<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                           3,918
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    4,832
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0
<PP&E>                                         669,497
<DEPRECIATION>                                 112,392
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 593,659
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0
<BONDS>                                        423,032
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           120
<OTHER-SE>                                     109,420
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   593,659
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                43,521
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   12,094
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                11,971<F1>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              17,922
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  1,534
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,534
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.13
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.13
<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF $8,790 AND $691 ALLOCATED TO MINORITY
INTERESTS, RESPECTIVELY.
</FN>