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Exhibit 25.1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

☐ | Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

N/A |  | 31-0841368
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota |  | 55402
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

K. Wendy Kumar

U.S. Bank National Association

100 Wall Street – Suite 1600

New York, NY 10005

(212) 361-8561

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

DDR Corp.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Ohio |  | 34-1723097
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3300 Enterprise Parkway Beachwood, OH |  | 44122
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

FORM T-1

Item 1. | GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

| a) | Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

| b) | Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

Item 2. | AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

Items 3-15 | Items 3-15 are not applicable because, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

Item 16. | LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility.

| 1. | A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

| 2. | A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

| 3. | A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

| 4. | A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

| 5. | A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

| 6. | The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

| 7. | Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2018 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on Form S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.

** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on Form S-3ASR, Registration Number 333-199863 filed on November 5, 2014.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York, State of New York on the 14th day of June, 2018.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: |  | /s/ K. Wendy Kumar
|  | K. Wendy Kumar
|  | Vice President

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Exhibit 2

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 20219 CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE I, Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 8, 2018, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia Joseph Otting Comptroller of the Currency

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Exhibit 3

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 20219 CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS I, Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in full fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 8, 2018, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. Joseph Otting Comptroller of the Currency

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Exhibit 6

CONSENT

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: June 14, 2018

By: |  | /s/ K. Wendy Kumar
|  | K. Wendy Kumar
|  | Vice President

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 3/31/2018

($000’s)

|  | 3/31/2018 |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions |  | $ | 19,210,762 |
Securities |  |  | 110,797,912 |
Federal Funds |  |  | 49,966 |
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |  |  | 278,268,217 |
Fixed Assets |  |  | 4,035,404 |
Intangible Assets |  |  | 13,036,496 |
Other Assets |  |  | 26,856,978 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 452,255,735 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits |  | $ | 355,061,230 |
Fed Funds |  |  | 931,593 |
Treasury Demand Notes |  |  | 0 |
Trading Liabilities |  |  | 681,501 |
Other Borrowed Money |  |  | 32,101,111 |
Acceptances |  |  | 0 |
Subordinated Notes and Debentures |  |  | 3,300,000 |
Other Liabilities |  |  | 13,027,872 |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 405,103,307 |
Equity |  |  |  |
Common and Preferred Stock |  |  | 18,200 |
Surplus |  |  | 14,266,915 |
Undivided Profits |  |  | 32,071,141 |
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |  |  | 796,172 |
Total Equity Capital |  | $ | 47,152,428 |
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |  | $ | 452,255,735 |

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