Exhibit 32.2

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Duke Realty Corporation (the “Company”) 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, Matthew A. Cohoat, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, 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 Company.

/s/    Matthew A. Cohoat

Matthew A. Cohoat

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 9, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been retained by Mr. Cohoat and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.