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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                 AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.
                           SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

          WHEREAS, the First Industrial, L.P. Sixth Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement (as amended to date, the "Agreement") of First Industrial,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), between First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "General Partner"),
and the limited partners of the Partnership (the "Limited Partners") became
effective on March 18, 1998 (capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to such terms in the Partnership Agreement);

          WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Limited Partners wish to amend
certain provisions of the Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, the General Partner has received the Consent to this
Amendment No. 13 of the holders of a majority of Partnership Units not held by
the General Partner;

          NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

          SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS

          1.1 Section 8.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     first sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:

     "Except as provided in Section 9.8 hereof, the General Partner may not
     voluntarily withdraw or Transfer all or any portion of its General Partner
     Interest."

          1.2 The following new Section 9.8 is hereby added to the Agreement:

     "SECTION 9.8. REDEMPTION UPON REIT SHARE REPURCHASES BY THE GENERAL
     PARTNER. If the General Partner acquires outstanding REIT Shares then the
     Partnership shall redeem from the General Partner the General Partner's
     interest in the Partnership representing such acquired REIT Shares and pay
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     the General Partner, in cash, an amount equal to the consideration, if any,
     paid by or for the account of the General Partner for the acquired REIT
     Shares. The Partnership shall make such cash payment, if any, to the
     General Partner within three business days after the General Partner
     notifies the Partnership that the General Partner is committed to acquiring
     REIT Shares and requests payment under this Section 9.8. Any REIT Shares
     acquired by the General Partner that are thereafter disposed of by the
     General Partner (which term shall not include cancellation) shall, for the
     purposes of Sections 4.2(B) and (C), be deemed issued at the time of such
     disposition."

          SECTION 2. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS

          This Amendment No. 13 does not amend the Agreement in any respect
     except as expressly provided herein, and the Agreement, as amended by this
     Amendment No. 13, shall continue in full force and effect after the date
     hereof in accordance with its terms.




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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment No. 13 has been duly executed and
delivered by the General Partner as of the 1st day of September, 2000.

                                 FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC.,
                                   as sole General Partner of the
                                   Partnership

                                 By: /s/ Michael J. Havala
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                                     Name: Michael J. Havala
                                     Title: Chief Financial Officer