<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET OF FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND THE RELATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 13,726 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 20,585 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 1,804,186 <DEPRECIATION> (349,822) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,579,039 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 987,558 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 100,000 <COMMON> 722,623 <OTHER-SE> (349,108) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,579,039 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 200,732 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 60,777 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 49,521 <INCOME-PRETAX> 40,671 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 40,671 <EPS-BASIC> 1.05 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.04 <FN> <F1> Current assets and current liabilities are not listed since Federal Realty does not prepare a classified balance sheet. </FN>