UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~January 1523, ~~2011~~2012

CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES IV, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	0-11002	94-2768742
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
55 BEATTIE PLACEPOST OFFICE BOX 1089GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA		29602
55 BEATTIE PLACE POST OFFICE BOX 1089 GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA		29602
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (864) 239-1000

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ITEM 15.0107. ~~Entry~~Submission ~~into~~of Matters to a ~~Material~~Vote ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement.~~Security Holders

As previously disclosed, on November 15, 2011, Consolidated Capital Properties IV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“CCP IV”), entered into an amended and restated agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“~~AIMCO~~Aimco OP”), and AIMCO CCP IV Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which ~~AIMCO~~Aimco OP is the sole member (the “Merger Subsidiary”),. ~~entered~~The ~~into an Agreement and Plan of~~ Merger, ~~dated as of July 28, 2011 (the “Merger~~ Agreement~~”),~~ ~~pursuant~~provides tofor ~~which~~ the Merger Subsidiary ~~would~~to be merged with and into CCP IV, with CCP IV as the surviving entity~~. On November 15~~, ~~2011, CCP IV,~~upon ~~AIMCO~~approval OPby ~~and~~a ~~the~~majority in ~~Merger~~interest ~~Subsidiary entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Merger, dated as of November 15, 2011 (~~the ~~“Amended and Restated Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, the cash consideration that holders of~~ units of limited partnership interest ~~(each, a “Unit”)~~ of CCP IV ~~may elect to receive upon consummation of~~ (the merger decreased from $57.44 to $56.14, and the number of partnership common units of AIMCO OP that holders of Units may elect to receive upon consummation of the merger will be calculated by dividing $56.14 by the average closing price of Apartment Investment and Management Company common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the effective time of the merger. This decrease in consideration is due to changes in the estimated market values of “CCP ~~IV’s~~ ~~properties, changes in CCP~~ IV’s ~~financial~~Units”) ~~position and changes in the market value of its indebtedness~~outstanding.

~~The~~On January 23, ~~foregoing~~2012, ~~summary~~Aimco OP and its affiliates, which owned 237,778.5 of the ~~Amended~~342,727 issued and ~~Restated~~outstanding ~~Merger~~CCP ~~Agreement~~IV isUnits, ~~qualified~~or inapproximately ~~its~~69.38% ~~entirety~~of the number of units outstanding, took action by ~~reference~~written consent to approve the ~~Amended~~merger, ~~and~~which ~~Restated~~was completed ~~Merger~~on ~~Agreement~~January 23, ~~which~~2012. isIn ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~merger, each CCP IV Unit outstanding immediately prior to the merger (other than CCP IV Units as ~~Exhibit 10~~to which appraisal rights are elected) was converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder, either $56.14 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”), or 2.44 partnership common units of Aimco OP. Limited partners who reside in the State of California, or who fail to make an election, will receive only the Cash Consideration. In the merger, Aimco OP’s membership interest in the Merger Subsidiary was converted into 1,000 CCP IV Units. ConCap Equities, Inc. continues to be the sole general partner of CCP IV, and CCP IV’s agreement of limited partnership in effect ~~incorporated~~immediately ~~herein~~prior byto ~~reference~~the merger remains unchanged.

Additional Information for Investors:

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. AIMCO OP and Apartment Investment and Management Company have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes an information statement of CCP IV relating to the transaction, which also constitutes a prospectus of AIMCO OP and Apartment Investment and Management Company. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSACTION.

The information statement/prospectus and other documents which have been and will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or calling Apartment Investment and Management Company at the following address and telephone number: ISTC Corporation, P.O. Box 2347, Greenville, South Carolina 29602; telephone number (864) 239-1029.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are filed with this report:

ExhibitNumber		Description
10.1		Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 15, 2011, by and among Consolidated Capital Properties IV, LP, AIMCO Properties, L.P. and AIMCO CCP IV Merger Sub LLC.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES IV, LP
Date: November 15, 2011	By:	CONCAP EQUITIES, INC.,
Date: January 23, 2012	By:	CONCAP EQUITIES, INC.,
		Its General Partner
	By:	/s/ Stephen B. Waters
		Stephen B. Waters
		Senior Director of Partnership Accounting

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