Exhibit 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Regency Realty Corporation:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
333-72899) on Form S-3 and (No. 333-63723) on Form S-4 of Regency Centers, L.P.,
of our report dated  February 28,  1999,  relating to the balance  sheets of RRC
Acquisitions,  Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statements
of operations,  stockholder's  equity,  and cash flows for the years then ended,
which report appears in the December 31, 1998, annual report on Form 10-K of RRC
Acquisitions, Inc.




                                                 KPMG LLP



Jacksonville, Florida
March 12, 1999