EX-23 5 dkm137i.txt EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF KPMG Independent Auditors' Consent The Unitholders of Regency Centers, L.P. and the Board of Directors of Regency Centers Corporation: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-58966) on Form S-3 of Regency Centers, L.P. of our reports dated March 8, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Regency Centers, L.P. as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 2003, annual report on Form 10-K of Regency Centers, L.P. /s/ KPMG LLP Jacksonville, Florida March 10, 2004