SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                            FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

/ x / Annual  Report  Pursuant  To  Section  13 OR  15(d) of The  Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 or

/   / Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Commission File No.:   333-77215-04

           Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc.
           Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
           Series  2000-1 Trust
        (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                 52-2242933
New York                         52-2242934
(State or Other Jurisdiction     52-2242935
 of Incorporation or             (I.R.S. Employer
 Organization)                    Identification  No.)

c/o Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia, Maryland                            21044
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (ZIP Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
     (410) 884-2000

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     NONE

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

     NONE

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 ___


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.

     Not applicable


State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held
by  non-affiliates  of the  registrant.  The  aggregate  market  value  shall be
computed by reference to the price at which the common  equity was sold,  or the
average bid and asked  prices of such  common  equity,  as of a  specified  date
within 60 days prior to the date of filing. (See definition of affiliate in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)

     Not applicable

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     Not applicable


List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the part
of the Form 10-K  (e.g.  Part I, Part II,  etc..)  into  which the  document  is
incorporated:(1)  any  annual  report  to  security  holders;  (2) any  proxy or
information  statement;  and (3) any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or
(c) under the  Securities Act of 1933.  The listed  documents  should be clearly
described for  identification  purposes (e.g.  annual report to security holders
for fiscal year ended December 24,1980).

     Not applicable

                                     Part I

Item 1.  Business.

         Omitted

Item 2.  Properties.

         See Item 14(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, for information provided
         in lieu of information required by Item 102 of Regulation S-K.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

         The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving
         the trusts  created  under the Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement  (the
         Trusts),  the Trustee,  the Servicer or the registrant  with respect to
         the Trusts other than routine  litigation  incidental  to the duties of
         the respective parties.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

         None


                             PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
         Stockholder Matters.

          No established public trading market for the Certificates exists.

          Records provided to the Trust by the DTC and the Trustee indicate that
          as of  December  31,  2000,  the  number of holders of record for each
          class of  Certificate  were as follows:

          Class AI       12
          Class AII      13
          Class B        1
          Class RI       1
          Class RII      1
          Class RIII     1
          Total          29

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

         Omitted

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations.

         Omitted

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
         Market Risk.

         Not applicable

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

         See Item 14(a),  Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, for information provided in
         lieu of information required by Item 302 of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
         Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

         None.


                           PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

          Not applicable.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation.

          Not applicable.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
          Management.

          Not applicable.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

          Not applicable.

                             PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports
          on Form 8-K.

          (a) Exhibits

              (99.1) Annual   Independent    Accountants'    Servicing   Reports
                     concerning servicing activities for the year ended December
                     31, 2000.

                     a)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter <F1>

              (99.2) Report  of  Management   as  to  Compliance   with  Minimum
                     Servicing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                     a)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter <F1>

              (99.3) Annual  Statements  of  Compliance  under the  Pooling  and
                     Servicing Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                     a)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter <F1>

              (99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and
                     Interest Distributions to Certificate
                     Holders.

            (b)  On October 26, 2000,  November 28, 2000, and December 28, 2000,
                 reports  on Form 8-K  were  filed  by the  Company  in order to
                 provide the statements for the monthly distributions to holders
                 of the  Certificates.  No other  reports  on Form 8-K have been
                 filed  during the last  quarter  of the period  covered by this
                 report.

            (c) Not applicable.

            (d)  Omitted.

<F1> Such  document  (i) is not  filed  herewith  since  such  document  was not
received by the reporting  person at least three  business days prior to the due
date covered by this  report:  and (ii) will be included in an amendment to this
report on Form  10-K/A  to be filed  within  30 days of the  Reporting  Person's
receipt of such document.

                           SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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:

 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc.
 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
 Series  2000-1 Trust

Signed:   Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee

By:   Sherri J. Sharps, Vice President
By:  /s/  Sherri J. Sharps, Vice President

Dated:  March 15, 2001


SUPPLEMENTAL  INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION
15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

(a)(i) No annual  report is provided to the  Certificateholders  other than with
respect to aggregate principal and interest distributions.

(a)(ii) No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has
been sent to any  Certificateholder  with respect to any annual or other meeting
of Certificateholders.