EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2001, except as to Note
20, which is dated as of March 15, 2001, relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedules, which appears in Kimco Realty Corporation and
Subsidiaries' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

        We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated September 29, 2000 relating to the financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report of Kimco Realty Corp. 401(k) Plan
on Form 11-K for the year ended April 30, 2000.


                                            PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


New York, New York
June 7, 2001