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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Homegate Hospitality, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
43740G 10 9
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(CUSIP Number)
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 43740G 10 9 13G Page 2 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Harlan R. Crow
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 2,145,980
SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,055,759
EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,145,980
PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 10 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 10
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 43740G 10 9 13G Page 3 of 5
Item 1.
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2600
Austin, Texas 78701
Item 2.
(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Harlan R. Crow
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3200
Dallas, Texas 75201
(c) CITIZENSHIP:
United States of America
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $.01 per value
(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
43740G 10 9
Item 3. NOT APPLICABLE
Item 4. OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Mr. Crow may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 3,201,739 shares, consisting of 13,865 shares owned by Crow Family,
Inc. (Mr. Crow being the sole director of such corporation), 2,033,424 shares
owned by CRI/ESH Partners, L.P. and 98,691 shares owned by Crow Hotel Realty
Investors, L.P. (Crow Family, Inc. being the sole general partner of each such
partnership) and 1,055,759 shares owned by Developer Extended Stay Partners,
L.P. (Crow Family, Inc. owning indirectly a percentage interest in such
partnership). Mr. Crow disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares.
(b) Percent of Class: As Mr. Crow disclaims beneficial ownership of all
shares described in Item 4(a), the percent of class represented by his ownership
is 0.0%.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to direct the vote: 2,145,980
(ii) shared power to direct the vote: 1,055,759
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 2,145,980
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5. NOT APPLICABLE
Item 6. NOT APPLICABLE
Item 7. NOT APPLICABLE
Item 8. NOT APPLICABLE
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CUSIP NO. 43740G 10 9 13G Page 4 of 5
Item 9. NOT APPLICABLE
Item 10. NOT APPLICABLE
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CUSIP NO. 43740G 10 9 13G Page 5 of 5
SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I set
forth that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
DATED: February 14, 1997
Signature: /s/ Harlan R. Crow
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Name: Harlan R. Crow