EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-___________) and related
prospectus of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership for the registration of up to
$380,000,000 of debt securities and Highwoods Properties, Inc. for the
registration of related guarantees. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference therein of our reports (a) dated February 19, 2002, with respect to
the financial statements and schedule of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
and (b) dated February 19, 2002, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of Highwoods Properties, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, all filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.





                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
September 11, 2002



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