Lightstone Value Plus REIT I, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)

Unassociated Document

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 333-117367

LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland		20-1237795
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

326 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey		08701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(732) 367-0129

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No þ

As of May 6, 2008, there were 18.4 million outstanding shares of common stock of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

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INDEX

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PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007	4

	Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Other Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	40

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	42

Item 5.	Other Information	42

Item 6.	Exhibits	42

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:

LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	March 31, 2008			December 31, 2007
	(unaudited)
*Assets*
Investment property:
Land	$	62,045,065		$	62,032,138
Building		240,381,820			240,221,044
Construction in Progress		9,481,806			7,499,319
		311,908,691			309,752,501
Less accumulated depreciation		(6,879,446	)		(5,455,550	)
Net investment property		305,029,245			304,296,951

Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint venture		5,342,186			6,284,675
Cash and cash equivalents		60,371,813			29,589,815
Marketable Securities		11,228,129			10,752,910
Restricted escrows		9,695,408			9,595,453
Tenant and other accounts receivable		1,764,978			1,531,180
Acquired in-place lease intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $2,639,375 and $2,646,629, respectively)		1,733,426			1,982,292
Acquired above market lease intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $468,745 and $373,175, respectively)		728,914			830,727
Deferred intangible leasing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $594,551 and $605,093, respectively)		1,023,007			1,153,712
Deferred leasing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $56,000 and $50,606, respectively)		277,049			154,879
Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $292,481 and $172,939, respectively)		2,041,089			2,154,560
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,143,944			1,374,200
Total Assets	$	400,379,188		$	369,701,354

*Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity*
Mortgages payable	$	238,217,148		$	237,610,371
Note payable		6,386,370			5,825,286
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		5,947,181			5,811,535
Due to sponsor		690,985			521,427
Tenant allowances and deposits payable		950,679			943,854
Distributions payable		2,923,055			2,463,361
Prepaid rental revenues		953,001			1,066,724
Acquired below market lease intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $1,525,547 and $1,874,843, respectively)		2,058,352			2,391,883
		258,126,771			256,634,441

Minority interest in partnership		16,739,580			12,954,715

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred shares, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized, 17,338,504 and 13,606,608 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		173,385			136,066
Additional paid-in-capital		154,225,742			120,297,590
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,779,853	)		(1,199,278	)
Accumulated distributions in addition to net loss		(24,106,437	)		(19,122,180	)
Total stockholder’s equity		125,512,837			100,112,198
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	400,379,188		$	369,701,354

The Company’s notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months ended March 31, 2008			Three Months ended March 31, 2007

Revenues:
Rental income	$	8,704,282		$	4,499,624
Tenant recovery income		1,069,527			716,279
		9,773,809			5,215,903
Expenses:
Property operating expenses		4,116,309			1,985,214
Real estate taxes		1,038,193			584,643
General and administrative costs		1,036,216			2,000,618
Depreciation and amortization		2,160,570			1,432,299
		8,351,288			6,002,774
Operating income (loss)		1,422,521			(786,871	)

Other income		146,091			211,282
Interest income		884,597			139,415
Interest expense		(3,571,978	)		(1,906,876	)
Loss from investment in unconsolidated joint venture		(942,488	)		(2,019,896	)
Minority interest		55			191
Net loss applicable to common shares	$	(2,061,202	)	$	(4,362,755	)

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted	$	(0.14	)	$	(0.86	)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted		15,239,189			5,089,327

The Company’s notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

															Accumulated
	Preferred Shares				Common Shares				Additional			Accumulated Other			Distributions in			Total
	Preferred				Common				Paid-In			Comprehensive			Addition to Net			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Loss			Loss			Equity

BALANCE, December 31, 2007		-	$	-		13,606,608	$	136,066	$	120,297,590		$	(1,199,278	)	$	(19,122,180	)	$	100,112,198

Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		-		-		-		-		-			-			(2,061,202	)		(2,061,202	)
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities		-		-		-		-		-			(3,580,575	)		-			(3,580,575	)
Total comprehensive loss																			(5,641,777	)
Distributions declared													-			(2,923,055	)		(2,923,055	)
Proceeds from offering		-		-		3,638,331		36,383		36,507,949			-			-			36,544,332
Selling commissions and dealer manager fees		-		-		-		-		(2,699,239	)		-			-			(2,699,239	)
Other offering costs		-		-		-		-		(768,487	)		-			-			(768,487	)
Proceeds from distribution reinvestment program						93,565		936		887,929			-			-			888,865

BALANCE, March 31, 2008		-	$	-		17,338,504	$	173,385	$	154,225,742		$	(4,779,853	)	$	(24,106,437	)	$	125,512,837

The Company’s notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31, 2008			Three months ended March 31, 2007

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(2,061,202	)	$	(4,362,755	)
Loss allocated to minority interests		(55	)		(191	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,006,747			1,318,564
Amortization of deferred financing costs		119,542			23,632
Amortization of deferred leasing costs		153,823			113,738
Amortization of above and below-market lease intangibles		(231,718	)		(72,725	)
Equity in loss from investment in unconsolidated joint venture		942,488			2,019,896
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets		286,866			21,212
Increase in tenant and other accounts receivable		(233,798	)		(642,338	)
Increase in tenant allowance and security deposits payable		6,825			365,116
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses		135,645			581,704
Increase in due to sponsor		238,111			-
Increase in prepaid rents		(113,722	)		419,433
Net cash provided by (used in)operating activities		1,249,552			(214,714	)

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of investment property, net		(2,692,071	)		(57,884,831	)
Purchase of marketable securities		(4,055,794	)		-
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture		-			(12,985,864	)
Funding of restricted escrows		(99,956	)		(1,477,472	)
Refundable deposit for investment in real estate		-			(3,685,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(6,847,821	)		(76,033,167	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from mortgages financing		685,561			53,025,000
Proceeds from note payable		561,084			-
Mortgage payments		(78,785	)		-
Payment of loan fees and expenses		(6,071	)		(343,814	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		36,544,332			15,498,969
Proceeds from issuance of special general partnership units		3,716,367			1,553,757
Payment of offering costs		(3,467,726	)		(1,553,757	)
Due from escrow agent		-			163,949
Distributions paid		(1,574,495	)		(350,039	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		36,380,267			67,994,065

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		30,781,998			(8,253,816	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		29,589,815			19,280,710

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	60,371,813		$	11,026,894

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	3,416,746		$	1,637,284
Distributions declared	$	2,923,055		$	874,915
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities	$	3,580,575		$	-
Proceeds from shares issued in distribution reinvestment program	$	888,865		$	289,852

The Company’s notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Organization

Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Lightstone REIT” and, together with the Operating Partnership (as defined below), the “Company”) was formed on June 8, 2004 and subsequently qualified as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) during the year ending December 31, 2006. The Company was formed primarily for the purpose of engaging in the business of investing in and owning commercial and residential real estate properties located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

The Lightstone REIT is structured as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust, or UPREIT, and substantially all of the Lightstone REIT’s current and future business is and will be conducted through Lightstone Value Plus REIT, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership formed on July 12, 2004 (the “Operating Partnership”). The Lightstone REIT is managed by Lightstone Value Plus REIT, LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Lightstone Group (the “Sponsor”), under the terms and conditions of an advisory agreement. The Sponsor and Advisor are owned and controlled by David Lichtenstein, the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors and its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company sold 20,000 shares to the Advisor on July 6, 2004, for $10 per share. The Company invested the proceeds from this sale in the Operating Partnership, and as a result, held a 99.9% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor also contributed $2,000 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 200 limited partner units in the Operating Partnership. The limited partner has the right to convert operating partnership units into cash or, at the option of the Company, an equal number of common shares of the Company, as allowed by the limited partnership agreement.

A Post-Effective Amendment to the Lightstone REIT’s Registration Statement was declared effective on October 17, 2005. The Post-Effective Amendment reduced the minimum offering from 1 million shares of common stock to 200,000 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had reached its minimum offering by receiving subscriptions for approximately 226,000 of its common shares, representing gross offering proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. On February 1, 2006, cumulative gross offering proceeds of approximately $2.7 million were released to the Company from escrow and invested in the Operating Partnership.

As of March 31, 2008, cumulative gross offering proceeds, of approximately $170.4 million, which includes $3.1 million of proceeds from shares issued in distribution reinvestment program have been released to the Lightstone REIT and used for the purchase of a 99.99% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company expects that its ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership will remain significant as it plans to continue to invest all net proceeds from the Offering in the Operating Partnership.

Lightstone SLP, LLC, an affiliate of the Advisor, intends to periodically purchase special general partner interests (“SLP Units”) in the Operating Partnership at a cost of $100,000 per unit for each $1.0 million in offering subscriptions. Proceeds from the sale of the SLP Units will be used to fund organizational and offering costs incurred by the Company. As of March 31, 2008, offering costs of $16.7 million have been substantially offset by $16.7 million of proceeds from the sale of SLP Units. Lightstone SLP, LLC has purchased an additional $0.1 million of SLP Units subsequent to March 31, 2008.

The Advisor is responsible for offering and organizational costs exceeding 10% of the gross offering proceeds without recourse to the Company. Since its inception, and through March 31, 2008, the Advisor has not allocated any organizational costs to the Company. Advances for offering costs in excess of the 10% will only be reimbursed to the Advisor as additional offering proceeds are received by the Company. As of March 31, 2008, offering costs incurred were slightly less than 10%.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Through its Operating Partnership, the Company will seek to acquire and operate commercial, residential, and hospitality properties, principally in the United States. Primarily all such properties may be acquired and operated by the Company alone or jointly with another party. Since inception, the Company has completed the acquisition of the St. Augustine Outlet Mall in St. Augustine, Florida, the Michigan apartments, four multi-family communities in Southeast Michigan, Oakview Power Center, a retail power center and raw land in Omaha, Nebraska and the Gulf States industrial portfolio, which consisted of industrial and office properties located in New Orleans, LA (5 industrial and 2 office properties), Baton Rouge, LA (3 industrial properties) and San Antonio, TX (4 industrial properties). In addition, the Company has made an investment in a sub-leasehold interest in a ground lease to an office building located at 1407 Broadway in New York, NY, purchased a land parcel in Lake Jackson, TX on which it completed the development of the Brazos Crossing Power Center in the first quarter of 2008, an 8.5-acre parcel of undeveloped land, including development rights, which is intended to be used for further development of the adjacent St. Augustine Outlet mall, and the Southeast Apartments, which consisted of five apartment communities located in Tampa, FL (one property), Charlotte, North Carolina (two properties) and Greensboro, North Carolina (two properties), and the Sugarland and Katy Highway Extended Stay Hotels located in Houston, TX . All of the acquired properties and development activities are managed by affiliates of Lightstone Value Plus REIT Management LLC (the “Property Manager”).

The Company’s Advisor, Property Manager and Dealer Manager are each related parties. Each of these entities will receive compensation and fees for services related to the offering and for the investment and management of the Company’s assets. These entities will receive fees during the offering, acquisition, operational and liquidation stages. The compensation levels during the offering, acquisition and operational stages are based on percentages of the offering proceeds sold, the cost of acquired properties and the annual revenue earned from such properties, and other such fees outlined in each of the respective agreements. (See Note 9, Related Party Transactions).

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries (over which Lightstone REIT exercises financial and operating control). As of March 31, 2008, the Company had a 99.99% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of real estate, depreciable lives, revenue recognition, the collectability of trade accounts receivable and the realizability of deferred tax assets. Application of these assumptions requires the exercise of judgment as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Investments in real estate partnerships where the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not exercise financial and operating control, are accounted for using the equity method.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. All cash and cash equivalents are held in commercial paper and money market funds. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses on its cash and cash equivalents.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Marketable Securities

Our marketable securities consist of equity securities that are designated as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities . Unrealized holding gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains or losses resulting from the sale of these securities are determined based on the specific identification of the securities sold. Marketable securities with original maturities greater than three months and less than one year are classified as short-term; otherwise they are classified as long-term. An impairment charge is recognized when the decline in the fair value of a security below the amortized cost basis is determined to be other-than-temporary. We consider various factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment charge, including the duration and severity of any decline in fair value below our amortized cost basis, any adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuers’ and our intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. The Board has authorized the Company to from time to time to invest the Company’s available cash in marketable securities of real estate related companies. The Board has approved investments up to 30% of the Company’s total assets to be made at the Company’s discretion, subject to compliance with any REIT or other restrictions. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company has included $4.8 million and $1.2 million of unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The following is a summary of the Company’s available for sale securities at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

	At March 31, 2008			At December 31, 2007

Cost	$	16,007,982		$	11,952,188
Unrealized loss		(4,779,853	)		(1,199,278	)

Fair Value at period end	$	11,228,129		$	10,752,910

Revenue Recognition

Minimum rents are recognized on an accrual basis, over the terms of the related leases on a straight-line basis. The capitalized above-market lease values and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an adjustment to rental income over the initial lease term. Percentage rents, which are based on commercial tenants’ sales, are recognized once the sales reported by such tenants exceed any applicable breakpoints as specified in the tenants’ leases. Recoveries from commercial tenants for real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses, and from residential tenants for utility costs, are recognized as revenues in the period that the applicable costs are incurred. The Company recognizes differences between estimated recoveries and the final billed amounts in the subsequent year.

Accounts Receivable

The Company makes estimates of the uncollectability of its accounts receivable related to base rents, expense reimbursements and other revenues. The Company analyzes accounts receivable and historical bad debt levels, customer credit worthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and estimates are made in connection with the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims. The Company’s reported net income is directly affected by management’s estimate of the collectability of accounts receivable. The total allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.2 million and $0.2 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Investment in Real Estate

Accounting for Acquisitions

The Company accounts for acquisitions of Properties in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141”). The fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building and tenant improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases for acquired in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships, based in each case on their fair values. Purchase accounting is applied to assets and liabilities related to real estate entities acquired based upon the percentage of interest acquired. Fees incurred related to acquisitions are generally capitalized. Fees incurred in the acquisition of joint venture interest are expensed as incurred.

Upon the acquisition of real estate operating properties, the Company estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, building and improvements) and identified intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of above and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships), and assumed debt in accordance with SFAS No. 141, at the date of acquisition, based on evaluation of information and estimates available at that date. Based on these estimates, the Company allocates the initial purchase price to the applicable assets and liabilities. As final information regarding fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is received and estimates are refined, appropriate adjustments are made to the purchase price allocation. The allocations are finalized within twelve months of the acquisition date.

In determining the fair value of the identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, above-market and below-market in-place lease values are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The capitalized above-market lease values and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an adjustment to rental income over the initial non-cancelable lease term.

The aggregate value of in-place leases is determined by evaluating various factors, including an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods, current market conditions and similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses, and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related costs. The value assigned to this intangible asset is amortized over the remaining lease terms ranging from one month to approximately 11 years. Optional renewal periods are not considered.

The aggregate value of other acquired intangible assets includes tenant relationships. Factors considered by management in assigning a value to these relationships include: assumptions of probability of lease renewals, investment in tenant improvements, leasing commissions and an approximate time lapse in rental income while a new tenant is located. The value assigned to this intangible asset is amortized over the remaining lease terms ranging from one month to approximately 11 years.

Carrying Value of Assets

The amounts to be capitalized as a result of periodic improvements and additions to real estate property, and the periods over which the assets are depreciated or amortized, are determined based on the application of accounting standards that may require estimates as to fair value and the allocation of various costs to the individual assets. Differences in the amount attributed to the assets can be significant based upon the assumptions made in calculating these estimates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Impairment Evaluation

Management evaluates the recoverability of its investment in real estate assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (SFAS No. 144). This statement requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that recoverability of the asset is not assured.

The Company evaluates the long-lived assets, in accordance with SFAS No. 144 on a quarterly basis and will record an impairment charge when there is an indicator of impairment and the undiscounted projected cash flows are less than the carrying amount for a particular property. Management concluded no impairment adjustment was required through March 31, 2008. The estimated cash flows used for the impairment analysis and the determination of estimated fair value are based on the Company’s plans for the respective assets and the Company’s views of market and economic conditions. The estimates consider matters such as current and historical rental rates, occupancies for the respective Properties and comparable properties, and recent sales data for comparable properties. Changes in estimated future cash flows due to changes in the Company’s plans or views of market and economic conditions could result in recognition of impairment losses, which, under the applicable accounting guidance, could be substantial.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation expense for real estate assets is computed using a straight-line method using a weighted average composite life of thirty-nine years for buildings and improvements and five to ten years for equipment and fixtures. Expenditures for tenant improvements and construction allowances paid to commercial tenants are capitalized and amortized over the initial term of each lease, currently one month to 11 years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

Deferred Costs

The Company capitalizes initial direct costs in accordance with SFAS No. 91, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases.” The costs are capitalized upon the execution of the loan or lease and amortized over the initial term of the corresponding loan or lease. Amortization of deferred loan costs begins in the period during which the loan was originated. Deferred leasing costs are not amortized to expense until the earlier of the store opening date or the date the tenant’s lease obligation begins.

Income Taxes

The Company made an election in 2006 to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), beginning with ts first taxable year, which ended December 31, 2005. Accordingly, no provision for income tax has been recorded.

We elected and qualified to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code in conjunction with the filing of our 2006 federal tax return. To maintain its status as a REIT, the Company must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its ordinary taxable income to stockholders. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that it distributes to its stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will then be subject to federal income taxes on its taxable income at regular corporate rates and will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for four years following the year during which qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants the Company relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect the Company’s net income and net cash available for distribution to stockholders. However, the Company believes that it will be organized and operate in such a manner as to maintain treatment as a REIT and intends to operate in such a manner so that the Company will remain qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Through March 31, 2008, the Company has complied with the requirements for maintaining its REIT status.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

The Company has net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes as of March 31, 2008. The availability of such loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2026. As the Company does not consider it likely that it will realize any future benefit from its loss carry-forward, any deferred asset resulting from the final determination of its tax losses will be fully offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operation, or cash flows. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years 2004 through 2007 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

Organization and Offering Costs

The Company estimates offering costs of approximately $300,000 if the minimum offering of 200,000 shares is sold, and approximately $30,000,000 if the maximum offering of 30,000,000 shares is sold. Subject to limitations in terms of the maximum percentage of costs to offering proceeds that may be incurred by the Company, third-party offering expenses such as registration fees, due diligence fees, marketing costs, and professional fees, along with selling commissions and dealer manager fees paid to the Dealer Manager, are accounted for as a reduction against additional paid-in capital (“APIC”) as offering proceeds are released to the Company.

Through March 31, 2008, the Advisor has advanced approximately $16.7 million to the Company for offering costs, including commission and dealer manager fees. Based on gross proceeds of approximately $170.4 million from its public offering as of March 31, 2008, the Company’s responsibility for the reimbursement of advances for commissions and dealer manager fees was limited to 10% of gross offering proceeds, which generally approximate $13.6 million (or 8% of the gross offering proceeds), and its obligation for advances for organization and third-party offering costs was limited to approximately $3.4 million (or 2% of the gross offering proceeds).

Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the mortgage-debt and note payable as of March 31, 2008 approximated the book value of approximately $244.6 million. The fair value of the mortgage debt and notes payable was determined by discounting the future contractual interest and principal payments by a market rate.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Net Loss per Share

Net loss per share is computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The Company has 9,000 options issued and outstanding, and does not have any warrants outstanding. As such, the numerator and the denominator used in computing both basic and diluted net loss per share allocable to common stockholders for each year presented are equal due to the net operating loss. The 9,000 options are not included in the dilutive calculation as they are anti dilutive as a result of the net operating loss applicable to stockholders.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). This standard permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and is effective for the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 as required effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. However, for some entities, the application of this Statement will change current practice. This Statement clarifies that market participant assumptions include assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. This Statement clarifies that market participant assumptions also include assumptions about the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. This Statement also clarifies that a fair value measurement for a liability reflects its nonperformance risk. The statement is effective in the fiscal first quarter of 2008 except for non-financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis, for which the effective date is fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 as required effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In June 2007, the AICPA issued Statement of Position (“SOP”) 07-1, “Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies.” SOP 07-1 provides guidance for determining whether an entity is within the scope of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, “Investment Companies” (the “Guide”) and when companies that own or have significant stakes in investment companies should and should not retain, in their financial statements, the specialized industry accounting under the Guide. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SOP 07-1 as required effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SOP 07-1 did not have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB No. 141(R) which establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer shall recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and goodwill acquired in a business combination. This statement is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

In December 2007, the FASB issued No. 160, which establishes and expands accounting and reporting standards for minority interests, which will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests, in a subsidiary and the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. FASB 160 is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FASB No. 160 will have on its financial position and results of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Investment in Joint Venture

1407 Broadway

On January 4, 2007, the Company, through LVP 1407 Broadway LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of the Sponsor (the “Joint Venture”). On the same date, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary acquired a sub-leasehold interest in a ground lease to an office building located at 1407 Broadway, New York, New York (the “Sublease Interest”).

The Company accounted for the investment in this unconsolidated joint venture under the equity method of accounting as the Company exercises significant influence, but does not control these entities. Initial equity from the Sponsor, our co-venturer totaled $13.5 million (representing a 51% ownership interest). Our initial capital investment, funded with proceeds from our common stock offering, was $13.0 million (representing a 49% ownership interest). This $13.0 million investment was recorded initially at cost and will be subsequently adjusted for cash contributions and distributions, and the Company’s share of earnings and losses. The Company and the co-Venturer contributed approximately an additional $0.6 million in 2007. Earnings for each investment are recognized in accordance with this investment agreement and where applicable, based upon an allocation of the investment’s net assets at book value as if the investment was hypothetically liquidated at the end of each reporting period. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company’s results included a $1.0 million and $2.0 million loss from investment in this unconsolidated joint venture, respectively resulting in a net investment balance of approximately $5.3 million as of March 31, 2008. The Joint Venture plans to continue an ongoing renovation project at the property that consists of lobby, elevator and window redevelopment projects. Additional loan proceeds of up to $15.5 million are available to fund these improvements.

In-place rents, net of rent concessions was $35.8 million, annualized at March 31, 2008 and average occupancy for the property at March 31, 2008 was 87.7%.

The following table represents the condensed income statement for the unconsolidated joint venture for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 and for the period from January 4, 2007 through March 31, 2007:

	For the three months ended March 31, 2008			For the period January 4, 2007 through March 31, 2007

Total Revenue	$	9,815,133		$	8,888,393

Total property operating expenses		6,329,600			6,292,085
Depreciation & Amortization		3,247,463			4,573,148
Interest Expense		2,161,516			2,145,396

Net operating loss	$	(1,923,446	)	$	(4,122,236	)

Company's share of net operating loss (49%)	$	(942,488	)	$	(2,019,896	)

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

The following table represents the condensed balance sheet for the unconsolidated joint venture as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

	At March 31, 2008		At December 31, 2007

Real estate, at cost (net):	$	111,392,285	$	111,361,237
Intangible assets (net)		7,521,461		9,009,677
Cash and restricted cash		14,049,926		11,458,096
Other assets		7,333,641		9,475,857

Total Assets	$	140,297,313	$	141,304,867

Mortgage note payable	$	111,699,219	$	110,847,201
Other liabilities		17,704,236		17,640,362
Member capital		10,893,858		12,817,304

Total liabilities and members' capital	$	140,297,313	$	141,304,867

Future Minimum Rentals

As of March 31, 2008, the approximate fixed future minimum rentals from the Company’s commercial real estate properties are as follows:

											Beyond
	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2012		Total

Total Minimum Rents	$	8,479,212	$	9,542,911	$	6,423,791	$	4,599,656	$	3,332,555	$	2,595,151	$	34,973,276

Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statements of Operations

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of operations set forth the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, respectively, as if the acquisitions and equity investments listed in Note 1 had occurred at January 1, 2007. There were no acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and as such, the pro forma numbers are as reported. The unaudited pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of the results that actually would have occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, respectively, or for any future period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2008			2007
Real estate revenues	$	9,773,809		$	9,783,455

Loss from investment in unconsolidated joint venture		(942,488	)		(2,019,896	)
Net loss		(2,061,202	)		(4,580,857	)
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.14	)	$	(0.50	)

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Mortgages Payable

At March 31, 2008, the Company had mortgage debt totaling approximately $238.2 million as follows:

Property	Loan Amount		Interest Rate			Maturity Date		Amount Due at Maturity

St. Augustine	$	26,972,787		6.09	%		April 2016	$	23,747,523
Southeastern Michigan Multi Family Properties		40,725,000		5.96	%		July 2016		38,138,605
Oakview Plaza		27,500,000		5.49	%		January 2017		25,583,137
Gulf Coast Industrial Portfolio		53,025,000		5.83	%		February 2017		49,556,985
Houston Extended Stay Hotels (Two Individual Loans)		10,725,561		LIBOR + 1.75	%		October 2008		10,040,000
Camden Multi Family Properties - (Five Individual Loans)		79,268,800		5.44	%		December 2014		74,955,771

Total of eleven outstanding mortgage loans at March 31, 2008	$	238,217,148						$	222,022,021

LIBOR at March 31, 2008 was 2.7%. Monthly installments of interest only were required through the first 12 months for the St. Augustine loan, and monthly installments of principal and interest are required throughout the remainder of its stated term. Monthly installments of interest only are required through the first 60 months for the Southeastern Michigan multi-family properties, and through the first 48 months for the Camden Multi-Family properties’ loans, and monthly installments of principal and interest are required throughout the remainder of its stated term. The remaining loans are interest only until their maturity, at which time the amounts listed in the table above are due, assuming no prior principal prepayment. Each of the loans is secured by acquired real estate and is non-recourse to the Company.

The following table shows the mortgage debt maturing during the next five years:

		Balance of 2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			Thereafter			Total
Mortgage Payable		$	10,960,137		$	338,052		$	359,526		$	1,586,956		$	2,781,012		$	222,191,465		$	238,217,148

Lightstone Holdings, LLC (“Guarantor”), a company wholly owned by the Advisor, has guaranteed to the extent of a $27.2 million mortgage loan on the St. Augustine Outlet Mall, in St. Augustine, Florida, the payment of losses that the lender (“Wachovia”) may sustain as a result of fraud, misappropriation, misuse of loan proceeds or other acts of misconduct by the Company and/or its principals or affiliates. Such losses are recourse to the Guarantor under the guaranty regardless of whether Wachovia has attempted to procure payment from the Company or any other party. Further, in the event of the Company's voluntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency, or the interference by the Company or its affiliates in any foreclosure proceedings or other remedy exercised by Wachovia, Guarantor has guaranteed the payment of any unpaid loan amounts. The Company has agreed, to the maximum extent permitted by its Charter, to indemnify Guarantor for any liability that it incurs under this guaranty.

Pursuant to the Company’s loan agreements, escrows in the amount of $9.7 million were held in restricted escrow accounts at March 31, 2008. These escrows will be released in accordance with the loan agreements as payments of real estate taxes, insurance and capital improvement transactions, as required. Our mortgage debt also contains clauses providing for prepayment penalties.

In connection with the acquisition of the Sugarland and Katy Highway Extended Stay Hotels, the Houston Partnership along with ESD #5051 - Houston - Sugar Land, LLC and ESD #5050 - Houston - Katy Freeway, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Houston Borrowers”) secured a mortgage loan from Bank of America, N.A. in the principal amount of $12.85 million, which included up to an additional $2.8 million of renovation proceeds which will be borrowed as the renovation proceeds. At March 31, 2008, available renovation proceeds totaled $2.1 million.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

The mortgage loan has a term of one year with the option of a 6-month term extension, bears interest on a daily basis expressed as a floating rate equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum non-usurious rate of interest allowed by applicable law or (ii) the British Bankers Association Libor Daily Floating Rate plus one hundred seventy-five basis points (1.75%) per annum rate and requires monthly installments of interest only through the first 12 months. The mortgage loan will mature on October 16, 2008, subject to the 6-month extension option described above, at which time payment of the entire principal balance, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts payable thereunder will be due. The mortgage loan is secured by the Hotels and will be non-recourse to the Company. The Company intends to extend, repay or refinance this loan upon its maturity in October of 2008.

On November 16, 2007, in connection with the acquisition of the Camden Properties, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiaries obtained from Fannie Mae five substantially similar fixed rate mortgages aggregating $79.3 million (the “Loans”). The loans have a 30 year amortization period, mature in 7 years, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.44% per annum. The loans require monthly installments of interest only through the first three years and monthly installments of principal and interest throughout the remainder of their stated terms. The Loans will mature on December 1, 2014, at which time a balance of approximately $75.0 million will be due. Although the loans were allocated among the Camden Properties, the aggregate loan amount is secured by all of the Properties.

The Company is required to maintain minimum debt service coverage ratios as defined in the loan documents for the St. Augustine, Houston extended stay hotels and Southeastern Michigan multi family properties. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants at March 31, 2008.

Note Payable

On December 5, 2007, the Company entered into a construction loan to fund the development of the Brazos Crossing Power Center, in Lake Jackson, Texas. The loan allows the Company to draw up to $8.2 million, and then will require monthly installments of interest only through the first 12 months and bears interest at 150 basis points (1.5%) in excess of LIBOR. For the second twelve months, principal payments shall be made in monthly installments in amounts equal to one-twelfth of the principal component of an annual amortization of the principal of the loan on the basis of an assumed interest rate of 6.82% and a thirty year term. The loan is secured by acquired real estate and is non-recourse to the Company. The loan is guaranteed by the Company. The balance at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $6.4 million and $5.8 million, respectively. The loan matures on December 4, 2009.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Intangible Assets

At March 31, 2008, the Company had intangible assets relating to above-market leases from property acquisitions, intangible assets related to leases in place at the time of acquisition, intangible assets related to leasing costs, and intangible liabilities relating to below-market leases from property acquisitions.

The following table sets forth the Company’s intangible assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

	At March 31, 2008							At December 31, 2007
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net

Acquired in-place lease intangibles	$	4,372,801	$	(2,639,375	)	$	1,733,426	$	4,628,921	$	(2,646,629	)	$	1,982,292

Acquired above market lease intangibles		1,197,659		(468,745	)		728,914		1,203,902		(373,175	)		830,727

Acquired leasing costs		1,617,558		(594,551	)		1,023,007		1,758,805		(605,093	)		1,153,712

Acquired below market lease intangibles		3,583,899		(1,525,547	)		2,058,352		4,266,726		(1,874,843	)		2,391,883

The following table presents the amortization of the acquired in-place lease intangibles, acquired above market lease costs and the below market lease costs for properties owned at March 31, 2008:

	Balance of 2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			Thereafter			Total
Amortization of:

Acquired above market lease value	$	284,945		$	206,755		$	97,975		$	53,943		$	23,379		$	61,917		$	728,914

Acquired below market lease value		(795,117	)		(573,541	)		(279,256	)		(134,961	)		(93,627	)		(181,850	)		(2,058,352	)

Projected future net rental income decrease	$	(510,172	)	$	(366,786	)	$	(181,281	)	$	(81,018	)	$	(70,248	)	$	(119,933	)	$	(1,329,438	)

Acquired in-place lease value	$	567,967		$	516,806		$	228,424		$	113,783		$	72,871		$	233,575		$	1,733,426

Distributions Payable

On March 21, 2008, the Company declared a dividend for the three-month period ending March 31, 2008. The dividend was calculated based on shareholders of record each day during this three-month period at a rate of $0.0019178 per day, and equaled a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 7.0% annualized rate based on a share price of $10.00. The March 31, 2008 dividend was paid in full in April 2008 using a combination of cash ($1.6 million) and ($1.1 million) which represents 93,565 shares of the Company’s common stock issued pursuant to the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment Program, at a discounted price of $9.50 per share. The amount of dividends distributed to our stockholders in the future will be determined by our Board of Directors and is dependent on a number of factors, including funds available for payment of dividends, our financial condition, capital expenditure requirements and annual distribution requirements needed to maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

10.

Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Shares

Shares of preferred stock may be issued in the future in one or more series as authorized by the Lightstone REIT’s board of directors. Prior to the issuance of shares of any series, the board of directors is required by the Lightstone REIT’s charter to fix the number of shares to be included in each series and the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each series. Because the Lightstone REIT’s board of directors has the power to establish the preferences, powers and rights of each series of preferred stock, it may provide the holders of any series of preferred stock with preferences, powers and rights, voting or otherwise, senior to the rights of holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Lightstone REIT, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price for holders of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Lightstone REIT had no outstanding preferred shares.

Common Shares

All of the common stock being offered by the Lightstone REIT is duly authorized and will be fully paid and nonassessable. Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of stock and to the provisions of its charter regarding the restriction on the ownership and transfer of shares of our stock, holders of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock will be entitled to receive distributions if authorized by the board of directors and to share ratably in the Lightstone REIT’s assets available for distribution to the stockholders in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.

Each outstanding share of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining common stock will not be able to elect any directors.

Holders of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock have no conversion, sinking fund, redemption or exchange rights, and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of its securities. Maryland law provides that a stockholder has appraisal rights in connection with some transactions. However, the Lightstone REIT’s charter provides that the holders of its stock do not have appraisal rights unless a majority of the board of directors determines that such rights shall apply. Shares of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock have equal dividend, distribution, liquidation and other rights.

Under its charter, the Lightstone REIT cannot make some material changes to its business form or operations without the approval of stockholders holding at least a majority of the shares of our stock entitled to vote on the matter. These include (1) amendment of its charter, (2) its liquidation or dissolution, (3) its reorganization, and (4) its merger, consolidation or the sale or other disposition of its assets. Share exchanges in which the Lightstone REIT is the acquirer, however, do not require stockholder approval. The Lightstone REIT had approximately 17.3 million and 13.6 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Dividends

The Board of Directors of the Lightstone REIT declared a dividend for each quarter 2006, 2007 and March 31, 2008. The dividends have been calculated based on stockholders of record each day during this three-month period at a rate of $0.0019178 per day, which, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 7.0% annualized rate based on a share price of $10.00. The March 31, 2008 dividend was paid in full in April 2008 using a combination of cash ($1.6 million), and ($1.1 million) which represent 93,565 shares of the Company’s common stock issued pursuant to the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment Program, shares of the Company’s stock at a discounted price of $9.50 per share.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

11.

Related Party Transactions

The Lightstone REIT has agreements with the Dealer Manager, Advisor and Property Manager to pay certain fees, as follows, in exchange for services performed by these entities and other affiliated entities. The Lightstone REIT’s ability to secure financing and subsequent real estate operations are dependent upon its Advisor, Property Manager, Dealer Manager and their affiliates to perform such services as provided in these agreements.

Selling Commission		The Dealer Manager will be paid up to 7% of the gross offering proceeds before reallowance of commissions earned by participating broker-dealers. Selling commissions are expected to be approximately $21,000,000 if the maximum offering of 30 million shares is sold.

Dealer Management Fee		The Dealer Manager will be paid up to 1% of gross offering proceeds before reallowance to participating broker-dealers. The estimated dealer management fee is expected to be approximately $3,000,000 if the maximum offering of 30 million shares is sold.

Soliciting Dealer Warrants		The Dealer Manager may buy up to 600,000 warrants at a purchase price of $.0008 per warrant. Each warrant will be exercisable for one share of the Lightstone REIT’s common stock at an exercise price of $12.00 per share.

Reimbursement of Offering Expenses		Reimbursement of all offering costs, including the commissions and dealer management fees indicated above, are estimated at approximately $30 million if the maximum offering of 30 million shares is sold. The Lightstone REIT will sell a special general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership to Lightstone SLP, LLC (an affiliate of the Sponsor) and apply all the sales proceeds to offset such costs.

Acquisition Fee		The Advisor will be paid an acquisition fee equal to 2.75% of the gross contract purchase price (including any mortgage assumed) of each property purchased. The Advisor will also be reimbursed for expenses that it incurs in connection with the purchase of a property. The Lightstone REIT anticipates that acquisition expenses will be between 1% and 1.5% of a property's purchase price, and acquisition fees and expenses are capped at 5% of the gross contract purchase price of the property. The actual amounts of these fees and reimbursements depend upon results of operations and, therefore, cannot be determined at the present time. However, $33,000,000 may be paid as an acquisition fee and for the reimbursement of acquisition expenses if the maximum offering is sold, assuming aggregate long-term permanent leverage of approximately 75%.

Fees		Amount

Property Management - Residential/Retail/ Hospitality		The Property Manager will be paid a monthly management fee of up to 5% of the gross revenues from residential, hospitality and retail properties. Lightstone REIT may pay the Property Manager a separate fee for the one-time initial rent-up or leasing-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties as determined by a survey of brokers and agents in such area.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Property Management - Office/Industrial		The Property Manager will be paid monthly property management and leasing fees of up to 4.5% of gross revenues from office and industrial properties. In addition, the Lightstone REIT may pay the Property Manager a separate fee for the one-time initial rent-up or leasing-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties as determined by a survey of brokers and agents in such area.

Asset Management Fee		The Advisor or its affiliates will be paid an asset management fee of 0.55% of the Lightstone REIT’s average invested assets, as defined, payable quarterly in an amount equal to 0.1375 of 1% of average invested assets as of the last day of the immediately preceeding quarter.

Fees		Amount

Reimbursement of Other expenses		For any year in which the Lightstone REIT qualifies as a REIT, the Advisor must reimburse the Lightstone REIT for the amounts, if any, by which the total operating expenses, the sum of the advisor asset management fee plus other operating expenses paid during the previous fiscal year exceed the greater of 2% of average invested assets, as defined, for that fiscal year, or, 25% of net income for that fiscal year. Items such as property operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses, interest payments, taxes, non-cash expenditures, the special liquidation distribution, the special termination distribution, organization and offering expenses, and acquisition fees and expenses are excluded from the definition of total operating expenses, which otherwise includes the aggregate expense of any kind paid or incurred by the Lightstone REIT.

		The Advisor or its affiliates will be reimbursed for expenses that may include costs of goods and services, administrative services and non-supervisory services performed directly for the Lightstone REIT by independent parties.

Lightstone SLP, LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, has and continues to purchase special general partner interests in the Operating Partnership. These special general partner interests, the purchase price of which will be repaid only after stockholders receive a stated preferred return and their net investment, will entitle Lightstone SLP, LLC to a portion of any regular distributions made by the Operating Partnership. Distributions of $0.3 million were declared and $0.2 million were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2008. Distributions for the first quarter of 2007 were not declared until the third quarter of 2007. The distribution for the first quarter 2008 in the amount of $0.3 million was paid in April 2008. Such distributions, paid current at a 7% annualized rate of return to Lightstone SLP, LLC through March 31, 2008 and will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a stated preferred return, as described below:

The special general partner interests will also entitle Lightstone SLP, LLC to a portion of any liquidating distributions made by the Operating Partnership. The value of such distributions will depend upon the net sale proceeds upon the liquidation of the Lightstone REIT and, therefore, cannot be determined at the present time. Liquidating distributions to Lightstone SLP, LLC will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a distribution equal to their initial investment plus a stated preferred return, as described below:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Liquidating Stage Distributions		Amount of Distribution
7% Stockholder Return Threshold		Once stockholders have received liquidation distributions, and a cumulative non-compounded 7% return per year on their initial net investment, Lightstone SLP, LLC will receive available distributions until it has received an amount equal to its initial purchase price of the special general partner interests plus a cumulative non-compounded return of 7% per year.

Liquidating Stage Distributions		Amount of Distribution
12% Stockholder Return Threshold		Once stockholders have received liquidation distributions, and a cumulative non-compounded return of 12% per year on their initial net investment (including amounts equaling a 7% return on their net investment as described above), 70% of the aggregate amount of any additional distributions from the Operating Partnership will be payable to the stockholders, and 30% of such amount will be payable to Lightstone SLP, LLC.

Returns in Excess of 12%		After stockholders and Lightstone LP, LLC have received liquidation distributions, and a cumulative non-compounded return of 12% per year on their initial net investment, 60% of any remaining distributions from the Operating Partnership will be distributable to stockholders, and 40% of such amount will be payable to Lightstone SLP, LLC.

Operating Stage
Distributions		Amount of Distribution
7% stockholder Return Threshold		Once a cumulative non-compounded return of 7% return on their net investment is realized by stockholders, Lightstone SLP, LLC is eligible to receive available distributions from the Operating Partnership until it has received an amount equal to a cumulative non-compounded return of 7% per year on the purchase price of the special general partner interests. “Net investment” refers to $10 per share, less a pro rata share of any proceeds received from the sale or refinancing of the Lightstone REIT’s assets.

12% Stockholder Return Threshold		Once a cumulative non-compounded return of 12% per year is realized by stockholders on their net investment (including amounts equaling a 7% return on their net investment as described above), 70% of the aggregate amount of any additional distributions from the Operating Partnership will be payable to the stockholders, and 30% of such amount will be payable to Lightstone SLP, LLC.

Returns in Excess of 12%		After the 12% return threshold is realized by stockholders and Lightstone SLP, LLC, 60% of any remaining distributions from the Operating Partnership will be distributable to stockholders, and 40% of such amount will be payable to Lightstone SLP, LLC.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

The Lightstone REIT pursuant to the arrangements described above has recorded the following amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

	March 31, 2008		M arch 31, 2007
Acquisition fees	$	-	$	1,643,950
Asset management fees		508,183		161,003
Property management fees		413,624		222,763
Total	$	921,807	$	2,027,716

12.

Segment Information

The Company currently operates in five business segments as of March 31, 2008: (i) retail real estate, (ii) residential real estate, (iii) industrial real estate (iv) office real estate and (v) hospitality. The Company’s advisor and its affiliates provide leasing, property and facilities management, acquisition, development, construction and tenant-related services for its portfolio. The Company’s revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were exclusively derived from activities in the United States. No revenues from foreign countries were received or reported. The Company had no long-lived assets in foreign locations as of March 31, 2008 and 2007. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, excluding depreciation and amortization.

The Company evaluates performance based upon net operating income from the combined properties in each real estate segment.

Selected results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and selected asset information regarding the Company’s operating segments are as follows:

	Retail			Multi Family			Industrial			Hospitality			Office			Corporate			Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

Revenues:
Rental income	$	1,521,232		$	4,800,772		$	1,646,795		$	735,483		$	-		$	-		$	8,704,282
Tenant recovery income		496,354			188,166			380,068			4,939			-			-			1,069,527

		2,017,586			4,988,938			2,026,863			740,422			-			-			9,773,809
Expenses:
Property operating expenses		669,100			2,444,097			597,144			405,968			-			-			4,116,309
Real estate taxes		212,507			530,165			242,926			52,595			-			-			1,038,193
General and adminsitrative costs		15,329			130,816			23,952			11,302			-			854,817			1,036,216
Depreciation and amortization		551,131			736,756			768,160			104,523			-			-			2,160,570

Operating expenses		1,448,067			3,841,834			1,632,182			574,388			-			854,817			8,351,288

Net property operations		569,519			1,147,104			394,681			166,034			-			(854,817	)		1,422,521

Other income/(expense)		4,975			130,019			15,344			(4,247	)		-			-			146,091
Interest income		12,849			174			2,840			-			-			868,734			884,597
Gain on Sale of Securities		-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Interest expense		(878,425	)		(1,740,590	)		(790,022	)		(162,941	)		-			-			(3,571,978	)
Loss in Unconsolidated joint ventures		-			-			-			-			(942,488	)		-			(942,488	)
Minority interest		-			-			-			-			-			55			55
Net income applicable to common shares	$	(291,082	)	$	(463,293	)	$	(377,157	)	$	(1,154	)	$	(942,488	)	$	13,972		$	(2,061,202	)

Balance sheet financial data at March 31, 2008:

Real estate assets, net	$	71,148,043		$	140,447,366		$	76,457,971		$	16,893,529		$	-		$	82,336		$	305,029,245
Restricted escrows		6,064,216			2,631,991			939,564			-			-			59,637			9,695,408
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture		-			-			-			-			5,342,186			-			5,342,186
Deposit for real estate purchase		-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Due from Affiliate		-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Tenant and other accounts receivable		767,490			424,616			299,275			60,384			-			213,213			1,764,978
Acquired in-place lease intangibles, net		986,919			-			746,507			-			-			-			1,733,426
Acquired above market lease intangibles, net		400,387			84,420			244,107			-			-			-			728,914
Deferred leasing costs, net		701,963			-			598,093			-			-			-			1,300,056
Deferred financing costs, net		635,505			1,023,163			303,702			78,719			-			-			2,041,089
Other assets		53,559			493,161			122,319			317,884			-			157,021			1,143,944
Non-segmented assets		-			-			-			-			-			71,599,942			71,599,942

Total Assets	$	80,758,082		$	145,104,717		$	79,711,538		$	17,350,516		$	5,342,186		$	72,112,149		$	400,379,188

Mortgage Payable	$	54,472,787		$	119,993,800		$	53,025,000		$	10,725,561		$	-		$	-		$	238,217,148
Note Payable		6,386,370			-			-			-			-			-			6,386,370

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Selected results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007, and selected asset information regarding the Company’s operating segments are as follows:

	Retail			Multi Family			Industrial			Hospitality		Office			Corporate			Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

Revenues:
Rental income	$	1,434,480		$	1,974,519		$	1,090,625		$	-	$	-		$	-		$	4,499,624
Tenant recovery income		455,809			-			260,470			-		-			-			716,279

		1,890,289			1,974,519			1,351,095			-		-			-			5,215,903
Expenses:
Property operating expenses		675,885			1,076,432			232,897			-		-			-			1,985,214
Real estate taxes		236,167			225,931			122,545			-		-			-			584,643
General and adminsitrative costs		-			-			-			-		1,693,950			306,668			2,000,618
Depreciation and amortization		568,484			392,399			471,416			-		-			-			1,432,299

Operating expenses		1,480,536			1,694,762			826,858			-		1,693,950			306,668			6,002,774

Net property operations		409,753			279,757			524,237			-		(1,693,950	)		(306,668	)		(786,871	)

Other income/(expense)		2,649			208,533			100			-		-			-			211,282
Interest income		23,236			-			10,994			-		-			105,185			139,415
Gain on Sale of Securities		-			-			-			-		-			-			-
Interest expense		(781,067	)		(612,520	)		(513,289	)		-		-			-			(1,906,876	)
Loss in Unconsolidated joint ventures		-			-			-			-		(2,019,896	)		-			(2,019,896	)
Minority interest		-			-			-			-		-			191			191
Net income applicable to common shares	$	(345,429	)	$	(124,230	)	$	22,042		$	-	$	(3,713,846	)	$	(201,292	)	$	(4,362,755	)

Balance sheet financial data at March 31, 2007:

Real estate assets, net	$	58,826,897	$	41,760,982	$	64,132,735	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	164,720,614
Restricted escrows		5,316,207		1,838,279		1,235,564		-		-		-		8,390,050
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture		-		-		-		-		10,965,968		-		10,965,968
Deposit for real estate purchase		3,685,000		-		-		-		-		-		3,685,000
Due from Affiliate		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Tenant and other accounts receivable		623,310		52,240		247,635		-		-		35,385		958,570
Acquired in-place lease intangibles, net		1,431,859		74,150		1,420,348		-		-		-		2,926,357
Acquired above market lease intangibles, net		564,210		-		379,395		-		-		-		943,605
Deferred leasing costs, net		751,438		-		815,755		-		-		-		1,567,193
Deferred financing costs, net		462,327		211,548		338,084		-		-		-		1,011,959
Other assets		49,634		368,130		15,002		-		-		116,966		549,732
Non-segmented assets		-		-		-		-		-		11,026,894		11,026,894

Total Assets	$	71,710,882	$	44,305,329	$	68,584,518	$	-	$	10,965,968	$	11,179,245	$	206,745,942

Mortgage Payable	$	54,750,000	$	40,725,000	$	53,025,000	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	148,500,000

13.

Subsequent Events

Park Avenue Funding

On April 16, 2008, the Company made a preferred equity contribution of $11,000,000 (the “Contribution”) to PAF-SUB LLC (“PAF”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Park Avenue Funding LLC (“Park Avenue”), in exchange for membership interests of PAF with certain rights and preferences described below (the “Preferred Units”). Park Avenue is a real estate lending company making loans, including first or second mortgages, mezzanine loans and collateral pledges of mortgages, to finance real estate transactions. Property types considered include multi-family, office, industrial, retail, self-storage, parking and land. Both PAF and Park Avenue are affiliates of our Sponsor.

PAF’s limited liability company agreement was amended on April 16, 2008 to create the Preferred Units and admit the Company as a member. The Preferred Units are entitled to a cumulative preferred distribution at the rate of 10% per annum, payable quarterly. In the event that PAF fails to pay such distribution when due, the preferred distribution rate increases to 17% per annum. The Preferred Units are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the Company upon at least 180 days’ prior written notice (the “Redemption”). In addition, the Preferred Units are entitled to a liquidation preference senior to any distribution upon dissolution with respect to other equity interests of PAF in an amount equal to (x) the Contribution plus any accrued but unpaid distributions less (y) any Redemption payments.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

In connection with the Contribution, the Company and Park Avenue entered into a guarantee agreement on April 16, 2008, whereby Park Avenue unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees payment of the Redemption amounts when due (the “Guarantee”). Also, Park Avenue agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the enforcement of the Guarantee.

The Company intends to account for the investment in this preferred equity contribution under the cost method of accounting as the Company does not exercise significant influence over the operations of this entity.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, Lightstone Value Plus REIT, L.P. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which we collectively refer to as “the Operating Partnership.”

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and other materials filed or to be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, contain or will contain, forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding our possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives, are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations which may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Risks and other factors that might cause differences, some of which could be material, include, but are not limited to, economic and market conditions, competition, tenant or joint venture partner(s) bankruptcies, failure to increase tenant occupancy and operating income, rejection of leases by tenants in bankruptcy, financing and development risks, construction and lease-up delays, cost overruns, the level and volatility of interest rates, the rate of revenue increases versus expense increases, the financial stability of various tenants and industries, the failure of the Company (defined herein) to make additional investments in real estate properties, the failure to upgrade our tenant mix, restrictions in current financing arrangements, the failure to fully recover tenant obligations for common area maintenance (“CAM”), insurance, taxes and other property expenses, the failure of the Lightstone REIT to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the failure to refinance debt at favorable terms and conditions, an increase in impairment charges, loss of key personnel, failure to achieve earnings/funds from operations targets or estimates, conflicts of interest with the Advisor and its affiliates, failure of joint venture relationships, significant costs related to environmental issues as well as other risks listed from time to time in this Form 10-Q, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-117367), as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, and in the Company’s other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time unless required by law.

Overview

Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Lightstone REIT” or “Company”) intends to acquire and operate commercial, residential and hospitality properties, principally in the United States. Principally through the Lightstone Value Plus REIT, LP, (the “Operating Partnership”), Our acquisitions may include both portfolios and individual properties. We expect that our commercial holdings will consist of retail (primarily multi-tenanted shopping centers), lodging (primarily extended stay hotels), industrial and office properties and that our residential properties will be principally comprised of ‘‘Class B’’ multi-family complexes. We intend to acquire fee interests in multi-tenanted, community, power and lifestyle shopping centers, and in malls located in highly trafficked retail corridors, high-barrier to entry markets, and sub- markets with constraints on the amount of additional property supply. Additionally, we seek to acquire mid-scale, extended stay lodging properties and multi-tenanted industrial properties located near major transportation arteries and distribution corridors; multi-tenanted office properties located near major transportation arteries; and market-rate, middle market multifamily properties at a discount to replacement cost. We do not intend to invest in single family residential properties; leisure home sites; farms; ranches; timberlands; unimproved properties not intended to be developed; or mining properties.

Investments in real estate will be made through the purchase of all or part of a fee simple ownership, or all or part of a leasehold interest. We may also purchase limited partnership interests, limited liability company interests and other equity securities. We may also enter into joint ventures with affiliated entities for the acquisition, development or improvement of properties as well as general partnerships, co-tenancies and other participations with real estate developers, owners and others for the purpose of developing, owning and operating real properties. We will not enter into a joint venture to make an investment that we would not be permitted to make on our own. Not more than 10% of our total assets will be invested in unimproved real property. For purposes of this paragraph, “unimproved real properties” does not include properties acquired for the purpose of producing rental or other operating income, properties under construction and properties for which development or construction is planned within one year. Additionally, we will not invest in contracts for the sale of real estate unless in recordable form and appropriately recorded. As of March 31, 2008, Lightstone REIT has completed nine acquisitions: the St. Augustine Outlet Center, a retail outlet shopping mall in St. Augustine, Florida, on March 31, 2006; the Southeast Michigan Apartments, four multi-family communities in Southeast Michigan on June 29, 2006; the Oakview Power Center, a retail shopping mall located in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 21, 2006; 1407 Broadway, a 49% equity interest in a joint venture, formed to purchase a sub-leasehold interest in a ground lease to an office building in New York, NY, on January 4, 2007; the Gulf States Industrial portfolio, a portfolio of 12 industrial and 2 office buildings in Louisiana and Texas, on February 1, 2007; and has developed the Brazos Crossing Power Center after acquiring a land parcel in Lake Jackson, TX, on June 29, 2007, the Sugarland and Katy Highway Extended Stay Hotels in Houston, Texas on October 17, 2007, the Southeast Apartments, which included, five multi family apartment communities, one in Tampa, Florida, two in Greensboro, North Carolina and two in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 16, 2007, and the Sarasota Industrial Property, an industrial building in Sarasota, Florida on November 13, 2007.

Although we are not limited as to the geographic area where we may conduct our operations, we intend to invest in properties located near the existing operations of our Sponsor, in order to achieve economies of scale where possible. Our Sponsor currently maintains operations throughout the United States (Hawaii, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming excluded), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada.

We have and will continue to utilize leverage in acquiring our properties. The number of different properties we will acquire will be affected by numerous factors, including, the amount of funds available to us. When interest rates on mortgage loans are high or financing is otherwise unavailable on terms that are satisfactory to us, we may purchase certain properties for cash with the intention of obtaining a mortgage loan for a portion of the purchase price at a later time. We intend to limit our aggregate long-term permanent borrowings to 75% of the aggregate fair market value of all properties unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of the independent directors and is disclosed to our stockholders. Aggregate long-term permanent borrowings in excess of 75% of the aggregate fair market value of all properties, currently exceeds 75% and was appropriately approved by a majority of the independent directors and is disclosed to our stockholders.

We may finance our property acquisitions through a variety of means, including but not limited to individual non-recourse mortgages and through the exchange of an interest in the property for limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2006, we qualified as a REIT and have elected to be taxed as a REIT for the taxable year ending December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006. We plan to own substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through the Operating Partnership. The Company has assessed it qualified as a REIT for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the period ended March 31, 2008.

We do not have employees. We entered into an advisory agreement dated April 22, 2005 with Lightstone Value Plus REIT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which we refer to as the “Advisor,” pursuant to which the Advisor supervises and manages our day-to-day operations and selects our real estate and real estate related investments, subject to oversight by our board of directors. We pay the Advisor fees for services related to the investment and management of our assets, and we will reimburse the Advisor for certain expenses incurred on our behalf.

The Company intends to sell a maximum of 30 million common shares, at a price of $10 per share (exclusive of 4 million shares available pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, 600,000 shares that could be obtained through the exercise of selling dealer warrants when and if issued and 75,000 shares that are reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock option plan). The Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933 on April 22, 2005, and on May 24, 2005, the Lightstone REIT began offering its common shares for sale to the public. Lightstone Securities, LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, is serving as the dealer manager of the Company’s public offering (the “Offering”). As of December 31, 2005, the Company had reached its minimum offering of $2.0 million by receiving subscriptions for approximately 226,000 of its common shares, representing gross offering proceeds of approximately $2.3 million. On February 1, 2006, cumulative gross offering proceeds of approximately $2.7 million were released to the Company from escrow and invested in the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2008, cumulative gross offering proceeds of approximately $170.4 million have been released to the Lightstone REIT and used for the purchase of a 99.99% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company expects that its ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership will remain significant as it plans to continue to invest all net proceeds from the Offering in the Operating Partnership.

We are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, other than national economic conditions affecting real estate generally, that may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on either capital resources or the revenues or income to be derived from the acquisition and operation of real estate and real estate related investments, other than those referred to in this Form 10-Q.

Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”), under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, no provision for income tax was recorded to date. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its ordinary taxable income to stockholders. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that it distributes to its stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will then be subject to federal income taxes on its taxable income at regular corporate rates and will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for four years following the year during which qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants the Company relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect the Company’s net income and net cash available for distribution to stockholders. However, the Company believes that it will be organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for treatment as a REIT and intends to operate in such a manner so that the Company will remain qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As of December 31, 2007, and March 31, 2008 the Company has complied with the requirements for maintaining its REIT status.

Property Summary

	Location		Year Built (Range of years built)		Leasable Square Feet		Percentage Occupied as of 3/31/08			Annualized Revenues based on rents at March 31, 2008
Wholly-Owned Real Estate Properties:
St. Augustine Outlet Mall (2)		St. Augstine, FL		1998		253,346		59.5	%	$	2.5 million
Oakview Power Center		Omaha, NE		1999 - 2005		177,331		99.2	%	$	2.5 million
7 Flex/Office/Industrial Buildings from the Gulf States Industrial portfolio		New Orleans, LA		1980-2000		339,700		92.3	%	$	3.1 million
4 Flex/Industrial Buildings from the Gulf States Industrial portfolio		San Antonio, TX		1982-1986		484,260		83.9	%	$	2.0 million
3 Flex/Industrial Buildings from the Gulf States Industrial portfolio		Baton Rouge, LA		1985-1987		182,792		100.0	%	$	1.2 million
Brazos Crossing Power Center (1)		Lake Jackson, TX		2007-2008		61,213		100.0	%	$	0.8 million
Sarasota Industrial Property		Sarasota, FL		1992		281,276		0.0	%	$	-
		Portfolio total				1,779,918		72.5	%

(1) Opened March 2008

(2) Currently undergoing expansion/renovation, 88.1% occupied including temporary tenants

	Location		Year Built (Range of years built)		Leasable Units		Percentage Occupied as of 3/31/08			Annualized Revenues based on rents at March 31, 2008
Michigan Apartments (Four Multi Family Apartment Buildings)		Southeast MI		1965-1972		1,017		90.6	%	$	7.9 million
Southeast Apartments (Five Multi Family Apartment Buildings)		Greensboro and Charlotte, NC/Tampa, FL		1980-1987		1,576		82.7	%	$	9.6 million
Portfolio total						2,593		85.8	%

	Location		Year Built		Available Rooms in Q1 2008		Percentage occupied as of 3/31/08			Revenue per Available Room at 3/31/08
Wholly-Owned Operating Properties:
Sugarland and Katy Highway Extended Stay Hotels (3)		Houston, TX		1998		26,390		62.4	%	$	30.39

Location

Year Built

Leasable Square

Feet

Percentage

Occupied as of

3/31/08

Annualized Revenues

based on rents at

March 31, 2008

Unconsolidated Joint Venture

Properties:

1407 Broadway (3)

(3) Currently undergoing renovations

2008 Acquisitions

There were no acquisitions during the first quarter of 2008.

2008 Renovation and Expansion

On October 2, 2007, the Company closed on the acquisition of an 8.5-acre parcel of undeveloped land for $2.75 million, for further development of the adjacent Belz Outlet mall. Development rights to the land parcel were purchased at an additional cost of $1.3 million. We have started the construction of the expansion which will add approximately 90,000 square feet to the existing center. Upon completion of the expansion and renovation to the existing property, the center’s gross leaseable area will approximate 343,000 square feet. The cost for the renovation and expansion of the outlet mall is expected to approximate $35.2 million. Numerous established retail brands have executed lease agreements and will occupy the expanded and renovated outlet mall, including Saks 5^th Avenue, Ann Taylor, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Lucky Brand Jeans, Papaya Clothing and BCBG Max Azaria. These tenants will occupy approximately 53,000 square feet. The following table sets forth the name, business type, primary lease terms and certain other information with respect to each of these tenants. Costs to date inclusing the purchase of the land and the development rights total $5.5 million.

The Company entered into a construction loan to fund the development of the power retail center at its Lake Jackson, Texas Location. The loan requires monthly installments of interest only through the first 12 months and bears interest at 150 basis points (1.5%) in excess of LIBOR. For the second twelve months, principal payments shall be made in monthly installments in amounts equal to one-twelfth of the principal component of an annual amortization of the principal of the loan on the basis of an assumed interest rate of 6.82% and a thirty year term. The loan is secured by acquired real estate and is non-recourse to the Company. The total cost of the project, inclusive of project construction, tenant incentives, leasing costs, and land is estimated at $10.2 million. Because the debt financing for the acquisition may exceed certain leverage limitations of the REIT, the Board, including all of its independent directors has approved any leverage exceptions as required by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

Three tenants will occupy 100% of the property’s rentable square footage. The following table sets forth the name, business type, primary lease terms and certain other information with respect to each of these major tenants:

Name of Tenant	BusinessType		Square Feet Leased		Percentage of Leasable Space			Annual Rent Payments		Lease Term from Commencement		Party with Renewal Rights

Best Buy		Electronics Retailer		20,200		32.90	%	$	260,000		10 years		Tenant
Office Depot		Office Supplies Retailer		21,000		34.30	%	$	277,200		10 years		Tenant
Petsmart		Pet Supply Retailer		20,087		32.80	%	$	231,001		10 years		Tenant

Critical Accounting Policies

There were no changes during the three months ended March 31, 2008 to our critical accounting policies as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Inflation

Our long-term leases are expected to contain provisions to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation on our operating results. Such provisions will include clauses entitling us to receive scheduled base rent increases and base rent increases based upon the consumer price index. In addition, our leases are expected to require tenants to pay a negotiated share of operating expenses, including maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, thereby reducing our exposure to increases in cost and operating expenses resulting from inflation.

Treatment of Management Compensation, Expense Reimbursements and Operating Partnership Participation Interest

Management of our operations is outsourced to our Advisor and certain other affiliates of our Sponsor. Fees related to each of these services are accounted for based on the nature of such service and the relevant accounting literature. Fees for services performed that represent period costs of the Lightstone REIT are expensed as incurred. Such fees include acquisition fees associated with the purchase of a joint venture interest; asset management fees paid to our Advisor and property management fees paid to our Property Manager.

Our Property Manager may also perform fee-based construction management services for both our re-development activities and tenant construction projects. These fees are considered incremental to the construction effort and will be capitalized to the associated real estate project as incurred in accordance with SFAS 67, Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects. Costs incurred for tenant construction will be depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the term of the related lease. Costs related to redevelopment activities will be depreciated over the estimated useful life of the associated project.

Leasing activity at our properties has also been outsourced to our Property Manager. Any corresponding leasing fees we pay will be capitalized and amortized over the life of the related lease in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases.

Expense reimbursements made to both our Advisor and Property Manager will be expensed or capitalized to the basis of acquired assets, as appropriate.

Lightstone SLP, LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, has and advises us that it intends to continue to purchase special general partner interests (“SLP Units”) in the Operating Partnership. These SLP Units, the purchase price of which will be repaid only after stockholders receive a stated preferred return and their net investment, will entitle Lightstone SLP, LLC to a portion of any regular distributions made by the Operating Partnership. Such distributions will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a stated preferred return. Lightstone SLP, LLC has received its proportional share of distributions to date; representing a 7% annualized return on the value of its SLP Units, through March 31, 2008.

Proceeds from the sale of the SLP Units will be used to fund organizational and offering costs incurred by the Company. As of March 31, 2008, offering costs of $16.7 million have been offset by $16.7 million of proceeds from the sale of SLP Units. Lightstone SLP, LLC has purchased an additional $0.1 million of SLP Units subsequent to March 31, 2008.

Income Taxes

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code in conjunction with the filing of our 2006 federal tax return. In order to qualify as a REIT, an entity must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its annual ordinary taxable income to stockholders. REITs are generally not subject to federal income tax on taxable income that they distribute to their stockholders. It is our intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain our REIT status.

As such, no provision for federal income taxes has been included in the Lightstone REIT consolidated financial statements. As a REIT, we still may be subject to certain state, local and foreign taxes on our income and property and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed taxable income.

The Company has net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. The availability of such loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2026. As the Company does not consider it likely that it will realize any future benefit from its loss carry-forward, any deferred asset resulting from the final determination of its tax losses will be fully offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.

Results of Operations

We commenced operations on February 1, 2006 upon the release of our offering proceeds from escrow. Additionally, we acquired our first property, the Belz Outlets at St. Augustine, Florida, on March 31, 2006. Our management is not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, other than national economic conditions affecting real estate generally that may reasonably be expected to have a material impact, favorable or unfavorable, on revenues or income from the acquisition, management and operation of real estate and real estate related investments.

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 vs March 31, 2007

Revenues

Total revenues increased by approximately $4.6 million to approximately $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $5.2 million for the same period last year. Base rents increased $4.2 million primarily due to our acquisition of a portfolio of 12 industrial and 2 office buildings in Louisiana and Texas, on February 1, 2007; and a land parcel in Lake Jackson, TX, intended for immediate development as a power retail center, on June 29, 2007, which subsequently opened in April of 2008, two hotels in Houston, Texas on October 17, 2007, and five multi family apartment communities, one in Tampa, Florida, two in Greensboro, North Carolina and two in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 16, 2007. Tenant recovery income increased by approximately $0.4 million primarily as a result of our acquiring the portfolio of 12 industrial and 2 office buildings in Louisiana and Texas.

Total Property Expenses

Total expenses increased by $2.1 million, to approximately $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to approximately $2.0 million for the same period last year. Increases in property operating expenses were primarily the result of the acquisition of new properties in February of 2007, and during the fourth quarter of 2007.

Real Estate Taxes

Total real estate taxes increased by $0.4 million, to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to approximately $0.6 million for the same period last year. Increases in real estate taxes were primarily the result of the acquisition of new properties in February of 2007, and during the fourth quarter of 2007.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative costs decreased by approximately $1.0 million to approximately $1.0 million, primarily as a result of the payment of acquisition and legal fees in the amount of $1.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the Lightstone REIT’s investment in the sub lease interest to a ground lease of a Manhattan office building payment in the first quarter of 2007, which was offset by an increase in asset management fees in the amount of $0.3 million related to the acquisitions in February of 2007 and during the fourth quarter of 2007. In addition we incurred costs for legal fees related to compliance and fees related to outside consulting fees to advise the Company regarding Sarbanes Oxley compliance testing performed in the first quarter of 2008 for the year ended.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 to $2.2 million, as compared to $1.4 million at March 31, 2007 primarily due to the acquisition and financing of new properties in February of 2007, and during the fourth quarter of 2007.

Other Income

Other income decreased by approximately $0.1 million due principally to slight decrease related to vending and other ancillary revenue sources at our properties.

Interest Income

Interest income increased by approximately $0.7 million, due primarily to the increase in interest and dividend income recorded on the short-term investments and marketable securities. The Cash and cash equivalents, including marketable securities was $71.6 million and $11.0 million at March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, respectively.

Interest expense

Interest expense increased approximately $1.7 million to approximately $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, primarily as a result of the acquisition and financing of new properties in February of 2007, and during the fourth quarter of 2007.

Loss from investment in unconsolidated joint venture

A $0.9 million loss from investment in unconsolidated joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $2.0 million loss in the same period last year relates to our investment in the sub lease interest to a ground lease of a Manhattan office building on January 4, 2007. The improvement resulted primarily from increased revenues of approximately $1.0 million at the joint venture level, offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization of $1.4 million. These changes were the result of tenant rollover, and an increase in base rents.

Minority interest

The loss allocated to minority interests, representing approximately $55 and $191 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, relates to the interests in the Operating Partnership held by our Sponsor.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview:

We intend that rental revenue will be the principal source of funds to pay operating expenses, debt service, capital expenditures and dividends, excluding non-recurring capital expenditures. To the extent that our cash flow from operating activities is insufficient to finance non-recurring capital expenditures such as property acquisitions, development and construction costs and other capital expenditures, we are dependent upon the net proceeds to be received from our public offering and debt offerings to conduct such proposed activities. We have financed and expect to continue to finance such activities through debt and equity financings. The capital required to purchase real estate investments will be obtained from our offering and from any indebtedness that we may incur in connection with the acquisition and operations of any real estate investments thereafter.

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through funds received in our public offering, working capital, and net cash provided by operating activities. We frequently examine potential property acquisitions and development projects and, at any given time, one or more acquisitions or development projects may be under consideration. Accordingly, the ability to fund property acquisitions and development projects is a major part of our liquidity requirements. We expect to meet our financing requirements through funds generated from our public offering and long-term and short-term borrowings.

We intend to utilize leverage in acquiring our properties. The number of different properties we will acquire will be affected by numerous factors, including the amount of funds available to us. When interest rates on mortgage loans are high or financing is otherwise unavailable on terms that are satisfactory to us, we may purchase certain properties for cash with the intention of obtaining a mortgage loan for a portion of the purchase price at a later time.

Our source of funds in the future will primarily be the net proceeds of our offering, operating cash flows and borrowings. We believe that these cash resources will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the foreseeable future, and we do not anticipate a need to raise funds from other than these sources within the next twelve months.

We currently have $238.2 million of outstanding mortgage debt. We intend to limit our aggregate long-term permanent borrowings to 75% of the aggregate fair market value of all properties unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of the independent directors and is disclosed to our stockholders. We may also incur short-term indebtedness having a maturity of two years or less.

Our charter provides that the aggregate amount of borrowing, both secured and unsecured, may not exceed 300% of net assets in the absence of a satisfactory showing that a higher level is appropriate and the approval of our board of directors, and subsequent disclosure to stockholders. Net assets means our total assets, other than intangibles, at cost before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves less our total liabilities, calculated at least quarterly on a basis consistently applied. Any excess in borrowing over such 300% of net assets level must be approved by a majority of our independent directors and disclosed to our stockholders in our next quarterly report to stockholders, along with justification for such excess. As of March 31, 2008, our total borrowings represented 173% of net assets.

Borrowings may consist of single-property mortgages as well as mortgages cross-collateralized by a pool of properties. Such mortgages may be put in place either at the time we acquire a property or subsequent to our purchasing a property for cash. In addition, we may acquire properties that are subject to existing indebtedness where we choose to assume the existing mortgages. Generally, though not exclusively, we intend to seek to encumber our properties with debt, which will be on a non-recourse basis. This means that a lender’s rights on default will generally be limited to foreclosing on the property. However, we may, at our discretion, secure recourse financing or provide a guarantee to lenders if we believe this may result in more favorable terms, and construction loans will typically require a recourse guarantee. When we give a guaranty for a property owning entity, we will be responsible to the lender for the satisfaction of the indebtedness if it is not paid by the property owning entity.

We intend to obtain level payment financing, meaning that the amount of debt service payable would be substantially the same each year. Accordingly, we expect that some of the mortgages on our property will provide for fixed interest rates. However, we expect that most of the mortgages on our properties will provide for a so-called “balloon” payment and that certain of our mortgages will provide for variable interest rates.

We may also obtain lines of credit to be used to acquire properties. These lines of credit will be at prevailing market terms depending upon our needs at the time and will be repaid from offering proceeds, proceeds from the sale or refinancing of properties, working capital or permanent financing. Our Sponsor or its affiliates may guarantee the lines of credit although they will not be obligated to do so. We may draw upon the lines of credit to acquire properties pending our receipt of proceeds from our initial public offering. We expect that such properties may be purchased by our Sponsor’s affiliates on our behalf, in our name, in order to avoid the imposition of a transfer tax upon a transfer of such properties to us.

In addition to making investments in accordance with our investment objectives, we expect to use our capital resources to make certain payments to our Advisor, our Dealer Manager, and our Property Manager during the various phases of our organization and operation. During the organizational and offering stage, these payments will include payments to our Dealer Manager for selling commissions and the dealer manager fee, and payments to our Advisor for the reimbursement of organization and offering costs. During the acquisition and development stage, these payments will include asset acquisition fees and asset management fees, and the reimbursement of acquisition related expenses to our Advisor. During the operational stage, we will pay our Property Manager a property management fee and our Advisor an asset management fee. We will also reimburse our Advisor and its affiliates for actual expenses it incurs for administrative and other services provided to us. Additionally, the Operating Partnership may be required to make distributions to Lightstone SLP, LLC, an affiliate of the Advisor.

Total asset management and acquisition fees of $0.5 million and approximately $1.8 million were recorded to the Advisor for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Total property management fees of $0.4 million and approximately $0.2 million were recorded to the Advisor for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of March 31, 2008, $0 was due to our Property Manager, an affiliate of our Advisor, for the reimbursement of property level operating expenses; $0.7 million was due to the Advisor for asset management fees.

As of March 31, 2008 we had approximately $60.4 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand and $11.2 million of marketable securities. Our cash and cash equivalents on hand and marketable securities resulted primarily from proceeds from our Offering.

Summary of Cash Flows

The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the consolidated statements of cash flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2008			Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

Cash flows provided by (used in) from operating activities	$	1,249,552		$	(214,714	)
Cash flows used in investing activities		(6,847,821	)		(76,033,167	)
Cash flows from financing activities		36,380,267			67,994,065
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		30,781,998			(8,253,816	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period		29,589,815			19,280,710
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	$	60,371,813		$	11,026,894

Our principal source of cash flow is currently derived from the issuance of our common stock and the operation of our rental properties. We intend that our properties will provide a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to fund operating expenses, debt service and quarterly dividends. Cash flows from operating activities were generated primarily from four multi-family communities in Southeast Michigan on June 29, 2006; the Oakview Plaza, a retail shopping mall located in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 21, 2006; a portfolio of 12 industrial and 2 office buildings in Louisiana and Texas, on February 1, 2007; and five multi family apartment communities, one in Tampa, Florida, two in Greensboro, North Carolina and two in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 16, 2007, offset by temporary declines in operations at the projects under expansion and renovation, which included a retail outlet shopping mall in St. Augustine, Florida, a power retail center in Texas which was acquired on June 29, 2007, and opened April 2008.

Our principal demands for liquidity are our property operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, tenant improvements, leasing costs, acquisition and development activities, debt service and distributions to our stockholders. The principal sources of funding for our operations are operating cash flows, the sale of properties, and the issuance of equity and debt securities and the placement of mortgage loans.

Cash used in investing activities of $6.8 million resulted primarily from the development costs at our Lake Jackson and St. Augustine properties.

Cash provided by financing activities in the amount of $36.4 million resulted primarily from the proceeds from the issuance of common stock ($36.5 million), proceeds from issuance of special partnership interests ($3.7 million), offset by the payment of offering costs ($3.5 million).

At March 31, 2008, we had mortgage debt totaling approximately $238.2 million as follows:

Property	Loan Amount		Interest Rate			Maturity Date	Amount Due at maturity

St. Augustine	$	26,972,787		6.09	%	April 2016	$	23,747,523
Southeastern Michigan Multi Family Properties		40,725,000		5.96	%	July 2016		38,138,605
Oakview Plaza		27,500,000		5.49	%	January 2017		25,583,137
Gulf Coast Industrial Portfolio		53,025,000		5.83	%	February 2017		49,556,985
Houston Extended Stay Hotels (Two Individual Loans)		10,725,561		LIBOR + 1.75	%	October 2008		10,040,000
Camden Multi Family Properties - (Five Individual Loans)		79,268,800		5.44	%	December 2014		74,955,771

Total of eleven outstanding mortgage loans at March 31, 2008	$	238,217,148					$	222,022,021

The following table shows the mortgage debt maturing during the next five years:

		Balance of 2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			Thereafter			Total
Mortgage Payable		$	10,960,137		$	338,052		$	359,526		$	1,586,956		$	2,781,012		$	222,191,465		$	238,217,148

New Accounting Pronouncements

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Market risk includes risks that arise from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market changes that affect market sensitive instruments. In pursuing our business plan, we expect that the primary market risk to which we will be exposed is interest rate risk.

We may be exposed to the effects of interest rate changes primarily as a result of borrowings used to maintain liquidity and fund the expansion and refinancing of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Our interest rate risk management objectives will be to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings, prepayment penalties and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs while taking into account variable interest rate risk. To achieve our objectives, we may borrow at fixed rates or variable rates. We may also enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps and caps in order to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument. We will not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes. We have not entered into any swap agreements or derivative transactions to date.

We also hold equity securities for general investment return purposes. We have incurred significant unrealized losses to date, and could be required to record material impairment charges related to these securities.

At March 31, 2008, we had mortgage debt totaling approximately $238.2 million as follows:

Property	Loan Amount		Interest Rate			Maturity Date	Amount Due at maturity

St. Augustine	$	26,972,787		6.09	%	April 2016	$	23,747,523
Southeastern Michigan Multi Family Properties		40,725,000		5.96	%	July 2016		38,138,605
Oakview Plaza		27,500,000		5.49	%	January 2017		25,583,137
Gulf Coast Industrial Portfolio		53,025,000		5.83	%	February 2017		49,556,985
Houston Extended Stay Hotels (Two Individual Loans)		10,725,561		LIBOR + 1.75	%	October 2008		10,040,000
Camden Multi Family Properties - (Five Individual Loans)		79,268,800		5.44	%	December 2014		74,955,771

Total of eleven outstanding mortgage loans at March 31, 2008	$	238,217,148					$	222,022,021

The following table shows the mortgage debt maturing during the next five years:

		Balance of 2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			Thereafter			Total
Mortgage Payable		$	10,960,137		$	338,052		$	359,526		$	1,586,956		$	2,781,012		$	222,191,465		$	238,217,148

LIBOR at March 31, 2008 was 2.7%. Monthly installments of interest only are required through the first 12 months for the St. Augustine loan, and monthly installments of principal and interest are required throughout the remainder of its stated term. Monthly installments of interest only are required through the first 60 months for the Southeastern Michigan multi-family properties, and through the first 48 months for the Camden Multi-Family properties’ loans, and monthly installments of principal and interest are required throughout the remainder of its stated term. The remaining loans are interest only until their maturity, at which time the amounts listed in the table above are due, assuming no prior principal prepayment. Each of the loans is secured by acquired real estate and is non-recourse to the Company.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. There were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses identified in the evaluation, and therefore, no corrective actions were taken.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, the Lightstone REIT may become subject to legal proceedings, claims or disputes.

On March 29, 2006, Jonathan Gould, a former member of our Board of Directors and Senior Vice-President-Acquisitions, filed a lawsuit against us in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit alleges, among other things, that Mr. Gould was insufficiently compensated for his services to us as director and officer. Mr. Gould sought damages of (i) up to $11,500,000 or (ii) a 2.5% ownership interest in all properties that we acquire and an option to acquire up to 5% of the membership interests of Lightstone SLP, LLC. We filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. After review of the motion to dismiss, counsel for Mr. Gould represented that Mr. Gould was dropping his claim for ownership interest in the properties we acquire and his claim for membership interests. Mr. Gould’s counsel represented that he would be suing only under theories of quantum merit and unjust enrichment seeking the value of work he performed. Counsel for the Lightstone REIT made motion to dismiss Mr. Gould’s complaint, which was granted by Judge Sweeney. Mr. Gould has filed an appeal of the decision dismissing his case, which is pending. Management believes that this suit is frivolous and entirely without merit and intends to defend against these charges vigorously.

On January 4, 2007, 1407 Broadway Real Estate LLC ("Office Owner"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of 1407 Broadway Mezz II LLC ("Mezz II"), consummated the acquisition of a sub-leasehold interest (the "Sublease Interest") in an office building located at 1407 Broadway, New York, New York (the "Office Property"). Mezz II is a joint venture between LVP 1407 Broadway LLC ("LVP LLC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of our operating partnership, and Lightstone 1407 Manager LLC ("Manager"), which is wholly owned by David Lichtenstein, the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer, and Shifra Lichtenstein, his wife.

The Sublease Interest was acquired pursuant to a Sale and Purchase of Leasehold Agreement with Gettinger Associates, L.P. ("Gettinger"). In July 2006, Abraham Kamber Company, as sublessor under the sublease ("Sublessor"), served two notices of default on Gettinger (the "Default Notices"). The first alleged that Gettinger had failed to satisfy its obligations in performing certain renovations and the second asserted numerous defaults relating to Gettinger's purported failure to maintain the Office Property in compliance with its contractual obligations.

In response to the Default Notices, Gettinger commenced legal action and obtained an injunction that extends its time to cure any default, prohibits interference with its leasehold interest and prohibits Sublessor from terminating its sublease pending resolution of the litigation. A motion by Sublessor for partial summary judgment, alleging that certain work on the Office Property required its prior approval, was denied by the Supreme Court, New York County. Subsequently, by agreement of the parties, a stay was entered precluding the termination of the Sublease Interest pending a final decision on Sublessor's claim of defaults under the Sublease Interest. In addition, the parties stipulated to the intervention of Office Owner as a party to the proceedings. The parties have been directed to engage in and complete discovery. We consider the litigation to be without merit.

Prior to consummating the acquisition of the Sublease Interest, Office Owner received a letter from Sublessor indicating that Sublessor would consider such acquisition a default under the original sublease, which prohibits assignments of the Sublease Interest when there is an outstanding default there under. On February 16, 2007, Office Owner received a Notice to Cure from Sublessor stating the transfer of the Sublease Interest occurred in violation of the Sublease given Sublessor's position that Office Seller is in default. Office Owner will commence and vigorously pursue litigation in order to challenge the default, receive an injunction and toll the termination period provided for in the Sublease.

On September 4, 2007, Office Owner commenced a new action against Sublessor alleging a number claims, including the claims that Sublessor has breached the sublease and committed intentional torts against Office Owner by (among other things) issuing multiple groundless default notices, with the aim of prematurely terminating the sublease and depriving Office Owner of its valuable interest in the sublease. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that Office Owner has not defaulted under the sublease, damages for the losses Office Owner has incurred as a result of Sublessor’s wrongful conduct, and an injunction to prevent Sublessor from issuing further default notices without valid grounds or in bad faith.

As of the date hereof, we are not a party to any other material pending legal proceedings.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On April 22, 2005, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-117367), covering a public offering, which we refer to as the “Offering,” of up to 30,000,000 common shares for $10 per share (exclusive of 4,000,000 shares available pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, 600,000 shares that could be obtained through the exercise of selling dealer warrants when and if issued, and 75,000 shares that are reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock option plan) was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933. On October 17, 2005, the Company’s filing of a Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement was declared effective. The Post-Effective Amendment reduced the minimum offering from 1,000,000 shares of common stock to 200,000 shares of common stock.

During the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and we did not repurchase any of our securities.

Through March 31, 2008, we had issued approximately 17.4 million shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $170.4, which includes $3.1 million of proceeds from shares issued in distribution reinvestment program. From the effective date of our public offering through March 31, 2008, we have incurred the following expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the registered securities:

Type of Expense Amount Estimated/Actual
Underwriting discounts and commissions	$	12,167,536	Actual
Finders’ fees		-
Expenses paid to or for underwriters		-
Other expenses to affiliates		-
Other expenses paid to non-affiliates		4,475,211
Total expenses	$	16,642,747

The net offering proceeds to us, after deducting the total expenses paid as described above, and after accounting for $16.6 million in contributions by Lightstone SLP, LLC and an additional $0.1 million to be recovered through the sale of SLP Units to an affiliate of our Sponsor, is approximately $170.4 million. The underwriting discounts and commissions were paid to our dealer manager, which reallowed all or a portion of the commissions to soliciting dealers.

With the net offering proceeds of $170.4 million, and new mortgage debt in the amount of $238.2 million we acquired approximately $312.0 million in real estate investments (including $8.0 million in acquisition fees) and related assets. In addition we invested $13.5 million in a joint venture, and paid an acquisition fee of $1.6 million, to acquire a sub-leasehold interest in a ground lease to an office building located at 1407 Broadway, New York, New York. Cumulatively, we have used the net offering proceeds as follows:

Type of Expense Amount - Actual	At March 31, 2008

Construction of plant, building and facilities	$	4,014,097
Purchase of real estate interests		90,046,215
Acquisition of other businesses		-
Repayment of indebtedness		-
Purchase and installation of machinery and equipment		-
Working capital (as of March 31, 2008)		60,371,813
Temporary investments (as of March 31, 2008)		16,007,982
Other uses		-
Total uses	$	170,440,107

As of May 6, 2008, we have sold approximately 18.4 million shares at an aggregate offering price of $191.0 million.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Description

10.2*		Amendment to advisory Agreement
31.1*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant to SEC Release 34-47551 this Exhibit is furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”
32.2*		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant to SEC Release 34-47551 this Exhibit is furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”

*Filed herewith

SIGNATURES

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

	LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

Date: May 15, 2008	By:	/s/ David Lichtenstein
		David Lichtenstein
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 15, 2008	By:	/s/ Jenniffer Collins
		Jenniffer Collins
		Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)