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First Industrial Realty Trust to Participate at Upcoming Investment Conferences

Jan 16, 2007

January 18 Deutsche Bank Real Estate Conference and January 25 Bank of America REIT Summit

CHICAGO, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, today announced that it will be participating at two upcoming investor conferences.

On January 18, Michael W. Brennan, First Industrial's president and chief executive officer, will participate on the industrial real estate panel at 2:00 p.m EST at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2007 Real Estate Outlook Conference. A webcast of the panel discussion will be available on First Industrial's web site at www.firstindustrial.com under the "Investor Relations" tab. A replay will be available approximately one hour after the discussion through February 2, 2007.

On January 25, Mr. Brennan will present at the Bank of America Securities 2007 "Out of the Box" REIT Summit. Mr. Brennan will participate on an industrial real estate panel at 11:30 a.m. EST and will conduct a company presentation at 3:00 p.m. EST. Webcasts of the panel discussion and presentation will be available on First Industrial's web site at www.firstindustrial.com under the "Investor Relations" tab and will be archived through February 9, 2007.

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, serves every aspect of Corporate America's industrial real estate needs, including customized supply chain solutions, through its unique I-N-D-L operating platform, which utilizes a pure Industrial focus and National scope to provide Diverse facility types, while offering Local, full-service management and expertise. The Company owns, operates and has under development more than 100 million square feet of industrial real estate in markets throughout the United States. Building, buying, selling, leasing and managing industrial property in major markets nationwide, First Industrial develops long-term relationships with corporate real estate directors, tenants and brokers to better serve customers with creative, flexible industrial real estate solutions.

This press release, and the presentations to which it refers, contains 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: economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically, legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts), availability of financing, interest rate levels, competition, supply and demand for industrial properties 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 and changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real estate investment trusts. 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, +1-312-344-4301, or Art Harmon, Sr. Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, +1-312-344-4320, both of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.