POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Jonathan B. Weller, Bruce Goldman
and David J. Bryant as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-
in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
 capacity as an officer and/or trustee of Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, as amended;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
3, 4, or 5 (and any amendments thereof) and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
 to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such information as the attorney-in-fact may
approve in the attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each attorney-in-fact, or the attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to each attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 11th day of September, 2003.


By: /s/ Lee H. Javitch
Name: Lee H. Javitch