CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV
SC 14D1/A, 1995-06-19
REAL ESTATE
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549

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                         SCHEDULE 14D-1
      Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        Amendment No. 1

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                   CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV
                   (Name of Subject Company)

                    DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
                            (Bidder)

             UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
                        (Title of Class
                         of Securities)

                              NONE
                     (CUSIP Number of Class
                         of Securities)

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              Michael L. Ashner                    Copy to:
      DeForest Capital I Corporation           Mark I. Fisher
          100 Jericho Quadrangle              Rosenman & Colin
                 Suite 214                   575 Madison Avenue
        Jericho, New York  11735-2717   New York, New York  10022-2585
              (516) 822-0022                   (212) 940-8877

             (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
            Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
               Communications on Behalf of Bidder)


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                AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 14D-1

    This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Commission on June 2,
1995 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), by DeForest Ventures I L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the "Purchaser"), relating to the
Purchaser's offer to purchase up to 9,591 outstanding Units of
Limited Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund XV, a
California limited partnership, at $132 per Unit, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase,
dated June 2, 1995 (the "Offer to Purchase") and related Letter of
Transmittal.  Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-1 and the Offer to
Purchase.

Item 1. Security and Subject Company.


    (c)       The information set forth in the Supplement to the
Offer to Purchase in Section 13. "Background of the Offer," is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3. Past Contracts, Transactions or Negotiations with the
Subject Company.

    (a)-(b)   The information set forth in the Supplement to the
Offer to Purchase under "INTRODUCTION" and in Section 13.
"Background of the Offer," is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5. Purpose of the Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals of the
Bidder.

    (a)-(b)   The information set forth in the Supplement to the
Offer to Purchase in Section 13. "Background of the Offer," is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

    (a)       The information set forth in the Supplement to the
Offer to Purchase under "INTRODUCTION" is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 10. Additional Information.

    (f)       The information set forth in the Supplement to the
Offer to Purchase, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit (a)(4)
hereto, is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

    (a)(4)    Supplement to the Offer to Purchase, dated June 19, 1995.

    (z)(1)    Amended Stipulation of Settlement relating to the action entitled

              "In Re DeForest Tender Offer Securities Litigation" entered in the
              United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,
              Atlanta Division.

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                              SIGNATURE

    After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated: June 19, 1995


                              DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.
                              By:  DeForest Capital I Corporation
                                   its General Partner


                              By:/s/ Michael L. Ashner
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                                 Name:  Michael L. Ashner
                                 Title: President

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                          Exhibit Index


                                                     Sequentially
Exhibit No.                                         Numbered Page
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(a)(4)    Supplement to the Offer to Purchase,
          dated June 19, 1995.

(z)(1)    Amended Stipulation of Settlement relating        *
          to the action entitled "In Re DeForest
          Tender Offer Securities Litigation" entered
          in the United States District Court for the
          Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.


*    Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-1
filed by DeForest Ventures II L.P. ("Ventures II") on June 19, 1995
in respect of Ventures II's offer to purchase Units of Limited
Partnership Interest of National Property Investors II.



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                                                  Exhibit 99.(a)(4)


                            Supplement
                                to
                        Offer to Purchase
        Up to 9,591 Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                                of
                    CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XV
                               for
                          $132 Per Unit
                                by
                     DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.

THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND THE PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 30, 1995, UNLESS EXTENDED.

     The Purchaser hereby supplements and amends its offer to purchase up to
9,591 of the outstanding Units of Limited Partnership Interest of Century
Properties Fund XV, a California limited partnership for $132 per Unit, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated
June 2, 1995, in this Supplement and in the related Letter of Transmittal as
each may be supplemented or amended from time to time. Capitalized terms used in
the Offer to Purchase and this Supplement shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Glossary contained in this Supplement. BY EXECUTING A LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL, A UNITHOLDER WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED EXCLUSION FROM THE
SETTLEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REVOKED SUCH REQUEST AND THEREUPON BE BOUND BY
THE SETTLEMENT AND ALL ORDERS AND FINAL JUDGMENTS RENDERED IN THE ACTION.

     Limited Partners are urged to consider the following factors:

     o    THE PARTNERSHIP IS RECOMMENDING THAT, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS,
          UNITHOLDERS NOT TENDER THEIR UNITS.  As described in Section 9 of the
          Offer to Purchase, the Partnership has recently sold one of its
          properties.  It is expected that the Partnership will be distributing
          approximately $65 per Unit as a result of such property sale.  In
          addition, the Partnership continues to own six other properties. 
          Unitholders who tender their Units will not be entitled to receive any
          distributions from the Partnership.

     o    The Offer is being made pursuant to the terms of the Settlement of the
          Action which were described in the Offer to Purchase.  The Cash
          Consideration to be paid for each Unit tendered was determined as part
          of the negotiations conducted in connection with the Settlement.  In
          establishing the Cash Consideration, the Purchaser, an affiliate of
          the General Partner, was motivated to set the lowest price for the
          Units which may conflict with Unitholders receiving a higher price for
          the Units.

     o    The Derived Value of the Partnership's assets as of March 31, 1995
          estimated by the Purchaser, an affiliate of the General Partner, and
          disclosed in the Offer to Purchase was $235 per Unit and the equity

          value of the Partnership as of June 30, 1994 estimated by an
          independent third party and also disclosed in the Offer to Purchase
          was $231 per Unit.

     o    The General Partner and the Purchaser are affiliates and, accordingly,
          have conflicts of interest with respect to the Offer.  These include
          certain conflicts resulting from the terms of the Amended DeForest
          Loan which was obtained by the Purchaser to finance the Offer.  As a
          result, a conflict of interest may exist for the General Partner in
          determining whether to sell and/or refinance the Partnership's
          properties and whether to distribute the proceeds of any 

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          such sale or refinancing (See "Section 10. Conflicts of Interest and
          Transactions with Affiliates" in the Offer to Purchase for a more
          detailed explanation of this conflict.)

     o    As a result of the Original Tender Offers, the Purchaser, an
          affiliate of the General Partner, is in a position to significantly
          influence all Partnership decisions on which Unitholders may vote. 
          Consummation of the Offer may further enhance such voting influence. 
          (See "Section 7. Effects of the Offer" in the Offer to Purchase for
          additional information on limitations on the Purchaser's right to vote
          its Units.)

     o    Consummation of the Offer may limit the ability of Unitholders to
          dispose of Units in the secondary market during the twelve month
          period following completion of the Offer.  (See "Section 7.  Effects
          of the Offer" in the Offer to Purchase.)

     o    Unitholders who tender their Units will be giving up the opportunity
          to participate in any future potential benefits represented by the
          ownership of such Units such as future distributions, including
          distributions in respect of the recent property sale discussed in
          Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase.


                                      INTRODUCTION


     The "Introduction" to the Offer to Purchase is hereby supplemented and
amended as follows:

     The Offer is being made pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Unitholders who tender their Units will
receive the Cash Consideration of $132 per Unit and may also be entitled to
receive the Residual Settlement Premium. The per Unit amount of the Residual
Settlement Premium, which is not expected to be material, is dependent on the
amount of attorney's fees awarded by the Court following expiration of the Offer
and will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
The Residual Settlement Premium will range from a minimum of zero to a maximum
of approximately $5.69 per Unit if no attorney's fees are awarded. If the Court
awards the attorney's fees which have been requested, the maximum Residual

Settlement Premium will be approximately $1.19 per Unit. The Residual Settlement
Premium will be paid promptly after the Court's award of attorney's fee which is
expected to occur as soon as practicable following the expiration of the Offer.
(See "THE TENDER OFFER - Section 13. Background of the Offer".)

                               THE TENDER OFFER


     Section 6.  Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.

     Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase is hereby supplemented to include the
following:

     Potential Recharacterization of Loan. If the Loans are recharacterized for
tax purposes as current sales, then all Units tendered would be treated as
having been sold in 1995. Such recharacterization would require tendering
Unitholders to recognize gain or loss in 1995 with respect to all of their Units
tendered pursuant to the Offer but also might enable such Unitholders to deduct
their remaining suspended passive activity losses (if any) from the Partnership
in 1995. Such recharacterization also would result in a termination of the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes on the date the Loans are made.
Following a tax termination, the Partnership and, therefore, non-tendering
Unitholders, would report lower depreciation deductions for the balance of 1995
and for a period of years thereafter than they otherwise would. Non-tendering
Unitholders also may report slightly greater ordinary income (if any) on a
future sale of their Units, depending on the timing and other circumstances of
such sale, than they otherwise would absent a tax termination of the
Partnership. Finally, a tax termination of the Partnership would cause the
Partnership to have two taxable years within calendar year 1995, which could
result in a "bunching" of income for Unitholders (who are not individuals) whose
taxable year is not the calendar year.

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     Section 9. Certain information Concerning the Partnership.

     Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase is hereby supplemented and amended as
follows:

     The original anticipated holding period of the Partnership's properties was
five to twelve years following the acquisition of a property. Currently,
properties in the Partnership's portfolio have been held for varying periods
ranging from approximately 13 to 15 years.


Description of Properties.  A description of the properties in which the
Partnership has an ownership interest is as follows. Except as indicated, all of
the Partnership's remaining properties are owned in fee.



                                  Date of
     Name and Location            Purchase           Type              Size

     -----------------            --------    ------------------     ---------

Lakeside Place Apartments          12/80      Apartment Building     734 units
201 Wilcrest Drive
Houston, Texas

Summerhill Apartments              08/81      Apartment Building     240 units
10010 Whitehurst Drive
Dallas, Texas

Preston Creek Apartments           08/81      Apartment Building     228 units
5902 Preston Oaks Road
Dallas, Texas

Farmer's Lane Plaza                09/81      Shopping Center        94,000
SWC Highway and Farmers Lane                                         sq. ft.
Santa Rosa, California

Northbank Complex                  12/81      Office Building &      56,000
44-66 Club Road                               Restaurant             sq. ft.
Eugene, Oregon

Phoenix Business Park              05/82      Business Park          111,000
2700 N.E. Expressway                                                 sq. ft.
Atlanta, Georgia

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Accumulated Depreciation Schedule.  Set forth below is a table showing the gross
carrying value, accumulated depreciation and federal tax basis of each of the
Partnership's properties as of December 31, 1994.

                             Gross
                            Carrying  Accumulated                      Federal
      Property               Value    Depreciation    Rate    Method  Tax Basis
      --------             ----------  ----------     ----    ------  ----------

Preston Creek Apartments   $8,642,000  $2,974,000  6-27.5 yrs.  S/L   $2,759,000
Dallas, Texas

Farmer's Lane Plaza         7,593,000   2,574,000  6-39 yrs.    S/L    3,015,000
Santa Rosa, California

Northbank Complex           5,647,000   2,032,000  6-39 yrs.    S/L    1,907,000
Eugene, Oregon

Phoenix Business Park       7,276,000   2,533,000  6-39 yrs.    S/L    2,690,000
Atlanta, Georgia

Lakeside Place Apartments  29,162,000  11,914,000  6-27.5 yrs.  S/L   18,687,000
Houston, Texas

Summerhill Apartments       7,834,000   3,111,000  6-27.5 yrs.  S/L    2,333,000

Dallas, Texas              ----------  ----------                     ----------

          Totals          $66,154,000 $25,138,000                    $31,391,000
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Schedule of Mortgages.

                           Principal                                  Principal
                           Balance at                                  Balance
                          December 31, Interest   Period    Maturity    Due At
      Property               1994        Rate    Amortized    Date     Maturity
      --------            -----------  --------  ---------- --------  ----------

Preston Creek Apartments
  First Mortgage           $3,933,000    9.75%    30 Years  01/01/10         $0

Farmer's Lane Plaza
  First Mortgage            4,275,000   10.75%    30 Years  01/01/11          0
  Second Mortgage             282,000   10.75%    15 Years  02/01/96          0

Northbank Complex
  First Mortgage            2,118,000   11.00%    30 Years  09/01/95   2,082,000

Phoenix Business Park
  First Mortgage            2,758,000    8.62%    16 Years  09/01/99   2,284,000

Lakeside Place Apartments
  First Mortgage           14,832,000    9.60%    30 Years  07/01/01  14,043,000

Summerhill Apartments
  First Mortgage            3,182,000    9.00%    15 Years  12/01/08           0
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                           31,380,000

Less Unamortized Present
  Value Discounts:

Preston Creek Apartments     (953,000)
Farmer's Lane Plaza          (233,000)
Farmer's Lane Plaza           (15,000)
Northbank Complex             (86,000)
                          -----------                                -----------
          Totals          $30,093,000                                $18,409,000
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                               Occupancy Summary
                                       
                                             Average Occupancy Rate (%)
                                                 for the Year Ended
                                                    December 31,

                                             --------------------------
                                              1994      1993      1992
                                              ----      ----      ----
Lakeside Place Apartments  . . . . . . . .     96        90        89

Summerhill Apartments  . . . . . . . . . .     91        90        94

Preston Creek Apartments . . . . . . . . .     98        94        97

Farmer's Lane Plaza  . . . . . . . . . . .     97        95        95

Northbank Complex  . . . . . . . . . . . .     94        96        100

Phoenix Business Park  . . . . . . . . . .     80        93        87


                            Significant Tenants(1)
                               December 31, 1994

                                                                     Annualized
                                  Square   Nature of   Expiration     Base Rent
         Property                 Footage   Business   of Lease(2)   Per Year(3)
         --------                 -------   --------   -----------   -----------

Northbank Office Complex
  Brown, Roseta, Long & McConville  5,500  Attorneys       1998        $75,000
  North Bank Restaurant             5,515  Restaurant      1999         97,800

Farmers Lane Plaza
  Payless Drug Store               35,250  Drug Store      2010        220,313

Phoenix Business Park
  Broadcast Corp.                  12,842  TV Station      1996        103,462
  Bethco                           14,498  Computer         (4)        125,630
                                            Sales/Service
  General Services                 26,039  IRS Office      1996        174,999


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(1)  Tenant occupying 10% or more of total rentable square footage of the
     property.
(2)  None of the listed tenants have renewal options in their respective leases.
(3)  Represents annualized base rent excluding additional rent due as operating
     expense reimbursements, percentage rents and future contractual
     escalations.
(4)  This tenant occupies two office suites at the property.  The lease with
     respect to 11,803 sq. ft. expires in 1997 and the lease with respect to
     2,695 sq. ft. expires in 2000.

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Selected Financial Data.

     Set forth below is a summary of certain financial data for the Partnership
which has been excerpted or derived from the Partnership's Annual Reports on
Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 and 1990 and
the Partnership's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
March 31, 1995.  The quarterly data is unaudited.



                          Three Months
                         Ended March 31,     For the Years Ended December 31,
                         ---------------     --------------------------------
                         1995   1994      1994    1993    1992    1991    1990
                         ----   ----      ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
                              (Amounts in thousands except per unit data)

Total Revenues         $ 3,311 $ 3,066  $12,596 $11,755 $11,743 $12,358 $18,086
                       ======= =======  ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= 
Income (Loss) Before 
  Minority Interest In 
  Joint Venture's
  Operations           $    69 $  (246) $  (758)$(1,263)$  (803)$  (837)$(1,485)
                       
Minority Interest in 
  Joint Venture's 
  Operations               (38)    (26)     145    (132)    (93)    (63)    (36)
                       ------- -------  ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net Income (Loss) Before
  Extraordinary Item        31    (272)    (903) (1,395)   (896)   (900) (1,521)

Extraordinary Item           -       -        -       -       -       -     308
                       ------- -------  ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net Income (Loss)      $    31 $  (272) $  (903)$(1,395)$  (896)$  (900)$(1,213)
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Net Loss Per Limited
  Partnership Unit(1):
  Loss Before 
    Extraordinary Item $     - $    (3) $   (10)$   (15)$   (10)$   (10)$   (16)
  Extraordinary Item         -       -        -       -       -       -       3
                       ------- -------  ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net Loss               $     - $    (3) $   (10)$   (15)$   (10)$   (10)    (13)
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Total Assets           $49,509 $34,399  $49,291 $49,586 $50,874 $54,328 $59,173
                       ======= =======  ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Long-Term Obligations:
  Notes Payable        $34,159 $25,434  $34,229 $33,737 $33,533 $35,840 $39,828
                       ======= =======  ======= ======= ======= ======= =======

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(1)  $1,000 original contribution per unit, based on units outstanding during
     the year after giving effect to the allocation of net loss to the general
     partners.


     Section 13.  Background of the Offer.

     Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase is hereby supplemented to include the
following:

     As disclosed in the Offer to Purchase, neither the General Partner nor the
Purchaser has any present plans or intentions with respect to the sale of the
Partnership's property or the liquidation of the Partnership.  However, holders
of a majority of outstanding Units have the right to replace the General Partner
and thereby influence the timing of a sale or liquidation.

     The Cash Consideration was established as part of the Settlement as a
result of arm's length negotiations between the parties in the various
litigations described in the Offer to Purchase.

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     The equity analysis of the Partnership as of June 30, 1994 referred to in
Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase was conducted by Victor Capital Group.  Such
analysis utilized a methodology similar to that employed by the Purchaser in
estimating the Derived Value and employed capitalization rates ranging from
9.75% to 10.5%.


                                   GLOSSARY

Action:  The class action litigation entitled In Re DeForest Tender Offer
Securities Litigation (Civil Action No. 1:94-CV-2983-JEC) filed in the Court.

Amended DeForest Loan:  The Original DeForest Loan, as amended in connection
with consummation of the Settlement Tender Offers

Amended NPI Loan:  The Original NPI Loan as amended in connection with the
Settlement Tender Offers

Amended Loan Agreement:  The Original Loan Agreement, as amended on May 8, 1995,
to provide for the amendments to the Original Loans

Amended Loans:  The Amended DeForest Loan and the Amended NPI Loan

Apollo:  Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P.

Attributed Net Value:  The purchase price actually paid by the Purchaser or
DeForest II for Tendered Units of each of the Subject Partnerships multiplied by
the number of Tendered Units actually acquired at such price

Business Day:  Any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a federal holiday, and
consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 Midnight, New York
City time

Cap Rate:  The capitalization rate used in calculating the Derived Value


Cash Consideration:  The amount of cash paid to each Unitholder for each Unit
tendered upon consummation of the Offer

Code:  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

Commission:  The Securities and Exchange Commission

Court:  The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,
Atlanta Division

DeForest Capital:  DeForest Capital I Corporation, the  general partner of the
Purchaser

DeForest II:  DeForest Ventures II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and an
affiliate of the Purchaser

Derived Value:  The Purchaser's estimated net value of the Partnership's assets,
as determined in Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase

EBIDA:  Earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization

Eligible Institution:  A member firm of a registered national securities
exchange, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a
commercial bank, savings bank, credit union, savings and loan association or
trust company having an office, branch or agency in the United States

Exchange Act:  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Expiration Date:  12:00 Midnight, New York City Time on June 30, 1995, unless
and as extended.

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FCMC:  Fox Capital Management Corporation

Fox Partnerships:  Century Properties Fund XII; Century Properties Fund XIII;
Century Properties Fund XIV; Century Properties Fund XV; Century Properties Fund
XVI; Century Properties Fund XVII; Century Properties Fund XVIII; Century
Properties Fund XIX; Century Properties Growth Fund XXII; MRI Business
Properties Fund, Ltd.; MRI Business Properties Fund, Ltd. II; and MRI Business
Properties Fund, Ltd. III

FRI:  Fox Realty Investors

General Partner:  Fox Capital Management Corporation and Fox Realty Investors

Kidder:  Kidder Peabody Mortgage Capital Corporation

Lender:  PaineWebber Real Estate Securities Inc., the successor in interest to
Kidder


Loan:  A non-recourse loan to be extended to tendering Unitholders if Units in
excess of the Transfer Limitation are tendered

Loan Proceeds:  The proceeds of a Loan

NPI:  National Property Investors, Inc.,

NPI-AP Management:  NPI-AP Management, L.P

NPI Equity:  NPI Equity Investments II, Inc.

NPI Partnerships:  National Property Investors II; National Property Investors
III; National Property Investors 4; National Property Investors 5; National
Property Investors 6; National Property Investors 7; and National Property
Investors 8

NPI Realty:  NPI Realty Advisors, Inc.

Offer:  The Offer to Purchase, the Supplement thereto dated June 19, 1995, and
the related Letter of Transmittal, as each may be supplemented or amended from
time to time

Offer to Purchase:  The Offer of the Purchaser, dated June 2, 1995, to purchase
up to 9,591 Units

Order:  The Court order entered on May 19, 1995 determining, among other things,
that the terms of the Settlement were fair, reasonable and adequate, and
dismissing the Action with prejudice

Original DeForest Loan:  The loan obtained by the Purchaser in connection with
consummation of the Original Tender Offers in the principal amount of
$21,223,690

Original NPI Loan:  The loan obtained by DeForest II in connection with the
consummation of the Original Tender Offers, in the principal amount of
$13,250,690

Original Fox Tender Offers:  The Original Tender Offers for units of limited
partnership interest in the Fox Partnerships, commenced by DeForest I on October
17, 1994

Original Loan Agreement:  The agreement governing the Original Loans

Original Loans:  The Original DeForest Loan and the Original Fox Loan

Original NPI Tender Offers:  The Original Tender Offers for units of limited
partnership interest in the NPI Partnerships, commenced by the DeForest II on
October 17, 1994

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Original Purchase Price:  The purchase price offered for Units in the Original

Tender Offer for Units

Original Tender Offers:  The Original NPI Tender Offers and the Original Fox
Tender Offers

Partnership:  Century Properties Fund XV, a California limited partnership

Purchase Proceeds:  The Cash Consideration payable per Unit  in connection with
the purchase of Units upon consummation of the Offer

Purchaser:  DeForest Ventures I L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

Purchaser Cash Flow:  The cash revenues, with certain exceptions, to be received
by NPI-AP Management, and by certain other entities affiliated with NPI, less
allowable operating expenses.

Residual Settlement Premium:  An additional cash payment to which tendering
Unitholders may also be entitled pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.

Retained Units:  The Units which are not purchased pursuant to the Offer but
which are the subject of, and which comprise the security for, the Loans

Settlement:  The settlement of the Action governed by the Settlement Agreement

Settlement Agreement: The Court approved agreement governing the terms of the
Settlement

Settlement Notice:  The Notice of Class Action and Hearing of Proposed
Settlement

Settlement Premium:  $12, representing the amount of the Cash Consideration in
excess of the Original Purchase Price


Settlement Tender Offers: The Offer and the tender offers for units of the other
Subject Partnerships which were required to be made pursuant to the Settlement

Subject Partnerships:  The Partnership and the 18 other limited partnerships
which were the subject of the Original Tender Offers

Tender Cash Flow:  The amount of money received by the Purchaser and DeForest II
with respect to Tendered Units

Tendered Units:  The units of limited partnership  interest acquired in the
Original Tender Offers and acquired or held in connection with the Settlement
Tender Offers

TIN:  Taxpayer identification number

Transfer Limitation:  8,442 Units

Unitholders:  Holders of units of limited partnership interest

Units:  Units of limited partnership interest of the Partnership



                                             DEFOREST VENTURES I L.P.

June 19, 1995

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