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

                                   Form 10-QSB

(Mark One)
[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934

                       For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003


[ ] 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 0-10435


                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



         California                                             94-2704651
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

                         55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (864) 239-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     Financial Statements


                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (in thousands, except unit data)

                                 March 31, 2003
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Assets
<S>                                                                          <C>
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                 $ 394
   Receivables and deposits                                                     284
   Restricted escrows                                                            61
   Other assets                                                                 115
   Investment properties:
      Land                                                   $ 1,409
      Buildings and related personal property                  16,049
                                                               17,458
      Less accumulated depreciation                           (10,530)        6,928
                                                                            $ 7,782
Liabilities and Partners' (Deficit) Capital
Liabilities
   Accounts payable                                                          $ 49
   Accrued property taxes                                                        84
   Tenant security deposit liabilities                                           66
   Other liabilities                                                            145
   Mortgage notes payable                                                     6,953

Partners' (Deficit) Capital
   General partners                                          $ (3,874)
   Limited partners (130,000 units issued and
      outstanding)                                              4,359           485
                                                                            $ 7,782

                See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                      (in thousands, except per unit data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                                    March 31,
                                                               2003          2002
Revenues:
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>
   Rental income                                               $ 673         $ 757
   Other income                                                    91            66
      Total revenues                                              764           823

Expenses:
   Operating                                                      337           341
   General and administrative                                      57            69
   Depreciation                                                   181           175
   Interest                                                       145           147
   Property taxes                                                  85            71
      Total expenses                                              805           803

Net (loss) income                                              $ (41)        $ 20

Net (loss) income allocated to general partners (6.9%)         $ (3)          $ 1
Net (loss) income allocated to limited partners (93.1%)           (38)           19

                                                               $ (41)        $ 20

Net (loss) income per limited partnership unit                $ (.29)       $ 0.15

                See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


                             CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' (DEFICIT) CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (in thousands, except unit data)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                      Limited
                                    Partnership    General     Limited
                                       Units      Partners    Partners      Total

<S>                                   <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
Original capital contributions        130,000     $     --    $ 65,000     $65,000

Partners' (deficit) capital
   at December 31, 2002               130,000     $ (3,871)    $ 4,397     $   526

Net loss for the three months
   ended March 31, 2003                    --           (3)        (38)        (41)

Partners' (deficit) capital
   at March 31, 2003                  130,000     $ (3,874)    $ 4,359     $   485


                See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                                     March 31,
                                                                  2003       2002
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                              <C>          <C>
  Net (loss) income                                              $ (41)       $ 20
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation                                                   181         175
     Amortization of loan costs                                       8           8
     Change in accounts:
      Receivables and deposits                                      104         121
      Other assets                                                   13          14
      Accounts payable                                               46           4
      Accrued property taxes                                       (130)       (116)
      Tenant security deposit liabilities                            12           1
      Other liabilities                                              43          61

        Net cash provided by operating activities                   236         288

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Property improvements and replacements                            (61)       (101)
  Net withdrawals from restricted escrows                            28          25

        Net cash used in investing activities                       (33)        (76)

Cash flows used in financing activities:
  Payments on mortgage notes payable                                (27)        (25)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                           176         187

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                    218         272

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                       $ 394        $ 459

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                                         $ 137        $ 139


                See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


Note A - Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying   unaudited   consolidated  financial  statements  of  Century
Properties Fund XVI (the  "Partnership" or the "Registrant")  have been prepared
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 310(b)
of Regulation S-B.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and
footnotes  required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for complete
financial  statements.  The  Partnership's  general  partners  are  Fox  Capital
Management Corporation (the "Managing General Partner" or "FCMC") and Fox Realty
Investors ("FRI"). The Managing General Partner and the managing general partner
of FRI are affiliates of Apartment  Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO"),
a publicly traded real estate  investment  trust. In the opinion of the Managing
General  Partner,  all  adjustments  (consisting of normal  recurring  accruals)
considered  necessary  for a fair  presentation  have been  included.  Operating
results for the three  month  period  ended  March 31, 2003 are not  necessarily
indicative  of the  results  that may be  expected  for the fiscal  year  ending
December 31, 2003. For further information,  refer to the consolidated financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Partnership's  Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

Note B - Transactions with Affiliated Parties

The  Partnership  has no employees  and is  dependent  on the  Managing  General
Partner  and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of all
Partnership  activities.  The Partnership Agreement provides for (i) payments to
affiliates for services and (ii)  reimbursement of certain expenses  incurred by
affiliates on behalf of the Partnership.

Affiliates of the Managing  General  Partner are entitled to receive 5% of gross
receipts  from  both of the  Partnership's  properties  for  providing  property
management  services.  The  Partnership  paid to such  affiliates  approximately
$38,000  and  $43,000  during the three  months  ended  March 31, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, which is included in operating expenses.

An  affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner  received   reimbursement  of
accountable  administrative  expenses  amounting  to  approximately  $33,000 and
$36,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively,  which
is included in general and administrative expenses.

Pursuant  to  the  Partnership  Agreement,  for  managing  the  affairs  of  the
Partnership,  the Managing  General Partner is entitled to receive a Partnership
management fee equal to 10% of the  Partnership's  adjusted cash from operations
as distributed. There were no such fees paid during the three months ended March
31, 2003 and 2002.

An  affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner  has  made  available  to the
Partnership  a  credit  line  of  up to  $150,000  per  property  owned  by  the
Partnership.  The Partnership has no outstanding  amounts due under this line of
credit as of March 31, 2003.

The  Partnership  insures its properties up to certain  limits through  coverage
provided by AIMCO which is  generally  self-insured  for a portion of losses and
liabilities  related to workers  compensation,  property  casualty  and  vehicle
liability. The Partnership insures its properties above the AIMCO limits through
insurance  policies  obtained  by  AIMCO  from  insurers  unaffiliated  with the
Managing  General  Partner.  During 2003 and 2002, the  Partnership's  insurance
coverage and fees associated with policy claims administration provided by AIMCO
and its affiliates will be approximately $43,000 and $52,000, respectively.

Note C - Legal Proceedings

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial Group, Inc., et al. (the "Nuanes action") in the Superior Court of the
State of  California  for the  County  of San  Mateo.  The  plaintiffs  named as
defendants,  among others,  the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and
several of their  affiliated  partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action
purports  to  assert  claims  on  behalf  of a class  of  limited  partners  and
derivatively  on behalf  of a number  of  limited  partnerships  (including  the
Partnership)  which are named as nominal  defendants,  challenging,  among other
things,  the  acquisition  of  interests  in certain  Managing  General  Partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc. ("Insignia") and entities which were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited partnership units;  management of the partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the series of  transactions  which  closed on
October 1, 1998 and February 26, 1999 whereby  Insignia and Insignia  Properties
Trust,  respectively,  were merged  into AIMCO.  The  plaintiffs  seek  monetary
damages and equitable relief, including judicial dissolution of the Partnership.
On June 25, 1998, the Managing General Partner filed a motion seeking  dismissal
of the action.  In lieu of responding  to the motion,  the  plaintiffs  filed an
amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed demurrers to the amended
complaint which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims, subject to court approval, on behalf of the Partnership and all
limited partners who owned units as of November 3, 1999. Preliminary approval of
the  settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at which time
the Court set a final  approval  hearing for  December  10,  1999.  Prior to the
December  10,  1999  hearing,  the  Court  received  various  objections  to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying  them  from the case and an  appeal  was  taken  from the order on
October 5, 2000. On December 4, 2000, the Court  appointed the law firm of Lieff
Cabraser  Heimann & Bernstein  LLP as new lead  counsel for  plaintiffs  and the
putative class.  Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint on January 19, 2001.
On March 2, 2001,  the  Managing  General  Partner  and its  affiliates  filed a
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On May 14, 2001,  the Court heard the
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On July 10, 2001, the Court issued an
order  sustaining  defendants'  demurrer on certain  grounds.  On July 20, 2001,
Plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court's July 10, 2001 order
granting in part and denying in part defendants' demurrer. On September 7, 2001,
Plaintiffs  filed a fourth amended class and  derivative  action  complaint.  On
September 12, 2001, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration.  On
October 5, 2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated  defendants filed a
demurrer to the fourth amended complaint,  which was heard on December 11, 2001.
On February 2, 2002,  the Court served its order  granting in part the demurrer.
The  Court has  dismissed  without  leave to amend  certain  of the  plaintiffs'
claims.  On February 11, 2002,  plaintiffs  filed a motion  seeking to certify a
putative  class  comprised of all  non-affiliated  persons who own or have owned
units  in  the  partnerships.   The  Managing  General  Partner  and  affiliated
defendants  oppose the motion.  On April 29,  2002,  the Court held a hearing on
plaintiffs' motion for class  certification and took the matter under submission
after further  briefing,  as ordered by the court, was submitted by the parties.
On July 10, 2002,  the Court entered an order vacating the trial date of January
13, 2003 (as well as the pre-trial and discovery  cut-off  dates) and stayed the
case in its entirety  through November 7, 2002 so that the parties could have an
opportunity  to discuss  settlement.  On October 30, 2002,  the court entered an
order extending the stay in effect through January 10, 2003.

On January 8, 2003,  the parties filed a  Stipulation  of Settlement in proposed
settlement of the Nuanes action and the Heller action  described below. On April
4, 2003, the Court preliminarily approved the settlement and scheduled a hearing
on final approval for June 2, 2003.

In general  terms,  the  proposed  settlement  provides  for  certification  for
settlement  purposes of a settlement class consisting of all limited partners in
this  Partnership and others (the  "Partnerships")  as of December 20, 2002, the
dismissal  with  prejudice  and  release  of claims  in the  Nuanes  and  Heller
litigation,  payment by AIMCO of $9.9  million  (which shall be  distributed  to
settlement  class  members  after  deduction of attorney fees and costs of class
counsel and certain costs of  settlement)  and up to $ 1 million toward the cost
of independent  appraisals of the Partnerships'  properties by a Court appointed
appraiser.  An affiliate of the Managing General Partner has also agreed to make
a tender offer to purchase all of the partnership  interests in the Partnerships
within one year of final  approval,  if it is granted,  and to provide  partners
with the  independent  appraisals  at the time of these  tenders.  The  proposed
settlement  also provides for the  limitation  of the allowable  costs which the
Managing  General  Partner or its  affiliates  will charge the  Partnerships  in
connection with this litigation and imposes limits on the class counsel fees and
costs in this litigation.  On April 11, 2003,  notice was distributed to limited
partners providing the details of the proposed settlement.

During the third  quarter of 2001, a complaint  (the "Heller  action") was filed
against  the same  defendants  that are named in the  Nuanes  action,  captioned
Heller v. Insignia Financial Group. On or about August 6, 2001, plaintiffs filed
a first amended  complaint.  The first amended complaint in the Heller action is
brought as a purported  derivative  action,  and asserts  claims for among other
things  breach  of  fiduciary  duty;  unfair  competition;   conversion,  unjust
enrichment;  and judicial  dissolution.  Plaintiffs in the Nuanes action filed a
motion to  consolidate  the Heller action with the Nuanes action and stated that
the Heller action was filed in order to preserve the derivative claims that were
dismissed  without  leave to amend in the Nuanes action by the Court order dated
July 10, 2001. On October 5, 2001, the Managing  General  Partner and affiliated
defendants  moved to strike the first  amended  complaint  in its  entirety  for
violating  the Court's July 10, 2001 order  granting in part and denying in part
defendants'  demurrer in the Nuanes action, or alternatively,  to strike certain
portions of the complaint based on the statute of limitations.  Other defendants
in the action  demurred to the fourth  amended  complaint,  and,  alternatively,
moved to strike the complaint. On December 11, 2001, the court heard argument on
the motions  and took the matters  under  submission.  On February 4, 2002,  the
Court  served  notice of its order  granting  defendants'  motion to strike  the
Heller complaint as a violation of its July 10, 2001 order in the Nuanes action.
On March 27, 2002,  the plaintiffs  filed a notice  appealing the order striking
the  complaint.  Before  completing  briefing on the appeal,  the parties stayed
further proceedings in the appeal pending the Court's review of the terms of the
proposed settlement described above.

The  Managing  General  Partner  does  not  anticipate  that  any  costs  to the
Partnership, whether legal or settlement costs, associated with these cases will
be material to the Partnership's overall operations.

The  Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding  litigation that
is not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

ITEM 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

The matters discussed in this report contain certain forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance
and the effect of government  regulations.  The discussions of the  Registrant's
business  and  results  of  operations,   including  forward-looking  statements
pertaining to such matters,  do not take into account the effects of any changes
to the  Registrant's  business  and results of  operations.  Actual  results may
differ  materially  from those described in the  forward-looking  statements and
will  be  affected  by  a  variety  of  risks  and  factors  including,  without
limitation:  national and local economic  conditions;  the terms of governmental
regulations that affect the Registrant and interpretations of those regulations;
the competitive  environment in which the Registrant operates;  financing risks,
including the risk that cash flows from  operations may be  insufficient to meet
required  payments of  principal  and  interest;  real estate  risks,  including
variations  of real  estate  values and the  general  economic  climate in local
markets and competition for tenants in such markets; and possible  environmental
liabilities.   Readers  should  carefully  review  the  Registrant's   financial
statements and the notes thereto,  as well as the risk factors  described in the
documents  the  Registrant  files  from  time to time  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.

The Partnership's  investment properties consist of two apartment complexes. The
following table sets forth the average occupancy of the properties for the three
months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002:

                                                   Average Occupancy
      Property                                      2003       2002

      Ralston Place                                 94%        96%
        Tampa, Florida
      Woods of Inverness Apartments                 86%        93%
        Houston, Texas

The Managing  General  Partner  attributes  the decline in occupancy at Woods of
Inverness  Apartments  to slow market  conditions  in Houston  and more  tenants
buying houses due to low mortgage interest rates.

Results of Operations

The  Partnership's  net loss for the  three  months  ended  March  31,  2003 was
approximately  $41,000 compared to net income of  approximately  $20,000 for the
corresponding  period in 2002.  Net income  decreased for the three months ended
March 31,  2003 as compared to the same period in 2002 as a result of a decrease
in total  revenues  and a slight  increase  in total  expenses.  Total  revenues
decreased  primarily due to a decrease in rental revenue  partially offset by an
increase in other income. Rental revenue decreased primarily due to decreases in
occupancy  and average  rental  rates at both of the  Partnership's  properties.
Other income  increased  primarily due to an increase in late charges at Ralston
Place Apartments.

Total expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2003 primarily due
to an  increase  in  property  tax  expenses  partially  offset by a decrease in
general and  administrative  expenses.  Operating,  depreciation,  and  interest
expense remained relatively  constant for the comparable  periods.  Property tax
expense  increased  due to  increases  in the  assessed  values  of  both of the
Partnership's properties.

General and  administrative  expenses decreased for the three months ended March
31, 2003 due to a decrease in the cost of  services  included in the  management
reimbursements  to the Managing General Partner as allowed under the Partnership
Agreement and reduced  professional  fees  associated with the management of the
Partnership.  Also included in general and administrative  expenses at March 31,
2003 are costs  associated  with the  quarterly and annual  communications  with
investors  and  regulatory  agencies  and  the  annual  audit  required  by  the
Partnership Agreement.

As part of the ongoing  business plan of the  Partnership,  the Managing General
Partner monitors the rental market  environment of its investment  properties to
assess the feasibility of increasing rents,  maintaining or increasing occupancy
levels and protecting  the  Partnership  from increases in expenses.  As part of
this plan, the Managing General Partner attempts to protect the Partnership from
the burden of  inflation-related  increases in expenses by increasing  rents and
maintaining a high overall  occupancy  level.  However,  due to changing  market
conditions,  which  can  result  in the use of  rental  concessions  and  rental
reductions to offset softening market conditions, there is no guarantee that the
Managing General Partner will be able to sustain such a plan.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At  March  31,  2003,  the  Partnership   had  cash  and  cash   equivalents  of
approximately  $394,000  compared to  approximately  $459,000 at March 31, 2002.
Cash and cash equivalents  increased  approximately  $176,000 since December 31,
2002 due to  approximately  $236,000 of cash  provided by operating  activities,
partially offset by approximately  $33,000 and $27,000 of cash used in investing
and  financing  activities,  respectively.  Cash  used in  investing  activities
consisted of property  improvements  and  replacements  partially  offset by net
withdrawals from restricted escrow accounts  maintained by the mortgage lenders.
Cash used in financing  activities  consisted of principal  payments made on the
mortgages encumbering the Partnership's properties.  The Partnership invests its
working capital reserves in interest bearing accounts.

An  affiliate  of  the  Managing  General  Partner  has  made  available  to the
Partnership  a  credit  line  of  up to  $150,000  per  property  owned  by  the
Partnership.  The Partnership has no outstanding  amounts due under this line of
credit as of March 31, 2003.  There were no advances to the  Partnership  during
the three months ended March 31, 2002. Other than cash and cash equivalents, the
line of credit is the Partnership's only unused source of liquidity.

The sufficiency of existing  liquid assets to meet future  liquidity and capital
expenditure   requirements   is  directly   related  to  the  level  of  capital
expenditures  required at the  properties  to  adequately  maintain the physical
assets and other  operating needs of the Partnership and to comply with Federal,
state, and local legal and regulatory requirements. The Managing General Partner
monitors  developments  in the area of legal and  regulatory  compliance  and is
studying  new  federal  laws,  including  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002.  The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates or suggests  additional  compliance measures
with regard to governance,  disclosure, audit and other areas. In light of these
changes,  the Partnership  expects that it will incur higher expenses related to
compliance,  including  increased  legal and audit  fees.  Capital  improvements
planned for the Partnership's properties are detailed below.

Ralston Place Apartments

During  the  three  months  ended  March 31,  2003,  the  Partnership  completed
approximately  $13,000 of capital  improvements  at  Ralston  Place  Apartments,
consisting  primarily of floor covering  replacements.  These  improvements were
funded  from  replacement  reserves.   The  Partnership  evaluates  the  capital
improvement  needs of the  property  during  the year and  currently  expects to
complete an additional $138,000 in capital  improvements during the remainder of
2003. The additional  capital  improvements will consist primarily of structural
improvements,  floor covering  replacements,  and major landscaping.  Additional
capital improvements may be considered and will depend on the physical condition
of the property as well as the  anticipated  cash flow generated by the property
and replacement reserves.

Woods of Inverness Apartments

During  the  three  months  ended  March 31,  2003,  the  Partnership  completed
approximately  $48,000 of capital improvements at Woods of Inverness Apartments,
consisting primarily of floor covering replacements and structural improvements.
These  improvements  were  funded  from  operating  cash  flow  and  replacement
reserves.  The  Partnership  evaluates  the  capital  improvement  needs  of the
property during the year and currently expects to complete an additional $94,000
in capital  improvements  during the remainder of 2003. The  additional  capital
improvements will consist primarily of plumbing  fixtures,  siding  replacement,
rebuilding  of   stairwells,   floor   covering   replacement,   and  structural
improvements.  Additional capital improvements may be considered and will depend
on the physical  condition of the property as well as the anticipated  cash flow
generated by the property and replacement reserves.

The additional  capital  expenditures will be incurred only if cash is available
from operations or from Partnership  reserves.  To the extent that such budgeted
capital improvements are completed,  the Partnership's  distributable cash flow,
if any, may be adversely affected at least in the short term.

The  Partnership's  assets are thought to be sufficient for any near-term  needs
(exclusive  of  capital   improvements)   of  the   Partnership.   The  mortgage
indebtedness  of  approximately  $6,953,000 is amortized  over 360 months with a
balloon  payment of  approximately  $6,618,000 due January 1, 2006. The Managing
General  Partner  will attempt to refinance  such  indebtedness  and/or sell the
properties  prior to such maturity date. If the properties  cannot be refinanced
or  sold  for a  sufficient  amount,  the  Partnership  will  risk  losing  such
properties through foreclosure.

The  Partnership did not make any  distributions  during the three month periods
ended March 31,  2003 and 2002.  Future  cash  distributions  will depend on the
levels of net cash generated from operations,  the availability of cash reserves
and the timing of debt  maturities,  refinancings  and/or  property  sales.  The
Partnership's  cash available for  distribution  is reviewed on a monthly basis.
There can be no assurance that the Partnership  will generate  sufficient  funds
from operations after required capital expenditures,  to permit distributions to
its partners during the remainder of 2003 or subsequent periods.

Other

In addition to its indirect  ownership of the general  partner  interests in the
Partnership,  AIMCO and its affiliates owned 80,028.69 limited partnership units
(the "Units") in the Partnership representing 61.56% of the outstanding Units at
March 31, 2003. A number of these Units were acquired  pursuant to tender offers
made by AIMCO or its  affiliates.  It is possible  that AIMCO or its  affiliates
will acquire additional units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership
in  exchange  for  cash or a  combination  of cash and  units  in the  operating
partnership of AIMCO either through  private  purchases or tender offers.  Under
the  Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders  holding a  majority  of the Units are
entitled to take action with respect to a variety of matters which would include
voting on certain  amendments to the Partnership  Agreement and voting to remove
the  Managing  General  Partner.  As a result of its  ownership of 61.56% of the
outstanding Units, AIMCO is in a position to influence all voting decisions with
respect to the Registrant.  However,  with respect to 47,488.68 units,  owned by
Insignia  Properties  LP, an  affiliate of the Managing  General  Partner,  such
affiliate  is  required  to  vote  such  Units:  (i)  against  any  increase  in
compensation payable to the Managing General Partner or to affiliates;  and (ii)
on all other  matters  submitted by it or its  affiliates,  in proportion to the
votes cast by  non-tendering  unitholders.  Except for the  foregoing,  no other
limitations are imposed on AIMCO and its affiliates' ability to influence voting
decisions with respect to the Partnership. Although the Managing General Partner
owes fiduciary duties to the limited  partners of the Partnership,  the Managing
General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.  As
a result,  the duties of the  Managing  General  Partner,  as  managing  general
partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with
the duties of the Managing General Partner to AIMCO, as its sole stockholder.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States which require the Partnership
to  make  estimates  and  assumptions.  The  Partnership  believes  that  of its
significant  accounting  policies,  the following may involve a higher degree of
judgment and complexity.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Investment  properties  are  recorded at cost,  less  accumulated  depreciation,
unless  considered  impaired.  If  events  or  circumstances  indicate  that the
carrying  amount of a property may be  impaired,  the  Partnership  will make an
assessment of its  recoverability  by estimating  the  undiscounted  future cash
flows,  excluding  interest  charges,  of the property.  If the carrying  amount
exceeds the aggregate  future cash flows,  the  Partnership  would  recognize an
impairment  loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the
property.

Real  property  investments  are  subject  to varying  degrees of risk.  Several
factors  may  adversely  affect  the  economic  performance  and  value  of  the
Partnership's  investment  properties.  These  factors  include  changes  in the
national,  regional and local economic  climate;  local  conditions,  such as an
oversupply  of  multifamily   properties;   competition   from  other  available
multifamily  property  owners and changes in market  rental  rates.  Any adverse
changes in these factors could cause an impairment in the Partnership's assets.

Revenue Recognition

The Partnership generally leases apartment units for twelve-month terms or less.
Rental income  attributable to leases is recognized  monthly as it is earned and
the  Partnership  fully reserves all  outstanding  balance over thirty days. The
Partnership will offer rental concessions during  particularly slow months or in
response  to  heavy  competition  from  other  similar  complexes  in the  area.
Concessions are charged to income as incurred.

ITEM 3.     Controls and Procedures

The principal  executive officer and principal financial officer of the Managing
General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership's principal executive
officer and principal financial officer,  respectively,  have, within 90 days of
the filing date of this quarterly  report,  evaluated the  effectiveness  of the
Partnership's  disclosure  controls and  procedures  (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)) and have determined that such disclosure controls
and  procedures  are  adequate.  There have been no  significant  changes in the
Partnership's  internal  controls or in other  factors that could  significantly
affect the  Partnership's  internal  controls since the date of evaluation.  The
Partnership does not believe any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses
exist in the Partnership's internal controls. Accordingly, no corrective actions
have been taken.


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial Group, Inc., et al. (the "Nuanes action") in the Superior Court of the
State of  California  for the  County  of San  Mateo.  The  plaintiffs  named as
defendants,  among others,  the  Partnership,  its Managing  General Partner and
several of their  affiliated  partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action
purports  to  assert  claims  on  behalf  of a class  of  limited  partners  and
derivatively  on behalf  of a number  of  limited  partnerships  (including  the
Partnership)  which are named as nominal  defendants,  challenging,  among other
things,  the  acquisition  of  interests  in certain  Managing  General  Partner
entities by Insignia Financial Group, Inc. ("Insignia") and entities which were,
at one  time,  affiliates  of  Insignia;  past  tender  offers  by the  Insignia
affiliates to acquire limited partnership units;  management of the partnerships
by the  Insignia  affiliates;  and the series of  transactions  which  closed on
October 1, 1998 and February 26, 1999 whereby  Insignia and Insignia  Properties
Trust,  respectively,  were merged  into AIMCO.  The  plaintiffs  seek  monetary
damages and equitable relief, including judicial dissolution of the Partnership.
On June 25, 1998, the Managing General Partner filed a motion seeking  dismissal
of the action.  In lieu of responding  to the motion,  the  plaintiffs  filed an
amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed demurrers to the amended
complaint which were heard February 1999.

Pending the ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On
November 2, 1999,  the parties  executed and filed a Stipulation  of Settlement,
settling claims, subject to court approval, on behalf of the Partnership and all
limited partners who owned units as of November 3, 1999. Preliminary approval of
the  settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Court,  at which time
the Court set a final  approval  hearing for  December  10,  1999.  Prior to the
December  10,  1999  hearing,  the  Court  received  various  objections  to the
settlement, including a challenge to the Court's preliminary approval based upon
the alleged lack of authority of prior lead counsel to enter the settlement.  On
December 14, 1999, the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates  terminated
the  proposed  settlement.  In  February  2000,  counsel  for some of the  named
plaintiffs filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff's lead and liaison counsel who
negotiated  the  settlement.  On June  27,  2000,  the  Court  entered  an order
disqualifying  them  from the case and an  appeal  was  taken  from the order on
October 5, 2000. On December 4, 2000, the Court  appointed the law firm of Lieff
Cabraser  Heimann & Bernstein  LLP as new lead  counsel for  plaintiffs  and the
putative class.  Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint on January 19, 2001.
On March 2, 2001,  the  Managing  General  Partner  and its  affiliates  filed a
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On May 14, 2001,  the Court heard the
demurrer to the third amended  complaint.  On July 10, 2001, the Court issued an
order  sustaining  defendants'  demurrer on certain  grounds.  On July 20, 2001,
Plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court's July 10, 2001 order
granting in part and denying in part defendants' demurrer. On September 7, 2001,
Plaintiffs  filed a fourth amended class and  derivative  action  complaint.  On
September 12, 2001, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration.  On
October 5, 2001, the Managing General Partner and affiliated  defendants filed a
demurrer to the fourth amended complaint,  which was heard on December 11, 2001.
On February 2, 2002,  the Court served its order  granting in part the demurrer.
The  Court has  dismissed  without  leave to amend  certain  of the  plaintiffs'
claims.  On February 11, 2002,  plaintiffs  filed a motion  seeking to certify a
putative  class  comprised of all  non-affiliated  persons who own or have owned
units  in  the  partnerships.   The  Managing  General  Partner  and  affiliated
defendants  oppose the motion.  On April 29,  2002,  the Court held a hearing on
plaintiffs' motion for class  certification and took the matter under submission
after further  briefing,  as ordered by the court, was submitted by the parties.
On July 10, 2002,  the Court entered an order vacating the trial date of January
13, 2003 (as well as the pre-trial and discovery  cut-off  dates) and stayed the
case in its entirety  through November 7, 2002 so that the parties could have an
opportunity  to discuss  settlement.  On October 30, 2002,  the court entered an
order extending the stay in effect through January 10, 2003.

On January 8, 2003,  the parties filed a  Stipulation  of Settlement in proposed
settlement of the Nuanes action and the Heller action  described below. On April
4, 2003, the Court preliminarily approved the settlement and scheduled a hearing
on final approval for June 2, 2003.

In general  terms,  the  proposed  settlement  provides  for  certification  for
settlement  purposes of a settlement class consisting of all limited partners in
this  Partnership and others (the  "Partnerships")  as of December 20, 2002, the
dismissal  with  prejudice  and  release  of claims  in the  Nuanes  and  Heller
litigation,  payment by AIMCO of $9.9  million  (which shall be  distributed  to
settlement  class  members  after  deduction of attorney fees and costs of class
counsel and certain costs of  settlement)  and up to $ 1 million toward the cost
of independent  appraisals of the Partnerships'  properties by a Court appointed
appraiser.  An affiliate of the Managing General Partner has also agreed to make
a tender offer to purchase all of the partnership  interests in the Partnerships
within one year of final  approval,  if it is granted,  and to provide  partners
with the  independent  appraisals  at the time of these  tenders.  The  proposed
settlement  also provides for the  limitation  of the allowable  costs which the
Managing  General  Partner or its  affiliates  will charge the  Partnerships  in
connection with this litigation and imposes limits on the class counsel fees and
costs in this litigation.  On April 11, 2003,  notice was distributed to limited
partners providing the details of the proposed settlement.

During the third  quarter of 2001, a complaint  (the "Heller  action") was filed
against  the same  defendants  that are named in the  Nuanes  action,  captioned
Heller v. Insignia Financial Group. On or about August 6, 2001, plaintiffs filed
a first amended  complaint.  The first amended complaint in the Heller action is
brought as a purported  derivative  action,  and asserts  claims for among other
things  breach  of  fiduciary  duty;  unfair  competition;   conversion,  unjust
enrichment;  and judicial  dissolution.  Plaintiffs in the Nuanes action filed a
motion to  consolidate  the Heller action with the Nuanes action and stated that
the Heller action was filed in order to preserve the derivative claims that were
dismissed  without  leave to amend in the Nuanes action by the Court order dated
July 10, 2001. On October 5, 2001, the Managing  General  Partner and affiliated
defendants  moved to strike the first  amended  complaint  in its  entirety  for
violating  the Court's July 10, 2001 order  granting in part and denying in part
defendants'  demurrer in the Nuanes action, or alternatively,  to strike certain
portions of the complaint based on the statute of limitations.  Other defendants
in the action  demurred to the fourth  amended  complaint,  and,  alternatively,
moved to strike the complaint. On December 11, 2001, the court heard argument on
the motions  and took the matters  under  submission.  On February 4, 2002,  the
Court  served  notice of its order  granting  defendants'  motion to strike  the
Heller complaint as a violation of its July 10, 2001 order in the Nuanes action.
On March 27, 2002,  the plaintiffs  filed a notice  appealing the order striking
the  complaint.  Before  completing  briefing on the appeal,  the parties stayed
further proceedings in the appeal pending the Court's review of the terms of the
proposed settlement described above.

The  Managing  General  Partner  does  not  anticipate  that  any  costs  to the
Partnership, whether legal or settlement costs, associated with these cases will
be material to the Partnership's overall operations.

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a) Exhibits:

                  Exhibit 3, Agreement of Limited  Partnership,  incorporated by
                  reference  to Exhibit A to the  Prospectus  of the  Registrant
                  dated  August 17, 1981 and  thereafter  supplemented  June 25,
                  1979, included in the Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
                  Form S-11 (Reg. No. 2-71473).

                  Exhibit 99, Certification  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                  as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act
                  of 2002.

            b) Reports on Form 8-K:

                  None filed during the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

                                   SIGNATURES



In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Partnership  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.



                           CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVI

                                     By: FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
                                         Managing General Partner

                                     By: /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                         Patrick J. Foye
                                         Executive Vice President

                                     By: /s/Thomas C. Novosel
                                         Thomas C. Novosel
                                         Senior Vice President
                                         and Chief Accounting Officer

                                   Date: May 14, 2003

                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Patrick J. Foye, certify that:


1. I have reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Century  Properties
Fund XVI;


2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made, not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;


3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


      a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
      material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,   including   its
      consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by others  within  those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
      being prepared;


      b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing  date of this
      quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


      c)  Presented  in  this  quarterly   report  our  conclusions   about  the
      effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based on our
      evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons   performing   the  equivalent
functions):


      a) All  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal
      controls which could adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record,
      process,  summarize and report  financial data and have identified for the
      registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and


      b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
      employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in the  registrant's  internal
      controls; and


6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
quarterly  report  whether or not there  were  significant  changes in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: May 14, 2003

                                    /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                    Patrick J. Foye
                                    Executive  Vice  President  of  Fox  Capital
                                    Management  Corporation,  equivalent  of the
                                    chief executive officer of the Partnership

                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Paul J. McAuliffe, certify that:


1. I have reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Century  Properties
Fund XVI;


2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made, not  misleading  with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;


3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;


4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


      a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
      material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,   including   its
      consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by others  within  those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
      being prepared;


      b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing  date of this
      quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


      c)  Presented  in  this  quarterly   report  our  conclusions   about  the
      effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based on our
      evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons   performing   the  equivalent
functions):


      a) All  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal
      controls which could adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record,
      process,  summarize and report  financial data and have identified for the
      registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and


      b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
      employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in the  registrant's  internal
      controls; and


6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
quarterly  report  whether or not there  were  significant  changes in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: May 14, 2003

                                    /s/Paul J. McAuliffe
                                    Paul J. McAuliffe
                                    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                    Officer of Fox Capital  Management
                                    Corporation, equivalent of the chief
                                    financial officer of the Partnership

Exhibit 99


                          Certification of CEO and CFO
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB of Century  Properties
Fund XVI (the  "Partnership"),  for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  Patrick J. Foye, as the equivalent of the chief executive officer of
the Partnership, and Paul J. McAuliffe, as the equivalent of the chief financial
officer of the Partnership, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that, to the best of his knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a)
            or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Partnership.


                                     /s/Patrick J. Foye
                               Name: Patrick J. Foye
                               Date: May 14, 2003


                                     /s/Paul J. McAuliffe
                               Name: Paul J. McAuliffe
                               Date: May 14, 2003

This  certification  accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the  Partnership for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.