EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-43267), the Registration Statement (Form S-3 
No. 33-94782), the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-14139), the 
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-22211), the Registration 
Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-94036), the Registration Statement (Form S-8 
No. 333-44149) and in the related Prospectus of Liberty Property Trust 
and Liberty Property Limited Partnership of our report dated February 
12, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and 
schedule of Liberty Property Trust included in this Annual Report (Form 
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998.




Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
February 24, 1999                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP