Exhibit 23(a)

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 2, 2004, except as to Note 7,
which is dated as of November 16, 2004, relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in Kimco Realty Corporation and Subsidiaries'
(collectively, the "Company") Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 22,
2004. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
March 2, 2004 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
November 22, 2004