SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule TO Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Name of Subject Company) Urban Improvement Fund Limited-1974 A California limited partnership at $210 Net Per Unit by Equity Resource Lexington Fund Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership Equity Resources Group, Inc. Eggert Dagbjartsson Limited Partnership Units Eggert Dagbjartsson, Executive Vice President Equity Resources Group, Inc. 44 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 876-4800 Calculation of Filing Fee ================================================================================ Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee $218,400 $43.68 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This calculation assumes the purchase of 1,040 Units at a purchase price of $210 per Unit in the Partnership. [_] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable Filing Party: Not Applicable Form of Registration No.: Not Applicable Date Filed: Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ TENDER OFFER This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") relates to an offer by Equity Resource Lexington Fund, Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership, Eggert Dagbjartsson, its general partner and Equity Resources Group, Inc., its manager (collectively the "Purchaser") to purchase 1,040 units (the "Units") of limited partnership interests in Urban Improvement Fund Limited-1974, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"), at $210 for each Unit, net to the seller in cash, without interest, less the amount of any distributions declared or paid from any source by the Partnership with respect to the Units after April 30, 2002 (without regard to the record date), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Agreement of Sale, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(l) and (a)(3) (which are herein collectively referred to as the "Offer"). The information in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and annexes thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to all the items of this Statement, except as otherwise set forth below. Item 12. Exhibits (a)(1) Offer to Purchase, dated April 30, 2002 (a)(2) Transmittal letter, dated April 30, 2002 (a)(3) Agreement of Sale (a)(4) Summary Advertisement (b) Not applicable (c) Not applicable (d) Not applicable (e) Not applicable (f) Not applicable (g) Not applicable (h) Not applicable SIGNATURE After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 30, 2002 Equity Resource Lexington Fund Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership By: /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson ------------------------------- Eggert Dagbjartsson General Partner Equity Resources Group, Inc. A Massachusetts Corporation By: /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson ------------------------------- Eggert Dagbjartsson ` Executive Vice President Eggert Dagbjartsson By: /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson ------------------------------- Eggert Dagbjartsson EXHIBIT INDEX - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sequential Exhibit No. Description Page Number - ----------- ----------- ----------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)(1) - Offer to Purchase, dated April 30, 2002. 4-28 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)(2) - Transmittal letter, dated April 30, 2002. 29 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)(3) - Agreement of Sale 30-33 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a)(4) Summary Advertisement 34 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) - Not applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) - Not applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (d) - Not applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (e) - Not applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (f) - Not applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (g) Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (h) Not applicable. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------