INVESTORS

CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading provider of industrial real estate supply chain solutions, will host its second quarter 2008 results conference call on Thursday, July 24, 2008. President and CEO Mike Brennan will lead the call which begins at 12:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. CDT). The call-in number is (888) 823-7459 and the passcode is First Industrial. The conference call will also be webcast live on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at http://www.firstindustrial.com.

First Industrial's second quarter 2008 results will be released on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 after market close and will be available on the Company's website.

A replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the call through Friday, August 8, 2008. For the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687, passcode 54842488. A replay will also be available on the Company's website.

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) provides industrial real estate solutions for every stage of a customer's supply chain, no matter how large or complex. Across more than 30 markets in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands and Belgium, our local market experts buy, (re)develop, lease, manage and sell industrial properties, including all of the major facility types -- R&D/flex, light industrial, manufacturing, and regional and bulk distribution centers. We continue to receive leading customer service scores from Kingsley Associates, an independent research firm, and in total, we own, manage, and have under development more than 100 million square feet of industrial space. For more information, please visit us at http://www.firstindustrial.com.

This press release and the presentation to which it refers contain forward-looking information about the Company. A number of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including changes in: national, international (including trade volume growth), regional and local economic conditions generally and real estate markets specifically, legislation/regulation (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts), availability of financing (including both public and private capital), interest rate levels, competition, supply and demand for industrial properties (including land, the supply and demand for which is inherently more volatile than other types of industrial property) in the Company's current and proposed market areas, potential environmental liabilities, slippage in development or lease-up schedules, tenant credit risks, higher-than-expected costs, changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real estate investment trusts, and risks related to doing business internationally (including foreign currency exchange risks and risks related to integrating international properties and operations). We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak only as of the date of this report or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. For further information on these and other factors that could impact the Company and the statements contained herein, reference should be made to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

CONTACT: Sean O'Neill, SVP, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications, +1-312-344-4401, or Art Harmon, Director, Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications, +1-312-344-4320, both of First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc.

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