SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                  UNITED STATES
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        July 10, 1997

                              REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Florida                    1-12298                  59-3191743
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)            File Number)           (Ientification No.)


  121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200
           Jacksonville,                                       32202
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code:        (904)-356-7000



                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








ITEM  5.    OTHER EVENTS

      On March 21, 1996,  Regency Realty  Corporation  (the  "Company")  filed a
registration  statement (File No.  333-2546) on Form S-3 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") relating to the public offering, pursuant
to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
of up to an  aggregate  of  $150,000,000  in  securities  of  the  Company  (the
"Registration  Statement") and subsequently  amended on June 27, 1997 increasing
the aggregate amount to $250,000,000.  On July 3, 1997, the Commission  declared
the Registration  Statement, as amended,  effective.  The Registration Statement
and definitive  prospectus contained therein are collectively referred to as the
"Prospectus".

      The  Company  has,  from time to time,  effected  sales of its  securities
pursuant to the Registration  Statement,  and, on July 10, 1997, filed, pursuant
to Rule 462 (b) promulgated  under the Securities Act, a registration  statement
n Form S-3 registering an additional $13,794,425 in securities of the Company.

      The Company is filing with the Commission on July 15, 1997 a supplement to
the Prospectus,  dated July 10, 1997, relating to the issuance and sale of up to
2,777,250  shares  of the  Company's  common  stock,  $.01 par  value  per share
(including  362,250  shares  subject  to a 30 day  over-allotment  option)  (the
"Common Stock  Supplement").  In connection  with the filing of the Common Stock
Supplement with the Commission,  the Company is filing an underwriting agreement
as part of this Form 8-K. See " Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits."

ITEM  7.    FINANCIAL SATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      C.    Exhibits

            The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K.

            (a)  Underwriting  Agreement  between  the  Company  and  Prudential
Securities  Incorporated  dated July 10, 1997,  with respect to the issuance and
sale by the Company of up to 2,777,250 shares of the Company's common stock.





                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                    REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION



Date:  July 15, 1997                      By: /s/  J. CHRISTIAN LEAVITT
                                              -------------------------
                                          J. Christian Leavitt
                                          Treasurer and Secretary