DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
10-Q, 1999-12-20
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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, 1999
                               ----------------------------------------
                      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
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                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
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      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

                1609 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA   19103
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (215) 557-9800

                               N/A
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(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, 1999 (unaudited) and
        December 31, 1998
        Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months and Nine Months
        Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)
        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September
        30, 1999 and 1998 (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,  1998, Registrant had cash of $33,344.
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,   1999, Registrant  had  restricted
cash  of  $171,493 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,   the Registrant  has feasible
loan modifications  in place  at Lincoln Court, Green Street  and  the Loewy
Building.  However, in all three  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, 1998.

              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 expenditure 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.   If  the need  for capital expenditures does arise,
the first  mortgage holder for Lincoln Court, Loewy Building  and Green Street
has agreed  to  fund capital  expenditures at terms similar  to  the first
mortgage.  The mortgagee did not fund any capital  expenditures during the
third  quarter and  the first nine months of 1999 at the three properties.

          (3)  Results of Operations

              During the third quarter of 1999, Registrant  incurred  a net
loss  of  $275,814 ($19.53  per limited partnership unit) compared to  a  net
loss of $228,343 ($16.17 per limited partnership unit) for the same period in
1998.  For   the  first  nine  months  of  1999,   the Registrant  incurred
a net  loss  of  $831,926 ($58.91  per limited partnership unit) compared
to  a  net loss of $705,881 ($49.98 per limited partnership unit) for the
same period in 1998.

              Rental  income increased  $13,469 from  $309,762 in the third
quarter of 1998  to $323,231  in  the  same period  in  1999.   The increase
from the third quarter of 1998 to  the same  period  in  1998  is  the  result
of  an increase  in the average occupancy  at  Lincoln Court  (85%  to  87%)
partially  offset  by  a decrease   in   occupancy   at   Green   Street
Apartments (94% to 87%) and the Loewy  Building (100% to 85%).

              Rental  income decreased  $12,529 from $942,415 for the first
nine months of 1998 to  $929,886 in the same period in  1999.   The decrease
from the first nine months of 1998  to the  same  period in 1999 is the result
of  an decrease  in  the  average occupancy  at  Green Street  Apartments
(95% to  91%),  at  Lincoln Court  (88% to 86%), and at the Loewy  Building
(100% to 88%).

               Expense  for  rental  operations increased by $43,100 from
$129,962 in the third quarter of 1998 to $173,062 in the same  period in 1999.
The increase from the third  quarter of 1998 to the same period in 1999 is
due to an increase in maintenance expense at the  Lincoln Court  due  to an
increase in the  turnover  of apartment units partially offset by a  decrease
in  management  fee  expense  at  Green  Street Apartments  due to a decrease
in rental  income and  a  decrease in maintenance expense at  the Loewy
Building as a result of  a  decrease  in occupancy.

               Expense  for  rental  operations increased  by  $24,386 from
$457,209  for  the first  nine months of 1998 to $481,595  in  the same
period  in 1999.  The increase  from  the first nine months of 1998 to the
same period in 1999  is due to an increase in maintenance  and commissions
expense at Lincoln Court  partially offset by a decrease in maintenance
expense  at Loewy   Building.    At  the   Lincoln   Court, maintenance  and
commissions expense  increased due to an increase in the turnover of apartment
units.  The decrease in maintenance expense  at the  Loewy Building is due to
repairs  made  to the  air  conditioning systems  in  the  second quarter of
1998, which did not recur in 1999.

               Interest  expense  increased  by $22,337  from $240,585 in
the third quarter  of 1998  to  $262,922 in the same period in  1999.  The
increase  is due to a refinancing  in  the fourth quarter of 1998 at Lincoln
Court.

               Interest  expense  increased  by $22,337  from $240,585 in the
third quarter  of 1998 to $262,922 in the same period in 1999 and increased
$110,492 from $688,263 for the  first nine  months  of 1998 to $798,755 in
the  same period  in  1999.  The increase for  the  third quarter  and
nine-month period is  due  to  an adjustment  made in 1997 to properly
calculate interest  on  the mortgage loan  at  the  Loewy Building  and an
increase in interest  rate  on the   second   mortgage  as  a result of a
refinancing at Lincoln Court.

             Losses incurred during the quarter at the Registrant's properties
amounted  to $225,000,  compared to a loss of  approximately $173,000 for the
same period in 1998.  For  the first  nine  months  of 1999  the  Registrant's
properties   recognized  a  loss  of   $683,000 compared to approximately
$545,000 for the same period in 1998.

              In  the  third quarter  of  1999, Registrant incurred a loss of
$101,000  at Lincoln Court including $40,000 of depreciation and amortization
expense, compared to a loss of $60,000 in the third quarter of 1998, including
$38,000  of depreciation and amortization expense.   The increase in the loss
from  the third  quarter  of 1998 to the same  period  in 1999  is  the result
of an increase in interest expense   and  maintenance  expense   partially
offset  by  an increase in rental income.   The increase  in  interest expense
is  due  to  an increase  in  the interest rate on  the  second mortgage  due
to a refinancing in  the  fourth quarter   of   1998.   The  increase in the
maintenance expense and the increase in  rental income is due to the increase
in the  turnover of  units  as  a  result  of  the  increase  in occupancy
(85% to 87%).

             For the first nine months of 1999, Registrant incurred a loss of
$351,000 at Lincoln Court including $119,000 of depreciation and amortization
expense, compared to  a  loss of $196,000 for the same period  in 1998,
including  $119,000 of depreciation  and amortization expense.  The increase
in the loss from  the first nine months of 1998 to the same period  in 1999
is the result of a decrease  in rental income due to an decrease in the average
occupancy  (88%  to  86%) combined with an increase in interest, commissions,
and maintenance  expense.    Interest expense increased due to an increase in
the  interest rate  on the second mortgage as a result  of  a refinancing  in
the fourth  quarter  of  1998.  Maintenance and commissions expense increased
due   to   an  increase  in  the  turnover of apartments units.

              In  the  third quarter  of  1999, Registrant incurred a loss of
$33,000  at  the Green  Street Apartments, including $15,000  of depreciation
expense, compared to  a  loss  of $33,000  including $15,000 of depreciation
expense in the third quarter of 1998.  Although there was no overall change
from  the  third quarter  of  1998 to the same period  in  1999, there was a
decrease in rental income due to  a decrease in the average occupancy
(94% to  87%) partially  offset by a decrease  in  management fee expense as
a result of the  decrease  in rental income.

             For the first nine months of 1999, Registrant incurred a loss of
$109,000  at  the Green  Street Apartments including  $44,000 of depreciation
expense, compared to  a  loss  of $105,000 for the same period in 1998,
including $44,000  of depreciation expense.  The increase in the loss from
the first nine months of 1998 to the same period in 1999 is the result of  a
decrease in rental income due to a decrease  in the average occupancy
(95% to 91%).

              In  the  third quarter  of  1999, Registrant incurred a loss of
$91,000  at  the Loewy Building, including $72,000  of depreciation and
amortization expense, compared to  a  loss  of  $80,000 including  $72,000 of
depreciation  and amortization expense  in  the third  quarter of 1998.  The
increased loss  is the  result of a decrease in rental income  due to  a
decrease in average occupancy  (100%  to 85%)   partially  offset  by  a
decrease   in maintenance  and management fee  expense  as  a result of the
decrease in the occupancy.

             For the first nine months of 1999, Registrant incurred a loss
of $223,000  at  the Loewy Building including $206,000 of depreciation and
amortization expense, compared to  a  loss of $244,000 for the same period
in 1998,  including  $216,000 of depreciation  and amortization expense.
The decreased loss  from the  first  nine  months of 1998  to  the  same
period in 1999 is the result of an increase  in rental  income  and a decrease
in  maintenance expense  partially  offset by  an  increase  in interest
expense.   The  increase  in   rental income  is due to an increase in average
rental rates while rental occupancy decreased (100% to 88%).   The decrease in
maintenance expense  is due  to  repairs  made to the air  conditioning
systems  in  the second quarter of 1998,  which did  not  recur  in  1999.
The  increase   in interest  expense is due to an adjustment  made in  the
calculation of the interest accruing on the mortgage loan in 1997.

             Summary of Minority Interests

              In the third quarter of 1999, the Registrant  incurred  a  loss
of   $5,601   at Magazine Place compared to a loss of $7,974  in the  third
quarter of in 1998 and for the first nine  months of 1999, incurred a loss of
$9,410 compared  to  a loss of $20,285  for  the  same period  in  1998.  The
Registrant accounts  for this  investment  on  the equity  method.   The
decrease in the loss from the third quarter and the  first  nine  months of
1998  to  the  same periods in 1999 is due to an increase in rental income due
to an increase in the average rental rates.
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                   DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                  (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                    Assets

                            September 30, 199    December 31, 1998
                                (Unaudited)
Rental properties, at cost:
Land                            $   465,454         $   465,454
Buildings and improvements       12,006,576          12,006,574
Furniture and fixtures               98,729              98,729
                                 ----------          ----------
                                 12,570,759          12,570,757
Less - Accumulated depreciation  (5,807,869)         (5,442,634)
                                 ----------          ----------
                                  6,762,890           7,128,123

Cash and cash equivalents            33,344              31,981
Restricted cash                     171,493             168,344
Accounts and notes receivable        52,398              25,307
Investment in affiliate             171,796             181,206
Other    assets   (net    of
amortization of $225,223  and
$209,937 at September 30, 1999
and December 31, 1999,
respectively)                       223,518             223,627
                                 ----------          ----------
     Total                      $ 7,415,439         $ 7,758,588
                                 ==========          ==========

                        Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Liabilities:
Debt obligations                $ 8,966,079        $ 8,970,613
Accounts payable:
     Trade                        1,127,047            996,758
     Taxes                           19,540                  0
     Related parties                770,733            736,458
Interest payable                  1,583,678          1,290,951
Other liabilities                    40,387             45,773
Tenant security deposits             56,419             34,553
                                 ----------         ----------
     Total liabilities           12,563,883         12,075,106
                                 ----------         ----------
Partners' equity                 (5,148,444)        (4,316,518)
                                 ----------         ----------
     Total                      $ 7,415,439        $ 7,758,588
                                 ==========         ==========

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, 1999 and 1998
                                    (Unaudited)

                             Three months          Nine months
                         Ended September 30,   Ended September 30,
                           1999      1998         1999     1998

Revenues:
   Rental income        $323,231   $309,762   $  929,886   $  942,415
   Interest income           881        524        2,970        1,581
                         -------    -------    ---------    ---------
  Total revenues         324,112    310,286      932,856      943,996
                         -------    -------    ---------    ---------
Costs and expenses:
   Rental operations     173,062    129,962      481,595      457,209
   General and            31,500     31,500       94,500       94,500
    administrative
   Interest              262,922    240,585      798,755      688,263
   Depreciation and
      amortization       126,841    128,608      380,522      389,620
                         -------    -------    ---------    ---------
  Total costs and        594,325    530,655    1,755,372    1,629,592
   expenses              -------    -------    ---------    ---------

Loss before equity in   (270,213)  (220,369)    (822,516)    (685,596)
affiliate

Equity in loss of
affiliate                 (5,601)    (7,974)      (9,410)     (20,285)
                         -------    -------    ---------    ---------
Net loss               ($275,814) ($228,343) ($  831,926) ($  705,881)
                         =======    =======    =========    =========
Net loss per limited
partnership unit:
Loss before equity in  ($  19.13) ($  15.60) ($    58.25) ($    48.55)
affiliate
Equity in loss of
affiliate                   (.40)      (.57)        (.66)       (1.43)
                         -------    -------    ---------    ---------
                       ($  19.53) ($  16.17) ($    58.91) ($    49.98)
                         =======    =======    =========    =========

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, 1999 and 1998
                                   (Unaudited)

                                          Nine months ended
                                            September 30,
                                           1999     1998

Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net loss                               ($831,922) ($705,881)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
  net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization            380,522    389,620
 Equity in loss of affiliate                9,410     20,285
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
 Increase in restricted cash               (3,149)   (28,960)
 Increase in accounts receivable          (27,091)    (8,741)
 Increase in other assets                 (15,184)  (295,936)
 Increase in accounts payable - trade     130,289     97,459
 Increase in accounts payable - tax        19,540          0
 Increase in accounts payable -            34,275     34,277
  related parties
 Increase in interest payable             292,727    186,575
 Increase in accrued liabilities            5,834     37,263
 Increase (decrease) in tenant             10,646     (4,941)
  security deposits                       -------    -------

Net cash provided by (used by)              5,897   (278,980)
operating activities                      -------    -------

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Capital expenditures                           0    (16,250)
                                          -------    -------
Net cash used in investing activities           0    (16,250)
                                          -------    -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Proceeds from debt financing                   0    360,459
 Principal payments                        (4,534)   (12,771)
                                          -------    -------
Net cash (used in) provided by             (4,534)   347,688
financing activities                      -------    -------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents       1,363     52,458

Cash and cash equivalents at               31,981        308
beginning of period                       -------    -------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of      $ 33,344   $ 52,766
period                                    =======    =======

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 and notes thereto, in the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

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, 1999.
<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:  December 20, 1999   DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
       -----------------
                           By: Dover Historic Advisors II, General Partner

                               By: EPK, Inc., Partner

                                   By: /s/ Spencer Wertheimer
                                       ----------------------
                                       SPENCER WERTHEIMER
                                       President and Treasurer


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