EXHIBIT 32.1




                Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Regency Centers Corporation, the general
partner of Regency Centers, L.P. (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my
knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter
ended March 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date: May 7, 2004



/s/ Martin E. Stein, Jr.
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Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer