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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.6


                          CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE

        The undersigned hereby consents to the reference of the undersigned as
a director nominee of AMB Property Corporation (the "Company") in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11.



                                                /s/ T. ROBERT BURKE
                                                -------------------------
                                                    T. Robert Burke



September 17, 1997
