Exhibit 32.2


               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  of  AmBase  Corporation  (the
"Issuer")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  March 31, 2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John P.
Ferrara, Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that: (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 repects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Issuer.



/s/ John P. Ferrara
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John P. Ferrara
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Chief Financial Officer)
AmBase Corporation
August 12, 2005