10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

or

[   ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission file number 1-7265

AMBASE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   (State of incorporation) 95-2962743   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 PUTNAM GREEN, 3^RD FLOOR

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT  06830

(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

(203) 532-2000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES X NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).__X___ Yes_____ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Check one): Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company X

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES NO X

At October 31, 2012, there were 43,755,410 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

AmBase Corporation

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

September 30, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	Page
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	1
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	17
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	19
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	19
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity and Securities and Use of Proceeds	19
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	19
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	19
Item 5.	Other Information	19
Item 6.	Exhibits	19
Signatures		20

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Third Quarter Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	$	309		$	314		$	964		$	982
Professional and outside services		128			58			333			195
Property operating and maintenance		22			17			66			67
Depreciation		12			12			36			36
Insurance		20			6			38			25
Other operating		42			29			92			76
Total operating expenses		533			436			1,529			1,381
Operating income (loss)		(533	)		(436	)		(1,529	)		(1,381	)
Interest income		1			1			5			6
Realized gains (losses) on sales of investment securities		6			3			31			18
Unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities		6			(30	)		-			(30	)
Other income		-			14			17			119
Income (loss) before income taxes		(520	)		(448	)		(1,476	)		(1,268	)
Income tax expense		11			9			33			39
Net income (loss)	$	(531	)	$	(457	)	$	(1,509	)	$	(1,307	)
Net income (loss) per common share - basic	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)
Net income (loss) per common share - assuming dilution	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		43,174			43,075			43,108			43,075
Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution		43,174			43,075			43,108			43,075

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

Assets:	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,690		$	7,615
Investments securities - held to maturity		5,199			-
Investments securities - trading carried at fair value		-			212
Total investment securities		5,199			212
Real estate owned:
Land		554			554
Buildings		1,900			1,900
Real estate owned, gross		2,454			2,454
Less:  accumulated depreciation		569			533
Real estate owned, net		1,885			1,921
Other assets		254			246
Total assets	$	9,028		$	9,994
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	200		$	227
Other liabilities		-			-
Total liabilities		200			227
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized, 46,410,007 issued and 43,755,410 outstanding in 2012 and 43,075,410 outstanding in 2011)		464			464
Additional paid-in capital		548,304			548,164
Accumulated deficit		(538,261	)		(536,752	)
Treasury stock, at cost – 2,654,597 and 3,334,597 shares, respectively		(1,679	)		(2,109	)
Total stockholders' equity		8,828			9,767
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	9,028		$	9,994

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(1,509	)	$	(1,307	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation		36			36
Realized (gains) losses  on sales of investment securities		(31	)		(18	)
Unrealized (gains) losses on trading securities		-			30
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable - investment securities		(2	)		-
Other assets		(8	)		(522	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(27	)		(27	)
Other liabilities		-			(2	)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities		(1,541	)		(1,810	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities of investment securities - held to maturity		17,100			23,795
Purchases of investment securities - held to maturity		(22,297	)		(22,695	)
Sales of investment securities		594			555
Purchases of investment securities		(351	)		(761	)
Proceeds from (investment in) real estate limited partnership		-			21
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities		(4,954	)		915
Cash flows from financing activities:
Stock options exercised		570			-
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities		570			-
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(5,925	)		(895	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		7,615			1,334
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,690		$	439
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Income taxes paid	$	27		$	41

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Organization

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of AmBase Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company") are unaudited and subject to year-end adjustments. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, that it deems reasonable, that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from such estimates and assumptions. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements presented herein are condensed and should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements filed in its Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The Company's assets currently consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, and real estate.  The Company currently earns non-operating revenue principally consisting of earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.  The Company continues to evaluate a number of possible acquisitions, and is engaged in the management of its assets and liabilities, including the contingent assets, as described in Notes 8 and 9.  From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries may be named as a defendant in various lawsuits or proceedings.  The Company intends to aggressively contest all litigation and contingencies, as well as pursue all sources for contributions to settlements.

The Company's management believes that operating cash needs for the next twelve months will be met principally by the Company's current financial resources and to a lesser extent the receipt of earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are no new accounting pronouncements that would materially affect the Company's consolidated financial statements.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 - Investment Securities

Investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Held to Maturity:
U.S. Treasury Bills	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-
	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-

Investment securities - trading consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Trading:
Equity Securities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212
	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212

The gross unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

(in thousands) Held to Maturity:	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Gross unrealized gains (losses)	$	1	$	-

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - trading are as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Cost basis	$	-	$	224		$	-	$	224
Current value		-		194			-		194
Unrealized gains (losses)	$	-	$	(30	)	$	-	$	(30	)

Realized gains (losses) on the sales of investment securities – trading as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011		September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Net sale proceeds	$	89		$	3	$	594		$	555
Cost basis		(83	)		-		(563	)		(537	)
Realized gains (losses)	$	6		$	3	$	31		$	18

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 4 –Real Estate Owned

The Company owns one commercial office building in Greenwich, Connecticut that contains approximately 14,500 square feet.  The Company utilizes approximately 3,500 square feet for its executive offices; the remaining space is currently unoccupied and available for lease.  Depreciation expense for the building is calculated on a straight-line basis over 39 years. Tenant improvements, if any, would be depreciated over the lesser of the remaining life of the tenants' lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.  The building is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.

Although the portion of the building not being utilized by the Company is currently unoccupied and available for lease, based on the Company's analysis, the Company believes the property's fair value exceeds the property's current carrying value.  The Company's impairment analysis includes a comprehensive range of factors including but not limited to:  the location of the property; property condition; current market conditions; comparable sales; current market rents in the area; new building zoning restrictions; raw land values; new building construction costs; building operating costs; leasing values; and cap rates for comparable buildings in the area.  Varying degrees of weight are given each factor.  Based on the Company's analysis these factors taken together and/or considered individually form the basis for the Company's analysis that no impairment condition exists.

The Company performs impairment tests if events or circumstances indicate that the property's carrying value may not be recoverable.  As noted above, based on the Company's analysis the Company believes the carrying value of the property as of September 30, 2012, has not been impaired and; therefore, the carrying value of the asset is fully recoverable by the Company.

Note 5 - Savings Plan

The Company sponsors the AmBase 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan"), which is a "Section 401(k) Plan" within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").  The Savings Plan permits eligible employees to make contributions of up to a percentage of their compensation, which are matched by the Company at a percentage of the employees' elected deferral.  Employee contributions to the Savings Plan are invested at the employee's discretion, in various investment funds.  The Company's matching contributions are invested in the same manner as the compensation reduction contributions.  All contributions are subject to maximum limitations contained in the Code.

The Company's matching contributions to the Savings Plan, charged to expense, were as follows:

($ in thousands)	Third Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Company matching contributions	$	5		$	4		$	20		$	16
Employer match %		33	%		33	%		33	%		33	%

Note 6 – Common Stock Repurchase Plan

In January 2002, the Company announced a common stock repurchase plan (the "Repurchase Plan") which allows for the repurchase by the Company of up to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in the open market.

The Repurchase Plan is conditioned upon favorable business conditions and acceptable prices for the common stock.  Purchases under the Repurchase Plan may be made, from time to time, in the open market, through block trades or otherwise.  Depending on market conditions and other factors, purchases may be commenced or suspended any time or from time to time without prior notice.

No shares have been purchased pursuant to the Repurchase Plan in the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2012.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has purchased 3,208,109 common shares through the Repurchase Plan leaving 6,791,891 common shares that may still be purchased pursuant to the Repurchase Plan.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 7 – Incentive Plans

Under the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan"), the Company may grant to officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, stock options ("Options"), stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), restricted stock awards ("Restricted Stock"), merit awards ("Merit Awards") and performance share awards ("Performance Shares"), through May 28, 2018.  A predetermined number of shares the Company's Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the 1993 Plan (upon the exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, upon awards of Restricted Stock and Performance Shares); however, only a portion of such shares are available for issuance for Restricted Stock Awards and Merit Awards.  Shares issued pursuant to the 1993 Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.  Options may be granted as incentive stock options ("ISOs") intended to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Federal tax law or as nonqualified stock options ("NQSOs"). SARs may be granted with respect to any Options granted under the 1993 Plan and may be exercised only when the underlying Option is exercisable. The 1993 Plan requires that the exercise price of all Options and SARs be equal to or greater than the fair value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant of that Option. The term of any ISO or related SAR cannot exceed ten years from the date of grant, and the term of any NQSO cannot exceed ten years and one month from the date of grant. Subject to the terms of the 1993 Plan and any additional restrictions imposed at the time of grant, Options and any related SARs ordinarily will become exercisable commencing one year after the date of grant. Options granted generally have a ten year contractual life and generally have vesting terms of two years from the date of grant. In the case of a "Change of Control" of the Company (as defined in the 1993 Plan), Options granted pursuant to the 1993 Plan may become fully exercisable as to all optioned shares from and after the date of such Change of Control in the discretion of the Committee or as may otherwise be provided in the grantee's Option agreement. Death, retirement, or absence for disability will not result in the cancellation of any Options.

The fair values of option awards are estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model ("Black-Scholes") that uses certain assumptions at the time of valuation. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company's stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on the contractual lives of option grants, option vesting period and historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bond yield in effect at the time of grant.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions utilized represent management's best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management's judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, our recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from the amounts previously recorded. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, the share-based compensation expense could be materially different.  The Company believes that the use of the Black-Scholes model meets the fair value measurement objectives of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reflects all substantive characteristics of the instruments being valued.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and given the substantial changes in the price per share of the Company's Common Stock, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Incentive plan activity is summarized as follows:

(shares in thousands)	Number of Shares Under Option			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		816		$	0.88
Expired		(136	)		1.09
Exercised		(680	)		0.84
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2012		-

Information relating to the 1993 Plan is as follows:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Unamortized compensation cost relating to non-vested stock   options	$	-	$	-
Stock based compensation expense recorded for the year-to-date   period	$	-	$	-
Options to purchase shares of common stock which were excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share due to the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of earnings per share		-		816
Common shares reserved for issuance		5,000
Shares available for future stock option grants		4,320
Intrinsic value of options outstanding	$	-
Intrinsic value of options exercisable	$	-

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 8 - Income Taxes

The Company and its domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.  The Company recognizes both the current and deferred tax consequences of all transactions that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements, calculated based on the provisions of enacted tax laws, including the tax rates in effect for current and future years.  Net deferred tax assets are recognized immediately when a more likely than not criterion is met; that is, greater than 50% probability exists that the tax benefits will actually be realized sometime in the future.

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2012 or September 30, 2012.  Further, no significant changes in unrecognized income tax benefits are currently expected to occur over the next year.  Interest and/or penalties related to underpayments of income taxes, if applicable, would be included in interest expense and operating expenses, respectively. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any amounts for any such interest and/or penalties.  The Company's federal income tax returns for the years subsequent to 1992 have not been reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or state authorities except for tax year 2007, which was reviewed by the IRS and has been concluded.  The Company has not been notified of any other potential tax audits by any federal, state or local tax authorities.  As such, the Company believes the statutes of limitations for the assessment of additional federal and state tax liabilities are generally closed for tax years prior to 2009.  State income tax amounts for 2012 and 2011 are primarily attributable to a provision for a minimum tax on capital imposed by the State of Connecticut.

Based upon the Company's federal income tax returns through 2011 (filed or to be filed and/or subject to IRS audit adjustments), excluding all effects of the inclusion of Carteret/Carteret FSB from December 4, 1992 forward, as further discussed herein, the Company has federal NOL carryforwards available to reduce future federal taxable income, which expire if unused in the tax years as indicated below.  The utilization of certain carryforwards and carrybacks is subject to limitations under U.S. federal income tax laws. The amounts are as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expiring	September 30, 2012
1997	2012	$	1,100,000
1998	2018		5,400,000
1999	2019		4,000,000
2000	2020		2,600,000
2001	2021		4,000,000
2002	2022		3,200,000
2003	2023		1,800,000
2004	2024		700,000
2006	2026		2,800,000
2007	2027		12,700,000
2008	2028		4,600,000
2009	2029		2,400,000
2010	2030		1,900,000
2011	2031		1,900,000
		$	49,100,000

In addition to the NOL's noted above, the Company had additional NOL carryforwards which will have expired unless they are utilized in a prior tax year or absorbed in an earlier year based on the inclusion of certain items in the consolidated group as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expired	September 30, 2012
1994	2009	$	2,200,000
1995	2010		5,300,000
		$	7,500,000

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has AMT credit carryforwards ("AMT Credits") which are not subject to expiration as follows:

	September 30, 2012
AMT Credits	$	21,000,000

Based on the filing of the Carryback Claims, as defined further herein, the Company would seek to utilize a portion of the AMT Credits.

The Company has calculated a net deferred tax asset arising primarily from NOL carryforwards and AMT credits as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Net deferred tax asset	$	38,000,000		$	38,000,000
Valuation allowance		(38,000,000	)		(38,000,000	)
Net deferred tax asset recognized	$	-		$	-

The net deferred tax asset amounts noted above do not include the anticipated tax effects of the NOL's which could be generated from the Company's investment in Carteret, resulting from the Election Decision, as more fully described above. A valuation allowance has been established for the entire net deferred tax asset, as management, at the current time, has no basis to conclude that realization is more likely than not.

As a result of the Office of Thrift Supervision's December 4, 1992 placement of Carteret in receivership, under the management of the Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC")/Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), and then proposed Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g), the Company had previously filed its 1992 and subsequent federal income tax returns with Carteret disaffiliated from the Company's consolidated federal income tax return. Based upon the impact of Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g), which was issued in final form on December 20, 1995, a continuing review of the Company's tax basis in Carteret, and the impact of prior year tax return adjustments on the Company's 1992 federal income tax return as filed, the Company decided not to make an election pursuant to final Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g) to disaffiliate Carteret from the Company's consolidated federal income tax return effective as of December 4, 1992 (the "Election Decision").

The Company has made numerous requests to the RTC/FDIC for tax information pertaining to Carteret and the resulting successor institution, Carteret Federal Savings Bank ("Carteret FSB"); however, all of the information still has not been received. The Company believes, as a result of remaining consolidated with Carteret FSB for federal income tax return purposes, that the Company's tax basis in its investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB can be converted into NOL's, as tax losses are incurred, which could be available to carryforward/carryback into various federal income tax return years. However, because all of the Carteret FSB tax information has not been received, the Company is unable to determine with certainty the amount of or the years in which any NOL's may ultimately be generated; if the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks will be utilized in prior federal income tax return years; or the final expiration dates of any of the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks ultimately generated.

Based on information received to date, and prior to the recognition of the 1992 tax losses reflected on the Company's 1992 amended federal income tax return, as further described below, the Company estimated that as of December 1992 it had a remaining tax basis related to its investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB of approximately $158 million. Based on the Company's Election Decision, described above, and the receipt of some of the requested information from the RTC/FDIC, the Company amended its 1992 consolidated federal income tax return to include the federal income tax effects of Carteret and Carteret FSB, (the "1992 Amended Return"). The Company is still in the process of reviewing its consolidated federal income tax returns for 1993 and subsequent years.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company expects that the 1992 Amended Return will generate approximately $56 million of NOL's for tax year 1992, which the Company is seeking to carryback to prior tax years to produce refunds of tax previously paid. The 1992 Amended Return has not yet been accepted by the IRS. See "Carryback Claims," herein for further information. As part of the 1992 Amended Return, approximately $56 million (of the $158 million) of Carteret/Carteret FSB tax basis is expected to be converted into NOL's, (as tax losses are incurred) in tax year 1992, and will have expired in the 2007 tax year, unless they are utilized as part of the "Carryback Claims," or absorbed in earlier years based on inclusion of certain items in the consolidated group.

The Carteret/Carteret FSB tax basis of approximately $102 million remaining after recognition of the 1992 Amended Return, may be converted into NOL carryforwards/carrybacks as additional tax losses are incurred by Carteret/Carteret FSB and may be carried back or carried forward to other tax years; may be utilized in other tax years; or could begin to expire no earlier than the 2008 tax year based upon the year any NOL's are ultimately generated. The Company can give no assurances with regard to the 1992 Amended Return, subsequent year returns, or the final amount or expiration of NOL carryforwards/carrybacks ultimately generated, if any, from the Company's tax basis in Carteret/Carteret FSB. Any NOL's ultimately generated from the Company's tax basis in Carteret/Carteret FSB, would be in addition to the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks generated based on the Company's federal income tax returns as previously filed, as further detailed above.

In March 2000, the Company filed with the IRS several carryback claims and amendments to previously filed carryback claims (the "Carryback Claims") seeking refunds from the IRS of alternative minimum tax and other federal income taxes paid by the Company in prior years plus applicable IRS interest, based on the filing of the 1992 Amended Return.  The Company can give no assurances as to the final amount of refunds, if any, or when they might be received.  The accompanying financial statements include no legal fees in connection with the Carryback Claims proceedings as these legal fees are payable pursuant to a contingent fee arrangement with the attorneys upon a final recovery received.  For additional information, see Note 9 – Legal Proceedings.

The FDIC has previously filed a federal income tax return for Carteret FSB for 1995 (as well as other years), which indicates that Carteret FSB allegedly could owe a 1995 federal income tax liability of $32 million, which including interest and penalty thereon, is alleged to be in excess of $139 million. The FDIC has stated to the United States Court of Federal Claims ("Court of Claims") that the tax amounts are only estimates and are highly contingent.  However, it is possible that the IRS may try to collect the alleged Carteret FSB federal income taxes from the Carteret FSB receivership.

The Company believes the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns filed by the FDIC were improperly filed and are neither accurate nor valid.  Based on the information received to date, if the correct Carteret FSB federal income tax results were included with the Company's originally filed federal income tax returns, the Company, based upon consultation with its legal and tax advisors, believes that no additional material federal income tax would be owed by the Company, although this cannot be assured because a contrary result is possible, given the uncertainty with various legal and factual assumptions underlying the Company's beliefs. This assessment included among other items a review of the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns as prepared by the FDIC and the correction of errors originally reported therein, the proper application of federal NOL carryforwards and carrybacks, and the adherence to statute of limitation provisions contained in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

As explained above, although the Company does not believe that Carteret FSB or the Company will have a material federal income tax liability related to Carteret FSB for tax year 1995 (or any other tax year), the Company can give no assurances of the final amounts, if any, of federal income taxes owed by the Carteret FSB receivership or by the Company as a result of the Carteret FSB receivership operations.  The Company is pursuing the Carryback Claims, as further described above, which could have an impact on the analysis of the prior year tax information. For further information on the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings, see Note 9 herein. The discussion of the Carteret FSB federal income tax results is intended to provide details as to the potential inter-relationship of the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns with the Company's federal income tax positions. It is not a reflection of any federal income tax liability of the Company arising from the Carteret receivership operations.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 9 - Legal Proceedings

The information contained inItem 8 - Note 10 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, is incorporated by reference herein and the defined terms set forth below have the same meaning ascribed to them in that report.  There have been no material developments in such legal proceedings, except as set forth below.

The Company is or has been a party in a number of lawsuits or proceedings, including the following:

Supervisory Goodwill Litigation - A Settlement Agreement in the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings between AmBase, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation–Receiver ("FDIC-R") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") on behalf of the United States of America (the "United States"), was executed on August 31, 2012,  (the "Settlement Agreement").  The Settlement Agreement was subject to approval by the United States Court of Federal Claims (the "Court of Federal Claims").  On October 11, 2012, the Court of Federal Claims issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement, and on October 19, 2012, the United States paid $180,650,000 (one hundred-eighty million, six hundred-fifty thousand dollars) directly to AmBase.  As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Company is also entitled to a tax gross-up in an amount to be determined if and when any federal taxes should be imposed on the settlement amount and includes other terms as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.  A copy of the Settlement Agreement was included as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2012.  The Company has no contingent fee agreements in place with its attorneys or any outside advisor in connection with the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings or award.

Pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, as amended between the Company and Richard A. Bianco, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ("Mr. Bianco") (the "2007 Employment Agreement"), Mr. Bianco is to be paid an incentive payment of approximately $13.6 million based on the receipt by the Company of the $180,650,000 Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings settlement award, plus federal tax gross-up. An additional amount, to be determined, could be due to Mr. Bianco pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, based on value realized by the Company with respect a gross-up for federal taxes imposed on the settlement amount.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Federal income tax refund suit on Carryback Claims. In March 2000, the Company filed with the IRS several carryback claims and amendments to previously filed carryback claims (the "Carryback Claims") seeking refunds from the IRS of alternative minimum tax and other federal income taxes paid by the Company in prior years plus applicable IRS interest, based on the filing of the 1992 Amended Return. In April 2003, IRS examiners issued a letter to the Company proposing to disallow the Carryback Claims. The Company sought administrative review of the letter by protesting to the Appeals Division of the IRS. In February 2005, IRS appeals officials completed their review of the Carryback Claims and disallowed them. On April 29, 2008, the Company filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (the "Court") for the tax refunds it seeks, plus interest, with respect to the Carryback Claims.  On September 29, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice, representing defendant United States in the suit, filed a Motion to Dismiss.  In response, on October 19, 2009, the Company filed its opposition to the Government's Motion to Dismiss, as well as the Company's own Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  In June 2010, the Court issued a Memorandum Decision conditionally granting the United States' Motion to Dismiss the case but allowing the Company to conduct limited discovery to establish whether the Court has jurisdiction.  On August 30, 2010, the Company filed a Motion to Set Aside the Court's Conditional Order of Dismissal.  On February 28, 2011, the Court granted the Company's motion and issued a Memorandum of Decision concluding that the Company had timely filed a refund claim for tax year 1992 seeking to adjust the amount of bad debt deduction and that the case should not be dismissed.  In March 2011, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment based on the Court's ruling that the Company's refund claims were timely filed.  In May 2011, the Government filed a Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and an opposition to the Company's Summary Judgment Motion.  In June 2011, the Company filed a Memorandum in Opposition to the Government's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and a Reply to the Governments Opposition to the Company's Summary Judgment Motion, and the Government in June 2011, subsequently filed a response brief.  The Court granted the Company's motion in part and denied it in part, in a Memorandum Decision dated November 30, 2011.  On January 26, 2012, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to the amount of additional bad debt deduction that should be allowed.  On February 16, 2012, the Government filed an Opposition to the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  On February 28, 2012, the Company filed a Reply to the Government's Opposition to the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  On May 23, 2012, the Court issued an order denying the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  Under the Court's rulings, the Company would not be entitled to recover a tax refund.  On July 5, 2012, the Court entered its final judgment and order determining that the Company is not entitled to a refund.  The Company has appealed the adverse judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where the matter is pending.  The Company can give no assurances as to the final amount of refunds, if any, or when they might be received.  The accompanying financial statements exclude legal fees in connection with the Carryback Claims proceedings as these legal fees are payable pursuant to a contingency fee arrangement with the attorneys upon a final recovery received. See Note 8 – Income Taxes for further information.

Note 10 - Subsequent Events

The Company has performed a review of events subsequent to the balance sheet dated September 30, 2012, through the report issuance date.

As a result of the receipt of the Supervisory Goodwill settlement proceeds received and after various economic, financial, business, tax, accounting, regulatory, legal and administrative considerations, on October 22, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.00 per common share to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2012, payable on December 10, 2012.

Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company,  may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or make oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified. The forward-looking statements may relate to such matters as anticipated financial performance, future revenues or earnings, business prospects, projected ventures, anticipated market performance, anticipated litigation results or the timing of pending litigation, and similar matters. When used in this Quarterly Report, the words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "intends" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  The Company cautions readers that a variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, include, but are not limited to those set forth in "Item 1A, Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this report and in the Company's other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to: (i) transaction volume in the securities markets; (ii) the volatility of the securities markets; (iii) fluctuations in interest rates; (iv) risks inherent in the real estate business, including, but not limited to tenant defaults, changes in occupancy rates or real estate values; (v) changes in regulatory requirements which could affect the cost of doing business; (vi) general economic conditions; (vii) changes in the rate of inflation and the related impact on the securities markets; (viii) changes in federal and state tax laws; and (ix) risks arising from unfavorable decisions in our current material litigation matters, or unfavorable decisions in other Supervisory Goodwill cases. These are not the only risks that we face. There may be additional risks that we do not presently know of or that we currently believe are immaterial which could also impair our business and financial position.

Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this quarterly report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company's expectations will be realized.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which follows, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are contained in Part I - Item 1, herein and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

AmBase Corporation (the "Company") is a holding company which, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns a commercial office building in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Company previously owned an insurance company and a savings bank.

In February 1991, the Company sold its ownership interest in The Home Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. On December 4, 1992, Carteret Savings Bank, FA ("Carteret") was placed in receivership by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS").

The Company's assets currently consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, and real estate owned. The Company earns non-operating revenue consisting principally of investment earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents. The Company continues to evaluate a number of possible acquisitions and is engaged in the management of its assets and liabilities, including the contingent assets associated with its legal claims, as described in Part I – Item 1. Discussions and negotiations are ongoing with respect to certain of these matters.  From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries may be named as a defendant in various lawsuits or proceedings.  The Company intends to aggressively contest all litigation and contingencies, as well as pursue all sources for contributions to settlements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's assets at September 30, 2012, aggregated $9,028,000, consisting principally of cash and cash equivalents of $1,690,000, investment securities of $5,199,000, and real estate owned, net of $1,885,000.  At September 30, 2012, the Company's liabilitiesaggregated $200,000.  Total stockholders' equity was $8,828,000.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash of $1,541,000 was used by operations, due to the payment of operating expenses and prior year accruals.  The cash needs of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, were satisfied by the Company's financial resources and to a lesser extent the receipt of investment earnings received on investment securities and cash equivalents.  Management believes that the Company's liquid assets are sufficient to continue operations for the next twelve months.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cash of $1,810,000 was used by operations, primarily due to the payment of operating expenses and to a lesser extent the payment of prior year accruals, partially offset by the receipt of interest income and investment earnings.  The cash needs of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were satisfied by the Company's financial resources and to a lesser extent receipt of investment earnings received on investment securities and cash equivalents.

Real estate owned consists of one commercial office building in Greenwich, Connecticut which the Company owns and manages.  The building is approximately 14,500 square feet; approximately 3,500 square feet is utilized by the Company for its executive offices; the remaining space is currently unoccupied and available for lease.  Although the portion of the building not being utilized by the Company is currently unoccupied and available for lease, based on the Company's analysis, including but not limited to current market rents in the area, leasing values, and comparable property sales, the Company believes the property's fair value exceeds the property's current carrying value.  Therefore, the Company believes the carrying value of the property as of September 30, 2012, has not been impaired.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2012, decreased from December 31, 2011, principally as a result of the payment of prior year accruals.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, executed on August 31, 2012, in the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings between AmBase, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation–Receiver ("FDIC-R") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") on behalf of the United States of America (the "United States") (the "Settlement Agreement").  The Settlement Agreement was subject to approval by the United States Court of Federal Claims (the "Court of Federal Claims").  On October 11, 2012, the Court of Federal Claims issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement, and on October 19, 2012, the United States paid $180,650,000 (one hundred-eighty million, six hundred-fifty thousand dollars) directly to AmBase.  As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Company is also entitled to a tax gross-up in an amount to be determined if and when any federal taxes should be imposed on the settlement amount and includes other terms as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.  A copy of the Settlement Agreement was included as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2012.  The Company has no contingent fee agreements in place with its attorneys or any outside advisor in connection with the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings or award.  For additional information, see Note 9 – Legal Proceedings.

Pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, as amended between the Company and Richard A. Bianco, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ("Mr. Bianco") (the "2007 Employment Agreement"), Mr. Bianco is to be paid an incentive payment of approximately $13.6 million based on the receipt by the Company of the $180,650,000 Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings settlement award, plus federal tax gross-up. An additional amount, to be determined, could be due to Mr. Bianco pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, based on value realized by the Company with respect to the gross-up for federal taxes on the settlement amount.

As a result of the receipt of the Supervisory Goodwill settlement proceeds received and after various economic, financial, business, tax, accounting, regulatory, legal and administrative considerations, on October 22, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.00 per common share to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2012, payable on December 10, 2012, which will result in the cash distribution to the Company's shareholders of an aggregate of approximately $87.5 million.

Other than as noted above, there are no other material commitments for capital expenditures as of September 30, 2012.  See Part I – Item I – Notes 9 and 10 for information relating to the Company's Supervisory Goodwill settlement, the Board of Director's dividend declaration and the incentive payment payable.  Inflation has had no material impact on the business and operations of the Company.

The Company continues to evaluate a number of possible acquisitions and is engaged in the management of its assets and liabilities, including the contingent assets associated with its legal claims. Discussions and negotiations are ongoing with respect to certain of these matters. The Company intends to aggressively contest all litigation and contingencies, as well as pursue all sources for contributions to settlements. For a discussion of lawsuits and proceedings, including the Supervisory Goodwill litigation and Carryback Claims see Part I - Item 1 - Note 9.

Results of Operations for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 vs. the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

The Company earns non-operating revenue consisting principally of investment earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.  The Company's management believes that operating cash needs for the next twelve months will be met principally by the Company's financial resources and to a lesser extent, the receipt of investment earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.

Compensation and benefits decreased to $309,000 and $964,000 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $314,000 and $982,000 in the respective 2011 periods.  The decrease in the 2012 third quarter and nine month periods is due to lower compensation expenses due to reduced staffing levels as well as a lower level of benefit costs in the 2012 periods versus the same 2011 periods. No stock based compensation expense was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 or September 30, 2011.

Professional and outside services increased to $128,000 and $333,000 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $58,000 and $195,000 in the respective 2011 periods.  The increase in the 2012 third quarter and nine month periods as compared to the 2011 respective periodsis principally the result of a higher level of legal and professional fees principally relating to the Supervisory Goodwill litigation settlement.  The Company has no contingent fee agreements in place with its attorneys or any outside advisor in connection with the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings or award.

Property operating and maintenance expenses were $22,000 and $66,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $17,000 and $67,000 in the respective 2011 periods.  The increased expenses in 2012 third quarter compared to the 2011 third quarter period is due to an increase in the overall level of repairs and maintenance expenses

Insurance expenses of $20,000 and $38,000 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively increased from prior year levels of $6,000 and $25,000 in the respective 2011 periods due to the timing of certain insurance policies.

Other operating expenses increased to $42,000 and $92,000 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared with $29,000 and $76,000 in the respective 2011 periods due to general price increases.

Interest income in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, decreased to $1,000 and $5,000, respectively from $1,000 and $6,000 in the respective 2011 periods.  The decreased interest income for the 2012 nine month period is principally due to a decreased investment yield in 2012, compared with 2011, and a lower level of cash equivalents and investment securities.

Realized gains on sales of investment securities were $6,000 and $31,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively and $3,000 and $18,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.  The gains are the result of the realization of gains on sales of securities due to market appreciation.

Other income of $17,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, is attributable to recovery of funds by the Company from items previously written off. Other income of $14,000 and $119,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, is attributable to recovery of funds by the Company from items previously written off.

The Company recognized income tax provisions of $11,000 and $33,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared with income tax provisions of $9,000 and $39,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.  The income tax provision for the 2012 and 2011 periods are primarily attributable to a provision for a minimum tax on capital imposed by the state of Connecticut. Income taxes applicable to operating income (loss) are generally determined by applying the estimated effective annual income tax rates to pretax income (loss) for the year-to-date interim period.  Income taxes applicable to unusual or infrequently occurring items are provided in the period in which such items occur.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our disclosure controls and procedures include our controls and other procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this and other reports under the Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to ensure that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012.  Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported with adequate timeliness.

There have been no changes during the most recent fiscal quarter in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

STOCKHOLDER INQUIRIES

Stockholder inquiries, including requests for the following:  (i) change of address; (ii) replacement of lost stock certificates; (iii) Common Stock name registration changes; (iv) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; (v) Annual Reports on Form 10-K; (vi) proxy material; and (vii) information regarding stock holdings, should be directed to:

American Stock Transfer and Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

New York, NY  10038

Attention:  Shareholder Services

(800) 937-5449 or (718) 921-8200 Ext. 6820

As the Company does not maintain a website, copies of Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Proxy Statements can also be obtained directly from the Company free of charge by sending a request to the Company by mail as follows:

AmBase Corporation

100 Putnam Green, 3rd Floor

Greenwich, CT  06830

Attn:  Shareholder Services

The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Company's public reports, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Proxy Statements, can be obtained through the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") EDGAR Database available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Materials filed with the SEC may also be read or copied by visiting the SEC's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For a discussion of the Company's legal proceedings, including a discussion of the Company's Supervisory Goodwill litigation and Carryback Claims, see Part I - Item 1 - Note 10 - Legal Proceedings.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.

Item 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
	None.
Item 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
	None.
Item 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
	Not applicable.
Item 5.	OTHER INFORMATION
	None.
Item 6.	EXHIBITS

Exhibit 31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 101.1 The following financial statements from AmBase Corporation's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 formatted in XBRL:  (i) Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited); (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited); (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (unaudited); and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

AMBASE CORPORATION

	/s/ John P. Ferrara
By	JOHN P. FERRARA Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date:	November 14, 2012

EX-31

				Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Richard A. Bianco, certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AmBase Corporation;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
	(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.
			/s/ Richard A. Bianco
			Richard A. Bianco
			Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
			AmBase Corporation
			Date:  November 14, 2012

EX-31.2

				Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John P. Ferrara, certify that:
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AmBase Corporation;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
	(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.
			/s/ John P. Ferrara
			John P. Ferrara
			Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller
			AmBase Corporation
			Date:  November 14, 2012

EX-32.1

			Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of AmBase Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard A. Bianco, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
		/s/ Richard A. Bianco
		Richard A. Bianco
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
		AmBase Corporation
		Date:  November 14, 2012

EX-32.2

			Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of AmBase Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John P. Ferrara, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
		/s/ John P. Ferrara
		John P. Ferrara
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		AmBase Corporation
		Date:  November 14, 2012

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Prior Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 1994 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Prior Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 1995 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Prior Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 1997 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 1998 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 1999 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2000 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2001 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2002 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2003 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2004 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2006 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2007 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2008 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2009 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2010 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] Year 2011 [Member] NOLs Carryforward Utilization For Future Tax Year Member [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax year expiring					2009	2010	2012	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Operating Loss Carryforwards			$ 49,100,000	$ 7,500,000	$ 2,200,000	$ 5,300,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 5,400,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 3,200,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 700,000	$ 2,800,000	$ 12,700,000	$ 4,600,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 1,900,000
Estimated remaining initial tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB	158,000,000
Approximate amount of tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB to be utilized in connection with the filing of the 1992 Amended Return	56,000,000
Approximate tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB remaining after recognition of the 1992 Amended Return	102,000,000
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
AMT Credits	21,000,000
Net deferred tax asset	38,000,000	38,000,000
Valuation allowance	(38,000,000)	(38,000,000)
Net deferred tax asset recognized	$ 0	$ 0

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Property Owned

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property Owned [Abstract]

Property Owned

Note 4 –Real Estate Owned

The Company owns one commercial office building in Greenwich, Connecticut that contains approximately 14,500 square feet.  The Company utilizes approximately 3,500 square feet for its executive offices; the remaining space is currently unoccupied and available for lease.  Depreciation expense for the building is calculated on a straight-line basis over 39 years. Tenant improvements, if any, would be depreciated over the lesser of the remaining life of the tenants' lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.  The building is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.

Although the portion of the building not being utilized by the Company is currently unoccupied and available for lease, based on the Company's analysis, the Company believes the property's fair value exceeds the property's current carrying value.  The Company's impairment analysis includes a comprehensive range of factors including but not limited to:  the location of the property; property condition; current market conditions; comparable sales; current market rents in the area; new building zoning restrictions; raw land values; new building construction costs; building operating costs; leasing values; and cap rates for comparable buildings in the area.  Varying degrees of weight are given each factor.  Based on the Company's analysis these factors taken together and/or considered individually form the basis for the Company's analysis that no impairment condition exists.

The Company performs impairment tests if events or circumstances indicate that the property's carrying value may not be recoverable.  As noted above, based on the Company's analysis the Company believes the carrying value of the property as of September 30, 2012, has not been impaired and; therefore, the carrying value of the asset is fully recoverable by the Company.

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Investment Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment Securities [Abstract]

Investment Securities

Note 3 - Investment Securities

Investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Held to Maturity:
U.S. Treasury Bills	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-
	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-

Investment securities - trading consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Trading:
Equity Securities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212
	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212

The gross unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

(in thousands) Held to Maturity:	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Gross unrealized gains (losses)	$	1	$	-

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - trading are as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Cost basis	$	-	$	224		$	-	$	224
Current value		-		194			-		194
Unrealized gains (losses)	$	-	$	(30	)	$	-	$	(30	)

Realized gains (losses) on the sales of investment securities – trading as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011		September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Net sale proceeds	$	89		$	3	$	594		$	555
Cost basis		(83	)		-		(563	)		(537	)
Realized gains (losses)	$	6		$	3	$	31		$	18

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,690	$ 7,615
Investments securities - held to maturity	0	0
Investments securities - trading carried at fair value	5,199	212
Total investment securities	5,199	212
Real estate owned:
Land	554	554
Buildings	1,900	1,900
Real estate owned, gross	2,454	2,454
Less: accumulated depreciation	569	533
Real estate owned, net	1,885	1,921
Other assets	254	246
Total assets	9,028	9,994
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	200	227
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	200	227
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized, 46,410,007 issued and 43,755,410 outstanding in 2012 and 43,075,410 outstanding in 2011)	464	464
Additional paid-in capital	548,304	548,164
Accumulated deficit	(538,261)	(536,752)
Treasury stock, at cost - 2,654,597 and 3,334,597 shares, respectively	(1,679)	(2,109)
Total stockholders' equity	8,828	9,767
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 9,028	$ 9,994

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Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization [Abstract]

Organization

Note 1 - Organization

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of AmBase Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Company") are unaudited and subject to year-end adjustments. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, that it deems reasonable, that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from such estimates and assumptions. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements presented herein are condensed and should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements filed in its Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The Company's assets currently consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, and real estate.  The Company currently earns non-operating revenue principally consisting of earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.  The Company continues to evaluate a number of possible acquisitions, and is engaged in the management of its assets and liabilities, including the contingent assets, as described in Notes 8 and 9.  From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries may be named as a defendant in various lawsuits or proceedings.  The Company intends to aggressively contest all litigation and contingencies, as well as pursue all sources for contributions to settlements.

The Company's management believes that operating cash needs for the next twelve months will be met principally by the Company's current financial resources and to a lesser extent the receipt of earnings on investment securities and cash equivalents.

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Savings Plan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Matching contributions to savings plan charged to expense [Abstract]
Company matching contributions	$ 5	$ 4	$ 20	$ 16
Employer match %	33.00%	33.00%	33.00%	33.00%

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Incentive Plans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Terms of award	10Y
Vesting period	2 years
Stock option [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	816
Expired (in shares)	(136)
Exercised (in shares)	(680)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	0
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)	0
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Weighted average exercise price outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88
Weighted average exercise price, expired (in dollars per share)	$ 1.09
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 0.84
Options additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Unamortized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options	$ 0	$ 0
Stock based compensation expense recorded for the year to date period	0	0
Options to purchase shares of common stock which were excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share due to the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of earnings per share (in shares)	0	816
Common shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	5,000
Shares available for future stock option grants	4,320
Intrinsic value, outstanding at end of period	0
Intrinsic value, exercisable at end of period	$ 0

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are no new accounting pronouncements that would materially affect the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Held to maturity investments, market value	$ 5,200	$ 0
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	46,410,007	46,410,007
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	43,755,410	43,075,410
Treasury stock, at cost (in shares)	2,654,597	3,334,597

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Savings Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Savings Plans [Abstract]

Matching contributions to Savings Plan

The Company's matching contributions to the Savings Plan, charged to expense, were as follows:

($ in thousands)	Third Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Company matching contributions	$	5		$	4		$	20		$	16
Employer match %		33	%		33	%		33	%		33	%

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMBASE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000020639
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float		$ 74,000,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	43,755,410
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012

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Incentive Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Summary of incentive plan activity

Incentive plan activity is summarized as follows:

(shares in thousands)	Number of Shares Under Option			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		816		$	0.88
Expired		(136	)		1.09
Exercised		(680	)		0.84
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2012		-

Other information relating to the plan

Information relating to the 1993 Plan is as follows:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Unamortized compensation cost relating to non-vested stock   options	$	-	$	-
Stock based compensation expense recorded for the year-to-date   period	$	-	$	-
Options to purchase shares of common stock which were excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share due to the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of earnings per share		-		816
Common shares reserved for issuance		5,000
Shares available for future stock option grants		4,320
Intrinsic value of options outstanding	$	-
Intrinsic value of options exercisable	$	-

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	$ 309	$ 314	$ 964	$ 982
Professional and outside services	128	58	333	195
Property operating and maintenance	22	17	66	67
Depreciation	12	12	36	36
Insurance	20	6	38	25
Other operating	42	29	92	76
Total operating expenses	533	436	1,529	1,381
Operating income (loss)	(533)	(436)	(1,529)	(1,381)
Interest income	1	1	5	6
Realized gains (losses) on sales of investment securities	6	3	31	18
Unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities	6	(30)	0	(30)
Other income	0	14	17	119
Income (loss) before income taxes	(520)	(448)	(1,476)	(1,268)
Income tax expense	11	9	33	39
Net income (loss)	$ (531)	$ (457)	$ (1,509)	$ (1,307)
Net loss per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.03)
Net loss per common share - assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.03)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	43,174	43,075	43,108	43,075
Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution (in shares)	43,174	43,075	43,108	43,075

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Incentive Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Incentive Plans

Note 7 – Incentive Plans

Under the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan"), the Company may grant to officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, stock options ("Options"), stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), restricted stock awards ("Restricted Stock"), merit awards ("Merit Awards") and performance share awards ("Performance Shares"), through May 28, 2018.  A predetermined number of shares the Company's Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the 1993 Plan (upon the exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, upon awards of Restricted Stock and Performance Shares); however, only a portion of such shares are available for issuance for Restricted Stock Awards and Merit Awards.  Shares issued pursuant to the 1993 Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.  Options may be granted as incentive stock options ("ISOs") intended to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Federal tax law or as nonqualified stock options ("NQSOs"). SARs may be granted with respect to any Options granted under the 1993 Plan and may be exercised only when the underlying Option is exercisable. The 1993 Plan requires that the exercise price of all Options and SARs be equal to or greater than the fair value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant of that Option. The term of any ISO or related SAR cannot exceed ten years from the date of grant, and the term of any NQSO cannot exceed ten years and one month from the date of grant. Subject to the terms of the 1993 Plan and any additional restrictions imposed at the time of grant, Options and any related SARs ordinarily will become exercisable commencing one year after the date of grant. Options granted generally have a ten year contractual life and generally have vesting terms of two years from the date of grant. In the case of a "Change of Control" of the Company (as defined in the 1993 Plan), Options granted pursuant to the 1993 Plan may become fully exercisable as to all optioned shares from and after the date of such Change of Control in the discretion of the Committee or as may otherwise be provided in the grantee's Option agreement. Death, retirement, or absence for disability will not result in the cancellation of any Options.

The fair values of option awards are estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model ("Black-Scholes") that uses certain assumptions at the time of valuation. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company's stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on the contractual lives of option grants, option vesting period and historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bond yield in effect at the time of grant.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions utilized represent management's best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management's judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, our recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from the amounts previously recorded. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, the share-based compensation expense could be materially different.  The Company believes that the use of the Black-Scholes model meets the fair value measurement objectives of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reflects all substantive characteristics of the instruments being valued.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and given the substantial changes in the price per share of the Company's Common Stock, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Incentive plan activity is summarized as follows:

(shares in thousands)	Number of Shares Under Option			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		816		$	0.88
Expired		(136	)		1.09
Exercised		(680	)		0.84
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2012		-

Information relating to the 1993 Plan is as follows:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Unamortized compensation cost relating to non-vested stock   options	$	-	$	-
Stock based compensation expense recorded for the year-to-date   period	$	-	$	-
Options to purchase shares of common stock which were excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share due to the effect of being anti-dilutive in the computation of earnings per share		-		816
Common shares reserved for issuance		5,000
Shares available for future stock option grants		4,320
Intrinsic value of options outstanding	$	-
Intrinsic value of options exercisable	$	-

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Common Stock Repurchase Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Common Stock Repurchase Plan [Abstract]

Common Stock Repurchase Plan

Note 6 – Common Stock Repurchase Plan

In January 2002, the Company announced a common stock repurchase plan (the "Repurchase Plan") which allows for the repurchase by the Company of up to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in the open market.

The Repurchase Plan is conditioned upon favorable business conditions and acceptable prices for the common stock.  Purchases under the Repurchase Plan may be made, from time to time, in the open market, through block trades or otherwise.  Depending on market conditions and other factors, purchases may be commenced or suspended any time or from time to time without prior notice.

No shares have been purchased pursuant to the Repurchase Plan in the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2012.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has purchased 3,208,109 common shares through the Repurchase Plan leaving 6,791,891 common shares that may still be purchased pursuant to the Repurchase Plan.

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Common Stock Repurchase Plan (Details)	Sep. 30, 2012
Common Stock Repurchase Plan [Abstract]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	10,000,000
Total Number of Share Purchased	3,208,109
Number of shares that may still be purchased under the plan (in shares)	6,791,891

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Summary of net operating loss carryforwards

Based upon the Company's federal income tax returns through 2011 (filed or to be filed and/or subject to IRS audit adjustments), excluding all effects of the inclusion of Carteret/Carteret FSB from December 4, 1992 forward, as further discussed herein, the Company has federal NOL carryforwards available to reduce future federal taxable income, which expire if unused in the tax years as indicated below.  The utilization of certain carryforwards and carrybacks is subject to limitations under U.S. federal income tax laws. The amounts are as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expiring	September 30, 2012
1997	2012	$	1,100,000
1998	2018		5,400,000
1999	2019		4,000,000
2000	2020		2,600,000
2001	2021		4,000,000
2002	2022		3,200,000
2003	2023		1,800,000
2004	2024		700,000
2006	2026		2,800,000
2007	2027		12,700,000
2008	2028		4,600,000
2009	2029		2,400,000
2010	2030		1,900,000
2011	2031		1,900,000
		$	49,100,000

In addition to the NOL's noted above, the Company had additional NOL carryforwards which will have expired unless they are utilized in a prior tax year or absorbed in an earlier year based on the inclusion of certain items in the consolidated group as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expired	September 30, 2012
1994	2009	$	2,200,000
1995	2010		5,300,000
		$	7,500,000

AMT credit carryforwards

The Company has AMT credit carryforwards ("AMT Credits") which are not subject to expiration as follows:

	September 30, 2012
AMT Credits	$	21,000,000

Based on the filing of the Carryback Claims, as defined further herein, the Company would seek to utilize a portion of the AMT Credits.

Net deferred tax asset

The Company has calculated a net deferred tax asset arising primarily from NOL carryforwards and AMT credits as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Net deferred tax asset	$	38,000,000		$	38,000,000
Valuation allowance		(38,000,000	)		(38,000,000	)
Net deferred tax asset recognized	$	-		$	-

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Note 10 - Subsequent Events

The Company has performed a review of events subsequent to the balance sheet dated September 30, 2012, through the report issuance date.

As a result of the receipt of the Supervisory Goodwill settlement proceeds received and after various economic, financial, business, tax, accounting, regulatory, legal and administrative considerations, on October 22, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.00 per common share to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2012, payable on December 10, 2012.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 8 - Income Taxes

The Company and its domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.  The Company recognizes both the current and deferred tax consequences of all transactions that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements, calculated based on the provisions of enacted tax laws, including the tax rates in effect for current and future years.  Net deferred tax assets are recognized immediately when a more likely than not criterion is met; that is, greater than 50% probability exists that the tax benefits will actually be realized sometime in the future.

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2012 or September 30, 2012.  Further, no significant changes in unrecognized income tax benefits are currently expected to occur over the next year.  Interest and/or penalties related to underpayments of income taxes, if applicable, would be included in interest expense and operating expenses, respectively. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any amounts for any such interest and/or penalties.  The Company's federal income tax returns for the years subsequent to 1992 have not been reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or state authorities except for tax year 2007, which was reviewed by the IRS and has been concluded.  The Company has not been notified of any other potential tax audits by any federal, state or local tax authorities.  As such, the Company believes the statutes of limitations for the assessment of additional federal and state tax liabilities are generally closed for tax years prior to 2009.  State income tax amounts for 2012 and 2011 are primarily attributable to a provision for a minimum tax on capital imposed by the State of Connecticut.

Based upon the Company's federal income tax returns through 2011 (filed or to be filed and/or subject to IRS audit adjustments), excluding all effects of the inclusion of Carteret/Carteret FSB from December 4, 1992 forward, as further discussed herein, the Company has federal NOL carryforwards available to reduce future federal taxable income, which expire if unused in the tax years as indicated below.  The utilization of certain carryforwards and carrybacks is subject to limitations under U.S. federal income tax laws. The amounts are as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expiring	September 30, 2012
1997	2012	$	1,100,000
1998	2018		5,400,000
1999	2019		4,000,000
2000	2020		2,600,000
2001	2021		4,000,000
2002	2022		3,200,000
2003	2023		1,800,000
2004	2024		700,000
2006	2026		2,800,000
2007	2027		12,700,000
2008	2028		4,600,000
2009	2029		2,400,000
2010	2030		1,900,000
2011	2031		1,900,000
		$	49,100,000

In addition to the NOL's noted above, the Company had additional NOL carryforwards which will have expired unless they are utilized in a prior tax year or absorbed in an earlier year based on the inclusion of certain items in the consolidated group as follows:

Tax Year Originating	Tax Year Expired	September 30, 2012
1994	2009	$	2,200,000
1995	2010		5,300,000
		$	7,500,000

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has AMT credit carryforwards ("AMT Credits") which are not subject to expiration as follows:

	September 30, 2012
AMT Credits	$	21,000,000

Based on the filing of the Carryback Claims, as defined further herein, the Company would seek to utilize a portion of the AMT Credits.

The Company has calculated a net deferred tax asset arising primarily from NOL carryforwards and AMT credits as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Net deferred tax asset	$	38,000,000		$	38,000,000
Valuation allowance		(38,000,000	)		(38,000,000	)
Net deferred tax asset recognized	$	-		$	-

The net deferred tax asset amounts noted above do not include the anticipated tax effects of the NOL's which could be generated from the Company's investment in Carteret, resulting from the Election Decision, as more fully described above. A valuation allowance has been established for the entire net deferred tax asset, as management, at the current time, has no basis to conclude that realization is more likely than not.

As a result of the Office of Thrift Supervision's December 4, 1992 placement of Carteret in receivership, under the management of the Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC")/Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), and then proposed Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g), the Company had previously filed its 1992 and subsequent federal income tax returns with Carteret disaffiliated from the Company's consolidated federal income tax return. Based upon the impact of Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g), which was issued in final form on December 20, 1995, a continuing review of the Company's tax basis in Carteret, and the impact of prior year tax return adjustments on the Company's 1992 federal income tax return as filed, the Company decided not to make an election pursuant to final Treasury Reg. §1.597-4(g) to disaffiliate Carteret from the Company's consolidated federal income tax return effective as of December 4, 1992 (the "Election Decision").

The Company has made numerous requests to the RTC/FDIC for tax information pertaining to Carteret and the resulting successor institution, Carteret Federal Savings Bank ("Carteret FSB"); however, all of the information still has not been received. The Company believes, as a result of remaining consolidated with Carteret FSB for federal income tax return purposes, that the Company's tax basis in its investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB can be converted into NOL's, as tax losses are incurred, which could be available to carryforward/carryback into various federal income tax return years. However, because all of the Carteret FSB tax information has not been received, the Company is unable to determine with certainty the amount of or the years in which any NOL's may ultimately be generated; if the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks will be utilized in prior federal income tax return years; or the final expiration dates of any of the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks ultimately generated.

Based on information received to date, and prior to the recognition of the 1992 tax losses reflected on the Company's 1992 amended federal income tax return, as further described below, the Company estimated that as of December 1992 it had a remaining tax basis related to its investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB of approximately $158 million. Based on the Company's Election Decision, described above, and the receipt of some of the requested information from the RTC/FDIC, the Company amended its 1992 consolidated federal income tax return to include the federal income tax effects of Carteret and Carteret FSB, (the "1992 Amended Return"). The Company is still in the process of reviewing its consolidated federal income tax returns for 1993 and subsequent years.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company expects that the 1992 Amended Return will generate approximately $56 million of NOL's for tax year 1992, which the Company is seeking to carryback to prior tax years to produce refunds of tax previously paid. The 1992 Amended Return has not yet been accepted by the IRS. See "Carryback Claims," herein for further information. As part of the 1992 Amended Return, approximately $56 million (of the $158 million) of Carteret/Carteret FSB tax basis is expected to be converted into NOL's, (as tax losses are incurred) in tax year 1992, and will have expired in the 2007 tax year, unless they are utilized as part of the "Carryback Claims," or absorbed in earlier years based on inclusion of certain items in the consolidated group.

The Carteret/Carteret FSB tax basis of approximately $102 million remaining after recognition of the 1992 Amended Return, may be converted into NOL carryforwards/carrybacks as additional tax losses are incurred by Carteret/Carteret FSB and may be carried back or carried forward to other tax years; may be utilized in other tax years; or could begin to expire no earlier than the 2008 tax year based upon the year any NOL's are ultimately generated. The Company can give no assurances with regard to the 1992 Amended Return, subsequent year returns, or the final amount or expiration of NOL carryforwards/carrybacks ultimately generated, if any, from the Company's tax basis in Carteret/Carteret FSB. Any NOL's ultimately generated from the Company's tax basis in Carteret/Carteret FSB, would be in addition to the NOL carryforwards/carrybacks generated based on the Company's federal income tax returns as previously filed, as further detailed above.

In March 2000, the Company filed with the IRS several carryback claims and amendments to previously filed carryback claims (the "Carryback Claims") seeking refunds from the IRS of alternative minimum tax and other federal income taxes paid by the Company in prior years plus applicable IRS interest, based on the filing of the 1992 Amended Return.  The Company can give no assurances as to the final amount of refunds, if any, or when they might be received.  The accompanying financial statements include no legal fees in connection with the Carryback Claims proceedings as these legal fees are payable pursuant to a contingent fee arrangement with the attorneys upon a final recovery received.  For additional information, see Note 9 – Legal Proceedings.

The FDIC has previously filed a federal income tax return for Carteret FSB for 1995 (as well as other years), which indicates that Carteret FSB allegedly could owe a 1995 federal income tax liability of $32 million, which including interest and penalty thereon, is alleged to be in excess of $139 million. The FDIC has stated to the United States Court of Federal Claims ("Court of Claims") that the tax amounts are only estimates and are highly contingent.  However, it is possible that the IRS may try to collect the alleged Carteret FSB federal income taxes from the Carteret FSB receivership.

The Company believes the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns filed by the FDIC were improperly filed and are neither accurate nor valid.  Based on the information received to date, if the correct Carteret FSB federal income tax results were included with the Company's originally filed federal income tax returns, the Company, based upon consultation with its legal and tax advisors, believes that no additional material federal income tax would be owed by the Company, although this cannot be assured because a contrary result is possible, given the uncertainty with various legal and factual assumptions underlying the Company's beliefs. This assessment included among other items a review of the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns as prepared by the FDIC and the correction of errors originally reported therein, the proper application of federal NOL carryforwards and carrybacks, and the adherence to statute of limitation provisions contained in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

As explained above, although the Company does not believe that Carteret FSB or the Company will have a material federal income tax liability related to Carteret FSB for tax year 1995 (or any other tax year), the Company can give no assurances of the final amounts, if any, of federal income taxes owed by the Carteret FSB receivership or by the Company as a result of the Carteret FSB receivership operations.  The Company is pursuing the Carryback Claims, as further described above, which could have an impact on the analysis of the prior year tax information. For further information on the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings, see Note 9 herein. The discussion of the Carteret FSB federal income tax results is intended to provide details as to the potential inter-relationship of the Carteret FSB federal income tax returns with the Company's federal income tax positions. It is not a reflection of any federal income tax liability of the Company arising from the Carteret receivership operations.

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Legal Proceedings

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Legal Proceedings [Abstract]

Legal Proceedings

Note 9 - Legal Proceedings

The information contained inItem 8 - Note 10 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, is incorporated by reference herein and the defined terms set forth below have the same meaning ascribed to them in that report.  There have been no material developments in such legal proceedings, except as set forth below.

The Company is or has been a party in a number of lawsuits or proceedings, including the following:

Supervisory Goodwill Litigation - A Settlement Agreement in the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings between AmBase, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation–Receiver ("FDIC-R") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") on behalf of the United States of America (the "United States"), was executed on August 31, 2012,  (the "Settlement Agreement").  The Settlement Agreement was subject to approval by the United States Court of Federal Claims (the "Court of Federal Claims").  On October 11, 2012, the Court of Federal Claims issued an order approving the Settlement Agreement, and on October 19, 2012, the United States paid $180,650,000 (one hundred-eighty million, six hundred-fifty thousand dollars) directly to AmBase.  As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Company is also entitled to a tax gross-up in an amount to be determined if and when any federal taxes should be imposed on the settlement amount and includes other terms as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.  A copy of the Settlement Agreement was included as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2012.  The Company has no contingent fee agreements in place with its attorneys or any outside advisor in connection with the Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings or award.

Pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, as amended between the Company and Richard A. Bianco, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ("Mr. Bianco") (the "2007 Employment Agreement"), Mr. Bianco is to be paid an incentive payment of approximately $13.6 million based on the receipt by the Company of the $180,650,000 Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings settlement award, plus federal tax gross-up. An additional amount, to be determined, could be due to Mr. Bianco pursuant to the 2007 Employment Agreement, based on value realized by the Company with respect a gross-up for federal taxes imposed on the settlement amount.

AMBASE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Federal income tax refund suit on Carryback Claims. In March 2000, the Company filed with the IRS several carryback claims and amendments to previously filed carryback claims (the "Carryback Claims") seeking refunds from the IRS of alternative minimum tax and other federal income taxes paid by the Company in prior years plus applicable IRS interest, based on the filing of the 1992 Amended Return. In April 2003, IRS examiners issued a letter to the Company proposing to disallow the Carryback Claims. The Company sought administrative review of the letter by protesting to the Appeals Division of the IRS. In February 2005, IRS appeals officials completed their review of the Carryback Claims and disallowed them. On April 29, 2008, the Company filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (the "Court") for the tax refunds it seeks, plus interest, with respect to the Carryback Claims.  On September 29, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice, representing defendant United States in the suit, filed a Motion to Dismiss.  In response, on October 19, 2009, the Company filed its opposition to the Government's Motion to Dismiss, as well as the Company's own Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  In June 2010, the Court issued a Memorandum Decision conditionally granting the United States' Motion to Dismiss the case but allowing the Company to conduct limited discovery to establish whether the Court has jurisdiction.  On August 30, 2010, the Company filed a Motion to Set Aside the Court's Conditional Order of Dismissal.  On February 28, 2011, the Court granted the Company's motion and issued a Memorandum of Decision concluding that the Company had timely filed a refund claim for tax year 1992 seeking to adjust the amount of bad debt deduction and that the case should not be dismissed.  In March 2011, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment based on the Court's ruling that the Company's refund claims were timely filed.  In May 2011, the Government filed a Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and an opposition to the Company's Summary Judgment Motion.  In June 2011, the Company filed a Memorandum in Opposition to the Government's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and a Reply to the Governments Opposition to the Company's Summary Judgment Motion, and the Government in June 2011, subsequently filed a response brief.  The Court granted the Company's motion in part and denied it in part, in a Memorandum Decision dated November 30, 2011.  On January 26, 2012, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to the amount of additional bad debt deduction that should be allowed.  On February 16, 2012, the Government filed an Opposition to the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  On February 28, 2012, the Company filed a Reply to the Government's Opposition to the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  On May 23, 2012, the Court issued an order denying the Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  Under the Court's rulings, the Company would not be entitled to recover a tax refund.  On July 5, 2012, the Court entered its final judgment and order determining that the Company is not entitled to a refund.  The Company has appealed the adverse judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where the matter is pending.  The Company can give no assurances as to the final amount of refunds, if any, or when they might be received.  The accompanying financial statements exclude legal fees in connection with the Carryback Claims proceedings as these legal fees are payable pursuant to a contingency fee arrangement with the attorneys upon a final recovery received. See Note 8 – Income Taxes for further information.

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Investment Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment Securities [Abstract]

Investment securities held to maturity

Investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Held to Maturity:
U.S. Treasury Bills	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-
	$	5,199	$	5,199	$	5,200	$	-	$	-	$	-

Investment securities held for trading

Investment securities - trading consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(in thousands)	Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Cost or Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Trading:
Equity Securities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212
	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	224	$	212

Gross unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities held to maturity

The gross unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - held to maturity consist of the following:

(in thousands) Held to Maturity:	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Gross unrealized gains (losses)	$	1	$	-

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities - trading are as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Cost basis	$	-	$	224		$	-	$	224
Current value		-		194			-		194
Unrealized gains (losses)	$	-	$	(30	)	$	-	$	(30	)

Realized gains (losses) on investment securities

Realized gains (losses) on the sales of investment securities – trading as follows:

	Third Quarter Ended					Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011		September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Net sale proceeds	$	89		$	3	$	594		$	555
Cost basis		(83	)		-		(563	)		(537	)
Realized gains (losses)	$	6		$	3	$	31		$	18

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Property Owned (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Property, Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of commercial office building owned	1
Area of office building (in square feet)	14,500
Useful life	39 years
Commercial Office Building [Member]
Property, Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Area of office building (in square feet)	3,500

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Legal Proceedings (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]
Award by Judge Smith in Supervisory Goodwill legal proceedings	$ 180,650,000
Incentive payment due per Employment Agreement	$ 13,600,000

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (1,509)	$ (1,307)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation	36	36
Realized (gains) losses on sales of investment securities	(31)	(18)
Unrealized (gains) losses on trading securities	0	30
Stock-based compensation expense	0	0
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable - investment securities	(2)	0
Other assets	(8)	(522)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(27)	(27)
Other liabilities	0	(2)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	(1,541)	(1,810)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities of investment securities - held to maturity	17,100	23,795
Purchases of investment securities - held to maturity	(22,297)	(22,695)
Sales of investment securities	594	555
Purchases of investment securities	(351)	(761)
Proceeds from (investment in) real estate limited partnership	0	21
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(4,954)	915
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract]
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	570	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Total	570	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(5,925)	(895)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	7,615	1,334
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,690	439
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Income taxes paid	$ 27	$ 41

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Savings Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Savings Plans [Abstract]

Savings Plans

Note 5 - Savings Plan

The Company sponsors the AmBase 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan"), which is a "Section 401(k) Plan" within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").  The Savings Plan permits eligible employees to make contributions of up to a percentage of their compensation, which are matched by the Company at a percentage of the employees' elected deferral.  Employee contributions to the Savings Plan are invested at the employee's discretion, in various investment funds.  The Company's matching contributions are invested in the same manner as the compensation reduction contributions.  All contributions are subject to maximum limitations contained in the Code.

The Company's matching contributions to the Savings Plan, charged to expense, were as follows:

($ in thousands)	Third Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Company matching contributions	$	5		$	4		$	20		$	16
Employer match %		33	%		33	%		33	%		33	%

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 22, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Common dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 2.00

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Investment Securities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 5,199		$ 5,199		$ 0
Cost or amortized cost	5,199		5,199		0
Fair value	5,200		5,200		0
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0		0		212
Cost or amortized cost	0	224	0	224	224
Fair Value	0	194	0	194	212
Gross unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities held to maturity [Abstract]
Gross unrealized gains (losses)	1		1		0
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities [Abstract]
Cost basis	0	224	0	224	224
Current value	0	194	0	194	212
Unrealized gains (losses)	0	(30)	0	(30)
Realized gains (losses) on investment securities [Abstract]
Net sale proceeds	89	3	594	555
Cost basis	(83)	0	(563)	(537)
Realized gains (losses)	6	3	31	18
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0		0		212
Cost or amortized cost	0		0		224
Fair Value	0		0		212
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities [Abstract]
Cost basis	0		0		224
Current value	0		0		212
US Treasury Bills [Member]
Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Carrying value	5,199		5,199		0
Cost or amortized cost	5,199		5,199		0
Fair value	$ 5,200		$ 5,200		$ 0