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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K


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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-09279

ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND
13-3147497
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. employer
Identification No.)

60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York


11021
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 466-3100

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share New York Stock Exchange

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  o     No  ý

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes  o     No  ý

         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  ý     No  o

         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). Yes  o     No  o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o

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

Large accelerated filer  o Accelerated filer  ý Non-accelerated filer  o
(Do not check if a
small reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  o

         Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  o     No  ý

         As of June 30, 2010 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter), the aggregate market value of all common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which common equity was last sold on said date, was approximately $127.2 million.

         As of March 10, 2011, the registrant had 14,359,740 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Portions of the proxy statement for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of One Liberty Properties, Inc., to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than May 2, 2011, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Form 10-K

Item No.


Page(s)

PART I

1.

Business


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1A.

Risk Factors

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1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

18

2.

Properties

21

3.

Legal Proceedings

26

4.

Removed and Reserved

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PART II

5.

Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


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6.

Selected Financial Data

29

7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

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9A.

Controls and Procedures

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9B.

Other Information

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PART III

10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance


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11.

Executive Compensation

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12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

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14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

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PART IV

15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules


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PART I

Item 1.     Business.

General

        We are a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, also known as a REIT. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on December 20, 1982. We acquire, own and manage a geographically diversified portfolio of retail (including furniture and office supply stores), industrial, office, flex, health and fitness and other properties, a substantial portion of which are under long-term leases. Substantially all of our leases are "net leases" and ground leases under which the tenant is typically responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs. As of December 31, 2010, we owned 84 properties, two of which are vacant, and one of which is a 50% tenancy in common interest, and participated in four joint ventures that own four properties. Our properties and the properties owned by our joint ventures are located in 29 states and have an aggregate of approximately 5.1 million square feet of space (including approximately 106,000 square feet of space at the property in which we own a tenancy in common interest and approximately 1.1 million square feet of space at properties owned by the joint ventures in which we participate).

        As of December 31, 2010:

• our 2011 contractual rental income (as defined) was approximately $41.6 million;
• the occupancy rate of properties owned by us was 98.5% based on square footage (including the property in which we own a tenancy in common interest and properties tenanted by debtors in bankruptcy proceedings);
• the occupancy rate of properties owned by our joint ventures was 100% based on square footage; and
• the weighted average remaining term of the leases generating our 2011 contractual rental income is 9.2 years and ten years for the leases at properties owned by our joint ventures.

        Our 2011 contractual rental income includes, after giving effect to any abatements, concessions or adjustments (i) rental income that is payable to us in 2011 under leases existing at December 31, 2010, excluding rental income from two tenants that are debtors in bankruptcy proceedings and (ii) rental income that is payable to us in 2011 on our tenancy in common interest.

        Our share of the rental income payable to our joint ventures in 2011 will be approximately $1.3 million; such sum is not included in 2011 contractual rental income.

        We refer to the mortgages on our properties as being "non-recourse (subject to standard carve-outs)." The term "standard carve-outs" refers to recourse items to an otherwise non-recourse mortgage and are customary to mortgage financing. While carve-outs vary from lender to lender and transaction to transaction, the carve-outs may include, among other things, environmental liabilities, the sale, financing or encumbrance of the property in violation of loan documents, damage to property as a result of intentional misconduct or gross negligence, failure to pay valid taxes and other claims which could create liens on property and the conversion of security deposits, insurance proceeds or condemnation awards.

Recent Developments

        In 2010, we acquired 14 properties for $72.3 million (including the assumption of an aggregate of $33.6 million in mortgage debt). The properties are located in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas and New York and account for approximately $5.8 million or 13.9% of our 2011 contractual rental income. We also sold two properties in the third quarter of 2010 for an aggregate of $4.1 million

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and realized a gain of approximately $235,000. The properties sold accounted for $165,000 of income from discontinued operations in 2010.

        In May 2010 (effective as of March 2010) and January 2011, we amended our revolving credit line. After giving effect to these amendments, the maturity of our credit line was extended until March 2013, we are permitted to borrow up to $55 million and the interest rate was set at the greater of (i) 90 day LIBOR plus 3% and (ii) 6%. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Credit Line" for further information on our credit line.

        In February 2011, we sold 2,700,000 shares of our common stock in a public offering for net proceeds of approximately $40.6 million. We used the proceeds to repay mortgage indebtedness of $7.7 million having a weighted average interest rate of 7.9% and to reduce by $26.2 million the amount outstanding under our revolving line of credit. We intend to use the remaining balance of such proceeds for general corporate purposes, including future property acquisitions.

        On February 18, 2011, Robb & Stucky Limited LLLP, a retail furniture operator which rents one property from us in Plano, Texas, and accounted for approximately $882,000 or 2.1% of our 2010 rental income, filed for bankruptcy protection. As a result, in the fourth quarter of 2010 we (i) took a charge of approximately $656,000 relating to the reversal of the straight-lining of rent payments and net lease intangibles that were recorded during the term of the lease to December 31, 2010 and (ii) accrued $288,000 for 2010 real estate tax expense associated with the property. We also did not collect, and may be unable to collect, an aggregate of approximately $349,000 of rent owed for December 2010 through February 2011. We have not taken an impairment charge with respect to this property. The taking of such charge, if any is required, would reduce our net income in the period in which such charge is taken.

Acquisition Strategies

        We seek to acquire properties throughout the United States that have locations, demographics and other investment attributes that we believe to be attractive. We believe that long-term leases provide a predictable income stream over the term of the lease, making fluctuations in market rental rates and in real estate values less significant to achieving our overall investment objectives. Our goal is to acquire properties that are subject to long-term net or ground leases that include periodic contractual rental increases or rent increases based on increases in the consumer price index. Periodic contractual rental increases provide reliable increases in future rent payments and rent increases based on the consumer price index provide protection against inflation. Historically, long-term leases have made it easier for us to obtain longer-term, fixed-rate mortgage financing with principal amortization, thereby moderating the interest rate risk associated with financing or refinancing our property portfolio by reducing the outstanding principal balance over time. We may, however, acquire a property that is subject to a short-term lease when we believe the property represents a good opportunity for recurring income and residual value. Although we regard the acquisition of properties subject to net and ground leases as an important aspect of our investment strategy, we have expanded our focus to include the acquisition of community shopping centers anchored by national or regional tenants. Typically, we would pay substantially all operating expenses at these community shopping centers, a significant portion of which will be reimbursed by the tenants pursuant to their leases.

        Generally, we hold the properties we acquire for an extended period of time. Our investment criteria are intended to identify properties from which increased asset value and overall return can be realized from an extended period of ownership. Although our investment criteria favor an extended period of ownership, we will dispose of a property if we regard the disposition of the property as an opportunity to realize the overall value of the property sooner or to avoid future risks by achieving a determinable return from the property.

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        We identify properties through the network of contacts of our senior management and our affiliates, which includes real estate brokers, private equity firms, banks and law firms. In addition, we attend industry conferences and engage in direct solicitations.

        Our charter documents do not limit on the number of properties in which we may invest, the amount or percentage of our assets that may be invested in any specific property or property type, or on the concentration of investments in any region in the United States. We do not intend to acquire properties located outside of the United States. We will continue to form entities to acquire interests in real properties, either alone or with other investors, and we may acquire interests in joint ventures or other entities that own real property.

        It is our policy, and the policy of our affiliated entities, that any investment opportunity presented to us or to any of our affiliated entities that involves primarily the acquisition of a net leased property, a ground lease or a community shopping center, will first be offered to us and may not be pursued by any of our affiliated entities unless we decline the opportunity.

Investment Evaluation

        In evaluating potential investments, we consider, among other criteria, the following:

• the ability of a tenant, if a net leased property, or major tenants, if a shopping center, to meet operational needs and lease obligations recognizing the current economic climate;
• the current and projected cash flow of the property;
• the estimated return on equity to us;
• an evaluation of the property and improvements, given its location and use;
• local demographics (population and rental trends);
• the terms of tenant leases, including the relationship between current rents and market rents;
• the projected residual value of the property;
• potential for income and capital appreciation;
• occupancy of and demand for similar properties in the market area; and
• alternate use for the property at lease termination.

Our Business Objective

        Our business objective is to maintain and increase the cash available for distribution to our stockholders by:

• identifying opportunistic property acquisitions consistent with our portfolio and our acquisition strategies;
• obtaining mortgage indebtedness on favorable terms and maintaining access to capital to finance property acquisitions;
• monitoring and maintaining our portfolio, including tenant negotiations and lease amendments with tenants having financial difficulty; and
• managing assets effectively, including lease extensions and opportunistic property sales.

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Typical Property Attributes

        The properties in our portfolio and owned by our joint ventures typically have the following attributes:

Net or ground leases.   Substantially all of the leases are net and ground leases under which the tenant is typically responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs. We believe that investments in net and ground leased properties offer more predictable returns than investments in properties that are not net or ground leased;
Long-term leases.   Substantially all of our leases are long-term leases. Excluding leases relating to properties owned by our joint ventures, leases representing approximately 71% of our 2011 contractual rental income expire after 2016, and leases representing approximately 40% of our 2011 contractual rental income expire after 2020; and
Scheduled rent increases.   Leases representing approximately 96% of our 2011 contractual rental income provide for either periodic contractual rent increases or rent increases based on the consumer price index. A lease with respect to a property owned by one joint venture provides for a rent increase based on the consumer price index.

Our Tenants

        The following table sets forth information about the diversification of our tenants by industry sector as of December 31, 2010:

Type of Property

Number
of Tenants
Number of
Properties
2011 Contractual
Rental Income(1)
Percentage of
2011 Contractual
Rental Income

Retail-various(2)

41 39 $ 14,166,174 34.0 %

Retail-furniture(3)

5 15 5,744,670 13.8

Industrial(4)

7 8 5,374,354 12.9

Retail-office supply(5)

12 12 5,188,383 12.5

Office(6)

3 3 4,582,195 11.0

Flex

3 2 2,651,944 6.4

Health & fitness

3 3 1,816,371 4.3

Movie theater(7)

1 1 1,401,846 3.4

Residential

1 1 700,000 1.7

76 84 $ 41,625,937 100.0 %

(1) Our 2011 contractual rental income includes, after giving effect to any abatements, concessions or adjustments (i) rental income that is payable to us in 2011 under leases existing at December 31, 2010, excluding rental income from tenants that are debtors in bankruptcy proceedings and (ii) rental income that is payable to us in 2011 on our tenancy in common interest.
(2) Eighteen of the retail properties are net leased to single tenants. Four properties are net leased to a total of 20 separate tenants (one of which is in bankruptcy) pursuant to separate leases, eight properties are net leased to one tenant pursuant to a master lease, six properties are net leased to one tenant pursuant to a master lease, two properties are net leased to one tenant pursuant to two conterminous net leases, and one property is vacant.
(3) Eleven properties are net leased to Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. pursuant to a master lease covering all locations. Four of the properties are net leased to single tenants (one of which is Robb & Stucky).
(4) Includes one vacant property.

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