Exhibit 23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Saul Centers, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses, where applicable, of our reports dated March 10, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Saul Centers, Inc., Saul Centers, Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Saul Centers, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Registration
Statement Number


  

Form


  

Description


333-115262

   Form S-8    2004 Stock Plan

333-85254

   Form S-3D    Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

333-60064

   Form S-3    Common Stock to be Resold by Selling Stockholders

333-59962

   Form S-8    Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

333-54232

   Form S-3D    Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

333-41436

   Form S-3    Common Stock to be Resold by Selling Stockholders

333-88127

   Form S-3    Common Stock to be Resold by Selling Stockholders

333-71323

   Form S-3D    Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

333-77890

   Form S-8    Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia

March 10, 2005