UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): April 10, 2014 (April 8, 2014)

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 or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

925 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California 94303

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(650) 494-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On April 8, 2014, Essex Property Trust, Inc. announced that its operating partnership, Essex Portfolio, L.P., priced the private placement of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes"). The press release announcing the pricing of this private placement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Notes are being offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. In connection with the offering of the Notes, Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P., expect to enter into a registration rights agreement pursuant to which they will agree to file a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for identical new notes registered under the Securities Act (or, under certain circumstances, a shelf registration statement covering resales of the Notes).

The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	Press release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc. on April 8, 2014.

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: April 10, 2014

	Essex Property Trust, Inc.

	/s/ Michael T. Dance
	Name: Michael T. Dance
	Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer