UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     Form 13F
                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:       September 30, 2005
Check here if Amendment [   ];  Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):       [   ] is a restatement.
                                        [   ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:                    Cohen & Steers Capital Management Inc..
Address:                 757 Third Avenue
                         New York, NY 10017

Form 13F File Number:    28-2405


The institutional  investment  manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby  represent  that the person signing the report is authorized
to  submit  it,  that all  information  contained  herein is true,  correct  and
complete,  and  that it is  understood  that  all  required  items,  statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:               Robert Steers
Title:              Co-Chariman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Phone:              (212) 832-3232


Signature, Place, and Dating of Signing: November 9, 2005



/s/ Robert Steers               New York, NY             November 9, 2005
----------------               ---------------          ------------------

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X] 13F HOLDINGS  REPORT.  (Check  here if all  holdings  of this  reporting
     manager are reported in this report.)

[  ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
     holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[  ] 13F COMBINATION  REPORT.  (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]

    Form 13F File Number           Name



                     Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                            1

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:                     194

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:                16696411

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide  a  numbered  list of the  name(s)  and Form 13F file  number(s)  of all
institutional  investment  managers  with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

     No.      Form 13F File Number      Name

     01                                 Houlihan Rovers, SA




                           FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE



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                                 TITLE
                                  OF                 VALUE    SHARES/   SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER         VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                   CLASS    CUSIP     (X$1000)  PRN AMT   PRN CALL DSCRETN  MANAGERS  SOLE     SHARED     NONE
--------------------------      -------  --------   -------  --------- -------- -------  --------  -------   -------    ------
                                                                                          

AGL Resources                     COM    001204106     21,271    573,196  SH     Sole              573,196
AMB Property Corp.                COM    00163T109    158,392  3,521,217  SH     Sole            3,249,308               271,909
Abbott Laboratories               COM    002824100      1,522     35,900  SH     Sole               35,900
Affordable Residential Comm.      COM    008273104     10,441  1,032,697  SH     Sole              970,897                61,800
Alexandria Real Estate            COM    015271109    113,116  1,367,758  SH     Sole            1,234,654               133,104
Alltel Corp                       COM    020039103      1,843     28,300  SH     Sole               28,300
Altria Group Inc                  COM    02209S103      4,577     62,100  SH     Sole               62,100
Ameren Corp                       COM    023608102    140,713  2,630,644  SH     Sole            2,630,644
American Campus Cmntys Inc.       COM    024835100     45,751  1,904,700  SH     Sole            1,904,700
American Electric Power Co        COM    025537101      6,626    166,900  SH     Sole              166,900
American Financial Realty Tr      COM    02607P305    178,820 12,592,971  SH     Sole           12,041,471               551,500
Amli Residential Pptys Tr.        COM    001735109    119,948  3,740,200  SH     Sole            3,740,200
Amsouth Bancorporation            COM    032165102      4,239    167,800  SH     Sole              167,800
Apartment Inv & Mgmt. Co          COM    03748R101    267,453  6,889,164  SH     Sole            6,435,207               453,957
Archstone-Smith Tr.               COM    039583109    328,078  8,215,380  SH     Sole            7,864,629               350,751
Arden Realty Inc.                 COM    039793104    371,445  9,015,508  SH     Sole            8,860,403               155,105
Atmos Energy Corp                 COM    049560105      5,947    210,500  SH     Sole              210,500
AvalonBay Cmntys Inc              COM    053484101    454,723  5,300,873  SH     Sole            4,960,178               340,695
Avery Dennison Corp.              COM    053611109      1,399     26,700  SH     Sole               26,700
BRE Properties Inc.               COM    05564E106    170,494  3,826,632  SH     Sole            3,491,960               334,672
Bank of America Corp.             COM    060505104      4,408    104,700  SH     Sole              104,700
Bedford Ppty Invs Inc.            COM    076446301      4,453    186,800  SH     Sole               93,000                93,800
Bellsouth Corp                    COM    079860102      4,897    186,200  SH     Sole              186,200
Bemis Inc.                        COM    081437105      1,237     50,100  SH     Sole               50,100
BioMed Realty Trust Inc.          COM    09063H107     43,475  1,753,027  SH     Sole            1,653,727                99,300
Boston Properties Inc.            COM    101121101    392,447  5,528,173  SH     Sole            5,143,601               384,572
Brandywine Realty Tr.             COM    105368203    200,689  6,455,103  SH     Sole            6,455,103
Brookfield Properties Corp.       COM    112900105    227,127  7,707,069  SH     Sole            7,114,419               592,650
CBL & Associates Ppty Inc.        COM    124830100     64,765  1,574,241  SH     Sole            1,476,871                97,370
CINergy Corp                      COM    172474108    117,580  2,647,595  SH     Sole            2,647,595
CMS Energy Corp                   COM    125896100      1,931    117,400  SH     Sole              117,400
Camden Ppty Trust                 COM    133131102     87,840  1,580,535  SH     Sole            1,575,600                 4,935
CarrAmerica Realty Corp.          COM    144418100    283,666  7,858,324  SH     Sole            7,717,524               140,800
Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.       COM    150602209     56,918  3,933,500  SH     Sole            3,933,500
ChevronTexaco Corp.               COM    166764100      3,560     55,000  SH     Sole               55,000
Citigroup Inc                     COM    172967101      1,434     31,500  SH     Sole               31,500
Citizens Communications Co.       COM    17453B101     31,708  2,340,100  SH     Sole            2,340,100
Cleco Corporation                 COM    12561W105     12,564    532,816  SH     Sole              532,816
Coca Cola Co.                     COM    191216100      1,607     37,200  SH     Sole               37,200
Colonial Property Tr              COM    195872106    136,634  3,071,800  SH     Sole            3,071,800
Commercial Net Lease              COM    202218103     30,006  1,500,300  SH     Sole            1,500,300
Consolidated Edison Inc           COM    209115104    122,907  2,531,548  SH     Sole            2,531,548
Constellation Energy Group        COM    210371100      4,528     73,500  SH     Sole               73,500
Crescent Real Estate              COM    225756105     17,639    860,000  SH     Sole              860,000
DPL Inc.                          COM    233293109     10,608    381,600  SH     Sole              381,600
DTE Energy Co                     COM    233331107    101,731  2,218,286  SH     Sole            2,218,286
Developers Divers.                COM    251591103    171.243  3,665,113  SH     Sole            3,479,313               185,800
Diamondrock Hospitality Company   COM    252784301     35,016  2,980,100  SH     Sole            2,980,100
Digital Realty Trust Inc.         COM    253868103     21,904  1,216,900  SH     Sole            1,215,634                 1,266
Dominion Resources Inc            COM    25746U109     64,566    749,544  SH     Sole              749,544
Dow Chemical Co                   COM    260543103      1,275     30,600  SH     Sole               30,600
Du Pont El de Nemours             COM    263534109      2,378     60,700  SH     Sole               60,700
Duke Energy Corporation           COM    264399106    138,198  4,737,692  SH     Sole            4,737,692
Duke Realty Corp                  COM    264411505    128,576  3,786,020  SH     Sole            3,737,900                48,120
E.ON AG-Spons ADR                 COM    268780103     25,525    830,074  SH     Sole              830,074
Edison International              COM    281020107     94,808  2,005,240  SH     Sole            2,005,240
Education Realty Trust            COM    28140H104     51,054  3,057,100  SH     Sole            3,057,100
El Paso Electric Co               COM    283677854        404     19,400  SH     Sole               19,400
Eli Lilly and Company             COM    532457108      3,093     57,800  SH     Sole               57,800
Emerson Electric Co               COM    291011104      1,587     22,100  SH     Sole               22,100
Energen Corp                      COM    29265N108      3,734     86,306  SH     Sole               86,306
Energy East Corp                  COM    29266M109     12,186    483,780  SH     Sole              483,780
Entergy Corp                      COM    29364G103     93,071  1,252,304  SH     Sole            1,252,304
Enterprise GP Holdings LP         COM    293716106      3,488    100,000  SH     Sole              100,000
Entertainment Properties          COM    29380T105     37,025    829,600  SH     Sole              829,600
Equitable Resources Inc           COM    294549100     67,762  1,734,820  SH     Sole            1,734,820
Equity Inns Inc                   COM    294703103     20,046  1,484,900  SH     Sole            1,484,900
Equity Office Pptys               COM    294741103    612,487 18,696,755  SH     Sole           18,185,398               511,357
Equity Residential                COM    29476L107    302,714  7,979,737  SH     Sole            7,487,374               492,363
Essex Property Tr.                COM    297178105     78,075    867,496  SH     Sole              819,096                48,400
Exelon Corp                       COM    30161N101    134,508  2,516,997  SH     Sole            2,516,997
Extra Space Storage Inc.          COM    30225T102     64,808  4,213,800  SH     Sole            4,046,500               167,300
Extra Space Storage Inc-RestrictedCOM    99999EXRR      3,574    250,000  SH     Sole              250,000
FPL Group Inc                     COM    302571104     80,034  1,681,386  SH     Sole            1,681,386
Fairpoint Communicationss Inc     COM    305560104     30,591  2,091,000  SH     Sole            2,091,000
Federal Realty Inv.               COM    313747206    100,714  1,652,947  SH     Sole            1,552,247               100,700


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                                 TITLE
                                  OF                  VALUE    SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER            VOTING AUTHORITY
  NAME OF ISSUER                 CLASS     CUSIP     (X1000)  PRN AMT   PRN CALL DSCRETN  MANAGERS    SOLE     SHARED       NONE
---------------------------     -------   --------   -------  -------- --- ---- -------   --------    ----     ------      ------


First Horizon National Corp.      COM    320517105      3,711    102,100  SH     Sole              102,100
First Industrial Rlty             COM    32054K103    144,953  3,619,300  SH     Sole            3,619,300
FirstEnergy Corp                  COM    337932107     50,961    977,755  SH     Sole              977,755
Forest City Enterprises           COM    345550107     13,400    351,700  SH     Sole              236,400               115,300
Gables Residential Trust          COM    362418105        171      3,257  SH     Sole                                      3,257
GMH Communities Trust             COM    36188G102     79,629  5,428,001  SH     Sole            5,326,901               101,100
General Electric                  COM    369604103      1,559     46,300  SH     Sole               46,300
General Growth                    COM    370021107    252,779  5,614,144  SH     Sole            5,304,566               309,578
General Mills Inc                 COM    370334104      1,567     32,500  SH     Sole               32,500
Glenborough Realty                COM    37803P105      4,512    235,000  SH     Sole              235,000
Glimcher Realty Tr                COM    379302102    126,177  5,156,400  SH     Sole            5,156,400
Gramercy Capital Corp             COM    384871109     53,240  2,200,000  SH     Sole            2,200,000
HJ Heinz Company                  COM    423074103      3,150     86,200  SH     Sole               86,200
HRPT Properties Tr.               COM    40426W101    130,902 10,548,100  SH     Sole           10,548,100
Hawaiian Electric Industries      COM    419870100     22,460    805,600  SH     Sole              805,600
Health Care Ppty                  COM    421915109    229,291  8,493,300  SH     Sole            8,482,800                10,500
Health Care REIT                  COM    42217K106    182,372  4,917,025  SH     Sole            4,917,025
Healthcare Rlty Tr.               COM    421946104     87,385  2,177,000  SH     Sole            2,177,000
Heritage Property Investment      COM    42725M107    154,875  4,425,000  SH     Sole            4,425,000
Highwoods Properties              COM    431284108     98,230  3,328,700  SH     Sole            3,328,700
Hilton Hotels Corp                COM    432848109    136,085  6,097,010  SH     Sole            5,648,910               448,100
Home Properties                   COM    437306103    155,865  3,967,600  SH     Sole            3,950,000                17,600
Hospitality Pptys Tr              COM    44106M102    150,901  3,520,800  SH     Sole            3,520,800
Host Marriott                     COM    44107P104    224,248 13,264,222  SH     Sole           12,150,522             1,113,700
ITC Holdings Corp.                COM    465685105     17,823    615,000  SH     Sole              615,000
Inland Real Estate Corp           COM    457461200     53,358  3,407,300  SH     Sole            3,407,300
KeyCorp                           COM    493267108      4,612    143,000  SH     Sole              143,000
Keyspan Corp                      COM    49337W100     59,760  1,624,800  SH     Sole            1,624,800
Kilroy Realty                     COM    49427F108    176,462  3,149,413  SH     Sole            2,929,213               220,200
Kimberly-Clark Corp.              COM    494368103      2,857     48,000  SH     Sole               48,000
Kimco Realty Corp.                COM    49446R109      5,250    179,220  SH     Sole              119,000                60,220
Kite Realty Group Trust           COM    49803T102     12,158    814,900  SH     Sole              541,400               273,500
Lexington Corporate               COM    529043101     47,729  2,026,700  SH     Sole            2,026,700
Liberty Property Tr               COM    531172104    270,614  6,356,020  SH     Sole            6,234,249               121,771
Macerich                          COM    554382101    316,640  4,871,781  SH     Sole            4,701,861               169,920
Mack-Cali Realty                  COM    554489104    333,790  7,421,992  SH     Sole            7,269,328               152,664
Maguire Properties                COM    559775101    197,031  6,555,253  SH     Sole            6,261,753               293,500
Marathon Oil Corp.                COM    565849106      5,053     73,300  SH     Sole               73,300
Medical Properties Trust          COM    58463J304     10,636  1,085,300  SH     Sole            1,085,300
Mid-America Apartment Communities COM    59522J103     74,479  1,601,359  SH     Sole            1,601,359
Mills Corp                        COM    601148109    335,405  6,089,418  SH     Sole            5,822,618               266,800
Mission West                      COM    605203108     26,578  2,647,200  SH     Sole            2,647,200
National City Corp.               COM    635405103      4,464    133,500  SH     Sole              133,500
Nationwide Health                 COM    638620104    186,510  8,004,700  SH     Sole            8,004,700
New Plan Excel Rlty               COM    648053106     54,015  2,352,210  SH     Sole            2,345,300                 6,910
Newcastle Investment Corp.        COM    65105M108    150,347  5,388,776  SH     Sole            5,388,776
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.            COM    651229106      4,793    211,600  SH     Sole              211,600
NiSource Inc                      COM    65473P105     19,150    789,681  SH     Sole              789,681
Nstar                             COM    67019E107     22,613    781,900  SH     Sole              781,900
Omega Healthcare                  COM    681936100      4,531    325,500  SH     Sole              325,500
Oneok Inc                         COM    682680103      3,722    109,400  SH     Sole              109,400
PG&E Corp                         COM    69331C108     99,099  2,524,807  SH     Sole            2,524,807
PPG Industries Inc.               COM    693506107      1,326     22,400  SH     Sole               22,400
PPL Corp                          COM    69351T106     56,509  1,747,878  SH     Sole            1,747,878
Pan Pacific                       COM    69806L104    135,904  2,058,098  SH     Sole            1,879,727               178,371
Pennsylvania REIT                 COM    709102107     14,181    336,200  SH     Sole              336,200
Pepco Holdings Inc                COM    713291102     57,249  2,460,210  SH     Sole            2,460,210
Pfizer Inc.                       COM    717081103      3,256    130,400  SH     Sole              130,400
Pinnacle West Capital Corp        COM    723484101     52,460  1,190,100  SH     Sole            1,190,100
Pitney Bowes Inc                  COM    724479100      1,440     34,500  SH     Sole               34,500
Post Properties                   COM    737464107    139,227  3,732,797  SH     Sole            3,466,687               266,110
Prentiss Properties               COM    740706106    240,834  5,926,890  SH     Sole            5,858,647                68,243
ProLogis                          COM    743410102    321,420  7,242,641  SH     Sole            6,718,796               523,845
Progress Energy Inc               COM    743263105     75,970  1,697,650  SH     Sole            1,697,650
PS Business Parks Inc.            COM    69360J107        155      2,811  SH     Sole                                      2,811
Public Service Enterprise Group   COM    744573106    117,608  1,827,343  SH     Sole            1,827,343
Public Storage Inc.               COM    74460D109    198,301  2,993,936  SH     Sole            2,785,117               208,819
Public Storage-Series A           COM    74460D729     23,381    826,200  SH     Sole              826,200
Questar Corp                      COM    748356102      5,643     64,039  SH     Sole               64,039
RR Donnelley & Sons               COM    257867101      3,588     96,800  SH     Sole               96,800
Ramco-Gershenson                  COM    751452202     47,912  1,641,400  SH     Sole            1,641,400
Reckson Assoc                     COM    75621K106    312,184  9,081,233  SH     Sole            8,774,213               307,020
Regency Centers Corp              COM    758849103     64,261  1,118,557  SH     Sole            1,051,322                67,235
Regions Financial Corp            COM    7591EP100      4,089    131,400  SH     Sole              131,400
SL Green Realty                   COM    78440X101    105,962  1,577,208  SH     Sole            1,469,448               107,760
Scana Corp Hldg Co.               COM    80589M102     15,926    377,039  SH     Sole              377,039
Scottish Power Plc-ADR            COM    81013T705     11,199    278,300  SH     Sole              278,300
Sempra Energy                     COM    816851109     15,754    334,768  SH     Sole              334,768
Shurgard Storage Ctrs. Inc.       COM    82567D104    215,804  3,881,127  SH     Sole            3,572,701               308,426
Simon Property Group              COM    828806109    510,032  6,946,562  SH     Sole            6,607,165               339,397
Southern Co                       COM    842587107    140,109  3,918,024  SH     Sole            3,918,024


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                                TITLE
                                  OF                  VALUE    SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER      VOTING AUTHORITY
  NAME OF ISSUER                CLASS      CUSIP     (X1000)  PRN AMT   PRN CALL DSCRETN  MANAGERS    SOLE   SHARED     NONE
---------------------------    -------   ---------   -------  -------- --- ---- -------   --------   ------  -------    ------

Sovran Self Storage Inc.          COM    84610H108     41,647    850,800  SH     Sole              850,800
Spirit Finance Corp.              COM    848568309     50,849  4,519,900  SH     Sole            4,519,900
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Wrld    COM    85590A203    177,455  3,103,981  SH     Sole            2,721,681               382,300
Strategic Hotel Capital           COM    86272T106     63,517  3,478,500  SH     Sole            3,437,400                41,100
Sun Communities                   COM    866674104     98,285  3,000,163  SH     Sole            2,836,263               163,900
TXU Corp                          COM    873168108     64,640    572,640  SH     Sole              572,640
Tanger Factory Ctrs               COM    875465106     81,731  2,938,900  SH     Sole            2,618,500               320,400
Taubman Centers                   COM    876664103    155,516  4,935,413  SH     Sole            4,497,956               437,457
Teekay LNG Partners LP            COM    Y8564M105      4,923    156,300  SH     Sole              156,300
Temple-Inland Inc                 COM    879868107      1,953     47,800  SH     Sole               47,800
Thomas Properties Group           COM    884453101      5,461    420,100  SH     Sole              261,600               158,500
Town & Country                    COM    892081100     50,297  1,733,200  SH     Sole            1,733,200
Trizec Properties                 COM    89687P107     85,594  3,711,792  SH     Sole            3,488,375               223,417
United Dominion Realty Trust      COM    910197102      1,329     46,645  SH     Sole                                     46,645
U-Store-It Trust                  COM    91274F104     65,952  3,253,700  SH     Sole            3,253,700
US Bancorp                        COM    902973304      4,350    154,900  SH     Sole              154,900
UST Inc                           COM    902911106      2,587     61,800  SH     Sole               61,800
Urstadt Biddle Class A            COM    917286205      9,560    630,600  SH     Sole              630,600
Vectren Corporation               COM    92240G101     11,733    413,867  SH     Sole              413,867
Ventas Inc.                       COM    92276F100    378,774 11,763,167  SH     Sole           11,398,867               364,300
Verizon Communications            COM    92343V104      4,407    134,800  SH     Sole              134,800
Vornado Realty Tr.                COM    929042109    528,077  6,133,694  SH     Sole            5,854,434               279,260
Washington Mutual                 COM    939322103      4,510    115,000  SH     Sole              115,000
Waste Management Inc              COM    94106L109      2,458     85,900  SH     Sole               85,900
Weingarten Realty                 COM    948741103      2,472     94,905  SH     Sole               65,300                29,605
Weyerhaeuser Co                   COM    962166104      1,368     19,900  SH     Sole               19,900
Whirlpool Corp                    COM    963320106      1,932     25,500  SH     Sole               25,500
Williams Cos Inc                  COM    969457100      1,310     52,300  SH     Sole               52,300
Williams Partners LP              COM    96950F104      5,787    178,000  SH     Sole              178,000
Worthington Industries Inc        COM    981811102      2,841    135,100  SH     Sole              135,100
Wyeth                             COM    983024100      1,860     40,200  SH     Sole               40,200
Xcel Energy Inc                   COM    98389B100     76,730  3,912,803  SH     Sole            3,912,803
iStar Financial                   COM    45031U101    152,951  3,783,100  SH     Sole            3,783,100
Abbey Nat. ADR 7.375% (ANB C)     PFD    002920809     12,854    493,264  SH     Sole              493,264
Crescent Real Estate Pr.A         PFD    225756204     53,800  2,428,900  SH     Sole            2,428,900
Felcor Lodging Pr.A               PFD    31430F200      5,968    242,300  SH     Sole              242,300
Host Marriott Pr.C                PFD    44107P401      4,483    176,200  SH     Sole              176,200
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194 Data Records   16696411 Value Total      
01 Other Manager on whose behalf report is filed