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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-055200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150731

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000860546
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				232947217
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4432855400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21046

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYALE INVESTMENTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYALE REIT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Corporate Office Properties, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001577966
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				232930022
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		443-285-5400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21046
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Jaime G. John</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounting Branch Chief</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">450 Fifth Street, N.W.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;31, 2015</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Corporate Office Properties Trust</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed February&nbsp;18, 2015</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No.&nbsp;1-14023</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Corporate Office Properties, L.P.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed February&nbsp;18, 2015</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No.&nbsp;333-189188</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;John:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Corporate Office Properties Trust (&#147;COPT&#148;) and Corporate Office Properties, L.P. (&#147;COPLP&#148;) are writing in response to the letter dated July&nbsp;21, 2015 received from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) regarding COPT&#146;s and COPLP&#146;s Annual Reports on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 (the &#147;2014 Form&nbsp;10-K&#148; or the &#147;filing&#148;). Our responses to the Staff&#146;s comments appearing in the letter are set forth below. For reference, the Staff&#146;s comments, set forth in bold font, precede the Company&#146;s responses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7. Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Funds from Operations, page&nbsp;50</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Given that you indicate that Basic FFO represents FFO available to common share and common unit holders, in future periodic filings revise Basic and Diluted FFO in your reconciliation on page&nbsp;52 to clearly label this measure.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response: We will clearly label those measures in future filings.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Note 17 &#151; Operating Leases, page&nbsp;F-47</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>We note your disclosure on page&nbsp;34 that the majority of your leases with the United States Government consist of a series of one-year renewal options or provide for early termination rights. Please tell us how these leases are reflected in your table on page&nbsp;F-47 of gross</b>  <b>minimum future rentals on noncancelable leases and tell us the percentage of each amount in the table that includes such leases.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response:&#160; Our disclosure of gross minimum future rentals in the table on page&nbsp;F-47 includes rents from our leases with the United States Government when we conclude that the exercise of these renewal options is reasonably assured.&#160; Rents from these leases comprise the following percentages of each amount in the table:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with our response to the Staff&#146;s comments, COPT and COPLP acknowledge that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of the above matters in greater detail, please contact Gregory Thor, Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, at (443) 285-5475 or you may reach me at (443) 285-5502.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely,</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">cc:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Lorilynn Monty, Audit Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Justin W. Chairman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:63.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gregory J. Thor, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer</font></p>
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