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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 24, 1999 except for Note 10
for which the date is February 10, 1999 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule which appears in Boston Properties' Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


                                           /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                           PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

June 22, 1999
