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

                                    FORM 10-K

                   Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             For the fiscal year ended
                                 December 31, 2005

                        Commission file number: 333-121914-12

                         MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC.
        (as Depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
          November 1, 2005, relating to the IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust
          2005-HE4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE4)
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                  Delaware                                  13-3939229
           (State or other jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)

           1585 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR
           NEW YORK, NEW YORK                            10036
         (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

            Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                               (212) 761-4000

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                     None

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                     None

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
     issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes []  No[X]

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
     reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes[] No[X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
     required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
     that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
     subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X] No[ ]

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
     Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
     herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's
     knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated
     by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
     Form 10-K.         Not Applicable


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
     filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition
     of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12-b-2 of
     the Exchange Act.
          Large Accelerated filer  [ ]
          Accelerated filer  [ ]
          Non-accelerated filer [X]

     State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
     equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at
     which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked
     price of such common equity, as of the last business day of
     the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

     Not Applicable

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
     classes of common stock, as of December 31, 2005.

     Not Applicable

     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     None

     PART I

     ITEM 1.  Business.

     Not Applicable

     Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

     Not Applicable.

     Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

     Not Applicable.

     ITEM 2.  Properties.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 3.  Legal Proceedings.

     The Registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving
     the trust created under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
     trustee, any servicer or the registrant with respect to the trust
     other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of the respective
     parties.

     ITEM 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     None

     PART II

     ITEM 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
     Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

     There is currently no established public trading market for Registrant's
     Certificates known to the Registrant.

     As of December 31, 2005 the number of holders of record for the
     registered certificates was 13 based on the Trustee's records.

     ITEM 6.  Selected Financial Data.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
     Results of Operations.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
     Financial Disclosure.

     None

     ITEM 9A  Controls and Procedures

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 9B Other Information

     None

     PART III

     ITEM 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of Registrant.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 11.  Executive Compensation.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
     and Related Stockholder Matters.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

     Not Applicable

     ITEM 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     Not Applicable

     PART IV

     ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

     (a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this
         Annual Report on Form 10-K:

         Exhibit 31.1  Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 Certification

         Exhibit 99.1 Servicer's Annual Statement of Compliance for
         Saxon Mortgage Services Inc., for Year End December 31, 2005.

         Exhibit 99.2 Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

         Exhibit 99.3 Management's Assertion

         Exhibit 99.4 Aggregate Statement of Distributions to
         Certificateholders for Year End December 31, 2005.


     (b) The exhibits required to be filed by Registrant pursuant to Item
         601 of Regulation S-K are listed above.

     (c) Not Applicable



                                     SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
          this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
          thereunto duly authorized.




                                   Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc.,
                                   as Depositor


                                       By:  /s/ Gail McDonnell
                                       Name:  Gail McDonnell
                                       Title:  President


     Date: March 30, 2006


     SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT
     TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED
     SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

     (a) (1)  No annual report is provided to the certificateholders.

     (a) (2)  No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
              material has been sent to any certificateholder with respect
              to any annual or other meeting of the certificateholders.