UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2005


                        RECKSON ASSOCIATES REALTY CORP.
                                      and
                      RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
          (Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its Charter)




                                                                           
          Reckson Associates Realty Corp. - Maryland                           Reckson Associates Realty Corp. -
        Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. - Delaware                                    11-3233650
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)               Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. -
                                                                                          11-3233647
                                                                                    (IRS Employer ID Number)
                       225 Broadhollow Road                                                 11747
                        Melville, New York                                                (Zip Code)
             (Address of principal executive offices)



                                    1-13762
                           (Commission File Number)

                                (631) 694-6900
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 4, 2005, Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of this press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company
or Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)  Exhibits

      99.1  Reckson Associates Realty Corp. Earnings Press Release, dated 
            May 4, 2005





                                  SIGNATURES


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



                                    RECKSON ASSOCIATES REALTY CORP.


                                    By:  /s/ Scott H. Rechler           
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Scott H. Rechler
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         and President


                                    RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

                                    By:  Reckson Associates Realty Corp.,
                                         its General Partner


                                    By:  /s/ Scott H. Rechler         
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Scott H. Rechler
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         and President


Date:  May 5, 2005


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