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Essex Property Trust, Inc.
925 East Meadow Drive
Palo Alto, California 94303


VIA EDGAR

 
June 21, 2010

Kevin Woody
Branch Chief
Senior Staff Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC, 20549

 
Re:
Essex Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation
 
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Filed February 26, 2010
 
Definitive Proxy Statement
 
Filed March 22, 2010
 
File No. 001-13106
 
Dear Mr. Woody:
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Essex”), respectfully requests additional time to respond to the comment letter, dated June 10, 2010, from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, related to the above filings.  Essex plans to submit its response on or before July 16, 2010.  Please contact me if this schedule is in any way a problem.
 
Thank you for your assistance.
 
 
Sincerely,
   
 
/s/ Michael T. Dance
   
 
Michael T. Dance
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.