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Exhibit 10.3

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE

        This Second Amendment ("Amendment") to Agreement for Purchase and Sale,
dated as of August 25, 2004, by and among CABOT INDUSTRIAL VENTURE A, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, CABOT INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE A TEXAS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership and CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B TEXAS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (each a "Selling Entity" and collectively, "Seller"), and DIVIDEND
CAPITAL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Buyer").

RECITALS:

        A.    Buyer and Seller have previously entered into that certain
Agreement for Purchase and Sale, dated as of August 11, 2004, as amended by that
certain First Amendment to agreement for Purchase and Sale, dated as of
August 16, 2004 (collectively, the "Purchase Agreement"). All
initially-capitalized terms used herein, but not defined herein, shall have the
meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

        B.    Whereas, Buyer has requested a five (5) day extension of the
Contingency Period so that the Contingency Period would expire on August 30,
2004.

        C.    Whereas, Seller has agreed to grant such extension request.

        D.    Buyer and Seller now wish to amend the Purchase Agreement as set
forth herein to provide for a five (5) day extension of the Contingency Period.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties hereto
acknowledge, Buyer and Seller hereby agree as follows:

        1.     The definition of "Contingency Period" as it appears in the first
sentence of Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:

Buyer shall have from the Effective Date until August 30, 2004 (such period
being referred to herein as the "Contingency Period") to review and approve the
matters described in Sections 2.1(b)-(f) above in Buyer's sole discretion (title
and survey review and approval shall be governed by the provisions of
Section 4.1 below).

        2.     The Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, continues
in full force and effect and embodies the entire agreement between the parties
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof. The Purchase Agreement may be further amended or supplemented
only by an instrument in writing executed by both parties. If there is a
contradiction between the terms of the Purchase Agreement and this Amendment,
then the terms of this Amendment shall control.

        3.     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of such counterparts
shall constitute one instrument. To facilitate execution of this Amendment, the
parties may execute and exchange by telephone facsimile counterparts of the
signature pages.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the date set forth below.

Date of Execution: August 25, 2004      
 
 
SELLER:
CABOT INDUSTRIAL VENTURE A, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
 
By:
/s/  PETER F. FEINBERG      

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Peter F. Feinberg
Vice President
 
 
CABOT INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
 
By:
/s/  PETER F. FEINBERG      

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Peter F. Feinberg
Vice President
 
 
CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
 
By:
/s/  PETER F. FEINBERG      

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Peter F. Feinberg
Vice President

[SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE]

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    CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE A TEXAS, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
 
 
By: CW Industrial A Texas, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/  PETER F. FEINBERG      

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Peter F. Feinberg
Vice President
 
 
CW INDUSTRIAL VENTURE B TEXAS, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
 
 
By: CW INDUSTRIAL B TEXAS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/  PETER F. FEINBERG      

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Peter F. Feinberg
Vice President

[SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE]

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Date of Execution: August 25, 2004      
 
 
BUYER:
 
 
DIVIDEND CAPITAL OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership
 
 
By: DIVIDEND CAPITAL TRUST INC., a
Maryland corporation, its sole general partner
 
 
By:
/s/  TERESA L. CORRAL      

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Name: Teresa L. Corral
Its: Vice President

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Exhibit 10.3

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE
RECITALS