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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from the balance
sheet of  Commercial  Net Lease  Realty,  Inc. at  December  31,  1999,  and its
statement  of  earnings  for the twelve  months  ended and is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to the Form 10-K of Commercial Net Lease Realty,  Inc. for
the twelve months ended December 31, 1999.



                                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                       12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                  JAN-1-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                           3,329,000
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    2,119,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                              0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                         0
<PP&E>                                         568,216,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                  22,023,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 749,789,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                    0
<BONDS>                                                  0
<COMMON>                                           303,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                    0
<PREFERRED>                                              0
<OTHER-SE>                                     391,059,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   749,789,000
<SALES>                                                  0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                76,543,000
<CGS>                                                    0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   25,070,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                         0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              21,920,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 35,311,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                             0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             35,311,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                          0
<CHANGES>                                                0
<NET-INCOME>                                    35,311,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                         1.16
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         1.16

<F1> Due  to the  nature of its industry,  Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. has
an unclassified balance sheet;  therefore, no values are shown above for current
assets and current liabilities.