UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D   
                                
                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 1)


                           AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY, INC.
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                                  Name of Issuer

                           Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    02970Q203
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                                   CUSIP Number


                                 Michael G. Zybala
                            Asst. Secretary and Counsel
                            The InterGroup Corporation
                                 820 Moraga Drive
                           Los Angeles, California 90049
                                  (310) 889-2500
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                     Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                   Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications

                                 December 28, 2004
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                Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to 
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is 
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the 
following box. [ ]





CUSIP No. 02970Q203                                               Page 2 of 6
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1.   Name of Reporting Person                     Tax Identification Number

     The InterGroup Corporation                         13-3293645
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group       (a) [ ]
                                                            (b) [x]
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3.   SEC Use Only
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4.   Source of Funds

     WC
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5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required pursuant to
     Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]

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6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     Delaware
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Number of                                 7.   Sole Voting Power
Shares                                         0
Beneficially                              -----------------------------------
Owned by                                  8.   Shared Voting Power
Each                                           5,225
Reporting                                 -----------------------------------
Person                                    9.   Sole Dispositive Power
With                                           0
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                                          10.  Shared Dispositive Power
                                               5,225
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     5,225 Shares of Common Stock
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12.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares [ ] 
                                                                      
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13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

     0.3%
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14.  Type of Reporting Person

     CO
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CUSIP No. 02970Q203                                              Page 3 of 6
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1.   Name of Reporting Person                     Tax Identification Number

     John V. Winfield                   
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group       (a) [ ]
                                                            (b) [x]
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3.   SEC Use Only

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4.   Source of Funds

     PF
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5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required pursuant to
     Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]

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6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     U.S.
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Number of                                 7.   Sole Voting Power
Shares                                         132,475
Beneficially                              -----------------------------------
Owned by                                  8.   Shared Voting Power
Each                                           137,700
Reporting                                 -----------------------------------
Person                                    9.   Sole Dispositive Power
With                                           132,475   
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                                          10.  Shared Dispositive Power
                                               137,700
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     137,700 Shares of Common Stock
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12.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares [ ] 
                                                                      
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13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

     8.8%
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14.  Type of Reporting Person

     IN
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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1
                           TO SCHEDULE 13D
                    OF THE INTERGROUP CORPORATION
                         AND JOHN V. WINFIELD
                  REGARDING OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OF
                      AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY, INC.


          This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D is being filed by The 
InterGroup Corporation, a Delaware Corporation ("InterGroup"), and John V. 
Winfield, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterGroup, 
to update information previously furnished. 

          The following Items of this Schedule 13D are amended:            

Item 1.   Security and Issuer
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          This Amendment relates to additional purchases of the common stock, 
par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of American Spectrum Realty, 
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Issuer") by Mr. Winfield in open market 
transactions.


Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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          Mr. Winfield used personal funds to purchase the shares of Common 
Stock reported herein.


Item 4.   Purposes of Transactions.
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          InterGroup and Mr. Winfield acquired the securities of Issuer for 
investment purposes.  InterGroup or Mr. Winfield may make additional purchases 
of the securities of Issuer either in the open market or in privately 
negotiated transactions depending on an evaluation of the Issuer's business 
prospects and financial condition, the market for securities, other available 
investment opportunities, money and other stock market conditions and other 
future developments. Depending on these factors, InterGroup or Mr. Winfield 
may decide at any time to sell all or part of their holdings of the Issuer's 
securities in one or more public or private transactions. 

          Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, InterGroup and John V. 
Winfield do not have any present plan or proposal that relate to or would 
result in any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of
Schedule 13D. 


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Item 5.   Interest in the Securities of the Issuer
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          (a) InterGroup, as of January 3, 2005, may be deemed to beneficially 
own, for purposes of this Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, 5,225 shares of 
the Common Stock of Issuer, representing approximately 0.3% of the outstanding 
Common Stock of Issuer.  

          John V. Winfield, as of January 3, 2005, may be deemed to 
beneficially own for purposes of this Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, 
132,475 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer, representing approximately 
8.4% of the outstanding Common Stock of Issuer.  Mr. Winfield has the sole 
voting and disposition power over the shares of Common Stock owned by him.

          John V. Winfield may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 
59.3% of the shares of the common stock of InterGroup.  Mr. Winfield is also 
the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterGroup.  In those 
capacities, Mr. Winfield can be deemed to have shared power with InterGroup to 
direct the voting and disposition of the Common Shares owned by InterGroup.  
To the extent that Mr. Winfield is deemed to beneficially own, for purposes of 
Section 13(d), the Common Stock owned by InterGroup, he would beneficially own 
approximately 8.8% of the Common Stock of Issuer.  

          The above percentages were determined based on the Issuer's
representations in its latest filing on Form 10-Q with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission that it had 1,569,890 shares of Common Stock outstanding 
as of November 9, 2004. 

          (b) As the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and 
controlling shareholder of InterGroup, John V. Winfield shares the voting 
power and disposition power with respect to the Common Stock owned by 
InterGroup.

          (c)  During the past sixty (60) days, the following transactions 
were effected in the Common Stock of Issuer by InterGroup or Mr. Winfield:

                                       Average
                                      Price per
Identity        Date       Amount       Share          Nature of Transaction
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Winfield       11/03/04       800       $5.75          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       11/08/04       500       $5.52          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       11/12/04     1,700       $7.66          Open market Purchase
Winfield       11/17/04     1,700       $7.30          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       11/18/04       400       $7.12          Open market Purchase
Winfield       11/19/04       800       $7.00          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       11/22/04       300       $7.25          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/02/04     4,700       $7.90          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/08/04     1,300       $9.21          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/20/04       600       $8.69          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/23/04       500       $8.41          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/27/04     1,400       $8.52          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/28/04     2,300       $9.07          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       12/31/04     3,300       $9.14          Open Market Purchase


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          (d)  No person other than InterGroup, with respect to its shares, or 
Mr. Winfield, with respect to his shares, has the right to receive or the 
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale 
of, the shares beneficially owned by each.

          (e)  Inapplicable.




                               SIGNATURES

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 
complete and correct.


Dated:  January 3, 2005                THE INTERGROUP CORPORATION
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                                   By: /s/ John V. Winfield
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                                       John V. Winfield, Chairman
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer
                                     

Dated:  January 3, 2005                /s/ John V. Winfield
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                                           John V. Winfield


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