**EXHIBIT 12.1**

 

**CENTERPOINTPROPERTIES TRUST**

**COMPUTATIONOF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**(Dollarsin thousands)**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                      | ** ** | **Years Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                                      | ** ** | **2005**                     | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                                      | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Available  earnings:                                                                                                            |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income from  continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of  affiliate plus gains on sale of real estate |       | $                            | 4,141      |   | $ | (24,150 | ) | $ | 6,889 |   | $ | 17,591 |   | $ | (4,121 | )  |
| Plus:                                                                                                                           |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                                                                                                |       | 29,050                       |       | 33,032 |   | 25,735 |   | 27,456 |   | 32,299 |   |
| Amortization of  deferred financing costs                                                                                       |       | 3,742                        |       | 3,567 |   | 3,354 |   | 2,918 |   | 2,376 |   |
| Distributed  share of equity from affiliates                                                                                    |       | 881                          |       | 5,703 |   | 2,281 |   | 1,994 |   | 3,309 |   |
|                                                                                                                            |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Available  earnings                                                                                                             |       | $                            | 37,814     |   | $ | 18,152 |   | $ | 38,259 |   | $ | 49,959 |   | $ | 33,863 |   |
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| Fixed charges:                                                                                                                  |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest  expense, including interest expense from discontinued operations                                                      |       | $                            | 29,388     |   | $ | 33,032 |   | $ | 27,596 |   | $ | 30,452 |   | $ | 32,299 |   |
| Amortization of  deferred financing costs                                                                                       |       | 3,742                        |       | 3,567 |   | 3,354 |   | 2,918 |   | 2,376 |   |
| Interest  capitalized                                                                                                           |       | 8,978                        |       | 6,586 |   | 8,569 |   | 8,444 |   | 7,154 |   |
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| Fixed charges                                                                                                                   |       | $                            | 42,108     |   | $ | 43,185 |   | $ | 39,519 |   | $ | 41,814 |   | $ | 41,829 |   |
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| Ratio of  earnings to fixed charges                                                                                             |       | 0.9                          |       | 0.4 |   | 1.0 |   | 1.2 |   | 0.8 |   |

 

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