EXHIBIT 99.1


          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  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Equity One,
Inc. (the  "Company") for the period ended  September 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Chaim
Katzman,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  and, I, Howard M.  Sipzner,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  each hereby  certifies,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted  pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, 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/  Chaim Katzman
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                                                    Chaim Katzman
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                                    November 13, 2002


                                                    /s/  Howard M. Sipzner
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                                                    Howard M. Sipzner
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    November 13, 2002