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    <periodOfReport>2004-08-04</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001253986</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ABR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001285910</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>333 EARLE OVINGTON BOULEVARD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 900</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>UNIONDALE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>11553</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>67</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Special Voting Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3146724</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Redeemable Paired Partnership Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.00</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>3146724</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants for Redeemable Paired Partnership Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>15.00</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2005-07-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>629345</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares of Special Voting Preferred Stock (the &quot;SVP Stock&quot;) are paired with an equal number of units of limited partnership interest in Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, the operating partnership of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of July 1, 2003, the units of limited partnership interest held by Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC are redeemable at the election of the holder, for cash or, at the election of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., shares of common stock of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the &quot;ART Common Stock&quot;) (the &quot;Redeemable Paired Partnership Units&quot;). If Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC redeems a Redeemable Paired Partnership Unit and Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. elects to issue Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC shares of ART Common Stock upon such redemption, the corresponding shares of SVP Stock will be redeemed and cancelled.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of July 1, 2003, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC may not elect to redeem its Redeemable Paired Partnership Units until the date that is 180 days after the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of ART Common Stock underlying Units issued by Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. on July 1, 2003.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Redeemable Paired Partnership Units do not have an expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The warrants for additional Redeemable Paired Partnership Units are immediately exerciseable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">In addition to holding the 3,146,724 Redeemable Paired Partnership Units, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC also holds 629,345 warrants for additional Redeemable Paired Partnership Units, each of which is exercisable for an additional Redeemable Paired Partnership Unit (which will be paired with one share of SVP Stock in the manner described above in footnote (1) above).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Frederick C. Herbst, Chief Financial Officer of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-08-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

