FORM 4


[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
    to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
    obligations may continue.  See
    Instruction 1(b).




                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Ashner            Michael            L.
-----------------------------------------------------
   (Last)            (First)            (Middle)

        100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 214

-----------------------------------------------------
                     (Street)

   Jericho             New York         11753
-----------------------------------------------------
   (City)               (State)         (Zip)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   Shelbourne Properties I, Inc. (HXD)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Statement for Month/Year

   7/01

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



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

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

       President
   --------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    5. Amount of     6. Owner-
                                                                                       Securities       ship
                        2. Trans-     3. Trans-       4. Securities Acquired (A)       Beneficially     Form:
                           action        action          or Disposed of (D)            Owned at         Direct      7. Nature of
                           Date          Code            (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)           End of           (D) or         Indirect
1. Title of Security       (Month/    (Instr. 8)      --------------------------       Month            Indirect       Beneficial
   (Instr. 3)              Day/       ----------      Amount    (A) or     Price       (Instr.          (I)            Ownership
                           Year)      Code    V                 (D)                    3 and 4)         (Instr. 4)     (Instr. 4)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock              7/2/01       P                20       A        $28.70                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock              7/3/01       P               140       A        $28.70                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock              7/5/01       P                40       A        $28.75                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock              7/6/01       P               520       A        $28.80                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock              7/9/01       P               180       A        $28.60                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock             7/11/01       P               200       A        $28.90                           I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock             7/12/01       P               140       A        $28.85       2,920               I        See Note 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.






FORM 4 (continued)



                           TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
                                    (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1.        2.        3.         4.         5.             6.                 7.           8.        9.         10.       11.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Title and                           Ownership
                                          Number of     Date Exer-         Amount of                           Form of
                                          Derivative    cisable and        Underlying              Number of   Deriv-
                                          Securities    Expiration         Securities      Price   Derivative  ative
            Conver-             Trans-    Acquired (A)  Date (Month/       (Instr. 3       of      Securities  Security:
            sion or   Trans-    action    or Disposed    Day/Year)          and 4)         Deriv-  Benefi-     Direct
            Exercise  action    Code      of (D)        --------------    --------------   ative   cially      (D) or    Nature of
Title of    Price of  Date      (Instr.   (Instr. 3,    Date                      Amount   Secur-  Owned at    Indirect  Indirect
Derivative  Deriv-    (Month/    8)        4 and 5)     Exer-    Expir-           or Num-  ity     End of      (I)       Beneficial
Security    ative      Day/     --------  ----------    cis-     ation            ber of   (Instr. Month       (Instr.   Ownership
(Instr. 3)  Security   Year)    Code  V   (A)   (D)     able     Date     Title   Shares    5)     (Instr. 4)   4)       (Instr. 4)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Explanation of Responses:

1.   Represents my 20% pro rata interest in shares held by a limited partnership
     in which I exercise voting and investment making decision.


** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
   Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

                       /s/ Michael L. Ashner                      8/9/01
              ----------------------------------------     --------------------
                           Michael L. Ashner                       Date

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
      If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.