ATLANTIC GULF COMMUNITIES CORP
SC 13G/A, 1997-12-10
REAL ESTATE DEALERS (FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                      Atlantic Gulf Communities Corporation
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    048556104
                                 (CUSIP number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / x / (A 
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).


The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
notes).
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  CUSIP No.         048556104              13G                PAGE 2 OF 12 PAGES

      1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                    Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                    IRS # 39-314-5972
      2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                   (a) [ ]
                                                                   (b) [ ]

      3      SEC USE ONLY


      4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                    The state of organization is Delaware.

  NUMBER OF                    5    SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES                                         0
  BENEFICIALLY                 6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                                2,554,858
    EACH                       7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING                                       0
  PERSON WITH                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          2,622,789

      9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                       2,622,789

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

     11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                       22.76%

     12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                    IA, CO

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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  CUSIP No.     048556104               13G                   PAGE 3 OF 12 PAGES

      1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                Morgan Stanley Asset Management  Inc.
                IRS # 13-304-0307
      2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [ ]
                                                                 (b) [ ]

      3      SEC USE ONLY


      4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                The state of organization is Delaware.

  NUMBER OF                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES                                      0
  BENEFICIALLY             6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                             1,848,628
    EACH                   7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING                                    0
  PERSON WITH              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                       1,916,559
      9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                1,916,559

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

     11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                   16.64%

     12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                IA, CO

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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  CUSIP No.     105368104               13G                   PAGE 4 OF 12 PAGES

      1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund - U.S. Real Estate Portfolio
                IRS # 13-3808424
      2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [ ]
                                                                 (b) [ ]

      3      SEC USE ONLY


      4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                The state of organization is Delaware.

  NUMBER OF                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES                                      0
  BENEFICIALLY             6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                               961,794      
    EACH                   7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING                                    0
  PERSON WITH              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         961,794
      9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                961,794

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

     11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                   8.35%

     12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                IV

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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  CUSIP No.     0488556104              13G                   PAGE 5 OF 12 PAGES

      1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                Van Kampen American Capital Asset Management Incorporated
                IRS # 13-5130700
      2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [ ]
                                                                 (b) [ ]

      3      SEC USE ONLY


      4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                The state of organization is Delaware.

  NUMBER OF                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES                                      0
  BENEFICIALLY             6    SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                               706,229
    EACH                   7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING                                    0
  PERSON WITH              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         706,229
      9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                706,229

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

     11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                   6.13%

     12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                IA, CO

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT !
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CUSIP No.     048556104                 13G                   PAGE 6 OF 12 PAGES

Item  1 (a)                 Name  of  Issuer

                            Atlantic Gulf Communities Corporation

Item  1 (b)                 Address  of  issuer's  principal  executive  offices

                            2601 South Bayshore Drive
                            Miami, FL 33133

Item  2 (a)                 Name  of  person  filing

                        (a) Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                        (b) Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
                        (c) Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund - U.S.
                            Real Estate Portfolio
                        (d) Van Kampen American Capital Asset
                            Management Incorporated

Item  2 (b)                 Principal  business  office

                        (a) 1585 Broadway
                            New  York,  New  York  10036

                        (b) 1221 Avenue of the Americas
                            New  York,  New  York  10020

                        (c) 1221 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10020

                        (d) One Parkview Plaza
                            Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Item  2 (c)                 Citizenship

                            Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover
                            page pertaining to each reporting person.

Item  2 (d)                 Title  of  class  of  Securities

                            Common  Stock

Item  2 (e)                 Cusip  No.

                            048556104

Item  3                 (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Discover & Co. is (e) 
                            an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
                            of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                        (b) Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc. is (e) an
                            Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
                            the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

                        (c) Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund is (d) an
                            investment company registered under Section 8 of
                            the Investment Company Act of 1940.

                        (d) Van Kampen American Capital Asset Management
                            Incorporated is (e) an Investment Adviser registered
                            under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act
                            of 1940.

Item   4                    Ownership

                            Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and
                            (11) of the cover page.
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CUSIP No.   048556104                 13G                     PAGE 7 OF 12 PAGES



Item    5            Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class

                     Inapplicable

Item    6            Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another
                     Person

                     Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by Van Kampen
                     American Capital Asset Management Incorporated and Morgan
                     Stanley Asset Management Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries
                     of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., are known
                     to have the right to receive or the power to direct the
                     receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale
                     of such securities. No such account other than the Morgan
                     Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc., holds more than 5
                     percent of the class.


Item    7            Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                     Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
                     Holding Company

                     Inapplicable

Item    8            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                     Inapplicable

Item    9            Notice of Dissolution of Group

                     Inapplicable

Item    10           Certification

                     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                     knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
                     acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
                     acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
                     changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
                     securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
                     participant in any transaction having such purpose or
                     effect.
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CUSIP No.  048556104                    13G                   Page 8 of 12 Pages


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


Date:        December 10, 1997

Signature:   /s/ Donald P. Ryan
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Name/Title:  Donald P. Ryan / Vice President
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             MORGAN  STANLEY  ASSET  MANAGEMENT  INC.


Date:        December 10, 1997

Signature:   /s/ Harold J. Schaaff Jr.
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Name/Title:  Harold J. Schaaff Jr./Vice President, Morgan Stanley Institutional
                                  Fund
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             MORGAN  STANLEY  INSTITUTIONAL FUND - U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

Date:        December 10, 1997

Signature:   /s/ Donald P. Ryan   
             -----------------------------------------------------------------

Name/Title:  Donald P. Ryan/Vice President, Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
             -----------------------------------------------------------------
             VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET  MANAGEMENT  INC.


Date:        December 10, 1997

Signature:   /s/ Bruce Bromberg   
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Name/Title:  Bruce Bromberg/Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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             MORGAN  STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

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             INDEX  TO  EXHIBITS                                          PAGE
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<S>                                                                  <C>
EXHIBIT  1   Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                              9



EXHIBIT  2   Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg           10
             to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter,
             Discover & Co.

EXHIBIT  3   Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan      11 & 12
             to sign on behalf of Van Kampen American Capital
             Asset Management Incorporated
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CUSIP No.   048556104               13G                    PAGE  9 OF 12 PAGES



       EXHIBIT  1  TO  SCHEDULE  13G


                              December 10, 1997



MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO., MORGAN STANLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT
INC., MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND - U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO and VAN
KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT hereby agree that, unless
differentiated, this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties.

      MORGAN STANLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

   BY:  /s/ Donald P. Ryan
      ---------------------------------------------
            Donald P. Ryan/  Vice President
                             Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.

      MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND - U.S. REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

        /s/ Harold J. Schaaff Jr.
      ---------------------------------------------
            Harold J. Schaaff Jr./ Vice President 
                                   Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund


      VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

        /s/ Donald P. Ryan
      ---------------------------------------------
            Donald P. Ryan/ Vice President
                            Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.


      MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

   BY:  /s/ Bruce Bromberg
      ---------------------------------------------
            Bruce Bromberg/ Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

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                                                                  PAGE 10 OF 12




                     MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

                               SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE

     I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that, as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports to
be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and effect
as of this date:

                                 Stuart J. M. Breslow
                                 Robert G. Koppenol
                                 Bruce Bromberg
                                 Robin Sherak

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the
Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.


                                       /s/ CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                       -----------------------------
                                       CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                       ASSISTANT SECRETARY


[SEAL]


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                                      Exhibit 3

                          ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE

                                         OF

                 VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

     I, James J. Boyne, the duly elected and appointed Assistant Secretary of
Van Kampen American Capital Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), hereby certifies that:

           a)     Attached hereto, as Exhibit A, is a true and correct copy of
           the Consent in Lieu of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
           Corporation authorizing the proper signatories to sign Section 13 and
           Section 16 filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate of the
Assistant Secretary to be signed by James J. Boyne on this 12th day of February,
1997.



                                                      /s/ JAMES J. BOYNE
                                                      --------------------------
                                                          James J. Boyne
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                                                             Page 12 of 12 Pages

                            CONSENT IN LIEU OF A MEETING
                                       OF THE
                                BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
                 VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
                              (a Delaware corporation)


     The undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of Directors of Van
Kampen American Capital Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), in lieu of holding a special meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation, hereby adopt the following resolutions by unanimous written
consent pursuant to Section 141(f) of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware:

          RESOLVED, that any Vice President, Harold J. Schaaff, Jr., and Donald
     P. Ryan (the "Proper Officers") are each authorized to sign on behalf of
     the Corporation any reports to be filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
     regulations thereunder, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each
     such authorization to cease automatically upon such individual's
     termination of employment with any affiliate of the Corporation; and

          FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior actions taken by the Proper Officers
     that are within the authority conferred by the foregoing resolution are
     approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects; and

          FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions to be taken, caused to be
     taken or heretofore taken by any officer of the Corporation in executing
     any and all documents, agreements and instruments and in taking any and all
     steps (including the payment of all expenses) deemed by such officer as
     necessary or desirable to carry out the intents and purposes of the
     foregoing resolutions are authorized, ratified and confirmed.

     The actions taken by this consent shall have the same force and effect as
if taken at a special meeting of the Board of Directors duly called and
constituted pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation and the laws of the State
of Delaware.

     This consent may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original for all purposes, and together shall constitute one
and the same Consent.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
consent of the Board of Directors as of the 11th day of February, 1997.

 


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