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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.5</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October&nbsp;17,
2005</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew S. Khourie</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2114 Rice Boulevard</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Houston, TX 77005</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Amendment
to Employment Agreement</p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Matt:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As you know,
you and Trammell Crow Company (the &#147;Company&#148;, or &#147;we&#148;, or &#147;us&#148;) are parties to
that certain employment letter agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;28, 2004,
(the &#147;<font style="letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><u>Employment Agreement</u></font>&#148;), which set
forth the terms of your employment with us.&#160;
We and you now wish to amend and supplement the Employment Agreement in
certain respects as set forth in this letter agreement (this &#147;<font style="letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><u>Amendment</u></font>&#148;).&#160;
We and you both acknowledge and agree that this Amendment is being made
for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
also acknowledged.&#160; Each capitalized term
used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein will have the meaning
given such term in the Employment Agreement.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">Amendment</font></u></b></font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman">.</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1
of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:35.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><b><u>Employment Period</u></b></font>.&#160; Subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, we agree to continue to employ you, and you agree to continue to be
employed by us, for a period (the &#147;Employment Period&#148;) commencing on the date
hereof and expiring December&nbsp;31, 2007; provided, that on December&nbsp;31,
2007 and on each subsequent December&nbsp;31, this Agreement will automatically
be extended for one additional year unless, during the four month period
beginning March&nbsp;1 and ending July&nbsp;1 immediately prior to the next
scheduled extension, you or we will have given written notice (a &#147;Non-Renewal
Notice&#148;) that the Employment Period will not be extended (a &#147;Non-Renewal&#148;).</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">Employment Agreement Otherwise Unchanged</font></u></b></font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman">.</font></b></font><font face="Times New Roman">&#160;
Except as specifically amended or supplemented in this Amendment, the
Employment Agreement will continue in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:underline;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">Counterparts</font></u></b></font><font style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman">.</font></b></font><font face="Times New Roman">&#160;
This Amendment may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) in
any number of counterparts.</font></p>

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THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS
OF TEXAS OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By signing and
countersigning this Amendment in the appropriate space set forth below, we and
you have agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein,
effective as of the date first written above.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely,</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a Delaware corporation</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert E. Sulentic</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman and CEO</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trammell Crow Company</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2001 Ross Avenue,
  Suite&nbsp;3400</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dallas, Texas 75201</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Telephone: (214) 863-3000</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fax: (214) 863-3125</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Matthew S. Khourie</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: Matthew S. Khourie</font></p>
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  77005</font></p>
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