Edgar Filing: ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC

ESS-6.30.15-10Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to _________

Commission file number 001-13106

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Maryland (Essex Property Trust, Inc.) California (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)		77-0369576 (Essex Property Trust, Inc.) 77-0369575 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

925 East Meadow Drive

Palo Alto, California 94303

(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(650) 494-3700

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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 reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.



Essex Property Trust, Inc. Yes x No o	Essex Portfolio, L.P. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).



Essex Property Trust, Inc. Yes x No o	Essex Portfolio, L.P. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” ”accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Essex Property Trust, Inc.:



Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

Essex Portfolio, L.P.:



Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).



Essex Property Trust, Inc. Yes o No x	Essex Portfolio, L.P. Yes o No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 65,744,325 shares of Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) of Essex Property Trust, Inc. were outstanding as of August 3, 2015.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the reports on Form 10-Q for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Essex” mean Essex Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “EPLP” mean Essex Portfolio, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively Essex, EPLP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by Essex and/or EPLP. References to the “Operating Partnership” mean collectively EPLP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EPLP.

Essex is the general partner of EPLP and as the sole general partner of EPLP, Essex has exclusive control of EPLP's day-to-day management.

The Company is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT (“UPREIT”) and Essex contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings to the Operating Partnership. In return for those contributions, Essex receives a number of OP Units (see definition below) in the Operating Partnership equal to the number of shares of common stock it has issued in the equity offering. Contributions of properties to the Company can be structured as tax-deferred transactions through the issuance of OP Units in the Operating Partnership, which is one of the reasons why the Company is structured in the manner outlined above. Based on the terms of EPLP's partnership agreement, OP Units can be exchanged with Essex common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Company maintains a one-for-one relationship between the OP Units of the Operating Partnership issued to Essex and shares of common stock.

The Company believes that combining the reports on Form 10-Q of Essex and EPLP into this single report provides the following benefits:


•	enhances investors' understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;


•	eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and


•	creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports

Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of Essex consists of the same members as the management of EPLP.

All of the Company's property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and Essex has no material assets, other than its investment in EPLP. Essex's primary function is acting as the general partner of EPLP. As general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, the Company consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. Essex also issues equity from time to time and guarantees certain debt of EPLP, as disclosed in this report. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company's ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity offerings by the Company, which are contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) (on a one-for-one share of common stock per OP Unit basis), the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company's business. These sources include the Operating Partnership's working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its revolving credit facilities, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities and proceeds received from disposition of certain properties and joint ventures.

The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between Essex and EPLP in the context of how Essex and EPLP operate as a consolidated company. Stockholders' equity, partners' capital and noncontrolling interest are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The limited partners of the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners' capital in the Operating Partnership's consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interest in Essex’s consolidated financial statements. The noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership's consolidated financial statements include the interest of unaffiliated partners in various consolidated partnerships and joint venture partners. The noncontrolling interest in the Company's consolidated financial statements include (i) the same noncontrolling interest as presented in the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and (ii) limited partner OP Unitholders of the Operating Partnership. The differences between stockholders' equity and partners' capital result from differences in the equity issued at the Company and Operating Partnership levels.

iii

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report provides separate consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership; a single set of consolidated notes to such financial statements that includes separate discussions of stockholders' equity or partners' capital, and earnings per share/unit, as applicable; and a combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This report also includes separate Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company. Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the Company is one business and the Company operates that business through the Operating Partnership. The separate discussions of the Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

The information furnished in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and comprehensive income, equity, capital, and cash flows of the Company and the Operating Partnership reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the aforementioned condensed consolidated financial statements for the interim periods and are normal and recurring in nature, except as otherwise noted.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations herein. Additionally, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Page No.

Item 1.
	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Unaudited)

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2015	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	5

	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Essex Portfolio L.P. (Unaudited)

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	7

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	8

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Capital for the six months ended June 30, 2015	9

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014	10

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	12

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks	33

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	34

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	35

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	35

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	35

Item 5.	Other Information	35

Item 6.	Exhibits	36

Signatures		37

Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)



ASSETS	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Real estate:
Rental properties:
Land and land improvements	$	2,569,733		$	2,424,930
Buildings and improvements	9,700,056			8,819,751
	12,269,789			11,244,681
Less accumulated depreciation	(1,758,887		)	(1,564,806		)
	10,510,902			9,679,875
Real estate under development	220,911			429,096
Co-investments	1,044,208			1,042,423
Real estate held for sale, net	—			56,300
	11,776,021			11,207,694
Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted	30,242			25,610
Cash and cash equivalents-restricted	34,910			70,139
Marketable securities and other investments	121,244			117,240
Notes and other receivables	25,676			24,923
Acquired in place lease value	25,907			47,748
Prepaid expenses and other assets	31,004			33,378
Total assets	$	12,045,004		$	11,526,732

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,247,463		$	2,234,317
Unsecured debt, net	3,093,106			2,603,548
Lines of credit, net	28,762			242,824
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	146,251			135,162
Construction payable	26,596			30,892
Dividends payable	99,687			88,221
Other liabilities	34,669			32,444
Total liabilities	5,676,534			5,367,408
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	23,830			23,256
Equity:
Common stock; $0.0001 par value, 656,020,000 shares authorized; 65,042,681 and 63,682,646 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	6			6
Cumulative redeemable 7.125% Series H preferred stock at liquidation value	73,750			73,750
Additional paid-in capital	6,941,629			6,651,165
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(731,181		)	(650,797		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(50,152		)	(51,452		)
Total stockholders' equity	6,234,052			6,022,672
Noncontrolling interest	110,588			113,396
Total equity	6,344,640			6,136,068
Total liabilities and equity	$	12,045,004		$	11,526,732

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Rental and other property	$	294,101		$	256,952		$	574,330		$	416,302
Management and other fees from affiliates	2,061			2,836			4,705			4,495
	296,162			259,788			579,035			420,797
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes	57,400			53,213			113,019			90,180
Real estate taxes	32,677			30,345			64,229			45,684
Depreciation and amortization	113,731			101,292			220,638			151,604
General and administrative	9,549			9,558			20,094			17,141
Merger and integration expenses	1,410			26,497			3,798			42,556
Acquisition costs	429			529			976			717
	215,196			221,434			422,754			347,882
Earnings from operations	80,966			38,354			156,281			72,915
Interest expense	(50,802		)	(42,151		)	(98,348		)	(71,192		)
Interest and other income	3,254			2,814			7,453			5,693
Equity income in co-investments	4,472			5,629			8,783			16,155
Gains on sale of real estate and land	—			—			7,112			7,481
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	12,652			—			34,014			—
Net income	50,542			4,646			115,295			31,052
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3,674		)	(2,125		)	(7,750		)	(5,251		)
Net income attributable to controlling interest	46,868			2,521			107,545			25,801
Dividends to preferred stockholders	(1,313		)	(1,314		)	(2,627		)	(2,682		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	45,555		$	1,207		$	104,918		$	23,119
Comprehensive income	$	51,287		$	7,306		$	116,639		$	38,035
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3,703		)	(2,184		)	(7,794		)	(5,556		)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	$	47,584		$	5,122		$	108,845		$	32,479
Per share data:
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.70		$	0.02		$	1.63		$	0.46
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period	64,810,184			61,884,963			64,499,545			49,857,233
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.70		$	0.02		$	1.62		$	0.46
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period	64,972,852			62,059,762			64,677,521			50,087,161
Dividend per common share	$	1.44		$	1.30		$	2.88		$	2.51

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

(Dollars and shares in thousands)



	Series H Preferred stock			Common stock			Additional paid-in			Distributions in excess of accumulated			Accumulated other comprehensive			Noncontrolling
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		capital			earnings			loss, net			Interest			Total
Balances at December 31, 2014	2,950	$	73,750	63,683	$	6	$	6,651,165		$	(650,797	)	$	(51,452	)	$	113,396		$	6,136,068
Net income	—	—		—	—		—			107,545			—			7,750			115,295
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	—	—		—	—		—			—			3,354			111			3,465
Change in fair value of marketable securities	—	—		—	—		—			—			(2,054		)	(67		)	(2,121		)
Issuance of common stock under:
Stock option and restricted stock plans	—	—		140	—		18,346			—			—			—			18,346
Sale of common stock	—	—		1,220	—		272,664			—			—			—			272,664
Equity based compensation costs	—	—		—	—		1,921			—			—			1,536			3,457
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	—		—	—		—			—			—			(144		)	(144		)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	—		—	—		(384		)	—			—			—			(384		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—	—		—	—		—			—			—			(11,589		)	(11,589		)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	—	—		—	—		(2,083		)	—			—			(405		)	(2,488		)
Common and preferred stock dividends	—	—		—	—		—			(187,929		)	—			—			(187,929		)
Balances at June 30, 2015	2,950	$	73,750	65,043	$	6	$	6,941,629		$	(731,181	)	$	(50,152	)	$	110,588		$	6,344,640

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	115,295		$	31,052
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	220,638			151,604
Amortization of discount on marketable securities	(5,777		)	(3,965		)
Amortization of (premium) discount and debt financing costs, net	(11,125		)	(846		)
Gain on sale of marketable securities	—			(886		)
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investment	(469		)	(3,211		)
Earnings from co-investments	(8,314		)	(12,944		)
Operating distributions from co-investments	14,804			12,091
Gains on the sales of real estate and land	(7,112		)	(7,481		)
Non cash merger and integration expenses	—			7,562
Equity-based compensation	3,457			3,625
Gain on remeasurement of co-investments	(34,014		)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expense, receivables and other assets	(6,646		)	2,425
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4,924			9,299
Other liabilities	1,387			665
Net cash provided by operating activities	287,048			188,990
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to real estate:
Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures	(314,890		)	(108,820		)
Redevelopment	(41,796		)	(31,470		)
Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development	(122,377		)	(58,899		)
Capital expenditures on rental properties	(24,673		)	(13,710		)
Acquisition of membership interest in co-investments	(115,724		)	—
Proceeds from insurance for property losses	11,735			10,000
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate	74,485			14,123
BRE merger consideration paid	—			(555,826		)
Proceeds from dispositions of co-investments	11,072			13,900
Contributions to co-investments	(97,512		)	(58,029		)
Changes in restricted cash and refundable deposits	49,808			(3,606		)
Purchases of marketable securities	(7,250		)	(14,341		)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	1,968			5,192
Collections of notes and other receivables	—			56,750
Non-operating distributions from co-investments	—			8,599
Net cash used in investing activities	(575,154		)	(736,137		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements	923,431			1,321,044
Repayment of debt	(730,712		)	(1,077,210		)
Additions to deferred charges	(4,456		)	(16,401		)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	272,664			278,334
Net proceeds from stock options exercises	18,346			5,503
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(11,033		)	(7,510		)
Redemption of noncontrolling interest	(2,488		)	(2,550		)
Common and preferred stock dividends paid	(177,019		)	(94,961		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	288,733			406,249



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014
Cash acquired from the BRE merger	—		140,353
Cash acquired in consolidation of co-investment	4,005		—
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,632		(545		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25,610		18,491
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	30,242	$	17,946

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of $8.3 million and $11.7 million capitalized in 2015 and 2014, respectively	$	86,347	$	44,437
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties	$	—	$	1,419,816
Retirement of Operating Partnership units	$	—	$	(1,419,816	)
Transfer from real estate under development to rental properties	$	300,751	$	4,580
Transfer from real estate under development to co-investments	$	3,780	$	49,776
Reclassifications of and changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest from additional paid in capital and noncontrolling interest	$	574	$	18,766
Debt assumed in connection with acquisition of co-investment	$	114,435	$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except unit amounts)



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
ASSETS
Real estate:
Rental properties:
Land and land improvements	$	2,569,733		$	2,424,930
Buildings and improvements	9,700,056			8,819,751
	12,269,789			11,244,681
Less accumulated depreciation	(1,758,887		)	(1,564,806		)
	10,510,902			9,679,875
Real estate under development	220,911			429,096
Co-investments	1,044,208			1,042,423
Real estate held for sale, net	—			56,300
	11,776,021			11,207,694
Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted	30,242			25,610
Cash and cash equivalents-restricted	34,910			70,139
Marketable securities and other investments	121,244			117,240
Notes and other receivables	25,676			24,923
Acquired in place lease value	25,907			47,748
Prepaid expenses and other asset	31,004			33,378
Total assets	$	12,045,004		$	11,526,732

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Mortgage notes payable, net	$	2,247,463		$	2,234,317
Unsecured debt, net	3,093,106			2,603,548
Lines of credit, net	28,762			242,824
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	146,251			135,162
Construction payable	26,596			30,892
Distributions payable	99,687			88,221
Other liabilities	34,669			32,444
Total liabilities	5,676,534			5,367,408
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	23,830			23,256
Capital:
General Partner:
Common equity (65,042,681 and 63,682,646 units issued and outstanding, respectively)	6,212,995			6,002,915
Series H 7.125% Preferred interest (liquidation value of $73,750)	71,209			71,209
	6,284,204			6,074,124
Limited Partners:
Common equity (2,181,076 and 2,168,158 units issued and outstanding, respectively)	46,963			48,665
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(48,012		)	(49,356		)
Total partners' capital	6,283,155			6,073,433
Noncontrolling interest	61,485			62,635
Total capital	6,344,640			6,136,068
Total liabilities and capital	$	12,045,004		$	11,526,732

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Rental and other property	$	294,101		$	256,952		$	574,330		$	416,302
Management and other fees from affiliates	2,061			2,836			4,705			4,495
	296,162			259,788			579,035			420,797
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes	57,400			53,213			113,019			90,180
Real estate taxes	32,677			30,345			64,229			45,684
Depreciation and amortization	113,731			101,292			220,638			151,604
General and administrative	9,549			9,558			20,094			17,141
Merger and integration expenses	1,410			26,497			3,798			42,556
Acquisition costs	429			529			976			717
	215,196			221,434			422,754			347,882
Earnings from operations	80,966			38,354			156,281			72,915
Interest expense	(50,802		)	(42,151		)	(98,348		)	(71,192		)
Interest and other income	3,254			2,814			7,453			5,693
Equity income in co-investments	4,472			5,629			8,783			16,155
Gains on sale of real estate and land	—			—			7,112			7,481
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	12,652			—			34,014			—
Net income	50,542			4,646			115,295			31,052
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(2,141		)	(1,916		)	(4,106		)	(3,625		)
Net income attributable to controlling interest	48,401			2,730			111,189			27,427
Preferred interest distributions	(1,313		)	(1,314		)	(2,627		)	(2,682		)
Net income available to common unitholders	$	47,088		$	1,416		$	108,562		$	24,745
Comprehensive income	$	51,287		$	7,306		$	116,639		$	38,035
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(2,141		)	(1,916		)	(4,106		)	(3,625		)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	$	49,146		$	5,390		$	112,533		$	34,410
Per unit data:
Basic:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	0.70		$	0.02		$	1.63		$	0.47
Weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period	66,992,209			64,058,505			66,682,708			52,127,261
Diluted:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	0.70		$	0.02		$	1.62		$	0.47
Weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period	67,154,877			64,233,304			66,860,684			52,357,189
Distribution per common unit	$	1.44		$	1.30		$	2.88		$	2.51

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Capital for the six months ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars and units in thousands)

(Unaudited)



	General Partner							Limited Partners					Accumulated
					Preferred								Other
	Common Equity				Equity			Common Equity					Comprehensive			Noncontrolling
	Units	Amount			Amount			Units		Amount			(Loss) Income			Interest			Total
Balances at December 31, 2014	63,683	$	6,002,915		$	71,209		2,168		$	48,665		$	(49,356	)	$	62,635		$	6,136,068
Net income	—	104,918			2,627			—		3,644			—			4,106			115,295
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	—	—			—			—		—			3,465			—			3,465
Change in fair value of marketable securities	—	—			—			—		—			(2,121		)	—			(2,121		)
Issuance of common units under:
General partner's stock based compensation	140	18,346			—			17		1,536			—			—			19,882
Sale of common stock by general partner	1,220	272,664			—			—		—			—			—			272,664
Equity based compensation costs	—	1,921			—			—		—			—			—			1,921
Changes in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	(384		)	—			—		—			—			—			(384		)
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest to redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	—			—			—		—			—			(144		)	(144		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—	—			—			—		—			—			(5,112		)	(5,112		)
Redemptions	—	(2,083		)	—			(4	)	(405		)	—			—			(2,488		)
Distributions declared	—	(185,302		)	(2,627		)	—		(6,477		)	—			—			(194,406		)
Balances at June 30, 2015	65,043	$	6,212,995		$	71,209		2,181		$	46,963		$	(48,012	)	$	61,485		$	6,344,640

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	115,295		$	31,052
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	220,638			151,604
Amortization of discount on marketable securities	(5,777		)	(3,965		)
Amortization of (premium) discount and debt financing costs, net	(11,125		)	(846		)
Gain on sale of marketable securities	—			(886		)
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investment	(469		)	(3,211		)
Earnings from co-investments	(8,314		)	(12,944		)
Operating distributions from co-investments	14,804			12,091
Gain on the sales of real estate and land	(7,112		)	(7,481		)
Non cash merger and integration expenses	—			7,562
Equity-based compensation	3,457			3,625
Gain on remeasurement of co-investments	(34,014		)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expense, in-place lease value, receivables and other assets	(6,646		)	2,425
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4,924			9,299
Other liabilities	1,387			665
Net cash provided by operating activities	287,048			188,990
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to real estate:
Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures	(314,890		)	(108,820		)
Redevelopment	(41,796		)	(31,470		)
Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development	(122,377		)	(58,899		)
Capital expenditures on rental properties	(24,673		)	(13,710		)
Acquisition of membership interest in co-investments	(115,724		)	—
Proceeds from insurance for property losses	11,735			10,000
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate	74,485			14,123
BRE merger cash consideration paid	—			(555,826		)
Proceeds from dispositions of co-investments	11,072			13,900
Contributions to co-investments	(97,512		)	(58,029		)
Changes in restricted cash and refundable deposits	49,808			(3,606		)
Purchases of marketable securities	(7,250		)	(14,341		)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	1,968			5,192
Collections of notes and other receivables	—			56,750
Non-operating distributions from co-investments	—			8,599
Net cash used in investing activities	(575,154		)	(736,137		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements	923,431			1,321,044
Repayment of debt	(730,712		)	(1,077,210		)
Additions to deferred charges	(4,456		)	(16,401		)
Net proceeds from issuance of common units	272,664			278,334
Net proceeds from stock options exercises	18,346			5,503
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(4,884		)	(2,045		)
Redemption of noncontrolling interest	(2,488		)	(414		)
Common and preferred units and preferred interest distributions paid	(183,168		)	(102,562		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	288,733			406,249



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014
Cash acquired from the BRE merger	—		140,353
Cash acquired in consolidation of co-investment	4,005		—
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,632		(545		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25,610		18,491
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	30,242	$	17,946

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of $8.3 million and $11.7 million capitalized in 2015 and 2014, respectively	$	86,347	$	44,437
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties	$	—	$	1,419,816
Retirement of Operating Partnership units	$	—	$	(1,419,816	)
Transfer from real estate under development to rental properties	$	300,751	$	4,580
Transfer from real estate under development to co-investments	$	3,780	$	47,776
Reclassification of and changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest from common equity and noncontrolling interest	$	574	$	18,766
Debt assumed in connection with acquisition of co-investment	$	114,435	$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present the accounts of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (“Essex” or the “Company”), which include the accounts of the Company and Essex Portfolio, L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Operating Partnership,” which holds the operating assets of the Company), prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been included and are normal and recurring in nature. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the current year’s presentation.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include the accounts of the Company and the Operating Partnership. Essex is the sole general partner in the Operating Partnership, with a 96.8% general partnership interest as of June 30, 2015. Total Operating Partnership limited partnership units outstanding were 2,181,076 and 2,168,158 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and the redemption value of the units, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock totaled $463.5 million and $447.9 million, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned or had ownership interests in 245 apartment communities, aggregating 58,768 units, excluding the Company’s ownership in preferred interest co-investments, (collectively, the “Communities”, and individually, a “Community”), four commercial buildings and nine active developments (collectively, the “Portfolio”). The Communities are located in Southern California (primarily Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Ventura counties), Northern California (the San Francisco Bay Area) and the Seattle metropolitan areas.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02 "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis," which provides new consolidation guidance and makes changes to both the variable interest model and the voting model. Among other changes, the new standard specifically eliminates the presumption in the current voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership or similar entity unless that presumption can be overcome. Generally, only a single limited partner that is able to exercise substantive kick-out rights will consolidate. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The new standard must be applied using a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity/capital as of the beginning of the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period presented. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03 "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs," which requires companies to present debt financing costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the associated debt liability rather than as an asset, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts on the consolidated balance sheets. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The new standard must be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted this standard during the second quarter of 2015. This adoption resulted in a reclassification of $32.1 million and $29.4 million in debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization from an asset to a reduction to associated debt liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Marketable Securities

The Company reports its available for sale securities at fair value, based on quoted market prices (Level 2 for the unsecured bonds and Level 1 for the common stock and investment funds, as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(“FASB”) standard for fair value measurements), and any unrealized gain or loss is recorded as other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses, interest and dividend income, and amortization of purchase discounts are included in interest and other income on the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, marketable securities consisted primarily of investment-grade unsecured bonds, common stock, investments in mortgage backed securities and investment funds that invest in US treasury or agency securities. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company classified its investments in mortgage backed securities, which mature through November 2019 and September 2020, as held to maturity, and accordingly, these securities are stated at their amortized cost. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, marketable securities consist of the following ($ in thousands):



	June 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Carrying Value
Available for sale:
Investment-grade unsecured bonds	$	8,746	$	149	$	8,895
Investment funds - US treasuries	3,769		6		3,775
Common stock and stock funds	31,755		3,076		34,831
Held to maturity:
Mortgage backed securities	73,743		—		73,743
Total - Marketable securities and other investments	$	118,013	$	3,231	$	121,244

	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Carrying Value
Available for sale:
Investment-grade unsecured bonds	$	9,435	$	145	$	9,580
Investment funds - US treasuries	3,769		3		3,772
Common stock and stock funds	25,755		5,137		30,892
Held to maturity:
Mortgage backed securities	67,996		—		67,996
Total - marketable securities	$	106,955	$	5,285	$	112,240
Other investments	5,000		—		5,000
Total - Marketable securities and other investments	$	111,955	$	5,285	$	117,240

The Company uses the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of a security sold and to reclassify amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income for securities sold. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the proceeds from sales of available for sale securities totaled $2.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively, which resulted in no realized gains or losses and gains of $0.9 million, respectively.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company consolidates 19 DownREIT limited partnerships (comprising twelve communities) since the Company is the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Total DownREIT units outstanding were 963,789 and 974,790 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 respectively, and the redemption value of the units, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock totaled $204.8 million and $201.4 million, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The consolidated total assets and liabilities related to these VIEs, net of intercompany eliminations, were approximately $236.5 million and $207.9 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2015 and $235.1 million and $209.1 million,

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

respectively, as of December 31, 2014. Interest holders in VIEs consolidated by the Company are allocated income equal to the cash distributions made to those interest holders. The remaining results of operations are allocated to the Company. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any other VIEs of which it was deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

Equity Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity based compensation using the fair value method of accounting. The estimated fair value of stock options granted by the Company is being amortized over the vesting period of the stock options. The estimated grant date fair values of the long term incentive plan units (discussed in Note 13, “Equity Based Compensation Plans,” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014) are being amortized over the expected service periods.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Management believes that the carrying amounts of outstanding lines of credit, and notes and other receivables approximate fair value as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, because interest rates, yields and other terms for these instruments are consistent with yields and other terms currently available for similar instruments. Management has estimated that the fair value of the Company’s $4.8 billion of fixed rate debt, including unsecured bonds, at June 30, 2015 is approximately $4.9 billion and the Company’s variable rate debt, excluding borrowings under the lines of credit, at June 30, 2015 approximates its fair value based on the terms of existing mortgage notes payable, unsecured bonds and variable rate demand notes compared to those available in the marketplace. Management believes that the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, construction payables, other liabilities and dividends payable approximate fair value as of June 30, 2015 due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Marketable securities, except mortgage backed securities that are held to maturity, and derivatives are carried at fair value as of June 30, 2015.

At June 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in mortgage backed securities had a carrying value of $73.7 million and the Company estimated the fair value to be approximately $101.9 million. At December 31, 2014, the Company’s investments in mortgage backed securities had a carrying value of $68.0 million and the Company estimated the fair value to be approximately $96.0 million. The Company determines the fair value of the mortgage backed securities based on unobservable inputs (level 3 of the fair value hierarchy) considering the assumptions that market participants would make in valuing these securities. Assumptions such as estimated default rates and discount rates are used to determine expected discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value.

Capitalization of Costs

The Company’s capitalized internal costs related to development and redevelopment projects were comprised primarily of employee compensation and totaled $3.4 million and $3.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $5.4 million and $4.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company capitalizes leasing commissions associated with the lease-up of a development community and amortizes the costs over the life of the leases. The amounts capitalized for leasing commissions are immaterial for all periods presented.

Co-investments

The Company owns investments in joint ventures (“co-investments”) in which it has significant influence, but its ownership interest does not meet the criteria for consolidation in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Company accounts for co-investments using the equity method of accounting. The equity method employs the accrual basis for recognizing the investor’s share of investee income or losses. In addition, distributions received from the investee are treated as a reduction in the investment account, not as income. The significant accounting policies of the Company’s co-investment entities are consistent with those of the Company in all material respects.

Upon the acquisition of a controlling interest of a co-investment, the co-investment entity is consolidated and a gain or loss is recognized upon the remeasurement of co-investments in the condensed consolidated statement of income equal to the amount by which the fair value of the co-investment interest the Company previously owned exceeds its carrying value. A majority of the co-investments, excluding the preferred equity investments, compensate the Company for its asset management services and may provide promote income if certain financial return benchmarks are achieved. Asset management fees are recognized when

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

earned, and promote fees are recognized when the earnings events have occurred and the amount is determinable and collectible. Any promote fees are reflected in equity income in co-investments.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net by Component

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

(in thousands)



	Change in fair value and amortization of derivatives			Unrealized gains on available for sale securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(56,003	)	$	4,551		$	(51,452	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(2,461		)	(2,054		)	(4,515		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	5,815			—			5,815
Other comprehensive income	3,354			(2,054		)	1,300
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(52,649	)	$	2,497		$	(50,152	)

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, by Component

Essex Portfolio, L.P.

(in thousands):



	Change in fair value and amortization of derivatives			Unrealized gains on available for sale securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(53,980	)	$	4,624		$	(49,356	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(2,546		)	(2,121		)	(4,667		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	6,011			—			6,011
Other comprehensive income	3,465			(2,121		)	1,344
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(50,515	)	$	2,503		$	(48,012	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss in connection with derivatives are recorded in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses on available for sale securities are included in interest and other income on the condensed consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements, in accordance with GAAP, requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to acquiring, developing and assessing the carrying values of its real estate portfolio, its investments in and advances to joint ventures and affiliates, its notes receivables and its qualification as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”). The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, current market conditions, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may vary from those estimates and those estimates could be different under different assumptions or conditions.

BRE Merger

The merger with BRE Properties, Inc. ("BRE") was a two step process. First, 14 of the BRE properties were acquired on March 31, 2014 in exchange for $1.4 billion of OP units. The fair value of these properties was substantially all attributable to rental properties which included land, buildings and improvements, and real estate under development and approximately $19 million

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

was attributable to acquired in-place lease value. Second, the BRE merger was closed on April 1, 2014 in exchange for the total consideration of approximately $4.3 billion. A summary of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired on April 1, 2014 was as follows (includes the 14 properties acquired on March 31, 2014 as the OP units issued were retired on April 1, 2014) (in millions):



Cash assumed	$	140
Rental properties and real estate under development	5,605
Real estate held for sale, net	108
Co-investments	224
Acquired in-place lease value	77
Other assets	16
Mortgage notes payable and unsecured debt	(1,747		)
Other liabilities	(87		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	(5		)
	$	4,331

Cash consideration for BRE merger	$	556
Equity consideration for BRE merger	3,775
Total consideration for BRE merger	$	4,331

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded adjustments to decrease the preliminary fair value of real property by $13.1 million, to increase the preliminary fair value of co-investments by $6.0 million and to decrease its preliminary estimate for liabilities assumed by $7.1 million. The changes in estimates were the result of subsequent additional information pertaining to the opening balance sheet identified by management. The Company believes that the information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

(2) Significant Transactions During the Second Quarter of 2015 and Subsequent Events

Significant Transactions

Acquisitions

In April 2015, the Company purchased an additional 49.5% interest in Reveal, a 438 apartment community located in Woodland Hills, CA, from Wesco I, a related party in which the Company holds a 50.0% noncontrolling interest, for a contract price of $73.0 million. As a result of the acquisition, the property is now consolidated and the Company recorded a gain of $12.7 million to remeasure the portion of its investment in Wesco I related to Reveal at fair value. The gain is included in “Gain on remeasurement of co-investment” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

In June 2015, the Company purchased Avant, a 247 apartment community, located in downtown Los Angeles, California, for $99.0 million.

In June 2015, the Company made a $10.0 million preferred equity investment in a related party limited liability company that owns Greentree Apartments, a 220 apartment community located in San Jose, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022. (See Note 5 - "Related Party Transactions" for further discussion.)

In June 2015, the Company made a $5.0 million preferred equity investment in a related party limited liability company that owns Sterling Cove Apartments, a 218 apartment community located in Concord, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022. (See Note 5 - "Related Party Transactions" for further discussion.)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

Common Stock

During the second quarter, the Company issued 396,840 shares of common stock, through our equity distribution program, at an average price of $223.59 for net proceeds of $88.5 million.

During the third quarter through August 3, 2015, the Company did not sell any shares of common stock through its equity distribution program or through other means.

Subsequent Events

There were no material subsequent events.

(3) Co-investments

The Company has co-investments, which are accounted for under the equity method. The co-investments own, operate and develop apartment communities. The following table details the carrying value of Company's co-investments (in thousands):



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Membership interest/Partnership interest in:
Wesco I and III	$	156,024	$	188,853
Fund II	228		696
Expo	6,825		7,352
The Huxley	—		11,471
CPPIB	339,600		336,977
Wesco IV	65,720		67,937
BEXAEW	92,260		97,686
Palm Valley	69,494		70,186
Total operating co-investments	730,151		781,158
Total development co-investments	194,442		152,574
Total preferred interest co-investments	119,615		108,691
Total co-investments	$	1,044,208	$	1,042,423

The combined summarized financial information of co-investments are as follows (in thousands).



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Combined balance sheets: ⁽¹⁾
Rental properties and real estate under development	$	3,275,960	$	3,426,574
Other assets	110,690		107,902
Total assets	$	3,386,650	$	3,534,476
Debt	$	1,391,474	$	1,568,398
Other liabilities	95,386		91,579
Equity ⁽¹⁾	1,899,790		1,874,499
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,386,650	$	3,534,476
Company's share of equity	$	1,044,208	$	1,042,423

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Combined statements of income: ⁽¹⁾
Property revenues	$	62,092		$	48,784		$	125,589		$	76,744
Property operating expenses	(23,184		)	(18,556		)	(46,138		)	(30,116		)
Net operating income	38,908			30,228			79,451			46,628
Gain on sale of real estate	—			—			14			11,369
Interest expense	(11,097		)	(9,422		)	(22,413		)	(15,445		)
General and administrative	(1,473		)	(1,811		)	(3,079		)	(3,199		)
Equity income from co-investments ⁽²⁾	—			4,784			—			9,543
Depreciation and amortization	(24,265		)	(17,885		)	(49,646		)	(28,578		)
Net income	$	2,073		$	5,894		$	4,327		$	20,318
Company's share of net income ⁽³⁾	$	4,472		$	5,629		$	8,783		$	16,155

⁽¹⁾ Includes preferred equity investments held by the Company.

⁽²⁾ Represents income from Wesco II's preferred equity investment in Park Merced.

⁽³⁾ Includes the Company's share of equity income from co-investments and preferred equity investments, gain on sales of co-investments, co-investment promote income and income from early redemption of preferred equity investments.

(4) Notes and Other Receivables

Notes receivable secured by real estate and other receivables consist of the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 6.0%, due December 2016	$	3,219	$	3,212
Notes and other receivables from affiliates	4,109		8,105
Other receivables	18,348		13,606
	$	25,676	$	24,923

(5) Related Party Transactions

The Company charges certain fees to its co-investments for asset management, property management, development and redevelopment services. These fees from affiliates totaled $3.6 million and $5.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $9.3 million and $7.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. All of these fees are net of intercompany amounts eliminated by the Company. The Company netted development and redevelopment fees of $1.5 million and $2.2 million against general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $4.6 million and $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company’s Chairman and founder, Mr. George Marcus, is the Chairman of the Marcus & Millichap Company (“MMC”), which is a parent company of a diversified group of real estate service, investment, and development firms. Mr. Marcus is also the Co-Chairman of Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (“MMI”), and Mr. Marcus owns a controlling interest in MMI, a national brokerage firm listed on the NYSE.

During the first quarter, a multifamily property, located in Anaheim, CA that was owned by an entity affiliated with MMC, in which the Company held a preferred equity investment, was sold. That investment of $13.7 million plus an additional $1.3 million in cash was invested as outlined in the next two paragraphs. The $13.7 million preferred equity investment earned a 9.0% preferred return and was scheduled to mature in September 2020.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

In June 2015, the Company made a $10.0 million preferred equity investment in an entity affiliated with MMC that owns Greentree Apartments, a 220 apartment community located in San Jose, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022. Independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors that serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Audit Committees approved the investment in this entity.

In June 2015, the Company made a $5.0 million preferred equity investment in a related party limited liability company that owns Sterling Cove Apartments, a 218 apartment community located in Concord, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022. Independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors that serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Audit Committees approved the investment in this entity.

In July 2014, the Company acquired Paragon Apartments, a 301 apartment community located in Fremont, CA for $111.0 million from an entity that was partially owned by an affiliate of MMC. Independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors that serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Audit Committees approved the acquisition of Paragon Apartments.

The Company has provided short-term bridge loans to affiliates. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $4.1 million and $8.1 million of short-term loans remained outstanding due from joint venture affiliates.

(6) Debt

The Company does not have indebtedness as debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt including the revolving credit facilities for the full term of such debt.

Debt consists of the following (in thousands):



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014			Weighted Average Maturity In Years
Bonds private placement - fixed rate	$	463,667		$	463,443		3.7
Term loan - variable rate	224,299			224,130			1.4
Unsecured Bonds - fixed rate	2,405,140			1,915,975			7.3
Unsecured debt, net ⁽¹⁾	3,093,106			2,603,548
Lines of credit, net ⁽²⁾	28,762			242,824
Mortgage notes payable, net ⁽³⁾	$	2,247,463		$	2,234,317		6.5
Total debt	$	5,369,331		$	5,080,689
Weighted average interest rate on fixed rate unsecured and private placement bonds	3.6		%	3.6		%
Weighted average interest rate on variable rate term loan	2.4		%	2.4		%
Weighted average interest rate on lines of credit	1.9		%	1.8		%
Weighted average interest rate on mortgage notes payable	4.4		%	4.6		%

(1) Includes unamortized premium of $20.2 million and $27.5 million and reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $17.1 million and $13.9 million, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

(2) Reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.9 million and $3.6 million, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

(3) Includes unamortized premium of $73.8 million and $83.8 million and reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $11.1 million and $11.9 million, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

The aggregate scheduled principal payments of the Company’s outstanding debt as of June 30, 2015 are as follows (excluding lines of credit):



Remaining in 2015	$	14,389
2016	391,519
2017	564,178
2018	320,621
2019	641,393
Thereafter	3,342,728
	$	5,274,828

(7) Segment Information

The Company defines its reportable operating segments as the three geographical regions in which its communities are located: Southern California, Northern California and Seattle Metro. Excluded from segment revenues and net operating income are management and other fees from affiliates, and interest and other income. Non-segment revenues and net operating income included in the following schedule also consist of revenue generated from commercial properties. Other non-segment assets include real estate under development, co-investments, cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, notes and other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets and deferred charges.

The revenues and net operating income for each of the reportable operating segments are summarized as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 ($ in thousands):



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Southern California	$	131,026		$	114,780		$	254,481		$	184,391
Northern California	106,923			87,722			209,350			144,210
Seattle Metro	49,826			44,444			98,480			73,149
Other real estate assets	6,326			10,006			12,019			14,552
Total property revenues	$	294,101		$	256,952		$	574,330		$	416,302
Net operating income:
Southern California	87,810			75,292			173,340			122,231
Northern California	76,451			60,797			148,967			100,720
Seattle Metro	33,674			29,401			66,803			48,447
Other real estate assets	6,089			7,904			7,972			9,040
Total net operating income	204,024			173,394			397,082			280,438
Management and other fees from affiliates	2,061			2,836			4,705			4,495
Depreciation and amortization	(113,731		)	(101,292		)	(220,638		)	(151,604		)
General and administrative	(9,549		)	(9,558		)	(20,094		)	(17,141		)
Merger and integration expenses	(1,410		)	(26,497		)	(3,798		)	(42,556		)
Acquisition costs	(429		)	(529		)	(976		)	(717		)
Interest expense	(50,802		)	(42,151		)	(98,348		)	(71,192		)
Interest and other income	3,254			2,814			7,453			5,693
Equity income from co-investments	4,472			5,629			8,783			16,155
Gains on sale of real estate and land	—			—			7,112			7,481
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	12,652			—			34,014			—
Net income	$	50,542		$	4,646		$	115,295		$	31,052

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

Total assets for each of the reportable operating segments are summarized as follows as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 ($ in thousands):



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Assets:
Southern California	$	4,836,313	$	4,241,277
Northern California	3,899,013		3,641,720
Seattle Metro	1,624,134		1,647,058
Other real estate assets	151,442		149,820
Net reportable operating segment - real estate assets	10,510,902		9,679,875
Real estate under development	220,911		429,096
Co-investments	1,044,208		1,042,423
Real estate held for sale, net	—		56,300
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash	65,152		95,749
Marketable securities and other investments	121,244		117,240
Notes and other receivables	25,676		24,923
Other non-segment assets	56,911		81,126
Total assets	$	12,045,004	$	11,526,732

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(8) Net Income Per Common Share

(Amounts in thousands, except per share and unit data)

Essex Property Trust, Inc.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015					Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Income		Weighted- average Common Shares	Per Common Share Amount		Income		Weighted- average Common Shares	Per Common Share Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	45,555	64,810,184	$	0.70	$	1,207	61,884,963	$	0.02
Effect of Dilutive Securities	—		162,668			—		174,799
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	45,555	64,972,852	$	0.70	$	1,207	62,059,762	$	0.02



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015					Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Income		Weighted- average Common Shares	Per Common Share Amount		Income		Weighted- average Common Shares	Per Common Share Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	104,918	64,499,545	$	1.63	$	23,119	49,857,233	$	0.46
Effect of Dilutive Securities	—		177,976			—		229,928
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	104,918	64,677,521	$	1.62	$	23,119	50,087,161	$	0.46

Weighted average convertible limited partnership units of 2,182,025 and 2,173,542, which include vested Series Z-1 incentive units, for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 2,183,163 and 2,270,029 for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and 2014, respectively, were not included in the determination of diluted EPS because they were anti-dilutive. The related income allocated to these convertible limited partnership units, which includes vested Series Z-1 units, aggregated $1.6 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $3.6 million and $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company has the ability and intention to redeem DownREIT limited partnership units for cash and does not consider them to be potentially dilutive securities.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

Essex Portfolio, L.P.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015					Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Income		Weighted- average Common Units	Per Common Unit Amount		Income		Weighted- average Common Units	Per Common Unit Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	47,088	66,992,209	$	0.70	$	1,416	64,058,505	$	0.02
Effect of Dilutive Securities	—		162,668			—		174,799
Diluted:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	47,088	67,154,877	$	0.70	$	1,416	64,233,304	$	0.02



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015					Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Income		Weighted- average Common Units	Per Common Unit Amount		Income		Weighted- average Common Units	Per Common Unit Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	108,562	66,682,708	$	1.63	$	24,745	52,127,261	$	0.47
Effect of Dilutive Securities	—		177,976			—		229,928
Diluted:
Net income available to common unitholders	$	108,562	66,860,684	$	1.62	$	24,745	52,357,189	$	0.47

Stock options of 24,500 and 24,500 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, because the effects on earnings per share were anti-dilutive. Stock options of 36,956 and 53,244 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effects on earnings per share were anti-dilutive. Additionally, excludes 903,285 DownREIT units for which the Operating Partnership has the ability and intention to redeem the DownREIT limited partnership units for cash and does not consider them to be potentially dilutive securities.

(9) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

As of June 30, 2015, the Company has entered into interest rate swap contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $225 million that effectively fixed the interest rate on the $225 million unsecured term loan at 2.4%. These derivatives qualify for hedge accounting.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company has interest rate cap contracts totaling a notional amount of $148.1 million that effectively limit the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by providing a ceiling on the underlying variable interest rate for substantially all of the Company’s tax exempt variable rate debt.

The Company has total return swaps, with a notional amount of $114.4 million and a carrying value and fair value of $19 thousand at June 30, 2015.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the aggregate carrying value of the interest rate swap contracts was a liability of $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which is classified in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(10) Commitments and Contingencies

To the extent that an environmental matter arises or is identified in the future that has other than a remote risk of having a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company will disclose the estimated range of possible outcomes, and, if an outcome is probable, accrue an appropriate liability for remediation and other potential liability. The Company will consider whether such occurrence results in an impairment of value on the affected property and, if so, impairment will be recognized. The Company has been sued in the ordinary course of business.

Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto included elsewhere herein and with the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that acquires, develops, redevelops and manages apartment communities in selected residential areas located primarily in the West Coast of the United States. Essex owns all of its interests in its real estate investments, directly or indirectly, through the Operating Partnership. Essex is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and, as of June 30, 2015, had an approximately 96.8% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership.

The Company’s investment strategy has two components: constant monitoring of existing markets, and evaluation of new markets to identify areas with the characteristics that underlie rental growth. The Company’s strong financial condition supports its investment strategy by enhancing its ability to quickly shift acquisition, development, and disposition activities to markets that will optimize the performance of the portfolio.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had ownership interests in 245 apartment communities, comprising 58,768 apartment units, excluding the Company’s ownership in preferred equity interest co-investments, and the Company also had ownership interests in four commercial buildings with approximately 320,235 square feet and nine active developments. The Company’s apartment communities are located in the following major West Coast regions:

Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties)

Northern California (the San Francisco Bay Area)

Seattle Metro (Seattle metropolitan area)

As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s development pipeline was comprised of two consolidated projects under development and seven unconsolidated joint venture projects under development, all aggregating 2,759 apartment units, with total incurred costs of $0.7 billion, and estimated remaining project costs of $0.9 billion for total estimated project costs of $1.6 billion.

The Company’s consolidated apartment communities are as follows:



	As of June 30, 2015			As of June 30, 2014
	Apartment Units	%		Apartment Units	%
Southern California	23,514	48	%	22,207	47	%
Northern California	14,807	31	%	13,769	30	%
Seattle Metro	10,239	21	%	9,996	21	%
Arizona	-	-		902	2	%
Total	48,560	100	%	46,874	100	%

Co-investments, including Wesco I, LLC ("Wesco I"), Wesco III, LLC ("Wesco III"), Wesco IV, LLC (“Wesco IV”), Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB" or "CPP"), Palm Valley and BEXAEW, LLC (“BEXAEW”) communities, and preferred equity interest co-investment communities are not included in the table presented above for both periods.

On April 1, 2014, the Company completed the merger with BRE Properties, Inc. ("BRE"). For further details regarding the merger see the discussion set forth under the caption "BRE Merger" in note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference. The net assets and results of operations of BRE are included in our consolidated financial statements as of April 1, 2014.

In March 2015, the Company issued $500.0 million of 3.50% senior unsecured notes that mature on April 1, 2025. The interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2015 until the maturity date in April 2025. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering to repay indebtedness under the Company’s $1.0 billion unsecured line of credit facility, its $25.0 million unsecured working capital line and for other general corporate purposes.

In March 2015, the Company purchased a controlling interest in The Huxley and The Dylan, two properties with a total of 371 apartment units, located in West Hollywood, California, with cash and the assumption of the mortgage loans with a principal balance of $114.4 million with a remaining term to maturity of thirty-two years. As a result of the acquisition, the Company now consolidates these two properties and the related debt.

In June 2015, the Company purchased Avant, a 247 apartment community, located in downtown Los Angeles, California, for $99.0 million.

In June 2015 the Company made a $10.0 million preferred equity investment in a related party limited liability company that owns Greentree Apartments, a 220 apartment community located in San Jose, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022.

In June 2015 the Company made a $5.0 million preferred equity investment in a related party limited liability company that owns Sterling Cove Apartments, a 218 apartment community located in Concord, CA. This investment will earn a 9.5% preferred return and is scheduled to mature in June 2022.

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

The Company’s average financial occupancies for the Company’s stabilized apartment communities or “Quarterly Same-Property” (stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014) was 96.1% and 95.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Financial occupancy is defined as the percentage resulting from dividing actual rental revenue by total potential rental revenue. Actual rental revenue represents contractual rental revenue pursuant to leases without considering delinquency and concessions. Total potential rental revenue represents the value of all apartment units, with occupied units valued at contractual rental rates pursuant to leases and vacant units valued at estimated market rents. We believe that financial occupancy is a meaningful measure of occupancy because it considers the value of each vacant unit at its estimated market rate.

Market rates are determined using the recently signed effective rates on new leases at the property and are used as the starting point in the determination of the market rates of vacant units. The Company may increase or decrease these rates based on the supply and demand in the apartment community’s market. The Company will check the reasonableness of these rents based on its position within the market and compare the rents against the asking rents by comparable properties in the market. Financial occupancy may not completely reflect short-term trends in physical occupancy and financial occupancy rates, as disclosed by other REITs, may not be comparable to the Company’s calculation of financial occupancy.

The Company does not take into account delinquency and concessions to calculate actual rent for occupied units and market rents for vacant units. The calculation of financial occupancy compares contractual rates for occupied units to estimated market rents for unoccupied units, and thus the calculation compares the gross value of all apartment units excluding delinquency and concessions. For apartment communities that are development properties in lease-up without stabilized occupancy figures, the Company believes the physical occupancy rate is the appropriate performance metric. While an apartment community is in the lease-up phase, the Company’s primary motivation is to stabilize the property which may entail the use of rent concessions and other incentives, and thus financial occupancy, which is based on contractual revenue is not considered the best metric to quantify occupancy.

The regional breakdown of the Company’s Quarterly Same-Property portfolio for financial occupancy for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014
Southern California	95.9	%	95.9	%
Northern California	96.3	%	95.7	%
Seattle Metro	96.1	%	95.8	%

The following table provides a breakdown of revenue amounts, including revenues attributable to the Quarterly Same-Properties:



	Number of	Three Months Ended June 30,				Dollar		Percentage
	Properties	2015		2014		Change		Change
Property Revenues ($ in thousands)
Quarterly Same-Property⁽¹⁾:
Southern California	84	$	115,117	$	108,865	$	6,252	5.7	%
Northern California	51	91,559		82,764		8,795		10.6
Seattle Metro	45	45,493		42,318		3,175		7.5
Total Quarterly Same-Property revenues	180	252,169		233,947		18,222		7.8
Quarterly Non-Same Property Revenues		41,932		23,005		18,927		82.3
Total property revenues		$	294,101	$	256,952	$	37,149	14.5	%


⁽¹⁾	Quarterly Same-Property includes BRE properties acquired on April 1, 2014.

Quarterly Same-Property Revenues increased by $18.2 million or 7.8% to $252.2 million in the second quarter of 2015 from $233.9 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of 7.3% in average rental rates from $1,780 per unit in the second quarter of 2014 to $1,910 per unit in the second quarter of 2015. On a sequential basis the Company experienced Quarterly Same-Property revenue growth from the first quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2015 of $5.6 million or 2.3%, resulting from sequential revenue growth in all three regions mainly driven by an increase in average rental rates of 2.2% with no change in occupancy compared to the first quarter of 2015.

Quarterly Non-Same Property Revenues increased by $18.9 million or 82.3% to $41.9 million in the second quarter of 2015 from $23.0 million in the second quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily due to revenue generated by ten communities acquired or consolidated since April 1, 2014 and four communities acquired aggregating 710 units during 2013 and 2012, which stabilized after April 1, 2014.

Management and other fees from affiliates decreased by $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014. The decrease is primarily due to the loss of asset and management fees in 2015, as compared to 2014, due to the consolidation of The Huxley, The Dylan, Reveal in 2015 and the sale of certain Fund II communities, in addition to a one time acquisition fee of $0.5 million received during the second quarter of 2014.

Property operating expenses, excluding real estate taxes increased $4.2 million to $57.4 million in the second quarter of 2015 from $53.2 million in the second quarter of 2014, primarily due to the acquisition or consolidation of ten communities since April 1, 2014. Quarterly Same-Property operating expenses, excluding real estate taxes, increased by $1.7 million or 3.5% for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014, primarily due to a $0.9 increase in maintenance and repairs and a $0.8 million increase in management fees.

Real estate taxes increased by $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 due primarily to the acquisition or consolidation of ten communities since April 1, 2014. Quarterly Same-Property real estate taxes decreased by $0.6 million or 2.3% for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due property tax refunds received in 2015 related to 2014.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014, due to the acquisition or consolidation of ten communities since April 1, 2014.

Merger and integration expenses include, but are not limited to, advisor fees, legal, and accounting fees related to the merger with BRE and related integration activity. Merger and integration expenses were $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2015 and $26.5 million for the second quarter of 2014.

Interest expense increased $8.7 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014, primarily due to a $4.3 million decrease in capitalized interest for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014, due to the decrease in development costs as compared to the same period in 2014.

Interest and other income increased by $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to an increase in interest income attributable to an increase in the estimated yield on mortgage backed securities.

Equity income in co-investments decreased $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to the events in 2014 which did not recur, including a promote income allocation of $1.1 million during the second quarter of 2014.

Gain on remeasurement of co-investment increased by $12.7 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 due to the remeasurement of the Company's investment in the Reveal community due to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the property.

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Our average financial occupancies for the Company’s stabilized apartment communities or “2015/2014 Same-Property” (stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014) was 96.3% for both the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

The regional breakdown of the Company’s 2015/2014 Same-Property portfolio for financial occupancy for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014
Southern California	96.4	%	96.4	%
Northern California	96.3	%	96.2	%
Seattle Metro	96.3	%	96.3	%

The following table provides a breakdown of revenue amounts, including revenues attributable to the 2015/2014 Same-Properties:



	Number of	Six Months Ended June 30,				Dollar		Percentage
	Properties	2015		2014		Change		Change
Property Revenues ($ in thousands)
2015/2014 Same-Property⁽¹⁾:
Southern California	58	$	139,525	$	131,492	$	8,033	6.1	%
Northern California	38	122,919		111,253		11,666		10.5
Seattle Metro	34	60,710		56,439		4,271		7.6
Total 2015/2014 Same-Property revenues	130	323,154		299,184		23,970		8.0
2015/2014 Non-Same Property Revenues		251,176		117,118		134,058		114.5
Total property revenues		$	574,330	$	416,302	$	158,028	38.0	%


⁽¹⁾	2015/2014 Same-Property excludes BRE properties acquired April 1, 2014.

2015/2014 Same-Property Revenues increased by $24.0 million or 8.0% to $323.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $299.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of 8.0% in scheduled rents of $1,701 per unit for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $1,837 per unit for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

2015/2014 Non-Same Property Revenues increased by $134.1 million or 114.5% to $251.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $117.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase was primarily due to revenue generated from the BRE merger and twelve other communities acquired or consolidated since January 1, 2014 and four communities aggregating 710 units acquired during 2013 and 2012, which stabilized in 2014.

Management and other fees from affiliates increased by $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily due to the asset and property management fees earned from co-investments formed or acquired in 2014 and 2015, partially offset by the loss of asset and management fees in 2015, due to the consolidation of The Huxley, The Dylan, Reveal in 2015 and the sale of certain Fund II communities. Additionally, the Company received a one time acquisition fee of $0.5 million received during the second quarter of 2014.

Property operating expenses, excluding real estate taxes increased $22.8 million to $113.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $90.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily due to the BRE merger and the acquisition of or consolidation of twelve communities since January 1, 2014. 2015/2014 Same-Property operating expenses, excluding real estate taxes, increased by $0.5 million or 0.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily due to a $0.5 million increase in administrative expenses.

Real estate taxes increased by $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014, due primarily to the BRE merger and the acquisition or consolidation of twelve communities since January 1, 2014. 2015/2014 Same-Property real estate taxes increased by $0.5 million or 1.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $69.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014, due to the BRE merger and the acquisition or consolidation of twelve communities since January 1, 2014.

General and administrative expense increased $3.0 million or 17.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to additional corporate employees from the BRE merger.

Merger and integration expenses include, but are not limited to, advisor fees, legal, and accounting fees related to the merger with BRE and related integration activity. Merger and integration expenses were $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $42.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Interest expense increased $27.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014, due to an increase in average outstanding debt primarily due to assumed debt in connection with the BRE merger in addition to a $3.4 million decrease in capitalized interest for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, due to the decrease in development costs as compared to the same period in 2014.

Interest and other income increased by $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to an increase in interest income attributable to an increase in the estimated yield on mortgage backed securities.

Equity income in co-investments decreased $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to events in 2014 which did not recur in 2015, including the Company's share of the gain on the sale of a Fund II community for $3.2 million, a promote income allocation of $4.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the repayment of the Wesco II preferred equity investment partially offset by $0.5 million in income from the early redemption of a preferred equity investment during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Gains on sale of real estate and land decreased by $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily due to $7.1 million in gains on the sales of Pinnacle South Mountain and two commercial buildings during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to a $7.5 million gain on the sale of Vista Capri North during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Gain on remeasurement of co-investment increased by $34.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to the remeasurement of the Company's investments in The Huxley and The Dylan properties, resulting in a gain of $21.3 million, and Reveal, resulting in a gain of $12.7 million, due to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the properties.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had $30.2 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $121.2 million in marketable securities, of which $47.5 million were available for sale. We believe that cash flows generated by our operations, existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances, availability under existing lines of credit, access to capital markets and the ability to generate cash from the disposition of real estate are sufficient to meet all of our reasonably anticipated cash needs during the next twelve months. The timing, source and amounts of cash flows provided by financing activities and used in investing activities are sensitive to changes in interest rates and other fluctuations in the capital markets environment, which can affect our plans for acquisitions, dispositions, development and redevelopment activities.

Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), Moody’s Investor Service, and Standard and Poor's (“S&P”) credit agencies rate Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P. BBB+/Stable, Baa2/Positive, and BBB/Positive, respectively.

The Company has two lines of unsecured credit aggregating $1.03 billion. The Company has a $1.0 billion unsecured line of credit, and as of June 30, 2015, there was $25.0 million outstanding on it. The underlying interest rate is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company's credit ratings on the credit facility and the rate was LIBOR plus 0.95% as of June 30, 2015. This facility matures in December 2018 with one 18-month extension, exercisable at the Company’s option. The Company has a working capital unsecured line of credit agreement for $25.0 million. This facility matures in January 2016. As of June 30, 2015, there was $7.6 million outstanding on the $25.0 million unsecured line. The underlying interest rate on the $25.0 million line is based on a tiered rate structure tied to Fitch and S&P ratings on the credit facility of LIBOR plus 0.95%.

In March 2015, the Company issued $500 million of 3.50% senior unsecured notes that mature in April 1, 2025. The interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2015 until the maturity date in April 2025. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering to repay indebtedness under the Company’s $1.0 billion unsecured line of credit facility, its $25.0 million unsecured working capital line and for other general corporate purposes.

The Company has entered into equity distribution agreements with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co, Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNB Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Capital Inc., Jefferies, LLC ("Jefferies"), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC ("JP Morgan"), Liquidnet, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., and UBS Securities LLC ("UBS"). Pursuant to its equity distribution program, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and through August 3, 2015, the Company has issued 1,218,911 shares of common stock at an average price of $226.00 per share, for proceeds of $272.7 million, net of fees and commissions. Under this program, the Company may from time to time sell shares of common stock into the existing trading market at current market prices, and the Company anticipates using the net proceeds, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership, to pay down debt, acquire apartment communities and fund the development pipeline. As of August 3, 2015, the Company may sell an additional 2,025,034 shares under the current equity distribution program.

Essex pays quarterly dividends from cash available for distribution. Until it is distributed, cash available for distribution is invested by the Company primarily in investment grade securities held available for sale or is used by the Company to reduce balances outstanding under its line of credit.

Development and Predevelopment Pipeline

The Company defines development activities as new properties that are being constructed, or are newly constructed and, in the case of development communities, are in a phase of lease-up and have not yet reached stabilized operations. As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s development pipeline was comprised of two consolidated projects under development and seven unconsolidated joint venture projects under development, all aggregating 2,759 units, with total incurred costs of $0.7 billion, and estimated remaining project costs of approximately $0.9 billion for total estimated project costs of $1.6 billion.

The Company expects to fund the development and predevelopment pipeline by using a combination of some or all of the following sources: its working capital, amounts available on its lines of credit, net proceeds from public and private equity and debt issuances, and proceeds from the disposition of assets, if any.

Redevelopment Pipeline

The Company defines redevelopment communities as existing properties owned or recently acquired, which have been targeted for additional investment by the Company with the expectation of increased financial returns through property improvement. During redevelopment, apartment units may not be available for rent and, as a result, may have less than stabilized operations. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had ownership interests in five major redevelopment communities aggregating 1,313 apartment units with estimated redevelopment costs of $148.5 million, of which approximately $100.1 million remains to be expended. The Company has the ability to cease funding of the redevelopment pipeline as needed.

Derivative Activity

The Company uses interest rate swaps, interest rate cap, and total return swap contracts to manage certain interest rate risks. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps and total return swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts). The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the aggregate carrying value of the interest rate swap contracts was a liability of $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The aggregate carrying value of the interest rate cap contracts was zero on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The aggregate carrying value of the total return swaps was an asset of $19 thousand on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015. The Company did not hold any total return swaps as of December 31, 2014.

Alternative Capital Sources

The Company utilizes co-investments as an alternative source of capital for acquisitions of both operating and development communities. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had an interest in 1,988 units of communities actively under development with joint ventures for total estimated costs of $1.1 billion. Total estimated remaining costs total approximately $587 million, of which the Company estimates that our remaining investment in these development joint ventures will be approximately $301 million. In addition, the Company had an interest in 10,208 units of operating communities with joint ventures for a total book value of $730.2 million as of June 30, 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements, in accordance with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company defines critical accounting policies as those accounting policies that require the Company’s management to exercise their most difficult, subjective and complex judgments. The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates relate principally to the following key areas: (i) accounting for business combinations (ii) consolidation under applicable accounting standards for entities that are not wholly owned; (iii) assessing the carrying values of our real estate properties and investments in and advances to joint ventures and affiliates; and (iv) internal cost capitalization. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, current market conditions, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates made by management.

The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially from information reported in Note 2, “Summary of Critical and Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts may be considered forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, intentions, beliefs and strategies regarding the future. Forward looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s expectations as to the total

projected costs of predevelopment, development and redevelopment projects, beliefs as to our ability to meet our cash needs during the next twelve months and the Company’s development and redevelopment pipeline, and statements regarding the Company's financing activities.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to, that the Company will fail to achieve its business objectives, that the total projected costs of current predevelopment, development and redevelopment projects exceed expectations, that such development and redevelopment projects will not be completed, that development and redevelopment projects and acquisitions will fail to meet expectations, that estimates of future income from an acquired property may prove to be inaccurate, that future cash flows will be inadequate to meet operating requirements, that there may be a downturn in the markets in which the Company's properties are located, that the terms of any refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness, and that lawsuits will be more costly than anticipated, as well as those risks, special considerations, and other factors referred to in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and those risk factors and special considerations set forth in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information.

Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders and Unitholders

Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders and Unitholders ("FFO") is a financial measure that is commonly used in the REIT industry. The Company presents funds from operations as a supplemental operating performance measure. FFO is not used by the Company as, nor should it be considered to be, an alternative to net earnings computed under GAAP as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash from operating activities computed under GAAP as an indicator of the Company’s ability to fund its cash needs.

FFO is not meant to represent a comprehensive system of financial reporting and does not present, nor does it intend to present, a complete picture of the Company's financial condition and operating performance. The Company believes that net earnings computed under GAAP is the primary measure of performance and that FFO is only meaningful when it is used in conjunction with net earnings. The Company considers FFO and FFO excluding non-recurring items and acquisition costs (referred to as “Core FFO”) to be useful financial performance measurements of an equity REIT because, together with net income and cash flows, FFO provides investors with an additional basis to evaluate operating performance and ability of a REIT to incur and service debt and to fund acquisitions and other capital expenditures and ability to pay dividends. Further, the Company believes that its consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, provide the most meaningful picture of its financial condition and its operating performance.

In calculating FFO, the Company follows the definition for this measure published by the National Association of REITs (“NAREIT”), which is a REIT trade association. The Company believes that, under the NAREIT FFO definition, the two most significant adjustments made to net income are (i) the exclusion of historical cost depreciation and (ii) the exclusion of gains and losses (including impairment charges on depreciable real estate) from the sale of previously depreciated properties. The Company agrees that these two NAREIT adjustments are useful to investors for the following reason:

(a)

historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes, through depreciation charges, that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. NAREIT stated in its White Paper on Funds from Operations “since real estate asset values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves.” Consequently, NAREIT’s definition of FFO reflects the fact that real estate, as an asset class, generally appreciates over time and depreciation charges required by GAAP do not reflect the underlying economic realities.

(b)

REITs were created as a legal form of organization in order to encourage public ownership of real estate as an asset class through investment in firms that were in the business of long-term ownership and management of real estate. The exclusion, in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, of gains and losses (including impairment charges on depreciable real estate) from the sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets allows investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REIT’s activity and assists in comparing those operating results between periods.

Management believes that it has consistently applied the NAREIT definition of FFO to all periods presented. However, there is judgment involved and other REITs’ calculation of FFO may vary from the NAREIT definition for this measure, and thus their disclosure of FFO may not be comparable to the Company’s calculation.

The following table sets forth the Company’s calculation of FFO and Core FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands except for share and per share data):

Essex Property Trust, Inc.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income available to common stockholders	$	45,555		$	1,207		$	104,918		$	23,119
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	113,731			101,292			220,638			151,604
Gains not included in Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders	(12,652		)	—			(41,126		)	(10,292		)
Depreciation add back from unconsolidated co-investments	12,105			8,314			24,022			13,074
Noncontrolling interest related to Operating Partnership units	1,581			209			3,644			1,626
Depreciation attributable to third party ownership and other	(251		)	(332		)	(500		)	(661		)
Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders	$	160,069		$	110,690		$	311,596		$	178,470
Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders per share - diluted	$	2.38		$	1.72		$	4.66		$	3.41
Non-core items:
Merger and integration expenses	1,410			26,497			3,798			42,556
Acquisition costs	429			529			976			717
Gain on sales of marketable securities and note prepayment	—			(459		)	—			(886		)
Co-investment promote income	—			(1,056		)	—			(4,904		)
Gain on sale of land	—			—			—			(400		)
Income from early redemption of preferred equity investments	—			—			(469		)	—
Other non-core adjustments	(582		)	(2,307		)	(1,957		)	(539		)
Core Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders	$	161,326		$	133,894		$	313,944		$	215,014
Core Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders and unitholders per share-diluted	$	2.40		$	2.08		$	4.69		$	4.11
Weighted average number
shares outstanding diluted ⁽¹⁾	67,215,382			64,233,304			66,922,047			52,357,189


(1)	Assumes conversion of all outstanding operating partnership interests in the Operating Partnership and excludes 903,285 DownREIT units for which the Operating Partnership has the ability and intention to redeem the DownREIT limited partnership units for cash and does not consider them to be common stock equivalents.

Net Operating Income (“NOI”)

Same-property net operating income (“NOI”) is considered by management to be an important supplemental performance measure to earnings from operations included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. The presentation of same-property NOI assists with the presentation of the Company’s operations prior to the allocation of depreciation and any

corporate-level or financing-related costs. NOI reflects the operating performance of a community and allows for an easy comparison of the operating performance of individual communities or groups of communities. In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead structures, with varying marginal impacts to overhead by acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets. The Company defines same-property NOI as same-property revenue less same-property operating expenses, including property taxes. Please see the reconciliation of earnings from operations to same-property NOI, which in the table below is the NOI for stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the periods presented (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Earnings from operations	$	80,966		$	38,354		$	156,281		$	72,915
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	113,731			101,292			220,638			151,604
Management and other fees from affiliates	(2,061		)	(2,836		)	(4,705		)	(4,495		)
General and administrative	9,549			9,558			20,094			17,141
Merger and integration expenses	1,410			26,497			3,798			42,556
Acquisition costs	429			529			976			717
NOI	204,024			173,394			397,082			280,438
Less: Non same-property NOI	(29,036		)	(15,571		)	(168,311		)	(74,636		)
Same-property NOI⁽¹⁾	$	174,988		$	157,823		$	228,771		$	205,802


⁽¹⁾	Same-Property NOI for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 includes BRE properties acquired on April 1, 2014, while the BRE properties are excluded from Same-Property NOI for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

Interest Rate Hedging Activities

The Company’s objective in using derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its cash flow hedging strategy. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has entered into seven interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the risk of changes in the interest-related cash outflows on its $225.0 million variable rate five-year unsecured term debt. As of June 30, 2015, the Company also had $292.1 million of variable rate indebtedness, of which $148.1 million is subject to interest rate cap protection. The Company holds derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges as of June 30, 2015. The following table summarizes the notional amount, carrying value, and estimated fair value of the Company’s cash flow hedge derivative instruments used to hedge interest rates as of June 30, 2015. The notional amount represents the aggregate amount of a particular security that is currently hedged at one time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rates or market risks. The table also includes a sensitivity analysis to demonstrate the impact on the Company’s derivative instruments from an increase or decrease in 10-year Treasury bill interest rates by 50 basis points, as of June 30, 2015.



				Carrying and			Estimated Carrying Value
	Notional		Maturity	Estimated			50			-50
(in thousands)	Amount		Date Range	Fair Value			Basis Points			Basis Points
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	225,000	2016-2017	$	(1,896	)	$	(421	)	$	(3,255	)
Interest rate caps	148,125		2016-2020	—			59			—
Total cash flow hedges	$	373,125	2016-2020	$	(1,896	)	$	(362	)	$	(3,255	)

Additionally, the Company has a total return swap, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, with a notional amount of $114.4 million and a carrying value and fair value of $19 thousand at June 30, 2015.

Interest Rate Sensitive Liabilities

The Company is exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of its lines of credit and long-term tax exempt variable rate debt and unsecured term debt. The Company’s interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve its objectives the Company borrows primarily at fixed rates and may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps and treasury locks in order to mitigate its interest rate risk on a related financial instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.

The Company’s interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal amounts and weighted average interest rates by year of expected maturity to evaluate the expected cash flows (excludes lines of credit).



For the Years Ended	2015			2016			2017			2018		2019		Thereafter			Total			Fair value
(in thousands, except for interest rates)
Fixed rate debt	$	14,389		191,481			538,683			320,080		630,801		3,062,325			$	4,757,759		$	4,882,579
Average interest rate	4.6		%	4.6	%		3.3	%		5.5	%	4.3	%	4.1	%		4.1		%
Variable rate debt	$	—		200,038		⁽¹⁾	25,495		⁽¹⁾	541		10,592		280,403		^{(2) (3)}	$	517,069		$	545,480
Average interest rate	—			2.1	%		2.1	%		2.5		1.8	%	1.7	%		1.9		%


(1)	$225.0 million subject to interest rate swap agreements.


(2)	$148.1 million subject to interest rate caps.


(3)	$114.4 million subject to total return swaps.

The table incorporates only those exposures that exist as of June 30, 2015; it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. As a result, our ultimate realized gain or loss, with respect to interest rate fluctuations and hedging strategies would depend on the exposures that arise prior to settlement.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

As of June 30, 2015, Essex carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including Essex’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, Essex’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Essex in the reports that Essex files or submit under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such disclosure controls and procedures were also effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Essex’s management, including Essex’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in Essex’s internal control over financial reporting, that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Essex’s internal control over financial reporting.

Essex Portfolio, L.P.

As of June 30, 2015, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in the reports that the Operating Partnership files or submit under the

Index

Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such disclosure controls and procedures were also effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting, that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II -- Other Information

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to various lawsuits in the normal course of its business operations. Such lawsuits could, but are not expected to, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company purchases general liability and all risk property, including loss of rent, insurance coverage for each of its communities. The Company also purchases limited earthquake, terrorism, environmental and flood insurance. There are certain types of losses which may not be covered or could exceed coverage limits. The insurance are subject to deductibles and self-insured retentions in varying amounts. The Company utilizes a wholly owned insurance subsidiary, Pacific Western Insurance LLC (“PWI”) to self-insure certain earthquake and all risk losses. As of June 30, 2015, PWI has cash and marketable securities of approximately $50.7 million, and is consolidated in the Company's financial statements.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

There were no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.

Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities; Essex Portfolio, L.P.

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Operating Partnership issued partnership units in private placements in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, in the amounts and for the consideration set forth below:

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, Essex Property Trust, Inc. issued an aggregate of 422,303 of its common stock upon the exercise of stock options, the vesting of restricted stock awards and the issuances of common stock into the public market pursuant to its equity distribution program. Essex Property Trust, Inc. contributed the proceeds from the option exercises and issuances of common stock pursuant to its equity distribution of $92.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 to our Operating Partnership in exchange for an aggregate of 422,303 common operating partnership units ("common units"), as required by the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement.

Item 5: Other Information

None.

Item 6: Exhibits



A. Exhibits
10.1	Terms Agreement dated as of May 20, 2015, among Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., attached as Exhibit 1.1 to Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 26, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.

12.1	Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

31.1	Certification of Michael J. Schall, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2	Certification of Michael T. Dance, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3	Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.4	Certification of Michael T. Dance, Principal Financial Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1	Certification of Michael J. Schall, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2	Certification of Michael T. Dance, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.3	Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.4	Certification of Michael T. Dance, Principal Financial Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
	(Registrant)

	Date: August 6, 2015

	By: /S/ MICHAEL T. DANCE

	Michael T. Dance
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer)



	Date: August 6, 2015

	By: /S/ JOHN FARIAS

	John Farias
	Group Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer



	ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P. By Essex Property Trust, Inc., its general partner
	(Registrant)

	Date: August 6, 2015

	By: /S/ MICHAEL T. DANCE

	Michael T. Dance
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer)



	ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P. By Essex Property Trust, Inc., its general partner
	(Registrant)

	Date: August 6, 2015

	By: /S/ JOHN FARIAS

	John Farias
	Group Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer