Exhibit (a)(10)



                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MacKenzie  Patterson  Fuller,  LP announces an extension of and amendment to the
tender offer for Consolidated Capital Institutional Properties 2

Moraga,  Calif.  (Market  Wire)--May  18,  2007--  MPF-NY 2007,  LLC; MPF Badger
Acquisition  Co., LLC; SCM Special Fund, LLC; MPF DeWaay Fund 3, LLC; MPF DeWaay
Fund 5, LLC;  MacKenzie  Patterson Special Fund 5, LLC; and MacKenzie  Patterson
Fuller, LP (the  "Purchasers") have extended the expiration date with respect to
their tender offer for units of limited  partnership  interests (the "Units") in
Consolidated Capital  Institutional  Properties 2 (the  "Partnership"),  through
June 5, 2007 and increased the Offer Price to $12.00 per Unit.

As of the date hereof, a total of approximately 1566 Units have been tendered by
Unitholders and not withdrawn. No other Units have been tendered to date.

Unitholders  should  read  the  Offer  to  Purchase  and the  related  materials
carefully because they contain important  information.  Unitholders will be able
to obtain a free copy of the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the Offer to
Purchase, the Supplemental Letter to Unitholders, the Letter of Transmittal, and
other documents that the company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission at the  commission's  website at  www.sec.gov.  Unitholders  also may
obtain  a  copy  of  these  documents,  without  charge,  from  our  website  at
www.mpfi.com (click on MPF Tenders), or by calling toll free at 800-854-8357.

Contact: Christine Simpson, 800-854-8357 x. 224
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
1640 School Street, Suite 100
Moraga, California 94556