Exhibit 32.1

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 OF THE GENERAL PARTNER

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dennis D. Oklak, Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to § Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

                (1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                (2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

/s/ Dennis D. Oklak

Dennis D. Oklak

Chief Executive Officer

of the General Partner

Date: November 12, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Matthew A. Cohoat, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner, and will be retained by Mr. Cohoat and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.