EXHIBIT 23.3


                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

         We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Prospectus  of
Highwoods/Forsyth Limited Partnership relating to the sale of  $100,000,000  
_____%  Notes due  December 1, 2003 and  $100,000,000 _____% Notes due December 
1, 2006 (the  "Prospectus"), which Prospectus is a part of the registration 
statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-3890-01), of our report dated March 4, 1996,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Crocker Realty Trust, Inc.  
as of  December  31,  1995  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31,
1995,  and our report dated  February 3, 1995 with respect to the balance sheets
of Crocker  Realty  Investors,  Inc. as of December  31, 1994 and 1993,  and the
related  statements of operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for the
years then ended,  and our report  dated  February  23, 1995 with respect to the
balance sheet of Crocker & Sons,  Inc. as of December 31, 1994,  and the related
statements of operations,  stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then
ended which reports appear in the Form 8-K/A of Highwoods Properties, Inc. dated
April 29, 1996, as amended on June 3, 1996 and June 18, 1996. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.



KMPG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
November 14, 1996