Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Principal Accounting Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Excel Properties, Ltd. (the “Partnership”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

(a) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Partnership for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

Dated: October 27, 2003	/s/ James Y. Nakagawa
	James Y. Nakagawa
	Principal Accounting Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Partnership, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

EXCEL PROPERTIES LTD 10-Q