<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR EBS BUILDING, L.L.C. AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001059926 <NAME> EBS BUILDING, L.L.C. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 4,579 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 640 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 120,676 <PP&E> 20,453,401 <DEPRECIATION> (673,857) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 19,900,220 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 665,693 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 19,234,527 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 190,900,220 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,751,698 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,188,754 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,239 <INCOME-PRETAX> (438,295) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (438,295) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (438,295) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.05) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.04)