<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated Capital Properties VI 1997 Third 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 1,210 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 20 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 16,776 <DEPRECIATION> 7,701 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,147 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 9,900 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 628 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,147 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,434 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,756 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 623 <INCOME-PRETAX> (322) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (322) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (322) <EPS-PRIMARY> (1.77)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>