<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019df9e0-9dea-7f12-b6f1-26455b3c78a9,g:3a10f269-bfff-4f9c-8fc4-a8cb0a4b6bf0-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.federalrealty.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="frt-20260506.xsd#CoverPage"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.federalrealty.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019df9e0-9dea-7006-9562-7bfbe1eb2228" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_019df9e0-9dea-745a-9f96-515379d9ae35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntitiesTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019df9e0-9dea-7006-9562-7bfbe1eb2228" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_019df9e0-9dea-745a-9f96-515379d9ae35" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019df9e0-9dea-7a7a-ac97-c3d67c20b3cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_019df9e0-9dea-745a-9f96-515379d9ae35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019df9e0-9dea-7a7a-ac97-c3d67c20b3cd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019df9e0-9dea-7830-98a3-91a2ac435fac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019df9e0-9dea-7a7a-ac97-c3d67c20b3cd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019df9e0-9dea-7830-98a3-91a2ac435fac" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_frt_CommonSharesOfBeneficialInterestMember_019df9e0-9dea-72c9-b95f-2efe1b47356a" xlink:href="frt-20260506.xsd#frt_CommonSharesOfBeneficialInterestMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019df9e0-9dea-7830-98a3-91a2ac435fac" xlink:to="loc_frt_CommonSharesOfBeneficialInterestMember_019df9e0-9dea-72c9-b95f-2efe1b47356a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_frt_DepositorySharesMember_019df9e0-9dea-7838-9781-f8a7fc01c78c" xlink:href="frt-20260506.xsd#frt_DepositorySharesMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019df9e0-9dea-7830-98a3-91a2ac435fac" xlink:to="loc_frt_DepositorySharesMember_019df9e0-9dea-7838-9781-f8a7fc01c78c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019df9e0-9dea-746e-b11b-1392fa98633a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_019df9e0-9dea-745a-9f96-515379d9ae35" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019df9e0-9dea-746e-b11b-1392fa98633a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019df9e0-9dea-78be-9ef9-3f492de42af9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019df9e0-9dea-746e-b11b-1392fa98633a" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019df9e0-9dea-78be-9ef9-3f492de42af9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_frt_FederalRealtyOPLPMember_019df9e0-9dea-79e1-a1b1-6c6d8718ab32" xlink:href="frt-20260506.xsd#frt_FederalRealtyOPLPMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019df9e0-9dea-78be-9ef9-3f492de42af9" xlink:to="loc_frt_FederalRealtyOPLPMember_019df9e0-9dea-79e1-a1b1-6c6d8718ab32" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_019df9e0-9dea-745a-9f96-515379d9ae35" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019df9e0-9dea-77b9-aa0c-cda8666d3075" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019df9e0-9dea-77b9-aa0c-cda8666d3075" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019df9e0-9dea-7f00-a111-3165d10650a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019df9e0-9dea-7f00-a111-3165d10650a3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019df9e0-9dea-7392-914e-3aab49bac33f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019df9e0-9dea-7392-914e-3aab49bac33f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019df9e0-9dea-74f6-aeb9-49507db93b39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019df9e0-9dea-74f6-aeb9-49507db93b39" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019df9e0-9dea-7623-aa30-0c9270f0672a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019df9e0-9dea-7623-aa30-0c9270f0672a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019df9e0-9dea-78b8-8ea1-6ec6ade6f4bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019df9e0-9dea-78b8-8ea1-6ec6ade6f4bd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019df9e0-9dea-73c5-9d0f-15568f9a901c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019df9e0-9dea-73c5-9d0f-15568f9a901c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019df9e0-9dea-7d2b-9b9f-7d7aced3f755" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019df9e0-9dea-7d2b-9b9f-7d7aced3f755" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019df9e0-9dea-7553-819a-b9b894dead5f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019df9e0-9dea-7553-819a-b9b894dead5f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019df9e0-9dea-75a2-a5a7-e86b3b88a6fe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019df9e0-9dea-75a2-a5a7-e86b3b88a6fe" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019df9e0-9dea-71e0-81e9-fca1e707ded6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019df9e0-9dea-71e0-81e9-fca1e707ded6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019df9e0-9dea-70db-9c15-38d57ff0569b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019df9e0-9dea-70db-9c15-38d57ff0569b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019df9e0-9dea-75d5-945c-ca90df192ea5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019df9e0-9dea-75d5-945c-ca90df192ea5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019df9e0-9dea-7480-8259-c77036267744" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019df9e0-9dea-7480-8259-c77036267744" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019df9e0-9dea-7c8c-9ddd-ef3698f1bc21" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019df9e0-9dea-7c8c-9ddd-ef3698f1bc21" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019df9e0-9dea-7492-b9e0-75a29f68977d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019df9e0-9dea-7492-b9e0-75a29f68977d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019df9e0-9dea-7977-8e45-8b96fbd51444" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019df9e0-9dea-7977-8e45-8b96fbd51444" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019df9e0-9dea-742b-a13a-df4badad6d89" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019df9e0-9dea-742b-a13a-df4badad6d89" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019df9e0-9dea-781c-a730-0aa533091e3a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019df9e0-9dea-781c-a730-0aa533091e3a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019df9e0-9dea-7872-ba5d-96aaafc65059" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019df9e0-9dea-7872-ba5d-96aaafc65059" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019df9e0-9dea-71c6-9529-72c10f09d6e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019df9e0-9dea-71c6-9529-72c10f09d6e7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019df9e0-9dea-7567-b5e5-79ebe392b86a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_019df9e0-9dea-73f6-9487-bfb14e09e20d" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019df9e0-9dea-7567-b5e5-79ebe392b86a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
