As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 1997



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                     FORM 10

                   GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (b) or 12 (g) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
                              ____________________
 
           Delaware                                  58-2077966
  (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

                        2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1450
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30339
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 436-4600
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        Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

   Title of Each Class                           Name of Each Exchange on which
   to be so Registered                           Each Class is to be Registered
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      Not Applicable                                    Not Applicable

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                      Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                                (Title of Class)


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                                                                               
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Item 1.  Business...........................................................  3

Item 2.  Financial Information..............................................  9

Item 3.  Properties......................................................... 30

Item 4.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management..... 38

Item 5.  Trustees and Executive Officers.................................... 38

Item 6.  Executive Compensation............................................. 40

Item 7.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................... 44

Item 8.  Legal Proceedings.................................................. 44

Item 9.  Market Price and Distributions and Related Security Holder Matters. 44

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities............................ 45

Item 11. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered............ 46

Item 12. Indemnification of Directors, Trustees and Officers................ 48

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data........................ 49

Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and 
          Financial Disclosure.............................................. 49

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.................................. 49



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ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
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General
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     Gables Realty Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating  Partnership")  is the
entity  through  which  Gables  Residential  Trust  (the  "Company"),   a  self-
administered and self-managed  real estate  investment trust ("REIT"),  conducts
substantially  all  of  its  business  and  owns  (either  directly  or  through
subsidiaries)  substantially all of its assets. The Operating Partnership is one
of  the  largest  owners  and  operators  of  multifamily   communities  in  the
Southeastern  and  Southwestern  United States.  In 1993, the Company was formed
under  Maryland law and the  Operating  Partnership  was organized as a Delaware
limited  partnership  to  continue  and  to  expand  the  multifamily  apartment
community management,  development,  construction and acquisition  operations of
its privately owned predecessor organization (the "Company's Predecessor").  The
term  "Gables  Residential  Group"  or  "Group"  as used  herein  refers  to the
Company's Predecessor prior to the Company's initial public offering in January,
1994 (the  "Initial  Offering" or "IPO") and the  concurrent  completion  of the
various  transactions  that occurred  simultaneously  therewith (the  "Formation
Transactions"). The term "Company" as used herein means Gables Residential Trust
and its subsidiaries on a consolidated  basis  (including  Gables Realty Limited
Partnership  and its  subsidiaries)  or, where the context so  requires,  Gables
Residential Trust only, and, as the context may require, their predecessors. The
term  "Operating  Partnership"  or "Gables" as used herein means  Gables  Realty
Limited  Partnership and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or, where the
context so requires, Gables Realty Limited Partnership only, and, as the context
may require, their predecessors.

     The  Company  is  currently  an  84.6%  economic  owner  of  the  Operating
Partnership  and controls it through  Gables GP, Inc.  ("GGPI"),  a wholly-owned
subsidiary  of the  Company  and  the  sole  general  partner  of the  Operating
Partnership (this structure is commonly  referred to as an umbrella  partnership
REIT or "UPREIT").  The board of directors of GGPI, the members of which are the
same as the members of the Board of Trustees of the Company, manages the affairs
of the Operating  Partnership  by directing  the affairs of GGPI.  The Company's
limited  partner  and  indirect  general  partner  interests  in  the  Operating
Partnership  entitle it to share in cash distributions  from, and in the profits
and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to its ownership interest
therein and  entitle the Company to vote on all matters  requiring a vote of the
limited partners.

     The other  limited  partners of the Operating  Partnership  are persons who
contributed  their  direct or indirect  interests in certain  properties  to the
Operating Partnership  primarily in connection with the Formation  Transactions.
The  Operating   Partnership  is  obligated  to  redeem  each  unit  of  limited
partnership  ("Unit") at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the
fair  market  value of a share of the  Company's  common  shares  of  beneficial
interest,  $.01 per  share  ("Common  Shares"), at the time of such  redemption,
provided  that the  Company at its  option  may elect to  acquire  any such Unit
presented for  redemption  for one Common Share or cash.  The Company  presently
anticipates that it will elect to issue Common Shares to acquire Units presented
for redemption, rather than paying cash. With each such redemption the Company's
percentage  ownership  interest in the Operating  Partnership will increase.  In
addition, whenever the Company issues Common Shares, the Company is obligated to
contribute  any net proceeds  therefrom  to the  Operating  Partnership  and the
Operating Partnership is obligated to issue an equivalent number of Units to the
Company.

     The  Operating  Partnership  may issue  additional  Units to  acquire  land
parcels for the  development  of apartment  communities  or operating  apartment
communities in transactions that in certain  circumstances  defer some or all of
the sellers' tax  consequences.  The  Operating  Partnership  believes that many
potential sellers of multifamily  residential properties have a low tax basis in
their   properties  and  would  be  more  willing  to  sell  the  properties  in
transactions that defer Federal income taxes. Offering Units instead of cash for
properties may provide potential sellers partial Federal income tax deferral.

     At March 31, 1997, the Operating Partnership owned 48 completed multifamily
communities  and had an indirect  25%  interest in two  multifamily  communities
(collectively,  the "Current Communities") containing apartment homes located in
the following cities in Georgia, Texas and Tennessee:  Atlanta, Houston, Dallas,
San Antonio, Austin, Nashville and Memphis. The Current Communities total 15,480
apartment  homes  and  had  a  weighted  average  physical   occupancy  rate  of
approximately 96% as of March 31, 1997,  excluding four communities in the final
stages  of  lease-up.  The  Operating  Partnership  also had  seven  multifamily
communities under development at March 31, 1997 (collectively,  the "Development
Communities"  and,  with  the  Current  Communities,  the  "Communities").   The
Development  Communities  are expected to comprise 2,025 apartment homes and are
expected to be completed in 1997 and 1998. In addition to the  Communities,  the
Operating  Partnership  owns four  sites (the  "Undeveloped  Sites") on which it
intends to  develop  apartment  communities  and has  rights  (the  "Development
Rights") to acquire six  additional  sites.  Although there is no assurance that
the Operating  Partnership  will develop  multifamily  communities at any of the
Undeveloped  Sites or pursuant to any of the  Development  Rights,  an estimated

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2,771  apartment  homes  could  be added to its  portfolio  from the  successful
development of all such  locations.  The Operating  Partnership  also has rights
(the  "Acquisition  Rights")  to  acquire  two  existing  multifamily  apartment
communities  comprising 520 apartment homes.  There can be no assurance that the
Operating  Partnership will acquire these  communities.  Gables is also pursuing
other  acquisition  and  development  opportunities  in the  ordinary  course of
business, which have not yet been, or may never be, put under contract.

     The  Operating  Partnership's  executive  offices are located at 2859 Paces
Ferry  Road,  in  Atlanta,  Georgia  30339  and its  telephone  number  is (770)
436-4600.

     MANAGEMENT  STRUCTURE.  The Operating  Partnership has been responsible for
the  development or acquisition of  approximately  40,000  apartment homes since
1982 and its senior management team has, on average, approximately fifteen years
experience in the multifamily  industry.  The Operating  Partnership  provides a
full range of integrated real estate services  through a staff of  approximately
900  employees  who  have  experience  in  property   operations,   development,
acquisition and  construction.  The Operating  Partnership  maintains offices in
Atlanta,  Houston and Dallas,  each with its own fully integrated  organization,
including  experienced in-house  management,  development and acquisition staffs
with specific  knowledge of the  particular  markets  served.  In addition,  the
Operating  Partnership  maintains  offices  in  San  Antonio  and  Memphis.  The
Operating   Partnership  believes  that  its  competitive  strength  and  growth
potential lie in management's  in-depth knowledge of the changing  opportunities
available in each local market and in its locally focused management  structure,
which enables highly experienced development and acquisition personnel to pursue
new opportunities in each market and highly experienced on-site managers to make
the  day-to-day  decisions  needed  to  maximize  the  performance  of  existing
properties.  The  finance,  accounting  and  administrative  functions  for  the
Operating Partnership are controlled by a central staff located in Atlanta.

     COMPETITIVE  ADVANTAGES.  The  Operating  Partnership  believes that it has
several competitive advantages. These advantages include:

     . Service-Oriented Philosophy: a service-oriented philosophy which focuses
on offering extensive resident amenities and services in quality apartment homes
to increase occupancy and rental rates and reduce resident turnover;

     . Geographic Diversification:  an established  market presence in multiple
major  markets in the  Southeastern  and  Southwestern  United  States which are
geographically independent, rely on diverse economic foundations, and during the
past several years have shown job growth substantially above national averages;

     . Product Focus: a portfolio  concentration  of Class A properties  located
primarily in in-fill locations and  master-planned  communities,  which includes
garden,  townhome and higher density apartment  communities that were developed,
acquired,  rehabilitated or repositioned by the Operating Partnership,  targeted
toward a lifestyle renter segment;

     . Local Presence in Multiple Markets:  a local presence for over ten years
in each of the seven  cities  served by the  Operating  Partnership  through  an
experienced  staff with superior  knowledge of local markets and a culture which
provides incentives for outstanding performance at all levels;

     . Fully Integrated Organization:  a fully integrated organization with a
track  record in excess  of ten years in all  phases of real  estate property
property   management,   development, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation
financing  (including  tax-exempt bond financing) and marketing.

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Management Companies
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     The  Operating   Partnership's   management  operations  with  respect  to
properties  in which the  Operating  Partnership  does not have an interest  are
conducted  through  subsidiaries of the Operating  Partnership  (the "Management
Companies").  The  Management  Companies  also provide  other  services to third
parties,  including  construction  and  brokerage  services and the provision of
corporate rental housing.  Certain of these are, or may also be, provided by the
Operating  Partnership  directly, to the extent consistent with the gross income
requirements for REIT's under the Code. To maintain the Company's qualifications
as a REIT while  realizing  income from its fee management  and related  service
business,  the Operating  Partnership  owns 100% of the  nonvoting  common stock
(representing  98.99% of the total equity) of each Management  Company and 1% of
the  voting  common  stock  (representing  .01%  of the  total  equity)  of each
Management Company.  The nonvoting common stock and voting common stock owned by
the Operating  Partnership together represent 99% of the the equity interests in
each  Management  Company.  Executive  officers  of  the  Company  hold,  in the
aggregate,   the  remaining  1%  of  the  equity  in  each  Management  Company,
representing 99% of the voting interest therein. The voting common stock held by
such  executive  officers  is  subject  to a  provision  of the  bylaws of each
Management  Company  that is  designed  to ensure that the stock will be held by
officers of the Management Companies at all times. This bylaw provision of each
Management Company cannot be amended without the vote of 100% of the outstanding
voting common stock of such company.

Brand Name Strategy
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     The Operating  Partnership is continuing to pursue a strategy of brand name
development  by linking the "Gables"  name to its  properties.  This strategy is
intended  to  reinforce  the  Operating  Partnership's  reputation  and to build
recognition  of the Operating  Partnership's  multifamily  communities as a high
quality,  recognizable brand. The Operating  Partnership believes that increased
consumer  recognition  of the  "Gables"  brand name in each of its markets  will
enhance its ability to attract new residents,  increase the markets'  perception
of the  Communities  as high quality  residential  developments, and enhance the
Operating Partnership's relationships with local authorities.

Business Objectives and Strategy of the Operating Partnership
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     The  Operating  Partnership  intends  to grow by  improving  cash flow from
existing   multifamily   communities  through  innovative,   proactive  property
management  that focuses on resident  satisfaction  and retention,  increases in
rents and occupancy levels, and the control of operating expenses. The Operating
Partnership also intends to grow through  development and acquisition of Class A
multifamily communities in the Southeastern and Southwestern United States which
provide both  favorable  initial  returns and long-term  growth  prospects.  The
Operating  Partnership  believes  that it is well  positioned  to achieve  these
objectives as a result of its  long-established  presence as a fully  integrated
real estate  management,  development,  construction and acquisition  company in
seven metropolitan  markets in the Southeastern and Southwestern  United States.
The Operating  Partnership  has had a  significant  presence in each of its core
markets of Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Nashville,  Memphis, San Antonio and Austin
(the "Core  Markets")  for the past fifteen  years.  The  Operating  Partnership
believes  that this  long-term,  local market  presence  gives it a  competitive
advantage with regard to site selection and market  information  and aids in its
requests  for   entitlements  and  zoning   petitions.   The  Core  Markets  are
geographically  independent,  rely on  diverse  economic  foundations  and  have
experienced  job growth  substantially  above national  averages.  The Operating
Partnership  recently  entered the Orlando  market  which has the common  growth
characteristics of the Core Markets.

     PROPERTY OPERATIONS. The property management group operates the Communities
to maximize cash flow and create long-term value. This is achieved by aggressive
marketing and leasing of apartment homes,  providing the best possible  resident
service and  maintaining the  Communities to the highest  standards.  Management
believes that excellent  service will distinguish  Gables from the competitor as
well as retain  current  residents  and attract  new  prospects.  The  Operating
Partnership has a service oriented  philosophy  which is reinforced  through its
"College of Career Development" which the Company calls Gables University.  This
comprehensive  training  system for the  Operating  Partnership's  employees  is
overseen by full-time  training  coordinators and offers classes in a variety of
different schools, such as the School of Leasing, the School of People Resources
and the School of  Maintenance  Development.  Additionally,  there are  "degree"
programs  which  are  completed  with  graduation  ceremonies.  Service  is also
reinforced with quarterly "I Made a Difference"  recognition  ceremonies,  where
personal  achievement by associates is acknowledged by senior management in each
of the markets where the Operating Partnership operates.

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     Financial and marketing  information is collected and  distributed  through
on-site computer systems at all Communities and effectively summarizes operating
and marketing data critical for making accurate daily decisions. The system also
compiles  demographic  profile information on prospective and current residents,
allowing the Operating Partnership to effectively target its customer base.

     The property  management  group is  strategically  focused on the following
areas:
          EMPLOYEES.  Hiring the highest  quality  associates  possible  through
     extensive screening and proactive  recruiting,  and encouraging loyalty and
     reducing  employee  turnover  by  providing  outstanding  training,  career
     opportunities and benefit programs.  The average tenure for vice presidents
     and  regional  managers  of the group is over eight  years and the  average
     tenure of property managers is approximately six years.

          RESIDENTS.   Providing   exceptional   services   to   the   Operating
     Partnership's  relatively high-income residents, who expect a service level
     commensurate with the high level rents.

          FINANCIAL  PERFORMANCE.  Maximizing  revenues from the  Communities by
     empowering and  motivating  property  managers to make decisions  regarding
     rental rates and implementation of marketing programs to attract and retain
     residents;  reducing property operating expenses by continuously evaluating
     vendors  and  service  contracts,   utilizing  volume  discount  purchasing
     programs and analyzing tax and utility  expenses;  and  monitoring  overall
     appearance and appeal of the Communities by ensuring cleanliness, investing
     wisely  in  major  capital   expenses  and  ensuring  the  quality  of  the
     landscaping.

     DEVELOPMENT.   The  development  team  has  extensive   experience  in  the
identification of sites, land planning,  product development and construction in
the Southeastern and Southwestern United Sates. In evaluating whether to develop
an apartment  community,  the development team analyzes current demographics and
economic data such as household formation rates, income levels, rental rates and
occupancies.  The  Operating  Partnership  relies both on internal  and external
market research to determine the current position of the real estate cycle.

     Successful  development has been  instrumental to the growth of Gables and,
since 1982, it has developed approximately 27,000 apartment homes. The Operating
Partnership  seeks to develop  properties  in markets where it discerns a strong
demand,  which the Operating  Partnership  anticipates will enable it to achieve
its targeted initial yields.  The Operating  Partnership  expects to continue to
focus on the Southeastern  and Southwestern  United States which, as a result of
job growth and household  formation,  have generally  experienced high occupancy
levels  and  rising  rents in recent  years.  The  typical  submarket  where the
Operating  Partnership  develops its communities is one where resident profiles,
including relatively high income households,  justify the development of Class A
multifamily  communities  offering  extensive  resident  amenities and services.
Fundamental  to  the  Operating   Partnership's   development  is  its  in-house
construction  group,  which allows the Operating  Partnership  to act as its own
general contractor, which in turn helps control quality, scheduling and cost. In
addition, the Operating Partnership's development and construction expertise has
enabled it to develop a variety of multifamily  communities,  including  Class A
garden  apartments,  townhomes  and higher  density  apartments  in a variety of
geographic areas.

     ACQUISITION.  The  Operating  Partnership  also  focuses its efforts on the
acquisition  of  existing  multifamily  communities  which  management  believes
present  opportunities  for  creating  value,   including  properties  requiring
extensive renovations and market repositioning.  Since 1982, Gables has acquired
and  repositioned   communities  comprising  a  total  of  approximately  13,000
apartment  homes, of which 3,000 apartment homes were  value-added  acquisitions
which required substantial redevelopment,  repositioning,  and strong management
skills. The Operating  Partnership intends to continue its acquisition strategy,
which utilizes a value-added  approach to real estate investment.  The Operating
Partnership will seek to invest in those properties that management believes are
available at prices below estimated  replacement cost, are located in submarkets
with  a  relatively  high  income  population  with  close  proximity  to  major
employment  centers,  and are  capable  of growth in  investment  value  through
application  of the  Operating  Partnership's  management  ability and strategic
capital improvements.

     FEE  MANAGEMENT  BUSINESS AND RELATED  SERVICES.  As of March 31, 1997, the
Operating  Partnership  managed,  for third parties, 33 multifamily  communities
comprising  approximately 11,400 apartment homes. These fee management contracts
are  maintained  with  a  total  of  approximately  20  owners.   The  Operating
Partnership  intends to pursue new fee management  opportunities  on a selective
basis  only,  primarily  through  existing  customer  contacts.  

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     In addition to contributing modestly to funds from operations,  engaging in
fee  management  allows the  Operating  Partnership  to leverage its  management
operations costs, provides access to development and acquisition  opportunities,
and provides the Operating  Partnership  with additional  market  knowledge.  In
addition to its fee  management  business,  the Operating  Partnership  provides
other services  through the Management  Companies,  including  construction  and
brokerage  services and the  provision of corporate  rental  housing to selected
multifamily real estate clients.

Competition
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     All of the  Communities  are located in developed  areas that include other
apartment communities.  The number of competitive  multifamily  communities in a
particular  area  could have a material  effect on the  Operating  Partnership's
ability to lease apartment homes at the Communities or at any newly developed or
acquired community,  as well as on the rents charged. The Operating  Partnership
may be competing for development and acquisition  opportunities with others that
have greater resources than the Operating  Partnership  (including other REITs).
In addition,  the  Communities  must compete for residents with new and existing
homes and  condominiums.  The home  affordability  index in all of the Operating
Partnership's   markets  is  above  the  national   average.   This  competitive
environment is partially  offset by the propensity to rent for households in the
Operating Partnership's markets which in all cases exceeds the national average.

     The fee  management  business  is  highly  competitive,  and the  Operating
Partnership  faces  competition  from a variety of local,  regional and national
firms. The Operating  Partnership  competes against these firms by stressing the
quality and experience of its employees,  the services provided by the Operating
Partnership  and the market  presence and  experience it has developed  over the
past fifteen years. The Operating  Partnership may,  nevertheless,  lose some of
its third party management business, particularly when such properties are sold.
 
Environmental Matters
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     Under various Federal,  state and local environmental laws,  ordinances and
regulations,  a current or previous  owner or operator of real  property  may be
required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic  substances or petroleum
product  releases at such  property,  and may be held  liable to a  governmental
entity  or to third  parties  for  property  damage  and for  investigation  and
clean-up  costs incurred by such parties in connection  with the  contamination.
Such laws, ordinances and regulations  typically impose clean-up  responsibility
and liability without regard to whether the owner knew of or caused the presence
of the  contaminants,  and the liability under such laws has been interpreted to
be joint and  several  unless the harm is  divisible  and there is a  reasonable
basis for allocation of responsibility.  The cost of investigation,  remediation
or removal of such  substances  may be  substantial,  and the  presence  of such
substances,  or the  failure to properly  remediate  the  contamination  on such
property, may adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or rent such property
or to borrow  using such  property  as  collateral.  Persons who arrange for the
disposal or treatment of  hazardous or toxic  substances  also may be liable for
the costs of  removal or  remediation  of such  substances  at the  disposal  or
treatment  facility,  whether or not such  facility is owned or operated by such
person. In addition,  some  environmental laws create a lien on the contaminated
site in favor of the  government  for damages and costs it incurs in  connection
with the contamination.  Finally, the owner or operator of a site may be subject
to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs  resulting from
environmental  contamination  emanating  from a site.  In  connection  with  the
ownership,  operation,  management and  development of the Communities and other
real properties,  the Operating  Partnership may be potentially  liable for such
damages  and  costs.  Certain  Federal,  state and local  laws,  ordinances  and
regulations    govern   the   removal,    encapsulation   and   disturbance   of
asbestos-containing materials ("ACMs") when such materials are in poor condition
or in the event of  construction,  remodeling,  renovation  or  demolition  of a
building. Such laws, ordinances and regulations may impose liability for release
of ACMs and may  provide  for third  parties  to seek  recovery  from  owners or
operators  of real  properties  for personal  injury  associated  with ACMs.  In
connection  with its ownership,  operation,  management  and  development of the
Communities  and  other  real  properties,  the  Operating  Partnership  may  be
potentially liable for such costs.

     In  addition,  recent  studies  have linked  radon,  a  naturally-occurring
substance, to increased risks of lung cancer. While there are currently no state
or Federal  requirements  regarding the monitoring for, presence of, or exposure
to, radon in indoor air, the U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agency ("EPA") and
the Surgeon General  recommend  testing  residences for the presence of radon in
indoor  air,  and the EPA further  recommends  that  concentrations  of radon in
indoor air be limited to less than 4  picocuries  per liter of air (pCi/L)  (the
"Recommended Action Level"). The presence of radon in concentrations equal to or
greater than the  Recommended  Action Level in a Community may adversely  affect
the Operating  Partnership's  ability to rent apartment  homes in that Community
and the market value of the Community.

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     Finally,  recently-enacted  Federal  legislation  will  eventually  require
owners  and  landlords  of  residential  housing  constructed  prior  to 1978 to
disclose  to  potential  tenants  or  purchasers  of the  Communities  any known
lead-paint  hazards and will impose treble damages for failure to so notify.  In
addition,  lead-based  paint  in any of  the  Communities  may  result  in  lead
poisoning in children  residing in that  Community if chips or particles of such
lead-based paint are ingested,  and the Operating Partnership may be held liable
under state laws for any such injuries  caused by ingestion of lead-based  paint
by children living at the Communities.

     The  Operating  Partnership's  assessments  of  the  Communities  have  not
revealed any  environmental  liability that the Operating  Partnership  believes
would have a material  adverse effect on the Operating  Partnership's  business,
assets or results of operations,  nor is the Operating  Partnership aware of any
such material  environmental  liability.  Nevertheless,  it is possible that the
Operating Partnership's  assessments do not reveal all environmental liabilities
or that there are  material  environmental  liabilities  of which the  Operating
Partnership  is unaware.  Moreover,  there can be no  assurance  that (i) future
laws,  ordinances  or  regulations  will not impose any  material  environmental
liability or (ii) the current  environmental  condition of the Communities  will
not be  affected by  tenants,  by the  condition  of land or  operations  in the
vicinity of the properties (such as the presence of underground  storage tanks),
or by third parties unrelated to the Operating Partnership.

     The  Operating  Partnership  believes  that no ACMs were used in connection
with the  construction  of the  communities  or will be used in connection  with
future construction by the Operating  Partnership.  The Operating  Partnership's
environmental  assessments  have revealed the presence of "potentially  friable"
ACMs at one Current  Community and non-friable ACMs at six Current  Communities.
The  Operating  Partnership  has programs in place to maintain and monitor ACMs.
The Operating Partnership believes that the Communities are in compliance in all
material  respects  with all  Federal,  state and  local  laws,  ordinances  and
regulations  regarding hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum products.  The
Operating Partnership has not been notified by any governmental  authority,  and
is not  otherwise  aware,  of any  material  noncompliance,  liability  or claim
relating to hazardous or toxic  substances  or petroleum  products in connection
with any of its present properties that would involve  substantial  expenditure,
and the Operating  Partnership  does not believe that compliance with applicable
environmental  laws or  regulations  will have a material  adverse effect on the
Operating Partnership or its financial condition or results of operations.

Costs of Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act and Similar Laws
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     Under the Americans with  Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA"),  all places
of public  accommodation  are  required  to meet  certain  Federal  requirements
related  to  access  and use by  disabled  persons.  These  requirements  became
effective in 1992.  Management  of the Operating  Partnership  believes that the
Communities are  substantially  in compliance  with present  requirements of the
ADA, as they apply to  multifamily  dwellings.  A number of additional  Federal,
state  and  local  laws  exist  which  also  may  require  modifications  to the
Communities,  or regulate certain further renovations  thereof,  with respect to
access thereto by disabled persons. For example, the Fair Housing Amendments Act
of 1988 (the "FHAA") requires  apartment  communities first occupied after March
13, 1990 to be accessible to the handicapped.  Noncompliance with the FHAA could
result in the  imposition of fines or an award of damages to private  litigants.
The Operating  Partnership believes that the Communities that are subject to the
FHAA are in compliance with such law.

     Additional legislation may impose further burdens or restrictions on owners
with respect to access by disabled  persons.  The ultimate amount of the cost of
compliance with the ADA or such legislation is not currently ascertainable, and,
while such costs are not  expected  to have a material  effect on the  Operating
Partnership, such costs could be substantial. Limitations or restrictions on the
completion  of  certain  renovations  may  limit  application  of the  Operating
Partnership's investment strategy in certain instances or reduce overall returns
on the Operating Partnership's investments.

Insurance
- ---------
     The Operating Partnership carries comprehensive  liability,  fire, extended
coverage  and  rental  loss  insurance  with  respect  to  all  of  the  Current
Communities,   with  policy  specifications,   insured  limits  and  deductibles
customarily  carried for similar properties.  The Operating  Partnership carries
similar insurance with respect to its other properties, but with such exceptions
as are appropriate given the undeveloped  nature of certain of these properties.
There are, however, certain types of losses (such as losses arising from acts of
war) that are not generally  insured because they are either  uninsurable or not
economically insurable.  Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured
limits occur,  the Operating  Partnership  could lose its capital  invested in a
property,  as well as the  anticipated  future  revenues  from such property and
would continue to be obligated on any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations
related to the  property.  Any such loss would  adversely  affect the  Operating
Partnership.

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ITEM 2.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- -------  ---------------------

Selected Financial and Operating Information
- --------------------------------------------
     The following table sets forth selected financial and operating information
on a historical basis for the Operating Partnership and on a combined historical
and pro forma basis for the Operating Partnership's  predecessors as applicable.
The  following  information  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  all of the
financial   statements  and  notes  thereto  included   elsewhere  herein.   The
consolidated operating information for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and
1996 has been derived from the unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of
the  Operating  Partnership.   In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  operating
information  for the three  months  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996  includes  all
adjustments  (consisting  only of normal  recurring  adjustments)  necessary  to
present fairly the information set forth therein.  The results of operations for
the interim  period ended March 31, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results to be obtained  for the full fiscal  year.  The  consolidated  operating
information of the Operating  Partnership  for the years ended December 31, 1996
and 1995 and for the period from  January 26, 1994 to December  31, 1994 and the
combined operating  information of the Group for the period from January 1, 1994
to January 25, 1994 have been derived from the financial  statements  audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP,  independent public accountants,  whose report with respect
thereto is included elsewhere herein. The combined operating information for the
years ended  December 31,  1993 and 1992 has been derived from audited  combined
financial statements of the Group not included in such report.

     The unaudited  selected pro forma  financial and operating  information  is
presented as if the Initial Offering and Formation  Transactions  occurred as of
the beginning of the period  presented.  The pro forma financial  information is
not necessarily  indicative of what the actual financial position and results of
operations  of the Operating  Partnership  would have been as of the date or for
the  period   indicated,   nor  does  it  purport  to  represent  the  Operating
Partnership's future financial position and results of operations.

                                    PAGE-10



                                         SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
                                         --------------------------------------------
                                    (in thousands, except property and per Unit information)
                                      Gables Realty Limited Partnership and its Predecessors
                              
                                              Qtrs. ended Mar. 31   Years ended Dec. 31  Pro Forma       Years ended Dec. 31
                                                1997      1996         1996      1995     1994 (1)    1994 (2)    1993    1992
                                                ----      ----         ----      ----     --------    --------    ----    ----
                                             (Unaudited)(Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)
                                                                                                   
Operating Information:
- ----------------------
Rental revenues .............................. $29,483   $22,139    $104,543   $72,703   $57,291      $57,201  $41,330  $33,616
Other property revenues ......................   1,338     1,061       4,928     3,268     2,228        2,225    1,462    1,172
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
     Total property revenues .................  30,821    23,200     109,471    75,971    59,519       59,426   42,792   34,788
Other revenues ...............................   1,411     1,242       6,710     5,789     7,350        7,396    8,373    8,946
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
     Total revenues ..........................  32,232    24,442     116,181    81,760    66,869       66,822   51,165   43,734
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------

Property operating and maintenance
  (exclusive of items shown separately below).  11,058     8,070      38,693    28,228    22,868       22,847   18,295   14,584
Depreciation and amortization ................   5,337     3,732      18,892    12,669     9,974        9,906    7,635    6,884
Property management (owned & third party) ....   1,468     1,426       5,617     5,348     5,603        5,774    6,175    5,574
General and administrative ...................     881       714       3,045     2,869     1,779        1,742    1,078    1,694
Interest and credit enhancement fees .........   5,943     3,972      21,688    13,798     9,584       10,084   12,844   11,942
Amortization of deferred financing costs .....     281       350       1,348       932     1,057        1,127    1,132    1,112
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
    Total expenses ...........................  24,968    18,264      89,283    63,844    50,865       51,480   47,159   41,790
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------

Equity in income of joint ventures ...........      66        49         280        64       270          270      251      187
Interest income ..............................     122        99         363       389       268          268      263      302
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
Income before gain on sale and extraordinary 
     loss ....................................   7,452     6,326      27,541    18,369    16,542       15,880    4,520    2,433

Gain on sale of real estate assets ...........   4,858         0           0         0         0            0        0        0
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
Income before extraordinary loss .............  12,310     6,326      27,541    18,369    16,542       15,880    4,520    2,433

Extraordinary loss ...........................    (712)     (631)       (631)     (955)     (148)        (148)     --       --
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------     
Net income ................................... $11,598    $5,695     $26,910   $17,414   $16,394      $15,732   $4,520   $2,433
                                               =======   =======     =======   =======   =======      =======  =======  =======

Weighted average Units outstanding ...........  22,856    18,603      20,194    14,644    13,435       13,442
                                               =======   =======     =======   =======   =======      =======

Per Unit information:
- ---------------------
Income before extraordinary loss .............  $ 0.54    $ 0.34      $ 1.36    $ 1.25    $ 1.23       $ 1.190
Net income....................................    0.51      0.31        1.33      1.19      1.22         1.180
Distributions paid (3) .......................    0.49      0.48        1.93      1.83       N/A         1.225
Distributions declared (3) ...................    0.49      0.48        1.94      1.86       N/A         1.675

Other Information:
- ------------------
Cash flows provided by (used in):
    Operating activities ..................... $ 8,682   $ 7,263     $51,629   $29,088   $28,868      $28,868  $13,407  $10,057
    Investing activities ..................... (11,352)  (18,298)   (213,596) (148,234) (150,534)    (150,534) (67,043) (22,696)
    Financing activities .....................   1,167    11,015     157,823   123,619   114,245      114,245   54,054   17,330 
Funds from operations (4) ....................  12,740    10,011      46,238    30,927    26,313       25,561   11,749    9,355
Gross operating margin (5) ...................   64.1%     65.2%       64.7%     62.8%     61.6%        61.6%    57.3%    58.1%
Total completed communities (period-end) .....      50        41          48        38        29           29       24       17
Total apartment homes in completed
   communities  (period-end) .................  15,480    12,622      15,244    11,946     9,785        9,785    8,666    5,751
Average monthly revenue per apartment home ...   $ 709     $ 677       $ 700     $ 620     $ 574        $ 574    $ 560    $ 545

Balance Sheet Information:
- -------------------------
Real estate, before accd. depreciation (6) ...$821,748  $606,456    $784,600  $591,233  $437,782     $437,782 $290,903 $221,386
Total Assets (6).............................. 766,035   573,804     759,660   562,827   416,847      416,847  277,420  212,649
Total Debt ................................... 402,613   286,050     390,321   286,259   229,305      229,305  261,294  200,451




Limited partners' capital interest at 
     redemption value/predecessor's equity....  93,278    79,825      98,482    75,314    67,188       67,188    1,236    1,946
Partners' capital ............................ 240,997   184,243     234,426   171,107    92,966       92,966        0        0
Funds From Operations Reconciliation:
- ------------------------------------
Income before extraordinary loss*& gain on sale $7,452    $6,326     $27,541   $18,417   $16,542      $15,880   $4,450   $2,433
Real estate depreciation * ...................   5,288     3,685      18,697    12,510     9,771        9,681    7,229    6,922
                                               -------   -------     -------   -------   -------      -------  -------  -------
Funds from operations ........................ $12,740   $10,011     $46,238   $30,927   $26,313      $25,561  $11,749   $9,355
                                               =======   =======     =======   =======   =======      =======  =======  =======
<FN>
     *    Reflects  extraordinary  loss and real  estate  depreciation  for both
          wholly-owned  communities  and joint  ventures,  as applicable.
</FN>


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              NOTES TO SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
            (In Thousands, except Property and Per Unit Information)

     (1)  The pro  forma  information  reflects  adjustments  to the  historical
information of the Operating Partnership's  predecessors from January 1, 1994 to
January 25, 1994 related to the IPO and Formation  Transactions  principally for
the acquisition of certain  properties and additional  expenses  associated with
reporting  as a public  company  (due to the  UPREIT  structure),  reduction  of
interest expense due to debt repayment and increased depreciation.
     (2) The  historical  information  for the  year  ended  December  31,  1994
represents the combined  historical  information of the Operating  Partnership's
predecessors  from  January 1, 1994 to  January  25,  1994 and the  consolidated
historical  information  of the Operating  Partnership  from January 26, 1994 to
December 31, 1994. The weighted average number of Units  outstanding and the per
Unit  information  pertains only to the period from January 26, 1994 to December
31, 1994.
     (3) The Operating Partnership's distributions paid and declared include the
Operating  Partnership's first quarterly distribution of $0.325 per Unit for the
period  January  26,  1994 to  March  31,  1994.  These  distributions  were the
equivalent of a $1.80 per Unit distribution for the year.
     (4) The Operating Partnership considers funds from operations ("FFO") to be
a useful  performance  measure of the  operating  performance  of an equity REIT
because, together with net income and cash flows, FFO provides investors with an
additional basis to evaluate the ability of a REIT to incur and service debt and
to fund acquisitions and other capital  expenditures.  The Operating Partnership
believes  that in order to  facilitate a clear  understanding  of its  operating
results,  FFO  should be  examined  in  conjunction  with net  income  (loss) as
presented  in the  financial  statements  and data  included  elsewhere  in this
report.
     The  Operating  Partnership  computes  FFO  in  accordance  with  standards
established  by the  National  Association  of  Real  Estate  Investment  Trusts
("NAREIT"). FFO as defined by NAREIT represented net income (loss) determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), excluding gains
or losses  from sales of assets or debt  restructuring,  plus  certain  non-cash
items,   primarily  real  estate   depreciation,   and  after   adjustments  for
unconsolidated  partnerships  and joint  ventures.  FFO presented  herein is not
necessarily  comparable to FFO  presented by other real estate  companies due to
the fact that not all real estate  companies use the same  definition.  However,
the  Operating  Partnership's  FFO is  comparable  to the  FFO  of  real  estate
companies that use the NAREIT definition.
     FFO  should  not  be  considered  as an  alternative  to net  income  as an
indicator of Gables' operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as
a measure of liquidity.  FFO does not measure whether cash flow is sufficient to
fund  all  of  the  Operating   Partnership's  cash  needs  including  principal
amortization,   capital   expenditures   and   distributions   to   unitholders.
Additionally,  FFO does not represent  cash flows from  operating,  investing or
financing  activities  as defined by GAAP.  Reference  is made to  "Management's
Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of  Operations -
Liquidity and Capital Resources" for a discussion of the Operating Partnership's
cash needs and cash flows.
     (5) Gross  operating  margin  represents (i) total  property  revenues less
property operating and maintenance expenses (exclusive of depreciation  expense)
as a percentage of (ii) total property revenues.
     (6) In an  UPREIT  structure,  the  value  attributed  to Units  issued  to
controlling,  continuing  investors is not reflected  because such accounting is
not allowed  under GAAP.  On a pro forma basis,  the real estate  assets  before
accumulated depreciation and total assets as of March 31, 1997 would be $934,242
and  $878,529,   respectively,  if  such  value  (exclusive  of  the  effect  of
depreciation) were reflected.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations
- ---------------------

Overview
- --------
     Gables is focused within the multifamily  industry in the  Southeastern and
Southwestern United States and its operating performance relies predominantly on
net  operating  income from its  apartment  communities.  Gables' net  operating
income is  influenced  by  operating  expenses  and rental  revenues,  which are
affected  by the supply and demand  dynamics  within  Gables'  markets.  Gables'
performance is also affected by the general availability and cost of capital and
by its ability to develop and to acquire additional  apartment  communities with
returns in excess of its blended cost of equity and debt capital.

     Gables owns apartment  communities  in seven core cities in Georgia,  Texas
and  Tennessee.  The Operating  Partnership  recently  entered an eighth market,
Orlando,  Florida,  through an association  with a subsidiary of the Walt Disney
Company  and, in  connection  therewith,  currently  has two  communities  under
development in Orlando. Within each city, Gables targets specific submarkets for
investment.  These submarkets are generally  characterized by their proximity to
local employment centers,  retail and entertainment venues and traffic arteries.
Gables believes  demographic  trends  (including  job,  population and household
growth) in its markets in recent years have  generally  led to favorable  demand
and supply dynamics for multifamily communities.  However, during any given time
period these demand and supply  dynamics may be less favorable in certain of the
Operating Partnership's markets depending on conditions influencing the specific
market.  Portfolio wide  occupancy  levels have remained high and portfolio wide
rental rates have  continued to increase  during each of the last several years.
Gables  expects  portfolio  wide rental  expenses to increase at a rate slightly
ahead of inflation,  and to approximate the increase in property  revenues,  for
the coming twelve months.

     As a result of the  aforementioned  generally  favorable market conditions,
management has been successful in growing the stabilized  properties'  income as
well as growing  earnings via a combination of new development and  acquisition.
Management's  extensive experience in new development (including site selection,
zoning,  construction  and lease-up) and in-depth local presence  affords Gables
the opportunity to acquire land and develop new Class A multifamily communities.
In select markets and in certain real estate cycles,  management believes better
returns  can be  generated  from  new  development  than  from  acquisitions  of
comparable  properties.  During other real estate  cycles or in select  markets,
management  will  pursue the  acquisition  of  existing  apartment  communities,
specifically  when the returns on investment and the potential for growth in net
operating income are attractive.  Additionally,  Gables has been able to acquire
distressed or  under-managed  apartment  communities  which,  through  strategic
renovation and  repositioning,  have generally  resulted in superior  returns to
traditional  acquisitions  and new  developments.  Management  believes  Gables'
ability to  compete  with  other  companies  is  significantly  enhanced  by its
in-depth  local  presence  and  the  strength  of its  management,  development,
acquisition,  and construction  personnel.  In certain situations,  management's
evaluation  of the  growth  prospects  for a  specific  asset  may  result  in a
determination to dispose of the asset. In this event, management would intend to
sell the asset and utilize the net proceeds  from any such sale to invest in new
assets  which  are  expected  to  have  better  growth  prospects  or to  reduce
indebtedness.  The Operating Partnership maintains staffing levels sufficient to
meet the existing construction,  acquisition,  and leasing activities. If market
conditions  warrant,  management would anticipate  adjusting  staffing levels to
mitigate a negative impact on results of operations.

     The  following  discussion  and  analysis of the  financial  condition  and
results  of  operations  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  accompanying
consolidated and combined financial statements and the notes thereto.

     This Form 10  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the  meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended.  Actual  results or  developments
could differ  materially  from those projected in such statements as a result of
the  risk  factors  set  forth  in  the  relevant  paragraphs  of  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of  Operations"  and
elsewhere in this Form 10.

                                    PAGE-13

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and Initial  Public  Offering of
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gables Residential Trust
- ------------------------
     Gables Realty Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), a Delaware
limited  partnership,  was formed in 1993 to conduct the  multifamily  apartment
community management,  development,  construction and acquisition operations for
Gables  Residential  Trust (the  "Company").  On January 26,  1994,  the Company
completed its initial public offering  (the"IPO") and, in connection  therewith,
sold  9,430,000  Common  Shares at a price to the  public of $22.50  per  Common
Share.  The net proceeds from such sale totaled  approximately  $190 million,  a
portion  of which was used by the  Company to  acquire  an  economic  and voting
interest  in  the  Operating  Partnership,   which  was  formed  to  succeed  to
substantially   all  of  the  interests  of  its  privately  owned   predecessor
organization.  The Company,  a  self-administered  and self-managed  real estate
investment   trust  ("REIT"),   became  the  majority  owner  of  the  Operating
Partnership upon the completion of the IPO. The term "Gables  Residential Group"
or "Group" as used herein refers to the privately owned predecessor organization
prior to the  completion of the Company's IPO and the  concurrent  completion of
the various transactions that occurred simultaneously  therewith (the "Formation
Transactions").  The term  "Operating  Partnership"  or  "Gables" as used herein
means Gables Realty Limited  Partnership and its  subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis or, where the context so requires, Gables Realty Limited Partnership only,
and, as the context may require, their predecessors.

Secondary Offerings and Issuances of Operating Partnership Units
- ----------------------------------------------------------------

Secondary Offerings -
- ---------------------
Since the IPO, the Company has had the following Common Share offerings:

                                Number of                Net
     Closing Date              Shares Issued           Proceeds
     ------------              -------------           --------
 
    October 7, 1994                 444,500              $ 9,876
                                    =======              =======

    October 31, 1995              4,600,000              $94,364
                                  =========              =======

    March 25, 1996                  879,068              $20,630
    September 17, 1996            1,725,000              $38,600
    September 27, 1996            1,435,000              $34,254
                                  ---------              -------
    1996 Totals                   4,039,068              $93,484
                                  =========              =======

     The net proceeds from these  offerings  were  contributed  to the Operating
Partnership  in  exchange  for  units of  limited  partnership  interest  in the
Operating Partnership ("Units"), and the Operating Partnership used the proceeds
(i) to reduce outstanding indebtedness under interim financing vehicles utilized
to fund the Operating  Partnership's  development and acquisition activities and
(ii)  for  general  working  capital  purposes   including   funding  of  future
development and acquisition activities.

     The Company issued the Common Shares in its 1995 and 1996 offerings under a
$200 million shelf  registration  statement which is now exhausted.  In October,
1996,  the  Company  filed a new  shelf  registration  statement,  covering  the
registration of up to $300 million of debt securities,  common shares, preferred
shares and  warrants or other  rights to  purchase  common  shares or  preferred
shares.

Additional Issuances of Operating Partnership Units -
- -----------------------------------------------------
     On December 5, 1995,  Gables  acquired a parcel of land for the development
of an  apartment  community,  financed in part  through the  issuance of 111,074
Units.

     On July 26, 1996,  Gables  acquired an apartment  community  comprising 500
apartment homes, financed in part through the issuance of 243,787 Units.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Results of Operations
- ---------------------
COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH  31,
1997 (THE "1997 PERIOD") TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 (THE "1996 
PERIOD").

     Gables'  net  income  is  generated  primarily  from the  operation  of its
apartment   communities.   For  purposes  of  evaluating  comparative  operating
performance,  Gables  categorizes its operating  communities based on the period
each community reaches stabilized occupancy. A community is considered by Gables
to have achieved stabilized  occupancy on the earlier to occur of (i) attainment
of 93% physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.

     The operating performance for all of Gables' apartment communities combined
for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 is summarized as follows:



                                                                                                Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                      --------- ---------- ---------- ------------
                                                                                                                $           %
                                                                                         1997      1996      Change      Change
                                                                                      --------- ---------- ---------- ------------
                                                                                                                  
Rental and other revenue:
Same store communities (1)                                                             $18,060    $17,749      $311       1.8%
Communities stabilized during the 1997 Period, but not during the 1996 Period (2)        5,122      4,136       986      23.8%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                                 1,864        347     1,517     437.2%
Acquired communities (4)                                                                 5,600          0     5,600       ---
Sold communities (5)                                                                       175        968      (793)    (81.9)%
                                                                                     --------- ---------- ---------  ---------
Total property revenues                                                                $30,821    $23,200    $7,621      32.8%
                                                                                     --------- ---------- ---------  ---------

Property operating and maintenance expense (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization):
Same store communities (1)                                                              $6,578     $6,323     $255       4.0%
Communities stabilized during the 1997 Period, but not during the 1996 Period (2)        1,594      1,196      398      33.3%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                                   827        108      719     665.7%
Acquired communities (4)                                                                 1,944          0    1,944       ---
Sold communities (5)                                                                       115        443     (328)    (74.0)%
                                                                                      -------- ---------- --------  ----------
Total specified expenses                                                               $11,058     $8,070   $2,988      37.0%
                                                                                      -------- ---------- --------  ----------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses                                               $19,763    $15,130   $4,633      30.6%
                                                                                      ======== ========== ========  ========== 
                                                                               
Revenues in excess of specified expenses as a percentage of total  property revenues     64.1%      65.2%     ---      (1.1)%
                                                                                      ======== ========== ========  ==========  
<FN>

                                                                              
(1)      Communities which were owned and fully stabilized throughout both the 1997 Period and 1996 Period.
(2)      Communities which were completed and fully stabilized during all of the 1997 Period, but were not completed and fully
         stabilized during all of the 1996 Period.
(3)      Communities  in  the  development  and/or  lease-up  phase  which  were  not  fully  stabilized  during  all  or any of the
         1997 Period.
(4)      Communities which were acquired  subsequent to January 1, 1996.
(5)      Communities which were sold subsequent to January 1, 1996.
</FN>


                                    PAGE-15

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total property revenues increased $7,621, or 32.8%, from $23,200 to $30,821
due primarily to increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting from the
development and acquisition of additional communities and to increases in rental
rates on communities stabilized throughout both periods ("same store"). Below is
additional  information  regarding the increases in total property  revenues for
three of the five community categories presented in the preceding table:

Same store communities:
- -----------------------


                                                         Increase        Percent
                                                        (Decrease)       Increase
                              Number of                  in Total     (Decrease) in    Occupancy      Increase
               Number of      Apartment     Percent      Property     Total Property   During the   (Decrease) in
Market        Communities       Homes      of Total      Revenues        Revenues     1997 Period     Occupancy
- ------        -----------       -----      --------      --------        --------     -----------     ---------
                                                                                    
Houston            10           3,512            37%       $176            2.7%          94.5%          0.4%
Atlanta            11           3,159            33%        166            2.7%          93.3%         (1.0)%
Dallas              4           1,089            12%          7            0.3%          92.8%         (0.1)%
Nashville           3             912            10%         32            2.0%          96.4%         (0.4)%
Memphis             1             464             5%        (39)          (4.8)%         91.7%         (5.2)%
Austin              1             276             3%        (31)          (5.4)%         87.2%         (4.3)%
              -------         -------        -------    -------         -------        -------       -------  
                   30           9,412           100%       $311            1.8%          93.7%         (0.6)%
              =======         =======        =======    =======         =======        =======       =======  


Communities stabilized during the 1997 Period but not during the 1996 Period:

                                                         Increase
                                                        (Decrease)
                                  Number of              in Total     Occupancy
                     Number of    Apartment   Percent    Property     During the
     Market         Communities     Homes     of Total   Revenues    1997 Period
     ------         -----------     -----     --------   --------    -----------

     Atlanta             2           695         32%       $ (17)       92.4%
     San Antonio         2           544         25%          222       92.5%
     Austin              1           256         12%          223       97.5%
     Nashville           1           254         12%          295       95.5%
     Houston             1           246         11%           77       96.9%
     Dallas              1           188          8%          186       92.4%
                   -------       -------     -------      -------    ------- 
                         8         2,183        100%         $986       94.0%
                   =======       =======     =======      =======    ======= 
 
Development and lease-up communities:

                                                        Increase
                                 Number of              In Total    Occupancy
                   Number of     Apartment    Percent   Property    During the
   Market         Communities      Homes     of Total   Revenues   1997 Period
   ------         -----------      -----     --------   --------   -----------

   Atlanta             2             578        35%       $ 207       32.0%
   Memphis             2             490        30%         748       78.2%
   Dallas              1             300        18%         508       63.2%
   Austin              1             273        17%          54        7.4%
                 -------         -------    -------     -------     ------- 
                       6           1,641       100%      $1,517       45.7%
                 =======         =======    =======     =======     ======= 

     Other revenues  increased  $169, or 13.6%,  from $1,242 to $1,411 due to an
increase  in revenues in the 1997  Period  related to the  provision  of certain
ancillary services, offset in part by a decrease in property management revenues
of $181, or 18.5%, from $980 to $799 resulting from a net decrease of properties
managed by Gables for third parties primarily due to these properties being sold
by the owners.

                                    PAGE-16

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Property  operating and maintenance  expense (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)  increased  $2,988,  or 37.0%,  from  $8,070 to $11,058  due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and acquisition of
additional  communities  and an increase in property  operating and  maintenance
expense for same store communities of 4.0%. The same store increase in operating
expenses represents  inflationary  increases in expenses and increased marketing
and  redecorating  expenses in certain of the Operating  Partnership's  markets.
Gables  anticipates  that property  operating and  maintenance  expense for same
store communities will generally increase at a rate slightly ahead of inflation.

     Depreciation and amortization  expense  increased  $1,605,  or 43.0%,  from
$3,732 to $5,337 due primarily to the completion of newly developed  communities
and acquisition of other communities.

     Property   management   expense  for  owned  communities  and  third  party
properties on a combined basis increased $42, or 2.9%, from $1,426 to $1,468 due
primarily  to  inflationary  increases in expenses.  Gables  allocates  property
management  expenses to both owned  communities and third party properties based
on the proportionate share of total apartment homes and units managed.

     General and  administrative  expense increased $167, or 23.4%, from $714 to
$881 due primarily to the timing of the recordation of certain expenses.

     Interest expense  increased  $2,007, or 52.7%, from $3,808 to $5,815 due to
an  increase in  operating  debt  associated  with newly  developed  or acquired
communities  in  addition  to  communities  currently  in  the  lease-up  phase.
Additionally,  interest costs have  increased due to the  refinancing of certain
variable  rate debt to a higher fixed rate cost  structure.  These  increases in
interest  expense  have been  offset in part as a result  of the  offerings  the
Company  has  consummated  between  periods,  the  proceeds  of which  have been
contributed  to  the  Operating   Partnership   and  used  primarily  to  reduce
indebtedness.

     Gain on sale of real estate assets of $4,858 in the 1997 Period  represents
the gain generated in connection with the January, 1997 sale of Club Candlewood,
a community comprised of 486 apartment homes.

     Extraordinary  loss of $712 in the 1997 Period represents (i) the write-off
of unamortized  deferred  financing  costs and prepaid credit  enhancement  fees
associated with the defeasance of the tax-exempt bond financing  encumbering the
Club Candlewood  property that was sold in January,  1997 and (ii) the write-off
of unamortized  deferred  financing costs  associated with the February 28, 1997
retirement of a conventional  mortgage note payable that was scheduled to mature
on September 1, 1997.

     Net income increased  $5,903,  or 103.7%,  from $5,695 to $11,598 primarily
due to the reasons discussed above.

                                    PAGE-17

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(THE "1996 PERIOD") TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 (THE "1995 PERIOD").

     Gables'  net  income  is  generated  primarily  from the  operation  of its
apartment   communities.   For  purposes  of  evaluating  comparative  operating
performance,  Gables  categorizes its operating  communities based on the period
each community reaches stabilized occupancy. A community is considered by Gables
to have achieved stabilized  occupancy on the earlier to occur of (i) attainment
of 93% physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.

     The operating performance for all of Gables' apartment communities combined
for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 is summarized as follows:


                                                                                                 Years Ended
                                                                                          December 31, 1996 and 1995
                                                                                 ---------- --------- ----------- ----------
                                                                                                           $          % 
                                                                                    1996      1995      Change      Change
                                                                                 ---------- --------- ----------- ----------
                                                                                                             
Rental and other revenue:     
Same store communities (1)                                                        $ 68,610   $66,755      $1,855      2.8%
Communities stabilized during the 1996 Period, but not during the 1995 Period (2)    6,495     2,626       3,869    147.3%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                            23,141     5,699      17,442    306.1%
Acquired communities (4)                                                            11,007         0      11,007      --
Sold community (5)                                                                     218       891        (673)   (75.5%)
                                                                                  --------  --------    --------   --------
Total property revenues                                                           $109,471   $75,971     $33,500     44.1%
                                                                                  --------  --------    --------   --------

Property operating and maintenance expense 
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
Same store communities (1)                                                         $25,088   $25,108      $  (20)    ( 0.1%)
Communities stabilized during the 1996 Period, but not during the 1995 Period (2)    1,966       869       1,097     126.2%
Development and lease-up communities (3)                                             7,624     1,815       5,809     320.1%
Acquired communities (4)                                                             3,887         0       3,887       --
Sold community (5)                                                                     128       436        (308)    (70.6%)
                                                                                  --------  --------    --------   --------
Total specified expenses                                                           $38,693   $28,228     $10,465      37.1%
                                                                                  --------  --------    --------   --------

Revenues in excess of specified expenses                                           $70,778   $47,743     $23,035      48.2%
                                                                                  ========  ========    ========   ======== 
                                                                               
Revenues in excess of specified expenses as a percentage of total                    64.7%     62.8%       --          1.9%
   property revenues                                                              ========  ========    ========   ========
<FN>
                                                                      
(1)      Communities which were owned and fully stabilized throughout both the 1996 Period and 1995 Period.
(2)      Communities which were owned and fully stabilized during all of the 1996 Period, but were not owned and fully stabilized
         during all of the 1995 Period.
(3)      Communities in the development and/or lease-up phase which were not fully stabilized during all or any of the 1996 Period.
(4)      Communities which were acquired during the 1996 Period.
(5)      Community which was sold during the 1996 Period.

</FN>


                                    PAGE-18

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Total  property  revenues  increased  $33,500,  or 44.1%,  from  $75,971 to
$109,471 due primarily to increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting
from the development and acquisition of additional  communities and to increases
in  rental  rates on  communities  stabilized  throughout  both  periods  ("same
store").  Below is  additional  information  regarding  the  increases  in total
property  revenues for three of the five community  categories  presented in the
preceding table:

Same store communities:


                                                       Percent
                                         Increase      Increase
                                        (Decrease)    (Decrease)    Occupancy
                Number of                in Total      in Total    During the     Increase
                Apartment    Percent     Property      Property       1996      (Decrease) in
Market            Homes      of Total    Revenues      Revenues      Period       Occupancy
- ------            -----      --------    --------      --------      ------       ---------
                                                                                               
Houston           3,512          38%       $ 444         1.7%        95.2%         0.6%
Atlanta           3,289          35%       1,040         4.4%        94.3%        (0.3%)
Nashville           912          10%         198         3.1%        95.9%         0.1%
Dallas              855           9%         107         1.9%        92.9%        (1.3%)
Memphis             464           5%         106         3.4%        94.6%         0.6%
Austin              276           3%         (40)       (1.7%)       91.6%        (1.2%)
                -------      -------     -------      -------     --------      -------  
                  9,308         100%      $1,855         2.8%        94.6%         0.0%
                =======      =======     =======      =======     ========      =======                                             


Communities stabilized during the 1996 Period but not during the 1995 Period:

                                        Increase
            Number of                   in Total      Occupancy
            Apartment      Percent      Property     During the
Market        Homes       of Total      Revenues     1996 Period
- ------        -----       --------      --------     -----------

Atlanta        356            60%         $2,218         96.0%
Dallas         234            40%          1,651         94.9%
           -------       --------       --------      -------- 
               590           100%         $3,869         95.5%
           =======       ========       ========      ======== 
 
Development and lease-up communities:

                                        Increase
              Number of                 In Total      Occupancy
              Apartment     Percent     Property     During the
Market          Homes       of Total    Revenues     1996 Period
- ------          -----       --------    --------     -----------

Atlanta            958          30%        $5,364       82.8%
San Antonio        544          17%         2,904       84.7%
Memphis            490          15%           759       22.6%
Dallas             488          15%         2,405       54.1%
Austin             256           8%         2,615       89.5%
Nashville          254           8%         2,092       83.0%
Houston            246           7%         1,303       89.9%
               -------      -------       -------     ------- 
                 3,236         100%       $17,442       79.4%
               =======      =======       =======     ======= 

     Other revenues  increased $921, or 15.9%,  from $5,789 to $6,710 due to (i)
$900 of non-recurring net revenues  generated from certain  corporate  apartment
home leases  entered  into in  connection  with the 1996  Olympic  games held in
Atlanta  and (ii) $557 of  interest  earned on an  investment  Gables made in an
apartment  community  on  October  1, 1996 via a mortgage  note  receivable.  In
January,  1997, Gables acquired the apartment  community from the borrower,  and
the  mortgage  note  receivable  was  repaid in full.  Such  increases  in other
revenues  were offset in part by a decrease in property  management  revenues of
$418,  or 9.8%,  from  $4,289 to  $3,871  due  primarily  to a net  decrease  of
properties  managed by Gables for third  parties  primarily as a result of these
properties being sold by the owners.

                                    PAGE-19

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     Property  operating and maintenance  expense (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)  increased  $10,465,  or 37.1%,  from $28,228 to $38,693 due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and acquisition of
additional  communities partially offset by a decrease in property operating and
maintenance  expense for same store communities of 0.1%. The same store decrease
in  operating  expenses  represents  reduced  health  and  workers  compensation
expenses,  offset by inflationary increases in expenses. Gables anticipates that
property  operating  and  maintenance  expense for same store  communities  will
generally increase at a rate slightly ahead of inflation.

     Depreciation and amortization  expense  increased  $6,223,  or 49.1%,  from
$12,669  to  $18,892  due  primarily  to  the  completion  of  newly   developed
communities and acquisition of other communities.

     Property   management   expense  for  owned  communities  and  third  party
properties on a combined basis  increased  $269, or 5.0%,  from $5,348 to $5,617
due primarily to increased data  processing  costs.  Gables  allocates  property
management expenses to both owned communities and third/related party properties
based on the proportionate share of total apartment homes and units managed.

     General and administrative  expense increased $176, or 6.1%, from $2,869 to
$3,045 due to increased personnel and administrative  costs associated primarily
with the  appointment of the new Chief  Operating  Officer and Vice President of
Portfolio  Management  positions  effective  January 1, 1996,  offset in part by
certain  non-recurring  costs  incurred  during  the 1995  Period  that were not
incurred during the 1996 Period.

     Interest expense increased $8,024, or 61.3%, from $13,088 to $21,112 due to
an  increase in  operating  debt  associated  with newly  developed  or acquired
communities  in  addition  to  communities  currently  in  the  lease-up  phase.
Additionally,  interest  costs  increased  due to  the  refinancing  of  certain
variable  rate debt to a higher fixed rate cost  structure.  These  increases in
interest  expense  have been  offset in part as a result  of the  offerings  the
Company  has  consummated  between  periods,  the  proceeds  of which  have been
contributed  to  the  Operating   Partnership   and  used  primarily  to  reduce
indebtedness.

     Extraordinary  loss of $631 for the year ended December 31, 1996 represents
the write-off of unamortized  deferred financing costs associated with the early
retirement  of the  Company's  Original  Credit  Facility.  The Original  Credit
Facility that was scheduled to mature in January, 1997, was refinanced in March,
1996 with a new $175  million  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  (the "New
Credit Facility").

     Net income increased  $9,496,  or 54.5%,  from $17,414 to $26,910 primarily
due to the reasons discussed above.

                                    PAGE-20

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER 31, 1995
(THE  "1995  PERIOD")  TO THE PRO FORMA  OPERATING  RESULTS  FOR THE YEAR  ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1994 (THE "1994 PERIOD").

     The following is a comparison  of the  operating  results of Gables for the
year ended December 31, 1995 to the pro forma operating results of the Group for
the period from January 1, 1994 to January 25, 1994 and the historical operating
results of Gables for the period from  January  26,  1994 to  December  31, 1994
(together,  the pro forma  operating  results  for the year ended  December  31,
1994).  Pro  forma  adjustments  include  adjustments  related  to the  IPO  and
Formation  Transactions,  principally for the acquisition of certain properties,
the  payment  of  additional  expenses  associated  with  reporting  as a public
company,  the  reduction  of  interest  expense  due to debt  repayment,  and an
increase in depreciation.

     Rental income increased  $15,412,  or 26.9%, from $57,291 to $72,703 due to
increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and
acquisition  of  additional  communities  and to  increases  in rental  rates on
communities  stabilized  throughout both periods ("same store"). On a same store
basis, Gables' rental income increases and occupancy changes were as follows:


                    Number of                                         Percent           Occupancy     Increase
                    Apartment   Percent         Increase in         Increase in        During Year  (Decrease) in
Market                Homes     of Total       Rental Income       Rental Income     Ended 12/31/95    Occupancy
- ------                -----     --------       -------------       -------------     --------------    ---------
                                                                                         
Atlanta              2,324          31%             $1,148              7.5%              95.2%          0.2%
Dallas                 536           7%                125              5.3%              94.2%         (1.2%)
Houston              3,266          44%                367              1.6%              95.0%          0.9%
Nashville              912          12%                387              6.8%              96.3%          0.2%
Memphis                464           6%                157              5.7%              94.9%         (1.9%)
                   -------      -------            -------           -------            -------       -------  
                     7,502         100%             $2,184              4.6%              95.1%          0.3%
                   =======      =======            =======           =======            =======       ======= 


     During 1994,  Gables stabilized the occupancy for communities which were in
lease-up  during  all or a  portion  of the year  ended  December  31,  1994 and
completed the  development  and  acquisition  of additional  communities.  These
communities  were  stabilized  during  all of  the  1995  Period  but  were  not
stabilized during all of the 1994 Period. These activities resulted in increases
in rental  income  from the 1994 Period to the 1995  Period.  A summary of these
activities is as follows:


                                                                 
               
                  Number of Apartment Homes                                     
                  -------------------------                                     Occupancy 
                                                                                  During
               Lease-up     Developed               Percent      Increase in    Year Ended
Market         Completed   or Acquired    Total     of Total    Rental Income    12/31/95
- ------         ---------   -----------    -----     --------    -------------    --------
                                                                  
Atlanta          603            362         965        50%          $2,357       95.7%
Austin           276              0         276        14%             122       94.2%
Dallas           132            319         451        23%           2,155       95.4%
Houston            0            246         246        13%             949       95.1%
             -------        -------     -------    -------         -------     ------- 
               1,011            927       1,938       100%          $5,583       95.3%
             =======        =======     =======    =======         =======     ======= 












     During the year ended December 31, 1995, certain  wholly-owned  development
communities  commenced  operations and lease-up which also resulted in increases
in rental income. A summary of these activities is as follows:

                                                          Occupancy
                 Number of                                  During
                 Apartment     Percent      Increase in   Year Ended
Market             Homes      of Total     Rental Income   12/31/95
- ------             -----      --------     -------------   --------

Atlanta           1,314          43%             $4,244       37.5%
Austin              256           9%                174        6.5%
Dallas              422          14%              1,304       26.8%
Houston             246           8%                697       34.8%
San Antonio         544          18%              1,120       26.2%
Nashville           254           8%                106        5.3%
                -------      -------            -------    ------- 
                  3,036         100%             $7,645       28.4%
                =======      =======            =======    ======= 

                                    PAGE-21

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

     Other property  revenues  increased $1,040, or 46.7%, from $2,228 to $3,268
due primarily to other income from newly developed and acquired apartment homes.

     Other  revenues  decreased  $1,561,  or 21.2%,  from  $7,350 to $5,789  due
primarily  to a decrease in property  management  revenues of $1,263,  or 22.8%,
from $5,552 to $4,289  resulting  from a net decrease of  properties  managed by
Gables for third/related parties primarily due to these properties being sold by
the owners throughout 1994 and 1995.

     Property  operating and maintenance  expense (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)  increased  $5,360,  or 23.4%,  from  $22,868 to $28,228 due to an
increase in apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and acquisition of
additional  communities  and an increase in property  operating and  maintenance
expense for same store communities of 3.5%.  Operating expenses  associated with
communities  stabilized  during all of the 1995 Period that were not  stabilized
during all of the 1994 Period increased $2,022.  Operating  expenses  associated
with communities  that commenced  operations and lease-up during the 1995 period
were $2,685  during the year ended  December 31, 1995.  Property  operating  and
maintenance expense as a percent of total property revenues decreased from 38.4%
to 37.2%.

     Depreciation and amortization  expense  increased  $2,695,  or 27.0%,  from
$9,974 to $12,669  due to the  completion  of newly  developed  communities  and
acquisition of other communities.

     Property  management expense for owned communities and third/related  party
properties  decreased  $255,  or 4.6%,  from $5,603 to $5,348 due primarily to a
decrease in the number of  third/related  party units managed.  Gables allocates
property  management  expenses to both owned communities and third/related party
properties based on the  proportionate  share of total apartment homes and units
managed.

     General and administrative  expense increased $1,090, or 61.3%, from $1,779
to $2,869 due to increased  personnel and  administrative  costs associated with
annual  increases in  compensation  and increased  investor  relations  efforts,
additional costs associated with a public company organizational  structure that
were not incurred during 1994, and certain other costs.

     Interest expense and credit  enhancement fees on a combined basis increased
$4,214,  or 44.0%, from $9,584 to $13,798 due to an increase in interest expense
of $4,212,  or 47.5%,  from  $8,876 to $13,088  resulting  from an  increase  in
operating debt  associated  with the  development  and acquisition of additional
communities. Additionally, interest costs increased due to increases in variable
rates and the  refinancing of certain  variable rate debt to a higher fixed rate
cost structure.  Such increases were offset by interest savings  associated with
the  repayment  of debt with the $94 million  net  proceeds  generated  from the
Company's sale of 4,600,000  Common Shares that closed in October,  1995,  which
proceeds were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for Units.

     Extraordinary  loss of $955 for the year ended December 31, 1995 represents
the write-off of unamortized  deferred financing costs associated with the early
retirement of the Operating Partnership's construction loans.

     Net income  increased  $1,020,  or 6.2%,  from  $16,394 to $17,414  for the
reasons discussed above.

                                    PAGE-22

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER 31, 1995
TO THE HISTORICAL  OPERATING RESULTS OF THE GROUP FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1,
1994 TO JANUARY 25, 1994 AND THE HISTORICAL  OPERATING RESULTS OF GABLES FOR THE
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 26, 1994 TO DECEMBER 31, 1994.

     Total  property  revenues  increased  $16,545,  or 27.8%,  from  $59,426 to
$75,971  primarily due to increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting
from the development and  acquisition of additional  communities.  Substantially
all of the increase in rental  income was  attributable  to newly  completed and
occupied apartment homes, with the balance  attributable to changes in occupancy
or  increased  rental  rates  for  apartment  homes  in  communities  stabilized
throughout both periods.

     Other  revenues  decreased  $1,607,  or 21.7%,  from  $7,396 to $5,789  due
primarily  to a decrease in property  management  revenues of $1,267,  or 22.8%,
from $5,556 to $4,289  resulting from a net decrease in the number of properties
managed by Gables for  third/related  parties.  This  decrease is primarily  the
result of properties  being sold by the  third/related  party owners  throughout
1994 and 1995.

     Property  operating and maintenance  expense (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)  increased  $5,381,  or 23.6%,  from  $22,847  to  $28,228  due to
increases in the number of apartment  homes  resulting from the  development and
acquisition of additional  communities and an increase in property operating and
maintenance expense for communities stabilized throughout both periods. Property
operating  and  maintenance  expense  as a percent  of total  property  revenues
decreased from 38.4% to 37.2%.

     Depreciation and amortization  expense  increased  $2,763,  or 27.9%,  from
$9,906 to $12,669  due to the  completion  of newly  developed  communities  and
acquisition of other communities.

     Property  management expense for owned communities and third/related  party
properties  decreased  $426,  or 7.4%,  from $5,774 to $5,348 due primarily to a
decrease in the number of third/related party units managed.

     General and administrative  expense increased $1,127, or 64.7%, from $1,742
to  $2,869  due  to  the  increased  costs  associated  with  a  public  company
organizational  structure,  increased  personnel and  administrative  costs, and
certain other costs.

     Interest expense  increased $3,700, or 39.4%, from $9,388 to $13,088 due to
an increase in operating debt associated with the development and acquisition of
additional communities.  Additionally, interest costs increased due to increases
in variable rates and the refinancing of certain  variable rate debt to a higher
fixed rate cost  structure.  Such  increases  were  offset by  interest  savings
associated  with  the  repayment  of debt  with  the $94  million  net  proceeds
generated  from the  Company's  sale of 4,600,000  Common  Shares that closed in
October,  1995, which proceeds were contributed to the Operating  Partnership in
exchange for Units.

     Extraordinary  loss of $955 for the year ended December 31, 1995 represents
the write-off of unamortized  deferred financing costs associated with the early
retirement of the Operating Partnership's construction loans.

     Net income  increased  $1,682,  or 10.7%,  from  $15,732 to $17,414 for the
reasons discussed above.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

     Gables' net cash provided by operating activities increased from $7,263 for
the three months ended March 31, 1996 to $8,682 for the three months ended March
31,  1997 due to (i) an  increase of $2,645 in income  before  certain  non-cash
items including depreciation,  amortization, equity in income of joint ventures,
gain on sale of real estate assets and extraordinary  losses, (ii) the change in
other assets  between  periods of $818 and (iii) the change in  restricted  cash
between  periods of $1,525.  Such increases were offset in part by the change in
other liabilities between periods of $3,569.

     Gables' net cash used in investing  activities  decreased  from $18,298 for
the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 to $11,352  for the three  months  ended
March 31,  1997  primarily  due to the $12.3  million of net  proceeds  from the
January,  1997 sale of Club Candlewood,  offset in part by increased development
activities  in 1997 when  compared to 1996.  During the three months ended March
31, 1997,  Gables  expended  approximately  $22.4 million related to development
expenditures,  including related land  acquisitions,  approximately $0.9 million
related  to  capital  expenditures  for  operating  apartment   communities  and
approximately $0.4 million related to renovation expenditures.

     Gables' net cash provided by financing  activities  decreased  from $11,015
for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 to $1,167 for the three months ended
March  31,  1997 due  primarily  to the  $12.3  million  of net  sales  proceeds
generated from the January, 1997 sale of Club Candlewood,  a community comprised
of 486 apartment homes. During the three months ended March 31, 1997, Gables had
net  borrowings of $12.3 million which were used in  conjunction  with the $12.3
million of net sales proceeds primarily to fund Gables'  development  activities
discussed  previously.  These proceeds from financing  activities were offset in
part  by  the  payment  of  the  fourth  quarter  1996  distributions   totaling
approximately $11.2 million.

     Gables' net cash provided by operating  activities  increased  from $29,088
for the year ended  December 31, 1995 to $51,629 for the year ended December 31,
1996 due to (i) an increase of $15,595 in income before  certain  non-cash items
including  depreciation,  amortization,  equity in income of joint  ventures and
extraordinary losses and (ii) the change in other liabilities between periods of
$7,639. Such increases were offset in part by the change in other assets between
periods of $22 and the change in restricted cash between periods of $671.

     Gables' net cash used in investing  activities  increased from $148,234 for
the year ended  December  31, 1995 to $213,596  for the year ended  December 31,
1996  primarily  due to 1996  acquisition  activities,  partially  offset by the
January,  1995  acquisition of Gables Over Peachtree ($11 million) and decreased
development  activities  in 1996 when  compared  to 1995.  During the year ended
December  31,  1996,  Gables  expended  approximately  $120.2  million  for  the
acquisition  of five  apartment  communities  totaling  1,937  apartment  homes,
approximately  $2.6  million in  renovation  expenditures  related  primarily to
Gables  Over  Peachtree,  approximately  $68.3  million  related to  development
expenditures, including related land acquisitions and approximately $3.8 million
related  to  capital   expenditures   for   operating   apartment   communities.
Additionally, Gables invested $21.5 million in an apartment community comprising
232  apartment  homes on  October  1, 1996 via a mortgage  note  receivable.  In
January,  1997, Gables acquired the apartment  community from the borrower,  and
the mortgage note receivable was repaid in full.

     Gables' net cash provided by financing  activities  increased from $123,619
for the year ended December 31, 1995 to $157,823 for the year ended December 31,
1996 due primarily to increased  acquisition  cash needs.  During the year ended
December  31,  1996,  Gables  received  net  proceeds of $93.5  million from the
Company's sales of 4,039,068  Common Shares,  which proceeds were contributed to
the  Operating  Partnership  in exchange for Units,  and had net  borrowings  of
$104.1  million  which  were used  primarily  to fund  Gables'  acquisition  and
development  activities  discussed  previously.  These  proceeds from  financing
activities  were offset in part by the payment of  distributions  totaling $38.6
million.

     As of March 31, 1997, Gables had total  indebtedness of $402,613,  cash and
cash equivalents of $2,882 and principal escrow deposits reflected in restricted
cash  of  $1,380.   Gables'  indebtedness   includes  $211,866  in  conventional
fixed-rate  mortgage notes payable secured by individual  properties,  a $40,000
term loan,  $105,080 in tax-exempt bond  indebtedness  and $45,667 in borrowings
outstanding under its Credit Facilities.  Gables' indebtedness has an average of
7.3  years  to  maturity  at  March  31,  1997.   Excluding   monthly  principal
amortization  payments,  over the  next  five  years  Gables  has the  following
scheduled debt maturities for indebtedness outstanding at March 31, 1997:

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
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                       1997           $  8,667
                       1998                  0
                       1999                  0
                       2000             81,930
                       2001             40,000

     The debt  maturities in 1997 of $8,667 relate to  outstanding  indebtedness
under the $20 Million  Credit  Facility  which will be extended  pursuant to the
Operating   Partnership's   unlimited  one-year  extension  options.   The  debt
maturities  in  2000  totaling   $81,930   consist  of  $37,000  of  outstanding
indebtedness  under  the  $175  Million  Credit  Facility  and  $44,930  of four
variable-rate  notes payables securing  tax-exempt bonds. These tax-exempt bonds
are  subject to  mandatory  redemption  on the  termination  dates of letters of
credit securing the bonds, each of which is March, 2000. Three of the underlying
bond  issues  mature in  December,  2007 and the  fourth  underlying  bond issue
matures in August,  2024. Gables expects to be able to remarket such bonds on or
prior to  March,  2000.  The $175  Million  Credit  Facility  has two  remaining
one-year extension options.

     Gables' distributions through the first quarter of 1997 have been paid from
cash provided by operating  activities.  Gables  anticipates that  distributions
will  continue to be paid on a quarterly  basis from cash  provided by operating
activities.

     In  January,  1997,  Gables  sold  one of  its  Current  Communities,  Club
Candlewood,  comprising 486 apartment homes. The net sales proceeds were used to
(i) defease  the  related  tax-exempt  bond  indebtedness  which had a principal
balance of $6,975 at December 31, 1996 and (ii) paydown  outstanding  borrowings
under Gables' Credit Facilities.

     Gables has met and  expects to continue  to meet its  short-term  liquidity
requirements generally through net cash provided by operations. Gables' net cash
provided  by  operations  has been  adequate  and Gables  believes  that it will
continue to be adequate to meet both its operating  requirements and the payment
of distributions in accordance with REIT  requirements in both the short and the
long term. The budgeted  expenditures  for  improvements  and renovations to the
communities,  in addition to monthly principal  amortization  payments, are also
expected to be funded from net cash provided by operations.  Gables  anticipates
construction  and  development  activities  and land purchases will be initially
funded primarily through borrowings under its Credit Facilities described below.

     Gables  expects to meet certain of its  long-term  liquidity  requirements,
such  as  scheduled  debt  maturities,  repayment  of  short-term  financing  of
construction  and  development  activities and possible  property  acquisitions,
through  long-term  secured and  unsecured  borrowings  and the issuance of debt
securities  or  additional  equity  securities  by the  Company or  through  the
disposition  of assets which,  in  management's  evaluation,  may no longer meet
Gables' investment requirements.

$175 Million Credit Facility
- ----------------------------

     In  conjunction  with the IPO,  Gables  closed  a $175  million  three-year
revolving credit facility (the"Original Credit  Facility") which had an initial
maturity of January,  1997.  Borrowings  under the Original Credit Facility were
recourse  to the  Operating  Partnership  and bore  interest at LIBOR plus 1.90%
(reduced  from 2.25% in December,  1994).  Additionally,  fees  associated  with
letters of credit issued thereunder for Gables' tax-exempt  variable-rate  bonds
were 1.25% per annum (reduced from 1.50% in July, 1995).

     In March, 1996, Gables closed a new $175 million unsecured revolving credit
facility (the "New Credit  Facility" or "$175  Million  Credit  Facility")  that
replaced  the Original  Credit  Facility.  Although  the New Credit  Facility is
unsecured,  there were certain  designated  real estate assets that had escrowed
mortgages  that were released  subsequent to March 31, 1997,  promptly after the
attainment  of implied  senior  unsecured  debt ratings of BBB from Standard and
Poor's and Baa2 from Moody's Investors Service (the "Credit  Ratings").  The New
Credit Facility has an initial term of three years and three one-year  extension
options.  Gables recently  exercised the first of its one-year extension options
resulting in a maturity date for the facility of March,  2000.  Borrowings  bore
interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%  (reduced  from 1.65% in  November,  1996)  through
April, 1997 and letter of credit fees for Gables' tax-exempt variable-rate bonds

                                    PAGE-25

are 1.00% per annum. In April,  1997, Gables' borrowing costs under the facility
were reduced to LIBOR plus 1.10% in connection with the attainment of the Credit
Ratings.  Under the facility,  up to $50 million is available to provide  credit
enhancements on outstanding tax-exempt bond issues and all remaining amounts are
available for borrowings.  Gables' availability under the facility is limited to
the lesser of the total $175 million  commitment or the borrowing base. At March
31,  1997,  the  borrowing  base  available  under the facility was based on the
collateral value of the real estate assets with escrowed  mortgages and the debt
service coverage ratio of communities pledged as collateral under other recourse
loans. As of March 31, 1997, Gables had  approximately  $45.8 million of letters
of  credit  issued  under  the  facility  and had $37.0  million  in  borrowings
outstanding  thereunder and, therefore,  had $88.4 million of remaining capacity
on its $171.2 million borrowing base.

$20 Million Credit Facility
- ---------------------------
     In November,  1996,  Gables closed an unsecured  revolving  credit facility
that currently  provides for up to $20 million in borrowings.  This facility has
an  initial  term of one  year and has  unlimited  one-year  extension  options.
Borrowings  bore interest under this facility at LIBOR plus 1.50% through April,
1997. In April,  1997,  Gables' borrowing costs were reduced to LIBOR plus 1.10%
in connection with the attainment of the Credit  Ratings.  As of March 31, 1997,
the  Operating   Partnership  had  approximately   $8.7  million  in  borrowings
outstanding under this facility.

Restrictive Covenants
- ---------------------
     Certain of the Operating  Partnership's  debt agreements  contain customary
representations,  covenants  and events of default,  including  covenants  which
restrict  the ability of the  Operating  Partnership  to make  distributions  in
excess of stated amounts,  which in turn restricts the discretion of the Company
to declare and pay dividends.  In general,  during any fiscal year the Operating
Partnership  may  only  distribute  up to  95% of  the  Operating  Partnership's
consolidated  income  available  for  distribution  (as  defined in the  related
agreement)  exclusive  of  distributions  of capital  gains for such  year.  The
applicable debt agreements  contain exceptions to these limitations to allow the
Operating  Partnership to make any distributions  necessary to allow the Company
to maintain its status as a REIT. The Operating  Partnership does not anticipate
that  this  provision  will  adversely  effect  the  ability  of  the  Operating
Partnership  to make  distributions  or the  Company  to declare  dividends,  as
currently anticipated.

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MANAMGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------


                                                                        
Completed Communities in Lease-up and Development Communities at March 31, 1997
                                                                        
Gables' current  developments  and lease-up  activities for communities that had
not reached stabilized occupancy as of March 31, 1997 are summarized below:

                                                                        
                      Actual /                                                       Actual /     Actual /     Actual /        
                     Estimated      Total                                           Estimated    Estimated    Estimated   Estimated
                     Number of     Budgeted        Percent                           Quarter     Quarter of    Quarter    Quarter of
                     Apartment       Cost        Construction  Percent   Percent  Construction    Initial    Construction Stabilized
Community              Homes      (millions)      Complete      Leased  Occupied    Commenced    Occupancy      Ended     Occupancy
- ---------              -----      ----------      --------      ------  --------    ---------    ---------      -----     ---------
                                     (A)                                                                                      (B)
                                                                                                   
Completed Communities In Lease-Up                                                                       
- ---------------------------------                                                                       
ATLANTA, GA                                                                     
Gables Over Peachtree  263          $20.4           100%          84%      83%       1 Q 1995        N/A       2 Q 1996    2 Q 1997
                                                                        
DALLAS, TX                                                                      
Gables Green Oaks I    300           16.5           100%          91%      86%       1 Q 1995     1 Q 1996     3 Q 1996    2 Q 1997
                                                                        
MEMPHIS, TN                                                                     
Gables Quail Ridge     238           17.0           100%          82%      70%       1 Q 1995     2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997    3 Q 1997
Gables Germantown      252           19.6           100%          85%      80%       1 Q 1995     2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997    2 Q 1997
                    ---------------------                                                                             
  Totals             1,053          $73.5                                                   
                    ---------------------
                                                    
Development Communities                                                                 
- -----------------------                                                                 
ATLANTA, GA                                                                     
Gables Vinings         315          $24.7            78%          18%       5%       2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997     4 Q 1997    4 Q 1997
Roswell Gables II      284           21.7            53%          ---      ---       2 Q 1996     2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998    1 Q 1998
Gables at Sugarloaf    386           28.6            ---          ---      ---       2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     1 Q 1999    2 Q 1999
                                                                        
AUSTIN, TX                                                                      
Gables Central Park    273           20.6            88%          31%      13%       2 Q 1996     1 Q 1997     3 Q 1997    4 Q 1997
Gables Bluffstone      256           19.9             8%          ---      ---       1 Q 1997     4 Q 1997     3 Q 1998    4 Q 1998
                                                                        
ORLANDO, FL                                                                     
Gables at Little Lake 
          Bryan I      280           21.7           ---           ---      ---       2 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     4 Q 1998    1 Q 1999
Gables Celebration     231           21.3           ---           ---      ---       3 Q 1997     1 Q 1998     4 Q 1998    4 Q 1998
                    ---------------------                                                    
  Totals             2,025         $158.5                                                  
                    ---------------------                                                     
<FN>
                                                                        
The  following  is a  "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under  the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The projections and estimates contained in the table above are
forward-looking  statements.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties  and actual results may differ  materially from those projected in
such statements.  Risks associated with Gables' development,  construction,  and
lease-up  activities,  which could impact the  forward-looking  statements made,
include:  development  opportunities may be abandoned;  construction  costs of a
community  may  exceed  original   estimates,   possibly  making  the  community
uneconomical;  and  construction  and lease-up may not be completed on schedule,
resulting in increased debt service and construction costs.
                                                                        
                                                                        
     (A)  Total  Budgeted  Cost  includes  all  capitalized  costs  incurred and
          projected to be incurred to develop the respective community presented
          in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including
          land  acquisition  costs,   construction  costs,  real  estate  taxes,
          interest  and  loan  fees,  permits,   professional  fees,   allocated
          development overhead, and other regulatory fees.
   
     (B)  Stabilized  occupancy  is defined  as the  earlier to occur of (i) 93%
          physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.
                                                                        
</FN>


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
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Portfolio Indebtedness Summary and Interest Rate Protection Agreement Summary  

A summary  of  Gables'  portfolio  indebtedness  and  interest  rate  protection
agreements as of March 31, 1997 follows:
                                                                                
Portfolio Indebtedness Summary                                                  
- ------------------------------                                                 
                                       Percentage Interest   Total   Years to   
Type of Indebtedness        Balance     of Total   Rate(A)  Rate(B) Maturity    
- --------------------        -------     --------  -------- -------- --------    
                                                                                
Conventional fixed-rate (C) $251,866      62.6%     7.89%     7.89%     7.95    
Tax-exempt fixed-rate         60,150      14.9%     6.50%     6.62%    11.42   
                            --------   --------  --------   -------  -------   
     Total fixed-rate       $312,016      77.5%     7.62%     7.65%     8.62    
                            --------   --------  --------   -------  -------    
                                                                                
Tax-exempt variable-rate     $44,930      11.2%     3.50%     4.50%     3.00    
                            --------   --------  --------   -------  -------    
                                                                                
Credit facilities            $45,667      11.3%     7.12%     7.12%     2.53    
                            --------   --------  --------   -------  -------    
                                                                                
Total portfolio debt(D),(E) $402,613     100.0%     7.11%     7.24%     7.30    
                            ========   ========  ========   =======  =======    
                                                                                
     (A)  Interest Rate represents the weighted  average  interest rate incurred
          on the indebtedness, exclusive of deferred financing cost amortization
          and credit enhancement fees, as applicable.
   
     (B)  Total Rate  represents  the Interest Rate (A) plus credit  enhancement
          fees, as applicable.
   
     (C)  Conventional fixed-rate debt includes $40,000 of financing which bears
          interest  at  LIBOR  plus  a  spread  of  1.25%.   Such  financing  is
          effectively  fixed at an all-in rate of 6.60% after the application of
          $40,000  of the  $44,530  interest  rate  cap  and  swap  arrangements
          described below.
   
     (D)  Interest  associated with construction  activities is capitalized as a
          cost  of  development  and  does  not  impact  current  earnings.  The
          qualifying construction expenditures at March 31, 1997 for purposes of
          interest capitalization were $60,720.
                                                                                
     (E)  Excludes  $16.4  million  of  tax-exempt  bonds and $17.0  million  of
          outstanding  conventional  indebtedness  related to joint  ventures in
          which Gables owns a 25% interest.
                                                                                
Interest Rate Protection Agreement Summary                                      
- ------------------------------------------                                      
                                                                                
                                 Notional   Strike/Swap  Effective  Termination 
Description of Agreement          Amount     Price (F)     Date        Date     
- ------------------------          ------     ---------     ----        ----     
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Cap"    $44,530      6.25%     01/27/94     01/30/99   
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Swap"   $44,530      5.35%     08/30/96     08/30/99(G)
                                                                                
LIBOR, 30-day    - "Rate Cap"    $50,000      6.45%     01/30/97     12/31/97   
                                                                                
                                                                                
     (F)  The 30-day LIBOR rate in effect at March 31, 1997 was 5.69%.
                                                                                
     (G)  This  arrangement is a knock-out  swap  agreement  which fixes Gables'
          underlying  30-day LIBOR rate at 5.35%.  The swap  terminates upon the
          earlier to occur of (i) the termination date or (ii) a rate reset date
          on which the 30-day LIBOR rate is 6.26% or higher.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
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Book Value of Assets and Equity
- -------------------------------
     The  application of historical  cost accounting in accordance with GAAP for
Gables'  UPREIT  structure  results  in an  understatement  of total  assets and
partners'  capital  compared  to the  amounts  that  would be  recorded  via the
application of purchase  accounting in accordance  with GAAP had Gables not been
organized as an UPREIT.  Management believes it is imperative to understand this
difference when evaluating the book value of assets and partners'  capital.  The
understatement of basis related to this difference in  organizational  structure
at  March  31,  1997 is  $112,494,  exclusive  of the  effect  of  depreciation.
Accordingly,  on a pro forma basis,  the real estate assets  before  accumulated
depreciation,  total assets,  and partners' capital (including limited partners'
capital  interest at  redemption  value) as of March 31, 1997 would be $934,242,
$878,529, and $446,769, respectively, if such $112,494 value were reflected.

Inflation
- ---------
     Substantially all of the Operating  Partnership's leases at the communities
are for a term of one year or less,  which may enable  Gables to seek  increased
rents upon renewal of existing  leases or commencement of new leases in times of
rising prices.  The short-term nature of these leases generally serves to lessen
the impact of cost increases arising from inflation.

Certain Factors Affecting Future Operating Results
- --------------------------------------------------
     This Form 10  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the  meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended.  Actual  results or  developments
could differ materially from those projected in such statements. Certain factors
that  might  cause  such a  difference  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the
following:  development opportunities may be abandoned;  construction costs of a
community may exceed original  estimates;  construction  and lease-up may not be
completed  on  schedule,   resulting  in  increased  debt  service  expense  and
construction costs and reduced rental revenues; occupancy rates and rents may be
adversely affected by local economic and market conditions; financing may not be
available on favorable  terms;  Gables'  cash flow may be  insufficient  to meet
required payments of principal and interest;  and existing  indebtedness may not
be  able  to be  refinanced  or the  terms  of  such  refinancing  may not be as
favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness.

Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations
- --------------------------------------------------------
     The Operating  Partnership  considers funds from operations ("FFO") to be a
useful  performance  measure  of the  operating  performance  of an equity  REIT
because, together with net income and cash flows, FFO provides investors with an
additional basis to evaluate the ability of a REIT to incur and service debt and
to fund acquisitions and other capital  expenditures.  The Operating Partnership
believes  that in order to  facilitate a clear  understanding  of its  operating
results, funds from operations should be examined in conjunction with net income
(loss) as presented in the financial  statements and data included  elsewhere in
this report.

     The  Operating  Partnership  computes  FFO  in  accordance  with  standards
established  by the  National  Association  of  Real  Estate  Investment  Trusts
("NAREIT"). FFO as defined by NAREIT represented net income (loss) determined in
accordance  with GAAP,  excluding  gains or losses  from sales of assets or debt
restructuring,  plus certain non-cash items, primarily real estate depreciation,
and after adjustments for  unconsolidated  partnerships and joint ventures.  FFO
presented  herein is not  necessarily  comparable to FFO presented by other real
estate companies due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same
definition. However, the Operating Partnership's FFO is comparable to the FFO of
real estate companies that use the NAREIT definition.

     Adjusted  funds from  operations  ("AFFO")  is defined as FFO less  capital
expenditures  funded by  operations.  FFO and AFFO should not be  considered  as
alternatives to net income as indicators of Gables' operating  performance or as
alternatives  to cash  flows as  measures  of  liquidity.  FFO does not  measure
whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all of the Operating  Partnership's cash
needs including principal amortization,  capital expenditures, and distributions
to unitholders.  Additionally, FFO does not represent cash flows from operating,
investing  or  financing  activities  as defined by GAAP.  Reference  is made to
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations - Liquidity and Capital  Resources"  for a discussion of Gables' cash
needs and cash flows.

                                    PAGE-29

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        
Reconciliation of Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations      
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------      
                                                                        
A  reconciliation  of funds from  operations and adjusted funds from  operations
follows:


                                       For the three months ended         For the years ended                     
                                               March 31                        December 31                     
                                       --------------------------      --------------------------                     
                                          1997            1996             1996           1995   
                                          ----            ----             ----           ----   
                                                                                
RECONCILIATION:                                                                 
                                                                        
Net income                              $11,598         $5,695           $26,910        $17,414 
                                                                        
Extraordinary loss (A)                      712            631               631          1,003   
                                                                        
Gain on sale of real estate assets       (4,858)             0                 0              0       
                                                                        
Real estate asset depreciation:                                                                 
   Wholly-owned real estate assets        5,233          3,631            18,477         12,329  
   Joint venture real estate assets          55             54               220            181     
                                        -------       --------          --------        -------     
          Total                           5,288          3,685            18,697         12,510  
                                        -------       --------          --------        -------
                                                                        
Funds from operations                   $12,740        $10,011           $46,238        $30,927 
                                        =======       ========          ========       ======== 
                                                                        
Capital expenditures for operating 
          apartments:                                                      
  Carpet                                    371            227             1,245          1,026   
  Roofing                                    24             13               297             23      
  Exterior painting                           0              0               145             66      
  Appliances                                 47             25               179            129     
  Other additions/improvements              473            374             1,988          1,755   
                                        -------        --------         --------       --------   
        Total                               915            639             3,854          2,999   
                                        -------        --------         --------        --------   
                                                                        
Adjusted funds from operations          $11,825         $9,372           $42,384        $27,928 
                                       ========        =======           =======        ======= 
<FN>
     (A)  The  extraordinary  loss for the year ended December 31, 1995 includes
          $48 incurred at the joint venture level.
</FN>


                                    PAGE-30

ITEM 3.  PROPERTIES
- -------  ----------
     The  Operating  Partnership's  real estate  holdings or  interests  consist
exclusively of apartment  communities  and can currently be segregated  into the
following five categories:

     The  "Current  Communities"  are the 50  apartment  communities  (including
two, Arbors  of  Harbortown   and  Metropolitan  Uptown,  in which the Operating
Partnership has an indirect 25% general partner interest) where construction was
complete  at March  31,  1997.  All but four of these  Current  Communities  had
reached a  stabilized  occupancy  level as of March 31,  1997.  A  community  is
considered to have achieved stabilized  occupancy on the earlier to occur of (i)
attainment  of 93% physical  occupancy or (ii) one year after the  completion of
construction.
 
     The "Development  Communities" are the seven  communities  which were under
development at March 31, 1997. The term "Communities" is used herein to refer to
the Current Communities and the Development Communities collectively.

     The "Undeveloped Sites" are the four sites which the Operating  Partnership
purchased with an intention to develop an apartment community thereon.

     The "Development Rights" are the six sites which the Operating  Partnership
currently has an option to purchase.

     The "Acquisition  Rights" are the two existing apartment  communities which
the Operating Partnership currently has an option to purchase.

The Communities
- ---------------
     The Operating Partnership owns or has an interest in 50 Current Communities
consisting of 15,480  apartment  homes and owns seven  Development  Communities,
which  are  expected  to be  completed  in 1997 and  1998,  consisting  of 2,025
apartment homes. The Communities,  comprising a total of 17,505 apartment homes,
are located in Georgia,  Texas, Tennessee and Florida. The following table shows
the  locations  of the  Communities  and the number of  apartment  homes in each
metropolitan area:




                                                                                
                      Number of Communities       Number of Apartment Homes     Percent of 
                      ---------------------       -------------------------     Total Apt.
Location          Current  Development  Total  Current   Development  Total       Homes
- --------          -------  -----------  -----  -------   -----------  -----       -----
                                                                

Houston, TX (1)     15       --          15     5,363        --        5,363     30.6%
Atlanta, GA         14        3          17     4,117        985       5,102     29.1%
Dallas, TX           8       --           8     1,959        --        1,959     11.2%
Memphis, TN (2)      5       --           5     1,799        --        1,799     10.3%
Nashville, TN        4       --           4     1,166        --        1,166      6.7%
Austin, TX           2        2           4       532        529       1,061      6.1%
San Antonio, TX      2       --           2       544        --          544      3.1%
Orlando, FL         --        2           2       --         511         511      2.9%
               -------  -------     -------   -------    -------     -------   ------- 
                                                                      
                    50        7          57    15,480      2,025      17,505     100.0%
               =======  =======     =======   =======    =======     =======   ======= 
<FN>
(1) Includes a Current Community comprising 318 apartment homes in which Gables has a  25% general partner interest.
(2) Includes a Current Community comprising 345 apartment homes in which Gables has a  25% general partner interest.

</FN>

 
     CURRENT  COMMUNITIES.   The  Operating  Partnership  developed  34  Current
Communities  (consisting  of 9,481  apartment  homes),  and  acquired 16 Current
Communities  (consisting of 5,999 apartment homes).  All but one (Rivercrest) of
the Current  Communities are managed and operated by the Operating  Partnership.
The Current  Communities  typically  are two and three story garden  apartments,
townhomes  and  higher-density  apartments.  As of March 31,  1997,  the Current
Communities had an average  scheduled  monthly rental rate per apartment home of
approximately  $771 and,  with the  exception of four  communities  in the final
lease-up  phase,  had a physical  occupancy  rate of 96%. The average age of the
Current  Communities  is  approximately  6.5  Years and upon  completion  of the
Development Communities will be approximately 6.0 Years.

                                    PAGE-31

     Most of the Communities offer many attractive  features designed to enhance
their  market  appeal,  such  as  vaulted  ceilings,  fireplaces,   dishwashers,
disposals, washer/dryer connections,  ice-makers, patios and decks. Recreational
facilities include swimming pools, fitness facilities, playgrounds, picnic areas
and  tennis  and  racquetball   courts.  In  many  Communities,   the  Operating
Partnership makes amenities and services available to residents, such as aerobic
classes,  resident social events, dry cleaning pick up and delivery, and the use
of fax,  computer  and  copy  equipment.  In-depth  market  research,  including
periodic  focus  groups with  residents  and feedback  from  on-site  management
personnel,  is used to refine and  enhance  management  services  and  community
design.

     DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES.  The Development Communities have been designed to
generally   resemble  the  Current   Communities   developed  by  the  Operating
Partnership and to offer similar amenities.  The Development Communities and the
recently  completed  Current  Communities  reflect the  Operating  Partnership's
continuing  research of consumer  preferences  for  upscale  multifamily  rental
housing and incorporate and emphasize garage parking,  increased  privacy,  high
quality interiors and private telephone and television systems.

     UNDEVELOPED  SITES. The Operating  Partnership owns four Undeveloped  Sites
and intends to develop multifamily communities at those sites in the future:

                                     Metropolitan            Estimated Number
Undeveloped Site                         Area               of Apartment Homes
- ----------------                         ----               ------------------
 
Gables Green Oaks II                Dallas, TX                   250
Gables Quail Ridge II               Memphis, TN                  148
Gables Colonnade II                 San Antonio, TX              250
Gables New Territory I              Houston, TX                  256
                                                                 ---
                                                                 904
                                                                 ===
     DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. The Operating Partnership currently has six Development
Rights which are located in four cities:

                                     Metropolitan            Estimated Number
Development  Right                       Area               of Apartment Homes
- -----------  -----                       ----               ------------------

Gables New Territory II             Houston, TX                  240 (a)
Gables at Little  Lake  Bryan II    Orlando, FL                  246 (a)
Gables at Little  Lake  Bryan III   Orlando, FL                  230 (a)
Gables at Little  Lake  Bryan IV    Orlando, FL                  207 (a)
Gables Sugarloaf II                 Atlanta, GA                  719 (a)
Gables at the Galleria              Dallas, TX                   225
                                                               -----
                                                               1,867
                                                               =====

     (a) The  Operating  Partnership  has these land parcels  under options with
various termination dates.

     ACQUISITION  RIGHTS.  The Operating  Partnership  currently has Acquisition
Rights  with  respect  to  the  following  two  existing  multifamily  apartment
communities:
                
                               Metropolitan                  Number
Acquisition  Right                 Area                of Apartment Homes
- -----------  -----                 ----                ------------------

Briarcliff North               Atlanta, GA                    82
Gables Wood Mill               Atlanta, GA                   438 (a)
                                                             ---
                                                             520
                                                             ===

(a)  The apartment community associated with this Acquisition Right was acquired
     in May, 1997.

     The following is a "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under the Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as  amended.  The  projections  contained  in the tables  above under the
captions "Undeveloped Sites",  "Development Rights" and "Acquisition Rights" are
forward-looking  statements.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties  and actual results may differ  materially from those projected in
the   forward-looking   statements.   Risks   associated   with  the   Operating
Partnership's development,  construction and acquisition activities, which could
impact the forward-looking statements made, include: development and acquisition
opportunities  may be  abandoned;  construction  costs of a community may exceed
original estimates, possibly making the community uneconomical; construction may
not  be  completed  on  schedule,   resulting  in  increased  debt  service  and
construction costs.

                                    PAGE-32

     Development of the Undeveloped Sites and the Development  Rights is subject
to permits and other governmental  approvals, as well as ongoing business review
by the  Operating  Partnership.  There can be no  assurance  that the  Operating
Partnership will decide or be able to develop the Undeveloped Sites, to complete
development of all or any of the communities  subject to the Development Rights,
or to complete the number of apartment homes shown above.

                                    PAGE-33


                                                                        
Completed Communities in Lease-up and Development Communities at March 31, 1997                                                     
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                     
                                                                        
Gables' current  developments  and lease-up  activities for communities that had
not reached stabilized occupancy as of March 31, 1997 are summarized below:

                                                                       
                          Actual /                                              Actual /      Actual /      Actual /        
                        Estimated     Total                                    Estimated     Estimated     Estimated     Estimated
                        Number of   Budgeted     Percent                        Quarter     Quarter of      Quarter      Quarter of
                        Apartment     Cost     Construction  Percent  Percent Construction    Initial    Construction    Stabilized
Community                 Homes    (millions)    Complete     Leased  Occupied Commenced     Occupancy      Ended        Occupancy
- ---------                 -----    ----------    --------     ------  -------- ---------     ---------      -----        ---------
                                      (A)                                                                                    (B)
                                                                                      
Completed Communities In Lease-Up                                                                       
- ---------------------------------                                                                       
ATLANTA, GA                                                                     
Gables Over Peachtree     263       $20.4         100%          84%     83%     1 Q 1995        N/A        2 Q 1996        2 Q 1997
                                                                        
DALLAS, TX                                                                      
Gables Green Oaks I       300        16.5         100%          91%     86%     1 Q 1995    1 Q 1996       3 Q 1996        2 Q 1997
                                                                        
MEMPHIS, TN                                                                     
Gables Quail Ridge        238        17.0         100%          82%     70%     1 Q 1995    2 Q 1996       1 Q 1997        3 Q 1997
Gables Germantown         252        19.6         100%          85%     80%     1 Q 1995    2 Q 1996       1 Q 1997        2 Q 1997
                       ------------------                                                 
  Totals                1,053     $  73.5  
                       ------------------                                                 
                                                                        
Development Communities                                                                 
- -----------------------                                                                 
                                                                        
ATLANTA, GA                                                                     
Gables Vinings            315       $24.7          78%          18%      5%     2 Q 1996    1 Q 1997       4 Q 1997        4 Q 1997
Roswell Gables II         284        21.7          53%          ---     ---     2 Q 1996    2 Q 1997       1 Q 1998        1 Q 1998
Gables at Sugarloaf       386        28.6          ---          ---     ---     2 Q 1997    1 Q 1998       1 Q 1999        2 Q 1999
                                                                        
AUSTIN, TX                                                                      
Gables Central Park       273        20.6          88%          31%     13%     2 Q 1996    1 Q 1997       3 Q 1997        4 Q 1997
Gables Bluffstone         256        19.9           8%          ---     ---     1 Q 1997    4 Q 1997       3 Q 1998        4 Q 1998
                                                                        
ORLANDO, FL                                                                     
Gables at Little Lake 
     Bryan I              280        21.7         ---           ---     ---     2 Q 1997    1 Q 1998       4 Q 1998        1 Q 1999
Gables Celebration        231        21.3         ---           ---     ---     3 Q 1997    1 Q 1998       4 Q 1998        4 Q 1998
                     --------------------                                                                             
  Totals                2,025      $158.5                                                  
                     --------------------                                                                    
<FN>
                                                                        
The  following  is a  "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under  the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The projections and estimates contained in the table above are
forward-looking  statements.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties  and actual results may differ  materially from those projected in
such statements.  Risks associated with Gables' development,  construction,  and
lease-up  activities,  which could impact the  forward-looking  statements made,
include:  development  opportunities may be abandoned;  construction  costs of a
community  may  exceed  original   estimates,   possibly  making  the  community
uneconomical;  and  construction  and lease-up may not be completed on schedule,
resulting in increased debt service and construction costs.
                                                                        
                                                                        
     (A)  Total  Budgeted  Cost  includes  all  capitalized  costs  incurred and
          projected to be incurred to develop the respective community presented
          in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including
          land  acquisition  costs,   construction  costs,  real  estate  taxes,
          interest  and  loan  fees,  permits,   professional  fees,   allocated
          development overhead, and other regulatory fees.
                                                                        
     (B)  Stabilized  occupancy  is defined  as the  earlier to occur of (i) 93%
          physical occupancy or (ii) one year after completion of construction.
                                                                        
</FN>


                                    PAGE-34



                                                                                                                                    
                                   COMMUNITY FEATURES AS OF 3/31/97                                                                 
                                   --------------------------------                                                                
                                                                                                             Scheduled Rent         
                               No. of    Approximate             Year                Average                  @ 3/31/97 Per         
                              Apartment    Rentable     Total Constructed/    Year   Unit Size  Occupancy    ----------------      
Current Communities (A)         Homes    Sq. Ft. (B)  Acreage  Renovated   Acquired (Sq. Ft.)   3/31/97     Unit     Sq. Ft.
- -----------------------         -----    -----------  -------  ---------   -------- ---------   -------     ----     -------
                                                                                               
HOUSTON, TX                                                                                                                         
Baybrook Village                 776      620,428      26.4      1981       1990      800        93%       $543       $0.68
Gables Bradford Place            372      320,322      13.3      1991        --       861        95%        680        0.79
Gables Bradford Pointe           360      276,417      13.5      1990        --       768        93%        597        0.78
Gables CityPlaza                 246      217,374       7.5      1995        --       884        99%        834        0.94
Gables Cityscape                 252      214,824       6.8      1991        --       852        97%        842        0.99
Gables CityWalk/Waterford Square 317      255,823       8.7      1990/85     --/1992  807        98%        833        1.03
Gables Edgewater                 292      257,339      12.2      1990        --       881        96%        778        0.88
Gables Meyer Park                345      297,054      11.0      1993        --       861        97%        833        0.97
Gables Piney Point               246      227,880       7.5      1994        --       926        95%        869        0.94
Gables Pin Oak Green             582      593,478      14.4      1990       1996    1,020        96%        940        0.92
Gables Pin Oak Park              477      486,308      11.9      1992       1996    1,020        96%        945        0.93
Gables River Oaks                228      277,908       5.7      1993       1996    1,219        90%      1,293        1.06
Metropolitan Uptown (C)          318      290,141       8.9      1995        --       912        97%        936        1.03
Rivercrest                       140      118,020       5.1      1982       1987      843        97%        691        0.82
Westhollow Park                  412      370,640      18.3      1978-79    1990      900        96%        576        0.64
                             -------    ---------   -------                       -------    -------    -------     -------
Totals/ Weighted Averages      5,363    4,823,956     171.2                           899        95%       $787       $0.87
                             =======    =========   =======                       =======    =======    =======     =======       
ATLANTA, GA                                                                                                                        
Briarcliff Gables                104      128,976       5.2      1995        --     1,240        95%      1,060        0.85
Buckhead Gables                  162      122,548       3.5      1994 (D)   1994      756        97%        773        1.02
Dunwoody Gables                  311      290,396      10.4      1995        --       934        95%        746        0.80
Gables Cinnamon Ridge            200      192,016      14.5      1980       1994      960        98%        624        0.65
Gables Cityscape                 192      159,360       5.5      1989       1994      830        95%        806        0.97
Gables Over Peachtree            263      239,814 (E)   1.4      1996 (D)   1995      912        -- (F)     982        1.08
Gables Wood Arbor                140      127,540       9.9      1987        --       911        95%        674        0.74
Gables Wood Crossing             268      257,012      22.3      1985-86     --       959        98%        694        0.72
Gables Wood Glen                 380      377,340      23.8      1983        --       993        97%        645        0.65
Gables Wood Knoll                312      311,064      19.6      1984        --       997        96%        678        0.68
Lakes at Indian Creek            603      552,384      49.8      1969-72    1993      916        95%        560        0.61
Roswell Gables I                 384      417,288      28.3      1995        --     1,087        97%        840        0.77
Spalding Gables                  252      249,333      11.2      1995        --       989        96%        839        0.85
Wildwood Gables                  546      619,710      37.9      1992-93(D) 1991    1,135        97%        805        0.71
                             -------    ---------   -------                       -------    -------    -------     -------         
Totals/ Weighted Averages      4,117    4,044,781     243.3                           982        96%       $742       $0.76
                             =======    =========   =======                       =======    =======    =======     =======
                                                                                                                                    
DALLAS, TX                                                                                                                          
Arborstone                       536      383,360      24.5      1985       1993      715        96%        465        0.65
Gables Green Oaks I              300      286,740      12.8      1996        --       956        --  (F)    805        0.84
Gables at Pearl Street           108      117,688       3.6      1995        --     1,090        97%      1,268        1.16
Gables CityPlace                 232      244,056       7.1      1995       1997    1,052        99%      1,224        1.16
Gables Preston                   126      138,107      10.6      1995        --     1,096        94%      1,029        0.94
Gables Spring Park               188      198,178      12.3      1996        --     1,054        98%        921        0.87
Gables Turtle Creek              150      150,930       3.1      1995       1996    1,006        98%      1,243        1.24
Gables Valley Ranch              319      325,534      14.8      1994        --     1,020        98%        890        0.87
                             -------    ---------   -------                       -------    -------   --------     -------
Totals/ Weighted Averages      1,959    1,844,593      88.8                           942        97%       $860       $0.91
                             =======    =========   =======                       =======    =======   ========     =======
                                                                                                                                    
MEMPHIS, TN                                                                                                                         
Arbors of Harbortown (C)        345       341,258      15.0      1991        --       989        95%        737        0.75
Gables Cordova                  464       434,461      32.2      1986        --       936        95%        646        0.69
Gables Germantown               252       293,012      30.5      1997        --     1,163        -- (F)     871        0.75
Gables Quail Ridge              238       283,848      20.3      1997        --     1,193        -- (F)     758        0.64
Gables Stonebridge              500       439,646      34.0      1993-96    1996      879        94%        634        0.72
                            -------      --------   -------                       -------    -------    -------     -------    
Totals/ Weighted Averages     1,799     1,792,225     132.0                           996        95%       $706       $0.71
                            =======     =========   =======                       =======    =======    =======     =======         
NASHVILLE, TN                                                                                                                      
Brentwood Gables                254      287,594       14.5      1996        --     1,132        98%        862        0.76
Gables Hendersonville           364      342,982       21.0      1991        --       942        99%        628        0.67
Gables Hickory Hollow I         272      247,322       19.0      1988        --       909        98%        632        0.70
Gables Hickory Hollow II        276      259,704       18.0      1987        --       941        98%        632        0.67
                            -------     --------    -------                       -------   --------   --------   ---------
Totals/ Weighted Averages     1,166    1,137,602       72.5                           976        98%       $681       $0.70
                            =======    =========    =======                       =======   ========   ========   =========
                                                                                                                                    
SAN ANTONIO, TX                                                                                                                    
Gables Colonnade I             312       284,196       12.0      1995        --       911        96%        786        0.86
Gables Wall Street             232       220,180       16.2      1996        --       949        92%        789        0.83
                           -------       -------    -------                       -------   --------   --------    --------
Totals/ Weighted Averages      544       504,376       28.2                           927        94%       $787       $0.85
                           =======       =======    =======                       =======   ========   ========    ========
                                                                                                                                    
AUSTIN, TX                                                                                                                         
Gables Great Hills             276       228,930       23.7      1993        --       829        95%        768        0.93
Gables Town Lake               256       239,264       12.0      1996        --       935        99%      1,027        1.10
                           -------       -------    -------                       -------    -------    -------    --------
Totals/ Weighted Averages      532       468,194       35.7                           880        97%       $893       $1.01
                           =======       =======    =======                       =======    =======    =======    ========
                                                                                                                                    
Grand Totals/
  Weighted Averages         15,480    14,615,727      771.7                           944        96%       $771       $0.82
                           =======    ==========    =======                       =======    =======    =======    ========


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                                   COMMUNITY FEATURES AS OF 3/31/97             
                                                                               



                              Number of   Approximate              Year        Average 
                              Apartment     Rentable     Total  Constructed/  Unit Size
Development Communities (A)     Homes      Sq. Ft. (B)  Acreage  Renovated    (Sq. Ft.) 
- ---------------------------     -----      -----------  -------  ---------    --------- 
                                                                     
ATLANTA, GA                                  
Gables Vinings                   315       336,735       15.2    1996-97       1,069   
Roswell Gables II                284       334,268       28.3    1996-98       1,177   
Gables at Sugarloaf              386       424,166       29.7    1997-99       1,099   
                                 ---     ---------    -------                -------   
Totals/Weighted Averages         985     1,095,169       73.2                  1,112   
                                 ===     =========    =======                =======   
                                                                                
AUSTIN, TX                                                                      
Gables Central Park              273       257,043        6.9    1996-97         942    
Gables Bluffstone                256       251,904       32.7    1997-98         984    
                                 ---       -------       ----                -------   
Totals/Weighted Averages         529       508,947       39.6                    962    
                                 ===       =======       ====                =======    
                                                                                
ORLANDO, FL                                                                     
Gables at Little Lake 
     Bryan I                     280       289,436       19.3    1997-98       1,034   
Gables Celebration               231       260,486        8.8    1997-98       1,128   
                                 ---       -------       ----                  -----   
Totals/Weighted Averages         511       549,922       28.1                  1,076   
                                 ===       =======       ====                  =====   
Grand Totals/
Weighted Averages              2,025     2,154,038      140.9                  1,064   
                               =====     =========      =====                  =====   
<FN>

(A)  Except as noted in footnote  (C) hereof,  Gables  holds fee simple title to
     each of the Communities.
  
(B)  In the Atlanta and Tennessee  markets,  rentable area is measured including
     any patio or balcony. In the Texas markets, rentable area is measured using
     only the heated  area.  In the Florida  market,  rentable  area is measured
     using only the air conditioned area.
                                                                                
(C)  Gables holds an indirect 25% general partner interest in these communities.
                                                                                
(D)  Year renovated;  these communities were originally  constructed as follows:
     Buckhead  Gables:  1964;  Club  Candlewood:  1969;  Gables Over  Peachtree:
     1969-1970; and Wildwood Gables: 1972.
                                                                                
(E)  This  rentable  area is exclusive of  approximately  18,000  square feet of
     rentable commercial space.

(F)  These  communities  are  in the  lease-up  stage.  As of  March  31,  1997,
     occupancy was as follows: Gables Over Peachtree:  83%; Gables Green Oaks I:
     86%; Gables Germantown: 80%; and Gables Quail Ridge: 70%.
</FN>



                                    PAGE-36

Mortgage Debt Summary as of March 31, 1997 (Dollars in Thousands)


                                                                                                                          
                                                                             Projected                                             
                                                                  Projected    Annual                                          
                                                Principal         Principal   Interest   Scheduled Principal Payments at Maturity   
                      Interest     Maturity      Balance        Amortization  Payment                                         There-
Property Collateral     Rate        Date (1)    3/31/97 (2)         1997       1997     1997   1998   1999    2000    2001    after
- -------------------     ----        --------    -----------         ----       ----     ----   ----   ----    ----    ----    -----
                                                                                              
Conventional Fixed Rate                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                         
TIAA Properties (3):                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Spalding Gables       8.10%        12/31/02     $14,054       $  ---  (4)   $1,138   $---   $---   $---    $---    $---    $13,387
                                                                                                                             
  Roswell Gables        8.10%        12/31/02      20,743          ---  (4)    1,680    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     19,759
                                                                                                                              
  Dunwoody Gables       8.10%        12/31/02      15,920          ---  (4)    1,290    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     15,164
                                                                                                                               
  Gables Great Hills    8.10%        12/31/02      12,830          ---  (4)    1,039    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     12,221
                                                                                                                                
  Gables Wall Street    8.10%        12/31/02      10,457          ---  (4)      847    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---      9,961
                                                                                                                               
  Town Lake Gables      8.10%        12/31/02      12,342          ---  (4)    1,000    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     11,756
                                                                                                                                
  Gables Meyer Park     8.36%        12/31/07      16,200          ---  (4)    1,354    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     14,338
                                                                                                                                
  Brentwood Gables      8.49%        12/31/07      13,481          ---  (4)    1,144    ---    ---    ---     ---     ---     11,978
                                                ---------       ------       -------  -----  -----  -----   -----   -----    -------
Total TIAA Properties                             116,027          ---         9,492      0      0      0       0       0    108,564
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Gables Cityscape        7.13%        02/10/04       9,187          115           653    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---      8,191
                                                                                                                                
Gables Citywalk/                   
     Waterford Sq.      7.13%        02/10/04      11,638          146           827    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---     10,377
                                                                                                                                
Gables Stonebridge      7.50%        05/01/03      19,605          246         1,465    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---     17,746
                                                                                                                                
Unencumbered Pool  (5)  6.60% (5)    11/22/01      40,000          ---         2,640    ---    ---    ---    ---   40,000      ---
                                                                                                                                
NWML Properties (6)     8.77%        12/01/09      52,835          615         4,622    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---     38,940
                                                                                                                                
Other                   6.10%        10/01/16       2,574           75           157    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---      ---
                                                 --------       ------       -------  -----  -----  -----  -----    -----    -------
Subtotal                                          251,866        1,197        19,856      0      0      0      0   40,000    183,818
                                                 --------       ------       -------  -----  -----  -----  -----    -----    -------
                                                                           
Tax-Exempt Fixed Rate                                                                                                               
- ---------------------                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Providian Properties(7) 6.38%        08/01/04      48,365          538(8)      3,083    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---     48,365
                                                                                                                                
Lakes at Indian Creek   7.03%(9)     01/31/25      11,785          155           818    ---    ---    ---    ---      ---       ---
                                                ---------      -------       -------  -----  -----  -----  -----   ------   --------
Subtotal                                           60,150          693         3,901      0      0      0      0        0     48,365
                                                ---------      -------       -------  -----  -----  -----  -----   ------   --------
                                                                                                                                
Tax-Exempt Floating Rate                                                                                                            
- ------------------------                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Gables Wood Crossing     (10)        03/18/00(11)  11,650         ---            466   ---    ---    ---  11,650     ---        ---
                                                                                                                              
Gables Wood Arbor        (10)        03/18/00(11)   7,130         ---            285   ---    ---    ---   7,130     ---        ---
                                                                                                                                
Gables Hickory Hollow I  (10)        03/18/00(11)  12,750         ---            510   ---    ---    ---  12,750     ---        ---
                                                                                                                                
Gables Hickory Hollow II (10)        03/18/00(11)  13,400         ---            536   ---    ---    ---  13,400     ---        ---
                                                  -------     -------        ------- -----  -----  -----  ------   -----      ----- 
Subtotal                                           44,930           0          1,797     0      0      0  44,930       0          0






Credit Facilities                                                                                                                   
- -----------------                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Unencumbered Pool(12)  LIBOR+1.50%   03/22/00(13) 37,000(14)     ---         Varies    ---    ---   ---   37,000     ---        ---
                                                                                                                               
Unsecured              LIBOR+1.50%   10/09/97(15)  8,667(14)     ---         Varies  8,667    ---   ---      ---     ---        ---
                                                  ------     -------       --------  -----  -----  ----   ------   -----     ------
Subtotal                                          45,667           0         Varies  8,667      0     0   37,000       0          0
                                                  ------     -------       --------  -----  -----  ----   ------   -----     ------ 
                                                                                                                          
Total Indebtedness (16)                         $402,613      $1,890        $25,554 $8,667     $0    $0  $81,930 $40,000   $232,183
                                               =========     =======       ======== ======  =====  ====   ======  ======   ======== 

                                    PAGE-37

<FN>
     (1) All of the  mortgages  can be  prepaid at any time  without  penalty or
premium, except for the mortgages encumbering the Providian Properties, Lakes at
Indian Creek,  Gables Cityscape,  Gables CityWalk/  Waterford  Square,  the TIAA
Properties and Gables Stonebridge.
     (2) All of the debt is  recourse  to Gables in whole or in part  except for
the mortgages encumbering Gables Cityscape, Gables CityWalk/Waterford Square and
Gables Stonebridge.
     (3) These loans  represent  the eight loans that funded in December,  1995,
June, 1996 and December,  1996, as applicable,  under the Teachers Insurance and
Annuity Association ("TIAA") financing commitment.  The $14.7 million balance of
the original  commitment  has been  terminated.  At the option of Gables,  these
loans become  unsecured  upon the  attainment of a BBB or  equivalent  rating by
Gables.
     (4) Principal  amortization  based on a 30-year schedule begins in January,
1998.
     (5) This $40 million  term loan bore  interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%  through
April,  1997  and  was  effectively  fixed  at an  all-in  rate of  6.60%  after
application  of $40  million of the $44.53  million  interest  rate swap and cap
agreements  described  elsewhere  herein.  The loan currently  bears interest at
LIBOR plus 1.10% and thus is  effectively  fixed at an all-in rate of 6.45%.  At
March 31, 1997, the  unencumbered  pool was comprised of two properties that had
escrowed mortgages.  Subsequent to March 31, 1997, these escrowed mortgages were
released in connection with the attainment of the Credit Ratings.
     (6) The NWML Properties  (Wildwood  Gables,  Gables Valley Ranch and Gables
Piney Point)  together  secure the $53 million  mortgage loan from  Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
     (7) The Providian  Properties  together  secure the $48.4 million  mortgage
loan from Providian  Corporation and are comprised of three  properties  induced
for tax-exempt  bond financing  (Gables Wood Glen,  Gables Wood Knoll and Gables
Cordova)  and  three  additional  properties  (Gables  Bradford  Pointe,  Gables
Hendersonville and Rivercrest).
     (8) Principal  amortization  payments are retained in an escrow account and
are not  applied  to  reduce  the  outstanding  principal  balance  of the loan.
Interest earned on the escrow account accrues to the benefit of Gables.
     (9) The interest rate does not include credit enhancement fees of 0.60% per
annum,  which fees were prepaid in January,  1995 for a period of ten years.  In
addition,  certain of the bond  documents  require the payment of certain  other
customary fees ranging up to approximately 0.25% per annum.
     (10) These bonds bear  interest at a variable  rate of  interest,  adjusted
weekly based upon a negotiated  rate.  The payment  schedules  reflect a 4% rate
which  represents  Gables'  budgeted rate for 1997. The average rate experienced
for 1996 and 1995 were 3.5% and 3.9%,  respectively.  The interest  rates do not
include  the payment of credit  enhancement  fees which are  currently  1.0% per
annum. In addition, certain of the bond documents require the payment of certain
other customary fees ranging up to approximately 0.25% per annum.
     (11) The  maturity  date  noted   represents  the  date  on  which  credit
enhancement for the bonds expires.  The stated maturity date for the loans range
from December, 2007 to August, 2024.
     (12)  At  March  31,  1997,  the  unencumbered  pool  was  comprised  of 15
properties  and two parcels of land that had escrowed  mortgages.  Subsequent to
March 31, 1997,  these escrowed  mortgages were released in connection  with the
attainment of the Credit Ratings.
     (13) Gables has two remaining one-year extension options.
     (14) Debt service will be variable  based on the  principal  balance  which
will be outstanding  under the Credit  Facilities.  Borrowings  under the Credit
Facilities  bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.50% through April,  1997 and currently
bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.10%.
     (15) Gables has unlimited one-year extension options.
     (16) Excludes  $16.4  million  of  tax-exempt  bonds  and $17.0 million  of
conventional  indebtedness  related  to joint  ventures  in which  Gables has an
indirect 25% general partner interest.
</FN>

- ---------------------------------------------------
     The  Arbors of  Harbortown  apartment  community  secures  a $16.4  million
tax-exempt bond obligation, which is recourse to the Operating Partnership up to
$1.0 million (this amount is fully cash-collateralized and is held by the Arbors
of Harbortown JV), bears interest at a variable low-floater rate, has a maturity
date of April,  2013, and is payable in monthly  installments  of interest only.
The  credit  enhancement  for the bond  obligation  expires  in May,  2001.  The
Metropolitan  Uptown apartment  community  secures a conventional  variable-rate
loan with $17.0  million  outstanding  at March 31, 1997,  25% of which has been
guaranteed  by the Operating  Partnership.  The loan has a maturity date of June
30, 2000 and currently bears interest at a rate of 7.2% which has been locked in
for a three year period expiring July, 1998.

                                    PAGE-38

ITEM 4.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
- -------  --------------------------------------------------------------

     The following  table sets forth the  beneficial  ownership of Units for (i)
Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated
executive  officers of the Company  (together with the Chief Executive  Officer,
the "Named Executive Officers"),  (ii) the Trustees and Named Executive Officers
of the  Company  as a group and (iii)  each  limited  partner  of the  Operating
Partnership  that  the  Operating  Partnership  believes  holds  more  than a 5%
beneficial  interest  in  the  Operating  Partnership.  The  information  in the
following  table was  provided  by the  unitholders  listed and  reflects  their
beneficial ownership known by the Operating Partnership and the Company on March
31, 1997.
                                       Number
                                      of Units
Name and Business Address           Beneficially              Percent of
  of Beneficial Owners                 Owned                  All Units
  --------------------                 -----                  ---------

TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Marcus E. Bromley ...........         155,009                    *
John T. Rippel ..............         247,414                 1.08%
William M. Hammond...........          65,112                    *
C. Jordan Clark .............         105,165                    *
Marvin R. Banks, Jr..........          42,667                    *
David M. Holland ............           ---                    ---
Peter D. Linneman ...........           ---                    ---
Lauralee E. Martin ..........           ---                    ---
John W. McIntyre ............           ---                    ---
         2859 Paces Ferry Road
         Overlook III, Suite 1450
         Atlanta,  Georgia  30339
All trustees and executive officers 
     as a group (9 persons)..         615,367                 2.68%

5% HOLDERS
 
Gables Residential Trust           19,399,147                84.61%
         2859 Paces Ferry Road
         Overlook III, Suite 1450
         Atlanta,  Georgia  30339
___________________________

*        Less than  one percent

ITEM 5.  TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
- -------  -------------------------------

     Through GGPI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the sole general
partner  of the  Operating  Partnership,  the  Company  controls  the  Operating
Partnership.  The board of directors of GGPI,  the members of which are the same
as the members of the Board of Trustees of the  Company,  manages the affairs of
the Operating Partnership by directing the affairs of the general partner of the
Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership has no directors,  trustees, or
executive officers.  Consequently, this Item 5 reflects information with respect
to the trustees and executive officers of the Company.

Trustees
- --------
     MARCUS E. BROMLEY. Mr. Bromley is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and
Chief  Executive  Officer and has been since the Company's IPO. Mr. Bromley also
served as  President  of the Company  from the time of the  Company's  IPO until
December,  1995, when Mr. Rippel was named President and Chief Operating Officer

                                    PAGE-39

of the Company.  Mr.  Bromley  joined the Company's  Predecessor in 1982 and was
responsible   for  overseeing  the   development  and  lease-up  of  multifamily
properties in the  Southeastern  United  States.  Prior to joining the Company's
Predecessor,  Mr. Bromley was chief  financial  officer for a large  engineering
firm from 1976 to 1982,  and assistant  treasurer for the Amelia Island  Company
from 1973 to 1976.  Mr. Bromley  received his master of business  administration
degree  from the  University  of North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill.  He earned a
bachelor's  degree in economics from Washington and Lee University.  Mr. Bromley
is a former president of the Atlanta Apartment  Association and currently serves
on its board of  directors,  as well as the board of the National  Multi-Housing
Council.  Mr.  Bromley  also serves on the Board of  Advisors  for The School of
Commerce,  Economics  and Politics at  Washington  and Lee  University,  and the
Development Committee of The Westminster Schools. He is 47 years old.

     JOHN T. RIPPEL.  Mr.  Rippel is a trustee,  President  and Chief  Operating
Officer of the Company.  Prior to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer
in December,  1995, Mr. Rippel served as Senior Vice President,  responsible for
the  development  and  acquisition  of  multifamily  properties in Houston,  San
Antonio and Austin.  Mr. Rippel joined the Company's  Predecessor in 1982 as the
chief financial officer for the Predecessor's  start-up operation in Houston and
later led the expansion of the organization into the southwestern United States.
Prior to joining the  Company's  Predecessor,  Mr. Rippel was a CPA with Kenneth
Leventhal  Company,  a  national  public  accounting  firm  recognized  for  its
expertise  in  the  real  estate  industry.  Mr.  Rippel  is a  graduate  of The
University  of  Texas at  Austin  where  he  received  a  bachelor's  degree  in
accounting. He is 42 years old.

     DAVID M. HOLLAND.  Mr. Holland is a trustee of the Company.  Mr. Holland is
the assistant to the chairman of the board of DSC Communications  Corporation, a
communications  equipment  company  listed on the New York Stock  Exchange,  and
formerly served as Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Service, as well as
Corporate  Planning  and  Development.   Prior  to  joining  DSC  Communications
Corporation,  Mr.  Holland  held various  positions,  including  executive  vice
president  and chief  marketing  officer at Sprint  Communication  Company,  and
executive positions at Datapoint Corporation and Xerox Corporation.  Mr. Holland
received his bachelor's degree in business from Michigan State University. He is
60 years old.

     PETER D. LINNEMAN.  Dr. Linneman is a trustee of the Company.  Dr. Linneman
is the Albert Sussman professor of finance, real estate and public policy at The
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Linneman also
serves as the  Director of the Wharton  Real Estate  Center and  Chairman of the
Real Estate Department. He has written extensively in the fields of real estate,
finance and economics.  Dr. Linneman is an Urban Land Institute Research Fellow,
as well as a member of NAREIT. He is a member of the boards of directors of both
Kranzco Realty Trust and Universal Health Realty Trust, which are New York Stock
Exchange listed real estate investment trusts. He was also chairman of the board
of Rockefeller Center  Properties,  Inc. A graduate of Ashland  University,  Dr.
Linneman  received  both his  master's and Ph.D.  degrees in economics  from the
University of Chicago. He is 46 years old.

     LAURALEE E. MARTIN.  Ms. Martin is a trustee of the Company.  Ms. Martin is
Chief Financial  Officer of Heller Financial Inc., an  international  commercial
finance company. Ms. Martin oversees the treasury  operations,  tax, information
technology and controllership  functions.  In addition, Ms. Martin serves on the
Heller International  Corporation board of directors and reports directly to the
chairman. Prior to joining Heller Financial, Inc., she held various positions at
General  Electric Credit  Corporation,  including  president,  General  Electric
Mortgage,  and manager of Construction  Lending Operations.  Ms. Martin received
her master of business administration from the University of Connecticut and her
bachelor's degree from Oregon State University. She is 46 years old.
    
     JOHN W. MCINTYRE. Mr. McIntyre is a trustee of the Company. Mr. McIntyre is
former  vice  chairman  of the  board of  directors  of  Citizens  and  Southern
Corporation,  a bank  holding  company,  and  former  chairman  of the  board of
directors and CEO of Citizens and Southern Georgia  Corporation and Citizens and
Southern  National  Bank.  Mr.  McIntyre is a director or trustee of a number of
organizations,  including the Global Health  Science  Fund,  the Invesco  Mutual
Funds and  affiliated  entities,  the  Golden  Poultry  Company  and the  Kaiser
Foundation  Health Plan of Georgia.  Mr. McIntyre received his bachelor's degree
in  business  administration  from  Emory  University  School of  Business,  and
attended  the  Business  Executive  Management  Program at  Stanford  University
Graduate School of Business. He is 66 years old.

                                    PAGE-40

Executive Officers Who Are Not Trustees
- ---------------------------------------

     WILLIAM M. HAMMOND. Mr. Hammond is a Senior Vice President in charge of the
Company's property operations.  Mr. Hammond joined the Company's  Predecessor in
1988 and was responsible for running one of the Predecessor's largest management
divisions.  Prior to joining  the  Company's  Predecessor,  Mr.  Hammond  was an
assistant  vice  president and asset manager for CIGNA Real Estate  Investments.
Before  joining  CIGNA,  he served as vice  president for a national real estate
company,  where he directed the residential management activities in the eastern
United States.  Mr. Hammond is a graduate of Michigan State  University where he
received a  bachelor's  degree in science.  A former  president  of the Northern
Virginia  Apartment  Association,  Mr.  Hammond  has also served on the board of
directors for the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas. He is 41 years old.

     C. JORDAN  CLARK.  Mr.  Clark is a Senior Vice  President  in charge of the
Company's development and acquisition efforts in the Southeast. Mr. Clark joined
the Company's Predecessor in 1986 as a development  associate.  Prior to joining
the Company's Predecessor, Mr. Clark was the curator of the 3M art collection in
Minnesota.  Mr. Clark received his master of business administration degree from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds a master's degree
in art history from the  University of Virginia and an  undergraduate  degree in
English from Davidson College. He is 42 years old.

     MARVIN R.  BANKS,  JR. Mr.  Banks is Vice  President,  Secretary  and Chief
Financial  Officer and has been since the Company's IPO. He is  responsible  for
all corporate financings, financial reporting and all accounting and tax issues.
Mr. Banks joined the Company's  Predecessor in 1987 and since 1990 was the chief
financial  officer  for  certain  divisions.  Prior  to  joining  the  Company's
Predecessor,  he was a CPA with  Ernst &  Young,  where  he  specialized  in the
financial services and construction  industries.  Mr. Banks is a graduate of the
University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's  degree in  accounting  and is a
member of the Urban Land Institute. He is 36 years old.

ITEM 6.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
- -------   ----------------------

     Through GGPI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the sole general
partner  of the  Operating  Partnership,  the  Company  controls  the  Operating
Partnership.  The board of directors of GGPI,  the members of which are the same
as the members of the Board of Trustees of the Company (the "Trustees"), manages
the affairs of the Operating Partnership by directing the affairs of the general
partner  of  the  Operating  Partnership.   The  Operating  Partnership  has  no
directors,   trustees  or   executive   officers   and  pays  no   compensation.
Consequently, the information provided in this Item 6 reflects compensation paid
to the Trustees and executive officers of the Company.

     TRUSTEES.  Trustees  of the  Company  who are  also  employees  receive  no
additional  compensation  for their  services  as  trustees.  During  1996,  the
Independent  Trustees  each received for their service as trustees (i) an annual
trustee's fee of $16,000 and (ii) $1,000 per day for personal  attendance at any
meetings of the full Board of Trustees.  During 1997, each  Independent  Trustee
will receive for his or her service as a trustee (i) a quarterly  trustee's  fee
of $4,600;  (ii) $1,200 per day for personal  attendance  at any meetings of the
full Board of Trustees;  and (iii) $500 per day for personal  attendance  at any
committee  meetings  held on days on which  no  meetings  of the  full  Board of
Trustees are held.  Independent  Trustees may elect to waive part or all of such
fees in exchange for Common  Share grants under the Second  Amended and Restated
1994 Share Option Plan,  as amended  (the "1994 Share  Option  Plan"),  and each
Independent  Trustee has elected that after May 11, 1997 he or she shall receive
50% of such fees in the form of Common Share Grants.

     Under  the 1994  Share  Option  Plan,  following  each  annual  meeting  of
shareholders,  each of the Company's Independent Trustees automatically receives
an option to  purchase  5,000  Common  Shares at the market  price of the Common
Shares on the date of grant.  Pursuant  to this  provision,  following  the 1996
Annual Meeting, each Independent Trustee was granted an option to purchase 5,000
Common Shares at $23.00 per share.  All options granted to Independent  Trustees
vest one year after the date of grant.

     EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. The following table sets forth the compensation awarded
to each of the six most  highly  compensated  executive  officers of the Company
whose total salary and bonus exceeded  $100,000  during each of the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

                                    PAGE-41

Summary Compensation Table
- --------------------------



                                                                            Long-Term
                                               Annual                     Compensation
                                            Compensation                     Awards           
                                            ------------          -----------------------           
                                                                   Restricted                 All Other
                                          Salary      Bonus       Share Awards    Options    Compensation  (1)
Name and Principal Position  Year           ($)        ($)            ($)           (#)          ($)
- ---------------------------  ----           ---        ---            ---           ---          ---
                                                                               
Marcus E. Bromley........... 1996        $ 180,000    $188,500 (2) $207,000 (3)        0       $6,585
   Chairman of the Board     1995          160,000     115,000 (4)        0       20,000        6,303
   of Trustees and Chief     1994          140,000 (5) 100,000 (4)        0       47,000        4,954
   Executive Officer

John T. Rippel.............. 1996          160,000     160,388 (6)  170,775 (7)        0        6,068
   President and Chief       1995          145,000     102,000 (4)        0       15,000        6,225
   Operating Officer         1994          126,000 (5)  85,000 (4)        0       47,000        4,882

William M. Hammond ......... 1996          152,000      88,988 (8)   87,975 (9)        0        2,721
   Senior Vice President     1995          145,000      92,000 (4)        0       10,000        4,225
                             1994          116,667 (5)  65,000 (4)        0       47,000        3,938

C. Jordan Clark ............ 1996          152,000     137,625 (10) 155,250 (11)       0        4,750
   Senior Vice President     1995          145,000     103,000 (4)        0       15,000        4,539
                             1994          102,667 (5)  80,000 (4)        0       32,900        3,096
 
Marvin R. Banks, Jr. ....... 1996          152,000     137,625 (12) 155,250 (13)       0        7,360
   Chief Financial Officer   1995          145,000      97,000 (4)        0       15,000        7,188
                             1994          112,000 (5)  85,000 (4)        0       28,200        3,762

 Perry M. Parrott, Jr (14).. 1996          152,000           0            0            0      284,414 (15)
   Senior Vice President     1995          145,000      91,000 (4)        0       15,000        8,743
                             1994          126,000 (5)  75,000 (4)        0       47,000        6,818
<FN>

(1)  1996 amounts include the Company's matching  contribution under its 401 (k)
     plan  ($4,750  for Mr.  Bromley,  $3,193  for Mr.  Rippel,  $1,586  for Mr.
     Hammond,  $4,750 for Mr.  Clark,  $4,750  for Mr.  Banks and $3,169 for Mr.
     Parrott) and the Company's  cost of life insurance for 1996 ($1,835 for Mr.
     Bromley,  $2,875 for Mr. Rippel,  $1,135 for Mr. Hammond, $0 for Mr. Clark,
     $2,610 for Mr. Banks and $6,245 for Mr. Parrott).

(2)  Amount  consists  of (i)  $85,000  which  was paid in cash in 1997 and (ii)
     4,000  unrestricted  Common  Shares  ("Unrestricted   Shares")  awarded  on
     February 21, 1997 under the 1994 Share Option Plan based on a closing price
     of the Common Shares on the date of grant of $25.875 (the "Share Price").

(3)  Consists of 8,000 restricted Common Shares ("Restricted Shares") awarded on
     February  21,  1997 under the 1994 Share  Option  Plan based on the $25.875
     Share Price. These Restricted Shares vest in two equal annual  installments
     beginning on January 1, 1998.  Dividends  will be paid on these  Restricted
     Shares.

(4)  Amounts reflect  bonuses in 1995 and 1994,  which were paid in cash in 1996
     and 1995, respectively.

(5)  1994 amounts reflect actual base salary earned during 1994,  beginning with
     the Company's  commencement  of  operations  on January 26, 1994.  They are
     based on the following annual base salary rates:  $150,000 for Mr. Bromley;
     $135,000 for Mr. Rippel; $125,000 for Mr. Hammond;  $110,000 for Mr. Clark;
     $120,000 for Mr. Banks; and $135,000 for Mr. Parrott.

(6)  Amount  consists  of (i)  $75,000  which  was paid in cash in 1997 and (ii)
     3,300 Unrestricted Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on the $25.875
     Share Price.

                                    PAGE-42

(7)  Consists of 6,600  Restricted  Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on
     the $25.875 Share Price.  These Restricted  Shares vest in two equal annual
     installments  beginning on January 1, 1998. Dividends will be paid on these
     Restricted Shares.

(8)  Amount  consists  of (i)  $45,000  which  was paid in cash in 1997 and (ii)
     1,700 Unrestricted Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on the $25.875
     Share Price.

(9)  Consists of 3,400  Restricted  Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on
     the $25.875 Share Price.  These Restricted  Shares vest in two equal annual
     installments  beginning on January 1, 1998. Dividends will be paid on these
     Restricted Shares.

(10) Amount  consists  of (i)  $60,000  which  was paid in cash in 1997 and (ii)
     3,000 Unrestricted Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on the $25.875
     Share Price.

(11) Consists of 6,000  Restricted  Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on
     the $25.875 Share Price.  These Restricted  Shares vest in two equal annual
     installments  beginning on January 1, 1998. Dividends will be paid on these
     Restricted Shares.

(12) Amount  consists  of (i)  $60,000  which  was paid in cash in 1997 and (ii)
     3,000 Unrestricted Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on the $25.875
     Share Price.

(13) Consists of 6,000  Restricted  Shares awarded on February 21, 1997 based on
     the $25.875 Share Price.  These Restricted  Shares vest in two equal annual
     installments  beginning on January 1, 1998. Dividends will be paid on these
     Restricted Shares.

(14) Effective November 11, 1996, Mr. Parrott resigned as Senior Vice President.
     See "Employment and Severance Agreements."

(15) 1996 amount includes a lump sum severance payment of $275,000 made pursuant
     to a severance  agreement,  dated  November  11,  1996,  by and between the
     Company and Mr. Parrott. See "Employment and Severance Agreements."
</FN>

     OPTION  GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1996. No options have been or will be granted
to  executive  officers  of the  Company  with  respect to the fiscal year ended
December 1996.

     OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END HOLDINGS.  The following table sets forth the
aggregate  number of options  exercised in 1996 and the value of options held at
the end of 1996 by the  Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer and five other most
highly compensated executive officers.

               Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal Year 1996 and
                       Fiscal Year-End 1996 Option Values

                                              
                                              Number of          
                                             Securities          Value of
                                             Underlying        Unexercised
                                             Unexercised       in-the-money 
                                               Options           Options
                                              at Fiscal         at Fiscal  
                        Shares               Year-End(#)       Year-End ($)
                      Acquired On   Value    -----------      ------------
                       Exercise   Realized   Exercisable/      Exercisable/
Name                      (#)        ($)    Unexercisable     Unexercisable     
- ----                  -----------  -------  --------------    -------------    

Marcus E. Bromley...       0         0       53,667/13,333   363,000/115,000
John T. Rippel......       0         0       52,000/10,000   348,625/ 86,250
William M. Hammond..       0         0       50,333/ 6,667   334,250/ 57,500
C. Jordan Clark.....       0         0       37,900/10,000   256,975/ 86,250
Marvin R. Banks, Jr.       0         0       33,200/10,000   226,425/ 86,250
Perry M. Parrott, Jr.      0         0       52,000/10,000(1)348,625/ 86,250 (1)

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(1)  In accordance with a severance  agreement,  dated November 11, 1996, by and
     between the Company and Mr. Parrott,  all of Mr.  Parrott's  options became
     exercisable  as  of  January  26,  1997.  See   "Employment  and  Severance
     Agreements."

Employment and Severance Agreements
- -----------------------------------
     The  Company has  entered  into  one-year  employment  agreements  (each an
"Employment Agreement") with each of Messrs. Bromley, Rippel, Hammond, Clark and
Banks (the  "Executive  Officers") that will continue in effect until January 1,
1998.  Pursuant  to their  Employment  Agreements,  Mr.  Bromley  is  serving as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,
Mr. Rippel is serving as President and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company,
Mr. Hammond is serving as a Senior Vice  President of the Company,  Mr. Clark is
serving as a Senior Vice  President  of the Company and Mr.  Banks is serving as
Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Base salaries for 1996 were as follows:
$180,000  for Mr.  Bromley,  $160,000  for Mr.  Rippel and  $152,000 for each of
Messrs.  Hammond, Clark and Banks. Base salaries for 1997 will remain unchanged.
Each  Employment  Agreement  provides for an annual  review of base  salary.  In
addition,  the  Compensation  Committee of the Board may provide for  additional
compensation  as  a  bonus  should  it  determine  that  such   compensation  is
appropriate  in  its  discretion  based  on  merit,  the  Company's  anticipated
financial performance, and other criteria. See "Incentive Compensation Plan" for
a more detailed description of bonus compensation.  Pursuant to their Employment
Agreements,  the Company is, in general,  required to purchase  policies of life
insurance  for the  benefit of each of the  Executive  Officers in the amount of
$1,000,000  per policy.  The related  annual  premium cost of the life insurance
policies was $14,700 in total for 1996.  The Company  maintains a  comprehensive
medical  plan  for the  benefit  of the  Executive  Officers  and  that of their
immediate families and pays or reimburses each of the Executive Officers for the
cost  of  disability  insurance  and  provides  them  with  a car  allowance  of
approximately  $500 per month.  Each of the  Executive  Officers  has  agreed to
devote  substantially  all of his  working  time to the business of the Company.
Pursuant  to  their  Employment  Agreements,  the  Company  has also  agreed  to
indemnify each of the Executive Officers to the full extent permitted by law and
subject to the Company's  Amended and Restated  Declaration  of Trust and Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws with respect to any actions  commenced  against such
executive  officer in his capacity as an officer or trustee or former officer or
trustee of the Company,  or any affiliate thereof for which he may serve in such
capacity,  and to advance any expenses  incurred by such executive  officers and
trustees in defending such actions.

     If the  employment  of an Executive  Officer is  terminated  by the Company
during the year (i) without "good reason" (as defined in the relevant Employment
Agreement),  (ii)  within six (6) months  following  a "change of  control"  (as
defined in the relevant  Employment  Agreement) or (iii) upon the  occurrence of
certain  other  events,  the  terminated  employee will be entitled to receive a
severance  payment (the  "Severance  Amount") equal to his base salary and bonus
for the preceding  year.  Upon the termination of the employment of an Executive
Officer by reason of death,  his estate  will be  entitled  to receive a payment
equal to the Severance  Amount,  except that the amount of such benefit shall be
zero if the proceeds of life insurance payable in connection with the Employment
Agreement equal or exceed $1,000,000.  The Employment Agreements provide that if
an Executive  Officer is terminated for "good reason" or voluntarily  terminates
his  employment  (other  than  termination  which  occurs  within six (6) months
following a "change of control"),  no Severance  Amount will be payable and such
individual will not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Trustees,
directly or indirectly  compete with the Company with respect to any multifamily
apartment   residential   real  estate   property   development,   construction,
acquisition or management  activities then undertaken or being considered by the
Company, or  directly  or  indirectly  compete  with the  Company  in any  other
multifamily  apartment  residential  real estate property within thirty miles of
any of the Company's  properties,  for a period of twelve  months  following the
termination of employment with the Company.

     During 1996,  Mr. Parrott  resigned as an executive  officer and trustee of
the Company.  Under the terms of a severance  agreement  dated November 11, 1996
between the Company and Mr.  Parrott (the  "Severance  Agreement"),  Mr. Parrott
continued  as a  consultant  to  the  Company  through  January  26,  1997  (the
"Termination Date"), during which period he continued to receive his base salary
and  benefits.  Pursuant  to the  terms  of the  Severance  Agreement,  prior to
December 31, 1996, Mr. Parrott received a lump sum payment of $275,000 (less all
normal deductions),  representing Mr. Parrott's 1996 bonus as well as severance.
In addition,  all of Mr.  Parrott's  stock  options that had not already  vested
according to their terms as of the Termination Date immediately became vested as
of such date. Pursuant to the Severance Agreement, the Company also released Mr.
Parrott  from  the  terms of the  non-competition  provisions  set  forth in Mr.
Parrott's  employment  agreement  with  the  Company  dated  January  26,  1994.


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Additionally,  the Company  agreed that in the event Mr.  Parrott is sued in his
capacity as a former  trustee of the Company,  (i) Mr. Parrott would be entitled
to coverage under the Board of Trustees'  errors and omissions  insurance to the
extent  applicable  and (ii) the Company  would  indemnify  Mr.  Parrott for all
reasonable  expenses  incurred and any judgments  against him to the extent that
the  Company,  in its  discretion,  determines  that his actions as trustee were
proper.

ITEM 7.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
- -------  ----------------------------------------------
 
Not Applicable.

ITEM 8.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- -------  -----------------
     Neither the Operating  Partnership  nor any of the Communities is presently
subject to any material litigation or, to the Operating Partnership's knowledge,
is any  litigation  threatened  against the Operating  Partnership or any of the
Communities,  other than  routine  actions for  negligence  or other  claims and
administrative  proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business,  some of
which  are  expected  to be  covered  by  liability  insurance  and all of which
collectively  are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the business
or financial condition of the Operating Partnership.

ITEM 9.  MARKET PRICE AND DISTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS
- -------  ------------------------------------------------------------------

     There is no established  public  trading market for the Units.  As of March
31, 1997, there were 40 holders of record of Units.

     The following table sets forth the quarterly distributions per Unit paid by
the  Operating  Partnership  to holders  of its Units with  respect to each such
period.

   Quarter Ended                               Distributions
   -------------                               -------------

March 31, 1995                                         $0.45
June 30, 1995                                           0.45
September 30, 1995                                      0.48
December 31, 1995                                       0.48
March 31, 1996                                          0.48
June 30, 1996                                           0.48
September 30, 1996                                      0.49
December 31, 1996                                       0.49
March 31, 1997                                          0.49

     The Operating Partnership currently intends to make quarterly distributions
to holders of its Units.  Distributions  are declared at the  discretion  of the
board of directors of GGPI, the general partner of the Operating Partnership and
a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Company,  and will depend on actual funds from
operations  of the  Operating  Partnership,  its  financial  condition,  capital
requirements,  the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of
the Code,and such other factors as the board of directors may deem relevant. The
board of directors may modify the Operating  Partnership's  distribution  policy
from time to time.

     Certain of the Operating  Partnership's  loan agreements  contain customary
representations,  covenants  and events of default,  including  covenants  which
restrict  the ability of the  Operating  Partnership  to make  distributions  in
excess of stated  amounts.  In  general,  during any fiscal  year the  Operating
Partnership  may  only  distribute  up to  95% of  the  Operating  Partnership's
consolidated  income  available  for  distribution  (as  defined in the  related
agreement)  exclusive  of  distributions  of capital  gains for such  year.  The
applicable loan agreements  contain exceptions to these limitations to allow the
Operating  Partnership to make any distributions  necessary to allow the Company
to maintain its status as a REIT. The Operationg Partnership does not anticipate
that  this  provision  will  adversely  effect  the  ability  of  the  Operating
Partnership to make distributions, as currently anticipated.

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ITEM 10.  RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
- --------  ---------------------------------------

     During the past three years, the Operating  Partnership has issued Units in
private  placements in reliance on the exemption from registration under Section
4 (2) of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  in the amounts and for the
consideration set forth below:

 .   In October,  1994, the Operating Partnership issued 444,500 Units to Gables
Residential  Trust in exchange for a cash  contribution  of  approximately  $9.9
million.

 .   In October,  1995, the Operating  Partnership  issued  4,600,000 Units to
Gables  Residential  Trust in exchange for a cash  contribution of approximately
$94.4 million.
 
 .   In December, 1995, the Operating Partnership issued 111,074 Units (valued
at  approximately  $2.4 million at the time of acquisition) to the seller of the
land for the Gables Vinings  community in partial  consideration of its interest
in the property.

 .    In March,  1996, the Operating  Partnership  issued 879,068 Units to Gables
Residential  Trust in exchange for a cash  contribution of  approximately  $20.6
million.  

 .    In July,  1996, the Operating  Partnership  issued 243,787 Units (valued at
approximately  $5.7  million  at the time of  acquisition)  to the seller of the
Gables  Stonebridge  community in partial  consideration  of its interest in the
property.

 .      In September,  1996, the Operating  Partnership issued 1,725,000 Units to
Gables  Residential  Trust in exchange for a cash  contribution of approximately
$38.6 million.

 .    In September,  1996, the Operating  Partnership also issued 1,435,000 Units
to Gables Residential Trust in exchange for a cash contribution of approximately
$34.3 million.

 .    On March 31, 1997,  Gables  Residential Trust issued an aggregate of 22,970
Common Shares in connection with  unrestricted  share awards. In connection with
such  issuance,   the  Operating  Partnership  issued  22,970  Units  to  Gables
Residential Trust.

 .    On March 31, 1997,  Gables  Residential Trust also issued an aggregate  of
45,940 Common Shares in connection with restricted  share awards.  In connection
with such  issuance,  the  Operating  Partnership  issued 45,940 Units to Gables
Residential Trust.

 .    From time to time,  Gables  Residential  Trust has issued an  aggregate  of
10,339 Common  Shares of the Company  pursuant to its Share Builder Plan and has
contributed  the  proceeds  (approximately  $0.2  million) of these sales to the
Operating Partnership in consideration of an aggregate of 10,339 Units.

 .    From time to time, Gables Residential Trust has also issued an aggregate of
80,010  Common  Shares of the Company upon the exercise of share options and has
contributed  the  proceeds  (approximately  $1.7  million) of these sales to the
Operating Partnership in consideration of an aggregate of 80,010 Units.

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ITEM 11.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
- --------  -------------------------------------------------------

General
- -------
     The following  description  is only a summary of certain  provisions of the
partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement")
and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Partnership  Agreement,
a copy of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Voting Rights
- -------------
     Under  the  Partnership  Agreement,  the  Operating  Partnership's  limited
partners  (the "Limited  Partners")  do not have voting  rights  relating to the
operation and management of the Operating  Partnership except in connection with
certain  amendments to the Partnership  Agreement,  dissolution of the Operating
Partnership  and  the  sale  or  exchange  of  all or  substantially  all of the
Operating Partnership's assets, including mergers or other combinations.

Vote Required to Dissolve the Operating Partnership
- ---------------------------------------------------
     Under Delaware law, the Operating Partnership may be dissolved,  other than
in  accordance  with  the  terms of the  Partnership  Agreement,  only  upon the
unanimous vote of the Limited  Partners.  

Vote Required to Sell Assets or Merge
- -------------------------------------
     Under the  Partnership  Agreement,  except in  certain  circumstances,  the
Operating  Partnership may not sell, exchange,  transfer or otherwise dispose of
all  or  substantially  all of  its  assets,  including  by  way  of  merger  or
consolidation  or other  combination of the Operating  Partnership,  without the
consent of the Limited  Partners  (including the Company) holding 75% or more of
the percentage interests of the Limited Partners.  Currently, the Company holds
84.5% of the percentage interests of the Limited Partners.

Meetings of the Partners
- ------------------------
     Meetings of the partners  may be called by the General  Partner and must be
called by the  General  Partner  upon  receipt  of a written  request by Limited
Partners holding 20% or more of the partnership interests. The notice must state
the nature of the business to be  transacted,  and must be given to all partners
not less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of
such meeting.  Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Partners
can act without a meeting with the written  consent of holders of 75% or more of
the percentage interests of the partners.

Transferability of Interests
- ----------------------------
     GGPI may not  transfer any of its general  partner  interest or withdraw as
the general  partner of the Operating  Partnership  (the  "General  Partner") or
transfer  any of its Units,  and the Company may not  transfer any of its Units,
except in certain specifically identified types of transactions, including under
certain circumstances in the event of a merger,  consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or the General Partner.

     The  Limited  Partners  generally  may  transfer  their  interests  in  the
Operating  Partnership,  in whole or in part, without the consent of the General
Partner.  No Limited  Partner  has the right to  substitute  a  transferee  as a
Limited Partner in its place without the consent of the General  Partner,  which
consent may be withheld in the sole  discretion of the General  Partner.  If the
General Partner does not consent to the admission of a permitted transferee, the
transferee  shall be  considered  an  assignee  of an  economic  interest in the
Operating  Partnership  but will not be a holder of Units for any other purpose;
as such the  assignee  will not be permitted to vote on any affairs or issues on
which a Limited Partner may vote.

Issuance of Additional Units
- ----------------------------

     The  Operating   Partnership   is  authorized  to  issue  Units  and  other
partnership interests to its partners or to other persons for such consideration
and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner, in its sole discretion,
may  deem  appropriate.  In  addition,  the  Company  may  cause  the  Operating
Partnership  to issue to the  Company  additional  Units,  or other  partnership

                                    PAGE-47

interests in different  series or classes  which may be senior to the Units,  in
conjunction  with an offering of securities of the Company having  substantially
similar  rights  and in  which  the  proceeds  thereof  are  contributed  to the
Operating  Partnership.  No Limited Partner has any preemptive,  preferential or
similar rights with respect to additional capital contributions to the Operating
Partnership or the issuance or sale of any interests therein.

Redemption Rights
- -----------------
     Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the Limited Partners (other than the
Company) have redemption rights which,  subject to certain  limitations,  enable
them to cause the  Operating  Partnership  to redeem each Unit for cash equal to
the market value of a Common Share or, at the  Company's  election,  the Company
may purchase each Unit offered for  redemption for cash or one Common Share (the
"Redemption Rights").

Management Liability and Indemnification
- ----------------------------------------
     The Partnership  Agreement generally provides that the General Partner will
incur no  liability  to the  Operating  Partnership  or any Limited  Partner for
losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of errors in judgment or of
any act or omission if the General Partner acted in good faith. In addition, the
General  Partner is not responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part
of its agents provided the General Partner  appointed such agents in good faith.
The General  Partner may consult with legal  counsel,  accountants,  appraisers,
management  consultants,  investment bankers and other consultants and advisors,
and any action it takes or omits to take in  reliance  upon the  opinion of such
persons,  as to matters  which the  General  Partner  reasonably  believes to be
within their professional or expert competence,  shall be conclusively  presumed
to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance  with such opinion.
The  Partnership  Agreement  also  provides for  indemnification  of the General
Partner,  the  directors  and  officers of the General  Partner,  and such other
persons as the General Partner may from time to time designate,  against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including,
without  limitation,  attorney's  fees  and  other  legal  fees  and  expenses),
judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims,
demands,  actions,  suits or proceedings,  civil,  criminal,  administrative  or
investigative,  that relate to the  operations of the Operating  Partnership  in
which such person may be involved.

Amendment
- ---------
     Amendments  to the  Partnership  Agreement  may be  proposed by the General
Partner or by  Limited  Partners  holding  twenty  percent  (20%) or more of the
partnership  interests  and  generally  require  approval  of  Limited  Partners
(including the Company)  holding a majority of the  outstanding  Limited Partner
interests.  Certain amendments that would, among other things, convert a Limited
Partner's  interest to a General Partner interest,  modify the limited liability
of a Limited Partner in a manner adverse to such Limited  Partner,  alter rights
of a Limited Partner to receive  distributions  or allocations,  alter or modify
the  Redemption  Rights in a manner adverse to a Limited  Partner,  or cause the
termination of the Operating  Partnership prior to the expiration of the term of
the Partnership Agreement, require the consent of each Limited Partner adversely
affected by such amendment.

Management Fees and Expenses
- ----------------------------
     GGPI may not be compensated for its services as General  Partner.  However,
GGPI and/or the  Company  may be  reimbursed  for all  expenses  that they incur
relating to the ownership and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Operating
Partnership.

Distributions and Allocations
- -----------------------------
     The  Partnership  Agreement  provides that the Operating  Partnership  will
distribute  all available cash (as defined in the  Partnership  Agreement) on at
least a quarterly  basis,  in amounts  determined by the General  Partner in its
sole discretion,  to the partners in accordance with their respective percentage
interest  in the  Operating  Partnership.  Upon  liquidation  of  the  Operating
Partnership,  after payment of, or adequate provision for, debts and obligations
of the Operating Partnership,  including any partner loans, any remaining assets
of the Operating  Partnership  will be distributed to all partners with positive
capital  accounts in accordance with their  respective  positive capital account
balances.

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     Profit and loss of the  Operating  Partnership  for each fiscal year of the
Operating  Partnership  generally  will  be  allocated  among  the  partners  in
accordance with their respective interest in the Operating Partnership.  Taxable
income and loss will be allocated in the same manner, subject to compliance with
the  provisions  of Code  sections  704(b) and 704(c) and  Treasury  Regulations
promulgated thereunder.

Term
- ----
     The Operating  Partnership  will continue until December 31, 2092, or until
sooner  dissolved upon (i) withdrawal of the General Partner (unless the Limited
Partners elect to continue the Operating Partnership), (ii) through December 31,
2053,  an election to dissolve  the  Operating  Partnership  made by the General
Partner with the consent of the Limited Partners (including the Company) holding
75% or more of the limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership, (iii)
on or after January 1, 2054,  an election to dissolve the Operating  Partnership
made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, (iv) entry of a
decree of judicial dissolution,  (v) the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Operating Partnership, or (vi) a final and non-appealable judgment
ruling the General Partner  bankrupt or insolvent  (unless the Limited  Partners
elect to continue the Operating  Partnership prior to the entry of such order or
judgment).

Tax Matters
- -----------
     Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement,  the General Partner will be the tax
matters partner of the Operating  Partnership  and, as such, will have authority
to handle tax audits and to make tax  elections  under the Code on behalf of the
Operating Partnership.

ITEM 12.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
- --------  ---------------------------------------------------
     The  Operating  Partnership  is  managed  by GGPI, which  serves as general
partner of the Operating Partnership.  GGPI is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the
Company.

     Under Maryland  law, a real estate  investment  trust formed in Maryland is
permitted to limit, by provision in its  declaration of trust,  the liability of
trustees  and  officers  so that no trustee or officer of the  Company  shall be
liable to the  Company or to any  shareholder  for money  damages  except to the
extent that (i) the trustee or officer actually  received an improper benefit in
money,  property, or services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money,
property,  or  services  actually  received,  or (ii) a judgment  or other final
adjudication  adverse to the trustee or officer is entered in a proceeding based
on a finding in a proceeding  that the  trustee's  or  officer's  action was the
result of active and  deliberate  dishonesty  and was  material  to the cause of
action  adjudicated in the  proceeding.  The Company's  Declaration of Trust has
incorporated  the  provisions of such law limiting the liability of trustees and
officers.  GGPI's Articles of Incorporation  contain similar provisions that are
consistent with Texas law.

     The  Company's  Bylaws  require  it to  indemnify,  to the full  extent  of
Maryland law, any present or former trustee or officer (and such person's spouse
and children) (an "Indemnitee") who is or was a party or threatened to be made a
party to any  proceeding  by  reason  of his or her  service  in that  capacity,
against all expenses,  judgments,  fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and  reasonably  incurred  by  him or her in  connection  with  the  proceeding,
provided  that the  Company  shall have  received a written  affirmation  by the
Indemnitee  that he or she  has  met  the  standard  of  conduct  necessary  for
indemnification  by the Company as authorized  by the Bylaws.  The Company shall
not be required to indemnify an Indemnitee if (a) it is established that (i) the
Indemnitee's  act or omission  was  committed  in bad faith or was the result of
active or  deliberate  dishonesty,  (ii) the  Indemnitee  actually  received  an
improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in the case of
a criminal  proceeding,  the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the
Indemnitee's  act or omission was unlawful,  (b) the proceeding was initiated by
the Indemnitee,  (c) the Indemnitee  received payment for such expenses pursuant
to insurance or otherwise or (d) the  proceeding  arises under Section 16 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended.  Pursuant  to the  Bylaws,  the
Indemnitee  is required to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company if
it shall  ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was not met. The
Company's  Bylaws  also  permit the  Company to provide  such other and  further
indemnification  or payment or  reimbursement of expenses as may be permitted by
the MGCL or to which the  Indemnitee  may be  entitled.  GGPI's  bylaws  contain
similar provisions that are consistent with Texas law.

     Each of the Company's officers and trustees (the "Indemnitees") has entered
into an indemnification  agreement with the Company,  the Operating  Partnership

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and GGPI (the  "Indemnitors").  The indemnification  agreements  require,  among
other things,  that the  Indemnitors  indemnify the  Indemnitees  to the fullest
extent  permitted by law and advance to the  Indemnitees  all related  expenses,
subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently  determined that  indemnification
is not permitted.  Under these  agreements,  the Indemnitors also must indemnify
and advance all expenses  incurred by the  Indemnitees  seeking to enforce their
rights under the  indemnification  agreements,  and cover such Indemnitees under
the Company's trustees' and officers' liability insurance.  Although the form of
indemnification  agreement  offers  substantially  the same  scope  of  coverage
afforded by  provisions  in the Company's  Declaration  of Trust and Bylaws,  it
provides greater assurance to trustees and officers that indemnification will be
available  because,  as a contract,  it cannot be modified  unilaterally  in the
future by the Board of Trustees or by the  Company's  shareholders  to eliminate
the rights it provides.
 

ITEM 13.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
- --------  -------------------------------------------
     See "Consolidated and Combined  Financial  Statements Table of Contents" on
page F-1 of this Form 10.


ITEM 14.  CHANGES IN  AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
- --------  ------------------------------------------------------------
               AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
               ------------------------
Not Applicable.


ITEM 15.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
- --------  ---------------------------------
(a)     Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

     See "Consolidated and Combined  Financial  Statements Table of Contents" on
page F-1 of this Form 10.

(b)     Exhibits


Exhibit No.                 Description
- -----------                 -----------

      3.1 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating
          Partnership,  incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.1 Articles  of  Incorporation  of  East  Apartment   Management,   Inc.,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.2 Bylaws of East  Apartment  Management,  Inc.,  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.3 Articles  of  Incorporation  of Central  Apartment  Management,  Inc.,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.4 Bylaws of Central Apartment Management,  Inc.,  incorporated herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.5 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named therein to the  Operating  Partnership  and to  Gables-Tennessee
          Properties pursuant to the Omnibus Option Agreement described therein,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.6 Assignment of Notes dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors  named
          therein to the Company  pursuant to the Omnibus Note  Purchase  Option
          Agreement  described therein,  incorporated herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1993.
     10.7 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named therein to the  Operating  Partnership  and to  Gables-Tennessee
          Properties  pursuant to the Omnibus  Cash Option  Agreement  described
          therein,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

                                    PAGE-50

Exhibit No.                 Description
- -----------                 -----------
     10.8 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named  therein to the  Operating  Partnership  pursuant  to the Option
          Agreement  described therein,  incorporated herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1993.  10.9 Form of Promissory  Note from each Management
          Company of the Operating
          Partnership,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 33-70570), as amended.
    10.10 Assignment of Purchase  Contracts  dated as of January 26, 1994 by and
          among  TCF  Houston  1992,   Inc.,  TC  Residential   Houston  Limited
          Partnership  and  Wood  Properties,   Inc.,   incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.11 Assignment of Purchase  Contracts  dated as of January 18, 1994 by and
          among Arbor Properties,  Inc. and Wood Properties,  Inc., incorporated
          herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.12 Asset  Purchase   Agreement  between  Central  RS,  Inc.  and  Central
          Apartment Management,  Inc. dated as of January 26, 1994, incorporated
          herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.13 Asset  Purchase  Agreement  between East RS, Inc.  and East  Apartment
          Management,  Inc. dated as of January 26, 1994, incorporated herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.14 Promissory  Note dated November 29, 1994,  for a $53,000,000  mortgage
          loan from the  Northwestern  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company to Gables
          Realty Limited  Partnership,  incorporated  herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1994.
    10.15 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $44,530,000)
          between Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and  NationsBank of North
          Carolina,   N.A.  dated  January  25,  1994,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1994.
    10.16 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $85,470,000)
          between Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and  NationsBank of North
          Carolina,   N.A.  dated  January  25,  1994,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1994.
    10.17 Confirmation  of  Partial  Unwind  of  January,   1994  interest  rate
          protection agreement (original notional amount of $85,470,000) between
          Gables Realty Limited  Partnership  and NationsBank of North Carolina,
          N.A.,  dated March 19, 1996,  incorporated  herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1995.
    10.18 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $44,530,000)
          between  Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and First Union National
          Bank of  Georgia,  dated  August  21,  1996,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1996.
    10.19 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $50,000,000)
          between Gables Realty Limited Partnership and NationsBank, N.A., dated
          March 19, 1996,  incorporated  herein by  reference  to the  Company's
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year ended  December  31,
          1995.
    10.20 Loan Application and Commitment  Agreement between Teachers  Insurance
          and  Annuity  Association  of America  ("lender")  and  Gables  Realty
          Limited Partnership and Gables-Tennessee Properties (collectively, the
          borrower) for a $130,689,000 loan, incorporated herein by reference to
          the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
          30, 1995.
    10.21 Loan Agreement,  Conversion and Note Agreement, Security Deed Note and
          Deed of Trust Notes between Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
          of  America  ("lender")  and Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and
          Gables-Tennessee   Properties  (collectively,   the  borrower)  for  a
          $130,689,000  loan,  dated December 29, 1995,  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1995.


                                   PAGE-51

Exhibit No.                 Description
- -----------                 -----------

    10.22 $175,000,000  Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 1996 among Gables
          Realty Limited Partnership (as Borrower) and Wachovia Bank of Georgia,
          N.A.,  First Union  National Bank of Georgia,  Guaranty  Federal Bank,
          AmSouth  Bank  of  Alabama,   and   Commerzbank   AG,  Atlanta  Agency
          (collectively,  as Lenders)  and  Wachovia  Bank of Georgia,  N.A. (as
          Agent),  incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
    10.23 Guaranty  Agreement  dated as of March 28, 1996 among Gables GP, Inc.,
          Gables Residential Trust and  Gables-Tennessee  Properties in favor of
          the  Agent,  for  the  ratable  benefit  of  the  Lenders,  under  the
          $175,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 1996, incorporated
          herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
    10.24 First  Amendment  to the  $175,000,000  Credit  Agreement  dated as of
          November  22, 1996 among Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and the
          Lenders,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996. 
    10.25 Second  Amendment to the  $175,000,000  Credit  Agreement  dated as of
          March  18,  1997  among  Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and the
          Lenders,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
    10.26 $40,000,000  Term Loan Credit  Agreement dated as of November 20, 1996
          among Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  (as Borrower) and Wachovia
          Bank of Georgia,  N.A. (as Agent and Lender),  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1996.
    21.1 *Schedule of Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.
    27.1 *March 31, 1997 Financial Data Schedule.
    27.2 *December 31, 1996 Financial Data Schedule.
     
 
  * Filed herewith


                                    PAGE-F-1

                        GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                 CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                         Page
                                                                         ----

Report of Independent Public Accountants                                  F-2

Consolidated  Balance Sheets of Gables Realty Limited Partnership         F-3
as of December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995, and (unaudited) 
as of March 31, 1997.
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations of Gables Realty Limited            F-4
Partnership for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and 
for the period from January 26, 1994 to December 31, 1994, and 
(unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, 
and Combined Statement of Operations of Gables Residential Group 
for the period from January 1, 1994 to January 25, 1994.

Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital of Gables Realty            F-5
Limited Partnership for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 
1995 and for the period from January 26, 1994 to December 31, 
1994, and (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 1997, 
and Combined Statement of Partners' Capital of Gables Residential
Group for the period from January 1, 1994 to January 25, 1994.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Gables Realty Limited          F-6
Partnership for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and 
for the period from January 26, 1994 to December 31, 1994, and
(unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, 
and Combined Statement of Cash Flows of Gables Residential Group 
for the period from January 1, 1994 to January 25, 1994.
 
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements                F-7 to
                                                                       F-20
 
Schedule III - Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation    F-21 to
as of December 31, 1996.                                               F-23    
 


                                    PAGE-F-2

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Partners of Gables Realty Limited Partnership:

     We have  audited the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets of Gables
Realty Limited Partnership and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and
the related  consolidated  statements of operations,  partners' capital and cash
flows for the years ended  December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the period January
26, 1994 to December 31, 1994.  We have also audited the combined  statements of
operations, partners' capital and cash flows of Gables Residential Group for the
period  January 1, 1994 to January 25,  1994.  These  financial  statements  and
schedule are the  responsibility  of the  management  of Gables  Realty  Limited
Partnership.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an opinion on these  financial
statements and schedule based on our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the consolidated and combined financial statements referred
to above present fairly,  in all material  respects,  the financial  position of
Gables Realty Limited  Partnership and  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and
1995 and the  results  of their  operations  and their  cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the period January 26, 1994 to December
31, 1994,  and the results of  operations  and cash flows of Gables  Residential
Group for the period  January 1, 1994 to January 25, 1994,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

     Our  audits  were made for the  purpose  of forming an opinion on the basic
financial  statements  taken as a whole.  The  schedule  listed  in the index to
financial  statements is presented for purposes of complying with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission's  rules  and  is not  part  of  the  basic  financial
statements.  This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied
in the audit of the basic  financial  statements  and,  in our  opinion,  fairly
states in all material  respects  the  financial  data  required to be set forth
therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
February 28, 1997

                                    PAGE-F-3

                       GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                        


                                        
                                        
                                                             March 31,                   December 31,                
                                                               1997                 1996            1995
                                                               ----                 ----            ----
                                                           (Unaudited) 
                                                                                                                      
ASSETS:                                 
Real estate assets: (Notes 4 and 6)                                     
   Land                                                      $109,534             $102,762         $73,848
   Buildings                                                  599,708              558,569         382,174
   Furniture, fixtures and equipment                           47,755               45,830          33,382
   Construction in progress                                    60,665               74,690          96,015
   Land held for future development                             4,086                2,749           5,814
                                                              -------              -------         -------
      Real estate assets before accumulated depreciation      821,748              784,600         591,233
   Less:  accumulated depreciation                            (78,803)             (74,903)        (57,343)
                                                              -------              -------         ------- 
     Net real estate assets                                   742,945              709,697         533,890
                                        
Cash and cash equivalents                                       2,882                4,385           8,529
Restricted cash                                                 6,185                8,430           5,296
Deferred charges, net (Note 5)                                  4,612                5,412           5,995
Other assets, net                                               9,411               31,736           9,117
                                                             --------             --------        --------
     Total assets                                            $766,035             $759,660        $562,827
                                                             ========             ========        ========
                                        
                                        
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:                                      
Notes payable (Note 6)                                       $402,613             $390,321        $286,259
Accrued interest payable                                        1,882                1,811           1,075
Distributions payable (Note 13)                                11,235               11,194           8,877
Real estate taxes payable                                       3,793                9,785           5,110
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - construction            6,598                6,218           9,027
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - operating               3,664                5,455           4,718
Security deposits                                               1,975                1,968           1,340
                                                             --------             --------        --------
     Total liabilities                                        431,760              426,752         316,406
                                                             --------             --------        --------
                                        
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 6 and 7)                                   
                                        
Limited partners' capital interest (3,528,232, 3,528,232 
  and 3,310,519 Units), at redemption value (Note 1)           93,278               98,482          75,314
                                                             --------              -------         -------
                                        
Partners' capital:                                      
  General partner (229,274, 228,453 and 184,938 Units)          3,311                3,245           2,577
  Limited partner (19,169,873,  19,088,645 and  
     14,998,368 Units)                                        237,686              231,181         168,530
                                                             --------              -------         -------
   Total partners' capital (19,399,147, 19,317,098 and
     15,183,306 Units)                                        240,997              234,426         171,107
                                                             --------              -------         -------
                                        
     Total liabilities, limited partners' capital 
          interest and partners' capital                     $766,035             $759,660        $562,827
                                                             ========             ========        ========
                                        
                                        
<FN>                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.                                    
</FN>


                                    PAGE-F-4

GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND GABLES RESIDENTIAL GROUP                  
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                              
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)                                 
                         


                                                                                                                           Gables   
                                                                                                                         Residential
                                                                                  Gables Realty Limited Partnership         Group 
                                                                           -------------------------------------------   ---------- 
                                                                                                                               
                                                                       Three Months Ended      Years Ended    Jan. 26 to  Jan. 1 to
                                                                            March 31,          December 31,    Dec. 31     Jan. 25, 
                                                                        1997       1996       1996       1995     1994       1994 
                                                                        ----       ----       ----       ----     ----       ---- 
                                                                    (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                                                                            

Rental revenues ....................................                 $29,483     $22,139   $104,543   $72,703     $53,884    $3,317
Other property revenues ............................                   1,338       1,061      4,928     3,268       2,041       184
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------
     Total property revenues .......................                  30,821      23,200    109,471    75,971      55,925     3,501
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

Property management - third party ...................                    588         761      2,960     3,324       4,034       272
Property management - related party .................                    211         219        911       965       1,116       134
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------
     Total property management revenues .............                    799         980      3,871     4,289       5,150       406
Non-recurring Olympic revenues, net .................                      0           0        900         0           0         0
Other ...............................................                    612         262      1,939     1,500       1,752        88
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------
     Total other revenues ...........................                  1,411       1,242      6,710     5,789       6,902       494
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

     Total revenues .................................                 32,232      24,442    116,181    81,760      62,827     3,995
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

Property operating and maintenance (exclusive
     of items shown separately below) ...............                 11,058       8,070     38,693    28,228      21,228     1,619
Depreciation and amortization .......................                  5,337       3,732     18,892    12,669       9,315       591
Amortization of deferred financing costs ............                    281         350      1,348       932         893       234
Property management - owned (Note 8) ................                    828         657      2,824     2,170       1,540       140
Property management - third/related party (Note 8) ..                    640         769      2,793     3,178       3,707       387
General and administrative ..........................                    881         714      3,045     2,869       1,668        74
Interest ............................................                  5,815       3,808     21,112    13,088       8,345     1,043
Credit enhancement fees .............................                    128         164        576       710         661        35
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------
     Total expenses .................................                 24,968      18,264     89,283    63,844      47,357     4,123
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

Income (loss) before equity in income of joint
     ventures and interest income ...................                  7,264       6,178     26,898    17,916      15,470      (128)
Equity in income of joint ventures ..................                     66          49        280        64         255        15
Interest income .....................................                    122          99        363       389         247        21
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

Income (loss) before gain on sale of real estate assets 
     and extraordinary loss...........................                 7,452       6,326      27,541   18,369      15,972       (92)
Gain on sale of real estate assets ...................                 4,858           0          0         0           0         0
                                                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------   -------

Income (loss) before extraordinary loss ..............                12,310       6,326     27,541    18,369      15,972       (92)

Extraordinary loss (Note 9) ..........................                  (712)       (631)      (631)     (955)       (148)        0
                                                                    --------     -------    --------  -------     -------   -------

Net income (loss) ....................................               $11,598      $5,695    $26,910   $17,414     $15,824      ($92)
                                                                    ========     =======    =======   =======     =======   ======= 

Weighted average number of Units outstanding ........                 22,856      18,603     20,194    14,644      13,442
                                                                    ========     =======    =======   =======     =======

Per Unit Information (Note 3):
Income before extraordinary loss ....................                  $0.54       $0.34      $1.36     $1.25       $1.19
                                                                    ========     =======    =======   =======     =======

Net income ..........................................                  $0.51       $0.31      $1.33     $1.19      $1.18
                                                                    ========     =======    =======   =======    =======
<FN>
                                                                
                                                                
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.                                                                
</FN>


                                    PAGE-F-5


         GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND GABLES RESIDENTIAL GROUP
            CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)



                                                                                                         Limited
                                                                                             Total       Partners'
                                                                   General     Limited      Partners'     Capital
                                                                   Partner     Partner       Capital     Interest
                                                                   -------     -------       -------     --------
                                                                                                                   
Balance, December 31, 1993 .................................         $ 0          $ 0          $ 0      $ 1,236
  Capital contributions ....................................           0            0            0          682
  Capital distributions ....................................           0            0            0       (5,523)
  Net loss .................................................           0            0            0          (92)
                                                                 -------      -------      -------      ------- 

Balance, January 25, 1994 ..................................           0            0            0       (3,697)
  Capital contributions ....................................           0            0            0        6,901
  Capital distributions ....................................           0            0            0      (26,475)
  Proceeds of IPO, net of underwriting discount and
    issuance costs of $21,722 ..............................       2,782      187,671      190,453            0
  Issuance of redeemable Units, net of carryover
    predecessor basis ......................................           0            0            0       (9,999)
  Proceeds of offering of 444,500 shares, net of
   issuance costs of $125 ..................................          99        9,777        9,876            0
  Net income ...............................................         158       11,898       12,056        3,768
  Distributions paid ($1.225 per Unit) .....................        (165)     (12,445)     (12,610)      (3,920)
  Distributions declared ($0.45 per Unit) ..................         (62)      (4,697)      (4,759)      (1,440)
  Adjustment to reflect limited partners' redeemable capital
   at redemption value at balance sheet date ...............      (1,020)    (101,030)    (102,050)     102,050
                                                                 -------      -------      -------      -------

Balance, December 31, 1994 .................................       1,792       91,174       92,966       67,188

  Proceeds of 4,600,000 share offering, net of under-
   writing discount and issuance costs of $6,261 ...........         944       93,420       94,364            0
  Proceeds from Share Builder Plan .........................           2          175          177            0
  Filing costs for Share Builder Plan, Profit Sharing
    Plan and $200,000 shelf registration statement .........          (2)        (235)        (237)           0
  Contribution related to land acquisition .................          24          (24)           0        2,437
  Net income ...............................................         174       13,382       13,556        3,858
  Distributions paid ($1.38 per Unit) ......................        (190)     (14,406)     (14,596)      (4,415)
  Distributions declared ($0.48 per Unit) ..................         (89)      (7,199)      (7,288)      (1,589)
  Adjustment to reflect limited partners' redeemable capital
   at redemption value at balance sheet date ...............         (78)      (7,757)      (7,835)       7,835
                                                                 -------      -------      -------      -------

Balance, December 31, 1995 .................................       2,577      168,530      171,107       75,314

  Proceeds of 4,039,068 share offerings, net of under-
   writing discounts and issuance costs of $3,302 ..........         935       92,549       93,484            0
  Proceeds from exercise of share options ..................          14        1,416        1,430            0
  Proceeds from Share Builder Plan .........................           0           32           32            0
  Filing costs for $300,000 shelf registration statement ...          (1)         (96)         (97)           0
  Contribution related to apartment community acquisition ..          57          (57)           0        5,697
  Conversion of redeemable Units to common shares ..........          25        2,516        2,541       (2,541)
  Net income ...............................................         269       22,112       22,381        4,529
  Distributions paid ($1.45 per Unit) ......................        (298)     (24,603)     (24,901)      (4,874)
  Distributions declared ($0.49 per Unit) ..................        (112)      (9,353)      (9,465)      (1,729)
  Adjustment to reflect limited partners' redeemable capital
   at redemption value at balance sheet date ...............        (221)     (21,865)     (22,086)      22,086
                                                                 -------      -------      -------       ------

Balance, December 31, 1996 .................................       3,245      231,181      234,426       98,482

  Proceeds from exercise of share options ..................           2          247          249            0
  Proceeds from Share Builder Plan .........................           0           11           11            0
  Net income ...............................................         116        9,692        9,808        1,790
  Issuance of share grants, net of deferred compensation ...           7          737          744            0
  Distributions declared ($0.49 per Unit) ..................        (112)      (9,394)      (9,506)      (1,729)
  Adjustment to reflect limited partners' redeemable capital
   at redemption value at balance sheet date ...............          53        5,212        5,265       (5,265)
                                                                 -------      -------      -------      ------- 

Balance, March 31, 1997 (Unaudited) ........................    $  3,311    $ 237,686    $ 240,997    $  93,278
                                                                 =======      =======      =======      =======
<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.                                                                    
</FN>


                                    PAGE-F-6

GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND GABLES RESIDENTIAL GROUP                  
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                              
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)                                 


                                                                      
                                                                                                                           Gables   
                                                                                                                         Residential
                                                                                  Gables Realty Limited Partnership         Group 
                                                                           -------------------------------------------   ----------
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                       Three Months Ended      Years Ended    Jan. 26 to  Jan. 1 to
                                                                            March 31,          December 31,    Dec. 31     Jan. 25, 
                                                                        1997       1996       1996       1995     1994       1994 
                                                                        ----       ----       ----       ----     ----       ---- 
                                                                    (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)
                                                                                                            
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) ............................................     $11,598       $5,695      $26,910   $17,414   $15,824     ($92)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization .............................       5,618        4,082       20,240    13,601    10,208      825
   Equity in income of joint ventures ........................         (66)         (49)        (280)      (64)     (255)     (15)
   Gain on sale of real estate assets ........................      (4,858)           0            0         0         0        0
   Long-term compensation expense ............................         102          102          408
  Extraordinary loss .........................................         712          631          631       955       148        0
   Change in operating assets and liabilities:
     Restricted cash .........................................       2,416          891       (2,366)   (1,695)   (1,526)   3,165
     Other assets ............................................         457         (361)        (282)     (260)   (6,079)   1,134
     Other liabilities .......................................      (7,297)      (3,728)       6,368      (863)    8,234   (2,703)
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  ------- 
          Net cash provided by operating activities ..........       8,682        7,263       51,629    29,088    26,554    2,314
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  -------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of outside partners' interests ...................           0            0            0         0   (56,092)       0
Purchase and construction of real estate assets...............     (23,748)     (18,326)    (194,886) (148,475)  (89,124)  (3,329)
Investment in mortgage note receivable .......................           0            0      (21,505)        0         0        0
Long-term land lease payments ................................           0            0       (1,500)        0    (2,300)       0
Net proceeds from sale of real estate assets .................      12,333            0        3,968         0         0        0
Distributions received from joint ventures ...................          63           28          327       241       222       89
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  -------
     Net cash used in investing activities ...................     (11,352)     (18,298)    (213,596) (148,234) (147,294)  (3,240)
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  ------- 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Capital contributions from the Company and GGPI:
  Proceeds from IPO, net of issuance costs ...................           0            0            0         0   190,453        0
  Proceeds from secondary share offerings, net of
      issuance costs .........................................           0       20,630       93,484    94,364     9,876        0
  Proceeds from exercise of share options ....................         249          630        1,430         0         0        0
  Proceeds from Share Builder Plan ...........................          11            5           32       177         0        0
  Payments of filing costs for Share Builder Plan, Profit
      Sharing Plan and shelf registration statements .........                                   (97)     (237)        0        0
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  -------  
  Total                                                                260       21,265       94,849    94,304   200,329        0   
Payments of deferred financing costs .........................         (20)        (972)      (1,668)   (1,777)   (8,753)       0
Net proceeds from liquidation of defeasance trusts ...........           0            0            0         0       130        0
Payment of defeasance escrow requirements ....................           0            0            0         0    (1,298)       0
Notes payable proceeds .......................................      29,237       21,200      282,569   281,597   189,281    2,335
Notes payable repayments .....................................     (16,945)     (21,409)    (178,507) (224,643) (219,426)  (4,179)
Principal escrow deposits ....................................        (171)        (192)        (768)     (652)     (134)       0
Change in distributions payable and related party loans ......           0            0            0         0    (2,597)    (498)
Capital contributions ........................................           0            0            0         0     6,901      682
Capital distributions ........................................           0            0            0         0   (26,475)  (5,523)
Distributions paid ($0.49, $0.48, $1.93, $1.83 and
       $1.225 per Unit, respectively) ........................     (11,194)      (8,877)     (38,652)  (25,210)  (16,530)       0
                                                                   -------      -------     --------   -------   -------  -------
     Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities .....       1,167       11,015      157,823   123,619   121,428   (7,183)
                                                                   -------      -------     --------   -------   -------  ------- 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                             (1,503)         (20)      (4,144)    4,473       688   (8,109)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ...............       4,385        8,529        8,529     4,056     3,368   11,477
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period .....................     $ 2,882      $ 8,509      $ 4,385   $ 8,529   $ 4,056  $ 3,368
                                                                   =======      =======      =======   =======   =======  =======

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
     Cash paid for interest ..................................     $ 7,019    $   4,678      $24,749   $20,669   $11,212   $1,566
     Interest capitalized ....................................       1,275        1,399        4,373     7,481     3,031       54
                                                                   -------      -------      -------   -------   -------  --------
     Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized             $5,744    $   3,279      $20,376   $13,188  $  8,181   $1,512
                                                                   =======      =======      =======   =======   =======  ========

<FN>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.                                                
                                                
</FN>


                                    PAGE-F-7

 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

1.  ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
- --  -------------------------------------------------------
 
     Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating  Partnership") is the
entity   through   which   Gables   Residential   Trust   (the   "Company"),   a
self-administered  and  self-managed  real  estate  investment  trust  ("REIT"),
conducts  substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through
subsidiaries)  substantially  all of its assets. In 1993, the Company was formed
under  Maryland law and the  Operating  Partnership  was organized as a Delaware
limited  partnership  to  continue  and  to  expand  the  multifamily  apartment
community management,  development,  construction and acquisition  operations of
its  privately  owned  predecessor  organization.  The term "Gables  Residential
Group" or "Group"  as used  herein  refers to the  privately  owned  predecessor
organization  prior to the Company's  initial public  offering in January,  1994
(the "Initial  Offering" or "IPO") and the concurrent  completion of the various
transactions   that   occurred   simultaneously    therewith   (the  "Formation
Transactions").  The term  "Operating  Partnership"  or  "Gables" as used herein
means Gables Realty Limited  Partnership and its  subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis,  or, where the context so requires,  Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership
only, and, as the context may require, their predecessors.

     The  Company  is  currently  an  84.6%  economic  owner  of  the  Operating
Partnership  and controls it through  Gables GP, Inc.  ("GGPI"),  a wholly-owned
subsidiary  of the  Company  and  the  sole  general  partner  of the  Operating
Partnership (this structure is commonly  referred to as an umbrella  partnership
REIT or "UPREIT").  The board of directors of GGPI, the members of which are the
same as the members of the Board of Trustees of the Company, manages the affairs
of the Operating  Partnership  by directing  the affairs of GGPI.  The Company's
limited  partner  and  indirect  general  partner  interests  in  the  Operating
Partnership  entitle it to share in cash distributions  from, and in the profits
and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to its ownership interest
therein and  entitle the Company to vote on all matters  requiring a vote of the
limited partners.

     The other  limited  partners of the Operating  Partnership  are persons who
contributed  their  direct or indirect  interests in certain  properties  to the
Operating Partnership  primarily in connection with the Formation  Transactions.
The  Operating   Partnership  is  obligated  to  redeem  each  unit  of  limited
partnership  ("Unit") at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the
fair  market  value of a share of the  Company's  common  shares  of  beneficial
interest,  $.01 per share,  at the time of such  redemption,  provided  that the
Company  at its  option  may  elect to  acquire  any  such  Unit  presented  for
redemption for one common share or cash. The Company presently  anticipates that
it will  elect to issue  its  common  shares  to  acquire  Units  presented  for
redemption,  rather than paying cash.  With each such  redemption  the Company's
percentage  ownership  interest in the Operating  Partnership will increase.  In
addition, whenever the Company issues common shares, the Company is obligated to
contribute  any net proceeds  therefrom  to the  Operating  Partnership  and the
Operating Partnership is obligated to issue an equivalent number of Units to the
Company.  Such limited  partners'  redemption  rights are  reflected in "limited
partners' capital interest" in the accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets at
the cash  redemption  amount at the balance  sheet date.  Capital  activity with
regard  to  such  limited  partners'  redemption  rights  is  reflected  in  the
accompanying consolidated and combined statements of partners' capital.

     Distributions  to holders of Units are made to enable  distributions  to be
made to the Company's shareholders under its dividend policy. Federal income tax
laws require the Company,  as a REIT, to distribute 95% of its ordinary  taxable
income. The Operating  Partnership makes  distributions to the Company to enable
it to satisfy this requirement.

     The Operating Partnership's third party management businesses are conducted
through  two  subsidiaries,   Central  Apartment   Management,   Inc.,  a  Texas
corporation, and East Apartment Management, Inc., a Georgia corporation (each, a
"Management Company"). The Management Companies also provide management services
to the communities owned by the Operating Partnership.

     At December 31,  1996,  Gables  owned 46  completed  multifamily  apartment
communities comprising 14,581 apartment homes, of which 30 were developed and 16
were acquired by the Operating Partnership,  and an indirect 25% general partner
interest in two apartment  communities  developed by the Operating  Partnership,
comprising 663 apartment homes.  Two of these completed  communities were in the
lease-up stage as of December 31, 1996. During January, 1997, Gables sold one of
these  communities  comprising  486  apartment  homes and  acquired a  community
comprising  232  apartment  homes.  Additionally,  Gables  had nine  multifamily
apartment  communities  under  development  expected to comprise 2,515 apartment
homes,  including one community  expected to comprise 231 apartment  homes,  for
which the land was acquired in January,  1997. Gables also owned parcels of land

                                    PAGE-F-8

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

for the future development of three apartment  communities  expected to comprise
648  apartment  homes and during  March,  1997,  Gables  purchased an additional
parcel  of land  for the  development  of an  apartment  community  expected  to
comprise 256 apartment homes.  Additionally,  Gables has contracts or options to
acquire  additional  parcels of land. There can be no assurance that the Company
will acquire these land parcels,  however it is the Company's  intent to develop
an apartment  community on each such land parcel,  if purchased.  The Company is
pursuing other acquisition and development  opportunities in the ordinary course
of business which have not yet been, or may never be, put under contract.

     At the  completion  of the  IPO on  January  26,  1994,  the  Company  sold
9,430,000 common shares (including  1,230,000 shares as a result of the exercise
of an  over-allotment  option by the  underwriters)  at a price to the public of
$22.50  per  share.  The net  proceeds  to the  Company  from such sale  totaled
approximately  $190 million.  The Company  issued an additional  700,555  common
shares in connection with the Formation Transactions. Also concurrently with the
IPO, the Company  entered into and drew down  approximately  $79 million under a
secured   credit   facility  (the  "Original   Credit   Facility"),   including
approximately $45 million in the form of letters of credit.  The net proceeds of
the  IPO  and  initial   draw-down  under  the  Original  Credit  Facility  were
principally used (i) by the Company to acquire a 76.0% economic  interest in the
Operating  Partnership,  (ii) by the Company and the  Operating  Partnership  to
acquire minority interests in partnerships that directly or indirectly owned the
communities  acquired  by  Gables  in  connection  with  the IPO  and  Formation
Transactions  (the "IPO  Communities"),  (iii) by the Operating  Partnership  to
acquire 99% of each  Management  Company's  capital  stock,  with the Management
Companies in turn using such proceeds to acquire the fee management  business of
the predecessor  management companies of the Group (the "Predecessor  Management
Companies"),  (iv) to acquire certain promissory notes issued by the Predecessor
Management  Companies,  (v) to repay or economically  defease  indebtedness with
respect to the IPO Communities and the Predecessor  Management  Companies,  (vi)
with respect to the Original Credit Facility,  to provide  substitute letters of
credit or replace backup security for existing credit  enhancements with respect
to indebtedness associated with the IPO Communities,  (vii) to purchase interest
rate  protection  agreements  and pay deferred  financing  costs  related to new
indebtedness,  and  (viii)  to  acquire  an  existing  apartment  community,  an
apartment  community  that  was  substantially  renovated  in 1994  and  certain
development rights. In connection with the IPO and Formation  Transactions,  the
Company wrote-off  unamortized deferred financing costs related to notes payable
satisfied with proceeds of the IPO ($2,092),  wrote-off unamortized organization
and deferred non-compete costs as a result of the Formation Transactions ($599),
paid defeasance escrow requirements ($1,298), wrote-off accrued interest payable
related to defeased  indebtedness  ($435),  wrote-off  deferred letter of credit
fees  forgiven in  connection  with the IPO  ($1,075) and  collected  settlement
proceeds from certain existing credit enhancement sources ($2,465). The net loss
related to these items of $14 has been  included  in general and  administrative
expenses in the accompanying statement of operations for the period from January
1, 1994 to January 25, 1994.

2.  SECONDARY OFFERINGS AND ISSUANCES OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNITS
- --  ----------------------------------------------------------------

Secondary Offerings -
- ---------------------
Since the IPO, the Company has had the following common share offerings:

                                  Number of              Net
           Closing Date         Shares Issued          Proceeds 
           ------------         -------------          -------- 

           October 7, 1994         444,500              $ 9,876
                                   -------              -------
           October 31, 1995      4,600,000              $94,364
                                 ---------              -------

           March 25, 1996          879,068              $20,630
           September 17, 1996    1,725,000              $38,600
           September 27, 1996    1,435,000              $34,254
                                 ---------              -------
                  1996 Totals    4,039,068              $93,484
                                 =========              =======

                                    PAGE-F-9

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     The net proceeds from these  offerings  were  contributed  to the Operating
Partnership  in  exchange  for Units,  and the  Operating  Partnership  used the
proceeds (i) to reduce outstanding indebtedness under interim financing vehicles
utilized to fund its development and acquisition activities and (ii) for general
working capital purposes including funding of future development and acquisition
activities.

     The Company issued the common shares in its 1995 and 1996 offerings under a
$200 million shelf  registration  statement which is now exhausted.  In October,
1996, the Company filed a new registration statement,  covering the registration
of up to $300 million of debt securities,  common shares,  preferred shares, and
warrants or other rights to purchase common shares or preferred shares.

Additional Issuances of Operating Partnership Units -
- -----------------------------------------------------
     On December 5, 1995,  the Operating  Partnership  acquired a parcel of land
for the  development  of an  apartment  community,  financed in part through the
issuance of 111,074 Units.

     On July 26, 1996, the Operating Partnership acquired an apartment community
comprising 500 apartment homes, financed in part through the issuance of 243,787
Units.

3.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- --  ------------------------------------------

Nature of Operations
- --------------------
     Gables  engages  in  the  multifamily   apartment   community   management,
development,  construction, and acquisition businesses,  including the provision
of related  brokerage and corporate rental housing  services.  Gables' operating
performance  relies  predominantly  on net operating income from the multifamily
apartment communities it owns which are located in seven core cities in Georgia,
Texas,  and  Tennessee.  The Operating  Partnership  recently  entered an eighth
market, Orlando,  Florida,  through an association with a subsidiary of the Walt
Disney Company and, in connection therewith, currently has two communities under
development in Orlando.

Basis of Presentation
- ---------------------
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Gables Realty Limited
Partnership   include  the  consolidated   accounts  of  Gables  Realty  Limited
Partnership and its subsidiaries. The accompanying combined financial statements
of Gables  Residential  Group reflect the combined  accounts of the Group.  As a
result of the structure of the business combination, certain partners and owners
of the  entities  in Gables  Residential  Group  received  common  shares of the
Company  and/or Units in the  Operating  Partnership.  Purchase  accounting  was
applied to the acquisition of all non-controlled  interests.  The acquisition of
all other  interests  was accounted for as a  reorganization  of entities  under
common control and,  accordingly,  was reflected at historical  cost in a manner
similar to that in pooling of interests accounting. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates
- ----------------
     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amount of assets and  liabilities  and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Real Estate Assets and Depreciation
- -----------------------------------
     Real estate assets are stated at  depreciated  cost.  The cost of buildings
and  improvements  includes  interest,  property taxes,  insurance and allocated
development overhead incurred during the construction  period.  Ordinary repairs
and maintenance are expensed as incurred; major replacements and betterments are
capitalized and depreciated over their useful lives. Depreciation is computed on
a straight-line basis over the useful lives of the real estate assets (buildings
and improvements 19-40 years; furniture, fixtures and equipment 5-10 years).

                                   PAGE-F-10

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     The  Operating   Partnership  adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 121 (FAS 121), "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of," effective January 1, 1996. FAS 121
established new standards for determining  when impairment  losses on long-lived
assets have occurred and how impairment losses should be measured.  There was no
financial statement impact resulting from the adoption of FAS 121.

Revenue Recognition
- -------------------

Rental:  Gables leases its residential  properties  under operating  leases with
terms  generally  equal to one year or less.  Rental income is  recognized  when
earned which  materially  approximates  revenue  recognition on a  straight-line
basis.

Property Management: Gables provides property management services for properties
in which it does not own a  controlling  interest.  Income  is  recognized  when
earned.

Development and Construction Services:  Gables periodically provides development
and construction  services for properties in which it does not own a controlling
interest. Income is recognized when earned on a percentage of completion basis.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
- -------------------------
     For purposes of the statement of cash flows, all investments purchased with
an  original  maturity  of  three  months  or  less  are  considered  to be cash
equivalents.

Restricted Cash
- ---------------
     Restricted cash is primarily  comprised of residential  security  deposits,
tax escrow funds,  repairs and maintenance  reserve funds,  and principal escrow
bond funds.

Deferred Financing Costs and Amortization
- -----------------------------------------
     Deferred  financing  costs  include  fees  and  costs  incurred  to  obtain
financing and are  capitalized and amortized over the terms of the related notes
payable.

Interest Rate Protection Agreements
- -----------------------------------
     The  Operating  Partnership  uses interest  rate  protection  agreements to
manage its exposure to interest rate changes.  These  agreements  are considered
hedges of the Operating Partnership's borrowings.  Amounts paid to purchase such
agreements  are  capitalized  and  amortized  over  the  terms  of  the  related
agreements.  Such amortization is included in amortization of deferred financing
costs in the accompanying statements of operations.

Other Assets
- ------------
     Gables  invested  $21.5 million in an apartment  community  comprising  232
apartment  homes on  October 1, 1996 via a mortgage  note  receivable.  The note
receivable  and related  costs are included in other assets in the  accompanying
balance  sheet at  December  31,  1996 and  interest  income  earned  thereon is
included in other revenues in the  accompanying  statement of operations for the
year ended December 31, 1996. In January,  1997,  Gables  acquired the apartment
community  from the  borrower,  and the mortgage note  receivable  was repaid in
full.

Investment in Joint Ventures
- ----------------------------
     Gables'  25%  general  partner  interests  in Arbors of  Harbortown  JV and
Metropolitan Apartments JV are accounted for on the equity method of accounting.

                                   PAGE-F-11

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Per Unit Information
- --------------------
     Earnings per Unit information with respect to periods ending  subsequent to
January 25, 1994 has been  computed  based upon the weighted  average  number of
Units outstanding during the period. The impact of outstanding share options was
less than 3% dilutive during these periods and, therefore, the impact on primary
earnings  per Unit  ("EPU")  has not been shown (Note 14).  Historical  per Unit
information  with  respect to periods  ending  prior to January  25, 1994 is not
relevant since it is a presentation  of the combined  operations of partnerships
and various corporations.

     In  February,   1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 128 (FAS 128)  "Earnings  per
Share," which becomes  effective for periods ending after December 15, 1997. FAS
128 will require dual  presentation  of basic and diluted EPS on the face of the
income  statement  for all entities  with complex  capital  structures  and will
require  restatement of all prior period EPS data  presented.  The impact of FAS
128 on the Operating Partnership's EPU information disclosed in the accompanying
financial statements is not material.

Interim Unaudited Financial Statements
- --------------------------------------
 
     The consolidated  financial statements and footnote information as of March
31, 1997 and for the three months  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are  unaudited;
however,  in the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  only of
normal   recurring   adjustments)   necessary  for  fair   presentation  of  the
consolidated  financial statements for these interim periods have been included.
The  results  for the interim  period  ended March 31, 1997 are not  necessarily
indicative  of the  results  to be  obtained  for the full  fiscal  year  ending
December 31, 1997.

4.  REAL ESTATE ASSETS
- --  ------------------
Real estate assets, before accumulated depreciation, are as follows:



                                  March 31, 1997       December 31, 1996      December 31, 1995
                                Basis    Apt. Homes   Basis    Apt. Homes    Basis    Apt. Homes
                                -----    ----------   -----    ----------    -----    ----------
                                    (Unaudited)
                                                                       
Completed properties             $756,997  14,817     $707,161   14,581     $489,404    11,283
Properties under development       60,665   2,025       74,690    2,284       96,015     1,983
Land held for future development    4,086     904        2,749      648        5,814       865
                                 -------- -------     --------  -------      -------   -------
         Total   (a)             $821,748  17,746     $784,600   17,513     $591,233    14,131
                                 ======== =======     ========  =======      =======   =======
<FN>


(a)  Excludes (i) costs and apartment homes attributable to Arbors of Harbortown
     JV and Metropolitan  Apartments JV as Gables' 25% general partner interests
     in  these  joint  ventures  are  accounted  for on  the  equity  method  of
     accounting and (ii) costs of approximately $3,700 for two prepaid long-term
     land leases which are included in other assets in the accompanying  balance
     sheets.
</FN>

     The changes in real estate  assets from December 31, 1995 to March 31, 1997
consisted of the following:

Balance at December 31, 1995                                          $ 591,233
Acquisitions, including renovation expenditures                         128,472
Sale of real estate assets                                               (4,826)
Development costs incurred, including related land acquisitions          65,867
Capital expenditures for completed properties                             3,854
                                                                        --------
Balance at December 31, 1996                                          $ 784,600
Acquisitions, including renovation expenditures                          21,937
Sale of real estate assets                                               (8,797)
Development costs incurred, including related land acquisitions          23,093
Capital expenditures for completed properties                               915
                                                                        --------
Balance at March 31, 1997 (Unaudited)                                 $ 821,748
                                                                       ========

                                   PAGE-F-12

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     As discussed in Note 3, purchase  accounting was applied to the acquisition
of all  non-controlled  interests  in  connection  with  the IPO  and  Formation
Transactions.  The increase in basis related to such acquisition was $48,090 and
was  allocated to the  respective  property's  land and building  accounts.  The
acquisition  of all other  interests was accounted  for as a  reorganization  of
entities under common control, and accordingly was reflected at historical cost.


5.  DEFERRED CHARGES, NET
- --  ---------------------
Deferred charges, net consist of the following:
                                              March 31,          December 31,
                                                1997          1996       1995
                                                ----          ----       ----
                                            (Unaudited)
Deferred financing costs                       $5,624       $6,144     $6,678
Interest rate protection agreements costs         945        1,779      1,779
Deferred interest rate buydown costs                0          817        817
                                              -------      -------     ------
                                                6,569        8,740      9,274
Less: accumulated amortization                 (1,957)      (3,328)    (3,279)
                                              -------      -------     ------- 
                                               $4,612       $5,412      $5,995
                                              =======       ======     =======

     The costs of the interest rate protection  agreements and the interest rate
buydown on a  mortgage  note  payable  were  funded  with  proceeds  of the IPO.
Deferred financing costs associated with the Operating  Partnership's loans that
were refinanced from 1994 to 1996 were written off (Note 9).


6.  NOTES PAYABLE
- --  -------------
Notes payable consist of the following:
                                        March 31,            December 31,
                                          1997            1996            1995
                                          ----            ----            ----
                                      (Unaudited)

Conventional fixed-rate                $251,866       $259,046         $173,944
Tax-exempt fixed-rate                    60,150         67,270           67,385
                                       --------       --------         --------
          Total fixed-rate              312,016        326,316          241,329
Tax-exempt variable-rate                 44,930         44,930           44,930
Credit facilities                        45,667         19,075                0
                                       --------       --------         --------
Total notes payable                    $402,613       $390,321         $286,259
                                       ========       ========         ========

Conventional Fixed-Rate Notes Payable
- -------------------------------------
     At December 31, 1995,  the  fixed-rate  notes payable were comprised of ten
loans  collateralized  by twelve apartment  communities  included in real estate
assets.  At December 31, 1995,  the interest rates on these notes payable ranged
from 7.00% to 8.77%  (weighted  average of 8.15%) and the maturity  dates ranged
from September, 1997 through December, 2009.

     Gables  closed the final two loans during 1996  totaling  $25,823 under its
1995 financing  commitment from Teachers Insurance and Annuity  Association.  In
July,  1996,  Gables acquired an apartment  community in Memphis,  Tennessee and
assumed a $19,762 mortgage note payable in connection with that acquisition.  In
November,  1996, Gables closed on a five-year  unsecured $40,000 term loan which
currently bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%.  This loan is effectively fixed at
an all-in rate of 6.60%  after  application  of $40,000 of the $44,530  interest
rate protection  agreements  discussed  elsewhere herein.  Although this loan is
unsecured,  there are two  designated  real  estate  assets  that have  escrowed
mortgages.  Promptly  after the  attainment  of an  investment  grade  rating by
Gables, the escrowed mortgages will be released.

                                   PAGE-F-13

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     At December 31, 1996,  the  fixed-rate  notes  payable are comprised of the
$40,000 term loan described  above in addition to thirteen loans  collateralized
by fifteen apartment communities included in real estate assets. At December 31,
1996,  the  interest  rates on these  notes  payable  ranged from 6.60% to 8.77%
(weighted  average of 7.88%) and the maturity dates range from  September,  1997
through  December,  2009.  Principal  amortization  payments  are  required on a
monthly  basis for all notes  payable,  except the $40,000  term loan,  based on
amortization schedules ranging from 25 to 30 years. Additionally, certain of the
notes payable do not require the principal  amortization payments to begin until
specified dates in 1997 and 1998.

Tax-Exempt Fixed-Rate Notes Payable
- -----------------------------------
     At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the tax-exempt,  fixed-rate indebtedness was
comprised  of three  loans.  One such loan was  closed in  August,  1994,  has a
principal balance of $48,365, and is collateralized by three communities induced
for   tax-exempt   financing  and  three   additional   communities.   Principal
amortization payments based on a 30 year amortization schedule are required on a
monthly  basis.  These  payments are  retained in an escrow  account and are not
applied  to reduce the  outstanding  principal  balance  of the loan.  Principal
payments  through  December 31, 1996 and 1995 are included in restricted cash in
the  accompanying  balance sheets.  The note payable bears interest at 6.38% and
matures in August,  2004. The three underlying  tax-exempt bond issues mature in
August,  2024.  The other two loans that  closed in  January,  1995  represent a
$19,020  tax-exempt bond financing  secured by two apartment  communities.  Both
bond  issues  were credit  enhanced  for an annual fee of 0.60%.  The bonds bear
interest  at a  weighted  average  rate of 7.03% on a fixed  basis for 30 years.
Principal  amortization  payments are due in January  each year  pursuant to the
terms of the bond documents.  Gables is required to make monthly escrow payments
each year totaling the annual  principal  payment due to the  bondholders in the
month of January  thereafter.  Monthly principal escrow payments are included in
restricted cash until the January payments are made. One of these loans, with an
outstanding  principal  balance of $6,975 at December 31, 1996, was economically
defeased in January, 1997 in connection with the sale of the property.

     The  tax-exempt  bonds contain  certain  covenants  which  require  minimum
rentals to  individuals  based upon income levels  specified by U.S.  government
programs, as defined.

Tax-Exempt Variable-Rate Notes Payable
- --------------------------------------
     At December 31, 1996 and 1995,  the  variable-rate  mortgage  notes payable
securing  tax-exempt  bonds  were  comprised  of four  loans,  each of  which is
collateralized  by an apartment  community  included in real estate assets.  The
tax-exempt  bonds contain  certain  covenants  which require  minimum rentals to
individuals based upon income levels specified by U.S. government  programs,  as
defined.  These bonds bear  interest at a variable  rate of  interest,  adjusted
weekly based upon a negotiated rate. The interest rate in effect at December 31,
1996 and 1995 was 4.2% and 5.3%,  respectively.  Tax-exempt  variable rates are,
and  historically  have been,  significantly  higher at year-end than during the
year.  The  tax-exempt  variable rate in effect at January 31, 1997 and 1996 was
3.6% and 3.3%, respectively. The effective interest rates were 3.5% and 3.9% for
the years ended  December 31, 1996 and 1995 and ranged from 3.0% to 3.2% for the
year ended December 31, 1994. The bonds are currently secured by four letters of
credit provided by the New Credit Facility  totaling  approximately $46 million.
The fee for these  letters of credit was 1.5% per annum  through  June 30, 1995,
1.25% per annum through  March,  1996,  and is currently  1.0% per annum.  These
bonds are  subject  to  mandatory  redemption  on the  related  letter of credit
termination  date,  each of which is March,  1999.  Three of the underlying bond
issues mature in December,  2007 and the fourth underlying bond issue matures in
August, 2024.

$175 Million Credit Facility
- ----------------------------
     In  conjunction  with the IPO,  Gables  closed  a $175  million  three-year
revolving credit facility (the "Original Credit  Facility") which had an initial
maturity of January,  1997.  Borrowings  under the Original Credit Facility were
recourse  to the  Operating  Partnership  and bore  interest at LIBOR plus 1.90%
(reduced  from 2.25% in December,  1994).  Additionally,  fees  associated  with
letters of credit issued thereunder for the Operating  Partnership's  tax-exempt
variable-rate bonds were 1.25% per annum (reduced from 1.50% in July, 1995).

                                   PAGE-F-14

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     In March, 1996, Gables closed a new $175 million unsecured revolving credit
facility (the "New Credit  Facility" or "$175  Million  Credit  Facility")  that
replaced  the Original  Credit  Facility.  Although  the New Credit  Facility is
unsecured,  there are certain  designated  real estate assets that have escrowed
mortgages.  Promptly  after the  attainment  of an  investment  grade  rating by
Gables, the escrowed mortgages will be released.  The New Credit Facility has an
initial term of three years and three  one-year  extension  options.  Borrowings
currently  bear  interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%  (reduced  from 1.65% in November,
1996) and  letter  of credit  fees for the  Operating  Partnership's  tax-exempt
variable-rate  bonds are 1.00% per annum.  Under the New Credit Facility,  up to
$50  million  is  available  to  provide  credit   enhancements  on  outstanding
tax-exempt  bond issues and all remaining  amounts are available for borrowings.
Gables'  availability  under the New Credit Facility is limited to the lesser of
the total $175 million  commitment or the  borrowing  base.  The borrowing  base
available under the New Credit Facility is based on the collateral  value of the
real estate assets with escrowed  mortgages and the debt service  coverage ratio
of communities  pledged as collateral under other recourse loans. As of December
31, 1996, the Operating  Partnership had approximately  $45.8 million of letters
of credit  issued  under  the New  Credit  Facility  and had  $18.0  million  in
borrowings  outstanding  thereunder and,  therefore,  had  approximately  $111.2
million of remaining capacity on the $175 million available under the facility.

$20 Million Credit Facility
- ---------------------------
     In November,  1996,  Gables closed an unsecured  revolving  credit facility
that currently  provides for up to $20 million in borrowings.  This facility has
an  initial  term of one  year and has  unlimited  one-year  extension  options.
Borrowings  currently  bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%.  At December 31, 1996,
the  Operating  Partnership  had  $1,075 in  borrowings  outstanding  under this
facility.

Restrictive Covenants
- ---------------------
     Certain of the Operating  Partnership's  debt agreements  contain customary
representations,  covenants  and events of default,  including  covenants  which
restrict  the ability of the  Operating  Partnership  to make  distributions  in
excess of stated amounts,  which in turn restricts the discretion of the Company
to declare and pay dividends.  In general,  during any fiscal year the Operating
Partnership  may  only  distribute  up to  95% of  the  Operating  Partnership's
consolidated  income  available  for  distribution  (as  defined in the  related
agreement)  exclusive  of  distributions  of capital  gains for such  year.  The
applicable debt agreements  contain exceptions to these limitations to allow the
Operating  Partnership to make any distributions  necessary to allow the Company
to maintain  its status as a REIT.  The Company  does not  anticipate  that this
provision will adversely effect the ability of the Operating Partnership to make
distributions or the Company to declare dividends, as currently anticipated.

Maturities
- ----------
The aggregate maturities of notes payable at December 31, 1996 are as follows:

1997                        $11,893   (a)
1998                          2,315
1999                         65,511   (b)
2000                          2,791
2001                         43,022
2002 and thereafter         264,789
                           --------
                           $390,321
                           ========

     (a)  Maturities in 1997 include $9,377 for the balance due on maturity of a
          conventional  mortgage note payable which was repaid February 28, 1997
          and $1,075 related to the $20 Million Credit Facility.

     (b)  Maturities in 1999 include $44,930 of four variable-rate notes payable
          securing  tax-exempt  bonds and  $18,000  related to the $175  Million
          Credit Facility.  The bonds are subject to mandatory redemption on the
          termination  dates of letters of credit  securing  the bonds,  each of
          which is March,  1999.  Three of the underlying  bond issues mature in
          December, 2007 and the fourth underlying bond issue matures in August,
          2024.

                                   PAGE-F-15

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
Interest Rate Protection Agreements
- -----------------------------------
Gables has four  interest  rate  protection  agreements in place at December 31,
1996, the terms of which are discussed below:
                            
                            Notional     Strike   Effective   Termination
Description of Agreement     Amount     Price (a)   Date          Date          
- ------------------------     ------     ---------   ----          ----          

LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Cap"   $44,530     6.25%     01/27/94     01/30/99

LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Swap"  $44,530     5.35%     08/30/96     08/30/99  (b)

LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Cap"   $50,000     6.45%     01/30/97     12/31/97

LIBOR, 30-day - "Rate Cap"   $35,470     5.13%     01/27/94     01/30/97

     (a)  The 30-day LIBOR rate in effect at December 31, 1996 was 5.66%.

     (b)  This  is  a  knock-out  swap  agreement   which  fixes  the  Operating
          Partnership's   underlying  30-day  LIBOR  rate  at  5.35%.  The  swap
          terminates  upon the earlier to occur of (i) the  termination  date or
          (ii) a rate  reset  date on which the  30-day  LIBOR  rate is 6.26% or
          higher.

Joint Venture Indebtedness
- --------------------------
     The  Arbors of  Harbortown  apartment  community  secures  a $16.4  million
tax-exempt bond obligation,  which is recourse to the Company up to $1.0 million
(this  amount  is  fully  cash-collateralized  and  is  held  by the  Arbors  of
Harbortown  JV), bears interest at a variable  low-floater  rate, has a maturity
date of April,  2013, and is payable in monthly  installments  of interest only.
The  credit  enhancement  for the bond  obligation  expires  in May,  2001.  The
Metropolitan  Uptown apartment  community  secures a conventional  variable-rate
loan with $16.5 million  outstanding at December 31, 1996, 25% of which has been
guaranteed by Gables.  The loan has a maturity date of June 30, 1997, subject to
a three year extension  option,  and currently bears interest at a rate of 7.20%
which has been locked-in for a three year period expiring July, 1998.


7.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
- --  -----------------------------

Purchase Contracts
- ------------------
     Gables is under contract or option to purchase six land parcels.  There can
be no assurance  that Gables will acquire these land parcels,  however it is
Gables'  intent to develop an apartment  community on each such land parcel,  if
purchased. Gables is pursuing other acquisition and development opportunities in
the ordinary  course of business  which have not yet been,  or may never be, put
under contract.

Sale Contract
- -------------
     In January,  1997, Gables sold one of its completed  apartment  communities
comprising 486 apartment  homes. The net sales proceeds were used to (i) defease
the related tax-exempt bond indebtedness which had a principal balance of $6,975
at December  31, 1996 and (ii)  paydown  outstanding  borrowings  under  Gables'
credit facilities.

Office Leases
- -------------
     Gables is party to office  operating  leases  with terms  expiring  through
1998.  Future  minimum  lease  payments and rent expense for such leases are not
material.

                                   PAGE-F-16

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Contingencies
- -------------
     The  various  entities  comprising  Gables are  subject  to  various  legal
proceedings  and claims that arise in the  ordinary  course of  business.  These
matters  are  generally  covered by  insurance.  While the  resolution  of these
matters cannot be predicted with certainty,  management  believes that the final
outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position or results of operations of Gables.


8.  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPENSES
- --  ----------------------------
     Gables manages its owned  properties,  as well as properties owned by third
and  related  parties  for  which  it  provides  services  for a  fee.  Property
management  expenses have been allocated between owned and  third/related  party
properties  in  the   accompanying   statements  of  operations   based  on  the
proportionate number of owned and third/related party apartment homes managed by
Gables during the applicable periods.


9.  EXTRAORDINARY LOSS
- --  ------------------
     Extraordinary  loss of $712 for the  three  months  ended  March  31,  1997
represents (i) the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and prepaid
credit  enhancement  fees  associated with the defeasance of the tax-exempt bond
financing  encumbering  the Club  Candlewood  property that was sold in January,
1997 and (ii) the write-off of unamortized  deferred  financing costs associated
with the February 28, 1997  retirement of a  conventional  mortgage note payable
that was scheduled to mature on September 1, 1997.

     Extraordinary  loss of $631 for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 and
for the year ended  December 31, 1996  represents  the write-off of  unamortized
deferred  financing costs  associated with the early retirement of the Operating
Partnership's  Original Credit  Facility.  The Original Credit Facility that was
scheduled to mature in January, 1997, was refinanced in March, 1996 with the New
Credit Facility.

     Extraordinary  loss of $955 for the year ended December 31, 1995 represents
the write-off of unamortized  deferred financing costs associated with the early
retirement of the Operating Partnership's construction loans.

     Extraordinary loss, net of $148 for the period January 26, 1994 to December
31, 1994 represents  extraordinary losses totaling $278 related to the write-off
of unamortized  deferred financing costs associated with certain refinancings in
1994,  offset in part by an  extraordinary  gain of $130  related  to the excess
proceeds  received from the  liquidation  of defeasance  trusts  established  in
connection with the IPO.


10.  DISCLOSURE ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
- ---  ----------------------------------------------------
     Disclosure about the estimated fair value of financial instruments is based
on  pertinent  information  available  to  management  as of December  31, 1996.
Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly  effect
the  reasonableness  of the  fair  value  amounts,  such  amounts  have not been
comprehensively  revalued for purposes of these financial  statements since that
date and  current  estimates  of fair  value may differ  significantly  from the
amounts presented herein.

Cash equivalents
- ----------------
     Gables  estimates  that the fair  value  of cash  equivalents  approximates
carrying value due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

Notes payable
- -------------
     Gables estimates that the fair value of notes payable approximates carrying
value based upon its effective  current borrowing rate for issuance of debt with
similar terms and remaining maturities.

                                   PAGE-F-17

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

Interest rate protection agreements
- -----------------------------------
     Gables  estimates that the fair value of its four interest rate  protection
agreements  approximates  the $447 net  carrying  value of these  agreements  at
December  31,  1996.  Estimated  fair  value is based on the value of cash flows
arising in the  difference  in the strike price per the  agreement and projected
LIBOR rates.  The net carrying value of these agreements is included in deferred
charges, net in the accompanying balance sheets.


11.  INCOME TAXES
- ---  ------------

Periods ended after the IPO
- ---------------------------
     No  federal  or  state  income  taxes  are  reflected  in the  accompanying
financial  statements  since Gables Realty Limited  Partnership is a partnership
and its partners are required to include their  respective  share of profits and
losses in their  income  tax  returns.  Additionally,  certain  subsidiaries  of
Gables,  formed to provide  management  and other  services to third and related
parties,  are taxed based on  reportable  income.  The tax  attributes  of these
entities are immaterial to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Periods ended prior to the IPO
- ------------------------------
     Gables  Residential Group is not a legal entity subject to income taxes. No
federal or state income taxes are  applicable to the  predecessor  entities that
managed and owned the multifamily apartment communities;  accordingly, none have
been provided for in the accompanying financial statements.  These entities were
primarily  partnerships whose partners were required to include their respective
share of  profits  and  losses  in their  individual  income  tax  returns.  The
Predecessor Management Companies are corporations whose net profits were subject
to federal and state income taxes; however, no income tax provision was provided
since these entities had no tax liability for the period ended January 25, 1994.

General
- -------

     The  tax  attributes  of the  owners'  net  assets  flow  directly  to each
individual  owner.  Individual  owners  will  have  different  investment  bases
depending upon the timing and prices of their acquisition of partnership  units.
Further,  each owner's tax accounting,  which is partially  dependent upon their
individual  tax  position,  may  differ  from  the  accounting  followed  in the
financial statements.

     Accordingly, there could be significant differences between each individual
owner's tax basis and their  proportionate  share of the net assets  reported in
the financial  statements.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"Accounting  for Income  Taxes,"  requires a public  enterprise  to disclose the
aggregate  difference  in the  basis of its net  assets  for  financial  and tax
reporting  purposes.  However,  Gables does not have access to information about
each  individual  owner's tax attributes in Gables,  and the aggregate tax bases
cannot be readily determined. In any event, management does not believe that, in
Gables' circumstances, the aggregate difference would be meaningful information.


12.  PROFIT SHARING PLAN
- ---  -------------------
     Eligible  employees  of Gables may  participate  in a profit  sharing  plan
pursuant  to  Section  401(k)  of the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  Under the plan,
employees  may defer a portion of their salary on a pre-tax  basis.  Gables also
has the discretion to make matching contributions,  currently equal to 50% of an
employee's first 4% salary deferral  contribution.  Expenses under this plan for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were not material.

     During January,  1996, the Company added the Gables Residential Trust Stock
Fund (the "Fund") as an investment option for the plan. The Fund is comprised of
common shares of the Company.  In connection  therewith,  100,000  common shares
were  registered  for issuance  under the plan.  The plan trustee will  purchase
common  shares  of the  Company  for the  Fund,  at the  direction  of the  plan
investment committee, either on the open market or directly from the Company.

                                   PAGE-F-18

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------

13. DISTRIBUTIONS:
- ------------------
     The Operating Partnership has declared and paid distributions for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 as follows:

                           Per Share Distributions
                           -----------------------
                              First Qtr.to        Fourth
                    Year       Fourth Qtr.        Qtr.(a) 
                    ----       -----------        ------- 
                    1996          $1.940          $0.49
                    1995          $1.860          $0.48
                    1994          $1.675          $0.45

     (a)  The  fourth  quarter  distributions  for each  year were  declared  in
          December of the related year and were paid in the January thereafter.


14.  1994 SHARE OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
- ---  ------------------------------------
     The Company  adopted the 1994 Share Option and Incentive  Plan (the "Plan")
to provide incentives to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The Plan
provides  for the grant of options  to  purchase  a  specified  number of common
shares of the Company  ("Options")  or the grant of restricted  or  unrestricted
common shares of the Company  ("Restricted  Shares" or  "Unrestricted  Shares").
Under the Plan, as amended, the total number of shares available for grant is 8%
of the total  number of Units  outstanding  at any time and the number of common
shares which may be issued as Restricted Shares or Unrestricted  Shares is equal
to 50% of the number of shares  available  for  issuance  under the Plan at such
time. The Operating  Partnership  will issue a Unit for each common share of the
Company issued under the Plan.

     To date,  Options have been granted in two series during each of 1994, 1995
and 1996 with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's  common
shares on the dates the Options were granted.  The Options granted are generally
exercisable in  installments  over three years beginning one year after the date
of grant. At December 31, 1996, 903,687 common shares are subject to outstanding
Options  granted to officers,  employees  and trustees of the Company,  of which
Options to purchase approximately 560,000 shares are currently exercisable.

     The total number of common shares  reserved for issuance  under the Plan at
December 31, 1996 is 1,827,626 which is equal to 8% of the total number of Units
outstanding at that time.

     A summary of the Options  activity  for the years ended  December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994 is as follows:
 
                                1996                  1995                 1994
                                ----                  ----                 ----
Balance, beginning of year   772,875               678,475                    0
Granted                      269,600               110,000              691,600
Forfeited                    (71,510)              (15,600)             (13,125)
Exercised                    (67,278)                    0                    0
                            --------               -------              -------
Balance, end of year         903,687               772,875              678,475
                            ========               =======              =======

Option prices:
   Granted            $22.750- $23.00    $19.125 - $20.375       $19.50 - $22.50
   Forfeited          $19.500- $22.75    $19.500 - $22.500                $22.50
   Exercised          $19.500- $22.50                  N/A                   N/A
 Balance, end of year $19.125- $23.00    $19.125 - $22.500       $19.50 - $22.50

                                   PAGE-F-19

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts)
- -----------------------------------------------
     Gables  accounts for stock options issued under the Plan in accordance with
APB Opinion No. 25,  "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,"  under which no
compensation cost has been recognized,  since all options have been granted with
an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's  common shares on the
date of grant. Had compensation cost for these plans been determined  consistent
with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 123 (FAS 123) "Accounting
for  Stock-Based  Compensation,"  the  Operating  Partnership's  net  income and
earnings per Unit would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:

                                             1996                 1995
                                             ----                  ----
     Net income:          As Reported      $26,910               $17,414
                          Pro Forma        $26,762               $17,370

     Earnings per Unit:   As Reported        $1.33                 $1.19
                          Pro Forma          $1.33                 $1.19

     Because the FAS 123 method of  accounting  has not been  applied to options
granted prior to January 1, 1995, the resulting pro forma  compensation cost may
not be representative of that to be expected in future years.

     The weighted  average fair value of options  granted is $1.91 and $1.45 for
1996 and 1995, respectively.  The fair value of each option grant as of the date
of grant has been estimated using the  Black-Scholes  option pricing models with
the  following  weighted-average  assumptions  for  grants  in  1996  and  1995,
respectively:  risk free interest  rates of 6.44% and 6.42%;  expected  lives of
4.90 and 6.64;  dividend yields of 8.43% and 8.94%,  and expected  volatility of
19% and 19%.

     On February 21, 1997, the Company  granted 22,970  Unrestricted  Shares and
45,940 Restricted Shares (collectively,  the "Share Grants") to certain officers
and  employees of Gables.  The Share  Grants were  awarded  based on the closing
price of the Company's common shares on February 21, 1997 of $25.875. Gables has
accrued  approximately  $600 as of  December  31, 1996 equal to the value of the
Unrestricted  Shares.  The Restricted Shares vest ratably over a two-year period
beginning  January 1,  1998.  Upon  issuance  of the Share  Grants in 1997,  the
approximate  $1,800  value of the Share  Grants will be  recorded  in  partners'
capital  and the  approximate  $1,200  value of the  Restricted  Shares  will be
recorded as a reduction  to  partners'  capital as deferred  compensation.  Such
deferred  compensation  will be  amortized  ratably  over the  two-year  vesting
period.

15.  QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
- ---  -------------------------------------------
     Quarterly  financial  information for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1995 is as follows:
 
                                           Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
                                      First      Second     Third       Fourth
                                     Quarter     Quarter    Quarter     Quarter
                                    --------------------------------------------
Revenues                             $24,442    $28,143    $31,768     $31,828
Income before extraordinary loss       6,326      6,549      7,005       7,661
Extraordinary loss                 (     631)         0          0           0
Net income                             5,695      6,549      7,005       7,661
Earnings per Unit:
    Income before extraordinary loss $  0.34    $  0.34   $   0.35    $   0.33
    Net income                       $  0.31    $  0.34   $   0.35    $   0.33

                                   PAGE-F-20

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Unit Amounts) 
- ----------------------------------------------- 

                                           Year Ended December 31, 1995

                                      First      Second      Third      Fourth
                                     Quarter     Quarter    Quarter     Quarter
                                     -------------------------------------------
Revenues                             $18,445    $19,031    $21,133     $23,151
Income before extraordinary loss       4,225      4,276      4,306       5,562
Extraordinary loss                         0          0          0      (  955)
Net income                             4,225      4,276      4,306       4,607
Earnings per Unit (a):
    Income before extraordinary loss $  0.31   $   0.31    $  0.31     $  0.32
    Net income                       $  0.31   $   0.31    $  0.31     $  0.27

     (a)  The total of the four  quarterly  amounts  for net income per Unit for
          the year  ended  December  31,  1995  does not equal the total for the
          year.  This difference  results from the use of a weighted  average to
          compute the number of Units outstanding for each quarter and the year.


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Gables Realty Limited Partnership                                                                                                   
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Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 1996 (Dollars in Thousands)                                 
                                       
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                           
                                                                    Costs      Gross Amount at Which           Year            
                                                 Initial Costs     Capital-  Carried at Close of Period      Construc-              
                                               -----------------    ized     -------------------------         tion/       
                              Number of Related         Bldgs.&   Subsequent        Bldgs.&                 Substantial Yr. Acquisi-
                              Apartment  Encum-         Improve-     To             Improve-        Accum.  Renovation Acqu-  tion
Apartment Description          Homes    brances  Land     ments  Acquisition  Land   ments    Total Deprec.  Complete  ired Comments
- ---------------------          -----   --------  ----   -------- -----------  ----- --------  ----- --------  -------- ---- -------
Completed Communities:
                                                                                             
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Baybrook Village ............   776   $ --  (1) $ 2,875 $17,479   $2,408   $2,875  $19,887  $22,762  $4,148    1981   1990     (7)
Gables Bradford Place .......   372     --  (1)   2,072       0   15,195    2,072   15,195   17,267   2,407    1991   1990     (8)
Gables Bradford Pointe ......   360    7,271(2)   1,660       0    9,521    1,660    9,521   11,181   2,162    1990   1989     (8)
Gables CityPlaza ............   246     --  (1)   2,889       0   10,466    2,889   10,466   13,355     599    1995   1994     (8)
Gables Cityscape ............   252    9,214      4,313       0   12,557    4,313   12,557   16,870   1,916    1991   1990     (8)
Gables CityWalk/Waterford Sq.   317   11,674      4,246   3,441   11,929    5,055   14,561   19,616   2,495 '90/'85'89/'92  (8)(7)
Gables Edgewater ............   292    9,466      1,607       0   11,295    1,838   11,064   12,902   1,943    1990   1990     (8)
Gables Meyer Park ...........   345   16,200(3)   3,398       0   13,530    3,418   13,510   16,928   1,817    1993   1992     (8)
Gables Piney Point ..........   246   11,857(4)   2,794       0   10,798    2,794   10,798   13,592   1,083    1994   1992     (8)
Gables Pin Oak Green ........   582     --  (5)   7,511  28,543      103    7,511   28,646   36,157     719    1990   1996     (7)
Gables Pin Oak Park .........   477     --  (5)   6,234  23,288       85    6,234   23,373   29,607     590    1992   1996     (7)
Gables River Oaks ...........   228     --  (1)   4,935  16,200      148    4,935   16,348   21,283     343    1993   1996     (7)
Rivercrest ..................   140    3,293(2)     500   3,706      981      582    4,605    5,187   1,130    1982   1987     (7)
Westhollow Park .............   412     --  (1)   2,000   5,790    2,615    2,000    8,405   10,405   1,663 '78-'79   1990     (7)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Briarcliff Gables ...........   104     --  (1)   1,322       0    6,446    1,322    6,446    7,768     353    1995   1994     (8)
Buckhead Gables .............   162     --        2,978     993    3,670    2,978    4,663    7,641     455 '64/'94   1993  (7)(9)
Club Candlewood .............   486   6,975 (6)     500   3,065    5,221      674    8,112    8,786   1,296 '69/'93   1992  (7)(9)
Dunwoody Gables .............   311   15,920(3)   3,567       0   14,248    3,567   14,248   17,815     567    1995   1994     (8)
Gables Cinnamon Ridge .......   200     --  (1)   1,500   6,239      280    1,500    6,519    8,019     590    1980   1994     (7)
Gables Cityscape ............   192     --  (1)   2,250   5,750      312    2,250    6,062    8,312     745    1989   1994     (7)
Gables Over Peachtree .......   263     --  (1)   2,644   8,400    9,365    2,644   17,765   20,409     848 '70/'96   1995  (7)(9)
Gables Wood Arbor ...........   140    7,130        915       0    5,988      915    5,988    6,903   1,834    1987   1985     (8)
Gables Wood Crossing ........   268   11,650      1,605       0   12,124    1,605   12,124   13,729   4,297 '85-'86   1983     (8)
Gables Wood Glen ............   380    9,666(2)   1,323       0   16,333    1,487   16,169   17,656   5,078    1983   1983     (8)
Gables Wood Knoll ...........   312    7,715(2)   1,865  10,856    1,554    1,865   12,410   14,275   2,688    1984   1990    (10)
Lakes at Indian Creek .......   603   11,930      1,400   9,100    3,155    1,392   12,263   13,655   1,746 '69-'72   1993     (7)
Roswell Gables ..............   384   20,743(3)   3,231       0   18,084    3,231   18,084   21,315     852    1995   1994     (8)
Spalding Gables .............   252   14,054(3)   2,292       0   13,876    2,292   13,876   16,168     602    1995   1994     (8)
Wildwood Gables .............   546   26,640(4)   4,810   1,100   22,049    4,810   23,149   27,959   2,956'72/'92-93 1991  (7)(9)

DALLAS, TEXAS
Arborstone ..................   536     --  (1)   1,022   7,815    1,397    1,022    9,212   10,234   1,028    1985   1993     (7)
Gables Green Oaks I .........   300     --  (1)     737       0   15,661      737   15,661   16,398     239    1996   1994     (8)
Gables at Pearl Street ......   108     --  (1)   1,680       0    7,474    1,680    7,474    9,154     401    1995   1994     (8)
Gables Preston ..............   126     --  (1)   1,056       0    7,813    1,056    7,813    8,869     356    1995   1994     (8)
Gables Spring Park ..........   188     --  (1)     901       0   11,337      901   11,337   12,238     370    1996   1994     (8)
Gables Turtle Creek .........   150     --        2,181  11,001        0    2,181   11,001   13,182     156    1995   1996     (7)
Gables Valley Ranch .........   319   14,503(4)   1,899       0   14,544    1,899   14,544   16,443   1,238    1994   1993     (8)

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Gables Cordova ..............   464   10,790(2)   1,865       0   23,776    1,865   23,776   25,641   7,040    1986   1985     (8)
Gables Stonebridge ..........   500   19,665      2,312  23,674      118    2,312   23,792   26,104     384 '93-'96   1996     (7)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Brentwood Gables ............   254   13,481(3)     849       0   15,636      849   15,636   16,485     472    1996   1994     (8)
Gables Hendersonville .......   364    9,630(2)   1,182       0   14,625    1,237   14,570   15,807   2,927    1991   1989     (8)
Gables Hickory Hollow I......   272   12,750        974       0   11,869      974   11,869   12,843   4,496    1988   1985     (8)
Gables Hickory Hollow II ....   276   13,400      1,027       0   11,877    1,027   11,877   12,904   4,939    1987   1985     (8)


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Gables Realty Limited Partnership                                                                                                  
- ---------------------------------                                                                                                 
Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 1996 (Dollars in Thousands)                                 
                                              
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                   SCHEDULE III  
                                                                                         
                                                                    Costs     Gross Amount at Which            Year            
                                                 Initial Costs     Capital- Carried at Close of Period       Construc-              
                                               -----------------    ized    --------------------------         tion/       
                           Number of  Related         Bldgs.&    Subsequent        Bldgs.&                 Substantial  Yr. Acquisi-
                           Apartment   Encum-         Improve-       To            Improve-         Accum.  Renovation Acqu-  tion
Apartment Description       Homes     brances  Land    ments    Acquisition  Land   ments    Total  Deprec.  Complete  ired Comments
- ---------------------       -----    --------  ----   --------  -----------  ----- --------  -----  -------  -------- ---- -------
Completed Communities (cont.):
- ------------------------------
                                                                                        

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Gables Colonnade I .....   312     $  --  (1) $ 1,616    $   0   $13,713   $ 1,616 $ 13,713   $15,329  $  675   1995   1994    (8)
Gables Wall Street .....   232      10,457(3)   1,223        0    11,400     1,223   11,400    12,623     451   1996   1994    (8)

AUSTIN, TEXAS
Gables Great Hills .....   276      12,830(3)   1,475        0    10,209     1,475   10,209    11,684   1,148   1993   1992    (8)
Gables Town Lake .......   256      12,342(3)       0        0    13,701         0   13,701    13,701     476   1996   1994 (8)(11)
                       -------   ---------  --------- --------  --------  -------- --------  -------- -------   
Category Total .........14,581   $ 331,246  $ 101,235 $186,440  $419,486  $102,762 $604,399  $707,161 $74,718
                       =======   =========  ========= ========  ========  ======== ========  ======== =======

Development Communities:
- ------------------------
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Gables Vinings ........    315        --        3,679        0     7,560     3,679    7,560    11,239       0   1997   1995    (8)
Roswell Gables II .....    284        --        3,275        0     4,209     3,275    4,209     7,484       0   1997   1996    (8)
Gables at Sugarloaf ...    386        --        3,249        0       357     3,249      357     3,606       0   1998   1996    (8)

AUSTIN, TEXAS
Gables Central Park ...    273        --            0        0    11,231         0   11,231    11,231       0   1997   1996 (8)(11)
Gables Bluffstone .....    256        --        2,127        0       689     2,127      689     2,816       0   1998   1996    (8)

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Gables Quail Ridge ....    238        --        1,053        0    15,228     1,053   15,228    16,281      88   1997   1994    (8)
Gables Germantown .....    252        --        1,479        0    17,450     1,479   17,450    18,929      97   1997   1994    (8)

ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Gables at Little 
     Lake Bryan            280        --        2,484        0       619     2,484      619     3,103       0   1998   1996    (8)
                       -------   -------       -------  -------  -------   -------   ------   -------  ------    
Category Total .......   2,284       $ 0      $17,346       $0   $57,344   $17,346  $57,344   $74,690    $185
                       =======   =======      =======  =======   =======   =======  =======   =======  ======

Land Held For Future Development:
- ---------------------------------

DALLAS, TEXAS
Gables Green Oaks II ..    250        -- (1)      600        0         0       600        0       600       0    (13)  1994    (8)

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Gables Colonnade II ..     250        -- (1)    1,549        0         0     1,549        0     1,549       0    (13)  1994    (8)

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Gables Quail Ridge II.     148        --          600        0         0       600        0       600       0    (13)  1996    (8)
                       -------    -------     -------    -----    ------   -------  -------    ------ -------   
Category Total .......     648       $ 0       $2,749      $ 0       $ 0   $ 2,749       $0    $2,749   $   0
                       =======   =======     ======== ========  ========   =======  ======== ======== ========

Grand Totals....        17,513  $331,246     $121,330 $186,440  $476,830  $122,857 $661,743  $784,600 $74,903
                       =======   =======     ======== ========  ========  ======== ========  ======== =======
<FN>
                                                                                                                       
(1)  Promptly  after the  attainment  of an  investment  grade rating by Gables,
     these properties,  which currently have mortgages held in escrow related to
     the $175 Million Credit Facility, will be unencumbered.
(2)  These properties  together secure a $48,365  tax-exempt fixed rate mortgage
     note payable.  The principal  balance  outstanding  under the note has been
     allocated to these properties proportionately based on each property's 1996
     net  operating  income  (equal to total  property  revenues  less  property
     operating and maintenance expenses, exclusive of depreciation expense).
(3)  Upon  the  attainment  of a BBB  or  equivalent  rating  by  Gables,  these
     properties, which currently secure financing provided by Teachers Insurance
     and Annuity Association, will be unencumbered at Gables' option.
(4)  These properties together secure a $53,000 conventional fixed rate mortgage
     note payable.  The principal  balance  outstanding  under the note has been
     allocated to these properties proportionately based on each property's 1996
     net  operating  income  (equal to total  property  revenues,  less property
     operating and maintenance expenses, exclusive of depreciation expense).
(5)  Promptly  after the  attainment  of an  investment  grade rating by Gables,
     these properties,  which currently have mortgages held in escrow related to
     a $40 million team loan, will be unencumbered.
(6)  This property was sold in January,  1997, and in connection with that sale,
     the bonds encumbering the property were defeased.
(7)  Acquisitions of existing apartment community.
(8)  Acquisition of land for development.
(9)  Property was substantially renovated following acquisition.
(10) Property was developed by Gables, sold and subsequently  reacquired through
     foreclosure.
(11) Land subject to a long-term lease.
(12) Represents the year in which construction is expected to be completed.
(13) The   development   timetable  has  not  yet  been   determined  for  these
     communities.
</FN>


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Gables Realty Limited Partnership                      SCHEDULE III             
- ---------------------------------                                               
Real Estate  Investments  and  Accumulated  Depreciation as of December 31, 1996
(Dollars in Thousands)
                                                                
     Depreciation  of  the  Operating   Partnership's   real  estate  assets  is
calculated over the following estimated useful lives on a straight line basis:
                                                                
        Buildings and Improvements  --  19 to 40 years                          
        Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment  --  5 to 10 years                    
                                                                
                                                                
A summary of activity for real estate  investments and accumulated  depreciation
is as follows:
                                                            
                                      Year ended December 31                    
                                      ----------------------                    
                                                                
                                  1996         1995        1994 
                                  ----         ----        ---- 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS:
Balance, beginning of year   $ 591,233    $ 437,782   $ 290,903
Additions ................     198,193      153,451     146,879
Sales ....................      (4,826)           0           0
                             ---------     --------    --------
Balance, end of year .....   $ 784,600    $ 591,233   $ 437,782
                             =========    =========   =========


ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION:
Balance, beginning of year   $  57,343    $  45,010   $  35,594
Depreciation .............      18,457       12,333       9,416
Sales ....................        (897)           0           0
                             ---------    ---------   ---------
Balance, end of year .....   $  74,903    $  57,343   $  45,010
                             =========    =========   =========

                                 



                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 12 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the  City of
Atlanta, State of Georgia on this 11th day of June, 1997.



                                     GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                     By:   Gables GP, Inc.
                                     Its:   General Partner


                                     By: /s/ Marcus E. Bromley
                                         -------------------------
                                         Marcus E. Bromley
                                         President


 




EXHIBIT INDEX
- -------------
Exhibit No.                 Description
- -----------                 -----------

     3.1  Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating
          Partnership,  incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.1 Articles  of  Incorporation  of  East  Apartment   Management,   Inc.,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.2 Bylaws of East  Apartment  Management,  Inc.,  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.3 Articles  of  Incorporation  of Central  Apartment  Management,  Inc.,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.4 Bylaws of Central Apartment Management,  Inc.,  incorporated herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.5 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named therein to the  Operating  Partnership  and to  Gables-Tennessee
          Properties pursuant to the Omnibus Option Agreement described therein,
          incorporated  herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on
          Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.6 Assignment of Notes dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors  named
          therein to the Company  pursuant to the Omnibus Note  Purchase  Option
          Agreement  described therein,  incorporated herein by reference to the
          Compan's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
          31, 1993.
     10.7 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named therein to the  Operating  Partnership  and to  Gables-Tennessee
          Properties  pursuant to the Omnibus  Cash Option  Agreement  described
          therein,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
     10.8 Assignment  of  Interests  dated  January 26, 1994 from the  Assignors
          named  therein to the  Operating  Partnership  pursuant  to the Option
          Agreement  described therein,  incorporated herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1993.
     10.9 Form of Promissory Note from each Management  Company of the Operating
          Partnership,   incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 33-70570), as
          amended.
    10.10 Assignment of Purchase  Contracts  dated as of January 26, 1994 by and
          among  TCF  Houston  1992,   Inc.,  TC  Residential   Houston  Limited
          Partnership  and  Wood  Properties,   Inc.,   incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.11 Assignment of Purchase  Contracts  dated as of January 18, 1994 by and
          among Arbor Properties,  Inc. and Wood Properties,  Inc., incorporated
          herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.12 Asset  Purchase   Agreement  between  Central  RS,  Inc.  and  Central
          Apartment Management,  Inc. dated as of January 26, 1994, incorporated
          herein by reference to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.13 Asset  Purchase  Agreement  between East RS, Inc.  and East  Apartment
          Management,  Inc. dated as of January 26, 1994, incorporated herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1993.
    10.14 Promissory  Note dated November 29, 1994,  for a $53,000,000  mortgage
          loan from the  Northwestern  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company to Gables
          Realty Limited  Partnership,  incorporated  herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1994.
    10.15 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $44,530,000)
          between Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and  NationsBank of North
          Carolina,   N.A.  dated  January  25,  1994,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1994.
    10.16 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $85,470,000)
          between Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and  NationsBank of North
          Carolina,   N.A.  dated  January  25,  1994,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1994.
    10.17 Confirmation  of  Partial  Unwind  of  January,   1994  interest  rate
          protection agreement (original notional amount of $85,470,000) between
          Gables Realty Limited  Partnership  and NationsBank of North Carolina,
          N.A.,  dated March 19, 1996,  incorporated  herein by reference to the
          Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  fiscal  year  ended
          December 31, 1995.
    10.18 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $44,530,000)
          between  Gables Realty  Limited  Partnership  and First Union National
          Bank of  Georgia,  dated  August  21,  1996,  incorporated  herein  by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1996.
    10.19 Interest rate protection  agreement  (notional  amount of $50,000,000)
          between Gables Realty Limited Partnership and NationsBank, N.A., dated
          March 19, 1996,  incorporated  herein by  reference  to the  Company's
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year ended  December  31,
          1995.
    10.20 Loan Application and Commitment  Agreement between Teachers  Insurance
          and  Annuity  Association  of America  ("lender")  and  Gables  Realty
          Limited Partnership and Gables-Tennessee Properties (collectively, the
          borrower) for a $130,689,000 loan, incorporated herein by reference to
          the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
          30, 1995.
    10.21 Loan Agreement,  Conversion and Note Agreement, Security Deed Note and
          Deed of Trust Notes between Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
          of  America   ("Lender")and  Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and
          Gables-Tennessee   Properties  (collectively,   the  borrower)  for  a
          $130,689,000  loan,  dated December 29, 1995,  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1995.
    10.22 $175,000,000  Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 1996 among Gables
          Realty Limited Partnership (as Borrower) and Wachovia Bank of Georgia,
          N.A.,  First Union  National Bank of Georgia,  Guaranty  Federal Bank,
          AmSouth  Bank  of  Alabama,   and   Commerzbank   AG,  Atlanta  Agency
          (collectively,  as Lenders)  and  Wachovia  Bank of Georgia,  N.A. (as
          Agent),  incorporated  herein by reference to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
    10.23 Guaranty  Agreement  dated as of March 28, 1996 among Gables GP, Inc.,
          Gables Residential Trust and  Gables-Tennessee  Properties in favor of
          the  Agent,  for  the  ratable  benefit  of  the  Lenders,  under  the
          $175,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 1996, incorporated
          herein by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended March 31, 1996.
    10.24 First  Amendment  to the  $175,000,000  Credit  Agreement  dated as of
          November  22, 1996 among Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and the
          Lenders,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996. 
    10.25 Second  Amendment to the  $175,000,000  Credit  Agreement  dated as of
          March  18,  1997  among  Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  and the
          Lenders,  incorporated  herein by  reference to the  Company's  Annual
          Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
    10.26 $40,000,000  Term Loan Credit  Agreement dated as of November 20, 1996
          among Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership  (as Borrower) and Wachovia
          Bank of Georgia,  N.A. (as Agent and Lender),  incorporated  herein by
          reference to the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
          year ended December 31, 1996.
    21.1 *Schedule of Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.
    27.1 *March 31, 1997 Financial Data Schedule.
    27.2 *December 31, 1996 Financial Data Schedule.   
 
          * Filed herewith