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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B><BR>
<B>Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B><BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 11, 2015 (March 10, 2015)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5pc; text-align: center; text-indent: -1.45pt"><B>001-13106
(Essex Property Trust, Inc.)</B></P>

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(Essex Portfolio, L.P.)</B></FONT><BR>
(Commission File Number)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Maryland (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>77-0369576 (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>California (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>77-0369575&nbsp;(Essex Portfolio, L.P.)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>925 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California
94303</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(650) 494-3700</B><BR>
(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 35.3pt">On March 10, 2015, Essex Property Trust,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and Essex Portfolio, L.P. (the &ldquo;Operating Partnership&rdquo;) entered into an underwriting
agreement (the &ldquo;Underwriting Agreement&rdquo;) with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters
named therein (the &ldquo;Underwriters&rdquo;), in connection with the public offering by the Operating Partnership of $500 million
aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership&rsquo;s 3.500% Senior Notes due 2025 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;). The Notes
will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The press release announcing the pricing of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 35.3pt">The Operating Partnership intends to use
the net proceeds of the Notes offering to repay indebtedness under its unsecured line of credit facility, its unsecured working
capital line of credit facility and for other general corporate and working capital purposes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 35.3pt">The foregoing description of the Underwriting
Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which
is being filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3pc">(d)</TD>
    <TD>Exhibits.</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 3pc"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 3pc">1.1</TD><TD>Underwriting Agreement, dated March 10, 2015, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 3pc"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 3pc">99.1</TD><TD>Press release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc. on March 10, 2015.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 22.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: March 11, 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in">Essex Property Trust, Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in"><U>/s/ Michael T. Dance  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in">Name: Michael T. Dance<BR>
Title: Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in">Essex Portfolio, L.P.</P>

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Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in"><U>/s/ Michael T. Dance &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.5pt 0pt 5in">Name: Michael T. Dance<BR>
Title: Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</P>

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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 11, 2015 (March 10, 2015)
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
001-13106
(Essex Property Trust, Inc.)
333-44467-01
(Essex Portfolio, L.P.)
(Commission File Number)
Maryland (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)
77-0369576 (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)
California (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)
77-0369575 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
925 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California
94303
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 494-3700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 10, 2015, Essex Property Trust,
Inc. (the "Company") and Essex Portfolio, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership") entered into an underwriting
agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters
named therein (the "Underwriters"), in connection with the public offering by the Operating Partnership of $500 million
aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership's 3.500% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Notes"). The Notes
will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. The press release announcing the pricing of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Operating Partnership intends to use
the net proceeds of the Notes offering to repay indebtedness under its unsecured line of credit facility, its unsecured working
capital line of credit facility and for other general corporate and working capital purposes.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting
Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which
is being filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 10, 2015, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters.
99.1
Press release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc. on March 10, 2015.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 11, 2015
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
/s/ Michael T. Dance
Name: Michael T. Dance
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Essex Portfolio, L.P.
By: Essex Property Trust,
Inc.
/s/ Michael T. Dance
Name: Michael T. Dance
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer