FORWARD TREASURY LOCK AGREEMENT
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                            Amended on July 24, 1998

The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Forward
Treasury  Lock  Transaction  entered into between J.P.  Morgan  Securities  Inc.
("JPMSI") and Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Counterparty")  on the
Trade Date specified below (the  "Transaction").  This Confirmation  evidences a
complete binding agreement between you and us as to the terms of the Transaction
to which this Confirmation relates.  This Confirmation,  together with all other
documents  referring to the ISDA Form of Master  Agreement  (Multicurrency-Cross
Border)(the  "ISDA Form")(each a  "Confirmation")  confirming  transactions (the
"Transactions")  entered  into  between  us  (notwithstanding  anything  to  the
contrary in a Confirmation), shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to
an  agreement in the form of the ISDA Form as if we had executed an agreement in
such a form (but  without  any  Schedule)  on the Trade  Date of the first  such
Transaction between us. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions
of that agreement and this Confirmation,  this Confirmation will prevail for the
purpose of this Transaction.

Each party  represents  that (i) it is entering into the  Transaction  evidenced
hereby as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity);  (ii) the other
party is not  acting  as  fiduciary  for it;  (iii) it is not  relying  upon any
representations  except  those  expressly  set  forth in the  ISDA  Form or this
Confirmation;  (iv) it has  consulted  with  its  own  legal,  regulatory,  tax,
business,  investment,  financial,  and accounting advisors to the extent it has
deemed  necessary,  and it has made its own  investment,  hedging,  and  trading
decisions  based upon its own judgment and upon any advise from such advisors as
it has deemed  necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party; and
(v) it is entering into this Transaction with a full understanding of the terms,
conditions  and risks  thereof and it is capable of and willing to assume  those
risks.

The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates is as follows:

1.   PAYMENT.  The parties  hereto agree that on the  Settlement  Date a payment
     shall be made equal to the Payment Amount on the Determination Date. If the
     Payment Amount is a positive number,  JPMSI shall pay the Payment Amount to
     the Counterparty.  If the Payment Amount is a negative number, Counterparty
     shall pay the absolute value of the Payment Amount to JPMSI.

2.   DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT AMOUNT. On or before the  Determination  Date, the
     Counterparty  shall contact JPMSI between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern
     time), and the Counterparty and JPMSI shall at such time agree on a time on
     such date (the "Lock Time") for determining the Payment Amount. JPMSI shall
     then determine the Payment Amount as of the Lock Time, and shall notify the
     Counterparty thereof by close of business on such date. If the Counterparty
     has not notified  JPMSI by 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern  time) on the  Determination
     Date in order to set a Lock Time, the Lock Time shall be 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
     time) on the Determination Date. All determinations hereunder shall be made
     by JPMSI in good faith and in accordance with its standard practices in the
     Determination Date and as of the Lock Time.


3.   DEFINITIONS

     As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

          Trade Date:         September 22, 1997
          Amendment Date:     July 24, 1998
          Reference Treasury: 7 7/8% of November 15, 2004
          Notional Amount:    USD 50,000,000.00
          Reference Price:    108 - 10
          Reference Yield:    6.240%

          The "Offer Price" for the Reference Treasury on any day shall mean the
          spot  "offer"  price  for  the  Reference  Treasury,  expressed  as  a
          percentage,  as  determined  by JPMSI  in its  reasonable  good  faith
          judgment.

          The  "Payment  Amount"  on any day shall  mean an amount  equal to the
          product of (i) the  difference  between the Reference  Price minus the
          Offer Price on such day multiplied by (ii) the Notional Amount.

          Determination Date: August 21, 1998
          Settlement Date:    August 24, 1998
          Governing Law:      New York


Each party hereby agrees to make  payments to the other in accordance  with this
Confirmation and the ISDA Form. Please confirm your agreement to be bound by the
terms of the  foregoing by executing  this  facsimile of this  Confirmation  and
returning it to us. Please send to the attention of Irina  Gartsbeyn  (Telephone
Number:,   Facsimile  Number:).  When  referencing  this  Confirmation,   please
indicate: JPMSI Treasury Lock Transaction #000114.


We are very pleased to have executed this transaction with Gables Realty Limited
Partnership.

With kind regards,                      Accepted and Confirmed as of the date
                                        first above written


J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.            GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

BY:   /s/ Jason Manske                     BY: /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
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     Name: Jason Manske                 Name: Marvin R. Banks, Jr.
     Title:Vice President               Title:Senior Vice President