EQK REALTY INVESTORS I
10-Q, 1994-05-12
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                   FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
 
( X )   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
 
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
        For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1994
 
                                           OR
 
(   )   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
 
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from __________ to __________
 
                           Commission File No. 1-8815

                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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            Massachusetts                              23-2320360
     (State or other jurisdiction                   (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)
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             5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 200D, Atlanta, GA                     30342
                   (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
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                              (404) 303-6100
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

      Indicate by checkmark 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 ____________

APPLICABLE TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING
FIVE YEARS:

      Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.
 
                         Yes _________ No ____________

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
 
      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the last practicable date:

                      9,264,344 Shares as of May 6, 1994.
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                            EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                        QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                       FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1994

                                    INDEX

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        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                            

        Item 1.   Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1994             3
                  and December 31, 1993

                  Statements of Operations for the three          4
                  months ended March 31, 1994 and
                  March 31, 1993

                  Statements of Cash Flows for the three          5
                  months ended March 31, 1994 and
                  March 31, 1993

                  Notes to Financial Statements                   6

        Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
                  of Financial Condition and Results
                  of Operations                                   9


        PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

        Items 1 through 6.                                       12

        SIGNATURES                                               13
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                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                       (In thousands, except share data)

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                                               March 31,       December 31,
                                                 1994             1993  
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                                              (Unaudited)
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ASSETS

Investments in real estate, at cost:
   Castleton Commercial Park, net of
      valuation allowance of $19,565           $ 60,633         $ 60,313
  
   Harrisburg East Mall                          46,818           46,769
                                              -----------      ------------
                                                107,451          107,082
   Less accumulated depreciation                 29,069           28,118
                                              -----------      ------------
                                                 78,382           78,964

Restricted cash                                   4,494            4,308
Cash and short-term investments                     229            1,408
Other assets                                      8,764            8,483
                                              -----------      ------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                  $  91,869        $  93,163
                                              ===========      ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
   Mortgage note payable, net of debt
      discounts of $568 and $651,
      respectively                           $   76,207         $ 75,874
   Term loan payable to bank                      2,851            2,853
   Accounts payable and other liabilities         5,563            6,260
                                              -----------      ------------
                                                 84,621           84,987
                                              -----------      ------------

Shareholders' equity:
   Shares of beneficial interest, without
      par value: 10,055,555 shares
      authorized, 9,264,344 shares
      issued and outstanding                    135,779          135,779
   Accumulated deficit                         (128,531)        (127,603)
                                              -----------      ------------
                                                  7,248            8,176
                                              -----------      ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       $  91,869        $  93,163
                                              ===========      ============
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)

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                                          Three months ended
                                              March 31,
                                           1994        1993
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Revenues from rental operations          $ 4,018     $ 4,486

Operating expenses, net of tenant
  reimbursements                           1,487       1,568

Depreciation and amortization              1,185       1,179
                                         --------    --------

Income from rental operations              1,346       1,739

Interest expense                           2,014       2,205

Other expenses, net of
  interest income                            260         232
                                         --------    --------

Net loss                                 $  (928)   $   (698)
                                         ========    ========

Net loss per share                       $ (0.10)   $  (0.08)
                                         ========    ========
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_______________
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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                            EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                           STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)

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                                                     Three months ended
                                                          March 31,  
                                                      1994       1993
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Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                         $   (928)   $  (698)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                   1,185      1,179
      Amortization of discount on
        mortgage note payable                            83         33
      Imputed and deferred interest                     312        319
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                        
          and other liabilities                         (54)       465
        (Increase) decrease in other assets            (515)       282
                                                   ---------   --------
Net cash provided by operating activities                83      1,580
                                                   ---------   --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Additions to real estate investments                (858)      (347)
   Payment of real estate disposition fee              (216)        --
                                                   ---------   --------
Net cash used in investing activities                (1,074)      (347)
                                                   ---------   --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Mortgage principal payments                           (2)      (198)
                                                   ---------   --------

Increase (decrease) in cash and
   short-term investments                              (993)     1,035
Cash and short-term investments,
   beginning of period                                5,716      6,565
                                                   ---------   --------

Cash and short-term investments,
   end of period                                   $  4,723    $ 7,600
                                                   =========   ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash
   flow information:
      Interest paid                                $  1,675    $ 1,787
                                                   =========   ========
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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                           EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

        EQK Realty Investors I (the "Company"), a Massachusetts business trust,
        was formed pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated October 8, 1984 
        to acquire certain income-producing real estate investments.  
        Commencing with the period beginning April 1, 1985, the Company 
        qualified and elected real estate investment trust status under the 
        provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and adopted December 31 as its
        year end, as required for real estate investment trusts.

        The Company's portfolio consists of two real estate investments:
        Castleton Commercial Park ("Castleton"), an office park located in
        Indianapolis, Indiana;  and Harrisburg East Mall ("Harrisburg" or the
        "Mall"), a regional shopping center located in Harrisburg,
        Pennsylvania.  In December 1993, the Company sold its two remaining
        office buildings within its office complex in Atlanta, Georgia,
        formerly known as Peachtree-Dunwoody Pavilion ("Peachtree").

NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        The financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without
        audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
        Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures
        normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
        generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
        omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company
        believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information
        presented not misleading.  The financial statements should be read in
        conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes
        thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
        December 31, 1993.

        In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments, which include only
        normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly its
        financial position as of March 31, 1994, its results of operations
        for the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993 and its cash flows
        for the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993, have been
        included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

        Net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993
        have been computed on the basis of the 9,264,344 shares outstanding
        during the periods.  Stock warrants issued in December 1993 and 1992
        to the Company's mortgage lender are considered common stock
        equivalents for purposes of the calculation of net loss per share.
        However, the warrants have not been included in the calculation of
        net loss per share for the periods presented since the effect of such
        calculation would be antidilutive.
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                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 3. CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

        In connection with the Company's mortgage agreement, the Company has
        entered into a Cash Management Agreement with the mortgage lender and
        has assigned all lease and rent receipts to the lender as additional
        collateral.  Pursuant to this agreement, a third-party escrow agent
        has been appointed to receive all rental payments from tenants and to
        fund monthly operating expenses in accordance with a budget approved
        by the lender.  As of March 31, 1994, a balance of $596,000 was held
        by the third-party escrow agent in accordance with the Cash
        Management Agreement.  The agreement also provides for a capital
        reserve account, which is maintained by the escrow agent.
        Disbursements from this account, which is funded each month with any
        excess operating cash flow, are limited to capital expenditures
        approved by the lender.  As of March 31, 1994, the balance of the
        capital reserve account was $3,587,000.

NOTE 4. ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

        The Company has entered into an agreement with Equitable Realty
        Portfolio Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable
        Real Estate Investment Management, Inc. ("Equitable Real Estate"), to
        act as its "Advisor".  The Advisor makes recommendations to the
        Company concerning investments, administration and day-to-day
        operations.

        Under the terms of the advisory agreement, as amended in December
        1989, the Advisor receives a management fee that is based upon the
        average daily per share price of the Company's shares plus the
        average daily balance of outstanding mortgage indebtedness.  Such fee
        is calculated using a factor of 42.5 basis points (0.425%) and is
        payable monthly without subordination.  For the three months ended
        March 31, 1994 and 1993, portfolio management fees were approximately
        $108,000 and $122,000, respectively.

        As part of the 1989 amendment to the advisory agreement, the Advisor
        forgave one-half, or $2,720,000, of the total amount of fees
        previously deferred pursuant to subordination provisions of the
        original advisory agreement.  The remaining deferred fees are to be
        paid upon the disposition of the Company's properties.  If the
        properties are sold before December 1, 1994, the $2,720,000 will be
        discounted by 13% per year from December 1, 1994 to the date on which
        the last property is sold.  For financial reporting purposes, the
        deferred balance is discounted from December 1, 1996.  As of March
        31, 1994, the discounted liability for deferred management fees was
        $1,955,000.
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                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 4. ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS (Continued)

        The Company has also entered into agreements for the on-site
        management of each of its properties.  Harrisburg East Mall is
        managed by Compass Retail, a subsidiary of Equitable Real Estate.
        Peachtree was managed under an agreement with a subsidiary of
        Equitable Real Estate that specializes in office management and
        leasing.  Castleton Commercial Park is managed by an unaffiliated
        third-party management company.

        Management fees paid to each of the Equitable Real Estate management
        subsidiaries are generally based upon a percentage of rents and
        certain other charges.  For Peachtree, the Company also paid leasing
        commissions based upon a percentage of total minimum future rents.
        Such fees and commissions are comparable to those charged by
        unaffiliated third-party management companies providing comparable
        services.  For the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993,
        management and leasing fee expense attributable to services rendered
        by subsidiaries of Equitable Real Estate were $75,000 and $130,000,
        respectively.
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                            EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                     CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                             Financial Condition

Capital Resources

The Company's portfolio at March 31, 1994 consists of two real estate
investments:  Castleton Commercial Park ("Castleton"), an office park
located in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Harrisburg East Mall ("Harrisburg" or
the "Mall), a regional shopping center located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
During 1993, the Company sold its two remaining office buildings within its
office complex in Atlanta, Georgia, formerly known as Peachtree-Dunwoody
Pavilion or "Peachtree."

The Company continues to pursue the orderly liquidation of its real estate
portfolio.  During this process, the Company will make certain capital
expenditures required to enhance or maintain the value of the properties,
including tenant allowances associated with leasing activity.  For 1994,
the Company's capital budget is $2,500,000, of which approximately $370,000
was spent during the first quarter.  One of the conditions of the mortgage
restructuring  completed in 1992 was the establishment of a capital reserve
account, which is maintained by a third-party escrow agent and from which
expenditures must be approved by the lender.  The balance of this account
at March 31, 1994 was approximately $3,600,000.  

Liquidity

The December 1993 sale of the Peachtree buildings and the resulting
retirement of the Harrisburg mortgage notes affects the comparability of
the Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 1994 and
1993.  As described below, the sale of the remaining buildings at Peachtree
contributed to a decline in the Company's cash flows from operating
activities.  However, the negative impact of this property disposition on
cash flows was more than offset by the positive impact of the retirement of
debt on cash flows from operating and financing activities attributable to
the elimination of the related interest and principal payments.

During the first quarter of 1994, the Company generated $83,000 of cash
flows from operating activities, compared to cash flows generated from
operating activities of $1,580,000 in the first quarter of 1993.  The 1994
results, and the related decline from 1993, are primarily attributable to
the timing of payments of certain recurring operational expenses, including
certain prepaid expenses, such as real estate taxes;  an increase in 
Harrisburg's accounts receivables due to the timing of collection of a
reimbursement from a contractor; and the sale of the remaining two
buildings at Peachtree, which contributed approximately $300,000 in net
income before depreciation expense during the first quarter of 1993;
partially offset by a decrease in interest expense resulting from the
retirement of the Harrisburg mortgage notes.

Cash flows used in investing activities increased to $1,074,000 during the
three months ended March 31, 1994 from $347,000 during the three months
ended March 31, 1993.  This increase is due to first quarter 1994 payments
related to the Harrisburg Mall renovation project completed in November 1993 
and a disposition fee due the Advisor in connection with the sale of the 
Company's remaining two buildings at Peachtree in the amounts of $489,000 and 
$216,000, respectively.  

The decline in cash flows used in financing activities during the first
quarter of 1994 compared to the first quarter of 1993 is attributable to
the repayment of the Harrisburg mortgage notes in December 1993.  In
addition to the capital expenditure requirements described above, liquidity
requirements for the remainder of 1994 will also include principal and
interest payments of approximately $5,000,000 pursuant to existing loan
agreements.

The Company's cash management agreement stipulates that all rental payments
from tenants are to be made directly to a third-party escrow agent who also
funds monthly operating expenses in accordance with a budget approved by
the lender.  The Company believes that its cash flow for the remainder of
1994 will be sufficient to fund its various operating requirements, including 
principal and interest payments, although its discretion with respect to cash 
flow management will be limited by the terms of the cash management agreement.

Results of Operations
          
For the three months ended March 31, 1994, the Company reported a net loss
of $928,000, or $.10 per share, compared with a net loss of $698,000, or
$.08 per share, for the comparable period in 1993.

The December 1993 sale of the remaining two buildings at Peachtree affects
the comparability of results of operations for the three months ended March
31, 1994 and 1993.  For the three months ended March 31, 1994, the absence
of the operating results for these two buildings created decreases to
revenues from rental operations of approximately $643,000 and operating
expenses, net of tenant reimbursements of approximately $347,000 as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 1993.

Excluding the results of the Peachtree buildings, revenues from rental
operations for the three months ended March 31, 1994 were $175,000 higher
than the comparable period in 1993.  Revenues at Castleton increased by $79,000
primarily due to higher occupancy levels.  At Harrisburg, revenues increased
by $96,000 primarily due to increases in percentage rental revenue.

Excluding the results of the Peachtree buildings, net operating expenses
increased by approximately $266,000 for the first three months of 1994 from
the comparable period in 1993.  Such increase, which consists of individual
increases of $109,000 and $157,000 at Harrisburg and Castleton,
respectively, is primarily due to higher net common area expenses at both
properties attributable to factors such as higher utility and snow removal
costs.

Interest expense decreased by $191,000 during the first quarter of 1994
from the comparable period in 1993 due to the retirement of the Harrisburg
mortgage notes, which accounted for $296,000 of interest expense during the
first quarter of 1993, partially offset by an increase in interest expense
attributable to increases in both the balance of the mortgage note payable
and the related debt discount.

There was no significant variation in other expenses, which consist of
portfolio management fees and other costs related to the operation of the
Company.

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                             EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
        None

Item 2. Changes in Securities.
        None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
        None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
        None

Item 5. Other Information.
        None

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        (a) Exhibits:

               2.   None
               4.   None
              10.   None
              11.   See Note 2 to the Financial Statements.
              15.   Not Applicable
              18.   Not Applicable
              19.   None
              22.   None
              23.   Not Applicable
              24.   None

        (b) Reports on Form 8-K.  No reports on Form 8-K have been filed
            during the quarter ended March 31, 1994.
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                                   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.


Date:  May 13, 1994           EQK REALTY INVESTORS I

                              By:  /s/ Gregory R. Greenfield    
                                   Gregory R. Greenfield
                                   Vice President and Treasurer
                                   (Principal Financial Officer)

                              By:  /s/ William G. Brown, Jr.    
                                   William G. Brown, Jr.
                                   Vice President and Controller
                                   (Principal Accounting Officer)


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