Exhibit 32.1
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                            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
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 30, 2008 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard
A.  Bianco,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to my 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 result of  operations of the
Company.


Date:  July 28, 2008                     /s/ Richard A. Bianco
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                                          Richard A. Bianco
                                          Chairman, President and
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          AmBase Corporation