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AMLI Residential Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 1999 Results Of Operations and Declares Dividend

             1999 Funds From Operations Increase 10.7% Per Share

    CHICAGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AMLI Residential Properties Trust
(NYSE: AML) announces today operating results for the fourth quarter and full
year ended December 31, 1999.  Funds From Operations ("FFO") for the fourth
quarter were $16,412,000, or $0.67 per common share, compared to $14,796,000,
or $0.61 per common share, for the fourth quarter 1998, a per share increase
of 9.8%.  FFO for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $63,579,000, or $2.59
per share, compared to $53,232,000, or $2.34 per share, for the year ended
December 31, 1998, a per share increase of 10.7%.
    "We are very pleased with AMLI's performance both in the fourth quarter
and for the year," stated Allan Sweet, AMLI President.  "Each area of our
business performed well this year."
    For the quarter ended December 31, 1999, net income was $26,379,000 on
total revenues of $31,843,000.  Net income for the year earlier period was
$10,620,000 on total revenues of $31,227,000.  Fourth quarter basic earnings
per common share included gains from the sales of apartment communities
($0.86 and $0.15 per share in 1999 and 1998, respectively) and increased to
$1.44 from $0.52 for the fourth quarter of 1998.  Diluted earnings per share
for the fourth quarter 1999 increased to $1.28 from $0.52 in the year earlier
period.  For the year ended December 31, 1999, net income was $51,738,000 on
total revenues of $129,108,000.  Net income for the year earlier period was
$29,700,000 on $117,353,000 of total revenues.  Basic earnings per common
share for the year ended December 31, 1999 increased to $2.63 from $1.49 for
the year earlier period.  Diluted earnings per share for the year ended
December 31, 1999 increased to $2.49 from $1.49 for the year earlier period.
    On a same community basis, including wholly-owned and co-investment
communities, for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 versus the prior year
period, total property revenues rose 2.4%, operating expenses decreased
2.5% and net operating income ("NOI") increased 5.6%.  Weighted average
occupancy, quarter over quarter, decreased to 92.9% from 93.6%.  For the full
year 1999 versus 1998, total property revenues rose 2.7% and operating
expenses increased 0.2%, which produced a 4.4% increase in same community NOI.
    For the quarter ended December 31, 1999, EBITDA from new wholly-owned
communities totaled $3,554,000, or 20.5%, of total EBITDA, versus $2,669,000,
or 15.4%, in the prior year period.  For the full year these communities have
contributed 18.3% of EBITDA, versus 9.2% in 1998.
    During the fourth quarter, AMLI increased the available commitment under
its primary unsecured line of credit by $50 million to $250 million, and the
term of the facility was extended to October 2002.  In addition, AMLI entered
into a joint venture to purchase AMLI at Oak Bend, a 426-unit luxury apartment
community located in Lewisville, Texas.  AMLI also completed the construction,
initial lease-up and stabilization of AMLI at Northwinds in Alpharetta,
Georgia and AMLI at Deerfield in Plano, Texas.  Also during the quarter, AMLI
sold three wholly-owned communities, AMLI at Crown Colony and AMLI at
Sherwood, both in Topeka, Kansas and AMLI at Park Sheridan in Chicago.
    Subsequent to the end of the quarter, AMLI purchased AMLI Midtown, a
419-unit luxury apartment community located in Houston, Texas.  This is the
third property purchased under the joint venture structure previously
announced with BPMT (Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Metaal en
Technische Bedrijfstakken), one of Europe's leading pension funds.
    Yesterday, the Board of Trustees of AMLI declared a quarterly dividend of
$0.46 for the quarter ended December 31, 1999.  This dividend, which is based
on an annual dividend rate of $1.84 per common share, is payable on February
22, 2000 to all shareholders of record as of February 11, 2000.
    AMLI will hold an shareholder/analyst conference call on Wednesday,
February 2, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. EST.  The call may be joined by calling
719-457-2625.  An on-line live webcast and replay can be accessed at
http://www.amliresidential.com (in the Company Info. section),
http://www.streetevents.com or http://www.streetfusion.com .  AMLI's Fourth
Quarter Detailed Financials are available on AMLI's web site at
http://www.amliresidential.com/company_info/share_report.html .
    The AMLI(R) portfolio currently includes 56 apartment communities
containing 21,870 apartment homes, with an additional 4,298 apartment homes
under development or in lease-up in 14 locations.  AMLI Residential is focused
on the development, acquisition and management of institutional quality
multifamily communities in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest areas of the
U.S.  AMLI Residential also serves as institutional advisor and asset manager
for large pension funds, tax-exempt foundations and other financial
institutions with respect to their multifamily investment activities.  AMLI
employs approximately 800 people who are dedicated to achieving AMLI's mission
-- Provide An Outstanding Living Environment For Our Residents.
    Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward looking
statements within the meaning of Federal Securities Law.  Although the Company
believes expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are based
upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations
will be achieved.  The factors that could cause the actual results to differ
from the Company's current expectations include general economic conditions,
local real estate conditions, the timely development and lease-up of
communities, other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC
reports, including the annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1998.
    AMLI press releases and other company information are available at AMLI's
web site located at http://www.amliresidential.com .

                      AMLI Residential Properties Trust
                   Selected Quarterly Financial Information
                              December 31, 1999
                 (dollars in thousands except for share data)

                                             Quarter ending
                               Dec 31      Sep 30       Jun 30      Mar 31
                                1999        1999         1999        1999

    Debt                      $369,541    $410,177      $382,320   $380,475
    Debt including share
     of Co-investment
     debt                     $468,609    $502,770      $458,682   $454,348

    Total Shares and
     Units
     Outstanding (A)        24,538,654  24,529,449    24,524,849 24,464,805

    Value per Common
     Share - end of
     quarter                  $20.1875      $21.00       $22.375    $20.625

    Total Equity
     (Market Value)
     - end of quarter         $495,374    $515,118      $548,743   $504,587

    Market Capitalization     $864,915    $925,295      $931,063   $885,062
    Market Capitalization
     including share of
     Co-investment debt       $963,983  $1,017,888    $1,007,425   $958,935
    Market Capitalization
     including Co-
     investment at
     completed cost         $1,610,307  $1,679,212    $1,554,018 $1,431,730

    Total Revenues (B)         $31,843     $33,851       $32,961    $30,453
    EBITDA(C)                  $21,961     $22,283       $22,044    $19,902
    EBITDA (D) (E)             $23,230     $23,281       $23,235    $21,288

    FFO                        $16,412     $16,370       $16,322    $14,475
    FAD                        $15,275     $15,232       $14,857    $13,418

    Dividends Paid             $11,287     $11,038       $11,011    $11,004

    Debt Service
     (net of capitalized
     interest)                   6,075       6,497         6,280     $5,995
    Interest Expense             5,439       5,821         5,625      5,316

    G & A Expense                  823       1,225           948      1,046

    Total Shares and Units
     Outstanding
     - Wtd. Ave.            24,534,912  24,527,610    24,467,931 24,455,709

    Interest Coverage Ratio       4.04        3.83          3.92       3.74
    Interest Coverage Ratio
     incl. share of
     co-investment debt           3.48        3.43          3.43       3.18

    Debt as % of Total
     Market Capitalization      42.73%      44.33%        41.06%     42.99%
    Debt (incl. Share of
     Co-investment debt)
     as % of Total
     Market Cap                 48.61%      49.39%        45.53%     47.38%

    EBITDA as % of Total
     Market Capitalization      10.16%       9.63%         9.47%      8.99%

    FFO as % of Total
     Market Equity              13.25%      12.71%        11.90%     11.47%

    G&A as % of Total Market
     Capitalization              0.38%       0.53%         0.41%      0.47%
    G&A as % of Total
     Revenues                    2.58%       3.62%         2.88%      3.43%

    Dividends as % of
     FFO(D)                      68.9%       69.1%         67.7%      76.2%
    Dividends as % of
     FAD(D)                      74.0%       74.3%         74.3%      82.2%

    Apartment Units
      - In Operation
      Wholly Owned              12,515      13,288        13,032     13,032
      Co-investments             8,936       8,058         7,583      7,007
                                21,451      21,346        20,615     20,039

    Apartment Units -
     Under Development
     or In Lease Up
      Wholly Owned                 200         200           416      1,246
      Co-investments             4,098       5,138         4,306      3,136
                                 4,298       5,338         4,722      4,382
    Total Units                 25,749      26,684        25,337     24,421


                                                     Quarter ending
                                                      Dec 31, 1998

    Debt                                                 $367,370
    Debt including share of Co-investment debt           $439,172
    Debt including Co-investment debt at 100%            $630,890

    Total Shares and Units Outstanding (A)             24,445,827
    Value per Common Share - end of quarter                $22.25

    Total Equity (Market Value) - end of quarter         $543,920

    Market Capitalization                                $911,290
    Market Capitalization including share of
     Co-investment debt                                  $983,092
    Market Capitalization including
     Co-investment at completed cost                   $1,455,887

    Total Revenues (B)                                    $31,227
    EBITDA (C)                                            $20,167
    EBITDA (D) (E)                                        $21,465

    FFO                                                   $14,796
    FAD                                                   $13,772

    Dividends Paid                                        $10,323

    Debt Service (net of capitalized interest)              5,924
    Interest Expense                                        5,270

    G & A Expense                                           1,190

    Total Shares and Units Outstanding - Wtd. Ave.     24,355,803

    Interest Coverage Ratio                                  3.83
    Interest Coverage Ratio incl. share of
     co-investment debt                                      3.28

    Debt as % of Total Market Capitalization               40.31%
    Debt (incl. Share of Co-investment debt)
     as % of Total Market Cap                              44.67%
    Debt (incl. Co-investment debt at 100%) as %
     of Market Cap                                         43.33%

    EBITDA as % of Total Market Capitalization              8.85%
    FFO as % of Total Market Equity                        10.88%

    G&A as % of Total Market Capitalization                 0.52%
    G&A as % of Total Revenues                              3.81%

    Dividends as % of FFO (D)                               74.2%
    Dividends as % of FAD (D)                               79.7%

    Apartment Units - In Operation
      Wholly Owned                                         12,792
      Co-investments                                        6,767
                                                           19,559

    Apartment Units - Under Development or In Lease Up
      Wholly Owned                                          1,486
      Co-investments                                        3,376
                                                            4,862
    Total Units                                            24,421

    (A)  At Dec. 31, 1999, includes 3,975,000 preferred shares convertible to
         common shares.
    (B)  Excluding non-recurring gain of $21,158 and $3,621 in 1999 and 1998,
         respectively.
    (C)  Includes other income, net of G & A expenses.
    (D)  Based on per share amounts.


SOURCE AMLI Residential




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