GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP (Form: 3, Received: 01/28/2010 15:22:02)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
Watson David Hibbert
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/25/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP [GOOD]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 200
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          ___ X ___ Other (specify below)
/ Affiliate of External Adviser

(Street)
MCLEAN, VA 22102

(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

Watson David Hibbert
1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
SUITE 200
MCLEAN, VA 22102

Affiliate of External Adviser

Signatures

Paula Novara, Attorney-in-fact 1/28/2010

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints

each of David Gladstone, Terry Brubaker, George Stelljes III, John Dellafiora,

Paula Novara, Michael LiCalsi, Allyson Williams, Madeleine Burton, Malinda Ortega,

Darren DeStefano, Christi Novak, and Courtney Roche,

signing

individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in fact and agents

to: (1)

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, an officer, director or holder

of 10% or more of a registered class of securities of Gladstone Commercial

Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the Company),

Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that

 may

be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete

 and

execute

any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such forms or amendments

with the

United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or

similar

authority; and (3) take any other action of any nature whatsoever in

connection with the

foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit, in

the best

interest of,

or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

documents

executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this

Power of

Attorney

shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as

such

attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and

authority

to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary,

or proper

to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted,

as fully to

all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if

personally

present,

with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming

all that

such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes,

shall

lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights

and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming,

nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply

with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file

Forms 3, 4

and 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company,

(b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact

individually, until

such attorney-in-fact shall no longer be employed by the

Company,

Gladstone Management Corporation, Gladstone Administration, LLC or

Cooley Godward

LLP.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be

executed as of this 27th day of January, 2010.





/s/ David Watson

David Watson

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Watson David Hibbert 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 200 MCLEAN, VA 22102				Affiliate of External Adviser

Signatures
Paula Novara, Attorney-in-fact		1/28/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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