Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements which appear in the First Industrial, L.P.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and of our
report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the combined financial statements of
the Other Real Estate Partnerships which appears in the First Industrial, L.P.
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which also appears in the First Industrial, L.P. Annual Report on Form 10-K. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated June 28, 2000
relating to the combined historical statement of revenues and certain expenses
of the 2000 Acquisition I Properties for the year ended December 31, 1999, of
our report dated February 2, 2001 relating to the combined historical statement
of revenues and certain expenses of the 2000 Acquisition II Properties for the
year ended December 31, 1999 and of our report dated December 8, 2000 relating
to the combined historical statement of revenues and certain expenses for the
2000 Acquisition III Properties for the year ended December 31, 1999, which each
are included in the First Industrial, L.P. Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 12, 2001, as amended by Form 8-K/A filed on March 8, 2001. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Registration
Statement.

                                             /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP




Chicago, Illinois
 June 14, 2001