Exhibit 99.2

                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 on Form 10-K of Heritage Property
Investment Trust, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending December 31,
2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, David G. Gaw, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to the best of my knowledge: (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 the results of operations of
the Company.

                                        Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc.



                                        By: /s/ David G. Gaw
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                                           David G. Gaw
                                           Senior Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer