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FORM 4                                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                      OMB APPROVAL
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                                                                                                      OMB Number          3235-0287
|_| Check this box if                   STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP                  Expires:     January 31, 2005
    no longer subject                                                                                 Estimated average burden
    to Section 16.        Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,     hours per response........0.5
    Form 4 or Form 5           Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935       -------------------------------
    obligations may               or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
    continue.  See
    Instruction 1(b)
(Print or Type Responses)
                                                                              
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person*  2.Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol  6.Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                                                                                   (Check all applicable)
 Atkins      William           T.          AmeriVest Properties, Inc. (AMV)               X  Director          X  10% Owner
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 (Last)      (First)        (Middle)     3.IRS or Social Security  4.Statement for        X  Officer (give        Other (specify
                                           Number of Reporting       Month/Day/Year      --- title below)     ---         below)
                                           Person, if an entity
                                           (Voluntary)               03/28/03                  CEO
  1780 South Bellaire Street, Suite 515      N/A                                             ---------------------------
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                (Street)                                           5.If Amendment,    7.Individual or Joint/Group Filing
                                                                     Date of Original   (Check applicable line)
                                                                     (Month/Day/Year)     X  Form filed by One Reporting Person
Denver         CO             80222                                                      ---
-----------------------------------------                            03/27/03                Form filed by More than One
(City)       (State)          (Zip)                                                      --- Reporting Person
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                             TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                                                                                   
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1.Title of Security  2.Trans-  2A.Deemed    3.Transaction 4.Securities Acquired (A)      5.Amount of       6.Ownership  7.Nature of
  (Instr. 3)           action     Execu-      Code          or Disposed of (D)             Securities        Form:        Indirect
                       Date       tion Date   (Instr. 8)    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)            Beneficially      Direct       Beneficial
                                  (if any)  ---------------------------------------------  Owned Follow-     (D) or       Ownership
                       (Month/    (Month/                                                  ing Reported      Indirect     (Instr. 4)
                       Day/       Day/        Code     V      Amount  (A) or    Price      Transaction(s)    (I)
                       Year)      Year)                               (D)                 (Instr. 3 and 4)   (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock           03/28/03                 X             210,000  A        $5.00
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Common Stock           03/28/03                J(a)            33,063  D        (a)          1,639,955          I              (b)
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                                                                                             28,325             D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).


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FORM 4 (continued)          TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
                                                                                             
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1. Title of Derivative  2. Conver-    3. Trans-   3A. Deemed   4. Trans-    5. Number of       6. Date Exer-   7. Title and Amount
   Security                sion or       action       Execu-      action       Derivative         cisable and     of Underlying
   (Instr. 3)              Exercise      Date         tion        Code         Securities         Expiration      Securities
                           Price of                   Date,       (Instr. 8)   Acquired (A) or    Date            (Instr. 3 and 4)
                           Deriv-        (Month/      if any                   Disposed of (D)    (Month/Day/
                           ative         Day/                                  (Instr. 3, 4,      Year)
                           Security      Year)        (Month/                  and 5)
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                                                      Year)                                    Date     Expira-           Amount or
                                                                 Code   V      (A)      (D)    Exer-    tion      Title   Number of
                                                                                               cisable  Date              Shares
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Common Stock Warrants      $5.00         03/28/03                  X                 210,000   Immed.   12/31/05  Common   210,000
                                                                                                                  Stock
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Common Stock Warrants      $5.00         03/28/03                  J(a)               25,000   Immed.   12/31/05  Common    25,000
                                                                                                                  Stock
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Common Stock Warrants      $5.00         03/28/03                  J(c)              240,000   Immed.   12/31/05  Common   240,000
                                                                                                                  Stock
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FORM 4 (continued)          TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                                   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
                                                                        
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1. Title of Derivative  8. Price         9. Number of         10. Ownership         11. Nature of
   Security                of               Derivative            Form of               Indirect
   (Instr. 3)              Deriv-           Securities            Derivative            Beneficial
                           ative            Beneficially          Security:             Ownership
                           Security         Owned Follow-         Direct (D) or         (Instr. 4)
                           (Insr. 5)        ing Reported          Indirect (I)
                                            Transaction(s)        (Instr. 4)
                                            (Instr. 4
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Common Stock Warrants                       --                    --                     --
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Common Stock Warrants                       --                    --                     --
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Common Stock Warrants                       260,000               I                      (d)
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Explanation of Responses:

(a)  Disposition occurred as a result of withdrawal of members from a limited liability company beneficially owning securities
     of the Issuer, and distribution of common stock and warrants to such withdrawing members. With respect to such limited
     liability company, the filing person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership.
(b)  Common stock owned by entities in which reporting person has an indirect pecuniary interest. Reporting person disclaims
     beneficial ownership over an aggregate of 1,176,803 shares of common stock.
(c)  Disposition occurred as a result of distribution to member of limited liability company. With respect to such limited
     liability company, the filing person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership.
(d)  Warrants owned by an entity in which reporting persons has an indirect pecuniary interest. Reporting person disclaims
     beneficial ownership over warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 130,000 shares of common stock.


                                                                                    /s/ DEBORAH J. FRIEDMAN                04/1/03
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially       Deborah J. Friedman                     Date
          owned directly or indirectly                                              Attorney-in-Fact
        * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
          Instruction 4(b)(v).
       ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
          Criminal Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
    Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
          If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.                                       Page 2