Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 14, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements which appear in First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated February 14, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which also appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 7, 2000
