Corporate Property Associates 17 - Global POS AM Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 of our report dated March 27, 2008 relating to the financial statements, which appear in Corporate Property Associates 17 — Global Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts.”

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY

July 31, 2008