Exhibit 32.2

    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         I, William H. Schafer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (the "Company"),
certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period
         ended March 31, 2004 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 quarterly report fairly presents,
         in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
         operations of the Company.




/s/ William H. Schafer
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William H. Schafer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 10, 2004