First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey announced that its Board of Trustees has established a Special Committee of the Board to explore strategic alternatives focusing on maximizing shareholder value. The members of the Special Committee are Ronald J. Artinian, Richard J. Aslanian, David F. McBride and Justin F. Meng. The Special Committee has engaged HFF Securities L.P. as the Special Committee's financial advisor, and the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as legal counsel to the Special Committee.