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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-70607 and 333-72519) and in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-76537 and 333-85691) of Developers Diversified
Realty Corporation of our report dated February 21, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in this
Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 30, 2001