EXHIBIT 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the
"Company"), on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Dennis E. Gershenson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that:

      1.  The Report 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
March 29, 2005