Essex Property Trust ESS · USD
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About Essex Property Trust
From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Essex Property Trust is based in San Mateo, California and is incorporated in Maryland. Its shares trade on NYSE under the ticker ESS. It is a member of the S&P 500. The SEC classifies its business as real estate investment trusts. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of $1.89bn and net income of $702.8m. At that date it held total assets of $13.16bn and shareholders' equity of $5.54bn.
Essex has elected to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with the year ended December 31, 1994. Essex completed its initial public offering on June 13, 1994. In order to maintain compliance with REIT tax rules, the Company utilizes taxable REIT subsidiaries for various revenue generating or investment activities. A domestic taxable REIT subsidiary is subject to federal income tax as a regular C Corporation. All taxable REIT subsidiaries are consolidated by the Company for financial reporting purposes.
The Company is engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of predominantly apartment communities, located along the West Coast of the United States. As of December 31, 2025, the Company owned or had ownership interests in 259 operating apartment communities, aggregating 63,077 apartment homes, excluding the Company’s ownership in preferred equity co-investments, loan investments, two operating commercial buildings, and a development pipeline comprised of one consolidated project and various predevelopment projects (collectively, the “Portfolio”).
Quoted from its 10-K, filed 20 Feb 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
Company facts
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Listed since
- 7 Jun 1994
- Employees
- 1,689
- Website
- essexapartmenthomes.com ↗
- Head office
- 1100 PARK PLACE, SAN MATEO, CA, 94403
- Incorporated in
- MD
- Classification
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. George MarcusIndependent Chairman of the Board$375,000
- Ms. Angela KleimanPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director$8.2m
- Mr. Keith GuerickeVice Chairman of the Board, since 1988$239,000
- Ms. Barbara PakChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President$4.0m
- Ms. Anne MorrisonExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel$2.4m
- Mr. Rylan BurnsExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer$2.2m
- Mr. Irving LyonsLead Independent Director$292,000
- Mr. John ArabiaIndependent Director$248,000
- Ms. Anne GustIndependent Director$254,000
- Ms. Maria HawthorneIndependent Director$251,000
- Ms. Amal JohnsonIndependent Director$269,000
- Ms. Mary KasarisIndependent Director$279,000
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 90
- Environment
- 96
- Social
- 91
- Governance
- 84
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 31,871 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 18,640 t
- Women in the workforce
- 42%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
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