
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-61913) of our reports dated
September 12, 1997, on our audits of the combined statement of revenues and
certain operating expenses of the Associated Capital Properties Portfolio for
the year ended December 31, 1996, and the combined statement of revenues and
certain operating expenses of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the year ended
December 31, 1996, which reports are included in the Form 8-K of Highwoods
Properties, Inc. dated August 27, 1997 (as amended on September 23, 1997) and
October 1, 1997. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts."



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Memphis, Tennessee
October 29, 1998
