SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY (Street) DENVER CO 80237 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII [ NONE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2004	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	12/28/2004		P		3,493(1)	A	$258.58	51,453(2)	I	See Footnote Below(3)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. These Limited Partnership Units ("Units") were directly purchased by AIMCO Properties, L.P. ("AIMCO Properties").

2. Consists of 22,250.0 Units held by AIMCO Properties; 25,833.5 Units held by AIMCO IPLP, L.P. ("IPLP"); and 3,369.5 Units held by IPLP Acquisition I LLC ("IPLP Acq"). This Amendment corrects the number of Units held by IPLP.

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. IPLP Acq is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPLP, who, in turn, is a joint filer with AIMCO/IPT and AIMCO. AIMCO/IPT is the sole general partner of IPLP and a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO. This Amendment corrects the entity structure of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Reporting Person.

Remarks:

	/s/ Derek McCandless Assistant Secretary Apartment Investment and Management Company	01/10/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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