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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-120163
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241118
GROUP MEMBERS:		MCB ACQUISITIONS MANAGER LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		P. DAVID BRAMBLE

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Whitestone REIT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001175535
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				760594970
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-84834
		FILM NUMBER:		241471941

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2600 SOUTH GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77063
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-827-9595

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2600 SOUTH GESSNER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77063

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARTMAN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REIT
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020613

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MCB PR Capital LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002009447
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				881126376
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2002 CLIPPER PARK ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 105
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21211
		BUSINESS PHONE:		410-662-0105

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2002 CLIPPER PARK ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 105
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21211
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
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13D</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>966084204</B></FONT></P>

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Suite 105</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Baltimore, MD 21211</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>(410) 340-1665</B></P>

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Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>November 18, 2024</B></P>

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on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),
Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CUSIP No. 966084204</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>1</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Name of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB PR Capital LLC</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(A):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SEC Use Only</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Source of Funds</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
    2(d) or 2(e)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Delaware</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 shares, all of which are directly owned by MCB PR Capital
    LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;MCB&rdquo;).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB Acquisitions Manager LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    (&ldquo;Acquisitions&rdquo;) is the sole Manager of MCB and has the sole right to make any and all decisions and take any and all actions
    on behalf of MCB and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">P. David Bramble is the sole member of Acquisitions with full control
    of Acquisitions and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See response to Row 8.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 Common Shares</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">9.4%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Type of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO (Limited Liability Company)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 80%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CUSIP No. 966084204</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Name of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB Acquisitions Manager LLC</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(A):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SEC Use Only</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Source of Funds</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
    2(d) or 2(e)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Maryland</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 shares, all of which are directly owned by MCB PR Capital
    LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;MCB&rdquo;).</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB Acquisitions Manager LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    (&ldquo;Acquisitions&rdquo;) is the sole Manager of MCB and has the sole right to make any and all decisions and take any and all actions
    on behalf of MCB and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">P. David Bramble is the sole member of Acquisitions with full control
    of Acquisitions and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See response to Row 8.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 Common Shares</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">9.4%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Type of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 80%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CUSIP No. 966084204</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>1</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Name of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">P. David Bramble</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(A):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SEC Use Only</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Source of Funds</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
    2(d) or 2(e)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">United States</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Voting Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 shares, all of which are directly owned by MCB PR Capital
    LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;MCB&rdquo;).</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB Acquisitions Manager LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
    (&ldquo;Acquisitions&rdquo;) is the sole Manager of MCB and has the sole right to make any and all decisions and take any and all actions
    on behalf of MCB and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">P. David Bramble is the sole member of Acquisitions with full control
    of Acquisitions and may therefore be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer directly owned by MCB.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See response to Row 8.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4,690,000 Common Shares</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; margin: 0pt 0">o</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">9.4%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Type of Reporting Person</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 80%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Explanatory Note</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>



<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">This statement constitutes Amendment
No. 2 to the Schedule 13D relating to the common shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value per share (the &ldquo;<U>Common Shares</U>&rdquo;),
of Whitestone REIT, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the &ldquo;<U>Issuer</U>&rdquo;), and hereby amends the Schedule 13D filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2024 (the &ldquo;<U>Initial Schedule 13D</U>&rdquo;), as amended by Amendment No.
1 to the Initial Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2024 ( &ldquo;Amendment No. 1&rdquo; and,
together with the Initial Schedule 13D, the &ldquo;<U>Schedule 13D</U>&rdquo;).</FONT> Except as specifically amended and supplemented
by this Amendment No.&nbsp;2, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Purpose of Transaction</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">Over a month following delivery of the Revised
Proposal to the Board of Trustees of the Issuer (the &ldquo;<U>Board</U>&rdquo;), the Board has continued both to rebuff discussions
with MCB regarding a potential transaction and to decline to commence any strategic alternatives process more broadly. Faced with the
Board&rsquo;s ongoing refusal to consider all opportunities to maximize value for the Issuer&rsquo;s shareholders, on November 18, 2024,
MCB delivered to the Board a letter (the &ldquo;<U>November 18 Letter</U>&rdquo;) notifying the Board that MCB was withdrawing the Revised
Proposal, effective immediately. In the November 18 Letter, MCB informed the Board that it will continue to consider all options available
to MCB and other shareholders of the Issuer to ensure that the Board upholds its responsibilities.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The foregoing description of
the </FONT>November 18 Letter <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the </FONT>November 18 Letter<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
7.03, and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%"><A HREF="tm2428769d1_ex7-03.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Letter from MCB to the Board of Trustees of the Issuer, dated as of November 18, 2024</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: November 18, 2024</P>

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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><B>David Bramble, Individually, and</B></TD></TR>
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of MCB Acquisitions Manager LLC</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>On behalf of MCB PR Capital LLC, as the sole manager of
MCB PR Capital LLC</B></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">2002 Clipper Park Rd. Suite&nbsp;105 | Baltimore,
    MD 21211</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">dbramble@mcbrealestate.com</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(410) 662-0105</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">November 18, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Via Email</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Board of Trustees</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">C/O David K. Holeman</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Whitestone REIT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2600 S. Gessner Rd, Suite&nbsp;500</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Houston, TX 77063</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Whitestone REIT Board of Trustees:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MCB Real Estate (&ldquo;MCB&rdquo; or &ldquo;we&rdquo;) delivered an
attractive, fully-financed proposal to the Whitestone Board to acquire Whitestone for $15 per share in an all-cash transaction. Our proposal
would maximize value to Whitestone&rsquo;s shareholders, delivering immediate and certain value in the form of a 14.5% premium to Whitestone&rsquo;s
share price prior to our initial proposal on June 3, 2024, and a 61.8% premium to Whitestone&rsquo;s unaffected share price prior to the
rumored Fortress proposal on October 26, 2023. We have made repeated efforts to engage with the Whitestone Board over the last several
months, but each of those attempts has been summarily rebuffed. The Board&rsquo;s refusal to grant due diligence, engage in any meaningful
discussions, or commence a strategic alternatives process is not consistent with its duties and indicates a boardroom culture of entrenchment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">While we continue to believe our proposal is the best path forward
for shareholders, our attempts to engage have been rebuffed at every turn, so we are withdrawing our proposal to acquire Whitestone at
this time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This is not a decision taken lightly. We are disappointed and disturbed
at the Board&rsquo;s intransigence, entrenchment and apparent self-interest. The Company&rsquo;s recent public comments make it painfully
clear that the Board is not open-minded or even willing to give real consideration to opportunities to advance shareholders&rsquo; best
interests.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Just a few weeks ago, Whitestone defended its entrenched position with
unsupported and unrealistic claims of Whitestone&rsquo;s greater hypothetical &ldquo;intrinsic value.&rdquo; Notably, however, that value
was not actually provided, proven or even explained. Whitestone also attempted to rationalize the Board&rsquo;s refusal to consider alternatives
by relying on a period of stock price outperformance that was driven by multiple acquisition rumors and proposals, including ours, that
inflated Whitestone&rsquo;s share price.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">When pressed on whether the Board is open to opportunities to enhance value on Whitestone&rsquo;s third quarter 2024 earnings call, Whitestone
CEO David Holeman falsely asserted that the Board is actively looking at strategic options. Further, he seemingly didn&rsquo;t even understand
what such a process to maximize value would actually entail. When asked, he said:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&ldquo;I would tell you that our
board reviews the best things for shareholders all the time. So we are actively looking at what are the best ways to add value, what
are the best ways to produce a return to our shareholders. So I think we are actively doing that just like we should, and so I'm not
sure I'm clear with your question.&rdquo;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Given the Board&rsquo;s refusal to engage with us regarding our proposal
or conduct a process to explore whether other parties may have an interest in transacting with Whitestone, Mr. Holeman&rsquo;s comments
are at best a na&iuml;ve sidestep to the question, and at worst a downright lie to shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We have heard from a number of other shareholders that they are supportive
of a potential transaction and share our frustration with the Whitestone Board. We believe some of these shareholders have reached out
to Whitestone directly to demand answers. Unfortunately, it appears that the Whitestone Board has ignored these concerns and refused to
engage with them, just as it has consistently refused to engage with MCB.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">As Whitestone&rsquo;s largest actively managed shareholder, with ownership
of 4,690,000 shares representing 9.4% of Whitestone&rsquo;s common shares, we note the addition of Kristian M. Gathright and Donald A.
Miller to the Whitestone Board. Ms. Gathright and Mr. Miller are two new and well-regarded independent trustees whom we hope will bring
fresh perspective to the Board and ensure that the Whitestone Board acts in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including taking appropriate
steps to maximize value for Whitestone shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The reputations and careers of these professionals, as well as the
rest of the Board, are on the line, and we call on them to act in shareholders&rsquo; best interests. We believe the inherent disadvantages
of Whitestone as a standalone company, and the upside for shareholders from a well-run strategic review process, are obvious.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As we have said from the onset of this process, our interests are aligned
with other Whitestone shareholders. Whitestone shareholders deserve a board that is committed to considering all opportunities to maximize
value. If the Whitestone Board continues its pattern of delay and entrenchment, MCB believes the entire Board should be removed at the
next annual meeting of shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">While we are withdrawing our proposal at this time, we remain a significant
shareholder of the company and will continue to consider all options available to MCB and other Whitestone shareholders to ensure that
the Board upholds its responsibilities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Sincerely,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">cc:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I><U>Via email, under separate cover:</U></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Peter Pinkard, Managing Partner</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gina Baker Chambers, President</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Drew Gorman, Principal</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mike Trail, Chief Investment Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Brian Mendell, Managing Director</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Daniel LeBey, Vinson&nbsp;&amp; Elkins L.L.P.</P>

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