1 EXHIBIT 10.53 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P. The undersigned, being the sole general partner of First Industrial, L.P. (the "Partnership"), a limited partnership formed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated June 30, 1994 (as amended by amendments thereto dated November 17, 1995, March 20, 1996, June 28, 1996, September 13, 1996 and September 30, 1996, the "Partnership Agreement"), does hereby amend the Partnership Agreement as follows: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Sixth Amendment shall have the same meanings that are ascribed to them in the Partnership Agreement. 1. Additional Limited Partners. The Persons identified on Schedule 1 hereto are hereby admitted to the Partnership as Additional Limited Partners owning the number of Units and having made the Capital Contributions set forth on such Schedule 1. Such persons hereby adopt the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner hereby consents to the assignment of all Units of the Additional Limited Partners identified as transferors on Schedule 2 hereto to their equity owners identified as transferees and in the amounts set forth on such Schedule 2, and to the admission to the Partnership as Substituted Limited Partners of such transferees, and such transferees are hereby admitted to the Partnership as Substituted Limited Partners. 2. Schedule of Partners. Exhibit 1B to the Partnership Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit 1B hereto which identifies the Partners following consummation of the transactions referred to in Section 1 hereof. 3. Ratification. Except as expressly modified by this Sixth Amendment, all of the provisions of the Partnership Agreement are affirmed and ratified and remain in full force and effect. Dated: November 14, 1996 FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., as sole General Partner of the Partnership By: /s/ Michael W. Brennan --------------------------------- Name: Michael W. Brennan -------------------------- Title: COO -------------------------- 2 EXHIBIT 1B SCHEDULE OF PARTNERS GENERAL PARTNER NUMBER OF UNITS - --------------- --------------- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. 29,887,881 LIMITED PARTNERS Daniel R. Andrew, TR of the Daniel R. Andrew Trust UA Dec 29 92 137,489 Robert W. Bennett 36,476 BK Columbus Venture 24,789 John E. de B Blockey, TR of the John E. De B Blockey Trust 8,187 Michael W. Brennan 7,587 Henry D. Bullock & Terri D. Bullock & Shawn Stevenson TR of the Bullock Childrens Education Trust UA Dec 20 94 FBO Benjamin Dure Bullock 770 Henry D. Bullock & Terri D. Bullock & Shawn Stevenson TR of the Bullock Childrens Education Trust UA Dec 20 94 FBO Christine Laurel Bullock 770 Edward Burger 9,261 Henry D. Bullock & Terri D. Bullock TR of the Henry D. & Terri D. Bullock Trust UA Aug 28 92 12,611 Michael G Damone, TR of the Michael G. Damone Trust UA Nov 4 69 144,296 Robert L. Denton 6,286 -1 - 3 LIMITED PARTNERS NUMBER OF UNITS - ---------------- --------------- Henry E. Dietz Trust UA Jan 16 81 36,476 W. Allen Doane TR of the W. Allen Doane Trust UA May 31, 91 4,416 Timothy Donohue 2,000 Farlow Road Associates Limited Partnership 2,751 Thelma C. Gretzinger Trust 450 Clay Hamlin & Lynn Hamlin JT TEN WROS 15,159 Highland Associates Limited Partnership 69,039 Robert W. Holman Jr. 150,134 Steven B. Hoyt 250,000 Frederick K. Ito 3,880 Michael W. Jenkins 8,831 Peter Kepic 9,261 Paul T. Lambert 39,737 Lambert Investment Corporation 13,606 LGR Investment Fund Ltd 22,556 Duane Lund 13,617 Eileen Millar 2,880 Linda Miller 2,000 Peter Murphy 56,184 Anthony Muscatello 81,654 North Star Associates Limited Partnership 19,333 -2- 4 LIMITED PARTNERS NUMBER OF UNITS - ---------------- --------------- Arden O'Connor 63,845 Peter O'Connor 118,281 Shidler Equities LP 254,541 Eduardo Paneque 2,000 Partridge Road Associates Limited Partnership 2,751 James C. Reynolds 38,697 Shadeland Associates Limited Partnership 42,976 Shadeland Corporation 4,442 Jay H. Shidler 65,118 Jay H. Shidler & Wallette A. Shidler TEN ENT 1,223 Michael B. Slade 2,829 Kevin Smith 13,571 Robert Stein 56,778 S. Larry Stein 56,778 Jonathan Stott 182,126 Michael T. Tomasz 23,868 Mark S. Whiting 25,206 Holman/Shidler Investment Corporation 22,079 Joseph Dresner 149,531 The Milton Dresner Revocable Trust dated October 22, 1976 149,531 -3- 5 The Jack Friedman Revocable Living Trust dated March 23, 1978 26,005 -4- 6 SCHEDULE 1 Additional Limited Partners Number of Units Capital Contribution - --------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 325,067 $8,464,782.80 -5- 7 SCHEDULE 2 Transferor Transferee Number of Units - ---------- ---------- --------------- HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY JOSEPH DRESNER 149,531 HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL THE MILTON DRESNER REVOCABLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TRUST DATED OCTOBER 22, 1976 149,531 THE JACK FRIEDMAN REVOCABLE HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL LIVING TRUST DATED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY MARCH 23, 1978 26,005