GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
10-Q, 1997-08-13
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10 - Q

          (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Commission File Number: 000-22683

                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

                  DELAWARE                      58-2077966
          (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                        2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1450
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30339
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                (770) 436 - 4600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                        N/A
              (Former name, former address and formal fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements  for
the past (90) days.

                               (1) (X) YES ( ) NO
                               (2) ( ) YES (X) NO
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                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                FORM 10 - Q INDEX


Part I - Financial Information                                            Page  
                                                                          ----  

Item 1:  Financial Statements

      Consolidated Balance Sheets of Gables Realty Limited                 3
      Partnership as of June 30, 1997  and December 31, 1996.

      Consolidated Statements of Operations of Gables Realty               4
      Limited Partnership for the three months ended June 30,
      1997 and 1996.

      Consolidated Statements of Operations of Gables Realty               5
      Limited Partnership for the six months ended June 30,
      1997 and 1996.

      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Gables Realty               6
      Limited Partnership for the six months ended June 30,
      1997 and 1996.

      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                           7-10

Item 2:    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial               11-26
           Condition and Results of Operations

Part II - Other Information                                                27   

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings
Item 2:  Changes in Securities
Item 3:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5:  Other Information
Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Signature                                                                  28

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (UNAUDITED AND DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                     June 30,   December 31,
                                                                                       1997         1996
                                                                                       ----         ----
ASSETS:
- -------
<S>                                                                                     <C>          <C>
Real estate assets: (Note 7)
   Land  .......................................................................   $ 116,104    $ 102,762
   Buildings ...................................................................     621,938      558,569
   Furniture, fixtures and equipment ...........................................      49,589       45,830
   Construction in progress ....................................................      76,887       74,690
   Land held for future development ............................................       4,087        2,749
                                                                                     -------      -------
      Real estate assets before accumulated depreciation .......................     868,605      784,600
   Less:  accumulated depreciation .............................................     (84,343)     (74,903)
                                                                                     -------      -------
     Net real estate assets ....................................................     784,262      709,697

Cash and cash equivalents ......................................................       2,952        4,385
Restricted cash ................................................................       7,864        8,430
Deferred charges, net ..........................................................       4,538        5,412
Other assets, net ..............................................................      11,276       31,736
                                                                                     -------      -------
     Total assets ..............................................................   $ 810,892    $ 759,660
                                                                                     =======      =======


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
- ---------------------------------
Notes payable ..................................................................   $ 447,350    $ 390,321
Accrued interest payable .......................................................       1,913        1,811
Distributions payable (Note 8) .................................................      11,249       11,194
Real estate taxes payable ......................................................       7,853        9,785
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - construction ...........................       4,641        6,218
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - operating ..............................       4,107        5,455
Security deposits ..............................................................       2,050        1,968
                                                                                     -------      -------
     Total liabilities .........................................................     479,163      426,752
                                                                                     -------      -------

Limited partners' capital interest (3,528,232 and 3,528,232 Units), at
    redemption value (Note 1) ..................................................      91,514       98,482
                                                                                     -------      -------

Partners' capital:
  General partner (229,569 and 228,453 Units) ..................................       3,339        3,245
  Limited partner (19,199,113 and 19,088,645 Units) ............................     236,876      231,181
                                                                                     -------      -------
   Total partners' capital (19,428,682 and 19,317,098 Units) ...................     240,215      234,426
                                                                                     -------      -------

     Total liabilities, limited partners' capital interest and partners' capital   $ 810,892    $ 759,660
                                                                                     =======      =======
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                    Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                                         1997      1996
                                                                         ----      ----
<S>                                                                      <C>       <C>
Rental revenues ....................................................   $30,944   $25,319
Other property revenues ............................................     1,525     1,269
                                                                       -------   -------
     Total property revenues .......................................    32,469    26,588
                                                                       -------   -------

Property management revenues .......................................       747       985
Non-recurring Olympic revenues, net ................................         0       230
Other ..............................................................       525       340
                                                                       -------   -------
     Total other revenues ..........................................     1,272     1,555
                                                                       -------   -------

     Total revenues ................................................    33,741    28,143
                                                                       -------   -------

Property operating and maintenance (exclusive of items shown
     separately below) .............................................    11,473     9,243
Depreciation and amortization ......................................     5,682     4,564
Amortization of deferred financing costs ...........................       222       317
Property management - owned (Note 4) ...............................       765       685
Property management - third party (Note 4) .........................       527       719
General and administrative .........................................       774       863
Interest ...........................................................     6,399     5,183
Credit enhancement fees ............................................       129       139
                                                                       -------   -------
     Total expenses ................................................    25,971    21,713
                                                                       -------   -------

Income before equity in income of joint ventures and interest income     7,770     6,430
Equity in income of joint ventures .................................        84        59
Interest income ....................................................        71        60
                                                                       -------   -------

Net income .........................................................   $ 7,925   $ 6,549
                                                                       =======   =======

Weighted average number of Units outstanding .......................    22,933    19,405
                                                                       =======   =======

Per Unit Information (Note 6):

Net income .........................................................   $  0.34   $  0.34
                                                                       =======   =======
<FN>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                       Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                           1997       1996
                                                                           ----       ----
<S>                                                                         <C>       <C>
Rental revenues ....................................................   $ 60,427    $ 47,458
Other property revenues ............................................      2,863       2,330
                                                                        -------     -------
     Total property revenues .......................................     63,290      49,788
                                                                        -------     -------

Property management revenues .......................................      1,546       1,965
Non-recurring Olympic revenues, net ................................          0         230
Other ..............................................................      1,137         602
                                                                        -------     -------
     Total other revenues ..........................................      2,683       2,797
                                                                        -------     -------

     Total revenues ................................................     65,973      52,585
                                                                        -------     -------

Property operating and maintenance (exclusive of items shown
     separately below) .............................................     22,531      17,313
Depreciation and amortization ......................................     11,019       8,296
Amortization of deferred financing costs ...........................        503         667
Property management - owned (Note 4) ...............................      1,593       1,342
Property management - third party (Note 4) .........................      1,167       1,488
General and administrative .........................................      1,655       1,577
Interest ...........................................................     12,214       8,991
Credit enhancement fees ............................................        257         303
                                                                        -------     -------
     Total expenses ................................................     50,939      39,977
                                                                        -------     -------

Income before equity in income of joint ventures and interest income     15,034      12,608
Equity in income of joint ventures .................................        150         108
Interest income ....................................................        193         159
                                                                        -------     -------

Income before gain on sale of real estate assets ...................     15,377      12,875

Gain on sale of real estate assets .................................      4,858           0
                                                                        -------     -------

Income before extraordinary loss ...................................     20,235      12,875

Extraordinary loss (Note 5) ........................................       (712)       (631)
                                                                        -------     -------

Net income .........................................................   $ 19,523    $ 12,244
                                                                        =======     =======

Weighted average number of Units outstanding .......................     22,895      19,004
                                                                        =======     =======

Per Unit Information (Note 6):
Income before extraordinary loss ...................................   $   0.88    $   0.68
                                                                        =======     =======

Net income .........................................................   $   0.85    $   0.64
                                                                        =======     =======
<FN>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

</FN>
</TABLE>
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                       GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
         (UNAUDITED AND DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                  1997        1996
                                                                  ----        ----
<S>                                                               <C>         <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
- ------------------------------------
Net income ................................................   $  19,523    $  12,244
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization ..........................      11,522        8,963
   Equity in income of joint ventures .....................        (150)        (108)
   Gain on sale of real estate assets .....................      (4,858)           0
   Long-term compensation expense .........................         204          204
   Extraordinary loss .....................................         712          631
   Change in operating assets and liabilities:
     Restricted cash ......................................         908          283
     Other assets .........................................        (559)        (994)
     Other liabilities, net ...............................      (2,688)       3,169
                                                                -------      -------
          Net cash provided by operating activities .......      24,614       24,392
                                                                -------      -------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
- ------------------------------------
Purchase and construction of real estate assets ...........     (72,461)    (123,137)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate assets ..............      12,333        3,968
Long-term land lease payments .............................      (1,000)      (1,500)
Distributions received from joint ventures ................         136          167
                                                                -------      -------
     Net cash used in investing activities ................     (60,992)    (120,502)
                                                                -------      -------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
- ------------------------------------
Proceeds from share offerings, net of issuance costs ......           0       20,630
Proceeds from the exercise of share options ...............         871          731
Share Builder Plan contributions ..........................          19           13
Payments of deferred financing costs ......................        (203)      (1,226)
Notes payable proceeds ....................................      74,243      130,781
Notes payable repayments ..................................     (17,214)     (36,493)
Principal escrow deposits .................................        (342)        (384)
Distributions paid ($0.98 and $0.96 per Unit, respectively)     (22,429)     (18,190)
                                                                -------      -------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ............      34,945       95,862
                                                                -------      -------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents ...................      (1,433)        (248)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ............       4,385        8,529
                                                                -------      -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period ..................   $   2,952    $   8,281
                                                                =======      =======

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
     Cash paid for interest ...............................   $  14,609    $  10,805
     Interest capitalized .................................       2,497        2,428
                                                                -------      -------
     Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized ...   $  12,112    $   8,377
                                                                =======      =======
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- --------------------------------------------------------------

1.  ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

Gables Realty Limited  Partnership  (the "Operating  Partnership") is the entity
through which Gables Residential Trust (the "Company"),  a self-administered and
self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT"),  conducts  substantially all
of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially
all of its assets.  In 1993,  the Company was formed under  Maryland law and the
Operating  Partnership  was  organized  as a  Delaware  limited  partnership  to
continue  and  to  expand  the  multifamily   apartment  community   management,
development,  construction  and  acquisition  operations of its privately  owned
predecessor organization. The term "Gables Residential Group" or "Group" as used
herein  refers to the  privately  owned  predecessor  organization  prior to the
Company's  initial public offering in January,  1994 (the "Initial  Offering" or
"IPO") and the concurrent  completion of the various  transactions that occurred
simultaneously  therewith (the  "Formation  Transactions").  The term "Operating
Partnership" or "Gables" as used herein means Gables Realty Limited  Partnership
and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or, where the context so requires,
Gables Realty Limited  Partnership only, and, as the context may require,  their
predecessors.

The Company was an 84.6% economic owner of the Operating  Partnership as of June
30, 1997. The Company controls the Operating Partnership through Gables GP, Inc.
("GGPI"), a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Company and the sole general partner
of the  Operating  Partnership  (this  structure  is commonly  referred to as an
umbrella  partnership  REIT or  "UPREIT").  The board of directors of GGPI,  the
members  of which are the same as the  members of the Board of  Trustees  of the
Company,  manages the affairs of the  Operating  Partnership  by  directing  the
affairs of GGPI.  The Company's  limited  partner and indirect  general  partner
interests in the Operating Partnership entitle it to share in cash distributions
from, and in the profits and losses of, the Operating  Partnership in proportion
to its ownership interest therein and entitle the Company to vote on all matters
requiring a vote of the limited partners.

The  other  limited  partners  of the  Operating  Partnership  are  persons  who
contributed  their  direct or indirect  interests in certain  properties  to the
Operating Partnership  primarily in connection with the Formation  Transactions.
The  Operating   Partnership  is  obligated  to  redeem  each  unit  of  limited
partnership  ("Unit") held by a person other than the Company, at the request of
the holder  thereof,  for cash equal to the fair market  value of a share of the
Company's common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share, at the
time of such  redemption,  provided  that the Company at its option may elect to
acquire any such Unit presented for redemption for one common share or cash. The
Company  presently  anticipates that it will elect to issue its common shares to
acquire Units  presented for  redemption,  rather than paying cash. Such limited
partners'   redemption  rights  are  reflected  in  "limited  partners'  capital
interest" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the cash redemption
amount at the  balance  sheet  date.  With each such  redemption  the  Company's
percentage  ownership  interest in the Operating  Partnership will increase.  In
addition,  whenever the Company  issues  common  shares or  preferred  shares of
beneficial  interest,  par value $.01 per share,  the  Company is  obligated  to
contribute  any net proceeds  therefrom  to the  Operating  Partnership  and the
Operating Partnership is obligated to issue an equivalent number of Units to the
Company.

Distributions to holders of Units are made to enable distributions to be made to
the Company's  shareholders  under its dividend policy.  Federal income tax laws
require the  Company,  as a REIT,  to  distribute  95% of its  ordinary  taxable
income. The Operating  Partnership makes  distributions to the Company to enable
it to satisfy this requirement.

The Operating  Partnership's  third party  management  businesses  are conducted
through  two  subsidiaries,   Central  Apartment   Management,   Inc.,  a  Texas
corporation, and East Apartment Management, Inc., a Georgia corporation (each, a
"Management Company").
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                                     Page-8

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- --------------------------------------------------------------

As of June 30, 1997, Gables owned 49 completed multifamily apartment communities
comprising  15,255  apartment  homes,  of  which 32 were  developed  and 17 were
acquired  by  Gables,  and an  indirect  25%  general  partner  interest  in two
apartment  communities  developed by Gables  comprising 663 apartment  homes. In
July,  1997,  Gables  acquired an existing  apartment  community  comprising 126
apartment  homes.  Gables  also owns seven  multifamily  apartment  communities,
expected  to  comprise  2,025   apartment   homes,   that  are  currently  under
development.  Gables  also has  rights  to  acquire  four  existing  multifamily
apartment  communities  comprising 908 apartment homes. Gables is pursuing other
acquisition  and  development  opportunities  in the ordinary course of business
which have not yet been, or may never be, put under contract.

As of June 30, 1997, Gables owned parcels of land for the future  development of
four  apartment  communities  expected to comprise an  estimated  904  apartment
homes.  In  July,  1997,  Gables  acquired  a  parcel  of land  for  the  future
development of two apartment  communities  expected to comprise an estimated 700
apartment  homes.  Additionally,  Gables  has  contracts  or  options to acquire
additional  parcels of land.  There can be no assurance that Gables will acquire
these  land  parcels,  however it is  Gables'  intent to  develop  an  apartment
community on each such land parcel, if purchased.

2.  SECONDARY OFFERINGS AND ISSUANCES OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Secondary Common Share Offerings -
- ---------------------------------

Since the IPO, the Company has had the following common share offerings:

              Closing Date         Shares Issued            Net Proceeds
              ------------         -------------            ------------

              October 7, 1994          444,500                  $ 9,876
                                     ---------                  -------

              October 31, 1995       4,600,000                  $94,364
                                     ---------                  -------

              March 25, 1996           879,068                  $20,630
              September 17, 1996     1,725,000                  $38,600
              September 27, 1996     1,435,000                  $34,254
                                     ---------                  -------
                     1996 Totals     4,039,068                  $93,484
                                     =========                  =======

The proceeds from these offerings were generally used (i) to reduce  outstanding
indebtedness   under  interim  financing   vehicles  utilized  to  fund  Gables'
development  and  acquisition  activities and (ii) for general  working  capital
purposes including funding of future development and acquisition activities.

Preferred Share Offering -
- --------------------------

On July 24,  1997,  the  Company  issued  4,600,000  shares  of  8.30%  Series A
Cumulative  Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00  per
share). The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $111 million were
contributed  to the  Operating  Partnership  in exchange  for an equal number of
preferred Units with similar  economic rights and  preferences.  Gables used the
net proceeds  from the  offering to reduce  outstanding  indebtedness  under the
interim financing vehicles discussed above.

Additional Issuances of Operating Partnership Units -
- -----------------------------------------------------

On December 5, 1995,  Gables acquired a parcel of land for the development of an
apartment  community,  financed in part through the issuance of 111,074 minority
units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("Units").
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- --------------------------------------------------------------

On July  26,  1996,  Gables  acquired  an  apartment  community  comprising  500
apartment homes, financed in part through the issuance of 243,787 Units.

3.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements of Gables Realty  Limited
Partnership   include  the  consolidated   accounts  of  Gables  Realty  Limited
Partnership and its  subsidiaries.  As a result of the structure of the business
combination,  certain partners and owners of the entities in Gables  Residential
Group  received  common  shares of the  Company  and/or  Units in the  Operating
Partnership.   Purchase  accounting  was  applied  to  the  acquisition  of  all
non-controlled  interests.  The acquisition of all other interests was accounted
for as a reorganization of entities under common control and,  accordingly,  was
reflected at historical cost in a manner similar to that in pooling of interests
accounting.  All significant  intercompany  accounts and transactions  have been
eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying  interim unaudited  financial  statements have been prepared by
Gables' management in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles
("GAAP") for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not
include all of the  information  and  footnotes  required  by GAAP for  complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
only  of  normally  recurring  adjustments)  considered  necessary  for  a  fair
presentation  for these  interim  periods  have been  included.  The  results of
operations  for the  interim  period  ended  June 30,  1997 are not  necessarily
indicative  of the  results  that  may be  expected  for the  full  year.  These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
of Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and Gables  Residential  Group and notes
thereto, included in Gables Realty Limited Partnership's  Registration Statement
on Form 10.

4.  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPENSES

Gables  manages  its  owned  properties,  as well as  properties  owned by third
parties  for which  Gables  provides  management  services  for a fee.  Property
management expenses have been allocated between owned and third party properties
in the accompanying  statements of operations based on the proportionate  number
of owned and third party apartment homes managed by Gables during the applicable
periods.

5.  EXTRAORDINARY LOSS

Extraordinary loss of $712 for the six months ended June 30, 1997 represents (i)
the  write-off  of  unamortized  deferred  financing  costs and  prepaid  credit
enhancement fees associated with the defeasance of the tax-exempt bond financing
encumbering the Club Candlewood property that was sold in January, 1997 and (ii)
the  write-off of  unamortized  deferred  financing  costs  associated  with the
February 28, 1997  retirement of a  conventional  mortgage note payable that was
scheduled to mature on September 1, 1997.

Extraordinary loss of $631 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 represents the
write-off of unamortized  deferred  financing  costs  associated  with the early
retirement  of the  Company's  original $175 million  secured  revolving  credit
facility (the "Original Credit Facility"). The Original Credit Facility that was
scheduled to mature in January,  1997, was refinanced in March,  1996 with a new
$175 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "New Credit Facility").

6.  PER UNIT INFORMATION

Quarterly per unit information has been computed based upon the weighted average
number  of  Units  outstanding   during  the  relevant  period.  The  impact  of
outstanding  share  options was less than 3% dilutive in both 1997 and 1996 and,
therefore,  the impact on primary  earnings per Unit ("EPU") has not been shown.
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                                    Page-10

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- --------------------------------------------------------------

In February,  1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 128 (FAS 128) "Earnings per Share," which
becomes  effective  for periods  ending after  December  15, 1997.  FAS 128 will
require  dual  presentation  of basic and  diluted EPU on the face of the income
statement  for all entities  with complex  capital  structures  and will require
restatement  of all prior  period EPU data  presented.  The impact of FAS 128 on
Gables' EPU information  disclosed in the accompanying  financial  statements is
not material.

7.  REAL ESTATE ASSETS

Real estate assets, before accumulated depreciation, are as follows:

                                   June 30, 1997          December 31, 1996
                                  Basis      Units        Basis       Units
                                  -----      -----        -----       -----
Completed properties            $787,631    15,255      $707,161     14,581
Properties under development      76,887     2,025        74,690      2,284
Land held for future development   4,087       904         2,749        648
                                --------   -------      --------     ------
              Total (a)         $868,605    18,184      $784,600     17,513
                                ========   =======      ========     ======


(a)  Excludes (i) costs and units  attributable  to Arbors of  Harbortown JV and
     Metropolitan  Apartments  JV as Gables' 25% general  partner  interests  in
     these joint  ventures are  accounted for on the equity method of accounting
     and (ii) costs of  approximately  $4,600  for two  prepaid  long-term  land
     leases  which are  included  in other  assets in the  accompanying  balance
     sheets.

The  change in real  estate  assets  from  December  31,  1996 to June 30,  1997
consisted of the following:

Balance at December 31, 1996                                        $784,600
Acquisitions, including renovation expenditures                       50,992
Sale of real estate assets                                            (8,797)
Development costs incurred, including related land acquisitions       39,750
Capital expenditures for completed properties                          2,060
                                                                    --------
Balance at June 30, 1997                                            $868,605
                                                                    ========

As discussed in Note 3, purchase  accounting  was applied to the  acquisition of
all   non-controlled   interests  in  connection  with  the  IPO  and  Formation
Transactions.  The increase in basis related to such acquisition was $48,090 and
was  allocated to the  respective  property's  land and building  accounts.  The
acquisition  of all other  interests was accounted  for as a  reorganization  of
entities under common control, and accordingly was reflected at historical cost.

8.  DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND

On June 17, 1997, the Operating  Partnership  committed to distribute  $0.49 per
Unit  with  respect  to the  period  April 1,  1997  through  June  30,  1997 to
unitholders  of record on June 30, 1997. The total  distribution  of $11,249 was
paid on July 14, 1997.

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                                    Page-11


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
- --------

Gables is focused  within  the  multifamily  industry  in the  Southeastern  and
Southwestern United States and its operating performance relies predominantly on
net  operating  income from its  apartment  communities.  Gables' net  operating
income is  influenced  by  operating  expenses  and rental  revenues,  which are
affected  by the supply and demand  dynamics  within  Gables'  markets.  Gables'
performance is also affected by the general availability and cost of capital and
by its ability to develop and to acquire additional  apartment  communities with
returns in excess of its blended cost of equity and debt capital.

Gables owns  apartment  communities  in seven core cities in Georgia,  Texas and
Tennessee.  Gables recently entered an eighth market, Orlando,  Florida, through
an  association  with a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company and, in connection
therewith,  currently has two communities under  development in Orlando.  Within
each city, Gables targets specific  submarkets for investment.  These submarkets
are generally  characterized  by their  proximity to local  employment  centers,
retail  and  entertainment   venues  and  traffic   arteries.   Gables  believes
demographic  trends  (including  job,  population  and household  growth) in its
markets  in recent  years  have  generally  led to  favorable  demand and supply
dynamics  for  multifamily  communities.  However,  during any given time period
these  demand and supply  dynamics  may be less  favorable in certain of Gables'
markets depending on conditions influencing the specific market.  Portfolio wide
occupancy  levels  have  remained  high and  portfolio  wide  rental  rates have
continued to increase  during each of the last  several  years.  Gables  expects
portfolio  wide  rental  expenses  to  increase  at a  rate  slightly  ahead  of
inflation,  and to approximate the increase in property revenues, for the coming
twelve months.

As a  result  of  the  aforementioned  generally  favorable  market  conditions,
management  has  been  successful  in  growing  the  income  of  the  stabilized
properties as well as growing  earnings via a combination of new development and
acquisition.  Management's  extensive  experience in new development  (including
site selection,  zoning,  construction and lease-up) and in-depth local presence
affords  Gables  the  opportunity  to  acquire  land  and  develop  new  Class A
multifamily  communities.  In select  markets and in certain real estate cycles,
management  believes better returns can be generated from new  development  than
from acquisitions of comparable  properties.  During other real estate cycles or
in select markets,  management will pursue the acquisition of existing apartment
communities,  specifically  when the returns on investment and the potential for
growth in net operating  income are  attractive.  Additionally,  Gables has been
able to acquire distressed or under-managed apartment communities which, through
strategic  renovation and  repositioning,  have  generally  resulted in superior
returns  when  compared  to  traditional   acquisitions  and  new  developments.
Management   believes  Gables'  ability  to  compete  with  other  companies  is
significantly  enhanced by its in-depth  local  presence and the strength of its
management,  development,  acquisition,  and construction  personnel. In certain
situations, management's evaluation of the growth prospects for a specific asset
may result in a determination to dispose of the asset. In this event, management
would intend to sell the asset and utilize the net  proceeds  from any such sale
to invest in new assets which are expected to have better growth prospects or to
reduce  indebtedness.  Gables maintains  staffing levels  sufficient to meet the
existing construction, acquisition, and leasing activities. If market conditions
warrant,  management  would anticipate  adjusting  staffing levels to mitigate a
negative impact on results of operations.

The following  discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of
operations  should be read in  conjunction  with the  accompanying  consolidated
financial  statements and the notes  thereto.  This Report on Form 10-Q contains
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.  Actual results or developments  could differ  materially from those
projected  in such  statements  as a result of certain  factors set forth in the
section entitled "Certain Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" on Page 25
of this Form 10-Q and elsewhere in this report.
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                                    Page-12
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Gables Realty Limited Partnership and Initial Public Offering
- -------------------------------------------------------------
of Gables Residential Trust
- ---------------------------

Gables Realty Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating  Partnership"),  a Delaware
limited  partnership,  was formed in 1993 to conduct the  multifamily  apartment
community management,  development,  construction and acquisition operations for
Gables  Residential  Trust (the "Company").  On January 26,  1994,  the Company
completed its initial public offering (the "IPO") and, in connection  therewith,
sold  9,430,000  common  shares at a price to the  public of $22.50  per  common
share.  The net proceeds from such sale totaled  approximately  $190 million,  a
portion  of which was used by the  Company to  acquire  an  economic  and voting
interest  in  the  Operating  Partnership,   which  was  formed  to  succeed  to
substantially   all  of  the  interests  of  its  privately  owned   predecessor
organization.  The Company,  a  self-administered  and self-managed  real estate
investment   trust  ("REIT"),   became  the  majority  owner  of  the  Operating
Partnership upon the completion of the IPO. The term "Gables  Residential Group"
or "Group" as used herein refers to the privately owned predecessor organization
prior to the  completion of the Company's IPO and the  concurrent  completion of
the various transactions that occurred simultaneously  therewith (the "Formation
Transactions").  The term  "Operating  Partnership"  or  "Gables" as used herein
means Gables Realty Limited  Partnership and its  subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis or, where the context so requires, Gables Realty Limited Partnership only,
and, as the context may require, their predecessors.

SECONDARY OFFERINGS AND ISSUANCES  OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

Secondary Common Share Offerings -
- --------------------------------

Since the IPO, the Company has had the following common share offerings:
 
       Closing Date           Shares Issued            Net Proceeds
       ------------           -------------            ------------
                                                                 
       October 7, 1994           444,500                  $ 9,876
                               ---------                  -------

       October 31, 1995        4,600,000                  $94,364
                               ---------                  -------

       March 25, 1996            879,068                  $20,630
       September 17, 1996      1,725,000                  $38,600
       September 27, 1996      1,435,000                  $34,254
                               ---------                  -------
              1996 Totals      4,039,068                  $93,484
                               =========                  =======

The proceeds from these offerings were generally used (i) to reduce  outstanding
indebtedness   under  interim  financing   vehicles  utilized  to  fund  Gables'
development  and  acquisition  activities and (ii) for general  working  capital
purposes including funding of future development and acquisition activities.

Preferred Share Offering -
- ------------------------

On July 24,  1997,  the  Company  issued  4,600,000  shares  of  8.30%  Series A
Cumulative  Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00  per
share).  The net proceeds from this offering of approximately  $111 million were
contributed  to the  Operating  Partnership  in exchange  for an equal number of
preferred  Units with similar  economic  rights and  preferences  (the "Series A
Preferred  Units").  Gables used the net proceeds  from this  offering to reduce
outstanding indebtedness under the interim financing vehicles discussed above.

Additional Issuances of Operating Partnership Units -
- ---------------------------------------------------

On December 5, 1995,  Gables acquired a parcel of land for the development of an
apartment  community,  financed in part through the issuance of 111,074 minority
units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("Units").
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                                    Page-13
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

On July  26,  1996,  Gables  acquired  an  apartment  community  comprising  500
apartment homes, financed in part through the issuance of 243,787 Units.

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

COMPARISON  OF  OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
1997 (THE "1997  PERIOD")  TO THE THREE  MONTHS  ENDED JUNE 30,  1996 (THE "1996
PERIOD").

Gables' net income is generated  primarily  from the  operation of its apartment
communities.  For  purposes of  evaluating  comparative  operating  performance,
Gables categorizes its operating  communities based on the period each community
reaches  stabilized  occupancy.  A  community  is  considered  by Gables to have
achieved  stabilized  occupancy on the earlier to occur of (i) attainment of 93%
physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.

The operating  performance for all of Gables' apartment communities combined for
the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Three Months Ended June 30,
                                                     --------- ---------- ----------- ---------
                                                                               $          %
                                                       1997      1996       Change      Change
                                                     --------- ---------- ----------- ---------
RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUE:
<S>                                                      <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>   
Same store communities (1)                             $19,162   $18,685      $477       2.6%
Communities  stabilized  during  the 1997          
    Period, but not  during  the 1996 Period (2)         4,425     4,149       276       6.7%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                 2,768       784     1,984     253.1%
Acquired communities (4)                                 6,114     2,145     3,969     185.0%
Sold communities (5)                                         0       825      (825)   -100.0%
                                                     ---------  --------  --------   --------
Total property revenues                                $32,469   $26,588    $5,881      22.1%
                                                     ---------  --------  --------   --------

PROPERTY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE 
     (EXCLUSIVE OF DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION):
Same store communities (1)                              $6,889    $6,532    $  357      5.5%
Communities stabilized during the 1997              
     Period, but not during the 1996 Period  (2)         1,438     1,348        90      6.7%                           
Development and lease-up communities (3)                 1,105       262       843    321.8%
Acquired communities (4)                                 2,041       750     1,291    172.1%
Sold communities (5)                                         0       351      (351)  -100.0%
                                                     ---------   --------  -------   -------
Total specified expenses                               $11,473    $9,243    $2,230     24.1%
                                                     ---------   --------  -------   -------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses               $20,996   $17,345    $3,651     21.0%
                                                     =========   ========  =======   ======= 
                                                  
Revenues in excess of specified expenses                          
     as a percentage of total property revenues          64.7%     65.2%     ---       -0.5%             
                                                     =========   ========  =======   =======
<FN>

(1)  Communities which were owned and fully stabilized  throughout both the 1997
     Period and 1996 Period.
(2)  Communities  which were  completed and fully  stabilized  during all of the
     1997 Period,  but were not completed and fully stabilized during all of the
     1996 Period.
(3)  Communities in the  development  and/or lease-up phase which were not fully
     stabilized during all or any of the 1997 Period.
(4)  Communities which were acquired subsequent to April 1, 1996.
(5)  Communities which were sold subsequent to April 1, 1996.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                    Page-14
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Total property revenues  increased $5,881, or 22.1%, from $26,588 to $32,469 due
primarily  to  increases in the number of  apartment  homes  resulting  from the
development and acquisition of additional communities and to increases in rental
rates on communities stabilized throughout both periods ("same store"). Below is
additional  information  regarding the increases in total property  revenues for
three of the five community categories presented in the preceding table:

Same store communities:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Increase        Percent
                                                        (Decrease)       Increase
                              Number of                  in Total     (Decrease) in    Occupancy      Increase
               Number of      Apartment     Percent      Property     Total Property   During the   (Decrease) in
Market        Communities       Homes      of Total      Revenues        Revenues     1997 Period     Occupancy
- ------        -----------       -----      --------      --------        --------     -----------     ---------
<S>                  <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>          <C>

Houston            10           3,512            36%       $241            3.7%          94.0%          -0.8%
Atlanta            12           3,470            36%        149            2.1%          95.4%           0.1%
Dallas              4           1,089            11%         86            4.0%          95.3%           1.3%
Nashville           3             912             9%         (6)          -0.4%          96.0%           0.8%
Memphis             1             464             5%          1            0.1%          94.6%          -2.7%
Austin              1             276             3%          6            1.0%          95.8%           3.3%
              -------         -------        -------    -------         -------        -------        ------- 
                   31           9,723           100%       $477            2.6%          94.9%           0.0%
              =======         =======        =======    =======         =======        =======        ======= 
</TABLE>

Communities stabilized during the 1997 Period but not during the 1996 Period:

                                                       Increase
                                                      (Decrease)
                                Number of              in Total     Occupancy
                  Number of     Apartment   Percent    Property     During the
  Market         Communities      Homes     of Total   Revenues    1997 Period
  ------         -----------      -----     --------   --------    -----------

  San Antonio         2            544         29%        $125        90.9%
  Atlanta             1            384         20%         (51)       93.5%
  Austin              1            256         14%          42        94.9%
  Nashville           1            254         14%          38        96.1%
  Houston             1            246         13%          48        91.3%
  Dallas              1            188         10%          74        94.3%
                -------        -------     -------     -------      ------- 
                      7          1,872        100%        $276        93.2%
                =======        =======     =======     =======      ======= 
 
Development and lease-up communities:

                                                     Increase
                              Number of              In Total    Occupancy
                Number of     Apartment    Percent   Property    During the
Market         Communities      Homes     of Total   Revenues   1997 Period
- ------         -----------      -----     --------   --------   -----------

Atlanta             3             862        45%       $ 369       34.4%
Memphis             2             490        25%         942       85.5%
Dallas              1             300        16%         432       86.9%
Austin              1             273        14%         241       27.2%
              -------         -------    -------     -------     ------- 
                    7           1,925       100%      $1,984       51.9%
              =======         =======    =======     =======     ======= 
<PAGE>
                                    Page-15


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Other revenues  decreased $283, or 18.2%,  from $1,555 to $1,272 due to (i) $230
of non-recurring net revenues  generated from certain  corporate  apartment home
leases  entered into in  connection  with the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta
and (ii) a decrease in property management revenues of $238, or 24.2%, from $985
to $747 resulting from a net decrease of properties  managed by Gables for third
parties  primarily  due to  these  properties  being  sold by the  owners.  Such
decreases  were  offset in part by an  increase  in  revenues in the 1997 Period
related to the provision of certain ancillary services.

Property  operating  and  maintenance  expense  (exclusive of  depreciation  and
amortization)  increased  $2,230,  or 24.1%,  from  $9,243 to $11,473  due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and acquisition of
additional  communities  and an increase in property  operating and  maintenance
expense for same store communities of 5.5%. The same store increase in operating
expenses represents  inflationary  increases in expenses and increased marketing
and redecorating expenses in certain of Gables' markets. Gables anticipates that
property  operating  and  maintenance  expense for same store  communities  will
generally  increase at a rate slightly  ahead of inflation for the coming twelve
months.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1,118, or 24.5%, from $4,564 to
$5,682 due  primarily  to the  completion  of newly  developed  communities  and
acquisition of other communities.

Property  management expense for owned communities and third party properties on
a combined basis decreased $112, or 8.0%, from $1,404 to $1,292 due primarily to
certain  non-recurring  expense  savings in the 1997  Period,  offset in part by
inflationary  increases  in  expenses.   Gables  allocates  property  management
expenses  to both owned  communities  and third  party  properties  based on the
proportionate  share of total  apartment  homes and units  managed.  

General and  administrative  expense  decreased $89, or 10.3%, from $863 to $774
due primarily to the timing of the recordation of certain expenses.

Interest expense  increased  $1,216,  or 23.5%,  from $5,183 to $6,399 due to an
increase  in  operating  debt   associated  with  newly  developed  or  acquired
communities in addition to communities  currently in the lease-up  phase.  These
increases  in  interest  expense  have  been  offset  in part as a result of the
offerings the Company has  consummated  between  periods,  the proceeds of which
have been primarily used to reduce indebtedness.

Net income increased  $1,376,  or 21.0%,  from $6,549 to $7,925 primarily due to
the reasons discussed above.
<PAGE>
                                    Page-16

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
(THE "1997 PERIOD") TO THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 (THE "1996 PERIOD").

Gables' net income is generated  primarily  from the  operation of its apartment
communities.  For  purposes of  evaluating  comparative  operating  performance,
Gables categorizes its operating  communities based on the period each community
reaches  stabilized  occupancy.  A  community  is  considered  by Gables to have
achieved  stabilized  occupancy on the earlier to occur of (i) attainment of 93%
physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.

The operating  performance for all of Gables' apartment communities combined for
the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                         --------- ---------- ---------- ------------
                                                                                  $           %
                                                           1997       1996      Change      Change
                                                         --------- ---------- ---------- ------------
<S>                                                         <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>
RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUE:
Same store communities (1)                                $36,520    $35,738  $     782       2.2%
Communities  stabilized  during  the 1997                  
     Period,  but not  during  the 1996 Period (2)         10,249      8,981      1,268      14.1%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                    4,632      1,131      3,501     309.5%
Acquired communities (4)                                   11,714      2,145      9,569     446.1%
Sold communities (5)                                          175      1,793     (1,618)    -90.2%
                                                         --------   --------   --------   --------
Total property revenues                                   $63,290    $49,788    $13,502      27.1%
                                                         ========   ========   ========   ========

PROPERTY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE 
     (EXCLUSIVE OF DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION):
Same store communities (1)                                $13,339    $12,623    $   716       5.7%
Communities stabilized during the 1997                     
     Period, but not during the 1996 Period  (2)            3,160      2,776        384      13.8%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                    1,932        370      1,562     422.2%
Acquired communities (4)                                    3,985        750      3,235     431.3%
Sold communities (5)                                          115        794       (679)   - 85.5%
                                                         --------   --------   --------   ---------
Total specified expenses                                  $22,531    $17,313     $5,218      30.1%
                                                         --------   --------   --------   ---------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses                  $40,759    $32,475     $8,284      25.5%
                                                         --------   --------   --------   ---------
Revenues in excess of specified expenses 
as a percentage of total  property revenues                 64.4%      65.2%     ----         -0.8%
                                                         ========   ========   ========   =========        
<FN>
(1)  Communities which were owned and fully stabilized  throughout both the 1997
     Period and 1996 Period.
(2)  Communities  which were  completed and fully  stabilized  during all of the
     1997 Period,  but were not completed and fully stabilized during all of the
     1996 Period.
(3)  Communities in the  development  and/or lease-up phase which were not fully
     stabilized during all or any of the 1997 Period.
(4)  Communities which were acquired subsequent to January 1, 1996.
(5)  Communities which were sold subsequent to January 1, 1996.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                                    Page-17

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------


Total property revenues increased $13,502, or 27.1%, from $49,788 to $63,290 due
primarily  to  increases in the number of  apartment  homes  resulting  from the
development and acquisition of additional communities and to increases in rental
rates on communities stabilized throughout both periods ("same store"). Below is
additional  information  regarding the increases in total property  revenues for
three of the five community categories presented in the preceding table:

Same store communities:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Increase        Percent
                                                        (Decrease)       Increase
                              Number of                  in Total     (Decrease) in    Occupancy      Increase
               Number of      Apartment     Percent      Property     Total Property   During the   (Decrease) in
Market        Communities       Homes      of Total      Revenues        Revenues     1997 Period     Occupancy
- ------        -----------       -----      --------      --------        --------     -----------     ---------
<S>              <C>              <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>             
Houston            10           3,512            37%       $417            3.2%          94.2%          -0.2%
Atlanta            11           3,159            33%        308            2.5%          94.4%          -0.4%
Dallas              4           1,089            12%         93            2.2%          94.0%           0.6%
Nashville           3             912            10%         26            0.8%          96.3%           0.3%
Memphis             1             464             5%        (37)          -2.3%          93.2%          -3.9%
Austin              1             276             3%        (25)          -2.2%          91.5%          -0.5%
              -------         -------        -------    -------         -------       --------        ------- 
                   30           9,412           100%       $782            2.2%          94.3%          -0.3%
              =======         =======        =======    =======         =======       ========        ======= 
</TABLE>

Communities stabilized during the 1997 Period but not during the 1996 Period:

                                                         Increase
                                                       (Decrease)
                                Number of               in Total      Occupancy
                  Number of     Apartment    Percent    Property     During the
  Market         Communities      Homes     of Total    Revenues     1997 Period
  ------         -----------      -----     --------    --------     -----------

  Atlanta             2            695          32%      $ (62)         93.4%
  San Antonio         2            544          25%        347          91.7%
  Austin              1            256          12%        265          96.2%
  Nashville           1            254          12%        333          95.8%
  Houston             1            246          11%        125          94.1%
  Dallas              1            188           8%        260          93.3%
                -------        -------      -------    -------       -------- 
                      8          2,183         100%     $1,268          93.8%
                =======        =======      =======    =======       ======== 
 
Development and lease-up communities:

                                                        Increase
                                 Number of              In Total    Occupancy
                   Number of     Apartment    Percent   Property    During the
   Market         Communities      Homes     of Total   Revenues   1997 Period
   ------         -----------      -----     --------   --------   -----------

   Atlanta             3             862        45%           $576    33.5%
   Memphis             2             490        25%          1,690    74.2%
   Dallas              1             300        16%            940    82.6%
   Austin              1             273        14%            295    19.3%
                 -------         -------    -------        -------  ------- 
                       7           1,925       100%         $3,501    49.1%
                 =======         =======    =======        =======  ======= 
<PAGE>
                                    Page-18

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Other revenues decreased $114, or 4.1%, from $2,797 to $2,683 due to (i) $230 of
non-recurring  net revenues  generated  from certain  corporate  apartment  home
leases  entered into in  connection  with the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta
and (ii) a decrease in property  management  revenues  of $419,  or 21.3%,  from
$1,965 to $1,546  resulting from a net decrease of properties  managed by Gables
for third parties  primarily due to these  properties  being sold by the owners.
Such decreases were offset in part by an increase in revenues in the 1997 Period
related to the provision of certain ancillary services.

Property  operating  and  maintenance  expense  (exclusive of  depreciation  and
amortization)  increased  $5,218,  or 30.1%,  from  $17,313 to $22,531 due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and acquisition of
additional  communities  and an increase in property  operating and  maintenance
expense for same store communities of 5.7%. The same store increase in operating
expenses represents  inflationary  increases in expenses and increased marketing
and redecorating expenses in certain of Gables' markets. Gables anticipates that
property  operating  and  maintenance  expense for same store  communities  will
generally  increase at a rate slightly  ahead of inflation for the coming twelve
months.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2,723, or 32.8%, from $8,296 to
$11,019 due  primarily to the  completion  of newly  developed  communities  and
acquisition of other communities.

Property  management expense for owned communities and third party properties on
a combined basis  decreased $70, or 2.5%, from $2,830 to $2,760 due primarily to
certain  non-recurring  expense  savings in the 1997  Period,  offset in part by
inflationary  increases  in  expenses.   Gables  allocates  property  management
expenses  to both owned  communities  and third  party  properties  based on the
proportionate share of total apartment homes and units managed.

General and administrative expense increased $78, or 4.9%, from $1,577 to $1,655
due primarily to inflationary increases in expenses.

Interest expense  increased  $3,223,  or 35.8%, from $8,991 to $12,214 due to an
increase  in  operating  debt   associated  with  newly  developed  or  acquired
communities in addition to communities  currently in the lease-up  phase.  These
increases  in  interest  expense  have  been  offset  in part as a result of the
offerings the Company has  consummated  between  periods,  the proceeds of which
have been primarily used to reduce indebtedness.

Gain on sale of real estate assets of $4,858 in the 1997 Period  represents  the
gain generated in connection with the January,  1997 sale of Club Candlewood,  a
community comprised of 486 apartment homes.

Extraordinary  loss of $712 in the 1997 Period  represents  (i) the write-off of
unamortized  deferred  financing  costs  and  prepaid  credit  enhancement  fees
associated with the defeasance of the tax-exempt bond financing  encumbering the
Club Candlewood  property that was sold in January,  1997 and (ii) the write-off
of unamortized  deferred  financing costs  associated with the February 28, 1997
retirement of a conventional  mortgage note payable that was scheduled to mature
on September 1, 1997.

Net income increased  $7,279, or 59.4%, from $12,244 to $19,523 primarily due to
the reasons discussed above.
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                                    Page-19

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

Gables' net cash provided by operating activities increased from $24,392 for the
six months  ended June 30,  1996 to  $24,614  for the six months  ended June 30,
1997, due to (i) an increase of $5,019 in income before  certain  non-cash items
including depreciation,  amortization,  equity in income of joint ventures, gain
on sale of real estate assets,  long-term compensation expense and extraordinary
losses, (ii) the change in restricted cash between periods of $625 and (iii) the
change in other assets  between  periods of $435.  Such increases were offset in
part by the change in other liabilities between periods of $5,857.

Gables' net cash used in investing  activities  decreased  from $120,502 for the
six months ended June 30, 1996 to $60,992 for the six months ended June 30, 1997
primarily due to (i) decreased  development  activities in 1997 when compared to
1996 and (ii) increased net proceeds from the sale of real estate assets in 1997
when  compared  to 1996.  During the six  months  ended  June 30,  1997,  Gables
expended  approximately  $40.9  million  related  to  development  expenditures,
including  related  land  acquisitions;  approximately  $29.0  million  for  the
acquisition  of an existing  apartment  community;  approximately  $2.1  million
related  to  capital  expenditures  for  operating  apartment  communities;  and
approximately $0.5 million related to renovation expenditures.

Gables' net cash provided by financing activities decreased from $95,862 for the
six months  ended June 30,  1996 to  $34,945  for the six months  ended June 30,
1997,  due primarily to decreased  development  activities in 1997 and the $12.3
million of net sales  proceeds  generated  from the  January,  1997 sale of Club
Candlewood,  a community comprised of 486 apartment homes. During the six months
ended June 30, 1997,  Gables had net borrowings of $57.0 million which were used
in conjunction  with the $12.3 million of net sales  proceeds  primarily to fund
Gables'  development  and acquisition  activities  discussed  previously.  These
proceeds  from  financing  activities  were offset in part by the payment of the
fourth  quarter  1996  and the  first  quarter  of 1997  distributions  totaling
approximately $22.4 million.

Gables  elected  to be taxed as a REIT  under  Section  856  through  860 of the
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended,  commencing  with its taxable year
ended  December  31,  1994.  REITs are subject to a number of  organization  and
operational requirements, including a requirement that they currently distribute
95%  of  their  ordinary   taxable  income.   Provided   Gables   maintains  its
qualification  as a REIT,  the Company  generally will not be subject to Federal
income tax on distributed net income.

As of June 30, 1997,  Gables had total  indebtedness of $447,350,  cash and cash
equivalents of $2,952 and principal escrow deposits reflected in restricted cash
of $1,553.  Gables'  indebtedness  includes $211,598 in conventional  fixed-rate
mortgage notes payable  secured by individual  properties,  a $40,000 term loan,
$105,080 in tax-exempt bond  indebtedness and $90,672 in borrowings  outstanding
under its Credit Facilities. Gables' indebtedness has an average of 6.7 years to
maturity at June 30, 1997.  Excluding monthly principal  amortization  payments,
over the next five years Gables has the following  scheduled debt maturities for
indebtedness outstanding at June 30, 1997:

                        1997          $     672
                        1998                  0
                        1999                  0
                        2000            134,930
                        2001             40,000

The debt maturities in 1997 of $672 relate to outstanding indebtedness under the
$20 Million Credit Facility which will be extended pursuant to Gables' unlimited
one-year  extension  options.  The debt  maturities  in 2000  totaling  $134,930
consist of $90,000 of  outstanding  indebtedness  under the $175 Million  Credit
Facility and $44,930 of four  variable-rate  notes payables securing  tax-exempt
bonds.  In July,  1997,  Gables  issued the Series A Preferred  Units;  the $111
million  net  proceeds  from  such  issuance  were used to  paydown  outstanding
borrowings under the Credit  Facilities.  Additionally,  the $175 million Credit
Facility has two remaining one-year extension options.
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                                    Page-20

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

The  tax-exempt  bonds are subject to mandatory  redemption  on the  termination
dates of letters of credit  securing  the bonds,  each of which is March,  2000.
Three of the  underlying  bond issues  mature in  December,  2007 and the fourth
underlying  bond issue  matures in August,  2024.  Gables  expects to be able to
remarket such bonds on or prior to March, 2000.

Gables'  distributions  through  the second  quarter of 1997 have been paid from
cash provided by operating  activities.  Gables  anticipates that  distributions
will  continue to be paid on a quarterly  basis from cash  provided by operating
activities.

In  January,  1997,  Gables  sold  one  of  its  communities,  Club  Candlewood,
comprising 486 apartment  homes. The net sales proceeds were used to (i) defease
the related tax-exempt bond indebtedness which had a principal balance of $6,975
at December  31, 1996 and (ii)  paydown  outstanding  borrowings  under  Gables'
Credit Facilities.

On October 1, 1996,  Gables  invested  $21.5  million in an apartment  community
comprising 232 apartment homes via a mortgage note receivable. In January, 1997,
Gables acquired the apartment community from the borrower, and the mortgage note
receivable was repaid in full.

In May, 1997,  Gables acquired an apartment  community  comprising 438 apartment
homes. The acquisition  costs of  approximately  $29 million were funded through
borrowings under Gables' Credit Facilities.

In July, 1997, Gables issued the Series A Preferred Units. The net proceeds from
such  issuance  were  approximately  $111  million  and  were  used  to  paydown
outstanding borrowings under Gables' Credit Facilities.

In July, 1997, Gables acquired an apartment  community  comprising 126 apartment
homes  and a  parcel  of land  for the  future  development  of two  communities
expected to comprise an estimated 700 apartment  homes.  The  acquisition  costs
totaling  approximately  $25 million were funded  primarily  through  borrowings
under Gables' Credit Facilities.

Gables  has  met and  expects  to  continue  to meet  its  short-term  liquidity
requirements generally through net cash provided by operations. Gables' net cash
provided  by  operations  has been  adequate  and Gables  believes  that it will
continue  to be  adequate  to meet both  operating  requirements  and payment of
distributions in accordance with REIT  requirements.  The budgeted  expenditures
for  improvements  and  renovations to the  communities,  in addition to monthly
principal  amortization  payments,  are also expected to be funded from net cash
provided  by  operations.   Gables  anticipates   construction  and  development
activities  and  land  purchases  will be  initially  funded  primarily  through
borrowings under its Credit Facilities described below.

Gables expects to meet certain of its long-term liquidity requirements,  such as
scheduled debt maturities, repayment of short-term financing of construction and
development  activities and possible  property  acquisitions,  through long-term
secured  and  unsecured  borrowings  and  the  issuance  of debt  securities  or
additional  equity  securities or through the  disposition  of assets which,  in
management's evaluation, may no longer meet Gables' investment requirements.

$175 Million Credit Facility
- ----------------------------

In conjunction with the IPO, Gables closed a $175 million  three-year  revolving
credit facility (the "Original  Credit  Facility") which had an initial maturity
of January, 1997. Borrowings under the Original Credit Facility were recourse to
Gables and bore  interest at LIBOR plus 1.90%  (reduced  from 2.25% in December,
1994).  Additionally,  fees associated with letters of credit issued  thereunder
for Gables'  tax-exempt  variable-rate  bonds were 1.25% per annum (reduced from
1.50% in July, 1995).
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                                    Page-21

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

In March,  1996,  Gables closed a new $175 million  unsecured  revolving  credit
facility (the "New Credit  Facility" or "$175  Million  Credit  Facility")  that
replaced  the Original  Credit  Facility.  Although  the New Credit  Facility is
unsecured,  there were certain  designated  real estate assets that had escrowed
mortgages  that were released  promptly  after the  attainment of implied senior
unsecured  debt  ratings of BBB from  Standard  and Poor's and Baa2 from Moody's
Investors Service (the "Credit Ratings"). The New Credit Facility has an initial
term of three years and three one-year extension  options.  Gables has exercised
the first of its one-year extension options resulting in a maturity date for the
facility of March,  2000.  Borrowings bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.50% (reduced
from 1.65% in November,  1996) through April, 1997 and letter of credit fees for
Gables'  tax-exempt  variable-rate  bonds are 1.00% per annum.  In April,  1997,
Gables'  borrowing  costs under the facility were reduced to LIBOR plus 1.10% in
connection with the attainment of the Credit Ratings.  Under the facility, up to
$50  million  is  available  to  provide  credit   enhancements  on  outstanding
tax-exempt  bond issues and all remaining  amounts are available for borrowings.
Gables'  availability  under the  facility is limited to the lesser of the total
$175 million  commitment or the borrowing  base.  The borrowing  base  available
under the facility is currently based on the value of Gables'  unencumbered real
estate assets as compared to the amount of Gables' unsecured indebtedness. As of
June 30,  1997,  Gables  had  approximately  $45.8  million of letters of credit
issued  under the  facility  and had $90.0  million  in  borrowings  outstanding
thereunder and,  therefore,  had $39.2 million of remaining capacity on the $175
million available commitment.

$20 Million Credit Facility
- ---------------------------

In November,  1996,  Gables closed an unsecured  revolving  credit facility that
currently  provides for up to $20 million in  borrowings.  This  facility has an
initial  term  of  one  year  and  has  unlimited  one-year  extension  options.
Borrowings  bore interest under this facility at LIBOR plus 1.50% through April,
1997. In April,  1997,  Gables' borrowing costs were reduced to LIBOR plus 1.10%
in connection  with the attainment of the Credit  Ratings.  As of June 30, 1997,
Gables had approximately $672 in borrowings outstanding under this facility.

Restrictive Covenants
- ---------------------

Certain of Gables' debt agreements contain customary representations,  covenants
and events of default,  including  covenants  which  restrict the ability of the
Operating  Partnership to make distributions in excess of stated amounts,  which
in turn restricts the discretion of the Company to declare and pay dividends. In
general, during any fiscal year the Operating Partnership may only distribute up
to  95%  of  the  Operating  Partnership's  consolidated  income  available  for
distribution (as defined in the related agreement) exclusive of distributions of
capital gains for such year. The applicable debt agreements  contain  exceptions
to  these   limitations   to  allow  the  Operating   Partnership  to  make  any
distributions  necessary  to allow the Company to maintain its status as a REIT.
Gables does not anticipate that this provision will adversely effect the ability
of the Operating  Partnership  to make  distributions  or the Company to declare
dividends, as currently anticipated.

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                                    Page-22

                                                                        
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                           
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                
- -----------------------------------------------                                 
                                                                        
COMPLETED COMMUNITIES IN LEASE-UP AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES AT JUNE 30, 1997 
                                                                        
Gables' current  developments  and lease-up  activities for communities that had
not reached stabilized occupancy as of June 30, 1997 are summarized below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     
                  Actual /                                                Actual /    Actual /     Actual /        
                 Estimated    Total                                      Estimated   Estimated    Estimated     Estimated
                 Number of   Budgeted    Percent                          Quarter    Quarter of    Quarter      Quarter of
                 Apartment     Cost    Construction  Percent  Percent   Construction  Initial   Construction    Stabilized
Community          Homes    (millions)   Complete     Leased  Occupied   Commenced   Occupancy     Ended        Occupancy
- ---------          -----    ----------   --------     ------  --------   ---------   ---------     -----        ---------
                    (A)                                                                                            (B)     
<S>                   <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>            <C> 
COMPLETED COMMUNITIES IN LEASE-UP                                                                       
                                                                        
None                                                                    
                                                                        
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES                                                                 
                                                                        
Atlanta, GA                                                                     
- -----------                                                                     
Gables Vinings       315    $24.7         98%         49%       38%    2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997     3 Q 1997      4 Q 1997
Roswell Gables II    284     21.7         88%         33%       24%    2 Q 1996     2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998      1 Q 1998
Gables at Sugarloaf  386     28.6          3%        ---       ---     2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     1 Q 1999      2 Q 1999
                                                                        
Austin, TX                                                                      
- ----------                                                                      
Gables Central Park  273     19.6         98%         60%       43%    2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997     3 Q 1997      4 Q 1997
Gables Bluffstone    256     20.1         19%        ---       ---     1 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     3 Q 1998      4 Q 1998
                                                                        
Orlando, FL                                                                     
- -----------                                                                     
Gables Commons       280     21.7          5%        ---       ---     2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     4 Q 1998      1 Q 1999
Gables Celebration   231     21.3        ---         ---       ---     3 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     4 Q 1998      4 Q 1998
                   -----   ------                                                                         
       Totals      2,025   $157.7                                                  
                   -----   ------                                                  
                                                                       
<FN>
                                                                        
The  following  is a  "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under  the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The projections and estimates contained in the table above are
forward-looking  statements.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties  and actual results may differ  materially from those projected in
such statements.  Risks associated with Gables' development,  construction,  and
lease-up  activities,  which could impact the  forward-looking  statements made,
include:  development  opportunities may be abandoned;  construction  costs of a
community  may  exceed  original   estimates,   possibly  making  the  community
uneconomical;  and  construction  and lease-up may not be completed on schedule,
resulting in increased debt service and construction costs.
                                                                        
                                                                        
(A)  Total Budgeted Cost includes all  capitalized  costs incurred and projected
     to be incurred to develop the respective  community presented in accordance
     with generally accepted accounting  principles,  including land acquisition
     costs,  construction  costs,  real estate  taxes,  interest  and loan fees,
     permits,  professional  fees,  allocated  development  overhead,  and other
     regulatory fees.
                                                                        
(B)  Stabilized occupancy is defined as the earlier to occur of (i) 93% physical
     occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.
                                                                        
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                    Page-23

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                           
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                
- -----------------------------------------------                                
                                                                                
Stabilized Apartment Communities at June 30, 1997                              
- ------------------------------------------------- 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      
                                     Number of                             Scheduled Rent Per                   
           Community                   Homes       Occupancy           Unit          Square Foot     
           ---------                   -----       ---------           ----          -----------     
             <S>                       <C>            <C>              <C>             <C>    
        Houston, TX                                                                     
        -----------                                                                     
        Baybrook Village                776             97%            $548            $0.69   
        Gables Bradford Place           372             95%             703             0.82    
        Gables Bradford Pointe          360             98%             616             0.80    
        Gables CityPlaza                246             95%             828             0.94    
        Gables Cityscape                252             97%             885             1.04    
        Gables CityWalk/Waterford Sq.   317             97%             881             1.09    
        Gables Edgewater                292             92%             780             0.89    
        Gables Meyer Park               345             93%             845             0.98    
        Gables Piney Point              246             93%             891             0.96    
        Gables Pin Oak Green            582             97%             944             0.93    
        Gables Pin Oak Park             477             96%             961             0.94    
        Gables River Oaks               228             97%           1,312             1.08    
        Metropolitan Uptown   (JV)      318             98%             978             1.07    
        Rivercrest                      140             99%             693             0.82    
        Westhollow Park                 412             92%             572             0.64    
                                    -------         -------         -------          -------    
                                      5,363             96%             803             0.89    
                                   
        Atlanta, GA                                                                     
        -----------                                                                     
        Briarcliff Gables               104             98%           1,062             0.86    
        Buckhead Gables                 162             97%             783             1.03    
        Dunwoody Gables                 311             98%             785             0.84    
        Gables Cinnamon Ridge           200             94%             627             0.65    
        Gables Cityscape                192             95%             806             0.97    
        Gables Over Peachtree           263             92%             988             1.08    
        Gables Wood Arbor               140             98%             681             0.75    
        Gables Wood Crossing            268             97%             706             0.74    
        Gables Wood Glen                380             94%             657             0.66    
        Gables Wood Knoll               312             96%             699             0.70    
        Gables Wood Mill                438             94%             767             0.83    
        Lakes at Indian Creek           603             95%             563             0.62    
        Roswell Gables I                384             95%             795             0.73    
        Spalding Gables                 252             96%             839             0.85    
        Wildwood Gables                 546             98%             808             0.71    
                                    -------         -------         -------         --------    
                                      4,555             95%             748             0.77    
                                    
        Dallas, TX                                                                      
        ----------                                                                      
        Arborstone                      536             95%             476             0.67    
        Gables at Pearl Street          108             98%           1,401             1.29     
        Gables CityPlace                232             96%           1,332             1.27    
        Gables Green Oaks               300             92%             814             0.85    
        Gables Preston                  126             93%           1,051             0.96    
        Gables Spring Park              188             100%            949             0.90    
        Gables Turtle Creek             150             96%           1,243             1.24    
        Gables Valley Ranch             319             98%             920             0.90    
                                    -------         -------         -------         --------    
                                      1,959             96%             893             0.95    
                                       
        Memphis, TN                                                                     
        -----------                                                                     
        Arbors of Harbortown (JV)       345             97%             793             0.80    
        Gables Cordova                  464             95%             656             0.70    
        Gables Germantown               252             97%             871             0.75    
        Gables Quail Ridge              238             92%             793             0.66    
        Gables Stonebridge              500             97%             634             0.72    
                                    -------         -------         -------         --------    
                                      1,799             96%             724             0.73    
                                   
        Nashville, TN                                                                   
        -------------                                                                   
        Brentwood Gables                254             97%             888             0.78    
        Gables Hendersonville           364             97%             649             0.69    
        Gables Hickory Hollow  I        272             96%             633             0.70    
        Gables Hickory Hollow II        276             96%             633             0.67    
                                   --------         -------         -------         --------    
                                      1,166             96%             693             0.71    


                                        
        San Antonio, TX                                                                 
        ---------------                                                                 
        Gables Colonnade I              312             98%             777             0.85    
        Gables Wall Street              232             93%             799             0.84    
                                   --------         -------         -------          -------    
                                        544             96%             786             0.85    
        Austin, TX                                                                      
        ----------                                                                      
        Gables Great Hills              276             93%             773             0.93    
        Gables Town Lake                256             91%           1,056             1.13    
                                   --------         -------         -------          -------    
                                        532             92%             909             1.03    
                                                                                
                TOTALS               15,918             96%            $784            $0.83   
                                   ========         =======         =======          =======   
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                    Page-24

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                           
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                
- -----------------------------------------------                                
                                                                       
Portfolio Indebtedness Summary and Interest Rate Protection Agreement Summary  
                                                                                
A summary  of  Gables'  portfolio  indebtedness  and  interest  rate  protection
agreements as of June 30, 1997 follows:
                                                                                
Portfolio Indebtedness Summary
- ------------------------------
                                                                               
                                      Percentage  Interest  Total   Years to
Type of Indebtedness         Balance   of Total   Rate (A) Rate (B) Maturity   
- --------------------         -------   --------   -------- -------  --------   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Conventional fixed-rate (C) $251,598    56.2%       7.87%    7.87%    7.70
Tax-exempt fixed-rate         60,150    13.5%       6.50%    6.62%   11.17
                            -------- --------    -------- -------- -------   
     Total fixed-rate       $311,748    69.7%       7.60%    7.63%    8.37
                            -------- --------    -------- -------- ------- 
                                                                                
Tax-exempt variable-rate     $44,930    10.0%       4.20%    5.20%    2.75
                            -------- --------    -------- -------- -------    
                                                                                
Credit facilities            $90,672    20.3%       6.79%    6.79%    2.73
                            -------- --------    -------- -------- -------  
                                                                                
Total portfolio debt(D),(E) $447,350   100.0%       7.10%    7.21%    6.66
                            ======== ========    ======== ======== =======
                                                                                
                                                                                
(A)  Interest Rate represents the weighted average interest rate incurred on the
     indebtedness,  exclusive of deferred financing cost amortization and credit
     enhancement fees, as applicable.
                                                                                
(B)  Total Rate represents the Interest Rate (A) plus credit  enhancement  fees,
     as applicable.
                                                                                
(C)  Conventional  fixed-rate  debt  includes  $40,000 of financing  which bears
     interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 1.10%.  Such  financing  is  effectively
     fixed at an all-in  rate of 6.45% after the  application  of $40,000 of the
     $44,530 interest rate cap and swap arrangements described below.
                                                                                
(D)  Interest  associated with construction  activities is capitalized as a cost
     of  development  and does  not  impact  current  earnings.  The  qualifying
     construction  expenditures  at June  30,  1997  for  purposes  of  interest
     capitalization were $59,959.
                                                                                
(E)  Excludes $16.4 million of tax-exempt bonds and $17.0 million of outstanding
     conventional  indebtedness related to joint ventures in which Gables owns a
     25% interest.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement Summary                                     
- ------------------------------------------                                     
                                                                                
                              Notional     Strike/Swap  Effective Termination  
Description of Agreement       Amount       Price (F)     Date       Date    
- ------------------------       ------       ---------     ----       ----    
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Cap"     $44,530       6.25%      01/27/94   01/30/99     
                                                                              
LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Swap"    $44,530       5.35%      08/30/96   08/30/99  (G)
                                                                             
LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Cap"     $50,000       6.45%      01/30/97   12/31/97     
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Swap"    $25,000       5.76%      02/27/98   02/28/00  (H)
                                                                                
(F)  The 30-day LIBOR rate in effect at month-end was 5.69%.
                                                                                
(G)  This  arrangement is a knock-out  swap agreement  which fixes the Company's
     underlying 30-day LIBOR rate at 5.35%. The swap terminates upon the earlier
     to occur of (i) the termination date or (ii) a rate reset date on which the
     30-day LIBOR rate is 6.26% or higher.
                                                                                
(H)  This  arrangement is a knock-out  swap agreement  which fixes the Company's
     underlying 30-day LIBOR rate at 5.76%. The swap terminates upon the earlier
     to occur of (i) the termination date or (ii) a rate reset date on which the
     30-day LIBOR rate is 6.70% or higher.
<PAGE>
                                    Page-25

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                           
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                
- -----------------------------------------------             

Book Value of Assets and Partners' Capital
- ------------------------------------------

The  application  of historical  cost  accounting  in  accordance  with GAAP for
Gables'  UPREIT  structure  results  in an  understatement  of total  assets and
partners'  capital  compared  to the  amounts  that  would be  recorded  via the
application of purchase  accounting in accordance  with GAAP had Gables not been
organized as an UPREIT.  Management believes it is imperative to understand this
difference when evaluating the book value of assets and partners'  capital.  The
understatement of basis related to this difference in  organizational  structure
at  June  30,  1997  is  $112,494,  exclusive  of the  effect  of  depreciation.
Accordingly,  on a pro forma basis,  the real estate assets  before  accumulated
depreciation,  total  assets  and total  partners'  capital  (including  limited
partners'  capital  interest at  redemption  value) as of June 30, 1997 would be
$981,099,  $923,386,  and $444,223,  respectively,  if such  $112,494  value was
reflected.

Inflation
- ---------

Substantially  all of Gables'  leases at the  communities  are for a term of one
year or less,  which may enable Gables to seek  increased  rents upon renewal of
existing  leases or  commencement  of new leases in times of rising prices.  The
short-term  nature of these leases generally serves to lessen the impact of cost
increases arising from inflation.

Certain Factors Affecting Future Operating Results
- --------------------------------------------------

This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking  statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended.  Actual  results or  developments
could differ materially from those projected in such statements. Certain factors
that  might  cause  such a  difference  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the
following:  development opportunities may be abandoned;  construction costs of a
community may exceed original  estimates;  construction  and lease-up may not be
completed  on  schedule,   resulting  in  increased  debt  service  expense  and
construction costs and reduced rental revenues; occupancy rates and rents may be
adversely affected by local economic and market conditions; financing may not be
available on favorable  terms;  Gables'  cash flow may be  insufficient  to meet
required payments of principal and interest;  and existing  indebtedness may not
be  able  to be  refinanced  or the  terms  of  such  refinancing  may not be as
favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness.

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCUSSION - 
Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations
- --------------------------------------------------------

Gables  considers  funds  from  operations  ("FFO")  to be a useful  performance
measure of the operating  performance  of an equity REIT because,  together with
net income and cash flows,  FFO provides  investors with an additional  basis to
evaluate  the  ability  of a  REIT  to  incur  and  service  debt  and  to  fund
acquisitions  and other capital  expenditures.  Gables believes that in order to
facilitate  a clear  understanding  of its  operating  results,  FFO  should  be
examined in conjunction with net income as presented in the financial statements
and data included  elsewhere in this report.  Gables  computes FFO in accordance
with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts  ("NAREIT").  FFO as  defined  by NAREIT  represents  net  income  (loss)
determined  in  accordance  with GAAP,  excluding  gains or losses from sales of
assets or debt restructuring, plus certain non-cash items, primarily real estate
depreciation,  and after adjustments for  unconsolidated  partnerships and joint
ventures. FFO presented herein is not necessarily comparable to FFO presented by
other real estate  companies due to the fact that not all real estate  companies
use the same definition.  However,  Gables' FFO is comparable to the FFO of real
estate companies that use the NAREIT definition.  Adjusted funds from operations
("AFFO") is defined as FFO less capital  expenditures funded by operations.  FFO
and AFFO should not be considered as alternatives to net income as indicators of
Gables'  operating  performance or as  alternatives to cash flows as measures of
liquidity.  FFO does not measure  whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all of
Gables' cash needs including principal amortization,  capital expenditures,  and
distributions  to  shareholders  and  unitholders.  Additionally,  FFO  does not
represent  cash flows from  operating,  investing  or  financing  activities  as
defined by GAAP.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS                                           
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                
- -----------------------------------------------                                
                                                                
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS     
                                                                
A  reconciliation  of funds from  operations and adjusted funds from  operations
follows:
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<CAPTION>
                                                                
                                               For the three months ended   For the six months ended                
                                                         June 30                    June 30         
                                                         -------                    -------         
                                                    1997        1996          1997         1996
                                                    ----        ----          ----         ----
RECONCILIATION:                                                         
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Net income ...................................   $  7,925   $  6,549        $ 19,523    $ 12,244

Extraordinary loss ...........................          0          0             712         631

Gain on sale of real estate assets ...........          0          0          (4,858)          0

Real estate asset depreciation:
   Wholly-owned real estate assets ...........      5,553      4,464          10,786       8,095
   Joint venture real estate assets ..........         56         54             111         108
                                                  -------    -------         -------     -------
          Total ..............................      5,609      4,518          10,897       8,203
                                                  -------    -------         -------     -------

Funds from operations ........................   $ 13,534   $ 11,067        $ 26,274    $ 21,078
                                                  -------    -------         -------     -------

Capital expenditures for operating apartments:
  Carpet .....................................        401        281             772         508
  Roofing ....................................         81        102             105         115
  Exterior painting ..........................         56         86              56          86
  Appliances .................................         38         25              85          50
  Other additions/improvements ...............        569        680           1,042       1,054
                                                  -------    -------         -------     -------
    Total ....................................      1,145      1,174           2,060       1,813
                                                  -------    -------         -------     -------

Adjusted funds from operations ...............   $ 12,389   $  9,893        $ 24,214    $ 19,265
                                                  =======    =======         =======     =======
                                                                
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Part II - Other Information


         Item 1:    Legal Proceedings

                    None

         Item 2:    Changes in Securities

                    On July 24, 1997,  the Company  used the  proceeds  from the
                    sale of  4,600,000  shares  of  8.30%  Series  A  Cumulative
                    Redeemable  Preferred Shares (liquidation  preference $25.00
                    per share)  (the  "Series A  Preferred  Shares") to purchase
                    from the Operating  Partnership  an equal number of Series A
                    Preferred  Units.  The Series A Preferred  Units have, as to
                    the other Units,  economic rights and  preferences  that are
                    analogous  to the rights and  preferences  that the Series A
                    Preferred Shares have to the Common Shares of the Company.

         Item 3:    Defaults  Upon  Senior Securities
 
                    None

         Item 4:    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                    None
 
         Item 5:    Other Information

                    None

         Item 6:    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
 
                    (a) Exhibits

                     27 Financial Data Schedule.

                    (b) Reports on Form 8-K

                        None

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                               Page-28



                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




Date: August 12, 1997       GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                            By:      Gables GP, Inc.
                            Its:     General Partner
 
                                     /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
                                     -------------------------------------     
                                     Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
                                     Vice President and Chief
                                     Financial Officer
                                     (Authorized Officer of the Registrant
                                      and Principal Financial Officer)
 

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     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SIX 
     MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE 
     TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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