EXHIBIT 25.1






                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                   FORM T-1
                                   _________

                      STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE 
                       TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                   CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

               Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                 of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) __


                      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


                 Massachusetts                         04-1867445
       (Jurisdiction of incorporation or            (I.R.S. Employer
   organization if not a U.S. national bank)       Identification No.)

         225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts           02110
          (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

      John R. Towers, Esq.  Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
               225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                 (617)654-3253
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                             _____________________


                             New Plan Realty Trust
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


                 Massachusetts                         13-1995781
        (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer  
        incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

                          1120 Avenue of the Americas
                              New York , NY 10036

             (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)


                             ____________________

                            Senior Debt Securities
                        (Title of indenture securities)


                                    GENERAL

Item 1.   General Information.

     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to which
     it is subject.

          Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
          Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

          Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
          Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2.   Affiliations with Obligor.

     If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
     affiliation.

          The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent,
          State Street Boston Corporation.

          (See note on page 2.)

Item 3. through Item 15. Not applicable.

Item 16.  List of Exhibits.

     List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.

     1.   A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in
     effect.

          A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
          effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
          Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
          Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration
          Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated
          herein by reference thereto.

     2.   A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence
     business, if not contained in the articles of association.

          A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts
          that no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business
          was necessary or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange
          Commission as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
          Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
          Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is
          incorporated herein by reference thereto.

     3.   A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
     trust powers, if such authorization is not contained in the documents
     specified in paragraph (1) or (2), above.

          A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
          trust powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
          as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
          Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration
          Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated
          herein by reference thereto.

     4.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee, or instruments
     corresponding thereto.

          A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file
          with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the
          Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1)
          filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern Edison Company (File
          No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

     5.   A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4. if the obligor is in
     default.

          Not applicable.

     6.   The consents of United States institutional trustees required by
     Section 321(b) of the Act.

          The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act is
          annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.

     7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
     pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
     authority.

          A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
          pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
          authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.


                                     NOTES

     In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility  which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

     The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.



                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the  16th day of October, 1996.

                                   STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                   By:       /s/  Gerald R. Wheeler  
                                        ---------------------------------
                                             Gerald R. Wheeler 
                                             Vice President






                                   EXHIBIT 6


                            CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by (New Plan
Realty Trust) of its (Senior Debt Securities), we hereby consent that reports
of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.

                              STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                              By:       /s/ Gerald R. Wheeler             
                                   -------------------------------------
                                        Gerald R. Wheeler 
                                        Vice President

Dated:       October 16,  1996


                                   EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking
institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth
and a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December
31, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in
accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,
Chapter 172, Section 22(a).

                                                                 Thousands of
ASSETS                                                           Dollars

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
    Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin  . . . .   1,331,827
    Interest-bearing balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5,971,326
Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,325,054
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
    under agreements to resell in domestic offices
    of the bank and its Edge subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . .   5,436,994
Loans and lease financing receivables:
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income. . . . 4,308,339
    Allowance for loan and lease losses . . . . . .    63,491
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances . .   4,244,848
Assets held in trading accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,042,846
Premises and fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     374,362
Other real estate owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3,223
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . .      31,624
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding. .      57,472
Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      68,384
Other assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     670,058
                                                                    -------
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25,558,018
                                                                 ==========
LIABILITIES

Deposits:
    In domestic offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,880,231
         Noninterest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . 4,728,115
         Interest-bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,152,116
    In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary  . . . . . . . . . .   9,607,427
         Noninterest-bearing  . . . . . . . . . . .    28,265
         Interest-bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,579,162
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
    agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
    the bank and of its Edge subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . .   5,913,969
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading 
    Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     530,406
Other borrowed money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     493,191
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding. . . .      57,387
Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     620,287
                                                                 ----------

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24,102,898
                                                                 ----------

EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      29,176
Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     228,448
Undivided profits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,197,496
                                                                 ----------
Total equity capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,455,120
                                                                 ----------
Total liabilities and equity capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25,558,018
                                                                 ==========

I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                   Rex S. Schuette


We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

                                   David A. Spina
                                   Marshall N. Carter
                                   Charles F. Kaye