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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                                                    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 24, 2001, 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, 2000. We
also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


                                              /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                                  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


April 11, 2001
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