Lightstone Value Plus REIT I (LHTV) 10-Q 2012 Q3 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

I, David Lichtenstein, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C 78m); 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/ David Lichtenstein

David Lichtenstein

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 16, 2012