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 quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended September 30, 2007 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/ Scott A. Wolstein

Scott A. Wolstein

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

November 9, 2007