<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> this schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners VIII 1999 First Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000276779 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS VII <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <CASH> 280 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 15,666 <DEPRECIATION> (11,302) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,304 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 16,587 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (15,035) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,304 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 984 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,215 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 477 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (231) <EPS-PRIMARY> (19.47)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>