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): November 26, 1996



                         CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Maryland                       1-11706             52-1796339
 ---------------------------          ----------       ----------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)      Identification  Number)


1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.                  20006
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)


     The Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 624-7500








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Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number         Exhibit
------         -------

5              Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.,  which is being filed pursuant
               to  Regulation  601(b)(5)  as  an  exhibit  to  the  Registrant's
               registration statement on Form S-3, file no. 333-04519, under the
               Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and which,  as this Form 8-K
               filing  is  incorporated   by  reference  in  such   registration
               statement, is set forth in full in such registration statement.

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                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.




Date:  November 26, 1996                 CARRAMERICA  REALTY CORPORATION



                                         By:   /s/ Brian K. Fields
                                             ----------------------------
                                               Brian K. Fields
                                               Chief Financial Officer
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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): November 26, 1996

                         CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Maryland                       1-11706             52-1796339
 ---------------------------          ----------       ----------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)      Identification  Number)

1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.                  20006
--------------------------------------------------       -----------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

     The Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 624-7500
Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number         Exhibit
------         -------

5              Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.,  which is being filed pursuant
               to  Regulation  601(b)(5)  as  an  exhibit  to  the  Registrant's
               registration statement on Form S-3, file no. 333-04519, under the
               Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and which,  as this Form 8-K
               filing  is  incorporated   by  reference  in  such   registration
               statement, is set forth in full in such registration statement.
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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  November 26, 1996                 CARRAMERICA  REALTY CORPORATION

                                         By:   /s/ Brian K. Fields
                                             ----------------------------
                                               Brian K. Fields
                                               Chief Financial Officer