Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Regency Centers Corporation:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
333-930,  No.  333-37911,  No. 333-52089 and No. 333-44724) on Form S-3 and (No.
333-24971  and  No.  333-55062)  on  Form  S-8 of  Regency  Centers  Corporation
(formerly known as Regency Realty Corporation), of our reports dated January 30,
2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Regency Centers Corporation
as of December 31, 2000 and 1999,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the years in the
three year period ended December 31, 2000, and related  schedule,  which reports
appear in the  December 31, 2000 annual  report on Form 10-K of Regency  Centers
Corporation.



                                                                      KPMG LLP



Jacksonville, Florida
March 16, 2001