EXHIBIT 23.1

                                      
                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of 
The Macerich Company on Forms S-3 (File Nos. 333-21157 and 333-38721) and 
Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-84040, 33-84038, 333-40667, 33-3584, 333-42309, and 
333-42303) of our report dated July 29, 1998 on our audit of the Statement of 
Revenues and Certain Expenses of Westside Pavilion for the year ended 
December 31, 1997, which is included in this Form 8-K/A of The Macerich 
Company dated September 11, 1998.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
September 11, 1998
Chicago, Illinois