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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: AEW/L.P.
Address: 225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
13F File Number: 28-5334
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: James J. Finnegan
Title: Vice President of AEW, Inc., the general partner of AEW/L.P.
Phone: (617) 261-9324
/s/ James J. Finnegan Boston, Massachusetts Febuary 8, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDING REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number: Name
NONE
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 2
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 124,741
List of Other Included Managers:
No. Form 13 File Number Name
1 28-5336 AEW, Inc.
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Name of Reporting Manager: AEW/L.P.
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VOTING AUTHORITY
VALUE SH of INVESTMENT OTHER ----------------------------
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Bedford Property Common Stock 076446301 60,737 3,559,667 Defined 01 02 03 04 3,559,667
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Central Parking Corp. Common Stock 154785109 64,004 3,346,627 Defined 01 02 03 04 3,346,627
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Column Totals 124,741 6,906,294 6,906,294
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