Real estate

EXHIBIT 10.1

PGRT ESH, INC.
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60601

January 30, 2009

Citicorp USA, Inc.
101 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Fourth Floor
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078

Re: Forbearance Extenstion

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of June 6, 2008 among PGRT ESH, Inc. (the “Borrower”), Lightstone Holdings LLC, David Lichtenstein (together with Lightstone Holdings LLC and the Borrower, the “Loan Parties”), and Citicorp USA, Inc. (the “Lender”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of October 31, 2008 by and among the Loan Parties and the Lender (as amended by that certain letter agreement dated December 31, 2008 among the Loan Parties and the Lender, collectively, “First Amendment”) and that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008.

The Loan Parties have requested a further extension of the Forbearance Period (as defined in the First Amendment) from January 30, 2009 until March 2, 2009 to continue to consider a long term restructuring plan with the Lender. The Lender hereby agrees with the Loan Parties that the First Amendment is amended by deleting “January 30, 2009” in Section 3(a) thereof and substituting “March 2, 2009” therefor.

Citicorp USA, Inc.
January 30, 2009
Page 2

Except as amended hereby, the First Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED AS
OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE:

Lender

CITICORP USA, INC.
By:		/s/ Diana Yusun
		Diana Yusun
		Director
Guarantors
/s/ David Lichtenstein
David Lichtenstein
LIGHTSTONE HOLDINGS LLC
By:		/s/ David Lichtenstein
		David Lichtenstein
		Managing Member

Signature page to Second Extension