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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):  March 9, 1999



                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          CALIFORNIA                 001-13545                 94-3281941
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission                (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)      File Number)             Identification No.)



505 MONTGOMERY STREET , SAN FRANCISCO, CA                         94111
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)



                                 (415) 394-9000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                                       ON
                                    FORM 8-K



Item 5.  Other Events

         On March 9, 1999, AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
         (the "Operating Partnership"), in which AMB Property Corporation (the
         "Company") is the sole general partner, signed a series of definitive
         agreements with BPP Retail, LLC ("BPP Retail"), a co-investment entity
         between Burnham Pacific Properties ("BPP") and the California Public
         Employees Retirement System ("CalPERS"), pursuant to which BPP Retail
         will acquire 28 retail shopping centers of the Operating Partnership,
         totaling 5.1 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $663.4
         million. BPP Retail will acquire the centers in separate transactions,
         which were originally expected to close on or about April 30, 1999,
         July 31, 1999 and December 1, 1999. In addition, the Operating
         Partnership has entered into a definitive agreement, subject to a
         financing condition, with BPP, pursuant to which BPP will acquire six
         additional retail centers, totaling 1.5 million square feet, for $284.4
         million. Assuming satisfaction or waiver of this condition, this
         transaction is currently expected to close by December 31, 1999. Under
         the agreements, the Operating Partnership has the right to extend the
         closing dates for a period of up to 50 days. The Operating Partnership
         has exercised this right with respect to the first closing, which is
         now expected to occur on or about June 15, 1999. In connection with
         these transactions, the Company has also granted CalPERS an option to
         purchase up to 2,000,000 original issue shares of AMB's Common Stock
         for an exercise price of $25 per share that may be exercised on or
         before March 31, 2000. The above transactions are collectively referred
         to as the "Divestiture."

         Although none of the transactions has a discretionary due diligence
         period (other than the transaction with BPP to the extent of the
         financing condition), all of the transactions are subject to certain
         customary closing conditions, which are generally applied on a
         property-by-property basis. While BPP Retail has posted certain initial
         deposits aggregating $25 million on the transactions, BPP Retail's
         liability in the event of its default under a definitive agreement is
         limited to its deposit. Additionally, the sale of five of the centers
         is subject to the consent of our joint venture partners. Accordingly,
         there can be no assurance that the transactions will close as scheduled
         or close at all, and it is possible that the transactions may close
         with respect to just a portion of the properties currently subject to
         the agreements.

         As of the date of this report, the Company owns an approximate 95.1%
         controlling general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.
         The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership
         and has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion
         in the management and control of the Operating Partnership. Therefore,
         the Company consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial
         reporting purposes. 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a) Pro Forma Financial Information for AMB Property Corporation
             (Unaudited)

             Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31,
             1998

             Notes and adjustments to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance
             Sheet as of December 31, 1998

             Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the
             year ended December 31, 1998 

             Notes and adjustments to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement
             of Operations for the year ended December 31, 1998


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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

                   PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

BACKGROUND

    The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of December 31, 1998 has been prepared to reflect the Operating Partnership
entering into a series of definitive agreements whereby the Operating
Partnership will divest 34 retail shopping centers with various estimated
closing dates through December 31, 1999 for an aggregate price of $947.8 million
(the "Divestiture") as if the Divestiture had occurred on December 31, 1998. The
accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 1998 has been prepared to reflect: (i) the
incremental effect of the acquisition of properties during 1998 (ii) pro forma
debt and other adjustments resulting from the sale of Senior Debt Securities,
the sale of Series A Preferred Shares, the sale of Series B Preferred Units and
the sale of Series C Preferred Units and the application of the resulting net
proceeds and (iii) the Divestiture as if such transactions and adjustments had
occurred on January 1, 1998 and were carried forward through December 31, 1998.

    These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements should be read
in connection with the historical consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in AMB Property Corporation's December 31, 1998 Form 10-K. In
the opinion of management, the pro forma condensed consolidated financial
information provides for all adjustments necessary to reflect the effects of
the sale of Senior Debt Securities, the sale of Series A Preferred Shares, the
sale of Series B Preferred Units and the sale of Series C Preferred Units and
the application of the resulting net proceeds therefrom, the 1998 property
acquisitions and the Divestiture.

    The pro forma information is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of
the consolidated results that would have occurred if the transactions and
adjustments reflected therein had been consummated in the period or on the date
presented, or on any particular date in the future, nor does it purport to
represent the financial position, results of operations or changes in cash flows
for future periods.



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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                            (UNAUDITED, IN THOUSANDS)


                                         COMPANY(1)        DIVESTITURE(2)         PRO FORMA
                                         ----------        --------------        ----------
ASSETS
                                                                                
Investments in real estate, net .......  $3,368,311          $ (743,353)          $2,624,958
Properties held for divesture, net ....     115,050             (82,874)              32,176
Divestiture receivable ................          --             763,508              763,508   
Cash and cash equivalents .............      25,137                  --               25,137
Other assets ..........................      54,387                  --               54,387
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
         Total assets .................  $3,562,885          $  (62,719)          $3,500,166
                                         ==========          ==========           ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Secured debt ..........................  $  734,196          $ (184,292)          $  549,904
Unsecured credit facility..............     234,000                  --              234,000
Unsecured Senior debt securities ......     400,000                  --              400,000
Other liabilities .....................     104,305                  --              104,305
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
         Total liabilities ............   1,472,501            (184,292)           1,288,209
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
Minority interests ....................     325,024              (9,344)             315,680
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
Stockholders' Equity
  Series A Preferred Stock ............      96,100                  --               96,100
  Common Shares .......................         859                  --                  859
  Additional paid-in capital ..........   1,668,401                  --            1,668,401
  Retained earnings ...................          --             130,917              130,917
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
         Total equity .................   1,765,360             130,917            1,896,277
                                         ----------          ----------           ----------
         Total liabilities and
           stockholder's equity .......  $3,562,885          $  (62,719)          $3,500,166
                                         ==========          ==========           ==========


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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

                       NOTES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO PRO FORMA
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
                       (UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

    (1) Reflects the historical consolidated balance sheet of AMB Property
Corporation as of December 31, 1998. See the historical consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included in AMB Property Corporation's December 31,
1998 Form 10-K.

    (2) On March 9, 1999, AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the "Operating Partnership"), in which AMB Property Corporation (the "Company")
is the sole general partner, signed a series of definitive agreements with BPP
Retail, LLC ("BPP Retail"), a co-investment entity between Burnham Pacific
Properties ("BPP") and the California Public Employees Retirement System
("CalPERS"), pursuant to which BPP Retail will acquire 28 retail shopping
centers of the Operating Partnership, totaling 5.1 million square feet, for an
aggregate price of $663,400. BPP Retail will acquire the centers in separate
transactions, which are currently expected to close on or about June 15, 1999,
July 31, 1999 and December 1, 1999. In addition, the Operating Partnership has
entered into a definitive agreement, subject to a financing confirmation, with
BPP, pursuant to which BPP will acquire six additional retail centers, totaling
1.5 million square feet, for $284,400. Assuming satisfaction or waiver of this
condition, this transaction is currently expected to close by December 31, 1999.
In connection with these transactions, the Company has also granted CalPERS an
option to purchase up to 2,000,000 original issue shares of AMB's Common Stock
for an exercise price of $25 per share that may be exercised on or before March
31, 2000. Certain of the properties included in the Divestiture are subject to
indebtedness which totaled $184,475 as of December 31, 1998. The above
transactions are collectively referred to as the "Divestiture." Three of the
properties which are part of the Divestiture were classified as properties held
for divestiture, net in the Company's December 31, 1998 historical balance
sheet. The net real estate book value of these three properties as of December
31, 1998 was $82,874. The Company intends to use the proceeds of $947,800 from
the Divestiture to repay the secured debt related to the properties
divested, to pay down the unsecured credit facility, for potential acquisitions
and for general corporate purposes.

    The adjustments reflect the elimination of the real estate assets being
divested as well as the elimination of secured debt and minority interests
related to the divested real estate. The adjustments also include a Divestiture
receivable for the difference between the purchase price and the repayment of 
the secured indebtedness and an estimated gain from the Divestiture of 
$130,917.   


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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

            PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                  FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
              (UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)


 
                                                                                      DEBT AND
                                                                1998 PROPERTY         PREFERRED
                                            COMPANY(1)         ACQUISITIONS(2)       OFFERINGS(3)   DIVESTITURE(4)       PRO FORMA
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------   -----------      ------------
                                                                                                               
REVENUES
Rental revenues ..........................  $   354,658         $     52,457         $         --    $(106,146)      $    300,969
Interest and other income ...............         4,229                2,988                   --         (719)             6,498
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
          Total revenues ................       358,887               55,445                   --     (106,865)           307,467
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
OPERATING EXPENSES
Real estate taxes and property
 operating expenses .....................        96,074               11,863                   --      (29,563)            78,374
Interest expense ........................        69,670                   --               19,189      (13,788)            75,071
Depreciation and amortization ...........        57,464                7,732                   --      (17,955)            47,241
General, administrative and other . .....        11,929                   --                   --           --             11,929
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
          Total operating expenses ......       235,137               19,595               19,189      (61,306)           212,615
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
Income from operations before
 minority interests .....................       123,750               35,850              (19,189)     (45,559)            94,852
Minority interests' share of net
  income ................................       (11,157)              (2,384)             (13,436)       3,038            (23,939)
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
          Net income ....................       112,593               33,466              (32,625)     (42,521)            70,913
Preferred stock dividends ...............        (3,639)                  --               (4,861)          --             (8,500)
                                           ------------         ------------         ------------    ---------       ------------
Net income available to common
  stockholders ..........................  $    108,954         $     33,466         $    (37,486)   $ (42,521)      $     62,413
                                           ============         ============         ============    =========       ============
Net income per common share
  Basic .................................  $       1.27                                                              $       0.73
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  Diluted ...............................  $       1.26                                                              $       0.72
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Weighted average common shares                                                                      
outstanding                                                                                         
  Basic .................................    85,876,383                                                                85,876,383
                                           ============                                                              ============
  Diluted ...............................    86,235,176                                                                86,235,176
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                            AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

                       NOTES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO PRO FORMA
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
          (UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND UNIT DATA)

    (1.) Reflects the historical consolidated operations of AMB Property
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1998. See the historical
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in AMB Property
Corporation's December 31, 1998 Form 10-K.

    (2.) The following reflects the incremental effects of properties acquired 
during the year ended December 31, 1998 based on the historical operations of
such properties for the periods prior to acquisition by the Company:




                                                            REAL ESTATE TAXES       REVENUES IN
                                                               AND PROPERTY          EXCESS OF
                                                                 OPERATING            CERTAIN
                                           RENTAL REVENUES        EXPENSES           EXPENSES
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Cascade ..............................       $     44            $    (11)            $     33
Wilsonville ..........................            167                 (41)                 126
Atlanta South Phase II ...............            116                 (30)                  86
Boston Industrial Portfolio ..........          2,853                (108)               2,745
Mansfield Industrial Portfolio .......             71                  (2)                  69
Orlando Central Park .................            804                (260)                 544
Jamesburg Property ...................          1,466                (543)                 923
Corporate Park Industrial ............            757                (130)                 627
Minneapolis Industrial Portfolio......            592                (230)                 362
Houston Service Center ...............            706                (249)                 457
Meadowridge Business Park ............          1,058                (238)                 820
Northwest Business Center ............            323                 (75)                 248
Forbes ...............................             --                  --                   --
Southfield ...........................             --                  --                   --
Crysen Corridor Warehouse ............            247                 (63)                 184
Garland Industrial Portfolio .........          1,966                (412)               1,554
Suffolk ..............................            165                 (42)                 123
Minnetonka Industrial Portfolio ......          2,022                (768)               1,254
Alsip Industrial .....................            374                (106)                 268
Suffolk Industrial ...................            444                (112)                 332
Chemway Industrial ...................            688                (140)                 548
Amberjack Portfolio...................          5,924              (2,151)               3,773
Willow Lake Portfolio ................          4,501              (1,026)               3,475
Willow Park Portfolio ................          9,610              (1,977)               7,633
Porete Avenue Warehouse...............          1,352                (270)               1,082
Mawah Portfolio ......................          3,379                (282)               3,097
National Distribution Portfolio ......          8,180              (1,731)               6,449
South Point Business Park.............          2,087                (201)               1,886
Northridge ...........................            108                 (43)                  65
Totem Lake Malls .....................            758                (277)                 481
Around Lenox .........................          1,695                (345)               1,350
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                                             $ 52,457           $ (11,863)            $ 40,594
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    Five of the property acquisitions, Jamesburg Property, Corporate Park
Industrial, Garland Industrial Portfolio, Minnetonka Industrial Portfolio and
South Point Business Park, represent a joint venture with a client of AMB
Investment Management in which the Company owns a controlling 50.0005% interest.
The joint venture acquisitions are accounted for on a consolidated basis and,
accordingly, minority interests of $2,384 has been reflected relative to these
acquisitions.

    Two of the acquisitions above, Forbes and Southfield, represent the purchase
of vacant buildings which are in the process of being leased. As such, no
property operations have been reflected in the accompanying pro forma statement
of operations relative to these acquisitions.

    Also reflects the acquisition of a non-controlling unconsolidated limited
partnership interest in an existing real estate joint venture which owns the
DuPage Elk Grove Property. As such, the Company's incremental share of equity in
earnings of this joint venture of $2,988 is included in interest and other
income in the accompanying pro forma statement of operations.

    Also reflects the estimated incremental depreciation and amortization of the
1998 property acquisitions based on estimated useful lives of 40 years.

    (3.) Reflects an adjustment to derive pro forma interest expense as follows:


                                                                    
Secured debt ..............................................       $ 9,868

Unsecured Senior Debt Securities ..........................        14,820

Credit Facility  ..........................................        (5,499) 
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                                                                  $19,189 
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    The increase in pro forma interest expense is the result of borrowings on
the Credit Facility related to property acquisitions, the issuance of unsecured
senior debt securities, the assumption of secured debt in connection with
property acquisitions which is offset by the repayment of borrowings on the
Credit Facility of approximately $395,000 with the net proceeds from the sale of
the Unsecured Senior Debt Securities and approximately $264,000 from the sale of
Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Units and Series C Preferred
Units.

    In June 1998, the Operating Partnership issued $400,000 aggregate principal
amount of unsecured notes ("Unsecured Senior Debt Securities") in an
underwritten public offering, of which the net proceeds of approximately
$394,466 were contributed to the Operating Partnership and used to repay amounts
outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Unsecured Senior Debt Securities
mature in June 2008. June 2015 and June 2018 and bear interest at a weighted
average rate of 7.18%.

    In July, 1998, the Company sold 4,000,000 shares of 8.5% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock at $25.00 per share for $100,000 in an underwritten
public offering. These shares are redeemable solely at the option of the Company
on or after July 27, 2003. The net proceeds of $96,100 from the offering were
contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 4,000,000 Series A
preferred units with terms identical to the Series A Preferred Stock. The
Operating Partnership used these proceeds to repay borrowings under the Credit
Facility.

    In November 1998, the Operating Partnership issued and sold 1,300,000 
8.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units at a price of $50.00 per 
unit in a private placement. Distributions are cumulative from the date of 
original issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate per unit equal 
to $4.3125 per annum. The Series B Preferred Units are redeemable by the 
Operating Partnership on or after November 12, 2003, subject to certain 
conditions, for cash at a redemption price equal to $50.00 per unit, plus 
accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to the redemption date. 
The Series B Preferred Units are exchangeable, at specified times and subject 
to certain conditions, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of the Company's
Series B Preferred Stock. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of
$62,259 to repay borrowings under the Credit Facility.

    In November 1998, a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership issued and sold 
2,200,000 units of 8.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units at a
price of $50.00 per unit in a private placement. Distributions are cumulative
from the date of original issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at a
rate per unit equal to $4.375 per annum. The Series C Preferred Units are
redeemable by the subsidiary of the Operating Partnership on or after November
24, 2003, subject to certain conditions, for cash at a redemption price equal to
$50.00 per unit, plus accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to
the redemption date. The Series C Preferred Units are exchangeable, at specified
times and subject to certain conditions, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of
the Company's Series C Preferred Stock. The subsidiary of the Operating
Partnership used the net proceeds of $105,734 to make a loan to the Operating
Partnership, which used the funds to repay borrowings under the Credit Facility.

    Also reflects the payment of pro forma Series A Preferred Stock dividends at
a dividend rate of 8.5%, Series B Preferred Unit distributions at a distribution
rate of 8.625% and Series C Preferred Unit distributions at a distribution rate
of 8.75%.

    4.  Reflects the elimination of the historical revenues and expenses for 
the year ended December 31, 1998 related to the real estate assets to be 
divested in connection with the Divestiture.

    5.  The pro forma taxable income of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 1998 is approximately $64,200, which is based upon pro forma
income from operations of approximately $73,400, plus book depreciation and
amortization of approximately $43,500 less other book/tax differences of
approximately $6,300 and less tax depreciation and amortization of approximately
$46,400.


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                               AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
                                     (Registrant)



Date: April 7, 1999            By:   /s/ MICHAEL A. COKE
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                                     Michael A. Coke
                                     Chief Financial Officer and 
                                     Senior Vice President
                                     (Principal Financial and
                                      Accounting Officer)




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