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<CIK>                              0000909298        
<NAME>                             MID-ATLANTIC REALTY TRUST
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. Dollars
       
<S>                        <C>            <C>            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                     YEAR           YEAR           YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>          DEC-31-1998    DEC-31-1997    DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>               DEC-31-1998    DEC-31-1997    DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                     1              1              1
<CASH>                             611          8,427          1,014
<SECURITIES>                         0              0              0
<RECEIVABLES>                    1,505            880          1,373
<ALLOWANCES>                         0              0              0
<INVENTORY>                          0              0              0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                     0              0              0
<PP&E>                         314,085        288,478        167,556
<DEPRECIATION>                  50,540         42,782         42,702
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 319,741        300,887        173,278
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                0              0              0
<BONDS>                        139,333        133,568        117,405
<COMMON>                           145            145             72
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0              0              0
<PREFERRED>                          0              0              0
<OTHER-SE>                     104,346        106,617         30,739
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   319,741        300,887        173,278
<SALES>                              0              0              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                49,537         39,152         32,406
<CGS>                                0              0              0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   34,054         30,931         28,684
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                 3,093          1,419            514
<LOSS-PROVISION>                     0              0              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              12,081         12,555         12,354
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 12,386          6,819          3,509
<INCOME-TAX>                         0              0              0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             12,386          6,819          3,509
<DISCONTINUED>                       0              0              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                    (33)          (227)             0
<CHANGES>                            0              0              0
<NET-INCOME>                    12,353          6,592          3,509
<EPS-PRIMARY>                     0.85           0.70           0.56
<EPS-DILUTED>                     0.84           0.70           0.56
<FN>
<F1> Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust (MART) is in the specialized real estate industry
for which teh  current/noncurrent  distinction  is  deemed in  practice  to have
little or no relevance.  Therefore,  MART prepares  unclassified  balance sheets
which do not report current assets or current liabilities.
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