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FORM 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Westbrook Real Estate Co-Investment Partnership I, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
599 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3800
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(Street)
New York New York 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
3/20/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Issuer name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Essex Property Trust, Inc. - ESS
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
-- Director
X 10% Owner (FN1)
-- Officer (give title below)
-- Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable Line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: Direct Beneficial
Beneficially (D) or Indirect Ownership
Owned (I) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4)
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owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II-- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Title of 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of
Derivative cisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Form Indirect
Security Expiration Derivative Security Exercise of Deriv- Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Date (Instr. 4) Price of ative Ownership
(Month/Day/Year) Deriv- Security: (Instr. 5)
ative Direct (D) or
Security Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Date Expira- Title Amount or
Exer- tion Number of
cisable Date Shares
8.75% Convertible 6/20/97 None Common Stock, 47,055 $21.875 per D
Preferred Stock, par value share
Series 1996A $0.0001 per
share
8.75% Convertible 9/20/97 None Common Stock, 47,055 $21.875 per D
Preferred Stock, par value share
Series 1996A $0.0001 per
share
8.75% Convertible 12/20/97 None Common Stock, 47,055 $21.875 per D
Preferred Stock, par value share
Series 1996A $0.0001 per
share
8.75% Convertible 3/20/98 None Common Stock, 47,056 $21.875 per D
Preferred Stock, par value share
Series 1996A $0.0001 per
share
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Explanation of Responses: (1) - (2) SEE Attachment A.
WESTBROOK REAL ESTATE CO-INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIP I, L.P.
By:/s/ Patrick K. Fox 3/30/98
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Name: Patrick K. Fox Date
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
FN**Signature of Reporting Person
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FORM 3 (continued)
Name and Address of Reporting Person: Westbrook Real Estate Co-Investment
Partnership I, L.P.
599 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3800
New York, New York 10022
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 3/20/98
Issuer Name and Ticker symbol: Essex Property Trust, Inc. - ESS
ATTACHMENT A
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(1) Westbrook Real Estate Fund I, L.P., an affiliate of the reporting person,
is the direct owner of the shares of the convertible security which are
convertible into 1,640,349 shares of the registered security (the "WREF I
Conversion Shares"). The reporting person may be deemed to have the shared
power to vote or direct the vote with respect to, and to dispose or direct
the disposition of, the WREF I Conversion Shares. The reporting person
disclaims beneficial interest in the WREF I Conversion Shares.
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