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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events In January 2015, the Company sold Pinnacle South Mountain, a 552 unit apartment community, located in Phoenix, AZ for $63.8 million. During the first quarter of 2015 through February 24, 2015, ESS sold 636,021 shares of common stock for $142.0 million, net of fees and commissions at an average price of $224.76. In February 2015, the Company purchased a parcel of land located in San Francisco, CA for a contract price of $43.6 million. The Company plans to develop a forty-two story apartment community comprising 545 homes and 5,900 square feet of ground floor retail space. In February 2015, the Company acquired 8^th and Hope, a 290 unit community in Los Angeles, CA for $200 million. The property was completed in 2014 and has roughly 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail space.