DENVER, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT), a leading industrial real estate investment trust, today announced that it has leased 221,840 square feet in the Inland Empire of Southern California to Crown Mark Inc., a leading furniture importer based in Houston, Texas.

Crown Mark will occupy the entire Meyer Canyon building, a bulk distribution facility recently acquired and redeveloped by DCT Industrial, located in Fontana, Calif. Crown Mark's lease term is 64 months.

Joseph Ngo, President of Crown Mark, said, "Moving into this building marks the beginning of our expansion into Southern California. Meyer Canyon's premier location provides us with direct access to major highways, airports and ports, which will help ensure our success in the area."

Daryl Mechem, DCT Industrial's Managing Director of Property Operations, commented, "We're excited to announce Crown Mark as a new customer in one of the most dynamic markets in the U.S. Leasing activity continues to be extremely strong in Southern California, validating our decision to increase our presence there." As of June 30, 2007, DCT Industrial owned 1.4 million square feet and had almost 3 million square feet under development or pre-development in Southern California.

Tim O'Rourke and Jackie Baker of The Staubach Company represented Crown Mark in the transaction and Chuck Belden and Kyle Kehner of Cushman & Wakefield represented DCT Industrial.

About DCT Industrial Trust

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading real estate company specializing in the ownership, acquisition, development and management of bulk distribution and light industrial properties located in 24 of the highest volume distribution markets in the U.S. and in Mexico. As of June 30, 2007, DCT Industrial Trust owned, managed or had under development 418 properties totaling more than 67 million square feet leased to more than 780 corporate customers. Further information can be found at http://www.dctindustrial.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are usually identified by the use of words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "projects," "seeks," "should," "will," and variations of such words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect DCT Industrial Trust's current views about its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to DCT Industrial Trust and on assumptions it has made. Although DCT Industrial Trust believes that its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, DCT Industrial Trust can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond its control including, without limitation: the ability to identify and acquire properties on favorable terms, dependence on tenants' financial condition, the uncertainties of real estate development and acquisition activity, the ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, the costs and availability of financing, the effects of local economic and market conditions, regulatory changes and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in DCT Industrial Trust's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DCT Industrial Trust assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE DCT Industrial Trust Inc. - 09/20/2007

CONTACT:
Sara Bockh, Corporate Communications, of DCT Industrial Trust Inc.,
+1-303-597-1550, investorrelations@dctindustrial.com
Web site: http://www.dctindustrial.com