SC 13D/A

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

                          SCHEDULE 13D

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 1)*

                McNeil Real Estate Fund IX, LTD.
                        (Name of Issuer)

                    Limited Partnership Units
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           582568 87 9
                         (CUSIP Number)

                    Keith L. Schaitkin, Esq. 
          Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein
                114 West 47th Street, 20th Floor
                    New York, New York 10036
                         (212) 626-0800
                                                                 
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to 
               Receive Notices and Communications)

                        November 7, 1995
     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or
(4), check the following box  //.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
//.  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7).

NOTE:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should
be filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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                 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13D

     The undersigned hereby amends the Schedule 13D filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 1995 (the
"Initial Filing").  Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms
shall have the meanings set forth in the Initial Filing.

     This statements hereby amends the Items identified below, or
the particular paragraphs of such items which are identified below.

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits

     The Press Release filed as Exhibit 38 to the Initial Filing
was a draft that was filed inadvertently and was not released. 
That document is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the
Press Release dated November 7, 1995 which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 42.



                           SIGNATURES

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statements
is true, complete and correct.

Dated:    November 15, 1995

                         HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                         By:  Riverdale Investors Corp., Inc.
                         Title:    General Partner

                         By:  /s/ Edward Mattner
                              Edward Mattner
                         Title:    President

                         RIVERDALE INVESTORS CORP, INC.


                         By:  /s/ Edward Mattner
                              Edward Mattner
                         Title:    President


                         UNICORN ASSOCIATE CORPORATION


                         By:  /s/ Edward Mattner
                              Edward Mattner
                         Title:    President


                         /s/ Theodore Altman
                              Carl C. Icahn
                         By:  Theodore Altman as
                              Attorney-in-fact



             [Signature Page for Amendment No. 1 to
         McNeil Real Estate Fund IX, LTD. Schedule 13D]
                          EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 42     Press Release dated November 7, 1995

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Contact:  Tina Simms
                                              (212) 921-3355


HIGH RIVER SUES McNEIL


          New York, New York, November 7, 1995 -- High River
Limited Partnership ("High River"), announced today that it is
filing a complaint in federal court in New York against Robert
McNeil and certain of his affiliates. 

          The complaint contains claims for waste and
mismanagement and alleges that McNeil Partners, the purported
general partner of various partnerships, was not properly
admitted as a general partner of certain of those
partnerships, but rather "took control of the
partnerships...greatly increased his compensation ...and
purported to insulate himself from liability for misconduct as
a general partner" in violation of applicable law.  The
complaint seeks, among other things, an accounting of fees
paid to McNeil Partners and its affiliates and the return of
fees paid to such persons dating back to 1991.

          The complaint seeks to compel the McNeils to
complete the administrative steps necessary to transfer to
High River units of limited partnership interest in each of
McNeil Pacific Investors Fund 1972, McNeil Real Estate Fund V,
Ltd., McNeil Real Estate Fund IX, Ltd., McNeil Real Estate
Fund X, Ltd., McNeil Real Estate Fund XI, Ltd., McNeil Real
Estate Fund XIV, Ltd., McNeil Real Estate Fund XV, Ltd.,
McNeil Real Estate Fund XX, L.P., McNeil Real Estate Fund
XXIV, L.P. and McNeil Real Estate Fund XXV, L.P.,
(collectively, the "Partnerships") which were tendered to High
River pursuant to its tender offers for such units.