Exhibit 23.1

[PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]





                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 13, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in Forest City Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2002. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated March 13, 2002 relating to the
financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, OH
May 1, 2002