Exhibit 31.1

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TORULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED**

I, Gerard H. Sweeney, certify that:

| 1.     | I have reviewed this quarterly report    on Form 10-Q of Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, this report    does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state    a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances    under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the    period covered in this report;                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, the financial    statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly    present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations    and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in    this report;                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 4.     | The registrant’s other certifying    officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure    controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e))    and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act    Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|   | a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by other within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;                                   |
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|   | b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;                                         |
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|   | c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                                       |
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|   | d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5.     | The registrant’s other certifying    officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal    control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and    the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons    performing the equivalent functions):                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|   | a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and                                                                                                                                 |
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|   | b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| Date:  | May 11, 2005 |   | /s/ Gerard H. Sweeney                 |
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|   |         |   | Gerard H. Sweeney                     |
|   |         |   | President and Chief Executive Officer |

 

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