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

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2005

                          Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Ohio                      1-4372              34-0863886
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission        (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)            File Number)     Identification No.)

Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square
Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio                                44113
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 216-621-6060
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                                 Not Applicable
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      (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 8, 2005, Forest City Enterprises, Inc. issued a press release
announcing financial results for the three and nine months ended October 31,
2005. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This
information in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(the "Exchange Act") or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith.

Exhibit
Number                       Description
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99.1     -    Press Release of Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
              Dated December 8, 2005





SIGNATURE

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.

                                        FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.



                                        By:  /s/ THOMAS G. SMITH
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                                        Name:    Thomas G. Smith
                                        Title:   Executive Vice President,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer and
                                                 Secretary

Date: December 8, 2005





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                 Description
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99.1     -        Press Release of Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
                           Dated December 8, 2005