Exhibit 99.1


1.   The undersigned are the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
     Officer of AmeriVest Properties Inc. This Certification is made pursuant to
     18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). This
     Certification accompanies the Form 10-QSB of AmeriVest Properties Inc. for
     the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

2.   We certify that such Form 10-QSB fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
     information contained in such Form 10-QSB fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of AmeriVest
     Properties Inc.

May 9, 2003
                                                By: /s/ William T. Atkins
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                                                William T. Atkins
                                                Chief Executive Officer

                                                By: /s/ D. Scott Ikenberry
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                                                D. Scott Ikenberry
                                                Chief Financial Officer