INVESTOR PRESENTATION FEBRUARY-MARCH 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT ESSEX 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 WEST COAST FUNDAMENTALS 8 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES & KEY MARKET STATS 21 INVESTMENTS AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION 24 2020 GUIDANCE AND BALANCE SHEET 31 DEFINITIONS & RECONCILIATIONS 38 2 ESSEX AT A GLANCE THE ONLY PUBLIC MULTIFAMILY REIT DEDICATED TO THE WEST COAST | --- | --- | --- | |------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------| | | | | | | | | | | NORTHERN, CA | | | | SOUTHERN, CA ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.0001 par value (Essex Property Trust, Inc.) ESS New York Stock Exchange FORM 10-K (MARK ONE) ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period ...

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) Q4 2019 Results Conference Call January 30, 2020 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Schall - President and CEO John Burkart - Sr. EVP and COO Angela Kleiman - EVP and CFO Adam Berry - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler Shirley Wu - Bank of America Nicholas Joseph - Citi Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Neil Malkin - Capital One Securities Rich Anderson - SMBC John Kim - BMO Capital Markets ...

III TO N INVESTOR PRESENTATION NOVEMBER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT ESSEX 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 WEST COAST FUNDAMENTALS 8 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES & KEY MARKET STATS 22 INVESTMENTS AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION 25 2019 GUIDANCE AND BALANCE SHEET 32 DEFINITIONS & RECONCILIATIONS 38 2 ESSEX AT A GLANCE THE ONLY PUBLIC MULTIFAMILY REIT DEDICATED TO THE WEST COAST | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- ...

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) Q3 2019 Results Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2019 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Mike Schall - President, Chief Executive Officer John Burkart - Chief Operating Officer Angela Kleiman - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Trent Trujillo - Scotiabank Shirley Wu - Bank of America Nick Joseph - Citigroup Rich Hill - Morgan Stanley Rob Stevenson - ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019 OR ☐ 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.) Commission file number 333-44467-01 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.) | --- | --- | --- | |- ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019 OR ☐ 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.) Commission file number 333-44467-01 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.) | --- | --- | --- | |------ ...

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 March 31, 2019 OR 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.) Commission file number 333-44467-01 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.) ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (MARK ONE) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |-----------------------|-------|-------|-----------------|-------|----------------------------------------- ...