EXHIBIT 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registration Statement (No. 333-130945) on Form S-11 of our report, which is dated September 25, 2008, with respect to the Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007, for Canyon Ridge Apartments. We further consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KMJ CORBIN & COMPANY LLP

KMJ CORBIN & COMPANY LLP

Costa Mesa, California
April 17, 2009