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)
                                February 14, 2001


                          BEACON CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                                                   

       Maryland                              000-24905                     04-3403281
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(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                                  Identification No.)



          One Federal Street, 26th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 457-0400
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On February 14, 2001, Beacon Capital Partners, Inc. ("Beacon") issued a
press release announcing that they had completed the sale of Technology Square,
located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology ("MIT"). As a result of this sale, Beacon shall make a special
dividend distribution to its shareholders of $6.00 per share.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of Beacon Capital Partners, Inc.,
                        dated February 14, 2001



                                   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.



                                                 BEACON CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.


Date:  February 16, 2001                         By: /s/ Randy J. Parker
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                                                     Randy J. Parker
                                                     Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION

Exhibit 99.1      Press Release of Beacon Capital Partners, Inc., dated
                  February 14, 2001