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                                EXHIBIT 23.2
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                                  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