<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated Capital Properties VI 1996 First Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000755908 <NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES VI <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 1,426 <SECURITIES> 390 <RECEIVABLES> 5 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 16,380 <DEPRECIATION> 6,624 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 12,044 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 10,132 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1,411 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 12,044 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 816 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 908 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 210 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (92) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.51) <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Partnership has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>