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

			  FORM 13F

		     FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2013

Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement
        			  [  ] adds new holdings entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:		Front Barnett Associates LLC
Address:	70 West Madison Street
		Suite 4920
		Chicago,IL  60602

13F File Number:  28-4680

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it
is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:   Marshall B. Front
Title:  Chairman
Phone:  312-641-9001
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Marshall B. Front  Chicago, Illinois May 14, 2013

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]      13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]      13F NOTICE.

[  ]      13F COMBINATION REPORT.


List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
			     FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

REPORT SUMMARY:

NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:        0

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL:   108

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL:   $423,757,000

LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:

NO.   13F FILE NUMBER      NAME



                     

                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                        AS OF DATE: 03/31/13



	                                         	     VALUE      SHARES/	SH/ PUT/INVSTMT	 OTHER	    VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER			TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	    (x$1000)    PRN AMT	PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE	SHARED	NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- ---------   --------   -------- --- ---- ------- -------- ------ ------ -------
iSHARES FTSE/XNHUA CHINA 25 IN	ETF - EQUITY	464287184	5028	136160	SH	SOLE		136160	0	0
iSHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND	ETF - EQUITY	464287465	9787	165941	SH	SOLE		165941	0	0
iSHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS	ETF - EQUITY	464287234	18307	428042	SH	SOLE		428042	0	0
iSHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH IN	ETF - EQUITY	464287614	234	3285	SH	SOLE		3285	0	0
iSHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUN	ETF - EQUITY	464287655	2307	24434	SH	SOLE		24434	0	0
iSHARES S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX F	ETF - EQUITY	464287309	463	5625	SH	SOLE		5625	0	0
iSHARES S&P 500 INDEX FUND	ETF - EQUITY	464287200	248	1575	SH	SOLE		1575	0	0
iSHARES S&P 500 VALUE INDEX FU	ETF - EQUITY	464287408	296	4010	SH	SOLE		4010	0	0
iSHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX F	ETF - EQUITY	464287507	448	3890	SH	SOLE		3890	0	0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES		COM		002824100	672	19035	SH	SOLE		19035	0	0
ABBVIE INC COM			COM		00287Y109	421	10332	SH	SOLE		10332	0	0
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM	COM		00507V109	3330	228574	SH	SOLE		228574	0	0
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP	COM		008252108	8789	57231	SH	SOLE		57231	0	0
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC SPONSORED A	COM		009411109	18	10000	SH	SOLE		10000	0	0
ALTRIA GROUP INC		COM		02209S103	461	13400	SH	SOLE		13400	0	0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO		COM		025816109	10452	154934	SH	SOLE		154934	0	0
AMERICAN TOWER REIT COM		COM		03027X100	2683	34883	SH	SOLE		34883	0	0
AMPHENOL CORP - CLASS A		COM		032095101	5274	70652	SH	SOLE		70652	0	0
APPLE COMPUTER INC		COM		037833100	22765	51427	SH	SOLE		51427	0	0
ATP OIL & GAS CORP COM		COM		00208J108	9	54000	SH	SOLE		54000	0	0
AVON PRODUCTS INC		COM		054303102	2786	134380	SH	SOLE		134380	0	0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	COM		060505104	5183	425562	SH	SOLE		425562	0	0
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPOR	COM		064058100	223	7970	SH	SOLE		7970	0	0
BEAM INC COM			COM		073730103	343	5402	SH	SOLE		5402	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL	COM		084670702	1507	14466	SH	SOLE		14466	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASS	COM		084670108	313	2	SH	SOLE		2	0	0
BIOJECT MED TECH INC COM NEW	COM		09059T206	5	87500	SH	SOLE		87500	0	0
BOEING COMPANY			COM		097023105	316	3679	SH	SOLE		3679	0	0
CHEVRON CORPORATION		COM		166764100	11417	96090	SH	SOLE		96090	0	0
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC		COM		17243V102	13095	444815	SH	SOLE		444815	0	0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC		COM		17275R102	8196	392235	SH	SOLE		392235	0	0
CITIGROUP INC			COM		172967424	4537	102551	SH	SOLE		102551	0	0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	COM		191042100	319	90455	SH	SOLE		90455	0	0
COCA COLA CO			COM		191216100	427	10554	SH	SOLE		10554	0	0
COVIDIEN PLC			COM		G2554F113	7774	114591	SH	SOLE		114591	0	0
CREF STOCK			COM		878089922	207	717	SH	SOLE		717	0	0
CROWN HOLDINGS INC		COM		228368106	487	11693	SH	SOLE		11693	0	0
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION	COM		126650100	3314	60272	SH	SOLE		60272	0	0
DANAHER CORP			COM		235851102	4574	73600	SH	SOLE		73600	0	0
"DISNEY, WALT COMPANY"		COM		254687106	4225	74379	SH	SOLE		74379	0	0
DOW CHEMICAL CORP		COM		260543103	174	5465	SH	SOLE		5465	0	0
ECOLAB INC			COM		278865100	854	10656	SH	SOLE		10656	0	0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO		COM		291011104	299	5356	SH	SOLE		5356	0	0
ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND	COM		81369Y506	7068	89116	SH	SOLE		89116	0	0
EXELON CORP			COM		30161N101	583	16909	SH	SOLE		16909	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION		COM		30231G102	2002	22216	SH	SOLE		22216	0	0
FEDEX CORP			COM		31428X106	8987	91520	SH	SOLE		91520	0	0
FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR F	COM		81369Y605	246	13500	SH	SOLE		13500	0	0
FISERV INC			COM		337738108	878	9992	SH	SOLE		9992	0	0
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM	COM		30249U101	4786	88000	SH	SOLE		88000	0	0
FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SEC INCO	COM		34964C106	200	5351	SH	SOLE		5351	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	COM		369604103	2242	96967	SH	SOLE		96967	0	0
GOOGLE INC - CLASS A		COM		38259P508	13452	16938	SH	SOLE		16938	0	0
GRAINGER W W INC		COM		384802104	384	1705	SH	SOLE		1705	0	0
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC		COM		423452101	9408	154995	SH	SOLE		154995	0	0
HOME DEPOT INC			COM		437076102	630	9034	SH	SOLE		9034	0	0
"HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC."	COM		438516106	581	7716	SH	SOLE		7716	0	0
I N G GROEP N V - ADR		COM		456837103	92	12747	SH	SOLE		12747	0	0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC		COM		452308109	9596	157473	SH	SOLE		157473	0	0
IMMUNOGEN INC COM		COM		45253H101	357	22190	SH	SOLE		22190	0	0
INTEL CORP			COM		458140100	4889	223890	SH	SOLE		223890	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE	COM		459200101	3538	16585	SH	SOLE		16585	0	0
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRA	COM		459506101	10773	140510	SH	SOLE		140510	0	0
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO		COM		46625H100	13250	279177	SH	SOLE		279177	0	0
JOHNSON CONTROLS		COM		478366107	210	6000	SH	SOLE		6000	0	0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON		COM		478160104	968	11873	SH	SOLE		11873	0	0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS	COM		494550106	2626	29258	SH	SOLE		29258	0	0
"LAUDER, ESTEE, COMPANIES - CLA"COM		518439104	5731	89509	SH	SOLE		89509	0	0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC		COM		548661107	9456	249374	SH	SOLE		249374	0	0
Mc DONALD'S CORP		COM		580135101	795	7974	SH	SOLE		7974	0	0
MATTEL INC			COM		577081102	202	4606	SH	SOLE		4606	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP			COM		594918104	7456	260655	SH	SOLE		260655	0	0
"MOLEX, INC., CLASS A"		COM		608554200	220	9139	SH	SOLE		9139	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC COM		COM		609207105	241	7884	SH	SOLE		7884	0	0
NAVISTAR INT'L CORP CONV 3.000	CONVERTIBLE BOND63934EAL2	296	290000	PRN	SOLE		290000	0	0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION	COM		665859104	274	5028	SH	SOLE		5028	0	0
NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP	COM		667516108	256	10667	SH	SOLE		10667	0	0
NUCOR CORP			COM		670346105	354	7660	SH	SOLE		7660	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP UNIT		COM		67058H102	385	7226	SH	SOLE		7226	0	0
ORACLE CORPORATION		COM		68389X105	5344	165290	SH	SOLE		165290	0	0
PALL CORP			COM		696429307	292	4275	SH	SOLE		4275	0	0
PEPSICO INC			COM		713448108	10295	130135	SH	SOLE		130135	0	0
PFIZER INC			COM		717081103	269	9312	SH	SOLE		9312	0	0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM	COM		718172109	1064	11475	SH	SOLE		11475	0	0
POWERSHARES GLOBAL ETF TRUSTDE	ETF - EQUITY	73936T789	1263	34165	SH	SOLE		34165	0	0
PRAXAIR INC			COM		74005P104	6551	58729	SH	SOLE		58729	0	0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM	COM		740189105	11380	60014	SH	SOLE		60014	0	0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	COM		742718109	1054	13675	SH	SOLE		13675	0	0
PROSHARES TR ULTRA QQQ PSHS	ETF - EQUITY	74347R206	270	4400	SH	SOLE		4400	0	0
QUALCOMM INC			COM		747525103	11403	170349	SH	SOLE		170349	0	0
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC		COM		761713106	252	5664	SH	SOLE		5664	0	0
SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM	COM		79546E104	6524	222050	SH	SOLE		222050	0	0
"SCHLUMBERGER, LTD."		COM		806857108	698	9325	SH	SOLE		9325	0	0
SCORPIO TANKERS INC SHS		COM		Y7542C106	2812	315288	SH	SOLE		315288	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF		ETF - EQUITY	78462F103	2587	16511	SH	SOLE		16511	0	0
SPDR S&P OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT &	COM		78464A748	11205	280969	SH	SOLE		280969	0	0
STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER INC	COM		854502101	3332	41147	SH	SOLE		41147	0	0
STARBUCKS CORP			COM		855244109	259	4550	SH	SOLE		4550	0	0
SULLIDEN GOLD CORPORATION LTD	COM		865126106	482	609700	SH	SOLE		609700	0	0
TAYLOR CAP GROUP INC COM	COM		876851106	589	36860	SH	SOLE		36860	0	0
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD		COM		H84989104	2885	68817	SH	SOLE		68817	0	0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	COM		883556102	14688	192020	SH	SOLE		192020	0	0
TIFFANY & CO			COM		886547108	3739	53770	SH	SOLE		53770	0	0
TIREX CORP COM			COM		88823T106	0	500000	SH	SOLE		500000	0	0
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	COM		907818108	12181	85533	SH	SOLE		85533	0	0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP	COM		913017109	11463	122695	SH	SOLE		122695	0	0
WALGREEN CO			COM		931422109	8573	179810	SH	SOLE		179810	0	0
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY		COM		949746101	6324	170957	SH	SOLE		170957	0	0