UNITED STATES
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
               Washington, D.C.  20549

                      FORM 10-Q

[ X ]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
         For the period ended April 30, 1997

                          OR

[   ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from ________ to ________.

           Commission File Number:  0-13260

    DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in governing instrument)


 Delaware                    13-3174553
(State of organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)


   2 World Trade Center, New York, NY        10048
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)


Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area   code:   (212)
392-1054


Former  name, former address and former fiscal year,  if  changed
since last report:  not applicable

Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all
reports  required  to be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
(or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
file  such  reports),  and (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes     X     No
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                 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                

Item 1.  Financial Statements

          DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                                
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<CAPTION>
                                              April 30,
October 31,
                                                1997       1996

                             ASSETS
<S>                                                         <C>
<C>
Cash and cash equivalents                    $11,772,823    $
2,954,592

Real estate:
 Land
10,367,200                                    10,367,200
 Buildings and improvements                   42,725,727
42,683,414
                                              53,092,927
53,050,614
 Accumulated depreciation                     23,225,341
22,598,452
                                              29,867,586
30,452,162

Investment in joint venture                        -
8,423,845

Deferred leasing commissions, net                365,976
252,819

Other assets                                   1,294,472
985,596

                                             $43,300,857
$43,069,014

                LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $   642,351    $
748,320

Security deposits                                169,605
149,389

Deferred distributions                              -
1,233,837

                                                 811,956
2,131,546

Partners' capital (deficiency):
 General partners                             (4,279,286)
(4,228,169)
 Limited partners ($1,000 per Unit, 92,780 Units issued)
46,768,187                                    45,165,637

   Total partners' capital                    42,488,901
40,937,468

                                             $43,300,857
$43,069,014
  See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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          DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                                
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                
       Three and six months ended April 30, 1997 and 1996

<CAPTION>

                            Three months ended           Six
months ended
                                  April 30,          April 30,
                              1997     1996      1997     1996
<S>                                           <C>      <C>  <C>
<C>
Revenues:
 Rental                    $1,651,910         $1,781,639
$3,241,467                 $ 3,639,941
 Equity in earnings of joint venture           2,282,329
146,683                     2,425,949             305,105
 Interest and other            44,306             55,513
64,502                         108,761

                            3,978,545          1,983,835
5,731,918                    4,053,807

Expenses:
 Property operating           740,602            793,664
1,405,739                    1,573,993
 Depreciation                 304,891            387,224
626,889                      1,008,090
 Amortization                  34,437             31,363
61,174                          84,406
 General and administrative            112,940             99,266
241,391                        189,533
 Interest                        -                83,042
-     171,856
 Loss on impairment of real estate        -         -        -
8,510,000

                            1,192,870          1,394,559
2,335,193                   11,537,878

Net income (loss)          $2,785,675         $  589,276
$3,396,725                 $(7,484,071)

Net income (loss) allocated to:
 Limited partners          $2,713,367         $  530,348
$3,263,312                 $(6,735,664)
 General partners              72,308             58,928
133,413                       (748,407)

                           $2,785,675         $  589,276
$3,396,725                 $(7,484,071)

Net income (loss) per Unit of
 limited partnership interest           $29.24        $5.72
$35.17                         $(72.60)








  See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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          DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                                
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                
                 Six months ended April 30, 1997
<CAPTION>

                                     Limited   General
                                     Partners            Partners
Total
<S>                                                    <C>  <C>
<C>
Partners' capital (deficiency)
 at November 1, 1996               $45,165,637
$(4,228,169)                       $40,937,468

Net income                           3,263,312
133,413                              3,396,725

Cash distributions                  (1,660,762)
(184,530)                           (1,845,292)

Partners' capital (deficiency)
 at April 30, 1997                 $46,768,187
$(4,279,286)                       $42,488,901



























                                
                                
  See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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          DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                                
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                
            Six months ended April 30, 1997 and 1996
<CAPTION>

                                                1997       1996
<S>                                                         <C>
<C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income (loss)                           $ 3,396,725
$(7,484,071)
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation                                   626,889
1,008,090
  Amortization                                    61,174
84,406
  Loss on impairment of real estate                 -
8,510,000
  Equity in earning of joint venture          (2,425,949)
(305,105)
  Increase in operating assets:
   Deferred expenses                            (174,331)
(127,756)
   Other assets                                 (308,876)
(69,786)
  (Decrease) increase in operating liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (105,969)
(274,907)
   Security deposits                              20,216
8,979

     Net cash provided by operating activities
1,089,879                                      1,349,850

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Additions to real estate                        (42,313)
(147,831)
 Investment in joint venture                      (5,559)
(107,480)
 Distributions from joint venture             10,855,353
363,526

     Net cash provided by investing activities
10,807,481                                       108,215

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Decrease in deferred distributions           (1,233,837)
-
 Distributions                                (1,845,292)
(1,030,888)

     Net cash used in financing activities    (3,079,129)
(1,030,888)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents          8,818,231
427,177

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
2,954,592                                      3,572,041

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $11,772,823    $
3,999,218

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 Cash paid for interest                      $     -   $
171,856
                           (Continued)
  See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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          DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                                
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                
            Six months ended April 30, 1997 and 1996
                                
                           (Continued)
                                
<CAPTION>

                                                1997       1996
<S>                                                         <C>
<C>
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

 Reclassification of real estate held for sale:

  Decrease in real estate, at cost:
   Land                                      $     -   $
1,012,200
   Buildings and improvements                      -
6,544,053
   Accumulated depreciation                        -
(3,236,775)

  Increase in real estate held for sale      $     -   $
4,319,478


























  See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                
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     DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.

      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                           
   1.  The Partnership
   
   Dean  Witter Realty Income Partnership I, L.P. (the
   "Partnership")  is a limited partnership  organized
   under  the laws of the State of Delaware  in  1983.
   The Partnership's fiscal year ends on October 31.
   
   The  Partnership's interest in the  Century  Square
   property is accounted for on the equity method.
   
   The  Partnership's  records are maintained  on  the
   accrual basis of accounting for financial reporting
   and tax purposes.
   
   Net  income  (loss) per Unit of limited partnership
   interest  amounts are calculated  by  dividing  net
   income (loss) allocated to the Limited Partners, in
   accordance with the Partnership Agreement,  by  the
   weighted average number of Units outstanding.
   
   In  the  opinion  of management,  the  accompanying
   financial statements, which have not been  audited,
   include all adjustments necessary to present fairly
   the results for the interim period.  Except for the
   losses on impairment of certain real estate in  the
   first  quarter of fiscal 1996 and the gain  on  the
   sale  of  the  Century Square property included  in
   equity  in earnings of joint venture in the  second
   quarter  of 1997, such adjustments consist only  of
   normal recurring accruals.
   
   These  financial  statements  should  be  read   in
   conjunction  with  the annual financial  statements
   and  notes  thereto  included in the  Partnership's
   annual   report  on  Form  10-K  filed   with   the
   Securities  and Exchange Commission  for  the  year
   ended  October  31,  1996.   Operating  results  of
   interim  periods  may  not  be  indicative  of  the
   operating results for the entire year.
   
     DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.

      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
   2.  Investment in Joint Venture
   
   On  April 10, 1997, the partnership which owns  the
   Century Square office building (which is owned  25%
   by  the  Partnership and 75% by Dean Witter  Realty
   Income   Partnership   II,  L.P.,   an   affiliated
   partnership)  sold the building to an  unaffiliated
   party  for  $40,800,000, net of closing costs.  The
   Partnership's share of the net sales  proceeds  was
   approximately  $10.2 million; these  proceeds  were
   distributed  100% to Limited Partners  on  May  29,
   1997.  The Partnership's share of the gain on  sale
   was approximately $2.1 million, which was allocated
   100% to the Limited Partners in accordance with the
   Partnership Agreement.
   
   3.     Related Party Transactions
   
   An   affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner
   provided property management services for five  and
   six  properties for the six months ended April  30,
   1997  and 1996, respectively.  The Partnership paid
   the  affiliate  management  fees  of  approximately
   $100,000  and  $116,000 for the  six  months  ended
   April   30,  1997  and  1996,  respectively.  These
   amounts   are   included  in   property   operating
   expenses.
   
   Another  affiliate of the Managing General  Partner
   performs    administrative   functions,   processes
   certain  investor  transactions  and  prepares  tax
   information  for the Partnership. For each  of  the
   six-month  periods ended April 30, 1997  and  1996,
   the Partnership incurred approximately $121,000 for
   these  services.   These amounts  are  included  in
   general and administrative expenses.
   
   As of April 30, 1997, the affiliates were owed a
   total of approximately $36,000 for these services.
                           
     DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                           
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
   Through  January  31,  1995, the  General  Partners
   deferred   receipt  of  distributions   aggregating
   $2,467,674  to  which they were  entitled;  amounts
   deferred were charged against partners' capital and
   recorded  as  liabilities to the  General  Partner.
   The   Partnership   made  two   payments   of   the
   distributions of $1,233,837 to the General Partners
   in September and November 1996.
   
   Prior to 1990, the Partnership borrowed funds under
   a  line of credit from an affiliate of the Managing
   General  Partner.  The loan, which had a  principal
   balance  of $4,032,527 at April 30, 1996  and  bore
   interest at the prime rate, was repaid in  full  in
   June 1996.
   
   4.  Litigation
   
   Various  public  partnerships  sponsored  by   Dean
   Witter  Realty Inc. (including the Partnership  and
   its  Managing  General Partner) are  defendants  in
   purported  class action lawsuits pending  in  state
   and federal courts.  The complaints allege a number
   of  claims,  including breach  of  fiduciary  duty,
   fraud and misrepresentation, and seek an accounting
   of  profits, compensatory and other damages  in  an
   unspecified  amount, possible  liquidation  of  the
   Partnership  under  a  receiver's  supervision  and
   other   equitable  relief.   The   defendants   are
   vigorously   defending  these   actions.    It   is
   impossible  to  predict the  effect,  if  any,  the
   outcome  of  these  actions  might  have   on   the
   Partnership's financial statements.
   
   5.  Subsequent Event
   
   On  May  29,  1997,  the Partnership  paid  a  cash
   distribution  of $8.95  per Unit.  The distribution
   totaled $922,646, with $830,381 distributed to  the
   Limited  Partners  and $92,265 distributed  to  the
   General Partners.
         DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
   
   ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
   FINANCIAL
        CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
   
   Liquidity and Capital Resources
   
   The  Partnership  raised $92,780,000  in  a  public
   offering   which  was  terminated  in  1984.    The
   Partnership  has  no  plans  to  raise   additional
   capital.
   
   The  Partnership purchased six properties  (one  of
   which  was  sold  in  fiscal  1996)  and  made  one
   investment in a partnership (the property of  which
   was  sold in April 1997) on an all-cash basis.  The
   Partnership's   acquisition   program   has    been
   completed.  No additional investments are planned.
   
   The  Century  Square office building  was  sold  on
   April  10,  1997.  See Note 2 to  the  consolidated
   financial statements.
   
   The  economic expansion continues and has  provided
   for  a  rebound in the commercial property markets.
   Employment  growth has increased demand for  office
   space.  The steady demand and the limited amount of
   speculative  office construction  has  resulted  in
   falling  vacancies,  rising  rents  and  increasing
   property  values  in  many  markets.   Some  office
   markets   are  fairing  better  than  others.   For
   example,  the office market in Charlotte,  NC,  the
   location   of   the   Carmel  Park   property,   is
   approximately 2% vacant.  Office properties located
   in  the  West are benefiting from expansion by  the
   entertainment,         high-technology          and
   telecommunications   industries;    however,    the
   SouthBay  area  of  Los Angeles  (the  location  of
   Harborgate) continues to be negatively impacted  by
   corporate mergers and consolidations.  Vacancies at
   many office/research and development properties are
   declining as communications, computer and  software
   companies  demand additional space.  In the  Boston
   area,  the  location of the Westwood  10  property,
   market vacancy is currently 18% but the Partnership
   believes  that growth in the software, health  care
   and   telecommunications  industries  will   reduce
   vacancy levels in this market.  The vacancy rate in
   Arlington  Heights, IL, the location  of  Arlington
   Business   Center,  is  currently  11%,   and   the
   Partnership  expects this vacancy rate  to  decline
   further  in 1997.  In the retail sector, a changing
   tenant  base  caused by the domination  of  certain
   power center tenants coupled with bankruptcies  and
   major  restructuring of other tenants  and  reduced
   consumer spending have resulted in higher vacancies
   and  stagnant  rents  at  many  retail  properties.
   Although  North Lake Plaza is located in  a  strong
   retail market (Altamonte Springs, Florida which  is
   near  Orlando, Florida), it currently has a vacancy
   rate of 22%.
   
   The  Partnership's liquidity depends  on  the  cash
   flow   from   operations  of  its  properties   and
   expenditures for building improvements  and  tenant
   improvements and leasing commissions in  connection
   with the leasing of vacant space.  During the three
   and six-month periods ended April 30, 1997, all  of
   the  Partnership's  properties  generated  positive
   cash  flow  from operations, and it is  anticipated
   that  they  will  continue  to  do  so  during  the
   remainder of 1997.
   
   In  addition, the Partnership's liquidity has  been
   and  will continue to be affected by sales  of  the
   Partnership's properties; when properties are sold,
   the  Partnership's  cash from operations  available
   for  distribution decreases.  During the three- and
   six-month periods ended April 30, 1997, Partnership
   cash  flow  from operations decreased  compared  to
   1996   by   approximately  $167,000  and  $350,000,
   respectively, as a result of the sale of  the  1718
   Connecticut Avenue property in 1996.  Also,  during
   the  remainder  of  1997, the Partnership  will  no
   longer   receive  its  share  of  cash  flow   from
   operations  of its joint venture; the Partnership's
   operating  cash  flow from this joint  venture  was
   approximately  $977,000 in 1996  and  $250,000  and
   $440,000  during  the three- and six-month  periods
   ended April 30, 1997, respectively.  As a result of
   the  absence of operating cash flow from the  joint
   venture interest, the Partnership will decrease its
   quarterly cash distribution from $8.95 per Unit  to
   $7.72  per  Unit  (a 4% rate on the gross  offering
   proceeds    attributable   to   the   Partnership's
   remaining  investments) beginning  with  the  third
   quarter distribution payable in August 1997.
   
   The Managing General Partner believes that, barring
   a  change  in  circumstances, it  will  market  the
   Partnership's remaining properties for sale  during
   the  remainder of 1997, except for the  North  Lake
   Plaza  shopping center which is not expected to  be
   marketed  until  1998.  However, there  can  be  no
   assurance that all properties will be sold.
   The  Managing  General  Partner  has  engaged  real
   estate  brokers  to  market the Arlington  Business
   Center, Carmel Park and Westwood 10 properties.
   
   During  the  six months ended April 30,  1997,  the
   Partnership   incurred  capital   expenditures   of
   $217,000, primarily in connection with the  leasing
   of   space  at  the  Carmel  Park  ($147,000)   and
   Harborgate ($50,000) buildings.
   
   During  the  six months ended April 30,  1997,  the
   Partnership's   cash  flow  from   operations   and
   distributions  received  from  the  joint   venture
   (excluding    receipt   of   sales   proceeds    of
   approximately  $10.2  million)  slightly   exceeded
   distributions  to  partners.  The Partnership  paid
   the  remaining deferred distribution to the General
   Partners and a portion of capital expenditures from
   cash reserves.
   
   As   of   April  30,  1997,  the  Partnership   has
   commitments  to  fund  approximately  $377,000   of
   capital  expenditures, primarily  relating  to  the
   Harborgate  ($240,000), Carmel Park  ($70,000)  and
   Westwood 10 ($67,000) buildings.
   
   During  the  remainder  of  1997,  the  Partnership
   expects  that  its cash flow from  operations  will
   exceed  distributions to its investors (other  than
   distributions of net proceeds from property sales);
   the Partnership expects to fund a portion of future
   capital expenditures from cash reserves.
   
   Except  as  discussed above and in the consolidated
   financial statements, the Managing General  Partner
   is  not  aware of any trends or events, commitments
   or uncertainties that may have a material impact on
   liquidity.
   
   On  May  29, 1997, the Partnership paid the  second
   quarter  cash distribution of $8.95 per Unit.   The
   total   distribution   aggregated   $922,646   with
   $830,381  distributed to the Limited  Partners  and
   $92,265 distributed to the General Partners.
   
   Also,  on May 29, 1997, the Partnership distributed
   $10,210,439  ($110.05  per  Unit)  to  the  Limited
   Partners  from the Partnership's share of  the  net
   proceeds  from  the  sale  of  the  Century  Square
   property, representing a return of capital.
   
   
   Operations
   
   Fluctuations in the Partnership's operating results
   for  the  three- and six-month periods ended  April
   30,   1997   compared   to  1996   were   primarily
   attributable to the following:
   
   Rental  revenues  decreased in the three-month  and
   six-month periods in 1997 primarily because of  the
   absence  of  revenues  from  the  1718  Connecticut
   Avenue property, which was sold in June 1996.
   
   Equity  in  earnings of joint venture increased  in
   1997 as a result of the Partnership's share of  the
   gain  from  the  sale of the Century Square  office
   building  in  April  1997.   See  Note  2  to   the
   consolidated financial statements.
   
   Property operating expenses decreased in the three-
   month  and  six-month  periods  in  1997  primarily
   because  of  the  absence of costs  from  the  1718
   Connecticut Avenue property.
   
   Depreciation and amortization decreased during  the
   six  months  ended April 30, 1997 by  approximately
   $171,000  because of the impairment  writedown  for
   Westwood  10,  Northlake  Plaza  and  Carmel   Park
   properties recorded at the end of the first quarter
   of   1996.   Depreciation  and  amortization   also
   decreased by approximately $81,000 and $154,000  in
   the  three-month and six-month periods ended  April
   30, 1997, respectively, due to the sale of the 1718
   Connecticut Avenue property.  No other individually
   significant  factors  account  for  the   remaining
   decrease.
   
   In  1997,  the  Partnership  inccured  no  interest
   expense  because it repaid its loan from  affiliate
   in June 1996.
   
   In   the   first  quarter  of  fiscal   1996,   the
   Partnership  recorded losses on impairment  of  the
   Westwood 10, 1718 Connecticut, Northlake Plaza  and
   Carmel Park properties totaling $8,510,000.
   
   No  individual  factor accounted for a  significant
   change  in interest and other revenues and  general
   and administrative expenses from 1996 to 1997.
   
   A  summary  of the office, retail and research  and
   development    building    markets    where     the
   Partnership's  properties  are  located   and   the
   performance of each property is as follows:
   
   The  office  market  in the SouthBay  area  of  Los
   Angeles,  California, the location  of  Harborgate,
   has  not recovered from the severe cutbacks by  the
   defense industries in this area.  In addition,  the
   depressed  conditions in the  nearby  downtown  Los
   Angeles office market continue to negatively impact
   rents  and  occupancy in the SouthBay  market,  the
   vacancy  rate (including sublet space) of which  is
   currently  24%.   There  is  a  limited  number  of
   tenants  seeking  space in this  market.   However,
   market rental rates have recently stablized. During
   the  second  quarter  of  1997,  occupancy  at  the
   property increased from 59%  to 63%.  The lease for
   U.S.   Sprint  (for  approximately   19%   of   the
   property's  space) expires in 2000;  however,  U.S.
   Sprint has an option to terminate its lease on this
   space  in  1998.  No other significant  leases  are
   scheduled to expire before 2000.
   
   Arlington   Business   Center,   a   research   and
   development  building,  is  located  in   Arlington
   Heights,  Illinois.  The vacancy in this market  is
   approximately  11%  and market  rental  rates  have
   increased.   During  the second  quarter  of  1997,
   occupancy  at  the property remained  at  100%.   A
   lease for approximately 16% of the property's space
   which  was  scheduled to expire in March  1997  has
   been  renewed  for one year.  No other  significant
   leases  are  scheduled to expire before  1999.  The
   Partnership  has begun marketing this  property  to
   prospective buyers.
   
   The   vacancy   in  the  research  and  development
   building  market  in  Westwood, Massachusetts,  the
   location  of the Westwood 10 building, is currently
   18%.    However,  the  Partnership  believes   that
   increasing demand from high tech and office tenants
   should  reduce the vacancy rate in this market  and
   result in increases in market rental rates.  During
   the  second  quarter  of  1997,  occupancy  at  the
   property remained at 100%.  A lease for 18% of  the
   property's  space  expired  in  April   1997;   the
   Partnership is currently negotiating a  renewal  of
   the  lease  with  the existing  tenant.   No  other
   significant  leases are scheduled to expire  before
   2000.   The  Partnership has begun  marketing  this
   property to prospective buyers.
   
   The  vacancy rate in the Charlotte, North  Carolina
   office  market,  the location of  the  Carmel  Park
   property, has recently decreased from 4% to 2%, and
   market rental rates continue to increase.  The  low
   vacancy rate has led to construction in this market
   which  will increase available space later in 1997.
   During the second quarter of 1997, occupancy at the
   property  remained  at 100%.  The  Partnership  has
   renewed its lease with Cigna for approximately  33%
   of the property's space through May 2002.  No other
   significant  leases are scheduled to expire  before
   2000.   The  Partnership has begun  marketing  this
   property to prospective buyers.
   
   Altamonte  Springs, Florida, the  location  of  the
   North  Lake  Plaza  Shopping Center,  is  a  strong
   retail market.  Vacancy in this market has recently
   decreased  from 8% to 5%, and market  rental  rates
   are increasing.  During the second quarter of 1997,
   occupancy  at  the property decreased  slightly  to
   78%.  Development of nearby office projects and the
   scheduled expansion of North Lake Boulevard  (which
   borders  the  shopping center) are  anticipated  to
   increase  traffic at the property.  The  lease  for
   Home Depot (for approximately 50% of the property's
   space)  which was scheduled to expire in  1998  has
   been  renewed for a five-year period.   Home  Depot
   will continue to sub-lease its  space to Burlington
   Coat Factory during the new lease term.  Home Depot
   will  remain  obligated to pay rent under  the  new
   lease.   No  other significant leases are scheduled
   to  expire  before 2001. Marshall's  Inc.,  another
   anchor  tenant,  is remodeling  its  store  at  the
   property.   The Partnership believes the new  store
   design  will  be more attractive to consumers,  and
   will draw more traffic to the property.
   
   A  mall  located across the street from North  Lake
   Plaza   is  undergoing  a  renovation.   When   the
   renovation is completed, this mall may compete with
   North Lake Plaza for new tenants.
   
   Inflation
   
   Inflation  has  been consistently  low  during  the
   periods presented in the financial statements  and,
   as  a  result, has not had a significant effect  on
   the   operations   of   the  Partnership   or   its
   properties.
         DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.    Exhibits & Reports on Form 8-K

       (a) Exhibits -
           An exhibit index has been filed as part of
this           Report on Page E1.

       (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

           1.  Report dated April 4, 1997 of the
Valuation per            Unit of the Limited
Partnership Interest at                 October 31,
1996.

           2.  Report dated April 10, 1997 regarding
the sale of         the Century Square office
building.




                           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 thereunto duly authorized.


                            DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME
PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.

                         By:  Dean Witter Realty
Income                          Properties I Inc.
                            Managing General Partner


Date:  June 13, 1997     By:  /s/E. Davisson Hardman,
Jr.
                            E. Davisson Hardman, Jr.
                            President


Date:  June 13, 1997     By:  /s/Lawrence Volpe
                            Lawrence Volpe
                            Controller
                             (Principal Financial and
                  Accounting Officer)
     DEAN WITTER REALTY INCOME PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
                           
             Quarter Ended April 30, 1997
                           
                     Exhibit Index




Exhibit No.              Description

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