8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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         DATE OF REPORT:  MARCH 11, 1998

                              HRE PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             MARYLAND                     1-6309                04-2458042*
   (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation or Organization)        Number)         Identification Number)

                               321 RAILROAD AVENUE
                          GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
                                  203-863-8200

    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)

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     * I.R.S. Employer Identification Number of HRE Properties,  the predecessor
     to the registrant  prior to the  Reorganization  described in  Registration
     Statement No. 333-19113-01.









ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Effective March 11, 1998, HRE Properties,  Inc. (the "Company") changed
its  corporate  name to  "Urstadt  Biddle  Properties  Inc." The name change was
approved by the Company's  stockholders  at the Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders
held on March 11, 1998. The name change became  effective on March 11, 1998 upon
the filing of the  Articles  of  Amendment  to the  Company's  Charter  with the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

         A copy of the  press  release,  dated  March  11,  1998,  issued by the
Company regarding the name change is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                  Not applicable.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Listed below is the exhibit  furnished in accordance with Item
                  601 of Regulation S-K.

                  99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 1998, announcing corporate
                       name change.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Greenwich,  State
of Connecticut on March 11, 1998.

                                      HRE PROPERTIES, INC.

                                      By:       /s/ James R. Moore
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                                                James R. Moore,
                                                Executive Vice President - Chief
                                                Financial Officer


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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



CONTACT:          James R. Moore
                  HRE Properties, Inc.
                  (203) 863-8200


            STOCKHOLDERS OF HRE PROPERTIES, INC. APPROVE NAME CHANGE
                        TO URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC.
                ALSO ELECTS THREE DIRECTORS AND APPROVES AUDITORS


Greenwich,  Connecticut,  March 11,  1998 ...  At their  annual  meeting  today,
stockholders  of HRE  Properties,  Inc.  (NYSE:  HRE)  approved  a change in the
corporate  name to Urstadt  Biddle  Properties  Inc. The  Company's  NYSE ticker
symbol will change from HRE to "UBP", effective March 12, 1998.

HRE's Board of  Directors  believes  that the name HRE lacked  identity  and was
easily confused with other real estate companies with similar acronyms. Whereas,
the name Urstadt Biddle  Properties Inc.  demonstrates the commitment of Messrs.
Urstadt  and  Biddle to the  integrity  and  future of the  Company.  Charles J.
Urstadt,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  changed the company's corporate
strategy to its present focus on investments in shopping  centers,  with primary
emphasis  in the  Northeastern  part of the United  States.  Willing L.  Biddle,
President and Chief Operating Officer, has a substantial interest in the Company
and represents the next generation of leadership.

Shareholders also approved the election of Willing L. Biddle, Charles D. Urstadt
and E. Virgil Conway as directors and the  appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as
the auditors for the ensuing year.

Urstadt  Biddle  Properties  Inc.  is a  self-administered  equity  real  estate
investment  trust  providing  investors  with a means  of  participating  in the
ownership of  income-producing  properties with ready liquidity.  Urstadt Biddle
Properties  Inc. owns 20 properties  containing  approximately  3 million square
feet of space.