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EXHIBIT 23.2
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Security Capital Group Incorporated:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Security Capital Group Incorporated of our reports dated January
27, 2000, except as to Note 16, which is as of February 4, 2000, relating to
the balance sheets of Archstone Communities Trust as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the related statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999,
and the related schedule, which reports appear in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-K of Security Capital Group Incorporated and to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the joint proxy
statement/prospectus.
KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 9, 2000
