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 quarterly
     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.

               November 9, 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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