TPHS Trinity Place Holdings Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Messinger, Matthew	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Trinity Place Holdings Inc. [ TPHS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS INC., 340 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 3C	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/4/2021
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10173 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	1/4/2021		A		200000		(2)(3)	(2)(3)	Common Stock	200000	$0	200000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") converts into one share of common stock of Trinity Place Holdings Inc.
(2)	The RSUs will vest as follows: 66,667 of the RSUs will vest on each of January 1, 2022 and 2023 and 66,666 of the RSUs will vest on January 1, 2024, subject to the reporting person's continued employment on the applicable vesting dates; provided that (i) all of the RSUs will automatically vest in the event of a termination of the reporting person's employment without cause or his resignation for good reason, and (ii) upon a termination of the reporting person's employment due to death or disability, those RSUs that would have vested during the 24-month period following the death or disability shall automatically vest upon the occurrence of such death or disability.
(3)	One share of common stock will be distributed to the reporting person with respect to each vested RSU during the thirty (30) day period after the applicable vesting date, except in the case of accelerated vesting upon a termination of employment, in which case the applicable RSU award(s) shall settle on the 60th day following the applicable vesting day (or six months after termination, to the extent required under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Messinger, Matthew C/O TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS INC. 340 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 3C NEW YORK, NY 10173	X		President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Richard G. Pyontek, as Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Messinger		1/22/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date