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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></P>

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D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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8-K</FONT></P>

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REPORT</FONT></P>

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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</FONT></P>

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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></P>

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of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2012 (July 30, 2012)</FONT></P>

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Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.</FONT></P>

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Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></P>

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Cedar Bridge Avenue, Suite 1</FONT></P>

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telephone number, including area code: (732) 367-0129</FONT></P>

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July 30, 2012, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release to announce
that it has completed the foreclosure of the note securing Courtyard by Marriott, a 151-room Hotel located in Parsippany,
New Jersey. The Company previously acquired the note for approximately $9.3 million. </FONT></P>

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9</B>.<B>01</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>Press Release dated July 30, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">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.</FONT></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.</P></TD>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp;July 30, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Donna Brandin</TD>
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    <TD>Donna Brandin</TD>
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2012 (July 30, 2012)
Lightstone
Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland
000-52610
20-1237795
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1985
Cedar Bridge Avenue, Suite 1
Lakewood,
New Jersey 08701
(Address,
including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (732) 367-0129
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
July 30, 2012, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to announce
that it has completed the foreclosure of the note securing Courtyard by Marriott, a 151-room Hotel located in Parsippany,
New Jersey. The Company previously acquired the note for approximately $9.3 million.
Item
9
.
01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated July 30, 2012
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.
LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
Date: July 30, 2012
By:
/s/ Donna Brandin
Donna Brandin
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)