Exhibit 32.2

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer
              Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Edward A. Glickman, the Chief Financial Officer of Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust (the "Company"), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

(1) the Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form
10-K"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 15, 2004                             /s/ Edward A. Glickman
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                                                  Name:  Edward A. Glickman
                                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer