<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated
Captial Institutional Properties 1995 Third Quarter 10-Q and is qualified in
its entirety be reference to such 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000352983
<NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                                           5,433
<SECURITIES>                                     5,264
<RECEIVABLES>                                   92,319
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0<F1>
<PP&E>                                           6,289
<DEPRECIATION>                                 (1,821)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 107,662
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0<F1>
<BONDS>                                              0
<COMMON>                                             0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     107,243
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   107,662
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 4,517
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 1,451
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  3,075
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              3,075
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     3,075
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    15.29
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>The Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet.
</FN>