EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated January 31, 2006 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Wellsford/Whitehall Group, L.L.C. and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in members' equity, and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2005, included in the joint proxy
statement/prospectus of Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. that is made a part of
the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and Prospectus of Wellsford Real
Properties, Inc. for the registration of 6,795,266 shares of its common stock.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
December 22, 2006