FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
8-K/A, 1997-09-04
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                FORM 8-K/A NO.1

Current report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934

                               __________________

                         Commission File Number 1-13102

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): JUNE 30, 1997


                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



        MARYLAND                                          36-3935116
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)



            311 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (312) 344-4300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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                 ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On June 30, 1997, First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and its Subsidiaries
( the "Company"), through First Industrial, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"),
of which the Company is the sole general partner, acquired 12 light industrial
properties, two bulk warehouses and one office building (the "Punia Phase I
Properties") in New Jersey, totaling 697,778 square feet of gross leasable area
(the "Punia Phase I Acquisition").  The Punia Phase I Properties were acquired
for approximately $39.2 million which was funded with $36.0 million in cash and
the issuance of 107,516 limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership
(the "Units") valued at $3.2 million.  The $36 million in cash was funded with
borrowings under the Company's $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility
(the "1996 Unsecured Acquisition Facility") with a group of banks for which the
First National Bank of Chicago and the Union Bank of Switzerland act as agents.
The $36.0 million borrowed under the Company's 1996 Unsecured Acquisition
Facility currently bears interest at LIBOR plus 1%.  The Punia Phase I
Properties were acquired from Ethel Road Associates, Gamma Three Associates,
Jayeff Associates, RCP Associates, 244 Sheffield Associates, South Broad
Company, Suburban Roseland Associates, World's Fair 25 Associates, World's Fair
Associates, World's Fair Office Associates, and World's Fair V Associates
(together, the "Punia Group").  Prior to the Punia Phase I Acquisition, the
Punia Group was not affiliated with the Company, any affiliate of the Company
or any director or officer of the Company.  Following the Punia Phase I
Acquisition, Jeff Punia and Hayden Tiger were appointed Regional Directors.
The Punia Phase I Properties will continue to be used for light industrial,
bulk warehouse and office use under the existing lease terms.

     In connection with the Punia Phase I Acquisition, the Company completed
negotiations with the Punia Group to acquire an additional 33 properties
totaling 1,055,344 square feet of gross leasable area (the "Punia Phase II
Properties") and additional parcels of land for approximately $65.9 million
(the "Punia Phase II Acquisition").  The Punia Phase II Acquisition will be
funded with cash and Units and is scheduled to close by September 30, 1997.
The Punia Phase II Properties will be used for light industrial, bulk warehouse
and office use under the existing lease terms.

                             ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Since the filing of the Company's Form 8-K/A No. 1 dated February 12,
1997, exclusive of the Punia Phase I Acquisition described above, the Company
acquired 20 industrial properties, eight land parcels for future development
and one parking lot from unrelated parties during the period February 1, 1997
through July 14, 1997, the closing date of the last industrial property
acquired.  The combined purchase price for these industrial properties, land
parcels and parking lot totaled approximately $71.4 million, excluding
development costs incurred subsequent to the acquisition of the land parcels
and closing costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of the
industrial properties, land parcels and parking lot.  The 20 industrial
properties, eight land parcels and one parking lot acquired are described below
and were funded with working capital, the issuance of Units and borrowings
under the Company's 1996 Unsecured Acquisition Facility.  The Company has
continued the pre-acquisition uses of the properties.  With respect to the land
parcels purchased, the Company intends to develop the land parcels and operate
the facilities as industrial rental property.



- -    On February 20, 1997, the Company purchased a 58,746 square foot light
     industrial property located in Dayton, Ohio.  The purchase price for the
     property was approximately $1.5 million.  The property was purchased from
     Danis Properties Co., Inc.

- -    On March 17, 1997, the Company purchased two bulk warehouse properties
     totaling 312,500 square feet in York, Pennsylvania for approximately $8.4
     million which was funded with $6.8 million in cash and 58,032 Units valued
     at $1.6 million in the aggregate.  The properties were purchased from
     Valcor Properties.


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- -    On March 21, 1997, the Company purchased a 179,400 square foot bulk
     warehouse property located in Taylor, Michigan for approximately $5.1
     million.  The property was purchased from National Wholesale Drug Company.

- -    On March 24, 1997, the Company purchased a 162,500 square foot light
     industrial property located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $3.4 million.  The property was
     purchased from Kinney Service Corporation.  This property was owner
     occupied prior to purchase.

- -    On March 28, 1997, the Company purchased a 84,956 square foot light
     industrial property located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $4.1 million.  The property was
     purchased from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

- -    On March 31, 1997, the Company purchased a 112,082 square foot light
     industrial property located in New Brighton, Minnesota.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $3.2 million.  The property was
     purchased from Lowy Group, Inc.  This property was owner occupied prior to
     purchase.

- -    On March 31, 1997, the Company purchased a 79,675 square foot light
     industrial property located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $4.4 million.  The property was
     purchased from Ryan Companies US, Inc.  This property was owner occupied
     prior to purchase.

- -    On March 31, 1997, the Company purchased a parking lot located in Brooklyn
     Park, Minnesota.  The purchase price for the parking lot was approximately
     $1.3 million.  The parking lot was purchased from Damark International,
     Inc.

- -    On April 3, 1997, the Company purchased a 49,190 square foot light
     industrial property located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $2.1 million.  The property was
     purchased from The Prudential Insurance Company of America.

- -    On April 4, 1997, the Company purchased a 243,000 square foot bulk
     warehouse property located in Columbus, Ohio for approximately $5.4
     million.  The property was purchased from PMF Investments, L.L.C. and
     Walcutt Road LTD.

- -    On April 15, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in
     Shakopee, Minnesota for approximately $.8 million.  The land parcel was
     purchased from Valley Green Business Park Limited Partnership.

- -    On April 28, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in St.
     Louis, Missouri for approximately $.8 million.  The land parcel was
     purchased from Stitch-Tec Co., Inc.

- -    On May 9, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in Romulus,
     Michigan for approximately $.7 million.  The land parcel was purchased
     from Yves Rea.

- -    On May 29, 1997, the Company purchased a 320,171 square foot bulk
     warehouse property located in Alsip, Illinois for approximately $8.1
     million.  The property was purchased from Sammis PCA Partners.

- -    On May 30, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in
     Cumberland, Pennsylvania for approximately $.4 million.  The land parcel
     was purchased from Kinney Service Corporation.

- -    On June 2, 1997, the Company purchased two light industrial properties
     totaling 92,815 square feet located in West Allis, Wisconsin.  The
     purchase price of the properties was approximately $3.2 million.  The
     properties were purchased from  RREEF Mid America Fund III.

- -    On June 2, 1997, the Company purchased a 178,600 square foot bulk
     warehouse property located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for
     approximately $4.6 million.  The property was purchased from Cumberland
     Partners.  This property was owner occupied prior to purchase.




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- -    On June 5, 1997, the Company purchased a 25,150 square foot light
     industrial property located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.  The purchase price
     for the property was approximately $.8 million.  The property was
     purchased from  American Paper and Packaging Corporation.  This property
     was owner occupied prior to purchase.

- -    On June 9, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in
     Shreveport, Louisiana for approximately $.1 million.  The land parcel was
     purchased from Crow-Shreveport No. 1 Limited Partnership.

- -    On June 12, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in Lorain
     County, Ohio for approximately $.7 million.  The land parcel was purchased
     from the Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A.

- -    On June 13, 1997, the Company purchased a 25,254 square foot light
     industrial property located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The purchase price
     for the property was approximately $.8 million.  The property was
     purchased from  Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.  This property was
     owner occupied prior to purchase.

- -    On June 20, 1997, the Company purchased a 59,075 square foot light
     industrial property located in LaGrange, Illinois.  The purchase price for
     the property was approximately $2.5 million.  The property was purchased
     from  Chicago Trust Company KATN 1535.

- -    On June 20, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in
     Minneapolis, Minnesota for approximately $.8 million which was funded
     entirely with the issuance of 25,342 Units.  The land parcel was purchased
     from Malcolm Properties, L.L.C.

- -    On June 26, 1997, the Company purchased a 39,800 square foot light
     industrial property located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.  The purchase price
     for the property was approximately $1.4 million.  The property was
     purchased from Matex, Inc.

- -    On June 26, 1997, the Company purchased a land parcel located in
     Brookfield, Wisconsin for approximately $1.0 million.  The land parcel was
     purchased from MLG/JLP Twenty East Limited Partnership.

- -    On June 30, 1997, the Company purchased a 212,040 square foot light
     industrial property located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.  The purchase
     price for the property was approximately $3.1 million.  The property was
     purchased from 2201 Lunt Avenue Venture.

- -    On July 14, 1997, the Company purchased a 52,402 square foot light
     industrial property located in Oakland, New Jersey.  The purchase price
     for the property was approximately $2.7 million.  The property was
     purchased from Willinger Bros., Inc.  This property was owner occupied
     prior to purchase.







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                   ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)  Financial Statements:

          Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses
          for the Other 1997 Acquisition Properties - Unaudited.

          Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses
          for the Punia Acquisition Properties and Notes thereto with
                Independent Accountant's report dated July 30, 1997.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information:

          Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30,
          1997. 

          Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31,
          1996. 


(c)  Exhibits.


Exhibits Number              Description
- ---------------              -----------
       23                    Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                             Independent Accountants














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                         INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                                                     PAGE
                                                                     ----
OTHER 1997 ACQUISITION PROPERTIES

  Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain 
  Expenses for the Other1997 Acquisition Properties for 
  the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and the Year Ended 
  December 31, 1996--Unaudited.......................................  6


PUNIA ACQUISITION PROPERTIES


  Report of Independent Accountants..................................  7

  Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain 
  Expenses for the Punia Acquisition Properties for the Six Months 
  Ended June 30, 1997 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1996.......  8

  Notes to Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain 
  Expenses...........................................................  9-10



PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION


  Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended 
  June  30, 1997.....................................................  11

  Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements............................  12-13

  Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31,
  1996...............................................................  14-15

  Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements............................  16-18











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                       OTHER 1997 ACQUISITION PROPERTIES
        COMBINED HISTORICAL STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)


     The Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses as
shown below, present the summarized results of operations of the 13 properties
acquired by First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the
"Company") during the period February 1, 1997 through July 14, 1997 ( the
"Other 1997 Acquisition Properties").  These statements are exclusive of 15
properties (the "Punia Phase I Properties") acquired by the Company and 33
properties (the "Punia Phase II Properties") contracted to be acquired by the
Company (together, the "Punia Acquisition Properties"), which have been audited
and are included elsewhere in this Form 8-K/A No.1, one parking lot, additional
parcels of land for future development and seven properties occupied by the
previous owner during the period February 1, 1997 through July 14, 1997.

     The Other 1997 Acquisition Properties were acquired for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $44.9 million, have an aggregate gross 
leaseable area of 1,651,693 square feet and were 98.4% leased as of June 30,
1997.  A description of each property is included in Item 5.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           FOR THE SIX                  FOR THE
                                                                           MONTHS ENDED                YEAR ENDED
                                                                           JUNE 30, 1997            DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                                                            (UNAUDITED)                (UNAUDITED)
                                                                           -------------            -----------------     
<S>                                                                        <C>                           <C>
Revenues:                                                                                        
Rental Income............................................................     $    2,735                   $    5,280
Tenant Recoveries and Other Income.......................................            919                        1,737
                                                                              ----------                   ----------
    Total Revenues.......................................................          3,654                        7,017
                                                                              ----------                   ----------
Expenses:                                                                                                            
Real Estate Taxes........................................................            809                        1,621
Repairs and Maintenance..................................................             92                          226
Property Management......................................................             54                          143
Utilities................................................................             11                           34
Insurance................................................................             17                           52
Other....................................................................             25                           --
                                                                              ----------                   ----------
    Total Expenses.......................................................          1,008                        2,076
                                                                              ----------                   ----------
Revenues in Excess of Certain Expenses...................................     $   $2,646                   $   $4,941
                                                                              ==========                   ==========
</TABLE>                                                                  



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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




To the Board of Directors of
   First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.


     We have audited the accompanying combined historical statement of revenues
and certain expenses of the  Punia Acquisition Properties as described in Note
1 for the year ended December 31, 1996.  This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Punia Acquisition Properties' management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on
our audit.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and the significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

     The accompanying combined historical statement of revenues and certain
expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Form
8-K/A No.1 dated June 30, 1997 of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and is
not intended to be a complete presentation of the Punia Acquisition Properties'
revenues and expenses.

     In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly,
in all material respects, the revenues and certain expenses of the Punia
Acquisition Properties for the year ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.








                                             COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Chicago, Illinois
July 30, 1997





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                          PUNIA ACQUISITION PROPERTIES
        COMBINED HISTORICAL STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)






<TABLE>
                                                                                FOR THE SIX
                                                                               MONTHS ENDED                        FOR THE
                                                                               JUNE 30, 1997                     YEAR ENDED
                                                                                (UNAUDITED)                   DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                                                               -------------                  ------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>                              <C>
Revenues:                                                                    
  Rental Income........................................................           $   5,354                        $  10,448   
  Tenant Recoveries and Other Income...................................               1,157                            2,668   
                                                                                  ---------                        ---------   
   Total Revenues......................................................               6,511                           13,116   
                                                                                  ---------                        ---------   
Expenses:                                                                                                                      
  Real Estate Taxes....................................................                 983                            1,908   
  Repairs and Maintenance..............................................                 267                              795   
  Property Management..................................................                 124                              329   
  Utilities............................................................                 268                              586   
  Insurance............................................................                  85                              160   
  Other................................................................                  --                              218   
                                                                                  ---------                        ---------   
   Total Expenses......................................................               1,727                            3,996   
                                                                                  ---------                        ---------   
Revenues in Excess of Certain Expenses.................................           $   4,784                        $   9,120   
                                                                                  =========                        =========   
</TABLE> 
         
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.







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                          PUNIA ACQUISITION PROPERTIES
    NOTES TO COMBINED HISTORICAL STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION.

     The Combined Historical Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses (the
"Statements") combined the results of operations of 15 properties (the "Punia
Phase I Properties") acquired by First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 1997 and 33 properties (the "Punia
Phase II Properties") contracted to be acquired by the Company by September 30,
1997 (together, the "Punia Acquisition Properties").

     The Punia Phase I Properties were acquired for an aggregate purchase price
of approximately $39.2 million and the Punia Phase II Properties have an
estimated final aggregate purchase price of approximately $51.9 million, when
combined aggregate a total purchase price of approximately $91.1 million.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        SQUARE
                       # OF              FEET                DATE                        DATE RENTAL       
REGIONAL AREA      PROPERTIES        (UNAUDITED)          ACQUIRED                   HISTORY COMMENCED    
- -------------      -----------------------------          --------                   -----------------    
<S>                    <C>               <C>            <C>              <C>         <C>                        
New Jersey              15               697,778        June 30, 1997                   January 1, 1996         
New Jersey               1                75,000        July 18, 1997    (1)            January 1, 1996         
New Jersey              18               458,666        July 31, 1997    (1)            January 1, 1996         
New Jersey               1               110,000       August 1, 1997    (1)            January 1, 1996         
New Jersey              13               411,678         ---             (2)            January 1, 1996         
                   -----------------------------                   
  TOTAL                 48             1,753,122
                   =============================
</TABLE>

(1)  Portion of the Punia Phase II Properties acquired as of this Form 8-K/A
     No.1 filing date.
(2)  Remaining portion of the Punia Phase II Properties scheduled to close by
     September 30, 1997.


     The unaudited Combined Historical Statement of Revenues and Certain
Expenses for the six months ended June 30, 1997 reflects, in the opinion of
management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim
statement.  All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.

     The Statements exclude certain expenses such as interest, depreciation and
amortization, professional fees, and other costs not directly related to the
future operations of the Punia Acquisition Properties that may not be
comparable to the expenses expected to be incurred in their proposed future
operations.  Management is not aware of any material factors relating to these
properties which would cause the reported financial information not to be
necessarily indicative of future operating results.

     In order to conform with generally accepted accounting principles,
management, in preparation of the  Statements, is required to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues and certain
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from these
estimates.


Revenue and Expense Recognition

     The Statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

     Rental income is recorded when due from tenants.  The effects of scheduled
rent increases and rental concessions, if any, are recognized on a
straight-line basis over the term of the tenant's lease.





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                          PUNIA ACQUISITION PROPERTIES
    NOTES TO COMBINED HISTORICAL STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)


3. FUTURE RENTAL REVENUES

     The Punia Acquisition Properties are leased to tenants under net and
semi-net operating leases.  Minimum lease payments receivable, excluding tenant
reimbursement of expenses, under noncancelable operating leases in effect as of
December 31, 1996 are approximately as follows:



                                      Punia 
                                   Acquisition 
                                    Properties
                                   -----------
             1997                  $     8,578
             1998                        6,142
             1999                        4,117
             2000                        1,740
             2001                        1,143
             Thereafter                  1,037
                                   -----------
             Total                 $    22,757
                                   ===========

     A tenant occupying space in three of the properties represents 10.6% of
rental income for the year ended December 31, 1996 and 10.5% of the gross
leasable area at December 31, 1996.







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                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                       PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                     FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




<TABLE>
                                                    First                                                                       
                                                  Industrial                 1997              Lazarus               Other 1997 
                                                    Realty                Acquisition          Burman               Acquisition     
                                                  Trust, Inc.             Property             Properties            Properties   
                                                 (Historical)            (Historical)         (Historical)         (Historical)   
                                                  Note 2 (a)              Note 2 (b)            Note 2 (c)            Note 2 (d)    
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
<S>                                              <C>                     <C>                  <C>                  <C>          
REVENUES:                                        
 Rental Income........................           $     74,709            $         20         $      1,501         $       1,728  
 Tenant Recoveries and Other                                                                                                    
  Income..............................                 19,925                       5                  374                   718
 Interest Income on U.S.                                                                                                        
  Government Securities...............                  4,157                      --                   --                    --
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
  Total Revenues......................                 98,791                      25                1,875                 2,446 
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
                                                                                                                                 
EXPENSES:                                                                                                                        
  Real Estate Taxes...................                 15,647                       4                  396                   642 
  Repairs and Maintenance.............                  4,286                       1                  119                    84 
  Property Management.................                  3,519                       1                   59                    43  
  Utilities...........................                  2,825                       3                   77                     7  
  Insurance...........................                    276                      --                   22                    14 
  Other...............................                    854                      --                   37                    --  
  General and Administrative..........                  2,690                      --                   --                    -- 
  Interest Expense....................                 21,321                      --                   --                    -- 
  Amortization of Interest Rate                                                                                                  
   Protection Agreements and                                                                                                     
   Deferred Financing Costs...........                  1,380                      --                   --                    -- 
  Depreciation and Other                                                                                                       
   Amortization.......................                 17,712                      --                   --                    -- 
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------

    Total Expenses....................                 70,510                       9                  710                   790 
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
Income Before Disposition of                                                                                                     
  Interest Rate Protection                                                                                                      
  Agreements, Gain on Sales of                                                                                                    
  Properties, Minority Interest                                                                                                   
  and Extraordinary Item..............               28,281                      16                1,165                 1,656
Disposition of Interest Rate                                                                                                   
  Protection Agreements...............                  1,430                      --                   --                    -- 
Gain on Sales of Properties...........                  3,999                      --                   --                    -- 
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------

Income Before Minority Interest                                                                                                
   and Extraordinary Item.............                 33,710                      16                1,165                 1,656 
Income Allocated to Minority                                                                                                   
  Interest............................                 (1,950)                     --                   --                    -- 
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                                     
  Item................................                 31,760                      16                1,165                 1,656
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
                                                                                                                                
Preferred Stock Dividends.............                 (3,365)                     --                   --                    --
                                                 ------------            ------------         ------------         -------------
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                                    
  Item Available to Common                                                                                                       
  Shareholders........................           $     28,395            $         16         $      1,165         $       1,656
                                                 ============            ============         ============         =============
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                                     
  Item Per Weighted Average                                                                                                     
  Common Share Outstanding                                                                                                      
  (30,080,434 as of June 30, 1997)....           $        .94                                                                
                                                 ============                                                                  
Pro Forma Income Before                                                                                                         
  Extraordinary Item Per  Weighted                                                                                              
  Average Common Share                                                                                                          
  Outstanding (30,080,434 as of                                                                                                 
  June 30, 1997, pro forma)...........                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                


                                                                                        
                                                Punia                                        First              
                                             Acquisition                                   Industrial         
                                             Properties            Pro Forma                 Realty             
                                             (Historical)        Adjustments               Trust, Inc.        
                                              Note 2 (e)           Note 2 (f)              Pro Forma          
                                             -----------      -------------------      ------------------
REVENUES:                             
  Rental Income.........................     $     5,354             $        --       $         83,312
  Tenant Recoveries and Other           
   Income...............................           1,157                      --                 22,179
  Interest Income on U.S.               
  Government Securities.................              --                      --                  4,157
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------
    Total Revenues......................           6,511                      --                109,648
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------         

EXPENSES:                             
  Real Estate Taxes.....................             983                      --                 17,672
  Repairs and Maintenance...............             267                      --                  4,757
  Property Management...................             124                      --                  3,746
  Utilities.............................             268                      --                  3,180
  Insurance.............................              85                      --                    397
  Other.................................              --                      --                    891
  General and Administrative............              --                      --                  2,690
  Interest Expense......................              --                    (435)                20,886
  Amortization of Interest Rate         
   Protection Agreements and             
   Deferred Financing Costs.............              --                      --                  1,380
  Depreciation and Other                                                                        
   Amortization.........................              --                   1,494                 19,206
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------

    Total Expenses......................           1,727                   1,059                 74,805
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------

  Income Before Disposition of          
   Interest Rate Protection              
   Agreements, Gain on Sales of          
   Properties, Minority Interest         
   and Extraordinary Item...............           4,784                  (1,059)                34,843
  Disposition of Interest Rate                                                           
   Protection Agreements................              --                      --                  1,430
  Gain on Sales of Properties...........              --                      --                  3,999
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------
  Income Before Minority Interest       
   and Extraordinary Item...............           4,784                  (1,059)                40,272
  Income Allocated to Minority                                                              
   Interest.............................              --                    (355)                (2,305)
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------
  Income Before Extraordinary           
   Item.................................           4,784                  (1,414)                37,967
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------

  Preferred Stock Dividends.............              --                  (5,126)                (8,491)
                                             -----------             -----------       ----------------
  Income Before Extraordinary           
   Item Available to Common              
   Shareholders.........................     $     4,784             $    (6,540)      $         29,476
                                             ===========             ===========       ================
  Income Before Extraordinary           
   Item Per Weighted Average             
   Common Share Outstanding              
   (30,080,434 as of June 30, 1997)..... 

  Pro Forma Income Before               
   Extraordinary Item Per  Weighted      
   Average Common Share                  
   Outstanding (30,080,434 as of         
   June 30, 1997, pro forma)............                                               $            .98
                                                                                       ================
</TABLE>                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the pro forma financial
statement.







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<PAGE>   13

                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                    NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION.

     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company")
was organized in the state of Maryland on August 10, 1993.  The Company is a
real estate investment trust ("REIT") as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the
Company reflects the historical operations of the Company for the period
January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997, the acquisition of one property on
January 31, 1997 (the "1997 Acquisition Property") and 39 properties acquired
on January 31, 1997 (the "Lazarus Burman Properties") which are reported on
Form 8-K/A No.1 dated February 12, 1997, and 13 properties acquired during the
period February 1, 1997 through July 14, 1997 (the "Other 1997 Acquisition
Properties"), 15 properties (the "Punia Phase I Properties") acquired on June
30, 1997 and the additional 33 properties (the "Punia Phase II Properties") to
be acquired by September 30, 1997 (together, the "Punia Acquisition
Properties") reported in this Form 8-K/A No.1.

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statement has been prepared
based upon certain pro forma adjustments to the historical June 30, 1997
financial statements of the Company.  The pro forma statement of operations for
the six months ended June 30, 1997 has been prepared as if the properties
acquired subsequent to December 31, 1996 had been acquired on either January 1,
1997 or the lease commencement date if the property was developed and as if the
40,000 shares of $1 par value Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock issued on May
14, 1997 (the "Series B Preferred Stock Offering") and the 20,000 shares of $1
par value Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock issued on June 6, 1997 (the
"Series C Preferred Stock Offering") had been completed on January 1, 1996.

     The unaudited pro forma financial statement is not necessarily indicative
of what the Company's results of operations would have been for the six months
ended June 30, 1997 had the properties been acquired as described above, nor do
they purport to present the future results of operations of the Company.


2.   PRO FORMA ASSUMPTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS - JUNE 30, 1997

 (a) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Company for the
     period January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997 as reported on the Company's
     Form 10-Q/A No.1 dated August 26, 1997.

 (b) The historical operations reflect the operations of the 1997
     Acquisition Property for the period January 1, 1997 through the
     acquisition date of this property on January 9, 1997.

 (c) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Lazarus Burman
     Properties for the period January 1, 1997 through January 31, 1997.

 (d) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Other 1997
     Acquisition Properties for the period January 1, 1997 through the earlier
     of June 30, 1997 or their respective acquisition dates.
     




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                     FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                    NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 (e) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Punia
     Acquisition Properties for the period January 1, 1997 through June 30,
     1997.

 (f) In connection with the Lazarus Burman Properties acquisition, the
     Company assumed two mortgage loans totaling $4.5 million (the "Lazarus
     Burman Mortgage Loans").  The interest expense adjustment reflects
     interest on the Lazarus Burman Mortgage Loans as if such indebtedness was
     outstanding beginning January 1, 1996.

     The interest expense adjustment reflects an increase in the acquisition
     facility borrowings (at the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")
     plus 1%) for the assumed earlier purchase of the 1997 Acquisition
     Property, the Lazarus Burman Properties, the Other 1997 Acquisition
     Properties and the Punia Acquisition Properties offset by the interest
     savings related to the assumed repayment of $144.0 million of acquisition
     facility borrowings on January 1, 1996 from the proceeds of the Series B
     Preferred Stock Offering and Series C Preferred Stock Offering.

     The depreciation and amortization adjustments reflect the charges for the
     1997 Acquisition Property, the Lazarus Burman Properties, the Other 1997
     Acquisition Properties and the Punia Acquisition Properties from January
     1, 1997 through the earlier of their respective acquisition date or June
     30, 1997.

     Income allocated to minority interest reflects income attributable to
     units in First Industrial, L.P. (the "Units") owned by unit holders other
     than the Company.  The minority interest adjustment reflects an 11.99%
     minority interest for the six months ended June 30, 1997.  This adjustment
     reflects the income to unitholders for Units issued in connection with
     certain property acquisitions as if such Units had been issued on January
     1, 1996 and to reflect the completion of the Series B Preferred Stock
     Offering and the Series C Preferred Stock Offering as of January 1, 1996.

     The preferred stock dividend adjustment reflects preferred dividends
     attributable to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred
     Stock as if such preferred stock was outstanding as of January 1, 1996.

     





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<PAGE>   15


                     FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                       PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             First    
                                                           Industrial         First             Other
                                                             Realty          Highland         Acquisition        Acquisition 
                                                          Trust, Inc.       Properties         Properties        Properties  
                                                          (Historical)     (Historical)       (Historical)      (Historical)
                                                           Note 2 (a)        Note 2 (b)        Note 2 (c)        Note 2 (d)  
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>                   <C>              <C>         
REVENUES:
  Rental Income.............................            $       109,113   $     1,915        $   1,029           $    2,893
  Tenant Recoveries and
  Other Income..............................                     30,942           182              218                  469
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------
    Total Revenues..........................                    140,055         2,097            1,247                3,362
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------

EXPENSES:
  Real Estate Taxes.........................                     23,371           213              237                  519
  Repairs and Maintenance...................                      5,408           134               45                  139
  Property Management.......................                      5,067            86               40                  109
  Utilities.................................                      3,582           189               21                   68
  Insurance.................................                        877            28               14                   44
  Other.....................................                        919           ---              ---                  ---
  General and Administrative................                      4,018           ---              ---                  ---
  Interest Expense..........................                     28,954           ---              ---                  ---
  Amortization of Interest Rate
   Protection Agreements and
   Deferred Financing Costs.................                      3,286           ---              ---                  ---
  Depreciation and Other
   Amortization.............................                     28,049           ---              ---                  ---
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------
    Total Expenses..........................                    103,531           650              357                  879
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------

Income Before Gain on Sales of
  Properties, Minority Interest
  and Extraordinary Item....................                     36,524         1,447              890                2,483
Gain on Sale of Properties..................                      4,344           ---              ---                  ---
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------
Income Before Minority Interest
  and Extraordinary Item....................                     40,868         1,447              890                2,483
Income Allocated to Minority
  Interest..................................                     (2,931)          ---              ---                  ---
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------
Income Before Extraordinary
  Item......................................                     37,937         1,447              890                2,483
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------

Preferred Stock Dividends ..................                     (3,919)          ---              ---                  ---
                                                        ---------------   -----------        ---------           ----------
Income Before Extraordinary
  Item Available to Common
  Shareholders..............................            $        34,018   $     1,447        $     890           $    2,483
                                                        ===============   ===========        =========           ==========
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                                       
   Item Per Weighted Average
   Common Share Outstanding
   (24,755,953 as of December
   31,1996).................................            $          1.37
                                                        ===============
Pro Forma Income Before
   Extraordinary Item Per
   Weighted Average Common
   Share Outstanding
   (29,890,106 as of
   December 31, 1996, pro
   forma)...................................



                                                               1996                 1997
                                                            Acquisition          Acquisition
                                                            Properties             Property            Subtotal
                                                           (Historical)          (Historical)           Carry
                                                            Note 2 (e)            Note 2 (f)           Forward
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>                   <C>
REVENUES:                                             
  Rental Income.............................              $      7,601           $       948        $    123,499
  Tenant Recoveries and                                                                                         
  Other Income..............................                       944                   210              32,965
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
    Total Revenues..........................                     8,545                 1,158             156,464
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
EXPENSES:                                                                                                       
  Real Estate Taxes.........................                     1,283                   167              25,790
  Repairs and Maintenance...................                       539                    62               6,327
  Property Management.......................                       354                    30               5,686
  Utilities.................................                        30                   135               4,025
  Insurance.................................                        65                   ---               1,028
  Other.....................................                         2                   ---                 921
  General and Administrative................                       ---                   ---               4,018
  Interest Expense..........................                       ---                   ---              28,954
  Amortization of Interest Rate                                                                                 
   Protection Agreements and                                                                                    
   Deferred Financing Costs.................                       ---                   ---               3,286
  Depreciation and Other                                                                                        
   Amortization.............................                       ---                   ---              28,049
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
     Total Expenses.........................                      2,273                   394            108,084
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
                                                                                                                
Income Before Gain on Sales of                                                                                  
  Properties, Minority Interest                                                                                   
  and Extraordinary Item....................                      6,272                   764             48,380
Gain on Sale of Properties..................                        ---                   ---              4,344
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
Income Before Minority Interest                                                                                 
  and Extraordinary Item....................                     6,272                   764              52,724
Income Allocated to Minority                                                                                    
  Interest..................................                       ---                   ---              (2,931)
                                                        ---------------          -----------        ------------        
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                     
  Item......................................                      6,272                   764             49,793
                                                        ---------------          ------------        -----------        

Preferred Stock Dividends ..................                        ---                   ---             (3,919)
                                                        ---------------          ------------        -----------        
Income Before Extraordinary                                                                                     
  Item Available to Common                                                                                        
Shareholders................................            $        6,272           $       764        $     45,874
                                                        ==============           ===========        ============
Income Before Extraordinary                           
  Item Per Weighted Average                             
  Common Share Outstanding                              
  (24,755,953 as of December                            
  31,1996)..................................

Pro Forma Income Before                               
  Extraordinary Item Per                                
  Weighted Average Common                               
  Share Outstanding                                     
  (29,890,106 as of                                     
  December 31, 1996, pro                                
  forma)....................................                 

</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the pro forma financial statement







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<PAGE>   16

                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                       PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   
                                                         Lazarus        Other 1997       Punia       
                                                         Burman        Acquisition    Acquisition
                                          Subtotal      Properties      Properties     Properties   Pro Forma    First Industrial 
                                           Carry       (Historical)    (Historical)   (Historical)  Adjustments  Really Trust, Inc.
                                          Forward        Note 2 (g)     Note 2 (h)     Note 2 (i)    Note 2 (j)      Pro Forma
                                         ----------    -------------   ------------   ------------  ------------ ----------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>                   <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>       
REVENUES:
  Rental Income.......................    $123,499        $18,606        $5,280         $10,448     $     --        $157,833
  Tenant Recoveries and
     Other Income.....................      32,965          4,636         1,737           2,668           --          42,006
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
     Total Revenues...................     156,464         23,242         7,017          13,116           --         199,839
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
EXPENSES:
  Real Estate Taxes...................      25,790          4,767         1,621           1,908           --          34,086
  Repairs and Maintenance.............       6,327          1,477           226             795           --           8,825
  Property Management.................       5,686            732           143             329           --           6,890
  Utilities...........................       4,025            959            34             586           --           5,604
  Insurance...........................       1,028            275            52             160           --           1,515
  Other...............................         921            457            --             218           --           1,596
  General and Administrative..........       4,018             --            --              --           --           4,018
  Interest Expense....................      28,954             --            --              --        5,303          34,257
  Amortization of Interest Rate
    Protection Agreements and
    Deferred Financing Costs..........       3,286             --            --              --           --           3,286
  Depreciation and Other
    Amortization......................      28,049             --            --              --        8,249          36,298
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
      Total Expenses..................     108,084          8,667         2,076           3,996       13,552         136,375
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
  Income Before Gain on Sales of
      Properties, Minority Interest
      and Extraordinary Item .........      48,380         14,575         4,941           9,120      (13,552)         63,464
  Gain on Sales of Properties.........       4,344             --            --              --           --           4,344
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        -------- 
  Income Before Minority Interest
      and Extraordinary Item..........      52,724         14,575         4,941           9,120      (13,552)         67,808
  Income Allocated to Minority          
      Interest........................      (2,931)            --            --              --       (3,398)         (6,329)
  Income Before Extraordinary             --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
      Item............................      49,793         14,575         4,941           9,120      (16,950)         61,479
                                          --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
  Preferred Stock Dividends                 (3,919)            --            --              --      (13,063)        (16,982)
  Income Before Extraordinary             --------        -------        ------         -------     --------        --------
      Item Available to Common
      Shareholders....................    $ 45,874        $14,575        $4,941         $ 9,120     $(30,013)       $ 44,497
                                          ========        =======        ======         =======     ========        ========
  Income Before Extraordinary
      Item Per Weighted Average
      Common Share Outstanding
      (24,755,953 as of December 31,
      1996)...........................

  Pro Forma Income Before
      Extraordinary Item Per
      Weighted Average Common
      Share Outstanding
      (29,890,106 as of December 31,
      1996, pro forma)................                                                                              $   1.49
                                                                                                                    ========    
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the pro forma financial
statement.





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                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                    NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION.

     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company")
was organized in the state of Maryland on August 10, 1993.  The Company is a
real estate investment trust ("REIT") as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the
Company reflects the historical operations of the Company for the period
January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 and the acquisition of 28 properties
(the "First Highland Properties") and 18 properties (the "Other Acquisition
Properties") acquired by the Company between January 1, 1996 and April 10, 1996
which were reported on Form 8-K/A No. 1 dated March 20, 1996, the acquisition
of 14 properties (the "Acquisition Properties") and 43 (the "1996 Acquisition
Properties") between April 11, 1996 and December 31, 1996, one property
acquired on January 9, 1997 (the "1997 Acquisition Property"), and 39
properties acquired on January 31, 1997 (the "Lazarus Burman Properties") which
are reported on Form 8-K/A No. 1 dated February 12, 1997, and the acquisition
of 13 properties acquired during the period February 1, 1997 through July 14,
1997 (the "Other 1997 Acquisition Properties"), 15 properties (the "Punia Phase
I Properties") acquired on June 30, 1997 and the additional 33 properties (the
"Punia Phase II Properties") to be acquired by September 30, 1997 (together,
the "Punia Acquisition Properties") reported on this Form 8-K/A No.1.

     The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statement has been prepared
based upon certain pro forma adjustments to the historical December 31, 1996
financial statements of the Company.  The pro forma statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 1996 has been prepared as if the properties
acquired subsequent to December 31, 1995 had been acquired on either January 1,
1996 or the lease commencement date if the property was developed and as if the
5,175,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock issued on February 2, 1996 (the
"February 1996 Equity Offering"), the 5,750,000 shares of $.01 par value common
stock issued on October 25, 1996 (the "October 1996 Equity Offering"), the
40,000 shares of $1 par value Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock issued on May
14, 1997 (the "Series B Preferred Stock Offering") and the 20,000 shares of $1
par value Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock issued on June 6, 1997 (the
"Series C Preferred Stock Offering") had been completed on January 1, 1996.

     The unaudited pro forma financial statement is not necessarily indicative
of what the Company's results of operations would have been for the year ended
December 31, 1996 had the properties been acquired as described above, nor do
they purport to present the future results of operations of the Company.

2.   PRO FORMA ASSUMPTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS - DECEMBER 31, 1996

 (a) The historical operations reflect income from continuing operations of
     the Company for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 as
     reported on the Company's Form 10-K dated March 27, 1997.

 (b) The historical operations reflect the operations of  the First Highland
     Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through the acquisition date of
     these properties on March 20, 1996.

 (c) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Other
     Acquisition Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through their
     respective acquisition dates.
     
 (d) The historical operations reflect the operations of the Acquisition
     Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through their respective
     acquisition dates.

 (e) The historical operations reflect the operations of the 1996
     Acquisition Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through their
     respective acquisition dates.




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                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                    NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 (f)  The historical operations reflect the operations of the 1997 Acquisition 
      Property for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996.

 (g)  The historical operations reflect the operations of the Lazarus Burman 
      Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996.

 (h)  The historical operations reflect the operations of the Other 1997
      Acquisition Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through December
      31, 1996.

 (i)  The historical operations reflect the operations of the Punia Acquisition 
      Properties for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996.

 (j)  In connection with the First Highland Properties acquisition, the Company
      assumed two mortgage loans totaling $9.4 million (the "Assumed
      Indebtedness") and also entered into a new mortgage loan in the amount of
      $36.8 million ( the "New Indebtedness").  The interest expense adjustment
      reflects interest on the Assumed Indebtedness and the New Indebtedness as 
      if such indebtedness was outstanding beginning January 1, 1996.

      In connection with the Lazarus Burman Properties acquisition, the Company
      assumed two mortgage loans totaling $4.5 million (the "Lazarus Burman
      Mortgage Loans").  The interest expense adjustment reflects interest on
      the Lazarus Burman Mortgage Loans as if such indebtedness was outstanding
      beginning January 1, 1996.

      The interest expense adjustment reflects an increase in the acquisition
      facility borrowings (at the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")
      plus 2%) for the assumed earlier purchase of the Other Acquisition
      Properties offset by the interest savings related to the assumed repayment
      of $59.4 million of acquisition facility borrowings on January 1, 1996
      from the proceeds of the February 1996 Equity Offering.

      The interest expense adjustment reflects an increase in the acquisition
      facility borrowings (at LIBOR plus 2%) for borrowings under the Company's
      $150 million secured revolving credit facility (the "1994 Acquisition
      Facility") or LIBOR plus 1.1% for borrowings under the Company's $200
      million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "1996 Acquisition
      Facility") for the assumed earlier purchase of the Acquisition Properties
      and the 1996 Acquisition Properties, offset by the related interest
      savings related to the assumed repayment of $84.2 million of acquisition
      facility borrowings on January 1, 1996 from the proceeds of the October
      1996 Equity Offering.

      The interest expense adjustment reflects an increase in the acquisition
      facility borrowings (at the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")
      plus 1%) for the assumed earlier purchase of the 1997 Acquisition
      Property, the Lazarus Burman Properties, the Other 1997 Acquisition
      Properties and the Punia Acquisition Properties offset by the interest
      savings related to the assumed repayment of $144.0 million of acquisition
      facility borrowings on January 1, 1996 from the proceeds of the Series B
      Preferred Stock Offering and Series C Preferred Stock Offering.




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                      FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
                    NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The depreciation and amortization adjustment reflects the charges for the
     First Highland Properties, the Other Acquisition Properties, the
     Acquisition Properties, the 1996 Acquisition Properties, the 1997
     Acquisition Property, the Lazarus Burman Properties, the Other 1997
     Acquisition Properties and the Punia Acquisition Properties from January
     1, 1996 through the earlier of their respective acquisition date or
     December 31, 1996.

     Income allocated to minority interest reflects income attributable to
     units in First Industrial, L.P. (the "Units") owned by unitholders other
     than the Company.  The minority interest adjustment reflects a 12.46%
     minority interest for the year ended December 31, 1996.  This adjustment
     reflects the income to unitholders for Units issued in connection with
     certain property acquisitions as if such Units had been issued on January
     1, 1996 and to reflect the completion of the February 1996 Equity
     Offering, the October 1996 Equity Offering, the Series B Preferred Stock
     Offering and the Series C Preferred Stock Offering as of January 1, 1996.

     The preferred stock dividend adjustment reflects preferred dividends
     attributable to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred
     Stock as if such preferred stock was outstanding as of January 1, 1996.







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<PAGE>   20



                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                             FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.



September 3, 1997            By:    /s/  Michael J. Havala          
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Michael J. Havala
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)








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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 -------------




Exhibit No.              Description
- -----------              -----------
    23                   Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,
                         Independent Accountants











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<PAGE>   1


                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the inclusion in this Form 8-K/A No.1 dated June 30, 1997
and the incorporation by reference into the Registrant's five previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-95190, 333-03999, 333-21873,
333-21887 and 333-29879), and the Registrant's previously filed Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-95188) of our report dated July 30, 1997, on
our audit of the combined historical statement of revenues and certain expenses
of the Punia Acquisition Properties.









                                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Chicago, Illinois
September 3, 1997






















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