EX-23.1 4 clns12312016ex231.htm CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP Exhibit


Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We have issued our reports dated February 28, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Colony NorthStar, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of Colony NorthStar, Inc. on Form S-3 (File No. 333-215506) and on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-197104-01, 333-212739 and 333-215509).


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
New York, New York 
February 28, 2017