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  <xsd:element id="reg_PurchaseCommitmentPropertyValue" name="PurchaseCommitmentPropertyValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_RestrictedCashandEquivalentsAxis" name="RestrictedCashandEquivalentsAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_RestrictedCashandEquivalentsDomain" name="RestrictedCashandEquivalentsDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_RidgewoodMember" name="RidgewoodMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_RivertownsMember" name="RivertownsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_SalariesexpenseMember" name="SalariesexpenseMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_ScheduledPrincipalPaymentsAndMaturitiesAxis" name="ScheduledPrincipalPaymentsAndMaturitiesAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_ScheduledPrincipalPaymentsMember" name="ScheduledPrincipalPaymentsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_ScheduledPrinciplePaymentsAndMaturitiesDomain" name="ScheduledPrinciplePaymentsAndMaturitiesDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_ScheduleofmanagementtransactionandotherfeesLineItems" name="ScheduleofmanagementtransactionandotherfeesLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_ScheduleofmanagementtransactionandotherfeesTable" name="ScheduleofmanagementtransactionandotherfeesTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="reg_StockBasedCompensationCapitalized" name="StockBasedCompensationCapitalized" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="reg_StockDeferredIntoTrust" name="StockDeferredIntoTrust" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="reg_StockDistributedOutOfTrust" name="StockDistributedOutOfTrust" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_TheFieldatCommonwealthMember" name="TheFieldatCommonwealthMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_TotalStockholdersEquityMember" name="TotalStockholdersEquityMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="reg_UnitsIssuedtoParentCompanyforcommonstockexchangedforEquityOneshares" name="UnitsIssuedtoParentCompanyforcommonstockexchangedforEquityOneshares" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_UnsecuredCreditFacilitiesMember" name="UnsecuredCreditFacilitiesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_UnsecuredMaturitiesMember" name="UnsecuredMaturitiesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_VariableRateMortgageLoansMember" name="VariableRateMortgageLoansMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="reg_WeightedAverageAccretionPeriodOfIntangibleLiabilities" name="WeightedAverageAccretionPeriodOfIntangibleLiabilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="reg_WeightedAverageDebtRatesAbstract" name="WeightedAverageDebtRatesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
