EXHIBIT 23.1

               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in (i) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-48075) pertaining to Bluegreen Corporation's Retirement Savings
Plan, (ii) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-61687) pertaining to
Bluegreen Corporation's 1988 Amended and Restated Outside Directors Stock Option
Plan and 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and (iii) the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-64659) pertaining to Bluegreen Corporation's 1998 Non-Employee
Directors Stock Option Plan, Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and
Retirement Savings Plan of our report dated January 20, 2004, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of Bluegreen Corporation included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003.


                                                  Ernst & Young LLP

March 24, 2004
West Palm Beach, Florida