ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
SC 13G, 2000-02-10
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549





                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                           Essex Property Trust, Inc.
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                                (NAME OF ISSUER)



                                  Common Stock
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                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)


                                    297178105
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                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)




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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SCHEDULE
IS FILED:

|X|      RULE 13d-1(b)

|_|      RULE 13d-1(c)

|_|      RULE 13d-1(d)



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         CUSIP NO. 297178105                            SCHEDULE 13G                     PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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  1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
          LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.

          S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
          36-4160747

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  2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                                  (a)   |X|
                                                                                                  (b)   |_|
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  3       SEC USE ONLY


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  4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


          Maryland
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                         5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              0

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       NUMBER            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
      OF SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY              0
      OWNED BY
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        EACH             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      REPORTING
     PERSON WITH              0

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                         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              77,000

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   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          77,000

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  10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          Excludes shares beneficially owned by LaSalle Investment Management
          (Securities), L.P.
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  11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          0.4%

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  12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IA


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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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         CUSIP NO. 297178105                            SCHEDULE 13G                     PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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  1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
          LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P.

          S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
          36-3991973

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  2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                                  (a)   |X|
                                                                                                  (b)   |_|
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  3       SEC USE ONLY


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  4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


          Maryland
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                         5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                              198,400

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       NUMBER            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
      OF SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY              707,390
      OWNED BY
                       ------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        EACH             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      REPORTING
     PERSON WITH              189,100

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                         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              745,390

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   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          934,490

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  10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          Excludes shares beneficially owned by LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.
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  11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          5.2%

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  12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IA

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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  CUSIP NO. 297178105           SCHEDULE 13G               PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 1.

         (a)      Name of Issuer

                  Essex Property Trust, Inc.

         (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

                  925 East Meadow Dr.
                  Palo Alto, CA 94303

ITEM 2.

       LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. provides the following information:

         (a)      Name of Person Filing

                  LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.

         (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

                  200 East Randolph Drive
                  Chicago, Illinois  60601


         (c)      Citizenship

                  Maryland


         (d)      Title of Class of Securities

                  Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

         (e)      CUSIP Number

                  411465107

         LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P. provides the following
         information:

         (a)      Name of Person Filing

                  LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P.

         (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

                  200 East Randolph Drive
                  Chicago, Illinois  60601


         (c)      Citizenship

                  Maryland
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         (d)      Title of Class of Securities

                  Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

         (e)      CUSIP Number

                  94856P102

ITEM 3.*          IF THIS  STATEMENT IS FILED  PURSUANT TO RULE  13d-1(b),  OR
                  13d-2(b),  CHECK  WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
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         (a) |_| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
         (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
         (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
         (d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act
         (e) |X| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
         (f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee
                 Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
         (g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
         (h) |_| A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
         (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section
                 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
         (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)-1(ii)(J)
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         * This response is provided on behalf of LaSalle Investment Management,
Inc. and LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P., each an investment
adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP

       If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered
by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.

       LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. provides the following information:

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned

                  77,000


         (b)      Percent of Class

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                  0.4%


         (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                          0

                  (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                          0

                 (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                          0

                 (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                         77,000

       LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P. provides the following
       information:

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned

                  934,490


         (b)      Percent of Class

                  5.2%

         (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                           198,400

                  (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                           707,390

                 (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                          189,100

                 (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                         745,390


ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

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       If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [_].

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION  AND  CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
         THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

                  The two members of the Group are: LaSalle  Investment
Management,  Inc. ("LaSalle") and LaSalle Investment Management (Securities),
L.P. ("LIMS").

                  LIMS is a Maryland limited partnership, the limited partner of
which is LaSalle and the general partner of which is LaSalle Investment
Management (Securities), Inc., a Maryland corporation, the sole stockholder of
which is LaSalle. LaSalle and LIMS, each registered investment advisers, have
different advisory clients.

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and
correct.

         The parties agree that this statement is filed on behalf of each of
them.


Dated:   February 9, 2000


                                    LASALLE INVESTMENT
                                    MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                    By:/s/ Denise R. Organt
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                                    Name:    Denise R. Organt
                                    Title:   Vice President


                                    LASALLE INVESTMENT
                                    MANAGEMENT
                                    (SECURITIES), L.P.


                                    By:/s/ Denise R. Organt
                                       -----------------------
                                    Name:    Denise R. Organt
                                    Title:   Vice President




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