<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> 152 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT OF INCOME AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 3,569 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 5,049 <ALLOWANCES> 2,295 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 166,053 <DEPRECIATION> 2,296 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 236,081 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 167,515 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 29,122 <OTHER-SE> 24,975 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 236,081 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 29,400 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 18,608 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,762 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,030 <INCOME-TAX> 1,182 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,848 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,848 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.47 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.47 <FN> THE REGISTRANT HAS A NON-CLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET </FN>