POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Howard L. Feinsand, James R. Windmiller, John

R. Gaskin, Douglas E. Greer, and Valerie J. Steffen, signing singly,

the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officerand/or director of Duke Realty

Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5, with respect to (i)

the partnership units of Duke Realty Limited Partnership, an Indiana

limited partnership whose general partner is Duke Realty Corporation,

and/or (ii) the common shares of Duke Realty Corporation, all in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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 and

execute any such Form 3, 4, and 5, complete and execute any amendment

or amendments thereto, and file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

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 such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



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 responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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 caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 19th day of May 2005.







     /s/ Donald J. Hunter, Jr.

                                        _____________________________

        BY: Donald J. Hunter, Jr.



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