POWER OF ATTORNEY
                        FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4, AND 5


      The  undersigned  hereby  appoints each of Steven E. Fivel, Alexander L.W.
Snyder,  Thomas  Ward,  and  Kristin  Ely,  signing  singly,  as true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

      (1)  execute  for  and  on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
           capacity  as  a  reporting  person of Simon Property Group, Inc. (the
           "Company"),  pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934 (as
           amended), Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any amendments to any previously filed
           forms in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
           of 1934 (as amended) and the rules thereunder;

      (2)  do  and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
           which  may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any
           such  Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendment and the timely filing of such form
           or   amendment   with  the  United  States  Securities  and  Exchange
           Commission and any other authority; and

      (3)  take  any  other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
           foregoing  which,  in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
           benefit  to,  in  the  best  interest of, or legally required by, the
           undersigned,  it being understood that the documents executed by such
           attorney-in-fact  on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
           of  Attorney  shall  be in such form and shall contain such terms and
           conditions  as such attorney-in-fact may approve in the discretion of
           such attorney-in-fact.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to  do  and  perform all and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary  or  proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein  granted,  as  fully  as  the undersigned might or could do if personally
present,  with  full  power  of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming  all  that  any  of  such  attorneys-in-fact,  or  the  substitute or
substitutes of any such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by  virtue  of  this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such  capacity  at  the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company  assuming,  any  of  the  undersigned's  responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

      This  Power  of  Attorney  shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned  is  no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless  earlier  revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to any
of  the  foregoing  attorneys-in-fact. If at any time, any of the aforementioned
attorneys-in-fact   are  no  longer  employed  by  the  Company,  such  person's
appointment as attorney-in-fact shall terminate.

      IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of March 1, 2017.

                                 /s/ David J. Contis
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                                 Signature

                                 David J. Contis
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                                 Printed Name



SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public as of March 1, 2017.

                                 Notary Public