Exhibit 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of Developers
Diversified Realty Corporation ("DDR") for the registration of $300,000,000 New
4.625% Notes Due 2010 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated March 18, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of JDN Realty Corporation included in the Current Report on Form 8-K
of DDR, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2003.


                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
September 5, 2003