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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-39461) of
our report dated March 14, 2000 appearing on page 35 of Post Properties, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 14, 2000