Exhibit 32.1

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



        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, 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 annual 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 16, 2005