Exhibit 31.1
 CERTIFICATION
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Office Properties Trust,
Inc.;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.
    
    The small business issuers other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a 15(e) and 15d 15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) for the small
business issuer and have:
 (a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small
business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;(b)
    
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting,
or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;(c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business
issuers disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and(d)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the small business
issuers internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the small business issuers most recent fiscal quarter (the small
business issuers fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the small business issuers internal control over financial
reporting; and
 5.
    
    The small business issuers other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the small business issuers auditors and the audit committee of the small business
issuers board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 (a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business
issuers ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and(b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the small
business issuers internal control over financial reporting.
  /s/ Dallas E. LucasDallas E. LucasChief Executive Officer 56