UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING



SEC File Number   1-4702                             CUSIP Number 032159105
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(Check One):  |X| Form 10-K   | | Form 20-F   | | Form 11-K   | | Form 10-Q
                  | | Form N-SAR

For Period Ended: April 30, 2001
[ ]     Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ]     Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ]     Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ]     Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ]     Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:

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Nothing  in this  form  shall be  construed  to imply  that the  Commission  has
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If the notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,  identify
the Item(s) to which the notifications relates:

Items 6; 7; 7(A); 8; Schedule II; Exhibit Index item 23.
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PART I -- REGISTRATION INFORMATION

AMREP CORPORATION
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Full Name of Registrant


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Former Name if Applicable

641 Lexington Avenue, 6th Floor
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

New York, New York 10022
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City, State and Zip Code

PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

     (a)  The reasons  described in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
          could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

|X|  (b)  The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition report on
          Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof,  will be
          filed on or  before  the fifteenth  calendar  day  following  the
          prescribed  due date;  or the subject  quarterly  report of transition
          report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the
          fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

     (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
          has been attached if applicable.

PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable  detail the reasons why Forms 10-K,  20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition  report portion thereof,  could not be filed within the
prescribed time period.

The Registrant is attempting to finalize certain significant  transactions which
have an  material  impact  on  disclosures  included  in both  the  Management's
Discussion and Analysis and footnotes to the consolidated  financial statements,
as well as in the reporting of certain significant balance sheet amounts.  These
transactions are near completion,  and the Registrant  expects that they will be
completed  within 15 days so that the  missing  sections of the Form 10-K can be
provided.

PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to  this
notification

  Peter M. Pizza                 212                       705-4705
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     (Name)                  (Area Code)              (Telephone Number)

(2) Have all other  periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment  Company Act of
1940  during  the  preceding  12  months  or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant  was  required to file such  report(s)  been filed?  If answer is no,
identify report(s). |X|Yes  | |No



(3) Is it anticipated that any significant  change in results of operations from
the  corresponding  period for the last  fiscal  year will be  reflected  by the
earnings  statement  to be included in the  subject  report or portion  thereof?
|X|Yes | |No

Explanation

The  Registrant  had revenues of  $73,209,000  and a pre-tax loss of  $1,470,000
($.14 per share) for the year ended April 30, 2001. However,  those results were
favorably  impacted  by a tax  benefit of  $3,500,000  ($.52 per share) from the
reversal of an income tax accrual as a result of the  completion  of an Internal
Revenue  Service audit for the years 1993 and 1994.  After giving effect to that
benefit, the Company had net income of $2,557,000,  ($.38 per share), for fiscal
2001. No tax adjustment was recorded in fiscal 2000,  when the Company  reported
revenues of $119,833,000 and net income of $1,169,000 ($.16 per share).



                               AMREP CORPORATION
                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date  July 31, 2001                          By  /s/Peter M. Pizza
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                                                Peter M. Pizza, Vice President



INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant of
by any other duly  authorized  representative.  The name and title of the person
signing  the form  shall  be typed or  printed  beneath  the  signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized  representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.