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): August 8, 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    Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. -
              or organization)                               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 August 8, 2005, Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 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 August 8, 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/ Michael Maturo
                                           ------------------------------------
                                             Michael Maturo
                                             Executive Vice President
                                             and Chief Financial Officer


                                        RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

                                        By:  Reckson Associates Realty Corp.,
                                             its General Partner


                                        By:/s/ Michael Maturo
                                           ------------------------------------
                                             Michael Maturo
                                             Executive Vice President
                                             and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  August 9, 2005



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