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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

/x/	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2001

/ /	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Commission file number 1-12630

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1808 Swift Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-1501
(Address of principal executive offices)

(630) 586-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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 /x/  No / /

Number of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest outstanding as of November 9, 2001: 22,744,454.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

				Page
		Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.		Financial Statements		3
		Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
		Consolidated Statements of Operations		4
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		5
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2.		Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition		15
Item 3.		Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk		21
		Part II. Other Information
Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-holders		22
Item 6.		Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		22

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except for share information)
(UNAUDITED)

					September 30, 2001			December 31, 2000
ASSETS
Assets:
	Investment in real estate:
		Land and leasehold			$	175,737		$	163,056
		Buildings				744,519			729,103
		Building improvements				113,789			109,821
		Furniture, fixtures, and equipment				21,943			23,607
		Construction in progress				130,120			59,225
						1,186,108			1,084,812
		Less accumulated depreciation and amortization				(114,916	)		(98,956	)
		Real estate held for sale, net of depreciation				33,247			17,277
			Net investment in real estate			1,104,439			1,003,133
	Cash and cash equivalents					1,280			1,060
	Restricted cash and cash equivalents					27,222			27,429
	Tenant accounts receivable, net					33,968			30,112
	Mortgage notes receivable					15,859			3,927
	Investment in and advances to affiliates					12,849			62,165
	Prepaid expenses and other assets					13,164			8,136
	Deferred expenses, net					14,899			19,273
					$	1,223,680		$	1,155,235
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
	Mortgage notes payable and other debt				$	61,077		$	81,444
	Senior unsecured debt					350,000			350,000
	Tax-exempt debt					44,100			44,100
	Line of credit					143,000			72,200
	Preferred dividends payable					1,060			1,060
	Accounts payable					13,330			15,348
	Accrued expenses					55,860			48,963
	Rents received in advance and security deposits					7,864			7,734
						676,291			620,849
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
	Series A preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,000,000 issued and outstanding having a liquidation preference of $25 per share ($75,000)					3			3
	Series B convertible preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value; 994,712 and 1,000,000 issued and outstanding, respectively, having a liquidation preference of $50 per share ($49,736 and $50,000, respectively)					1			1
	Common shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 47,727,273 shares authorized; 22,744,454 and 22,548,726 issued and outstanding, respectively					23			22
	Additional paid-in-capital					587,718			573,430
	Retained earnings (deficit)					(32,219	)		(36,769	)
	Unearned compensation—restricted shares					(8,137	)		(2,301	)
		Total shareholders' equity				547,389			534,386
					$	1,223,680		$	1,155,235

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except for share information)
(UNAUDITED)

					Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
					2001			2000			2001			2000
Revenue:
	Minimum rents				$	29,564		$	28,884		$	88,959		$	83,306
	Straight-line rents					1,217			890			3,700			3,047
	Expense reimbursements					8,244			8,625			26,614			26,522
	Mortgage interest income					333			82			648			391
	Real estate fee income					875			5,622			1,715			8,733
	Equity in net income of affiliates					406			(2,163	)		714			(2,250	)
		Total revenue				40,639			41,940			122,350			119,749
Expenses:
	Real estate taxes					7,736			8,732			24,796			26,070
	Property operating and leasing					5,108			4,204			15,909			13,422
	General and administrative					1,296			1,135			4,188			3,418
	Depreciation and amortization					9,072			8,150			26,653			24,589
	Interest expense:
		Interest incurred, net				7,651			8,334			23,274			23,005
		Amortization of deferred financing costs				580			531			1,789			1,539
			Total expenses			31,443			31,086			96,609			92,043
			Operating income			9,196			10,854			25,741			27,706
Other income:
	Other income								2						38
	Gain on sale of real estate					7,915			3,762			24,059			11,881
Net Income before income taxes and extraordinary item						17,111			14,618			49,800			39,625
Provision for income taxes						(244	)		—			(585	)		—
Net Income before extraordinary item						16,867			14,618			49,215			39,625
Extraordinary item, early extinguishment of debt						—			—			(1,616	)		—
Net income						16,867			14,618			47,599			39,625
Preferred dividends						(2,523	)		(2,528	)		(7,568	)		(7,583	)
Net income available to common shareholders					$	14,344		$	12,090		$	40,031		$	32,042
Per share income before extraordinary item available to common shareholders:
		Basic			$	0.63		$	0.58		$	1.85		$	1.55
		Diluted			$	0.62		$	0.57		$	1.80		$	1.52
Per share net income available to common shareholders:
		Basic			$	0.63		$	0.58		$	1.78		$	1.55
		Diluted			$	0.62		$	0.57		$	1.73		$	1.52
Distributions per common share					$	0.5250		$	0.5025		$	1.575		$	1.508

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)

					2001			2000
					Nine Months Ended September 30,
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income				$	47,599		$	39,625
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Extraordinary item, early extinguishments of debt				1,616
		Bad debts				436			300
		Depreciation				24,439			22,724
		Amortization of deferred financing costs				1,789			1,539
		Other amortization				2,214			1,865
		Straight-line rents				(3,700	)		(3,047	)
		Incentive stock awards				881			326
		Equity in net income of affiliates				(714	)		(431	)
		Gain on disposal of real estate				(24,059	)		(11,881	)
		Net changes in:
			Tenant accounts receivable			(468	)		(4,172	)
			Prepaid expenses and other assets			4,366			(960	)
			Rents received in advance and security deposits			406			1,704
			Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(1,967	)		7,700
Net cash provided by operating activities						52,838			55,292
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents					(517	)		10,640
	Acquisition of real estate					(34,436	)		(115,877	)
	Additions to construction in progress					(77,662	)		(28,093	)
	Improvements and additions to properties					(15,842	)		(61,987	)
	Proceeds from disposition of real estate					45,251			82,291
	Change in deposits on acquisitions					(147	)		4,393
	Issuance of mortgage notes receivable					(1,269	)
	Repayment of mortgage notes receivable					7,302			7,301
	Acquisition of CRS, net of cash					151
	Investment in and advances to affiliates					(3,301	)		51,913
	Receivables from affiliates and employees					75			(20	)
	Additions to deferred expenses					(2,136	)		(6,810	)
Net cash used in investing activities						(82,531	)		(56,249	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Proceeds from sale of common shares					7,572			1,060
	Proceeds from issuance of unsecured notes payable								150,000
	Proceeds from line of credit					123,500			308,200
	Repayment of mortgage notes payable					(1,276	)		(516	)
	Repayment of revenue bonds								(10,900	)
	Repayment of line of credit					(56,833	)		(409,400	)
	Distributions					(43,050	)		(38,861	)
	Net cash provided by financing activities					29,913			(417	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents						220			(1,374	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period						1,060			3,505
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period					$	1,280		$	2,131

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

    These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of CenterPoint Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and subsidiaries (the Company), have been prepared pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations and should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2000 Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K. The following Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements highlight significant changes from the Notes included in the December 31, 2000 audited financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and present interim disclosures as required by the SEC. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements.

    The consolidated statements of operations and statements of cash flows for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with current classifications with no effect on results of operations or cash flows.

1.  Consolidation of CenterPoint Realty Services (CRS)

    Effective January 1, 2001, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of CRS at book value. In connection with the acquisition, the CRS preferred stock owned by the Company was cancelled. For the year ending December 31, 2001 and thereafter, the operations of CRS will be consolidated with the Company. During 2001, CRS elected to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary, as permitted by the Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999.

2.  Preferred Shares, Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Related Transactions

    Under the terms of the Company's 2000 Omnibus Employee Retention and Incentive Plan (the Plan), employees were granted 147,400 restricted common shares of the Company on February 21, 2001. Shares were awarded in the name of each of the participants, who have all rights of other common shareholders, subject to certain restrictions and forfeiture provisions. Restrictions on the shares expire no more than eight years after the date of award, or earlier if certain performance targets are met. Unearned compensation was recorded at the date of award based on the market value of the shares. The unearned compensation is being amortized over the eight-year vesting period unless the restriction is sooner lifted.

    Under the terms of the Plan, options for 250,000 common shares were issued on March 8, 2001. The options were granted at $45.90 per share and are exercisable per the Plan. Also, on May 16, 2001, options for 30,000 common shares were issued at $46.51 per share to Company trustees and are exercisable per the Plan.

    Under the terms of the Company's 1995 Director Stock Plan, trustees were granted 1,720 restricted shares of the Company on May 16, 2001.

3.  Investments in Real Estate

    In the first nine months of 2001, the Company purchased eight properties from unrelated third parties for an aggregate cost of approximately $37.4 million. In addition, the Company disposed of nine properties and three parcels of land for an aggregate sales price of approximately $85.8 million.

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    As of September 30, 2001, the Company had 0.9 million square feet of warehouse/industrial properties and one land parcel held for sale. Net income (property revenues less real estate taxes, property operating and leasing expenses, and depreciation and amortization) related to the properties held for sale was approximately $1.0 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. There can be no assurance that such properties held for sale will be sold.

4.  Investment in and Advances to Affiliates

    As of January 1, 2001, the Company purchased all the remaining interest in CRS, which has made the election to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary.

    Since its inception in 1995, CRS and its subsidiaries have engaged in businesses and services which compliment the Company's business, including the purchase and sale of warehouse/industrial real estate, providing services to tenants of the Company, the development of real property and the management of properties owned by third parties. Income from these activities, received by REITs and their qualified REIT subsidiaries, is limited under current REIT tax regulations.

    Summarized financial information of CRS for 2000 is shown below. Certain items in the CRS financial statements have been reclassified to conform with 2001 presentation with no effect on net income.

Balance Sheet

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Statement of Operations

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000
			(in thousands)
Income:
	Property sales		$	28,068
	Rental income			4,680
	Equity in net loss of CenterPoint Venture, LLC			(315	)
	Other income			662
				33,095
Operating expenses:
	Cost of property sales			22,425
	Participation interest			6,147
	Other expenses			2,219
	Depreciation and amortization			974
	Interest			5,044
				36,809
Provision for income taxes				1,442
Net loss			$	(2,272	)

    At September 30, 2001, CRS maintains a 25% investment in CenterPoint Venture, LLC (the Venture). In conjunction with the consolidation of CRS, the Company's investment in affiliate as of September 30, 2001 and equity in affiliate for the first nine months of 2001 include the Venture. The Venture was formed on January 21, 2000 with CalEast Industrial Investors LLC, an investment vehicle between the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and Jones Lang LaSalle.

    Summarized financial information for CenterPoint Venture, LLC is shown below.

Balance Sheet

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Statement of Operations

    CenterPoint Venture, LLC owned 13 warehouse/industrial properties, totaling 2.9 million square feet, as of September 30, 2001, which were 95% leased. CenterPoint Venture, LLC also had two and one warehouse/industrial properties under construction as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively.

    In 2000, CRS paid an additional $1.8 million in syndication fees relating to the Venture and is amortizing this on a straight-line basis over the life of the Venture, 7 years. Amortization of syndication fees of $193 is included in equity in net loss of affiliates on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the first nine months of 2001. Unamortized syndication fees of $1,371 are included in investments in affiliates in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2001.

5.  Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000:

    In conjunction with the acquisition of real estate, for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, the Company acquired the following asset and assumed the following liability amounts:

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    In conjunction with the disposition of real estate, the following is a reconciliation of the real estate dispositions and proceeds received from sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000:

    In conjunction with the acquisition of the remaining interest in CRS, the Company acquired the following assets and assumed the following liabilities on January 1, 2001.

    Certain items, including the investment in affiliate and note payable are eliminated upon consolidation in the Company's financial statements.

6.  Mortgage Notes Payable and Other Debt

    On January 24, 2001, the Company's residential property, Lake Shore Dunes apartments, was sold and the $21.3 million mortgage note payable that was collateralized by the property was assumed by the new owner.

7.  Income Taxes

    The Company's provision for income taxes is based on the results of operations of CRS, CenterPoint's taxable REIT subsidiary. The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the period ended September 30, 2001 are as follows:

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    The actual tax expense differs from the statutory income tax expense for the period ended September 30, 2001 as follows:

8.  Commitments and Contingencies

    In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company is involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations 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, results of operations and liquidity of the Company.

    The Company has entered into other contracts for the acquisition and disposition of properties. Each acquisition transaction is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence and, in the case of development projects, completion and occupancy of the projects.

    At September 30, 2001, three of the properties owned by the Company were subject to purchase options held by certain tenants. The purchase options were exercisable at various intervals through 2006 for amounts that are greater than the net book value of the assets.

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9.  Earnings Per Common Share

    The following are the reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000.

			Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2001			2000			2001			2000
			(in thousands, except for share data)
Numerators:
Income before extraordinary item			$	16,867		$	14,618		$	49,215		$	39,625
	Dividends on preferred shares			(2,523	)		(2,528	)		(7,568	)		(7,583	)
Income available to common shareholders before extraordinary items—for basic and diluted EPS			$	14,344		$	12,090		$	41,647		$	32,042
Net income available to common shareholders—for basic and diluted EPS			$	14,344		$	12,090		$	40,031		$	32,042
Denominators:
Weighted average common shares outstanding—for basic EPS				22,684,756			20,768,700			22,548,726			20,737,825
	Effect of share options			556,373			524,519			589,323			394,419
Weighted average common shares outstanding—for diluted EPS				23,241,129			21,293,219			23,138,049			21,132,244

    The assumed conversion of the convertible preferred shares into common shares for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share by adding preferred distributions to the numerators, and adding the assumed share conversions to the denominators for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 would be anti-dilutive.

10. Pro Forma Financial Information

    Due to the effect of a securities offering in November, 2000 and acquisitions and dispositions of properties in 2001 and 2000, the historical results are not indicative of the future results of operations. The following unaudited pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 is presented as if the 2000 and 2001 acquisitions and dispositions, the 2000 securities offering and the corresponding repayment of certain debt had all occurred on January 1, 2000 (or the date the property first commenced operations with a third party tenant, if later). The pro forma information is based upon historical information and does not purport to present what actual results would have been

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had the offerings and related transactions, in fact, occurred at January 1, 2000, or to project results for any future period.

			Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2001			2000
			(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
Total revenues			$	119,068		$	105,554
Total expenses				69,190			62,897
Net income before taxes				49,878			42,657
Provision for income tax				(585	)
Preferred dividends				(7,568	)		(7,583	)
Income before extraordinary items available to common shareholders			$	41,725		$	35,074
Per share income before extraordinary item available to common shareholders:
	Basic		$	1.85		$	1.58
	Diluted		$	1.80		$	1.55
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic				22,548,726			22,237,825
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted				23,138,049			22,632,244

12. Recent Pronouncements

    FAS No. 140 "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125. This Statement replaces FASB Statement No. 125, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This Statement provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. The Company has no transactions that are affected by this Statement for the periods presented.

    FAS No. 138 "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities—an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133". FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities. The Company has no derivative activity for the periods presented.

    The Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999, or the REIT Modernization Act, which took effect on January 1, 2001, modifies certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the taxation of REITs. Two key provisions of this tax law change will impact future Company operations: the availability of a taxable REIT subsidiary which may be wholly-owned directly by a REIT and a reduction in the required level of distribution by a REIT to 90% of ordinary taxable income. The Company acquired 100% of the common stock of CRS and canceled its preferred stock on January 1, 2001 upon election by CRS, to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary.

    FAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion No. 17, Intangible Assets. The Company has no transactions that would be affected by this statement as of September 30, 2001.

    FAS No. 141 "Business Combinations." This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for business combinations and supersedes APB Opinion No. 16, Business Combinations, and FASB Statement No. 38, Accounting for Preacquisition Contingencies of Purchased Enterprises. All

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business combinations in the scope of this Statement are to be accounted for using one method, the purchase method.

    FAS No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. " This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. This Statement applies to all entities. It applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and (or) the normal operation of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. As used in this Statement, a legal obligation is an obligation that a party is required to settle as a result of an existing or enacted law, statute, ordinance, or written or oral contract or by legal construction of a contract under the doctrine of promissory. These provisions are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company has no assets subject to retirement as of September 30, 2001.

    FAS No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" a replacement of FASB Statement No. 121. This statement supercedes FASB Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of and APB No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual or Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions. This statement provides accounting and reporting standards for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, including discontinued operations. Statement No. 144 requires that long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. Therefore, discontinued operations will no longer be measured at net realizable value or include amounts for operating losses that have not yet occurred.

    This statement retains the basic provisions of Opinion 30 for the presentation of discontinued operations in the income statement but broadens that presentation to include a component of an entity (rather than a segment of a business). A component of an entity comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity. A component of an entity that is classified as held for sale or that has been disposed of is presented as a discontinued operation if the operations and cash flows of the component will be (or have been) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity and the entity will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component.

    These provisions are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and are applied prospectively. The adoption of FAS 144 will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

    The following is a discussion of the historical operating results of the Company. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and the unaudited financial statements presented with this Form 10-Q.

Consolidation of CenterPoint Realty Services (CRS)

    Effective January 1, 2001, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of CRS at book value. In connection with the acquisition, the CRS preferred stock owned by the Company was cancelled. For the year ending December 31, 2001 and thereafter, the operations of CRS will be consolidated with the Company. In January 2001, CRS elected to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary, as permitted by the Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2001 to Three Months Ended September 30, 2000.

Revenues

    Total revenues decreased by $1.3 million or 3.1% over the same period last year.

    In the third quarter of 2001, 96.8% of total revenues of the Company were derived primarily from base rents, straight-line rents, expense reimbursements and mortgage income (operating and investment revenue), pursuant to the terms of tenant leases and mortgages held for space at the warehouse/industrial properties.

    Operating and investment revenues increased by $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2001 when compared to the third quarter of 2000. A portion of the increase from the prior year is due to income from eight acquired properties in the first nine months of 2001, totaling 1.4 million square feet, and the completion of two developments, net of nine operating property dispositions as of September 30, 2001. The remainder of the increase was attributable to a full period of income from the 22 properties acquired or completed, in the case of developments, in 2000, totaling 4.0 million square feet, net of 37 property dispositions.

    The ratio of operating and investment revenues to total revenues was 91.8% in the third quarter of 2000. The 2001 increase in this ratio demonstrates the change in composition of total revenues caused by the consolidation of CRS (i.e. real estate fee income and equity in net income of affiliates have decreased $2.2 million). Also, other revenues decreased as a percentage of total revenues. In 2000, the Company earned certain fees from merchant activities completed in CRS that are reflected in other income. Similar fees are consolidated in 2001 and reflected in gains on the sale of real estate.

Operating and Nonoperating Expenses

    Real estate tax expense and property operating and leasing expense decreased by $0.1 million from period to period. This was caused by lower real estate taxes due to the disposition of certain highly taxed properties in late 2000 and early 2001, offset by increased common area maintenance and utilities on properties, due to increased utility costs. The consolidation of CRS costs also offset the decrease in real estate taxes. Operating costs for property management, investment and dispositions, accounting and information systems personnel are included in property operating and leasing costs, consistent with the Company's active portfolio management and investment focus. When comparing the third quarter of 2001 to the third quarter of 2000, property operating and leasing costs as a percentage of total revenues increased from 10.0% to 12.6% due in part to the growth of the Company and the consolidation of CRS.

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    General and administrative expenses increased when comparing periods. Corporate administration, finance and investor relations are included in the Company's general and administrative expense. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased from 2.7% to 3.2% when comparing the third quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001 due mainly to the consolidation of CRS.

    Depreciation and amortization increased by $0.9 million due to a full period of depreciation and amortization of 2000 acquisitions and a partial period of depreciation and amortization on 2001 acquisitions, net of dispositions.

    Net interest incurred decreased by approximately $0.7 million over the same period last year due to lower interest rates in 2001 compared to 2000.

    Gains on the sale of real estate increased in the third quarter of 2001, compared to the third quarter of 2000, despite a similar volume of property sales, due in part to the consolidation of CRS in 2001. The Company sold four operating properties and one land parcel in the third quarter of 2001 and five properties in the third quarter of 2000. Profit margins vary from property to property.

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders and Other Measures of Operations

    Net income available to common shareholders increased $2.3 million or 18.6% due to an increase in gains that resulted from capital recycling activities.

    Funds from operations (FFO) increased 22.9% from $18.8 million to $23.1 million when comparing the third quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") defines funds from operations as net income before extraordinary items plus depreciation and non-financing amortization, less gains (losses) on the sale of real estate. CenterPoint calculates FFO as net income to common shareholders, plus real estate depreciation and non-financing amortization, inclusive of results from merchant activities of the Company and its unconsolidated joint ventures, which includes fee income, and cash gains and losses on disposition of stabilized Company assets (measured as the sale price, net of selling costs, less book value after adding back accumulated depreciation). The Company believes that FFO inclusive of cash gains better reflects recurring funds because the disposition of stabilized properties, and the recycling of capital and profits to new "value added" investments, is fundamental to the Company's business strategy. FFO does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), should not be considered by the reader as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity, and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs.

    When comparing the third quarter results of operations of properties owned at January 1, 2000 with the results of operations of the same properties for the third quarter of 2001 (the "same store" portfolio), the Company recognized an increase of approximately 1.6% in net operating income adjusted for certain non-cash transactions. This same store increase was within management expectations, affected by a decline in occupancy in the same store portfolio.

    The Company assesses its operating results, in part, by comparing the Net Revenue Margin between periods. Net Revenue Margin is calculated for the "in service" portfolio by dividing net revenue (total operating and investment revenue less real estate taxes and property operating and leasing expense) by adjusted operating and investment revenue (operating and investment revenue less expense reimbursements, adjusted for leases containing expense stops). This margin indicates the percentage of revenue actually retained by the Company or, alternatively, the amount of property related expenses not recovered by tenant reimbursements. The margin for the third quarter of 2001 was 87.9% compared with 87.2% for the same period last year, increasing slightly.

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000.

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Revenues

    Total revenues increased by $2.6 million or 2.2% over the same period last year.

    In the first nine months of 2001, 98.0% of total revenues of the Company were derived primarily from base rents, straight-line rents, expense reimbursements and mortgage income (operating and investment revenue), pursuant to the terms of tenant leases and mortgages held for space at the warehouse/industrial properties.

    Operating and investment revenues increased by $6.7 million in the first nine months of 2001. A portion of the increase from the prior year is due to income from eight acquired properties in the first nine months of 2001, totaling 1.4 million square feet, and the completion of two developments, net of nine operating property dispositions as of September 30, 2001. The remainder of the increase was attributable to a full period of income from 22 properties acquired or placed into service after development during 2000, totaling 4.0 million square feet, net of 37 property dispositions.

    The ratio of operating and investment revenues to total revenues was 94.6% for the first nine months of 2000. The 2001 increase in this ratio demonstrates the change in composition of total revenues caused by the consolidation of CRS (i.e. real estate fee income and equity in net income of affiliates have decreased $7.0 million). In 2000, the Company earned certain fees from merchant activities completed on the CRS level that are reflected in other income. Similar fees are consolidated in 2001 and reflected in gains on the sale of real estate.

Operating and Nonoperating Expenses

    Real estate tax expense and property operating and leasing expense increased by $1.2 million from period to period. The majority of the net increase resulted from increased common area snow removal and utilities on properties, due to large snow falls and increased utility costs. This increase was offset by lower real estate taxes due to the disposition of certain highly taxed properties in late 2000 and early 2001. Also, a portion of the increase was due to the consolidation of CRS costs. When comparing the first nine months of 2001 to the first nine months of 2000, property operating and leasing costs as a percentage of total revenues increased from 11.2% to 13.0% due to increases described above and the growth of the Company's operating team.

    General and administrative expenses increased when comparing periods. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased from 2.9% to 3.4% when comparing the first nine months of 2000 to the first nine months of 2001 due mainly to the consolidation of CRS costs.

    Depreciation and amortization increased by $2.1 million due to a full period of depreciation on 2000 acquisitions and partial period depreciation on 2001 acquisitions.

    Net interest incurred increased by approximately $0.3 million over the same period last year due to higher average balances outstanding in the first nine months of 2001 compared to 2000, offset by lower interest rates.

    Gains on the sale of real estate increased in the first nine months of 2001 due to the sale of nine properties and three land parcels at a higher margin than the 15 properties and one land parcel sold in the first nine months of 2000, and due to the consolidation of CRS. Also, the Company recognized $8.5 million of previously deferred gains related to property sales in 2000.

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders and Other Measures of Operations

    Net income available to common shareholders increased $8.0 million or 24.9% due to an increase in gains that resulted from capital recycling activities.

    FFO increased 22.1% from $53.9 million to $65.8 million when comparing the first nine months of 2000 to the first nine months of 2001.

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    When comparing the first nine months results of operations of properties owned at January 1, 2000 with the results of operations of the same properties for the first nine months of 2001 (the "same store" portfolio), the Company recognized an increase of approximately 1.8% in net operating income adjusted for certain non-cash transactions. This same store increase was offset by the increase in vacancy in the same store portfolio.

    The net revenue margin for the first nine months of 2001 was 87.2% compared with 87.3% for the same period last year, decreasing due mainly to the consolidation of CRS.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating and Investment Cash Flow

    Cash flow generated from Company operations has historically been utilized for working capital purposes and distributions, while proceeds from stabilized asset dispositions, supplemented by unsecured financings and periodic capital raises, have been used to fund, on a long term basis, acquisitions and other capital costs. In the first nine months of 2001, cash flow from operations provided $52.8 million. Distributions for the first nine months of the year were $43.1, providing $9.7 million for the Company's investment activities.

    For the first nine months of 2001, the Company's investment activities include acquisitions of $34.4 million of properties, advances for construction in progress of $77.7 million, and improvements and additions to properties of $15.8 million. These activities were funded with dispositions of real estate of $45.3 million, advances on the company's line of credit, restricted cash and a portion of the Company's retained capital. Advances on the Company's line of credit also funded advances to affiliate of $3.3 million for acquisitions and construction in progress.

Equity and Share Activity

    During the first nine months of 2001, the Company paid distributions on common shares of $35.5 million or $1.575 per share. Also, in 2001, the Company paid dividends on Series A Preferred Shares of $4.8 million or $1.59 per share and $2.7 million for dividends on Series B Convertible Preferred Shares or $2.81 per share. The following factors, among others, will affect the future availability of funds for distribution: (i) scheduled increases in base rents under existing leases, (ii) changes in minimum base rents attributable to replacement of existing leases with new or replacement leases and (iii) restrictions under certain covenants of the Company's unsecured line of credit.

Debt Capacity

    The Company has a $350 million unsecured credit facility led by Bank One. As of November 9, 2001, the Company had outstanding borrowings of approximately $163.0 million under the Company's unsecured line of credit (approximately 8.9% of the Company's fully diluted total market capitalization), and the Company had remaining availability of approximately $187.0 million under its unsecured line of credit.

    At September 30, 2001, the Company's debt constituted approximately 33.0% of its fully diluted total market capitalization. Also, for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, the Company's debt service coverage ratio remained high at 4.4 to 1, and the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio was 3.3 to 1 due to preferred dividends. The Company's fully diluted common equity market capitalization was approximately $1.1 billion, and its fully diluted total market capitalization was approximately $1.8 billion.

    Standard and Poors, Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. and Moody's Investors Service's have assigned investment grade ratings to the Company's senior unsecured debt and preferred stock issuable under the Company's shelf registration statement.

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    The Company has considered it's short-term (one year or less) capital needs, in conjunction with its estimated future cash flow from operations and other expected sources. The Company believes that it is able to fund operating expenses, building improvements, debt service requirements and the minimum distribution required to maintain the Company's REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code.

    Long-term (greater than one year) capital needs for property acquisitions, scheduled debt maturities, major redevelopment projects, expansions, and construction of build-to-suit properties will be supported, initially, by draws on the Company's unsecured line of credit, followed by the issuance of long-term unsecured indebtedness and the issuance of equity securities. Management expects that a significant portion of the Company's investment funds will be supplied by the proceeds of property and investment dispositions.

Recent Pronouncements

    FAS No. 140 "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125. This Statement replaces FASB Statement No. 125, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This Statement provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. The Company has no transactions that are affected by this Statement for the periods presented.

    FAS No. 138 "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities—an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133". FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities. The Company has no derivative activity for the periods presented.

    The Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999, or the REIT Modernization Act, which took effect on January 1, 2001, modifies certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the taxation of REITs. Two key provisions of this tax law change will impact future Company operations: the availability of a taxable REIT subsidiary which may be wholly-owned directly by a REIT and a reduction in the required level of distribution by a REIT to 90% of ordinary taxable income. The Company acquired 100% of the common stock of CRS and canceled its preferred stock on January 1, 2001 upon election, by CRS, to be treated as a taxable subsidiary.

    FAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets and supersedes APB Opinion No. 17, Intangible Assets. The Company has no transactions that would be affected by this statement as of September 30, 2001.

    FAS No. 141 "Business Combinations." This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for business combinations and supersedes APB Opinion No. 16, Business Combinations, and FASB Statement No. 38, Accounting for Preacquisition Contingencies of Purchased Enterprises. All business combinations in the scope of this Statement are to be accounted for using one method, the purchase method.

    FAS No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations". This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. This Statement applies to all entities. It applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and (or) the normal operation of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. As used in this Statement, a legal obligation is an obligation that a party is

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required to settle as a result of an existing or enacted law, statute, ordinance, or written or oral contract or by legal construction of a contract under the doctrine of promissory. These provisions are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company had no assets subject to retirement as of September 30, 2001.

    FAS No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" a replacement of FASB Statement No. 121. This statement supercedes FASB Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of and APB No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual or Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions. This statement provides accounting and reporting standards for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, including discontinued operations. Statement No. 144 requires that long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. Therefore, discontinued operations will no longer be measured at net realizable value or include amounts for operating losses that have not yet occurred.

    This statement retains the basic provisions of Opinion 30 for the presentation of discontinued operations in the income statement but broadens that presentation to include a component of an entity (rather than a segment of a business). A component of an entity comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity. A component of an entity that is classified as held for sale or that has been disposed of is presented as a discontinued operation if the operations and cash flows of the component will be (or have been) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the entity and the entity will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component.

    These provisions are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and are applied prospectively. The adoption of FAS 144 will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Forward Looking Statements

    This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains 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 Company's actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, uncertainties affecting real estate businesses generally (such as entry into new leases, renewals of leases and dependence on tenants' business operations), risks relating to acquisition, construction and development activities, possible environmental liabilities, risks relating to leverage, debt service and obligations with respect to the payment of dividends (including availability of financing terms acceptable to the Company and sensitivity of the Company's operations to fluctuations in interest rates), the potential for the need to use borrowings to make distributions necessary for the Company to qualify as a REIT, dependence on the primary market in which the Company's properties are located, the existence of complex regulations relating to the Company's status as a REIT and the potential adverse impact of the market interest rates on the cost of borrowings by the Company and on the market price for the Company's securities.

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Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

    The Company assesses its risk in relation to market conditions, and a discussion about the Company's exposure to possible changes in market conditions follows. This discussion involves the effect on earnings, cash flows and the value of the Company's financial instruments as a result of possible future market condition changes. The discussions below include "forward looking statements" regarding market risk, but management is not forecasting the occurrence of these market changes. The actual earnings and cash flows of the Company may differ materially from these projections discussed below.

    At September 30, 2001, $187.1 million or 31.3% of the Company's debt was variable rate debt and $411.1 million or 68.7% of the debt was fixed rate debt. Based on the amount of variable debt outstanding as of September 30, 2001, a 10% increase or decrease in the Company's interest rate on the Company's variable rate debt would decrease or increase, respectively, future earnings and cash flows by approximately $0.7 million per year. A similar change in interest rates on the Company's fixed rate debt would not increase or decrease the future earnings of the Company during the term of the debt, but would effect the fair value of the debt. An increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt.

    The Company is subject to other non-quantifiable market risks due to the nature of its business. The business of owning and investing in real estate is highly competitive. Several factors may adversely affect the economic performance and value of our properties and the Company. These factors include:

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Adverse changes in general or local economic conditions affecting real estate values, rental rates, interest rates, real estate tax rates and other operating expenses.



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Competitive overbuilding.



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Our inability to keep high levels of occupancy in our properties.



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Tenant defaults.



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Unfavorable changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies (including rent control legislation).



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Our ability to sell properties.



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Acts of God and other factors that are beyond our control.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-holders

    None.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibits



None.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K



None.

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SIGNATURES

    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.

		CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST a Maryland Company
		By:		/s/ PAUL S. FISHER    Paul S. Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

November 9, 2001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-holders
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

SIGNATURES