DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
10-Q, 1999-09-02
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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              June 30, 1999
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                                  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 - June 30, 1999 (unaudited)
             and December 31, 1998
             Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months and
             Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)
             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended
             June 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  June  30, 1999, Registrant  had  cash  of
$33,138.   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  June 30, 1999, Registrant had  restricted
cash  of  $154,876  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, 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).

                     Since  the  lenders have agreed to forebear  from
taking any foreclosure action as long as cash flow payments are  made,
the  Registrant believes it is appropriate to continue presenting  the
financial statements on a going concern basis.

               (2)  Capital Resources

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

               (3)  Results of Operations

                     During  the  second quarter of  1999,  Registrant
incurred a net loss of $273,989 ($19.54 per limited partnership  unit)
compared  to  a  net loss of $226,241 ($16.02 per limited  partnership
unit)  for the same period in 1998.  For the first six months of 1999,
the  Registrant  incurred a net loss of $567,315 ($40.19  per  limited
partnership  unit)  compared to a net loss  of  $477,538  ($33.81  per
limited partnership unit) for the same period in 1998.

                     Rental income decreased $26,624 from $327,740  in
the  second  quarter of 1998 to $301,116 in the same period  in  1999.
The  decrease  from the second quarter of 1998 to the same  period  in
1999  is the result of decreases in the average occupancy at the Loewy
Building  (100%  to 90%), Green Street Apartments (98%  to  91%),  and
Lincoln Court (87% to 82%).

                     Rental income decreased $25,998 from $632,653 for
the  first six months of 1998 to $606,655 in the same period in  1999.
The  decrease from the first six months of 1998 to the same period  in
1999  is  the result of decreases in the average occupancy at  Lincoln
Court  (89% to 85%) and Green Street Apartments (96% to 93%) partially
offset  by  an  increase  in the average rental  rates  at  the  Loewy
Building.

                    Expense for rental operations decreased by $16,008
from  $150,805 in the second quarter of 1998 to $134,797 in  the  same
period  in  1999 and decreased by $18,713 from $327,247 for the  first
six  months  of  1998  to $308,534 in the same period  in  1999.   The
decrease  in  rental operations for both the second  quarter  and  the
first  six months in 1999 are due to a decrease in maintenance expense
at  the  Loewy Building partially offset by an increase in maintenance
expense  at Lincoln Court.  At the Loewy Building, maintenance expense
decreased  due to repairs made to the air conditioning system  in  the
second  quarter  of  1998, while no repairs were made  in  1999.   The
increase  in  maintenance  expense at Lincoln  Court  is  due  to  the
recarpeting and painting of several units.

                      Interest  expense  increased  by  $35,837   from
$231,823 in the second quarter of 1998 to $267,660 in the same  period
in  1999 and increased $88,155 from $447,678 for the first six  months
of 1998 to $535,833 in the same period in 1999.  The increase for both
the  second  quarter and the first six months is due to an  adjustment
made  to properly calculate interest on the mortgage loan at the Loewy
Building in 1998 combined with an increase at Lincoln Court due to  an
increase in the interest rate.

                     Depreciation  and amortization expense  decreased
$3,066 from $129,906 in the second quarter of 1998 to $126,840 in  the
same  period in 1999 and decreased $7,331 from $261,012 for the  first
six  months  of  1998  to $253,681 in the same  period  in  1999.  The
decrease for both the second quarter and the first six months  is  due
to the amortization of leasing commissions incurred during 1998 at the
Loewy Building that was not repeated in 1999.

                      Losses  incurred  during  the  quarter  at   the
Registrant's properties amounted to $214,000, compared to  a  loss  of
approximately $171,000 for the same period in 1998.  For the first six
months  of  1999  the  Registrant's properties recognized  a  loss  of
$459,000  compared to approximately $365,000 for the  same  period  in
1998.

                    In the second quarter of 1999, Registrant incurred
a  loss of $113,000 at Lincoln Court including $40,000 of depreciation
and  amortization expense, compared to a loss of $65,000 in the second
quarter  of  1998, including $40,000 of depreciation and  amortization
expense.  For the first six months of 1999, Registrant incurred a loss
of  $250,000  at  Lincoln Court including $80,000 of depreciation  and
amortization  expense,  compared to a loss of $135,000  for  the  same
period  in  1998,  including $81,000 of depreciation and  amortization
expense.   The  increase in loss for both the second quarter  and  the
first  six months is due to a decrease in rental income combined  with
an  increase  in  maintenance and interest expense.  The  decrease  in
rental income is due to a decrease in average occupancy for the second
quarter  (87% to 82%) and for the first six months (89% to 85%).   The
increase in maintenance expense is due to the recarpeting and painting
of  several apartment units.  The increase in interest expense is  due
to  an increase in interest rate on the second mortgage as a result of
a refinancing in the fourth quarter of 1998.

                    In the second quarter of 1999, Registrant incurred
a loss of $31,000 at the Green Street Apartments, including $15,000 of
depreciation expense, compared to a loss of $29,000 including  $15,000
of  depreciation  expense in the second quarter of 1998  and  for  the
first  six  months  of 1999, Registrant incurred  a  loss  of  $77,000
including  $29,000  of depreciation expense, compared  to  a  loss  of
$73,000  for the same period in 1998, including 29,000 of depreciation
expense.   The  increase in the loss from the second quarter  and  the
first six months of 1998 to the same periods in 1999 is the result  of
a decrease in rental income due to a decrease in the average occupancy
in  the second quarter (98% to 91%) and for the first six months  (96%
to 93%).

                    In the second quarter of 1999, Registrant incurred
a  loss  of  $70,000  at  the  Loewy Building,  including  $69,000  of
depreciation and amortization expense, compared to a loss  of  $77,000
including  $71,000  of depreciation and amortization  expense  in  the
second  quarter of 1998.  The decrease in loss from the second quarter
of  1998  to  the same period in 1999 is the result of a  decrease  in
maintenance and amortization expense partially offset by a decrease in
rental  income and an increase in interest expense.  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.
Amortization  expense  decreased due to the  amortization  of  leasing
commissions incurred during 1998 at the Loewy Building which  did  not
recur in 1999.  The decrease in rental income is due to a decrease  in
occupancy  rate (100% to 90%) and the increase in interest expense  is
due  to  an  adjustment  made to properly calculate  interest  on  the
mortgage loan in 1998.

                     For  the  first  six months of  1999,  Registrant
incurred  a loss of $132,000 at the Loewy Building including  $137,000
of  depreciation  and  amortization expense, compared  to  a  loss  of
$157,000   for  the  same  period  in  1998,  including  $144,000   of
depreciation  and amortization expense.  The decreased loss  from  the
first  six months of 1998 to the same period in 1999 is the result  of
an  increase  in rental income combined with a decrease in maintenance
and  amortization expense partially offset by an increase in  interest
expense.   The  increase in rental income is due  to  an  increase  in
average rental rates.  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.  Amortization expense decreased due
to the amortization of leasing commissions incurred during 1998 at the
Loewy  Building  which  did  not  recur  in  1999.   Interest  expense
increased due to an adjustment made to properly calculate interest  on
the mortgage loan in 1998.

                    Summary of Minority Interests

                     In  the  second  quarter of 1998, the  Registrant
incurred  a loss of $15,011 at Magazine Place compared to  a  loss  of
$10,774 in the second quarter of in 1998 and for the first six  months
of  1999 the Registrant incurred a loss of $15,011 compared to a  loss
of  $12,311 for the same period in 1998.  The Registrant accounts  for
this  investment on the equity method.  The increase in the loss  from
the  second  quarter  and the first six months of  1998  to  the  same
periods  in  1999  is  due to a decrease in rental  income  due  to  a
decrease in the average rental rates.
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                  DIVERSIFIED HISTORIC INVESTORS III
                 (a Pennsylvania limited partnership)

                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                Assets

                                         June 30, 1999         December 31, 1998
                                           (Unaudited)
Rental properties, at cost:
Land                                      $   465,454             $   465,454
Buildings and improvements                 12,006,574              12,006,574
Furniture and fixtures                         98,729                  98,729
                                           ----------              ----------
                                           12,570,757              12,570,757
Less - Accumulated depreciation            (5,686,124)             (5,442,634)
                                           ----------              ----------
                                            6,884,633               7,128,123

Cash and cash equivalents                      33,188                  31,981
Restricted cash                               154,876                 168,344
Accounts and notes receivable                  41,166                  25,307
Investment in affiliate                       166,195                 181,206
Other assets (net of amortization of
$220,128 and $209,937 at June 30, 1999
and December 31, 1998, respectively)          228,616                 223,627
                                           ----------              ----------
       Total                              $ 7,508,674             $ 7,758,588
                                           ==========              ==========

                   Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Liabilities:
Debt obligations                          $ 8,963,261             $ 8,970,613
Accounts payable:
       Trade                                1,081,753                 996,758
       Related parties                        759,308                 736,458
Interest payable                            1,487,568               1,290,951
Other liabilities                              39,268                  45,773
Tenant security deposits                       61,349                  34,553
                                           ----------              ----------
       Total liabilities                   12,392,507              12,075,106
                                           ----------              ----------
Partners' equity                           (4,883,833)             (4,316,518)
                                           ----------              ----------
       Total                              $ 7,508,674             $ 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 Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
                              (Unaudited)

                                     Three months             Six months
                                    Ended June 30,           Ended June 30,
                                  1999         1998         1999        1998

Revenues:
   Rental income              $ 301,116    $ 327,740   $  606,655   $  632,653
   Interest income                  703          827        2,089        1,057
                                -------      -------    ---------    ---------
   Total revenues               301,819      328,567      608,744      633,710
                                -------      -------    ---------    ---------
Costs and expenses:
   Rental operations            134,797      150,805      308,534      327,247
   General and
   Administrative                31,500       31,500       63,000       63,000
   Interest                     267,660      231,823      535,833      447,678
   Depreciation and
      Amortization              126,840      129,906      253,681      261,012
                                -------      -------    ---------    ---------
   Total costs and expenses     560,797      544,034    1,161,048    1,098,937
                                -------      -------    ---------    ---------
Loss before equity in affiliate(258,978)    (215,467)    (552,304)    (465,227)

Equity in income of affiliate   (15,011)     (10,774)     (15,011)     (12,311)
                                -------      -------    ---------    ---------
Net loss                     ($ 273,989)  ($ 226,241) ($  567,315) ($  477,538)
                                =======      =======    =========    =========
Net loss per limited partnership
unit:
Loss before equity in affiliate($ 18.48)  ($   15.26) ($    39.13) ($    32.94)
Equity in income of affiliate     (1.06)        (.76)       (1.06)        (.87)
                                 ------     --------    ---------    ---------
Net loss                       ($ 19.54)  ($   16.02) ($    40.19) ($    33.81)
                                 ======     ========    =========    =========
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 Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
                              (Unaudited)

                                                           Six months ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                         1999           1998
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net loss                                           ($ 567,315)    ($ 477,538)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization                         253,681        261,012
 Equity in loss of affiliate                            15,011         12,311
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
 Decrease in restricted cash                            13,468         17,834
 Increase in accounts receivable                       (15,859)       (12,405)
 (Increase) decrease in other assets                   (15,180)         2,383
 Increase in accounts payable - trade                   84,995         50,881
 Increase in accounts payable - related parties         22,850         22,851
 Increase in interest payable                          196,617        128,095
 Increase in tenant security deposits                   15,576         23,467
 Increase in accrued liabilities                         4,715          4,506
                                                       -------        -------
Net cash provided by operating activities                8,559         33,397
                                                       -------        -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Capital expenditures                                        0        (18,650)
                                                       -------        -------
Net cash used in investing activities                        0        (18,650)
                                                       -------        -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Proceeds from debt financing                                0         20,786
 Principal payments                                     (7,352)       (11,183)
                                                       -------        -------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (7,352)         9,603
                                                       -------        -------
Increase in cash and cash equivalents                    1,207         24,350

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        31,981            308
                                                       -------        -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $ 33,188       $ 24,658
                                                       =======        =======

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 June 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:  September 2, 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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