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                                                                    Exhibit 21.1

                           SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT


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                                            Jurisdiction of Organization
Name of Subsidiary                          and Type of Entity
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<S>                                         <C>
AMB Property, L.P.                          Delaware limited partnership
AMB Property II, L.P.                       Delaware limited partnership
Long Gate, L.L.C.                           Delaware limited liability
                                            company
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