EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, I, Arthur F. Ryan, Chief Executive  Officer
of The Prudential  Insurance Company of America (the "Company"),  hereby certify
that the Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31,
2004,  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 of The Prudential  Variable Contract Real Property Account
and The Prudential Variable Contract Real Property Partnership.


                                                   Date: March 31, 2005


                                               /s/ Arthur F. Ryan
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                                                  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.