Winthrop Realty Liquidating Trust 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 31, 2011

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ohio

                                         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                                        

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

  n/a

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

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

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 31, 2011, Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Trust”) made available on its website www.winthropreit.com its 2011 shareholder letter from Michael L. Ashner, the Trust's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Carolyn Tiffany, the Trust's President, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01  Other Events

On March 31, 2011, Winthrop Realty Trust issued a press release announcing certain recent events involving the company.  A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)           Exhibits

99.1 Letter to Shareholders dated March 2011

99.2 Press Release dated March 31, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 31st day of March, 2011.

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
By:	/s/ Michael L. Ashner
	Michael L. Ashner
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer