Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Whitestone REIT (the "Company") on Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1, for the period ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James C. Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James C. Mastandrea

James C. Mastandrea

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated this 29th day of April, 2008