FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-02-10
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
________________________________________________________
(Name of Issuer)


Class A Common Stock
_______________________________________________________
(Title of Class and Securities)

345550107
_______________________________________________________

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)



* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a

reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the

subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment

containing information which would alter the disclosures provided

in a prior page.



The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall

not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the

liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all

other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).





                  (Continued on following page(s)


CUSIP No. 345550107                                             13G
_____________________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.      I.D. No. 62-0951781
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Tennessee
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :      Class A - None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 		Class B - 53,378
WITH
    ___________________________________
:(6) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER

                                         Class A - 1,651,900
                                         Class B - 135,200
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        (Discretionary Accounts)
                                   :       Class A - None
							 Class B - 53,378
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :     Class A - 1,651,900
                                         Class B - 135,200
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      (Discretionary & Non-discretionary Accounts)
        Class A - 1,651,900 
	  Class B - 188,578
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES -X- See Items 4(c)(ii) and (iv)
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       9.5% of Class A (assuming conversion of 188,578 Class B shares into
	Class A shares). Considered separately, 8.6% of Class A shares and 1.8%
	Of Class B shares.
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IA
_____________________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 345550107						13G
_____________________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 	Longleaf Partners Realty Fund				I.D. No. 62-1616883
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 	Massachusetts Business Trust
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :      None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     __________________________________________
WITH                               :(6) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER

                                         1,651,900 Class A shares
							135,200 Class B shares 
                                            
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        
                                   :       None
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   : 	1,651,900 Class A shares
							135,200 Class B shares
                                          
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      
        1,651,900 Class A shares
		135,200 Class B shares
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       9.2% of Class A (assuming conversion of 135,200 Class B shares into 
Class A shares). Considered separately, 8.6% of Class A shares and 1.3%
of Class B shares. 
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IV
_____________________________________________________________________________




CUSIP No.  345550107                                     13G
_____________________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
     O. Mason Hawkins                         I.D. No. ###-##-####
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                              (a)
                                              (b) X
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Citizen of United States
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                   :(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   :   (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY      :    None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     __________________________________________
WITH                               :(6) SHARED VOTING POWER

                                   :    None
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    None
                                   __________________________________________
                                   :(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   :    None
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       None  (See Item 3 )
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      0.0%
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
      IN
_____________________________________________________________________________



Item 1.

     (a). Name of Issuer: Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
          ("Issuer")

     (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          1100 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square
          Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Item 2.

     (a) and (b). Names and Principal Business Addresses of Persons
         Filing:

(1)		Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
              	6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 900
              	Memphis, TN 38119

(2) Longleaf Partners Realty Fund
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 900
Memphis, TN, 38119

(3)		Mr. O. Mason Hawkins
              	Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.
              	Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
              	6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 900
              	Memphis, TN 38119


     (c). Citizenship:

Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. - A Tennessee corporation

Longleaf Partners Realty Fund is a series of Longleaf Partners 
Funds Trust, a Massachusetts business trust

Mr. O. Mason Hawkins - U.S. Citizen

     (d). Title of Class of Securities:  

			Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Securities")
			Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Securities")

     (e). Cusip Number:  	Class A - 345550107
					Class B - 345550305

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1 (b) or
 13d-2 (b), check whether the person filing is a:

(d.) Investment Company registered under Sec. 8 of the Investment 
Company Act -Longleaf Partners Realty Fund, a series of 
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust.

(e.) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  This statement is being filed
by Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. as a registered investment 
adviser. All of the securities covered by this report are owned 
legally by Southeastern's investment advisory clients and none 
are owned directly or indirectly by Southeastern.  As permitted 
by Rule 13d-4, the filing of this statement shall not be construed 
as an admission that Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. is the 
beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this statement.

(g.) Parent Holding Company.  This statement is also being filed by 
Mr. O. Mason Hawkins, Chairman of the Board and C.E.O. of 
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. in the event he could be 
deemed to be a controlling person of that firm as the result of 
his official positions with or ownership of its voting securities. 
The existence of such control is expressly disclaimed.  Mr. Hawkins 
does not own directly or indirectly any securities covered by 
this statement for his own account.  As permitted by Rule 13d-4, 
the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission 
that Mr. Hawkins is the beneficial owner of any of the securities 
covered by this statement.

Item 4. Ownership:

     (a). Amount Beneficially Owned: (At 12/31/98)

            Class A Securities - 1,651,900 
		Class B Securities - 188,578

     (b). Percent of Class: 9.5% of Class A Securities (assuming conversion
		of 188,578 Class B Securities into Class A Securities). Considered
		separately, 8.6% of Class A Securities and 1.8% of Class B
		Securities. 
           
          Above percentage is based on 19,277,706 shares of Class A Securities
		Outstanding and 10,705,196 shares of Class B Securities outstanding
		at December 9, 1998.

     (c). Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i).   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    Class A - None
			  Class B - 53,378

          (ii).  shared or no power to vote or to direct the vote:

		     Shared:
                 Class A - 1,651,900 shares
		     Class B - 135,200 shares
Securities owned by Longleaf Partners Realty Fund, an open-end 
management investment company registered under the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940.

No Power to Vote - 0 shares. This figure does not include  
453,700 shares of Class A Securities held by completely 
non-discretionary accounts over which the filing parties 
have neither voting nor dispositive power and for which 
the filing parties disclaim beneficial ownership.

          (iii). sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                 of:

                    Class A - None
			  Class B - 53,378

          (iv).  shared or no power to dispose or to direct the
                 disposition of:

                 Shared:
Class A - 1,651,900 shares
Class B - 135,200 shares
Securities owned by Longleaf Partners Realty Fund, an open-end 
management investment company registered under the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940.

                 No Power - 0 shares. This figure does not include
			453,700 shares of Class A Securities held by 
completely non-discretionary accounts over which the 
filing parties have neither voting nor dispositive power 
and for which the filing parties disclaim beneficial 
ownership.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:  N/A


Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
        Person:  N/A


Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
        Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
        Holding Company:  N/A


Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
        N/A


Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:  N/A



Item 10. Certification:


By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.



                            Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and
belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.

Dated:	February 8, 1999
                              Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.

                              By  /s/ Charles D. Reaves
 					_______________________________________________
Charles D. Reaves
                              Vice President and General Counsel

					Longleaf Partners Realty Fund

                              By  /s/ Charles D. Reaves
 					_______________________________________________
Charles D. Reaves
                              Executive Vice President 

                              O. Mason Hawkins, Individually

                                /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
                              _______________________________________________

                       Joint Filing Agreement

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the persons or entities named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them of this Schedule 13G with respect
to the Securities of the Issuer and further agree that this joint
filing agreement be included as an exhibit to this Schedule 13G. In
evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as
of the 8th day of February, 1999.

Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.

                              By  /s/ Charles D. Reaves
 					_______________________________________________
Charles D. Reaves
                              Vice President and General Counsel


					Longleaf Partners Realty Fund
                             
 By  /s/ Charles D. Reaves
 					_______________________________________________
Charles D. Reaves
                              Executive Vice President 

                              O. Mason Hawkins, Individually

                                /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
                              _______________________________________________
                               


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