Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES 3 [NONE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY, SUITE 1100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2004
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80237		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Limited Partnership Units 11/15/2004 11/15/2004 P   60.6 (1) A $ 27.88 215,094.9 I See Footnote Below
Limited Partnership Units 12/07/2004 12/07/2004 P   8 (1) A $ 28.88 215,102.9 I See Footnote Below
Limited Partnership Units 12/23/2004 12/23/2004 P   10 (1) A $ 27.88 215,112.9 I See Footnote Below
Limited Partnership Units 02/24/2005 02/24/2005 P   53.4 (1) A $ 22.8 215,166.3 (2) I See Footnote Below (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY
SUITE 1100
DENVER, CO 80237		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Derek McCandless Assistant Secretary Apartment Investment and Management Company   03/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These Limited Partnership Units ("Units") were directly purchased by AIMCO Properties, L.P. ("AIMCO Properties").
(2) The total of the Units held by AIMCO Properties reported on this Form 4 consists of 95,511.90 Units; 44,867.70 Units held by AIMCO IPLP, L.P. ("IPLP"); 28,039.30 Unites held by Cooper River Properties, L.L.C. ("Cooper"); and 46,747.40 Units held by Madison River Properties, L.L.C. ("Madison").
(3) AIMCO Properties is a joint filer with AIMCO-GP, Inc. ("AIMCO-GP") and Apartment Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO") for purposes of Section 13(d) reporting of the Exchange Act. AIMCO-GP is the sole general partner of AIMCO Properties and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO. IPLP is a joint filer with AIMCO/IPT, Inc. ("AIMCO/IPT") and AIMCO for purposes of Section 13(d) reporting of the Exchange Act. AIMCO/IPT is the sole general partner of IPLP and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO. Cooper is a joint filer with AIMCO, AIMCO/IPT and IPLP for purposes of Section 13(d) reporting of the Exchange Act. Madison is a joint filer with AIMCO, AIMCO/IPT and IPLP for purposes of Section 13(d) reporting of the Exchange Act. Both Cooper and Madison are wholly-owned subsidiaries of IPLP, whose sole general partner is AIMCO/IPT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIMCO.

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