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The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.  Also includes 195,043 common shares issuable upon exchange of limited partnership interests of Liberty Property Limited Partnership.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Options were granted on 2/26/99 and become exercisable 20% after the first anniversary of the date of the grant, 50% after the second anniversary, and fully exercisable after the third anniversary.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Options received as employment compensation in 1999.</footnote><footnote id="F4">Options were granted on 2/29/00 and became exercisable 20% after the first anniversary of the date of the grant, 50% after the second anniversary, and fully exercisable after the third anniversary.</footnote><footnote id="F5">Options received as employment compensation in 2000.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>Robert E. Fenza by James J. Bowes as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-28</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

