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)        October
  10, 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
       September  8,  1997, the Partnership  entered  into  an
       agreement  with Great Lakes REIT, L.P., an unaffiliated
       party, to sell the land and building which comprise the
       Arlington  Business Center property  for  a  negotiated
       sale price of $5.2 million.
       
       The closing of the sale took place on October 10, 1997.
       At   closing,  the  Partnership  received  proceeds  of
       approximately  $4.4 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 the nine  months
  ended July 31, 1997.
  
       (c) Exhibits
       
           (1)        Purchase  and  Sale Agreement,  dated  as  of
        September  8, 1997,                 with respect    to  the
        sale      of     the     Arlington     Business      Center
        property.
                             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:  October 24, 1997
       
  <TABLE>
           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 Arlington Business Center 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 held  for  sale,
  and  c)  the elimination of other assets and liabilities relating
  to the property sold.
  
  
                                        Pro Forma
                           Historical  Adjustments    Pro Forma
  <S>
  ASSETS
                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
    Real estate           $26,586,924        -      $26,586,924
  
    Real estate held for sale 2,982,030$(2,982,030)       -
  
    Cash and cash equivalents1,699,576 4,600,000      6,299,576
  
    Other assets            1,534,020    (380,411)    1,153,609
                          $32,802,550 $1,237,559    $34,040,109
  
  
  
  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
  
    Accounts payable and other
      liabilities         $   986,252 $  (444,454)  $   541,798
  
    Total partners' capital31,816,298  1,682,013     33,498,311
  
                         $ 32,802,550$ 1,237,559   $ 34,040,109
  
  </TABLE>
  <PAGE>
  <TABLE>
           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
             Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
                For the year ended October 31, 1996
  
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Arlington Business Center
  property  was  sold  as  of November  1,  1995.   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
  <S>
  Revenues:
                             <C>           <C>          <C>
    Rental           $7,013,164   $(1,271,750)  $5,741,414
    Gain on sale of real estate683,471  -           683,471
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture      589,362         -          589,362
    Interest and other   207,740          (942)    206,798
                       8,493,737   (1,272,692)   7,221,045
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating3,085,939      (745,109)   2,340,830
    Interest            218,159         -          218,159
    Depreciation      1,745,666      (218,173)   1,527,493
    Amortization         138,008      (47,172)       90,836
    General and administrative  403,546     -      403,546
    Loss on impairment of
      real estate     8,510,000          -       8,510,000
                     14,101,318    (1,010,454)  13,090,864
  
  Net loss          $(5,607,581)  $  (262,238)  $(5,869,819)
  
  Net loss per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$    (53.66)$     (2.54)$    (56.20)
  </TABLE>
  <PAGE>
  <TABLE>
           Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
           Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
              For the nine months ended July 31, 1997
  
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Arlington Business Center
  property  was  sold  as  of November  1,  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
  <S>
  Revenues:
                             <C>           <C>          <C>
    Rental          $ 4,798,148   $  (974,806) $ 3,823,342
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture    2,425,949          -       2,425,949
    Interest and other   191,176       (1,069)     190,107
                      7,415,273      (975,875)   6,439,398
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating2,171,988      (551,560)    1,620,428
    Depreciation        940,389      (102,885)      837,504
    Amortization         94,172       (26,878)      67,294
    General and administrative  352,067       -       352,067
                      3,558,616      (681,323)   2,877,293
  
  
  Net income        $ 3,856,657   $  (294,552) $ 3,562,105
  
  Net income per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$     39.63 $     (2.86)$     36.77
  
  
  </TABLE>
  <PAGE>
  
  Exhibit Index for Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
  
  
  
  Exhibit
    No.              Description
  
  (2)                Purchase and Sale Agreement,
                     dated as of September 8, 1997
                     with respect to the sale of
                     the Arlington Business Center
                     property.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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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)        October
  10, 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
       September  8,  1997, the Partnership  entered  into  an
       agreement  with Great Lakes REIT, L.P., an unaffiliated
       party, to sell the land and building which comprise the
       Arlington  Business Center property  for  a  negotiated
       sale price of $5.2 million.
       
       The closing of the sale took place on October 10, 1997.
       At   closing,  the  Partnership  received  proceeds  of
       approximately  $4.4 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 the nine  months
  ended July 31, 1997.
  
       (c) Exhibits
       
           (1)        Purchase  and  Sale Agreement,  dated  as  of
        September  8, 1997,                 with respect    to  the
        sale      of     the     Arlington     Business      Center
        property.
                             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:  October 24, 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 Arlington Business Center 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 held  for  sale,
  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        -      $26,586,924
  
    Real estate held for sale 2,982,030$(2,982,030)       -
  
    Cash and cash equivalents1,699,576 4,600,000      6,299,576
  
    Other assets            1,534,020    (380,411)    1,153,609
                          $32,802,550 $1,237,559    $34,040,109
  
  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
  
    Accounts payable and other
      liabilities         $   986,252 $  (444,454)  $   541,798
  
    Total partners' capital31,816,298  1,682,013     33,498,311
  
                         $ 32,802,550$ 1,237,559   $ 34,040,109
  Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
             Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
                For the year ended October 31, 1996
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Arlington Business Center
  property  was  sold  as  of November  1,  1995.   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   $(1,271,750)  $5,741,414
    Gain on sale of real estate683,471  -           683,471
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture      589,362         -          589,362
    Interest and other   207,740          (942)    206,798
                       8,493,737   (1,272,692)   7,221,045
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating3,085,939      (745,109)   2,340,830
    Interest            218,159         -          218,159
    Depreciation      1,745,666      (218,173)   1,527,493
    Amortization         138,008      (47,172)       90,836
    General and administrative  403,546     -      403,546
    Loss on impairment of
      real estate     8,510,000          -       8,510,000
                     14,101,318    (1,010,454)  13,090,864
  
  Net loss          $(5,607,581)  $  (262,238)  $(5,869,819)
  
  Net loss per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$    (53.66)$     (2.54)$    (56.20)
  Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
           Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
              For the nine months ended July 31, 1997
  
  The  following  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statement  of
  operations has been presented as if the Arlington Business Center
  property  was  sold  as  of November  1,  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   $  (974,806) $ 3,823,342
    Equity in earnings of
     joint venture    2,425,949          -       2,425,949
    Interest and other   191,176       (1,069)     190,107
                      7,415,273      (975,875)   6,439,398
  Expenses:
  
    Property operating2,171,988      (551,560)    1,620,428
    Depreciation        940,389      (102,885)      837,504
    Amortization         94,172       (26,878)      67,294
    General and administrative  352,067       -       352,067
                      3,558,616      (681,323)   2,877,293
  
  Net income        $ 3,856,657   $  (294,552) $ 3,562,105
  
  Net income per
    Unit of Limited
    Partnership interest$     39.63 $     (2.86)$     36.77
  Exhibit Index for Dean Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P.
  
  Exhibit
    No.              Description
  
  (2)                Purchase and Sale Agreement,
                     dated as of September 8, 1997
                     with respect to the sale of
                     the Arlington Business Center
                     property.
  
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