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) January 6, 1995
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                                 HRE PROPERTIES
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                (Exact name registrant as specified in charter)



  Massachusetts                     1-6309                      04-2458402
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 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)          file number)          Identification no.)



       530 Fifth Avenue        New York, New York              10036
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      (Address of principal executive offices)               Zip Code



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code 212/642-4800



ITEM 2            Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         On January 6, 1995,  the  Registrant  purchased the Danbury Square Mall
Shopping  Center located in Danbury,  Connecticut  from The Aetna Life Insurance
Company. The purchase price was $19,250,000 exclusive of the closing costs, fees
and other expenses of approximately $220,000.

         The  acquisition  was pursuant to a Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated
January  6,  1995 by and  between  The  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company  and the
Registrant.

         Registrant  funded the purchase with cash of  $8,000,000  and through a
first mortgage loan of  $11,250,000.  The mortgage note agreement  provides that
the loan shall bear interest at 9.5% per annum,  payable in monthly installments
of interest only. The scheduled maturity date is February 1, 2000, at which time
the entire outstanding principal is due.

         The property acquired is located in Fairfield  County,  Connecticut and
is  situated  on 19.3 acres of land.  The  shopping  center  contains  20 retail
tenants. The largest tenants include Toys 'R Us occupying 65,700 square feet and
Bed, Bath and Beyond occupying 19,719 square feet. The property is currently 92%
occupied.

Item  7  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (a)  Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information

                  The financial  statements and pro forma financial  information
required to be filed as specified in Rule 3.14 and Article 11 of Regulation  S-X
are not contained  herein as it is  impracticable to provide such information at
this time.  Such  information  will be provided as soon as  practicable,  but no
later than 60 days from the date of this report.

         (b)      Exhibits

                  o     Second Purchase and Sale Agreement between the
                        Registrant and The Aetna Life Insurance Company.






                                   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.

                                                      HRE PROPERTIES   
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                                                      (Registrant)

Date  January 20, 1995
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                                                      By /s/ Charles J. Urstadt
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                                                        Charles J. Urstadt
                                                        President and Chief
                                                          Executive Officer