Exhibit 23.1

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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

New York, New York

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-200359, 333-203415, 333-208956 and 333-208988) and Form S-8 (No. 333-202569) of Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (each, a “Registration Statement”), and the accompanying prospectus for each Registration Statement of our report dated August 8, 2017, relating to the Combined Historical Statement of Revenues and Certain Direct Operating Expenses of The Mansions at Canyon Springs Apartments, The Towers at TPC Apartments, The Estates at Crown Ridge Apartments, The Mansions at Cascades I Apartments and The Mansions at Cascades II Apartments, collectively known as the “CWS Portfolio”, for the year ended December 31, 2016, which appears in this Form 8-K/A.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

New York, New York

August 9, 2017

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