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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit322.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit321.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit311.htm
EX-10.3 - EXHIBIT 10.3 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.ex103-gcearxdirectorcompen.htm
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.ex102-gcearxformofrestrict.htm
10-K - 10-K - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear1231201610-k.htm
EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-207075) of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. and in the related Prospectus of our report dated March 14, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
March 14, 2017