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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-100180
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101102
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000921825
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				363935116
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13102
		FILM NUMBER:		101162154

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		311 S WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3900
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3123444300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		311 S WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3900
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Current Report<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<B>November&nbsp;3, 2010 (November&nbsp;2, 2010)</B><BR>

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B><BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1-13102</B><BR>
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<B>311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite&nbsp;3900<BR>

Chicago, Illinois 60606</B><BR>

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<B>(312)&nbsp;344-4300</B><BR>

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Not Applicable<BR>

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</DIV>



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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;3, 2010, the Board of Directors of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) elected Leonard Peter Sharpe to serve as a director of the Company and also to serve on
the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;2, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
approved, and on November&nbsp;3, 2010 the Board of Directors of the Company ratified, criteria for the
Compensation Committee to use when granting awards with respect to 2010 performance to the
Company&#146;s chief executive officer and certain other senior executive officers under the Company&#146;s
incentive compensation plan (the &#147;2010 Executive Officer Bonus Plan&#148;). Award determinations under
the 2010 Executive Officer Bonus Plan will be based on the Company&#146;s achievement of certain
identified thresholds of funds from operations (&#147;FFO&#148;) per share (using the NAREIT definition) per
annum. Achievement of a minimum threshold will qualify each executive officer covered by the 2010
Executive Officer Bonus Plan to receive a bonus. Achievement by the Company of specifically
identified higher levels of performance with respect to FFO will result in receipt by each
executive officer covered by the 2010 Executive Officer Bonus Plan of 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% or 125%,
respectively, of his stated bonus opportunity. Should performance fall between two identified
payout levels, the resulting compensation that may be earned for such performance will be
appropriately prorated.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 is a copy of the Company&#146;s press release dated November&nbsp;3,
2010, which contains information regarding Mr.&nbsp;Sharpe.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information furnished in this report under this Item&nbsp;7.01, including the Exhibit attached
hereto, shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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REALTY TRUST, INC.<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>L. Peter Sharpe Joins Board of Directors</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS"> <B>of First Industrial Realty Trust </B></FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">CHICAGO, November&nbsp;3, 2010 &#151; First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading
provider of industrial real estate supply chain solutions, announced today that L. Peter Sharpe has
joined its board of directors. Mr.&nbsp;Sharpe is president and chief executive officer of The Cadillac
Fairview Corporation Limited, one of North America&#146;s largest investors, owners and managers of
commercial real estate.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Bruce W. Duncan, president and CEO of First Industrial, said, &#147;We are pleased that Peter has joined
our board, as the Company will benefit from his vast experience as an owner, operator and leader in
the real estate industry.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Sharpe has served as Cadillac Fairview&#146;s president and CEO since 2000. Previously, he held
various other positions at the company, including serving as its executive vice president of
operations. He currently serves as a director of Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobili&#225;rios S.A.
(Bovespa: MULT3), one of the leading developers, owners and operators of shopping centers in
Brazil. Mr.&nbsp;Sharpe recently completed a term as chairman of the International Council of Shopping
Centers (ICSC), the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Previously, he
served as a director on the boards of Fairmont Hotels &#038; Resorts and Legacy REIT. He also was past
chairman and board member of the Real Property Association of Canada. Mr.&nbsp;Sharpe earned his
Economics and Business Administration degree with honors from Waterloo Lutheran University.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>About First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) is a leading owner and operator of industrial real
estate and provider of supply chain solutions to multinational corporations and regional
customers. Across major markets in North America, our local market experts manage, lease, buy,
(re)develop, and sell bulk and regional distribution centers, light industrial, and other
industrial facility types. We have a track record of industry leading customer service, and in
total, we own, manage and have under development 74&nbsp;million square feet of industrial space. For
more information, please visit us at www.firstindustrial.com. We post or otherwise make available
on this website from time to time information that may be of interest to investors.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>Forward-Looking Information</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend
such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including
this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking
statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and
expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148;
&#147;intend,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;seek,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;focus,&#148; &#147;may,&#148;
&#147;should&#148; or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future
plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a materially adverse effect
on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to: changes in national,
international, regional and local economic conditions generally and real estate markets
specifically; changes in legislation/regulation (including changes to laws governing the taxation
of real estate investment trusts) and actions of regulatory authorities (including the Internal
Revenue Service); our ability to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment
trust; the availability and attractiveness of financing (including both public and private
capital) to us and to our potential counterparties; the availability and attractiveness of terms
of additional debt repurchases; interest rates; our credit agency ratings; our ability to comply
with applicable financial covenants; competition; changes in 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&#146;s current and proposed market areas; difficulties in
consummating acquisitions and dispositions; risks related to our investments in properties through
joint ventures; environmental liabilities; slippages in development or lease-up schedules; tenant
creditworthiness; higher-than-expected costs; changes in asset valuations and related impairment
charges; changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real
estate investment trusts; international business risks; and those additional factors described
under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere in the Company&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009 and in the Company&#146;s subsequent reports on Form 10-Q. We caution you
not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our outlook only and
speak only as of the date of this press release 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&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</I>
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