SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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): August 4, 2005
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                               CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



           Maryland                      1-14788                94-6181186
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission File           (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                    Number)            Identification No.)


                 410 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 655-0220
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                                      N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item  7.01        Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On August 4, 2005, Capital Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it had closed a $337.8 million collateralized debt
obligation. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8-K ("Current Report") as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely
for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

         The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached
hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information
in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such
filing.




Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                Description

         99.1                          Press Release dated August 4, 2005






                                   SIGNATURES

         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.





                                       CAPITAL TRUST, INC.


                                       By:      /s/ Geoffrey G. Jervis   
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                                            Name:    Geoffrey G. Jervis
                                            Title:   Chief Financial Officer




Date: August 4, 2005






                                  Exhibit Index



                Exhibit Number         Description
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                      99.1             Press Release dated August 4, 2005