General Info

Essex Property Trust, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. It provides services for acquiring, developing, redeveloping and management of apartment communities located in highly desirable, supply-constrained markets. Essex Property Trust owns more than 135 apartment communities and provides services in Southern California, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, San Francisco Bay Area and the Seattle metropolitan area. The trust operates the Essex Property Financial Corporation that provides debt and equity capital for real estate in the West United States and focuses on middle market transactions that involve residential, retail, office and industrial properties. Established in 1971, Essex Property Trust maintains various offices in California and Washington.