UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
           SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        August 29, 2001
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                      Krupp Realty Limited Partnership-VII
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Massachusetts                              0-14377           04-2842924
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission       (IRS employer
incorporation or organization           file number)      identification no.)


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


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





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Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

          Disposition of Courtyard Village Apartments

          On June 12,  2001,  Krupp Realty  Courtyard  Limited  Partnership,  an
          entity   owned   by  Krupp   Realty   Limited   Partnership-VII   (the
          "Partnership"), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell its
          interest in  Courtyard  Village  Apartments,  a 224-unit  multi-family
          apartment   community  located  in  Naperville,   Illinois,   to  Home
          Properties  of NY, LP, an  unaffiliated  party.  The  transaction  was
          consummated August 29, 2001 for consideration of $12,768,000, less the
          assumption of the existing mortgage note and closing costs.




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

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

     (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired

              Not applicable

     (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

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

     (c)  Exhibits

              Exhibit 2.1  Purchase  and Sale Agreement dated June 12, 2001
                           by and  among  Krupp  Realty  Courtyards Limited
                           Partnership and Home Properties of New York, L.P.





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                                    SIGNATURE

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

                                           Krupp Realty Limited Partnership-VII
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                                                       (Registrant)

                                           BY: /s/ David C. Quade
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                                           David C. Quade
                                           Treasurer   (Principal  Financial and
                                           Accounting Officer) of The Krupp
                                           Corporation, a General Partner


September 13, 2001












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                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

On August 29, 2001,  Krupp Realty Limited  Partnership-VII  (the  "Partnership")
sold its entire interest in Courtyard Village Apartments ("Courtyard"),  to Home
Properties of New York,  L.P.,  an  unaffiliated  party,  for  consideration  of
$12,768,000.

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

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






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              KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP-VII AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  June 30, 2001

                                   (Unaudited)


                                     ASSETS


                             As Reported
                             on Form 10-Q     Courtyard
                                  at          Pro Forma       Pro Forma
                            June 30, 2001    Adjustments    June 30, 2001
                               (Note 1)        (Note 1)        (Note 1)
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

Multi-family apartment
 communities, net of
 accumulated depreciation   $   3,737,374    $         -    $   3,737,374
Multi-family apartment
 communities available for
 sale                           3,650,276     (3,650,276)               -
Cash and cash equivalents         246,635      7,586,651        7,833,286
Cash restricted for tenant
 security deposits                 28,022        (28,022)               -
Replacement reserve escrow         77,043        (77,043)               -
Due from affiliates                45,234        (17,395)          27,839
Prepaid expenses and other
 assets                           327,235       (154,350)         172,885
Investment in securities           65,340              -           65,340
Deferred expense, net of
 accumulated amortization          92,185        (92,185)               -
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total assets           $   8,269,344    $ 3,567,380    $  11,836,724
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                        LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)

Liabilities:
  Mortgage notes payable    $  10,047,550    $(5,081,015)   $   4,966,535
  Accrued expenses and
   other liabilities              621,134       (287,512)         333,622
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     Total liabilities         10,668,684     (5,368,527)       5,300,157

  Partners' capital
   (deficit)                   (2,399,340)     8,935,907        6,536,567
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total liabilities
      and partners' capital
      (deficit)             $   8,269,344    $ 3,567,380   $  11,836,724
                            =============    ===========    =============













                 See accompanying note to pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.




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              KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP-VII AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

                                   (Unaudited)


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

Revenue:
  Rental                    $   2,109,834    $(1,040,213)   $   1,069,621
  Other income                      5,594           (292)           5,302
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total revenue              2,115,428     (1,040,505)       1,074,923
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

Expenses:
  Operating                       587,155       (295,847)         291,308
  Maintenance                     190,022       (110,112)          79,910
  Real estate taxes               226,954        (95,631)         131,323
  Management fees                  92,301        (45,092)          47,209
  General and administrative      158,578              -          158,578
  Depreciation and
   amortization                   684,810       (461,998)         222,812
  Interest                        459,119       (200,980)         258,139
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total expenses             2,398,939     (1,209,660)       1,189,279
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

Net income (loss)           $    (283,511)   $   169,155    $    (114,356)
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                 See accompanying note to pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.





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              KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP-VII AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

                                   (Unaudited)


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

Revenue:
  Rental                    $   4,184,217    $(2,069,308)   $   2,114,909
  Other income                     18,534         (1,346)          17,188
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total revenue              4,202,751     (2,070,654)       2,132,097
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

Expenses:
  Operating                     1,045,932       (510,751)         535,181
  Maintenance                     321,259       (185,538)         135,721
  Real estate taxes               418,345       (155,910)         262,435
  Management fees                 185,038        (91,333)          93,705
  General and administrative      197,064              -          197,064
  Depreciation and
   amortization                 1,444,361       (985,013)         459,348
  Interest                        870,240       (405,015)         465,225
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

     Total expenses             4,482,239     (2,333,560)       2,148,679
                            -------------    -----------    -------------

Net income (loss)           $    (279,488)   $   262,906    $     (16,582)
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                 See accompanying note to pro forma consolidated
                             financial statements.



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              KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP-VII AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     NOTE TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(1)  Basis of Presentation

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

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



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                         Description

     2.1  Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated June 12,  2001 by and among  Krupp
          Realty Courtyard Limited  Partnership and Home Properties of New York,
          L.P.