First Industrial Realty Trust - 10-Q quarterly report FY

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was organized in the state of Maryland on August 10, 1993. The Company is a real estate investment trust as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. The Company’s operations are conducted primarily through First Industrial, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) of which the Company is the sole general partner with an approximate 86.9% and 86.1% ownership interest at March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. Minority interest at March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004 of approximately 13.1% and 13.9%, respectively, represents the aggregate partnership interest in the Operating Partnership held by the limited partners thereof.

      As of March 31, 2005, the Company owned 884 industrial properties (inclusive of developments in process) located in 24 states, containing an aggregate of approximately 69.9 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). Of the 884 industrial properties owned by the Company, 514 are held by the Operating Partnership and limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, 304 are held by limited partnerships in which the Operating Partnership is the limited partner and wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company are the general partners and 66 are held by an entity wholly-owned by the Operating Partnership.

      On March 21, 2005, the Company, through separate wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, entered into a joint venture arrangement with an institutional investor to invest in industrial properties (the “March 2005 Joint Venture”). The Company, through wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, owns a ten percent equity interest in and provides property management, leasing, development, disposition and portfolio management services to the March 2005 Joint Venture.

      The Company, through separate, wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, also owns minority equity interests in, and provides asset and property management services to, two other joint ventures which invest in industrial properties (the “September 1998 Joint Venture” and the “May 2003 Joint Venture”). The Company, through separate wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is also the sole member, also owned a minority interest in and provided property management services to another joint venture which invested in industrial properties (the “December 2001 Joint Venture”; together with the March 2005 Joint Venture, the September 1998 Joint Venture and the May 2003 Joint Venture, the “Joint Ventures”). During the year ended December 31, 2004, the December 2001 Joint Venture sold all of its industrial properties. The operating data of the Joint Ventures is not consolidated with that of the Company as presented herein.

      The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies described in the financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and related notes. The following notes to these interim financial statements highlight significant changes to the notes included in the December 31, 2004 audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2004 Form 10-K and present interim disclosures as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      In order to conform with generally accepted accounting principles, management, in preparation of the Company’s financial statements, is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for each of the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

      In the consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 presented in its Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004, the Company allocated its entire tax provision/ benefit to income from discontinued operations. The Company has determined that its tax provision/ benefit should be allocated between income from continuing operations, income from discontinued operations and gain on sale of real estate. The Company has restated its consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to reflect this new allocation in this Form 10-Q.

      The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. As a result, the Company generally is not subject to federal income taxation to the extent of the income which it distributes if it satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 856 of the Code (pertaining to its organization and types of income and assets) necessary to maintain its status as a REIT, it distributes annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, as defined in the Code, to its stockholders and it satisfies certain other requirements. Accordingly, a provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements only as it relates to the activities conducted in its taxable REIT subsidiary, First Industrial Development Services, Inc. which has been accounted for under FASB (hereinafter defined) Statement of Financial Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FAS 109”). Additionally, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to certain state and local income taxes; these taxes are included within the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. In accordance with FAS 109, the total benefit/expense has been separately allocated to income from continuing operations, income from discontinued operations and gain on sale of real estate.

      Prior to January 1, 2003, the Company accounted for its stock incentive plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Under APB 25, compensation expense is not recognized for options issued in which the strike price is equal to the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“FAS 123”), as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure”. The Company is applying the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123 prospectively to all employee option awards granted after December 31, 2002. The Company has not awarded options to employees or directors of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, and therefore no stock-based employee compensation expense is included in net income available to common stockholders related to the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123.

      On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“FAS 144”). FAS 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the disposal of long-lived assets. FAS 144 requires that the results of operations and gains or losses on the sale of property be presented in discontinued operations if both of the following criteria are met: (a) the operations and cash flows of the property have been (or will be) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company as a result of the disposal transaction and (b) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the property after the disposal transaction. FAS 144 also requires prior period results of operations for these properties to be restated and presented in discontinued operations in prior consolidated statements of operations.

      Certain 2004 items have been reclassified to conform with 2005 presentation.

      In December, 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets — An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29 (“SFAS No. 153”). The amendments made by SFAS No. 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have “commercial substance.” SFAS No. 153 is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 153 on June 15, 2005 will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

      In December, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123: (Revised 2004) — Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”). SFAS 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2003.

      As of March 31, 2005, the September 1998 Joint Venture owned 41 industrial properties comprising approximately 1.3 million square feet of GLA, the May 2003 Joint Venture owned seven industrial properties comprising approximately 3.8 million square feet of GLA, and the March 2005 Joint Venture owned seven industrial properties comprising approximately 1.4 million square feet of GLA and several land parcels. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold seven industrial properties and several land parcels to the March 2005 Joint Venture at a total sales price of $85,603.

      The Company deferred 15% of the gain on sale of real estate and acquisition fees and 10% of the gain on sale of real estate, which is equal to the Company’s economic interests in the May 2003 Joint Venture and the March 2005 Joint Venture, respectively. The deferrals reduce the Company’s investment in the joint ventures and are amortized into income over the life of the properties, generally 40 to 45 years.

      If either Joint Venture sells any of these properties to a third party, the Company will recognize the unamortized portion of the deferred gain and fees as gain on sale of real estate or other income, respectively. If the Company repurchases any of these properties, the deferrals will be netted against the basis of the property purchased (which reduces the basis of the property).

      At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company has a receivable from the Joint Ventures of $989 and $1,261, respectively, which mainly relates to borrowings made, as allowed by the partnership agreement, by the September 1998 Joint Venture from the Company.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, the Company invested the following amounts in its Joint Ventures as well as received distributions and recognized fees from acquisition, disposition, property management and asset management services in the following amounts:

      On January 12, 2005, in conjunction with the acquisition of a parcel of land, the seller provided the Company a mortgage loan in the amount of $1,167 (the “Acquisition Mortgage Loan XV”). The Acquisition Mortgage Loan XV is collateralized by a land parcel in Lebanon, TN, does not require principal payments prior to maturity on January 12, 2006 and has a 0% interest rate. Since the Acquisition Mortgage XV is non-interest bearing, a discount should be applied with an offsetting amount allocated to the basis of the land. The Company has concluded that the discount is not material and has not accounted for the discount or the land basis adjustment.

      On March 31, 2005, the Company assumed a mortgage loan in the amount of $1,977 (the “Acquisition Mortgage Loan XVI”). The Acquisition Mortgage Loan XVI is collateralized by one property in New Hope, MN, bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.50% and provides for monthly principal and interest payments based

      The following table discloses certain information regarding the Company’s mortgage loans payable, senior unsecured debt and unsecured line of credit:

      The following is a schedule of the stated maturities and scheduled principal payments of the mortgage loans, senior unsecured debt and unsecured line of credit, exclusive of premiums and discounts, for the next five years ending December 31, and thereafter:

      In conjunction with the prior issuances of senior unsecured debt, the Company entered into interest rate protection agreements to fix the interest rate on anticipated offerings of senior unsecured debt (the “Interest Rate Protection Agreements”). In the next 12 months, the Company will amortize approximately $1,076 into net income by reducing interest expense.

      On January 13, 2005, the Company, through First Industrial Development Services, Inc., entered into an interest rate protection agreement which hedged the change in value of a build to suit development project the Company is in the process of constructing. This interest rate protection agreement has a notional value of $50,000, is based on the five year treasury, has a strike rate of 3.936% and settles on October 4, 2005. Per SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 133”), fair value and cash flow hedge accounting for hedges of non-financial assets and liabilities is limited to hedges of the risk of changes in the market price of the entire hedged item because changes in the price of an ingredient or component of a non-financial item generally do not have a predictable, separately measurable effect on the price of the item. Since the interest rate protection agreement is hedging a component of the change in value of the build to suit development, the interest rate protection agreement does not qualify for hedge accounting and the change in value of the interest rate protection agreement will be recognized immediately in net income as opposed to other comprehensive income. Accordingly, the Company recognized $941 in net income from the mark-to-market of the interest rate protection agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

      The following table summarizes dividends/distributions accrued during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, certain employees of the Company exercised 8,434 non-qualified employee stock options. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $248.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company awarded 189,878 shares of restricted common stock to certain employees and 1,012 shares of restricted common stock to certain Directors. These shares of restricted common stock had a fair value of approximately $8,014 on the date of grant. The restricted common stock vests over periods from one to ten years. Compensation expense will be charged to earnings over the respective vesting period.

      On March 4, 2005, the Operating Partnership issued 37,587 Units having an aggregate market value of approximately $1,507 in exchange for property.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company acquired 21 industrial properties comprising approximately 3.0 million square feet of GLA and several land parcels. The purchase price of these acquisitions totaled approximately $94,642, excluding costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of the industrial properties and land parcels.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold 20 industrial properties comprising approximately 3.2 million square feet of GLA and several land parcels. Gross proceeds from the sales of the 20 industrial properties and several land parcels were approximately $158,233. The gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes was approximately $24,241. Twelve of the 20 sold industrial properties meet the criteria established by FAS 144 to be included in discontinued operations. Therefore, in accordance with FAS 144, the results of operations and gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes for the 12 sold industrial properties that meet the criteria established by FAS 144 are included in discontinued operations. The results of operations and gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes for the eight industrial properties and several land parcels that do not meet the criteria established by FAS 144 are included in continuing operations.

      Income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 reflects the results of operations and gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes of 12 industrial properties that were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2005 as well as the results of operations of 10 industrial properties held for sale at March 31, 2005.

      Income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 reflects the results of operations of 12 industrial properties that were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2005, 92 industrial properties that were sold during the year ended December 31, 2004, 10 industrial properties identified as held for sale at March 31, 2005, as well as the gain on sale of real estate from 20 industrial properties which were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2004.

      The following table discloses certain information regarding the industrial properties included in discontinued operations by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004.

      Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

      The computation of basic and diluted EPS is presented below:

      In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in legal actions arising from the ownership of its properties. In management’s opinion, the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions are not expected to have a materially adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operations or liquidity of the Company.

      The Company has committed to the construction of certain industrial properties totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet of GLA. The estimated total construction costs are approximately $98.6 million. Of this amount, approximately $49.0 million remains to be funded. There can be no assurance the actual completion cost will not exceed the estimated completion cost stated above.

      At March 31, 2005, the Company had 18 other letters of credit outstanding in the aggregate amount of $13,192. These letters of credit expire between June 2005 and April 2007.

      In the consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 presented in its Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004, the Company allocated its entire tax provision/ benefit to income from discontinued operations. The Company has determined that its tax provision/ benefit should be allocated between income from continuing operations, income from discontinued operations and gain on sale of real estate. The Company has restated its consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to reflect this new allocation in this Form 10-Q.

      From April 1, 2005 to April 29, 2005, the Company acquired one industrial property for a purchase price of approximately $2,857, excluding costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of this industrial property. The Company also sold four industrial properties and several land parcels for approximately $34,209 of gross proceeds.

      On April 18, 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership paid a first quarter 2005 dividend/distribution of $.6950 per common share/ Unit, totaling approximately $34,339.

      The following discussion and analysis of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

      This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse affect on the operations and future prospects of the Company on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to, changes in: economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically, legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts), availability of financing, interest rate levels, competition, supply and demand for industrial properties in the Company’s current and proposed market areas, potential environmental liabilities, slippage in development or lease-up schedules, tenant credit risks, higher-than-expected costs and changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real estate investment trusts. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included herein and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      The Company was organized in the state of Maryland on August 10, 1993. The Company is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) as defined in the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Company’s operations are conducted primarily through First Industrial, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) of which the Company is the sole general partner with an approximate 86.9% ownership interest at March 31, 2005. Minority interest in the Company at March 31, 2005 represents the approximate 13.1% aggregate partnership interest in the Operating Partnership held by the limited partners thereof.

      As of March 31, 2005, the Company owned 884 industrial properties (inclusive of developments in process) located in 24 states, containing an aggregate of approximately 69.9 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”). Of the 884 industrial properties owned by the Company, 514 are held by the Operating Partnership and limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, 304 are held by limited partnerships in which the Operating Partnership is the limited partner and wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company are the general partners and 66 are held by an entity wholly-owned by the Operating Partnership.

      On March 21, 2005, the Company, through separate wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, entered into a joint venture arrangement with an institutional investor to invest in industrial properties (the “March 2005 Joint Venture”). The Company, through wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, owns a ten percent equity interest in and provides property management, leasing, development, disposition and portfolio management services to the March 2005 Joint Venture.

      The Company, through separate, wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, also owns minority equity interests in, and provides asset and property management services to, two other joint ventures which invest in industrial properties (the “September 1998 Joint Venture” and the “May 2003 Joint Venture”).

The Company, through separate, wholly-owned limited liability companies of which the Operating Partnership is also the sole member, also owned a minority interest in and provided property management services to another joint venture which invested in industrial properties (the “December 2001 Joint Venture”; together with the March 2005 Joint Venture, the September 1998 Joint Venture and the May 2003 Joint Venture, the “Joint Ventures”). During the year ended December 31, 2004, the December 2001 Joint Venture sold all of its industrial properties. The operating data of the Joint Ventures is not consolidated with that of the Company as presented herein.

      Management believes the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are, primarily, a function of the Company’s performance in four key areas: leasing of industrial properties, acquisition and development of additional industrial properties, redeployment of internal capital and access to external capital.

      The Company generates revenue primarily from rental income and tenant recoveries from the lease of industrial properties under long-term (generally three to six years) operating leases. Such revenue is offset by certain property specific operating expenses, such as real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, property management, utilities and insurance expenses, along with certain other costs and expenses, such as depreciation and amortization costs and general and administrative and interest expenses. The Company’s revenue growth is dependent, in part, on its ability to (i) increase rental income, through increasing either or both occupancy rates and rental rates at the Company’s properties, (ii) maximize tenant recoveries and (iii) minimize operating and certain other expenses. Revenues generated from rental income and tenant recoveries are a significant source of funds, in addition to income generated from gains/losses on the sale of the Company’s properties (as discussed below), for the Company’s distributions. The leasing of property, in general, and occupancy rates, rental rates, operating expenses and certain non-operating expenses, in particular, are impacted, variously, by property specific, market specific, general economic and other conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The leasing of property also entails various risks, including the risk of tenant default. If the Company were unable to maintain or increase occupancy rates and rental rates at the Company’s properties or to maintain tenant recoveries and operating and certain other expenses consistent with historical levels and proportions, the Company’s revenue growth would be limited. Further, if a significant number of the Company’s tenants were unable to pay rent (including tenant recoveries) or if the Company were unable to rent its properties on favorable terms, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, the Company’s common stock would be adversely affected.

      The Company’s revenue growth is also dependent, in part, on its ability to acquire existing, and acquire and develop new, additional industrial properties on favorable terms. The Company continually seeks to acquire existing industrial properties on favorable terms, and, when conditions permit, also seeks to acquire and develop new industrial properties on favorable terms. Existing properties, as they are acquired, and acquired and developed properties, as they lease-up, generate revenue from rental income and tenant recoveries, income from which, as discussed above, is a source of funds for the Company’s distributions. The acquisition and development of properties is impacted, variously, by property specific, market specific, general economic and other conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The acquisition and development of properties also entails various risks, including the risk that the Company’s investments may not perform as expected. For example, acquired existing and acquired and developed new properties may not sustain and/or achieve anticipated occupancy and rental rate levels. With respect to acquired and developed new properties, the Company may not be able to complete construction on schedule or within budget, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs and delays in leasing the properties. Also, the Company faces significant competition for attractive acquisition and development opportunities from other well-capitalized real estate investors, including both publicly-traded real estate investment trusts and private investors. Further, as discussed below, the Company may not be able to finance the acquisition and development opportunities it identifies. If the Company were unable to acquire and develop sufficient additional properties on favorable terms, or if such investments did not perform as expected, the Company’s

revenue growth would be limited and its financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, the Company’s common stock would be adversely affected.

      The Company also generates income from the sale of properties (including existing buildings, buildings which the Company has developed or re-developed on a merchant basis, and land). The Company is continually engaged in, and its income growth is dependent in part on, systematically redeploying its capital from properties and other assets with lower yield potential into properties and other assets with higher yield potential. As part of that process, the Company sells, on an ongoing basis, select stabilized properties or properties offering lower potential returns relative to their market value. The gain/loss on the sale of such properties is included in the Company’s income and is a significant source of funds, in addition to revenues generated from rental income and tenant recoveries, for the Company’s distributions. Also, a significant portion of the proceeds from such sales is used to fund the acquisition of existing, and the acquisition and development of new, industrial properties. The sale of properties is impacted, variously, by property specific, market specific, general economic and other conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The sale of properties also entails various risks, including competition from other sellers and the availability of attractive financing for potential buyers of the Company’s properties. Further, the Company’s ability to sell properties is limited by safe harbor rules applying to REITs under the Code which relate to the number of properties that may be disposed of in a year, their tax bases and the cost of improvements made to the properties, along with other tests which enable a REIT to avoid punitive taxation on the sale of assets. If the Company were unable to sell properties on favorable terms, the Company’s income growth would be limited and its financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, the Company’s common stock would be adversely affected.

      Currently, the Company utilizes a portion of the net sales proceeds from property sales, borrowings under its $300 million unsecured line of credit (the “Unsecured Line of Credit”) and proceeds from the issuance, when and as warranted, of additional equity securities to finance acquisitions and developments. Access to external capital on favorable terms plays a key role in the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, as it impacts the Company’s cost of capital and its ability and cost to refinance existing indebtedness as it matures and to fund acquisitions and developments through the issuance, when and as warranted, of additional equity securities. The Company’s ability to access external capital on favorable terms is dependent on various factors, including general market conditions, interest rates, credit ratings on the Company’s capital stock and debt, the market’s perception of the Company’s growth potential, the Company’s current and potential future earnings and cash distributions and the market price of the Company’s capital stock. If the Company were unable to access external capital on favorable terms, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, the Company’s common stock would be adversely affected.

      In the consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 presented in its Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004, the Company allocated its entire tax provision/benefit to income from discontinued operations. The Company has determined that its tax provision/benefit should be allocated between income from continuing operations, income from discontinued operations and gain on sale of real estate. The Company has restated its consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to reflect this new allocation in this Form 10-Q.

      The Company’s net income available to common stockholders was $14.1 million and $23.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Basic and diluted net income available to common stockholders were $0.33 and $0.33 per share, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and $0.58 and $0.57 per share, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

      The tables below summarize the Company’s revenues, property expenses and depreciation and other amortization by various categories for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004. Same store properties are in service properties owned prior to January 1, 2004. Acquired properties are properties that were acquired subsequent to December 31, 2003. Sold properties are properties that were sold subsequent to December 31, 2003. Properties that are not in service are properties that are under construction that have not reached stabilized occupancy or were placed in service after December 31, 2003 or acquisitions acquired prior to January 1, 2004 that were not placed in service as of December 31, 2003. These properties are placed in service as they reach stabilized occupancy (generally defined as 90% occupied). Other revenues are derived from the operations of the Company’s maintenance company, fees earned from the Company’s joint ventures, fees earned for developing properties for third parties and other miscellaneous revenues. Other expenses are derived from the operations of the Company’s maintenance company and other miscellaneous regional expenses.

      The Company’s future financial condition and results of operations, including rental revenues, may be impacted by the future acquisition and sale of properties. The Company’s future revenues and expenses may vary materially from historical rates.

      At March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, the occupancy rates of the Company’s same store properties were 90.2% and 88.2%, respectively. Revenues from same store properties remained relatively unchanged. Revenues from acquired properties increased $9.7 million due to the 100 industrial properties acquired subsequent to December 31, 2003 totaling approximately 12.2 million square feet of GLA. Revenues from sold properties decreased $8.0 million due to the 117 industrial properties sold subsequent to December 31, 2003 totaling approximately 10.6 million square feet of GLA. Revenues from properties not in service decreased by $.5 million due to a one time restoration fee earned during the three months ended March 31, 2004 offset by an increase in revenues due to an increase in occupancy of properties placed in service during

2004 and 2005. Other revenues increased by approximately $0.7 million due primarily to an increase in joint venture fees and assignment fees.

      Property expenses include real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, property management, utilities, insurance and other property related expenses. Property expenses from same store properties remained relatively unchanged. Property expenses from acquired properties increased by $2.5 million due to properties acquired subsequent to December 31, 2003. Property expenses from sold properties decreased by $2.5 million due to properties sold subsequent to December 31, 2003. Property expenses from properties not in service increased by $0.4 million due primarily to an increase in occupancy of properties placed in service during 2004 and 2005. Other expense increased $0.6 million due primarily to increases in employee compensation.

      General and administrative expense increased by approximately $4.7 million, or 65.1%, due primarily to increases in employee compensation and an increase in outside professional service fees.

      Amortization of deferred financing costs remained relatively unchanged.

      The increase in depreciation and other amortization for same store properties is primarily due to an acceleration of depreciation and amortization on tenant improvements and leasing commissions for tenants who terminated leases early as well as a net increase in leasing commissions and tenant improvements paid in 2005. Depreciation and other amortization from acquired properties increased by $3.0 million due to properties acquired subsequent to December 31, 2003. Depreciation and other amortization from sold properties decreased by $1.6 million due to properties sold subsequent to December 31, 2004. Depreciation and other amortization for properties not in service and other increased by $1.5 million due primarily to the

commencement of depreciation and amortization for properties that were placed in service during 2004 and 2005.

      Interest income decreased by approximately $.3 million due primarily to a decrease in the average mortgage loans receivable outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2005, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004.

      Interest expense increased by approximately $2.3 million primarily due to an increase in the weighted average debt balance outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2005 ($1,593.3 million), as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004 ($1,478.5 million), as well as an increase in the weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 (6.75%), as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004 (6.55%).

      Income tax benefit increased by $.8 million due primarily to an increase in general and administrative expense (“G&A”) due to additional G&A costs, which increases operating losses, incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004 associated with additional investment activity in the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary. The increase in the income tax benefit is partially offset by an increase in state tax expense.

      Equity in income of joint ventures decreased by approximately $.4 million due primarily to the sale of all of the properties in the December 2001 Joint Venture in August of 2004.

      The $13.9 million gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2005 resulted from the sale of eight industrial properties and several land parcels that do not meet the criteria established by FAS 144 for inclusion in discontinued operations. The $2.5 million gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2004 resulted from the sale of two industrial properties and several land parcels that do not meet the criteria established by FAS 144 for inclusion in discontinued operations.

      The following table summarizes certain information regarding the industrial properties included in discontinued operations by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004.

      Income from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) for the three months ended March 31, 2005 reflects the results of operations and gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes, relating to 12 industrial properties that were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and the results of operations of 10 properties that were identified as held for sale at March 31, 2005.

      Income from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) for the three months ended March 31, 2004 reflects the results of operations and gain on sale of real estate, net of income taxes, relating to 12 industrial properties that were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2005, 92 industrial properties that were sold during the year ended December 31, 2004 and 10 industrial properties identified as held for sale at March 31, 2005.

      At March 31, 2005, the Company’s restricted cash was approximately $3.6 million. Restricted cash is comprised of gross proceeds from the sales of certain industrial properties. These sales proceeds will be disbursed as the Company exchanges industrial properties under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

      The Company has considered its short-term (one year or less) liquidity needs and the adequacy of its estimated cash flow from operations and other expected liquidity sources to meet these needs. The Company believes that its principal short-term liquidity needs are to fund normal recurring expenses, debt service requirements and the minimum distribution required to maintain the Company’s REIT qualification under the Code. The Company anticipates that these needs will be met with cash flows provided by operating activities.

      The Company expects to meet long-term (greater than one year) liquidity requirements such as property acquisitions, developments, scheduled debt maturities, major renovations, expansions and other nonrecurring capital improvements through the disposition of select assets, long-term unsecured indebtedness and the issuance of additional equity securities. As of March 31, 2005 and April 29, 2005 $464.7 million of common stock, preferred stock and depositary shares and $500.00 million of debt securities were registered and unissued under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company also may finance the development or acquisition of additional properties through borrowings under the Unsecured Line of Credit. At March 31, 2005, borrowings under the Unsecured Line of Credit bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.430%. The Unsecured Line of Credit bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus .70%, or the Prime Rate, at the Company’s election. As of April 29, 2005 the Company had approximately $85.3 million available for additional borrowings under the Unsecured Line of Credit.

      Net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was comprised primarily of net income before minority interest of approximately $18.5 million and adjustments for non-cash items of approximately $2.9 million, offset by the net change in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $16.9 million. The adjustments for the non-cash items of approximately $2.9 million are primarily comprised of depreciation and amortization of approximately $30.0 million, the provision for bad debt of $.2 million and the equity in loss from joint ventures of approximately $.1 million, offset by the gain on sale of real estate of approximately $24.2 million, the effect of the straight-lining of rental income of approximately $2.3 million and the mark to market of an interest rate protection agreement of approximately $.9 million.

      Net cash provided by investing activities of approximately $39.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was comprised primarily by the net proceeds from the sale of real estate, the repayment of mortgage loans receivable and distributions from the Company’s industrial real estate joint ventures, partially offset by the acquisition of real estate, development of real estate, capital expenditures related to the expansion and improvement of existing real estate, contributions to, and investments in, one of the Company’s industrial real estate joint ventures and an increase in restricted cash that is held by an intermediary for Section 1031 exchange purposes.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company acquired 21 industrial properties comprising approximately 3.0 million square feet of GLA and several land parcels. The purchase price of these acquisitions totaled approximately $94.6 million, excluding costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of the industrial properties and land parcels.

      The Company, through a wholly-owned limited liability company in which the Operating Partnership is the sole member, invested approximately $7.1 million and received distributions of approximately $.1 million from the Company’s real estate joint ventures. As of March 31, 2005, the Company’s industrial real estate joint ventures owned 55 industrial properties comprising approximately 6.5 million square feet of GLA.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold 20 industrial properties comprising approximately 3.2 million square feet of GLA and several land parcels. Gross proceeds from the sales of the 20 industrial properties and several land parcels were approximately $158.2 million.

      Net cash used in financing activities of approximately $47.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was comprised primarily by common and preferred stock dividends and unit distributions, net repayments under the Company’s Unsecured Line of Credit, the repurchase of restricted stock from employees of the Company to pay for withholding taxes on the vesting of restricted stock and repayments on mortgage loans payable, partially offset by the proceeds from mortgage loan payable and the net proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company awarded 189,878 shares of restricted common stock to certain employees and 1,012 shares of restricted common stock to certain Directors. These shares of restricted common stock had a fair value of approximately $8.0 million on the date of grant. The restricted common stock vests over periods from one to ten years. Compensation expense will be charged to earnings over the respective vesting periods.

      During the three months ended March 31, 2005, certain employees of the Company exercised 8,434 non-qualified employee stock options. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $.2 million.

      The following discussion about the Company’s risk-management activities includes “forward-looking statements” that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

      This analysis presents the hypothetical gain or loss in earnings, cash flows or fair value of the financial instruments and derivative instruments which are held by the Company at March 31, 2005 that are sensitive to changes in the interest rates. While this analysis may have some use as a benchmark, it should not be viewed as a forecast.

      In the normal course of business, the Company also faces risks that are either non-financial or non-quantifiable. Such risks principally include credit risk and legal risk and are not represented in the following analysis.

      At March 31, 2005, approximately $1,410.3 million (approximately 89.8% of total debt at March 31, 2005) of the Company’s debt was fixed rate debt and approximately $159.5 million (approximately 10.2% of total debt at March 31, 2005) was variable rate debt. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through First Industrial Development Services, Inc., entered into an interest rate protection agreement which hedged the change in value of a build to suit development project the Company is in the process of constructing. This interest rate protection agreement has a notional value of $50.0 million, is based on the five year treasury, has a strike rate of 3.936% and settles on October 4, 2005. Currently, the Company does not enter into financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

      For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair value of the debt, but not earnings or cash flows of the Company. Conversely, for variable rate debt, changes in the interest rate generally do not impact the fair value of the debt, but would affect the Company’s future earnings and cash flows. The interest rate risk and changes in fair market value of fixed rate debt generally do not have a significant impact on the Company until the Company is required to refinance such debt. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the maturity dates of the Company’s various fixed rate debt.

      Based upon the amount of variable rate debt outstanding at March 31, 2005, a 10% increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Company’s variable rate debt would decrease or increase, respectively, future net income and cash flows by approximately $.6 million per year. A 10% increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of the fixed rate debt at March 31, 2005 by approximately $50.7 million to $1,497.1 million. A 10% decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of the fixed rate debt at March 31, 2005 by approximately $54.4 million to $1,602.2 million.

      On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets — An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29 (“SFAS No. 153”). The amendments made by SFAS No. 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have “commercial substance.” SFAS No. 153 is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 153 on June 15, 2005 will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

      In December, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123: (Revised 2004) — Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”). SFAS 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 123R requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements and measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS No. 123R is effective as of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December, 2005. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

      From April 1, 2005 to April 29, 2005, the Company acquired one industrial property for a purchase price of approximately $2.9 million, excluding costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition of this industrial property. The Company also sold four industrial properties and several land parcels for approximately $34.2 million of gross proceeds.

      On April 18, 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership paid a first quarter 2005 dividend/ distribution of $.6950 per common share/ Unit, totaling approximately $34.3 million.

      Response to this item is included in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” above.

      The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), have concluded that as of the end of such period the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

      In the first quarter of 2005, the Company implemented additional monitoring controls to address a material weakness it had identified in connection with its assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of the period ending December 31, 2004. As previously reported, such material weakness related to the Company’s internal controls over the allocation of its income tax provision (benefit). The additional monitoring controls implemented by the Company in the first quarter of 2005 include the preparation and review of supporting schedules specifically designed to ensure the proper allocation of the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) among income from continuing operations, income from discontinued operations, and gain on sale of real estate. Other than the implementation of such additional monitoring controls, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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      Not Applicable.

      a) Exhibits:

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.