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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23.4: CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors of
     American Property Investors, Inc.

We have issued our report dated April 27, 2005, accompanying the balance sheet
of American Property Investors, Inc. as of December 31, 2004, which is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the
incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in the Registration
Statement and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."


                                      /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP


New York, New York
November 29, 2005
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