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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549
                                  FORM 10-K

    X           ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED: MARCH 31, 1996

                                      OR

               TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                     For the transition period from to .

                       Commission File Number: 0-15035

                   PAINE WEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.

        Delaware                                                 04-2882258
(State of organization)                                     (I.R.S.Employer
                                                            Identification  No.)

  265 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts                      02110
 (Address of principal executive office)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 439-8118

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                 Name of each exchange on
Title of each class                                     which registered
     None                                                     None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                    UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
                               (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if  disclosure of  delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,  and will not be contained,  to
the  best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part III of this  Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.   X

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 ___

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the registrant. Not applicable.
                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Documents                                                  Form  10-K Reference
Prospectus of registrant dated                                    Part IV
September 3, 1985, as supplemented

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                   PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L. P.
                                1996 FORM 10-K

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part   I                                                                 Page

Item  1      Business                                                     I-1

Item  2      Properties                                                   I-2

Item  3      Legal Proceedings                                            I-3

Item  4      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders          I-4

Part  II

Item  5      Market for the Partnership's  Limited Partnership
               Interests and Related Security Holder Matters             II-1

Item  6      Selected Financial Data                                     II-1

Item  7      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                Condition and Results of Operations                      II-2

Item  8      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                 II-6

Item  9      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
                on Accounting and Financial Disclosure                   II-6

Part III

Item  10     Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership        III-1

Item  11     Executive Compensation                                     III-3

Item  12     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
                Owners and Management                                   III-3

Item  13     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions             III-3

Part  IV

Item  14     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
                Reports on Form 8-K                                      IV-1

Signatures                                                               IV-2

Index to Exhibits                                                        IV-3

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                       F-1 to F-26
<PAGE>

                                    PART I

Item 1.  Business

     PaineWebber  Growth  Partners Three L.P. (the  "Partnership")  is a limited
partnership formed in May 1985 under the Uniform Limited  Partnership Act of the
State of  Delaware  for the  purpose  of  investing  in a  portfolio  of  rental
apartments   or   commercial   properties   which  had   potential  for  capital
appreciation.  The Partnership originally had interests in three properties: two
apartment  complexes and a hotel. As discussed  further below, the Partnership's
hotel property was  foreclosed on by the mortgage  lender on April 21, 1992. The
Partnership authorized the issuance of a maximum of 60,000 Partnership Units, at
$1,000 per Unit, of which 25,657 were subscribed and issued between September 3,
1985  and July 31,  1986.  Limited  Partners  will not be  required  to make any
additional capital contributions.

     As of  March  31,  1996,  the  Partnership  owned,  through  joint  venture
partnerships, interests in the operating properties referred to below:

Name of Joint Venture                   Date of
Name and Type of Property               Acquisition         Type of
Location                    Size        of Interest         Ownership (1)

Tara Associates, Ltd.       208 units   10/8/85            Fee ownership of
Summerwind Apartments                                      land and improvements
Jonesboro, Georgia                                         (through     joint
                                                           venture)

St. Louis Woodchase         186 units   12/31/85           Fee ownership of
  Associates                                               land and improvements
Woodchase Apartments                                       (through joint
St. Louis, Missouri                                        venture)


(1) See Notes to the Financial  Statements filed in Item 14(a)(1) of this Annual
    Report  for a  description  of  the  mortgage  indebtedness  secured  by the
    Partnership's  operating  property  investments and for a description of the
    agreements  through  which the  Partnership  has acquired  these real estate
    investments.

    On April 21, 1992,  the holder of the  mortgage  debt secured by the LaJolla
Marriott  hotel,  which  represented  approximately  74%  of  the  Partnership's
original investment  portfolio,  foreclosed on the operating property due to the
Partnership's  inability to meet the required  debt service  payments  under the
modified  terms of the loan  agreement.  The  efforts  by the  Managing  General
Partner to recapitalize,  sell or refinance the property were unsuccessful. As a
result, the Partnership no longer has any ownership interest in this property.

    The Partnership's original investment objectives were to invest the net cash
proceeds from the offering of limited  partnership units in rental apartment and
commercial properties with the goals of obtaining:

(1) capital appreciation;
(2) tax losses during the early years of operations from deductions  generated
    by investments;
(3) equity  build-up  through  principal   repayments  of  mortgage  loans  on
    Partnership properties; and
(4) cash distributions from rental income.

    As a result of the  foreclosure  of the La Jolla  Marriott Hotel referred to
above,  the  Partnership  will  be  unable  to  achieve  most  of  its  original
objectives.  The  Partnership  has  generated tax losses from  operations  since
inception.  However,  the  benefits  of  such  losses  to  investors  have  been
significantly  reduced by changes in federal  income tax law  subsequent  to the
organization  of the  Partnership.  Furthermore,  the  Partnership's  investment
properties have not produced sufficient cash flow from operations to provide the
limited  partners with cash  distributions  to date.  As noted above,  the hotel
represented  approximately 74% of the  Partnership's  original invested capital.
Additionally, at the present time, the estimated values of the Partnership's two
remaining  residential  properties are below their acquisition prices due to the
unprecedented  level of overbuilding which  characterized the latter half of the
1980's. Such overbuilding put considerable  downward pressure on occupancies and
rental rates,  which was a trend which continued through the early 1990's.  Over
the  past  several  years  this  trend  has  been  reversed  due to the  lack of
significant  new  construction  of  multi-family  properties  in  most  markets.
However,  it is  unlikely  that this  current  market  cycle will result in peak
property  values  which  equal or exceed the values in effect at the time of the
Partnership's  inception.  As a  result,  management  does not  expect  that the
Partnership  will  recover the full  amounts of its initial  investments  in the
Summerwind and Woodchase  apartment  complexes.  The amount of such  investments
which will be recovered,  if any, will depend upon the ultimate  selling  prices
obtained  for the  properties  at the time of their  final  dispositions,  which
cannot presently be determined.

    The  Partnership's  two joint venture  apartment  property  investments  are
located in real estate markets in which they face  significant  competition  for
the revenues  they  generate.  The  apartment  complexes  compete with  numerous
projects  of  similar  type,  generally  on the  basis of price  and  amenities.
Apartment  properties  in all markets also  compete with the single  family home
market for prospective tenants. The continued availability of low interest rates
on home mortgage loans has increased the level of this competition over the past
few years.  However,  the impact of the competition from the single-family  home
market has been offset by the lack of significant new  construction  activity in
the multi-family apartment market over this period.

    The Partnership has no real property  investments located outside the United
States.  The  Partnership  is  engaged  solely in the  business  of real  estate
investment;  therefore, a presentation of information about industry segments is
not applicable.

    The Partnership has no salaried employees; it has, however,  entered into an
Advisory  Contract with  PaineWebber  Properties  Incorporated  (the "Adviser"),
which is  responsible  for the  day-to-day  operations of the  Partnership.  The
Adviser is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of  PaineWebber  Incorporated  ("PWI"),  a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Paine Webber Group Inc.
("PaineWebber").

    The general partners of the Partnership  (the "General  Partners") are Third
PW Growth Properties,  Inc. and Properties Associates 1985, L.P. Third PW Growth
Properties,  Inc. (the "Managing General Partner"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
PaineWebber,  is the managing general partner of the Partnership.  The associate
general partner is Properties  Associates  1985,  L.P. (the  "Associate  General
Partner"), a Virginia limited partnership, certain limited partners of which are
also officers of the Adviser and the Managing General Partner.

    The terms of  transactions  between the  Partnership  and  affiliates of the
Managing  General  Partner of the  Partnership  are set forth in Items 11 and 13
below to which  reference  is hereby  made for a  description  of such terms and
transactions.

Item 2.  Properties

    The Partnership owns through joint venture partnerships interests in the two
properties  referred  to under Item 1 above to which  reference  is made for the
name, location, and description of each property.

    Occupancy  figures for each fiscal quarter during fiscal 1996, along with an
average for the year, are presented below for each property:

                                      Percent Occupied At
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Fiscal 1996
                            6/30/95     9/30/95   12/31/95   3/31/96  Average
                            -------     -------   --------   -------  -------

Summerwind Apartments         98%          97%       96%       96%      97%

Woodchase Apartments          93%          97%       97%       91%      95%

<PAGE>
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

     In  November  1994,  a series of  purported  class  actions  (the "New York
Limited Partnership Actions") were filed in the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York concerning PaineWebber Incorporated's sale and
sponsorship of various limited partnership investments,  including those offered
by the Partnership.  The lawsuits were brought against PaineWebber  Incorporated
and Paine Webber Group Inc. (together "PaineWebber"), among others, by allegedly
dissatisfied  partnership  investors.  In March  1995,  after the  actions  were
consolidated under the title In re PaineWebber Limited  Partnership  Litigation,
the  plaintiffs  amended their  complaint to assert claims  against a variety of
other  defendants,  including  Third PW Growth  Properties,  Inc. and Properties
Associates  1985,  L.P.  ("PA1985"),  which  are  the  General  Partners  of the
Partnership and affiliates of PaineWebber.  On May 30, 1995, the court certified
class action treatment of the claims asserted in the litigation.

     The amended complaint in the New York Limited  Partnership  Actions alleges
that, in connection  with the sale of interests in PaineWebber  Growth  Partners
Three L.P., PaineWebber,  Third PW Growth Properties, Inc. and PA1985 (1) failed
to  provide  adequate  disclosure  of the  risks  involved;  (2) made  false and
misleading   representations  about  the  safety  of  the  investments  and  the
Partnership's  anticipated  performance;  and (3)  marketed the  Partnership  to
investors for whom such  investments  were not  suitable.  The  plaintiffs,  who
purport to be suing on behalf of all persons who invested in PaineWebber  Growth
Partners  Three,  L.P.,  also allege that following the sale of the  partnership
interests,   PaineWebber,   Third  PW  Growth   Properties,   Inc.   and  PA1985
misrepresented   financial   information  about  the  Partnership's   value  and
performance.  The amended complaint  alleges that  PaineWebber,  Third PW Growth
Properties,  Inc.  and PA1985  violated  the  Racketeer  Influenced  and Corrupt
Organizations Act ("RICO") and the federal  securities laws. The plaintiffs seek
unspecified  damages,  including  reimbursement for all sums invested by them in
the  partnerships,  as well as disgorgement of all fees and other income derived
by PaineWebber from the limited partnerships.  In addition,  the plaintiffs also
seek treble damages under RICO.

     In January 1996,  PaineWebber signed a memorandum of understanding with the
plaintiffs in the New York Limited Partnership Actions outlining the terms under
which the parties have agreed to settle the case. Pursuant to that memorandum of
understanding,  PaineWebber  irrevocably  deposited  $125 million into an escrow
fund under the  supervision of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York to be used to resolve the  litigation in accordance  with a
definitive  settlement agreement and plan of allocation which the parties expect
to submit  to the  court for its  consideration  and  approval  within  the next
several months. Until a definitive settlement and plan of allocation is approved
by the court,  there can be no assurance  what, if any,  payment or non-monetary
benefits  will be made  available to investors in  PaineWebber  Growth  Partners
Three,  L.P. 

     In February 1996,  approximately  150 plaintiffs  filed an action  entitled
Abbate v.  PaineWebber  Inc. in  Sacramento,  California  Superior Court against
PaineWebber   Incorporated  and  various  affiliated   entities  concerning  the
plaintiffs' purchases of various limited partnership interests,  including those
offered by the  Partnership.  The complaint  alleges,  among other things,  that
PaineWebber and its related entities committed fraud and  misrepresentation  and
breached  fiduciary  duties  allegedly  owed to the  plaintiffs  by  selling  or
promoting  limited   partnership   investments  that  were  unsuitable  for  the
plaintiffs and by overstating the benefits,  understating  the risks and failing
to  state  material  facts  concerning  the  investments.  The  complaint  seeks
compensatory  damages of $15 million plus punitive damages against  PaineWebber.
The eventual outcome of this litigation and the potential impact, if any, on the
Partnership's unitholders cannot be determined at the present time.

     In  June  1996,  approximately  50  plaintiffs  filed  an  action  entitled
Bandrowski v. PaineWebber Inc. in Sacramento,  California Superior Court against
PaineWebber   Incorporated  and  various  affiliated   entities  concerning  the
plaintiff's purchases of various limited partnership interests,  including those
offered  by the  Partnership.  The  complaint  is  substantially  similar to the
complaint in the Abbate action described above, and seeks  compensatory  damages
of $3.4 million plus punitive damages.

     Under certain limited circumstances,  pursuant to the Partnership Agreement
and other contractual  obligations,  PaineWebber affiliates could be entitled to
indemnification for expenses and liabilities in connection with this litigation.
At the present time, the Managing General Partner cannot estimate the impact, if
any, of the  potential  indemnification  claims on the  Partnership's  financial
statements,  taken as a whole. Accordingly, no provision for any liability which
could  result from the  eventual  outcome of these  matters has been made in the
accompanying financial statements of the Partnership.

      The  Partnership  is not  subject  to any  other  material  pending  legal
proceedings.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    None.
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                                   PART II

Item 5.  Market  for the  Partnership's  Limited  Partnership  Interests  and
Related Security Holder Matters

    At  March  31,  1996  there  were  2,173  record  holders  of  Units  in the
Partnership.  There is no public  market for the resale of Units,  and it is not
anticipated  that a public  market  for the resale of Units  will  develop.  The
Managing General Partner will not redeem or repurchase Units.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

                          PaineWebber Growth Partners Three L.P.
               For the years ended March 31, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992
                         (in thousands, except for per Unit data)

                                  1996      1995    1994   1993 (1)   1992

Revenues                        $ 1,460   $1,394   $1,341 $  2,521  $ 18,382

Operating loss                  $  (429) $  (376) $  (439)$ (3,654)$  (5,434)

Partnership's share of
  unconsolidated
  venture's loss                $  (181) $  (236) $  (233)$    (245)$   (249)

Loss before extraordinary gain  $  (610) $  (612) $  (672)$ (3,899) $ (5,683)

Extraordinary gain                    -        -        - $ 11,532        -

Net income (loss)               $  (610)$   (612)$   (672)$   7,633$ (5,683)

Total assets                     $7,024  $ 7,402  $ 7,815$   8,345 $ 49,372

Note payable                    $ 8,330  $ 8,330  $ 8,330$   8,330 $  8,330

Per Limited Partnership Unit:

 Loss before extraordinary gain$ (22.61)$ (22.64)$(24.87)$(129.37) $(210.44)

  Extraordinary gain                 -       -        -  $ 367.93         -

  Net income (loss)             $(22.61)$ (22.64)$ (24.87)$ 238.56  $(210.44)

(1) On April 21, 1992,  the mortgage  lender took title to the La Jolla Marriott
    Hotel through foreclosure proceedings. As a result, the Partnership's fiscal
    1993 net operating results reflect an extraordinary gain from the settlement
    of the debt  obligation of $11.5 million and a loss on transfer of assets at
    foreclosure of $2.9 million (included in operating loss).

    The above selected  financial  data should be read in  conjunction  with the
financial  statements  and  related  notes  appearing  elsewhere  in this Annual
Report.

    The above per Limited  Partnership Unit information is based upon the 25,657
Limited Partnership Units outstanding during each year.


<PAGE>


Item 7.   Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition  and
Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    The  Partnership  offered limited  partnership  interests to the public from
September 3, 1985 to July 31, 1986 pursuant to a  Registration  Statement  filed
under the Securities Act of 1933. Gross proceeds of $25,657,000 were received by
the  Partnership  and,  after  deducting  selling  expenses and offering  costs,
approximately  $17,085,000  was  originally  invested  directly or through joint
venture  interests  in three  operating  investment  properties.  As  previously
reported,  the  Partnership's  investment in the LaJolla  Marriott Hotel,  which
represented  74%  of  the  original  investment  portfolio,   was  lost  through
foreclosure proceedings in April 1992, after a protracted period of negotiations
failed to  produce a mutually  acceptable  restructuring,  refinancing,  or sale
agreement.

    Despite  generally  improving  conditions  in the markets  for  multi-family
apartment   properties   across  the  country,   the  estimated  values  of  the
Partnership's two investment properties,  the Summerwind and Woodchase apartment
complexes, remain below their acquisition prices at the present time as a result
of the  impact  on real  estate  values  caused  by the  unprecedented  level of
overbuilding   which   characterized  the  latter  half  of  the  1980's.   Such
overbuilding  put  considerable   downward  pressure  on  occupancy  levels  and
effective  rental  rates,  which was a trend that  continued  through  the early
1990's.  Over the past several  years,  this trend has been  reversed due to the
lack of significant new construction of multi-family properties in most markets.
However,  management believes it is unlikely that this current market cycle will
result in peak property values which equal or exceed the values in effect at the
time of the  Partnership's  inception.  As a result,  management does not expect
that the Partnership will recover the full amounts of its initial investments in
the  Summerwind  and  Woodchase  apartment   complexes.   The  portion  of  such
investments  which will be  recovered,  if any,  will depend  upon the  ultimate
selling  prices  obtained  for  the  properties  at  the  time  of  their  final
dispositions, which cannot presently be determined.

     The Summerwind joint venture is currently  generating excess cash flow from
operations  as a result of the low level of the  variable  interest  rate on the
venture's  first  mortgage  loan.  Such  excess  cash flow is being  used to pay
Partnership  operating  expenses,  except for Partnership  management  fees, the
payment of which has been deferred since  September of 1986. The debt secured by
the Summerwind property, which requires interest-only payments until maturity in
March 1997,  was provided by tax-exempt  revenue bonds issued by a local housing
authority.  During fiscal 1996, the interest rate on such debt, which is tied to
comparable  tax-exempt bond obligations,  fluctuated at between approximately 4%
and 6% per annum on the venture's $8.3 million debt  obligation.  Cash flow from
the venture's  operations for calendar 1995 would have been  sufficient to cover
interest-only payments at an average rate of approximately 8%. Nonetheless, such
cash flow would not be sufficient to support conventional  financing,  including
monthly principal amortization,  at current market interest rates.  Furthermore,
due to the  rates  of  return  demanded  by  potential  buyers  of  multi-family
residential  properties at the present  time, an analysis of the venture's  cash
flow  before  debt  service  implies a market  value  which  would not yield any
significant proceeds above the current debt obligation. It appears unlikely that
market conditions will improve sufficiently in the near-to-intermediate  term to
increase  this value  substantially.  The revenue bonds which are secured by the
mortgage  loan  encumbering  the  Summerwind  property  are also  secured  by an
irrevocable  letter of credit  agreement  between  the  lender  and the  Housing
Authority of Clayton  County.  The letter of credit,  which will expire on March
16, 1997, is an irrevocable  obligation of the lender up to an amount sufficient
to pay the  then  outstanding  principal  of the  bonds  plus  45 days  interest
calculated  at 15% per  annum.  The  mortgage  loan  secured  by the  Summerwind
Apartments  is subject to various  prepayment  provisions  including a mandatory
redemption on March 16, 1997, the first scheduled  remarketing date, as defined,
which coincides with the expiration of the letter of credit  agreement  referred
to above.  Unless the letter of credit is replaced or  extended,  the  venture's
mortgage  loan will  become  immediately  due and  payable  upon this  scheduled
expiration date.  Management is currently  assessing the available  alternatives
with respect to the pending  expiration  of the letter of credit,  which include
selling the property and  repaying the mortgage  indebtedness  prior to March of
1997,  refinancing the bonds with conventional mortgage financing or negotiating
a new letter of credit  agreement.  Management  will pursue the course of action
which it  believes  will  result in the  maximum  overall  return to the Limited
Partners.  However,  there are no assurances that any of these  alternatives are
achievable.  As discussed above,  management  believes that selling the property
would  not  generate  any  significant  proceeds  after  the  repayment  of  the
outstanding indebtedness.  In addition, because the venture's cash flow will not
support the required debt service payments under  conventional  financing of the
outstanding  principal balance, the current mortgage lender would have to accept
a  discounted   payoff  in  order  to  accomplish  a  refinancing   transaction.
Furthermore,  it may not be possible to obtain a replacement or extended  letter
of  credit  due to the  extremely  high  loan-to-value  ratio of the  underlying
mortgage  loan.  Nonetheless,  management  will continue to make every  fiscally
responsible  effort  to  recover  some  portion  of the  Partnership's  original
investment in Summerwind. Management intends to continue to operate the property
to maximize cash flow in the near term. No significant capital improvements were
made during the current year and none are planned for next year.

      On September 13, 1995, the Partnership, along with its co-venture partner,
refinanced  the mortgage  debt secured by the  Woodchase  Apartments  with a new
lender. The new non-recourse mortgage loan is in the initial principal amount of
$8,200,000 and bears interest at a rate of 7.5% per annum. The new loan requires
monthly  principal  and  interest  payments of $57,000 and matures on October 1,
2002.  The  proceeds of the new loan were used to repay the  existing $8 million
debt as well as  cover a  portion  of the  refinancing  costs.  The  Partnership
advanced  $164,000  to the  venture to cover the  remaining  transaction  costs.
Although the principal amount of the new loan increased slightly,  the venture's
annual debt service  payments have been reduced by $112,000 due to the reduction
in the interest  rate,  resulting in positive  cash flow for the joint  venture.
During  the  quarter  ended  December  31,  1995,  the  Partnership  received  a
distribution  of $164,000  from the joint  venture in  repayment of the advances
referred  to  above  which  were  made in  connection  with the  September  1995
refinancing transaction.

     In refinancing the Woodchase debt obligation, management obtained assumable
financing  which  reduces  debt service  costs,  results in net cash flow to the
Partnership and enhances the  marketability of the property for a possible sale.
An  analysis  of the  estimated  value  of the  Woodchase  property  places  the
potential  sale price above the level of the current  debt by between $2 million
to $3 million.  Depending on  management's  view of the relevant  market factors
affecting the property's  long-term  appreciation  potential,  management  could
determine that a sale of the Woodchase property in the near-term would be in the
Partnership's  best  interests.  A program of significant  property  repairs and
improvements  was  initiated at Woodchase  during  calendar  1994 and  continued
throughout  calendar 1995. Such  improvements  include  repairing  exterior wood
siding  and  apartment  balconies,  painting  the  exterior  of  the  buildings,
replacing  some of the roofs and  redecorating  the  clubhouse.  The work on the
exterior  siding and the  balconies  has been  completed and was paid for out of
cash flow from property  operations.  Additional  planned  improvements  will be
worked on in  calendar  1996 as cash  flow is  available.  If the  Partnership's
interest in Woodchase were sold, a liquidation of the  Partnership  would likely
be initiated,  and, if the  Partnership's  interest in  Summerwind  has not been
sold,  restructured or foreclosed on at that time, it would be sold or assigned,
most likely only for a nominal amount.  In any event,  management must weigh the
costs of  continued  operations  against  the  realistic  hopes  for any  future
additional recoveries of the Partnership's original investments in Woodchase and
Summerwind.  Management continues to evaluate the Partnership's  possible future
operating strategies in light of these circumstances.

     Upon the sale or disposition of the Partnership's investments,  the taxable
gain or loss incurred will be allocated among the partners.  In the case where a
taxable  gain would be  incurred,  gain would first be  allocated to the General
Partners in an amount at least  sufficient to eliminate  their  deficit  capital
balance. Any remaining gain would then be allocated to the Limited Partners.  In
certain cases, the Limited Partners could be allocated  taxable income in excess
of any liquidation proceeds that they may receive.  Additionally, in cases where
the  disposition  of any  investment  involves a  foreclosure  by, or  voluntary
conveyance  to,  the  mortgage  lender,   taxable  income  could  occur  without
distribution of cash.  Income from the sale or disposition of the  Partnership's
investments would represent passive income to the partners which could be offset
by each partners'  existing passive losses,  including any carryovers from prior
years.

     At March 31, 1996, the Partnership and its  consolidated  joint venture had
available cash and cash  equivalents  of  approximately  $801,000.  As discussed
further above, the consolidated  Summerwind  joint venture  currently  generates
positive  cash  flow  because  the  variable  interest  rate  on  the  venture's
outstanding mortgage indebtedness is presently at a fairly low level. As long as
this  variable  rate remains low, the venture  should  provide  excess cash flow
sufficient to cover the Partnership's  operating expenses (excluding Partnership
management  fees which have been deferred since September of 1986). In the event
that this interest rate rises  significantly in the near future,  this cash flow
may be impaired.  The balance of cash and cash  equivalents will be used for the
working capital needs of the Partnership and its consolidated joint venture. The
source of future  liquidity and  distributions to the partners is expected to be
through  proceeds,  if any,  received  from the sale or  refinancing  of the two
remaining investment properties.

Results of Operations
1996 Compared to 1995

      The  Partnership's  net loss  decreased  by  $2,000  in  fiscal  1996 when
compared to the prior year. This decrease in the  Partnership's net loss was the
result of a decrease  of $55,000 in the  Partnership's  share of  unconsolidated
venture's loss, which represents the allocable net loss from the Woodchase joint
venture, offset by an increase in the Partnership's operating loss of $53,000.

      The decrease in the Partnership's  share of unconsolidated  venture's loss
was mainly a result of an increase in rental income at Woodchase for the current
year. The increase in rental income, of $75,000,  was primarily  attributable to
rental  rate  increases  implemented  as a result of the  fairly  strong  market
conditions existing in the suburban St. Louis market and the capital improvement
program  implemented  at the  property  over  the past two  years.  The  average
occupancy  level at Woodchase  increased  from 93% for calendar  1994 to 94% for
calendar  1995,  which also  contributed  to the 5% increase  in rental  income.
Slight increases in the venture's  property  operating expenses and depreciation
charges partially offset the increase in rental income for the current year.

      The Partnership's operating loss increased primarily due to an increase in
interest  expense  of  $89,000.  Interest  expense  increased  as a result of an
increase in the average  interest rate paid during the year on the variable rate
mortgage loan secured by the consolidated Summerwind Apartments. The increase in
interest  expense  was  partially  offset by an  increase  in  rental  income at
Summerwind  of $65,000.  Rental  income  increased as a result of an increase in
rental  rates  from the  prior  year,  along  with an  increase  in the  average
occupancy from 95% for calendar 1994 to 97% for calendar 1995.  Small  increases
in repairs  and  maintenance  expenses at  Summerwind  and  Partnership  general
administrative  expenses also  contributed to the increase in the  Partnership's
operating loss for fiscal 1996. Partnership general and administrative  expenses
increased  by $15,000 for the  current  fiscal year mainly due to an increase in
certain required professional services.

1995 Compared to 1994

    The Partnership's net loss decreased by $60,000 in fiscal 1995 when compared
to the prior  year.  The primary  reasons  for the  decrease in net loss were an
increase in rental income at the Summerwind  Apartments of $36,000,  an increase
in interest income earned on cash and cash  equivalents of $17,000 and decreases
in  property  operating  expenses  and general  and  administrative  expenses of
$47,000  and  $8,000,  respectively.  The  increase  in  rental  income  at  the
Summerwind  Apartments  was the  result  of an  increase  in  rental  rates,  as
occupancy  actually declined slightly during the year from an average of 99% for
calendar 1993 to an average of 95% for calendar 1994.  Interest income earned on
cash and cash  equivalents  increased  as a result of an increase in the average
outstanding  balance of cash and cash  equivalents  and an  increase in interest
rates earned during fiscal 1995.  Property  operating expenses at the Summerwind
Apartments  decreased  due  to a  large  decrease  in  repairs  and  maintenance
expenses.  Repairs and maintenance  expenses decreased mainly as a result of the
completion of the painting of all building exteriors during fiscal 1995. General
and  administrative  expenses  decreased as a result of a decrease in legal fees
during fiscal 1995. The  Partnership  incurred  additional  legal fees in fiscal
1994 as a  result  of the  refinancing  of the  debt  secured  by the  Woodchase
Apartments.  The  positive  effect of the above items on net loss was  partially
offset by an  increase  in  interest  expense of  $44,000.  The higher  interest
expense  reflected an increase in the variable  interest rate on the  Summerwind
mortgage loan. In addition, the Partnership's share of unconsolidated  venture's
loss,  which represents the allocable net loss from the Woodchase joint venture,
increased  by $3,000 due to an increase in interest  expense.  This  increase in
interest  expense was a result of the terms of the mortgage  loan secured by the
Woodchase  Apartments  which provide for the compounding of interest on deferred
amounts owed to the lender.


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1994 Compared to 1993

     The  Partnership had a net loss of $672,000 for fiscal 1994, as compared to
net income of $7,633,000 in the prior year.  The prior year net income  resulted
from the foreclosure of the LaJolla  Marriott Hotel which,  as explained  below,
resulted  in an  extraordinary  gain  from  settlement  of  debt  obligation  of
$11,532,000.  The extraordinary  gain was partially offset by a loss on transfer
of assets at foreclosure of $2,928,000. The transfer of the Hotel's title to the
lender  through  foreclosure  proceedings  was  accounted for as a troubled debt
restructuring in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
15, "Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt  Restructuring."  The
extraordinary  gain arose due to the fact that the balance of the mortgage  loan
and related  accrued  interest  exceeded the  estimated  fair value of the Hotel
investment  and  other  assets  transferred  to the  lender  at the  time of the
foreclosure.  The loss on transfer of assets resulted from the fact that the net
carrying  value of the Hotel  exceeded the Hotel's  estimated  fair value at the
time of foreclosure.  Net loss prior to the  extraordinary  gain and the loss on
foreclosure recognized in fiscal 1993 totalled $971,000.

     Net  loss  also  includes  operating  loss and the  Partnership's  share of
unconsolidated  venture's loss.  Operating loss decreased by  approximately  40%
during fiscal 1994 primarily due to the foreclosure of the Hotel, which had been
generating  significant  losses from  operations  prior to its  foreclosure.  In
addition,  there  was a  small  decrease  in the net  operating  loss  from  the
Summerwind  joint  venture  primarily  due to an increase in rental income and a
decrease in the interest expense on the venture's  floating rate long-term debt.
Occupancy  at the  Summerwind  Apartments  remained  stable,  in the high  90's,
throughout fiscal 1993 and 1994. The increase in revenues was due to the gradual
increase in rental rates made possible by generally improving market conditions.
The  increase in rental  income and  decrease in  interest  expense  exceeded an
increase in  property  operating  expenses  which  resulted  from an increase in
repairs  and  maintenance  expenses.   Partnership  general  and  administrative
expenses and management fees remained  stable,  but increased as a percentage of
revenues due to the fiscal 1993 Hotel  foreclosure.  General and  administrative
expenses  did not decline  with the loss of the Hotel  property  to  foreclosure
because  there is a large  fixed  component  to the  costs  associated  with the
Partnership's   operations,   which  include  accounting,   auditing,   investor
communications and regulatory compliance expenses.  Partnership management fees,
which have been accrued but unpaid since  September 1986, are equal to 1/2 of 1%
of the Partnership's  original gross offering proceeds.  The Partnership's share
of unconsolidated  venture's loss, which represents the operating results of the
Woodchase joint venture,  decreased due to a small increase in rental income and
a large decrease in real estate taxes,  which were offset in part by an increase
in repairs and maintenance  expense and higher interest  expense in fiscal 1994.
Interest  expense  increased  due to an  increase  in the  interest  rate on the
venture's debt as part of the refinancing  transaction  completed  during fiscal
1994.  The  increase in rental  revenues at both the  Summerwind  and  Woodchase
properties  in fiscal 1994 was  reflective  of the  gradually  improving  market
conditions discussed further above. Higher repairs and maintenance expenses were
also a trend which reflected the increasing age of the properties.

Inflation

    The  Partnership  commenced  operations in 1985 and completed its tenth full
year of  operations  in the current  fiscal year.  The effects of inflation  and
changes in prices on the  Partnership's  operating results to date have not been
significant.

    Inflation  in future  periods may  increase  revenues  as well as  operating
expenses at the Partnership's  operating investment  properties.  Tenants at the
Partnership's apartment properties have short-term leases, generally of one year
or less in duration.  Rental rates at these  properties  can be adjusted to keep
pace with inflation,  to the extent market  conditions  allow, as the leases are
renewed or turned over.  Such increases in rental income would be expected to at
least partially offset the  corresponding  increases in Partnership and property
operating expenses.


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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

    The financial  statements and supplementary  data are included under Item 14
of this Annual Report.

Item 9.  Changes in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure

    None.


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                                   PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership

    The  Managing  General  Partner  of  the  Partnership  is  Third  PW  Growth
Properties,  Inc. a Delaware corporation,  which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
PaineWebber.  The Associate  General  Partner of the  Partnership  is Properties
Associates 1985, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership,  certain limited partners
of which are also officers of the Adviser and the Managing General Partner.  The
Managing  General  Partner  has overall  authority  and  responsibility  for the
Partnership's operation,  however, the day-to-day business of the Partnership is
managed by the Adviser pursuant to an advisory contract.

    (a) and (b) The  names and ages of the  directors  and  principal  executive
officers of the Managing General Partner of the Partnership are as follows:

                                                                  Date elected
  Name                        Office                     Age       to Office

Lawrence A. Cohen       President and Chief
                          Executive Officer               42          5/15/91
Albert Pratt            Director                          85          5/22/85 *
J. Richard Sipes        Director                          49          6/9/94
Walter V. Arnold        Senior Vice President and
                          Chief Financial Officer         48          10/29/85
James A. Snyder         Senior Vice President             50          7/6/92
John B. Watts III       Senior Vice President             43          6/6/88
David F. Brooks         First Vice President and Assistant
                          Treasurer                       53          5/22/85 *
Timothy J. Medlock      Vice President and Treasurer      35          6/1/88
Thomas W. Boland        Vice President                    33          12/1/91

*  The date of incorporation of the Managing General Partner

    (c) There are no other  significant  employees in addition to the  directors
and executive officers mentioned above.

    (d) There is no family relationship among any of the foregoing directors and
executive  officers of the Managing General Partner of the  Partnership.  All of
the foregoing  directors and executive officers have been elected to serve until
the annual meeting of the Managing General Partner.

    (e) All of the directors and officers of the Managing  General  Partner hold
similar  positions in affiliates of the Managing General Partner,  which are the
corporate general partners of other real estate limited  partnerships  sponsored
by PWI, and for which PaineWebber Properties Incorporated ("PWPI") serves as the
investment  adviser.  The  business  experience  of  each of the  directors  and
principal executive officers of the Managing General Partner is as follows:

    Lawrence A. Cohen is President and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Managing
General Partner and President and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Adviser which
he joined in January 1989. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and the
Investment Committee of the Adviser. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Cohen was First Vice
President of VMS Realty  Partners where he was  responsible  for origination and
structuring  of  real  estate  investment  programs  and for  managing  national
broker-dealer  relationships.  He is a  member  of the  New  York  Bar  and is a
Certified Public Accountant.


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    Albert Pratt is a Director of the Managing General Partner,  a Consultant of
PWI, and a limited partner of the Associate  General  Partner.  Mr. Pratt joined
PWI as  Counsel  in 1946 and  since  that  time has held a number  of  positions
including Director of both the Investment Banking Division and the International
Division,  Senior  Vice  President  and Vice  Chairman  of PWI and  Chairman  of
PaineWebber International, Inc.

    J.  Richard  Sipes is a Director  of the  Managing  General  Partner  and a
Director  of  the  Adviser.  Mr.  Sipes  is  an  Executive  Vice  President  at
PaineWebber.  He joined the firm in 1978 and has  served in various  capacities
within the Retail Sales and  Marketing  Division.  Before  assuming his current
position  as  Director of Retail  Underwriting  and  Trading in 1990,  he was a
Branch Manager,  Regional  Manager,  Branch System and Marketing  Manager for a
PaineWebber  subsidiary,  Manager  of Branch  Administration  and  Director  of
Retail  Products  and  Trading.  Mr.  Sipes  holds a B.S.  in  Psychology  from
Memphis State University.

    Walter V. Arnold is a Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer of
the Managing  General  Partner and a Senior Vice  President and Chief  Financial
Officer of the Adviser which he joined in October 1985. Mr. Arnold joined PWI in
1983 with the  acquisition  of Rotan  Mosle,  Inc.  where he had been First Vice
President and Controller  since 1978, and where he continued until joining PWPI.
Mr. Arnold is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Texas.

      James A. Snyder is a Senior Vice President of the Managing General Partner
and a Senior  Vice  President  and  Member of the  Investment  Committee  of the
Adviser.  Mr. Snyder re-joined the Adviser in July 1992 having served previously
as an officer of PWPI from July 1980 to August  1987.  From January 1991 to July
1992, Mr. Snyder was with the Resolution  Trust  Corporation  where he served as
the Vice President of Asset Sales prior to re-joining  PWPI.  From February 1989
to October  1990,  he was  President  of Kan Am  Investors,  Inc., a real estate
investment  company.  During the period August 1987 to February 1989, Mr. Snyder
was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer of Southeast  Regional
Management Inc., a real estate development company.

    John B. Watts III is a Senior Vice President of the Managing General Partner
and a Senior Vice  President  of the Adviser  which he joined in June 1988.  Mr.
Watts has had over 17 years of  experience  in  acquisitions,  dispositions  and
financing  of real  estate.  He received  degrees of  Bachelor of  Architecture,
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business  Administration  from the  University of
Arkansas.

    David F. Brooks is a First Vice  President  and  Assistant  Treasurer of the
Managing  General Partner,  a limited partner of the Associate  General Partner,
and a First Vice  President  and  Assistant  Treasurer  of the Adviser  which he
joined in March 1980.  From 1972 to 1980, Mr. Brooks was an Assistant  Treasurer
of Property Capital  Advisors,  Inc. and also, from March 1974 to February 1980,
the Assistant  Treasurer of Capital for Real Estate,  which provided real estate
investment, asset management and consulting services.

    Timothy J. Medlock is a Vice President and Treasurer of the Managing General
Partner and a Vice  President  and  Treasurer of the Adviser  which he joined in
1986. From June 1988 to August 1989, Mr. Medlock served as the Controller of the
Managing General Partner and PWPI. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Medlock was associated
with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. Mr. Medlock graduated from Colgate  University in
1983 and received his Masters in Accounting from New York University in 1985.

    Thomas W. Boland is a Vice President of the Managing  General Partner and a
Vice  President  and Manager of  Financial  Reporting  of the Adviser  which he
joined in 1988.  From 1984 to 1987,  Mr.  Boland  was  associated  with  Arthur
Young & Company.  Mr. Boland is a Certified Public  Accountant  licensed in the
state of  Massachusetts.  He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Merrimack  College
and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

    (f) None of the directors  and officers  were involved in legal  proceedings
which are  material to an  evaluation  of his or her ability or  integrity  as a
director or officer.

    (g)  Compliance  With  Exchange  Act  Filing  Requirements:  The  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 requires the officers and directors of the Managing General
Partner, and persons who own more than ten percent of the Partnership's  limited
partnership units, to file certain reports of ownership and changes in ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and ten-percent
beneficial  holders are required by SEC  regulations to furnish the  Partnership
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

    Based  solely on its review of the copies of such forms  received by it, the
Partnership  believes  that,  during the year ended March 31,  1996,  all filing
requirements  applicable to the officers and  directors of the Managing  General
Partner and ten-percent beneficial holders were complied with.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

    The directors and officers of the  Partnership's  Managing  General  Partner
receive no current or proposed remuneration from the Partnership.

    The  Partnership  is  required  to pay  certain  fees to the Adviser and the
General   Partners  are  entitled  to  receive  a  share  of  Partnership   cash
distributions  and a share of profits and losses.  These items are  described in
Item 13.

    The Partnership  has never paid regular  quarterly  distributions  of excess
cash flow.  Furthermore,  the  Partnership's  Limited  Partnership Units are not
actively traded on any organized  exchange,  and no efficient  secondary  market
exists. Accordingly, no accurate price information is available for these Units.
Therefore,  a presentation of historical  Unitholder  total returns would not be
meaningful.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

    (a) The  Partnership  is a  limited  partnership  issuing  Units of  limited
partnership  interest,  not voting securities.  All the outstanding stock of the
Managing  General  Partner,  Third  PW  Growth  Properties,  Inc.,  is  owned by
PaineWebber. Properties Associates 1985, L.P., the Associate General Partner, is
a Virginia  limited  partnership,  certain  limited  partners  of which are also
officers of the Adviser and the Managing General Partner.  No limited partner is
known by the  Partnership to own  beneficially  more than 5% of the  outstanding
interests of the Partnership.

    (b) Neither the officers and directors of the Managing  General  Partner nor
the limited  partners of the Associate  General Partner,  individually,  own any
Units of limited partnership interest of the Partnership. No officer or director
of the  Managing  General  Partner,  nor any  limited  partner of the  Associate
General Partner,  possesses a right to acquire beneficial  ownership of Units of
limited partnership interest of the Partnership.

    (c) There exists no arrangement,  known to the Partnership, the operation of
which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Partnership.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

    Subject to the Managing General Partner's overall authority, the business of
the Partnership is managed by PWPI pursuant to an advisory contract. The General
Partners, PWPI and other affiliates receive fees and compensation, determined on
an agreed  upon  basis,  in  consideration  of  various  services  performed  in
connection with the sale of the Units, the management of the Partnership and the
acquisition,  management,  financing and disposition of Partnership investments.
In addition,  the General Partners and their affiliates are reimbursed for their
direct expenses  relating to the offering of units,  the  administration  of the
Partnership and the operations of the Partnership's real property investments.

    Selling commissions paid by the Partnership to PaineWebber  Incorporated,  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  PaineWebber,  for the sale of Limited  Partnership
interests  aggregated  $2,181,000 through the conclusion of the offering period.
In connection with investing Partnership capital in investment properties,  PWPI
was paid  acquisition  fees of $1,283,000,  equal to 5% of the gross proceeds of
the offering.

    All distributable cash, as defined, for each fiscal year will be distributed
annually  in the  ratio of 95% to the  Limited  Partners  and 5% to the  General
Partners.  All sale or  refinancing  proceeds  shall be  distributed  in varying
proportions to the Limited and General Partners, as specified in the Partnership
Agreement.

    Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership  Agreement,  taxable income and tax
losses of the Partnership from both current operations and capital  transactions
generally  will be allocated  95% to the Limited  Partners and 5% to the General
Partners,  except  that the General  Partners  shall be  allocated  an amount of
taxable income from a capital transaction at least sufficient to eliminate their
deficit capital account  balance.  Allocations of the  Partnership's  operations
between the General Partners and the Limited  Partners for financial  accounting
purposes have been made in conformity  with the allocations of taxable income or
tax loss.

    Under the advisory contract, PWPI has specific management  responsibilities:
to  administer  the  day-to-day  operations  of the  Partnership,  and to report
periodically the performance of the Partnership to the Managing General Partner.
PWPI  earns an annual  management  fee of up to 1/2 of 1% of the gross  offering
proceeds.  PWPI earned  management fees of $128,000 for the year ended March 31,
1996.  PWPI has deferred  payment of its management fee since  September of 1986
pending  the  generation  of  cash  flow  from  the   Partnership's   investment
properties.   Through  September  of  1986,  PWPI  received  cash  payments  for
management fees totalling  $16,000.  Deferred  management fees at March 31, 1996
consists of $1,243,000 due to PWPI. The advisory contract also provides that the
cumulative  management  fees payable to the Adviser shall not exceed  $1,282,850
(5% of gross offering  proceeds) plus 5% of distributable  cash generated by the
Partnership.   Unless  the  Partnership   generates   distributable   cash  from
operations,  this cumulative  limitation will be reached in the first quarter of
fiscal 1997.

    An affiliate of the Managing General Partner  performs  certain  accounting,
tax  preparation,  securities  law compliance  and investor  communications  and
relations  services  for the  Partnership.  The  total  costs  incurred  by this
affiliate in providing  such  services are  allocated  among  several  entities,
including the Partnership.  Included in general and administrative  expenses for
the year ended March 31, 1996 is $46,000,  representing  reimbursements  to this
affiliate of the Managing  General  Partner for  providing  such services to the
Partnership.

    The  Partnership  uses  the  services  of  Mitchell  Hutchins  Institutional
Investors,  Inc. ("Mitchell Hutchins") for the managing of cash assets. Mitchell
Hutchins is a  subsidiary  of  Mitchell  Hutchins  Asset  Management,  Inc.,  an
independently operated subsidiary of PaineWebber.  Mitchell Hutchins earned fees
of $2,000  (included in general and  administrative  expenses)  for managing the
Partnership's  cash assets during fiscal 1996. Fees charged by Mitchell Hutchins
are based on a percentage of invested  cash  reserves  which varies based on the
total amount of invested cash which Mitchell  Hutchins  manages on behalf of the
Adviser.


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                                    PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K


      (a)   The following documents are filed as part of this report:

            (1) and (2) Financial Statements and Schedules:

                  The  response  to this  portion of Item 14 is  submitted  as a
                  separate  section  of this  Report.  See  Index  to  Financial
                  Statements and Financial Statement Schedules at page F-1.

            (3)   Exhibits:

                  The exhibits listed on the  accompanying  index to exhibits at
                  page IV-3 are filed as part of this Report.

      (b)   No  Current  Reports  on Form 8-K have been  filed  during  the last
            quarter of fiscal 1996.

      (c)   Exhibits

                  See (a) (3) above.

      (d)   Financial Statement Schedules

                  The  response  to this  portion of Item 14 is  submitted  as a
                  separate  section  of this  Report.  See  Index  to  Financial
                  Statements and Financial Statement Schedules at page F-1.

























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                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the  Partnership  has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                    PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L. P.


                                    By:  Third PW Growth Properties, Inc.
                                            Managing General Partner


                                    By: /s/ Lawrence A. Cohen
                                       Lawrence A. Cohen
                                       President and
                                       Chief Executive Officer


                                    By: /s/ Walter V. Arnold
                                       Walter V. Arnold
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer


                                    By: /s/ Thomas W. Boland
                                       Thomas W. Boland
                                       Vice President


Dated:  June 28, 1996

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the Partnership and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By:/s/ Albert Pratt                   Date: June 28, 1996
   Albert Pratt
   Director




By:/s/ J. Richard Sipes               Date: June 28, 1996
   J. Richard Sipes
   Director




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                          ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                                Item 14(a)(3)

                   PAINE WEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L. P.


                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                    Page Number in the Report
Exhibit No.  Description of Document                Or Other Reference
- -----------  ------------------------               -------------------------

(3) and (4)   Prospectus of the Partnership          Filed with the Commission
              dated September 3, 1985, as            pursuant to Rule 424(c)
              supplemented, with particular          and incorporated
              reference to the Restated              herein by reference.
              Certificate and Agreement of
              Limited Partnership


(10)          Material contracts previously          Filed with the Commission
              filed as exhibits to registration      pursuant to Section 13 or
              statements and amendments thereto      15(d) of the Securities
              of the registrant together with all    Act of 1934 and
              such contracts filed as exhibits of    incorported herein
              previously filed Forms 8-K and         by reference.
              Forms 10-K are hereby incorporated
              herein by reference.


(13)          Annual Report to Limited Partners      No Annual  Report for the
                                                     fiscal year 1996  has been
                                                     sent  to the Limited
                                                     Partners. An Annual Report
                                                     will be  sent to the
                                                     Limited Partners
                                                     subsequent to this filing.


(22)          List of subsidiaries                   Included  in  Item  I  of
                                                     Part I of this  Report Page
                                                     I-1, to which  reference is
                                                     hereby made.

(27)          Financial Data Schedule                Filed  as the  last  page
                                                     of EDGAR submission
                                                     following the Financial
                                                     Statements  and Financial
                                                     Statement Schedule required
                                                     by Item 14.




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                          ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

                     Item 14(a)(1) and (2) and Item 14(d)

                   PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L. P.

       INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


Reference

PaineWebber Growth Partners Three L. P.:

   Report of independent auditors                                        F-2

   Consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 1996 and 1995             F-3

   Consolidated  statements of operations  for the years ended
     March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994                                       F-4

   Consolidated  statements  of changes  in  partners'  deficit
       for the years ended   March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994               F-5
   Consolidated  statements  of cash flows for the years ended
      March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994                                      F-6

   Notes to consolidated financial statements                            F-7

   Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation               F-17

St. Louis Woodchase Associates:

   Report of independent auditors                                        F-18

   Balance sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994                       F-18

   Statements of operations  and changes in venturers'  capital
     (deficit) for the  years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993     F-20

   Statements  of cash flows for the years ended  December 31, 1995,
       1994 and 1993                                                     F-21

   Notes to financial statements                                         F-22

   Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation               F-26

Other  financial  statement  schedules  have been  omitted  since  the  required
information  is not present or is not present in amounts  sufficient  to require
submission of the schedule,  or because the information  required is included in
the financial statements, including the notes thereto.



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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




The Partners
PaineWebber Growth Partners Three L.P.:

     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PaineWebber
Growth  Partners  Three  L.P.  as of March 31,  1996 and 1995,  and the  related
consolidated  statements of  operations,  changes in partners' deficit, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 1996. Our audits
also  included  the  financial  statement  schedule  listed in the Index at Item
14(a).  These financial  statements and schedule are the  responsibility  of the
Partnership's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material  respects,  the consolidated  financial  position of PaineWebber
Growth  Partners  Three L.P.  at March 31, 1996 and 1995,  and the  consolidated
results of its  operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended March 31, 1996, in conformity  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when
considered  in  relation  to the basic  financial  statements  taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.








                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP







Boston, Massachusetts
June 19, 1996


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                    PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           March 31, 1996 and 1995
                   (In thousands, except for per Unit data)

                                    ASSETS

                                                        1996         1995

Operating investment property, at cost:
   Land                                           $      670     $     670
   Buildings                                           7,932         7,932
   Equipment and improvements                            572           541
                                                   ---------     ---------
                                                       9,174         9,143

   Less accumulated depreciation                      (3,336)       (3,065)
                                                   ---------     ---------
                                                       5,838         6,078

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture, at equity     73           254
Cash and cash equivalents                                801           704
Accounts receivable                                        2             2
Prepaid expenses                                          16            15
Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization
  of $320 ($265 in 1995)                                  67           122
Other assets                                             227           227
                                                   ---------     ---------
                                                   $   7,024      $  7,402
                                                   =========      ========

                      LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

Accounts payable and accrued expenses              $     107    $       96
Accrued interest payable                                 231           196
Loans payable to affiliates                              357           357
Advances from consolidated venture                        95            37
Deferred management fees payable to affiliate          1,243         1,115
Note payable                                           8,330         8,330
                                                   ---------     ---------
         Total liabilities                            10,363        10,131

Partners' deficit:
   General Partners:
     Capital contribution                                  1             1
     Cumulative net loss                                (144)         (114)

   Limited Partners ($1,000 per Unit, 25,657
     units outstanding at March 31, 1996 and 1995):
     Capital contributions, net of offering costs
      of $3,19322,464   22,464
     Cumulative net loss                             (25,359)      (24,779)
     Cumulative cash distributions                      (301)         (301)
                                                   ---------     ---------
         Total partners' deficit                      (3,339)       (2,729)
                                                   ---------     ---------
                                                   $   7,024     $   7,402
                                                   =========     =========

                           See accompanying notes.


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                     PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                For the years ended March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
                    (In thousands, except for per Unit data)


                                            1996        1995       1994
Revenues:
   Rental income                        $  1,426    $  1,361    $  1,325
   Interest income                            34          33          16
                                        --------    --------    --------
                                           1,460       1,394       1,341
Expenses:
   Interest expense and related fees         551         462         418
   Depreciation expense                      271         270         269
   Property operating expenses               766         752         799
   Partnership management fees               128         128         128
   General and administrative                173         158         166
                                        --------    --------    --------
                                           1,889       1,770       1,780
                                        --------    --------    --------
Operating loss                              (429)       (376)       (439)

Partnership's share of unconsolidated
  venture's loss                            (181)       (236)       (233)
                                        --------    --------    --------

Net loss                               $    (610)   $   (612)  $    (672)
                                        ========    ========   =========

Net loss per Limited Partnership Unit  $  (22.61)  $  (22.64)   $ (24.87)
                                        ========    ========   =========

The above net loss per Limited Partnership Unit is based upon the 25,657 Limited
Partnership Units outstanding for each year.



















                          See accompanying notes.


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                     PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.

             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT
               For the years ended March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
                                 (In thousands)

                                           General    Limited
                                           Partners   Partners    Total

Balance at March 31, 1993             $      (48)   $ (1,397)  $  (1,445)

Net loss                                     (34)       (638)       (672)
                                      ----------    --------   ---------

Balance at March 31, 1994                    (82)     (2,035)     (2,117)

Net loss                                     (31)       (581)       (612)
                                      ----------    --------   ---------
Balance at March 31, 1995                   (113)     (2,616)     (2,729)

Net loss                                     (30)       (580)       (610)
                                      ----------    --------   ---------
Balance at March 31, 1996              $    (143)   $ (3,196)    $(3,339)
                                      ==========    ========   =========

























                          See accompanying notes.


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                     PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                For the years ended March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
                Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
                                 (In thousands)

                                               1996         1995       1994

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                $    (610) $     (612) $     (672)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
     Partnership's share of unconsolidated
      venture's loss                            181         236         233
     Depreciation expense                       271         270         269
     Amortization of deferred financing costs    55          55          55
     Deferred management fees                   128         128         128
     Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                         -           -         125
      Prepaid expenses                           (1)          5          13
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses      11           4          (8)
      Accrued interest payable                   35          29          25
      Accounts payable - affiliates               -           -          (2)
      Advances from consolidated venture         58          37           -
                                             ------      ------     -------
         Total adjustments                      738         764         838
                                             ------      ------     -------
         Net cash provided by operating
          activities                            128         152         166

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Additions to operating investment property   (31)        (16)         (1)
                                              ------      ------     -------
         Net cash used in investing activities  (31)        (16)         (1)

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Withdrawals from (deposits to)
     restricted cash                              -         201          (4)
                                              ------      ------     -------
         Net cash provided by (used in)
           financing activities                   -         201          (4)
                                              ------      -----      -------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents        97         337         161

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of year                                    704         367          206
                                              ------      ------     -------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year       $  801     $   704      $   367
                                             ======     =======      =======

Cash paid during the year for interest       $  396     $   252      $   214
                                             ======     =======      =======










                           See accompanying notes.


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                          PAINEWEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE L.P.

                        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.  General

         PaineWebber Growth Partners Three L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited
    partnership  organized  pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware in May
    1985 for the purpose of  investing in a portfolio  of rental  apartments  or
    commercial  properties  which had  potential for capital  appreciation.  The
    Partnership  authorized  the  issuance  of units  (the  "Units")  of limited
    partnership  interests (at $1,000 per Unit) of which 25,657 were  subscribed
    and issued  between  September  3, 1985 and July 31, 1986.  The  Partnership
    originally  invested  the  proceeds  of  the  offering  in  three  operating
    properties.  On April 21, 1992, the Partnership's largest asset, the LaJolla
    Marriott  Hotel,  was foreclosed on by the mortgage  lender after  extensive
    workout negotiations failed to produce an acceptable modification agreement.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

         The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual
    basis  of  accounting  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
    principles which requires  management to make estimates and assumptions that
    affect the reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and  disclosures of
    contingent assets and liabilities as of March 31, 1996 and 1995 and revenues
    and expenses for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 1996.
    Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.

         The joint ventures in which the  Partnership  has invested are required
    to maintain their accounting records on a calendar year basis for income tax
    reporting  purposes.  As a result, the Partnership  records its share of the
    operations of the joint  ventures  based on financial  information  which is
    three months in arrears to that of the Partnership.

         The  accompanying   consolidated   financial   statements  include  the
    Partnership's  investments  in two  joint  venture  partnerships  which  own
    operating  properties.  As  further  discussed  in Note 4,  the  Partnership
    acquired  complete  control of Tara  Associates,  Ltd.  in fiscal  1990 as a
    result of an  amendment to the joint  venture  agreement.  Accordingly,  the
    accompanying financial statements present the financial position and results
    of operations of this joint venture on a  consolidated  basis.  As discussed
    above,  the joint  venture has a December 31 year-end and  operations of the
    venture  continue  to  be  reported  on  a  three-month  lag.  All  material
    transactions  between  the  Partnership  and the  joint  venture  have  been
    eliminated  upon  consolidation,  except for lag period cash transfers which
    are accounted for as advances to or from affiliate.  The consolidated  joint
    venture's operating investment property  (Summerwind  Apartments) is carried
    at the lower of cost,  adjusted for certain guaranteed payments (see Note 4)
    and accumulated  depreciation,  or net realizable  value. The net realizable
    value of a property  held for long-term  investment  purposes is measured by
    the  recoverability of the Partnership's  investment through expected future
    cash flows on an undiscounted basis, which may exceed the property's current
    market  value.  The  net  realizable  value  of a  property  held  for  sale
    approximates  its  market  value.  The   Partnership's   investment  in  the
    Summerwind  Apartments  was  considered to be held for long-term  investment
    purposes as of March 31, 1996 and 1995.

       In March 1995, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
    No.  121,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment  of  Long-Lived  Assets  and for
    Long-Lived  Assets To Be Disposed  Of"  ("Statement  121"),  which  requires
    impairment  losses to be recorded on  long-lived  assets used in  operations
    when  indicators of impairment are present and the  undiscounted  cash flows
    estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying
    amount.  Statement 121 also addresses the  accounting for long-lived  assets
    that  are  expected  to be  disposed  of.  Statement  121 is  effective  for
    financial  statements  for years  beginning  after  December 15,  1995.  The
    Partnership  will adopt  Statement 121 in fiscal 1997 and,  based on current
    circumstances,  does not believe the adoption will have a material effect on
    results of operations or financial position.

         Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over an
    estimated  useful  life of thirty  years for  buildings  and five  years for
    equipment and improvements.  Acquisition fees paid to PaineWebber Properties
    Incorporated  (PWPI) have been  capitalized  and are included in the cost of
    the operating investment property.

         The Partnership  accounts for its other joint venture  investment using
    the equity method  because the  Partnership  does not have  majority  voting
    control.  Under the  equity  method  the  investment  in a joint  venture is
    carried  at cost  adjusted  for the  Partnership's  share  of the  venture's
    earnings and losses and distributions.  See Note 5 for a description of this
    joint venture partnership.

         The consolidated joint venture leases apartment units under leases with
    terms  generally of one year or less.  Rental income is recorded  monthly as
    earned.

         Deferred  expenses at March 31,  1996 and 1995  consist of loan fees of
    Tara Associates,  Ltd., the Partnership's  consolidated joint venture, which
    are being amortized on a straight-line  basis over the remaining term of the
    loan. The  amortization of such fees is included in interest  expense on the
    accompanying statements of operations.

         For purposes of reporting  cash flows,  the  Partnership  considers all
    highly liquid investments with original  maturities of 90 days or less to be
    cash equivalents.

         No provision  for income taxes has been made as the  liability for such
    taxes is that of the individual  partners rather than the Partnership.  Upon
    the sale or disposition of the Partnership's  investments,  the taxable gain
    or loss incurred will be allocated  among the partners.  In the case where a
    taxable gain would be incurred, gain would first be allocated to the General
    Partners in an amount at least sufficient to eliminate their deficit capital
    balance. Any remaining gain would then be allocated to the Limited Partners.
    In certain cases, the Limited Partners could be allocated  taxable income in
    excess of any liquidation proceeds that they may receive.  Additionally,  in
    cases where the disposition of any investment  involves a foreclosure by, or
    voluntary  conveyance  to, the mortgage  lender,  taxable income could occur
    without  distribution  of cash.  Income from the sale or  disposition of the
    Partnership's  investments  would  represent  passive income to the partners
    which could be offset by each partners'  existing passive losses,  including
    any carryovers from prior years.

       The cash and cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable and all liabilities
    appearing  on  the  accompanying   consolidated   balance  sheets  represent
    financial  instruments  for purposes of  Statement  of Financial  Accounting
    Standards No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial  Instruments."
    With the exception of loans payable to affiliates,  deferred management fees
    payable to affiliate and note payable,  the carrying  amount of these assets
    and  liabilities  approximates  their fair value as of March 31, 1996 due to
    the short-term  maturities of these  instruments.  It is not practicable for
    management  to estimate the fair value of loans  payable to  affiliates  and
    deferred  management fees payable to affiliate without  incurring  excessive
    costs due to the unique nature of such  obligations.  The fair value of note
    payable is  estimated  using  discounted  cash flow  analysis,  based on the
    current market rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

         Certain fiscal 1995 and 1994 amounts have been  reclassified to conform
    to the fiscal 1996 presentation.

3.  The Partnership Agreement and Related Party Transactions

         The General Partners of the Partnership are Third PW Growth Properties,
    Inc.  (the  "Managing  General  Partner"),  a  wholly-owned   subsidiary  of
    PaineWebber Group Inc.  ("PaineWebber") and Properties Associates 1985, L.P.
    (the "Associate General Partner"),  a Virginia limited partnership,  certain
    limited partners of which are also officers of PWPI and the Managing General
    Partner.  Subject to the Managing General Partner's overall  authority,  the
    business  of the  Partnership  is managed by PWPI  pursuant  to an  advisory
    contract.  The General Partners,  PWPI and other affiliates receive fees and
    compensation,  determined  on an agreed  upon  basis,  in  consideration  of
    various  services  performed in connection  with the sale of the Units,  the
    management of the Partnership,  and the acquisition,  management,  financing
    and  disposition  of  Partnership  investments.  In  addition,  the  General
    Partners and their  affiliates  are  reimbursed  for their  direct  expenses
    relating to the offering of units, the administration of the Partnership and
    the operations of the Partnership's real property investments.

         Selling   commissions   paid   by  the   Partnership   to   PaineWebber
    Incorporated,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of  PaineWebber,  for the sale of
    Limited Partnership  interests aggregated  $2,181,000 through the conclusion
    of the offering period. In connection with investing  Partnership capital in
    investment properties,  PWPI was paid acquisition fees of $1,283,000,  equal
    to 5% of the gross proceeds of the offering.

         All  distributable  cash,  as  defined,  for each  fiscal  year will be
    distributed  annually in the ratio of 95% to the Limited  Partners and 5% to
    the General Partners.  All sale or refinancing proceeds shall be distributed
    in varying proportions to the Limited and General Partners,  as specified in
    the Partnership Agreement.

         Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement,  taxable income and
    tax losses of the  Partnership  from both  current  operations  and  capital
    transactions  generally will be allocated 95% to the Limited Partners and 5%
    to the General Partners, except that the General Partners shall be allocated
    an amount of taxable income from a capital  transaction at least  sufficient
    to eliminate  their deficit  capital  account  balance.  Allocations  of the
    Partnership's  operations  between  the  General  Partners  and the  Limited
    Partners for financial accounting purposes have been made in conformity with
    the allocations of taxable income or tax loss.

         Under   the   advisory   contract,   PWPI   has   specific   management
    responsibilities:   to   administer   the   day-to-day   operations  of  the
    Partnership,  and to report  periodically the performance of the Partnership
    to the Managing General Partner.  PWPI earns an annual  management fee of up
    to 1/2 of 1% of the gross offering proceeds.  PWPI earned management fees of
    $128,000  for each of the three years ended March 31,  1996,  1995 and 1994.
    PWPI has  deferred  payment of its  management  fee since  September of 1986
    pending  the  generation  of cash  flow  from the  Partnership's  investment
    properties.  Through  September of 1986,  PWPI  received  cash  payments for
    management  fees totalling  $16,000.  Deferred  management fees at March 31,
    1996 and 1995 consist of $1,243,000  and  $1,115,000,  respectively,  due to
    PWPI.  The advisory  contract also provides that the  cumulative  management
    fees  payable  to the  Adviser  shall  not  exceed  $1,282,850  (5% of gross
    offering   proceeds)  plus  5%  of  distributable   cash  generated  by  the
    Partnership.  Unless  the  Partnership  generates  distributable  cash  from
    operations,  this cumulative limitation will be reached in the first quarter
    of fiscal 1997.

         Included in general  and  administrative  expenses  for the years ended
    March 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 is $46,000, $48,000 and $45,000, respectively,
    representing  reimbursements to an affiliate of the Managing General Partner
    for  providing  certain  financial,  accounting  and investor  communication
    services to the Partnership.

         The Partnership  uses the services of Mitchell  Hutchins  Institutional
    Investors,  Inc.  ("Mitchell  Hutchins")  for the  managing of cash  assets.
    Mitchell  Hutchins is a subsidiary of Mitchell  Hutchins  Asset  Management,
    Inc., an independently operated subsidiary of PaineWebber. Mitchell Hutchins
    earned fees of $2,000, $2,000 and $0 (included in general and administrative
    expenses)  for managing the  Partnership's  cash assets  during fiscal 1996,
    1995 and 1994, respectively.

4.  Operating Investment Property

        As of March 31, 1996 and 1995, the Partnership's  balance sheet includes
    one consolidated  operating investment property:  the Summerwind Apartments,
    owned by Tara  Associates,  Ltd.,  a  majority  owned and  controlled  joint
    venture.  Tara Associates,  Ltd., a Georgia limited  partnership (the "joint
    venture")  was  organized  on  December  19,  1983 to acquire  and operate a
    208-unit apartment  complex,  Summerwind  Apartments,  located in Jonesboro,
    Georgia.  On  October  8,  1985  the  Partnership  acquired  a  70%  general
    partnership  interest in the joint  venture.  The  remaining 30% general and
    limited   partnership   interests  were  owned  by  John   Lie-Nielson  (the
    "co-venturer").

        Effective  February 23, 1990,  the Tara  Associates,  Ltd. joint venture
    agreement  was  amended to provide  that the  co-venturer's  entire  general
    partnership  interest be converted  to a limited  partnership  interest.  In
    addition, the amended agreement specifies that the co-venturer shall have no
    further liability for guaranty fees or mandatory loans, as discussed further
    below.  The  conversion of the  co-venturer's  interest to that of a limited
    partner   effectively  gave  the  Partnership   complete  control  over  the
    investment  property.  As a result,  the accompanying  financial  statements
    present  the  financial  position  and  results of  operations  of the joint
    venture on a consolidated  basis. As discussed in Note 2, the  Partnership's
    policy is to report the  operations  of the joint  venture on a  three-month
    lag. The  aforementioned  amendment did not change the  partners'  ownership
    percentages  in the venture or any other terms of the original joint venture
    agreement besides those referred to above.

        The aggregate cash  investment by the  Partnership  for its interest was
    approximately  $2,427,000  (including an acquisition fee of $141,000 paid to
    the Adviser).  The apartment complex was acquired subject to a mortgage loan
    of $8,330,000 at the time of closing.  On March 15, 1990,  the mortgage loan
    was  refinanced,  as  discussed  further  in Note 6. The  letter  of  credit
    securing the bonds payable which encumber the venture's operating investment
    property  is due to expire in March  1997.  Unless  the  letter of credit is
    replaced or extended,  the venture's  mortgage loan will become  immediately
    due and payable as of the scheduled expiration date. Management's plans with
    respect to these circumstances are discussed in Note 6.

        The joint venture agreement  provides that  distributable  funds will be
    distributed  as follows:  1) to repay  interest  and  principal  on optional
    loans;  2) to repay  interest and  principal on mandatory  loans;  3) to the
    Partnership  until it has received $180,800 per calendar year for the period
    from the date of  organization;  and 4) any remainder 70% to the Partnership
    and 30% to the co-venturer. Net proceeds from a sale or refinancing shall be
    made in the same  manner as (1)  through  (3)  above;  and then:  (4) to the
    Partnership  until  it  shall  have  received  cumulative  distributions  of
    $2,599,000;  and; (5) any remainder,  70% to the  Partnership and 30% to the
    co-venturer.

        Losses shall be allocated  100% to the  Partnership  and income shall be
    allocated in the same  proportion as  distributable  funds. If no funds were
    distributed, then income is to be allocated 100% to the Partnership.

        The  joint  venture  agreement  provides  that if  additional  cash  was
    required  to fund  negative  cash flow for a period  of 24 months  ending in
    October 1987 (the guaranty period),  the co-venturer and an affiliate of the
    co-venturer were obligated to fund any capital deficits,  as defined, of the
    joint venture.  The joint venture  received  payments  aggregating  $647,485
    through the end of the Guaranty Period.  Such payments have been recorded as
    a reduction in the basis of the operating  investment property for financial
    reporting  purposes.  For a period of twelve  months  following the guaranty
    period,  the  co-venturer  and an affiliate were obligated to make mandatory
    loans to the joint  venture to fund any negative  cash flow.  The  mandatory
    loans bear interest at the prime rate plus 1% of the lending institution. At
    December 31, 1995 and 1994, the joint venture had mandatory loans payable to
    the co-venturer and an affiliate of $357,000. Subsequent to October 1988, if
    the joint  venture  requires  additional  cash, it may be provided by either
    partner as optional  loans.  Optional  loans bear interest at the prime rate
    plus 1% per annum.  The Partnership  has optional loans  receivable from the
    venture  totalling  $726,000  and  $801,000 at  December  31, 1995 and 1994,
    respectively.  Outstanding  accrued  interest  payable  to  the  Partnership
    totalled $18,000 and $4,000 as of December 31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively.
    The  principal  balance of these  optional  loans,  along  with the  related
    interest expense and accrued interest, are eliminated in consolidation.

        The joint venture has entered into a property  management  contract with
    an affiliate of the  co-venturer,  cancellable at the  Partnership's  option
    upon the occurrence of certain events.  The management fee is equal to 5% of
    the gross receipts, as defined.

        The following is a summary of property  operating expenses for the years
    ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 (in thousands):

                                            1995        1994        1993
   Property operating expenses:
      Repairs and maintenance          $     232    $    208    $    288
      Salaries and related expenses          162         153         132
      Administrative and other               113         117         118
      Property taxes                         104         118          92
      Utilities                               84          88         102
      Management fees                         71          68          67
                                        --------    --------    --------
                                        $    766    $    752    $    799
                                        ========    ========    ========

5.  Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

        The Partnership has an investment in one  unconsolidated  joint venture,
    St.  Louis  Woodchase  Associates.   The  unconsolidated  joint  venture  is
    accounted for on the equity method in the Partnership's financial statements
    based on  financial  information  of the  venture  which is three  months in
    arrears to that of the Partnership.

        Condensed financial  statements of the unconsolidated joint venture, for
    the periods indicated, are as follows:
                           Condensed Balance Sheets
                          December 31, 1995 and 1994
                                (in thousands)
                                    Assets
                                                      1995         1994

   Current assets                                   $   112     $     96
   Operating investment property, net                 7,822        8,032
   Deferred expenses, net                               125           70
                                                    -------     --------
                                                    $ 8,059     $  8,198
                                                    =======     ========

                 Liabilities and Venturers' Capital (Deficit)

   Current portion of long-term mortgage debt      $     77     $     93
   Other current liabilities                             80          276
   Other liabilities                                     42           38
   Loans from venturers and accrued interest            370          344
   Long-term mortgage debt                            8,111        7,809

   Partnership's share of venturers' capital             64          245
   Co-venturer's share of venturers' deficit           (685)        (607)
                                                    -------     --------
                                                    $ 8,059     $  8,198
                                                    =======     ========



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                       Condensed Summary of Operations
             For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                                (in thousands)

                                           1995         1994        1993

      Rental revenues                  $   1,518  $    1,443     $ 1,387
      Interest income                          1           1           3
      Other income                            54          32          35
                                        --------   ---------     -------
         Total revenues                    1,573       1,476       1,425

      Property operating expenses            598         586         584
      Interest expense                       873         884         830
      Depreciation and amortization          361         342         344
                                        --------   ---------     -------
         Total expenses                    1,832       1,812       1,758
                                        --------   ---------     -------

      Net loss                        $     (259) $     (336)  $    (333)
                                        ========   =========   =========

      Net loss:
        Partnership's share of
          net loss                    $    (181)  $    (236)   $  (233)
        Co-venturer's share of
          net loss                          (78)        (100)      (100)
                                        --------   ---------    -------
                                      $    (259)  $    (336)    $  (333)
                                       ========   =========     =========

                  Reconciliation of Partnership's Investment
                           March 31, 1996 and 1995
                                (in thousands)

                                                       1996          1995

   Partnership's share of capital at
      December 31, as shown above                 $      64           $  245
   Partnership's share of venture's current
     liabilities                                          9                9
                                                  ---------           ------
      Investment in unconsolidated joint venture,
         at equity at March 31                    $      73          $  254
                                                  =========          =======

        Investment in unconsolidated joint venture, at equity, at March 31, 1996
    and 1995 is the Partnership's net investment in the Woodchase joint venture.
    The joint venture is subject to a partnership agreement which determines the
    distribution of available funds, the disposition of the venture's assets and
    the  rights of the  partners,  regardless  of the  Partnership's  percentage
    ownership  interest in the venture.  As a result,  substantially  all of the
    Partnership's   investment  in  this  joint  venture  is  restricted  as  to
    distributions.

A description of the  unconsolidated  joint venture's  property and the terms of
the joint venture agreement are summarized below:

    St. Louis Woodchase Associates - St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis Woodchase  Associates,  a Missouri general partnership (the "joint
    venture") was organized on December 27, 1985 by PaineWebber  Growth Partners
    Three, L. P., a Delaware  limited  partnership (the  "Partnership")  and St.
    Louis Woodchase  Company,  Ltd. (the  "co-venturer")  to acquire and operate
    Woodchase Apartments,  a 186-unit apartment complex in St. Louis,  Missouri.
    The  co-venturer  is an  affiliate  of The Paragon  Group.  The property was
    purchased on December 31, 1985.

    The  aggregate  cash  investment  by the  Partnership  for its  interest was
    approximately  $2,465,000  (including an acquisition fee of $145,000 paid to
    the  Adviser).  The apartment  complex was  encumbered by a mortgage loan of
    $10,200,000 at the time of purchase. On June 7, 1988 the joint venture which
    owns the Woodchase  Apartments  entered into an agreement  with the original
    mortgage  holder which  permitted  the  repayment of the mortgage on July 1,
    1988 at a discount of more than $2 million.  During  fiscal 1994,  the joint
    venture refinanced its $8,000,000 nonrecourse mortgage notes payable secured
    by the operating  investment property with the existing lender. The new note
    payable had an  effective  date of November 1, 1993 and  formally  closed on
    March 1,  1994.  The note bore  interest  at 9% and was  payable  in monthly
    installments,  including  principal and interest of $66,667 through November
    1, 1998.  Additional  interest at the rate of 1.75%  accrued  monthly on the
    outstanding  principal  balance  and 10.75%  accrued on the unpaid  interest
    balance.  Subject  to the  terms of the loan  agreement,  net cash flow from
    operations,  as  defined  and if  available,  was to be  applied to fund the
    additional interest quarterly.  In addition,  the joint venture was required
    to submit  monthly  escrow  deposits  of $3,875 for a  replacement  reserve.
    Amounts in the replacement reserve were pledged as additional collateral for
    the operating  investment  property.  The mortgage loan was fully prepayable
    without  penalty  through  September  1995,  after  which time a  prepayment
    penalty would be owed on any prepayment prior to maturity.  On September 13,
    1995, the  Partnership,  along with its co-venture  partner,  refinanced the
    mortgage debt secured by the Woodchase Apartments with a new lender. The new
    non-recourse  mortgage loan is in the initial principal amount of $8,200,000
    and  bears  interest  at a rate of 7.5% per  annum.  The new  loan  requires
    monthly principal and interest payments of $57,000 and matures on October 1,
    2002.  The  proceeds  of the new loan  were used to repay  the  existing  $8
    million  debt as well as  cover a  portion  of the  refinancing  costs.  The
    Partnership  advanced  $164,000  to  the  venture  to  cover  the  remaining
    transaction  costs.  Although the principal amount of the new loan increased
    slightly,  the venture's  annual debt service  payments have been reduced by
    $112,000 due to the  reduction in the interest  rate,  resulting in positive
    cash flow for the joint venture. During the quarter ended December 31, 1995,
    the  Partnership  received a distribution of $164,000 from the joint venture
    in repayment of the advances referred to above which were made in connection
    with the September 1995 refinancing transaction.

    The joint venture agreement  provides that the Partnership will receive from
    available cash flow (after payment of any interest on operating loans by the
    parties to the joint venture) an annual,  cumulative  preferred base return,
    payable monthly,  of 8% of the Partnership's net investment.  Thereafter any
    remaining cash flow shall be distributed  70% to the  Partnership and 30% to
    the co-venturer.  The Partnership's  cumulative preference return in arrears
    totalled  approximately  $1,853,000  and $1,666,000 at December 31, 1995 and
    1994, respectively.

    After the end of each month during the year in which the Partnership has not
    received its cumulative  preference return, the co-venturer shall distribute
    to  the  Partnership  the  lesser  of  (a)  the  excess,   if  any,  of  the
    Partnership's  cumulative preference return over the aggregate amount of net
    cash flow previously  distributed to the Partnership  during the year or (b)
    any net cash flow distributed to the co-venturer during the year.

    Net income and net loss from  operations  shall be  allocated in any year in
    the  same  proportions  as  actual  cash  distributions,  provided  that the
    co-venturer  shall not be  allocated  less than 30% of the net income or net
    loss  after  the  Partnership  has  received   cumulative  losses  equal  to
    $4,086,250.  The Partnership was allocated  cumulative  losses equal to this
    threshold during 1990. Additionally,  the co-venturer shall not be allocated
    net  income in excess of cash  distributions  distributed  to it during  any
    year.

    Upon sale or  refinancing,  proceeds  shall be  distributed in the following
    order of priority (after payment of mortgage debt and other  indebtedness of
    the joint venture): 1) the Partnership and the co-venturer shall receive any
    amounts due for operating  loans or additional  cash  contributions;  2) the
    Partnership shall receive $2,685,250 plus certain closing costs incurred; 3)
    the Partnership  shall receive the aggregate amount of its cumulative annual
    preference  return not  previously  distributed;  4) the  co-venturer  shall
    receive any accrued  interest and principal of mandatory loans (as described
    below);  5) the manager of the complex,  an  affiliate  of the  co-venturer,
    shall receive any subordinated management fees. Any remaining proceeds shall
    be distributed 70% to the Partnership and 30% to the co-venturer.

    The  co-venturer  guaranteed  payment  of all  operating  expenses  and debt
    service  plus a $3,000  annual  return to the  Partnership  from the date of
    closing through December 31, 1987 (the Guaranty  Period).  The joint venture
    received  payments  aggregating  $347,000 during the Guaranty  Period.  Such
    amounts  have been  recorded  as a reduction  of the basis of the  operating
    property for financial reporting  purposes.  The co-venturer was required to
    make mandatory loans to the joint venture to pay all operating  expenses and
    debt  service  plus a  $3,000  annual  return  to the  Partnership  for  the
    twelve-month period following the Guaranty Period. Mandatory loans totalling
    $130,000 have been made by the  co-venturer.  Such loans bear interest at 1%
    above the prime lending rate. The  co-venturer was paid a fee of $288,000 in
    consideration  for its  agreement  to  provide  the  guaranty  and  make the
    mandatory  loans.  After the mandatory  loan period,  if additional  cash is
    required in  connection  with the joint  venture,  it may be provided by the
    Partnership and the co-venturer as loans  (evidenced by operating  notes) to
    the joint venture.  Such loans are to be provided 70% by the Partnership and
    30% by the co-venturer.  Outstanding  operating loans totalling $87,000 have
    been  made 100% by the  co-venturer  through  December  31,  1995.  Interest
    payable to the  co-venturer  on the  mandatory and optional  loans  totalled
    $153,000 and $127,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

    The joint  venture has entered into a property  management  contract with an
    affiliate of the co-venturer, cancellable at the option of the joint venture
    upon the occurrence of certain events.  The management fee is equal to 5% of
    the gross receipts, as defined.

6.  Note payable

    Note  payable at March 31,  1996 and 1995  consists of the  following  (in
thousands):

                                                      1996             1995

     Mortgage loan payable which secures
     Housing Authority of Clayton County
     Collateralized       Loan-to-Lender
     Housing    Revenue    Bonds.    The
     nonrecourse    mortgage   loan   is
     secured  by a deed to  secure  debt
     and a security  agreement  covering
     Tara  Associates  Ltd.'s  real  and
     personal property.  See discussions
     below   regarding   refinancing  in
     calendar  year  1990 and  potential
     maturity in March of 1997. The fair
     value   of   this   note    payable
     approximated  its carrying value as
     of December 31, 1995.                          $  8,330       $  8,330
                                                    ========        =======

         The Summerwind Apartments were originally financed with the proceeds of
    a 10 7/8%  mortgage  loan which  secured  $8,330,000  1983  Series A Housing
    Authority of Clayton County  Collateralized  Loan-to-Lender  Housing Revenue
    Bonds.  On March 15,  1990,  the  original  loan  secured by the  Summerwind
    Apartments was refinanced  through the issuance of $8,330,000 of 1989 Series
    Housing Authority of Clayton County  Collateralized  Loan-to-Lender  Revenue
    Bonds.  The  refinancing  changed the interest rate on the bond from a fixed
    rate of 10-7/8% per annum to a floating  rate.  The  floating  rate is reset
    weekly  based on the market  rate for tax  exempt  securities  with  similar
    maturities, as determined by the bond underwriter (3.9% and 5.7% at December
    31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively).  The maximum interest rate is 15%. During
    the  floating  rate  period,  the  Partnership  may elect,  with the written
    consent of the lender and the Credit Facility obligor,  as defined,  to have
    the  floating  rate  converted  to a fixed  rate.  If the  floating  rate is
    converted  to a fixed rate,  the bonds would then be subject to a redemption
    premium as specified in the Bond Agreement. Interest only is payable monthly
    in arrears on the first day of each  month and on the  maturity  date of the
    loan.

         The revenue  bonds,  which are secured by the mortgage  loan,  are also
    secured by an irrevocable letter of credit agreement (the Agreement) between
    the lender  and the  Housing  Authority  of  Clayton  County.  The letter of
    credit, which will expire on March 16, 1997, is an irrevocable obligation of
    the lender up to an amount sufficient to pay the then outstanding  principal
    of the bonds plus 45 days interest  calculated  at 15% per annum.  Under the
    terms of the Agreement, the joint venture must pay a fee to the lender at an
    annual  rate of 1% of the  mortgage  loan.  The fee is  payable  monthly  in
    arrears until termination of the Agreement. During 1995, 1994 and 1993, fees
    incurred  under the letter of credit were $83,300 in each year and have been
    included in interest expense and related fees in the accompanying statements
    of operations.  The Summerwind mortgage loan agreement provides, among other
    things,  that at least 20% of the project units are to be set aside for "low
    income housing",  as defined.  In addition,  the loan has certain prepayment
    penalties,  as well as the mandatory repayment of the outstanding balance of
    the loan upon a determination  that interest on the underlying revenue bonds
    is includable for Federal income tax purposes in income of the recipients.

          The mortgage loan secured by the  Summerwind  Apartments is subject to
    various prepayment  provisions including a mandatory redemption on March 16,
    1997, the first scheduled remarketing date, as defined, which coincides with
    the expiration of the letter of credit agreement  referred to above.  Unless
    the letter of credit is replaced or extended,  the  venture's  mortgage loan
    will become immediately due and payable upon this scheduled expiration date.
    Management is currently assessing the available alternatives with respect to
    the pending  expiration of the letter of credit,  which include  selling the
    property  and repaying  the  mortgage  indebtedness  prior to March of 1997,
    refinancing the bonds with conventional  mortgage financing or negotiating a
    new letter of credit agreement.  Management will pursue the course of action
    which it believes will result in the maximum  overall  return to the Limited
    Partners.  However,  there are no assurances that any of these  alternatives
    are achievable. This situation raises substantial doubt about the ability of
    Tara  Associates,  Ltd.  to continue as a going  concern.  The  accompanying
    financial  statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible
    future effects on the recoverability and the classification of assets or the
    amounts and classification of liabilities  related to Tara Associates,  Ltd.
    which might result from the outcome of this  uncertainty.  The total assets,
    total  liabilities,  gross revenues and total  expenses of Tara  Associates,
    Ltd. as of and for the year ended  December  31, 1995 which are  included in
    the accompanying  fiscal 1996  consolidated  financial  statements  totalled
    $5,902,000,   $9,749,391,   $1,427,952  and  $1,582,253,   respectively.  In
    addition, net cash provided by operating activities of Tara Associates, Ltd.
    for the year ended  December 31, 1995 reflected in the  accompanying  fiscal
    1996 consolidated statement of cash flows totalled $158,000.

     7.  Legal Proceedings

         In November  1994, a series of purported  class  actions (the "New York
    Limited Partnership Actions") were filed in the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of New York concerning PaineWebber  Incorporated's
    sale and sponsorship of various limited partnership  investments,  including
    those  offered  by  the  Partnership.  The  lawsuits  were  brought  against
    PaineWebber   Incorporated   and   Paine   Webber   Group   Inc.   (together
    "PaineWebber"),   among  others,  by  allegedly   dissatisfied   partnership
    investors.  In March 1995,  after the actions  were  consolidated  under the
    title In re  PaineWebber  Limited  Partnership  Litigation,  the  plaintiffs
    amended  their  complaint  to  assert  claims  against  a  variety  of other
    defendants,  including  Third PW  Growth  Properties,  Inc.  and  Properties
    Associates  1985,  L.P.  ("PA1985"),  which are the General  Partners of the
    Partnership  and  affiliates  of  PaineWebber.  On May 30,  1995,  the court
    certified class action treatment of the claims asserted in the litigation.

         The  amended  complaint  in the New York  Limited  Partnership  Actions
    alleges that, in connection with the sale of interests in PaineWebber Growth
    Partners  Three L.P.,  PaineWebber,  Third PW Growth  Properties,  Inc.  and
    PA1985 (1) failed to provide adequate disclosure of the risks involved;  (2)
    made  false  and  misleading   representations   about  the  safety  of  the
    investments and the Partnership's anticipated performance;  and (3) marketed
    the  Partnership to investors for whom such  investments  were not suitable.
    The  plaintiffs,  who  purport  to be suing on  behalf  of all  persons  who
    invested  in  PaineWebber  Growth  Partners  Three  L.P.,  also  allege that
    following  the  sale of the  partnership  interests,  PaineWebber,  Third PW
    Growth  Properties,  Inc. and PA1985  misrepresented  financial  information
    about the Partnership's value and performance. The amended complaint alleges
    that PaineWebber,  Third PW Growth Properties,  Inc. and PA1985 violated the
    Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt  Organizations Act ("RICO") and the federal
    securities  laws.  The  plaintiffs  seek  unspecified   damages,   including
    reimbursement for all sums invested by them in the partnerships,  as well as
    disgorgement  of all fees and other income derived by  PaineWebber  from the
    limited partnerships.  In addition,  the plaintiffs also seek treble damages
    under RICO.

         In January 1996,  PaineWebber signed a memorandum of understanding with
    the  plaintiffs in the New York Limited  Partnership  Actions  outlining the
    terms under which the  parties  have agreed to settle the case.  Pursuant to
    that memorandum of  understanding,  PaineWebber  irrevocably  deposited $125
    million  into an escrow  fund under the  supervision  of the  United  States
    District  Court for the Southern  District of New York to be used to resolve
    the litigation in accordance with a definitive settlement agreement and plan
    of  allocation  which  the  parties  expect  to  submit to the court for its
    consideration  and  approval  within  the  next  several  months.   Until  a
    definitive settlement and plan of allocation is approved by the court, there
    can be no assurance what, if any,  payment or non-monetary  benefits will be
    made available to investors in PaineWebber Growth Partners Three L.P.

         In February 1996, approximately 150 plaintiffs filed an action entitled
    Abbate v. PaineWebber Inc. in Sacramento,  California Superior Court against
    PaineWebber  Incorporated  and various  affiliated  entities  concerning the
    plaintiffs'  purchases of various limited partnership  interests,  including
    those offered by the Partnership. The complaint alleges, among other things,
    that   PaineWebber   and  its   related   entities   committed   fraud   and
    misrepresentation  and  breached  fiduciary  duties  allegedly  owed  to the
    plaintiffs by selling or promoting limited partnership investments that were
    unsuitable for the plaintiffs and by overstating the benefits,  understating
    the risks and failing to state  material facts  concerning the  investments.
    The  complaint  seeks  compensatory  damages of $15  million  plus  punitive
    damages against PaineWebber. The eventual outcome of this litigation and the
    potential  impact,  if  any,  on the  Partnership's  unitholders  cannot  be
    determined at the present time.

         In June 1996,  approximately  50  plaintiffs  filed an action  entitled
    Bandrowski v.  PaineWebber  Inc. in  Sacramento,  California  Superior Court
    against PaineWebber  Incorporated and various affiliated entities concerning
    the  plaintiff's   purchases  of  various  limited  partnership   interests,
    including those offered by the  Partnership.  The complaint is substantially
    similar to the complaint in the Abbate  action  described  above,  and seeks
    compensatory damages of $3.4 million plus punitive damages.

         Under  certain  limited  circumstances,  pursuant  to  the  Partnership
    Agreement and other contractual obligations, PaineWebber affiliates could be
    entitled to indemnification  for expenses and liabilities in connection with
    this  litigation.  At the present time, the Managing  General Partner cannot
    estimate the impact, if any, of the potential  indemnification claims on the
    Partnership's  financial  statements,  taken  as a  whole.  Accordingly,  no
    provision for any liability which could result from the eventual  outcome of
    these matters has been made in the accompanying financial statements.

  

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<TABLE>
Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
                                           PAINE WEBBER GROWTH PARTNERS THREE, L.P.

                                     SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
                                                     March 31, 1996
                                                     (In thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                 Cost
                                              Capitalized                                                             Life on Which
                                               (Removed)                                                               Depreciation
                             Initial Cost to  Subsequent to  Gross Amount at Which Carried at                             in Latest
                                Partnership   Acquisition          End of Year                                            Income
                                 Buildings &  Buildings &        Buildings &          Accumulated  Date of      Date     Statement
 Description  Encumbrances Land Improvements  Improvements  Land Improvements  Total  Depreciation Construction Acquired is Computed
<S>            <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>         <C>      <C>

Summerwind
Apartments
 Jonesboro,
 GA           $ 8,330    $  720     $ 8,611     $ (157)    $670    $8,504       $ 9,174  $ 3,336    1985        10/8/85 5 - 30 yrs

Notes

(A) The aggregate cost of real estate owned at March 31, 1996 for Federal income tax  purposes  is  approximately  $9,380.  
(B) See Note 6 of Notes to  Financial Statements for a description of the debt encumbering the property.
(C) Reconciliation of real estate owned:
                                          1996               1995              1994

   Balance at beginning of period       $  9,143          $  9,127            $9,126
   Acquisitions and improvements              31                16                 1
                                        --------          --------            ------
   Balance at end of period             $  9,174          $  9,143            $9,127
                                        ========          ========            ======

(D) Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation:

   Balance at beginning of period       $  3,065        $    2,795            $2,526
   Depreciation expense                      271               270               269
                                         -------           --------            ------
   Balance at end of period             $  3,336         $   3,065            $2,795
                                        ========          ========            ======

(E)  Costs removed subsequent to acquisition represent guaranty payments from the co-venturer (See Note 4).
</TABLE>


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                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Partners St. Louis Woodchase Associates:


     We have audited the  accompanying  balance  sheets of St.  Louis  Woodchase
 Associates  (the  "Joint  Venture")  as of  December  31, 1995 and 1994 and the
 related  statements of operations and changes in venturers'  capital (deficit),
 and cash flows for each of the three  years in the period  ended  December  31,
 1995. Our audits also included the financial  statement  schedule listed in the
 Index  at  Item  14(a).  These  financial   statements  and  schedule  are  the
 responsibility  of the Joint Venture's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to
 express an opinion on these  financial  statements  and  schedule  based on our
 audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of St.  Louis  Woodchase
Associates at December 31, 1995 and 1994,  and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for each of the three  years in the  period  ended  December  31,
1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Also, in our
opinion,  the related financial statement schedule,  when considered in relation
to the  basic  financial  statements  taken as a whole,  presents  fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.


                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
January 26, 1996



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                         ST. LOUIS WOODCHASE ASSOCIATES

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                           December 31, 1995 and 1994
                                 (In thousands)

                                     ASSETS

                                                       1995        1994

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                         $    81     $    66
   Escrow deposits                                        18          18
   Rent receivable                                         3           2
   Prepaid expenses                                       10          10
                                                      ------     -------
        Total current assets                             112          96

Operating investment property, at cost:
   Land                                                  983         983
   Building and improvements                          10,114      10,039
   Furniture and fixtures                                838         762
                                                      ------     -------
                                                      11,935      11,784

   Less accumulated depreciation                      (4,113)     (3,752)
                                                      ------     -------
        Net operating investment property              7,822       8,032


Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization
  of $5 ($22 in 1994)                                    125          70
                                                      ------     -------
                                                     $ 8,059    $  8,198
                                                     =======    ========

                       LIABILITIES AND VENTURERS' DEFICIT

Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt                 $    77    $     93
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                  27          26
   Accrued interest                                       51         246
   Payable to property manager                             2           4
        Total current liabilities                        157         369

Tenant security deposits                                  33          29
Distribution payable to venturer                           9           9
Venturer loans and accrued interest                      370         344
Long-term debt                                         8,111       7,809
Venturers' deficit                                      (621)       (362)
                                                      ------     -------
                                                     $ 8,059     $  8,198
                                                     =======     ========






                             See accompanying notes.


<PAGE>


                         ST. LOUIS WOODCHASE ASSOCIATES

      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN VENTURERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
              For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                                 (In thousands)

                                               1995        1994        1993

Revenues:
   Rental income                         $    1,518   $   1,443     $ 1,387
   Interest income                                1           1           2
   Other revenues                                54          32          35
                                         ----------   ---------     -------
                                              1,573       1,476       1,424

Expenses:
   Depreciation expense                         361         342         343
   Mortgage interest                            873         884         830
   Interest expense on partner loans             26          21          18
   Repairs and maintenance                       90          86          95
   Salaries and related costs                   114         117         130
   Real estate taxes                             85         105         103
   Management fees                               78          72          71
   Utilities                                     75          63          52
   General and administrative                    89          82          75
   Insurance                                     26          26          27
   Professional fees                             15          14          13
                                         ----------   ---------     -------
                                              1,832       1,812       1,757

Net loss                                       (259)       (336)       (333)

Venturers' capital (deficit),
  beginning of year                           (362)         (26)        307
                                        ----------   ---------     --------

Venturers' deficit, end of year           $   (621)  $    (362)  $     (26)
                                        ==========    ========    =========
















                             See accompanying notes.


<PAGE>


                         ST. LOUIS WOODCHASE ASSOCIATES

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
              For the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
                Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
                                 (In thousands)

                                              1995        1994         1993

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                  $  (259)     $ (336)    $  (333)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss
   to net cash provided by operating
     activities:
     Depreciation                               361         342         343
     Amortization of deferred interest           75          19          16
     Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Escrow deposits                             -         (17)          -
      Rents receivable                           (1)         (2)          -
      Prepaid expenses                            -          (1)         (1)
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses       1         (34)         30
      Accrued interest                         (195)        151          28
      Accrued interest on venturer loans         26          21          18
      Tenant security deposits                    4           3          (3)
      Payable to property manager                (2)          4          (2)
                                             ------      ------      ------
         Total adjustments                      269         486         429
                                             ------      ------      ------
         Net cash provided by operating
           activities                            10        150          96

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to operating investment property   (151)        (54)         (6)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Refund (payment) of refinancing deposit         -          40         (40)
  Increase in deferred expenses                (130)        (27)        (65)
  Payments of principal on long-term debt    (7,914)        (86)        (13)
  Proceeds from long-term debt                8,200           -           -
                                             ------      ------      ------
      Net cash provided by (used for)
       financing activities                     156         (73)       (118)


Net increase (decrease) in cash
 and cash equivalents                            15          23         (28)

Cash at beginning of year                        66          43          71
                                             ------      ------      ------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year      $    81     $    66    $     43
                                            =======     =======    ========

Cash paid during the year for interest      $   993     $   714    $    787
                                            =======     =======    ========





                             See accompanying notes.


<PAGE>


                         ST. LOUIS WOODCHASE ASSOCIATES

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

         General

     St. Louis Woodchase Associates, a Missouri general partnership, (the "Joint
Venture") was organized on December  27,1985 in accordance  with a Joint Venture
Agreement  between  PaineWebber  Growth Partners Three Limited  Partnership (the
"Partnership") and St. Louis Woodchase Company,  Ltd. (the  "Co-Venturer").  The
Joint Venture was organized to purchase and operate an apartment  complex in St.
Louis County, Missouri.

         Basis of Presentation
     The  accompanying  financial  statements  have been prepared on the accrual
basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
which  requires  management to make  estimates and  assumptions  that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent  assets
and  liabilities  as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and revenues and expenses for
each of the three years in the period ended  December 31, 1995.  Actual  results
could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.

     Generally,  the records of the joint venture are  maintained on the accrual
basis of  accounting  used for  federal  income tax  purposes  and  adjusted  to
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for financial  reporting  purposes,
principally for depreciation.

         Operating investment property

     The operating investment property is carried at the lower of cost, adjusted
for certain guaranteed payments and accumulated depreciation,  or net realizable
value.  The net  realizable  value of a property held for  long-term  investment
purposes is measured  by the  recoverability  of the  investment  from  expected
future  cash flows on an  undiscounted  basis,  which may exceed the  property's
market value. The net realizable value of a property held for sale  approximates
its current market value. The operating investment property was considered to be
held for  long-term  investment  purposes  as of  December  31,  1995 and  1994.
Depreciation  expense  is  computed  using  the  straight-line  method  over  an
estimated  useful life of thirty years for buildings and  improvements  and five
years for furniture and fixtures. Acquisition fees have been capitalized and are
included in the cost of the operating investment properties.

          Deferred expenses

     Deferred   expenses   relate  to  costs   associated   with   certain  debt
 refinancings.  Deferred  financing costs are amortized using the  straight-line
 method over the respective terms of the loans. The amortization of such fees is
 included in interest expense on the accompanying statements of operations.

         Cash and cash equivalents

     For purposes of reporting cash flows,  cash and cash  equivalents  includes
cash on hand,  cash  deposited  with  banks and  certificates  of  deposit  with
original maturities of three months or less.

         Income tax matters

     The Joint Venture is not a taxable entity and the results of its operations
are  included in the tax  returns of the  partners.  Accordingly,  no income tax
provision is reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

<PAGE>

         Fair Value of Financial Instruments

     The  carrying  amount  of cash and cash  equivalents,  tenant  receivables,
escrow deposits and current liabilities approximates their fair value due to the
short-term maturities of these instruments.  The fair value of the Partnership's
long-term debt is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis,  based on the
current  market  rate of  similar  types of  borrowing  arrangements.  It is not
practicable  for management to estimate the fair value of Venturer loans without
incurring excessive costs due to the unique nature of such obligations.

         New Accounting Standard

     In March 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued  Statement
No. 121,  "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets To Be Disposed Of," which  requires  impairment  losses to be recorded on
long-lived  assets used in operations  when indicators of impairment are present
and the  undiscounted  cash flows  estimated to be generated by those assets are
less than the assets' carrying amount.  The Partnership will adopt Statement 121
in 1996 and, based on current circumstances,  does not believe the adoption will
have a material effect on results of operations or financial position.

         Reclassifications

     Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current
year presentation.

2.  The Partnership Agreement

     The joint venture agreement provides that the Partnership will receive from
available  cash flow (after  payment of any interest on  operating  loans by the
parties to the joint  venture)  an annual,  cumulative  preferred  base  return,
payable  monthly,  of 8% of the  Partnership's  net  investment.  Thereafter any
remaining cash flow shall be distributed  70% to the  Partnership and 30% to the
Co-Venturer.  The Partnership's  cumulative  preference  returns in arrears were
approximately   $1,853,000  and  $1,666,000  at  December  31,  1995  and  1994,
respectively.

     After the end of each month  during the year in which the  Partnership  has
not received its cumulative  preference return, the Co-Venturer shall distribute
to the  Partnership the lesser of (a) the excess,  if any, of the  Partnership's
cumulative  preference  return  over  the  aggregate  amount  of net  cash  flow
previously  distributed to the  Partnership  during the year or (b) any net cash
flow distributed to the Co-Venturer during the year.

     Net income and net loss from  operations  shall be allocated in any year in
the same proportions as actual cash distributions, provided that the Co-Venturer
shall not be  allocated  less than 30% of the net  income or net loss  after the
Partnership has received cumulative losses equal to $4,086,250.  The Partnership
was  allocated   cumulative   losses  equal  to  this  threshold   during  1990.
Additionally,  the  Co-Venturer  shall not be allocated  net income in excess of
cash distributions distributed to it during any year.

     Upon sale or  refinancing,  proceeds  shall be distributed in the following
order of priority (after payment of mortgage debt and other  indebtedness of the
Joint Venture): 1) the Partnership and the Co-Venturer shall receive any amounts
due for operating  loans or additional  cash  contributions;  2) the Partnership
shall receive $2,685,250 plus certain closing costs incurred; 3) the Partnership
shall receive the aggregate amount of its cumulative  annual  preference  return
not  previously  distributed;  4) the  Co-Venturer  shall  receive  any  accrued
interest and principal on mandatory loans (as described  below);  5) the manager
of the complex, an affiliate of the Co-Venturer,  shall receive any subordinated
management  fees.  Any  remaining  proceeds  shall  be  distributed  70%  to the
Partnership and 30% to the Co-Venturer.

     The  Co-Venturer  guaranteed  payment of all  operating  expenses  and debt
service plus a $3,000 annual return to the Partnership  from the date of closing
through  December 31, 1987 (the Guaranty  Period).  The Joint  Venture  received
payments aggregating $347,290 during the Guaranty Period. Such amounts have been
recorded as a reduction of the basis of the  operating  property  for  financial
reporting purposes.  The Co-Venturer was required to make mandatory loans to the
joint  venture to pay all  operating  expenses  and debt  service  plus a $3,000
annual  return to the  Partnership  for the  twelve-month  period  following the
Guaranty  Period.  Mandatory  loans  totalling  $130,211  have  been made by the
Co-Venturer.  Such loans bear interest at 1% above the prime  lending rate.  The
Co-Venturer  was paid a fee of $288,000 in  consideration  for its  agreement to
provide the guaranty and make the  mandatory  loans.  After the  mandatory  loan
period, if additional cash is required in connection with the Joint Venture,  it
may be provided by the Partnership  and the  Co-Venturer as loans  (evidenced by
operating notes) to the Joint Venture.  Such loans are to be provided 70% by the
Partnership  and 30% by the  Co-Venturer  and would bear  interest  at the prime
rate. In the event that a partner fails to make its respective  share of a loan,
the other  partner  may make the loan to the Joint  Venture  for the  defaulting
partner's share at twice the prime rate.  Outstanding  operating loans totalling
$87,000 have been made 100% by the Co-Venturer through December 31, 1995.

     The joint venture has entered into a property  management  contract with an
affiliate of the  Co-Venturer,  cancellable  at the option of the joint  venture
upon the occurrence of certain events.  The management fee is equal to 5% of the
gross receipts, as defined.

3.  Venturer loans
    Venturer loans consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                   1995           1994
          Deficit loans,  payable to the
          Co-Venturer,  interest  at  1%
          over prime  (9.5% at  December
          31, 1995)                               $ 130          $ 130


          Operating  loans,  payable  to
          the  Co-Venturer,  interest at
          prime  (8.5% at  December  31,
          1995)                                     26              26


          Operating  loans,  payable  to
          the  Co-Venturer,  interest at
          twice the prime rate (17.0% at
          December 31, 1995)                        61               61
                                                  ----           ------
                                                $  217           $  217
                                                ======           ======


     Repayment of the above loans (and accrued  interest) is limited to net cash
 flow and capital  proceeds,  as defined.  Unpaid  interest on partner  loans at
 December  31,  1995 and 1994  totalled  approximately  $153,000  and  $127,000,
 respectively.  Interest on the $61,000  operating loan is first in priority for
 payment from net cash flow available for distribution.

<PAGE>


4.  Long-term debt

     Long-term  debt was  refinanced  September  14, 1995 and consists of a 7.5%
 nonrecourse  mortgage note secured by the operating  investment property and an
 assignment   of  rents  and  leases.   The   mortgage  is  payable  in  monthly
 installments,  including principal and interest,  of $57,336 through October 1,
 2002, at which time the final  principal  installment  of  $7,540,598  plus any
 unpaid  accrued  interest is due. In  addition,  the property  submits  monthly
 escrow deposits of $8,531 for tax escrow.  Debt  refinancing  costs of $130,298
 were  capitalized  during  1995.  The fair value of the  mortgage  note payable
 approximated its carrying value as of December 31, 1995.

     The scheduled annual principal payments to retire the long-term debt are as
 follows (in thousands):


                        1996       $    77
                        1997            82
                        1998            89
                        1999            95
                        2000           104
                        Thereafter   7,741
                                   -------
                                   $ 8,188
                                   =======


<PAGE>



<TABLE>



Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
                                                ST. LOUIS WOODCHASE ASSOCIATES

                                     SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
                                                   December 31, 1995
                                                     (In thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                 Cost
                                              Capitalized                                                           Life on Which
                                               (Removed)                                                               Depreciation
                             Initial Cost to   Subsequent to  Gross Amount at Which Carried at                             in Latest
                              Partnership      Acquisition          End of Year                                            Income
                                 Buildings &  Buildings &        Buildings &          Accumulated  Date of      Date     Statement
 Description  Encumbrances Land Improvements  Improvements  Land Improvements  Total  Depreciation Construction Acquired is Computed
<S>            <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>      <C>
Woodchase
Apartments
 St. Louis,
 MO           $ 8,188     $1,013    $9,924     $  998      $983   $10,952       $11,935   $ 4,113    1985       12/31/85 5 - 30 yrs

Notes

(A)  The  aggregate  cost of real estate  owned at December 31, 1995 for Federal  income tax  purposes is  approximately $12,157.

(B) See Note 4 of Notes to Financial  Statements  for a description  of the debt
encumbering the property.

(C) Reconciliation of real estate owned:
                                            1995        1994        1993

      Balance at beginning of period    $ 11,784    $ 11,730    $ 11,724
      Acquisitions and improvements          151          54           6
                                        --------    --------    --------
      Balance at end of period          $ 11,935    $ 11,784    $ 11,730
                                        ========    ========    ========

(D) Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation:

      Balance at beginning of period   $   3,752  $    3,410  $    3,067
      Depreciation expense                   361         342         343
                                        --------    --------    --------
      Balance at end of period         $   4,113  $    3,752  $    3,410
                                        ========    ========    ========

(E) Costs  capitalized  subsequent to  acquisition  are net of certain  guaranty payments from the co-venturer (see Note 2).
</TABLE>

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<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
Partnership's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 1996 and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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                              0
                                        0
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