MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                            CarrAmerica Realty Corp.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title Of Class of Securities)

                                    144418100
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                                 (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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   CUSIP NO. 144418100  13G                                   PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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     1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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     2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                       (a)
                                       (b)
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     3      SEC USE ONLY
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     4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             Delaware

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                          5      SOLE VOTING POWER

         NUMBER OF              None

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    SHARES BENEFICIALLY   6      SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY EACH
                                0

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                          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING PERSON WITH
                                None

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                          8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                0
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     9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             0

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



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     11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           0%

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     12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           BD, CO

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G


Item 1 (a)                 Name of Issuer:

                           CarrAmerica Realty Corp. (the "Company")

Item 1 (b)                 Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                           -----------------------------------------------

                           1850 K Street NW
                           Washington, DC 20006

Item 2 (a)                 Names of Person Filing:
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                           Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Item 2 (b)                 Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None,
                           Residence:
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                           Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
                           World Financial Center, North Tower
                           250 Vesey Street
                           New York, New York 10281

Item 2 (c)                 Citizenship:

                           See Item 4 of Cover Pages

Item 2 (d)                 Title of Class of Securities:
                           ----------------------------

                           See Cover Page

Item 2 (e)                 CUSIP Number:

                           See Cover Page
Item 3

                  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated  ("MLPF&S")
         is a  broker-dealer  registered  under  Section  15 of  the  Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 4            Ownership

                  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  See Item 9 of Cover Pages.  Pursuant to ss. 240.13d-4,  MLPF&S
         (the  "Reporting  Person")  disclaims   beneficial   ownership  of  the
         securities  of the Company  referred to herein,  and the filing of this
         Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission  that the Reporting
         Person is, for the  purposes of Section  13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the
         beneficial  owner of any  securities  of the  Company  covered  by this
         statement,  other than certain securities of the Company held in MLPF&S
         proprietary accounts.


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                  (b) Percent of Class

                                    See Item 11 of Cover Pages

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

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

                                    See Item 5 of Cover Pages

                       (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                                    See Item 6 of Cover Pages

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

                                    See Item 7 of Cover Pages

                       (iv)  shared  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                              disposition of

                                    See Item 8 of Cover Pages

Item 5             Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
                   --------------------------------------------

                           MLPF&S is a sponsor of various  UITs which  invest in
                  equity  securities as defined in ss.  240.13d-1(d).  While the
                  UITs have the  right to  receive,  or the power to direct  the
                  receipt of dividends  from or the  proceeds  from the sale of,
                  the  securities  reported  herein,  no single  UIT's  interest
                  relates  to more than 5% of the class of  securities  reported
                  herein.
                           If this  statement  is being filed to report the fact
                  that as of the date hereof the reporting  person has ceased to
                  be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class
                  of securities, check the following. / X /


Item 6             Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                   Person
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                           Not Applicable

Item 7             Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                   Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                   Holding Company.
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                           Not Applicable

Item 8             Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
                   ---------------------------------------------------------

                           Not Applicable

Item 9             Notice of Dissolution of Group
                   ------------------------------

                           Not Applicable


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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 purposes or effect.

Signature.

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


Date: September 10, 1999

                                            Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
                                            Smith Incorporated


                                            By:      /s/ Andrea Lowenthal
                                            Name:    Andrea Lowenthal
                                            Title:   Attorney-In-Fact*



















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         *Signed  pursuant to a Power of  Attorney,  dated  November  17,  1995,
         included as Exhibit A to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
         on February 12, 1999 with respect to International Paper Corporation.



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