23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

       We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-11237 of General Growth Properties, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated
June 7, 2002, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the General Growth
Management Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan for the year ended December
31, 2001.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 25, 2002