BRT Apartments (BRT) 8-K Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries

Great Neck, New York

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-190686, 333-128458, 333-118915, and 333-160569) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-210168, 333-101681, 333-104461, 333-159903 and 333-182044) of BRT Realty Trust of our report dated June 6, 2016, relating to the statement of revenues and certain expenses of Vanatage at Shavano Park, located at 17203 North West Military Highway, San Antonio, TX for the year ended December 31, 2015, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust.

/s/ Davis, Ray & Co.,PC

Seminole,Texas

Date: June 6, 2016