Exhibit 23(b)

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Washington 
Real Estate Investment Trust of our report dated March 27, 1996 appearing on 
page 23 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" in such Prospectus.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

March 30, 1998