EXHIBIT 32.1

                             LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST

                           CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY
            RULE 13A-14(B) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Liberty Property Trust (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, in
connection with Rule , that based on 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.

/s/  WILLIAM P. HANKOWSKY
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William P. Hankowsky
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  August 5, 2004