SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

             Information statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1 and 13d-2

                                (Amendment No. )*



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                            Simon Property Group Inc.
                                (Name of issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of class of securities)


                                   828 806 109
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                                 (CUSIP number)


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     Check  the following  box if a fee is being paid with this  statement /__/.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous  statement
on file  reporting  beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described  in Item 1; and (2) has  filed  no  amendment subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

                        (Continued on following page(s))

                               (Page 1 of 5 Pages)
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*    The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
     person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
     deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
     Exchange  Act of 1934  or  otherwise  subject  to the  liabilities  of that
     section of the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act
     (however, see the Notes).


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                                       13G
      CUSIP No. 828 806 109                          Page 2 of 5 Pages

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    1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
       Telephone Real Estate Equity Trust*

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    2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*    (a)/___/
                                                            (b)/___/

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    3  SEC USE ONLY


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    4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       New York

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                              SOLE VOTING POWER
    NUMBER              5     17,933,851
    OF                ________________________________________________________
    SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
    BENEFICIALLY        6     0
    OWNED             ________________________________________________________
                              SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    BY                  7     17,933,851
    EACH              ________________________________________________________
    REPORTING                 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    PERSON              8     0
    WITH
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   9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
        PERSON 17,933,851

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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)              ___
        EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                                 /___/

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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        10.75%

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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        EP

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

       * Held by State Street Bank as trustee of the Telephone Real Estate
                                  Equity Trust


CUSIP No. 828 806 109                                                Page 3 of 5

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1(a).      Name of Issuer:
                Simon Property Group Inc.
Item 1(b).      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                Simon Property Group Inc.
                115 West Washington Street
                Indianapolis, IN  46204
Item 2(a).      Name of Person Filing:
                See Item 1 of Page 2

Item 2(b).      Address of Principal Business Office or,
                if none, Residence:
                State Street Bank and Trust Company as Trustee
                One Enterprise Drive,
                North Quincy, MA  02171
Item 2(c).      Citizenship:
                See Item 4 of Page 2

Item 2(d).      Title of Class of Securities:
                Common Stock

Item 2(e).      CUSIP Number:
                828 806 109

Item 3.         If this statement is filed pursuant to
                Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether
                the person filing is a:
                (a) [   ] Broker or dealer registered under
                          Section 15 of the Act,
                (b) [   ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6)
                          of the Act,
                (c) [   ] Insurance Company as defined in
                          Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
                (d) [   ] Investment Company registered under
                          Section 8 of the Investment Company Act,
                (e) [   ] Investment Adviser registered under
                          Section 203 of the Investment Advisers
                          Act of 1940,
                (f) [XXX] Employee Benefit Plan,  Pension Fund which is  subject
                          to the  provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income
                          Security  Act of 1974 or Endowment  Fund;  see
                          Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
                (g) [   ] Parent Holding  Company,  in accordance  with Rule
                          13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7,
                (h) [   ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).



CUSIP No. 828 806 109                                                Page 4 of 5


Item 4.        Ownership
               (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
                   See Item 9 of Page 2
               (b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Page 2
               (c) Number of  shares as to which  such  person  has:
                     (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
                         vote - See Item 5 of Page 2
                    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
                         vote - See Item 6 of Page 2
                   (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
                         disposition of - See Item 7 of Page 2
                    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
                         disposition of - See Item 8 of Page 2

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
               Not applicable to Reporting Person

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
               Another Person:
               Not applicable to Reporting Person

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the
               Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
               Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
               Not applicable to Reporting Person

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of
               the Group:
               Not applicable to Reporting Person

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
               Not applicable to Reporting Person

Item 10.       Certification:


CUSIP No. 828 806 109                                                Page 5 of 5

                                    Signature


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



                                       TELEPHONE REAL ESTATE EQUITY TRUST

                                       By:   AT&T Investment Management
                                             Corporation as named fiduciary of
                                             Trust

                                       By:   /s/    Peter Rosoff
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                                             Name:  Peter Rosoff
                                             Title: Vice President


Dated:  February 11, 1999