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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the registration
statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-45944) of Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. of
our report dated January 31, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income, equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999,
and the related schedule III, which report appears in the December 31, 1999,
annual report on Form 10-K of Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc., and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San Diego, California
October 2, 2000
