POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Jennifer Matthews Rice and Scott A. Musil, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign Forms ID or any
comparable form subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and any amendments thereto, and an Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership
on Form 3, Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4
and Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5, or any
comparable forms subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and any amendments thereto, with respect to the undersigned's direct or indirect
ownership, acquisition, disposition or other transfer of any securities of
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. or any of its affiliates; and to file any of
the above forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection with such matters, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The powers granted hereby shall be effective on and as of the date hereof and,
unless earlier revoked by written instrument, shall continue in effect for so
long as the undersigned, in his capacity as an officer and/or director of First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. is subject to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as the same may be
amended from time to time.

Dated:	February 22, 2021
/s/ Marcus Smith
Name:	Marcus Smith
Title:	Director