Exhibit 23.1

We consent to use of our report dated February 28, 2007, on the consolidated financial statements of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, the related financial statement schedule III, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the registration statement.