<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRELY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1997. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <CASH> 3,178 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 5,220 <ALLOWANCES> 562 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 318,282 <DEPRECIATION> 8,823 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 325,614 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 16,793 <BONDS> 145,168 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 119,217 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 325,614 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,819 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,336 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,235 <LOSS-PROVISION> 173 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,970 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,278 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,344 <EPS-PRIMARY> .33 <EPS-DILUTED> .33