Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Real estate assets, at cost
Property	[1]	$ 1,144,558	$ 920,310
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(124,268)	(107,258)
Total real estate assets	[1]	1,020,290	813,052
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	6,338	4,168
Restricted cash	[1]	105	56
Marketable securities	[1]	242	517
Escrows and acquisition deposits	[1]	9,116	6,620
Accrued rents and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	[1]	22,212	19,951
Unamortized lease commissions and loan costs	[1]	8,397	8,083
Prepaid expenses and other assets	[1]	3,448	2,762
Total assets	[1]	1,070,148	855,209
Liabilities:
Notes payable	[2]	662,675	544,020
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	[2]	35,041	28,692
Tenants' security deposits	[2]	6,746	6,125
Dividends and distributions payable	[2]	11,401	8,729
Total liabilities	[2]	715,863	587,566
Commitments and contingencies:	[2]	0	0
Equity:
Preferred shares, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	[2]	0	0
Common shares, $0.001 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 38,524,480 and 29,468,563 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	[2]	38	29
Additional paid-in capital	[2]	509,774	396,494
Accumulated deficit	[2]	(167,397)	(141,695)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain	[2]	1,004	859
Total Whitestone REIT shareholders' equity	[2]	343,419	255,687
Noncontrolling interests:
Redeemable operating partnership units	[2]	11,002	11,941
Noncontrolling interest in Consolidated Partnership	[2]	(136)	15
Total noncontrolling interests	[2]	10,866	11,956
Total equity	[2]	354,285	267,643
Total liabilities and equity	[2]	1,070,148	855,209
Pillarstone Variable Interest Entity
Real estate assets, at cost
Property		93,505	92,338
Accumulated depreciation		(35,089)	(32,533)
Total real estate assets		58,416	59,805
Cash and cash equivalents		2,246	1,236
Escrows and acquisition deposits		2,087	2,274
Accrued rents and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts		2,556	2,313
Unamortized lease commissions and loan costs		1,180	1,150
Prepaid expenses and other assets		130	82
Total assets		66,615	66,860
Liabilities:
Notes payable		49,137	50,001
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,480	3,481
Tenants' security deposits		1,129	996
Dividends and distributions payable		112	0
Total liabilities		$ 53,858	$ 54,478

[1] Assets of consolidated Variable Interest Entities included in the total assets

[2] Liabilities of consolidated Variable Interest Entities included in the total liabilities