**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

 

I, Terry G. Roussel, certifythat:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form10-Q of Cornerstone Core Properties REIT, Inc.;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this quarterly reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this quarterly report.

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer andI are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for theregistrant and we have:

 

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theregistrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisquarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportedour conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the period covered by this quarterly report based on suchevaluation; and

 

(c)                                  disclosed in this report any change in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theregistrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting.

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer andI have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

(a)                                  all significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’sability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
|   |               | /s/ TERRY G. ROUSSEL                                   |   |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   | Date: May 11, 2006 | Terry G. Roussel                                       |
|   |               | Chief Executive Officer  (Principal Executive Officer) |

 

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