CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND
Published on November 3, 1997
EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3 of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc. and Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 3, 1997, of our report dated January 27,
1997, except for Note 14, which is dated February 28, 1997, on our audits of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of our
report dated January 27, 1997, except for Note 14, which is dated February
28, 1997, on our audits of the financial statements of Tanger Properties
Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. We
also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts".
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Greensboro, North Carolina
November 3, 1997