EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 26, 2000, except for Note 20
for which the date is March 1, 2000 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule which appears in Boston Properties' Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" incorporated by reference in
such Registration Statement.

                                           /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP


June 30, 2000