<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001214659-20-006710.txt : 20200803
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-20-006710
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200803
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200803

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOULD MATTHEW J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001187904

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09279
		FILM NUMBER:		201069529

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000712770
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				133147497
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 CUTTER MILL RD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 303
		CITY:			GREAT NECK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11021-3190
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5164663100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 CUTTER MILL ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 303
		CITY:			GREAT NECK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11021-3190

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ONE LIBERTY FIRESTONE PROPERTIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851112
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    <periodOfReport>2020-08-03</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OLP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GOULD MATTHEW J</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>60 CUTTER MILL ROAD, SUITE 303</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>GREAT NECK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>11021</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-08-03</value>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>263235</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Gould Shenfeld Family Foundation</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>By Gould Investors L.P.</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares underlying (the &quot;Underlying Shares&quot;) restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) that vested upon satisfaction of the applicable market conditions. The RSUs were granted in 2017 pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Plan. The measurement date for determining whether the Underlying Shares vested was June 30,2020; the issuance of the Underlying Shares was subject to the approval of the compensation committee, which approved the issuance on the Transaction Date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Reporting person is a trustee of the Gould Shenfeld Family Foundation.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reporting person is a trustee of the BRT Apartments Corp. Pension Trust, which owns these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares are owned by Gould Investors L.P.  Reporting person is the chairman of the corporate managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P., and he holds limited partnership interests in Gould Investors L.P.  These shares represent all of the shares of issuer owned by Gould Investors L.P., including shares in which he does not have a pecuniary interest.  Includes shares obtained through the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Matthew J. Gould by David Kalish, his attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-08-03</signatureDate>
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