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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000003499-15-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150930

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALEXANDERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000003499
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				510100517
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		210 ROUTE 4 EAST
		CITY:			PARAMUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07652
		BUSINESS PHONE:		201-587-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		210 ROUTE 4 EAST
		CITY:			PARAMUS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07652
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">September 30, 2015</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attention:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ms. Kim
McManus</font></p>

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Attorney</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; Office
of Real Estate and Commodities</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#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; Alexander&#8217;s,
Inc.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014</font></p>

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No. 001-06064</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms. McManus:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please find
herein our response to your letter dated September 16, 2015, on behalf of the
Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) to Mr. Gary Hansen, Vice President
&amp; Controller of Alexander&#8217;s, Inc. (&#8220;Alexander&#8217;s,&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
regarding the above referenced filing with the Commission.&#160; We have carefully
considered the Staff&#8217;s comments and have provided additional information, as
requested.&#160; For your convenience, we have included the Staff&#8217;s comment before
each of our responses.</font></p>




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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 2, Properties, page 16</font></u></p>

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 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">In future Exchange Act periodic
     reports, please revise your table to include footnote disclosure
     discussing how tenant concessions, such as free rent or tenant
     reimbursements, have impacted your average annualized rent. </font></li>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response</font></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company
notes for the information of the Staff that &#8220;average annualized rent per square
foot&#8221; provided in the property table on page 16 is based on contractual rents
and therefore excludes the impact of tenant concessions, such as free rent and
tenant reimbursements.&#160; The Company will disclose in its future Exchange Act
periodic reports that contain a property table that &#8220;average annualized rent
per square foot&#8221; does not include the impact of tenant concessions, such as
free rent and tenant reimbursements. </font></p>

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 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">In future Exchange Act periodic
     reports, please revise your table to include footnote disclosure clarifying
     whether the dates set forth under &#8220;Lease Expiration / Option Expiration(s)&#8221;
     include the impact of unexercised renewal or extension options.&#160;
     Additionally, please include footnote disclosure regarding any leases that
     contain early termination provisions.</font></li>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response</font></u></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company
notes for the information of the Staff that the dates set forth under &#8220;Lease
Expiration / Option Expiration(s)&#8221; in the table include both the expiration
dates of the minimum lease term of the lease(s) and the unexercised extension
options, as applicable. In its future Exchange Act periodic reports that
contain a property table, the Company will include footnote disclosure that
indicates that the &#8220;Lease Expiration&#8221; disclosure specifies the year the
tenant&#8217;s lease expires, without consideration of any renewal or extension
options, and that the &#8220;Option Expiration(s)&#8221; disclosure specifies the year the
tenant&#8217;s lease expires if all renewal or extension options are exercised. This
footnote disclosure will also indicate that the lease expiration dates
disclosed in the table are based on noncancellable lease terms and do not
extend beyond any early termination rights that the tenant may have under the
lease. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Property under Development,
page 18</font></u></p>

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 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">In future Exchange Act periodic
     reports, please revise your disclosure to clarify whether the estimated
     cost of your development projects includes leasing costs.</font></li>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company
notes for the information of the Staff that the only development project
currently ongoing is the construction of the apartment tower above our Rego
Park II shopping center which is estimated to cost approximately $125 million,
including approximately $1.9 million of initial leasing costs to achieve stabilized
occupancy.&#160; The Company will revise its disclosure in future Exchange Act
periodic reports, as applicable, to disclose that estimated development costs
include leasing costs. </font></p>

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     the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;</font></li>
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     disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission
     from taking any action with respect to the filing; and</font></li>
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     Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission
     or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></li>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any questions or comments with
respect to the foregoing may be communicated to the undersigned (212-894-7000)
or to Joseph Macnow, Chief Financial Officer (201-587-1000).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Alan J. Rice</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alan J. Rice &#8211; Secretary</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cc:&#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; Sara
von Althann</font></p>

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of Corporation Finance)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; Richard
Paul</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; (Deloitte
&amp; Touche LLP)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; Steven
Roth</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; Joseph
Macnow</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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; (Alexander&#8217;s,
Inc.)</font></p>

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