BOSTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Winthrop Realty Trust ("Winthrop") (NYSE: FUR), a real estate investment trust, announced that it will release its fourth quarter and year end 2008 results on the morning of Thursday, March 5, 2009. You are invited to listen to management's conference call presentation later that day at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Interested parties may participate in this conference call by accessing the following:

           Webcast:               http://www.winthropreit.com
           Teleconference:        (877) 407-9205 or (201) 689-8054

Please access the website or call the conference center at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary computer audio software and/or register for the call.

A replay will be available after the call by accessing:

           Webcast:              http://www.winthropreit.com
           Telephone:            (877) 660-6853; account #286,
                                 confirmation #306215

Winthrop Realty Trust is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional information on Winthrop Realty Trust is available on its Web site at www.winthropreit.com.

SOURCE Winthrop Realty Trust