FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-02-16
OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
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                  UNITED STATES
       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
             Washington, D.C. 20594


                  SCHEDULE 13G

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                (Amendment No 5)*



          Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
                (Name of Issuer)
                        
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share
         (Title of Class of Securities)
                        
                   345550-10-7
                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [   ].  (A
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1 and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less
of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*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 cover 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).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
  Harris William Investors (William Harris Investors, Inc.)

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
  GROUP*
  (a) [    ]
  (b) [    ]

3 SEC USE ONLY


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
  Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:

  5  SOLE VOTING POWER
     None

  6  SHARED VOTING POWER
     *993,098  *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A Common Stock.

  7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     *993,098  *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A Common Stock.

  8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     None

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING PERSON
  *993,098  *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A Common Stock.

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*[     ]

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
  (9)
  *5.05%  *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A Common Stock.

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
  IA
   *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                     
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    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
           Washington, DC 20549

               Schedule 13G
 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
              Amendment No 5
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
       Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
       1100 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square
       Cleveland, OH 44113-2203

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
       William Harris Investors, Inc. ("WHI")

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
       2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400
       Chicago, IL  60602

Item 2(c) Citizenship:
       The filing entity is a Delaware corporation

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
       Class A Common Stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
       345550-10-7

Item 3 Type of Person:
       (e)[X]Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
        the Investment Adviser Act of 1940

Item 4 Ownership at December 31, 1998:
          (a)  Amount beneficially owned:
           *993,098 shares
           *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
           Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A
           Common Stock.
         (b)  Percent of class:
           *5.05%
           *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class B
           Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A
           Common Stock.
         (c)  Number of shares as to which the filing person has:
           (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
              None
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           (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
              *993,098
              *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of Class
              B Common Stock into 368,530 shares of Class A
              Common Stock.
           (iii)     Sole power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of:
               *993,098
               *Assumes conversion of 368,530 shares of
               Class B Common Stock into 368,530 shares of
               Class A Common Stock.
           (iv)      Shared power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of:
               None

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:
      The securities reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
      discretionary clients of WHI.  Persons other than WHI are
      entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the
      sale of, those securities.

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 of 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 purpose or effect.


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Signature  After reasonable 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.



Date:      February 16, 1999

Signature:     /s/ Gary Neumayer

Name/Title:    Gary Neumayer, Treasurer and Compliance Officer
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