EXHIBIT 32.2

              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report of Weingarten Realty Investors (the
"Company")  on  Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Stephen  C.  Richter,  Sr.  Vice  President  and  Chief Financial Officer of the
Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec.
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.


BY:           /s/  Stephen  C.  Richter
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                 Stephen  C.  Richter
      Sr.  Vice  President/Chief  Financial  Officer



November  9,  2004


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