EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


 
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports, included in this Form 10-K, into Simon DeBartolo Group, L.P.'s
previously filed Registration Statement File No. 333-11491.
 


                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Indianapolis, Indiana,
March 26, 1997