Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-11 of our report dated March 28, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
February 17, 2009