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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WIGHT RUSSELL B JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALEXANDERS INC [ALX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock             202,000 D   Common Stock 01/06/2017   S4 1,479 D $ 437.1092 (1) 12,721 I Held by Foundation (2) Common Stock 01/06/2017   S4 1,021 D $ 435.7132 (3) 11,700 I Held by Foundation (4) Common Stock 01/09/2017   S4 1,000 D $ 430.985 (5) 10,700 I Held by Foundation (4) Common Stock 01/10/2017   S4 3 D $ 431.05 10,697 I Held by Foundation (4) Common Stock 01/11/2017   S4 497 D $ 431.05 10,200 I Held by Foundation (4) Common Stock 01/13/2017   S4 1,000 D $ 433.475 (6) 9,200 I Held by Foundation (4) Common Stock             2,773 I Held by Children (7) Common Stock             500 I Held by Spouse (8) Common Stock             754,568 I Held by Partnership (9)

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WIGHT RUSSELL B JR 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven Santora, Attorney in Fact		02/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents weighted average sale price. These shares of Common Stock were sold through the execution of a single market order at prices ranging between $437.0418 and $437.25. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(2)	8,000 shares of Common Stock, which were previously directly held, were contributed to the Wight Foundation on December 7, 2016, a charitable organization, over which Mr. Wight holds sole voting and investment power. Mr. Wight disclaims any pecuniary interest in these shares of Common Stock.
(3)	Represents weighted average sale price. These shares of Common Stock were sold through the execution of a single market order at prices ranging between $435.6383 and $435.7912. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer. security holder of the issuer.
(4)	These shares of Common Stock are held by the Wight Foundation, a charitable organization, over which Mr. Wight holds sole voting and investment power. Mr. Wight disclaims any pecuniary interest in these shares of Common Stock.
(5)	Represents weighted average sale price. These shares of Common Stock were sold through the execution of a single market order at prices ranging between $430.50 and $431.47. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer. security holder of the issuer.
(6)	Represents weighted average sale price. These shares of Common Stock were sold through the execution of a single market order at prices ranging between $433.00 and $433.95. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer. security holder of the issuer.
(7)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for the purpose of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(8)	These shares of Common Stock are held by Mr. Wight's spouse. The filing of this Form 5 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Wight is the beneficial owner of these shares.
(9)	These shares of Common Stock are held by Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership of which Mr. Wight is the managing general partner. The filing of this Form 5 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Wight is the beneficial owner of these 754,568 shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

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