<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM DUKE REALTY INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES' DECEMBER 31, 1996 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 5,334 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 30,625 <ALLOWANCES> (1,550) <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 29,824 <PP&E> 1,290,676 <DEPRECIATION> (82,207) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,361,142 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 67,312 <BONDS> 525,815 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 72,288 <COMMON> 682,644 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,361,142 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 187,815 <CGS> 94,870 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 10,729 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 31,344 <INCOME-PRETAX> 50,872 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 50,872 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 50,872 <EPS-PRIMARY> $1.81 <EPS-DILUTED> 0