EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-91621) of
General Growth Properties, Inc. of our report dated February 6, 2001 relating to
the consolidated financial statements, which appears in General Growth
Properties, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
February 6, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Chicago, Illinois
August 24, 2001