Centerpoint Properties Trust (CNT) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Quarterly Report of CenterPoint Properties Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

(1) The Report 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 as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

/s/ John S. Gates, Jr.	November 8, 2004
John S. Gates, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Paul S. Fisher	November 8, 2004
Paul S. Fisher
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to CenterPoint Properties Trust and will be retained by CenterPoint Properties Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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