INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2529 VIRGINIA

BEACH BLVD.

(Street)

VIRGINIA BEACH,

23452

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC. [ CDR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

**Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	13,718,169⁽¹⁾	D

**Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
**(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 22, 2022, the Reporting Person and the Issuer consummated the merger transaction (the "Merger") contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 2, 2022, by and among the Reporting Person, WHLR Merger Sub Inc., WHLR OP Merger Sub LLC, the Issuer, and Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. As a result of the Merger, (i) the Issuer became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, and (ii) the reported securities of the Issuer are owned directly by the Reporting Person.

	Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. By: /s/ M. Andrew Franklin Chief Executive Officer and President	08/22/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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