CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  included in this Form 8-K,  into  Gables  Realty  Limited  Partnership's
previously filed  Registration  Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos.  333-30093 and
333-68359).


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Atlanta,  Georgia
March 3, 1999