GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
10-Q, 1998-11-13
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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 September 30, 1998

            ( ) 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)     (X)  YES     (  )  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 as of September 30, 1998 
         and December 31, 1997                                         3

         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months 
         ended September 30, 1998 and 1997                             4
 
         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months 
         ended September 30, 1998 and 1997                             5

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months 
         ended September 30, 1998 and 1997                             6

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                    7
 
Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
         Condition and Results of Operations                          12

Part II - Other Information                                           30

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                                                            31
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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                 
ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                  
                        
                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
          (Unaudited and Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           September 30,   December 31,
                                                                                1998          1997
                                                                           -------------  ------------
<S>                                                                        <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Real estate assets:
   Land  ...............................................................      $222,373     $  150,894
   Buildings ...........................................................     1,168,924        770,305
   Furniture, fixtures and equipment ...................................        81,384         60,015
   Construction in progress ............................................        91,686         53,240
   Land held for future development ....................................        65,770         21,774
                                                                             ---------      ---------
      Real estate assets before accumulated depreciation ...............     1,630,137      1,056,228
   Less:  accumulated depreciation .....................................      (126,755)       (98,236)
                                                                             ---------      ---------
     Net real estate assets ............................................     1,503,382        957,992

Cash and cash equivalents ..............................................         6,119          3,179
Restricted cash  .......................................................         7,951          4,498
Deferred charges, net ..................................................         5,933          4,194
Other assets, net ......................................................        19,751         11,304
                                                                             ---------      ---------
     Total assets ......................................................   $ 1,543,136    $   981,167
                                                                             =========      =========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
Notes payable ..........................................................   $   814,260    $   435,362
Accrued interest payable ...............................................         3,817          1,999
Preferred distributions payable ........................................           488            424
Real estate taxes payable ..............................................        18,336         13,568
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - construction ...................         6,891          8,505
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - operating ......................        11,607          5,552
Security deposits ......................................................         4,680          2,260
Other long-term liability, net .........................................        11,535           --
                                                                             ---------      ---------
     Total liabilities .................................................       871,614        467,670

Limited partners' capital interest (6,656 and 4,056 common Units),
   at redemption value .................................................       168,492        110,866
Preferred partners' capital interest (180 Series Z Preferred Units),
   at $25.00 liquidation preference ....................................         4,500           --

Partners' capital:
   Preferred partners (4,600 Series A Preferred Units), at $25.00
    liquidation preference .............................................       115,000        115,000
  General partner (326 and 260 common Units) ...........................         5,648          3,907
  Limited partner (25,620 and 21,730 common Units) .....................       377,882        283,724
                                                                             ---------      ---------
   Total partners' capital .............................................       498,530        402,631
                                                                             ---------      ---------
     Total liabilities, partners' capital interest and partners' capital   $ 1,543,136    $   981,167
                                                                             =========      =========
<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 September 30,        
                                                                   1998        1997
                                                                 --------    --------
<S>                                                              <C>        <C>  
Rental revenues .............................................   $ 54,091    $ 33,866
Other property revenues .....................................      2,856       1,749
                                                               ---------   ---------
     Total property revenues ................................     56,947      35,615
                                                               ---------   ---------   

Property management revenues ................................      1,301         753
Other .......................................................        966         525
                                                               ---------   ---------
     Total other revenues ...................................      2,267       1,278
                                                               ---------   ---------

     Total revenues .........................................     59,214      36,893
                                                               ---------   ---------

Property operating and maintenance (exclusive of items shown
     separately below) ......................................     19,652      12,176
Depreciation and amortization ...............................     11,007       6,266
Amortization of deferred financing costs ....................        280         219
Property management - owned .................................      1,161         876
Property management - third party ...........................        847         566
General and administrative ..................................      1,764         840
Interest ....................................................     10,561       5,906
Credit enhancement fees .....................................        444         128
                                                               ---------   ---------
     Total expenses .........................................     45,716      26,977
                                                               ---------   ---------

Income from operations before other items ...................     13,498       9,916
Equity in income of joint ventures ..........................        103         101
Interest income .............................................        112          86
Loss on treasury locks ......................................     (3,627)       --
                                                               ---------   ---------

Income before gain on sale of real estate assets ............     10,086      10,103
Gain on sale of real estate assets ..........................       --           491
                                                               ---------   ---------

Net income ..................................................     10,086      10,594

Dividends to preferred unitholders ..........................     (2,442)     (1,775)
                                                               ---------   ---------

Net income available to common unitholders ..................   $  7,644    $  8,819
                                                               =========   =========

Weighted average number of common Units outstanding - basic .     32,532      23,150
Weighted average number of common Units outstanding - diluted     33,072      23,308

PER COMMON UNIT INFORMATION:
Income before extraordinary loss - basic ....................   $   0.23    $   0.38
Net income - basic ..........................................   $   0.23    $   0.38

Income before extraordinary loss - diluted ..................   $   0.23    $   0.38
Net income - diluted ........................................   $   0.23    $   0.38
<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>
                                
                                                             Nine Months Ended September 30, 
                                                                   1998         1997
                                                                 --------     -------- 
<S>                                                              <C>          <C> 
Rental revenues .............................................   $ 144,526    $  94,293
Other property revenues .....................................       7,369        4,612
                                                                 --------    ---------
     Total property revenues ................................     151,895       98,905
                                                                 --------    ---------

Property management revenues ................................       3,213        2,299
Other .......................................................       1,772        1,662
                                                                 --------    ---------
     Total other revenues ...................................       4,985        3,961
                                                                 --------    ---------     

     Total revenues .........................................     156,880      102,866
                                                                 --------    ---------

Property operating and maintenance (exclusive of items shown
     separately below) ......................................      51,751       34,707
Depreciation and amortization ...............................      28,927       17,285
Amortization of deferred financing costs ....................         787          722
Property management - owned .................................       3,520        2,469
Property management - third party ...........................       2,328        1,733
General and administrative ..................................       4,438        2,495
Interest ....................................................      28,059       18,120
Credit enhancement fees .....................................       1,006          385
                                                                 --------    ---------
     Total expenses .........................................     120,816       77,916
                                                                 --------    ---------

Income from operations before other items ...................      36,064       24,950
Equity in income of joint ventures ..........................         270          251
Interest income .............................................         293          279
Loss on treasury locks ......................................      (5,637)        --
                                                                 --------    ---------

Income before gain on sale of real estate assets ............      30,990       25,480

Gain on sale of real estate assets ..........................        --          5,349
                                                                 --------    ---------

Income before extraordinary loss ............................      30,990       30,829

Extraordinary loss ..........................................        --           (712)
                                                                 --------    ---------
Net income ..................................................      30,990       30,117

Dividends to preferred unitholders ..........................      (7,222)      (1,775)
                                                                 --------    ---------     

Net income available to common unitholders ..................   $  23,768    $  28,342
                                                                 ========    =========

Weighted average number of common Units outstanding - basic .      29,400       22,980
Weighted average number of common Units outstanding - diluted      29,820       23,125

PER COMMON UNIT INFORMATION:
Income before extraordinary loss - basic ....................   $    0.81    $    1.26
Extraordinary loss - basic ..................................        --      ($   0.03)
Net income - basic ..........................................   $    0.81    $    1.23

Income before extraordinary loss - diluted ..................   $    0.81    $    1.25
Extraordinary loss - diluted ................................        --      ($   0.03)
Net income - diluted ........................................   $    0.81    $    1.22

<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 Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
                                                
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        
                                                
                                                                   Nine Months Ended September 30,                 
                                                                         1998        1997
                                                                     -----------  ----------
<S>                                                                   <C>        <C> 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income .......................................................   $  30,990    $  30,117
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
  by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization .................................      29,714       18,007
   Equity in income of joint ventures ............................        (270)        (251)
   Gain on sale of real estate assets ............................        --         (5,349)
   Long-term compensation expense ................................         872          430
   Loss on treasury locks ........................................       5,637         --
   Extraordinary loss ............................................        --            712
   Amortization of discount on long-term liability ...............         384         --
   Change in operating assets and liabilities:
     Restricted cash .............................................      (2,930)       2,217
     Other assets ................................................      (7,987)      (1,249)
     Other liabilities, net ......................................      10,531        2,291
                                                                      --------     --------
          Net cash provided by operating activities ..............      66,941       46,925
                                                                      --------     --------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase and construction of real estate assets ..................    (309,959)    (206,744)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate assets .....................        --         13,174
Long-term land lease payments ....................................      (1,000)      (1,000)
Distributions received from joint ventures .......................         281          323
                                                                      --------     --------
     Net cash used in investing activities .......................    (310,678)    (194,247)
                                                                      --------     --------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from common share offerings, net of issuance costs ......      87,530       18,698
Proceeds from preferred share offerings, net of issuance costs ...        --        111,054
Proceeds from the exercise of share options ......................       3,101        2,132
Share Builder Plan contributions .................................       1,295           34
Payments of deferred financing costs .............................      (2,680)        (315)
Treasury lock settlement payment .................................      (1,198)        --
Notes payable proceeds ...........................................     439,522      183,212
Notes payable repayments .........................................    (227,527)    (132,805)
Principal escrow deposits ........................................        (523)        (513)
Preferred distributions paid .....................................      (7,158)      (1,351)
Common distributions paid ($1.51 and $1.48 per Unit, respectively)     (45,685)     (33,678)
                                                                      --------     --------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ...................     246,677      146,468
                                                                      --------     --------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents ..........................       2,940         (854)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ...................       3,179        4,385
                                                                      --------     --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period .........................   $   6,119    $   3,531
                                                                      ========     ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
     Cash paid for interest ......................................   $  32,330    $  21,766
     Interest capitalized ........................................       6,089        3,844
                                                                      --------     --------
     Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized ..........   $  26,241    $  17,922
                                                                      ========     ========
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.                                                
</FN>
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(Unaudited and Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and 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. 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.

The  Company  was a 79.6%  economic  owner of the  Operating  Partnership  as of
September 30, 1998 (excluding the Company's direct or indirect ownership of 100%
of the Operating  Partnership's  non-convertible  preferred units).  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 South Florida Acquisition and the Greystone Acquisition (as defined herein).
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.

As of September  30,  1998,  Gables  owned 82  completed  multifamily  apartment
communities comprising 23,931 apartment homes, of which 38 were developed and 44
were  acquired by Gables,  and an indirect 25% general  partner  interest in two
apartment communities developed by Gables comprising 663 apartment homes. Gables
also owned six multifamily apartment communities that were under construction at
September  30, 1998 that are  expected to comprise  1,999  apartment  homes upon
completion.  As of  September  30, 1998,  Gables  owned  parcels of land for the
future development of 15 apartment communities expected to comprise an estimated
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(Unaudited and Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)      


4,450 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.  As of September  30, 1998,
Gables was under  contract to acquire one  multifamily  apartment  community  in
December,  1998 comprising 308 apartment  homes.  There can be no assurance that
such acquisition  will close as  contemplated,  or that such acquisition will be
consummated at all. Gables is pursuing other  acquisition  opportunities  in the
ordinary  course of business which have not yet been, or may never be, put under
contract.

2.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  include the consolidated
accounts of Gables Realty Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries.  As a result
of the structure of the IPO 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  September 30, 1998 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,  included in the Gables  Realty  Limited
Partnership Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

3.  PORTFOLIO ACQUISITIONS

On April 1, 1998, Gables acquired the properties and operations of Trammell Crow
Residential  South  Florida  ("TCR/SF"),   which  consisted  of  15  multifamily
apartment  communities (the "South Florida  Communities")  containing a total of
4,197  apartment  homes,  and  all  of  TCR/SF's  residential  construction  and
development   and  third   party   management   activities   in  South   Florida
(collectively,  the "South  Florida  Acquisition").  In  consideration  for such
properties and operations,  Gables (i) paid $155.0 million in cash, (ii) assumed
approximately  $135.9 million of tax-exempt debt and (iii) issued  approximately
2,348 Units valued at  approximately  $64.9  million.  In addition,  up to $12.5
million of the purchase  price was deferred by Gables until  January 1, 2000, at
which time Gables  will issue a number of Units equal in value to such  deferred
amount. The acquisition increased the size of Gables' portfolio under management
on April 1, 1998 from approximately 28,000 to 40,000 apartment homes.

The South Florida  Acquisition  has been accounted for under the purchase method
of accounting in accordance  with  Accounting  Principles  Board Opinion No. 16.
Accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at their
estimated  fair values which may be subject to further  modification  based upon
the final determination of (i) the acquired properties' fair values and (ii) the
actual closing costs associated with the transaction.  Management  believes that
the final  allocation of the purchase price will not differ  materially from the
purchase  price  allocation  reflected  herein.  The  accompanying  consolidated
statements of operations  include the operating results of TCR/SF since April 1,
1998, the closing date of the South Florida Acquisition. The following unaudited
pro forma  information for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 has
been prepared  assuming the South Florida  Acquisition  had been  consummated on

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

January 1, 1997. The unaudited pro forma information (i) includes the historical
operating results of the properties and residential construction and development
and third-party  management  activities acquired and (ii) does not purport to be
indicative of the results which  actually would have been obtained had the South
Florida  Acquisition  been  consummated  on  January  1,  1997,  or which may be
attained in future periods.

                                                 Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                   1998                  1997
                                                  ------                ------
Total revenues                                  $166,908              $130,152
Income before extraordinary loss                  30,440                32,026
Net income available to common unitholders        23,218                29,539
Per common Unit information:
  Income before extraordinary loss - basic        $ 0.77              $   1.19
  Net income - basic                              $ 0.77              $   1.17
  Income before extraordinary loss - diluted      $ 0.77              $   1.19
  Net income - diluted                            $ 0.77              $   1.16


In  April,  1998,  Gables  acquired  four  multifamily   apartment   communities
comprising  a total of 913  apartment  homes  located  in  Houston,  Texas  (the
"Greystone  Acquisition").  In connection with such acquisition,  Gables assumed
approximately  $31.0  million  of  indebtedness,   at  fair  value,  and  issued
approximately 647 Units valued at approximately $17.5 million.  In addition,  up
to $2.0 million of the purchase price was deferred by Gables for up to two years
from the April,  1998 closing  date, at which time Gables will issue a number of
Units,  based on the prior two years'  economic  performance,  equal in value to
such deferred amount.

4.  SECONDARY OFFERINGS AND ISSUANCES OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

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

Since the IPO, the Company has issued a total of 14,831  common  shares in eight
offerings  generating  $347,771 in net proceeds  which were  contributed  to the
Operating  Partnership  in exchange for an equal number of common Units and 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 Offerings
- -------------------------

On July 24, 1997,  the Company  issued 4,600 shares of 8.30% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00 per share)  (the
"Series  A  Preferred   Shares").   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 and Gables used the net proceeds to reduce outstanding  indebtedness
under the interim  financing  vehicles  discussed  above. The Series A Preferred
Shares,  which may be redeemed by the Company at $25.00 per share,  plus accrued
and  unpaid  dividends,  on or after  July 24,  2002,  have no stated  maturity,
sinking  fund or mandatory  redemption  and are not  convertible  into any other
securities of the Company.

On June 18,  1998,  the Company  issued 180 shares of 5.0%  Series Z  Cumulative
Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00 per share)  (the
"Series Z Preferred  Shares") in connection  with the acquisition of a parcel of
land for  future  development.  The  Series Z  Preferred  Shares,  which  may be
redeemed by the Company at $25.00 per share,  plus accrued and unpaid dividends,
at any time, are subject to mandatory  redemption on June 18, 2018. The Series Z
Preferred  Shares are not  subject to any sinking  fund and are not  convertible
into any other securities of the Company.
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                                    Page-10

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

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

Since the IPO,  Gables has issued an additional  3,898 Units in connection  with
the South Florida Acquisition,  the Greystone Acquisition and the acquisition of
operating apartment communities and parcels of land for future development.

5.  EXTRAORDINARY LOSS

Extraordinary  loss of  $712  for the  nine  months  ended  September  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.

6.  EARNINGS PER UNIT

In February,  1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB")  issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 128,  "Earnings  Per
Share,"  which   specifies  the   computation,   presentation   and   disclosure
requirements  for earnings per share.  Gables  adopted SFAS No. 128 for the year
ended December 31, 1997.  All prior period  earnings per Unit data were restated
to conform  with the  provisions  of SFAS No. 128.  Basic  earnings per Unit are
computed based on net income  available to common  unitholders  and the weighted
average number of common Units  outstanding.  Diluted  earnings per Unit reflect
the assumed  issuance of common Units under share option and incentive plans and
upon settlement of long-term  liability.  Reconciliations of income available to
common  unitholders  and  weighted  average  Units used in the basic and diluted
earnings per Unit computations are detailed below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       Three Months           Nine Months
                                                                    Ended September  30,  Ended September 30,
                                                                     1998       1997       1998        1997
                                                                   -------    -------    -------     ------- 
<S>                                                              <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME AVAILABLE TO
COMMON UNITHOLDERS (NUMERATOR):
Income before extraordinary loss - basic                           $7,644     $8,819      $23,768    $29,054
Amortization of discount on long-term liability                       192         --          384         --
                                                                 --------    -------     --------   --------
Income before extraordinary loss - diluted                         $7,836     $8,819      $24,152    $29,054
                                                                 ========    =======     ========   ========

Net income - basic                                                 $7,644     $8,819      $23,768    $28,342
Amortization of discount on long-term liability                       192         --          384         --
                                                                 --------    -------      -------    -------
Net income - diluted                                               $7,836     $8,819      $24,152    $28,342
                                                                 ========    =======      =======    =======

COMMON UNITS (DENOMINATOR):
Average Units outstanding - basic                                  32,532     23,150       29,400     22,980
Incremental Units from assumed conversions of stock options           110        158          137        145
Incremental Units  from  assumed issuance  of  Units  upon
     settlement of long-term liability                                430         --          283         --
                                                                 --------    -------      -------    -------  
Average Units outstanding - diluted                                33,072     23,308       29,820     23,125
                                                                 ========    =======      =======    =======
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(Unaudited and Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

7.  INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS

Gables uses interest rate  protection  agreements in the form of "rate caps" and
"rate swaps" to manage its exposure to interest rate changes.  These  agreements
are considered  hedges of Gables'  borrowings.  Upfront amounts paid to purchase
rate cap agreements are  capitalized and amortized over the terms of the related
agreements and are written off upon the expiration thereof. Such amortization is
included  in  amortization  of  deferred  financing  costs  in the  accompanying
statements of  operations.  Monthly  amounts paid or received under rate cap and
rate swap agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest expense.

In certain situations,  Gables uses forward treasury lock agreements to mitigate
the potential effects of changes in interest rates for prospective transactions.
Cash  payments made or received upon  settlement  of such hedge  agreements  are
deferred and amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of the
related debt  instrument.  In connection  with extensions of such agreements for
which a related debt  instrument was executed,  Gables  recorded a $785 loss for
the three  months  ended  December  31, 1997 and a $505 loss for the nine months
ended  September 30, 1998. The market rate in effect on the date of extension is
used as the "locked-in" rate for purposes of recording interest expense over the
life of the debt instrument the treasury lock hedged. On October 1, 1998, Gables
paid $5,525 to settle a $50 million treasury lock agreement for which no related
debt  instrument  was  executed.  In connection  with such unused  treasury lock
agreement,  Gables  recorded a $393 loss for the three months ended December 31,
1997 and a $3,627 and $5,132 loss for the three and nine months ended  September
30, 1998, respectively.

8.  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June,  1998,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS No.  133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative
Instruments and Hedging  Activities."  SFAS No. 133  establishes  accounting and
reporting  standards  requiring  that  every  derivative  instrument  (including
certain derivative  instruments  embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the
balance sheet as either an asset or liability  measured at its fair value.  SFAS
No. 133  requires  that  changes in the  derivative's  fair value be  recognized
currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special
accounting  for  qualifying  hedges  allows a  derivative's  gains and losses to
offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement,  and requires
that a company must formally document,  designate,  and assess the effectiveness
of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years  beginning  after June 15, 1999. SFAS
No. 133 must be applied to (a) derivative instruments and (b) certain derivative
instruments  embedded  in  hybrid  contracts  that  were  issued,  acquired,  or
substantively modified after December 31, 1997.

Gables  has not yet  quantified  the  impact  of  adopting  SFAS No.  133 on its
financial  statements.  However,  SFAS No. 133 could increase  volatility in net
income and other comprehensive income.
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                                    Page-12

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

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

OVERVIEW

The  Operating   Partnership  is  the  entity  through  which  the  Company,   a
self-administered  and  self-managed  real  estate  investment  trust (a "REIT")
focused within the multifamily  industry in the  Southwestern  and  Southeastern
region of the United  States  (the  "Sunbelt"  or  "Sunbelt  Region"),  conducts
substantially  all  of  its  business  and  owns  (either  directly  or  through
subsidiaries)  substantially all of its assets.  Gables'  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.

The  Company's  objective  is to increase  shareowner  value by being a dominant
owner and  operator  of Class  AA/A  multifamily  apartment  communities  in the
Sunbelt  Region.  To achieve its objective,  Gables employs a number of business
strategies.  First,  Gables adheres to a strategy of owning and operating  Class
AA/A  apartment  communities in the belief that such  communities  will maintain
higher  levels  of  occupancy  and  rental  rates.  Gables  believes  that  such
communities, when supplemented with high quality services and amenities, attract
the affluent renter-by-choice, who is willing to pay a premium for conscientious
service and high quality communities.  Accordingly,  Gables' communities possess
innovative architectural designs and numerous amenities and services that Gables
believes are  desirable by its target  customers.  Second,  Gables seeks to grow
cash flow from operating  communities  through  innovative,  proactive  property
management  that focuses on resident  satisfaction  and retention,  increases in
property  rents and  occupancy  levels,  and the control of  operating  expenses
through  improved  economies  of scale.  Third,  Gables  develops  and  acquires
high-quality  apartment  communities  in in-fill  locations  and  master-planned
communities near major  employment  centers in the Sunbelt with the objective of
achieving critical mass in the most desirable  submarkets.  Finally,  due to the
cyclical  nature of the real estate  markets,  Gables has adopted an  investment
strategy based on strong local  presence and  expertise,  which it believes will
allow for growth through acquisition and development (as warranted by underlying
market  fundamentals)  and will help  ensure  favorable  initial  and  long-term
returns.  Gables  believes  the  successful  execution  of these  operating  and
investment strategies will result in growth in operating cash flow.

Gables  believes it is well  positioned  to  continue  achieving  its  objective
because of its  long-established  presence  as a fully  integrated  real  estate
management,  development,  construction and acquisition  company in its markets.
Gables  believes  that  its   established,   local  market  presence  creates  a
competitive  advantage  in  generating  increased  cash flow  from (i)  property
operations   during   different   economic   cycles  and  (ii)  new   investment
opportunities  that involve site selection,  market information and requests for
entitlements   and  zoning   petitions.   Gables'  markets  are   geographically
independent,   rely  on  diverse  economic   foundations  and  have  experienced
above-average job growth.

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,  but less than the  increase  in  property  revenues,  for the coming
twelve  months.  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.


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                                    Page-13

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

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 23
of this Form 10-Q and elsewhere in this report.

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 REIT, became the
majority owner of the Operating  Partnership upon the completion of the IPO. 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.

PORTFOLIO ACQUISITIONS

On April 1, 1998, Gables acquired the properties and operations of Trammell Crow
Residential  South  Florida  ("TCR/SF"),   which  consisted  of  15  multifamily
apartment  communities  containing a total of 4,197 apartment  homes, and all of
TCR/SF's  residential  construction  and development and third party  management
activities in South Florida (collectively,  the "South Florida Acquisition"). In
consideration for such properties and operations, Gables (i) paid $155.0 million
in cash, (ii) assumed  approximately $135.9 million of tax-exempt debt and (iii)
issued  approximately 2,348 Units,  valued at approximately  $64.9 million.  The
cash portion of the purchase price was funded through  borrowings  under Gables'
unsecured credit facilities (the "Credit Facilities").  In addition, up to $12.5
million of the purchase  price was deferred by Gables until  January 1, 2000, at
which time Gables  will issue a number of Units equal in value to such  deferred
amount. The acquisition increased the size of Gables' portfolio under management
on April 1, 1998 from approximately 28,000 to 40,000 apartment homes.

In  April,  1998,  Gables  acquired  four  multifamily   apartment   communities
comprising  a total of 913  apartment  homes  located  in  Houston,  Texas  (the
"Greystone  Acquisition").  In connection with such acquisition,  Gables assumed
approximately  $31.0  million  of  indebtedness,   at  fair  value,  and  issued
approximately 647 Units valued at $17.5 million. In addition, up to $2.0 million
of the purchase price was deferred by Gables for up to two years from the April,
1998 closing date,  at which time Gables will issue a number of Units,  based on
the prior  two  years'  economic  performance,  equal in value to such  deferred
amount.

SECONDARY OFFERINGS AND ISSUANCES OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS

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

Since the IPO, the Company has issued a total of 14,831  common  shares in eight
offerings generating $347,771 in net proceeds. Such proceeds were contributed to
the  Operating  Partnership  in exchange for an equal number of units of limited
partnership interest in the Operating  Partnership  ("Units") and 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.
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                                    Page-14

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)


Preferred Share Offerings
- -------------------------

On July 24, 1997,  the Company  issued 4,600 shares of 8.30% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00 per share)  (the
"Series  A  Preferred   Shares").   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 and Gables used the net proceeds to reduce outstanding  indebtedness
under the interim  financing  vehicles  discussed  above. The Series A Preferred
Shares,  which may be redeemed by the Company at $25.00 per share,  plus accrued
and  unpaid  dividends,  on or after  July 24,  2002,  have no stated  maturity,
sinking  fund or mandatory  redemption  and are not  convertible  into any other
securities of the Company.

On June 18,  1998,  the Company  issued 180 shares of 5.0%  Series Z  Cumulative
Redeemable  Preferred  Shares  (liquidation  preference  $25.00 per share)  (the
"Series Z Preferred  Shares") in connection  with the acquisition of a parcel of
land for  future  development.  The  Series Z  Preferred  Shares,  which  may be
redeemed by the Company at $25.00 per share,  plus accrued and unpaid dividends,
at any time, are subject to mandatory  redemption on June 18, 2018. The Series Z
Preferred  Shares are not  subject to any sinking  fund and are not  convertible
into any other securities of the Company.

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

Since the IPO,  Gables has issued an additional  3,898 Units in connection  with
the South Florida Acquisition,  the Greystone Acquisition and the acquisition of
operating apartment communities and parcels of land for future development.

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                                   Page - 15

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER
30, 1998 (THE "1998  PERIOD") TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (THE
"1997 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  September 30, 1998 and 1997 is summarized as follows:  
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                 Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                                          ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
                                                                                                     $           %
                                                                             1998       1997      Change      Change
                                                                          ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
<S>                                                                         <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUE:
Same store communities (1)                                                   $33,179    $31,750     $1,429        4.5%
Communities  stabilized  during the 1998 Period, but not during the 1997       3,954      2,991        963       32.2%
     Period (2)
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                       2,384          0      2,384          --
Acquired communities (4)                                                      17,430        874     16,556     1894.3%
Sold communities (5)                                                               0          0          0          --
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Total property revenues                                                      $56,947    $35,615    $21,332       59.9%
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------

PROPERTY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE (EXCLUSIVE OF DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION):
Same store communities (1)                                                   $11,465    $11,082       $383        3.5%
Communities stabilized during the 1998 Period, but not during the 1997         1,313        812        501       61.7%
   Period (2)
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                         506          0        506          --
Acquired communities (4)                                                       6,368        282      6,086     2158.2%
Sold communities (5)                                                               0          0          0          --
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Total specified expenses                                                     $19,652    $12,176     $7,476       61.4%
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses                                     $37,295    $23,439    $13,856       59.1%
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Revenues in excess of specified expenses as a percentage of total
property revenues                                                              65.5%      65.8%         --       -0.3%
                                                                           ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
<FN>

(1)  Communities which were owned and fully stabilized  throughout both the 1998
     Period and 1997 Period.  

(2)  Communities  which were  completed and fully  stabilized  during all of the
     1998 Period,  but were not completed and fully stabilized during all of the
     1997 Period.

(3)  Communities  in  the  development/lease-up   phase  which  were  not  fully
     stabilized during all or any of the 1998 Period.

(4)  Communities which were acquired subsequent to July 1, 1997.

(5)  Communities which were sold subsequent to July 1, 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)


Total property revenues increased $21,332, or 59.9%, from $35,615 to $56,947 due
primarily  to  increases in the number of  apartment  homes  resulting  from the
acquisition and development 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>


                                                                       Percent
                                                         Increase      Increase
                                                        (Decrease)    (Decrease)                    Increase
                            Number of                    in Total      in Total      Occupancy     (Decrease)
              Number of     Apartment      Percent       Property      Property      During the        in
  Market      Properties      Homes        of Total      Revenues      Revenues     1998 Period    Occupancy
- ----------    ----------     -------       --------      --------      --------     -----------    ---------
<S>            <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Houston           14           5,045         34.6%          $672          6.1%          94.4%        -0.4%
Atlanta           14           4,171         28.6%           289          3.3%          95.7%         1.5%
Dallas             7           1,659         11.4%           306          7.5%          94.8%         1.0%
Memphis            4           1,454         10.0%            99          3.5%          96.3%         0.5%
Nashville          4           1,166          8.0%           -37         -1.6%          94.8%        -1.2%
San Antonio        2             544          3.7%            22          1.8%          95.1%         0.1%
Austin             2             532          3.7%            78          5.7%          96.8%         2.3%
               -----          ------        -----         ------       ------        -------        -----
                  47          14,571        100.0%        $1,429          4.5%          95.1%         0.5%
               =====          ======        =====         ======       ======        =======        =====
</TABLE>

Communities stabilized during the 1998 Period but not during the 1997 Period:


                                                    Increase
                                                   (Decrease)
                            Number of               in Total     Occupancy
               Number of    Apartment    Percent    Property     During the
   Market     Properties      Homes     of Total    Revenues    1998 Period
  ---------   ----------     -------   ----------   --------    -----------
   Atlanta        2              983       63.2%      $703          96.5%
   Dallas         1              300       19.3%       -27          93.3%
   Austin         1              273       17.5%       287          96.8%
               ----           ------    -------    -------       -------
                  4            1,556      100.0%      $963          96.0%
               ====           ======    =======    =======       =======

Development and lease-up communities:

                                                    Increase
                             Number of              in Total      Occupancy
             Number of       Apartment   Percent    Property      During the
 Market      Properties        Homes    Of Total    Revenues     1998 Period
- ---------    ----------       -------   ----------  --------     -----------
  Atlanta        1              386        27.4%      $411          42.1%
  Austin         1              256        18.2%       665          83.5%
  Houston        1              256        18.2%       400          56.0%
  Orlando        2              511        36.2%       908          69.7%
              ----            -----      ------    -------       -------
                 5            1,409       100.0%    $2,384          62.2%
              ====            =====      ======    =======       =======

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                                    Page-17

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

Other  revenues  increased  $989,  or 77.4%,  from  $1,278  to $2,267  due to an
increase in property  management revenues of $548, or 72.8%, from $753 to $1,301
resulting from a net increase of properties  managed by Gables for third parties
as a result of the South  Florida  Acquisition,  in  addition  to an increase in
income from certain ancillary services.

Property  operating  and  maintenance  expense  (exclusive of  depreciation  and
amortization)  increased  $7,476,  or 61.4%,  from  $12,176 to $19,652 due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  acquisition and development of
additional  communities and an increase for same store  communities of 3.5%. The
same store increase in operating  expenses  represents  increased payroll costs,
property  taxes and  maintenance  costs,  offset in part by  reduced  utilities,
marketing and insurance expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4,741, or 75.7%, from $6,266 to
$11,007  due  primarily  to  the   acquisition  and  development  of  additional
communities.

Property  management expense for owned communities and third party properties on
a combined basis increased  $566, or 39.3%,  from $1,442 to $2,008 due primarily
to an increase of  approximately  15,000  apartment homes managed from 27,000 in
the 1997 Period to 42,000 in the 1998 Period resulting  primarily from the South
Florida  Acquisition,  in addition to  inflationary  increases  in expenses  and
certain  non-recurring  expense  savings in the 1997  Period.  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  $924,  or 110.0%,  from $840 to
$1,764 due  primarily  to (i)  compensation  and other  costs for new  positions
associated with the South Florida Acquisition, (ii) increased compensation costs
and  (iii)  the  expensing  of  internal  costs of  indentifying  and  acquiring
operating apartment  communities effective March 20, 1998 in accordance with the
Emerging  Issues Task Force  Issue No.  97-11,  Accounting  for  Internal  Costs
Relating to Real Estate Acquisitions ("EITF No. 97-11").

Interest expense  increased  $4,655,  or 78.8%, from $5,906 to $10,561 due to an
increase in operating debt  associated  with the  acquisition and development of
additional communities,  including the debt assumed in connection with the South
Florida Acquisition and the Greystone  Acquisition.  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.

Loss on treasury locks of $3,627 in the 1998 Period represents the loss recorded
in connection with the settlement of a forward treasury lock agreement for which
no related debt instrument was executed.  On October 1, 1998, Gables paid $5,525
to settle its seven year forward  treasury lock agreement with a notional amount
of  $50,000.  The $3,627  loss  represents  the excess of the $5,525  settlement
payment over related losses recorded in prior periods.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

Comparison  of operating  results of Gables for the nine months ended  September
30, 1998 (the "1998  Period") to the nine months ended  September  30, 1997 (the
"1997 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
nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                          ------------ ---------- ---------- -----------
                                                                                                      $           %
                                                                             1998        1997      Change      Change
                                                                          ------------ ---------- ---------- -----------
<S>                                                                        <C>          <C>         <C>        <C> 
RENTAL AND OTHER REVENUE:
Same store communities (1)                                                    $89,359    $85,269     $4,090        4.8%
Communities  stabilized during the 1998 Period,  but not during the 1997       14,694     10,387      4,307       41.5%
Period (2)
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                        6,064        888      5,176      582.9%
Acquired communities (4)                                                       41,778      2,186     39,592     1811.2%
Sold communities (5)                                                                0        175       (175)    -100.0%
                                                                          ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Total property revenues                                                      $151,895    $98,905    $52,990       53.6%
                                                                          ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------

PROPERTY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE (EXCLUSIVE OF DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION):
Same store communities (1)                                                    $30,409    $30,153       $256        0.8%
Communities stabilized during the 1998 Period, but not during the 1997          5,085      3,568      1,517       42.5%
   Period (2)
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                        1,474        222      1,252      564.0%
Acquired communities (4)                                                       14,783        649     14,134     2177.8%
Sold communities (5)                                                                0        115       (115)    -100.0%
                                                                          ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------
Total specified expenses                                                      $51,751    $34,707    $17,044       49.1%
                                                                          ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses                                     $100,144    $64,198    $35,946       56.0%
                                                                          ===========  =========  =========  ===========
Revenues in excess of specified expenses as a percentage of total
Property revenues                                                               65.9%      64.9%        --         1.0%
                                                                          ===========  =========  =========  ===========

<FN>

(1)  Communities which were owned and fully stabilized  throughout both the 1998
     Period and 1997 Period.

(2)  Communities  which were  completed and fully  stabilized  during all of the
     1998 Period,  but were not completed and fully stabilized during all of the
     1997 Period.

(3)  Communities  in  the  development/lease-up   phase  which  were  not  fully
     stabilized during all or any of the 1998 Period.

(4)  Communities which were acquired subsequent to January 1, 1997.

(5)  Communities which were sold subsequent to January 1, 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

Total property revenues  increased  $52,990,  or 53.6%, from $98,905 to $151,895
due primarily to increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting from the
acquisition and development 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>

                                                                       Percent
                                                         Increase      Increase
                                                        (Decrease)    (Decrease)                    Increase
                            Number of                    in Total      in Total      Occupancy     (Decrease)
              Number of     Apartment      Percent       Property      Property      During the        in
  Market      Properties      Homes        of Total      Revenues      Revenues     1998 Period    Occupancy
- ---------    ------------   --------      ----------   -----------    ----------    -----------    ---------
<S>            <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Houston           14           5,045         37.7%        $2,412          7.5%          95.3%         0.7%
Atlanta           12           3,470         25.9%           539          2.5%          95.8%         1.3%
Dallas             7           1,659         12.4%           786          6.6%          94.7%         0.2%
Nashville          4           1,166          8.7%           -92         -1.3%          95.1%        -0.8%
Memphis            2             964          7.2%           221          4.3%          95.8%         1.9%
San Antonio        2             544          4.1%            89          2.6%          92.8%         0.0%
Austin             2             532          4.0%           135          3.3%          93.9%        -0.4%
               -----          ------        -----         ------        -----        -------        -----      
                  43          13,380        100.0%        $4,090          4.8%          95.1%         0.7%
               =====          ======        =====         ======        =====        =======        =====
</TABLE>

Communities stabilized during the 1998 Period but not during the 1997 Period:

                                                  Increase
                         Number of                in Total      Occupancy
             Number of   Apartment   Percent      Property      During the
 Market     Properties     Homes     Of Total     Revenues     1998 Period
- ---------   ----------    -------   ----------    --------     -----------
Atlanta         4         1,246        61.2%        $3,765           94.9%
Memphis         2           490        24.1%           462           94.2%
Dallas          1           300        14.7%            80           91.2%
            -----        ------       -----         ------          -----
                7         2,036       100.0%        $4,307           94.2%
            =====        ======       =====         ======          =====


Development and lease-up communities:

                                                  Increase
                         Number of                In Total      Occupancy
             Number of   Apartment   Percent      Property      During the
 Market     Properties     Homes     Of Total     Revenues     1998 Period
- ---------   ----------    -------   ----------    --------     -----------
Austin          2           529        31.5%        $2,654           69.9%
Orlando         2           511        30.4%         1,487           39.1%
Atlanta         1           386        22.9%           524           18.0%
Houston         1           256        15.2%           511           23.5%
            -----        ------      ------         ------        -------
                6         1,682       100.0%        $5,176           57.1%
            =====        ======      ======         ======        =======
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                                    Page-20

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

Other revenues  increased  $1,024, or 25.9%, from $3,961 to $4,985 due primarily
to an increase in property management revenues of $914, or 39.8%, from $2,299 to
$3,213  resulting from a net increase of properties  managed by Gables for third
parties primarily as a result of the South Florida  Acquisition,  in addition to
an increase in income from certain ancillary services.

Property  operating  and  maintenance  expense  (exclusive of  depreciation  and
amortization)  increased $17,044, or 49.1%, from $34,707 to $51,751 due to a net
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  acquisition and development of
additional  communities  and an increase in property  operating and  maintenance
expense for same store communities of 0.8%. The same store increase in operating
expenses  represents  increased  payroll costs,  property taxes and  maintenance
costs, offset in part by reduced utilities, marketing and insurance expenses.

Depreciation and amortization  expense increased $11,642, or 67.4%, from $17,285
to $28,927 due  primarily  to the  acquisition  and  development  of  additional
communities.

Property  management expense for owned communities and third party properties on
a combined basis increased $1,646, or 39.2%, from $4,202 to $5,848 due primarily
to a net  increase of 10,000  apartment  homes  managed  from 27,000 in the 1997
Period to 37,000 in the 1998 Period  resulting  primarily from the South Florida
Acquisition,  in  addition to  inflationary  increases  in expenses  and certain
non-recurring  expense  savings in the 1997 Period.  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 $1,943, or 77.9%, from $2,495 to
$4,438 due  primarily  to (i)  compensation  and other  costs for new  positions
associated with the South Florida Acquisition, (ii) increased compensation costs
and (iii) the expensing of internal costs of identifying and acquiring operating
apartment  communities  effective  March 20,  1998 in  accordance  with EITF No.
97-11.

Interest expense  increased  $9,939, or 54.9%, from $18,120 to $28,059 due to an
increase in operating debt  associated  with the  acquisition and development of
additional communities,  including the debt assumed in connection with the South
Florida Acquisition and the Greystone  Acquisition.  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.

Loss on  treasury  locks of $5,637 in the 1998 period  represents  a loss of (i)
$505  recorded in  connection  with  extensions  of  treasury  locks for which a
related debt  instrument was  subsequently  executed and (ii) $5,132 recorded in
connection  with the October 1, 1998  settlement of a treasury lock for which no
related debt instrument was executed.

Gain on sale of real estate assets of $5,349 in the 1997 Period  represents  the
gain generated in connection with (i) the January, 1997 sale of Club Candlewood,
a community  comprised of 486 apartment  homes and (ii) the July, 1997 sale of 2
acres of Gables 12-acre Gables Colonnade Phase II land parcel.

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.
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                                    Page-21

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Gables' net cash provided by operating activities increased from $46,925 for the
nine months  ended  September  30,  1997 to $66,941  for the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1998,  due to (i) an increase of $23,661 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,
loss on  treasury  locks and  extraordinary  losses and (ii) the change in other
liabilities between periods of $8,240. Such increases were offset in part by (i)
the change in restricted  cash between  periods of $5,147 and (ii) the change in
other assets between periods of $6,738.

Gables' net cash used in investing  activities  increased  from $194,247 for the
nine months  ended  September  30, 1997 to  $310,678  for the nine months  ended
September  30, 1998,  due  primarily to increased  acquisition  and  development
activities in 1998 when compared to 1997,  and the net proceeds from the sale of
real estate  assets in 1997.  During the nine months ended  September  30, 1998,
Gables  expended   approximately  $174.9  million  related  to  acquisitions  of
operating apartment  communities,  including those acquired in the South Florida
Acquisition;  $123.2  million  related to  development  expenditures,  including
related land  acquisitions;  approximately  $5.2 million  related to  recurring,
non-revenue enhancing, capital expenditures for operating apartment communities;
and     approximately     $6.7     million     related     to     non-recurring,
renovation/revenue-enhancing expenditures.

Gables' net cash provided by financing  activities  increased  from $146,468 for
the nine months ended  September  30, 1997 to $246,677 for the nine months ended
September  30, 1998 due to increased  acquisition  and  development  activities.
During the nine months ended  September 30, 1998,  Gables had net  borrowings of
$212.0  million  which were used in  conjunction  with $87.5 million of proceeds
from  a  common  share  offering  primarily  to  fund  Gables'  acquisition  and
development  activities  discussed  previously.  These  proceeds from  financing
activities  were  offset  in  part  by the  payment  of  distributions  totaling
approximately $52.8 million.

In October,  1998,  Gables  closed (i) a $50 million  offering of the  Operating
Partnership's  senior unsecured notes which bear interest at 6.55%,  were priced
to yield  6.59% and mature in October,  2000 and (ii) a $15 million  offering of
the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured notes which bear interest at 6.60%,
were priced at par and mature in October 2001 (collectively,  the "October, 1998
Debt  Offerings").  The net proceeds from the October,  1998 Debt Offerings were
used to reduce borrowings under Gables' Credit Facilities.

As of September 30, 1998,  Gables had total  indebtedness of $814,260,  cash and
cash equivalents of $6,119 and principal escrow deposits reflected in restricted
cash of $2,270. Gables' indebtedness and interest rate protection agreements are
summarized on page 27 of this Form 10-Q. Gables'  indebtedness has an average of
6.2 years to  maturity  at  September  30,  1998 (on a pro  forma  basis for the
October,  1998  Debt  Offerings).   Excluding  monthly  principal   amortization
payments,  over the next five years  Gables  has the  following  scheduled  debt
maturities  for  indebtedness  outstanding at September 30, 1998 (on a pro forma
basis for the October, 1998 Debt Offerings):
 
                           1998        $    24,683
                           1999              4,010
                           2000             53,661
                           2001            150,000
                           2002            127,322

The debt  maturities  in 1998 of  $24,683  relate  to  outstanding  indebtedness
borrowed on an overnight  basis from a commercial  bank. The debt  maturities in
1999 of $4,010 relates to outstanding  indebtedness under the $25 Million Credit
Facility which has unlimited one-year extension options.  The debt maturities in
2001 of $150,000  include  $95,000 of  outstanding  indebtedness  under the $225
Million  Credit  Facility  which has two one-year  extension  options.  The debt
maturities   in  2002   include   $44,930  of   tax-exempt   bond   indebtedness
credit-enhanced through a letter of credit facility which has unlimited one-year
extension options.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

Gables' distributions through the third quarter of 1998 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.

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
dividends 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.

$225 Million Credit Facility
- ----------------------------

In  March,  1996,  Gables  closed  a $175  million  unsecured  revolving  credit
facility.  In May, 1998, the $175 million commitment level was increased to $225
million  and the  maturity  date was  extended  to May,  2001 with two  one-year
extension  options.  Gables'  availability  under the facility is limited to the
lesser of the total $225 million commitment or the borrowing base. The borrowing
base available under the facility is based on the value of Gables'  unencumbered
real estate assets as compared to the amount of Gables' unsecured  indebtedness.
As of  September  30,  1998,  on a pro forma  basis for the  October,  1998 Debt
Offerings, Gables had $95.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the facility
and,  therefore,  had $130.0  million of remaining  capacity on the $225 million
available  commitment.  Borrowings  currently bear interest at LIBOR plus 0.80%.
Additionally,  a competitive bid option feature is in place for up to 50% of the
total commitment.

$25 Million Credit Facility
- ---------------------------

In November,  1996,  Gables closed an unsecured  revolving  credit facility that
currently  provides for up to $25 million in  borrowings.  This  facility has an
initial term of one year and has unlimited one-year  extension  options.  Gables
has exercised two of its one-year extension options resulting in a maturity date
for the facility of October, 1999. Borrowings currently bear interest under this
facility at LIBOR plus 0.80%. As of September 30, 1998, on a pro forma basis for
the  October,  1998  Debt  Offerings,  Gables  had $4.0  million  of  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
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                                    Page-23

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)

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.

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  September  30, 1998 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  partners'
capital interests) as of September 30, 1998 would be $1,742,631, $1,655,630, and
$784,016, respectively, if such $112,494 value were 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.  The words  "believe,"  "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "assume" and other similar expressions which
are  predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate
solely to  historical  matters  identify  forward-looking  statements.  Reliance
should not be placed on  forward-looking  statements  because they involve known
and unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors,  which are in some cases
beyond the control of Gables and may cause the actual  results,  performance  or
achievements  of Gables to differ  materially from  anticipated  future results,
performance  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking
statements.

Factors that might cause such a difference include,  but are not limited to, the
following:  Gables  may  abandon  or fail to secure  development  opportunities;
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 market  rents may be adversely  affected by local  economic and market
conditions  which  are  beyond  management's  control;   financing  may  not  be
available,  or 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 mature in an unfavorable  credit  environment,  preventing such
indebtedness from being refinanced, or, if financed, causing such refinancing to
occur on terms that are not as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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Completed  Community in Lease-up and  Development  Communities  at September 30,
1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                         Actual or Estimated Quarter of             
                     Number of  Total     Percent at September 30, 1998    ------------------------------------------------------- 
                     Apartment Budgeted   -----------------------------    Construction     Initial      Construction   Stabilized
     Community         Homes     Cost      Complete   Leased  Occupied        Start        Occupancy         End        Occupancy
- --------------------  ------   -------     --------   ------  --------    -------------    ---------     -----------    ----------  
                              (millions)                                              
<S>                    <C>      <C>            <C>     <C>     <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>              <C>   
Completed Community in Lease-up:                                                                                        
- --------------------------------  

HOUSTON, TX                                                                                 
Gables New Territory    256     $15.0           100%    71%     64%          3 Q 1997      2 Q 1998        3 Q 1998        2 Q 1999
                        ===     =====                                                                
                                                                                        
Development Communities:                                                                                        
- ------------------------                                                                                        
                                                                                        
ATLANTA, GA                                                                                     
Gables at Sugarloaf     386     $28.0            97%    59%     56%          2 Q 1997      1 Q 1998        4 Q 1998        2 Q 1999
Gables Metropolitan I   435      49.7             7%    ---     ---          2 Q 1998      3 Q 1999        3 Q 2000        4 Q 2000
                                                                                        
HOUSTON, TX                                                                                     
Gables Raveneaux        382      28.1             3%    ---     ---          3 Q 1998      2 Q 1999        2 Q 2000        3 Q 2000
                                                                                        
DALLAS, TX                                                                                      
Gables San Rafael       222      16.9            12%    ---     ---          3 Q 1998      2 Q 1999        4 Q 1999        1 Q 2000
                                                                                        
BOCA RATON, FL                                                                                  
Gables San Michele II   343      41.5             1%    ---     ---          3 Q 1998      2 Q 1999        3 Q 2000        4 Q 2000
                                                                                        
ORLANDO, FL                                                                                     
Gables Celebration      231      26.5            68%    65%     37%          3 Q 1997      2 Q 1998        2 Q 1999        2 Q 1999
                     ------    ------                                                                    
        Totals        1,999    $190.7
                     ======   ======                                                                  
                                                                                        
<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.
                                                                                        
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.
                                                                                        
Stabilized  occupancy  is  defined as the  earlier to occur of (i) 93%  physical
occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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Stabilized Apartment Communities at September 30, 1998                          
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      9/30/98 Scheduled Rent Per          
                                 Number of   9/30/98  -------------------------             
     Community                     Homes    Occupancy      Unit      Square Foot 
- ---------------------            --------   ---------     ------     -----------
<S>                               <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>
HOUSTON, TX                                                             
Austin Colony ..................      237        97%      $  880         $  0.90
Baybrook Village ...............      776        95%         584            0.73
Gables Bradford Place ..........      372        95%         756            0.88
Gables Bradford Pointe .........      360        93%         660            0.86
Gables Champions ...............      404        97%         824            0.91
Gables CityPlaza ...............      246        96%         913            1.03
Gables Cityscape ...............      252        97%         934            1.10
Gables CityWalk/Waterford Square      317        98%         912            1.13
Gables Edgewater ...............      292        91%         836            0.95
Gables Meyer Park ..............      345        97%         888            1.03
Gables of First Colony .........      324        92%         933            0.94
Gables Piney Point .............      246        99%         961            1.04
Gables Pin Oak Green ...........      582        94%         984            0.96
Gables Pin Oak Park ............      477        95%       1,010            0.99
Gables River Oaks ..............      228        96%       1,425            1.17
Lions Head .....................      277        88%         757            0.90
Metropolitan Uptown (JV)........      318        95%       1,032            1.13
Rivercrest I ...................      140        91%         744            0.88
Rivercrest II ..................      140        94%         742            0.88
Westhollow Park ................      412        92%         668            0.74
Windmill Landing ...............      259        97%         699            0.81
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                    7,004        95%         847            0.94
ATLANTA, GA
Briarcliff Gables ..............      104        99%       1,081            0.87
Buckhead Gables ................      162       100%         811            1.07
Dunwoody Gables ................      311        98%         805            0.86
Gables Cinnamon Ridge ..........      200        95%         670            0.70
Gables Cityscape ...............      192        97%         838            1.01
Gables Heights .................      213        88%       1,189            0.95
Gables Northcliff ..............       82        98%       1,153            0.74
Gables Over Peachtree ..........      263        98%       1,039            1.14
Gables Vinings .................      315        99%         921            0.86
Gables Walk ....................      310        98%       1,006            0.85
Gables Wood Arbor ..............      140        95%         693            0.76
Gables Wood Crossing ...........      268        98%         719            0.75
Gables Wood Glen ...............      380        92%         684            0.69
Gables Wood Knoll ..............      312        96%         718            0.72
Gables Mill ....................      438        97%         826            0.89
Lakes at Indian Creek ..........      603        96%         582            0.63
Rock Springs Estates ...........      295        96%         931            0.92
Roswell Gables I ...............      384        98%         870            0.80
Roswell Gables II ..............      284        98%         870            0.74
Spalding Gables ................      252        98%         851            0.86
Wildwood Gables ................      546        95%         863            0.76
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                    6,054        96%         832            0.82

BOCA RATON, FL
Boca Place .....................      180        92%         861            0.88
Cotton Bay .....................      444        93%         696            0.71
Hampton Lakes ..................      300        85%         756            0.71
Hampton Place ..................      368        88%         721            0.75
Kings Colony ...................      480        95%         737            0.83
Mahogany Bay ...................      328        95%         746            0.74
Mizner on the Green ............      246        96%       1,564            1.24
San Michele ....................      249        96%       1,390            1.04
San Remo .......................      180        93%       1,229            0.67
Town Colony ....................      172        95%         847            0.99
Vinings at Boynton Beach .......      252        90%         854            0.71
Vinings at Boynton Beach II ....      296        94%         899            0.74
Vinings at Hampton Village .....      168        90%         802            0.66
Vinings at Town Place ..........      312        94%         832            1.00
Vinings at Wellington ..........      222        93%(A)      989            0.74
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                    4,197        93%         893            0.82
</TABLE>
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                                     Page-26

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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Stabilized Apartment Communities at September 30, 1998                          
(continued from previous page)                                                  

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      9/30/98 Scheduled Rent Per          
                                 Number of   9/30/98  -------------------------             
     Community                     Homes    Occupancy      Unit      Square Foot 
- ---------------------            --------   ---------     ------     -----------
<S>                               <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>     
DALLAS, TX
Arborstone .......................    536        97%   $     501          $ 0.70
Gables at Pearl Street ...........    108        95%       1,418            1.30
Gables CityPlace .................    232        97%       1,439            1.37
Gables Green Oaks ................    300        96%         836            0.87
Gables Mirabella .................    126        99%       1,251            1.37
Gables Preston ...................    126        91%       1,074            0.98
Gables Spring Park ...............    188        93%         952            0.90
Gables Turtle Creek ..............    150        91%       1,326            1.32
Gables Valley Ranch ..............    319        94%         938            0.92
                                   ------       ---        -----           -----     
                                    2,085        95%         948            1.01
MEMPHIS, TN
Arbors of Harbortown (JV).........    345        98%         847            0.86
Gables Cordova ...................    464        95%         704            0.75
Gables Germantown ................    252        98%         935            0.80
Gables Quail Ridge ...............    238        97%         917            0.77
Gables Stonebridge ...............    500        95%         695            0.79
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                    1,799        96%         789            0.79
NASHVILLE, TN
Brentwood Gables .................    254        98%         867            0.77
Gables Hendersonville ............    364        96%         670            0.71
Gables Hickory Hollow  I .........    272        91%         619            0.68
Gables Hickory Hollow II .........    276        91%         619            0.66
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                    1,166        94%         689            0.71
AUSTIN, TX
Gables Bluffstone ................    256        98%       1,057            1.07
Gables Central Park ..............    273        98%       1,168            1.24
Gables Great Hills ...............    276        97%         816            0.98
Gables Park Mesa .................    148        99%       1,107            1.01
Gables Town Lake .................    256        98%       1,195            1.28
                                   ------       ---        -----           -----
                                    1,209        98%       1,063            1.13
SAN ANTONIO, TX
Gables Colonnade I ...............    312        96%         802            0.88
Gables Wall Street ...............    232        94%         810            0.85
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                      544        95%         805            0.87
ORLANDO, FL
The Commons at Little Lake Bryan I    280       100%         --(B)         --(B)
                                   ------       ---         ----           -----
                                      280       100%         --            --   

   TOTALS ........................ 24,338        95%      $  858          $ 0.87
                                   ======       ===         ====          ======
<FN>
(A)  This  property was acquired  April 1, 1998 and is currently in the lease-up
     phase.  An occupancy rate of 93% is disclosed as a stabilized net operating
     income level has been  guaranteed by the seller through  December 31, 1998.
     At September 30, 1998, the actual occupancy rate for this property was 78%.
                                                                        
(B)  This  property  is leased to a single  user group  pursuant to a triple net
     master lease.  Accordingly,  scheduled  rent data is not reflected as it is
     not comparable to the rest of Gables' portfolio.

</FN>
</TABLE>
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                                    Page-27

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)
   
PORTFOLIO  INDEBTEDNESS  AND INTEREST  RATE  PROTECTION  AGREEMENT  SUMMARIES AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
                                                                                
Portfolio Indebtedness Summary (A)                                              
- ----------------------------------                                              
                                                                                
                                       Percentage  Interest   Total     Years to
Type of Indebtedness          Balance   of Total   Rate (B)  Rate (C)   Maturity
- ---------------------        --------- ----------  --------  --------   --------
                                                                                
Fixed-rate:                                                                     
Secured notes                $126,003       15.5%     7.80%     7.80%       9.58
Unsecured notes (D)           323,764       39.8%     7.23%     7.23%       5.04
Tax-exempt                     90,730       11.1%     6.02%     6.32%       9.04
                             --------    -------   -------   -------     -------
     Total fixed-rate        $540,497       66.4%     7.16%     7.21%       6.77
                             --------    -------   -------   -------     -------
                                                                                
Tax-exempt variable-rate     $150,070       18.4%     3.83%     4.82%       7.42
                             --------    -------   -------   -------     -------
                                                                                
Unsecured credit facilities  $123,693       15.2%     6.32%     6.32%       2.01
                             --------    -------   -------   -------     -------
                                                                                
Total portfolio debt (E),(F) $814,260      100.0%     6.42%     6.63%       6.17
                             ========    =======   =======   =======     =======
                                                                                
                                                                                
(A)  This  summary is presented on a pro forma basis as if Gables had closed its
     $65 million October, 1998 Debt Offerings on September 30, 1998 and had used
     the proceeds to reduce unsecured credit facilities debt.
                                                                                
(B)  Interest Rate represents the weighted average interest rate incurred on the
     indebtedness,  exclusive of deferred financing cost amortization and credit
     enhancement fees, as applicable.
                                                                                
(C)  Total Rate represents the Interest Rate (B) plus credit  enhancement  fees,
     as applicable.
                                                                                
(D)  Unsecured conventional  fixed-rate debt includes $40,000 of financing which
     bears  interest  at  LIBOR  plus a  spread  of  0.80%.  Such  financing  is
     effectively  fixed at an  all-in  rate of 6.15%  after the  application  of
     $40,000 of the $44,530  interest rate cap and swap  arrangements  described
     below.
                                                                                
(E)  Interest  associated with construction  activities is capitalized as a cost
     of  development  and does  not  impact  current  earnings.  The  qualifying
     construction  expenditures  at September  30, 1998 for purposes of interest
     capitalization were $139,111.
                                                                                
(F)  Excludes $16.4 million of tax-exempt bonds and $17.8 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    Lock Price     Date         Date    
- ------------------------         -------   -----------   ---------  -----------
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Cap"     $44,530     6.25% (G)  01/27/94   01/30/99    
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Swap"    $44,530     5.35% (G)  08/30/96   08/30/99 (H)
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Swap"    $25,000     5.76% (G)  02/27/98   02/27/00 (I)
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Swap"    $40,000     4.79% (G)  11/30/98   09/30/00    
                                                                                
Treasury, 7-year-"Treasury Lock"  $50,000     6.27%      09/22/97   10/01/98    
                                                                                
(G)  The 30-day LIBOR rate in effect at September 30, 1998 was 5.38%.
                                                                                
(H)  This is a knock-out swap agreement  which fixes Gables'  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.
                                                                                
(I)  This is a knock-out swap agreement  which fixes Gables'  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-28

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Property and Per Unit Amounts)
 
Year 2000 Compliance
- --------------------

The statements in the following section include "Year 2000 readiness disclosure"
within the meaning of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness  Disclosure Act of
1998.

The Year 2000 issue  occurs  when  business  application  software  or  embedded
microcontrollers  use  two  digits  to  specify  the  year,  rather  than  four.
Therefore,  on January 1, 2000, unless corrections are made, most computers with
time-sensitive  software programs will recognize the year as "00" and may assume
that  the  year  is  "1900".   This  could   result  in  a  system   failure  or
miscalculations which could result in disruptions of normal business operations.
The Year 2000 issue can also affect  embedded  microcontrollers  in non-computer
equipment such as elevators, HVAC and security systems. Gables is in the process
of  assessing  the  impact  of the  Year  2000  issue  on its  computer  systems
(hardware),   software  and  other  equipment  with  embedded   microcontrollers
(non-IT).  Gables' Year 2000  Project is divided into four phases,  as described
below:

PHASE 1 - Inventory  assessment:  Identify all equipment that could  potentially
          be affected by the Year 2000 issue.  Equipment  is divided  into three
          categories: hardware, software and non-IT.
PHASE 2 - Contact vendors and third-party service providers: Contact the vendors
          and  third-party  service  providers that maintain  and/or support the
          equipment identified in Phase I to obtain a Year 2000 compliance 
          certification.
PHASE 3 - Determine  scope of  non-compliance:  Based  on  vendor  response  and
          in-house testing, assemble a list of items that will not be  compliant
          and prioritize the items to be either replaced or retrofitted.
PHASE 4 - Implementation, identification  of  alternative solutions and testing:
          Replace or retrofit  items that are not  Year 2000 compliant, identify
          and implement alternative solutions to  items that  cannot be replaced
          or retrofitted, and perform testing thereof.

Gables' progress is described by category in the following table:

Category         Status                        Expected Phase 4 Completion Date
- --------        --------                       --------------------------------
Hardware        Working on Phase 4                         3/31/99
Software        Working on Phases 2-4                      3/31/99
Non-IT          Working on Phase 2                         3/31/99

Gables'  costs of  addressing  the Year 2000  issue  have not been,  and are not
expected to be,  material and will relate  primarily to costs of upgrading older
equipment,  in addition to personnel resource allocation.  However, no estimates
can be made as to the potential  adverse  impact  resulting  from the failure of
third party  service  providers  and vendors to prepare for the Year 2000 issue.
Gables has included banks and utilities in its vendor survey,  as their services
are considered to be  mission-critical  to its business function.  As with other
vendors,  Gables is attempting  to attain  compliance  certification  from these
vendors to assure that there will be no business  interruption  to its customers
on January 1, 2000. Based on vendor response and in-house  testing,  Gables will
develop  specific  contingency  plans,  if necessary.  In addition,  Gables will
design  a  general   contingency   plan  to  be  implemented  in  the  event  of
unanticipated equipment and systems failures. However, there can be no assurance
that such plan will be adequate or that  failures or delays by third  parties in
achieving   Year  2000   compliance   will  not  result  in  material   business
interruptions, loss of revenues or other adverse effects.

The   discussion   above   regarding   Gables'   Year  2000   Project   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. Gables' assessment of the impact of the Year 2000 issue may prove to
be  inaccurate  due to a number  of  factors  which  cannot be  determined  with
certainty,  including the receipt of inaccurate  compliance  certifications from
third party vendors,  inaccurate  testing or assessments by Gables' personnel of
its equipment or systems,  and  inaccurate  projections by Gables of the cost of
remediation  and/or  replacement of affected equipment and systems. A failure by
Gables to adequately  remediate or replace affected  equipment or systems due to
the factors cited above or for other reasons,  a material increase in the actual
cost of such remediation or replacement, or a failure by a third party vendor to
remediate  Year 2000  problems  in systems  that are vital to the  operation  of
Gables'  properties or financial systems,  could cause a material  disruption to
its  business  and  adversely  affect its  results of  operations and  financial
condition.
<PAGE>
                                    Page-29

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

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.  Reference is made to "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources"
for a discussion of Gables' cash needs and cash flows. A  reconciliation  of FFO
and AFFO follows:  
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Three Months            Nine Months 
                                                                   Ended September 30,     Ended September 30,
                                                                   1998          1997       1998       1997
                                                                  ------        ------     ------     ------ 
<S>                                                             <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>

Net income available to common unitholders                        $7,644        $8,819    $23,768    $28,342  
Extraordinary  loss                                                    0             0          0        712 
Loss on  treasury  locks                                           3,627             0      5,637          0  
Amortization  of loss on extension of used treasury locks            (46)            0        (96)         0
Gain on sale of  real  estate  assets                                  0          (491)         0     (5,349)  
Real  estate  asset depreciation:  
     Wholly-owned  real estate assets                             10,887         6,139     28,581     16,925 
     Joint venture real estate assets                                 55            56        167        167
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------
          Total                                                   10,942         6,195     28,748     17,092
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS - BASIC                                    $22,167       $14,523    $58,057    $40,797
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------
Amortization of discount on long-term liability (a)                  192             0        384          0
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS - DILUTED                                  $22,359       $14,523    $58,441    $40,797
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------
Capital expenditures for operating apartment communities:
      Carpet                                                       1,011           528      2,163      1,300
      Roofing                                                         96            31        130        136
      Exterior painting                                                0           168          0        224
      Appliances                                                     158            51        315        136
      Other additions and improvements                               921           591      2,628      1,633
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------
               Total                                               2,186         1,369      5,236      3,429
                                                                 -------        ------    -------   --------

ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS - DILUTED                         $20,173       $13,154    $53,205    $37,368
                                                                 =======        ======    =======   ========
AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING - BASIC                                 32,532        23,150     29,400     22,980
                                                                 =======        ======    =======   ========
AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING - DILUTED                               33,072        23,308     29,820     23,125
                                                                 =======        ======    =======   ========
<FN>
(a)  This  obligation  will be settled with Units.  Such Units are excluded from
     basic Units  outstanding,  but are included in the  calculation  of diluted
     Units outstanding.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                    Page-30


Part II - Other Information

         Item 1:  Legal Proceedings

                  None

         Item 2:  Changes in Securities

                    Each time the Company issues shares of beneficial  interest,
                    it  contributes   the  proceeds  of  such  issuance  to  the
                    Operating  Partnership  in return for a like number of Units
                    with rights and preferences  analogous to the shares issued.
                    During the period  commencing  on July 1, 1998 and ending on
                    September  30, 1998, in  connection  with such  issuances of
                    shares by the Company during that time period, the Operating
                    Partnership  issued an aggregate  87,855 common Units to the
                    Company.  Such Units were issued in reliance on an exemption
                    from  registration  under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
                    of  1933,  as  amended,   and  the  rules  and   regulations
                    promulgated thereunder.
 
         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

 
                    10.1 * Forward  Treasury Lock Agreement  (notional amount of
                         $50,000,000)  between Gables Realty Limited Partnership
                         and J.P. Morgan  Securities Inc., dated as of September
                         22, 1997 and amended on August 19, 1998.

                    10.2 * Forward  Treasury Lock Agreement  (notional amount of
                         $50,000,000)  between Gables Realty Limited Partnership
                         and J.P. Morgan  Securities Inc., dated as of September
                         22, 1997 and amended on September 30, 1998.
 
                    10.3 *  Interest  Rate Swap  Agreement  (notional  amount of
                         $40,000,000)  between Gables Realty Limited Partnership
                         and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, dated as
                         of September 28, 1998.
 
                    27   * Financial Data Schedule
                                            
                         ------------ 
                         * Filed herewith
 
                  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

                          None
 
<PAGE>
                                    Page-31


                                    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:    November 11, 1998   GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                             By:      Gables GP, Inc.
                             Its:     General Partner
 
                              /s /  Marvin R. Banks, Jr. 
                             -----------------------------------              
                              Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
                              Senior Vice President and Chief
                              Financial Officer
                              (Authorized Officer of the Registrant
                              and Principal Financial Officer)


                         FORWARD TREASURY LOCK AGREEMENT
                           Amended on August 19, 1998

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Forward
Treasury  Lock  Transaction  entered into between J.P.  Morgan  Securities  Inc.
("JPMSI") and Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Counterparty")  on the
Trade Date specified below (the  "Transaction").  This Confirmation  evidences a
complete binding agreement between you and us as to the terms of the Transaction
to which this Confirmation relates.  This Confirmation,  together with all other
documents  referring to the ISDA Form of Master  Agreement  (Multicurrency-Cross
Border)(the  "ISDA Form")(each a  "Confirmation")  confirming  transactions (the
"Transactions")  entered  into  between  us  (notwithstanding  anything  to  the
contrary in a Confirmation), shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to
an  agreement in the form of the ISDA Form as if we had executed an agreement in
such a form (but  without  any  Schedule)  on the Trade  Date of the first  such
Transaction between us. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of that agreement and this Confirmation,  this Confirmation will prevail for the
purpose of this Transaction.

Each party  represents  that (i) it is entering into the  Transaction  evidenced
hereby as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity);  (ii) the other
party is not  acting  as  fiduciary  for it;  (iii) it is not  relying  upon any
representations  except  those  expressly  set  forth in the  ISDA  Form or this
Confirmation;  (iv) it has  consulted  with  its  own  legal,  regulatory,  tax,
business,  investment,  financial,  and accounting advisors to the extent it has
deemed  necessary,  and it has made its own  investment,  hedging,  and  trading
decisions  based upon its own judgment and upon any advise from such advisors as
it has deemed  necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party; and
(v) it is entering into this Transaction with a full understanding of the terms,
conditions  and risks  thereof and it is capable of and willing to assume  those
risks.

The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates is as follows:

1.   PAYMENT.  The parties  hereto agree that on the  Settlement  Date a payment
     shall be made equal to the Payment Amount on the Determination Date. If the
     Payment Amount is a positive number,  JPMSI shall pay the Payment Amount to
     the Counterparty.  If the Payment Amount is a negative number, Counterparty
     shall pay the absolute value of the Payment Amount to JPMSI.

2.   DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT AMOUNT. On or before the  Determination  Date, the
     Counterparty  shall contact JPMSI between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern
     time), and the Counterparty and JPMSI shall at such time agree on a time on
     such date (the "Lock Time") for determining the Payment Amount. JPMSI shall
     then determine the Payment Amount as of the Lock Time, and shall notify the
     Counterparty thereof by close of business on such date. If the Counterparty
     has not notified  JPMSI by 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern  time) on the  Determination
     Date in order to set a Lock Time, the Lock Time shall be 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
     time) on the Determination Date. All determinations hereunder shall be made
     by JPMSI in good faith and in accordance with its standard practices in the
     Determination Date and as of the Lock Time.

<PAGE>

3.   DEFINITIONS  As used herein,  the following  terms shall have the following
     meaning:

                  Trade Date:         September 22, 1997
                  Amendment Date:     July 24, 1998
                  Reference Treasury: 7 7/8% of November 15, 2004
                  Notional Amount:    USD 50,000,000.00
                  Reference Price:    108 - 10
                  Reference Yield:    6.240%

The "Offer  Price"  for the  Reference  Treasury  on any day shall mean the spot
"offer"  price  for  the  Reference  Treasury,  expressed  as a  percentage,  as
determined by JPMSI in its reasonable good faith judgment.

The "Payment Amount" on any day shall mean an amount equal to the product of (i)
the  difference  between the  Reference  Price minus the Offer Price on such day
multiplied by (ii) the Notional Amount.

                  Determination Date: August 21, 1998
                  Settlement Date:    August 24, 1998
                  Governing Law:      New York
<PAGE>

Each party hereby agrees to make  payments to the other in accordance  with this
Confirmation and the ISDA Form. Please confirm your agreement to be bound by the
terms of the  foregoing by executing  this  facsimile of this  Confirmation  and
returning it to us. Please send to the attention of Irina  Gartsbeyn  (Telephone
Number:,   Facsimile  Number:).  When  referencing  this  Confirmation,   please
indicate: JPMSI Treasury Lock Transaction #000114.


We are very pleased to have executed this transaction with Gables Realty Limited
Partnership.

With kind regards,                         Accepted and Confirmed as of the date
                                           first above written

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.               GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

BY:   /s/ Jason Manske                     BY: /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
     ---------------------------               -----------------------------

     Name: Jason Manske                    Name: Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
     Title:Vice President                  Title:Senior Vice President





                         FORWARD TREASURY LOCK AGREEMENT
                          Amended on September 30, 1998

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Forward
Treasury  Lock  Transaction  entered into between J.P.  Morgan  Securities  Inc.
("JPMSI") and Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Counterparty")  on the
Trade Date specified below (the  "Transaction").  This Confirmation  evidences a
complete binding agreement between you and us as to the terms of the Transaction
to which this Confirmation relates.  This Confirmation,  together with all other
documents  referring to the ISDA Form of Master  Agreement  (Multicurrency-Cross
Border)(the  "ISDA Form")(each a  "Confirmation")  confirming  transactions (the
"Transactions")  entered  into  between  us  (notwithstanding  anything  to  the
contrary in a Confirmation), shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to
an  agreement in the form of the ISDA Form as if we had executed an agreement in
such a form (but  without  any  Schedule)  on the Trade  Date of the first  such
Transaction between us. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of that agreement and this Confirmation,  this Confirmation will prevail for the
purpose of this Transaction.

Each party  represents  that (i) it is entering into the  Transaction  evidenced
hereby as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity);  (ii) the other
party is not  acting  as  fiduciary  for it;  (iii) it is not  relying  upon any
representations  except  those  expressly  set  forth in the  ISDA  Form or this
Confirmation;  (iv) it has  consulted  with  its  own  legal,  regulatory,  tax,
business,  investment,  financial,  and accounting advisors to the extent it has
deemed  necessary,  and it has made its own  investment,  hedging,  and  trading
decisions  based upon its own judgment and upon any advise from such advisors as
it has deemed  necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party; and
(v) it is entering into this Transaction with a full understanding of the terms,
conditions  and risks  thereof and it is capable of and willing to assume  those
risks.

The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates is as follows:

1.   PAYMENT.  The parties  hereto agree that on the  Settlement  Date a payment
     shall be made equal to the Payment Amount on the Determination Date. If the
     Payment Amount is a positive number,  JPMSI shall pay the Payment Amount to
     the Counterparty.  If the Payment Amount is a negative number, Counterparty
     shall pay the absolute value of the Payment Amount to JPMSI.

2.   DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT AMOUNT. On or before the  Determination  Date, the
     Counterparty  shall contact JPMSI between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern
     time), and the Counterparty and JPMSI shall at such time agree on a time on
     such date (the "Lock Time") for determining the Payment Amount. JPMSI shall
     then determine the Payment Amount as of the Lock Time, and shall notify the
     Counterparty thereof by close of business on such date. If the Counterparty
     has not notified  JPMSI by 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern  time) on the  Determination
     Date in order to set a Lock Time, the Lock Time shall be 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
     time) on the Determination Date. All determinations hereunder shall be made
     by JPMSI in good faith and in accordance with its standard practices in the
     Determination Date and as of the Lock Time.
<PAGE>

3.   DEFINITIONS  As used herein,  the following  terms shall have the following
     meaning:

                  Trade Date:         September 22, 1997

                  Amendment Date:     September 30, 1998

                  Reference Treasury: 7 7/8% of November 15, 2004
 
                  Notional Amount:    USD 50,000,000.00

                  Reference Price:    108 - 1 7/8

                  Reference Yield:    6.267%

     The "Offer Price" for the Reference Treasury on any day shall mean the spot
     "offer" price for the  Reference  Treasury,  expressed as a percentage,  as
     determined by JPMSI in its reasonable good faith judgment.

     The  "Payment  Amount" on any day shall mean an amount equal to the product
     of (i) the difference  between the Reference Price minus the Offer Price on
     such day multiplied by (ii) the Notional Amount.

                  Determination Date: October 1, 1998

                  Settlement Date:    October 2, 1998

                  Governing Law:      New York
<PAGE>

Each party hereby agrees to make  payments to the other in accordance  with this
Confirmation and the ISDA Form. Please confirm your agreement to be bound by the
terms of the  foregoing by executing  this  facsimile of this  Confirmation  and
returning  it to us.  Please  send  to  the  attention  of  Irina  X.  Gartsbeyn
(Telephone  Number:  (212)  648-7004,   Facsimile   Transmission  Number:  (212)
648-5088).  When referencing this Confirmation,  please indicate: JPMSI Treasury
Lock Transaction #000114.

We are very pleased to have executed this transaction with Gables Realty Limited
Partnership.

With kind regards,                       Accepted and Confirmed as of the date
                                         first above written



J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.                  GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

BY:   /s/ Jason Manske                        BY: /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
     ---------------------------                  -----------------------------

     Name: Jason Manske                       Name: Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
     Title:Vice President                     Title:Senior Vice President



                                Swap Transaction


Date:    28 September 1998


The purpose of this agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Swap
Transaction entered into between:

                    MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                       and

                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


on the Trade Date and identified by the Morgan Deal Number  specified below (the
'Swap  Transaction').  This letter  agreement  constitutes a  'Confirmation'  as
referred to in the agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 1991 ISDA Definitions subject to
the 1998  ISDA  Supplement  (as  published  by the  International  Swap  Dealers
Association,  Inc.) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any
inconsistency  between those  definitions and provisions and this  Confirmation,
this Confirmation will govern.

Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York is, together with other United Kingdom
listed  institutions,  subject  to the Bank of  England's  Code of  Conduct.  In
connection   therewith,   this  and  certain  future   wholesale   money  market
transactions  will be outside the Financial  Services Act, but you will have the
benefit of the Code of Conduct.

1. If MORGAN  GUARANTY  TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK  ('Morgan')  and GABLES REALTY
LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP  (the  'Counterparty')  are parties to a Master  Agreement,
Interest  Rate and Currency  Exchange  Agreement or other  similar  Agreement (a
'Swap  Agreement'),  this  Confirmation  supplements,  forms a part  of,  and is
subject to such Swap  Agreement.  In the event that Morgan and the  Counterparty
are  parties to more than one Swap  Agreement,  this  Confirmation  supplements,
forms a part of, and is subject to the Swap  Agreement  most  recently  executed
between the parties.

If Morgan and the  Counterparty  are not yet  parties to a Swap  Agreement,  the
parties agree that this  Transaction will be documented under a master agreement
to be  entered  into  on the  basis  of the  printed  form of  Master  Agreement
(Multicurrency-Cross   Border)   published  by  the   International   Swaps  and
Derivatives  Association,  Inc.,  together  with such changes as shall be agreed
between the parties (the 'Master Agreement'). Upon execution and delivery by the
parties of the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall supplement, form a part
of, and be subject to such  Master  Agreement.  Until the  parties  execute  and
deliver the Master Agreement,  this Confirmation  shall supplement,  form a part
of, and be subject to the printed form of Master Agreement published by ISDA, as
if the parties had executed that agreement (but without any Schedule thereto) on
the Trade Date of this Transaction.

2. The terms of the  particular  Swap  Transaction  to which  this  Confirmation
relates are as follows:


<PAGE>

Morgan Deal Number:                252704

Trade Date:                        25 September 1998

Effective Date:                    30 November 1998

Termination Date:                  29 September 2000, subject to adjustments
                                   in accordance with the Modified Following
                                   Business Day Convention

Fixed Amounts:

Fixed Rate Payer:                  Counterparty

Notional Amount:                   40,000,000.00 USD

Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates:    Monthly on day 30 starting with 30
                                   December 1998 up to, and including
                                   30 August 2000, subject to adjustment
                                   in accordance with the Modified Following
                                   Business Day Convention and there will be
                                   an adjustment to the Calculation Period.

Fixed Rate:                        4.785000 percent

Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction:     Actual/360

Final Calculation Period:          From 30 August 2000 to 29 September
                                   2000, subject to adjustments in accordance
                                   with the Modified Following Business Day
                                   Convention.

Fixed Rate:                        4.785000 percent


Floating Amounts:

Floating Rate Payer:               Morgan

Notional Amount:                   40,000,000.00 USD

Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates: Monthly on day 30 starting with 30
                                   December 1998 up to, and including,
                                   30 August 2000, subject to adjustment
                                   in accordance with the Modified Following
                                   Business Day Convention and there will be
                                   and adjustment to the Calculation Period.

Floating Rate Option:              USD - LIBOR - BBA

Designated Maturity:               1 Month

Spread:                            None
<PAGE>

Floating Rate Day Count Fraction:  Actual/360

Reset Dates:                       The first day of each Calculation Period.

Compounding:                       Inapplicable


Final Calculation Period:          From 30 August 2000 to 29 September
                                   2000, subject to adjustment in accordance
                                   with the Modified Following Business Day
                                   Convention.

Designated Maturity:               1 Month

Floating Rate Option:              USD - LIBOR - BBA

Spread:                            None

Payment Business Day Locations for 
     Counterparty:                 London,  New York

Payment Business Day Locations for 
     Morgan:                       London,  New York

Payments will be:                  Net

i.   The cross  default  provision of section 5 (a)(vi) of the  Agreement  shall
     apply to both parties with regard to any  obligation in respect of borrowed
     money and  commitments to lend in an aggregate  amount of not less than the
     threshold  amount  which  for  Morgan  shall  be 3  percent  of  the  total
     stockholders  equity of Morgan and which for the  counterparty  shall be an
     amount reflective of its credit as agreed to by the parties.

ii.  The  credit  event  upon  merger  provisions  of  section 5 (b)(iv)  of the
     Agreement shall not apply to Morgan.

3.  Account Details

Payment to Morgan:

Account for payments in USD:       Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
                                   23 Wall Street
                                   New York
Favour:                            Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York-
                                   London Office

ABA/Bank No.:
Account No.:                       670 07 054
Reference:                         Further Credit to Swaps Group Account:
                                   10005035
                                   Please send MT 100 cover cable to MGT
                                   London

<PAGE>

Payments to Counterparty:

Accounts for payments in USD:

Favour:                            GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ABA/Bank No.:                      061000010
Account No.:                       12-653-546
Reference:


4.  Offices:

(a)      The Office of Morgan for the Swap Transaction is LONDON; and
(b)      The Office of the Counterparty for the Swap Transaction is ATLANTA.

All inquiries regarding payments and/or rate resettings only should be sent to:

Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
60 Victoria Embankment
London, EC4Y 0JP

Attention:                 Derivatives Processing Center
Telephone:                 011 44 171 325 3783
Facsimile:                 011 44 171 325 7400
Telex:                     896631 MGT G
Cable:                     Morganbank

Please quote the Morgan Deal Number indicated above.

All inquiries regarding confirmations should be sent to:

Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
60 Wall Street
New York,  New York  10260

Attention:                 Amy Harris

Telephone:                 1-212-648-8882
Facsimile:                 1-212-648-5117

Please quote the Morgan Deal Number indicated above.

JP MORGAN SECURITIES  INCORPORATED is acting solely as agent for Morgan and will
have no obligations under this Swap Transaction.

Each party  represents  that (i) it is entering into the  transaction  evidenced
hereby as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity);  (ii) the other
party is not acting as a  fiduciary  for it;  (iii) it is not  relying  upon any
representations  except  those  expressly  set  forth in the  Agreement  or this
Confirmation;  (iv) it has  consulted  with  its  own  legal,  regulatory,  tax,
business,  investment,  financial,  and accounting advisors to the extent it has
deemed  necessary,  and it has made its own  investment,  hedging,  and  trading
decisions  based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as
it has deemed  necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party; and
(v) it is entering into this transaction with a full understanding of the terms,
conditions  and risks  thereof and it is capable of and willing to assume  those
risks.
<PAGE>

Please  confirm  that  the  foregoing  correctly  sets  forth  the  terms of our
agreement by executing a copy of this  Confirmation and returning it to us or by
sending to us a letter, telex or facsimile substantially similar to this letter,
which  letter,  telex or  facsimile  sets forth the  material  terms of the Swap
Transaction to which this Confirmation  relates and indicates agreement to those
terms. When referring to this Confirmation, please indicate: Morgan Deal Number:
252704.



Your sincerely,


JP MORGAN SECURITIES INCORPORATED,
as Agent for and signing on behalf of:

MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK

By:      /s/ Jason P. Manske 
         ----------------------------                
Name:    Jason P. Manske
Title:   Vice President



Confirmed as of the date first above written:

GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


By:      /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
         -----------------------------           
Name:    Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
Title:   Senior Vice President

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