EXHIBIT 99.4


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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     I, Scott A. Wolstein, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended
December 31, 2002 which this certification accompanies fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and

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

/s/ Scott A. Wolstein
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Scott A. Wolstein
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
March 11, 2003