Exhibit 99.1

[OBJECT OMITTED]   Capital
                   Senior
                   Living
                   Corporation


For Immediate Release                                 Contact: Ralph A. Beattie
                                                                   972/770-5600

                   CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION EXECUTES
                       MANAGEMENT CONTRACT/PURCHASE OPTION

DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - June 1, 2005 - Capital Senior Living Corporation (the
"Company")  (NYSE:CSU),  one of the country's largest operators of senior living
communities,  today  announced  it has  executed  a  management  agreement  with
Crescent Place Assisted Living, Inc. ("Crescent Place"). Crescent Place is an 80
unit assisted  living  community to be constructed in Cedar Hill,  Texas on land
adjacent to Crescent Point  Retirement  Community,  also managed by the Company.
Crescent Place is being  developed by The Covenant Group of Texas ("TCG") and is
expected to be completed within the year.

The  management  agreement  will commence six months prior to the opening of the
Crescent  Place  community  and  continue  for a  term  of  15  years  from  the
commencement  date, unless terminated  earlier under specified  conditions.  The
management  fee earned by the Company will be the greater of $5,500 per month or
five and one-half percent of gross revenues.

In addition, the Company has an option to purchase Crescent Place for a price of
approximately $8.0 million, subject to certain adjustments, through May of 2012.
The Company has a right of first refusal to acquire  Crescent Place for a period
of 15 years.

"This  transaction  represents  a  further  benefit  to  the  Company  from  the
acquisition of CGI Management, Inc. last August," said James A. Stroud, Chairman
of the Company.  "The  strategic  alliance  which Capital and The Covenant Group
have formed will enable both partners to profitably expand their businesses."

"TCG's  leadership as a successful  senior living  developer is  complemented by
Capital's  proven  track  record  as  a  national   operator  of  senior  living
communities," added Lawrence A. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer. "Our alliance is
expected to provide  Capital  with a platform  for  additional  external  growth
through long-term management contracts and purchase options."



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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Capital Senior Living  Corporation is one of the nation's  largest  operators of
residential  communities for senior adults. The Company's  operating  philosophy
emphasizes a continuum of care, which integrates  independent  living,  assisted
living and home care services,  to provide  residents the  opportunity to age in
place.

The Company currently operates 54 senior living communities in 20 states with an
aggregate capacity of approximately 8,700 residents,  including 39 senior living
communities  which the Company  owns or in which the  Company  has an  ownership
interest,  and 15 communities it manages for third parties.  In the  communities
operated by the  company,  84 percent of  residents  live  independently  and 16
percent of residents require assistance with activities of daily living.


The forward-looking  statements in this release are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially,  including, but not
without  limitation  to,  the  Company's  ability to find  suitable  acquisition
properties at favorable terms, financing,  licensing, business conditions, risks
of  downturns  in  economic  conditions   generally,   satisfaction  of  closing
conditions such as those  pertaining to licensure,  availability of insurance at
commercially   reasonable  rates,  and  changes  in  accounting  principles  and
interpretations  among others,  and other risks and factors identified from time
to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Contact Ralph A. Beattie,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  at  972-770-5600  or Matt
Hayden, Hayden Communications, Inc. at 858-456-4533 for more information.

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