POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby authorizes each of
Thomas S. Olinger, Chief Financial Officer, Tamra D. Browne, General Counsel,
and Deborah K. Briones, Associate Counsel of AMB Property Corporation (the
"Company"), each acting individually, to execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the
Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, and cause such form(s) to
be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"),
relating to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities in the Company.
 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, 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 (i) responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (ii) liabilities for failure to
comply with such requirements or (iii) obligations or liabilities for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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 the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has cause this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 8th day of May, 2008.

/s/ Frederick W. Reid
Frederick W. Reid