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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-42509 and 333-66409 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-57871 on
Form S-3 of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust of our report dated February 16,
1999, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ramco-Gershenson
Properties Trust for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 17, 1999