**Exhibit 31.1**

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Evan H. Zucker, hereby certify that:

 

1.                                       Ihave reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Dividend Capital Trust Inc.;

 

2.                                       Basedon my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement ofmaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.                                       Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and of, the periods presented in this annual report;

 

4.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a.                                       Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisannual report is being prepared;

 

b.                                      Evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of adate within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the“Evaluation Date”); and

 

c.                                       Presented inthis annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our mostrecent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a.                                       All significantdeficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which couldadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors anymaterial weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b.                                      Any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.                                       Theregistrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annualreport whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or inother factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent tothe date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions withregard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
| March 19. 2004 |                                     |
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|                | By:                                      | /s/ Evan H. Zucker |   |
|                | Evan H. Zucker                           |
|                | *Chief Executive  Officer and President* |

 

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