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)     October 21, 2005
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                        BNP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

          Maryland                      1-9496                   56-1574675
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


           301 S. College Street, Suite 3850
               Charlotte, North Carolina                              28202
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (704) 944-0100
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                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item. 8.01 Other Events.

         Effective October 21, 2005, BNP Residential Properties, Inc. sold
Savannah Shores Apartments, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a
contract price of $22.75 million, to an unaffiliated third party. In conjunction
with this disposition, we retired a $9.0 million variable rate note payable,
secured by a mortgage and assignment of rents of the apartment community.

         On October 24, 2005, we issued a press release announcing and
describing this transaction. A copy of this press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

         The information included under Item 9.01 in this Current Report on Form
8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference in any registration statement
filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

99.1     Press release dated October 24, 2005, issued by BNP Residential
         Properties, Inc.


                                   SIGNATURES

         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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                       BNP Residential Properties, Inc.
                                       (Registrant)


October 25, 2005                          /s/ Pamela B. Bruno
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                                       Pamela B. Bruno
                                       Vice President, Treasurer and
                                       Chief Financial Officer


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