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Asia Pacific Bangkok Beijing	August 6, 2008 Mr. Robert Telewicz	Stephen J. Schrader Tel: +1 415 576 3028 stephen.j.schrader@bakernet.com
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Manila Melbourne Shanghai Singapore Sydney Taipei Tokyo Europe & Middle East Almaty Amsterdam Antwerp Bahrain Baku Barcelona Berlin Bologna Brussels Budapest Cairo Düsseldorf Frankfurt / Main Geneva Kyiv London Madrid Milan Moscow Munich Paris Prague Riyadh Rome St. Petersburg Stockholm Vienna Warsaw Zurich North & South America Bogotá Brasilia Buenos Aires Caracas Chicago Chihuahua Dallas Guadalajara Houston Juarez Mexico City Miami Monterrey New York Palo Alto Porto Alegre Rio de Janeiro San Diego San Francisco Santiago Sao Paulo Tijuana Toronto Valencia Washington, DC	Staff Accountant Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: Essex Property Trust, Inc. File No. 001-13106 Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2008 Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A Dear Mr. Telewicz: We represent Essex Property Trust, Inc. (“Essex”). With respect to the SEC Staff’s comment letter, dated July 29, 2008, regarding the above filings, Essex plans to respond to the Staff’s letter by or before September 2, 2008. Please let me know if there is any problem with this schedule. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, /s/ Stephen J. Schrader Stephen J. Schrader SJS/lb cc: Michael T. Dance, Essex Property Trust, Inc.