<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the financial statements for Cambridge + Related Housing Properties L. P. and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000718915 <NAME> CAMBRIDGE + RELATED HOUSING PROPERTIES L. P. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> FEB-28-2001 <PERIOD-START> MAR-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAY-31-2000 <CASH> 9,011,547 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 120,698 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 549,338 <PP&E> 85,050,899 <DEPRECIATION> 45,662,428 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 49,070,054 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 10,739,645 <BONDS> 88,290,171 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (49,959,762) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 49,070,054 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,597,843 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,685,642 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 809,081 <INCOME-PRETAX> (896,880) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (897,542) <EPS-BASIC> (88.52) <EPS-DILUTED> 0