Essex Property Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

925 East Meadow Drive
Palo Alto, California    94303
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(650) 494-3700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. is filing this amendment to its Current Report Form 8-K originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2004, in order to file the correct version of the unofficial PDF copy of Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated April 28, 2004, and the unofficial PDF copy of Exhibit 99.2 - Supplemental Information.

The official Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, were, and remain, accurate as originally filed.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits

The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.

On April 28, 2004, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The Company also released certain supplemental information which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

The information in this report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 30, 2004

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