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 *
BANKS MARVIN R JR
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST [GBP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Secretary & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST, 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 1450
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2005
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30339
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 of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value 09/30/2005   D   94,769 D $ 43.7 (1) 0 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 Interest (2) (2) 09/30/2005   D     42,667 01/26/1995   (3) Common Shares (2) 42,667 $ 43.7 (4) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 26.75 09/30/2005   D     100,000   (5) 10/01/2008 Common Shares 100,000 $ 16.95 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BANKS MARVIN R JR
C/O GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST
2859 PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 1450
ATLANTA, GA 30339
      Sr. VP, Secretary & CFO  

Signatures

 Dawn H. Severt, as Attorney in Fact   09/30/2005
**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) These shares were disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between Gables Residential Trust and an affiliate of ING Clarion Partners, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ING Groep, N.V. In connection with the closing of the merger, each common share was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $43.70 in cash.
(2) Each unit of Gables Realty Limited Partnership was redeemable for either cash equal to the fair market value of one common share of Gables Residential Trust at the time of redemption, or, at the election of Gables Residential Trust, one common share of Gables Residential Trust.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) These units were disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between Gables Realty Limited Partnership and an affiliate of ING Clarion Partners, LLC. In connection with the closing of the merger, each unit was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $43.70 in cash.
(5) This option to buy 100,000 common shares, which vested in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the October 1, 1998 grant date, was cancelled in connection with the closing of the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration of the underlying common stock of $43.70 per share.

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