EXHIBIT 32.1
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           CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     Pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as created  by  Section  ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, the  undersigned  officers of Equity One, Inc. (the
"Company") hereby certify, to such officers' knowledge, that:

     (i)  The  accompanying  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for the  year  ended
          December 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the  requirements
          of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable,  of the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934, as amended; and

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



          Date:  March 15, 2004                    /s/  CHAIM KATZMAN
                                                  _____________________________
                                                  Chaim Katzman
                                                  Chief Executive Officer



          Date:  March 15, 2004                    /s/  HOWARD M. SIPZNER
                                                  _____________________________
                                                  Howard Sipzner
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer





A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The  foregoing  certification  is being  furnished  as an  exhibit to the Report
pursuant  to  Item   601(b)(32)  of  Regulation  S-K  and  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  and,  accordingly,  is not  being  filed  with  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as  part of the  Report  and is not to be
incorporated  by reference  into any filing of the Company under the  Securities
Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after
the date of the  Report,  irrespective  of any  general  incorporation  language
contained in such filing).