INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Form 8-K of Washington Real Estate Investment 
Trust ("WRIT") of our report dated November 12, 1997, relating to the 
audited historical summary of gross income and direct operating expenses of 
Bethesda Hill Apartments, for the year ended December 31, 1996. We also 
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report in WRIT's Form S-3 
Number 333-23157 dated March 12, 1997 and in WRIT's Form S-8 Number 33-63671 
dated October 25, 1995, post effectively amended July 25, 1996.

STOY, MALONE & COMPANY, P.C.

Bethesda, Maryland
November 21, 1997


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
November 14, 1997, relating to the historical summary of gross income and direct
operating expenses of Space Center Tysons, Inc., for the year ended December 31,
1996, included in this Form 8-K, in WRIT's Form S-3 Number 333-23157 dated March
12, 1997, and in WRIT's Form S-8 Number 33-63671 dated October 25, 1995, post
effectively amended July 25, 1996.
 
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 21, 1997