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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Equity Office Properties
Trust ("EOP") Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-81303,
333-86079, 333-88481, 333-69619, 333-62213, 333-59069, 333-61105, 333-58729,
333-58687, 333-40401) and EOP's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Reg. No.
333-72187, 333-72205, 333-39920) of our report dated March 3, 2000, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules of Cornerstone Properties Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, which report is included
in Cornerstone's annual report on Form 10K/A and incorporated by reference in
this Form 8-K.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
New York, New York
June 30, 2000
