EXHIBIT 32.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dennis E. Gershenson, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

      1. The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company, as amended, for the
         period ended December 31, 2003 (the "Report') which this certification
         accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.

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