EXHIBIT 23
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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
Form S-8 No. 333-49437 and Form S-3 No. 333-00047 of Banyan Strategic
Realty Trust of our report dated February 1, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Banyan Strategic Realty
Trust included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000.




                                             Ernst & Young LLP



Chicago, Illinois
March 7, 2001