EXHIBIT 23.1
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                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Trustees
AMLI Residential Properties Trust:


We consent to the use of our report dated February 3, 2003, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of AMLI Residential Properties Trust as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 and the related financial
statement schedule, our report dated November 19, 2003 with respect to the
historical statement of revenue in excess of certain expenses of AMLI at
Danada Farms for the year ended December 31, 2002, our report dated
November 19, 2003 with respect to the combined historical statement of
revenue in excess of certain expenses of the Communities Acquired from
Prudential Insurance Company of America in 2003 for the year ended December
31, 2002, and our report dated November 19, 2003 with respect to the
combined historical statement of revenue in excess of certain expenses of
the Communities Acquired from Endowment Realty Investors in 2003 for the
year ended December 31, 2002, all incorporated herein by reference and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this registration
statement on Form S-3.  Our reports dated November 19, 2003 each include a
paragraph that states that the historical statement was prepared for the
purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as described in note 2, and is not intended to be a
complete presentation of the revenue and expenses of AMLI at Danada Farms,
Communities Acquired from Prudential Insurance Company of America in 2003,
or Communities Acquired from Endowment Realty Investors in 2003.




                                  /s/  KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
November 21, 2003