EXHIBIT 32.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dennis E. Gershenson, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended
         September 30, 2003 which this certification accompanies 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/ Dennis E. Gershenson
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Dennis E. Gershenson
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 6, 2003




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