UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section 13~~Report ~~or 15~~(~~d) of~~Date ~~The~~of ~~Securities~~earliest ~~Exchange~~event ~~Act~~reported): August 24, ~~of 1934~~2005

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2005

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		1-12630		36-3910279
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1808 Swift Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 21.0201 ~~Results~~Entry ofinto ~~Operations~~a ~~and~~Material ~~Financial~~Definitive ~~Condition.~~Agreement

On ~~July~~August 2624, 2005 the Company entered into an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores East, ~~CenterPoint~~LP ~~issued~~to build a ~~press~~ ~~release~~bulk ~~announcing~~storage facility ~~its~~at ~~financial~~CenterPoint ~~results~~Intermodal ~~for~~Center ~~the~~(“CIC”) ~~quarter~~in ~~ended~~Elwood, ~~June~~Illinois. ~~30,~~The facility will be comprised of two distribution buildings of 1.6 ~~2005~~million sq. ft. and 1.8 million sq. ft. The ~~press~~project ~~release~~has iscommenced ~~attached~~with ~~hereto~~completion asscheduled ~~Exhibit 99~~for the second half of 2006.1 The transaction is structured as a 15-year lease subject to further renewals, with purchase options upon completion and at year 16. The agreement is attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

~~All of the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished under~~ Item 28.0201 ~~and~~Other shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.Events

~~Item~~On 9August 30, 2005, CenterPoint issued a press release announcing that it had entered into the agreement described above.01 The ~~Financial~~press ~~Statements~~release is attached hereto and ~~Exhibits~~filed herewith.

~~(c) Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~The~~Pursuant ~~list~~to the requirements of ~~exhibits~~the Securities inExchange Act of 1934, the ~~Exhibit Index to~~registrant has duly caused this report isto be ~~incorporated~~signed ~~herein~~on its behalf by ~~reference~~the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
	a Maryland business trust


Dated: August 30, 2005	By:	/s/ Daniel J. Hemmer
		Daniel J. Hemmer
		Secretary

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~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, hereunto duly authorized.~~EXHIBIT INDEX

	CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
Exhibit No.		Description
	a Maryland business trust
10.1		Lease Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2005, by and between CenterPoint Properties Trust and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP.
Dated: July 26, 2005	By:	/s/ Paul S. Fisher
99.1		Press release of the Company dated August 30, 2005
		Paul S. Fisher
		President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of the Company dated July 26, 2005.

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