Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * LARUE DAVID J	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 __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) CEO & President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 50 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 1100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/12/2017
(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								14559.601	I	See footnote   (1) (26)
Class A Common Stock								33564.722	I	See footnote   (2) (26)
Class A Common Stock								16450	D   (3)
Class A Common Stock								25184	D   (4)
Class A Common Stock								32209	D   (5)
Class A Common Stock								4812.922	I	See footnote   (6) (26)
Class A Common Stock								4812.922	I	See footnote   (7) (26)
Class A Common Stock								4812.922	I	See footnote   (8) (26)
Class A Common Stock								16660	D   (9)
Class A Common Stock								1843.247	D   (10) (26)
Class A Common Stock								6835.374	I	See footnote   (11) (26)
Class A Common Stock								3993.702	D   (12) (26)
Class A Common Stock								211102	D   (13)
Class A Common Stock	6/12/2017		J (27)	V	1880	A	(27)	34006.4465	I	401k Plan   (14) (26)

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
Class B Common - Convertible	$0   (27)	6/12/2017		J   (27)	V		1435.4697	8/8/1988   (27)	8/8/1988   (27)	Common Stock	1435.4697	(27)	0	I	401k Plan   (14)
2008 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$36.38							6/18/2010   (15)	6/18/2018	Class A Common	28059		28059	D   (15)
2010 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$15.89							4/14/2012   (16)	4/14/2020	Class A Common	26893		26893	D   (16)
2011 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$17.72							4/13/2013   (17)	4/13/2021	Class A Common	64277		64277	D   (17)
2012 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$14.74							4/11/2014   (18)	4/11/2022	Class A Common	77945		77945	D   (18)
2013 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$17.60							4/8/2015   (19)	4/8/2023	Class A Common	65630		65630	D   (19)
2014 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$18.73							3/28/2016   (20)	3/28/2024	Class A Common	62090		62090	D   (20)
2014 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	8/8/1988   (21)	Class A Common	38441		38441	D   (21)
2015 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	8/8/1988   (22)	Class A Common	32900		32900	D   (22)
2016 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2018	8/8/1988   (23)	Class A Common	50367		50367	D   (23)
2017 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2019	8/8/1988   (24)	Class A Common	48313		48313	D   (24)
2015 Out Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	8/8/1988   (25)	Class A Common	50000		50000	D   (25)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	David J. LaRue Trust.
(2)	David LaRue Family Trust
(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 held by Andre LaRue, son, Cindy LaRue (spouse) is custodian on the account - Indirect
(7)	Shares held by Paul LaRue, son, Cindy LaRue (spouse) is custodian on the account - Indirect
(8)	Shares held by Tessa LaRue, daughter,
(9)	Shares are held in street account.
(10)	Shares held by David LaRue - Roth IRA
(11)	Shares are held by Cindy LaRue (spouse) in street account.
(12)	Shares are held by David LaRue & Cindy LaRue Trust account.
(13)	Shares are held by transfer agent in a direct registration account.
(14)	FCE's 401k Plan account, shares are held indirect.
(15)	2008 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 6/18/2010; 25% exercisable 6/18/2011; and 50% exercisable 6/18/2012.
(16)	2010 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/14/2012; 25% exercisable 4/14/2013; and 50% exercisable 4/14/2014.
(17)	2011 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/13/2013; 25% exercisable 4/13/2014; and 50% exercisable 4/13/2015.
(18)	2012 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/11/2014; 25% exercisable 4/11/2015; and 50% exercisable 4/11/2016.
(19)	2013 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 4/08/2015; 25% exercisable 4/08/2016; and 50% exercisable 4/08/2017.
(20)	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.
(21)	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.
(22)	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.
(23)	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.
(24)	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.
(25)	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.
(26)	Accounts with automatic dividend reinvestment have been updated to reflect current balances.
(27)	Pursuant to a reclassification exempt under Rule 16b-7, each share of Class B common stock was reclassified and exchanged into 1.31 shares of Class A common stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares. Acquisition and dispositions in the reclassification are also exempt under Rule 16b-3(d) and (e), respectively. There was no fixed exercise date or expiration date prior to the reclassification.

Remarks: Accounts with automatic dividend reinvestment have been updated to reflect current balances.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LARUE DAVID J 50 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 1100 CLEVELAND, OH 44113	X		CEO & President

Signatures
J. Matthew Shady, Attorney-In-Fact for David J. LaRue		9/18/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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