Sec Form 13G Filing - BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. filing for BEAZER HOMES USA INC (BZH) - 2006-02-14

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

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 3)*

                             BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
                               (Name of Issuer)

                   COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   07556Q105
                                (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 2005
            (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)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing  on  this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent  amendment  containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder  of  this  cover  page  shall  not be
deemed  to  be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act")  or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject  to  all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).



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|CUSIP No. 07556Q105||Page 2 of 10 Pages|
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|1 |NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                              |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |       Basswood Capital Management, LLC                               |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     |
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|2 |CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)         |
|  |                                                          (b) X       |
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|3 |SEC USE ONLY                                                          |
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|4 |CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                  |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          Delaware                                                    |
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|                  |      5       |SOLE VOTING POWER                      |
|                  |              |                                       |
|    NUMBER OF     |              |          -0-                          |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|      SHARES      |      6       |SHARED VOTING POWER                    |
|   BENEFICIALLY   |              |                                       |
|     OWNED BY     |              |          1,244,656 shares             |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       EACH       |      7       |SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                 |
|    REPORTING     |              |                                       |
|      PERSON      |              |          -0-                          |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       WITH       |      8       |SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER               |
|                  |              |                                       |
|                  |              |          1,244,656 shares             |
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|9 |AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON          |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          1,244,656 shares                                            |
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|10|CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |
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|11|PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                     |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          3.0%                                                        |
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|12|TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                             |
|  |          OO                                                          |
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|CUSIP No. 07556Q105||Page 3 of 10 Pages|
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|1 |NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                              |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          Matthew Lindenbaum                                          |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     |
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|2 |CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)         |
|  |                                                          (b) X       |
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|3 |SEC USE ONLY                                                          |
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|4 |CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                  |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          United States                                               |
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|                  |       5       |SOLE VOTING POWER                     |
|                  |               |                                      |
|    NUMBER OF     |               |          -0-                         |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|      SHARES      |       6       |SHARED VOTING POWER                   |
|   BENEFICIALLY   |               |                                      |
|     OWNED BY     |               |          1,244,656 shares            |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       EACH       |       7       |SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                |
|    REPORTING     |               |                                      |
|      PERSON      |               |          -0-                         |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       WITH       |       8       |SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER              |
|                  |               |                                      |
|                  |               |          1,244,656 shares            |
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|9 |AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON          |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          1,244,656 shares                                            |
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|10|CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |
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|11|PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                     |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          3.0%                                                        |
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|12|TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                             |
|  |          IN                                                          |
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|CUSIP No.07556Q105||Page 4 of 10 Pages|
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|1 |NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                              |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          Bennett Lindenbaum                                          |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     |
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|2 |CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)         |
|  |                                                          (b) X       |
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|3 |SEC USE ONLY                                                          |
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|4 |CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                  |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          United States                                               |
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|                  |       5       |SOLE VOTING POWER                     |
|                  |               |                                      |
|    NUMBER OF     |               |          -0-                         |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|      SHARES      |       6       |SHARED VOTING POWER                   |
|   BENEFICIALLY   |               |                                      |
|     OWNED BY     |               |          1,244,656 shares            |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       EACH       |       7       |SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                |
|    REPORTING     |               |                                      |
|      PERSON      |               |          -0-                         |
                   --------------------------------------------------------
|       WITH       |       8       |SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER              |
|                  |               |                                      |
|                  |               |          1,244,656 shares            |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|9 |AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON          |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          1,244,656 shares                                            |
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|10|CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|11|PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                     |
|  |                                                                      |
|  |          3.0%                                                        |
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|12|TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                             |
|  |          IN                                                          |
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Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer:

                 BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd
                 Suite B200
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30342

Items 2(a)    Name and Principal Business Address of Person Filing:
and 2(b).

          This Schedule is being jointly filed by:

          (i)  Basswood Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
               company ("Basswood"), which acts as investment advisor to one or
               more domestic investment funds (the "Domestic Funds"), offshore
               investment funds (the "Offshore Funds", and collectively with
               the Domestic Funds, the "Funds") and institutional managed
               accounts (the "Managed Accounts"), with respect to the shares
               held by the Funds and the Managed Accounts;

          (ii) Matthew Lindenbaum, a Managing Member of Basswood, with respect
               to all of the reported shares; and

          (iii)Bennett Lindenbaum, a Managing Member of Basswood, with respect
               to all of the reported shares.

The principal business address of each  reporting person is 645 Madison Avenue,
10th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c).   Citizenship:

          (i)  Basswood Capital Management, LLC is a Delaware limited liability
               company.
          (ii) Messrs. Lindenbaum are citizens of the United States.



Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:

                 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number:

                 07556Q105

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,

     (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

     (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act,

     (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940,

     (e) [ ]  An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-
              1(b)(1)(ii)(E),

     (f) [ ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
	      with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),

     (g) [ ]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
	      with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G),

     (h) [ ]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act,

     (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,

     (j) [ ]  A group, in accordance with ss. 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.  Ownership.

       The following states the beneficial ownership of the reporting
persons as of December 31, 2005. This report relates to the same shares of
Common Stock which may be deemed to be owned (i) directly (in
the aggregate)by the Funds and the Managed Accounts, none of which
individually beneficially own more than 5% of the class; (ii) indirectly
by Basswood Capital Management, LLC, in its capacity as investment advisor
to the Funds and the Managed Accounts; and (iii) indirectly by Messrs.
Lindenbaum, who, as principals of Basswood Capital Management, LLC, have
the power to direct the vote or disposition of such securities.


     Basswood Capital Management, LLC:

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:  1,244,656 shares

     (b)  Percent of class: 3.0%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
           (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
		None
           (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
		1,244,656 shares
           (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		None
           (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		1,244,656 shares

     Matthew Lindenbaum:

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:  1,244,656 shares

     (b)  Percent of class: 3.0%

    
 (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
           (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
		None
           (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
		1,244,656 shares
           (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		None
           (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		1,244,656 shares

     Bennett Lindenbaum:

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:  1,244,656 shares

     (b)  Percent of class:  3.0%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
           (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
		None
           (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
		1,244,656 shares
           (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		None
           (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		1,244,656 shares

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
           the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
           beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
           securities, check the following  [X].


Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

           The Funds and the Managed Accounts have the right to receive
	   dividends from and the proceeds of the sale of the subject
	   securities owned by such entities. None of such parties
           individually owns beneficially more than 5% of the class.



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 (we) certify that, to the best of my (our)
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.


                                    SIGNATURE

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


Dated:  February 14, 2006

  					Basswood Capital Management, LLC


					/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
  					By: Matthew Lindenbaum
  					Title:  Managing Member



					/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
					Matthew Lindenbaum, an individual



					/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum
					Bennett Lindenbaum, an individual








                              Joint Filing Agreement

Basswood Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and
Matthew and Bennett Lindenbaum, each an individual, hereby agree to file
jointly the statement on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached
and any amendments thereto which may be deemed necessary, pursuant to
Regulation 13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

It is understood and agreed that each of the parties hereto is responsible
for the timely filing of such statement and any amendments thereto, and for
the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party
contained therein, but such party is not responsible for the completeness
and accuracy of information concerning any other party unless such party
knows or has reason to believe such information is inaccurate.

It is understood and agreed that a copy of this Agreement shall be attached
as an exhibit to the statement on Schedule 13G, and any amendments  thereto,
filed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

Dated:  February 14, 2006

  					Basswood Capital Management, LLC


					/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
  					By: Matthew Lindenbaum
  					Title:  Managing Member



					/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum
					Matthew Lindenbaum, an individual



					/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum
					Bennett Lindenbaum, an individual