EXHIBIT 23.5

                        [LETTERHEAD OF BLAKE APPRAISALS]


Re:   Appraisal of Festival @ Waldorf, Waldorf, Maryland


CONSENT OF APPRAISER

We consent to the inclusion in any form (whether in paper or digital format,
including any electronic media such as CD-ROM) of the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II Commercial Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-C1, of our appraisal with respect to the
property or properties listed on the attached annex and we consent to the
reference to our firm in such Prospectus Supplement.

      Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc.



      By:  /s/ Thomas J. Shields, MAI
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         Name:  Thomas J. Shields, MAI
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         Title:  Principal/Regional Manager
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         Date:  February 27, 2003
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                                     Annex A

                               Festival at Waldorf