NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2005--HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its second quarter 2005 financial results.

HRPT plans to issue a press release containing its second quarter financial results before the NYSE opens on Monday, August 8, 2005. Later that day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Adam Portnoy, executive vice president, and John Popeo, chief financial officer, will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2005 results. Following the company's remarks, there will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 289-0493. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (913) 981-5510. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through August 14, 2005. To hear the replay, dial (719) 457-0820. The replay pass code is 2340065.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen-only mode on the company's web site, which is located at www.hrpreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company's web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the company's web site for about one week after the call.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States. HRPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

    CONTACT: HRPT Properties Trust
             Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8149
             www.hrpreit.com

    SOURCE: HRPT Properties Trust