VININGS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES TRUST/GA
SC 13D/A, 2000-05-01
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1
             AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                                (Amendment No.3)

                      VININGS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
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                                (Name of Issuer)

             COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST, without par value

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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  927428 20 1
                                 (CUSIP Number)
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                               Peter D. Anzo
                     President and Chief Executive Officer
                       Vinings Investment Properties Trust
                        3111 Paces Mill Road, Suite A-200
                                Atlanta, GA 30339
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                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                               March 17, 2000
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                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement of Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of the  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[ ].

*The  remainder of the 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 on 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).



CUSIP No.  927428 20 1                          13D

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   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                       Peter D. Anzo
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   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]

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   3   SEC USE ONLY


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   4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                       BK, PF and OO
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   5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                         [  ]

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   6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                       Georgia
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   NUMBER OF      7    SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            716,641
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             None
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             716,641
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                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       None

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  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       716,641 Common shares of beneficial interest

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  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                      [  ]
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  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                       61.67%
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  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                       IN
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                                  Schedule 13D

This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (the "Third  Amendment")  should be read in
conjunction  with the  Schedule  13D  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  on  August  2, 1996 (the  "Schedule  13D")  and  Amendment  No. 1 to
Schedule  13D filed on August 7, 1998 and  Amendment  No. 2 to the  Schedule 13D
filed on July 22, 1999  relating to the common  shares of  beneficial  interest,
without par value (the  "Shares")  of Vinings  Investment  Properties  Trust,  a
Massachusetts  business trust (the  "Trust").  This Third  Amendment  amends the
Schedule  13D only with  respect to those items listed  below.  All  capitalized
terms not  otherwise  defined  shall have the  meaning  ascribed  thereto in the
Schedule 13D.


ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
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Effective  March  1,  2000,  in  a  private   transaction  which  was  completed
approximately March 17, 2000, Mr. Anzo acquired beneficial  ownership of 537,225
Shares of the Trust.

Of these 537,225 Shares,  437,225 Shares were acquired  directly by Mr. Anzo for
an aggregate purchase price of $2,382,876. The consideration for the purchase of
the 437,225  Shares was  comprised of four  sources:  (1) a personal loan to Mr.
Anzo from Watts Agent, L.P. dated March 1, 2000 in the amount of $1,285,000 (the
"Note"), which is secured by a pledge of 566,966 of Mr. Anzo's Shares, evidenced
by the Margin  Stock  Pledge  Agreement  and the  Amendment  to the Margin Stock
Pledge Agreement both dated as of March 1, 2000 and which are included  herewith
as exhibits, (2) a draw on a home-equity line of credit from Regions Bank in the
amount of $500,000 which is included herewith as an exhibit,  (3) an exchange of
certain  partnership  interests and other economic interests held by Mr. Anzo in
certain  real  estate  investments  with one of the  sellers of Shares  totaling
$400,003, and (4) certain personal funds of Mr. Anzo.

The remaining  100,000  Shares were acquired for an aggregate  purchase price of
$545,000 by VIP Management,  LLC, ("VIP") an entity currently  controlled by Mr.
Anzo.

In  addition,  effective  March  1,  2000 in a  private  transaction  which  was
completed  approximately  March 17, 2000, Mr. Anzo acquired  10,757  partnership
interests (the "Units") in Vinings Investment  Properties,  L.P. (the "Operating
Partnership") for an aggregate purchase price of $58,626.  The consideration for
the  purchase  of the  10,757  Units was the  exchange  of  certain  partnership
interests and other  economic  interests held by Mr. Anzo in certain real estate
investments held with the seller of the Units.


ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
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As described in Item 3 above, Mr. Anzo acquired beneficial  ownership of 537,225
Shares and 10,757 Units for  investment  purposes only in a private  transaction
that was effective March 1, 2000 and was completed on or about March 17, 2000.

Mr. Anzo has no present plan or proposal, except as may be required to carry out
his duties and responsibilities as Chairman of the Board of Trustees,  President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, which relates to or would result in:

(a) the  acquisition or the  disposition of additional  securities of the Trust,
except  that Mr.  Anzo has  agreed to  acquire  470,588  preferred  units of the
Operating  Partnership  from Watts Agent,  L.P.,  Gilbert H. Watts,  Jr. and any
Watts family member ("Watts  Affiliates") on the earlier of March 1, 2002 or the
acceleration of the maturity of the Margin Loan Note,  pursuant to the terms and
conditions  of that certain  Units  Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated March 1,
2000,  which is included  herewith as an exhibit;  however,  no assurance can be
given that Mr. Anzo may not, from time to time, acquire or dispose of additional
securities of the Trust depending on future market conditions;

(b) an extraordinary corporate transaction,  such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation involving the Trust or any of its subsidiaries;

(c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Trust or any of its
subsidiaries;

(d) any change in the  present  board of trustees  or  management  of the Trust,
including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of trustees or to
fill any existing vacancies on the board;

(e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the
Trust;

(f) any other material change in the Trust's business or corporate structure;

(g)  changes  in  the  Trust's  declaration  of  trust,  bylaws  or  instruments
corresponding  thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of
control of the Trust by any person;

(h) a class of securities of the Trust to be delisted from a national securities
exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in the inter-dealer quotation
system of a registered national securities association;

(i) a class of equity securities of the Trust becoming eligible for termination
of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or

(j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.



ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF ISSUER.
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(a) Mr. Anzo beneficially owns 716,641 Shares of the Trust, representing 61.67%
of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the date hereof.  Amounts reported
herein  include:

     - 99,312 Shares personally held and previously reported by Mr. Anzo;

     - 18,589 Shares now personally held that were previously reported as Shares
indirectly held by Mr. Anzo by virtue of his ownership interest in ANTs, Inc.;

     - 40,000  Shares that were  previously  reported  that Mr. Anzo may acquire
upon the exercise of stock options;

     - 437,225 Shares  personally held that were purchased by Mr. Anzo effective
March 1, 2000, in a private transaction as described herein;

     -100,000  Shares owned by VIP which Mr. Anzo may be deemed to  beneficially
own by virtue of his ownership  interest in VIP. Mr. Anzo  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of 5,000 of the Shares held by VIP and this Third  Amendment shall not
be deemed an admission that Mr. Anzo is the beneficial owner of such securities.

     - 10,757  Units  personally  held by Mr.  Anzo  that are  convertible  on a
one-for-one  basis into Shares,  at any time, at the option of the holder, or at
the  election  of the  Trust,  the cash equal to the fair  market  value of such
Shares at the time of the conversion, which were purchased by Mr. Anzo effective
March 1, 2000, in a private transaction as described herein;

     - 10,758  Units owned by The  Vinings  Group that Mr. Anzo may be deemed to
beneficially own by virtue of his ownership  interest in The Vinings Group, that
are convertible on a one-for-one  basis into Shares,  at any time, at the option
of the  holder,  or at the  election  of the  Trust,  the cash equal to the fair
market value of such Shares at the time of the conversion.

(b) Mr.  Anzo has sole  power to vote or to  direct  the vote and sole  power to
dispose of or direct the dispostion of 716,641 Common Shares of theTrust.

(c) In a private  transaction  that was effective March 1, 2000 and completed on
or about March 17, 2000,  Mr. Anzo  purchased  437,225 Shares from certain other
shareholders  for a price of  $5.45  per  Share.  In  addition,  Mr.  Anzo  also
purchased 10,757 Units for a price of $5.45 per Unit.

In the same  transaction  VIP purchased  100,000 Shares for a price of $5.45 per
Share.

(d) The  members  of  VIP,  and  the  shareholders  of The  Vinings  Group  upon
conversion  into shares of the Units held by TheVinings  Group,  are and will be
entitled to receive  dividends  on the Shares and any  proceeds of a sale of the
Shares.

(e) Not applicable.


ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
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As  described  in Item 3 above,  Mr.  Anzo has pledged  566,966  Shares to Watts
Agent,  L.P. pursuant to the terms of that certain Margin Stock Pledge Agreement
by and  between  Peter  D.  Anzo and  Watts  Agent,  L.P.,  (the  "Stock  Pledge
Agreement"),  which has been filed as an  exhibit  hereto.  In brief,  the Stock
Pledge Agreement provides that Mr. Anzo retains all voting power with respect to
the pledged shares unless and until an Event of Default occurs. According to the
terms of the Stock  Pledge  Agreement,  an Event of Default will occur if, among
other  things,  (a) Mr. Anzo fails to make  payments on the Note to Watts Agent,
L.P.,  or (b) Mr. Anzo fails to perform  any  convenant  contained  in the Stock
Pledge  Agreement.  In the event that an Event of Default  occurs,  Watts Agent,
L.P. may elect to take legal title to the pledged Shares.

As reported in Item 4 above,  Mr. Anzo has agreed to acquire  470,588  preferred
units in the Operating Partnership from Watts Affiliates on the earlier of March
1, 2002 or the acceleration of the maturity of the Margin Loan Note, pursuant to
the terms and conditions of that certain Units Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
March 1, 2000, which is included herewith as an exhibit;


ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
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(a) Promissory Note dated March 1, 2000 in the amount of $1,285,000.

(b) Margin  Stock  Pledge  Agreement  dated  March 1, 2000 in the face amount of
$1,285,000.

(c) Amendment to the Margin Stock Pledge Agreement dated March 1, 2000.

(d) Units Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 1, 2000.

(e) Regions Bank Promissory Note dated February 4, 2000.


     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:  May ____, 2000                             /s/ Peter D. Anzo
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                                                     Peter D. Anzo


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