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

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Post Properties, Inc. ("Post") and Post
Apartment Homes, L.P. ("PAH", and together with Post, the "Registrants") for the
year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Post and Post GP Holdings, Inc., PAH's general
partner, certifies 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
        Registrants.

David P. Stockert
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David P. Stockert
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 15, 2005

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