EXHIBIT 23a






                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report
dated March 27, 1996 appearing on page 20 of Washington Real Estate Investment
Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.  We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts".


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Washington, D.C.
June 11, 1996