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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                           Ernst & Young LLP Consent
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 to be filed on December 8, 1994) pertaining to
the Cousins Properties Incorporated 1989 Stock Option Plan and the Cousins
Properties Incorporated 1994 Stock Bonus Plan and to the incorporation by
reference therein of (i) our report dated February 3, 1994, with respect to
the financial statements of Haywood Mall Associates and (ii) our report dated
February 4, 1994, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of CSC
Associates, L.P. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Cousins
Properties Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
December 7, 1994



