KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutesand appoints each of Bruce C. Strohm, Jane
D. Matz, Scott J. Fenster, Melissa J. Rechlicz, and
Christopher A. Maher, signing singly, the
undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned?s capacity as an officer and/or trustee of Equity
Residential (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and 5
(and any successor forms)in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 (and any successor forms),
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and;
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact?s direction.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 27th day of January, 2015.

/s/ STEPHEN E. STERRETT