SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

EDENS WESLEY R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

16TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10020

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/21/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. [ BKD ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	13,228,000	I	By FIT-ALT Investor LLC⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	20,000,000	I	By Fortress Investment Trust II⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	9,929,000	I	By Fortress Brookdale Acquisition LLC⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 13,228,000 shares held by FIT-ALT Investor LLC, 20,000,000 shares held by Fortress Investment Trust II and 9,929,000 shares held by Fortress Brookdale Acquisition LLC. FIT-ALT Investor LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Trust II, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Investment Fund II LLC is managed by its managing member, Fortress Fund MM II LLC, which is managed by its managing member Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress Brookdale Acquisition LLC is majority owned by Fortress Registered Investment Trust, which is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Fund LLC is managed by its managing member, Fortress Fund MM LLC, which is managed by its managing member Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC.

2. Fortress Investment Holdings LLC is an entity that is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens, who is Chairman of the board of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. By virtue of his ownership interests in Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, Mr. Edens may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed as beneficially owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

	/s/ Wesley R. Edens	11/21/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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