Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this 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 Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 7, 2000
