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

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                                    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): October 31, 2006


                        Franklin Street Properties Corp.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Maryland                   001-32470                 04-3578653
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  (State or Other Juris-           (Commission              (IRS Employer
 diction of Incorporation)         File Number)           Identification No.)

    401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200,
        Wakefield, Massachusetts                       01880-6210
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On October 31, 2006, Franklin Street Properties Corp. announced its
financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The
full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

      The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (d)   Exhibits

            See Exhibit Index attached hereto.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                         FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.

Date: October 31, 2006               By: /s/ George J. Carter
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                                         George J. Carter
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                     Description
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99.1                            Press Release issued by Franklin Street
                                Properties Corp. on October 31, 2006.


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