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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated January 27, 1998, included in the AMB Property
Corporation 1997 Form 10-K into AMB Property Corporation's previously filed
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file number 333-42015).

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San Francisco, California
March 25, 1998
