Essex Announces Its 2009 Fourth Quarter Conference Call and 2010 Full Year Guidance


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - January 11, 2010) - Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter and year-end 2009 earnings results and 2010 guidance after the close of the stock market on Thursday, February 4, 2010. A conference call with senior management is scheduled for the following day on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Company will provide details for 2010 guidance during this call.

The conference call is open to everyone, and can be accessed by:

Internet: Go to www.essexpropertytrust.com, and click on the fourth quarter earnings release link.

Phone: Dial (877) 407-4018

Replay: A rebroadcast of the live call will be available online for 90 days and digitally for 7 days. To access the replay online, go to www.essexpropertytrust.com and select the fourth quarter earnings link. To access the replay digitally, dial (877) 660-6853 using account number 3055 and conference ID number 341967.

Essex Property Trust, Inc., located in Palo Alto, California and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ESS), is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast communities. Essex currently has ownership interests in 133 multifamily properties (27,221 units), and has 581 units in various stages of development. Additional information about Essex can be found on the Company's web site at www.essexpropertytrust.com. If you would like to receive future press releases via e-mail-please send a request to investors@essexpropertytrust.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Nicole Culbertson (650) 849-1649