SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 1998



                            AmeriVest Properties Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                   1-14462                     84-1240264
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File          (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                 Number)                   Identification No.)



             7100 Grandview Avenue, Suite 1, Arvada, Colorado 80002
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              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 421-1224





Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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     On July 13, 1998,  the  Registrant  completed the  acquisition of 11 office
buildings  (the  "Acquired  Buildings")  in the  State of  Texas.  The  Acquired
Buildings  contain an  aggregate  of  approximately  200,000  square  feet.  The
aggregate purchase price for the Acquired  Buildings  consisted of approximately
$6.1 million in cash,  the  assumption of $192,000 of debt,  and the issuance of
207,200 shares of Registrant's Common Stock. Of the Acquired Buildings,  10 were
purchased by the Registrant's AmeriVest Properties Texas Inc. subsidiary and one
was purchased by the Registrant's  AmeriVest  Properties Odessa Inc. subsidiary.
The cash portion of the purchase price was financed  primarily with a $6,000,000
loan from  TransAtlantic  Capital Company L.L.C.,  an affiliate of Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. The loan is secured by the 10 properties  purchased by AmeriVest
Properties  Texas Inc.  as well as three  other  properties  owned by  AmeriVest
Properties Texas Inc.

     The following table  summarizes  information  concerning the seller of each
property,  the cash consideration paid for each property,  the debt assumed with
respect to one of the properties,  and the number of shares of the  Registrant's
Common Stock issued in connection with the purchase of each property.




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                                                                                                          Registrant's
           Seller                          Property                      Cash           Note Assumed         Shares
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 Charles W. Austin           (1)  6060 Interstate West 40          $  1,023,400             N/A               51,200
                                  Amarillo, TX
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 Arlington Building          (2)  2561 Matlock Road                $    770,000         $  192,000               -0-
 Partnership                      Arlington, TX
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 Wendt Development           (3)  800 Block of E. Wendt St.        $    708,000             N/A                6,300
 Corporation                      Bellville, TX
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 TEXBAUER Corporation        (4)  190 San Elizario Road            $    646,500             N/A               32,500
                                  Clint, TX
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 WLK Properties, Inc.        (5)  1460 Walnut Street               $    310,300             N/A                3,300
                                  Columbus, TX
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 BPP-Lubbock, Inc.           (6)  1739 Highway 159 South           $    198,500             N/A               10,300
                                  Hempstead, TX
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 INNSON Corporation          (7)  4105 Victory Drive               $    599,700             N/A                8,100
                                  Marshall, TX
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 Charles W. Austin           (8)  102 Bryan                        $    495,600             N/A               24,000
                                  Mission, TX
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 Charles W. Austin           (9)  4th & Sherman                    $  1,135,800             N/A               56,800
                                  Paris, TX
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 INNSON Corporation          (10) 311 North 5th Street             $    145,000             N/A                7,400
                                  Temple, TX
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 Opal Partners               (11) 3603 Andrews Highway             $     80,000             N/A                7,300
                                  Odessa, TX
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                             Total Consideration Paid For All      $  6,112,800         $  192,000           207,200
                             Properties
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     The respective  purchase prices for the Acquired  Buildings were determined
through negotiations between the Registrant and the respective sellers.

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     The  properties  purchased  by  Registrant  as  well  as  three  properties
previously  purchased by Registrant in the State of Texas are managed by Melsama
Corporation.  Melsama  Corporation is owned by John  Dzubinski,  who also is the
president of Melsama  Corporation.  Mr. Dzubinski is a minority owner of certain
of the sellers of the  Acquired  Buildings,  and, as a result of the purchase of
the Acquired  Buildings by Registrant,  Mr.  Dzubinski  received an aggregate of
approximately $43,000 in cash and 3,827 shares of Registrant's Common Stock.

Item 7.  Financial Statements And Exhibits.
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     (a)  Financial Statements Of Business Acquired

     The  financial  statements  required  by  this  section  will be  filed  by
amendment.

     (c)  Exhibits.

                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
Number         Description
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10.1(a)        Form Of Commercial Contract To Buy And Sell Real Estate
10.1(b)        Schedule Of Material  Terms Of  Commercial  Contracts  To Buy And
               Sell Real Estate








                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  July 28, 1998                       AMERIVEST PROPERTIES INC.
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                                            By: /s/  James F. Etter
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                                               James F. Etter
                                               President