UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

           SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)           August 1, 2001
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                      Krupp Realty Limited Partnership - IV
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    Massachusetts                     0-11987                  04-2772783
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission              (IRS employer
incorporation or organization)      file number)             identification no.)


One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts                               02108
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)


                                 (617) 523-7722
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

          Disposition of Fenland Field Apartments

          On  July  27,  2001,   Krupp  Realty   Limited   Partnership-IV   (the
          "Partnership")  entered  into a Stock  Purchase  Agreement to sell its
          interest  in  Fenland  Field  Apartments,   a  234-unit   multi-family
          apartment community located in Columbia,  Maryland, to Home Properties
          of NY, LP, an  unaffiliated  party.  The  transaction  was consummated
          August 1, 2001 for consideration of $14,500,000, less repayment of the
          existing mortgage note and closing costs.


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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro forma Financial Information and Exhibits

          The following documents are filed as part of this Form 8-K.

     (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired

               Not applicable

     (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

               See "Pro Forma Financial Statements" attached to this Form 8-K.

     (c)  Exhibits

          Exhibit 2.1 Stock Purchase  Agreement dated July 27, 2001 by and among
                      Fentil,  Inc.,  Krupp  Realty  Limited  Partnership  -  IV
                      and Home Properties of New York, L.P.



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                                    SIGNATURE

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.



                                   Krupp Realty Limited Partnership - IV
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                                         (Registrant)

                          By:      /s/ David C. Quade
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                                   David C. Quade
                                   Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer of the
                                    Krupp Corporation, a General Partner


August 6, 2001










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                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

On August 1, 2001, Krupp Realty Limited  Partnership-IV (the "Partnership") sold
its  entire  interest  in  Fentil,  Inc.,  the  record  owner of  Fenland  Field
Apartments  ("Fenland  Field"),  to  Home  Properties  of  New  York,  L.P.,  an
unaffiliated party, for consideration of $14,500,000.

The Partnership has presented in this Form 8-K, a Pro Forma Consolidated Balance
Sheet at December 31, 2000 and Pro Forma  Consolidated  Statements of Operations
for the six months  ended June 30, 2001 and the year ended  December 31, 2000 to
give  effect to the sale.  See Note 1 to the Pro  Forma  Consolidated  Financial
Statements for further discussion of this matter.

In  management's  opinion,  all  adjustments  necessary  to  reflect  the  above
discussed  transactions  have been made.  The unaudited  Pro Forma  Consolidated
Balance Sheet and  Statements of Operations  are not  necessarily  indicative of
what actual  results of  operations of the  Partnership  would have been for the
periods,  nor  does  it  purport  to  represent  the  Partnership's  results  of
operations for future periods.




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             KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - IV AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  June 30, 2001

                                   (Unaudited)


                                     ASSETS




                                    As Reported
                                    On Form 10-Q   Fenland Field
                                        at         Pro Forma      Pro Forma
                                   June 30, 2001   Adjustments    June 30, 2001
                                     (Note 1)        (Note 1)       (Note 1)
                                   -------------   -------------  -------------

                                                         
Multi-family apartment communities,
  net of accumulated depreciation  $   9,536,020   $  (2,262,689) $   7,273,331
Cash and cash equivalents              1,003,837         (35,555)       968,282
Real estate tax escrows                  540,702        (186,232)       354,470
Prepaid expenses and other assets        136,110         (88,455)        47,655
Investment in securities                  95,516            -            95,516
Deferred expense, net of
  accumulated amortization                22,938          (3,235)        19,703
                                   -------------   -------------  -------------

    Total assets                   $  11,335,123   $  (2,576,166) $   8,758,957
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                       LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

Liabilities:
  Mortgage notes payable           $  16,048,491   $  (3,638,185) $  12,410,306
  Due to affiliates                       38,789          (4,879)        33,910
  Other Liabilities                      922,000        (172,992)       749,008
                                   -------------   -------------  -------------

    Total liabilities                 17,009,280      (3,816,056)    13,193,224

Partners' deficit                     (5,674,157)      1,239,890     (4,434,267)
                                   -------------   -------------  -------------

    Total liabilities and partners'
      deficit                      $  11,335,123   $  (2,576,166) $   8,758,957
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                            See accompanying note to
                  pro forma consolidated financial statements.

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             KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - IV AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2001

                                   (Unaudited)




                             As Reported
                             on Form 10-Q
                             for the Six     Fenland Field   Pro Forma for the
                             Months Ended      Pro Forma     Sixth Months Ended
                             June 30, 2001    Adjustments      June 30, 2001
                               (Note 1)         (Note 1)         (Note 1)
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Revenue:
                                                    
  Rental                     $   3,645,187   $  (1,128,924)  $        2,516,263
  Other income                      28,719          (2,465)              26,254
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------
    Total revenue                3,673,906      (1,131,389)           2,542,517
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Expenses:
  Operating                        993,860        (266,528)             727,332
  Maintenance                      273,418        (104,441)             168,977
  Real estate taxes                379,314         (71,211)             308,103
  Management fees                  153,669         (52,669)             101,000
  General and administrative       194,898            -                 194,898
  Depreciation and
    amortization                   814,295        (212,937)             601,358
  Interest                         750,192        (173,906)             576,286
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

    Total expenses               3,559,646        (881,692)           2,677,954
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Income (loss) before minority
  interest                         114,260        (249,697)            (135,437)

Minority interest                   (1,451)           -                  (1,451)
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Net income (loss)            $     112,809   $    (249,697)  $         (136,888)
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                            See accompanying note to
                  pro forma consolidated financial statements.

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             KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - IV AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      For the Year Ended December 31, 2000

                                   (Unaudited)




                              As Reported
                             on Form 10-K
                               for the
                              Year Ended     Fenland Field       Pro Forma
                             December 31,      Pro Forma     for the Year Ended
                                 2000         Adjustments     December 31, 2000
                               (Note 1)         (Note 1)          (Note 1)
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Revenue:
                                                    
  Rental                     $   7,213,565   $  (2,132,922)  $        5,080,643
  Other income                      77,044          (5,600)              71,444
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------
    Total revenue                7,290,609      (2,138,522)           5,152,087
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Expenses:
  Operating                      1,846,098        (478,146)           1,367,952
  Maintenance                      557,813        (234,844)             322,969
  Real estate taxes                816,275        (161,188)             655,087
  Management fees                  291,677         (95,239)             196,438
  General and administrative       222,339            -                 222,339
  Depreciation and
    amortization                 1,676,566        (407,497)           1,269,069
  Interest                       1,543,174        (361,673)            1,81,501
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

    Total expenses               6,953,942      (1,738,587)           5,215,355
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Income (loss) before minority
  interest                         336,667        (399,935)             (63,268)

Minority interest                   (2,682)           -                  (2,682)
                             -------------   -------------   ------------------

Net income (loss)            $     333,985     $  (399,935)  $          (65,950)
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                            See accompanying note to
                  pro forma consolidated financial statements.

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             KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - IV AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     NOTE TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(1)  Basis of Presentation

     The Pro Forma  Balance  Sheet at June 30,  2001 is based on the  historical
     consolidated  Balance Sheet of the Partnership as reported on Form 10-Q for
     the quarter  ended June 30, 2001.  The Pro Forma  adjustment  represents an
     adjustment to the Partnership's  financial statements to show the effect of
     the  sale.  The Pro  Forma  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet at June  30,  2001
     reflects the balance  sheet as if the sale had  occurred  prior to June 30,
     2001.

     The Pro Forma consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended
     June  30,  2001  is  based  on the  historical  Consolidated  Statement  of
     Operations of the  Partnership  as reported on Form 10-Q for the six months
     ended June 30, 2001. The Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for
     the year ended  December 31, 2000 is based on the  historical  Consolidated
     Statement  of  Operations  for the  Partnership  as presented in the annual
     report of Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,  2000.  The Pro Forma
     adjustments  represent Fenland Field's net income for the respective period
     presented.  The Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six
     months ended June 30, 2001 and for the year ended December 31, 2000 reflect
     the results of operations of the Partnership as if the Partnership had sold
     Fenland  Field  prior  to  January  1,  2000.  The Pro  Forma  Consolidated
     Statements  of  Operations  do not  reflect  any gain or loss  which may be
     recognized by the Partnership as a result of the sale.



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                         Description
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   2.1    Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated July 27,  2001 by and among  Fentil,
          Inc., Krupp Realty Limited Partnership - IV and Home Properties of New
          York, L.P.




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