Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

May 1, 2001

EXHIBIT 23A

Published on May 1, 2001


EXHIBIT 23(A)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-61303) of our
report dated February 15, 2001, except as to Note 20, which is dated as of March
15, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules, which appears in Kimco Realty Corporation and Subsidiaries' Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
April 30, 2001



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