EXHIBIT 23.13


                          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/ CARYL B. WELBORN
                                                -------------------------
                                                    Caryl B. Welborn



September 17, 1997