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Exhibit 27: Financial Data Schedule
									
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>					DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>						JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>						SEP-30-1996
<CASH>								74,350,831
<SECURITIES>						0
<RECEIVABLES>						15,244,423
<ALLOWANCES>						0
<INVENTORY>							298,351
<CURRENT-ASSETS>					90,194,447
<PP&E>								685,072,500
<DEPRECIATION>						15,694,555
<Total Assets>						810,741,318
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>				38,980,007
<BONDS>								625,613,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>				0
<PREFERRED>							0
<COMMON>							0
<OTHER-SE>							0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>		810,741,318
<SALES>								121,721,972
<TOTAL-REVENUES>					121,721,972
<CGS>								63,581,227
<TOTAL-COSTS>						71,303,747
<Other-Costs>						7,772,520
<LOSS-PROVISION>					0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>					44,193,814
<Income-before-taxes>				9,392,527
<INCOME-TAX>						0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>					9,392,527
<DISCONTINUED>						0
<EXTRAORDINARY>						0
<CHANGES>							0
<NET-INCOME>						9,392,527
<EPS-PRIMARY>						0
<EPS-DILUTED>						0