[ARTICLE] 5 [CIK] 0000760386 [NAME] WELLESLEY LEASE INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP III-D 6/30/00 FDS [PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS [FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-2000 [PERIOD-END] JUN-30-2000 [CASH] 272,290 [SECURITIES] 0 [RECEIVABLES] 17,634 [ALLOWANCES] 1,460 [INVENTORY] 0 [CURRENT-ASSETS] 288,464 [PP&E] 571,587 [DEPRECIATION] 522,516 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 337,535 [CURRENT-LIABILITIES] 37,134 [BONDS] 0 [PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 8,988,039 [PREFERRED] 0 [COMMON] 0 [OTHER-SE] (8,687,638) [TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 337,535 [SALES] 100,173 [TOTAL-REVENUES] 114,556 [CGS] 0 [TOTAL-COSTS] 7,682 [OTHER-EXPENSES] 129,430 [LOSS-PROVISION] 373 [INTEREST-EXPENSE] 43 [INCOME-PRETAX] (22,972) [INCOME-TAX] 0 [INCOME-CONTINUING] (22,972) [DISCONTINUED] 0 [EXTRAORDINARY] 0 [CHANGES] 0 [NET-INCOME] (22,972) [EPS-BASIC] (1.93) [EPS-DILUTED] 0