Exhibit 99.1

                                 CERTIFICATION


     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Arthur F. Ryan, Chief Executive
Officer of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, hereby certify that the
accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002,
containing the financial statements of The Prudential Variable Contract Real
Property Account (a separate account of The Prudential Insurance Company of
America) and The Prudential Variable Contract Real Property Partnership (the
"Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations The Prudential Variable Contract Real Property Account and The
Prudential Variable Contract Real Property Partnership.

Date: March 27, 2003


                                        /s/ Arthur F. Ryan
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Name:  Arthur F. Ryan
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer



     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.