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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-10-26</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000761648</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CDR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001341621</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>RIOCANYONGE EGLINTON CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2300 YONGE ST., SUITE 500, PO BOX 2386</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO, ONTARIO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M4P 1E4</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001476018</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RioCan Holdings USA Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>RIOCAN YONGE EGLINTON CTR.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2300 YONGE ST., #500, POB 2386</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO, ONTARIO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M4P 1E4</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Comon Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6666666</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By subsidiary--see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrant</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>7.00</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2009-10-26</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2011-10-26</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>1428570</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By subsidiary --see footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust indirectly beneficially owns the reported common stock in the issuer through its
 subsidiary RioCan Holdings USA Inc.  This Form 3 is being jointly filed by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and RioCan
 Holdings USA Inc. to report shares of common stock that are indirectly and directly beneficially owned by such reporting
 persons, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust indirectly beneficially owns the reported warrant to purchase common stock in the issuer
 through its subsidiary RioCan Holdings USA Inc.  This Form 3 is being jointly filed by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
 and RioCan Holdings USA Inc. to report the warrant to purchase shares of common stock that is indirectly and directly
 beneficially owned by such reporting persons, respectively.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Raghunath Davloor, RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Raghunath Davloor, RIOCAN HOLDINGS USA INC Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
