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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-080444
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110826

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000790816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				232413352
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 EAST LANCASTER AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6103255600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 EAST LANCASTER AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LINPRO SPECIFIED PROPERTIES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001060386
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				232862640
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
		STREET 2:		555 E. LANCASTER AVENUE, SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6103255600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
		STREET 2:		555 E. LANCASTER AVENUE, SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP /PA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980428
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">August&nbsp;26, 2011
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Division of Corporate Finance</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">100 F Street N.E.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Attention:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cicely LaMothe</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Mark Rakip</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">RE:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Brandywine Realty Trust<br>
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010<br>
Filed February&nbsp;25, 2011<br>
File No.&nbsp;1-09106</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.<br>
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010<br>
Filed February&nbsp;25, 2011<br>
File No.&nbsp;0-24407</TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Dear Ms.&nbsp;LaMothe and Mr.&nbsp;Rakip:
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">We have received your August&nbsp;15, 2011 letter and appreciate your comments with respect to our
response letter dated July&nbsp;26, 2011. We understand that the purpose of your review of the above
referenced filings is to assist us in our compliance with applicable disclosure requirements and to
enhance the overall disclosures in our filings. Listed below are your comments and our responses.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010</B></U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page
42</B></U>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, page 44</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
August&nbsp;26, 2011<BR>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>Revenue Recognition</B></U>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>We note your response to prior comment 3. Please address the following:</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>a.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Please tell us what criteria you use to evaluate which lessee payments for
improvements are deemed to be landlord assets and identify the specific type of
capital improvements that have been accounted for in this manner.</B></DIV></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The criteria used to evaluate which lessee payments for improvements are deemed to
be landlord assets is based on the following:</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The lease contains a requirement that the lessee fund capital
expenditures</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The lessee has little or no discretion to avoid the capital expenditure</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The unavoidable capital expenditure is probable and reasonably estimable</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The value of the capital improvements will accrue to the lessor at the
end of the lease, meaning that the asset is not specific to just the tenant
funding the improvement but can reasonably be expected to benefit future
tenants.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">We use these criteria when we have a tenant that is paying us for improvements made to
their space. We evaluate the assets that the tenant is obligated to pay for and the
evaluation is based on facts and circumstances specific to the building and the tenant
space.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The following is a list of examples of capital improvements, a portion of which have been
paid for by tenants, that we have accounted for in the manner being considered here:
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    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">HVAC equipment</DIV></TD>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Electrical feeders and distribution equipment</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Perimeter drywall and column enclosures</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Window coverings</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Generators</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Floor loadings</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Satellite dishes</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Fire protection equipment</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Food service equipment</DIV></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>b.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Provide us with an excerpt of the language used in your contractual
arrangements to obligate the lessee to fund the capital expenditures.</B></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The following excerpts are from leases that contain a requirement for the tenant to
make payments for capital improvements (italics represent language directly from
leases and references to exhibits or capitalized terms relate to such items within
the body of the lease). As noted later in this response, we currently have ten (10)
leases that we are accounting for in this manner.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><U>Lease Excerpt Example 1:</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><I>&#147;Items on Exhibit&nbsp;C-2 shall be provided and installed as part of the Base Building.
The costs thereof shall be split 50/50 between Landlord and Tenant, except as noted.&#148;</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">This language was included in a section of a lease specifying the costs that the
landlord and tenant agreed to share equally.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><U>Lease Excerpt Example 2:</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><I>&#147;</I><U><I>Pre-Stocked Items and Scope of Work; Cap on Certain Construction Items:</I></U><I> With
respect to pre-stocked building materials to the Premises within the Building, below
is a list of materials with the costs to Tenant. Landlord agrees not to mark-up the
cost of said materials and will provide copy of invoice upon written request. In
addition, Landlord hereby agrees that the cost of installation including material, of
the following items, as charged to Tenant, shall be capped at the amount stated
below&#148;</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">We agreed to provide the materials for the tenant&#146;s space and the lease specified the
amount that would be charged for such materials. These materials included drywall,
track lighting, demising walls, mail delivery stations and boxes, and
ceiling material.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><U>Lease Excerpt Example 3:</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><I>&#147;Landlord shall </I><U><I>only</I></U><I> be responsible for payment of a maximum cost of $xx.xx
per rentable square foot for the Tenant Work (the &#147;Tenant Allowance&#148;), all such costs
in excess thereof to be borne by Tenant, and shall be paid to Landlord as provided in
the Work Letter.&#148;</I>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">If we determine that certain items paid for by the lessee in excess of the tenant
allowance qualify as landlord assets under the criteria identified above, then we
record the amounts so paid as deferred revenue. For example, if we determine that the
amount in excess of the tenant allowance is necessary for the space, such as HVAC
equipment, then we record the amount paid by the tenant as deferred revenue.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><U>Lease Excerpt Example 4:</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"><I>&#147;Tenant shall be required prior to (date), to enclose the internal stair opening to
the xxth floor. Landlord shall contribute up to $xx toward the cost of such
enclosure and Tenant shall be responsible for any additional cost of the enclosure.&#148;</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">In this example we had a multi-floor tenant who was required to complete work between
its floors. The lease required the tenant to pay the cost of the enclosure in excess
of the amount that the landlord was required to fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 10pt">
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>c.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>We note from your response that payments made by the lessee are recorded as
deferred rental revenue. To the extent management views these as lessor assets that
will provide value after the tenant has vacated the space, clarify why the leasehold
improvement is not recorded as an asset in your financials and your basis for
treating these improvements differently from others that benefit you as the lessor.</B></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The initial accounting for payments made by the tenant for improvements considered to
be &#147;landlord assets&#148; reflects deferred revenue (i.e. equivalent to prepaid rent under
the lease) and a capitalized improvement for the related asset. These improvements
may have future use either by a replacement tenant (i.e. if the existing tenant fails
to perform under the lease) or for future tenants after the expiration of the existing
lease. Once recorded, the deferred revenue and capital improvement are governed under
the appropriate literature.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The deferred revenue is treated as part of minimum lease payments and spread evenly
over the lease term. Said another way, the deferred revenue is a component of the
tenant&#146;s lease payment because the underlying payment that gives rise to the deferred
rent defrays a cost that would otherwise be ours, and is made in lieu of additional
rent. However, most of our tenants prefer that we provide the upfront payment for the
improvement and they then pay increased rents.
</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The capital improvements are subject to our normal depreciation policies.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">Typically, payments made by a tenant for landlord assets occur more frequently during
a significant redevelopment or a ground up development of a property. As part of our
oversight of the development or redevelopment, we will incur expenditures for capital
improvements to tenant space that the lease ultimately obligates the tenant to pay
for.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">As a result, the following are the typical journal entries we record:
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    <TD>Dr. Capital improvement</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Cr. Cash</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 14%"><I>Represents our payment for assets during construction/redevelopment</I>
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    <TD>Dr. Cash</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Cr. Deferred revenue</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,000</TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 14%"><I>Represents the payment received from the tenant for such assets</I>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The capital improvement will be amortized over its estimated useful life to
depreciation expense on our income statement. Given the limited number of such items
that we are currently tracking (see e. below), we have determined that there is not a
significant difference between the term of the lease and the useful life of the
landlord asset. Even though such assets may benefit future tenants, the term of the
lease is generally a reasonable estimate for the useful life of the asset in these
instances. This is consistent with any tenant specific improvement that we make in
accordance with a lease agreement although we expect the tenant improvement will,
consistent with the criteria noted above, benefit future tenants. If we believe that
the improvement is too tenant specific, we would record those &#145;improvements&#146; as a
lease incentive.
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>We note that you recognize as revenue the portion of the improvements paid
by the tenant over the lease term. Given your representation that these amounts
benefit future tenants, advise us why you are recognizing revenue related to these
amounts over the lease term.</B></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">As noted in c. above, we believe tenant payment for landlord assets represent a form
of prepaid rent and accordingly, we are recognizing revenue related to tenant
payments over the lease term consistent with ASC 840-10-25-5, which defines minimum
lease payments as &#147;the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be
required to make in connection with the lease property.&#148; Since the payments are
considered a form of minimum lease payment, recognizing such amounts over the term of
the lease would be consistent with the relevant GAAP guidance.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">Giving consideration to our revenue recognition pattern and the recording of
depreciation expense noted in c. above, we reflect the following journal entries on
an annual basis (using the same $1,000 in response c. journal entries and further
assuming a 10&nbsp;year lease term and a 10&nbsp;year life of the capital improvements):
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    <TD>Dr. Depreciation expense</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD>Cr. A/D &#151; capital improvements</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 14%"><I>To depreciate the asset over its estimated useful life</I>
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    <TD>Dr. Deferred revenue</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD>Cr. Rental income</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>e.</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Please tell us the balance of deferred rents as of December&nbsp;31, 2010 as
well as the weighted-average period for such deferred revenue to be recognized.</B></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">As of December&nbsp;31, 2010, we have $19.7&nbsp;million of capital improvement assets and
deferred revenue liabilities (both of which are net of related amortization) on our
balance sheet associated with lessee payments for improvements that meet the
criteria identified above. This amount is associated with only ten (10)&nbsp;leases and
the net capital improvement asset represents approximately 0.4% of our total assets
and the net deferred revenue represents approximately 0.7% of our total
liabilities.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">The weighted average remaining period for such deferred revenue is approximately
108&nbsp;months or 9&nbsp;years. This equates to monthly income of approximately $182,000 or
annual income of approximately $2.2&nbsp;million. Because the estimated lives of the
assets for depreciation purposes approximate the lease term, this revenue amount is
offset by an equal amount of depreciation
expense on our income statement over the remaining weighted average period and
therefore the accounting for lessee payments for the improvements considered in
this response has no net effect to net income.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As requested, these responses to your comments have been submitted within ten business days of your
associated letter. In closing, we acknowledge that:
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in
the filing;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not
foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">the Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding
initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the
United States.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">If you have any questions with respect to our responses or require any additional information,
please feel free to call me at 610-832-4907.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Very truly yours,
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Howard M. Sipzner
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