Exhibit 23






                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Regency Realty Corporation:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
33-86886,  No. 333-930,  No. 333-37911,  and No. 333-52089) on Form S-3 and (No.
333-24971) on Form S-8 of Regency Realty  Corporation,  and to  incorporation by
reference in the registration  statement (No.  333-72899) on Form S-3 of Regency
Centers,  L.P.,  of  our  reports  dated  January  26,  2000,  relating  to  the
consolidated  balance  sheets of Regency  Realty  Corporation as of December 31,
1999  and  1998,  and  the  related   consolidated   statements  of  operations,
stockholders'  equity,  and cash  flows for each of the years in the three  year
period ended  December 31, 1999, and related  schedule,  which reports appear in
the December 31, 1999, annual report on Form 10-K of Regency Realty Corporation.




                                                 KPMG LLP



Jacksonville, Florida
March 17, 2000