SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

~~Date~~PURSUANT ofTO ~~Report: December~~SECTION ~~22,~~13 OR 15(d) OF THE ~~2004~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 6, 2005 (January 4, 2005)

Bradley Operating Limited Partnership

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-23065	04-3306041
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
131 Dartmouth Street Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

131 Dartmouth Street Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 247-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

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SCHEDULE III

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

See Item 8.01 below

Item 8.01 Other Events

~~Bradley~~ On January ~~Operating~~4, ~~Limited~~2005, ~~Partnership~~Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. (the “~~Bradley OP~~Company”), isthe sole ~~filing~~shareholder ~~this~~of ~~Current~~the ~~Report~~general onpartner ~~Form~~of ~~8-K~~Bradley ~~containing~~Operating Limited Partnership, issued a press release announcing its ~~historical~~acquisition, disposition and joint venture ~~financial~~activity ~~statements~~completed ~~for~~during the ~~year~~quarter ended December 31, ~~2003~~2004. In ~~and~~addition, ~~other~~the Company filed a Current ~~information~~Report soon ~~that~~8-K ~~such~~which ~~information~~included ~~may~~as bean ~~incorporated~~exhibit bythe ~~reference~~purchase and sale agreement for one of the acquisitions described in the press release. The ~~subsequent~~text ~~filings~~of ~~made~~this bypurchase ~~Bradley~~and OPsale ~~with~~agreement ~~the~~and ~~Securities~~press release are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and ~~Exchange~~99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference ~~Commission~~herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Exhibits~~99.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2004, with respect to the purchase by Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. of The Market of Wolf Creek. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. filed on January 6, 2005).

2399.12 ~~Consent~~Press release dated January 4, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of ~~KPMG~~the Current ~~LLP~~Report on Form 8-K of Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. filed on January 6, 2005).

99.1 Selected Financial Data of Bradley Operating Limited Partnership, Description of Business of Bradley Operating Limited Partnership, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Management and Bradley Operating Limited Partnership Financial Statements2

2SIGNATURES

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

~~Pursuant~~BRADLEY toOPERATING ~~the~~LIMITED ~~requirements~~PARTNERSHIP ofBy: ~~the~~Heritage-Austen ~~Securities Exchange~~Acquisition, ~~Act~~Inc., ofits ~~1934,~~General ~~the~~Partner ~~registrant~~/s/Thomas ~~has~~C. ~~duly~~Prendergast ~~caused~~Thomas ~~the~~C. ~~report~~Prendergast toChairman, bePresident ~~signed~~and ~~on its~~Chief ~~behalf~~Executive byOfficer ~~the~~/s/David ~~undersigned,~~G. ~~thereunto~~Gaw ~~duly~~David ~~authorized~~G. Gaw Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

	BRADLEY OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
	By: Heritage-Austen Acquisition, Inc., its General Partner
	/s/ Thomas C. Prendergast
	Thomas C. Prendergast
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	/s/ David G. Gaw
	David G. Gaw
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Dated: December 22, 2004

Dated: January 6, 2005

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