Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20547

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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-9
                                 (RULE 14d-101)

          SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                          Century Properties Fund XVII
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                            (Name of Subject Company)

                          Century Properties Fund XVII
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                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                            Limited Partnership Units
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      None
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                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 Patrick J. Foye
                            Executive Vice President
                   Apartment Investment and Management Company
                           Colorado Center, Tower Two
                   2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000
                             Denver, Colorado 80222
                                 (303) 757-8101
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      (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
     Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

                                   Copies to:
                                Gregory M. Chait
                                  Robert Barker
                     Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
                           191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                                 Sixteenth Floor
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30303
                                 (404) 572-6600

[ ]  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
     made before the commencement of a tender offer.




         The information in the Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
dated May 7, 2002 (the "Offer"), as supplemented by the Supplement to the Offer
to Purchase, dated June 3, 2002, and Letter to Limited Partners, dated May 7,
2002, is incorporated herein by reference in answer to all of the Items of this
Schedule 14D-9 except as otherwise set forth below:

Item 2.  Identity and Background of Filing Person.

         This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-9 is being filed by Century
Properties Fund XVII (the "Registrant"), a California limited partnership of
which the general partner is Fox Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO
Properties, L.P. The Registrant's business address is Colorado Center, Tower
Two, 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000, Denver, Colorado 80222, and
its telephone number is (303) 757-8101. The title of the class of equity
securities to which this statement relates are the units of limited partnership
interest of the Registrant.

Item 9.  Exhibits.

          (a)  Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for Units of Limited
               Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund XVII (Exhibit 1
               to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P., dated May 7, 2002, is
               incorporated herein by reference).

          (b)  Letter to Limited Partners of Century Properties Fund XVII, dated
               May 7, 2002 (Exhibit 4 to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
               dated May 7, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference).

          (c)  Supplement to the Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for
               Units of Limited Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund
               XVII (Exhibit 9 to Schedule TO/A of AIMCO Properties, L.P., dated
               June 3, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference).








                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  June 3, 2002


                                        CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII


                                        By:  Fox Capital Management Corporation
                                             (General Partner - Fox Partners)


                                        By:          /s/ Patrick J. Foye
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                                            Executive Vice President






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT NO.           DESCRIPTION
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     (a)       Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for Units of Limited
               Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund XVII (Exhibit 1
               to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P., dated May 7, 2002, is
               incorporated herein by reference).

     (b)       Letter to Limited Partners of Century Properties Fund XVII, dated
               May 7, 2002 (Exhibit 4 to Schedule TO of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,
               dated May 7, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference).

     (c)       Supplement to the Offer to Purchase of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for
               Units of Limited Partnership Interest of Century Properties Fund
               XVII (Exhibit 9 to Schedule TO/A of AIMCO Properties, L.P., dated
               June 3, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference).
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