EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of our reports dated March 25, 2005, relating to the financial statements of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the "Company") (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the restatement described in Note 3), and internal control over financial reporting (which report an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting because of a material weakness) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2004: REGISTRATION STATEMENT FORM NUMBER Form S-3 333-99345 Form S-3 333-113948 Form S-8 333-66409 Form S-8 333-42509 Form S-8 333-121008 /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Detroit, Michigan March 25, 2005