1 EXHIBIT 23.2 2 EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Banyan Strategic Realty Trust for the registration of 2,000,000 shares of Beneficial Interests and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 15, 1995 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Banyan Strategic Realty Trust included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ernst & Young LLP Chicago, Illinois January 3, 1996