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

                                     Form 13F
                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:       December 31, 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:                 280 Park Avenue
                         10th Floor
                         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: February 14, 2006



/s/ Robert Steers               New York, NY             February 14, 2006
----------------               ---------------          ------------------

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:                     202

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:                16763744 (thousands)

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    20,301      583,196 SH     Sole             583,196
AMB Property Corp.               COM     00163T109   147,520    2,993,777 SH     Sole           2,802,168             191,609
Abbott Laboratories              COM     002824100     2,843       72,100 SH     Sole              72,100
Ace ltd                          COM     G0070K103       240        4,500 SH     Sole               4,500
Alexandria Real Estate           COM     015271109   159,837    1,984,765 SH     Sole           1,804,861             179,904
Alltel Corp                      COM     020039103     1,786       28,300 SH     Sole              28,300
Altria Group Inc                 COM     02209S103     4,834       64,700 SH     Sole              64,700
Ameren Corp                      COM     023608102   141,199    2,755,644 SH     Sole           2,755,644
American Campus Communities      COM     024835100    45,927    1,851,900 SH     Sole           1,851,900
American Electric Power Co       COM     025537101     6,190      166,900 SH     Sole             166,900
American Financial Realty Tr     COM     02607P305   112,587    9,382,226 SH     Sole           8,945,226             437,000
Amsouth Bancorporation           COM     032165102     4,398      167,800 SH     Sole             167,800
Apartment Investment             COM     03748R101   392,206   10,349,274 SH     Sole           9,787,117             562,157
Archstone-Smith Tr.              COM     039583109   430,615   10,266,593 SH     Sole           9,733,242             533,351
Arden Realty                     COM     039793104   379,311    8,454,828 SH     Sole           8,356,023              98,805
Atmos Energy Corp                COM     049560105     5,507      210,500 SH     Sole             210,500
AvalonBay Comm.                  COM     053484101   452,908    5,069,604 SH     Sole           4,782,809             286,795
Avery Dennison Corp.             COM     053611109     1,476       26,700 SH     Sole              26,700
BRE Properties                   COM     05564E106   186,791    4,102,660 SH     Sole           3,774,988             327,672
Bank of America Corp.            COM     060505104     5,053      109,500 SH     Sole             109,500
Bellsouth Corp                   COM     079860102     5,046      186,200 SH     Sole             186,200
Bemis Company                    COM     081437105     1,396       50,100 SH     Sole              50,100
BioMed Property Trust            COM     09063H107    41,475    1,699,807 SH     Sole           1,604,507              95,300
Boston Properties                COM     101121101   393,653    5,303,365 SH     Sole           4,993,593             309,772
Brandywine Realty Tr.            COM     105368203   181,351    6,497,703 SH     Sole           6,497,703
Brookfield Properties            COM     112900105   256,389    8,714,797 SH     Sole           8,154,147             560,650
CBL & Associates                 COM     124830100    73,413    1,852,048 SH     Sole           1,749,278             102,770
CINergy Corp                     COM     172474108   113,691    2,677,595 SH     Sole           2,677,595
CMS Energy Corp                  COM     125896100     2,937      202,400 SH     Sole             202,400
Camden Ppty Trust                COM     133131102    91,598    1,580,535 SH     Sole           1,575,600               4,935
CarrAmerica Realty               COM     144418100   306,150    8,835,624 SH     Sole           8,605,022             230,602
Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.      COM     150602209    55,391    3,936,800 SH     Sole           3,936,800
ChevronTexaco Corp.              COM     166764100     3,225       56,800 SH     Sole              56,800
Citigroup Inc                    COM     172967101     2,524       52,000 SH     Sole              52,000
Citizens Communications Co.      COM     17453B101    28,619    2,340,100 SH     Sole           2,340,100
Cleco Corporation                COM     12561W105    11,109      532,816 SH     Sole             532,816
Coca-cola Co/The                 COM     191216100     1,500       37,200 SH     Sole              37,200
Colonial Property Tr             COM     195872106   142,207    3,387,500 SH     Sole           3,387,500
Commercial Net Lease             COM     202218103    30,561    1,500,300 SH     Sole           1,500,300
Consolidated Edison Inc          COM     209115104   114,414    2,469,548 SH     Sole           2,469,548
Constellation Energy Group       COM     210371100     4,637       80,500 SH     Sole              80,500
Crescent Real Estate             COM     225756105    17,045      860,000 SH     Sole             860,000
DCP Midstream Partners LP        COM     23311P100     6,738      275,000 SH     Sole             275,000
DPL Inc.                         COM     233293109    10,966      421,600 SH     Sole             421,600
DTE Energy Co                    COM     233331107    96,240    2,228,286 SH     Sole           2,228,286
Developers Divers.               COM     251591103   193,543    4,114,367 SH     Sole           3,876,867             237,500
Diamondrock Hospitality Compa    COM     252784301    43,927    3,672,800 SH     Sole           3,672,800
Digital Realty Trust Inc.        COM     253868103    15,818      699,000 SH     Sole             699,000
Dominion Resources Inc           COM     25746U109    58,482      757,544 SH     Sole             757,544
Dow Chemical Co                  COM     260543103     1,499       34,200 SH     Sole              34,200
Du Pont (E.I.) De Nemours        COM     263534109     3,885       91,400 SH     Sole              91,400
Duke Energy Corporation          COM     264399106   131,447    4,788,592 SH     Sole           4,788,592
Duke Realty Corp                 COM     264411505    97,525    2,911,020 SH     Sole           2,862,900              48,120
E.ON AG-Spons ADR                COM     268780103    44,216    1,280,874 SH     Sole           1,280,874
Edison International             COM     281020107    88,273    2,024,140 SH     Sole           2,024,140
Education Realty Trust           COM     28140H104    44,962    3,488,100 SH     Sole           3,426,100              62,000
El Paso Electric Co              COM     283677854       593       28,200 SH     Sole              28,200
Eli Lilly & Co                   COM     532457108     4,357       77,000 SH     Sole              77,000
Emerson Electric Co              COM     291011104     1,651       22,100 SH     Sole              22,100
Energen Corp                     COM     29265N108     1,246       34,306 SH     Sole              34,306
Energy East Corp                 COM     29266M109     7,314      320,780 SH     Sole             320,780
Entergy Corp                     COM     29364G103    85,971    1,252,304 SH     Sole           1,252,304
Enterprise GP Holdings LP        COM     293716106     3,772      100,000 SH     Sole             100,000
Entertainment Properties         COM     29380T105    49,858    1,223,500 SH     Sole           1,091,000             132,500
Equitable Resources Inc          COM     294549100    63,981    1,743,820 SH     Sole           1,743,820
Equity Inns Inc                  COM     294703103    19,050    1,405,900 SH     Sole           1,405,900
Equity Office Pptys              COM     294741103   598,410   19,703,228 SH     Sole          19,175,471             527,757
Equity Residential               COM     29476L107   321,731    8,206,200 SH     Sole           7,748,837             457,363
Essex Property Tr.               COM     297178105    76,560      830,374 SH     Sole             786,274              44,100
Exelon Corp                      COM     30161N101   135,241    2,544,997 SH     Sole           2,544,997
Extra Space Storage Inc.         COM     30225T102   104,715    6,799,700 SH     Sole           6,383,500             416,200
Exxon Mobil Corp                 COM     30231G102       208        3,700 SH     Sole               3,700
FPL Group Inc                    COM     302571104    70,194    1,688,986 SH     Sole           1,688,986
Fairpoint Communicationss Inc    COM     305560104    19,073    1,841,000 SH     Sole           1,841,000
Federal Realty Inv.              COM     313747206   105,132    1,733,423 SH     Sole           1,636,423              97,000
First Industrial Rlty            COM     32054K103   123,943    3,219,300 SH     Sole           3,219,300



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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
---------------------------    -------   --------   -------  -------- --- ---- -------   --------    ----    ------    ------


FirstEnergy Corp                 COM     337932107    48,954      999,255 SH     Sole             999,255
Forest City Enterprises          COM     345550107    10,723      282,700 SH     Sole             195,700              87,000
GMH Communities Trust            COM     36188G102    84,651    5,457,816 SH     Sole           5,356,716             101,100
General Electric                 COM     369604103     2,762       78,800 SH     Sole              78,800
General Growth                   COM     370021107   274,972    5,840,048 SH     Sole           5,541,670             298,378
General Mills Inc                COM     370334104     1,603       32,500 SH     Sole              32,500
Glenborough Realty               COM     37803P105    18,534    1,024,000 SH     Sole             747,200             276,800
Glimcher Realty Tr               COM     379302102   126,656    5,207,900 SH     Sole           5,207,900
GlobalSantaFe Corp               COM     G3930E101       221        4,600 SH     Sole               4,600
Gramercy Capital Corp            COM     384871109    46,233    2,200,000 SH     Sole           2,200,000
HCC Insurance Inc                COM     404132102       208        7,000 SH     Sole               7,000
HJ Heinz Company                 COM     423074103     2,907       86,200 SH     Sole              86,200
HRPT Properties Tr.              COM     40426W101    73,764    7,127,000 SH     Sole           7,127,000
Hawaiian Electric Industries     COM     419870100    20,865      805,600 SH     Sole             805,600
Health Care Ppty                 COM     421915109   211,709    8,280,900 SH     Sole           8,270,400              10,500
Health Care REIT                 COM     42217K106   167,996    4,955,625 SH     Sole           4,955,625
Healthcare Rlty Tr.              COM     421946104    50,414    1,515,300 SH     Sole           1,515,300
Heritage Property Investment     COM     42725M107   146,526    4,387,000 SH     Sole           4,387,000
Highwoods Properties             COM     431284108    92,397    3,247,700 SH     Sole           3,247,700
Hilton Hotels Corp               COM     432848109   177,181    7,348,876 SH     Sole           6,724,676             624,200
Home Properties                  COM     437306103   184,786    4,525,800 SH     Sole           4,508,200              17,600
Hospitality Pptys Tr             COM     44106M102   119,498    2,980,000 SH     Sole           2,980,000
Host Marriott                    COM     44107P104   279,947   14,768,400 SH     Sole          13,688,200           1,080,200
ITC Holdings Corp.               COM     465685105    19,242      685,000 SH     Sole             685,000
Inland Real Estate Corp          COM     457461200    53,948    3,647,600 SH     Sole           3,647,600
JPMorgan Chase and Co            COM     46625H100     4,588      115,600 SH     Sole             115,600
Johnson and Johnson              COM     478160104       276        4,600 SH     Sole               4,600
KeyCorp                          COM     493267108     4,709      143,000 SH     Sole             143,000
Keyspan Corp                     COM     49337W100    45,505    1,275,000 SH     Sole           1,275,000
Kilroy Realty                    COM     49427F108   152,496    2,463,598 SH     Sole           2,310,278             153,320
Kimberly-Clark Corp              COM     494368103     2,863       48,000 SH     Sole              48,000
Kimco Realty Corp.               COM     49446R109     3,818      119,000 SH     Sole             119,000
Kinder Morgan Inc                COM     49455P101     7,604       82,700 SH     Sole              82,700
Kite Realty Group Trust          COM     49803T102     7,139      461,500 SH     Sole             306,500             155,000
Lexington Corporate              COM     529043101    33,524    1,573,900 SH     Sole           1,573,900
Liberty Property Tr              COM     531172104   295,665    6,894,960 SH     Sole           6,762,989             131,971
Macerich                         COM     554382101   345,912    5,148,258 SH     Sole           4,983,538             164,720
Mack-Cali Realty                 COM     554489104   360,556    8,341,099 SH     Sole           8,071,335             269,764
Maguire Properties               COM     559775101   202,840    6,562,823 SH     Sole           6,273,323             289,500
Marathon Oil Corp.               COM     565849106     4,469       73,300 SH     Sole              73,300
Medical Properties Trust         COM     58463J304    23,391    2,391,700 SH     Sole           2,391,700
Mid-America Apartment Communi    COM     59522J103    76,455    1,576,386 SH     Sole           1,576,386
Mills Corp                       COM     601148109   312,731    7,456,606 SH     Sole           7,130,406             326,200
Mission West                     COM     605203108    22,351    2,294,800 SH     Sole           2,294,800
National City Corp.              COM     635405103     4,482      133,500 SH     Sole             133,500
Nationwide Health                COM     638620104   169,912    7,939,800 SH     Sole           7,939,800
New Plan Excel Rlty              COM     648053106    40,864    1,761,610 SH     Sole           1,754,700               6,910
Newcastle Investment Corporat    COM     65105M108   133,911    5,388,776 SH     Sole           5,388,776
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.           COM     651229106     5,032      211,600 SH     Sole             211,600
NiSource Inc                     COM     65473P105    10,962      525,481 SH     Sole             525,481
North Fork Bancorporation        COM     659424105       208        7,600 SH     Sole               7,600
Northeast Utilities              COM     664397106    15,476      786,000 SH     Sole             786,000
Northrop Grumman Corp            COM     666807102       210        3,500 SH     Sole               3,500
Nstar                            COM     67019E107    23,043      802,900 SH     Sole             802,900
Omega Healthcare                 COM     681936100     3,742      297,200 SH     Sole             297,200
Oneok Inc                        COM     682680103     2,913      109,400 SH     Sole             109,400
PACCAR Inc.                      COM     693718108       215        3,100 SH     Sole               3,100
PG&E Corp                        COM     69331C108    95,581    2,574,907 SH     Sole           2,574,907
PPL Corp                         COM     69351T106    51,388    1,747,878 SH     Sole           1,747,878
Pan Pacific                      COM     69806L104   107,160    1,597,978 SH     Sole           1,496,707             101,271
Pennsylvania REIT                COM     709102107    24,908      666,700 SH     Sole             666,700
Pepco Holdings Inc               COM     713291102    55,259    2,470,210 SH     Sole           2,470,210
Pinnacle West Capital Corp       COM     723484101    53,552    1,295,100 SH     Sole           1,295,100
Pitney Bowes Inc                 COM     724479100     1,458       34,500 SH     Sole              34,500
Post Properties                  COM     737464107   101,969    2,547,842 SH     Sole           2,427,308             120,534
Prentiss Properties              COM     740706106   186,168    4,571,725 SH     Sole           4,508,682              63,043
ProLogis                         COM     743410102   322,829    6,898,859 SH     Sole           6,484,414             414,445
Progress Energy Inc              COM     743263105    74,561    1,697,650 SH     Sole           1,697,650
Public Service Enterprise Gro    COM     744573106   119,567    1,840,343 SH     Sole           1,840,343
Public Storage Inc.              COM     74460D109   200,969    2,961,322 SH     Sole           2,777,703             183,619
Public Storage-Series A          COM     74460D729    22,861      826,200 SH     Sole             826,200
Questar Corp                     COM     748356102     4,886       64,539 SH     Sole              64,539
RR Donnelley & Sons              COM     257867101     3,312       96,800 SH     Sole              96,800
Ramco-Gershenson                 COM     751452202    43,943    1,648,900 SH     Sole           1,648,900
Reckson Assoc                    COM     75621K106   295,889    8,215,293 SH     Sole           8,006,173             209,120
Regency Centers Corp             COM     758849103    83,881    1,422,912 SH     Sole           1,350,277              72,635
Regions Financial Corp           COM     7591EP100     4,489      131,400 SH     Sole             131,400
Republic Property Trust          COM     760737106    13,720    1,143,300 SH     Sole           1,079,600              63,700
SL Green Realty                  COM     78440X101   132,640    1,732,035 SH     Sole           1,630,675             101,360
Scana Corp Hldg Co.              COM     80589M102    12,012      305,039 SH     Sole             305,039



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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
---------------------------    -------   ---------   -------  -------- --- ---- -------   --------   ------  -------   ------

Scottish Power Plc-ADR           COM     81013T705    10,403      278,300 SH     Sole             278,300
Sempra Energy                    COM     816851109    15,280      340,768 SH     Sole             340,768
Shurgard Storage                 COM     82567D104   197,742    3,483,472 SH     Sole           3,238,446             245,026
Simon Property Group             COM     828806109   545,161    7,101,889 SH     Sole           6,772,392             329,497
Southern Co                      COM     842587107   137,814    3,991,124 SH     Sole           3,991,124
Sovran Self Storage              COM     84610H108    40,141      854,600 SH     Sole             854,600
Spirit Finance Corp.             COM     848568309    55,124    4,856,700 SH     Sole           4,856,700
Starwood Hotels                  COM     85590A203   214,475    3,358,510 SH     Sole           2,975,510             383,000
Strategic Hotel Capital          COM     86272T106    88,006    4,276,300 SH     Sole           4,150,600             125,700
Sun Communities                  COM     866674104    91,814    2,923,998 SH     Sole           2,765,098             158,900
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc     COM     867892101     8,534      321,200 SH     Sole             321,200
TXU Corp                         COM     873168108    56,899    1,133,680 SH     Sole           1,133,680
Tanger Factory Ctrs              COM     875465106    86,194    2,999,075 SH     Sole           2,725,275             273,800
Taubman Centers                  COM     876664103   167,663    4,819,103 SH     Sole           4,427,946             391,157
Teekay LNG Partners LP           COM     Y8564M105     7,592      256,300 SH     Sole             256,300
Temple-Inland Inc                COM     879868107     2,144       47,800 SH     Sole              47,800
Thomas Properties Group          COM     884453101     7,674      613,900 SH     Sole             405,500             208,400
Town & Country                   COM     892081100    51,949    1,536,500 SH     Sole           1,536,500
Trizec Properties                COM     89687P107   106,067    4,627,711 SH     Sole           4,383,894             243,817
U-Store-It Trust                 COM     91274F104    88,117    4,186,100 SH     Sole           3,990,500             195,600
US Bancorp                       COM     902973304     4,806      160,800 SH     Sole             160,800
UST Inc                          COM     902911106     2,523       61,800 SH     Sole              61,800
United Dominion                  COM     910197102     8,075      335,845 SH     Sole             289,200              46,645
Urstadt Biddle Class A           COM     917286205    10,222      630,600 SH     Sole             630,600
Vectren Corporation              COM     92240G101    11,241      413,867 SH     Sole             413,867
Ventas Inc.                      COM     92276F100   373,592   11,677,458 SH     Sole          11,324,158             343,300
Verizon Communications           COM     92343V104     4,202      139,500 SH     Sole             139,500
Vornado Realty Tr.               COM     929042109   537,427    6,431,517 SH     Sole           6,185,357             246,160
Washington Mutual                COM     939322103     5,111      117,500 SH     Sole             117,500
Waste Management Inc             COM     94106L109     2,677       88,200 SH     Sole              88,200
Weingarten Realty                COM     948741103     3,795       94,905 SH     Sole              65,300              29,605
Wells Fargo and Co               COM     949746101       289        4,600 SH     Sole               4,600
Weyerhaeuser Co                  COM     962166104     1,320       19,900 SH     Sole              19,900
Whirlpool Corp                   COM     963320106     2,136       25,500 SH     Sole              25,500
Williams Cos Inc                 COM     969457100     2,139       92,300 SH     Sole              92,300
Williams Partners LP             COM     96950F104     5,545      178,000 SH     Sole             178,000
Windrose Medical Properties      COM     973491103     3,760      253,000 SH     Sole             253,000
Worthington Industries Inc       COM     981811102     2,595      135,100 SH     Sole             135,100
Wyeth                            COM     983024100     3,128       67,900 SH     Sole              67,900
Xcel Energy Inc                  COM     98389B100    72,784    3,942,803 SH     Sole           3,942,803
iStar Financial                  COM     45031U101    95,057    2,666,400 SH     Sole           2,666,400
Abbey Nat. ADR 7.375% (ANB C)    PFD     002920809    12,628      493,264 SH     Sole             493,264
Crescent Real Estate Pr.A        PFD     225756204    51,991    2,430,600 SH     Sole           2,430,600
Felcor Lodging Pr.A              PFD     31430F200     5,743      242,300 SH     Sole             242,300
Royal Bank of Scotland Pr.H      PFD     780097879     1,413       55,600 SH     Sole              55,600
Windrose Medical Prop. Pr.A      PFD     973491202     2,810      111,300 SH     Sole             111,300





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202 Data Records
16,763,744 Value Total
01 Other Manager on whose behalf report is filed