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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-10-01</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001137778</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WCI COMMUNITIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WCI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000921669</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ICAHN CARL C ET AL</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ICAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>767 FIFTH AVE., SUITE 4700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10153</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000860851</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BARBERRY CORP.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001080113</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BECKTON CORP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000928464</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 4700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001322824</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hopper Investments LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001412091</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>IPH GP LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001257324</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001412093</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ICAHN PARTNERS HOLDING LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001322825</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ICAHN OFFSHORE LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001322826</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ICAHN ONSHORE LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>445 HAMILTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WHITE PLAINS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10601</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>see footnotes</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-10-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3073</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.51</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6100023</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Of these shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Shares&quot;), of WCI Communities, Inc. (&quot;WCI&quot;), Carl C.
Icahn directly beneficially owns 3,848 shares, High River Limited Partnership (&quot;High River&quot;) directly beneficially owns
1,279,725 Shares and Icahn Partners LP (&quot;Icahn Partners&quot;) directly beneficially owns 2,901,892 Shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Of these Shares, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (&quot;Icahn Master&quot;) directly beneficially owns 1,914, 558 Shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Barberry Corp. (&quot;Barberry) is the sole member of Hopper Investments LLC (&quot;Hopper&quot;), which is the general partner of High
River. Beckton Corp. (&quot;Beckton&quot;) is the sole stockholder of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (&quot;Icahn Enterprises GP&quot;), which
is the general partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (&quot;Icahn Enterprises&quot;).  Icahn Enterprises is the sole member of
IPH GP LLC (&quot;IPH&quot;), which is the general partner of Icahn Partners Holding L.P. (&quot;Icahn Partners Holdings&quot;).  Icahn
Partners Holding is the general partner of each of Icahn Onshore L.P. (&quot;Icahn Onshore&quot;) and Icahn Offshore LP (&quot;Icahn
Offshore&quot;).  Icahn Onshore is the general partner of Icahn Partners.  Icahn Offshore is the general partner of Icahn
Master.  Each of Barberry and Beckton is 100 percent owned by Carl C. Icahn.  The foregoing entities, together with
Mr. Icahn, are sometimes referred to collectively in this Form 4 as the &quot;Reporting Persons.&quot;</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Partners Holding, IPH, Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn,
by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Partners, are deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Act) the Shares which Icahn Partners directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Partners
Holding, IPH, Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such
Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of its relationship to High River, is deemed to beneficially own (as that
term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the Shares which High River directly beneficially owns. Each of Hopper,
Barberry and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest
therein.  Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Partners Holding, IPH, Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and
Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Master is deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Act) the Shares which Icahn Master directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Partners
Holding, IPH, Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such
Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Reporting Person received shares pursuant to the 2005 Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors as Amended
12/13/2006 (&quot;Compensation Program&quot;) adopted by Issuer's Board of Directors effective 10/3/2005 in lieu of payment to
the Reporting Person of $20,000.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CARL C. ICAHN</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>BARBERRY CORP.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>BECKTON CORP.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>IPH GP LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ICAHN OFFSHORE LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ICAHN OFFSHORE LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
