SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                               (Amendment No. 1)
                           Host Marriott Corporation
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                               (Name of Issuer)
                    Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  44107P104
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                               (CUSIP Number)
                              Thomas J. Saylak
                     Blackstone Real Estate Associates L.P.
                          345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
                           New York, New York 10154
                                (212) 935-2626
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                               With a copy to:

                             Gregory Ressa, Esq.
                         Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
                            425 Lexington Avenue
                          New York, New York 10017
                              (212) 455-2000
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               (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
             Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
                             February 1, 2001
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          (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check
the following box: [ ]

          Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
     original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.
     See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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[FN]
     The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).

______________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 3 ______________________________________________________________________________ AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of Host Marriott Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the "Issuer") initially filed on May 13, 1999 (the "Initial Statement") by Blackstone Real Estate Partners II L.P. ("BRE II"); Blackstone Real Estate Holdings II L.P. ("BREH II"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners II T.E. 1 L.P. ("BRE II TE 1"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners II T.E. 2 L.P. ("BRE II TE 2"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners II T.E. 3 L.P. ("BRE II TE 3"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners II T.E. 4 L.P. ("BRE II TE 4"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners II T.E. 5 L.P. ("BRE II TE 5"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners I L.P. ("BRE I"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners Two L.P. ("BRE Two"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners Three L.P. ("BRE Three"); Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P. ("BRE IV"); Blackstone RE Capital Partners L.P. ("BRECP"); Blackstone RE Capital Partners II L.P. ("BRECP II"); Blackstone RE Offshore Capital Partners L.P. ("BOC"); Blackstone Real Estate Holdings L.P. ("BREH"); CR/RE L.L.C. ("CRRE"); BRE/Ceriale L.L.C. ("BRE/Ceriale"); RTZ Management Corp. ("RTZ"); BRE Logan Hotel Inc. ("Logan"); BRE/Cambridge L.L.C. ("Cambridge"); Blackstone Real Estate Associates L.P. ("BREA"); Blackstone Real Estate Associates II L.P. ("BREA II"); Blackstone Real Estate Management Associates II L.P. ("BREMA II"); BREA L.L.C. ("BREA LLC"); ("BREA II LLC"); Peter G. Peterson ("Peterson"); Stephen A. Schwarzman ("Schwarzman"); John G. Schreiber ("Schreiber"); and John Ceriale ("Ceriale"), is hereby amended as set forth herein. Responses to each item below may be incorporated by reference into each other item, as applicable. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Initial Statement. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Item 6 is hereby supplemented as follows: Pursuant to an agreement among the Issuer, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. ("Salomon"), Host Marriott, L.P. and BRE I, BRE Two, BRE Three, BRE IV, BRECP, BRECP II, BOC, BREH, BRE II, BREH II, BRE II TE 1, BRE II TE 2, BRE II TE 3, BRE II TE 4, BRE II TE 5 and Logan (collectively, the "Selling Shareholders"), the Selling Shareholders have agreed to sell, in the aggregate, 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock to Salomon for a price of $12.30 per share. The Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Shareholders will be issued to them by the Issuer upon the redemption of 12,500,000 OP units held by them prior to the closing of the sale of Common Stock. The closing of the sale of Common Stock is expected to take place on February 7, 2001. After the closing of the sale of Common Stock, all Reporting Persons will hold, in the aggregate, 31,015,735 OP Units, which are redeemable for cash or (at the election of Issuer) shares of Common Stock (on a one-for-one basis).

______________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 3 ______________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 2, 2001 BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS I L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS TWO L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS THREE L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P. BLACKSTONE RE CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P. BLACKSTONE RE CAPITAL PARTNERS II L.P. BLACKSTONE RE OFFSHORE CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS II L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II.TE.1 L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II.TE.2 L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II.TE.3 L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II.TE.4 L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS II.TE.5 L.P. CR/RE L.L.C. BRE LOGAN HOTEL INC. BRE/CAMBRIDGE L.L.C. BRE/CERIALE L.L.C. RTZ MANAGEMENT CORP. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES II L.P. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES II L.P. BREA L.L.C. BREA II L.L.C. PETER G. PETERSON STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN JOHN G. SCHREIBER JOHN CERIALE By: __/s/ Gary M. Sumers____ __________________________________ Name: Gary M. Sumers Title: Attorney-in-fact