UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)


                           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

                                 February 23, 2006
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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

     0.4%
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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                                         169,875
Beneficially                              -----------------------------------
Owned by                                  8.   Shared Voting Power
Each                                           175,100
Reporting                                 -----------------------------------
Person                                    9.   Sole Dispositive Power
With                                           169,875
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                                          10.  Shared Dispositive Power
                                               175,100
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     175,100 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

     12.2%
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14.  Type of Reporting Person

     IN
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                           AMENDMENT NO. 3
                           TO SCHEDULE 13D
                    OF THE INTERGROUP CORPORATION
                         AND JOHN V. WINFIELD
                  REGARDING OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OF
                      AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY, INC.


          This Amendment No. 3 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 February 27, 2006 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 0.4% of
the outstanding Common Stock of Issuer.

          John V. Winfield, as of February 27, 2006 may be deemed to
beneficially own for purposes of this Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act,
169,875 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer, representing approximately
11.8% 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
61.5% 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 12.2% 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 1,432,625 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of November 9, 2005.

          (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       02/23/06    10,300     $17.4733         Open Market Purchase
Winfield       02/15/06     1,300     $17.8077         Open Market Purchase
Winfield       02/14/06     3,800     $17.9211         Open Market Purchase
Winfield       01/26/06     1,000     $15.423          Open Market Purchase
Winfield       01/23/06     3,900     $14.675          Open Market Purchase



          (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.


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                               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: February 28, 2006               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:  February 28, 2006              /s/ John V. Winfield
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                                           John V. Winfield


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