Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Smith Paul Rafferty
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES CO [CEI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Managing Dir, Funds Management
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 2100		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2005
(Street)


FORT WORTH TEXAS 76102		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Units of limited partnership of Operating Partnership (1)   05/16/2005   A4 (3) 75,000     (3) 06/30/2010(4) Common Shares
150,000
(5) 75,000
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Smith Paul Rafferty
777 MAIN STREET
SUITE 2100
FORT WORTH TEXAS 76102		       Managing Dir, Funds Management  

Signatures

David M. Dean, as Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Reporting Person 02/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership (Operating Partnership)
(2) Beginning on second anniversary of date of grant, and subject to six-month holding period following vesting, each vested Unit exchangeable for cash equivalent to market value of two Common Shares of Issuer stock or, at discretion of Issuer, but subject to shareholder approval, for two Common Shares of Issuer stock, subject to normal antidilution adjustments.
(3) Grant on May 16, 2005, by Operating Partnership pursuant to 2004 Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). 20% of Units vest when trailing 40 trading day closing sale price average ("Average Close") equals or exceeds $19; additional 20%, when Average Close equals or exceeds $20; additional 20%, when Average Close equals or exceeds $21; additional 20%, when Average Close equals or exceeds $22.50; and final 20%, when Average Close equals or exceeds $24. General Partner of Operating Partnership has discretionary authority to establish alternative vesting schedules based on Issuer's achievement of annual performance targets as determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of General Partner.
(4) Applicable solely to unvested Units; not applicable to vested Units
(5) Not applicable

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