<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consoldiated Capital Institutional Properties 1996 Year-End 10-K and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-K filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000352983 <NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 12,348 <SECURITIES> 7 <RECEIVABLES> 93,370 <ALLOWANCES> (40,686) <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 28,582 <DEPRECIATION> (3,217) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 91,657 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 4,525 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 84,588 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 91,657 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 9,414 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,586 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 326 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 828 <EPS-PRIMARY> 4.12<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>