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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          WASHINGTON, DC  20549

                                FORM 10-K

[X]       ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995


Commission File Number           0-13473


               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Massachusetts                   04-2830750
      (State or other Jurisdiction of        (IRS Employer
       Incorporation or Organization)     Identification No.)

      200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA            02117
  (Address of Principal Executive Office)      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (800) 722-5457

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

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

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
                                   ---    ---
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the registrant:  Not applicable, since securities are non-voting.

Documents incorporated by reference:  None.

                       Exhibit Index on Pages 22-31
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS





                                  PART I


  Item 1   Business                                                  3
  Item 2   Properties                                                7
  Item 3   Legal Proceedings                                         8
  Item 4   Submission of Matters to a Vote
             of Security Holders                                     8


                                 PART II


  Item 5   Market for the Partnership's Securities and Related
             Security Holder Matters                                 8
  Item 6   Selected Financial Data                                   9
  Item 7   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations                    10
  Item 8   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data              16
  Item 9   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
             on Accounting and Financial Disclosure                 16


                                 PART III


  Item 10  Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership      17
  Item 11  Executive Compensation                                   19
  Item 12  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
             and Management                                         20
  Item 13  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions           20


                                 PART IV


  Item 14  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and
             Reports on Form 8-K                                    22

           Signatures                                               32










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                                  Part I
Item 1 - Business

The Registrant, John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership"), is a Limited Partnership organized on May 17, 1984, under
the Massachusetts Uniform Limited Partnership Act.  As of December 31,
1995, the partners in the Partnership consisted of a sole Managing General
Partner, John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc. (the "Managing General
Partner"), an Associate General Partner, JH Associates Limited Partnership
(the "Associate General Partner") and 2,054 Limited Partners owning 21,954
Units of Limited Partnership Interests (the "Units").  The Managing General
Partner is the general partner of the Associate General Partner.  Two
Broadway Associates III, an affiliate of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch"), is the limited partner of the
Associate General Partner.  The Managing General Partner and the Associate
General Partner are collectively referred to as the "General Partners".
The initial capital of the Partnership was $6,000, representing capital
contributions of $800 from the Managing General Partner, $200 from the
Associate General Partner and $5,000 from the initial Limited Partner (a
former director of the Managing General Partner).  The Amended Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement")
authorized the issuance of up to 35,000 Units at $1,000 per Unit.  There
have been no changes in the number of Units outstanding subsequent to the
termination of the offering period.

The Units were offered and sold to the public during the period from
September 21, 1984 to August 31, 1985 pursuant to a Registration Statement
on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Partnership sold the
Units for $1,000 per Unit.  No established public market exists on which
the Units may be traded.

The Partnership was formed to engage solely in the acquisition, operation
and disposition of investment real estate.  The latest date on which the
Partnership was due to terminate was December 31, 2020, unless it was
sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of the Partnership
Agreement.  It was expected that in the ordinary course of the
Partnership's business, the properties of the Partnership would be disposed
of, and the Partnership terminated, before December 31, 2020.  As initially
stated in its Prospectus, the sale of the Partnership's last remaining
property was expected to occur within five to eight years following the
date such property was acquired by the Partnership.
















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Item 1 - Business (continued)

On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the
Fisherman's Village Apartments, which resulted in the termination of the
Partnership's operations.  On January 17, 1996, cash in the amount of
$658,620 was distributed to the Limited Partners from the Partnership's net
assets and the Managing General Partner established a reserve for
contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net assets,
as permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Partnership
Agreement.  The reserve for contingencies will be used to fund any possible
liabilities that may arise.  If all liabilities are resolved by the end of
1996 and the Managing General Partner determines that funds are available
for distribution, the Managing General Partner expects to make a final
distribution of the Partnership's net assets, in accordance with the terms
of the Partnership Agreement, to the Limited Partners by December 31, 1996.
Such final distribution, if any, would result in the liquidation and
termination of the Partnership.  At the time of such final distribution,
the outstanding Units will be cancelled and, in accordance with federal
securities laws, they will be de-registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "S.E.C."), after which time the Partnership will
no longer be required to file periodic reports with the S.E.C.

As a result of the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property on
December 29, 1995 and, therefore, the termination of the Partnership's
operations, the statement of financial position as of December 31, 1995,
included in Item 8 of this Report, has been prepared on a basis of
accounting which requires that all non-liquid assets be stated at their
estimated net realizable value and all liabilities at their estimated
settlement amounts.

Over the course of the Partnership's operations, its real estate
investments were subject to various risk factors including the fact that
certain of the investments in its portfolio did not generate income
sufficient to meet both operating expenses and debt service, and to fund
adequate reserves for repairs, replacements, contingencies and anticipated
obligations.  The income received from the Partnership's properties was
affected by many factors, including fluctuations in occupancy rates and
operating expenses, and variations in rental rates, which in turn were
adversely affected by general economic conditions and local conditions,
such as competitive over-building.  As a result, some of the properties in
the Partnership's portfolio were unable to generate sufficient cash flow to
meet both operating expenses and debt service obligations.  Therefore the
Partnership was required to utilize funds from other sources to protect its
investments and, in some instances, to dispose of certain properties at a
loss.  Since its inception, the Partnership has not generated any
Distributable Cash from Operations, as defined in the Partnership
Agreement.










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Item 1 - Business (continued)

On February 28, 1985, the Partnership acquired the Delta Grove Apartments,
a 65-unit garden apartment complex located in Eugene, Oregon.  Given the
cash flow constraints of the Partnership, the property's consistent and
favorable income performance and the relative strength of the Eugene real
estate market, the Partnership sold the Delta Grove Apartments on February
28, 1990 for a net sales price of $2,755,559 and retired the related
mortgage indebtedness of $1,472,218.  The Partnership received net cash
proceeds of $1,283,341 from this sale.  Of this amount, $852,913 was
distributed to the Limited Partners on June 27, 1990.  The remaining funds
were used to retire outstanding debts and to pay operating expenses of the
Partnership.

On February 28, 1985, the Partnership acquired the Delta Grove Apartments,
a 65-unit garden apartment complex located in Eugene, Oregon.  Given the
cash flow constraints of the Partnership, the property's consistent and
favorable income performance and the relative strength of the Eugene real
estate market, the Partnership sold the Delta Grove Apartments on February
28, 1990 for a net sales price of $2,755,559 and retired the related
mortgage indebtedness of $1,472,218.  The Partnership received net cash
proceeds of $1,283,341 from this sale.  Of this amount, $852,913 was
distributed to the Limited Partners on June 27, 1990.  The remaining funds
were used to retire outstanding debts and to pay operating expenses of the
Partnership.

On December 17, 1985, the Partnership acquired 300 Ramsey Place, an
office/warehouse complex located in San Antonio, Texas.  Subsequent to the
Partnership's acquisition of the property, weakening market conditions in
the San Antonio real estate market resulted in the property's inability to
generate sufficient cash to meet both operating expenses and debt service
obligations.  In addition, the market value of the property was estimated
to be less than the outstanding balance of the non-recourse mortgage.  On
November 7, 1990, the Partnership conveyed the Ramsey Place
office/warehouse to the mortgagee by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in
exchange for a release of the outstanding indebtedness.

On August 9, 1984, the Partnership acquired the Waterford Apartments, a 256-
unit garden apartment complex located in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Subsequent
to the Partnership's acquisition of the property, market conditions
weakened in the Little Rock real estate market resulting in the property's
inability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet both operating expenses
and debt service requirements.  During 1990, the Partnership was unable to
make the requisite mortgage payments on the property, thereby placing the
loan in default.  In addition, the market value of the property was
estimated to be less than the outstanding balance of the non-recourse
mortgage.  On August 9, 1991, the Partnership conveyed the Waterford
Apartments to the mortgagee by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in exchange
for a release of the outstanding indebtedness.








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Item 1 - Business (continued)

On September 24, 1984, the Partnership acquired the Huntington Park
Apartments, a 212-unit garden apartment complex located in Tucson, Arizona.
Subsequent to the Partnership's acquisition of the property, market
conditions weakened in the Tucson real estate market resulting in the
property's inability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet both
operating expenses and debt service requirements.  During 1990, the
Partnership was unable to make the requisite mortgage payments on the
property, thereby placing the loan in default.  In March 1992, the
Partnership secured a reduced payoff amount from the mortgagee for the
related mortgage indebtedness and accrued interest thereon from $5,525,028
to $3,800,000.  On March 31, 1992, the Partnership sold the Huntington Park
Apartments to a non-affiliated buyer for a net sales price of $4,072,442.
The Partnership received net cash proceeds of $272,442 from the sale and
extinguishment of the related mortgage indebtedness.  These proceeds were
used during 1992 to pay operating expenses of the Partnership.

On February 28, 1985, the Partnership acquired the Northgreen Apartments, a
222-unit garden apartment complex located in Eugene, Oregon.  From the
early part of 1992, new apartment construction declined in the Eugene,
Oregon area, where the Northgreen Apartments are located, and absorption of
vacant units continued.  With the gradual improvement in market conditions,
the property sustained a stabilized occupancy rate and improved its income
and cash flow performance.  Given these market conditions and the income
performance of the property at that time, the Managing General Partner
listed the Northgreen Apartments for sale during the second quarter of
1994.  On June 1, 1995, the Partnership sold the Northgreen Apartments to a
non-affiliated buyer for a net sales price of $8,923,560.  The Partnership
received net cash proceeds of $4,319,849 from the sale of the property,
representing the excess of the net sales price over the outstanding
mortgage indebtedness on the property of $4,603,711, which indebtedness was
assumed by the Buyer.  Of the net cash proceeds, $2,854,020 was distributed
to the Limited Partners on August 15, 1995.  The Partnership retained
$1,465,829 of the net cash proceeds to satisfy liabilities of the
Partnership and to fund working capital reserves.  This property is also
discussed in Item 7 of this Report and Note 5 to the Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of this Report.



















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Item 1 - Business (continued)

On November 29, 1984, the Partnership acquired the Fisherman's Village
Apartments, a 280-unit garden apartment complex located in Orlando,
Florida.  Although real estate market conditions in the Orlando, Florida
area, where the Fisherman's Village Apartments are located, recovered from
the overbuilding of multi-family residential units which occurred during
the late 1980's and early 1990's, real estate market conditions remained
competitive due to the construction of new multi-family housing units.
Fisherman's Village Apartments was successful in increasing occupancy
levels during 1993 through the use of leasing incentives and capital
improvements made during that year at the property.  During 1994,
Fisherman's Village Apartments reduced the level of leasing incentives
offered as market conditions improved and occupancy stabilized.  The
Managing General Partner listed the Fisherman's Village Apartments for sale
during April 1995 based upon such market conditions and the operations of
the property.  A decline in the property's operations occurred during the
first quarter of 1995, as was anticipated; however, the decline
unexpectedly continued during the second and third quarters of 1995.  The
Managing General Partner did not expect a significant improvement in market
conditions over the near term.  Given the property's age and future capital
expenditure requirements and the projected cost and availability of long-
term, third party financing when the property's mortgage loan matured on
November 1, 1996, the Managing General Partner determined that a sale of
the property remained in the best interest of the Partnership.  On December
29, 1995, the Partnership sold the Fisherman's Village Apartments to a non-
affiliated buyer for a net sales price of $9,376,807 and, on January 3,
1996, paid the outstanding mortgage indebtedness on the property of
$8,193,775, which indebtedness was then held by the Managing General
Partner.  The Partnership received net cash proceeds of $1,183,032 from the
sale.  This property is also discussed in Item 7 of this Report and Note 5
to the Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report.

Within the power accorded to the Managing General Partner under the terms
of the Partnership Agreement, the Managing General Partner contracted,
effective as of January 1, 1992, with Hancock Realty Investors Incorporated
("HRI"), a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("John Hancock"), to assist the Managing General Partner
in the performance of its management duties as enumerated in the
Partnership Agreement.  Effective May 28, 1993, HRI subcontracted with John
Hancock to assist HRI in the performance of its duties as enumerated in the
January 1, 1992 contract.  The Partnership has incurred no additional costs
or expenses as a result of these agreements.  The Managing General Partner
is further described in Item 10 of this Report.

Industry segment information has not been provided since the Partnership is
engaged in only one industry segment.

Item 2 - Properties

As of December 31, 1995, the Partnership held no properties in its
portfolio.

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Item 3 - Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary
routine litigation incidental to the business of the Partnership, to which
the Partnership is a party or to which any of its properties is subject.

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

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of the Partnership
during the fourth quarter of 1995.

                                 Part II

Item 5 - Market for the Partnership's Securities and Related Security
Holder Matters

(a)  Market Information

The Partnership's outstanding securities consist of 21,954 Units originally
sold for $1,000 per Unit.  The Units were offered and sold to the public
during the period from September 21, 1984 to August 31, 1985.  No
established public market exists on which the Units may be traded.
Consequently, holders of Units may not be able to liquidate their
investments in the event of an emergency, or for any other reason.
Additionally, the assignment or other transfer of Units would be subject to
compliance with the minimum investment and suitability standards imposed by
the Partnership or by applicable law, including state "Blue Sky" laws.

(b)  Number of Security Holders


                                                       Number of
                                                     Record holders      Number of Units
                                                         as of          outstanding as of
   Title of Class                                  December 31, 1995    December 31, 1995
   --------------                                  -----------------    -----------------
                                                                         
  Units of Limited Partnership Interests                 2,054                 21,954

(c)  Dividend History and Restrictions

Since its inception, the Partnership has not generated any Distributable
Cash from Operations, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.  Unfavorable
economic conditions, caused by excess supply and weak absorption in the
real estate markets in which the Partnership had invested, adversely
affected the Partnership's income and cash flows. For a further discussion
on the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership,
see Item 7 of this Report.









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Item 6 - Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected financial information regarding the
Partnership's financial position and operating results during the five year
period ended December 31, 1995.  This information should be read in
conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, and the related Financial Statements
and Notes thereto, which are included in Items 7 and 8, respectively, of
this Report.


                                                     Years Ended December 31,
                                      1995         1994        1993        1992         1991
                                      ----         ----        ----        ----         ----
                                                                         
Rental income                      $2,234,057  $3,190,235   $3,037,508  $3,123,523   $4,395,970
Interest income                        86,029      30,141       48,383      50,168       49,463
Gain/(loss) on sale of
 property                           4,801,258           -            - (1,721,075)            -
Net income/(loss) before
 extraordinary items                4,535,085    (43,962)    (667,686) (2,559,497)  (1,464,817)
Net income/(loss) before
 extraordinary items per
 Limited Partnership Unit             174.32        (1.98)     (30.11)     (115.42)     (66.05)
Extraordinary gain                          -           -            -   1,725,028    1,408,255
Extraordinary gain per
 Limited Partnership Unit                   -           -            -       77.79       63.50
Net income/(loss)                   4,535,085    (43,962)    (667,686)   (834,469)     (56,562)
Net income/(loss) per Limited
 Partnership Unit                     174.32        (1.98)     (30.11)      (37.63)      (2.55)
Ordinary tax income/(loss)          9,825,363   (234,211)    (491,166)     788,045    1,689,069
Ordinary tax income/(loss) per
 Limited Partnership Unit             395.77       (10.56)     (22.15)       35.54       76.17
Cash and cash equivalents *        10,007,798     578,996      444,021     304,288      169,822
Total assets                       10,012,360  15,048,648   15,580,544  16,374,987   22,731,022
Mortgage debt **                    8,193,775  13,416,019   13,602,666  13,768,955   19,043,513
Distributable Cash from
 Operations                                 -           -            -           -            -
Distributable Cash from
 Sales or Refinancings              2,854,020           -            -           -            -
Cash distribution per Unit from
 Distributable Cash from Sales
 or Refinancings                      130.00            -            -           -            -


*    1995 includes net sales proceeds from the sale of the Fisherman's
     Village Apartments in the amount of $9,376,807.
**   1995 mortgage debt was paid in full on January 3, 1996 with funds
     provided by the sale of the Fisherman's Village Apartments.








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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

General
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During the offering period (from September 21, 1984 to August 31, 1985),
the Partnership sold 21,954 Units representing gross proceeds of
$21,954,000.  The proceeds of the offering were used to acquire investment
properties, fund reserves, and pay acquisition fees, management fees, and
organizational and offering expenses.  The Partnership's investment
properties are described in greater detail in Item 1, and Notes 5 and 6 to
the Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report.

The latest date on which the Partnership was due to terminate was December
31, 2020, unless it was sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of
the Partnership Agreement.  It was expected that in the ordinary course of
the Partnership's business, the properties of the Partnership would be
disposed of, and the Partnership terminated, before December 31, 2020.  As
initially stated in its Prospectus, the sale of the Partnership's last
remaining property was expected to occur within five to eight years
following the date such property was acquired by the Partnership.  On
December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the
Fisherman's Village Apartments, which resulted in the termination of the
Partnership's operations.  On January 17, 1996, cash in the amount of
$658,620 was distributed to the Limited Partners from the Partnership's net
assets and the Managing General Partner established a reserve for
contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net assets,
as permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Partnership
Agreement.  The reserve for contingencies, in the amount of approximately
$1,060,000, will be used to fund any possible liabilities that may arise.
If all liabilities are resolved by the end of 1996 and the Managing General
Partner determines that funds are available for distribution, the Managing
General Partner expects to make a final distribution of net assets, in
accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to the Limited
Partners by December 31, 1996.  Such final distribution, if any, will
result in the liquidation and termination of the Partnership.  At the time
of such final distribution, the outstanding Units will be cancelled and, in
accordance with federal securities laws, they will be de-registered with
the S.E.C., after which time the Partnership will no longer be required to
file periodic reports with the S.E.C.

















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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources
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On March 13, 1995, the Managing General Partner entered into a Purchase and
Sale Agreement on behalf of the Partnership for the sale of the Northgreen
Apartments property to a non-affiliated buyer (the "Buyer") for a gross
sales price of $9,200,000.  On June 1, 1995, the Partnership sold the
Northgreen Apartments to the Buyer and received net sales proceeds of
$8,923,560, after deductions for commissions and selling expenses incurred
in connection with the sale of the property.  This transaction generated a
non-recurring gain of $3,983,713, representing the difference between the
net sales price and the property's net book value of $4,939,847.  The
Partnership received net cash proceeds of $4,319,849 from the sale of the
property, representing the excess of the net sales proceeds over the
outstanding mortgage indebtedness on the property of $4,603,711, which
indebtedness was assumed by the Buyer.  The Partnership retained $1,465,829
of the net sales proceeds to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership and to
fund working capital reserves.  The remaining net sales proceeds in the
amount of $2,854,020, or $130 per Unit, were distributed to the Limited
Partners during the third quarter of 1995.

During the second quarter of 1995, the Managing General Partner had the
independent appraiser who had previously appraised the Fisherman's Village
Apartments on June 30, 1994 update its appraisal report.  Based upon the
appraiser's investigation and analysis, the property's market value was
estimated to be approximately $9,750,000, which was consistent with the
property's gross sales price of $9,800,000.

On December 6, 1995, the Managing General Partner entered into a Purchase
and Sale Agreement on behalf of the Partnership for the sale of its last
remaining property, the Fisherman's Village Apartments, to a non-affiliated
buyer (the "Purchaser") for a gross sales price of $9,800,000.  On December
29, 1995, the Partnership sold the Fisherman's Village Apartments to the
Purchaser and received net sales proceeds of $9,376,807, after deductions
for commissions, selling expenses, and other costs incurred in connection
with the sale of the property.  This transaction generated a non-recurring
gain of $817,545, representing the difference between the net sales price
and the property's net book value of $8,559,262.  The Partnership received
net cash proceeds of $1,183,032 from the sale of the property, representing
the excess of the net sales proceeds over the outstanding mortgage
indebtedness on the property of $8,193,775, which indebtedness was then
held by the Managing General Partner.

As a result of the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property on
December 29, 1995 and, therefore, the termination of the Partnership's
operations, the statement of financial position as of December 31, 1995,
included in Item 8 of this Report, has been prepared on a basis of
accounting which requires that all non-liquid assets be stated at their
estimated net realizable value and all liabilities at their estimated
settlement amounts.





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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
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As of December 31, 1995, the Partnership had $1,814,023 in cash and cash
equivalents and $8,193,775 in restricted cash, which represents cash
restricted to satisfy the outstanding mortgage indebtedness related to the
Fisherman's Village Apartments property.  This amount was paid in full on
January 3, 1996.

Since its inception, the Partnership has not generated any Distributable
Cash from Operations, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.  The
Partnership's liquidity has been adversely affected by declining income and
the level of expenditures needed to restore and maintain its properties.
These factors had a significant impact on the Partnership's ability to
generate cash.  Due to these cash flow constraints, from 1989 through June
1995, the Partnership was unable to repay the $1,000,000 principal balance
on the short-term loan made by the Managing General Partner to the
Partnership without the Managing General Partner each year making a new,
short-term loan to the Partnership in the outstanding principal amount of
$1,000,000.  In addition, from 1991 through the second quarter of 1993,
payments to the Managing General Partner towards the reimbursement of
general and administrative expenses incurred on behalf of the Partnership
by the Managing General Partner and the payment of interest on the short-
term loans referred to above were deferred in order for the Partnership to
meet its working capital needs.  The Managing General Partner also made
short-term advances to the Partnership in order to cover operating expenses
that could not be paid from the operating cash flow of the Partnership.

Commencing with the year ended December 31, 1993, the Partnership no longer
deferred the reimbursement of such general and administrative expenses or
the payment of interest.  In addition, during the year ended December 31,
1994, the Partnership paid $453,853 to the Managing General Partner as
reimbursement for the short-term advances and towards the then outstanding
balance of the deferred amounts.  During June 1995, the Partnership paid in
full the short-term loan in the principal amount of $1,000,000 and
reimbursed the Managing General Partner for the entire outstanding balance
of the deferred amounts in the aggregate amount of $126,834.

During 1995, the Partnership reduced its outstanding mortgage debt by
$5,222,244.  Of this amount, $4,603,711 was assumed by the buyer of the
Northgreen Apartments, $118,533 generated from the Partnership's operations
was used to make principal payments on its mortgage debt and $500,000 was
paid by the Partnership to the Managing General Partner in connection with
the Fisherman's Village Apartments mortgage modification on November 1,
1995.

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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
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A balloon payment equal to the entire outstanding principal balance and all
accrued but unpaid interest on the Fisherman's Village Apartments' mortgage
loan in the aggregate amount of $8,749,098 came due on November 1, 1995.
At that time, the Partnership did not have sufficient cash to make such
balloon payment to the lender.  The Managing General Partner had pursued
obtaining an extension on the mortgage loan from the lender; however, the
lender would only agree to a six month extension at a cost of two percent
of the outstanding principal balance.  After reviewing the terms of the
lender's proposed extension and other third party financing options, the
Managing General Partner determined that it was in the best interest of the
Partnership to have the Managing General Partner provide short-term
financing to the Partnership.  On November 1, 1995, the Managing General
Partner purchased the mortgage loan from the existing lender for the amount
of the outstanding principal balance, or $8,693,775.  In connection
therewith, the Partnership made a $500,000 lump sum cash payment towards
the outstanding balance of the mortgage loan and the mortgage loan was
modified to i) reflect a reduction in the outstanding balance of the
mortgage loan as a result of the lump-sum cash payment made by the
Partnership to the Managing General Partner; ii) extend the maturity date
of the mortgage to November 1, 1996; iii) allow for prepayment at any time;
and iv) adjust the interest rate on the loan to the base lending rate
charged by the First National Bank of Boston, or 8.75%, payable monthly.
(The Partnership Agreement provides that the Managing General Partner may
loan funds to the Partnership at an interest rate of up to 2% above the
base rate of the First National Bank of Boston.)

On January 3, 1996, the Partnership paid the outstanding mortgage
indebtedness held by the Managing General Partner, in the amount of
$8,193,775, with funds provided by the sale of its last property, the
Fisherman's Village Apartments.






















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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
- -------------------------------
As of December 31, 1993, the Partnership established a provision against
the entire outstanding balance of the note receivable (the "Note") relating
to the unconditional guaranty obligation for operating deficits granted by
the seller of the Waterford Apartments (the "Obligor").  The Managing
General Partner believed, based on information obtained with respect to the
Obligor's financial condition, that it was probable that the Partnership
would be unable to collect all amounts due from the Obligor in accordance
with the terms of the Note.  Accordingly, the Partnership established a
provision against the then entire outstanding balance of the Note in the
amount of $298,058.  The provision has since been reduced by $13,903 as a
result of payments made by the Obligor.  In June 1994, the Obligor notified
the Partnership that he would be unable to pay either the outstanding
balance of the Note upon its maturity on August 1, 1994 or the minimum
monthly payments due on the Note.  Once the Obligor ceased making the
requisite payments on the Note, the Managing General Partner issued a
default notice and demand for payment to the Obligor and filed a complaint
with the court demanding full payment of the Note.  On December 7, 1994,
the Partnership was granted a summary judgment in response to the complaint
filed against the Obligor in the amount of the Note plus accrued interest
thereon totaling $305,489.  As of the date hereof, the Partnership has not
received payment from the Obligor and the Managing General Partner
continues to pursue collection of the judgment amount. There can be no
assurance that the Partnership will be able to recover all, or any, of the
amounts due from the Obligor.

No capital expenditures were made during 1995.

Results of Operations
- ---------------------
The net income for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $4,535,085 as
compared to a net loss of $43,962 in 1994 and a net loss of $667,686 in
1993.  Included in net income for 1995 is a non-recurring gain in the
aggregate amount of $4,801,258 resulting from the sales of the Northgreen
Apartments and the Fisherman's Village Apartments properties.  Included in
the net loss for 1993 is a provision in the amount of $298,058 for the
doubtful collection of the note receivable relating to the unconditional
guaranty obligation granted by the seller of the Waterford Apartments.

Rental income for the year ended December 31, 1995 decreased by $956,178,
or 30%, as compared to 1994 and by $803,451, or 26%, as compared to 1993.
The decrease in 1995 as compared to both 1994 and 1993 is primarily due to
the sale of the Northgreen Apartments property on June 1, 1995.  Rental
income at the Fisherman's Village Apartments decreased by 7% during 1995 as
compared to 1994.  This decrease primarily resulted from a decline in
average occupancy at the property from 94% during 1994 to 90% during 1995.
In addition, rental concessions were offered at the property during 1995 in
an effort to increase occupancy.  Rental income at the property was
consistent between 1995 and 1993.




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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Results of Operations (continued)
- ---------------------
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased by $55,888,
or 185%, as compared to 1994, and by $37,646, or 78%, as compared to 1993.
These increases were primarily due to an increase in the Partnership's cash
and cash equivalents and an increase in the interest rates earned on such
amounts.  Cash and cash equivalents increased significantly due to the sale
of the Northgreen Apartments on June 1, 1995.

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1995 decreased by
$278,810, or 24%, as compared to 1994, and by $329,711, or 28%, as compared
to 1993.  The decrease in 1995 as compared to both 1994 and 1993 was
primarily due to the sale of the Northgreen Apartments property.  In
addition, during 1995 the Partnership repaid the entire outstanding balance
of the short-term loan made by the Managing General Partner resulting in a
further decrease in interest expense.  Interest expense with respect to the
Fisherman's Village Apartments property was consistent between periods.

Property operating expenses in 1995 decreased by $278,017, or 20%, as
compared to 1994 and by $383,094, or 26%, as compared to 1993.  The
decrease in 1995 was primarily due to the sale of the Northgreen
Apartments.  Property operating expenses at the Fisherman's Village
Apartments increased in 1995 by approximately 8% as compared to 1994.  This
increase was primarily due to an increase in maintenance and repair
expenses incurred as a result of plumbing repairs required at the property
and unusually high turnover of rental units during 1995.  Property
operating expenses at the Fisherman's Village Apartments property were
consistent in 1995 as compared to 1993.

Depreciation in 1995 decreased by $151,078, or 24%, as compared to 1994 and
by $172,525, or 27%, as compared to 1993.  This decrease in 1995 was
primarily due to the sale of the Northgreen Apartments property on June 1,
1995.

General and administrative expenses in 1995 increased by $15,923, or 11%,
as compared to 1994 and by $16,070, or 12% as compared to 1993.  The
increase in 1995 as compared to 1994 and 1993 is primarily due to an
increase in the time required to be expended by the General Partner and
expenses incurred in connection with the sales of the Northgreen Apartments
and Fisherman's Village Apartments properties.

As of December 31, 1993, the Managing General Partner established an
allowance against the $298,058 outstanding balance of the note receivable
relating to the unconditional guaranty obligation granted by the seller of
the Waterford Apartments.  During 1994, the Partnership received payments
on the note totaling $13,903.  However, the Obligor is in default on the
note for failure to make the minimum required payments due since June 1,
1994 and for failure to pay the outstanding balance of the note, which was
due on August 1, 1994.  (This note receivable is also discussed in Note 7
to the Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Report).

The Managing General Partner believes that inflation has had no significant
impact on the Partnership during the last three fiscal years.

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Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (Continued)

Cash Flow
- ---------
The following table provides the calculations of Adjusted Cash from
Operations and Distributable Cash from Operations, which are calculated in
accordance with Section 17 of the Partnership Agreement:


                                                           Years Ended December 31,
                                           1995         1994         1993        1992         1991
                                           ----         ----         ----        ----         ----
                                                                               
Net cash provided by/(used in)
  operating activities (a)                $204,699    $321,622     $306,022   ($32,208)   ($249,570)
Net change in operating assets
  and liabilities (a)                        2,411     258,777     (29,842)    (86,965)    (604,908)
                                          --------    --------     --------     -------     --------
Cash provided by/(used in)
  operations (a)                           207,110     580,399      276,180   (119,173)    (355,338)
Principal payments on long-term debt
  (exclusive of payments for
  retirement of debt)                    (118,533)   (186,647)    (166,289)   (105,768)     (80,619)
                                          --------    --------     --------     -------     --------
Cash provided by/(used in) operations,
  as adjusted                               88,577     393,752      109,891   (224,941)    (435,957)
Increase in working capital reserves      (88,577)    393,752)    (109,891)           -            -
                                          --------    --------     --------     -------     --------
Adjusted Cash from Operations (b)                -           -            -   (224,941)    (435,957)
Decrease in working capital reserves             -           -            -     224,941      435,957
                                          --------    --------     --------     -------     --------
Distributable Cash from Operations (b)          $-          $-           $-          $-           $-
                                          ========    ========     ========     =======     ========

(a)  Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities, net change in
     operating assets and liabilities, and cash provided by/(used in)
     operations are as calculated in the Statements of Cash Flows included
     in Item 8 of this Report.

(b)  As defined in the Partnership Agreement.  Distributable Cash from
     Operations should not be considered as an alternative to net income
     (i.e. not an indicator of performance) or to reflect cash flows or
     availability of discretionary funds.

Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The response to this Item appears beginning on page F-1 of this Report.

Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure

No events requiring disclosure under this Item have occurred.




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                                 Part III

Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership

(a-b)     Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

By virtue of its organization as a Limited Partnership, the Partnership has
no directors or executive officers.  As indicated in Item 1 of this Report,
the Managing General Partner of the Partnership is John Hancock Realty
Equities, Inc., a Delaware corporation.  Pursuant to terms of the
Partnership Agreement, the Managing General Partner is solely responsible
for the management of the Partnership's business.  The names and ages of
the directors and executive officers of the Managing General Partner are as
follows:

         Name                        Title                           Age
         ----                        -----                           ---
     William M. Fitzgerald      President and Director                52
     Malcolm G. Pittman, III    Director                              44
     Susan M. Shephard          Director                              43
     Richard E. Frank           Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer)  34

(c) Identification of certain significant persons

The Managing General Partner is responsible for the identification,
analysis, purchase, operation, and disposal of specific Partnership real
estate investments.  The Managing General Partner has established a Real
Estate Investment Committee utilizing senior real estate personnel of John
Hancock and its affiliates to review each proposed investment.  The members
of the Real Estate Investment Committee are designated each year at the
annual meeting of the Board of Directors of John Hancock Realty Equities,
Inc. and are as follows:

         Name                        Title                           Age
         ----                        -----                           ---
     Edward P. Dowd             Senior Vice President of              53
                                John Hancock's Real Estate
                                Investment Group

     Kevin McGuire              Vice President of John Hancock's      49
                                Real Estate Investment Group,
                                President of John Hancock Realty
                                Services Corp. and subsidiaries

     Stephen Kindl              Senior Investment Officer of          38
                                John Hancock's Real Estate
                                Investment Group, Assistant Vice
                                President of John Hancock Realty
                                Equities, Inc.

(d) Family relationships

There exist no family relationships among any of the foregoing directors or
officers of the Managing General Partner.



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Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership (continued)

(e) Business experience

William M. Fitzgerald (age 52), joined John Hancock in 1968.  He has been
President and a Director of the Managing General Partner, and a Senior
Investment Officer of John Hancock, since June 1993 and a Managing Director
of Hancock Realty Investors Incorporated since November 1991.  His term as
a Director of the Managing General Partner expires in May 1996.  From 1987
to 1991, Mr. Fitzgerald was a Senior Vice President of John Hancock
Properties, Inc.  Prior to that time, he held a number of positions
including Senior Real Estate Management Officer and Real Estate Management
Officer of John Hancock.  He holds an M.B.A. from Boston University and a
B.A. from Boston College.

Malcolm G. Pittman (age 44), joined John Hancock in 1986 as an Assistant
Counsel.  He has been a Director of the Managing General Partner since
November 1991.  His term as a Director of the Managing General Partner
expires in May 1996.  Mr. Pittman has been Counsel of John Hancock's Real
Estate Law Division since 1993.  From 1989 to 1993, he was an Associate
Counsel of John Hancock.  He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A.
from Oberlin College.

Susan M. Shephard (age 43), joined John Hancock in 1985 as an Attorney.
She has been a Director of the Managing General Partner since November
1991.  Her term as a Director of the Managing General Partner expires in
May 1996.  Ms. Shephard has been a Mortgage Investment Officer of John
Hancock since 1991.  From 1988 to 1991, she was an Associate Counsel of
John Hancock and from 1987 to 1988, she was an Assistant Counsel of John
Hancock.  She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A.
from the University of Rhode Island.

Richard E. Frank (age 34), joined John Hancock in 1983.  He has been
Treasurer of the Managing General Partner since June 1993.  Mr. Frank has
been an Associate Investment Officer of John Hancock since January 1995.
From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Frank was a Senior Financial Administrator of John
Hancock; from 1991 to 1993, he was an Associate of Hancock Realty
Investors, Incorporated; from 1990 to 1991, he held the position of
Assistant Treasurer of John Hancock Realty Services Corp.  He holds a B.S.
from Stonehill College.

Edward P. Dowd (age 53), joined John Hancock in 1970.  He has been a
Director of Hancock Realty Investors, Incorporated since 1991, and a
Director of John Hancock Realty Services Corp. and subsidiaries and John
Hancock Property Investors Corp. since 1987.  Mr. Dowd has been a Senior
Vice President of John Hancock since 1991.  From 1989 to 1990, he was a
Vice President of John Hancock and from 1986 to 1989, he was a Second Vice
President of John Hancock.  Prior to that time, he held a number of
positions including Senior Real Estate Investment Officer and Real Estate
Investment Officer of John Hancock.  From July 1982 to May 1986, Mr. Dowd
was President of the Managing General Partner.  He holds an A.B. from
Boston College.





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Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership (continued)

(e) Business experience (continued)

Kevin McGuire (age 49), joined John Hancock in 1968.  He has been a Vice
President of John Hancock since June 1993 and President of John Hancock
Realty Services Corp. and subsidiaries since July 1993.  He has been a
Managing Director and a Director of Hancock Realty Investors, Incorporated
since 1991, and a Director of John Hancock Property Investors Corp. since
1987.  Mr. McGuire served as an interim basis President of the Managing
General Partner from May 1991 to November 1991 and was President of John
Hancock Properties, Inc. from 1987 to 1991.  Prior to that time, he held a
number of positions including Second Vice President, Senior Real Estate
Investment Officer and Real Estate Investment Officer of John Hancock.  He
holds an M.B.A. from Babson College and a B.A. from Boston College.

Stephen Kindl (age 38), joined John Hancock in 1995 as a Senior Real Estate
Investment  Officer.  Prior to joining John Hancock, he held  a  number  of
positions  with  Aetna  Real Estate Investment,  Inc.,  including  Managing
Director  and Director.  He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Hartford
and a B.S. from the University of Connecticut

(f)  Involvement in certain legal proceedings
None

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Managing General Partner's directors and executive officers, as well as any
person holding more than ten percent of the Units, are required to report
their initial ownership of Units and any subsequent change in such
ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Partnership
(such requirements hereinafter referred to as "Section 16(a) filing
requirements").   Specific time deadlines for Section 16(a) filing
requirements have been established.

To the Partnership's knowledge, no officer or director of the Managing
General Partner has an ownership interest in the Partnership and no person
holds more than 10% of the Units.

Item 11 - Executive Compensation

None of the officers or directors of the Managing General Partner or any of
the Real Estate Investment Committee members referred to in Item 10(c)
receive any current direct remuneration in their capacities as officers,
directors or Real Estate Investment Committee members, pursuant to any
standard arrangements or otherwise, from the Partnership nor is any such
remuneration currently proposed.  In addition, the Partnership has not
given and does not propose to give any options, warrants or rights,
including stock appreciation rights, to any such person.  No long-term
incentive plan exists with such persons and no remuneration plan or
arrangement exists with such persons resulting from his/her resignation,
retirement or any other termination.  Therefore, tables relating to these
topics have been omitted.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation:

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Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The Partnership did not have a Compensation Committee in 1995 and does not
currently have such a committee.  No current or former officer or employee
of the Managing General Partner or its Affiliates participated during the
1995 fiscal year in deliberations regarding the Managing General Partner's
compensation as it relates to the Partnership.

By virtue of its organization as a limited partnership, the Partnership has
no outstanding securities with traditional voting rights.  However, as
provided in Section 13.1 of the Partnership Agreement (and subject to
Section 13.3 thereof), 10% or more in interest of the Limited Partners may
request that the Managing General Partner call a meeting or solicit written
consent of the Limited Partners as to any matter set forth in Section 13.2,
which section provides that a majority in interest of the Limited Partners,
without the concurrence of the General Partners, may:

   (1)  Amend the Partnership Agreement;
   
   (2)  Dissolve the Partnership;
   
   (3)  Remove any General Partner and elect a replacement therefor; and
   
   (4)  Approve or disapprove the sale of all or substantially all of the
        assets of the Partnership.

a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners

   No person or group, including the General Partners, is known to own
   beneficially more than 5% of the Partnership's 21,954 outstanding Units
   as of December 31, 1995.

b) Security ownership of management

   By virtue of its organization as a limited partnership, the Partnership
   has no officers or directors.  Neither the Managing General Partner nor
   any officer or director of the Managing General Partner possesses the
   right to acquire a beneficial ownership of Units.

c) Changes in control

   The Partnership does not know of any arrangements the operations of
   which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the
   Partnership.

Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this
Report for a description of certain transactions and related amounts paid
by the Partnership to the General Partners and their Affiliates during
1995, 1994 and 1993.

In accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the General
Partners and/or their Affiliates, as defined in the Partnership Agreement,
are entitled to the following types of compensation, fees,
profits/(losses), expense reimbursements and distributions:

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Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions (continued)

An affiliate of the Managing General Partner is entitled to receive a
Property Management Fee for providing property management services for
Partnership properties.  The Partnership is obligated to pay a fee equal to
the amount customarily charged in arm's-length transactions by third
parties rendering comparable services for comparable properties in the
localities where such properties are located but in no event may such fee
exceed 6% of the gross receipts of the property under management.  No
affiliate of the Managing General Partner is providing, nor has provided,
property management services to the Partnership.  Therefore, the
Partnership did not pay any such fees during 1995, 1994 and 1993.

The General Partners and their Affiliates are also entitled to
Reimbursement for Expenses relating to the administrative services
necessary to the prudent operation of the Partnership, such as legal,
accounting, computer, transfer agent and other services.  The amounts
charged to the Partnership for such administrative services may not exceed
the lesser of the General Partners' or such Affiliates' costs or 90% of
those which the Partnership would be required to pay to independent parties
for comparable services in the same geographic area.  The Partnership
incurred $107,478, $79,420 and $78,390 of such expenses during the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

Upon the disposition of any property, the General Partners are entitled to
a Subordinated Real Estate Commission (as defined in the Partnership
Agreement) for rendering substantial services in connection with the sale
of such property in the amount of 3% of the sales price of such property.
However, no such Subordinated Real Estate Commission may be paid until all
Limited Partners first have received a return of their total Invested
Capital plus any previously unpaid cumulative return on investment of 7%
per annum as defined in Section 8.2 of the Partnership Agreement.  The
Partnership has never paid any such Subordinated Real Estate Commission.

A Share of the Partnership's Distributable Cash from Operations (as defined
in the Partnership Agreement) is distributable to the General Partners.
Distributable Cash from Operations is distributable in accordance with
Section 8 of the Partnership Agreement (as described more fully in Note 3
to the Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report).  The
Partnership did not generate any Distributable Cash from Operations since
its inception and, as such, the General Partners have not received any such
distributions.

A Share of Cash from Sales or Refinancings (as defined in the Partnership
Agreement) may be distributed to the General Partners.  Cash from Sales or
Refinancings is distributable in accordance with Section 8 of the
Partnership Agreement (as described more fully in Note 3 to the Financial
Statements included in Item 8 of this Report).  The General Partners were
not entitled to receive any such distributions during 1995, 1994 and 1993.








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Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions (continued)

A Share of the Partnership's Profits or Losses for Tax Purposes (as defined
in the Partnership Agreement) is allocable to the General Partners.  Such
allocation of profits, except for profits from the sale of the last of the
Partnership's properties, generally approximates, insofar as practicable,
their percentage share of Distributable Cash from Operations and Cash from
Sales or Refinancings.  The General Partners are generally allocated 1% of
Partnership Losses for tax purposes.  Profits from the sale of the last of
the Partnership's properties are allocated first to such partners in an
amount equal to any negative balance in their capital accounts, and then in
the same manner as profits from normal operations.  The General Partners'
Share of such Profits or Losses were profits of $1,136,540 for the year
ended December 31, 1995 and losses of $2,342 and $4,912 for the years ended
December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

This table reflects all compensation, fees, profits/(losses), expense
reimbursements and distributions from the Partnership to the General
Partners and their Affiliates:

                                             1995       1994        1993
                                             ----       ----        ----
    Operating Expenses (a)                $107,478    $79,420    $78,390
    General Partners' Share of
      Profits/(Losses)                   1,136,540    (2,342)    (4,912)

  (a)  Represents amounts incurred for the years ending December 31, 1995,
       1994 and 1993.  Prior to 1993, the Partnership deferred the payment
       of expense reimbursements in order to meet its working capital
       needs.  During the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1994, the
       Partnership no longer deferred such payments and during the years
       ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, the Partnership made payments
       towards these deferred amounts.  As a result, amounts paid to the
       General Partners and their Affiliates during the years ended
       December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 do not reflect the amounts
       incurred during each period.


                                Part IV

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  (1) and (2) -  Listed on Index to Financial Statements and Financial
Statement Schedules.

     (3)         -  Listing of Exhibits

Exhibit Number                                    Page Number or
   Under                                         Incorporation by
Regulation S-K     Description                      Reference



  4         Instruments defining the rights
            of security holders


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Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

     4.1    Amended Agreement of Limited          Exhibit A to final
            Partnership*                          Prospectus dated
                                                  September 21, 1984,
                                                  filed under the
                                                  Partnership's
                                                  Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (a)  Amendment to the Amended Agreement    Exhibit 4.1(a) to Post-
            of Limited Partnership dated as of    Effective Amendment No. 1
            December 1, 1984*                     No. 1 to the
                                                  Partnership's
                                                  Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

     4.2    The Subscription Agreement and        Exhibit D to final
            Limited Partner Signature Page        Prospectus dated
            and Power of Attorney whereby a       September 21, 1984,
            subscriber agrees to purchase         filed under the
            Units and adopts the provisions       Partnership's
            of the Partnership Agreement*         Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

     4.3    Copy of Tenth Amendment and           Exhibit 4.3 to
            Restatement of Certificate of         Item 14 to the
            Limited Partnership filed with        Partnership's
            the Massachusetts Secretary of        Report on Form 10-K
            State on August 30, 1985*             dated December 31, 1986
                                                  (File 0-13473)

 10         Material contracts and other
            documents

     10.1   Form of Consulting Agreement          Exhibit 10.2 to the
            between the Managing General          Partnership's
            Partner and Merrill Lynch,            Form S-11
            Hubbard Inc.*                         Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

     10.2   Copy of revised letter from           Exhibit 10.5(a) to
            John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.       Post-Effective
            containing undertaking as to          Amendment No. 1 to
            the net worth of the Managing         the Partnership's
            General Partner*                      Form S-11
                                                  Registration Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

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Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

     10.3   Documents relating to Waterford
            Apartments

       (a)  Developer Note dated                  Exhibit 10.6(b) to
            April 18, 1983, from Waterford        Amendment No. 1 to
            Partners to Savers Federal            the Partnership's
            Savings and Loan Association*         Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (b)  Allonge to Note dated                 Exhibit 10.3(b)
            January 25, 1988, between             to Item 14 to the
            Savers Federal Savings and            Partnership's
            Loan Association and                  Report on Form 10-K
            Waterford Partners*                   dated December 31, 1987
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (c)  Limited Guaranty dated                Exhibit 10.3(c)
            January 25, 1988, between             to Item 14 to the
            John Hancock Properties               Partnership's
            Limited Partnership and               Report on Form 10-K
            Savers Federal Savings                dated December 31, 1987
            and Loan Association                  (File 0-13473)
            and Waterford Partners*

       (d)  Deed of Trust and Security            Exhibit 10.6(c) to
            Agreement dated April 18, 1983,       Amendment No. 1 to
            by Waterford Associates to            the Partnership's
            John Kooistra, Jr., Trustee*          Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (e)  Amendment to Deed of Trust            Exhibit 10.3(e)
            and Security Agreement dated          to Item 14 to the
            January 25, 1988, between             Partnership's
            Savers Federal Savings and            Report on Form 10-K
            Loan Association and                  dated December 31, 1987
            John Hancock Properties               (File 0-13473)
            Limited Partnership*

       (f)  Regulatory Agreement and              Exhibit 10.6(d) to
            Declaration of Restrictive            Amendment No. 1 to
            Covenants dated April 18, 1983,       the Partnership's
            by and among Residential Housing      Form S-11
            Facilities Board of Pulaski           Registration
            County, Arkansas, United States       Statement
            Trust Company of New York, as         (File 2-91210)
            Trustee, and Waterford Partners*

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Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

       (g)  Assumption Agreement dated            Exhibit 10.6(f)  to
            August 9, 1984, by and among          Amendment No. 1 to
            Residential Housing Facilities        the Partnership's
            Board of Pulaski County,              Form S-11
            United States Trust Company of        Registration
            New York and First Commercial         Statement
            Bank, N.A., as Trustees,              (File 2-91210)
            Waterford Partners,
            John Hancock Properties
            Limited Partnership, and Savers
            Federal Savings and Loan
            Association*

       (h)  Repurchase Agreement dated            Exhibit 10.6(g) to
            August 9, 1984, between               Amendment No. 1 to
            Waterford Partners and                the Partnership's
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Form S-11
            Partnership*                          Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (i)  Escrow Agreement among                Exhibit 10.6(i) to
            Little Rock Abstract Company,         Amendment No. 1 to
            John Hancock Properties Limited       the Partnership's
            Partnership and Waterford             Form S-11
            Partners*                             Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (j)  Unconditional Guaranty Agreement      Exhibit 10.6(j) to
            dated July 2, 1984, as amended        Amendment No. 1 to
            by letter dated August 15, 1984,      the Partnership's
            executed by Mike Henderson*           Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (k)  Promissory Note dated                 Exhibit 10.3(k)
            December 23, 1987, between            to Item 14 to the
            John M. Henderson and                 Partnership's
            John Hancock Properties               Report on Form 10-K
            Limited Partnership*                  dated December 31, 1987
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (l)  Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure           Exhibit 10.2(e) to the
            between Resolution Trust Corporation  Amendment No. 1 to
            as Conservator for Savers Federal     the Partnership's
            Savings and Loan Association and      Report on Form 10-K
            John Hancock Properties Limited       dated December 31, 1991
            Partnership*                          (File 0-13473)




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Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

     10.4   Documents relating to
            Huntington Park Apartments

       (a)  Promissory Note dated May 4,          Exhibit 10.7(b) to
            1983, from VSP Housing                Amendment No. 1 to
            Associates 101 to Western             the Partnership's
            Savings and Loan Association*         Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (b)  Deed of Trust dated May 4, 1983,      Exhibit 10.7(c) to
            between VSP Housing                   Amendment No. 1 to
            Associates 101 and Western            the Partnership's
            Savings and Loan Association*         Form S-11
                                                  Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (c)  Deed and Deed Restrictions dated      Exhibit 10.7(d) to
            as of March 1, 1983, from             Amendment No. 1 to
            The Industrial Development            the Partnership's
            Authority of the City of Tucson,      Form S-11
            Arizona to VSP Housing                Registration
            Associates 101*                       Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (d)  Rental Escrow Agreement dated         Exhibit 10.7(f) to
            September 24, 1984, between VSP       Post-Effective
            Housing Associates 101,               Amendment No. 1 to
            John Hancock Properties Limited       the Partnership's
            Partnership and Ticor Title           Form S-11
            Insurance Company of California*      Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (e)  Deed of Trust and Security            Exhibit 10.7(i) to
            Agreement dated December 14,          Post-Effective
            1984, between John Hancock            Amendment No. 1 to
            Properties Limited Partnership,       the Partnership's
            Ticor Title Insurance Company of      Form S-11
            California and John Hancock           Registration
            Realty Services Corp.*                Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

       (f)  Purchase and Sale Agreement           Exhibit 1 to the
            between John Hancock Properties       Partnership's Report
            Limited Partnership and               on Form 8-K dated
            Pacific Institutional Advisors        March 31, 1992
            dated February 14, 1992 *             (File 0-13473)




                                    26

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

       (g)  Loan Payoff Agreement between         Exhibit 2 to the
            Resolution Trust Corporation and      Partnership's Report
            John Hancock Properties Limited       on Form 8-K dated
            Partnership dated March 19, 1992 *    March 31, 1992
                                                  (File 0-13473)

     10.5   Documents relating to Fisherman's
            Village Apartments

       (a)  Promissory Note dated                 Exhibit 10.11(a) to
            October 17, 1985, from                Item 14 of the
            John Hancock Properties               Partnership's Report
            Limited Partnership to                on Form 10-K dated
            Pacific Mutual Life                   December 31, 1985
            Insurance Company*                    (File 0-13473)

       (b)  Mortgage and Security                 Exhibit 10.11(b) to
            Agreement dated                       Item 14 of the
            October 16, 1985, between             Partnership's Report
            John Hancock Properties               on Form 10-K dated
            Limited Partnership and               December 31, 1985
            Pacific Mutual Life                   (File 0-13473)
            Insurance Company*

       (c)  Pledge and Assignment of Account      Exhibit 10.11(e) to
            dated October 16, 1985, between       Item 14 of the
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Partnership's Report
            Partnership and Pacific Mutual        on Form 10-K dated
            Life Insurance Company*               December 31, 1985
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (d)  Hold Harmless and Escrow              Exhibit 10.11(f) to
            Agreement dated October, 1985,        Item 14 of the
            between John Hancock Properties       Partnership's Report
            Limited Partnership and               on Form 10-K dated
            Ticor Title Insurance*                December 31, 1985
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (e)  Promissory Note and Mortgage Renewal  Exhibit 10.5(e) to
            and Modification Agreement between    Item 14 of the
            Pacific Mutual Life Insurance         Partnership's Report
            Company and John Hancock Properties   on Form 10-K dated
            Limited Partnership*                  December 31, 1992
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (f)  Assignment of Mortgage and            Exhibit 1 to Item 7 of
            Assignment of Mortgage Loan           the Partnership's Report
            Documents between Pacific Mutual      on Form 8-K dated
            Life Insurance Company and            November 1, 1995
            John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.    (File 0-13473)
            dated November 1, 1995*



                                    27

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

       (g)  Renewal Note between John Hancock     Exhibit 2 to Item 7 of
            Properties Limited Partnership and    the Partnership's Report
            John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.    on Form 8-K dated
            dated November 1, 1995*               November 1, 1995
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (h)  Mortgage Modification Agreement       Exhibit 3 to Item 7 of
            between John Hancock Properties       the Partnership's Report
            Limited Partnership and John          on Form 8-K dated
            Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.         November 1, 1995
            dated November 1,1995*                (File 0-13473)

       (I)  Purchase and Sale Agreement between   Exhibit 1 to Item 7 of
            John Hancock Properties Limited       the Partnership's Report
            Partnership and United Dominion       on Form 8-K dated
            Realty Trust, Inc. dated              December 29, 1995
            December 6, 1995*                     (File 0-13473)

     10.6   Documents relating to Northgreen
            Apartments

       (a)  Promissory note dated                 Exhibit 10.6(a)
            September 12, 1988 from               to Item 14 of the
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Partnership's Report
            Partnership to Great West Life        on Form 10-K dated
            Assurance Company*                    December 31, 1988
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (b)  Trust Deed with Security Agreement    Exhibit 10.6(b)
            dated September 12, 1988 between      to Item 14 of the
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Partnership's Report
            Partnership and Great West Life       on Form 10-K dated
            Assurance Company*                    December 31, 1988
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (c)  Absolute Assignment of Leases         Exhibit 10.6(c)
            dated September 12, 1988 from         to Item 14 of the
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Partnership's Report
            Partnership to Great West Life        on Form 10-K dated
            Assurance Company*                    December 31, 1988
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (d)  Promissory Note and Mortgage          Exhibit 10.6(d)
            Renewal and Modification Agreement    to Item 14 of the
            between John Hancock Properties       Partnership's Report
            Limited Partnership and Great West    on Form 10-K dated
            Life Assurance Company*               December 31, 1993
                                                  (File 0-13473)






                                    28

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

       (e)  Purchase and Sale Agreement between   Exhibit 1 to Item 7 of
            John Hancock Properties Limited       the Partnership's Report
            Partnership and Northgreen Partners   on Form 8-K dated
            dated March 13, 1995*                 June 1, 1995
                                                  (File 0-13473)

       (f)  Loan Assignment and Assumption        Exhibit 2 to Item 7 of
            Agreement between Great West          the Partnership's Report
            Life & Annuity Insurance Company,     on Form 8-K dated
            John Hancock Properties Limited       June 1, 1995
            Partnership and Northgreen Partners   (File 0-13473)
            dated May 9, 1995*

     10.7   Documents relating to
            Delta Grove Apartments

       (a)  Promissory Note dated                 Exhibit 10.9(a) to
            February 28, 1985,                    the Partnership's
            from John Hancock                     Report on Form 10-K
            Properties Limited                    dated December 31, 1984
            Partnership to Delta Grove            (File 2-91210)
            Development Company*

       (b)  Deed of Trust dated                   Exhibit 10.9(b) to
            February 25, 1985, by                 the Partnership's
            Delta Grove Development Company       Report on Form 10-K
            to John Hancock Properties            dated December 31, 1984
            Limited Partnership*                  (File 2-91210)

       (c)  Security Agreement dated              Exhibit 10.9(c) to
            February 28, 1985, between            the Partnership's
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Report on Form 10-K
            Partnership and Delta Grove           dated December 31, 1984
            Development Company*                  (File 2-91210)

       (d)  Memorandum of Understanding           Exhibit 10.9(e) to
            dated February 28, 1985,              the Partnership's
            between Delta Grove Development       Report on Form 10-K
            Company and John Hancock              dated December 31, 1984
            Properties Limited Partnership*       (File 2-91210)

       (e)  Assignment of Residential             Exhibit 10.9(g) to the
            Property Management Agreement         Partnership's Report
            dated February 28, 1985,              on Form 10-K dated
            between Beam & James and              December 31, 1984
            Bennett Management Company*           (File 2-91210)

       (f)  Purchase and Sale Agreement           Exhibit 10.7(e) to
            between John Hancock Properties       Amendment No. 1 to
            Limited Partnership and Whittaker     the Partnership's Report
            Realty Group, Inc.*                   on Form 10-K dated
                                                  December 31, 1991
                                                  (File 0-13473)

                                    29

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

     10.8   Documents relating to
            Ramsey Place

       (a)  Deed of Trust Note dated              Exhibit 10.12(a) to the
            December 17, 1985, from               Partnership's Report
            John Hancock Properties               of Form 10-K dated
            Limited Partnership to                December 31, 1985
            National Life Insurance               (File 0-13473)
            Company*

       (b)  Deed of Trust and Security            Exhibit 10.12(b) to the
            Agreement dated December 17,          Partnership's Report
            1985, between John Hancock            of Form 10-K dated
            Properties Limited Partnership        December 31, 1985
            and National Life Insurance           (File 0-13473)
            Company*

       (c)  Rent Escrow Agreement dated           Exhibit 10.12(d) to the
            December 17, 1985, between            Partnership's Report
            John Hancock Properties               of Form 10-K dated
            Limited Partnership and               December 31, 1985
            Alamo Title Co. and Ramsey            (File 0-13473)
            Place, Ltd.*

       (d)  Escrow Agreement regarding funds      Exhibit 10.12(e) to the
            for improvement of Ramsey Road        Partnership's Report
            dated December 17, 1985, between      of Form 10-K dated
            John Hancock Properties Limited       December 31, 1985
            Partnership and Ramsey Place, Ltd.*   (File 0-13473)

       (e)  Escrow Agreement regarding            Exhibit 10.12(f) to the
            completion of work dated              Partnership's Report
            December 17, 1985,between John        of Form 10-K dated
            Hancock Properties Limited            December 31, 1985
            Partnership and Ramsey Place, Ltd.    (File 0-13473)
            and Alamo Title Co.*

       (f)  Special Warranty Deed between         Exhibit 10.8(g) to
            John Hancock Properties Limited       Amendment No. 1 to
            Partnership and National Life         the Partnership's Report
            Insurance Company *                   on Form 10-K dated
                                                  December 31, 1990
                                                  (File 0-13473)

     10.9   Promissory Note dated                 Exhibit 10.9 to the
            December 1, 1994 between              Partnership's Report on
            John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.    Form 10-K dated
            and John Hancock Properties           December 31, 1994
            Limited Partnership*                  (File 0-13473)





                                    30

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(Continued)

     10.10  Documents relating to Management
            Agreement

       (a)  Management Agreement dated            Exhibit 10.10 (a) to the
            January 1, 1992 between Hancock       Partnership's Report on
            Realty Investors Incorporated and     Form 10-K dated
            John Hancock Realty Equities*         December 31, 1992
                                                  (File 0-13473)


       (b)  Agreement dated May 28, 1993          Exhibit 10.10(b) to the
            Concerning Subcontracting of          Partnership's Report on
            Management Services Pertaining to     Form 10-K dated
            John Hancock Properties Limited       December 31, 1993
            Partnership between John Hancock      (File 0-13473)
            Realty Equities, Inc., Hancock
            Realty Investors, Incorporated
            and John Hancock Mutual Life
            Insurance Company*

     10.11  Documents relating to Executive
            Compensation Plans and Arrangements

       (a)  Partnership Agreement*                Exhibit 4.1(a) to Post-
                                                  Effective Amendment No. 1
                                                  to the Partnership's
                                                  Form S-11 Registration
                                                  Statement
                                                  (File 2-91210)

(b)  During the quarter ended December 31, 1995, the Partnership filed two
     reports on From 8-K.  The first, dated November 1, 1995, disclosed the
     short-term financing arrangement between the Managing General Partner
     and the Partnership relating to the maturity of the Fisherman's
     Village Apartments property's mortgage.  The second, dated December
     29, 1995, disclosed the terms of the sale of the Fisherman's Village
     Apartments property and included the following Pro Forma Financial
     Statements:

       Pro Forma Balance Sheet at September 30, 1995
       Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended
       September 30, 1995
       Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31,
       1994

(c)  Exhibits - See Item 14 (a) (3) of this Report.

(d)  Financial Statement Schedules - The response to this portion of Item
     14 is submitted as a separate section of this Report commencing on
     Page F-21.

- -------------------------------
+Filed herewith
*Incorporated by reference


                                SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on the
29th day of March, 1996.

                               John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership

                               By: John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.,
                                   Managing General Partner


                               By: WILLIAM M. FITZGERALD
                                   -------------------------
                                   William M. Fitzgerald, President


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 29th day of March, 1996.


      Signatures                         Title
      ----------                         -----

                               President (Principal Executive Officer) and
                               Director of John Hancock Realty Equities,
                               Inc. (Managing General Partner of
  WILLIAM M. FITZGERALD        Registrant)
  ---------------------
  William M. Fitzgerald


                               Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer)
                               of John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.
  RICHARD E. FRANK             (Managing General Partner of Registrant)
  ---------------------
  Richard E. Frank


                               Director of John Hancock Realty Equities,
                               Inc. (Managing General Partner of
  MALCOLM G. PITTMAN           Registrant)
  ---------------------
  Malcolm G. Pittman, III


                               Director of John Hancock Realty Equities,
                               Inc. (Managing General Partner of
  SUSAN M. SHEPHARD            Registrant)
  ---------------------
  Susan M. Shephard



                                    32














                       ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K



              ITEM 8, ITEM 14 (a) (1) AND (2), (c) AND (d)



              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA



    INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES



                            CERTAIN EXHIBITS



                     FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES



                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995



              JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP



                         BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS













               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)


     INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

                     (ITEMS 8 AND 14(a) (1) AND (2))


1. Financial Statements                                           Page


     Report of Independent Auditors                                F-3

     Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation at
     December 31, 1995                                             F-4

     Balance Sheet at December 31, 1994                            F-5

     Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
     December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993                              F-6

     Statements of Partners' Equity for the Years Ended
     December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993                              F-7

     Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
     December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993                              F-8

     Notes to Financial Statements                                 F-10


2. Financial Statement Schedules:

     Schedule III:                                                 Real
Estate and Accumulated Depreciation                                F-21



All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable
accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not
required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore,
have been omitted.
















                                   F-2





                      Report of Independent Auditors


To the Partners
John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets in liquidation of
John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership as of December 31, 1995, the
balance sheet as of December 31, 1994, and the related statements of
operations, partners' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1995.  Our audits also included the financial
statement schedule listed in the index at Item 14(a).  These financial
statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Partnership's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the net assets in liquidation of John Hancock
Properties Limited Partnership as of December 31, 1995, its financial
position as of December 31, 1994, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Also,
in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.



                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP


February 9, 1996











                                   F-3

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                  STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

                            December 31, 1995


Assets:

 Cash and cash equivalents                             $1,814,023
 Restricted cash                                        8,193,775
 Note receivable, net of allowance of $284,155                  -
 Prepaid expenses and other assets                          4,562
                                                      -----------
   Total assets                                        10,012,360



Liabilities:

 Accounts payable and accrued expenses                     54,466
 Accounts payable to affiliates                            37,141
 Mortgage note payable to affiliate                     8,193,775
                                                      -----------
   Total liabilities                                    8,285,382
                                                      -----------
   Net assets                                          $1,726,978
                                                      ===========


























                    See Notes to Financial Statements

                                   F-4

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                              BALANCE SHEET

                            December 31, 1994

                                  ASSETS

Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                               $578,996
 Restricted cash                                          417,985
 Note receivable, net of allowance of $284,155                  -
 Prepaid expenses and other assets                         79,275

Investment in property:
 Land                                                   2,588,726
 Buildings and improvements                            18,205,348
                                                      -----------
                                                       20,794,074
 Less: accumulated depreciation                       (6,821,682)
                                                      -----------
                                                       13,972,392
                                                      -----------
   Total assets                                       $15,048,648
                                                      ===========

                    LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses                   $318,178
 Accounts payable to affiliates                           268,538
 Note payable to affiliate                              1,000,000
 Mortgage debt                                         13,416,019
                                                      -----------
   Total liabilities                                   15,002,735

Partners' equity/(deficit):
 General Partners'                                      (707,996)
 Limited Partners'                                        753,909
                                                      -----------
   Total partners' equity                                  45,913
                                                      -----------
   Total liabilities and partners' equity             $15,048,648
                                                      ===========










                   See Notes to Financial Statements

                                   F-5

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                               Years Ended December 31,
                                            1995         1994        1993
                                            ----         ----        ----
Income:
  Rental income                         $2,234,057  $3,190,235   $3,037,508
  Interest income                           86,029      30,141       48,383
  Gain on sale of properties             4,801,258           -            -
                                        ----------  ----------   ----------
    Total income                         7,121,344   3,220,376    3,085,891

Expenses:
  Interest                                 863,061   1,141,871    1,192,772
  Property operating expenses            1,095,422   1,373,439    1,478,516
  Depreciation                             473,283     624,361      645,808
  General and administrative               154,493     138,570      138,423
  Provision for/(recovery of)
   uncollectible note receivable                 -    (13,903)      298,058
                                        ----------  ----------   ----------
   Total expenses                        2,586,259   3,264,338    3,753,577
                                        ----------  ----------   ----------
   Net income/(loss)                    $4,535,085   ($43,962)   ($667,686)
                                        ==========  ==========   ==========
Allocation of net income/(loss):

  General Partners                        $707,996      ($440)     ($6,677)
  Limited Partners                       3,827,089    (43,522)    (661,009)
                                        ----------  ----------   ----------
                                        $4,535,085   ($43,962)   ($667,686)
                                        ==========  ==========   ==========

Net income/(loss) per Limited
  Partnership Unit outstanding            $174.32       ($1.98)    ($30.11)
                                        ==========  ==========   ==========















                    See Notes to Financial Statements

                                   F-6

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                      STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY

               Years Ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993


                                          General      Limited
                                          Partners     Partners     Total
                                          --------     --------     -----


Partners' equity/(deficit) at
 January 1, 1993 (21,954 Limited
 Partnership Units outstanding)         ($700,879)  $1,458,440     $757,561

Less:   Net loss                           (6,677)   (661,009)    (667,686)
                                          --------  ----------     --------

Partners' equity/(deficit) at
 December 31, 1993 (21,954 Limited
 Partnership Units outstanding)          (707,556)     797,431       89,875

Less:   Net loss                             (440)    (43,522)     (43,962)
                                          --------  ----------   ----------

Partners' equity/(deficit) at
 December 31, 1994 (21,954 Limited
 Partnership Units outstanding)          (707,996)     753,909       45,913

Add:    Net income                         707,996   3,827,089    4,535,085

Less:   Cash distribution                        - (2,854,020)  (2,854,020)
                                          --------  ----------   ----------

Partners' equity at December 31, 1995
 (21,954 Limited Partnership Units
 outstanding)                                   $-  $1,726,978   $1,726,978
                                          ========  ==========   ==========















                    See Notes to Financial Statements

                                   F-7

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                                Years Ended December 31,
                                                          1995            1994           1993
                                                          ----            ----           ----
                                                                                
Operating activities:
 Net income/(loss)                                     $4,535,085      ($43,962)     ($667,686)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss
 to net cash provided by
 operating activities:
   Depreciation                                           473,283        624,361        645,808
   Provision for uncollectible note
     receivable                                                 -              -        298,058
   Gain on sale of property                           (4,801,258)              -              -
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                          207,110        580,399        276,180
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
   Decrease in prepaid expenses,
     other assets and receivables                          74,713          8,064         22,255
   Decrease in accounts payable
     and accrued expenses                               (263,712)        (7,270)        (2,437)
   Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash                 417,985         34,446       (31,945)
   Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable to
     affiliates                                         (231,397)      (294,017)         41,969
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
      Net cash provided by
        operating activities                              204,699        321,622        306,022

Investing activities:
 Proceeds from sale of property                        13,696,656              -              -
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
      Net cash provided by investing
        activities                                     13,696,656              -              -
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
















                          Continued on Next Page

                                   F-8

               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                   STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)


                                                                Years Ended December 31,
                                                          1995            1994           1993
                                                          ----            ----           ----
                                                                                

Financing activities:
 Principal payments on note payable to affiliate      (1,000,000)              -              -
 Principal payments on mortgage note payable
   to affiliate                                         (500,000)              -              -
 Principal payments on long-term debt                   (118,533)      (186,647)      (166,289)
 Cash distributed to Partners                         (2,854,020)              -              -
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
      Net cash used in financing
        activities                                    (4,472,553)      (186,647)      (166,289)
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
      Net increase in cash and cash
        equivilents                                     9,428,802        134,975        139,733

      Cash and cash equivalents at
        beginning of year                                 578,996        444,021        304,288
                                                       ----------     ----------     ----------
      Cash and cash equivalents at
        end of year                                   $10,007,798       $578,996       $444,021
                                                      ===========     ==========     ==========

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash items:
  Purchase of mortgage note on the Fisherman's
  Village Apartments by the Managing General
  Partner                                              $8,693,774             $-             $-

  Assumption of mortgage debt on Northgeen
  Apartments by the Buyer                              $4,603,711             $-             $-

















                   See Notes to Financial Statements

                                  F-9

                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization of Partnership
   ---------------------------
      John Hancock Properties Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") was
      formed under the Massachusetts  Uniform Limited Partnership Act on
      May 17, 1984.  As of December 31, 1995, the Partnership consisted of
      a sole Managing General Partner, John Hancock Realty Equities, Inc.
      (the "Managing General Partner"), an Associate General Partner, JH
      Associates Limited Partnership (the "Associate General Partner"),
      and 2,054 Limited Partners.  The Managing General Partner and
      Associate General Partner are collectively referred to as the
      "General Partners" and the General Partners and the Limited Partners
      are collectively referred to as the "Partners".  The Managing
      General Partner is the general partner of the Associate General
      Partner and is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of John Hancock
      Mutual Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock").  The Partnership is
      engaged solely in the acquisition, operation, and disposition of
      investment real estate.  The initial capital of the Partnership was
      $6,000, representing capital contributions of $800 from the Managing
      General Partner, $200 from the Associate General Partner and $5,000
      from the initial Limited Partner (a former director of the Managing
      General Partner).  The Amended Agreement of Limited Partnership of
      the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") authorized the
      issuance of up to 35,000 Units of Limited Partnership Interests at
      $1,000 per Unit.  During the offering period, which terminated on
      August 31, 1985, 21,954 Units of Limited Partnership Interests
      ("Units) were sold.  There have been no changes in the number of
      Units outstanding subsequent to the termination of the offering
      period.























                                   F-10

                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. Organization of Partnership (continued)
   ---------------------------
      The latest date on which the Partnership was due to terminate was
      December 31, 2020, unless it was sooner terminated in accordance
      with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.  It was expected that
      in the ordinary course of the Partnership's business, the properties
      of the Partnership would be disposed of, and the Partnership
      terminated, before December 31, 2020.  As initially stated in its
      Prospectus, the sale of the Partnership's last remaining property
      was expected to occur within five to eight years following the date
      such property was acquired by the Partnership.  On December 29,
      1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining property, the
      Fisherman's Village Apartments, which resulted in the termination of
      the Partnership's operations.  On January 17, 1996, the Managing
      General Partner distributed $658,620 to the Limited Partners from
      the Partnership's net assets and established a reserve for
      contingencies with the remaining balance of the Partnership's net
      assets, as permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of the
      Partnership Agreement.  The reserve for contingencies, in the amount
      of approximately $1,060,000, will be used to fund any possible
      liabilities that may arise.  If all liabilities are resolved by the
      end of 1996 and the Managing General Partner determines that funds
      are available for distribution, the Managing General Partner expects
      to make a final distribution of the Partnership's net assets, in
      accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to the
      Limited Partners by December 31, 1996.  Such distribution, if any,
      would result in the liquidation and termination of the Partnership.

      As described in Note 2 below, on December 31, 1995, the Partnership
      changed its basis of accounting from the going-concern basis to the
      liquidation basis of accounting.

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

      On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold its last remaining
      property.  As a result, the Partnership changed its basis of
      accounting from the going-concern basis to the liquidation basis of
      accounting as of December 31, 1995.  Consequently, as of December
      31, 1995, assets are stated at their estimated net realizable value
      and liabilities reflect their estimated settlement amounts.  The
      financial statements for the period from January 1, 1995 to December
      31, 1995 and for all periods prior to January 1, 1995 have been
      prepared on a going-concern basis of accounting.

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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
   -------------------------------
      Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with maturities of
      three months or less when purchased.  These investments are recorded
      at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.
      Restricted cash represents funds restricted for tenant security
      deposits, funds held in escrow and funds held to pay mortgage note
      payable to affiliate.

      Investments in property are recorded at cost less any property write-
      downs for permanent impairment of values.  Cost includes the initial
      purchase price of the property plus the cost of significant
      improvements, acquisition and legal fees, and other miscellaneous
      acquisition costs.

      Depreciation has been provided on a straight-line basis over the
      estimated useful lives of the various assets:  thirty years for the
      buildings and five years for related improvements.  Maintenance and
      repairs are charged to operations as incurred.

      The net income/(loss) per Unit for each year is computed by dividing
      the Limited Partners' share of net income/(loss) by the number of
      Units outstanding at the end of each year.

      No provision for income taxes has been made in the Financial
      Statements since such taxes are the responsibility of the individual
      Partners rather than that of the Partnership.

3. The Partnership Agreement
   -------------------------
      Profits from the normal operations of the Partnership for each
      fiscal year, or portion thereof, are allocated between the Limited
      Partners and the General Partners in the same proportion as
      Distributable Cash from Operations (as defined in the Partnership
      Agreement) provided that (i) in no event shall the General Partners
      be allocated less than 1% of any such profits from normal
      operations, and (ii) if there is any fiscal year which produces no
      Distributable Cash from Operations but which produces profits for
      tax purposes from normal operations, such profits are allocated 90%
      to the Limited Partners and 10% to the General Partners.












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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3. The Partnership Agreement (continued)
   -------------------------
      Losses from the normal operations of the Partnership for each fiscal
      year or portion thereof are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners
      and 1% to the General Partners, except any such profits or losses
      which were based upon the Partnership's operations prior to the
      initial closing under the Partnership's offering of Units were
      allocated 99% to the General Partners and 1% to the initial Limited
      Partner.  Distributable Cash from Operations is distributed 90% to
      the Limited Partners and 10% to the General Partners; provided,
      however, that in each fiscal year the General Partners will defer
      their receipt of any Distributable Cash from Operations to the
      extent necessary to provide the Limited Partners with a
      non-cumulative return in such year equal to 4% of their Invested
      Capital (as defined in the Partnership Agreement).  All
      distributions of Distributable Cash from Operations deferred by the
      General Partners accrue and are payable to them, to the extent
      possible, out of subsequent years' Distributable Cash from
      Operations remaining after the receipt by the Limited Partners of
      the aforesaid 4% return, or out of cash from sales and refinancings
      as specified below.

      Cash from Sales or Refinancings (as defined in the Partnership
      Agreement) is distributed to the Limited Partners until the Limited
      Partners have received, first, a return of their total Invested
      Capital, and, second, such additional amount as may be necessary,
      after giving effect to all previous distributions of Distributable
      Cash from Operations and of Cash from Sales or Refinancings to the
      extent required to satisfy any deficiency in the Cumulative Return
      on Investment (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) to produce
      in the aggregate a Cumulative Return on Investment of 7% per annum
      for all fiscal quarters commencing on or after January 1, 1986, and
      ending prior to the date of such distribution.  The General Partners
      are then entitled to receive an amount of Cash from Sales or
      Refinancings equal to any portion of the General Partners' share of
      Distributable Cash from Operations which was previously deferred in
      order to permit the payment to the Limited Partners of a
      non-cumulative return in each year equal to 4% of their Invested
      Capital.  Any Cash from Sales or Refinancings remaining after the
      Limited Partners have received a return of their total Invested
      Capital plus the Cumulative Return on Investment of 7% per annum for
      all fiscal quarters commencing on or after January 1, 1986, and
      ended prior to the date of such distribution, and after the General
      Partners have received an amount of such cash equal to any such
      deferred payment of Distributable Cash from Operations, will be
      distributed 85% to the Limited Partners and 15% to the General
      Partners.





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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3. The Partnership Agreement (continued)
   -------------------------
      Cash from the Sale of the last of the Partnership's properties are
      distributed in the same manner as Cash from Sales or Refinancings,
      except that before any other distribution is made to the Partners,
      each Partner shall first receive from such cash, an amount equal to
      the then positive balance, if any, in such Partner's capital account
      after crediting or charging to such account the profits or losses
      for tax purposes from such sale.  To the extent, if any, that a
      Partner is entitled to receive a distribution of cash based upon a
      positive balance in its capital account prior to such distribution,
      such distribution will be credited against the amount of such cash
      the Partner would have been entitled to receive based upon the
      manner of distribution of Cash from Sales or Refinancings, as
      specified in the previous paragraph.

      Profits from Sales or Refinancings are generally allocated in the
      same manner as cash from the transaction; however, in no event shall
      the General Partners be allocated less than 1% of any such profits
      from the transaction.  Losses from Sales or Refinancings are
      allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General
      Partners.  In connection with the sale of the last of the
      Partnership's properties, and therefore the dissolution of the
      Partnership, profits will be allocated to any Partners having a
      deficit balance in their capital account in an amount equal to the
      deficit balance.  Any remaining profits will be allocated in the
      same order as cash from the sale would be distributed.

4. Transactions with the General Partners and Affiliates
   -----------------------------------------------------
      Expenses incurred or paid by the General Partners or their
      affiliates and to which the General Partners and their affiliates
      are entitled to reimbursement from the Partnership, and interest on
      borrowings from the Managing General Partner were as follows:


                                                                Years Ended December 31,
                                                           1995           1994           1993
                                                           ----           ----           ----
                                                                                
       Operating expenses                                $107,478        $79,420        $78,390
       Interest on note payable to affiliate               35,417         80,416         80,000
       Interest on mortgage note payable to affiliate     119,493              -              -
                                                         --------       --------       --------
                                                         $262,388       $159,836       $158,390
                                                         ========       ========       ========

      The expenses above are included in expenses on the Statements of
      Operations.



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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

4. Transactions with the General Partners and Affiliates (continued)
   -----------------------------------------------------
      Accounts payable to affiliates represents amounts due to the General
      Partners and their affiliates for various services provided to the
      Partnership.

      Note payable to affiliate represented a short-term borrowing by the
      Partnership in the principal amount of $1,000,000 from the Managing
      General Partner initially made to the Partnership on December 1,
      1988.  Due to the cash flow constraints of the Partnership, the
      Managing General Partner each year made a new short-term loan to the
      Partnership for the outstanding principal amount of $1,000,000.  The
      most recent Note carried interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum.
      During the second quarter of 1995, the Partnership utilized net
      proceeds from the sale of the Northgreen Apartments to pay the
      Managing General Partner the entire outstanding principal balance of
      the Note in the amount of $1,000,000.

      From 1991 through the second quarter of 1993, payments to the
      Managing General Partner towards the reimbursement of general and
      administrative expenses incurred by the Managing General Partner on
      behalf of the Partnership and the payment of interest on the short-
      term loans referred to above were deferred in order for the
      Partnership to meet its working capital needs.  The Managing General
      Partner also made short-term advances to the Partnership in order to
      cover operating expenses that could not be paid from the operating
      cash flow of the Partnership.  Since the third quarter of 1993, the
      Partnership has no longer deferred the reimbursement of such
      expenses.  In addition, during the year ended December 31, 1994, the
      Partnership paid $453,853 to the Managing General Partner as
      reimbursement for the short-term advances and towards the then
      outstanding balance of the deferred general and administrative
      expenses and interest described above.  During June 1995, the
      Partnership utilized net proceeds from the sale of the Northgreen
      Apartments, and approximately $83,000 of cash generated from the
      Partnership's operations, to reimburse the Managing General Partner
      for the entire outstanding balance of such deferred amounts
      aggregating $126,834.














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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

4. Transactions with the General Partners and Affiliates (continued)
   -----------------------------------------------------
      Mortgage note payable to affiliate represents a short-term borrowing
      from the Managing General Partner.  On November 1, 1995, the
      mortgage note on the Fisherman's Village Apartments came due.  At
      that time, the Partnership did not have sufficient cash to pay the
      outstanding principal balance of $8,693,774.  The Managing General
      Partner had pursued obtaining an extension on the mortgage loan from
      the lender; however, the lender would only agree to a six month
      extension at a cost of two percent of the outstanding principal
      balance.  After reviewing the terms of the lender's proposed
      extension and other third party financing options, the Managing
      General Partner determined that it was in the best interest of the
      Partnership to have the Managing General Partner provide short-term
      financing to the Partnership.  Therefore, on November 1, 1995, the
      Managing General Partner purchased the mortgage loan from the
      existing lender for the amount of the outstanding principal balance,
      or $8,693,774.  In connection therewith, the Partnership made a
      $500,000 lump sum cash payment towards the outstanding balance of
      the mortgage loan and the mortgage loan was modified to i) reflect a
      reduction in the outstanding balance of the mortgage loan as a
      result of the lump-sum cash payment made by the Partnership to the
      Managing General Partner; ii) extend the maturity date of the
      mortgage to November 1, 1996; iii) allow for prepayment at any time;
      and iv) adjust the interest rate on the loan to the base lending
      rate charged by the First National Bank of Boston, or 8.75%, payable
      monthly.  (The Partnership Agreement provides that the Managing
      General Partner may loan funds to the Partnership at an interest
      rate up to 2% above the base rate of the First National Bank of
      Boston.)

      On January 3, 1996, the Partnership paid the outstanding mortgage
      indebtedness held by the Managing General Partner with funds
      provided by the sale of its last property, the Fisherman's Village
      Apartments.

      The Managing General Partner serves in a similar capacity for three
      other affiliated real estate limited partnerships.














                                   F-16

                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

5. Investment in Property
   ----------------------
      At December 31, 1994, investment in property at cost consisted of
      residential real estate as follows:

       Fisherman's Village Apartments              $13,462,613
       Northgreen Apartments                         7,331,461
                                                   -----------
                                                   $20,794,074
                                                   ===========

      On June 1, 1995, the Partnership sold the Northgreen Apartments to a
      non-affiliated buyer for a gross sales price of $9,200,000 and
      received net sales proceeds of $8,923,560, after deductions for
      commissions and selling expenses incurred in connection with the
      sale of the property.  This transaction resulted in a non-recurring
      gain of $3,983,713, representing the difference between the net
      sales price and the property's net book value of $4,939,847.  The
      Partnership received net cash proceeds of $4,319,849 from the sale,
      representing the excess of the net sales proceeds over the
      outstanding mortgage indebtedness on the property of $4,603,711,
      which indebtedness was assumed by the buyer.

      On December 29, 1995, the Partnership sold the Fisherman's Village
      Apartments to a non-affiliated buyer for a gross sales price of
      $9,800,000 and received net sales proceeds of $9,376,807, after
      deductions for commissions, selling expenses and other costs
      incurred in connection with the sale of the property.  This
      transaction resulted in a non-recurring gain of $817,545,
      representing the difference between the net sales price and the
      property's net book value of $8,559,262.  The Partnership received
      net cash proceeds of $1,183,033 from the sale, representing the
      excess of the net sales proceeds over the outstanding mortgage
      indebtedness on the property of $8,193,774, which indebtedness was
      then held by the Managing General Partner.

















                                   F-17

                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

6. Mortgage Debt
   -------------
     At December 31, 1994, mortgage debt consisted of the following:

       Non-recourse first mortgage note
       collateralized by Fisherman's Village
       Apartments.  The mortgage note was
       due on November 1, 1995, at which time
       the Managing General Partner purchased
       the mortgage note from the lender.                $8,781,178

       Non-recourse first mortgage note
       collateralized by the Northgreen
       Apartments.  On June 1, 1995,
       the property was sold and the
       mortgage indebtedness was
       assumed by the buyer of the
       property.                                          4,634,841
                                                        -----------
                                                        $13,416,019
                                                        ===========

       Interest paid for the three years ended December 31, 1995 was as
       follows:

                              Year             Amount
                              ----             ------
                              1995           $708,151
                              1994          1,062,340
                              1993          1,172,433






















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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

7. Note Receivable
   ---------------
      Effective August 9, 1987, the unconditional guaranty obligation
      granted by the seller of the Waterford Apartments (the "Obligor") to
      the Partnership for operating deficits (including debt service) was
      extended until August 1, 1994.  (The Waterford Apartments was
      conveyed to the property's mortgagee by a deed-in-lieu of
      foreclosure on August 9, 1991.)  The outstanding balance due in the
      amount of $258,950 was restructured as a 10.5% Promissory Note due
      on or before August 1, 1994.  In accordance with the terms of the
      Promissory Note, monthly installments of interest only were payable
      at a rate of 5.5% through July 31, 1990.  Commencing on August 1,
      1990 monthly payments in the amount of $2,781 to amortize the then
      outstanding principal and deferred interest balance of $303,985 in
      accordance with a 30-year amortization at a rate of 10.5% were
      required.  As of December 31, 1993, the Managing General Partner
      believed, based on information obtained with respect to the
      Obligor's financial condition, that it was probable that the
      Partnership would be unable to collect all amounts due from the
      Obligor in accordance with terms of the note.  Accordingly, as of
      December 31, 1993, the Partnership established a provision,
      reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation
      and the accompanying Balance Sheet, against the then entire
      outstanding balance of the note in the amount of $298,058.  The
      provision has since been reduced to $284,155 as a result of payments
      received on the note during 1994.

      In June 1994, the Obligor notified the Partnership that he would be
      unable to continue to pay the minimum monthly payments on the note
      and would be unable to pay the outstanding balance of the note upon
      its maturity on August 1, 1994.  As of December 31, 1995, and as of
      the date hereof, the Obligor is in default on the Promissory Note
      for failure to make the minimum required payments due since June 1,
      1994 and for failure to pay the outstanding balance of the note,
      which was due on August 1, 1994.  Once the Obligor ceased making the
      requisite payments on the note, the Managing General Partner issued
      a default notice and demand for payment to the Obligor and filed a
      complaint with the court demanding full payment of all amounts owing
      under the note.

      On December 7, 1994 the court granted the Partnership a summary
      judgment in response to the complaint filed against the Obligor in
      the amount of $305,489, which represents the balance of the note at
      maturity plus accrued interest thereon from the maturity date of the
      note through the date of the judgment.  As of the date hereof, the
      Partnership has not received payment from the Obligor, and the
      Managing General Partner continues to pursue collection of the
      judgment amount.  There can be no assurance that the Partnership
      will be able to recover all, or any, of the amounts due from the
      Obligor.

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                JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                   (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)
                                     
                 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

8. Federal Income Taxes
   --------------------
      A reconciliation of the net income/(loss) reported in the Statements
      of Operations to the net income/(loss) reported for federal income
      tax purposes is as follows:


                                                                  Years Ended December 31,
                                                             1995           1994           1993
                                                             ----           ----           ----
                                                                                  
       Net income/(loss) per Statements of Operations    $4,535,085      ($43,962)     ($667,686)

       Add/(deduct):   Excess tax gain over book gain
                         on disposition of assets         5,418,818              -              -
                       Excess of tax depreciation
                         over book depreciation           (227,964)      (313,090)      (274,953)
                       Provision for/(recovery of)
                         uncollectible note receivable            -       (13,903)        298,058
                       Other income                         (1,989)          9,666              -
                       Other expenses                       101,413        127,078        153,415
                                                         ----------      ---------      ---------
       Net income/(loss) for federal income tax
         purposes                                        $9,825,363     ($234,211)     ($491,166)
                                                         ==========      =========      =========


9. Subsequent Event
   ----------------
      On January 3, 1996, the Partnership paid the outstanding mortgage
      indebtedness held by the Managing General Partner with funds
      provided by the sale of its last property, the Fisherman's Village
      Apartments.

      On January 17, 1996, the Partnership made a cash distribution from
      its net assets in the amount of $658,620 to all Limited Partners of
      record at December 31, 1995.















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               JOHN HANCOCK PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  (A Massachusetts Limited Partnership)

                               SCHEDULE III

                 REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION




                                                                 Years Ended December 31,
                                                            1995           1994           1993
                                                            ----           ----           ----
                                                                                 
Investment in Real Estate:

Balance at beginning of year                            $20,794,074    $20,794,074    $20,794,074
Cost of real estate disposed                           (20,794,074)              -              -
                                                        -----------    -----------    -----------
Balance at end of year                                           $-    $20,794,074    $20,794,074
                                                        ===========    ===========    ===========


Accumulated Depreciation:

Balance at beginning of year                             $6,821,682     $6,197,321     $5,551,513
Additions charged to costs and expenses                     473,283        624,361        645,808
Disposal                                                (7,294,965)              -              -
                                                        -----------    -----------    -----------
Balance at end of year                                           $-     $6,821,682     $6,197,321
                                                        ===========    ===========    ===========


























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