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                                                                   Exhibit 10.34


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




                  THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 15th day
of November, 2002, between Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), and Timothy J. Bruce (the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive, and the
Executive desires to be employed by the Company, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:

                  1.       EMPLOYMENT.

                           (a) The Company hereby employs the Executive as a
Senior Vice President of Development and the Executive hereby accepts such
employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.

                           (b) During the term of this Employment Agreement and
any renewal hereof (all references herein to the terms of this Employment
Agreement shall include references to the period of renewal hereof, if any), the
Executive shall be and have the title of Senior Vice President of Development
and shall devote all of his business time and all reasonable efforts to his
employment and perform diligently such duties as are customarily performed by
Senior Vice Presidents of companies similar in size to the Company, including
managing the expansion and/or redevelopment and operating joint venture portions
of the Company's development business, together with such other duties as may be
reasonably requested from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, the
President or the Executive Vice President of the Company or the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board"), which duties shall be consistent with
his position as set forth above and as provided in Paragraph 2.

                  2.       TERM AND POSITIONS.

                           (a) Subject to the provisions for termination
hereinafter provided, (i) the term of this Employment Agreement shall begin on
or about September 9, 2002 (the date on which the Executive commences employment
being the "Effective Date") and shall continue for the balance of the current
"fiscal year" (as hereinafter defined) and for the immediately succeeding fiscal
year and (ii) as of December 31, 2003, such term automatically shall be extended
for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2004 and for each fiscal year
thereafter. This Employment Agreement may be terminated by the Company with
"cause" (as hereinafter defined) at any time, or without cause upon not less
than ninety days prior written notice. The term "fiscal year" means the period
beginning on the day after the Saturday closest to January 1, in one year and
ending on the Saturday closest to December 31 in the next year.

                           (b) The Executive shall be entitled to serve as a
Senior Vice President of Development of the Company. For service as an officer
and employee of the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to the full
protection of the applicable indemnification provisions of the articles of
incorporation and code of regulations of the Company, as the same may be amended
from time to time.

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                  3.       COMPENSATION.

                           During the term of this Employment Agreement, the
Company shall pay or provide, as the case may be, to the Executive the
compensation and other benefits and rights set forth in this Paragraph 3.

                           (a) The Company shall pay to the Executive a base
salary payable in accordance with the Company's usual pay practices (and in any
event no less frequently than monthly) of Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars
($240,000) per annum. On and after March 15, 2004, the Executive's per annum
base salary shall be eligible for adjustment.

                           (b) The Company shall pay to the Executive bonus
compensation for each fiscal year of the Company, not later than 90 days
following the end of each fiscal year or the termination of the employment, as
the case may be, prorated on a per diem basis for partial fiscal years,
determined and calculated in a manner set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto;
provided, however, that the Executive's bonus compensation for fiscal year 2002
shall not be less than $40,000.

                           (c) The Company shall pay to the Executive an
automobile allowance of $500 per month. All expenses related to all automobiles
owned by the Executive shall be the sole responsibility of the Executive.

                           (d) On the Effective Date, Executive shall be granted
options to purchase 100,000 of the Company's common shares at the price of such
shares on the business day immediately prior to the Effective Date as determined
in accordance with the terms of the equity-based award plan pursuant to which
such options shall be issued, which options shall have a ten-year term, a
three-year vesting period (with one-third of the options vesting on each of the
first anniversary of the Effective Date, the second anniversary of the Effective
Date and the third anniversary of the Effective Date, respectively), and
otherwise be issued on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the
governing document of such plan.

                           (e) The Executive shall participate in the long-term
incentive compensation program for senior executive officers, as distinguished
from general management, of the Company on such terms as may be determined by
the Board.

                           (f) The Company shall provide to the Executive such
life, medical, hospitalization and dental insurance for himself, his spouse and
eligible family members as may be generally available to senior executive
officers, as distinguished from general management, of the Company.

                           (g) The Executive shall participate in all retirement
and other benefit plans of the Company generally available from time to time to
employees of the Company and for which the Executive qualifies under the terms
thereof (and nothing in this Agreement shall or shall be deemed to in any way
effect the Executive's rights and benefits thereunder except as expressly
provided herein).

                           (h) The Executive shall be entitled to three weeks of
vacation each year, prorated for partial fiscal years. The Executive shall also
be entitled to such period of sick leave allowance each year as is determined by
the Executive Vice President of the Company in his reasonable and good faith
discretion, which in any event shall not be less than as provided under the
Company's sick leave policy for executive officers.

                           (i) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in
any equity or other employee benefit plan that is generally available to senior
executive officers, as distinguished from general management, of the Company.
The Executive's participation in and benefits under any such plan


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shall be on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the governing
document of the particular plan.

                           (j) On the Effective Date, the Company shall pay to
the Executive a $25,000 relocation payment and a payment of $20,000 as special
bonus compensation.

                  4.       PAYMENT IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OR PERMANENT
                           DISABILITY.

                           (a) In the event of the Executive's death or
"permanent disability" (as hereinafter defined) during the term of this
Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or his successors
and assigns in the event of his death) an amount equal to one (1) time the
Executive's then effective per annum rate of salary, as determined under
Paragraph 3(a), plus a pro rata portion of the bonus applicable to the fiscal
year in which such death or permanent disability occurs, as such bonus is
determined under Paragraph 3(b).

                           (b) The pro rata portion of the bonus described in
Paragraph 4(a) shall be paid when and as provided in Paragraph 3(b). The
remainder of the benefit to be paid pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) shall be paid
within ninety (90) days after the date of death or permanent disability, as the
case may be.

                           (c) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3(d)
and 4(a), in the event of the Executive's death or permanent disability the
Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation or other benefits under
this Employment Agreement, except as to that portion of any unpaid salary and
other benefits accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the date
of such death or permanent disability, as the case may be.

                           (d) For purposes of this Employment Agreement, the
Executive's "permanent disability" shall be deemed to have occurred after one
hundred twenty (120) days in the aggregate during any consecutive twelve (12)
month period, or after ninety (90) consecutive days, during which one hundred
twenty (120) or ninety (90) days, as the case may be, the Executive, by reason
of his physical or mental disability or illness, shall have been unable to
discharge his duties under this Employment Agreement. The date of permanent
disability shall be such one hundred twentieth (120th) or ninetieth (90th) day,
as the case may be. In the event either the Company or the Executive, after
receipt of notice of the Executive's permanent disability from the other,
dispute that the Executive's permanent disability shall have occurred, the
Executive shall promptly submit to a physical examination by the chief of
medicine of any major accredited hospital in the Cleveland, Ohio, area and,
unless such physician shall issue his written statement to the effect that in
his opinion, based on his diagnosis, the Executive is capable of resuming his
employment and devoting his full time and energy to discharging his duties
within thirty (30) days after the date of such statement, such permanent
disability shall be deemed to have occurred.

                  5.       TERMINATION.

                           (a) The employment of the Executive under this
Employment Agreement, and the terms hereof, may be terminated by the Company:

                               (i) on the death or permanent disability (as
                  previously defined) of the Executive;

                               (ii) for cause (as hereinafter defined) at any
                  time by action of the Board; or

                               (iii) without cause pursuant to written notice
                  provided to the Executive not less than ninety (90) days in
                  advance of such termination date.



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The exercise by the Company of its rights of termination under this Paragraph 5
shall be the Company's sole remedy in the event of the occurrence of the event
as a result of which such right to terminate arises. Upon any termination of
this Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from
all offices and directorships held by the Executive in the Company.

                           (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "cause"
shall mean:

                               (i) The Executive's fraud, commission of a felony
                  or of an act or series of acts which result in material injury
                  to the business reputation of the Company, commission of an
                  act or series of repeated acts of dishonesty which are
                  materially inimical to the best interests of the Company, or
                  the Executive's willful and repeated failure to perform his
                  duties under this Employment Agreement, which failure has not
                  been cured within fifteen (15) days after the Company gives
                  notice thereof to the Executive; or

                               (ii) The Executive's material breach of any
                  material provision of this Employment Agreement, which breach
                  has not been cured in all substantial respects within ten (10)
                  days after the Company gives notice thereof to the Executive.

                           (c) In the event of a termination claim by the
Company to be for "cause" pursuant to Paragraph 5(a)(ii), the Executive shall
have the right to have the justification for said termination determined by
arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio. In order to exercise such right, the Executive
shall serve on the Company within thirty (30) days after termination a written
request for arbitration. The Company immediately shall request the appointment
of an arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association and thereafter the
question of "cause" shall be determined under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association, and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and
binding upon both parties. The parties shall use all reasonable efforts to
facilitate and expedite the arbitration and shall act to cause the arbitration
to be completed as promptly as possible. During the pendency of the arbitration,
the Executive shall continue to receive all compensation and benefits to which
he is entitled hereunder, and if at any time during the pendency of such
arbitration the Company fails to pay and provide all compensation and benefits
to the Executive in a timely manner the Company shall be deemed to have
automatically waived whatever rights it then may have had to terminate the
Executive's employment for cause. Expenses of the arbitration shall be borne
equally by the parties.

                           (d) In the event of termination for any of the
reasons set forth in subparagraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this Paragraph 5, except
as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3(d) and 4(a), the Executive shall be
entitled to no further compensation or other benefits under this Employment
Agreement, except as to that portion of any unpaid salary and other benefits
accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of
such termination. If the Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to
subparagraph (a)(iii) of this Paragraph 5 (other than as described in Paragraph
5(e) hereof), all of the Executive's rights and all of the Company's obligations
hereunder shall immediately terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to subparagraph (a)(iii) of this
Paragraph 5 (other than as described in Paragraph 5(e)), the Company shall
continue to pay the Executive an amount equal to the Executive's then effective
per annum rate of salary, as determined under Paragraph 3(a), for twelve (12)
months following the Executive's termination date.

                           (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if there shall occur a "Change in Control" and a "Triggering Event"
(as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Agreement, dated
November 15, 2002, between the Company and the Executive (the "Change in
Control Agreement")), then the Company or the Executive shall have the right to
terminate the employment of the Executive with the Company and, in the event of
such termination, the payments to be made to the Executive in connection
therewith shall be governed by the Change of Control Agreement and the Executive
shall be entitled to no further compensation or other benefits under this
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Agreement, except as to that portion of any
unpaid salary and other benefits accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and
including the effective date of such termination.

                  6.       COVENANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                           (a) The Executive acknowledges the Company's reliance
and expectation of the Executive's continued commitment to performance of his
duties and responsibilities during the term of this Employment Agreement. In
light of such reliance and expectation on the part of the Company, during the
term of this Employment Agreement and for a period of one (1) year thereafter
(and, as to clause (ii) of this subparagraph (a), at any time during and after
the term of this Employment Agreement), the Executive shall not, directly or
indirectly, do or suffer either of the following:

                               (i) Own, manage, control or participate in the
                  ownership, management or control, or be employed or engaged by
                  or otherwise affiliated or associated as a consultant,
                  independent contractor or otherwise with, any other
                  corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, association or
                  other business entity engaged in the business of, or otherwise
                  engage in the business of, acquiring, owning, developing or
                  managing commercial shopping centers; provided, however, that
                  the ownership of not more than one percent (1%) of any class
                  of publicly traded securities of any entity shall not be
                  deemed a violation of this covenant; or

                               (ii) Disclose, divulge, discuss, copy or
                  otherwise use or suffer to be used in any manner, in
                  competition with, or contrary to the interests of, the
                  Company, any confidential information relating to the
                  Company's operations, properties or otherwise to its
                  particular business or other trade secrets of the Company, it
                  being acknowledged by the Executive that all such information
                  regarding the business of the Company compiled or obtained by,
                  or furnished to, the Executive while the Executive shall have
                  been employed by or associated with the Company is
                  confidential information and the Company's exclusive property;
                  provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not
                  apply to the extent that such information (A) is clearly
                  obtainable in the public domain, (B) becomes obtainable in the
                  public domain, except by reason of the breach by the Executive
                  of the terms hereof, (C) was not acquired by the Executive in
                  connection with his employment or affiliation with the
                  Company, (D) was not acquired by the Executive from the
                  Company or its representatives or (E) is required to be
                  disclosed by rule of law or by order of a court or
                  governmental body or agency.

                           (b) The Executive agrees and understands that the
remedy at law for any breach by him of this Paragraph 6 will be inadequate and
that the damages following from such breach are not readily susceptible to being
measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that, upon adequate
proof of the Executive's violation of any legally enforceable provision of this
Paragraph 6, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and
may obtain a temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach.
Nothing in this Paragraph 6 shall be deemed to limit the Company's remedies at
law or in equity for any breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of
this Paragraph 6 which may be pursued or availed of by the Company.

                           (c) The Executive has carefully considered the nature
and extent of the restrictions upon him and the rights and remedies conferred
upon the Company under this Paragraph 6, and hereby acknowledges and agrees that
the same are reasonable in time and territory, are designed to eliminate
competition which otherwise would be unfair to the Company, do not stifle the
inherent skill and experience of the Executive, would not operate as a bar to
the Executive's sole means of support, are fully required to protect the
legitimate interests of the Company and do not confer a benefit upon the Company
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                  7.       MISCELLANEOUS.

                           (a) The Executive represents and warrants that he is
not a party to any agreement, contract or understanding, whether employment or
otherwise, which would restrict or prohibit him from undertaking or performing
employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Employment
Agreement.

                           (b) The provisions of this Employment Agreement are
severable and if any one or more provision may be determined to be illegal or
otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provision and any
partially unenforceable provision to the extent enforceable in any jurisdiction
nevertheless shall be binding and enforceable.

                           (c) The rights and obligations of the Company under
this Employment Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding
on, the Company and its successors and assigns, and the rights and obligations
(other than obligations to perform services) of the Executive under this
Employment Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon,
the Executive and his heirs, personal representatives and assigns.

                           (d) Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Employment Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled
by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration
Association then pertaining in the City of Cleveland, Ohio, and judgment upon
the award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be deemed to
possess the powers to issue mandatory orders and restraining orders in
connection with such arbitration; provided, however, that nothing in this
Paragraph 7(d) shall be construed so as to deny the Company the right and power
to seek and obtain injunctive relief in a court of equity for any breach or
threatened breach by the Executive of any of his covenants contained in
Paragraph 6 hereof.

                           (e) Any notice to be given under this Employment
Agreement shall be personally delivered in writing or shall have been deemed
duly given when received after it is posted in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, registered or certified, return receipt requested, and if mailed to the
Company, shall be addressed to its principal place of business, attention:
General Counsel, and if mailed to the Executive, shall be addressed to him at
his home address last known on the records of the Company, or at such other
address or addresses as either the Company or the Executive may hereafter
designate in writing to the other.

                           (f) The failure of either party to enforce any
provision or provisions of this Employment Agreement shall not in any way be
construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions as to any future
violations thereof, nor prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and
every other provision of this Employment Agreement. The rights granted the
parties herein are cumulative and the waiver of any single remedy shall not
constitute a waiver of such party's right to assert all other legal remedies
available to it under the circumstances.

                           (g) This Employment Agreement supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings between the parties and may not be modified or
terminated orally. No modification, termination or attempted waiver shall be
valid unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought
to be enforced.

                           (h) This Employment Agreement shall be governed by
and construed according to the laws of the State of Ohio.

                           (i) Captions and paragraph headings used herein are
for convenience and are not a part of this Employment Agreement and shall not be
used in construing it.


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                           (j) Where necessary or appropriate to the meaning
hereof, the singular and plural shall be deemed to include each other, and the
masculine, feminine and neuter shall be deemed to include each other.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment
Agreement on the day and year first set forth herein.

                                                 DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY
                                                 CORPORATION


                                                 By:  /s/ DAVID M. JACOBSTEIN
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                                                      Authorized Officer

                                                      /s/ TIMOTHY J. BRUCE
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                                                      Timothy J. Bruce




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                                    EXHIBIT A


I.   INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY

                                          BONUS AS
                                         % OF SALARY

                    THRESHOLD                  TARGET           MAXIMUM

                       15%                       25%               50%




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