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<LEGEND>
                              The Schedule contains summary
                              financial information extracted from
                              the financial statements for Cambridge
                              + Related Housing Properties L.P. and
                              is qualified in its entirety by
                              reference to such financial statements
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        CAMBRIDGE  RELATED HOUSING PROPERTIES L.P.
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