DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
10-Q, 2000-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

          [ X ] QUARTERLY Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                      For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2000

                                       OR

          [ ] transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         securities exchange act of 1934

      For the transition period from __________________ to ________________

                           Commission File No. 0-15511

           Development Partners (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                 (formerly Berry and Boyle Development Partners)
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                            Massachusetts 04-2895800
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
               incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

                  5110 Langdale Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (719) 527-0544
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Units of Limited
 Partnership Interests

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 and 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 ___

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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


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<TABLE>


                              DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                      (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                  -------------


                                      ASSETS
                                                                            March 31,       December 31,
                                                                               2000             1999
Assets held for sale (Note 6)
<S>                                                                           <C>              <C>
  Land                                                                        $2,952,978       $2,952,978
  Buildings and improvements                                                   8,611,972        8,602,064
  Equipment, furnishings and fixtures                                            993,367        1,003,275
                                                                          ---------------  ---------------

                                                                              12,558,317       12,558,317
  Less accumulated depreciation                                               (2,991,565)      (2,991,565)
                                                                          ---------------  ---------------

                                                                               9,566,752        9,566,752

Cash and cash equivalents                                                        572,956          475,022
Deposits and prepaid expenses                                                      2,617            4,670
Tenant receivable                                                                  4,146              825

                                                                          ---------------  ---------------
         Total assets                                                        $10,146,471      $10,047,269
                                                                          ===============  ===============

                                    LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable                                                                 $38,041          $69,732
Accrued expenses                                                                 117,384           98,141
Due to affiliates (Note 5)                                                         5,945           40,256
Rents received in advance                                                            955              974
Tenant security deposits                                                          17,610           17,925
                                                                          ---------------  ---------------

         Total liabilities                                                       179,935          227,028

General Partners' equity                                                           5,699            2,773
Limited Partners' equity                                                       9,960,837        9,817,468
                                                                          ---------------  ---------------

        Total liabilities and partners' equity                               $10,146,471      $10,047,269
                                                                          ===============  ===============


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                              DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                      (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                  -------------


                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                    March 31,
                                                          2000                 1999
                                                          ----                 ----
Revenue:
<S>                                                         <C>                 <C>
  Rental income                                             $342,347            $327,583
  Interest income
                                                               4,962               2,067
                                                     ----------------     ---------------
                                                             347,309             329,650

Expenses:
  Operating expenses                                         155,903             162,275
  General and administrative                                  45,111              86,980
                                                     ----------------     ---------------
                                                             201,014             249,255
                                                     ----------------     ---------------

Net income                                                  $146,295             $80,395
                                                     ================     ===============

Net income allocated to:
  General Partners                                            $2,926              $1,608

Basic and diluted per unit net income  allocated  to  Investor  Limited  Partner
   interest:
       36,411 units issued                                     $3.94               $2.16


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                                          DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                             AND SUBSIDIARY

                               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY

                                              -------------


                                                                             Investor          Total
                                                         General             Limited         Partners'
                                                        Partners             Partners          Equity

<S>                                                              <C>          <C>               <C>
Balance at December 31, 1998                                     $19          $9,544,826        9,544,845

Distributions                                                (1,300)            (63,719)         (65,019)

Net income                                                     4,054             336,361          340,415
                                                     ----------------     ---------------  ---------------

Balance at December 31, 1999                                   2,773           9,817,468        9,820,241

Distributions                                                 -                    -                -

Net income                                                     2,926             143,369          146,295
                                                     ----------------     ---------------  ---------------

Balance at March 31, 2000                                     $5,699          $9,960,837       $9,966,535
                                                     ================     ===============  ===============


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                                          DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                             AND SUBSIDIARY

                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                              -------------

                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                   March 31,
                                                          2000                 1999
                                                          ----                 ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                           <C>                 <C>
  Interest received                                           $4,962              $2,067
  Cash received from rental income                           338,692             322,821
  General and administrative expenses                       (92,728)           (121,001)
  Operating expenses                                       (152,991)           (138,988)
                                                     ----------------     -----------------

Net cash provided by operating activities                     97,935              64,899


Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period             475,022             256,958
                                                     ----------------     ---------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $572,957            $321,857
                                                     ================     ===============




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                                          DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                             AND SUBSIDIARY

                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                              -------------


Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                          2000                 1999
                                                          ----                 ----
<S>                                                         <C>                  <C>
Net income                                                  $146,295             $80,395
Adjustments to reconcile net income
  to net cash provided by operating activities:
    Increase in deposits and prepaid expenses                  2,054
                                                                                       -
    Increase in tenants receivable                            (3,321)               (114)
    (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and
       accrued expenses                                     (12,449)               7,675
    Decrease in due to/from affiliates, net                 (34,311)            (18,409)
    Decrease in rents received in advance                       (19)             (1,747)
    Decrease in tenant security deposits                       (315)             (2,901)
                                                     ----------------     ---------------

Net cash provided by operating activities                    $97,934             $64,899
                                                     ================     ===============
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


                              DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
                      (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



1.  Organization of Partnership:

Development Partners (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership), (the "Partnership"),
formerly Berry and Boyle Development  Partners,  was formed on October 23, 1985.
GP L'Auberge  Communities,  L.P., a California  Limited  Partnership,  (formerly
Berry and Boyle  Management)  and  L'Auberge  Realty  Advisors (A  Massachusetts
Limited  Partnership)  ("Advisors"),  are the General Partners. A total of 2,033
individual Limited Partners owning 36,411 Units have contributed  $18,205,500 of
capital  to the  Partnership.  At March 31,  2000,  the total  number of Limited
Partners was 1,939. Except under certain limited  circumstances upon termination
of the Partnership, the General Partners are not required to make any additional
capital  contributions.  The General  Partners or their  affiliates will receive
various fees for  services  and  reimbursement  for various  organizational  and
selling costs incurred on behalf of the Partnership.

The Partnership can continue until December 31, 2010, unless earlier  terminated
by the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership,  or as
otherwise provided in the Partnership Agreement (See Note 6.)


2.  Significant Accounting Policies:

         A.  Basis of Presentation

         The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of the
         Partnership  and its  subsidiary:  Canyon  View Joint  Venture  (Canyon
         View). All intercompany  accounts and transactions have been eliminated
         in consolidation.

         The Partnership follows the accrual method of accounting.

         The  Partnership  considers  itself  to have been  engaged  in only one
         industry segment, real estate.

         B.  Cash and Cash Equivalents

         The Partnership  considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased
         with a maturity  of three  months or less to be cash  equivalents.  The
         carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. It
         is  the  Partnership's   policy  to  invest  cash  in  income-producing
         temporary cash  investments.  The  Partnership  mitigates any potential
         risk from such concentration of credit by placing investments with high
         quality financial institutions.

         C. Significant Risks and Uncertainties

         The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally
         accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates
         and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and
         liabilities and disclosure of contingent  assets and liabilities at the
         date of the financial  statements and the reported  amounts of revenues
         and expenses during the reporting  period.  Actual results could differ
         from those estimates.


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2.  Significant Accounting Policies, continued:

         D.  Depreciation

         Depreciation  is provided  for by the use of the  straight-line  method
         over estimated useful lives as follows:

                  Buildings and improvements                            40 years
                  Equipment, furnishings and fixtures                 5-15 years

         As  further  discussed  in  Note  6,  as  of  December  31,  1997,  the
         Partnership  recorded  its  property  as  Assets  Held  for Sale on the
         consolidated  balance  sheets.  Accordingly,  the  Partnership  stopped
         depreciating these assets effective January 1, 1998.

         E.  Income Taxes

         No  provision  is made for income taxes since the Partners are required
         to  include  on  their  tax  returns   their  pro  rata  share  of  the
         Partnership's  taxable income or loss. If the Partnership's tax returns
         are  examined  by  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  or a  state  taxing
         authority,  and such an examination  results in a change in partnership
         taxable income or loss, such change will be reported to the Partners.

         F.  Rental Income

         Leases require the payment of rent in advance,  however,  rental income
         is recorded as earned.

         G. Long-Lived Assets

         The Partnership utilizes the provisions of SFAS No. 121, Accounting for
         the  Impairment of Long -Lived Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be
         Disposed Of, to review for impairment.  Recoverability  of assets to be
         held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying  amount of an
         asset to future net cash flows  expected to be  generated by the asset.
         If such assets are  considered  to be impaired,  the  impairment  to be
         recognized  is measured by the amount by which the  carrying  amount of
         the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.  As further  discussed
         in Note 6, assets to be  disposed  of are  reported at the lower of the
         carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.


3.  Joint Venture and Property Acquisition:

The success of the  Partnership  will depend upon factors which are difficult to
predict including general economic and real estate market conditions,  both on a
national basis and in the areas where the Partnership's investments are located.

Canyon View

On  September  29, 1987,  the  Partnership  acquired a majority  interest in the
Canyon  View  Joint  Venture  which owns and  operates  a  168-unit  multifamily
residential  property  located  in Tucson,  Arizona.  The  Partnership  has been
designated as the managing joint venture  partner and will control all decisions
regarding the operation and sale of the property.

3.  Joint Venture and Property Acquisition, continued:

In  accordance  with the terms of the purchase  agreement  and the joint venture
agreement, through March 31, 2000, the Partnership has contributed total capital
of  $6,889,588  to the  Canyon  View  Joint  Venture,  which was used to repay a
portion of the construction loan from a third party lender, to pay certain costs
related to the refinancing of the permanent  loan, to cover  operating  deficits
incurred during the lease up period and to fund certain capital improvements. In
addition,  the Partnership  funded $745,902 of property  acquisition costs which
were subsequently treated as a capital contribution to the joint venture.

Net cash from  operations  (as defined in the joint venture  agreement)  will be
distributed  as  available  to each joint  venture  partner  not less often than
quarterly, as follows:

         First,   to  the   Partnership   until  it  has   received   an  annual
         non-cumulative  11.25% priority return on its capital  contribution for
         such year.

         Second,  the balance 75% to the  Partnership and 25% to the other joint
venture partner.

Income from  operations will be allocated to the Partnership and the other joint
venture partner  generally in accordance with the  distribution of net cash from
operations.

Losses from operations will generally be allocated 100% to the Partnership.

In the case of certain capital transactions and distributions, as defined in the
joint venture  agreement,  the  allocation of related  profits,  losses and cash
distributions,  if any, would be different than as described  above and would be
affected by the relative balances in the individual partners' capital accounts.

For the three  months  ended  March 31,  2000 and 1999,  the  Canyon  View Joint
Venture had a net income of $186,443 and $165,308, respectively.


4.  Partners' Equity:

Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement profits are generally allocated 98%
to the Limited Partners and 2% to the General Partners; losses are allocated 99%
to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partners.

Cash distributions to the partners are governed by the Partnership Agreement and
are made,  to the extent  available,  98% to the Limited  Partners and 2% to the
General Partners.

The allocation of the related profits, losses, and distributions,  if any, would
be different than  described  above in the case of certain events defined in the
Partnership Agreement, such as the sale of an investment property or an interest
in a joint venture partnership.


5.  Related Party Transactions:

L'Auberge Communities, Inc. is a  General Partner of L'Auberge Communities,
which owns a 99% interest in GP L'Auberge Communities, L.P.  (formerly Berry and
Boyle Management).   Due to affiliates at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999
consisted of $5,945 and $40,256, respectively, relating to reimbursable costs
due to L'Auberge Communities, Inc.

5.  Related Party Transactions, continued:

In 2000 and 1999,  general  and  administrative  expenses  included  $11,264 and
$14,361, respectively, of salary reimbursements paid to the General Partners for
certain  administrative and accounting  personnel who performed services for the
Partnership.

During the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999,  property management fees
of  $13,918   and   $13,036,   respectively,   had  been  paid  to   Residential
Services-L'Auberge,  formerly Berry and Boyle Residential Services, an affiliate
of the General Partners of the Partnership. These fees are 4% of rental revenue.


6.  Assets Held for Sale:

During the fourth  quarter of 1997,  the  General  Partners  of the  Partnership
committed  to a plan to dispose of Canyon View in Tucson,  Arizona.  In February
1998, the Partnership  entered into a sales agreement (the "Sales Agreement") to
sell Canyon View to Tucson Realty  Holding  Co.,Inc.  ("TRH"),  an  unaffiliated
third party, for approximately $10,101,497. The sale was approved by the Limited
Partners in May 1998.

The sale of Canyon View to TRH had been  delayed  because of a lawsuit  filed by
another party  claiming that it had properly  exercised a right of first refusal
to purchase  Canyon  View.  On June 30, 1999 the dispute was  resolved,  and all
litigation  terminated,  through the execution of a settlement  agreement by all
parties.  The settlement agreement included the termination of all rights of the
holder of the right of first  refusal to  purchase  Canyon  View  Apartments  in
exchange for a cash payment.

Following the  consummation of the settlement,  TRH elected to withdraw from the
sale transaction with no liability to the Partnership, because of the long delay
in achieving a closing of the  transaction.  On March 2, 2000,  the  Partnership
entered  into a  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  and  Escrow  Instructions  (the
"Agreement")  to  sell  Canyon  View to  Tucson  Canyon  View  LLC  ("TCV"),  an
unaffiliated third party for approximately $11,300,000.

As it is the intent of the General  Partners to pursue the sale of Canyon  View,
the  Partnership  has recorded the assets at the lower of carrying  value or net
realizable  value and has included  these amounts as Assets Held for Sale on the
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets as of March 31, 2000 and  December  31,  1999.  In
accordance with SFAS No. 121, the Partnership stopped  depreciating these assets
effective  January 1, 1998. Had the  Partnership  recorded  depreciation  on the
assets held for sale,  the  depreciation  expense would have been  approximately
$280,000 each year for the Canyon View property.  If closing of the sale were to
occur,  any  proceeds  from the sale of  Canyon  View will be  allocated  to the
Partners  in  accordance  with the terms of the  Partnership  Agreement  and the
Partnership will be liquidated.


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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contains  forward-looking  statements  including those concerning the
General Partners' expectations regarding future financial performance and future
events.   These   forward-looking   statements  involve   significant  risk  and
uncertainties,  including  those  described  herein.  Actual  results may differ
materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements.

Liquidity; Capital Resources

The working  capital  reserves  of the  Partnership  consisted  of cash and cash
equivalents  and  short-term  investments.  Together  these amounts  provide the
Partnership with the necessary  liquidity to carry on its day-to-day  operations
and to make  necessary  contributions  to the various  properties.  At March 31,
2000, the  Partnership had cash and cash  equivalents of $572,956  compared with
$475,022 at December 31, 1999.  The aggregate  net increase of $97,934  resulted
from cash provided by operations.

Property Status

The Partnership  owns a majority joint venture interest in the Canyon View Joint
Venture, an Arizona joint venture that owns and operates Canyon View, a 168-unit
multifamily rental property in Tucson,  Arizona. Until its sale in May 1998, the
Partnership owned and operated Broadmoor, a 108-unit multifamily rental property
in  Colorado  Springs,   Colorado.  The  ownership  of  Broadmoor  was  formerly
structured  as a joint  venture  of  which  the  Partnership  owned  a  majority
interest. As further discussed in Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated  Financial
Statements, Canyon View is under contract to be sold to a purchaser unaffiliated
with the General Partners.

Canyon View

As of March 31, 2000, the property was 88% occupied, compared to 86%
approximately one year ago.  At March 31, 2000 and 1999, the
market rents for the various unit types were as follows:

                        Unit Type                        2000           1999
                        ---------                        ----           ----
                  One bedroom one bath                   $765           $765
                  Two bedroom two bath                     825           825
                  Two bedroom two bath w/den             1,010         1,010


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Results of Operations

For three months ended March 31, 2000, the Partnership's  operating results were
comprised  of its share of the income and  expenses  from the Canyon  View Joint
Venture and partnership  level interest income earned on short term investments,
reduced by administrative  expenses (referred to collectively in the table below
under  the  heading  "Investment  Partnership").  A summary  of these  operating
results appears below:
<TABLE>

                                            Canyon                          Consolidated
                                             View            Partnership      Totals
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>           <C>
Revenue                                       $342,346            $4,963        $347,309


Expenses:
  General and administrative                  -                   45,111          45,111
  Operations                                   155,903                           155,903
                                        ---------------      ------------  --------------

Net income                                    $186,443         ($40,148)        $146,295
                                        ===============      ============  ==============


For three months ended March 31, 1999, the Partnership's  operating results were
comprised  of its share of the income and  expenses  from the Canyon  View Joint
Venture and partnership  level interest income earned on short term investments,
reduced by administrative  expenses (referred to collectively in the table below
under  the  heading  "Investment  Partnership").  A summary  of these  operating
results (unaudited) appears below:

                                            Canyon                          Consolidated
                                             View            Partnership      Totals
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>           <C>
Revenue                                       $327,583            $2,067        $329,650


Expenses:
  General and administrative                  -                   86,980          86,980
  Operations                                   162,275                           162,275
                                        ---------------      ------------  --------------
Net income                                    $165,308         ($84,913)         $80,395
                                        ===============      ============  ==============

</TABLE>

Comparison of 2000 and 1999 Operating Results:

Partnership  operations for 2000 generated net income of $146,295  compared with
net  income of  $80,395  for the  corresponding  period in 1999.  The  operating
revenue  increased by $17,659 or 5% due to higher  average  occupancy  levels at
Canyon View.  General and  administrative  expenses decreased by $41,869 or 48%,
primarily due to a $47,308  reduction of legal fees  associated  with the Canyon
View litigation in 1999, offset by an increase in accounting fees.




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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                                -----------------

ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings
         Response:  None

ITEM 2.  Changes in Securities
         Response:  None

ITEM 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
         Response:  None

ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
         Response:  None

ITEM 5.  Other Information
         Response:  None

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         Response:  None


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


     DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
     (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

      By: GP L'Auberge Communities, L.P., a California Limited Partnership,
            General Partner

              By: L'Auberge Communities, Inc., its General Partner


                  By:  ____/s/ Stephen B. Boyle________________
                       President




Date:  May 15, 2000



<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                                          5

<S>                                                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                    Dec-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                         Mar-31-2000
<CASH>                                                        572,956
<SECURITIES>                                                        0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                   6,763
<ALLOWANCES>                                                        0
<INVENTORY>                                                         0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                    0
<PP&E>                                                     12,558,317
<DEPRECIATION>                                             (2,991,565)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                             10,146,471
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                         179,935
<BONDS>                                                             0
                                               0
                                                         0
<COMMON>                                                            0
<OTHER-SE>                                                  9,966,536
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                               10,146,471
<SALES>                                                             0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                              347,309
<CGS>                                                               0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                              201,014
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                  0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                     0
<INCOME-TAX>                                                        0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                 0
<DISCONTINUED>                                                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                     0
<CHANGES>                                                           0
<NET-INCOME>                                                  146,295
<EPS-BASIC>                                                       0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                       0



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