FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RATNER JAMES A (Last) (First) (Middle) 127 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3100 (Street) CLEVELAND OH 44114 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. [ FCEA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/07/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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	11/01/2018		G	V	305,400	D	$ 0	971,661	I	See footnote (1)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		971,661	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (1)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		95,694	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (2)
Class A Common Stock	11/01/2018		G	V	20,000	D	$ 0	47,355	I	See footnote (3)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		47,355	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (3)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		34,090	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (4)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		76,525	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (5)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		7,850	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (6)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		340,908	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (7)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		340,908	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (8)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (19)		50,371	D	(19)	0	I	See footnote (9)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (20)		5,969	D	(20)	0	D (10)
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2018		D (20)		5,432	D	(20)	0	D (11)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: 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
2009 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 7.8	12/07/2018		D (21)			21,797	04/21/2011 (12)	04/21/2019	Class A Common	21,797	(21)	0	D (12)
2010 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 15.89	12/07/2018		D (21)			36,635	04/14/2012 (13)	04/14/2020	Class A Common	36,635	(21)	0	D (13)
2011 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 17.72	12/07/2018		D (21)			24,103	04/13/2013 (14)	04/13/2021	Class A Common	24,103	(21)	0	D (14)
2012 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 14.74	12/07/2018		D (21)			32,477	04/11/2014 (15)	04/11/2022	Class A Common	32,477	(21)	0	D (21)
2013 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 17.6	12/07/2018		D (21)			30,384	04/08/2015 (16)	04/08/2023	Class A Common	30,384	(21)	0	D (16)
2014 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$ 18.73	12/07/2018		D (21)			28,745	03/28/2016 (17)	03/28/2024	Class A Common	28,745	(21)	0	D (17)
2016 Performance Shares	$ 0	12/07/2018		D (22)			5,969 (22)	12/31/2018	08/08/1988	Class A Common	17,908	(22)	0	D (18) (22)

Explanation of Responses:

1. James Ratner Revocable Trust dated 12/04/1981. The Trust holds 971,661 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: 593,300 shares held as a direct limited partner of RMS, Ltd.; and 378,361 shares directly.

2. Held by spouse at street account with Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

3. Austin G. Ratner (son) 1992 Trust (James A. Ratner is trust advisor). The Trust holds 47,355 shares of Class A Common Stock directly. James Ratner disclaims any beneficial interest.

4. Max Ratner 1986 Family Trust for the Benefit of Daniel Ratner (son) (James Ratner is trustee). Trust holds 34,090 shares of Class A Common Stock directly. James Ratner disclaims any beneficial interest.

5. Max Ratner 1988 Grandchildren's Trust for the Benefit of Daniel Ratner (adult child of James Ratner) - James Ratner is trustee. James Ratner disclaims any beneficial interest.

6. Max Ratner 1986 Family Trust for the benefit of Austin Ratner (son) (James Ratner is Trustee). Trust holds 7,850 shares of Class A Common Stock directly.

7. Max Ratner Family 1999 Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of Austin Ratner (son) (James Ratner is Trustee). Trust holds 340,908 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: 300,000 as a direct, limited partner of RMS, Ltd.; and 40,908 directly.

8. Max Ratner Family 1999 Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of Daniel Ratner (son) (James Ratner is Trustee). Trust holds 340, 908 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: 300, 000 as a direct, limited partner of RMS, Ltd. and 40, 908 directly.

9. Daniel G. Ratner (son) 1993 Trust (James A. Ratner is trust advisor). Trust holds 50, 371 shares of Class A Common Stock directly.

10. 2016 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vested on 3/23/2017; 25% vested on 3/23/2018; and 50% vest on 3/23/2019.

11. 2018 Restricted Stock Grant pursuant to Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan - 100% vest on 6/20/2019.

12. 2009 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/21/2011; 25% exercisable 4/21/2012; and 50% exercisable 4/21/2013.

13. 2010 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/14/2012; 25% exercisable 4/14/2013; and 50% exercisable 4/14/2014.

14. 2011 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/13/2013; 25% exercisable 4/13/2014; and 50% exercisable 4/13/2015.

15. 2012 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/11/2014; 25% exercisable 4/11/2015; and 50% exercisable 4/11/2016.

16. 2013 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/08/2015; 25% exercisable 4/08/2016; and 50% exercisable 4/08/2017.

17. 2014 Stock Option Grant - 0% exercisable 3/28/2015; 25% exercisable 3/28/2016; 25% exercisable 3/28/2017; and 50% exercisable 3/28/2018.

18. 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.

19. Pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated 7/30/2018, among issuer, Antlia Holdings, LLC and Antlia Merger Sub Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), on December 7, 2018 at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), all shares held as of the Effective Time entitled the holder to receive a cash payment of $25.35 per share (the "Merger Consideration") without interest.

20. At the Effective Time of the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the unvested restricted shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically vested and entitled the holder to receive a cash payment of the Merger Consideration (as defined above), without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings.

21. At the Effective Time of the Merger, these stock options were cancelled and entitled the holder to receive a cash payment of the product of (a) the difference between Merger Consideration (as defined above) and the per share exercise price of the stock option, multiplied by (b) the number of shares subject to the stock option, without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings.

22. At the Effective Time of the Merger, a pro-rated amount of 1/3, based on holder's service as an executive during 1/3 of the performance period, at 100% of target of the Performance Share Award granted in 2016, automatically vested and entitled the holder to receive a cash payment of the Merger Consideration (as defined above) per vested and awarded Performance Share, without interest and less any applicable tax withholding. The target amounts awarded was based on the Issuer's actual performance through the Effective Time, as reasonably determined in good faith by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.

	J. Matthew Shady, Attorney-In-Fact For James A. Ratner	12/07/2018
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SEC FORMS 4 & 5

POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, designated by the Board of Directors as
a Section 16 Company Insider, hereby constitutes and appoints
Ketan K. Patel, J. Matthew Shady and Maria Tosheva-Nikolova,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as
attorney of the undersigned, their name, place and stead,
to sign and file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 16 Reporting Forms, any and all amendments and apply
for EDGAR Access Codes as required thereto, to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to such filing,
with full power and authority to do and perform any
and all acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to
be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the
act of said attorney and any such substitute.

EFFECTIVE as of May 31, 2017.


By:	\s\ James A. Ratner
	    James A. Ratner

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