Exhibit 23.1





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25, 2002,
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, 2001. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



                                                 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                                     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

March 4, 2002