<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 18,729,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 6,832,000 <ALLOWANCES> (238,000) <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 25,323,000 <PP&E> 276,640,000 <DEPRECIATION> (6,716,000) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 338,559,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 26,278,000 <BONDS> 179,001,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 100,689,000 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 90,000 <OTHER-SE> 35,270,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 338,559,000 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 104,689,000 <CGS> 24,283,000 <TOTAL-COSTS> 73,696,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,513,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> 197,000 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 197,000 <EPS-BASIC> (0.64) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.64)