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                                                                Exhibit 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement Form S-3 and related Prospectus of SL Green Realty
Corp. (the "Company") for the registration of 284,787 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports (a) dated
February 5, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
three years ended December 31, 2000 and (b) dated March 19, 2001, with
respect to the statement of revenues and certain expenses for the One Park
Avenue prooerty for the year ended December 31, 2000, included in its Form
8-K/A dated January 10, 2001, both filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
June 6, 2001
