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Exhibit 23.5
[ITALIA & LEMP LETTERHEAD]
We hereby consent to the references in the Proxy Statement of Grove Property
Trust and Registration Statement of ERP Operating Limited Partnership and Equity
Residential Properties Trust on Form S-4 and in the Proxy Statement of Grove
Operating, L.P. and the Prospectus of ERP Operating Limited Partnership and
Equity Residential Properties Trust, which are parts of the Registration
Statement, to our name and to the description therein of our appraisals
conducted on behalf of Grove Operating, L.P. and Grove Property Trust. In giving
the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such
Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ITALIA & LEMP, INC.
By: /s/ Christopher A. Italia
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Name: Christopher A. Italia
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Title: President
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Hartford, Connecticut
August 24, 2000
