Exhibit 32.1

 

Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of American Financial Realty Trust (the “Company”), each hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:

 

(a) the Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(b) material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

   

/s/  NICHOLAS S. SCHORSCH


    Nicholas S. Schorsch
   

Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

    March 10, 2005
   

/s/  JAMES T. RATNER


    James T. Ratner
   

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

    March 10, 2005