Exhibit 23.1



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Developers Diversified Realty
Corporation of (1) our report dated February 27, 2002, except for Note 5, as to
which the date is November 21, 2002, relating to the financial statements, which
appears in Developers Diversified Realty Corporation's Current Report on Form
8-K filed on November 21, 2002 and (2) our report dated February 27, 2002,
relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in Developers
Diversified Realty Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of (1) our
reports dated September 16, 2002, September 16, 2002, September 16, 2002,
September 16, 2002, and September 20, 2002 relating to the financial statements
of Belden Park Crossings Phase I, Connecticut Commons, Bandera Pointe,
Independence Commons, and Hilltop Plaza, respectively, which reports are
included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2002 and (2) our
report dated November 26, 2002, relating to the financial statement of Paradise
Village Gateway, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 2,
2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
December 16, 2002