Winthrop Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust engaged in the business of purchasing, owning and operating real property and real estate-related assets. The company operates in several strategic business segments, such as operating properties, real estate securities, platform joint venture investments and loans. Winthrop Realty Trust is headquartered in Boston. Winthrop Realty Trust invests the portion of an assets capital structure and in a multitude of different formats, including direct ownership of an asset and purchase of a controlling equity interest in an asset.