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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of American Industrial Properties REIT of our report dated January 26,
1998, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 1998, with
respect to the Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses of Corporex
Plaza I and Presidents' Plaza Business Center for the year ended December 31,
1996, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,
which is part of such Registration Statement.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP
    DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
May 11, 1998