EXHIBIT 23.2

                       [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP]

                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form 8-K, and to the incorporation by reference into
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust's previously filed Registration Statement No.
333-68591, of our report dated February 2, 2001 included in Charles E. Smith
Residential Realty L.P.'s previously filed Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 8-K,
and into Archstone-Smith Operating Trust's previously filed Registration
Statement No. 333-68591, of our reports dated October 20, 2000 and February 11,
2000, included in Charles E. Smith Residential Realty L.P.'s previously filed
Form 8-Ks dated August 7, 2001 and March 2, 2000, respectively, and to all
references to our Firm included in this Form 8-K.

/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Vienna, Virginia
October 31, 2001