Retail Properties of America (RPAI) 10-Q 2014 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification 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 on Form 10-Q of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Steven P. Grimes as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Angela M. Aman as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his or her knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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/ STEVEN P. GRIMES
	Steven P. Grimes
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 6, 2014
By:	/s/ ANGELA M. AMAN
	Angela M. Aman
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date:	May 6, 2014