FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Bishop Duane F Jr 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. [ FCEA/FCEB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Exec VP & COO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

50 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 1100 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/24/2017
(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44113
(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
Class A Common Stock                  3658   D   (1)
 
Class A Common Stock                  6223   D   (2)
 
Class A Common Stock                  2963   D   (3)
 
Class A Common Stock                  8954   D   (4)
 
Class A Common Stock   3/24/2017     A    11452   A $0   11452   D   (5)
 
Class A Common Stock                  12235   D   (6)
 
Class A Common Stock                  9607   D   (7)
 

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
2008 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)   $36.38                    6/18/2010   (8) 6/18/2018   Class A Common   7107     7107   D   (8)
 
2014 Performance Shares   $0                    12/31/2017   8/8/1988   (9) Class A Common   8259     8259   D   (9)
 
2015 Performance Shares   $0                    12/31/2017   8/8/1988   (10) Class A Common   5926     5926   D   (10)
 
2016 Performance Shares   $0                    12/31/2018   8/8/1988   (11) Class A Common   17908     17908   D   (11)
 
2017 Performance Shares   $0   3/24/2017     A      17178       12/31/2019   8/8/1988   (12) Class A Common   17178   $0   17178   D   (12)
 
2015 Out Performance Shares   $0                    12/31/2017   8/8/1988   (13) Class A Common   32000     32000   D   (13)
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  2013 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 4/08/2015; 25% vest on 4/08/2016; and 50% vest on 4/08/2017.
( 2)  2014 Restricted Stock Grant - 0% vest on 3/28/2015; 25% vest on 3/28/2016; 25% vest on 3/28/2017; and 50% vest on 3/28/2018.
( 3)  2015 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 3/26/2016; 25% vest on 3/26/2017; and 50% vest on 3/26/2018.
( 4)  2016 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 3/23/2017; 25% vest on 3/23/2018; and 50% vest on 3/23/2019.
( 5)  2017 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 3/24/2018; 25% vest on 3/24/2019; and 50% vest on 3/24/2020.
( 6)  Shares are held by transfer agent in a direct registration account.
( 7)  Shares held in street account with Wells Fargo.
( 8)  2008 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 6/18/2010; 25% exercisable 6/18/2011; and 50% exercisable 6/18/2012.
( 9)  Performance Shares Award - granted 3/28/2014 - performance period is from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $18.73 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.
( 10)  Performance Shares Award - granted 3/26/2015 - performance period is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $24.62 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.
( 11)  Performance Shares Award - granted 3/23/2016 - performance period is from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $20.94 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.
( 12)  Performance Shares Award - granted 3/24/2017 - performance period is from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $21.83 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.
( 13)  Out Performance Shares Award - granted 3/27/2015 - performance period is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. Awards will vest 50% on December 31, 2017 and 50% on December 31, 2018 and will be available to the grantee provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 300% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $25.31 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bishop Duane F Jr
50 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 1100
CLEVELAND, OH 44113

Exec VP & COO

Signatures
J. Matthew Shady, Attorney-In-Fact for Duane F. Bishop, Jr. 3/28/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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