Exhibit 32.2

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

I, Robert F. McCadden, the Executive Vice President and 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, 2004 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 16, 2005                       /s/ Robert F. McCadden
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                                            Name: Robert F. McCadden
                                            Title: Executive Vice President
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer