<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001562180-25-000898.txt : 20250204
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001562180-25-000898
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250204

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Connolly Michael Colin
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001578492
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11312
		FILM NUMBER:		25589283

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000025232
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				580869052
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		404-407-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
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        <issuerName>COUSINS PROPERTIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CUZ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Connolly Michael Colin</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>30326</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>30.53</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares withheld from the vesting of restricted stock to pay the reporting person's tax liability as permitted under the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 121,421 of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. While the shares are being held prior to vesting, the reporting person will have the right to receive all cash dividends and to vote the restricted shares. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Settlement in shares related to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the CPI 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. These RSUs were granted February 1, 2022, and represent a right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. The RSUs &quot;cliff&quot; vested at the end of the three-year performance period ending on December 31, 2024, subject to achievement of certain previously disclosed performance conditions. Performance achievement was approved by CPI's Board of Directors on January 31, 2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and the elections of the grantee, the acquired shares reflect the shares delivered after the withholding necessary to satisfy applicable tax requirements (up to the maximum statutory withholding rate under applicable law).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s /Pamela Roper, Attorney-in-Fact for Connolly Michael Colin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-02-04</signatureDate>
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