<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners VII First Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000310303 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS VII <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 232 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 5 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 284 <PP&E> 5,534 <DEPRECIATION> 3,418 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,404 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 44 <BONDS> 2,530 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (223) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,404 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 283 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 271 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 58 <INCOME-PRETAX> 12 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 12 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 12 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.38 <EPS-DILUTED> 0