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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                      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. 33-81772) of
Post Properties, Inc. of our report dated March 8, 1996 appearing on Page 37 of
this Form 10-K/A.

Price Waterhouse LLP

Atlanta Georgia

   
July 19, 1996