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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of
Franklin Street Properties Corp. for the registration of 10,894,994 shares of
its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 6, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Franklin Street Properties Corp. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
September 23, 2004



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