Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RAINWATER RICHARD E
   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)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 2250		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2004
(Street)

FORT WORTH, TX 76102		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 11/29/2004   P   7,000 A $ 18 1,194,688 D  
Common Shares 11/29/2004   P   4,100 A $ 17.99 1,198,788 D  
Common Shares 11/29/2004   P   2,000 A $ 17.98 1,200,788 D  
Common Shares 11/29/2004   P   300 A $ 17.93 1,201,088 D  
Common Shares 11/29/2004   P   3,200 A $ 17.92 1,204,288 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   5,000 A $ 18.05 1,209,288 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   200 A $ 18 1,209,488 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   6,000 A $ 17.86 1,215,488 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   100 A $ 17.99 1,215,588 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   1,500 A $ 17.95 1,217,088 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   1,000 A $ 17.9 1,218,088 D  
Common Shares 11/30/2004   P   1,000 A $ 17.91 1,219,088 D  
Common Shares               743,920 I By Spouse (1)
Common Shares               12,346 I By RI (2)
Common Shares               2,931,398 I By CRUT (3)
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   24,700 A $ 18.15 1,243,788 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   4,525 A $ 18.18 1,248,313 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   2,300 A $ 18.18 1,250,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   2,000 A $ 18.19 1,252,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   2,800 A $ 18.17 1,255,413 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   2,000 A $ 18.17 1,257,413 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   4,200 A $ 18.16 1,261,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   58,600 A $ 18.15 1,320,213 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   32,400 A $ 18.13 1,352,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   7,000 A $ 18.14 1,359,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   2,000 A $ 18.12 1,361,613 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   31,100 A $ 18.2 1,392,713 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   15,525 A $ 18.19 1,408,238 D  
Common Shares 12/01/2004   P   58,700 A $ 18.2 1,466,938 D  

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Units of limited partnership of Operating Partnership (4) (5)               (6)   (7) Common Shares 4,610,032   2,305,016 D  
Units of limited partnership of Operating Partnership (4) (5)               (6)   (7) Common Shares 519,906   259,953 I By spouse (1)
Units of limited partnership of Operating Partnership (4) (5)               (6)   (7) Common Shares 49,506   24,753 I By RI (2)
Units of limited partnership of Operating Partnership (4) (5)               (6)   (7) Common Shares 6,270,962   3,135,481 I By OT (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RAINWATER RICHARD E
777 MAIN STREET
SUITE 2250
FORT WORTH, TX 76102		   X     Chairman  

Signatures

 Richard E. Rainwater, by Melissa Parrish, Attorney-in-Fact   12/01/2004
**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) As previously reported, 49,780 shares attributed to spouse are held by general partnership of which spouse is a general partner and represent her proportional interest in Issuer securities held by general partnership. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 743,920 shares and 259,953 Units owned (directly or indirectly) by spouse; this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(2) Rainwater, Inc. (RI) is wholly owned by Reporting Person. Office Towers LLC (OT) is wholly owned by Reporting Person and RI.
(3) The Richard E. Rainwater 1995 Charitable Remainder Unitrust No. 1, dated March 10, 1995 (CRUT), Richard E. Rainwater, Successor Trustee to J. Randall Chappel, Successor Trustee to Richard E. Rainwater, Original Trustee. Reporting Person is sole trustee and settlor of CRUT, exercises investment control over stock held by CRUT, and may have a pecuniary interest in stock held by CRUT; however, inclusion of CRUT stockholdings in this report shall not be deemed an admission that Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securitiesw for purposes of Section 16.
(4) Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership (Operating Partnership)
(5) Each Unit is exchangeable for two Common Shares, subject to normal antidilution adjustments, or cash equivalent to market value of two Common Shares, at discretion of Issuer.
(6) Immediately
(7) Not applicable

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