<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM CARRAMERICA
REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND FROM  CARRAMERICA  REALTY  CORPORATION  AND  SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  OF  OPERATIONS  FOR THE  NINE  MONTHS  ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996.
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                                     US DOLLARS
       
                                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1
<CASH>                                         22,882
<SECURITIES>                                        0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  10,002
<ALLOWANCES>                                        0<F1>
<INVENTORY>                                         0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    0 
<PP&E>                                      1,022,051
<DEPRECIATION>                                115,709
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              1,043,908 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                               0
<BONDS>                                       426,069
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<COMMON>                                          355
<OTHER-SE>                                    545,393
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                1,043,908
<SALES>                                             0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                              109,904
<CGS>                                               0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  91,633
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                19,881
<INCOME-TAX>                                        0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            19,881
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                   484
<CHANGES>                                           0
<NET-INCOME>                                   15,502
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    0.68 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    0.00
<FN>
<F1>
(1)  Notes and accounts  receivable  are presented net of allowance for doubtful
     accounts as the allowance is immaterial.
</FN>