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 of Capital Trust,  Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period  ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, John R. Klopp,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, 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 result of operations of the Company.

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NOTE:               A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required by
                    Section  906 has been  provided  to the  Company and will be
                    retained by the Company and furnished to the  Securities and
                    Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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 /s/ John R. Klopp
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John R. Klopp
Chief Executive Officer
May 15, 2003