Exhibit 16.1
[Deloitte & Touche LLP letterhead]
April 26, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 11-3
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read Item 4.01 of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust’s Form 8-K/A dated April 11, 2005 and have the following comments:
1. | We agree with the statements made in the 1st and 3rd sentences of the 1st paragraph and the statements made in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5. | |||
2. | We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statements made in the 2nd and 4th sentences of the 1st paragraph. |
Yours truly,
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP