KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT S-11/A Registration of securities for real estate companies (amended)

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated August 19, 2009 with respect to the Consolidated Balance Sheet included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-11 No. 333-161449) and related Prospectus of KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc. (f.k.a. KBS Legacy Apartment Community REIT, Inc.) for the registration of 280,000,000 shares of its common stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Irvine, California

January 7, 2010