<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated
Capital Institutional Properties/2 1998 Year-End 10-K and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such 10-K filing.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000719184
<NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES/2
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0<F1>
<PP&E>                                               0
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0<F1>
<BONDS>                                         62,673
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                           0
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<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                15,367
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   820
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                      0
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     3.28<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet.
<F2>Multiplier is 1.
</FN>