PARKWAY PROPERTIES INC
10-Q, 1998-05-15
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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      WASHINGTON, DC  20549

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                            FORM 10-Q

         Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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            For Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1998
                  Commission File Number 1-11533


                     Parkway Properties, Inc.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Maryland                         74-2123597
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


                  One Jackson Place Suite 1000
                     188 East Capitol Street
                         P. O. Box 24647
                 Jackson, Mississippi 39225-4647
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       (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Issuer's telephone number, including area code   (601) 948-4091
                                               ------------------

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        Former name, former address and former 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  for 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.

                       YES      X       NO
                             -------         -------

      11,085,823  shares of Common Stock, $.001 par  value,  were
outstanding at May 14, 1998.



                    PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.

                            FORM 10-Q

                         TABLE OF CONTENTS
              FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1998

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                                                             Pages
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                   Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

   Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 1998 and
     December 31, 1997                                          3

   Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months
     Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                              4

   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the
     Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                 5

   Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
     Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997                 6

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                   7

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations       10



                     Part II.  Other Information



Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                      19



                              Signatures


Authorized signatures                                          20

                                
                                
                                
                                
                     PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
         (In thousands except share and per share data)

                                          March 31    December 31
                                            1998         1997
                                        ------------  -----------
                                        (Unaudited)
 Assets
 Real estate related investments:
   Office buildings...................... $507,477    $362,074
   Office buildings held for sale........   48,864           -
   Land held for development.............    1,721       1,721
   Accumulated depreciation..............  (16,238)    (14,143)
                                           --------   --------
                                           541,824     349,652

   Land held for sale.....................   5,341       4,309
   Mortgage loans.........................   1,115       1,117
   Real estate partnership................     322         323
                                          --------    --------
                                           548,602     355,401
 Interest, rents receivable and other
   assets.................................   9,755      12,232
 Cash and cash equivalents................   1,060         959
                                          --------    --------
                                          $559,417    $368,592
                                          ========    ========


 Liabilities
 Notes payable to banks...................$152,404    $  6,473
 Mortgage notes payable without recourse.. 104,157     105,220
 Accounts payable and other liabilities...  15,057      12,158
                                          --------    --------
                                           271,618     123,851
                                          --------    --------
 Stockholders' Equity
 Common stock, $.001 par value, 70,000,000
   shares authorized and 11,085,823 and
   9,765,176 shares issued and outstanding
   in 1998 and 1997, respectively.........      11          10
 Additional paid-in capital............... 254,828     213,461
 Retained earnings........................  32,960      31,270
                                          --------    --------
                                           287,799     244,741
                                          --------    --------
                                          $559,417    $368,592
                                          ========    ========
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
         See notes to consolidated financial statements.




                    PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
             (In thousands, except per share data)

                                         Three Months Ended
                                               March 31
                                        ---------------------
                                          1998         1997
                                        --------     --------
                                             (Unaudited)
Revenues
Income from office properties.......     19,644       $ 8,030
Income from other real estate
  properties.......................           -           306
Interest on mortgage loans.........          24            16
Management company income..........         129           134
Interest on investments............           7           301
Dividend income....................           -            86
Deferred gains and other income....         110            33
                                        -------       -------
                                         19,914         8,906
                                        -------       -------
Expenses
Office properties:
  Operating expense................       8,244         3,420
  Interest expense:
    Contractual....................       2,043         1,255
    Amortization of loan costs.....          25            17
  Depreciation and amortization....       2,591           925
  Minority interest................           -            27
Other real estate properties:
  Operating expense................          30           217
Interest expense on bank notes:
  Contractual......................       1,122            24
  Amortization of loan costs........        234            36
Management company expenses........         105            87
General and administrative.........         902           860
                                        -------       -------
                                         15,296         6,868
                                        -------       -------
Income before gains................       4,618         2,038
                                        -------       -------
Gain on sales
Gain on real estate held
  for sale and mortgage loans......         952         1,506
                                        -------       -------
Net income.........................     $ 5,570       $ 3,544
                                        =======       =======
Net income per share:
  Basic............................     $   .55       $   .62
                                        =======       =======
  Diluted..........................    $   .54        $   .61
                                        =======       =======
Weighted average shares
  outstanding:
  Basic............................      10,156         5,718
                                        =======       =======
  Diluted..........................      10,301         5,848
                                        =======       =======

Dividends paid per share...........$   .35            $   .25
                                        =======       =======

         See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                    PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
                         (In thousands)

                                          Three Months Ended
                                               March 31
                                        ----------------------
                                          1998         1997
                                        ---------    ---------
                                             (Unaudited)
Operating activities
Net income.............................  $ 5,570     $  3,544
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided by operating
  activities:
  Depreciation and amortization........    2,591          925
  Gain on real estate held for
    sale and mortgage loans............     (952)      (1,506)
  Equity in earnings and other.........       (2)           5
  Changes in operating assets and
    liabilities:
      Decrease in receivables..........    2,623          836
      Increase in accounts payable and
        accrued expenses...............    1,325          253
                                         -------      -------
Cash provided by operating activities..   11,155        4,057
                                         -------      -------
Investing activities
Payments received on mortgage loans....        3            2
Purchase of real estate related
  investments.......................... (193,215)     (60,420)
Proceeds from sale of real estate
  held for sale and mortgage loans.....    1,495        4,334
Improvements to real estate related
  investments..........................   (1,694)        (512)
                                         -------      -------
Cash used in investing activities...... (193,411)     (56,596)
                                         -------      -------
Financing activities
Principal payments on mortgage notes
  payable..............................   (1,063)        (568)
Proceeds from bank borrowings..........   201,548       7,939
Principal payments on bank borrowings..  (55,617)      (7,939)
Stock options exercised................      189           91
Dividends paid.........................   (3,880)      (1,572)
Proceeds from sale of stock............   41,180       51,221
                                         -------      -------
Cash provided by financing activities..  182,357       49,172
                                         -------      -------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents..........................      101       (3,367)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period............................      959        8,053
                                         -------      -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
  period...............................  $ 1,060      $ 4,686
                                         =======      =======




         See notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                


                      PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                            (In thousands)


                                           Three Months Ended
                                                March 31
                                         --------------------
                                           1998         1997
                                         --------    --------
                                              (Unaudited)

Common stock, $.001 par value
  Balance at beginning of period......  $     10     $      4
  Stock options exercised.............         -            -
  Shares issued - stock offerings.....         1            2
                                        --------     --------
  Balance at end of period............        11            6
                                        --------     --------
Additional paid-in capital
  Balance at beginning of period......   213,461       52,356
  Stock options exercised.............       189           90
  Shares issued - stock offerings.....    41,178       51,219
                                        --------     --------
  Balance at end of period............   254,828      103,665
                                        --------     --------

Retained earnings
  Balance at beginning of period......    31,270       25,548
  Net income..........................     5,570        3,544
  Cash dividends declared and paid....    (3,880)      (1,572)
                                        --------     --------
  Balance at end of period............    32,960       27,520
                                        --------     --------
Total stockholders' equity............  $287,799     $131,191
                                        ========     ========




         See notes to consolidated financial statements.



Parkway Properties, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 1998

(1)  Basis of Presentation

       The   accompanying   financial  statements   reflect   all
adjustments  which  are, in the opinion of management,  necessary
for  a  fair  statement of the results for  the  interim  periods
presented.   All  such  adjustments are  of  a  normal  recurring
nature.   The  financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the annual report and the notes thereto.

      Effective January 1, 1997, the Company elected to be  taxed
as  a  real  estate  investment trust (REIT) under  the  Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

      The  Company completed its reorganization into  the  UPREIT
(Umbrella Partnership REIT) structure effective January 1,  1998.
The Company anticipates that the UPREIT structure will enable  it
to  pursue  additional  investment opportunities  by  having  the
ability  to offer tax-advantaged operating partnership  units  to
property owners in exchange for properties.

(2)  Reclassifications

      Certain  reclassifications  have  been  made  in  the  1997
financial statements to conform to the 1998 classifications.

(3)  Supplemental Cash Flow Information

      The Company considers all highly liquid investments with  a
maturity  of  three  months or less when  purchased  to  be  cash
equivalents.
                                            Three Months Ended
                                                 March 31
                                         -----------------------
                                            1998         1997
                                         ----------   ----------

          Cash paid for interest........$3,164,000   $1,279,000

(4)  Acquisitions and Dispositions

     On January 22, 1998, the Company purchased the  Schlumberger
Building  (formerly  known as the Veritas Technology  Center)  in
Houston, Texas for $12,200,000.  The Schlumberger Building  is  a
five-story  office  building  comprising  approximately   155,000
square  feet  located in the Energy Corridor  submarket  of  West
Houston.  The building is situated on approximately 9.4 acres  of
land  and offers 450 surface parking spaces.  The purchase  price
was funded by advances under bank lines of credit.
     
     On  February  25, 1998, the Company purchased a  13-building
portfolio  totaling approximately 1,470,000 net  rentable  square
feet  that  included properties located in five  of  its  primary
markets  and three new markets.  The breakdown of the 13-building
office portfolio by market is listed below:
     
                          Number of   Net Rentable  Percentage of
           Location       Properties  Square Feet     Portfolio
      ------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------
      Houston, TX               2        536,000        36.4%
      Dallas, TX                2        251,000        17.0%
      Ft. Lauderdale, FL        2        215,000        14.6%
      Richmond, VA              3        179,000        12.2%
      Knoxville, TN             1         89,000         6.2%
      Chesapeake, VA            1         82,000         5.6%
      Northern VA               1         72,000         4.9%
      Greenville, SC            1         46,000         3.1%
                               --      ---------       ------
      Total                    13      1,470,000       100.0%
                               ==      =========       ======
     
     
     The  purchase  price of this portfolio totaled  $163,014,000
and  was  funded  by  advances on existing  lines  of  credit,  a
$75,000,000 unsecured loan from NationsBank, NA and the  proceeds
of   two  Common  Stock  offerings  discussed  below  in  Capital
Transactions.
     
     On March 31, 1998, the Company purchased the SouthTrust Bank
Building   in  St.  Petersburg,  Florida  for  $17,440,000.   The
SouthTrust  Bank  Building is a seventeen-story 196,000  rentable
square foot office building overlooking Tampa Bay in downtown St.
Petersburg.   The  building is 95% leased to twenty-four  tenants
and  has an attached parking garage accommodating 192 spaces. The
purchase  price  was  funded with advances under  bank  lines  of
credit.
     
(5)  Subsequent Events

      On  April  28,  1998,  the Company completed  the  sale  of
2,400,000   shares  of  8.75%  Series  A  Cumulative   Redeemable
Preferred Stock with net proceeds to the Company of approximately
$57,600,000.   The underwriters in this transaction  subsequently
purchased  an additional 250,000 shares of preferred stock  under
the  over-allotment  option.  The exercise of the  over-allotment
option closed on May 6, 1998 with net proceeds to the Company  of
approximately $6,030,000.

      On April 28, 1998, the Company purchased the 109,000 square
foot  Atrium  at  Stoneridge  in  Columbia,  South  Carolina  for
$8,330,000.   The  six-story office building was  constructed  in
1986  and  was  88.8%  occupied at April  30,  1998.   Atrium  at
Stoneridge is located two miles northwest of the Columbia CBD  in
the  St. Andrews sub-market.  The purchase price was funded  with
proceeds from the above preferred stock offering.

     On May 1, 1998, the Company purchased the 73,000 square foot
River  Oaks  Office Plaza in Jackson, Mississippi for $4,400,000.
The  project  consists of two garden-style,  two-story  buildings
constructed  in  1981  and includes 326 surface  parking  spaces.
River  Oaks  Office Plaza is located in the Lakeland  Drive  sub-
market  of Jackson.  The purchase price was funded with  advances
under bank lines of credit.
     
(6)  Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

      In  1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share".  SFAS No. 128 replaced
the  calculation of primary and fully diluted earnings per  share
with  basic  and  diluted  earnings per  share.   Unlike  primary
earnings  per  share,  basic  earnings  per  share  excludes  any
dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities.
Diluted  earnings  per share is very similar  to  the  previously
reported  fully  diluted earnings per share.   All  earnings  per
share  amounts  for  all periods have been presented  and,  where
appropriate,   restated  to  conform  to  the   SAFAS   No.   128
requirements.

      As  of  January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the  Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board's Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  130  ("Statement 130"), "Reporting  Comprehensive
Income."   Statement 130 establishes new rules for the  reporting
and  display  of  comprehensive income and its  components.   The
adoption of Statement 130 did not affect consolidated results  of
operations or financial position.

      As  of  January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the  Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board's Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 131 ("Statement 131"), "Disclosures about  Segments
of   an  Enterprise  and  Related  Information."   Statement  131
superseded Statement 14, "Financial Reporting for Segments  of  a
Business  Enterprise."  Statement 131 establishes  standards  for
the   way  that  public  enterprises  report  information   about
operating  segments in annual financial statements  and  requires
that   those   enterprises  report  selected  information   about
operating segments interim financial reports.  Statement 131 also
establishes standards for related disclosures about products  and
services, geographic areas, and major customers.  The adoption of
Statement  131 did not affect consolidated results of  operations
or financial position.

(7)  Capital Transactions

      On  February 23, 1998, the Company completed  the  sale  of
451,528  shares of Common Stock to a unit investment trust  under
its  existing shelf registration with net proceeds to the Company
of $14,231,000.

      On March 11, 1998, the Company completed the sale of Common
Stock  through the direct placement of 855,900 shares  of  Common
Stock  in  a public offering with net proceeds to the Company  of
$26,948,000.


Item  2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

Financial Condition

Comments  are for the balance sheet dated March 31, 1998 compared
to the balance sheet dated December 31, 1997.

     During the first three months of 1998, the Company purchased
fifteen  office  properties and sold  three  non-core  and  other
assets.    Total  assets  increased  $190,825,000,   and   office
properties (before depreciation) increased $194,600,000 or 54%.

      Parkway's  direct investment in office buildings  increased
$192,172,000  net  of  depreciation  to  a  carrying  amount   of
$541,824,000  at March 31, 1998 and consisted of  46  properties.
During  the three months ending March 31, 1998, Parkway purchased
15 office properties as detailed below.

     On  January 21, 1998, the Company purchased the Schlumberger
Building (previously known as the Veritas Technology Center)  for
$12,200,000.  The Schlumberger Building is a 155,000 square  foot
building with 450 surface parking spaces.
     
     On  February  25, 1998, the Company purchased a  13-building
portfolio  for $163,014,000 totaling approximately 1,470,000  net
rentable square feet that included properties located in five  of
its  primary markets and three new markets.  The breakdown of the
13 building office portfolio by market is listed below:
     
                          Number of   Net Rentable  Percentage of
           Location       Properties  Square Feet     Portfolio
      ------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------
      Houston, TX               2        536,000        36.4%
      Dallas, TX                2        251,000        17.0%
      Ft. Lauderdale, FL        2        215,000        14.6%
      Richmond, VA              3        179,000        12.2%
      Knoxville, TN             1         89,000         6.2%
      Chesapeake, VA            1         82,000         5.6%
      Northern VA               1         72,000         4.9%
      Greenville, SC            1         46,000         3.1%
                               --      ---------       ------
      Total                    13      1,470,000       100.0%
                               ==      =========       ======
     
     In connection with the portfolio purchase above, the Company
purchased  approximately eight acres of land for $1,575,000  that
has  been classified as land held for sale.  The Company  intends
to sell this land, as well as the remaining non-core assets.
     
     On March 31, 1998, the Company purchased the SouthTrust Bank
Building   in  St.  Petersburg,  Florida  for  $17,440,000.   The
SouthTrust  Bank  Building is a seventeen-story 196,000  rentable
square foot office building.

      During  the three months ending March 31, 1998, the Company
also  capitalized  building improvements and additional  purchase
expenses  of  $1,946,000  and recorded  depreciation  expense  of
$2,428,000.

      Office buildings held for sale increased $48,864,000 during
the  first quarter due to the decision by the Company to exit the
Dallas  market.  The decision to sell the Company's  four  office
buildings  in  Dallas was based on management's belief  that  the
significant  amount  of development and proposed  development  of
office  properties in the Dallas market may have  the  effect  of
depressing  the  recent  growth in  rental  rates.   The  Company
routinely evaluates changes in market conditions that indicate an
opportunity  or need to sell properties within those  markets  in
order  to  maximize  shareholder  value.  As  a  result  of  this
evaluation, the Company decided to attempt to sell the properties
located  in  Dallas.  Subsequent to this  decision,  the  Company
announced on April 22, 1998, the signing of an agreement to  sell
these  properties  for $53,250,000 in cash  to  Triad  Properties
Corporation, a private real estate investment company.  The sales
price  represents  approximately $100 per  square  foot  for  the
properties, which total approximately 534,390 net rentable square
feet.  The Company expects to close the transaction in early June
1998  and  record a gain for financial purposes of  approximately
$3.5  million  on  the  sale in the second quarter.  The  Company
anticipates that the taxable gain from this transaction  will  be
deferred   through  a  Section  1031  like-kind   exchange   and,
accordingly,  no  special dividend of the capital  gain  will  be
required.   Although  the purchaser has deposited  $250,000  non-
refundable  earnest  money, the transaction  is  subject  to  the
purchaser's  customary  due  diligence  procedures  and   closing
conditions, and therefore no assurance can be given that the sale
will be completed.

       Parkway  sold three non-core and other assets  during  the
three  months  that  resulted in gains  for  financial  reporting
purposes  of $952,000 and net proceeds of $1,495,000.   At  March
31,  1998,  non-core  assets other than  mortgage  loans  totaled
$5,341,000.   The  Company  expects to continue  its  efforts  to
liquidate these assets.

      Notes  payable to banks totaled $152,404,000 at  March  31,
1998  are  the result of advances under bank lines of  credit  to
purchase additional office properties.

      Scheduled principal payments of $1,063,000 were made during
the  three months ended March 31, 1998 on existing notes  payable
without recourse.  The Company expects to continue seeking  fixed
rate,  non-recourse mortgage financing at terms ranging from  ten
to  fifteen  years  on  select  office  building  investments  as
additional  capital is needed.  The Company plans to  maintain  a
ratio of debt to total market capitalization from 25% to 40%  but
anticipates  that this ratio may exceed 40% for  some  period  of
time  following  the purchase of an asset pending  the  permanent
financing  of  the purchase with equity and/or long  term,  fixed
rate debt.

      Stockholders' equity increased $43,058,000 during the three
months  ended March 31, 1998 as a result of the following factors
(in thousands):

                                      Increase (Decrease)
                                      -------------------

       Net income                          $ 5,570
       Dividend declared and paid           (3,880)
       Exercise of stock options               189
       Shares issued-stock offerings        41,179
                                           -------
                                           $43,058
                                           =======

     On  February  23, 1998, the Company completed  the  sale  of
451,528  shares of Common Stock to a unit investment  trust  with
net  proceeds to the Company of $14,231,000.   On March 11, 1998,
the Company completed the sale of Common Stock through the direct
placement of 855,900 shares of Common Stock in a public  offering
with net proceeds to the Company of $26,948,000.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comments  are for the three months ended March 31, 1998  compared
to the three months ended March 31, 1997.

      Net  income for the three months ended March 31,  1998  was
$5,570,000 ($.55 per share) as compared to $3,544,000  ($.62  per
share) for the three months ended March 31, 1997.

      The primary reason for the increase in the Company's income
before  gains  for 1998 as compared to 1997 is the reflection  of
the  operations of the following office buildings  subsequent  to
the date of purchase:

                Building              Purchase Date    Sq. Feet
     -------------------------------  -------------   ---------
     Forum II & III                      01/07/97       177,250
     Ashford II                          01/28/97        58,511
     Courtyard at Arapaho                03/06/97       200,726
     Charlotte Park Executive Center     03/18/97       187,207
     Meridian Building                   03/31/97       100,932
     Vestavia Centre                     04/04/97        75,880
     Sugar Grove                         05/01/97       122,682
     Lakewood                            07/10/97       118,750
     NationsBank                         07/31/97       296,725
     Fairway Plaza                       08/12/97        82,268
     First Tennessee Plaza               09/18/97       419,809
     Morgan Keegan Tower                 09/30/97       334,668
     Hightower Centre                    10/01/97        78,000
     First Little Rock Plaza             11/07/97       117,000
     Raytheon                            11/17/97       148,000
     Greenbrier Towers                   11/25/97       173,000
     Schlumberger                        01/21/98       155,000
     Brookdale Portfolio                 02/25/98     1,470,000
     SouthTrust                          03/31/98       196,000

      Operations  of  office building properties  are  summarized
below (in thousands):

                                        Three Months Ended
                                             March 31
                                         -----------------
                                          1998      1997
                                         -------   -------

     Income............................  $19,644   $ 8,030
     Operating expense.................   (8,244)   (3,420)
                                         -------   -------
                                          11,400     4,610
     Interest expense..................   (2,068)   (1,272)
     Depreciation and amortization.....   (2,591)     (925)
     Minority interest.................        -       (27)
                                         -------   -------
     Net Income                          $ 6,741   $ 2,386
                                         =======   =======

      In addition to direct investments in office properties, the
Company  owns the Wink Office Building in New Orleans,  Louisiana
through a 50% ownership in the Wink/Parkway Partnership.   Income
from the partnership of $12,000 was recorded on the equity method
of  accounting during the three months ended March 31,  1998  and
1997.   At  March 31, 1998, the carrying value of this investment
totaled $322,000.

     Operations of other real estate properties held for sale are
summarized below (in thousands):

                                            Three Months Ended
                                                 March 31
                                            ------------------
                                              1998    1997
                                            -------    -------
     Income from real estate properties.... $    -     $  306
     Real estate operating expenses........    (30)      (217)
                                            -------    -------
     Net income (loss)..................... $  (30)    $   89
                                            =======    =======

      The  increase  in interest expense on office properties  is
primarily  due  to  the mortgage loans assumed and/or  new  loans
placed in 1997 and 1998.

     The  $1,098,000 increase in interest expense on banks  notes
for  the  first quarter of 1998 compared to the first quarter  of
1997 is primarily due to advances made on existing bank lines  of
credit for purchases of office properties in the first quarter of
1998  and  an  advance of $75,000,000 on an unsecured  loan  from
NationsBank,  NA.   The  NationsBank, NA  facility  requires  the
negative  pledge  of the 13 office properties purchased  February
25,  1998, matures August 25, 1998, and has an interest  rate  of
7.025  percent  until April 24, 1998.  Thereafter the  loan  will
have an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.40 percent.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Statement of Cash Flows

      Cash  and cash equivalents were $1,060,000 and $959,000  at
March  31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively.  The Company
generated  $11,155,000  in cash flows from  operating  activities
during  the  three  months  ending March  31,  1998  compared  to
$4,057,000  for  the  same period of 1997, an increase  primarily
attributable to the significant increase in the number of  office
properties   owned  by  the  Company.   The  Company  experienced
significant  investing activity during the  three  months  ending
March  31,  1998 with a net of $193,411,000 being  invested.   In
implementing   its   investment  strategy,   the   Company   used
$194,229,000, not including closing costs and certain capitalized
expenses,  to purchase office properties and land held  for  sale
while  receiving net cash proceeds from the sale of non-core  and
other assets of $1,495,000.  The Company also spent $1,694,000 to
make  capital improvements at its office properties. The  Company
received  net proceeds of $41,180,000 from the sale of  1,307,428
shares  of  Common Stock during the first quarter of 1998.   Cash
dividends   of   $3,880,000  ($.35  per  share)  were   paid   to
shareholders  and principal payments of $1,063,000 were  made  on
mortgage  notes payable during the three months ending March  31,
1998.

Liquidity

      At March 31, 1998, the Company had available $12,000,000 on
its  acquisition line of credit and  $11,000,000 on  its  working
capital  line of credit.  The Company plans to continue  actively
pursuing  the purchase of office building investments  that  meet
the  Company's investment criteria and intends to use these lines
of  credit,  proceeds from the sale of non-core assets  and  cash
balances  to  fund those acquisitions.  At March  31,  1998,  the
lines  of  credit had an interest rate equal to the 90-day  LIBOR
rate  plus  1.40%  (adjusted monthly), interest due  monthly  and
annual  commitment  fees  of .35%.  In addition,  both  lines  of
credit  have fees of .175% on the unused balances due  quarterly.
The  interest  rate on the notes was 7.056% as of May  14,  1998.
The  acquisition line of credit and the working capital  line  of
credit mature June 30, 1998.

     The  Company has committed a $97,000,000 fixed rate loan  at
6.945%  that amortizes over a 15-year term and matures ten  years
from the date the loan closes.  This loan will be secured by  the
13  of  the Company's office properties and will be used to repay
the  NationsBank, NA loan of $75,000,000.  The loan also contains
a  conversion  feature that will give the Company  an  option  to
unsecure  all  or part of the loan upon receipt of an  investment
grade  rating  from two of the major rating agencies  during  the
first 24 months of the loan.

     At  March  31,  1998, the Company had $104,157,000  of  non-
recourse  fixed  rate  mortgage notes  payable  with  an  average
interest  rate  of  7.807%  secured  by  office  properties   and
$152,404,000  drawn  under bank lines of credit.   Based  on  the
Company's    total   market   capitalization   of   approximately
$618,236,000 at March 31, 1998 (using the March 31, 1998  closing
price  of  $32.625  per  share) the  Company's  debt  represented
approximately  41.5%  of  its  total market  capitalization.  The
Company  plans  to  maintain a ratio  of  debt  to  total  market
capitalization from 25% to 40% although such ratio may from  time
to  time temporarily exceed 40%, especially when the Company  has
incurred  significant amounts of short term  debt  in  connection
with property acquisitions.

     Events subsequent to quarter-end are listed below.

      On  April  28,  1998,  the Company completed  the  sale  of
2,400,000   shares  of  8.75%  Series  A  Cumulative   Redeemable
Preferred Stock with net proceeds to the Company of approximately
$57,600,000.   The underwriters in this transaction purchased  an
additional  250,000  shares of preferred stock  under  the  over-
allotment  option.   The  exercise of the  over-allotment  option
closed  on  May  6,  1998 with net proceeds  to  the  Company  of
approximately $6,030,000.

      On April 28, 1998, the Company purchased the 109,000 square
foot  Atrium  at  Stoneridge  in  Columbia,  South  Carolina  for
$8,330,000.   The  six-story office building was  constructed  in
1986  and  was  88.8%  occupied at April  30,  1998.   Atrium  at
Stoneridge is located two miles northwest of the Columbia CBD  in
the  St. Andrews sub-market.  The purchase price was funded  with
proceeds from the above preferred stock offering.

     On May 1, 1998, the Company purchased the 73,000 square foot
River  Oaks  Office Plaza in Jackson, Mississippi for $4,400,000.
The  project  consists of two garden-style,  two-story  buildings
constructed  in  1981  and includes 326 surface  parking  spaces.
River  Oaks  Office Plaza is located in the Lakeland  Drive  sub-
market  of Jackson.  The purchase price was funded with  advances
under bank lines of credit.
     
     The Company presently has plans to make capital improvements
at  its  office properties in 1998 of approximately  $15,000,000.
These   expenses   included   tenant  improvements,   capitalized
acquisition   costs   and   capitalized  building   improvements.
Approximately $9,000,000 of these improvements relate to upgrades
on   properties  acquired  in  1996,  1997  and  1998  that  were
anticipated  at the time of purchase.  All such improvements  are
expected  to  be  financed by cash flow from the  properties  and
advances on bank lines of credit.
     
     The  Company  anticipates  that its  current  cash  balance,
operating cash flows, proceeds from the sale of office properties
held  for  sale  and borrowings (including borrowings  under  the
working  capital  line of credit) will be  adequate  to  pay  the
Company's  (i) operating and administrative expenses,  (ii)  debt
service  obligations, (iii) distributions to  shareholders,  (iv)
capital  improvements,  and  (v) normal  repair  and  maintenance
expenses at its properties both in the short and long term.

Funds From Operations

      Management believes that funds from operations ("FFO")  are
an  appropriate measure of performance for equity  REITs.   Funds
from  operations are defined by the National Association of  Real
Estate  Investment  Trusts  (NAREIT)  as  net  income  or   loss,
excluding  gains or losses from debt restructuring and  sales  of
properties,  plus  depreciation  and  amortization,   and   after
adjustments  for unconsolidated partnerships and joint  ventures.
In March 1995, NAREIT issued a clarification of the definition of
FFO.   The  clarification provides that amortization of  deferred
financing  costs and depreciation of non-real estate  assets  are
not  to be added back to net income to arrive at FFO.  Funds from
operations  does  not  represent cash  generated  from  operating
activities  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  and  is not an indication of cash available  to  fund
cash  needs.   Funds from operations should not be considered  an
alternative  to  net  income  as an indicator  of  the  Company's
operating  performance or as an alternative to  cash  flow  as  a
measure of liquidity.

     The following table presents the Company's FFO for the three
months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 (in thousands):

                                          Three Months Ended
                                               March 31
                                       -----------------------
                                          1998    1997
                                        ----------  ----------
     Net income.........................$    5,570  $    3,544
     Adjustments to derive funds
       from operations:
       Depreciation and amortization....     2,591         925
       Minority interest depreciation...         -         (35)
       Equity in earnings...............       (12)        (12)
       Distributions from unconsolidated
         subsidiaries...................        12          18
       (Gain) loss on real estate.......      (952)     (1,506)
       Amortization of discounts,
         deferred gains and other.......        (2)         (1)
                                        ----------  ----------
       Funds from operations............$    7,208  $    2,933
                                        ==========  ==========

      NAREIT  has recommended supplemental disclosure  concerning
capital expenditures, leasing costs and straight-line rents which
are given below (in thousands):

                                           Three Months Ended
                                               March 31
                                          -------------------
                                            1998        1997
                                           -------    -------
     Straight-line rents.................. $    83    $    62
     Building improvements................     378          5
     Tenant improvements:
       New leases.........................      56         85
       Lease renewals.....................     109         37
     Leasing commissions:
       New leases.........................     104         89
       Lease renewals.....................     205        114
     Non-core asset improvements..........       -         22
     Leasing commissions amortized........     140          -
     Upgrades on recent acquisitions......     843        159

Inflation

      In the last five years, inflation has not had a significant
impact  on  the  Company because of the relatively low  inflation
rate in the Company's geographic areas of operation.  Most of the
leases  require  the  tenants to pay  their  pro  rata  share  of
operating  expenses,  including  common  area  maintenance,  real
estate  taxes  and  insurance,  thereby  reducing  the  Company's
exposure  to  increases  in  operating  expenses  resulting  from
inflation.   In  addition, the Company's  leases  typically  have
three to five year terms, which may enable the Company to replace
existing leases with new leases at a higher base if rents on  the
existing leases are below the then-existing market rate.

Forward-Looking Statements

      In addition to historical information, certain sections  of
this Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within  the
meaning  of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E  of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of  1934,  such  as  those
pertaining to the Company's capital resources, profitability  and
portfolio   performance.   Forward-looking   statements   involve
numerous  risks and uncertainties.  The following factors,  among
others  discussed herein, could cause actual results  and  future
events  to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated
in  the  forward-looking statements: defaults or  non-renewal  of
leases, increased interest rates and operating costs, failure  to
obtain  necessary outside financing, difficulties in  identifying
properties  to acquire and in effecting acquisitions, failure  to
qualify  as  a  real estate investment trust under  the  Internal
Revenue  Code  of  1986,  as amended (the "Code"),  environmental
uncertainties,  risks  related  to natural  disasters,  financial
market  fluctuations, changes in real estate and zoning laws  and
increases in real property tax rates.  The success of the Company
also  depends upon the trends of the economy, including  interest
rates,  income  tax  laws, governmental regulation,  legislation,
population changes and those risk factors discussed elsewhere  in
this   Form  10-Q.   Readers are cautioned  not  to  place  undue
reliance    on   forward-looking   statements,   which    reflect
management's  analysis  only as the  date  hereof.   The  Company
assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

                    PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.

                  PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         --------------------------------


         (a) Exhibit   27  -  Financial  Data  Schedule  attached
                    hereto.


         (b) Reports on Form 8-K


               (1)  8 K/A Filed February 9, 1998

                      Reporting     Audited     Financials     of
                      Greenbrier, First Little Rock & Veritas.

               (2)  8-K Filed February 18, 1998

                      Reporting  the  proposed  purchase  of  the
                      Brookdale portfolio, UPREIT, 1997  Year-End
                      Earnings, and adoption of FAS128.

               (3)  8-K/A Filed February 19, 1998

                      Reporting the Auditors Consent.

               (4)  8-K Filed February 23, 1998

                      Reporting  the  A.G.Edwards Stock  Offering
                      and Underwriting Agreement.

               (5)  8-K Filed March 2, 1998
               
                      Reporting  the  purchase of  the  Brookdale
                      Portfolio.

               (6)  8-K Filed March 5, 1998
               
                      Reporting  the PaineWebber Direct Placement
                      and Underwriting Agreement.



                                
                                
                           SIGNATURES
                           ----------

      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.


DATED:  May 15, 1998                  PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.



                                      /s/ Regina P. Shows
                                      Regina P. Shows, CPA
                                      Controller



                                      /s/ Sarah P. Clark
                                      Sarah P. Clark, CPA
                                      Sr. Vice-President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer,
                                      Treasurer and Secretary



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