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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                   Consent of Independent Public Accountants


The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Boston Properties, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement and
related prospectus dated November 22, 1999 on Form S-3 of Boston Properties,
Inc. of our report dated December 18, 1998 relating to the combined statement of
revenues over certain operating expenses of Embarcadero Center Portfolio for the
year ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in Form 8-K/A filed on
January 26, 1999, which amended a Form 8-K dated November 12, 1998. Our report
on the combined statement of revenues over certain operating expenses contains a
paragraph that states that the combined statement of revenues over certain
operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the
requirements of Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and excludes certain expenses that would not be comparable to those
resulting from the proposed future operations of the properties. It is not
intended to be a complete presentation of the operations of the properties.

/s/ KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
November 22, 1999
