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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.4

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-11 of our
report dated January 28, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated balance sheets
of Beacon Properties Corporation (the "Company") as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1996 and  1995 and for
the period May 26, 1994 to December 31, 1994, the combined statements of
operations, owners' equity and cash flows of The Beacon Group, predecessor to
the Company, for the period January 1, 1994 to May 25, 1994, and the related
financial statement schedules of the Company as of December 31, 1996.




                                                   /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
April 29, 1998