EXHIBIT 31.1


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Dennis E. Gershenson, certify that:

         1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, of
            Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust;

         2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
            untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
            necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
            under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
            to the period covered by this annual report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
            information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
            material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
            cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
            in this annual report;

         4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
            establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
            defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for the
            registrant and have:

                  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                     such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
                     under our supervision, to ensure that material information
                     relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
                     subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
                     entities, particularly during the period in which this
                     annual report is being prepared;

                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                     controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                     conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                     controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered
                     by this report based upon such evaluation; and

                  c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                     internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                     during the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that has
                     materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                     affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
                     reporting; and

         5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
            based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
            financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
            committee of registrant's board of trustees (or persons performing
            the equivalent function):

                  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                     design or operation of internal control over financial
                     reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                     the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                     report financial information; and

                  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                     management or other employees who have a significant role
                     in the registrant's internal control over financial
                     reporting.



Date:  May 24, 2004                   /s/ Dennis E. Gershenson
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                                      Dennis E. Gershenson
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer