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


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                              Trammell Crow Company
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                          Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    89288R106
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                                 (CUSIP Number)





                                November 6, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[X] Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)



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  CUSIP No. 89288R106                    13G
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 1.   Name of Reporting Person
      I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person

           Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate business unit of
           The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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 2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
                                                                (a) [_]
                                                                (b) [_]

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 3.   SEC Use Only



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 4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

           New York

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                     5.   Sole Voting Power

     Number of                 1,890,461

      Shares        ----------------------------------------------------------
                     6.   Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially
                               0
     Owned by
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       Each          7.   Sole Dispositive Power

    Reporting                  1,890,461

      Person        ----------------------------------------------------------
                     8.   Shared Dispositive Power
       With:
                               0

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 9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

           1,890,461

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

                                                                    [_]

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

           5.2%

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12.   Type of Reporting Person

           IA

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Item 1(a).         Name of Issuer:
                   Trammell Crow Company

Item 1(b).         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                   2001 Ross Avenue
                   Suite 3400
                   Dallas, TX  75201

Item 2(a).         Name of Persons Filing:
                   Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Item 2(b).         Address of Principal Business Office or,  if none, Residence:
                   32 Old Slip
                   New York, NY  10005

Item 2(c).         Citizenship:
                   Goldman Sachs Asset Management - New York

Item 2(d).         Title of Class of Securities:
                   Common Stock, $0.01 par value

Item 2(e).         CUSIP Number:
                   89288R106

Item 3.            If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
                   13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a :

          (a).[_]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
                   (15 U.S.C. 78o).

          (b).[_]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
                   (15 U.S.C. 78c).

          (c).[_]  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                   (15 U.S.C. 78c).

          (d).[_]  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

          (e).[_]  An investment adviser in accordance with
                   Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

          (f).[_]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                   with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

          (g).[_]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                   with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

          (h).[_]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                   Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

          (i).[_]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

          (j).[_]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box [X].



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Item 4.            Ownership.*

          (a).     Amount beneficially owned:
                   See the response(s) to Item  9 on the attached cover page(s).

          (b).     Percent of Class:
                   See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s).

          (c).     Number of shares as to which such person has:

                   (i).     Sole power to  vote or to direct  the vote:  See the
                            response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s).

                   (ii).    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  See the
                            response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s).

                   (iii).   Sole power to  dispose or to direct  the disposition
                            of:  See the response(s) to  Item 7  on the attached
                            cover page(s).

                   (iv).    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:  See the response(s) to  Item 8  on the attached
                            cover page(s).

Item 5.            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
                             Not Applicable

Item 6.            Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                   Person.
                             Not Applicable

Item 7.            Identification  and  Classification  of the Subsidiary  Which
                   Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                   Company.
                             Not Applicable

Item 8.            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
                             Not Applicable

Item 9.            Notice of Dissolution of Group.
                             Not Applicable

Item 10.           Certification.
                         By  signing  below I  certify  that,  to the best of my
                   knowledge and belief,  the securities  referred to above were
                   not acquired and are not held  for the purpose of or with the
                   effect of changing or influencing  the control  of the issuer
                   of the  securities and were not acquired and are not  held in
                   connection  with  or  as a  participant  in  any  transaction
                   having that purpose or effect.

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     * In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Release No.
34-39538  (January 12, 1998),  this filing reflects the securities  beneficially
owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate business unit of The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. ("GSAM").  GSAM, an investment advisor,  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of any securities managed,  on GSAM's behalf,  by third parties.  This
filing  does not reflect  securities,  if any,  beneficially  owned by any other
business unit of  The  Goldman  Sachs  Group,  Inc.  and  GSAM  hereby disclaims
beneficial ownership of any such securities.



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                                    SIGNATURE



            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
            and belief,  I certify that the information set forth in
            this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  November 18, 2002


                                GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. on behalf of
                                Goldman Sachs Asset Management

                                By: /s/ Roger S. Begelman
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                                Name:   Roger S. Begelman
                                Title:  Attorney-in-fact



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit No.   Exhibit
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99.1          Power of Attorney,  dated December 8, 2000,  relating  to Goldman,
              Sachs & Co.



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                                                                  Exhibit (99.1)



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



     KNOW  ALL  PERSONS  BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  GOLDMAN,  SACHS  & CO.  (the
"Company")  does hereby make,  constitute  and appoint each of Hans L. Reich and
Roger S. Begelman, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute
and  deliver  in its  name and on its  behalf  whether  the  Company  is  acting
individually or as representative of others,  any and all filings required to be
made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended,  the
"Act"),  with respect to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned
by  the   Company   under  the  Act,   giving  and   granting   unto  each  said
attorney-in-fact  power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if  personally  present by
one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY  shall remain in full force and effect  until either
revoked  in  writing  by the  undersigned  or until  such time as the  person or
persons to whom power of  attorney  has been  hereby  granted  cease(s) to be an
employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has duly  subscribed these presents as
of December 8th, 2000.



GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.


By: s/ Gregory  K. Palm
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Name:  Gregory K. Palm
Title: Managing Director



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