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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171520-03-000103
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in registrant's certifying accountant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030509

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031316
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				042724223
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-32615
		FILM NUMBER:		03689091

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 EDGEWATER PL
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			WAKEFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01880
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7815571300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 EDGEWATER PLACE
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			WAKEFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01880

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FRANKLIN STREET PARTNERS LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010301
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<DESCRIPTION>FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.
<TEXT>

                       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): May 8, 2003
                                                            -----------

                        Franklin Street Properties Corp.
        (formerly known as Franklin Street Partners Limited Partnership)
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    Maryland
                 ----------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             000-32615                               04-3578653
      ------------------------            ---------------------------------
      (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)


   401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield, MA                 01880-6210
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (781) 557-1300
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
<PAGE>

Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

      Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the "Company") solicited proposals from
various accounting firms and following review of such proposals engaged Ernst &
Young LLP to act as the Company's independent accountants effective May 8, 2003.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and any subsequent
interim period preceding the engagement, the Company did not consult Ernst &
Young regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or any matter that was
the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

            Not applicable.

      (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

            Not applicable.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            None.
<PAGE>

                                    SIGNATURE

      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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 8, 2003             REGISTRANT

                                    FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.

                                    By: /s/ George J. Carter
                                        ----------------------------
                                        George J. Carter
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


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