DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
10-Q, 1997-11-17
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                             UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON, DC.  20549
                                   
                               FORM 10-Q
                                   
(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended         September 30, 1997
                               ---------------------------------------
                                  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 number                 0-15843
                       -----------------------------------------------

                    DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Pennsylvania                                      23-2391927
- -------------------------------                    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                      Identification No.)

         Suite 500, 1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA   19102
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (215) 735-5001

                                  N/A
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
                             last report)

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
<PAGE>
                    PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.        Financial Statements.

             Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 1997
             (unaudited) and December 31, 1996
             Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months and
             Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)
             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended
             September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)
             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  (unaudited)

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

               (1)  Liquidity

                     As of September 30, 1997, Registrant had cash  of
$15,741.   Such  funds are expected to be used to pay  liabilities  of
Registrant,  and  to  fund  cash deficits  of  the  properties.   Cash
generated from operations is used primarily to fund operating expenses
and  debt  service.   If  cash flow proves  to  be  insufficient,  the
Registrant  will  attempt  to negotiate loan  modifications  with  the
various  lenders  in order to remain current on all obligations.   The
Registrant is not aware of any additional sources of liquidity.

                      As   of  September  30,  1997,  Registrant   had
restricted  cash  of $165,959 consisting primarily of  funds  held  as
security  deposits,  replacement reserves and escrows  for  taxes  and
insurance.  As a consequence of the restrictions as to use, Registrant
does not deem these funds to be a source of liquidity.

                     In  recent  years  the  Registrant  has  realized
significant losses, including the foreclosure of one property, due  to
the  properties'  inability to generate sufficient cash  flow  to  pay
their operating expenses and debt service.  At the present time,  with
the  exception  of the Magazine Place, where the Registrant  does  not
receive  any  of the distributable cash, the Registrant  has  feasible
loan  modifications  in place on all of its properties.   However,  in
each   of   these  cases,  the  mortgages  are  basically  "cash-flow"
mortgages,  requiring  all available cash after payment  of  operating
expenses  to be paid to the first mortgage holder.  Therefore,  it  is
unlikely that any cash will be available to the Registrant to pay  its
general  and  administrative expenses.  See Accountant's  Report  with
respect  to  financial statements included in the Registrant's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.

                     It  is the Registrant's intention to continue  to
hold  the  properties until they can no longer meet the  debt  service
requirements and the properties are foreclosed, or the market value of
the  properties increases to a point where they can be sold at a price
which  is  sufficient to repay the underlying indebtedness  (principal
plus accrued interest).

               (2)  Capital Resources

                     Due  to the relatively recent rehabilitations  of
the   properties,  any  capital  expenditures  needed  are   generally
replacement  items  and  are funded out of  cash  from  operations  or
replacement  reserves, if any.  The Registrant is  not  aware  of  any
factors  which would cause historical capital expenditures levels  not
to be indicative of capital requirements in the future and accordingly
does  not  believe that it will have to commit material  resources  to
capital  investment  in the foreseeable future.   The  first  mortgage
holder  for Lincoln Court, Green Street Apartments and Loewy Building,
has  agreed that, in the event a need for capital expenditures  arises
with respect to either property, it will fund capital expenditures  at
terms  similar to the first mortgage.  The mortgagee did not fund  any
capital expenditures during the third quarter of 1997.

               (3)  Results of Operations

                     During  the  third  quarter of  1997,  Registrant
incurred a net loss of $216,850 ($15.35 per limited partnership  unit)
compared  to  a  net loss of $280,510 ($19.86 per limited  partnership
unit) for the same period in 1996.  For the first nine months of 1997,
the  Registrant  incurred a net loss of $700,627 ($49.61  per  limited
partnership  unit)  compared to a net loss  of  $751,138  ($53.19  per
limited partnership unit) for the same period in 1996.

                     Rental  income increased $9,388 from $296,540  in
the third quarter of 1996 to $305,928 in the same period in 1997.  The
increase from the third quarter of 1996 to the same period in 1997  is
the  result of an increase in rental income at The Loewy Building  due
to  an  increase in the average rental rates, an increase at 18th  and
Green due to an increase in the average occupancy (94% to 97%) and  an
increase  at Lincoln Court due to an increase in the average occupancy
(78% to 86%) and in the average rental rates.

                     Rental income decreased $22,533 from $946,289 for
the  first nine months of 1996 to $923,756 in the same period in 1997.
The decrease from the first nine months of 1996 to the same period  in
1997  is  the  result  of a decrease in rental  income  at  The  Loewy
Building  due to a one-time recognition of rental income in the  first
quarter of 1996 (not repeated in 1997) that related to a prior  period
partially  offset by an increase at 18th and Green due to an  increase
in the average occupancy (92% to 93%) and an increase at Lincoln Court
due to an increase in the average rental rates.

                    Expense for rental operations decreased by $28,563
from  $145,579 in the third quarter of 1996 to $117,016  in  the  same
period  in 1997.  The decrease from the third quarter of 1996  to  the
same period in 1997 is mainly the result of a decrease in leasing fees
at  The  Loewy Building partially offset by an increase in  management
fees expense at Lincoln Court due to an increase in rental income.  At
the Loewy Building, leasing fees decreased due to commissions relating
to  a  lease  extension in the second quarter of 1996  that  were  not
repeated in 1997.

                     Expense  for  rental operations and decreased  by
$81,698 from $521,600 for the first nine months of 1996 to $439,902 in
the  same period in 1997.  The decrease from the first nine months  of
1996 to the same period in 1997 is mainly the result of a decrease  in
real  estate taxes expense at Lincoln Court and a decrease in  leasing
fees  and management fees expense at The Loewy Building.  Real  estate
taxes expense at Lincoln Court decreased due to a one-time payment  in
the  second quarter of 1996 of penalties for unpaid real estate  taxes
that increased tax expense over typical levels of tax expense.  At the
Loewy Building, leasing fees decreased due to commissions relating  to
a  lease extension in the second quarter of 1996 that was not repeated
in  1997  and  management fees expense decreased due to a decrease  in
rental income.

                      Interest  expense  decreased  by  $60,254   from
$296,176  in the third quarter of 1996 to $235,922 in the same  period
in  1997 and decreased $41,857 from $748,006 for the first nine months
of 1996 to $706,149 in the same period in 1997.  The decreases are due
to  the  accrual of additional interest in the third quarter  of  1996
that  should have been accrued in prior years which did not  recur  in
1997.

                     Depreciation  and amortization expense  increased
$18,413 from $118,938 in the third quarter of 1996 to $137,351 in  the
same  period in 1997 and increased $32,504 from $354,360 for the first
nine  months  of  1996 to $386,864 in the same period  in  1997.   The
increases are the result of an increase in amortization expense at the
Loewy Building due to the amortization of leasing fees and an increase
in  amortization  expense at Lincoln Court due to the amortization  of
loan fees incurred in connection with the refinancing in June 1996.

                      Losses  incurred  during  the  quarter  at   the
Registrant's properties amounted to $169,000, compared to  a  loss  of
approximately  $250,000 for the same period in 1996.   For  the  first
nine  months of 1997 the Registrant's properties recognized a loss  of
$561,000  compared to approximately $632,000 for the  same  period  in
1996.

                     In the third quarter of 1997, Registrant incurred
a  loss  of $62,000 at Lincoln Court including $40,000 of depreciation
and  amortization expense, compared to a loss of $144,000 in the third
quarter  of  1996, including $35,000 of depreciation and  amortization
expense.  The decrease in the loss from the third quarter of  1996  to
the  same  period  in  1997  is due to an increase  in  rental  income
resulting from an increase in the average rental rates and the average
occupancy  (78%  to 86%) and a decrease in interest expense  partially
offset  by  an  increase in management fee expense.  Interest  expense
decreased  due  to  the accrual of additional interest  in  the  third
quarter  of  1996  that should have been accrued in  prior  years  and
management  fees  expense  increased due to  the  increase  in  rental
income.

                     For  the  first  nine months of 1997,  Registrant
incurred  a  loss of $228,000 at Lincoln Court including  $120,000  of
depreciation and amortization expense, compared to a loss of  $307,000
for  the  same period in 1996, including $104,000 of depreciation  and
amortization  expense.  The decrease in the loss from the  first  nine
months of 1996 to the same period in 1997 is the result of an increase
in rental income due to an increase in the average rental rates and  a
decrease in real estate taxes and interest expense partially offset by
an  increase  in  amortization expense.   Real  estate  taxes  expense
decreased  due  to  the  payment in the  second  quarter  of  1996  of
penalties  for unpaid real estate taxes and interest expense decreased
due to the accrual of additional interest in the third quarter of 1996
that  should  have been accrued in prior years.  Amortization  expense
increased  due to the amortization of loan fees incurred in connection
with the refinancing in June 1996.

                     In the third quarter of 1997, Registrant incurred
a loss of $29,000 at the Green Street Apartments, including $15,000 of
depreciation expense, compared to a loss of $31,000 including  $15,000
of depreciation expense in the third quarter of 1996 and for the first
nine  months of 1997, Registrant incurred a loss of $107,000 including
$44,000  of  depreciation expense, compared to a loss of $109,000  for
the  same  period in 1996, including $44,000 of depreciation  expense.
The  decrease  in  the loss for both the quarter and  the  first  nine
months  of  1996  to  the same periods in 1997 is  the  result  of  an
increase  in  rental income due to increases in the average  occupancy
(94%  to  97% in the third quarter and 92% to 93% for the  first  nine
months).

                     In the third quarter of 1997, Registrant incurred
a  loss  of  $78,000  at  the  Loewy Building,  including  $79,000  of
depreciation and amortization expense, compared to a loss  of  $75,000
including  $65,000  of depreciation expense in the  third  quarter  of
1996.  The increased loss is the result of an increase in amortization
expense due to the amortization of leasing fees partially offset by  a
decrease in commissions expense due to a commission paid in 1996  with
respect to a lease extension in the second quarter of that year  which
was  not repeated in 1997 and an increase in rental income due  to  an
increase in average rental rates.

                     For  the  first  nine months of 1997,  Registrant
incurred  a loss of $226,000 at the Loewy Building including  $212,000
of  depreciation  and  amortization expense, compared  to  a  loss  of
$216,000   for  the  same  period  in  1996,  including  $195,000   of
depreciation expense.  The increased loss from the first  nine  months
of  1996  to  the same period in 1997 is the result of a  decrease  in
rental  income due to the recognition of rental income  in  the  first
quarter  of  1996 (and not repeated in 1997) that related to  a  prior
period  and  was not previously accrued, combined with an increase  in
amortization  expense due to the amortization of  leasing  fees.   The
increases  are  partially offset by a decrease in commissions  expense
due  to  a  lease  extension with the tenant who  leases  34%  of  the
building  in  the second quarter of 1996 and a decrease in  management
fees expense due to the decrease in rental income.

                    Summary of Minority Interests

                     In  the  third  quarter of 1997,  the  Registrant
incurred  a  loss of $1,000 at Magazine Place compared  to  income  of
$15,000  in the third quarter of 1996.  For the first nine  months  of
1997 the Registrant recognized income of $3,000 compared to income  of
$20,000 for the same period in 1996.  The Registrant accounts for this
investment on the equity method.  The decrease is due to lower overall
occupancy  of  the  property  combined with  an  overall  increase  in
operating expenses.
<PAGE>
                                   
                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                 (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)
                                   
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   
                                Assets

                                       September 30, 1997      December 31, 1996
                                           (Unaudited)
Rental properties, at cost:                                           
Land                                      $   465,454            $   465,454
Buildings and improvements                 11,990,229             11,969,523
Furniture and fixtures                         86,351                 86,351
                                           ----------             ----------
                                           12,542,034             12,521,328
Less - Accumulated depreciation            (4,822,321)            (4,461,992)
                                           ----------             ----------
                                            7,719,713              8,059,336
                                                                      
Cash and cash equivalents                      15,741                 20,862
Restricted cash                               165,959                203,796
Accounts and notes receivable                  11,624                  8,058
Investment in affiliate                       267,479                264,762
Other  assets  (net  of  amortization   of                            
$104,224 and $77,689 at September 30, 1997                            
and December 31, 1996, respectively)          243,596                155,157
                                           ----------             ----------
       Total                              $ 8,424,112            $ 8,711,971
                                           ==========             ==========

                   Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Liabilities:
Debt obligations                          $ 8,405,930            $ 8,414,901
Accounts payable:                                                    
       Trade                                  860,136                752,257
       Related parties                        613,180                578,903
Interest payable                            1,175,948                888,864
Other liabilities                              18,143                 52,506
Tenant security deposits                       52,886                 26,024
                                           ----------             ---------- 
       Total liabilities                   11,126,223             10,713,455
                                           ----------             ---------- 
Partners' equity                           (2,702,111)            (2,001,484)
                                           ----------             ----------
       Total                              $ 8,424,112            $ 8,711,971
                                           ==========             ==========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>
                                                                     
                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                 (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)
                                   
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
                              (Unaudited)

                                     Three months              Nine months
                                 ended September 30,       ended September 30,
                                   1997        1996         1997         1996
                                  ------      ------       ------       ------
Revenues:                   
   Rental income               $ 305,928   $ 296,540   $  923,756   $  946,289
   Interest income                    59          41          315          689
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
   Total revenues                305,987     296,582      924,071      946,978
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
Costs and expenses:                                               
   Rental operations             117,016     145,579      439,902      521,600
   General and administrative     31,500      31,500       94,500       94,500
   Interest                      235,922     296,176      706,149      748,006
   Depreciation and                                                  
      amortization               137,351     118,938      386,864      354,360
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
   Total costs and expenses      521,789     592,193    1,627,415    1,718,466
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
Loss before equity in affiliate (215,802)   (295,611)    (703,344)    (771,488)
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
Equity in (loss) income of   
affiliate                         (1,048)     15,101        2,717       20,350
                                 -------     -------    ---------    ---------
Net loss                      ($ 216,850) ($ 280,510) ($  700,627) ($  751,138)
                                 =======     =======    =========    ========= 
Net loss per limited partnership 
unit:
Loss before equity in affiliate($  15.27) ($   20.93) ($    49.80) ($    54.63)
Equity in (loss) income of   
affiliate                      (     .08)       1.07          .19         1.44
                                 -------    --------    ---------    ---------
Net loss                       ($  15.35) ($   19.86) ($    49.61) ($    53.19)
                                 =======    ========    =========    =========

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>

                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                 (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)
                                   
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
         For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
                              (Unaudited)

                                                         Nine months ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                      1997              1996
Cash flows from operating activities:                ------            ------
 Net loss                                        ($  700,627)     ($  751,138)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization                       386,864          354,360
 Equity in income of affiliate                        (2,717)         (20,350)
 Changes in assets and liabilities:                                           
 Decrease (increase) in restricted cash               37,837          (96,753)
 (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable           (3,566)           1,172
 Increase in other assets                           (114,974)         (99,263)
 Increase in accounts payable - trade                107,879          109,287
 Increase in accounts payable - related parties       34,277           34,277
 Decrease in accounts payable - taxes                      0         (142,684)
 Increase in interest payable                        287,084           49,016
 Decrease in accrued liabilities                      (7,881)          (5,411)
 Increase (decrease) in tenant security deposits         380           (7,668)
                                                     -------          -------
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities24,556         (575,155)
                                                     -------          ------- 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                         
 Capital expenditures                                (20,706)         (84,557)
                                                     -------          ------- 
Net cash used in investing activities                (20,706)         (84,557)
                                                     -------          -------
Cash flows from financing activities:                                         
 Proceeds from debt financing                              0          666,149
 Principal payments                                   (8,971)               0
                                                     -------          -------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (8,971)         666,149
                                                     -------          -------
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents      (5,121)           6,437
                                                                              
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period      20,862           10,685
                                                     -------          ------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $ 15,741         $ 17,122
                                                     =======          =======
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:                            
 Cash paid for interest                             $419,065         $406,278

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
<PAGE>

                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                 (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)

              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The   unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  of   Diversified
Historic Investors III (the "Registrant") and related notes have  been
prepared  pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities  and
Exchange  Commission.  Accordingly, certain information  and  footnote
disclosures  normally  included in financial  statements  prepared  in
accordance  with  generally accepted accounting principles  have  been
omitted  pursuant  to  such rules and regulations.   The  accompanying
consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read  in
conjunction with the audited financial statements in Form 10-K of  the
Registrant, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 1996.

The  information furnished reflects, in the opinion of management, all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for  a
fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented.

                      PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

                       To the best of its knowledge, Registrant is not
party  to,  nor  is  any of its property the subject  of  any  pending
material legal proceedings.

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

                No matter was submitted during the quarter covered  by
this report to a vote of security holders.

Item 6.        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               (a)  Exhibit   Document
                    Number

                      3       Registrant's  Amended  and  Restated  Certificate
                              of Limited Partnership and Agreement of Limited 
                              Partnership, previously filed as part of Amendment
                              No. 2 of Registrant's Registration Statement on
                              Form S-11, are incorporated herein by reference.
                                 
                     21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant are listed in  
                              Item 2. Properties on Form 10-K, previously filed 
                              and incorporated herein by reference.

               (b)   Reports on Form 8-K:

                     No  reports  were  filed  on  Form  8-K  during  the
                     quarter ended September 30, 1997.
<PAGE>
                                   
                              SIGNATURES

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

Date:  November 17, 1997     DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
       -----------------
                             By: Dover Historic Advisors II, General Partner
                                         
                                 By: EPK, Inc., Partner
                                             
                                     By: /s/ Donna M. Zanghi
                                         ----------------------------
                                         DONNA M. ZANGHI
                                         Vice President and Secretary


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