content: 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)        December
  8, 1997
  
  
           DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
            Delaware              0-13260           13-3174553
  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)         File Number)   Identification No.)
  
  
       Two    World    Trade   Center,   New   York,    New    York
  10048
          (Address     of     principal     executive      offices)
  (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code(212) 392-1054
  
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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       Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
       
       Pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated  as  of
       November  10, 1997, as amended, the Partnership  agreed
       to  sell  the  land  and buildings which  comprise  the
       Carmel Park property to Invesco Realty Advisors,  Inc.,
       an  unaffiliated party, for a negotiated sale price  of
       $17.7 million.
       
       The closing of the sale took place on December 8, 1997.
       At   closing,  the  Partnership  received  proceeds  of
       approximately $17.2 million, net of closing  costs  and
       other deductions.
       
       
       Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
       
       (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
       
            (1)        Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of July  31,
       1997.
  
            (2)   Pro  Forma Statements of Operations for the  year
  ended October                      31, 1996 and of Income for the
  nine months ended July 31,                             1997.
  
       (c) Exhibits
       
           (1)        Purchase  and  Sale Agreement,  dated  as  of
        November  10, 1997,                 with respect    to  the
        sale of the Carmel Park property.
        
            (2)         First  Amendment  to  Purchase   and   Sale
        Agreement,                         dated as of December  2,
        1997.
                             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.
       
       
                          DEAN  WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP
       I, L.P.
       
       
                      By: Dean Witter Realty Income Properties
       I, Inc.
                         Managing General Partner
       
       
       
                     By: /s/E. Davisson Hardman, Jr,
                         E. Davisson Hardman, Jr.
                         President
       
       
       
       
  Date:  December 23, 1997
       
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           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
                Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
                        As of July 31, 1997
  
  
  The   following  unaudited  pro  forma  balance  sheet  has  been
  presented as if the Carmel Park property was sold as of July  31,
  1997.  The pro forma adjustments reflect a) the net cash proceeds
  from  the  sale, b) the elimination of the net carrying value  of
  the  property  from real estate and c) the elimination  of  other
  assets and liabilities relating to the property sold.
  <CAPTION>
  
                                        Pro Forma
                           Historical  Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  ASSETS
  <S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>
    Real estate           $26,586,924$(10,522,533)  $16,064,391
  
    Real estate held for sale 2,982,030     -        2,982,030
  
    Cash and cash equivalents1,699,57617,089,047    18,788,623
  
    Other assets            1,534,020    (545,025)      988,995
                          $32,802,550 $6,021,489    $38,824,039
  
  
  
  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
  
    Accounts payable and other
      liabilities         $   986,252 $  (144,916)  $   841,336
  
    Total partners' capital31,816,298  6,166,405     37,982,703
  
                          $32,802,550$ 6,021,489    $38,824,039
  
  
  </TABLE>
  <TABLE>
           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
           Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
                For the year ended October 31, 1996
  
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Carmel Park property  was
  sold  as  of  the beginning of fiscal year 1996.  The  pro  forma
  adjustments reflect the elimination of rental and other revenues,
  property  operating expenses, and depreciation  and  amortization
  expenses   relating  to  the  property  sold.   The   pro   forma
  adjustments do not reflect the Partnership's nonrecurring gain on
  the sale of the property.
   <CAPTION>
  
                                     Pro Forma
                      Historical   Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  Revenues:
  <S>                        <C>           <C>          <C>
    Rental           $7,013,164   $(2,052,828)  $4,960,336
    Gain on sale of real estate683,471  -           683,471
    Equity in earnings of
      joint venture     589,362         -          589,362
    Interest and other   207,740      (23,833)      183,907
                       8,493,737   (2,076,661)   6,417,076
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating3,085,939      (874,935)   2,211,004
    Interest            218,159         -          218,159
    Depreciation      1,745,666      (804,791)     940,875
    Amortization         138,008      (37,141)      100,867
    General and administrative  403,546     -      403,546
    Loss on impairment of
      real estate     8,510,000    (2,757,000)   5,753,000
                     14,101,318    (4,473,867)   9,627,451
  
  Net loss          $(5,607,581)  $(2,397,206)  $(3,210,375)
  
  Net loss per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$    (53.66)$    (23.25)$    (30.41)
  </TABLE>
  <TABLE>
           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
             Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
              For the nine months ended July 31, 1997
  
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Carmel Park property  was
  sold  as  of  the beginning of fiscal year 1996.  The  pro  forma
  adjustments reflect the elimination of rental and other revenues,
  property  operating  expenses and depreciation  and  amortization
  expenses relating to the property sold. The pro forma adjustments
  do not reflect the Partnership's nonrecurring gain on the sale of
  the property.
   <CAPTION>
  
                                   Pro Forma
                      Historical   Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  Revenues:
  <S>                        <C>           <C>          <C>
    Rental          $ 4,798,148  $ (1,678,724) $ 3,119,424
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture    2,425,949          -       2,425,949
    Interest and other   191,176       (4,498)     186,678
                      7,415,273    (1,683,222)   5,732,051
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating2,171,988      (669,896)    1,502,092
    Depreciation        940,389      (449,447)      490,942
    Amortization         94,172       (23,929)      70,243
    General and administrative  352,067         -      352,067
                      3,558,616    (1,143,272)   2,415,344
  
  
  Net income        $ 3,856,657   $  (539,950)  $ 3,316,707
  
  Net income per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$     39.63 $     (5.24)$     34.39
  
  
  </TABLE>
  
  Exhibit Index for Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
  
  
  
  Exhibit
    No.              Description
  
  (10)(a)            Purchase and Sale Agreement,
                     dated as of November 10, 1997
                     with respect to the sale of
                     the Carmel Park property.
  
  (10)(b)            First Amendment to Purchase and
                     Sale Agreement dated as of
                     December 2, 1997.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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text: 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)        December
  8, 1997
  
           DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
            Delaware              0-13260           13-3174553
  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)         File Number)   Identification No.)
  
       Two    World    Trade   Center,   New   York,    New    York
  10048
          (Address     of     principal     executive      offices)
  (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code(212) 392-1054
  
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
       
       Pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated  as  of
       November  10, 1997, as amended, the Partnership  agreed
       to  sell  the  land  and buildings which  comprise  the
       Carmel Park property to Invesco Realty Advisors,  Inc.,
       an  unaffiliated party, for a negotiated sale price  of
       $17.7 million.
       
       The closing of the sale took place on December 8, 1997.
       At   closing,  the  Partnership  received  proceeds  of
       approximately $17.2 million, net of closing  costs  and
       other deductions.
       
       
       Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
       
       (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
       
            (1)        Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of July  31,
       1997.
  
            (2)   Pro  Forma Statements of Operations for the  year
  ended October                      31, 1996 and of Income for the
  nine months ended July 31,                             1997.
  
       (c) Exhibits
       
           (1)        Purchase  and  Sale Agreement,  dated  as  of
        November  10, 1997,                 with respect    to  the
        sale of the Carmel Park property.
        
            (2)         First  Amendment  to  Purchase   and   Sale
        Agreement,                         dated as of December  2,
        1997.
                             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.
       
       
                          DEAN  WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP
       I, L.P.
       
       
                      By: Dean Witter Realty Income Properties
       I, Inc.
                         Managing General Partner
       
       
       
                     By: /s/E. Davisson Hardman, Jr,
                         E. Davisson Hardman, Jr.
                         President
       
       
       
       
  Date:  December 23, 1997
       
  
           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
                Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
                        As of July 31, 1997
  
  The   following  unaudited  pro  forma  balance  sheet  has  been
  presented as if the Carmel Park property was sold as of July  31,
  1997.  The pro forma adjustments reflect a) the net cash proceeds
  from  the  sale, b) the elimination of the net carrying value  of
  the  property  from real estate and c) the elimination  of  other
  assets and liabilities relating to the property sold.
  Pro Forma
                           Historical  Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  ASSETS
  Real estate           $26,586,924$(10,522,533)  $16,064,391
  
    Real estate held for sale 2,982,030     -        2,982,030
  
    Cash and cash equivalents1,699,57617,089,047    18,788,623
  
    Other assets            1,534,020    (545,025)      988,995
                          $32,802,550 $6,021,489    $38,824,039
  
  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
  
    Accounts payable and other
      liabilities         $   986,252 $  (144,916)  $   841,336
  
    Total partners' capital31,816,298  6,166,405     37,982,703
  
                          $32,802,550$ 6,021,489    $38,824,039
  Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
           Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
                For the year ended October 31, 1996
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Carmel Park property  was
  sold  as  of  the beginning of fiscal year 1996.  The  pro  forma
  adjustments reflect the elimination of rental and other revenues,
  property  operating expenses, and depreciation  and  amortization
  expenses   relating  to  the  property  sold.   The   pro   forma
  adjustments do not reflect the Partnership's nonrecurring gain on
  the sale of the property.
  Pro Forma
                      Historical   Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  Revenues:
  Rental           $7,013,164   $(2,052,828)  $4,960,336
    Gain on sale of real estate683,471  -           683,471
    Equity in earnings of
      joint venture     589,362         -          589,362
    Interest and other   207,740      (23,833)      183,907
                       8,493,737   (2,076,661)   6,417,076
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating3,085,939      (874,935)   2,211,004
    Interest            218,159         -          218,159
    Depreciation      1,745,666      (804,791)     940,875
    Amortization         138,008      (37,141)      100,867
    General and administrative  403,546     -      403,546
    Loss on impairment of
      real estate     8,510,000    (2,757,000)   5,753,000
                     14,101,318    (4,473,867)   9,627,451
  
  Net loss          $(5,607,581)  $(2,397,206)  $(3,210,375)
  
  Net loss per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$    (53.66)$    (23.25)$    (30.41)
  Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
             Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
              For the nine months ended July 31, 1997
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Carmel Park property  was
  sold  as  of  the beginning of fiscal year 1996.  The  pro  forma
  adjustments reflect the elimination of rental and other revenues,
  property  operating  expenses and depreciation  and  amortization
  expenses relating to the property sold. The pro forma adjustments
  do not reflect the Partnership's nonrecurring gain on the sale of
  the property.
  Pro Forma
                      Historical   Adjustments    Pro Forma
  
  Revenues:
  Rental          $ 4,798,148  $ (1,678,724) $ 3,119,424
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture    2,425,949          -       2,425,949
    Interest and other   191,176       (4,498)     186,678
                      7,415,273    (1,683,222)   5,732,051
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating2,171,988      (669,896)    1,502,092
    Depreciation        940,389      (449,447)      490,942
    Amortization         94,172       (23,929)      70,243
    General and administrative  352,067         -      352,067
                      3,558,616    (1,143,272)   2,415,344
  
  Net income        $ 3,856,657   $  (539,950)  $ 3,316,707
  
  Net income per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$     39.63 $     (5.24)$     34.39
  Exhibit Index for Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
  
  Exhibit
    No.              Description
  
  (10)(a)            Purchase and Sale Agreement,
                     dated as of November 10, 1997
                     with respect to the sale of
                     the Carmel Park property.
  
  (10)(b)            First Amendment to Purchase and
                     Sale Agreement dated as of
                     December 2, 1997.
  
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