Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES 3 [NONE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/23/2012
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80237		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Series A Limited Partnership Units 01/23/2012   P   143,681.6 A $ 61.3 0 (1) (2) I See Footnote (1) (2)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CO
4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET
SUITE 1100
DENVER, CO 80237		     X    
AIMCO PROPERTIES LP
4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET
SUITE 1100
DENVER, CO 80237		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Trent A. Johnson, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Apartment Investment and Management Company   01/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On January 23, 2012, AIMCO CCIP/3 Merger Sub LLC (the "Merger Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO Properties, L.P. ("AIMCO Properties"), merged with and into Consolidated Capital Institutional Properties/3, LP ("CCIP/3"), with CCIP/3 as the surviving entity. In the merger, (i) each Series A unit of limited partnership interest of CCIP/3 (collectively, the "Series A Units") outstanding immediately prior to the merger (other than Series A Units as to which appraisal rights are elected) was converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder, either $61.30 in cash, or 2.67 partnership common units of AIMCO Properties, and (ii) AIMCO Properties' membership interest in the Merger Sub was converted into 1,000 Series A Units. (Continued in footnote 2)
(2) (Continued from footnote 1) A wholly owned subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO") is the general partner of AIMCO Properties, and another wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO is a limited partner in AIMCO Properties with an approximately 93% interest.

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