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

~~SECURITIES~~FORM ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~8-K

~~Washington,~~CURRENT ~~D.C. 20549~~REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~FORM~~Date ~~8–K~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2005

~~CURRENT~~AmeriVest ~~REPORT~~Properties Inc. (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Maryland		1-14462		84-1240264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~Date~~1780 ofSouth ~~Report~~Bellaire Street, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80222 (~~Date~~Address of ~~earliest~~principal ~~event reported~~executive offices): ~~August 25, 2004~~

~~AmeriVest Properties~~(303) ~~Inc.~~297-1800 (Registrant's telephone number)

N/A (~~Exact~~Former ~~name~~Name ofor ~~small~~Former ~~business issuer~~Address, asif ~~specified~~Changed inSince ~~its~~Last ~~charter~~Report)

Maryland	1-14462	84-1240264
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o: Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
o: Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
o: Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
o: Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

~~1780~~ ~~South~~ ~~Bellaire~~ ITEM ~~Street~~1.01 ~~Suite~~ENTRY ~~100,~~INTO ~~Denver,~~A ~~Colorado 80222~~MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

~~(Address~~ Please ofsee ~~principal~~discussion ~~executive~~in ~~offices)~~Item 2.03, which is included in this Item by reference.

~~(303)~~ ~~297~~ ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-~~1800~~BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

~~(Registrant’s~~ On ~~telephone~~June 6, ~~number~~2005, AmeriVest Properties Inc. ("AmeriVest") entered into an amendment to the loan agreement for its secured credit facility with its primary bank group.

~~N/A~~ Prior to the amendment, the agreement required AmeriVest to repay at least $2.5 million of its secured facility by July 1, 2005 and at least $10 million of its secured facility by September 1, 2005. The amendment eliminates the July 1 repayment requirement, and extends the maturity date of the secured facility from November 12, 2005 to January 31, 2006.

A copy of the Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement is included under Item 9.01(~~Former~~c) as ~~Name~~Exhibit 10.1 orto ~~Former~~this ~~Address,~~report ifand ~~Changed~~is ~~Since~~included ~~Last~~in this Item by reference. A copy ~~Report~~of AmeriVest's press release is included under Item 9.01(c) as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is included in this Item by reference.

~~Check~~ ~~the~~ ~~appropriate box below if the Form 8–K filing is intended to~~ ~~simultaneously~~ITEM ~~satisfy~~9.01 ~~the~~FINANCIAL ~~filing~~STATEMENTS ~~obligation~~AND ~~of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~EXHIBITS

(c): Exhibits.

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

Exhibit 10.1		Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement between AmeriVest Properties Inc., AmeriVest Chateau Inc., AmeriVest Greenhill Inc., KeyBank National Association, as agent, and the lenders party thereto, dated June 6, 2005.
Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated June 6, 2005.

~~o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a–12 under the Exchange Act~~2

~~o Pre–commencement~~ ~~communications~~ ~~pursuant to Rule 14d–2(b) under the Exchange Act~~ SIGNATURES

~~o Pre–commencement communications~~ Pursuant ~~pursuant~~ to ~~Rule~~the ~~13e–4(c)~~requirements ~~under~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

		AMERIVEST PROPERTIES INC.
Dated: June 8, 2005		By:		/s/ CHARLES K. KNIGHT Charles K. Knight Chief Executive Officer

~~See discussion in Item 2.03.~~3

~~ITEM~~ ~~2.03~~ ~~CREATION~~ EXHIBIT ~~OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF–BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT~~INDEX

On August 25, 2004, AmeriVest Properties Inc. (“AmeriVest”) closed a $21 million loan refinancing of its Camelback Lakes property. A copy of AmeriVest’s press release is included as an exhibit to this report under Item 9.01(c) and is included in this Item by reference.

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement between AmeriVest Properties Inc., AmeriVest Chateau Inc., AmeriVest Greenhill Inc., KeyBank National Association, as agent, and the lenders party thereto, dated June 6, 2005.
99.1		Press Release dated June 6, 2005.

~~ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS~~QuickLinks

ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated August 31, 2004 announcing the closing of the loan refinancing.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	AMERIVEST PROPERTIES INC.
Dated: August 31, 2004
	By:	/s/ Kathryn L. Hale
		Kathryn L. Hale
		Chief Financial Officer

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