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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1
 
                                  SUBSIDIARIES
 


                            NAME                                JURISDICTION
                            ----                                ------------
                                                             
Ramco-Gershenson, Inc.......................................      Michigan
Ramco-Gershenson Properties, L.P. ..........................      Delaware
S-12 Associates.............................................      Michigan
28th Street Kentwood Associates.............................      Michigan