UNITED STATES
                       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): August 4, 2004


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


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


          1780 South Bellaire Street Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80222
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (303) 297-1800
                         (Registrant's telephone number)






Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On August 4, 2004, AmeriVest Properties Inc. ("AmeriVest") announced its
consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of
AmeriVest's earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
on Form 8-K. A copy of AmeriVest's Second Quarter 2004 Supplemental Operating
and Financial Information package is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report on
Form 8-K. The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and
Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement
filed by AmeriVest under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.





                                   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 5, 2004
                                                 By: /s/ Kathryn L. Hale
                                                         -----------------------
                                                         Kathryn L. Hale
                                                         Chief Financial Officer