Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-164313 of our report dated March 1, 2010, relating to the financial statement of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 17, 2010