SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                        
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                                        
                   Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For Quarter Ended June 30, 1996         Commission File Number 0-18735


                        COPLEY REALTY INCOME PARTNERS 4;
                              A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Massachusetts                       04-3058134
(State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

     399 Boylston Street, 13th Fl.
     Boston, Massachusetts                            02116
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (617) 578-1200



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Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last
report

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve (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

                                        

                        COPLEY REALTY INCOME PARTNERS 4;
                              A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                        
                                        
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                        
                                        
                         FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
                                        
                                     PART I
                                        
                                        
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                        





BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)


                                 June 30, 1996     December 31, 1995
                                ---------------    ------------------
Assets
                                              
Real estate joint ventures           $ 6,801,594     $ 6,917,131

Cash and cash equivalents              1,157,228       1,362,861
Short-term investments                   495,646         296,315
                                      -----------     -----------
                                     $ 8,454,468     $ 8,576,307
                                      ===========     ===========


Liabilities and Partners' Capital


Accounts payable                     $    30,294     $    45,492
Accrued management fee                    18,653          15,781
                                      -----------     -----------
 Total liabilities                        48,947          61,273
                                      -----------     -----------


Partners' capital (deficit):
 Limited partners ($963 per unit;
  100,000 units authorized, 11,931
  units issued and outstanding)        8,413,930       8,522,348
 General partners                         (8,409)         (7,314)
                                      -----------     -----------
Total partners' capital                8,405,521       8,515,034
                                      -----------     -----------
                                     $ 8,454,468     $ 8,576,307
                                      ===========     ===========
<FN>

                (See accompanying notes to financial statements)



STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)



                                 Quarter Ended   Six Months Ended Quarter Ended    Six Months Ended
                                 June 30, 1996    June 30, 1996   June 30, 1995     June 30, 1995
                                 -------------   ---------------- --------------   ----------------
Investment Activity
                                                                        
Joint venture earnings             $   156,856     $   282,054     $    117,921      $    248,925
Interest on cash equivalents
  and short-term investments            19,882          40,211           29,801            59,024
                                    -----------     -----------     ------------      ------------
                                       176,738         322,265          147,722           307,949
                                    -----------     -----------     ------------      ------------


Portfolio Expenses

General and administrative              22,271          42,580           22,428            41,315
Management fee                          18,654          37,307           16,388            32,777
Amortization                             1,862           3,723            1,862             3,723
                                    -----------     -----------     ------------      ------------
                                        42,787          83,610           40,678            77,815
                                    -----------     -----------     ------------      ------------


Net Income                         $   133,951     $   238,655     $    107,044      $    230,134
                                    ===========     ===========     ============      ============

Net income per limited
  partnership unit                 $     11.11     $     19.80     $       8.88      $      19.10
                                    ===========     ===========     ============      ============

Cash distributions per limited
  partnership unit                 $     15.65     $     28.89     $      13.75      $      25.00
                                    ===========     ===========     ============      ============

Number of limited partnership
  units outstanding during
  the period                            11,931          11,931           11,931            11,931
                                    ===========     ===========     ============      ============

<FN>
              (See accompanying notes to financial statements)


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)





                      Quarter Ended         Six Months Ended        Quarter Ended          Six Months Ended
                      June 30, 1996          June 30, 1996          June 30, 1995           June 30, 1995
                  ---------------------  ---------------------   --------------------  -----------------------

                   General     Limited     General    Limited     General    Limited     General      Limited
                   Partners    Partners    Partners   Partners    Partners   Partners    Partners     Partners
                   --------    --------    --------   --------    --------   --------    --------     --------
                                                                           
Balance at
  beginning
  of period        $(7,863)  $8,468,039   $ (7,314)  $8,522,348  $ (4,887)  $9,204,055  $  (4,762)  $9,216,420

Cash
  Distributions     (1,886)    (186,720)    (3,482)   (344,686)    (1,657)   (164,051)     (3,013)    (298,275)

Net income           1,340      132,611      2,387     236,268      1,070     105,974       2,301      227,833
                    -------    ---------    -------   ---------    -------   ---------    --------    ---------

Balance at end
  of period        $(8,409)  $8,413,930   $ (8,409)  $8,413,930  $ (5,474)  $9,145,978  $  (5,474)  $9,145,978
                    =======    =========    =======   =========   ========  ==========    ========   ==========

<FN>
                (See accompanying notes to financial statements)



SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)



                                              Six Months Ended June 30,
                                               -----------------------
                                                 1996           1995
                                              ----------     ----------
                                                     
Net cash provided by operating activities     $  335,889    $   348,582
                                               ----------    -----------

Cash flows from investing activity:
   Increase in short-term investments, net      (193,354)      (516,127)
                                               ----------    -----------

Cash flows from financing activity:
   Distributions to partners                    (348,168)      (301,288)
                                               ----------    -----------

Net decrease in cash and cash
   equivalents                                  (205,633)      (468,833)

Cash and cash equivalents:
   Beginning of period                         1,362,861      2,041,833
                                               ----------    -----------

   End of period                              $1,157,228    $ 1,573,000
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<FN>

                (See accompanying notes to financial statements)



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

     In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial
statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
Partnership's financial position as of June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995
and the results of its operations, its cash flows and changes in partners'
capital (deficit) for the interim periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995.
These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

     See notes to financial statements included in the Partnership's 1995
Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information relating to the
Partnership's financial statements.

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
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     Copley Realty Income Partners 4; A Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership") is a Massachusetts limited partnership organized for the
purpose of investing primarily in newly-constructed and existing income-
producing real properties.  It commenced operations in September 1989, and
acquired the two real estate investments it currently owns prior to 1992.
It intends to dispose of its investments within six to nine years of their
acquisition, and then liquidate.


NOTE 2 - REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES
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     The following summarized financial information is presented in the
aggregate for the joint ventures:



                             Assets and Liabilities
                            ------------------------

                                      June 30, 1996   December 31, 1995
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Assets
  Real property, at cost less
     accumulated depreciation of
     $1,998,543 and $1,723,970         $ 11,894,904      $ 12,034,508
  Other                                     683,674           809,782
                                        ------------        ----------
                                         12,578,578        12,844,290
                                        ------------        ----------

Liabilities
  Note payable (a)                        1,093,118         1,101,426
  Other                                     194,064           184,916
                                        ------------        ----------
                                          1,287,182         1,286,342
                                        ------------        ----------

Net assets                             $ 11,291,396      $ 11,557,948
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<FN>

(a)  Note payable to an insurance company, secured by one building within
the Newhew joint venture, accrues interest at 9.25% per annum.  Principal
and interest installments of $9,848 are due monthly until July 1, 1999, at
which time the principal balance and any unpaid interest will be due and
payable.






                              Results of Operations
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                                          Six Months Ended June 30,
                                              1996           1995
                                          -----------    -----------
                                                 
Revenue
  Rental income                          $ 1,035,887    $     937,150
  Other income                                 1,762              646
                                          -----------      -----------
                                           1,037,649          937,796
                                          -----------      -----------

Expenses
  Operating expenses                         230,045          192,948
  Depreciation and amortization              304,472          292,529
  Interest expense                            50,782           51,513
                                          -----------      -----------
                                             585,299          536,990
                                          -----------      -----------
Net income                               $   452,350    $     400,806
                                          ===========      ===========


     Liabilities and expenses exclude amounts owed and attributable to the
Partnership and (with respect to one joint venture) its affiliate on behalf
of their various financing arrangements with the joint ventures.

NOTE 3 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
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     Distributions of cash from operations relating to the quarter ended
June 30, 1996 were made on July 25, 1996 in the aggregate amount of
$188,606 ($15.65 per limited partnership unit).


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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and Results of Operations
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Partnership completed its offering of units of limited partnership
interest in December 1990 and a total of 11,931 units were sold.  The
Partnership received proceeds of $10,097,962, net of selling commissions
and other offering costs, which have been used for investment in real
estate, used to pay related acquisition costs or retained as working
capital reserves.

     At June 30, 1996, the Partnership had $1,652,874 in cash, cash
equivalents, and short-term investments, of which $188,606 was used for
cash distributions to the partners on July 25, 1996; the remainder is being
retained for working capital reserves.  In July 1995, the Partnership
reduced these working capital reserves by making a capital distribution of
$441,447 ($37 per limited partnership unit). After the distribution, the
Partnership's adjusted capital contribution was $963 per unit.  The source
of future liquidity and cash distributions to partners will be cash
generated by the Partnership's real estate and short-term investments.  The
distribution of cash from operations related to the first two quarters of
1996 was made at the annualized rate of 6.5% on the adjusted capital
contribution.  The distribution of cash from operations relating to the
first two quarters of 1995 was made at the annualized rate of 5.5% on a
capital contribution of $1,000 per unit.  The distribution rate was
increased in 1996 due to improvements in cash flow from the Partnership's
investments.

     The carrying value of real estate investments in the financial
statements at June 30, 1996 is at depreciated cost, or if the investment's
carrying value is determined not to be recoverable through expected
undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying value is reduced to estimated
fair market value.  The fair market value of such investments is further
reduced by the estimated cost of sale for properties held for sale.
Carrying value may be greater or less than current appraised value.  At
June 30, 1996, the appraised values of the Newhew and Shasta Way
investments exceeded their carrying values by $1,500,000 and $300,000,
respectively.  The current appraised value of real estate investments has
been determined by the managing general partner and is generally based on a
combination of traditional appraisal approaches performed by the
Partnership's advisor, Copley Real Estate Advisors, Inc., and independent
appraisers.  Because of the subjectivity inherent in the valuation process,
the current appraised value may differ significantly from that which could
be realized if the real estate were actually offered for sale in the
marketplace.


Results of Operations

     Form of Real Estate Investments

     The Newhew and Shasta Way investments have been structured as joint
ventures with a real estate management/development firm and, in one case,
an affiliate of the Partnership.  As of January 1, 1996, the Shasta Way
joint venture was restructured, and the management/development firm's
interest was assigned to the Partnership and its affiliate in proportion to
their respective ownership interests.  The Partnership's ownership
percentage increased to 42%.

     Operating Factors

     Occupancy remained at 100% at Hohokam Corporate Center (Newhew's Phase
I investment) during the second quarter of 1996.  The property was 83%
leased at December 31, 1995, and 100% leased at June 30, 1995.  Fairmont
Commerce Center (Newhew's Phase II investment) has been 100% leased to two
tenants since May 1992.

     Shasta Way is 100% occupied by a single tenant under a lease which
expires December 31, 1998.

     Investment Results

     Interest income on cash equivalents and short-term investments for the
six months ended June 30, 1996 decreased approximately $19,000, or 32%,
compared to the corresponding period in 1995, primarily due to decreased
invested balances as a result of the distribution of excess working capital
reserves in mid-1995, as well as lower short-term yields.

     Joint venture earnings were $282,054 and $248,925 for the six months
ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.  Joint venture earnings in 1996
are comprised of operating income of $159,454 at Newhew and $122,600 at
Shasta Way; corresponding 1995 earnings were $139,314 at Newhew and
$109,611 at Shasta Way.

     Operating cash flow decreased by approximately $13,000 between the
first six months of 1995 and 1996, primarily due to the timing of
distributions from both Shasta Way and Newhew.


     Portfolio Expenses

     General and administrative expenses primarily consist of real estate
appraisal, legal, accounting, printing and servicing agent fees.  These
expenses were substantially unchanged between the first six months of 1996
and 1995; increased printing costs and certain professional fees were
partially offset by a decrease in legal costs.

     The Partnership management fee is 9% of distributable cash flow from
operations after any increase or decrease in working capital reserves as
determined by the managing general partner.  Management fees increased
between the two six-month periods due to the increase in distributable cash
flow.



                        COPLEY REALTY INCOME PARTNERS 4;
                              A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                        
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                        
                                        
                         FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
                                        
                                        
                                     PART II
                                        
                                        
                                OTHER INFORMATION





Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          a.   Exhibits:   None.

               b.   Reports on Form 8-K:  No Current Reports on Form 8-K
                    were filed during the quarter ended June 30, 1996.




                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                         COPLEY REALTY INCOME PARTNERS 4;
                         A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                         (Registrant)



August 13, 1996              /s/ Peter P. Twining
                            -----------------------------
                                Peter P. Twining
                                Managing Director and General Counsel
                                of Managing General Partner,
                                Fourth Income Corp.


August 13, 1996              /s/ Daniel C. Mackowiak
                            -----------------------------
                                Daniel C. Mackowiak
                                Principal Financial and Accounting
                                Officer of Managing General Partner,
                                Fourth Income Corp.