difficult to remove should it become necessary to re-rent the leased space for other uses, covenants in certain retail leases that limit the types of tenants to which available space can be rented (which may limit demand or reduce the rents realized on re-renting), rights of termination of leases due to events of casualty or condemnation affecting the leased space or the property or due to interruption of the tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the leased premises, and obligations of a landlord to restore the leased premises or the property following events of casualty or condemnation. Any of these conditions could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Our real estate investments are relatively illiquid and their values may decline.

Real estate investments are relatively illiquid. Therefore, we will be limited in our ability to reconfigure our real estate portfolio in response to economic changes. We may encounter difficulty in disposing of properties when tenants vacate either at the expiration of the applicable lease or otherwise. If we decide to sell any of our properties, our ability to sell these properties and the prices we receive on their sale may be affected by many factors, including the number of potential buyers, the number of competing properties on the market and other market conditions, as well as whether the property is leased and if it is leased, the terms of the lease. As a result, we may be unable to sell our properties for an extended period of time without incurring a loss, which would adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

The concentration of our properties in certain geographic areas may make our revenues and the value of our portfolio vulnerable to adverse changes in local economic conditions.

We do not have specific limitations on the total percentage of our real estate properties that may be located in any one geographic area. Consequently, properties that we own may be located in the same or a limited number of geographic regions. Approximately 32% of our rental income (excluding our share of the rental income from our joint ventures) for the year ended December 31, 2007 was, and approximately 33% of our 2008 contractual rental income will be, derived from properties located in Texas and New York. As a result, a decline in the economic conditions in these geographic regions, or in geographic regions where our properties may be concentrated in the future, may have an adverse effect on the rental and occupancy rates for, and the property values of, these properties, which could lead to a reduction in our rental income and in the results of operations.

Our inability to control our joint ventures or our tenancy in common arrangement could result in diversion of time and effort by our management and the inability to achieve the goals of the joint venture or the tenancy in common arrangement.

We presently are a joint venturer in five joint ventures which own five properties and we own 50% of another property as tenant in common with a group of investors pursuant to a tenancy in common agreement. At December 31, 2007, our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $6.6 million and the tenancy in common interest represents a net investment of approximately $569,000 by us. These investments may involve risks not otherwise present in investments made solely by us, including that our co-investors may have different interests or goals than we do, or that our co-investors may not be able or willing to take an action that we desire. Disagreements with or among our co-investors could result in substantial diversion of time and effort by our management team and the inability of the joint venture or the tenancy in common to successfully operate, finance, lease or sell properties as intended by our joint venture agreements or tenancy in common agreement. In addition, we may invest a significant amount of our funds into joint ventures which ultimately may not be profitable as a result of disagreements with or among our co-investors.

Competition in the real estate business is intense and could reduce our revenues and harm our business.

We compete for real estate investments with all types of investors, including domestic and foreign corporations and real estate companies, 1031 exchange buyers, financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, investment funds, other REITs and individuals. Many of these competitors have significant advantages over us, including a larger, more diverse group of properties and greater financial and other resources. We have recently experienced increased competition for the acquisition of net leased properties. Our failure to compete successfully with these competitors could result in our inability to identify and acquire valuable properties and to achieve our growth objectives.
 
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Compliance with environmental regulations and associated costs could adversely affect our liquidity.

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or operator of real property may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases at the property and may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage and for investigation and cleanup costs incurred in connection with contamination. The cost of investigation, remediation or removal of hazardous or toxic substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate a property, may adversely affect our ability to sell or rent the property or to borrow money using the property as collateral. In connection with our ownership, operation and management of real properties, we may be considered an owner or operator of the properties and, therefore, potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other related costs, including governmental fines and liability for injuries to persons and property, not only with respect to properties we own now or may acquire, but also with respect to properties we have owned in the past.

We cannot provide any assurance that existing environmental studies with respect to any of our properties reveal all potential environmental liabilities, that any prior owner of a property did not create any material environmental condition not known to us, or that a material environmental condition does not otherwise exist, or may not exist in the future, as to any one or more of our properties. If a material environmental condition does in fact exist, or exists in the future, it could have a material adverse impact upon our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Our senior management and other key personnel are critical to our business and our future success depends on our ability to retain them.

We depend on the services of Fredric H. Gould, chairman of our board of directors, Patrick J. Callan, Jr., our president and chief executive officer, Lawrence G. Ricketts, Jr., our executive vice president and chief operating officer, and other members of our senior management to carry out our business and investment strategies. Only two of our senior officers, Messrs. Callan and Ricketts, devote all of their business time to our company. The remainder of our senior management provide services to us on a part-time, as needed basis. As we expand, we will need to attract and retain qualified senior management and other key personnel, both on a full-time and part-time basis. The loss of the services of any of our senior management or other key personnel, or our inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future, could impair our ability to carry out our business and investment strategies. We do not carry key man life insurance on members of our senior management.

Our transactions with affiliated entities involve conflicts of interest.

From time to time we have entered into transactions with persons and entities affiliated with us and with certain of our officers and directors. Our policy is (i) to receive terms in transactions with affiliates that are at least as favorable to us as similar transactions we would enter into with unaffiliated persons and (ii) to have these transactions approved by our Audit Committee and by a majority of our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors.  We entered into a compensation and services agreement with Majestic Property Management Corp. effective as of January 1, 2007.  Majestic Property Management Corp. is wholly-owned by our chairman of the board and it provides compensation to certain of our executive officers. Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement, we pay an annual fee to Majestic Property Management Corp. and they assume our obligations under a shared services agreement, and provide us with the services of all affiliated executive, administrative, legal, accounting and clerical personnel that we use on a part time basis, as well as certain property management services, property acquisition, sales and leasing and mortgage brokerage services.  In 2007, we paid to Majestic a fee of approximately $2,125,000.  In addition, in accordance with the compensation and services agreement, in 2007 we paid our chairman a fee of $250,000 and made an additional payment to Majestic Property Management Corp. of $175,000 for our share of all direct office expenses, such as rent, telephone, postage, computer services, internet usage, etc.  Any transactions with affiliated entities raise the potential that we may not receive terms as favorable as those that we would receive if the transactions were entered into with unaffiliated entities or that our executive officers might otherwise seek benefits for affiliated entities at our expense.
 
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Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act could be costly.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all public accommodations must meet Federal requirements for access and use by disabled persons. A determination that our properties do not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act could result in liability for both governmental fines and damages. If we are required to make unanticipated major modifications to any of our properties to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which are determined not to be the responsibility of our tenants, we could incur unanticipated expenses that could have an adverse impact upon our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

We cannot assure you of our ability to pay dividends in the future.

We intend to pay quarterly dividends and to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts such that all or substantially all of our taxable income in each year, subject to certain adjustments, is distributed. This, along with other factors, should enable us to quality for the tax benefits accorded to a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We have not established a minimum dividend payment level and our ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected by the risk factors described in this Annual Report. All distributions will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our REIT status and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that we will be able to pay dividends in the future.

Risks Related to the REIT Industry

Failure to qualify as a REIT would result in material adverse tax consequences and would significantly reduce cash available for distributions.

We believe that we operate so as to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Qualification as a REIT involves the application of technical and complex legal provisions for which there are limited judicial and administrative interpretations. The determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control may affect our ability to qualify as a REIT. In addition, no assurance can be given that legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not significantly change the tax laws with respect to qualification as a REIT or the federal income tax consequences of such qualification. If we fail to quality as a REIT, we will be subject to federal, certain additional state and local income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and would not be allowed a deduction in computing our taxable income for amounts distributed to stockholders. In addition, unless entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, we would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification is lost. The additional tax would reduce significantly our net income and the cash available for distributions to stockholders.

We are subject to certain distribution requirements that may result in our having to borrow funds at unfavorable rates.

To obtain the favorable tax treatment associated with being a REIT, we generally are required, among other things, to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our ordinary taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) each year. To the extent that we satisfy these distribution requirements, but distribute less than 100% of our taxable income we will be subject to federal corporate tax on our undistributed taxable income. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which certain distributions paid by us with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income and 100% of our undistributed income from prior years.
 
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As a result of differences in timing between the receipt of income and the payment of expenses, and the inclusion of such income and the deduction of such expenses in arriving at taxable income, and the effect of nondeductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves and the timing of required debt service (including amortization) payments, we may need to borrow funds in order to make the distributions necessary to retain the tax benefits associated with qualifying as a REIT, even if we believe that then prevailing market conditions are not generally favorable for such borrowings. Such borrowings could reduce our net income and the cash available for distributions to holders of our common stock.

Compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to maximize profits.

In order to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, our sources of income, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our stock. We may also be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution. Accordingly, compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. Any investment in securities cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, no more than 5% of the value of our assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer, other than a qualified REIT security. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we must dispose of such portion of these securities in excess of these percentages within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in order to avoid losing our REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. This requirement could cause us to dispose of assets for consideration that is less than their true value and could lead to a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
 
None. 
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Set forth below is a list of our executive officers whose terms expire at our 2008 annual board of director’s meeting. The business history of our officers who are also directors will be provided in our proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than April 29, 2008.
 
NAME
 
AGE
 
POSITION WITH THE COMPANY
Fredric H. Gould*
 
72
 
Chairman of the Board
   
 
   
Patrick J. Callan, Jr.
 
45
 
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
         
Lawrence G. Ricketts, Jr.
 
31
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
         
Jeffrey A. Gould*
 
42
 
Senior Vice President and Director
         
Matthew J. Gould*
 
48
 
Senior Vice President and Director
         
David W. Kalish
 
61
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         
Israel Rosenzweig
 
60
 
Senior Vice President
         
Simeon Brinberg**
 
74
 
Senior Vice President
         
Mark H. Lundy**
 
45
 
Senior Vice President and Secretary
         
Karen Dunleavy
 
49
 
Vice President, Financial

* Matthew J. Gould and Jeffrey A. Gould are Fredric H. Gould’s sons.

** Mark H. Lundy is Simeon Brinberg’s son-in-law.
 
Lawrence G. Ricketts, Jr. Mr. Ricketts has been Chief Operating Officer of One Liberty Properties since January 2008, and Vice President since December 1999 (Executive Vice President since June 2006), and has been employed by One Liberty Properties, Inc. since January 1999.

David W. Kalish. Mr. Kalish has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of One Liberty Properties since June 1990. Mr. Kalish has served as Senior Vice President, Finance of BRT Realty Trust since August 1998 and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. since June 1990. Mr. Kalish is a certified public accountant.

Israel Rosenzweig. Mr. Rosenzweig has been a Senior Vice President of One Liberty Properties since June 1997 and a Senior Vice President of BRT Realty Trust since March 1998. He has been a Vice President of the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. since May 1997 and President of GP Partners, Inc., a sub-advisor to a registered investment advisor, since 2000.

Simeon Brinberg. Mr. Brinberg has served as a Senior Vice President of One Liberty Properties since 1989. He has been Secretary of BRT Realty Trust since 1983, a Senior Vice President of BRT Realty Trust since 1988 and a Vice President of the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. since 1988. Mr. Brinberg, is an attorney-at-law and a member of the bar of the State of New York.

Mark H. Lundy. Mr. Lundy has served as the Secretary of One Liberty Properties since June 1993 and a Vice President since June 2000 (Senior Vice President since June 2006). Mr. Lundy has been a Vice President of BRT Realty Trust since April 1993 (Senior Vice President since March 2005) and a Vice President of the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. since July 1990. He is an attorney-at-law and a member of the bars of New York and the District of Columbia.
 
Karen Dunleavy. Ms. Dunleavy has been Vice President, Financial of One Liberty Properties since August 1994. She has served as Treasurer of the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. since 1986. Ms. Dunleavy is a certified public accountant.

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Item 2.  Properties.

As of December 31, 2007, we owned 65 properties, one of which is held for sale, held a 50% tenancy in common interest in one property, and participated in five joint ventures that own a total of five properties (including one vacant property held for sale). The properties owned by us and our joint ventures are suitable and adequate for their current uses. The tables below set forth information as of December 31, 2007 concerning each property which we own and in which we currently own an equity interest. Except for one movie theater property, we and our joint ventures own fee title to each property.

Our Properties

       
Percentage
     
       
of 2008
     
       
Contractual
 
Approximate
 
   
Type of
 
Rental
 
Building
 
Location
 
Property
 
Income (1)
 
Square Feet
 
Baltimore, MD
   
Industrial
   
6.5
%
 
367,000
 
Parsippany, NJ
   
Office
   
5.4
   
106,680
 
Hauppauge, NY
   
Flex
   
4.9
   
149,870
 
El Paso, TX
   
Retail
   
4.4
   
110,179
 
St. Cloud, MN
   
Industrial
   
4.3
   
338,000
 
Plano, TX
   
Retail (2)
 
3.8
   
112,389
 
Los Angeles, CA (3)
   
Office
   
3.5
   
106,262
 
Greensboro, NC
   
Theater
   
3.5
   
61,213
 
Brooklyn, NY
   
Office
   
3.0
   
66,000
 
Knoxville, TN
   
Retail
   
2.8
   
35,330
 
Columbus, OH
   
Retail (2)
 
2.7
   
96,924
 
Plano, TX
   
Retail (4)
 
2.5
   
51,018
 
Philadelphia, PA
   
Industrial
   
2.5
   
166,000
 
Tucker, GA
   
Health & Fitness
   
2.5
   
58,800
 
Ronkonkoma, NY
   
Flex
   
2.1
   
89,500
 
Lake Charles, LA
   
Retail
   
1.9
   
54,229
 
Cedar Park, TX
   
Retail (2)
 
1.8
   
50,810
 
Manhattan, NY
   
Residential
   
1.8
   
125,000
 
Columbus, OH
   
Industrial
   
1.6
   
100,220
 
Ft. Myers, FL
   
Retail
   
1.6
   
29,993
 
Grand Rapids, MI
   
Health & Fitness
   
1.5
   
130,000
 
Newark, DE
   
Retail
   
1.5
   
23,547
 
Wichita, KS
   
Retail (2)
 
1.4
   
88,108
 
Atlanta, GA
   
Retail
   
1.4
   
50,400
 
Saco, ME
   
Industrial
   
1.3
   
91,400
 
Champaign, IL
   
Retail
   
1.3
   
50,530
 
Athens, GA
   
Retail
   
1.3
   
41,280
 

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Percentage
     
       
of 2008
     
       
Contractual
 
Approximate
 
   
Type of
 
Rental
 
Building
 
Location
 
Property
 
Income (1)
 
Square Feet
 
Greenwood Village, CO
   
Retail
   
1.2
   
45,000
 
Tyler, TX
   
Retail (2)
 
1.2
   
72,000
 
Mesquite, TX
   
Retail (2)
 
 
1.1
   
22,900
 
Fayetteville, GA
   
Retail (2)
 
1.1
   
65,951
 
Onalaska, WI
   
Retail
   
1.1
   
63,919
 
Melville, NY
   
Industrial
   
1.1
   
51,351
 
Richmond, VA
   
Retail (2)
 
1.0
   
38,788
 
Amarillo, TX
   
Retail (2)
 
1.0
   
72,227
 
Virginia Beach, VA
   
Retail (2)
 
1.0
   
58,937
 
Selden, NY
   
Retail
   
1.0
   
14,550
 
Lexington, KY
   
Retail (2)
 
.9
   
30,173
 
Duluth, GA
   
Retail (2)
 
.9
   
50,260
 
Antioch, TN
   
Retail
   
.9
   
34,059
 
Newport News, VA
   
Retail (2)
 
.9
   
49,865
 
Grand Rapids, MI
   
Health & Fitness
   
.9
   
72,000
 
Gurnee, IL
   
Retail
   
.8
   
22,768
 
Batavia, NY
   
Retail
   
.7
   
23,483
 
St. Louis, MO
   
Retail
   
.7
   
30,772
 
Somerville, MA
   
Retail
   
.7
   
12,054
 
Hauppauge, NY
   
Retail
   
.7
   
7,000
 
Fairview Heights, IL
   
Retail
   
.7
   
31,252
 
Bluffton, SC
   
Retail (2)
 
.7
   
35,011
 
Houston, TX
   
Retail
 
.6
   
12,000
 
Ferguson, MO
   
Retail
   
.6
   
32,046
 
New Hyde Park, NY
   
Industrial
   
.6
   
89,000
 
Vicksburg, MS
   
Retail
   
.5
   
2,790
 
Florence, KY
   
Retail
   
.5
   
31,252
 
Killeen, TX
   
Retail
   
.5
   
8,000
 
Flowood, MS
   
Retail
   
.4
   
4,505
 
Bastrop, LA
   
Retail
   
.4
   
2,607
 
Monroe, LA
   
Retail
   
.4
   
2,756
 
D’Iberville, MS
   
Retail
   
.4
   
2,650
 
Kentwood, LA
   
Retail
   
.4
   
2,578
 
Monroe, LA
   
Retail
   
.4
   
2,806
 
Vicksburg, MS
   
Retail
   
.4
   
4,505
 
Rosenberg, TX
   
Retail
   
.3
   
8,000
 
West Palm Beach, FL
   
Industrial
   
.3
   
10,361
 
Seattle, WA
   
Retail
   
.2
   
3,038
 
     
 
   
100
%
 
3,873,896
 

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Properties Owned
by Joint Ventures (5)

       
Percentage
     
       
of Our Share
     
       
of Rent Payable
 
Approximate
 
   
Type of
 
in 2008 to Our
 
Building
 
Location
 
Property
 
Joint Ventures
 
Square Feet
 
Lincoln, NE
   
Retail
   
41.8
%
 
112,260
 
Milwaukee, WI
   
Industrial
   
38.9
   
927,685
 
Miami, FL
   
Industrial
   
10.7
   
396,000
 
Savannah, GA
   
Retail
   
8.6
   
101,550
 
   
Retail
   
Vacant
   
17,108
 
           
100
%
 
1,554,603
 
 

(1)
Percentage of 2008 contractual rental income payable to us pursuant to leases as of December 31, 2007, including rental income payable on our tenancy in common interest and excluding rental income from our property that is held for sale.

(2)
This property is leased to a retail furniture operator.

(3)
An undivided 50% interest in this property is owned by us as tenant in common with an unrelated entity. Percentage of contractual rental income indicated represents our share of the 2008 rental income. Approximate square footage indicated represents the total rentable square footage of the property.

(4)
Property has two tenants, of which approximately 53% is leased to a retail furniture operator.

(5)
Each property is owned by a joint venture in which we are a venture partner. Except for the joint venture which owns the Miami, Florida property, in which we own a 36% economic interest, we own a 50% economic interest in each joint venture. Approximate square footage indicated represents the total rentable square footage of the property owned by the joint venture.

(6)
This property was held for sale at December 31, 2007.
 
The occupancy rate for our properties (including the property in which we own a tenancy in common interest), based on total rentable square footage, was 100% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. The occupancy rate for the properties owned by our joint ventures (except for a property located in Monroe, New York which was vacant land and was sold by the joint venture in March 2007), based on total rentable square footage, was approximately 98.9% as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

As of December 31, 2007, the 66 properties owned by us and the five properties owned by our joint ventures are located in 28 states. The following tables set forth certain information, presented by state, related to our properties and properties owned by our joint ventures as of December 31, 2007.
 
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Our Properties
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
State
 
Number of
Properties (1)
 

2008 Contractual
Rental Income
 
Approximate
Building
Square Feet
 
Texas
   
10
 
$
6,241,132
   
519,523
 
New York
   
9
   
5,676,108
   
615,754
 
Georgia
   
5
   
2,568,977
   
266,691
 
Maryland
   
1
   
2,340,923
   
367,000
 
New Jersey
   
1
   
1,928,241
   
106,680
 
Ohio
   
2
   
1,546,990
   
197,144
 
Minnesota
   
1
   
1,541,441
   
338,000
 
Tennessee
   
2
   
1,324,086
   
69,389
 
Louisiana
   
5
   
1,277,934
   
64,976
 
California
   
1
   
1,251,797
   
106,262
 
North Carolina
   
1
   
1,242,019
   
61,213
 
Other
   
27
   
8,988,637
   
1,161,264
 
     
65
 
$
35,928,285
   
3,873,896
 
 
Properties Owned
by Joint Ventures
 
State
 
Number of
Properties
 
Our Share
of Rent Payable
in 2008 to Our
Joint Ventures
 
Approximate
Building
Square Feet
 
Nebraska
   
1
 
$
603,594
   
112,260
 
Wisconsin
   
1
   
562,500
   
927,685
 
Florida
   
1
   
154,488
   
396,000
 
Georgia
   
1
   
123,750
   
101,550
 
Louisiana
   
1
(2)
 
-
   
17,108
 
     
5
 
$
1,444,332
   
1,554,603
 
 
(1)
Excludes a property owned by us, located in Pennsylvania, which is held for sale.
   
(2)
This vacant property was held for sale at December 31, 2007.

At December 31, 2007, we had first mortgages on 57 of the 66 properties we owned as of that date (including our 50% tenancy in common interest, but excluding properties owned by our joint ventures). At December 31, 2007, we had approximately $215.5 million of mortgage loans outstanding, bearing interest at rates ranging from 5.13% to 8.8%. Substantially all of our mortgage loans contain prepayment penalties. In addition, we had one outstanding loan payable with a balance of approximately $6.5 million at December 31, 2007, bearing interest at 6.25%. The following table sets forth scheduled principal mortgage and loan payments due for our properties as of December 31, 2007 (assumes no payment is made on principal on any outstanding mortgage or loan in advance of its due date):
 
YEAR
 
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS DUE
IN YEAR INDICATED
 
 
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
2008
 
$
9,104
 
2009
   
10,033
 
2010
   
22,313
 
2011
   
8,580
 
2012
   
37,551
 
2013 and thereafter
   
134,454
 
Total
 
$
222,035
 
 
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At December 31, 2007, our joint ventures had first mortgages on three properties with outstanding balances of approximately $18.8 million, bearing interest at rates ranging from 5.8% to 6.4%. Substantially all these mortgages contain prepayment penalties. The following table sets forth the scheduled principal mortgage payments due for properties owned by our joint ventures as of December 31, 2007 (assumes no payment is made on principal on any outstanding mortgage in advance of its due date):
 
YEAR
 
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS DUE
IN YEAR INDICATED
 
 
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
       
2008
 
$
410
 
2009
   
435
 
2010
   
462
 
2011
   
490
 
2012
   
520
 
2013 and thereafter
   
16,434
 
Total
 
$
18,751
 

Significant Tenant

As of December 31, 2007, no single property owned by us had a book value equal to or greater than 10% of our total assets or had revenues which accounted for more than 10% of our aggregate annual gross revenues in the year ended December 31, 2007. However, as of December 31, 2007, we owned a portfolio of 11 properties, leased under a master lease to Haverty’s Furniture Companies, Inc., which had a net book value of 13% of our total assets and revenues which accounted for 13.2% of our aggregate annual gross revenues in the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the eleven properties, three are located in each of Texas and Virginia, two are located in Georgia, and one is located in each of Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina. The properties aggregate approximately 43 acres and contain buildings with an aggregate of approximately 612,130 square feet.

The properties are net leased pursuant to a master lease, which expires on August 14, 2022.  Haverty’s Furniture Companies, Inc. is a New York Stock Exchange listed company and operates over 100 showrooms in 17 states.  The lease provides for a current base rent of $4,310,000 per annum, increasing on August 15, 2012 and every five years thereafter and provides the tenant with certain renewal options. Pursuant to the lease, the tenant is responsible for maintenance and repairs, and for real estate taxes and assessments on the properties.  The 2007 annual real estate taxes on the properties aggregated $756,000.  The tenant utilizes approximately 86% of the properties for retail and 14% for warehouse. 

The mortgage loan, which our subsidiary assumed when it acquired the properties in 2006, is secured by mortgages/deeds of trust on all eleven properties in the principal amount of approximately $26 million at December 31, 2007.  The mortgage loan bears interest at 6.87% per annum, matures on September 1, 2012 and is being amortized based on a 25-year amortization schedule.  Assuming no additional payments are made on the principal amount of the mortgage loan in advance of the maturity date, the principal balance due on the maturity date will be approximately $20 million.  Although the mortgage loan provides for defeasance, it is generally not prepayable until 90 days prior to the maturity date.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

In July 2005, our former president and chief executive officer, who was also a member of our board of directors, resigned following the discovery of inappropriate financial dealings by him with a former tenant of a property owned by a joint venture in which we are a 50% partner and the managing member. We reported this matter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in July 2005. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors conducted an investigation of this matter and related matters and retained special counsel to assist the committee in its investigation. This investigation was completed, and the Audit Committee and its special counsel, based on the materials gathered and interviews conducted, found no evidence that any officer or employee of our company (other than the former president and chief executive officer) was aware of, or knowingly assisted, our former president and chief executive officer’s inappropriate financial dealings.
 
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In June 2006, we announced that we had received notification of a formal order of investigation from the SEC. We believe that the matters being investigated by the SEC focus on the improper payments received by our president and chief executive officer. The SEC also requested information regarding “related party transactions” between us and entities affiliated with us and with certain of our officers and directors and compensation paid to certain of our officers by these affiliates. The SEC and our Audit Committee have conducted investigations concerning these issues. We believe that these investigations have been substantially completed.
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Part II
 
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The following table sets forth the high and low prices for our common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for 2007 and for 2006 and the per share cash distributions paid on our common stock during each quarter of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
           
CASH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DISTRIBUTION
 
2007
 
HIGH
 
LOW
 
PER SHARE
 
First Quarter
 
$
26.13
 
$
22.72
 
$
.36
 
Second Quarter
 
$
24.48
 
$
21.59
 
$
.36
 
Third Quarter
 
$
23.26
 
$
18.83
 
$
1.03
*
Fourth Quarter
 
$
21.97
 
$
17.61
 
$
.36
 
 
           
CASH
 
           
DISTRIBUTION
 
2006
 
HIGH
 
LOW
 
PER SHARE
 
First Quarter
 
$
21.00
 
$
18.33
 
$
.33
 
Second Quarter
 
$
21.00
 
$
17.91
 
$
.33
 
Third Quarter
 
$
22.40
 
$
18.66
 
$
.33
 
Fourth Quarter
 
$
25.53
 
$
22.01
 
$
.36
 
 
* Includes a regular cash dividend of $.36 per share and a special cash distribution of $.67 per share.    
 
As of March 3, 2008, there were 351 common stockholders of record and we estimate that at such date there were approximately 3,600 beneficial owners of our common stock.

We qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. In order to maintain that status, we are required to distribute to our shareholders at least 90% of our annual ordinary taxable income. The amount and timing of future distributions will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon our financial condition, earnings, business plan, cash flow and other factors. We intend to pay cash distributions in an amount at least equal to that necessary for us to maintain our status as a real estate investment trust for Federal income tax purposes.
 
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Stock Performance Graph

The following graph compares the performance of our common stock with the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index and a peer group index of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts prepared by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. As indicated, the graph assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2002 in our common stock and assumes the reinvestment of dividends.
graph
 
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
                       
 
 
12/02
 
12/03
 
12/04
 
12/05
 
12/06
 
12/07
 
                           
One Liberty Properties, Inc.
   
100.00
   
140.01
   
155.53
   
147.76
   
214.62
   
172.92
 
S&P 500
   
100.00
   
128.68
   
142.69
   
149.70
   
173.34
   
182.87
 
NAREIT Equity
   
100.00
   
137.13
   
180.44
   
202.38
   
273.34
   
230.45
 
 
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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about shares of our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants, rights and restricted stock under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2007.
 
Plan Category
 
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column(a))
 
 
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)
   
-
   
-
   
81,900
 
                     
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                     
Total
   
-
   
-
   
81,900
 
 
(1) Our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by our stockholders in 2003, is our only equity compensation plan. Our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan permits us to grant stock options and restricted stock to our employees, officers, directors and consultants. Currently, there are no options outstanding under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.

Purchase of Securities

On August 7, 2007, our board of directors authorized a program for us to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock in the open market from time to time. Set forth below is a table which provides the purchases we made in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 
 
 
Period
 
Total Number of
Shares (or Units
Purchased)
 
Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)
 
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or
Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
 
October 1, 2007-
October 31, 2007
   
28,800
 
$
20.26
   
28,800
   
401,617
 
                           
November 1, 2007-
November 30, 2007
   
24,500
 
$
20.18
   
24,500
   
377,117
 
                           
December 1, 2007-
December 31, 2007
   
35,926
 
$
19.31
   
35,926
   
341,191
 
 
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

The following table sets forth the selected consolidated statement of operations data for each of the periods indicated, all of which are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes. The selected financial data for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
   
As of and for the Year Ended
 
   
December 31
 
   
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
OPERATING DATA(Note a)
                     
Rental revenues
 
$
36,805
 
$
32,048
 
$
25,910
 
$
19,511
 
$
14,850
 
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (Note b)
   
648
   
(3,276
)
 
2,102
   
2,869
   
2,411
 
Gain on dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures
   
583
   
26,908
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Net gain on sale of air rights, other and real estate
   
-
   
413
   
10,248
   
73
   
14
 
Income from continuing operations
   
9,013
   
30,797
   
18,309
   
7,308
   
5,995
 
Income from discontinued operations
   
1,577
   
5,628
   
2,971
   
3,666
   
2,530
 
Net income
   
10,590
   
36,425
   
21,280
   
10,974
   
8,525
 
Calculation of net income applicable to common stockholders (Note c):
                               
Net income
   
10,590
   
36,425
   
21,280
   
10,974
   
8,525
 
Less: dividends and accretion on preferred stock
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1,037
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
10,590
 
$
36,425
 
$
21,280
 
$
10,974
 
$
7,488
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
   
10,069
   
9,931
   
9,838
   
9,728
   
6,340
 
Diluted
   
10,069
   
9,934
   
9,843
   
9,744
   
6,372
 
Net income per common share - basic and diluted:
                               
Income from continuing operations
 
$
.89
 
$
3.10
 
$
1.86
 
$
.75
 
$
.78
 
Income from discontinued operations
   
.16
   
.57
   
.30
   
_ .38
   
_ .40
 
Net income
 
$
1.05
 
$
3.67
 
$
2.16
 
$
1.13
 
$
1.18
 
                                 
Cash distributions per share of:
                               
Common Stock (Note d)
 
$
2.11
 
$
1.35
 
$
1.32
 
$
1.32
 
$
1.32
 
Preferred Stock (Note c)
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
$
1.60
 
                                 
BALANCE SHEET DATA
                               
Real estate investments, net
 
$
333,990
 
$
341,652
 
$
258,122
 
$
228,536  
$
177,316  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
   
6,570
   
7,014
   
27,335
   
37,023
   
24,441
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
25,737
   
34,013
   
26,749
   
6,051
   
45,944
 
Total assets
   
406,634
   
422,037
   
330,583
   
284,386
   
259,089
 
Mortgages and loan payable
   
222,035
   
227,923
   
167,472
   
124,019
   
106,133
 
Line of credit
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
7,600
   
-
 
Total liabilities
   
235,395
   
241,912
   
175,064
   
138,271
   
113,120
 
Total stockholders' equity
   
171,239
   
180,125
   
155,519
   
146,115
   
145,969
 
                                 
OTHER DATA(Note e)
                               
Funds from operations applicable to common stockholders
 
$
18,645
 
$
13,707
 
$
26,658
 
$
16,789
 
$
11,776
 
Funds from operations per common share:
                               
Basic
 
$
1.85
 
$
1.38
 
$
2.71
 
$
1.73
 
$
1.86
 
Diluted
 
$
1.85
 
$
1.38
 
$
2.71
 
$
1.72
 
$
1.85
 
 
Note a: Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Note b: For the year ended December 31, 2006, “Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures” is after giving effect to $5.3 million, our share of the mortgage prepayment premium expense incurred in connection with dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures. This expense is reflected as interest expense on the books of the joint ventures and is not netted against the gain on dispositions.
 
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Note c: On December 30, 2003, we redeemed all of our outstanding preferred stock.

Note d: 2007 includes a special cash distribution of $.67 per share

Note e: We consider funds from operations (FFO) to be a relevant and meaningful supplemental measure of the operating performance of an equity REIT, and it should not be deemed to be a measure of liquidity. FFO does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash needs, including distributions. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the purpose of evaluating our performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

We compute FFO in accordance with the “White Paper on Funds From Operations” issued in April 2002 by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). FFO is defined in the White Paper as “net income (computed in accordance with generally accepting accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.” In computing FFO, we do not add back to net income the amortization of costs in connection with our financing activities, or depreciation of non-real estate assets, but those items that are defined as “extraordinary” under GAAP are added back to net income. Since the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one REIT to another.

We believe that FFO is a useful and a standard supplemental measure of the operating performance for equity REITs and is used frequently by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating equity REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their operating results. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, which assures that the value of real estate assets diminish predictability over time. In fact, real estate values have historically risen and fallen with market conditions. As a result, we believe that FFO provides a performance measure that when compared year over year, should reflect the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs and other matters without the inclusion of depreciation and amortization, providing a perspective that may not be necessarily apparent from net income. We also consider FFO to be useful to us in evaluating potential property acquisitions.

FFO does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP. FFO should not be considered to be an alternative to net income as a reliable measure of our operating performance; nor should FFO be considered to be an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities (as defined by GAAP) as measures of liquidity.

FFO does not measure whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all of our cash needs, including principal amortization, capital improvements and distributions to stockholders. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP.

Management recognizes that there are limitations in the use of FFO. In evaluating the performance of our company, management is careful to examine GAAP measures such as net income and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities. Management also reviews the reconciliation of net income to FFO.

The table below provides a reconciliation of net income in accordance with GAAP to FFO, as calculated under the current NAREIT definition of FFO, for each of the years in the five year period ended December 31, 2007.
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Net income (Note 1)
 
$
10,590
 
$
36,425
 
$
21,280
 
$
10,974
 
$
8,525
 
Add: depreciation of properties
   
8,248
   
7,091
   
5,905
   
4,758
   
3,473
 
Add: our share of depreciation in unconsolidated joint ventures
   
329
   
716
   
1,277
   
1,075
   
790
 
Add: amortization of deferred leasing costs
   
61
   
43
   
101
   
55
   
39
 
Deduct: gain on sale of real estate
   
-
   
(3,660
)
 
(1,905
)
 
(73
)
 
(14
)
Deduct: gain on dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures
   
(583
)
 
(26,908
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Deduct: preferred distributions
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,037
)
                                 
Funds from operations applicable to common stockholders (Note 1)
 
$
18,645
 
$
13,707
 
$
26,658
 
$
16,789
 
$
11,776
 
 
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Note 1: For the year ended December 31, 2006, net income and funds from operations applicable to common stockholders (FFO) is after giving effect to $5.3 million, our share of the mortgage prepayment premium expense incurred in connection with the dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures. This expense is reflected as interest expense on the books of the joint ventures and not netted against gain on dispositions.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, net income and FFO include $10.2 million from the gain on sale of air rights.
 
The table below provides a reconciliation of net income per common share (on a diluted basis) in accordance with GAAP to FFO.
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
                       
Net income (Note 2)
 
$
1.05
 
$
3.67
 
$
2.16
 
$
1.13
 
$
1.34
 
Add: depreciation of properties
   
.82
   
.71
   
.60
   
.49
   
.55
 
Add: our share of depreciation in unconsolidated joint ventures
   
.03
   
.07
   
.13
   
.11
   
.12
 
Add: amortization of deferred leasing costs
   
.01
   
.01
   
.01
   
-
   
-
 
Deduct: gain on sale of real estate
   
-
   
(.37
)
 
(.19
)
 
(.01
)
 
-
 
Deduct: gain on dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures
   
(.06
)
 
(2.71
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Deduct: preferred distributions
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(.16
)
                                 
Funds from operations applicable to common stockholders (Note 2)
 
$
1.85
 
$
1.38
 
$
2.71
 
$
1.72
 
$
1.85
 
 
Note 2: For the year ended December 31, 2006, net income and FFO is after $.53, our share of the mortgage prepayment premium expense. See Note 1 above. For the year ended December 31, 2005, net income and FFO include $1.04 from the gain on sale of air rights.
 
Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

General

We are a self-administered and self-managed REIT and we primarily own real estate that we net lease to tenants. As of December 31, 2007, we owned 65 properties, one of which is held for sale, held a 50% tenancy in common interest in one property, and participated in five joint ventures that owned a total of five properties (including one vacant property held for sale). These 71 properties are located in 28 states.

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we currently distribute at least 90% of ordinary taxable income to our stockholders. We intend to comply with these requirements and to maintain our REIT status.

Our principal business strategy is to acquire improved, commercial properties subject to long-term net leases. We acquire properties for their value as long-term investments and for their ability to generate income over an extended period of time. We have borrowed funds in the past to finance the purchase of real estate and we expect to do so in the future.

Our rental properties are generally leased to corporate tenants under operating leases substantially all of which are noncancellable. Substantially all of our lease agreements are net lease arrangements that require the tenant to pay not only rent, but also substantially all of the operating expenses of the leased property, including maintenance, taxes, utilities and insurance. A majority of our lease agreements provide for periodic rental increases and certain of our other leases provide for increases based on the consumer price index.

Although we investigated, analyzed and bid on several properties in 2007, due to a variety of factors, including increased competition and unfavorable prices, we did not acquire any properties in 2007. In January and February 2008, we acquired two single retail properties for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.5 million.
 
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Our five joint ventures each held a single-tenant property as of December 31, 2007. At year end, our equity investment in our joint ventures was $6.6 million, net of distributions.

At December 31, 2007, excluding mortgages payable of our unconsolidated joint ventures, we had 57 outstanding mortgages payable, aggregating $215.5 million in principal amount, all of which are secured by first liens on individual real estate investments with an aggregate carrying value of approximately $349 million before accumulated depreciation. The mortgages bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 5.13% to 8.8%, and mature between 2008 and 2037. In addition, we had one loan payable outstanding with a principal amount of $6.5 million, bearing interest at 6.25% and maturing in 2018.

Results of Operations

Outlook

We anticipate that in 2008 we will use any available cash (after taking into account required cash distributions to shareholders), funds derived from the placement of additional mortgages and a credit line to acquire additional properties, either directly or through joint ventures. As a result, we anticipate that we will acquire and own additional properties and unless we experience an unexpected number of lease terminations and/or cancellations in 2008 (taking into consideration the lease expiration we know will occur in 2008, and without giving effect to any re-letting of such properties), our revenues should increase in 2008.

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Rental Revenues

Rental revenues increased by $4.8 million, or 14.8%, to $37 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $32 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in rental revenues is substantially due to rental revenues earned during the year ended December 31, 2007 on 22 properties acquired by us between April and December 2006.

Operating Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.4 million, or 20%, to $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in depreciation and amortization was due to the acquisition of 22 properties between April and December 2006.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.2 million, or 22.5%, to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase is due to a number of factors including (i) an increase of $135,000 in payroll and payroll related expenses of full-time employees; (ii) an increase of $310,000 in compensation expenses related to the amortization of restricted stock awards; (iii) an increase of $200,000 (from $50,000 to $250,000) in the compensation paid to the chairman of our board; (iv) an increase of $228,000 in professional fees resulting from both the retention by our Compensation Committee of an independent consultant, and an increase in legal and accounting fees. Offsetting these increases was a $723,000 decease in professional fees incurred in the prior year in connection with investigations by the SEC and our Audit Committee and legal fees relating to a civil litigation arising out of the activities of our former president and chief executive officer.
 
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Included in the increase in general and administrative expenses was $2.29 million of expenses incurred pursuant to a compensation and services agreement which became effective January 1, 2007. Under the agreement Majestic Property Management Corp., an affiliated entity, took over our obligations under a shared services agreement (including our share of direct office overhead) and agreed to continue to provide us with the services of all affiliated executive, administrative, legal, accounting and clerical personnel that we use on an as needed, part-time basis. Accordingly, we no longer allocate direct office overhead or allocate payroll expenses. The agreement also requires Majestic Property Management Corp. to continue to provide us with certain property management services (including construction supervisory services), property acquisition, sales and leasing services and mortgage brokerage services and we do not incur any fees or expenses for such services except for the annual fee referred to below. In consideration of taking over our obligations under the shared services agreement and providing the services mentioned above, we agreed to pay Majestic Property Management Corp. a fee in 2007 of $2,125,000 million (before offsets provided for in the agreement) plus $175,000 as our share of direct office overhead. The following table compares the amounts paid by us in 2007 under the compensation and services agreement and the expenses paid in 2006 which would be included in the fee paid under such agreement:
 
   
Years ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Compensation and Services Agreement
 
$
2,288,000
 
$
-
 
Allocated expenses
   
-
   
1,317,000
 
Mortgage brokerage fees
   
-
   
100,000
(1)
Sales commissions
   
-
   
152,000
(2)
Management fees
   
-
   
15,000
 
Supervisory fees
   
-
   
41,000
(3)
     
2,288,000
   
1,625,000
 
Fees paid by our joint ventures
   
6,000
   
691,000
(4)
Total fees
 
$
2,294,000
 
$
2,316,000
 
 
(1)
Deferred and written off over term of mortgage.
 
(2)
Reduced net sales proceeds.
 
(3)
Capitalized to improvement account.
 
(4)
Represents our 50% share of fees paid to Majestic Property Management Corp. by our joint ventures. The 2007 amount is for management fees and the 2006 amount is primarily for sales commissions, which reduced the net sales proceeds from the dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures.

Other Income and Expenses

Our equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures increased by $3.9 million to $648,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007 from a loss of $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The $3.3 million loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 resulted primarily from $10.5 million of mortgage prepayment premiums, of which 50%, or $5.3 million, was our share, paid by two of our joint ventures upon the sale of its nine movie theater properties in September and October 2006. Such sales resulted in a decrease in income producing properties owned by our joint ventures since these properties generated operating income of $4.6 million, of which 50%, or $2.3 million, was our share in 2006. The year ended December 31, 2006 also included a $960,000 provision for valuation adjustment by one of our joint ventures, of which 50%, or $480,000, was our share. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2006, one of our movie theater joint ventures recorded a $600,000 provision for valuation adjustment, of which 50%, or $300,000, was our share. The joint venture sold this property in March 2007. The year ended December 31, 2007 includes an increase in our equity share of earnings from four of our other unconsolidated joint ventures, primarily due to our participation in an additional joint venture which acquired a property in September 2006.

Gain on dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures results from sales of real estate assets owned by our two movie theater joint ventures. The year ended December 31, 2006 reflects the September 2006 sale by one of the joint ventures of a movie theater property located in Brooklyn, New York for a consideration of $16 million from which it realized a gain of $6.6 million, of which our share was $3.3 million. The year ended December 31, 2006 also reflects the October 2006 sale of eight movie theater properties by both movie theater joint ventures to an unrelated party for an aggregate purchase price of $136.7 million, from which the joint ventures realized a gain of $49 million, of which $24.5 million was our share. We wrote off the unamortized premium balance of $924,000 in our investment in one of the joint ventures against the gain. The year ended December 31, 2007 reflects the sale by one of the movie theater joint ventures of its last remaining real estate asset, a vacant parcel of land, located in Monroe, New York, for a consideration of $1.25 million. The joint venture recognized a gain of $1.2 million on this sale, of which our 50% share is $583,000.
 
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Interest and other income increased by $877,000, or 97.6%, to $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $899,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in interest and other income for the year ended December 31, 2007 results substantially from our investment in short-term cash equivalents available primarily from the distributions we received from the movie theater joint ventures upon the sales of its theater properties in September and October 2006. Also contributing to the increase in interest and other income in the year ended December 31, 2007 is a $118,000 gain on sale of available-for-sale securities.

Interest expense increased by $2.4 million, or 19.2%, to $14.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $12.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase results primarily from fixed rate mortgages placed on 10 properties in the year ended December 31, 2006 and the assumption of a fixed rate mortgage in connection with the purchase of 11 properties in April 2006. The year ended December 31, 2007 includes a full year of interest expense on these mortgages. In addition, the increase in interest expense results from interest on a loan payable which was originally a mortgage collateralized by a movie theater property we sold in October 2006.

Amortization of deferred financing costs increased by $43,000, or 7.2%, to $638,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase results from the amortization of deferred mortgage costs during the year ended December 31, 2007 resulting from mortgages placed on 22 properties between April 2006 and August 2007.

In July 2006, we sold excess acreage at a property we own to an unrelated party and recognized a $185,000 gain on the sale, and in February 2006, we sold an option to buy an interest in certain property adjacent to one of our properties and recognized a $228,000 gain on the sale. 

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations decreased by $4.1 million, or 72%, to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This decrease was primarily due to the $3.7 million gain in the year ended December 31, 2006 on the sale of a movie theater wholly owned by us that we sold for $15.2 million. This sale was part of a sale which closed in October 2006 pursuant to which an unrelated party purchased one movie theater from us and eight movie theaters from two of our joint ventures. The year ended December 31, 2006 also includes the net operating income of $487,000 from this property.

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005

Rental Revenues

Rental revenues increased by $6.1 million, or 23.7%, to $32 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $25.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in rental revenues is substantially due to rental revenues earned during the year ended December 31, 2006 on 30 properties acquired by us between January 2005 and December 2006.

Operating Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.6 million, or 30.1%, to $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase in depreciation and amortization was due to the acquisition of 30 properties between January 2005 and December 2006.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 26.8%, to $5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase was due to a number of factors, including a $495,000 increase in payroll and payroll related expenses resulting primarily from compensation paid to our president (elected effective January 1, 2006) for all of 2006, while we did not have any payroll expenses for our president for five months in 2005, as well as from staff increases. An increase of $166,000 relates to professional fees incurred in connection with an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (see Part I - Item 3 - Legal Proceedings) and investigations by our Audit Committee. Similarly, there was an increase of $72,000 in legal fees relating to a civil litigation arising out of the activities of our former president and chief executive officer. Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2006, expenses allocated to us under the Shared Services Agreement among us and various affiliated companies, increased by $109,000 for executive and support personnel, primarily legal and accounting services, a significant portion of which relates to the SEC and Audit Committee investigations, as well as to property acquisitions and the overall increase in the level of our business activity. Also included in the year ended December 31, 2006, is a $222,000 increase in compensation expense relating to our restricted stock program. The balance of the increase in general and administrative expenses includes an increase in directors’ fees.
 
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Federal excise tax of $490,000 was accrued at December 31, 2006, based on taxable income generated but not yet distributed. There was no such tax for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Real estate expenses decreased by $75,000, or 21.9%, to $268,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, resulting primarily from unusual repair items incurred in the year ended December 31, 2005 at three properties.

Other Income and Expenses

Our equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures decreased by $5.4 million, or 256%, to a loss of $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from income of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This decrease resulted primarily from $10.5 million of mortgage prepayment premiums, of which 50%, or $5.3 million was our share, paid by two of our joint ventures upon the sales of its nine movie theater properties. Such sales also contributed to an operating income decrease from these ventures of $1.3 million, of which $646,000 was our share, caused by a decrease in rental income, offset in part by a decrease in mortgage interest expense and depreciation. The decrease in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures also resulted from a $960,000 provision for valuation adjustment, of which 50%, or $480,000 was our share, by one of our joint ventures which owns a vacant property. These decreases were offset, in part, by a $2.56 million provision for valuation adjustment taken in the year ended December 31, 2005 by one of our movie theater joint ventures against its vacant parcel of land, of which 50%, or $1.3 million, was our share. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the joint venture recorded an additional $600,000 provision against this property, of which $300,000 was our share. The joint venture sold this property in March 2007 for an aggregate consideration of $1.25 million.

Gain on dispositions of real estate of unconsolidated joint ventures resulted from the sales of nine movie theater properties by two of our joint ventures. On September 13, 2006, one of our joint ventures sold a movie theater property located in Brooklyn, New York to an unrelated party for $16 million. The joint venture recognized a gain of $6.6 million on the sale, of which our share is $3.3 million. On October 5, 2006, two of our joint ventures sold eight movie theater properties to a single unrelated party for an aggregate of $136.7 million and realized a gain of $49 million on the sale, of which $24.5 million is our share. We wrote off the unamortized premium balance of $924,000 in our investment in this joint venture against such gain.

Interest and other income increased by $589,000, or 190%, to $899,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The primary reason for the increase was the investment in short-term cash equivalents of the distributions we received from the movie theater joint ventures upon the sale of its nine theater properties.

Interest expense increased by $3 million, or 31.1%, primarily due to an increase of $3 million on our mortgages payable, principally resulting from mortgages placed on 20 properties between March 2005 and December 2006 and the assumption of a mortgage in connection with the purchase of 11 properties in April 2007. The increase was offset by a $215,000 decrease in interest expense related to our line of credit.

During February 2006, we sold an option to buy an interest in certain property adjacent to one of our properties and recognized a gain on the sale of $228,000. In June 2005, we closed on the sale of unused development or “air rights” relating to our property located in Brooklyn, New York for a net gain, after closing costs, of approximately $10.25 million. These gains are included in “Gain on sale of air rights and other gains.”
 
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Included in gain on sale of real estate is our sale of excess acreage at a property we own to an unrelated party. We recognized a gain of $185,000 in July 2006 from this sale.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations increased by $2.7 million, or 89.3%, to $5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily due to the $3.7 million gain on sale of a movie theater wholly owned by us that we sold for $15.2 million. This sale was part of a sale which closed on October 5, 2006 pursuant to which an unrelated party purchased one movie theater from us and eight movie theaters from two of our joint ventures. This increase was offset in part by net gains of $1.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2005 on the sale of five of our properties. The increase in discontinued operations also resulted from an increase in income from operations caused by a $469,000 provision for valuation adjustment that was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2005 against one of the properties which was sold later in that year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, our revolving credit facility and cash generated from operating activities, including mortgage financings. We are a party to a credit agreement, as amended, with VNB New York Corp., Bank Leumi, USA, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Israel Discount Bank of New York which provides for a $62.5 million revolving credit facility. The credit facility is available to us to pay off existing mortgages, to fund the acquisition of additional properties or to invest in joint ventures. The facility matures on March 31, 2010. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at the lower of LIBOR plus 2.15% or the bank’s prime rate and there is an unused facility fee of ¼% per annum. Net proceeds received from the sale or refinancing of properties are required to be used to repay amounts outstanding under the facility if proceeds from the facility were used to purchase or refinance the property. The facility is guaranteed by our subsidiaries that own unencumbered properties and is secured by the outstanding stock of subsidiary entities. As of December 31, 2007 and March 7, 2008, there is no outstanding balance under the facility.

We continue to seek additional property acquisitions. We will use our available cash and cash equivalents, cash provided from operations, cash provided from mortgage financings and funds available under our credit facility to fund acquisitions.

The following sets forth our contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2007, which relate to interest and amortization payments and balances due at maturity under outstanding mortgages secured by our properties for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Payment due by period
 
       
Less than
 
1-3
 
4-5
 
More than
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
1 Year
 
Years
 
Years
 
5 Years
 
                       
Mortgages and loan payable -
                     
interest and amortization
 
$
139,497
 
$
19,136
 
$
36,547
 
$
32,272
 
$
51,542
 
                                 
Mortgages and loan payable -
                               
balances due at maturity
   
172,140
   
4,184
   
21,584
   
35,287
   
111,085
 
Total
 
$
311,637
 
$
23,320
 
$
58,131
 
$
67,559
 
$
162,627
 
 
As of December 31, 2007, we had outstanding approximately $222 million in long-term mortgage and loan indebtedness (excluding mortgage indebtedness of our unconsolidated joint ventures), all of which is non-recourse (subject to standard carve-outs). We expect that debt service payments of approximately $55.7 million due in the next three years will be paid primarily from cash generated from our operations. We anticipate that loan maturities of approximately $25.8 million due in the next three years will be paid primarily from mortgage financings or refinancings. If we are not successful in refinancing our existing indebtedness or financing our unencumbered properties, our cash flow, funds available under our credit facility and available cash, if any, may not be sufficient to repay all maturing debt when payments become due, and we may be forced to sell additional equity or dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms.
 
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In addition, we, as ground lessee, are obligated to pay rent under a ground lease for a property owned in fee by an unrelated third party. The annual fixed leasehold rent expense is as follows:
 
                       
More than
 
Total
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
5 Years
 
                           
$3,986,476
 
$
237,500
 
$
262,240
 
$
296,875
 
$
296,875
 
$
296,875
 
$
2,596,111
 
 
We had no outstanding contingent commitments, such as guarantees of indebtedness, or any other contractual cash obligations at December 31, 2007.

Cash Distribution Policy

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute currently at least 90% of our ordinary taxable income to our stockholders. It is our current intention to comply with these requirements and maintain our REIT status. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to corporate federal, state or local income taxes on taxable income we distribute currently (in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations) to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to federal, state and local income taxes at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent tax years. Even if we qualify for federal taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income and to federal income taxes on our undistributed taxable income (i.e., taxable income not distributed in the amounts and in the time frames prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations thereunder) and are subject to federal excise taxes on our undistributed taxable income.

It is our intention to pay to our stockholders within the time periods prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code no less than 90%, and, if possible, 100% of our annual taxable income, including taxable gains from the sale of real estate and recognized gains on the sale of securities. It will continue to be our policy to make sufficient cash distributions to stockholders in order for us to maintain our REIT status under the Internal Revenue Code.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Certain of our accounting policies are particularly important to an understanding of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by our management; as a result they are subject to a degree of uncertainty. These significant accounting policies include:

Purchase Accounting for Acquisition of Real Estate

The fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land and building, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases and other value of in-place leases based in each case on their fair values. The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property (which includes land and building) is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the “as-if-vacant” value is then allocated to land and building based on management’s determination of relative fair values of these assets. The allocation made by management may have a positive or negative effect on net income and may have an effect on the assets and liabilities on the balance sheet.
 
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Revenues

Our revenues, which are substantially derived from rental income, include rental income that our tenants pay in accordance with the terms of their respective leases reported on a straight line basis over the initial term of each lease. Since many of our leases provide for rental increases at specified intervals, straight line basis accounting requires us to record as an asset and include in revenues, unbilled rent receivables which we will only receive if the tenant makes all rent payments required through the expiration of the initial term of the lease. Accordingly, our management must determine, in its judgment, that the unbilled rent receivable applicable to each specific tenant is collectible. We review unbilled rent receivables on a quarterly basis and take into consideration the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant is engaged and economic conditions in the area in which the property is located. In the event that the collectability of an unbilled rent receivable is in doubt, we would be required to take a reserve against the receivable or a direct write off of the receivable, which would have an adverse affect on net income for the year in which the reserve or direct write off is taken and would decrease total assets and stockholders’ equity.

Value of Real Estate Portfolio

We review our real estate portfolio on a quarterly basis to ascertain if there has been any impairment in the value of any of our real estate assets, including deferred costs and intangibles, in order to determine if there is any need for a provision for valuation adjustment. In reviewing the portfolio, we examine the type of asset, the economic situation in the area in which the asset is located, the economic situation in the industry in which the tenant is involved and the timeliness of the payments made by the tenant under its lease, as well as any current correspondence that may have been had with the tenant, including property inspection reports. For each real estate asset owned for which indicators of impairment exist, recognition of impairment is required if the calculated value is less than the asset’s carrying amount. We generally do not obtain any independent appraisals in determining value but rely on our own analysis and valuations. Any provision taken with respect to any part of our real estate portfolio will reduce our net income and reduce assets and stockholders’ equity to the extent of the amount of the valuation adjustment, but it will not affect our cash flow until such time as the property is sold.
 
Item 7A. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

All of our long-term mortgage debt bears interest at fixed rates and accordingly, the effect of changes in interest rates would not impact the amount of interest expense that we incur under these mortgages. Our credit line is a variable rate facility which is sensitive to interest rates. Therefore, our primary market risk exposure is the effect of changes in interest rates on the interest cost of draws on our line of credit. Under current market conditions, we do not believe that our risk of material potential losses in future earnings, fair values and/or cash flows from near-term changes in market rates that we consider reasonably possible is material.

The fair market value (FMV) of our long term debt is estimated based on discounting future cash flows at interest rates that our management believes reflect the risks associated with long term debt of similar risk and duration.

The following table sets forth our long-term debt obligations by scheduled principal cash flow payments and maturity date, weighted average interest rates and estimated FMV at December 31, 2007 (amounts in thousands):
 
                       
There-
         
For the Year Ended December 31
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
after
 
Total
 
FMV
 
                                   
Long term debt
 
$
9,104
 
$
10,033
 
$
22,313
 
$
8,580
 
$
37,551
 
$
134,454
 
$
222,035
 
$
219,532
 
                                                   
Fixed rate weighted average interest rate
   
6.49
%
 
6.49
%
 
6.38
%
 
6.33
%
 
6.32
%
 
6.24
%
 
6.30
%
 
6.75
%
                                                   
Variable rate
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
 
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

This information appears in Item 15(a) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.
 
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

A review and evaluation was performed by our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on that review and evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures, as designed and implemented, were effective. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect our internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. There were no significant material weaknesses identified in the course of such review and evaluation and, therefore, we took no corrective measures.

Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, a company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by a company’s board, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:

 
·
pertain