1 EXHIBIT 23.5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of American Industrial Properties REIT on Form S-8 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. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Cincinnati, Ohio December 21, 1998