Exhibit 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Scott A. Wolstein, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Developers Diversified
    Realty Corporation ("DDR");

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 by this report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
    information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
    material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
    cash flows of DDR as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual
    report;

4.  DDR's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
    and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
    Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for DDR and have:

         a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused
             such disclosure controls to be designed under our supervision,
             to ensure that material information relating to DDR, including
             its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
             within those entities, particularly during the period in which
             this quarterly report is being prepared;

         b)  evaluated the effectiveness of DDR's disclosure controls and
             procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
             the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as
             at the end of the period concerned by this report based on
             such evaluation;

         c)  disclosed in this report any change in DDR's internal control
             over financial reporting that occurred during DDR's most
             recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
             reasonably likely to materially affect, DDR's internal control
             over financial reporting; and

5.  DDR's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
    recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
    DDR's auditors and the audit committee of DDR's board of directors:

         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
             DDR's ability to record, process, summarize and report
             financial information; and

         b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
             or other employees who have a significant role in DDR's
             internal control over financial reporting.

             May 10 ,2004
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             Date

             /s/ Scott A. Wolstein
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             Signature

             Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
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             Title