SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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         DATE OF REPORT:  MARCH 11, 1998

                              HRE PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             MARYLAND                     1-6309                04-2458042*
   (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation or Organization)        Number)         Identification Number)

                               321 RAILROAD AVENUE
                          GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
                                  203-863-8200

    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)

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     * I.R.S. Employer Identification Number of HRE Properties,  the predecessor
     to the registrant  prior to the  Reorganization  described in  Registration
     Statement No. 333-19113-01.





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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Effective March 11, 1998, HRE Properties,  Inc. (the "Company") changed
its  corporate  name to  "Urstadt  Biddle  Properties  Inc." The name change was
approved by the Company's  stockholders  at the Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders
held on March 11, 1998. The name change became  effective on March 11, 1998 upon
the filing of the  Articles  of  Amendment  to the  Company's  Charter  with the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

         A copy of the  press  release,  dated  March  11,  1998,  issued by the
Company regarding the name change is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                  Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Listed below is the exhibit  furnished in accordance with Item
                  601 of Regulation S-K.

                  99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 1998, announcing corporate
                       name change.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Greenwich,  State
of Connecticut on March 11, 1998.

                                      HRE PROPERTIES, INC.

                                      By:       /s/ James R. Moore
                                                --------------------------------
                                                James R. Moore,
                                                Executive Vice President - Chief
                                                Financial Officer


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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:  MARCH 11, 1998

                              HRE PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             MARYLAND                     1-6309                04-2458042*
   (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation or Organization)        Number)         Identification Number)

                               321 RAILROAD AVENUE
                          GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
                                  203-863-8200

    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)

                               ------------------

     * I.R.S. Employer Identification Number of HRE Properties,  the predecessor
     to the registrant  prior to the  Reorganization  described in  Registration
     Statement No. 333-19113-01.
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Effective March 11, 1998, HRE Properties,  Inc. (the "Company") changed
its  corporate  name to  "Urstadt  Biddle  Properties  Inc." The name change was
approved by the Company's  stockholders  at the Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders
held on March 11, 1998. The name change became  effective on March 11, 1998 upon
the filing of the  Articles  of  Amendment  to the  Company's  Charter  with the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

         A copy of the  press  release,  dated  March  11,  1998,  issued by the
Company regarding the name change is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                  Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Listed below is the exhibit  furnished in accordance with Item
                  601 of Regulation S-K.

                  99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 1998, announcing corporate
                       name change.

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SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Greenwich,  State
of Connecticut on March 11, 1998.

                                      HRE PROPERTIES, INC.

                                      By:       /s/ James R. Moore
                                                --------------------------------
                                                James R. Moore,
                                                Executive Vice President - Chief
                                                Financial Officer

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