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):
                       March 3, 1999 (September 29, 1998)

                     Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission File Number: 0-24071

Delaware                                                     16-1481551
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

5166 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

                                 (716) 633-1850
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)








Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") is
the entity  through which Sovran Self Storage,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  conducts
substantially  all of the Company's  business and owns  substantially all of the
Company's  assets.  The  Operating  Partnership  consummated  during  the period
September 29, 1998 through February 17, 1999, the acquisition of 11 self-storage
facilities (the "Acquired Facilities"). The 11 facilities totaling approximately
638,000   square  feet  are  located  in  5  states  and  were   purchased   for
approximately $27.3 million.

         The details of the 11 Acquired Facilities are incorporated by reference
from Item 2 of the Company's Form 8-K Current Report filed on March 3, 1999.








Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)      Financial Statements Applicable to Real Estate Properties Acquired

         It is  impractical to provide at the time of filing this Report on Form
         8-K any of the  financial  statements  and the  additional  information
         specified by Rule 3-14 of Regulation  S-X as required by Item 7 (a) (3)
         of  Form  8-K.  The  required  financial   information  and  additional
         information  will be filed by  amendment  within 60 days of the date of
         the filing of this Report.

(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

         It is  impractical to provide at the time of filing this Report on Form
         8-K any of the pro forma  financial  information  required  pursuant to
         Article 11 of Regulation S-X as required by Item 7 (b) (1) of Form 8-K.
         The required pro forma financial information will be filed by amendment
         within 60 days of the date of the filing of this Report.

(c)      Exhibits

         None.







                                   SIGNATURES

         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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                      Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership

                                      By: Sovran Holdings, Inc.
                                             Its General Partner

March 3, 1999                        By:________________________________________
Date                                     David L. Rogers, 
                                         Chief Financial Officer