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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-43641) of First Industrial, L.P. of our
report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements
and of our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the combined statements of
the Other Real Estate Partnerships, which appear in this Annual Report on Form
10-K/A No. 1. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated February 9, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedule of First
Industrial, L.P., which appears in this Form 10-K/A No. 1.





                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 6, 2001