Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

Essex Property Trust, Inc.:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and financial statement schedule III (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 19, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Evaluation of events or changes in circumstances that indicate rental properties may be impaired

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluates the carrying amount of rental properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a rental property may not be fully recoverable. The Company had $10.9 billion in rental properties as of December 31, 2020.

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We identified the evaluation of events or changes in circumstances that indicate rental properties may be impaired as a critical audit matter. Specifically, a high degree of subjective and complex auditor judgment was required to evaluate the intent regarding the expected period the Company will receive cash flows from the rental property. Changes to shorten the expected period the Company will receive cash flows from the rental property could indicate a potential impairment.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s process to evaluate events or changes in circumstances that would indicate rental properties may be impaired. This included controls over the process for determining the expected period the Company will receive cash flows from the rental property. We evaluated the Company’s assessment by (1) inquiring with the Company about events or changes in circumstances considered by the Company, (2) considering certain factors related to the current economic environment, and (3) reading board of director’s minutes and external communications with investors and analysts. In addition, we observed the property conditions at certain rental property sites and inquired of property management personnel regarding events or changes in circumstances that indicate the rental properties may be impaired.

Evaluation of the value allocated to land and buildings in certain asset acquisitions

As discussed in Notes 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired $463.4 million of real estate properties recorded as asset acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2020. In asset acquisitions, the Company determines the value allocated to land and buildings using their relative estimated fair values.

We identified the evaluation of the value allocated to land and buildings in certain asset acquisitions as a critical audit matter. There was a high degree of subjective and complex auditor judgment in evaluating the fair value amounts used in the allocation of the purchase price to land and building, which required the assistance of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge. Specifically, the relevance and reliability of market information including comparable land sales identified and replacement costs used to determine the building value.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s land and building value estimation process in asset acquisitions. This included controls over the identification of publicly available and comparable land sales and the key input used to estimate the replacement cost of the building. For certain asset acquisitions, with the assistance of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, we (1) compared the Company’s determination of the fair value of land to independently developed ranges of estimates based on publicly available land sales, and (2) compared the key input in the Company’s replacement building cost value to ranges of estimates of market data such as industry guides used for developing replacement building values.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1994.

San Francisco, California

February 19, 2021

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

Essex Property Trust, Inc.:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Essex Property Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and financial statement schedule III (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 19, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California

February 19, 2021

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Partners of Essex Portfolio, L.P. and the Board of Directors of Essex Property Trust, Inc.:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Essex Portfolio, L.P. and subsidiaries (the Operating Partnership) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and financial statement schedule III (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Operating Partnership has changed its method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvement**s.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Operating Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Operating Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Operating Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Evaluation of events or changes in circumstances that indicate rental properties may be impaired

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Operating Partnership evaluates the carrying amount of rental properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a rental property may not be fully recoverable. The Operating Partnership had $10.9 billion in rental properties as of December 31, 2020.

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We identified the evaluation of events or changes in circumstances that indicate rental properties may be impaired as a critical audit matter. Specifically, a high degree of subjective and complex auditor judgment was required to evaluate the intent regarding the expected period the Operating Partnership will receive cash flows from the rental property. Changes to shorten the expected period the Operating Partnership will receive cash flows from the rental property could indicate a potential impairment.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Operating Partnership’s process to evaluate events or changes in circumstances that would indicate rental properties may be impaired. This included controls over the process for determining the expected period the Operating Partnership will receive cash flows from the rental property. We evaluated the Operating Partnership’s assessment by (1) inquiring with the Operating Partnership about events or changes in circumstances considered by the Operating Partnership, (2) considering certain factors related to the current economic environment, and (3) reading board of director’s minutes and external communications with investors and analysts. In addition, we observed the property conditions at certain rental property sites and inquired of property management personnel regarding events or changes in circumstances that indicate the rental properties may be impaired.

Evaluation of the value allocated to land and buildings in certain asset acquisitions

As discussed in Notes 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Operating Partnership acquired $463.4 million of real estate properties recorded as asset acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2020. In asset acquisitions, the Operating Partnership determines the value allocated to land and buildings using their relative estimated fair values.

We identified the evaluation of the value allocated to land and buildings in certain asset acquisitions as a critical audit matter. There was a high degree of subjective and complex auditor judgment in evaluating the fair value amounts used in the allocation of the purchase price to land and building, which required the assistance of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge. Specifically, the relevance and reliability of market information including comparable land sales identified and replacement costs used to determine the building value.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Operating Partnership’s land and building value estimation process in asset acquisitions. This included controls over the identification of publicly available and comparable land sales and the key input used to estimate the replacement cost of the building. For certain asset acquisitions, with the assistance of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, we (1) compared the Operating Partnership’s determination of the fair value of land to independently developed ranges of estimates based on publicly available land sales, and (2) compared the key input in the Operating Partnership’s replacement building cost value to ranges of estimates of market data such as industry guides used for developing replacement building values.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Operating Partnership's auditor since 2013.

San Francisco, California

February 19, 2021

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

20202019
ASSETS
Real estate:
Rental properties:
Land and land improvements$2,929,009$2,773,805
Buildings and improvements12,132,73611,264,337
15,061,74514,038,142
Less: accumulated depreciation(4,133,959)(3,689,482)
10,927,78610,348,660
Real estate under development386,047546,075
Co-investments1,018,0101,335,339
Real estate held for sale57,938—
12,389,78112,230,074
Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted73,62970,087
Cash and cash equivalents-restricted10,41211,007
Marketable securities, net of allowance for credit losses of zero as of both December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019147,768144,193
Notes and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.8 million and zero as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (includes related party receivables of $4.7 million and $90.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)195,104134,365
Operating lease right-of-use assets72,14374,744
Prepaid expenses and other assets47,34040,935
Total assets$12,936,177$12,705,405
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured debt, net$5,607,985$4,763,206
Mortgage notes payable, net643,550990,667
Lines of credit—55,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities152,855158,017
Construction payable31,41748,912
Dividends payable141,917135,384
Operating lease liabilities74,03776,740
Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale29,845—
Other liabilities39,14036,565
Total liabilities6,720,7466,264,491
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest32,23937,410
Equity:
Common stock; $0.0001 par value, 670,000,000 shares authorized; 64,999,015 and 66,091,954 shares issued and outstanding, respectively67
Additional paid-in capital6,876,3267,121,927
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings(861,193)(887,619)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(14,729)(13,888)
Total stockholders' equity6,000,4106,220,427
Noncontrolling interest182,782183,077
Total equity6,183,1926,403,504
Total liabilities and equity$12,936,177$12,705,405

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Dollars in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

202020192018
Revenues:
Rental and other property$1,486,150$1,450,628$1,390,870
Management and other fees from affiliates9,5989,5279,183
1,495,7481,460,1551,400,053
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes263,389241,357232,771
Real estate taxes177,011155,170151,570
Corporate-level property management expenses34,57334,06732,055
Depreciation and amortization525,497483,750479,884
General and administrative65,38854,26253,451
Expensed acquisition and investment related costs1,591168194
Impairment loss1,8257,105—
1,069,274975,879949,925
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate and land64,967(3,164)61,861
Earnings from operations491,441481,112511,989
Interest expense(220,633)(217,339)(220,492)
Total return swap income10,7338,4468,707
Interest and other income40,99946,29823,010
Equity income from co-investments66,512112,13689,132
Deferred tax expense on unrealized gain on unconsolidated co-investment(1,531)(1,457)—
(Loss) gain on early retirement of debt, net(22,883)3,717—
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment234,69431,5351,253
Net income599,332464,448413,599
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(30,462)(25,162)(23,446)
Net income available to common stockholders$568,870$439,286$390,153
Per share data:
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders$8.69$6.67$5.91
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year65,454,05765,840,42266,041,058
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders$8.69$6.66$5.90
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year65,564,98265,939,45566,085,089

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

202020192018
Net income$599,332$464,448$413,599
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements(4,148)(2,948)7,824
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings3,3381,824—
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net(61)281(118)
Reversal of unrealized (gains) losses upon the sale of marketable debt securities—(32)13
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(871)(875)7,719
Comprehensive income598,461463,573421,318
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(30,432)(25,133)(23,702)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest$568,029$438,440$397,616

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Dollars and shares in thousands)

Common stockAdditional paid-in capitalDistributions in excess of accumulated earningsAccumulated other comprehensive loss, netNoncontrolling interestTotal
SharesAmount
Balances at December 31, 201766,054$7$7,129,571$(833,726)$(18,446)$119,419$6,396,825
Net income———390,153—23,446413,599
Reversal of unrealized losses upon the sale of marketable securities————13—13
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————7,5642607,824
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————(114)(4)(118)
Issuance of common stock under:—
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net41—6,213———6,213
Sale of common stock, net——(919)———(919)
Equity based compensation costs——11,651——1,20012,851
Retirement of common stock, net(210)—(51,233)———(51,233)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-01———2,234(2,234)——
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2017-05———119,651—4,057123,708
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest——(1,143)——(21)(1,164)
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition—————7,9197,919
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(29,233)(29,233)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest5—(1,061)——(272)(1,333)
Common stock dividends ($7.44 per share)———(491,108)——(491,108)
Balances at December 31, 201865,890$7$7,093,079$(812,796)$(13,217)$126,771$6,393,844
Net income———439,286—25,162464,448
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable debt securities————(31)(1)(32)
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings————1,762621,824
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————(2,849)(99)(2,948)
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————2729281
Issuance of common stock under:—

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Stock option and restricted stock plans, net195—33,779———33,779
Sale of common stock, net228—72,539———72,539
Equity based compensation costs——11,029——1,25412,283
Retirement of common stock, net(234)—(56,989)———(56,989)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2017-12————1756181
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest——(3,427)——1,419(2,008)
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition—————65,47265,472
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(28,493)(28,493)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest13—(28,083)——(8,485)(36,568)
Common stock dividends ($7.80 per share)———(514,109)——(514,109)
Balances at December 31, 201966,092$7$7,121,927$(887,619)$(13,888)$183,077$6,403,504
Net income———568,870—30,462599,332
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings————3,2251133,338
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————(4,007)(141)(4,148)
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————(59)(2)(61)
Issuance of common stock under:—
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net95—9,201———9,201
Sale of common stock, net——(296)———(296)
Equity based compensation costs——12,453——46012,913
Retirement of common stock, net(1,197)(1)(269,314)———(269,315)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-13———(190)——(190)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest——4,375——(76)4,299
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition—————1,3491,349
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(31,367)(31,367)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest9—(2,020)——(1,093)(3,113)
Common stock dividends ($8.31 per share)———(542,254)——(542,254)
Balances at December 31, 202064,999$6$6,876,326$(861,193)$(14,729)$182,782$6,183,192

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

202020192018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$599,332$464,448$413,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Straight-lined rents(19,426)(1,218)(347)
Depreciation and amortization525,497483,750479,884
Amortization of discount on marketable securities(19,075)(28,491)(17,637)
Amortization of (premium) discount and debt financing costs, net6,6745,689(2,587)
Gain on sale of marketable securities(2,131)(1,271)(737)
Provision for credit losses687——
Unrealized (gains) losses on equity securities recognized through income(12,515)(5,710)5,159
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investments(2,225)(51,097)(10,569)
Earnings from co-investments(64,287)(61,039)(78,563)
Operating distributions from co-investments74,41999,27799,593
Accrued interest from notes and other receivables(3,683)(6,012)(5,436)
Impairment loss1,8257,105—
(Gain) loss on the sale of real estate and land(64,967)3,164(61,861)
Equity-based compensation8,1577,0107,135
Loss (gain) on early retirement of debt, net22,883(3,717)—
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment(234,694)(31,535)(1,253)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses, receivables, operating lease right-of-use assets, and other assets(3,730)6,969(856)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and operating lease liabilities(10,382)29,551(145)
Other liabilities7492,2061,175
Net cash provided by operating activities803,108919,079826,554
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to real estate:
Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures, net of cash acquired(460,421)(133,825)(15,311)
Redevelopment(48,980)(70,295)(73,000)
Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development(108,781)(158,234)(182,772)
Capital expenditures on rental properties(90,085)(101,689)(81,684)
Investments in notes receivable(135,343)(231,400)—
Collections of notes and other receivables98,711168,72029,500
Proceeds from insurance for property losses7233,7341,408
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate339,16523,214347,587
Contributions to co-investments(114,017)(402,284)(162,437)
Changes in refundable deposits965(414)
Purchases of marketable securities(83,379)(46,458)(37,952)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities113,465147,53131,521
Non-operating distributions from co-investments71,946273,29083,661

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Net cash used in investing activities(416,900)(527,691)(59,893)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from unsecured debt and mortgage notes1,452,8081,045,290298,773
Payments on unsecured debt and mortgage notes(916,209)(1,026,616)(230,398)
Proceeds from lines of credit1,038,4261,939,213742,961
Repayments of lines of credit(1,093,426)(1,884,213)(921,961)
Retirement of common stock(269,315)(56,989)(51,233)
Additions to deferred charges(13,772)(10,898)(4,250)
Payments related to debt prepayment penalties(19,605)(1,406)—
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock(296)72,539(919)
Net proceeds from stock options exercised14,86537,4676,213
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation(5,664)(3,688)(869)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(30,990)(27,993)(29,050)
Redemption of noncontrolling interest(3,113)(36,568)(1,333)
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interest(872)(73)(144)
Common stock dividends paid(536,098)(507,754)(484,182)
Net cash used in financing activities(383,261)(461,689)(676,392)
Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents2,947(70,301)90,269
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period81,094151,39561,126
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$84,041$81,094$151,395
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest$211,732$194,418$203,803
Interest capitalized$14,615$24,169$18,708
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$6,892$6,811$—
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties$—$—$7,919
Issuance of DownREIT units in connection with acquisition of real estate$—$65,472$—
Transfers between real estate under development and rental properties, net$253,039$19,812$100,415
Transfer from real estate under development to co-investments$1,739$671$853
Reclassifications (from) to redeemable noncontrolling interest from additional paid in capital and noncontrolling interest$(4,299)$2,008$1,165
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interest via reduction of note receivable$—$—$4,751
Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets$—$77,645$—
Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities$—$79,693$—
Debt assumed in connection with acquisition$—$143,006$45,804
Repayment of mortgage note from new financing proceeds$—$—$52,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

20202019
ASSETS
Real estate:
Rental properties:
Land and land improvements$2,929,009$2,773,805
Buildings and improvements12,132,73611,264,337
15,061,74514,038,142
Less: accumulated depreciation(4,133,959)(3,689,482)
10,927,78610,348,660
Real estate under development386,047546,075
Co-investments1,018,0101,335,339
Real estate held for sale57,938—
12,389,78112,230,074
Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted73,62970,087
Cash and cash equivalents-restricted10,41211,007
Marketable securities, net of allowance for credit losses of zero as of both December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019147,768144,193
Notes and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.8 million and zero as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (includes related party receivables of $4.7 million and $90.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)195,104134,365
Operating lease right-of-use assets72,14374,744
Prepaid expenses and other assets47,34040,935
Total assets$12,936,177$12,705,405
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Unsecured debt, net$5,607,985$4,763,206
Mortgage notes payable, net643,550990,667
Lines of credit—55,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities152,855158,017
Construction payable31,41748,912
Distributions payable141,917135,384
Operating lease liabilities74,03776,740
Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale29,845—
Other liabilities39,14036,565
Total liabilities6,720,7466,264,491
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest32,23937,410
Capital:
General Partner:
Common equity (64,999,015 and 66,091,954 units issued and outstanding, respectively)6,015,1396,234,315
6,015,1396,234,315
Limited Partners:
Common equity (2,294,760 and 2,301,653 units issued and outstanding, respectively)58,18457,359
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(11,303)(10,432)
Total partners' capital6,062,0206,281,242
Noncontrolling interest121,172122,262
Total capital6,183,1926,403,504
Total liabilities and capital$12,936,177$12,705,405

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit and unit amounts)

202020192018
Revenues:
Rental and other property$1,486,150$1,450,628$1,390,870
Management and other fees from affiliates9,5989,5279,183
1,495,7481,460,1551,400,053
Expenses:
Property operating, excluding real estate taxes263,389241,357232,771
Real estate taxes177,011155,170151,570
Corporate-level property management expenses34,57334,06732,055
Depreciation and amortization525,497483,750479,884
General and administrative65,38854,26253,451
Expensed acquisition and investment related costs1,591168194
Impairment loss1,8257,105—
1,069,274975,879949,925
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate and land64,967(3,164)61,861
Earnings from operations491,441481,112511,989
Interest expense(220,633)(217,339)(220,492)
Total return swap income10,7338,4468,707
Interest and other income40,99946,29823,010
Equity income from co-investments66,512112,13689,132
Deferred tax expense on unrealized gain on unconsolidated co-investment(1,531)(1,457)—
(Loss) gain on early retirement of debt, net(22,883)3,717—
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment234,69431,5351,253
Net income599,332464,448413,599
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(10,550)(9,819)(9,994)
Net income available to common unitholders$588,782$454,629$403,605
Per unit data:
Basic:
Net income available to common unitholders$8.69$6.67$5.91
Weighted average number of common units outstanding during the year67,750,66568,140,90068,315,999
Diluted:
Net income available to common unitholders$8.69$6.66$5.90
Weighted average number of common units outstanding during the year67,861,59068,239,93368,360,030

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

202020192018
Net income$599,332$464,448$413,599
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements(4,148)(2,948)7,824
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings3,3381,824—
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net(61)281(118)
Reversal of unrealized (gains) losses upon the sale of marketable debt securities—(32)13
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(871)(875)7,719
Comprehensive income598,461463,573421,318
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(10,550)(9,819)(9,994)
Comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest$587,911$453,754$411,324

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Consolidated Statements of Capital

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(Dollars and units in thousands)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
General PartnerLimited PartnersNoncontrolling interestTotal
Common EquityCommon Equity
UnitsAmountUnitsAmount
Balances at December 31, 201766,054$6,295,8522,268$49,792$(15,229)$66,410$6,396,825
Net income—390,153—13,452—9,994413,599
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable debt securities————13—13
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————7,824—7,824
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————(118)—(118)
Issuance of common units under:—
General partner's stock based compensation, net416,213————6,213
Sale of common stock by general partner, net—(919)————(919)
Equity based compensation costs—11,651111,200——12,851
Retirement of common units, net(210)(51,233)————(51,233)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-01—2,234—(6)(2,228)——
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2017-05—119,651—4,057——123,708
Changes in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest—(1,143)—(89)—68(1,164)
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition——317,919——7,919
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(12,174)(12,174)
Redemptions5(1,061)(5)(205)—(67)(1,333)
Distributions declared ($7.44 per unit)—(491,108)—(17,059)——(508,167)
Balances at December 31, 201865,890$6,280,2902,305$59,061$(9,738)$64,231$6,393,844
Net income—439,286—15,343—9,819464,448
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable debt securities————(32)—(32)
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings————1,824—1,824
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————(2,948)—(2,948)
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————281—281
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General partner's stock based compensation, net19533,779————33,779
Sale of common stock by general partner, net22872,539————72,539
Equity based compensation costs—11,029101,254——12,283
Retirement of common units, net(234)(56,989)————(56,989)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2017-12————181—181
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest—(3,427)—109—1,310(2,008)
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition—————65,47265,472
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(10,521)(10,521)
Redemptions13(28,083)(13)(436)—(8,049)(36,568)
Distributions declared ($7.80 per unit)—(514,109)—(17,972)——(532,081)
Balances at December 31, 201966,092$6,234,3152,302$57,359$(10,432)$122,262$6,403,504
Net income—568,870—19,912—10,550599,332
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings————3,338—3,338
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements————(4,148)—(4,148)
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net————(61)—(61)
Issuance of common units under:—
General partner's stock based compensation, net959,201————9,201
Sale of common stock by general partner, net—(296)————(296)
Equity based compensation costs—12,4532460——12,913
Retirement of common units, net(1,197)(269,315)————(269,315)
Cumulative effect upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-13—(190)————(190)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest—4,375—(197)—1214,299
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition—————1,3491,349
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—————(12,292)(12,292)
Redemptions9(2,020)(9)(275)—(818)(3,113)
Distributions declared ($8.31 per unit)—(542,254)—(19,075)——(561,329)
Balances at December 31, 202064,999$6,015,1392,295$58,184$(11,303)$121,172$6,183,192

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

202020192018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$599,332$464,448$413,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Straight-lined rents(19,426)(1,218)(347)
Depreciation and amortization525,497483,750479,884
Amortization of discount on marketable securities(19,075)(28,491)(17,637)
Amortization of (premium) discount and debt financing costs, net6,6745,689(2,587)
Gain on sale of marketable securities(2,131)(1,271)(737)
Provision for credit losses687——
Unrealized (gains) losses on equity securities recognized through income(12,515)(5,710)5,159
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investments(2,225)(51,097)(10,569)
Earnings from co-investments(64,287)(61,039)(78,563)
Operating distributions from co-investments74,41999,27799,593
Accrued interest from notes and other receivables(3,683)(6,012)(5,436)
Impairment loss1,8257,105—
(Gain) loss on the sale of real estate and land(64,967)3,164(61,861)
Equity-based compensation8,1577,0107,135
Loss (gain) on early retirement of debt, net22,883(3,717)—
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment(234,694)(31,535)(1,253)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses, receivables, operating lease right-of-use assets, and other assets(3,730)6,969(856)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and operating lease liabilities(10,382)29,551(145)
Other liabilities7492,2061,175
Net cash provided by operating activities803,108919,079826,554
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to real estate:
Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures, net of cash acquired(460,421)(133,825)(15,311)
Redevelopment(48,980)(70,295)(73,000)
Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development(108,781)(158,234)(182,772)
Capital expenditures on rental properties(90,085)(101,689)(81,684)
Investments in notes receivable(135,343)(231,400)—
Collections of notes and other receivables98,711168,72029,500
Proceeds from insurance for property losses7233,7341,408
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate339,16523,214347,587
Contributions to co-investments(114,017)(402,284)(162,437)
Changes in refundable deposits965(414)
Purchases of marketable securities(83,379)(46,458)(37,952)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities113,465147,53131,521
Non-operating distributions from co-investments71,946273,29083,661

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Net cash used in investing activities(416,900)(527,691)(59,893)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from unsecured debt and mortgage notes1,452,8081,045,290298,773
Payments on unsecured debt and mortgage notes(916,209)(1,026,616)(230,398)
Proceeds from lines of credit1,038,4261,939,213742,961
Repayments of lines of credit(1,093,426)(1,884,213)(921,961)
Retirement of common units(269,315)(56,989)(51,233)
Additions to deferred charges(13,772)(10,898)(4,250)
Payments related to debt prepayment penalties(19,605)(1,406)—
Net proceeds from issuance of common units(296)72,539(919)
Net proceeds from stock options exercised14,86537,4676,213
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation(5,664)(3,688)(869)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(8,409)(7,288)(8,518)
Redemption of noncontrolling interests(3,113)(36,568)(1,333)
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests(872)(73)(144)
Common units distributions paid(558,679)(528,459)(504,714)
Net cash used in financing activities(383,261)(461,689)(676,392)
Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents2,947(70,301)90,269
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period81,094151,39561,126
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period$84,041$81,094$151,395
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest$211,732$194,418$203,803
Interest capitalized$14,615$24,169$18,708
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$6,892$6,811$—
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties$—$—$7,919
Issuance of DownREIT units in connection with acquisition of real estate$—$65,472$—
Transfers between real estate under development and rental properties, net$253,039$19,812$100,415
Transfer from real estate under development to co-investments$1,739$671$853
Reclassifications (from) to redeemable noncontrolling interest from general and limited partner capital and noncontrolling interest$(4,299)$2,008$1,165
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interest via reduction of note receivable$—$—$4,751
Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets$—$77,645$—
Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities$—$79,693$—
Debt assumed in connection with acquisition$—$143,006$45,804
Repayment of mortgage note from new financing proceeds$—$—$52,000

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(1) Organization

The accompanying consolidated financial statements present the accounts of Essex Property Trust, Inc. ("Essex" or the "Company"), which include the accounts of the Company and Essex Portfolio, L.P. and its subsidiaries (the "Operating Partnership," which holds the operating assets of the Company). Unless otherwise indicated, the notes to consolidated financial statements apply to both the Company and the Operating Partnership.

Essex is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership with a 96.6% general partner interest and the limited partners owned a 3.4% interest as of December 31, 2020. The limited partners may convert their Operating Partnership units into an equivalent number of shares of Essex common stock. Total Operating Partnership limited partnership units outstanding were 2,294,760 and 2,301,653 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and the redemption value of the units, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock, totaled approximately $544.8 million and $692.5 million, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company has reserved shares of common stock for such conversions.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or had ownership interests in 246 operating apartment communities, comprising 60,272 apartment homes, excluding the Company's ownership interests in preferred interest co-investments, loan investments, one operating commercial building, and a development pipeline comprised of three consolidated projects and three unconsolidated joint venture projects. The operating apartment communities are located in Southern California (primarily Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Ventura counties), Northern California (the San Francisco Bay Area) and the Seattle metropolitan areas.

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

(2) Summary of Critical and Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accounts of the Company, its controlled subsidiaries and the variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which it is the primary beneficiary are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements and prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been included and are normal and recurring in nature. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Noncontrolling interest includes the 3.4% limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company at both December 31, 2020 and 2019. These percentages include the Operating Partnership’s vested long-term incentive plan units (see Note 14).

(b) Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02 "Leases (Topic 842)" which requires an entity that is a lessee to classify leases as either finance or operating and to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases that have a duration of greater than 12 months. Leases of 12 months or less are to be accounted for similar to prior leasing guidance (Topic 840) for operating leases. For lessors, accounting for leases under the new standard is substantially the same as prior leasing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases, and operating leases, but eliminates current real estate specific provisions and changes the treatment of initial direct costs. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11 "Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements," which includes a practical expedient that allows lessors to not separate nonlease components from the associated lease component. This provides the Company with the option of not bifurcating certain common area maintenance recoveries as a non-lease component, if certain requirements are met. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 and ASU No. 2018-11 as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach and elected a package of practical expedients. There was no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as a result of the adoption. See Note 10, Lease Agreements - Company as Lessor, and Note 11, Lease Agreements - Company as Lessee, for further details.

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13 "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which amends the current approach to estimate credit losses on certain financial assets, including trade and other receivables, available-for-sale securities, and other financial instruments. Generally, this amendment requires entities to establish a valuation allowance for the expected lifetime losses of these certain financial assets. Subsequent changes in the valuation allowance are recorded in current earnings and reversal of previous losses are permitted. Previously, U.S. GAAP required entities to write down credit losses only when losses were probable and loss reversals were not permitted. The FASB additionally issued various updates to clarify and amend the guidance provided in ASU No. 2016-13. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments," which, with respect to credit losses, among other things, clarifies and addresses issues related to accrued interest, transfers between classifications of loans or debt securities, recoveries, and variable interest rates. Additionally, in May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief," which allows entities to irrevocably elect the fair value option on certain financial instruments. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, ASU No. 2019-04, and ASU No. 2019-05 as of January 1, 2020, using the modified retrospective approach by applying a cumulative effect adjustment of $0.2 million representing estimated accumulated credit losses to the opening balance of retained earnings.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement," which eliminates certain disclosure requirements affecting all levels of measurements, and modifies and adds new disclosure requirements for Level 3 measurements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2018-13 as of January 1, 2020. This adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting," which contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU No. 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

time as reference rate reform activities occur. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.

In April 2020, the FASB issued a Staff Question-and-Answer ("Q&A") to clarify whether lease concessions related to the effects of COVID-19 require the application of the lease modification guidance under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, Leases. The Q&A allows companies to not apply the lease modification guidance to rent concessions that result in deferred rent where the total cash flows required by the modified lease agreement are materially the same as the cash flows required under the original lease and the changes to the lease do not result in a substantial increase to the rights of the lessor or the obligations of the lessee. The Company adopted the guidance during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for eligible residential lease concessions. The lease concessions that met the criteria of the Q&A are treated as if they were part of the enforceable rights and obligations of the parties under the existing lease contract. The amount of rent concessions subject to the Q&A were not material and this adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position.

(c) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01 "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope." The amendments in ASU No. 2021-01 provide optional expedients to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting from the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The guidance generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this new guidance in January 2021 and will apply the guidance on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates and the application of optional expedients available in this guidance, but does not expect a material impact to its consolidated results of operations or financial position.

(d) Real Estate Rental Properties

Significant expenditures, which improve or extend the life of an asset and have a useful life of greater than one year, are capitalized. Operating real estate assets are stated at cost and consist of land and land improvements, buildings and improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and other costs incurred during their development, redevelopment and acquisition. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

The depreciable life of various categories of fixed assets is as follows:

Computer software and equipment3 - 5 years
Interior apartment home improvements5 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment5 - 10 years
Land improvements and certain exterior components of real property10 years
Real estate structures30 years

The Company capitalizes all costs incurred with the predevelopment, development or redevelopment of real estate assets or are associated with the construction or expansion of real property. Such capitalized costs include land, land improvements, allocated costs of the Company’s project management staff, construction costs, as well as interest and related loan fees, property taxes and insurance. Capitalization begins for predevelopment, development, and redevelopment projects when activity commences. Capitalization ends when the apartment home is completed and the property is available for a new tenant or if the development activities cease.

The Company allocates the purchase price of real estate on a fair value basis to land and building including personal property, and identifiable intangible assets, such as the value of above, below and in-place leases. In making estimates of relative fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, the Company utilizes a number of sources, including independent land appraisals which consider comparable market transactions, its own analysis of recently acquired or developed comparable

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

properties in our portfolio for land comparables and building replacement costs, and other publicly available market data. In calculating the fair value of identified intangible assets of an acquired property, the in-place leases are valued based on in-place rent rates and amortized over the average remaining term of all acquired leases.

The values of the above and below market leases are amortized and recorded as either a decrease (in the case of above market leases) or an increase (in the case of below market leases) to rental revenue over the remaining term of the associated leases acquired. The value of acquired in-place leases are amortized to expense over the average remaining term of the leases acquired. The net carrying value of acquired in-place leases is $4.7 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

The Company periodically assesses the carrying value of its real estate investments for indicators of impairment. The judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on monitoring investment market conditions and performance compared to budget for operating properties including the net operating income for the most recent 12 month period, monitoring estimated costs for properties under development, the Company's ability to hold and its intent with regard to each asset, and each property's remaining useful life. Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a property held for investment may not be fully recoverable, the carrying amount is evaluated. If the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount (including intangible assets) of a property held for investment, then the Company will recognize an impairment loss equal to the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the property. Fair value of a property is determined using conventional real estate valuation methods, such as discounted cash flow, the property’s unleveraged yield in comparison to the unleveraged yields and/or sales prices of similar communities that have been recently sold, and other third party information, if available. Communities held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. As of December 31, 2020, two properties were classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2019, no properties were classified as held for sale. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 related to one of the Company's consolidated properties as a result of a change in the Company's intent to hold the property for its remaining useful life. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a parcel of land that was part of a consolidated co-investment with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB" or "CPP"). The impairment charge resulted from the Company's acquisition of CPPIB's 45% interest in the co-investment. The impairment analysis over the parcel’s fair value was determined using internally developed models based on market assumptions. No impairment charges were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2018.

In the normal course of business, the Company will receive purchase offers for its communities, either solicited or unsolicited. For those offers that are accepted, the prospective buyer will usually require a due diligence period before consummation of the transaction. It is not unusual for matters to arise that result in the withdrawal or rejection of the offer during this process. The Company classifies real estate as "held for sale" when all criteria under the accounting standard for the disposals of long-lived assets have been met.

(e) Co-investments

The Company owns investments in joint ventures in which it has significant influence, but its ownership interest does not meet the criteria for consolidation in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, the Company accounts for co-investments using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment is carried at the cost of assets contributed, plus the Company’s equity in earnings less distributions received and the Company’s share of losses. The significant accounting policies of the Company’s co-investment entities are consistent with those of the Company in all material respects.

Upon the acquisition of a controlling interest of a co-investment, the co-investment entity is consolidated and a gain or loss is recognized upon the remeasurement of co-investments in the consolidated statement of income equal to the amount by which the fair value of the Company's previously owned co-investment interest exceeds its carrying value. A majority of the co-investments, excluding most preferred equity investments, compensate the Company for its asset management services and some of these investments may provide promote income if certain financial return benchmarks are achieved. Asset management fees are recognized when earned, and promote fees are recognized when the earnings events have occurred and the amount is determinable and collectible. Any promote fees are reflected in equity income from co-investments.

The Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on an unconsolidated co-investment with CPPIB which held Agora, a 49 unit apartment home community located in Walnut

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Creek, CA. The other-than-temporary impairment charge resulted from the Company's acquisition of CPPIB's 45% interest in the co-investment. The impairment analysis over the co-investments fair value was determined using internally developed models based on market assumptions. The impairment is reflected in equity income from co-investments on the consolidated statements of income. No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2020 or 2018.

(f) Revenues and Gains on Sale of Real Estate

Revenues from tenants renting or leasing apartment homes are recorded when due from tenants and are recognized monthly as they are earned, which generally approximates a straight-line basis, else, adjustments are made to conform to a straight-line basis. Apartment homes are rented under short-term leases (generally, lease terms of 9 to 12 months). Revenues from tenants leasing commercial space are recorded on a straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease. See Note 4, Revenues, and Note 10, Lease Agreements - Company as Lessor, for additional information regarding such revenues.

The Company also generates other property-related revenue associated with the leasing of apartment homes, including storage income, pet rent, and other miscellaneous revenue. Similar to rental income, such revenues are recorded when due from tenants and recognized monthly as they are earned.

Apart from rental and other property-related revenue, revenues from contracts with customers are recognized as control of the promised services is passed to the customer. For customer contracts related to management and other fees from affiliates (which includes asset management and property management), the transaction price and amount of revenue to be recognized is determined each quarter based on the management fee calculated and earned for that month or quarter. The contract will contain a description of the service and the fee percentage for management services. Payments from such services are one month or one quarter in arrears of the service performed.

The Company recognizes any gains on sales of real estate when it transfers control of a property and when it is probable that the Company will collect substantially all of the related consideration.

(g) Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased are classified as cash equivalents. Restricted cash balances relate primarily to reserve requirements for capital replacement at certain communities in connection with the Company’s mortgage debt.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows ($ in thousands):

202020192018
Cash and cash equivalents - unrestricted$73,629$70,087$134,465
Cash and cash equivalents - restricted10,41211,00716,930
Total unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows$84,041$81,094$151,395

(h) Marketable Securities

The Company reports its equity securities and available for sale debt securities at fair value, based on quoted market prices (Level 1 for the common stock and investment funds, Level 2 for the unsecured debt and Level 3 for investments in mortgage backed securities, as defined by the FASB standard for fair value measurements as discussed later in Note 2). As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, $2.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of equity securities presented within common stock and stock funds in the tables below represent investments measured at fair value, using net asset value as a practical expedient, and are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy.

Any unrealized gain or loss in debt securities classified as available for sale is recorded as other comprehensive income. There were no other than temporary impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Unrealized gains

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and losses in equity securities, realized gains and losses in debt securities, interest income, and amortization of purchase discounts are included in interest and other income on the consolidated statements of income.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, equity securities and available for sale debt securities consisted primarily of investment-grade unsecured debt, U.S. treasury securities, and common stock and stock funds. As of December 31, 2019, the Company classified its mortgage backed securities as held to maturity, and accordingly, the securities were stated at their amortized cost. One of the investments in mortgage backed securities matured in November 2019 and the other matured in December 2020.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, marketable securities consist of the following ($ in thousands):

December 31, 2020
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainCarrying ValueAllowance for Credit Losses
Equity securities:
Investment funds - debt securities$49,646$985$50,631$—
Common stock and stock funds81,07415,00196,075—
Debt securities:
Available for sale
Investment-grade unsecured debt1,050121,062—
Total - Marketable securities$131,770$15,998$147,768$—
December 31, 2019
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainCarrying Value
Equity securities:
Investment funds - debt securities$29,588$544$30,132
Common stock and stock funds34,9412,92737,868
Debt securities:
Available for sale
U.S. Treasury securities2,421132,434
Investment-grade unsecured debt1,048601,108
Held to maturity:
Mortgage backed securities72,651—72,651
Total - Marketable securities$140,649$3,544$144,193

The Company uses the specific identification method to determine the cost basis of a debt security sold and to reclassify amounts from accumulated other comprehensive loss for such securities.

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $91.7 million and $83.1 million, respectively, from the maturity of two investments in mortgage backed securities. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized approximately $11.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of accelerated interest income or the reversal of an allowance for credit loss related to these maturities.

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For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities totaled $113.5 million, $147.5 million and $31.5 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, these sales resulted in gains of $2.1 million, $1.3 million, and $0.7 million, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the portion of equity security unrealized losses or gains that were recognized in income totaled $12.5 million in gains, and $5.7 million in gains, respectively, and were included in interest and other income on the Company's consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Unrealized losses on investment-grade unsecured debt as of December 31, 2020 have not been recognized into income because the debts of the issuers are of high credit quality, management does not intend to sell the securities, it is likely that the Company will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery, and the decline in fair value is largely due to other market conditions.

The Company monitors the credit quality of its held to maturity mortgage backed security through the review of remittance reports and individual loan watchlists, which are prepared quarterly and provide most recent debt service coverage ratios for each loan within the security, when available. The Company monitors such reports to determine the likelihood that a particular loan within the mortgage backed security may be foreclosed upon.

The Company measures the expected credit loss on its held to maturity mortgage backed security based on the present value of expected future cash flows, which takes into account current market conditions and available credit information obtained from the individual loans held within the mortgage backed security. The following table presents the allowance for credit losses rollforward for the mortgage backed security ($ in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2019$—
Impact of adoption ASC 326 (1)13,644
Reversal of provision for credit losses(13,644)
Balance at December 31, 2020$—

(1) As part of the adoption of ASC 326, effective January 1, 2020, the Company recorded a gross up of the mortgage backed security and related allowance for credit losses of $13.6 million. The allowance was reversed upon maturity of the mortgage backed security in December 2020. The Company recorded $11.8 million of accelerated interest income related to this maturity.

(i) Notes Receivable

Notes receivable relate to real estate financing arrangements including mezzanine and bridge loans. Interest is recognized over the life of the note as interest income.

Each note is analyzed to determine if it is impaired. A note is impaired if it is probable that the Company will not collect all contractually due principal and interest. The Company does not accrue interest when a note is considered impaired and an allowance is recorded for any principal and previously accrued interest that are not believed to be collectible. All cash receipts on impaired notes are applied to reduce the principal amount of such notes until the principal has been recovered and, thereafter, are recognized as interest income. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, no notes were impaired.

In the normal course of business, the Company originates and holds two types of loans: mezzanine loans issued to entities that are pursuing apartment development and short-term bridge loans issued to joint ventures with the Company.

The Company categorizes development project mezzanine loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt, such as: current financial information, credit documentation, public information, and previous experience with the borrower. The Company initially analyzes each mezzanine loan individually to classify the credit risk of the loan. On a periodic basis the Company evaluates and performs site visits of the development projects associated with the mezzanine loans to confirm whether they are on budget and whether there are any delays in development that could impact the Company's assessment of credit loss.

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All bridge loans that the Company issues are, by their nature, short-term and meant only to provide time for the Company’s joint ventures to obtain long-term funding for newly acquired communities. As the Company is a partner in the joint ventures that are borrowing such funds and has performed a detailed review of each community as part of the acquisition process, there is little to no credit risk associated with such loans. As such, the Company does not review credit quality indicators for bridge loans on an ongoing basis.

The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses for each loan type using relevant available information from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made, if necessary, for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics. For example, in the case of mezzanine loans, adjustments may be made due to differences in track record and experience of the mezzanine loan sponsor as well as the percent of equity that the sponsor has contributed to the project.

(j) Capitalization Policy

The Company capitalizes all direct and certain indirect costs, including interest, real estate taxes and insurance, incurred during development and redevelopment activities. Interest is capitalized on real estate assets that require a period of time to get them ready for their intended use. The amount of interest capitalized is based upon the average amount of accumulated development expenditures during the reporting period. Included in capitalized costs are management’s estimates of the direct and incremental personnel costs and indirect project costs associated with the Company's development and redevelopment activities. Indirect project costs consist primarily of personnel costs associated with construction administration and development, including accounting, legal fees, and various corporate and community onsite costs that clearly relate to projects under development. Those costs, inclusive of capitalized interest, as well as capitalized development and redevelopment fees totaled $31.4 million, $42.1 million and $37.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, most of which relates to development projects. The Company capitalizes leasing costs associated with the lease-up of development communities and amortizes the costs over the life of the leases. The amounts capitalized are immaterial for all periods presented.

(k) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company values its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy of valuation techniques described in the FASB’s accounting standard for fair value measurements. Level 1 inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company uses Level 1 inputs for the fair values of its cash equivalents and its marketable securities except for unsecured bonds and mortgage backed securities. The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its investments in unsecured debt, notes receivable, notes payable, and derivative assets/liabilities. These inputs include interest rates for similar financial instruments. The Company’s valuation methodology for derivatives is described in Note 9. The Company uses Level 3 inputs to estimate the fair value of its mortgage backed securities. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Management believes that the carrying amounts of the outstanding balances under its lines of credit, and notes and other receivables approximate fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, because interest rates, yields and other terms for these instruments are consistent with interest rates, yields and other terms currently available for similar instruments. Management has estimated that the fair value of fixed rate debt with a carrying value of $5.5 billion and $5.2 billion at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to be $6.0 billion and $5.4 billion at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Management has estimated the fair value of the Company’s $775.1 million and $660.4 million of variable rate debt at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to be $770.1 million and $655.8 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, based on the terms of existing mortgage notes payable, unsecured debt, and variable rate demand notes compared to those available in the marketplace. Management believes that the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, construction payables, other liabilities and dividends payable approximate fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Marketable securities, except mortgage backed securities, are carried at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s investments in mortgage backed securities had a carrying value of zero and $72.7 million, respectively. In November 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $83.1 million from the maturity of an

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investment in a mortgage backed security. Additionally, during 2020, the Company received cash proceeds of $91.7 million from the maturity of the remaining investment in a mortgage backed security. The Company estimated the fair value of its investment in mortgage backed securities at December 31, 2020 and 2019 to be approximately zero and $72.7 million, respectively. The Company determines the fair value of the mortgage backed securities based on unobservable inputs (Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy) considering the assumptions that market participants would make in valuing these securities. Assumptions such as estimated default rates and discount rates are used to determine expected, discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value.

(l) Interest Rate Protection, Swap, and Forward Contracts

The Company uses interest rate swaps, interest rate caps, and total return swap contracts to manage interest rate risks. The Company’s objective in using derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its cash flow hedging strategy.

The Company records all derivatives on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.

For derivatives designated for accounting purposes as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item related to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. For derivatives designated for accounting purposes as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in other comprehensive income (outside of earnings) and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings, and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings. The Company assesses the initial and ongoing effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows of the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows of the designated hedged item or transaction.

For derivatives not designated for accounting purposes as cash flow hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. All of the Company’s interest rate swaps are considered cash flow hedges.

(m) Income Taxes

Generally in any year in which Essex qualifies as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") under the Internal Revenue Code (the "IRC"), it is not subject to federal income tax on that portion of its income that it distributes to stockholders. No provision for federal income taxes, other than the taxable REIT subsidiaries discussed below, has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 as Essex has elected to be and believes it qualifies under the IRC as a REIT and has made distributions during the periods in amounts to preclude Essex from paying federal income tax.

In order to maintain compliance with REIT tax rules, the Company utilizes taxable REIT subsidiaries for various revenue generating or investment activities. The taxable REIT subsidiaries are consolidated by the Company. In general, the activities and tax related provisions, assets and liabilities are not material.

As a partnership, the Operating Partnership is not subject to federal or state income taxes, except that in order to maintain Essex's compliance with REIT tax rules that are applicable to Essex, the Operating Partnership utilizes taxable REIT subsidiaries for various revenue generating or investment activities. The taxable REIT subsidiaries are consolidated by the Operating Partnership.

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

The status of cash dividends distributed for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 related to common stock are classified for tax purposes as follows:

202020192018
Common Stock
Ordinary income85.23%83.81%79.72%
Capital gain10.68%13.78%15.35%
Unrecaptured section 1250 capital gain4.09%2.41%4.93%
100.00%100.00%100.00%

(n) Equity-based Compensation

The cost of share- and unit-based compensation awards is measured at the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the awards. The estimated fair value of stock options and restricted stock granted by the Company are being amortized over the vesting period. The estimated grant date fair values of the long-term incentive plan units (discussed in Note 14) are being amortized over the expected service periods.

(o) Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, by Component

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net, by Component

Essex Property Trust, Inc. ($ in thousands)

Change in fair value and amortization of swap settlementsUnrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securitiesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$(13,989)$101$(13,888)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification4,274(59)4,215
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(5,056)—(5,056)
Other comprehensive loss(782)(59)(841)
Balance at December 31, 2020$(14,771)$42$(14,729)

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, by Component

Essex Portfolio, L.P. ($ in thousands)

Change in fair value and amortization of swap settlementsUnrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securitiesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$(10,536)$104$(10,432)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification4,424(61)4,363
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(5,234)—(5,234)
Other comprehensive loss(810)(61)(871)
Balance at December 31, 2020$(11,346)$43$(11,303)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss in connection with derivatives are recorded in interest expense on the consolidated statements of income. Realized gains and losses on available for sale debt securities are included in interest and other income on the consolidated statements of income.

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(p) Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interest in the accompanying balance sheets was $32.2 million and $37.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The limited partners may redeem their noncontrolling interests for cash in certain circumstances.

The changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 are as follows:

202020192018
Balance at January 1,$37,410$35,475$39,206
Reclassifications due to change in redemption value and other(4,299)2,0081,164
Redemptions(872)(73)(4,895)
Balance at December 31,$32,239$37,410$35,475

(q) Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to acquiring, developing and assessing the carrying values of its real estate portfolio, its investments in and advances to joint ventures and affiliates, and its notes receivable. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, current market conditions, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may vary from those estimates and those estimates could be different under different assumptions or conditions.

(r) Variable Interest Entities

In accordance with accounting standards for consolidation of VIEs, the Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, 17 DownREIT entities (comprising nine communities), and five co-investments as of December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the Company consolidated the Operating Partnership, 17 DownREIT entities (comprising nine communities), and six co-investments. The Company consolidates these entities because it is deemed the primary beneficiary. The Company has no assets or liabilities other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. The consolidated total assets and liabilities related to the above consolidated co-investments and DownREIT entities, net of intercompany eliminations, were approximately $898.5 million and $326.8 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020, and $1.0 billion and $364.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. Noncontrolling interests in these entities were $120.8 million and $122.5 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company's financial risk in each VIE is limited to its equity investment in the VIE.

The DownREIT VIEs collectively own nine apartment communities in which the Company is the general partner or manager of the DownREIT entity, the Operating Partnership is a special limited partner or member, and the other limited partners or members were granted rights of redemption for their interests. Such limited partners or members can request to be redeemed and the Company, subject to certain restrictions, can elect to redeem their rights for cash or by issuing shares of its common stock on a one share per unit basis. Conversion values will be based on the market value of the Company's common stock at the time of redemption multiplied by the number of units stipulated under various arrangements, as noted above. The other limited partners or members receive distributions based on the Company's current dividend rate times the number of units held. Total DownREIT units outstanding were 1,017,460 and 1,033,907 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and the redemption value of the units, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock totaled approximately $241.6 million and $311.1 million, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling interest in the accompanying balance sheets was $32.2 million and $37.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Of these amounts, $11.9 million and $13.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, represent units of limited partners' or members' interests in DownREIT VIEs as to which it is outside of the Company’s control to redeem the DownREIT units with Company common stock and may potentially be redeemed for cash, and are presented at either their redemption value or historical cost, depending on the limited partner's or members' right to redeem their units as of the balance sheet date. The carrying value of DownREIT units as to which it is within the control of the Company to redeem the units with its common

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stock was $97.4 million and $97.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is classified within noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Interest holders in VIEs consolidated by the Company are allocated a priority of net income equal to the cash payments made to those interest holders or distributions from cash flow. The remaining results of operations are generally allocated to the Company.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have any other VIEs of which it was deemed to be the primary beneficiary and did not have any VIEs of which it was not deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

(s) Discontinued Operations

The Company determined that the disposals during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were not considered discontinued operations in accordance with ASU No. 2014-08. The gains related to these disposals are recorded in gain on sale of real estate and land in the consolidated statements of income.

(3) Real Estate Investments

(a) Acquisitions of Real Estate

The table below summarizes acquisition activity for the year ended December 31, 2020 ($ in millions):

Property NameLocationApartment HomesEssex Ownership PercentageQuarter in 2020Purchase Price
CPPIB PortfolioVarious2,020100%Q1$463.4
Total 20202,020$463.4

In January 2020, the Company purchased CPPIB's 45.0% interest in each of a land parcel and six communities totaling 2,020 apartment homes, valued at $1.0 billion on a gross basis. As a result of this acquisition, the Company realized a gain on remeasurement of co-investment of $234.7 million. Furthermore, the Company recognized $6.5 million in promote income as a result of the transaction, which is included in equity income from co-investments on the consolidated statements of income.

The consolidated fair value of the acquisition listed above was included on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as follows: $189.0 million was included in land and land improvements, $846.0 million was included in buildings and improvements, $10.0 million was included in prepaid expenses and other assets, within the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased four communities consisting of 849 apartment homes for approximately $373.3 million. Additionally, in December 2019, the Company purchased the joint venture partner's 25% ownership interest in Hidden Valley, a consolidated community consisting of 324 apartment homes, for a contract price of $24.2 million based on an estimated property valuation of $97.0 million and an encumbrance of $29.7 million of mortgage debt. The purchase was recorded as a redemption of noncontrolling interest in the consolidated statements of equity.

(b) Sales of Real Estate Investments

In June 2020, the Company completed a portfolio sale which consisted of two apartment communities with 429 apartment homes, One South Market and Museum Park, both located in San Jose, CA, for a total contract price of $232.0 million. The Company recognized a $16.6 million gain on sale.

In July 2020, the Company sold Delano, a 126 apartment home community located in Redmond, WA, for a total contract price of $51.5 million. The Company recognized a $22.7 million gain on sale.

In October 2020, the Company sold 416 on Broadway, a 115 apartment home community located in Glendale, CA, for a total contract price of $60.0 million. The Company recognized a $25.7 million gain on sale.

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For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold a land parcel adjacent to the Mylo development project located in Santa Clara, CA, for $10.8 million and recorded an immaterial gain and sold land located in San Mateo, CA, that had been held for future development for $12.5 million and recorded a loss of $3.2 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold two communities consisting of 669 apartment homes for $352.0 million resulting in gains totaling $61.9 million.

(c) Real Estate Assets Held for Sale

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had two communities totaling 439 apartment homes that are qualified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2019 the Company had no assets classified as held for sale.

(d) Co-investments

The Company has joint ventures which are accounted for under the equity method. The co-investments’ accounting policies are similar to the Company’s accounting policies. The co-investments own, operate, and develop apartment communities.

The carrying values of the Company’s co-investments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows ($ in thousands, except in parenthetical):

Weighted Average Essex OwnershipDecember 31,
Percentage (1)20202019
Ownership interest in:
CPPIB (2)—%$—$345,466
Wesco I, Wesco III, Wesco IV, and Wesco V51%178,322216,756
BEXAEW, BEX II, BEX III, and BEX IV50%152,309160,888
Other47%27,63520,351
Total operating and other co-investments, net358,266743,461
Total predevelopment and development co-investments50%157,433146,944
Total preferred interest co-investments (includes related party investments of $81.4 million and $73.2 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively - Note 6 - Related Party Transactions for further discussion)502,311444,934
Total co-investments, net$1,018,010$1,335,339

(1)Weighted average Company ownership percentages are as of December 31, 2020.

(2)In January 2020, the Company purchased CPPIB's 45.0% interest in each of a land parcel and six communities totaling 2,020 apartment homes.

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December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018

The combined summarized financial information of co-investments is as follows ($ in thousands):

December 31,
20202019
Combined balance sheets: (1)
Rental properties and real estate under development$4,242,611$4,733,762
Other assets200,777139,562
Total assets$4,443,388$4,873,324
Debt$2,611,365$2,442,213
Other liabilities189,515117,160
Equity1,642,5082,313,951
Total liabilities and equity$4,443,388$4,873,324
Company's share of equity$1,018,010$1,335,339
Years ended December 31,
202020192018
Combined statements of income: (1)
Property revenues$300,624$336,922$332,164
Property operating expenses(108,682)(115,658)(107,584)
Net operating income191,942221,264224,580
Gain on sale of real estate—112,91824,218
Interest expense(78,962)(65,665)(63,913)
General and administrative(17,079)(9,575)(6,379)
Depreciation and amortization(117,836)(121,006)(126,485)
Net income$(21,935)$137,936$52,021
Company's share of net income (2)$66,512$112,136$89,132

(1)Includes preferred equity investments held by the Company.

(2)Includes the Company's share of equity income from joint ventures and preferred equity investments, gain on sales of co-investments, co-investment promote income and income from early redemption of preferred equity investments. Includes related party income of $8.6 million, $7.5 million, and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Operating Co-investments

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company, through several joint ventures, owned 8,652 and 10,672 apartment homes, respectively, in operating communities. The Company’s book value of these co-investments was $358.3 million and $743.5 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Predevelopment and Development Co-investments

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company, through several joint ventures, owned 1,070 and 806 apartment homes in predevelopment and development communities, respectively. The Company’s book value of these co-investments was $157.4 million and $146.9 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In 2020, the Company entered into a joint venture to develop Scripps Mesa Apartments, a multifamily community comprised of 264 apartment homes located in San Diego, CA. The Company has a 51% ownership interest in the development which has a projected total cost of $102.0 million. Construction began in the third quarter of 2020 and the community is expected to open in

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the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company has a $5.9 million preferred equity investment in the project, which accrues an annualized preferred return of 10.0% until it is redeemed.

In 2017, the Company entered into a joint venture to develop Patina at Midtown (formerly known as Ohlone), a multifamily community comprised of 269 apartment homes located in San Jose, CA. The Company has a 50% ownership interest in the development which has a projected total cost of $148.0 million. The property began initial occupancy in the third quarter of 2020 and is expected to be fully stabilized by the second quarter of 2021. The Company has a $28.9 million preferred equity investment in the project, which accrues an initial annualized preferred return of 10.0% and matures in 2021.

In 2015, the Company entered into a joint venture to develop 500 Folsom, a multifamily community comprised of 537 apartment homes located in San Francisco, CA. The Company has a 50% ownership interest in the development which has a projected total cost of $415.0 million. The property began initial occupancy in the third quarter of 2019 and is expected to be fully stabilized by the first quarter of 2021.

Preferred Equity Investments

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company held preferred equity investment interests in several joint ventures which own real estate. The Company’s book value of these preferred equity investments was $502.3 million and $444.9 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in the co-investments line in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

During 2020, the Company made commitments to fund $191.3 million of preferred equity investment in seven preferred equity investments. The investments have initial preferred returns ranging from 9.0%-11.5%, with maturities ranging from March 2022 to February 2030. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had funded $55.1 million of the $191.3 million of commitments. The remaining committed amount is expected to be funded in 2021.

During 2019, the Company made commitments to fund $141.7 million of preferred equity investment in five preferred equity investments, some of which include related party sponsors. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. The investments have initial preferred returns ranging from 10.15%-11.3%, with maturities ranging from July 2022 to October 2024. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had fully funded $141.7 million of the commitments.

During 2018, the Company made commitments to fund $45.1 million of preferred equity investment in two preferred equity investments, some of which include related party sponsors. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. The investments have initial preferred returns ranging from 10.25%-12.0%, with maturities ranging from May 2023 to April 2024. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had funded $42.1 million of the $45.1 million of commitments. The remaining committed amount is expected to be funded when requested by the sponsors.

In March 2020, the Company received cash of $11.3 million, including an early redemption fee of $0.2 million, for the partial redemption of a preferred equity investment in a joint venture that holds property located in Southern California. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company subsequently received cash of $10.7 million for redemption of the remainder of this preferred equity investment.

In February and September 2020, the Company received cash of $13.4 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in a property located in Southern California.

In December 2020, the Company received cash of $31.3 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in two properties located in Southern California.

(e) Real Estate under Development

The Company defines development projects as new communities that are being constructed, or are newly constructed and are in a phase of lease-up and have not yet reached stabilized operations. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's development pipeline was comprised of three consolidated projects under development, three unconsolidated joint venture projects under development and various predevelopment projects, aggregating 1,853 apartment homes, with total incurred costs of $948.0 million.

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(4) Revenues

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source ($ in thousands):

202020192018
Rental income (1)$1,462,161$1,425,585$1,366,590
Other property (1)23,98925,04324,280
Management and other fees from affiliates9,5989,5279,183
Total revenues$1,495,748$1,460,155$1,400,053

(1)On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 and ASU No. 2018-11. As a result of this adoption, certain amounts previously classified as other property revenue have been reclassified to rental income. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current period's presentation.

The following table presents the Company’s rental and other property revenues disaggregated by geographic operating segment ($ in thousands):

202020192018
Southern California$570,673$597,330$579,533
Northern California610,867557,139520,117
Seattle Metro243,900243,060234,138
Other real estate assets (1)60,71053,09957,082
Total rental and other property revenues$1,486,150$1,450,628$1,390,870

(1)Other real estate assets consist of revenue generated from retail space, commercial properties, held for sale properties, disposition properties and straight-line rent adjustments for concessions. Executive management does not evaluate such operating performance geographically.

The following table presents the Company’s rental and other property revenues disaggregated by current property category status ($ in thousands):

202020192018
Same-property (1)$1,286,686$1,338,690$1,288,771
Acquisitions (2)78,6667,704—
Development (3)20,0507,6752,741
Redevelopment19,05421,05820,413
Non-residential/other, net (4)59,83875,50178,945
Straight line rent concession (5)21,856——
Total rental and other property revenues$1,486,150$1,450,628$1,390,870

(1)Properties that have comparable stabilized results as of January 1, 2019 and are consolidated by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. A community is generally considered to have reach stabilized operations once it achieves an initial occupancy of 90%.

(2)Acquisitions include properties acquired which did not have comparable stabilized results as of January 1, 2019.

(3)Development includes properties developed which did not have stabilized results as of January 1, 2019.

(4)Non-residential/other, net consists of revenue generated from retail space, commercial properties, held for sale properties, disposition properties, student housing, properties undergoing significant construction activities that do not meet our redevelopment criteria, and three communities located in the California counties of Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz, which the Company does not consider its core markets.

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(5)Same-property revenues reflect concessions on a cash basis. Total rental and other property revenues reflect concessions on a straight-line basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Deferred Revenues and Remaining Performance Obligations

When cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance of contracts with customers, deferred revenue is recorded. The total deferred revenue balance related to such contracts was $3.1 million and $3.9 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The amount of revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020 that was included in the December 31, 2019 deferred revenue balance was $0.8 million, which was included in interest and other income within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer, and is the unit of account in the new revenue recognition accounting standard. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $3.1 million of remaining performance obligations. The Company expects to recognize approximately 23% of these remaining performance obligations in 2021, an additional 45% through 2023, and the remaining balance thereafter.

Practical Expedients

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less or when variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation.

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(5) Notes and Other Receivables

Notes and other receivables consist of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

20202019
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.00% due May 2021 (Originated May 2017) (1)$—$16,828
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.90%, due November 2021 (Originated November 2018)14,21612,838
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing variable rate interest, due February 2020 (Originated November 2019) (2)(3)—85,713
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.50%, due February 2023 (Originated March 2020)15,299—
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 11.00%, due October 2023 (Originated April 2020)25,461—
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.00%, due December 2023 (Originated November 2020)79,827—
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 11.50%, due November 2024 (Originated November 2020)15,423—
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (4)4,7444,442
Straight line rent receivables (5)25,2146,083
Other receivables15,6718,461
Allowance for credit losses(751)—
Total notes and other receivables$195,104$134,365

(1)In January 2020, the Company received cash of $16.9 million from the payoff of this note receivable.

(2)See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

(3)In January 2020, the Company received cash of $85.8 million from the payoff of this note receivable.

(4)These amounts consist of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

(5)These amounts are receivables from lease concessions recorded on a straight-line basis for the Company's operating properties.

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for notes and other receivables by loan type ($ in thousands):

Mezzanine LoansBridge LoansTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$—$—$—
Impact of adoption ASC 32614743190
Provision for credit losses604(43)561
Balance at December 31, 2020$751$—$751

No loans were placed on nonaccrual status or charged off during the year ended December 31, 2020 or 2019.

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(6) Related Party Transactions

The Company has adopted written related party transaction guidelines that are intended to cover transactions in which the Company (including entities it controls) is a party and in which any "related person" has a direct or indirect interest. A "related person" means any person who is or was (since the beginning of the last fiscal year) a Company director, director nominee, or executive officer, any beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, and any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons. A related person may be considered to have an indirect interest in a transaction if he or she (i) is an owner, director, officer or employee of or otherwise associated with another company that is engaging in a transaction with the Company, or (ii) otherwise, through one or more entities or arrangements, has an indirect financial interest in or personal benefit from the transaction.

The related person transaction review and approval process is intended to determine, among any other relevant issues, the dollar amount involved in the transaction; the nature and value of any related person’s direct or indirect interest (if any) in the transaction; and whether or not (i) a related person’s interest is material, (ii) the transaction is fair, reasonable, and serves the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, and (iii) whether the transaction or relationship should be entered into, continued or ended.

The Company’s Chairman and founder, Mr. George Marcus, is the Chairman of the Marcus & Millichap Company ("MMC"), which is a parent company of a diversified group of real estate service, investment, and development firms. Mr. Marcus is also the Co-Chairman of Marcus & Millichap, Inc. ("MMI"), and Mr. Marcus owns a controlling interest in MMI, a national brokerage firm listed on the NYSE that underwent its initial public offering in 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company paid brokerage commissions of $0.2 million to MMC and its affiliates related to real estate transactions. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no brokerage commissions paid by the Company to MMI or its affiliates.

The Company charges certain fees relating to its co-investments for asset management, property management, development and redevelopment services. These fees from affiliates totaled $11.3 million, $13.8 million, and $13.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. All of these fees are net of intercompany amounts eliminated by the Company. The Company netted development and redevelopment fees of $1.7 million, $4.3 million, and $4.8 million against general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As described in Note 5, Notes and Other Receivables, the Company has provided short-term loans to affiliates. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, $4.7 million and $4.4 million, respectively, of short-term loans remained outstanding due from joint venture affiliates and are classified within notes and other receivables in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. In November 2016, the Company provided a $6.6 million mezzanine loan to a limited liability company in which MMC holds a significant ownership interest through subsidiaries. The mezzanine loan was classified within notes and other receivables in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and was paid off in October 2019.

In November 2019, the Company provided an $85.5 million related party bridge loan to Wesco V as part of the acquisition of Velo and Ray. The note receivable accrued interest at LIBOR plus 1.30% and was scheduled to mature in February 2020, but was paid off in January 2020. The bridge loan was classified within notes and other receivables in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

In August 2019, the Company provided an $89.0 million related party bridge loan to Wesco V in connection with the acquisition of The Courtyards at 65th Street. The note receivable accrued interest at LIBOR plus 1.30% and was paid off in November 2019.

In August 2019, the Company provided a $44.4 million related party bridge loan to BEX IV in connection with the acquisition of 777 Hamilton. The note receivable accrued interest at 3.25%. In November 2019, the term of the bridge loan was extended to February 2020, but was paid off in December 2019.

In June 2019, the Company acquired Brio, a 300 unit apartment home community located in Walnut Creek, CA. The Company issued DownREIT units to an affiliate of MMC, based on a contract price of $164.9 million. The property was encumbered by $98.7 million of mortgage debt which was assumed by the Company at the time of acquisition. As a result of this transaction, the Company consolidated the property, based on a VIE analysis performed by the Company.

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In February 2019, the Company funded a $24.5 million preferred equity investment in an entity whose sponsor is an affiliate of MMC, which owns a multifamily development community located in Mountain View, CA. The investment has an initial preferred return of 11.0% and is scheduled to mature in February 2024.

In October 2018, the Company funded a $18.6 million preferred equity investment in an entity whose sponsor is an affiliate of MMC. The entity wholly owns a 268 apartment home community development located in Burlingame, CA. This investment accrues interest based on an initial 12.0% preferred return. The investment is scheduled to mature in April 2024.

In May 2018, the Company made a commitment to fund a $26.5 million preferred equity investment in an entity whose sponsors include an affiliate of MMC. The entity wholly owns a 400 apartment home community located in Ventura, CA. This investment accrues interest based on a 10.25% preferred return. The investment is scheduled to mature in May 2023. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had funded $23.4 million of the commitment. The remaining committed amount is expected to be funded if and when requested by the sponsors.

In March 2017, the Company converted its existing $15.3 million preferred equity investment in Sage at Cupertino, a 230 apartment home community located in San Jose, CA, into a 40.5% common equity ownership interest in the property. The Company issued DownREIT units to the other members, including an MMC affiliate, based on an estimated property valuation of $90.0 million. At the time of the conversion, the property was encumbered by $52.0 million of mortgage debt. As a result of this transaction, the Company consolidates the property, based on a consolidation analysis performed by the Company.

In 2015, the Company made preferred equity investments totaling $20.0 million in three entities affiliated with MMC that own apartment communities in California. The Company earned a 9.5% preferred return on each such investment. One $5.0 million investment, which was scheduled to mature in 2022, was fully redeemed in 2017. Another $5.0 million investment, which was scheduled to mature in 2022, was fully redeemed in 2018. The remaining investment was fully redeemed in February 2019.

(7) Unsecured Debt

Essex does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. Essex guarantees the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt including the revolving credit facilities up to the maximum amounts and for the full term of the facilities.

Unsecured debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

20202019Weighted Average Maturity In Years
Unsecured bonds private placement - fixed rate$199,950$199,8200.5
Term loan - variable rate549,380349,1891.5
Bonds public offering - fixed rate4,858,6554,214,1979.4
Unsecured debt, net (1)5,607,9854,763,206
Lines of credit (2)—55,000
Total unsecured debt$5,607,985$4,818,206
Weighted average interest rate on fixed rate unsecured bonds private placement and bonds public offering3.4%3.8%
Weighted average interest rate on variable rate term loan1.7%2.7%
Weighted average interest rate on lines of credit1.0%2.5%

(1)Includes unamortized discount, net of premiums, of $10.1 million and $12.2 million and unamortized debt issuance costs of $31.9 million and $24.5 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)Lines of credit, related to the Company's two lines of unsecured credit aggregating $1.24 billion, excludes unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.7 million and $3.8 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These debt issuance costs are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

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As of both December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had $200.0 million of private placement unsecured bonds outstanding at an average effective interest rate of 4.4%.

The following is a summary of the Company’s unsecured private placement bonds as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

Maturity20202019Coupon Rate
Senior unsecured private placement notesApril 2021100,000100,0004.27%
Senior unsecured private placement notesJune 202150,00050,0004.30%
Senior unsecured private placement notesAugust 202150,00050,0004.37%
$200,000$200,000

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had unsecured term loans outstanding of $550.0 million and $350.0 million, respectively, at an average interest rate of 1.7% and 2.7%, respectively. These loans are included in the line "Term loan - variable rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value, net of debt issuance costs, was $549.4 million and $349.2 million, respectively. $350.0 million of the term loan matures in February 2022 and $200.0 million of the term loan matures in April 2021 with two 12-month extension options, exercisable at the Company’s option. The Company had entered into five interest rate swap contracts, for a term of five years with a notional amount totaling $175.0 million, which will effectively convert the interest rate on $175.0 million of the term loan to a fixed rate of 2.3%. These interest rate swaps are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

In February 2020, the Operating Partnership issued $500.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on March 15, 2032, with a coupon rate of 2.650% (the "2032 Notes"), which are payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2020. The 2032 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.628% of par value. The 2032 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by Essex. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering to repay indebtedness under its unsecured lines of credit, which had been used to fund the buyout of CPPIB's 45.0% joint venture interests, as well as repay $100.3 million of secured debt during the quarter that ended March 31, 2020. In June 2020, the Operating Partnership issued an additional $150.0 million of the 2032 Notes at a price of 105.660% of par value, plus accrued interest from February 2020 up to, but not including, the date of delivery of the additional notes, with an effective yield of 2.093%. These additional notes have substantially identical terms as the 2032 Notes issued in February 2020. The proceeds were used to repay indebtedness under the Company's unsecured credit facilities and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020, the carrying value of the 2032 Notes, net of premiums and debt issuance costs, was $650.7 million.

In April 2020, the Company obtained a $200.0 million unsecured term loan with a one-year maturity and two 12-month extension options, exercisable at the Company’s option. The unsecured term loan bears a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.20% and the proceeds were used to repay all remaining consolidated debt maturing in 2020.

In August 2020, the Operating Partnership issued $600.0 million of senior unsecured notes, consisting of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount due on January 15, 2031 with a coupon rate of 1.650% (the “2031 Notes”) and $300.0 million aggregate principal amount due on September 1, 2050 with a coupon rate of 2.650% (the “2050 Notes” and together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2031 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.035% of par value and the 2050 Notes at 99.691% of par value. Interest is payable on the 2031 Notes semiannually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2021. Interest is payable on the 2050 Notes semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2021. The Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by Essex. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering to repay debt maturities, including certain unsecured private placement notes, secured mortgage notes, and to fund the redemption of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of

its outstanding 3.625% senior unsecured notes due August 2022, and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020, the carrying value of the 2031 Notes and 2050 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $294.5 million and $295.7 million, respectively.

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In August 2019, the Operating Partnership issued $400.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on January 15, 2030, with a coupon rate of 3.000% per annum (the "2030 Notes"), which are payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2020. The 2030 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 98.632% of the principal amount thereof. The 2030 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. In October 2019, the Operating Partnership issued an additional $150.0 million of the 2030 notes at a price of 101.685% of the principal amount thereof. These additional notes have substantially identical terms as the 2030 Notes issued in August 2019. The Company used the net proceeds of these offerings to prepay, with no prepayment penalties, certain secured indebtedness under outstanding mortgage notes, to repay indebtedness under its unsecured lines of credit and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the carrying value of the 2030 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs, was $543.1 million and $542.3 million, respectively.

In February 2019, the Operating Partnership issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on March 1, 2029, with a coupon rate of 4.000% per annum (the "2029 Notes"), which are payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2019. The 2029 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.188% of the principal amount thereof. The 2029 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. In March 2019, the Operating Partnership issued an additional $150.0 million of the 2029 Notes at a price of 100.717% of the principal amount thereof. These additional notes have substantially identical terms as the 2029 Notes issued in February 2019. The Company used the net proceeds of these offerings to repay indebtedness under its unsecured lines of credit and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the carrying value of the 2029 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $494.8 million and $494.1 million, respectively.

In March 2018, the Operating Partnership issued $300.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on March 15, 2048 with a coupon rate of 4.500% per annum and are payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2018 (the "2048 Notes"). The 2048 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.591% of par value. The 2048 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2048 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $295.8 million and $295.6 million, respectively.

In April 2017, the Operating Partnership issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on May 1, 2027 with a coupon rate of 3.625% per annum and are payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2017 (the "2027 Notes"). The 2027 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.423% of par value. The 2027 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2027 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $346.8 million and $346.3 million, respectively.

In April 2016, the Operating Partnership issued $450.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on April 15, 2026 with a coupon rate of 3.375% per annum and are payable on April 15th and October 15th of each year, beginning October 15, 2016 (the "2026 Notes"). The 2026 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.386% of par value. The 2026 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2026 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $446.4 million and $445.7 million, respectively.

In March 2015, the Operating Partnership issued $500.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on April 1, 2025 with a coupon rate of 3.5% per annum and are payable on April 1st and October 1st of each year, beginning October 1, 2015 (the "2025 Notes"). The 2025 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.747% of par value. The 2025 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included

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in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2025 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $497.6 million and $497.1 million, respectively.

In April 2014, the Company assumed $900.0 million aggregate principal amount of BRE Property Inc.’s 5.500% senior notes due 2017; 5.200% senior notes due 2021; and 3.375% senior notes due 2023 (together the "BRE Notes"). These notes are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the BRE Notes, plus unamortized premium was $296.8 million and $599.4 million, respectively. In December 2020, the Company paid off $300.0 million of 5.200% senior notes. In March 2017, the Company paid off $300.0 million of 5.500% senior notes, at maturity.

In April 2014, the Operating Partnership issued $400.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on May 1, 2024 with a coupon rate of 3.875% per annum and are payable on May 1st and November 1st of each year, beginning November 1, 2014 (the "2024 Notes"). The 2024 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.234% of par value. The 2024 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2024 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $397.8 million and $397.1 million, respectively.

In April 2013, the Operating Partnership issued $300.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on May 1, 2023 with a coupon rate of 3.25% per annum and are payable on May 1st and November 1st of each year, beginning November 1, 2013 (the "2023 Notes"). The 2023 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.152% of par value. The 2023 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Essex Property Trust, Inc. These bonds are included in the line "Bonds public offering-fixed rate" in the table above, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the 2023 Notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs was $298.7 million and $298.2 million, respectively.

The following is a summary of the Company’s senior unsecured notes as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

Maturity20202019Coupon Rate
Senior notesMarch 2021$—$300,0005.200%
Senior notesAugust 2022—300,0003.625%
Senior notesJanuary 2023300,000300,0003.375%
Senior notesMay 2023300,000300,0003.250%
Senior notesMay 2024400,000400,0003.875%
Senior notesApril 2025500,000500,0003.500%
Senior notesApril 2026450,000450,0003.375%
Senior notesMay 2027350,000350,0003.625%
Senior notesMarch 2029500,000500,0004.000%
Senior notesJanuary 2030550,000550,0003.000%
Senior notesJanuary 2031300,000—1.650%
Senior notesMarch 2032650,000—2.650%
Senior notesMarch 2048300,000300,0004.500%
Senior notesSeptember 2050300,000—2.650%
$4,900,000$4,250,000

The aggregate scheduled principal payments of unsecured debt payable, excluding lines of credit, at December 31, 2020 are as follows ($ in thousands):

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2021$—
2022—
2023600,000
2024400,000
2025500,000
Thereafter3,400,000
$4,900,000

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had two unsecured lines of credit aggregating $1.24 billion, including a $1.2 billion unsecured line of credit and a $35.0 million working capital unsecured line of credit. As of December 31, 2020, there was no amount outstanding on the $1.2 billion unsecured line of credit. As of December 31, 2019, there was $55.0 million outstanding on this line. The interest rate is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company's credit ratings and was LIBOR plus 0.825% as of December 31, 2020. The $1.2 billion unsecured line of credit has a scheduled maturity date in December 2023 with one 18-month extension, exercisable at the Company's option. As of both December 31, 2020 and 2019, there was no amount outstanding on the Company's $35.0 million working capital unsecured line of credit. The interest rate on the amended line is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company's credit ratings and is currently at LIBOR plus 0.825%.

The Company’s unsecured lines of credit and unsecured debt agreements contain debt covenants related to limitations on indebtedness and liabilities, and maintenance of minimum levels of consolidated earnings before depreciation, interest and amortization. The Company was in compliance with the debt covenants as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(8) Mortgage Notes Payable

Essex does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. Mortgage notes payable consist of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

20202019
Fixed rate mortgage notes payable$419,323$736,490
Variable rate mortgage notes payable (1)224,227254,177
Total mortgage notes payable (2)$643,550$990,667
Number of properties securing mortgage notes1224
Remaining terms1-26 years1-27 years
Weighted average interest rate2.7%4.1%

The aggregate scheduled principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2020 are as follows ($ in thousands):

2021$3,501
202243,188
20232,945
20243,109
2025133,054
Thereafter455,629
$641,426

(1)Variable rate mortgage notes payable, including $225.1 million in bonds that have been converted to variable rate through total return swap contracts, consists of multifamily housing mortgage revenue bonds secured by deeds of trust on rental properties and guaranteed by collateral pledge agreements, payable monthly at a variable rate as defined in the Loan Agreement (approximately 1.2% at December 2020 and 2.3% at December 2019) including credit enhancement and underwriting fees. Among the terms imposed on the properties, which are security for the bonds, is a requirement that 20% of the apartment homes are subject to tenant income criteria. Once the bonds have been repaid, the properties may no

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longer be obligated to comply with such tenant income criteria. Principal balances are due in full at various maturity dates from December 2027 through December 2046. The Company had no interest rate cap agreements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)Includes total unamortized premium, net of discounts, of $3.9 million and $5.9 million and reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.8 million and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For the Company’s mortgage notes payable as of December 31, 2020, monthly interest expense and principal amortization, excluding balloon payments, totaled approximately $3.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Second deeds of trust accounted for none of the mortgage notes payable balance as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019. Repayment of debt before the scheduled maturity date could result in prepayment penalties. The prepayment penalty on the majority of the Company’s mortgage notes payable are computed by the greater of (a) 1% of the amount of the principal being prepaid or (b) the present value of the principal being prepaid multiplied by the difference between the interest rate of the mortgage note and the stated yield rate on a U.S. treasury security which generally has an equivalent remaining term as the mortgage note.

(9) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate swaps, interest rate caps, and total return swap contracts to manage certain interest rate risks. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps and total return swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts). The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.

In November 2016, the Company replaced its $225.0 million term loan with a $350.0 million five-year term loan with a delayed draw feature that carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 95 basis points. In 2016, the Company entered into four forward starting interest rate swaps (settlement payments commenced in March 2017) and in 2017, the Company entered into one forward starting interest rate swap (settlement payments commenced in March 2017) all related to the $350.0 million term loan. These five swaps, with a total notional amount of $175.0 million bear an average fixed interest rate of 2.3% and are scheduled to mature in February 2022. These derivatives qualify for hedge accounting.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no interest rate caps.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate carrying value of the interest rate swap contracts were a liability of $2.4 million and an asset of $0.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the swap contracts were presented in the consolidated balance sheets as an asset of zero and $1.0 million, respectively, and were in prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, and a liability of $2.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no interest rate caps on the balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Hedge ineffectiveness related to cash flow hedges, which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of income, was zero, a loss of $0.2 million, and a loss of $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively.

The Company has four total return swap contracts, with an aggregate notional amount of $254.8 million, that effectively convert $225.1 million of mortgage notes payable and $29.7 million of mortgage notes payable related to real estate held for sale that is included in liabilities associated with real estate held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet to a floating interest rate based on the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index ("SIFMA") plus a spread. The total return swaps provide fair market value protection on the mortgage notes payable to our counterparties during the initial period of the total return swap until the Company's option to call the mortgage notes at par can be exercised. The Company can currently call all four of the total return swaps with $254.8 million of the outstanding debt at par. These derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting and had a carrying and fair value of zero at both December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These total return swaps are scheduled to mature between November 2022 and December 2024. The realized gains of $10.7 million,

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$8.4 million, and $8.7 million as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, were reported on the consolidated statements of income as total return swap income.

(10) Lease Agreements - Company as Lessor

As of December 31, 2020, the Company is a lessor of apartment homes at all of its consolidated operating and lease-up communities, one commercial building, and commercial portions of mixed use communities. The apartment homes are rented under short-term leases (generally, lease terms of 9 to 12 months) while commercial lease terms typically range from 5 to 20 years. All such leases are classified as operating leases.

Although the majority of the Company’s apartment home and commercial leasing income is derived from fixed lease payments, some lease agreements also allow for variable payments. The primary driver of variable leasing income comes from utility reimbursements from apartment home leases and common area maintenance reimbursements from commercial leases. A small number of commercial leases contain provisions for lease payments based on a percentage of gross retail sales over set hurdles.

At the end of the term of apartment home leases, unless the lessee decides to renew the lease with the Company at the market rate or gives notice not to renew, the lease will be automatically renewed on a month-to-month term. Apartment home leases include an option to terminate the lease, however the lessee must pay the Company for expected or actual downtime to find a new tenant to lease the space or a lease-break fee specified in the lease agreement. Most commercial leases include options to renew, with the renewal periods extending the term of the lease for no greater than the same period of time as the original lease term. The initial option to renew for commercial leases will typically be based on a fixed price while any subsequent renewal options will generally be based on the current market rate at the time of the renewal. Certain commercial leases contain lease termination options that would require the lessee to pay termination fees based on the expected amount of time it would take the Company to re-lease the space.

The Company’s apartment home and commercial lease agreements do not contain residual value guarantees. As the Company is the lessor of real estate assets which tend to either hold their value or appreciate, residual value risk is not deemed to be substantial. Furthermore, the Company carries comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage, and rental loss insurance for each of its communities as well as limited insurance coverage for certain types of extraordinary losses, such as, for example, losses from terrorism or earthquakes.

A maturity analysis of undiscounted future minimum non-cancelable base rent to be received under the above operating leases as of December 31, 2020 is summarized as follows ($ in thousands):

Future Minimum Rent
2021$720,570
202234,240
202314,971
202413,619
202511,265
Thereafter24,855
$819,520

Practical Expedients

The Company has elected to account for operating lease (e.g., fixed payments including rent) and non-lease components (e.g., utility reimbursements and common-area maintenance costs) as a single combined lease component under ASC 842 "Leases" as the lease components are the predominant elements of the combined components.

As part of the transition to ASC Topic 842, the Company has elected to use the modified retrospective transition method with the new standard being applied as of the January 1, 2019 adoption date. Additionally, the Company has elected, as of the

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adoption date, not to reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases under the new definition of a lease, not to reassess the lease classification for expired or existing leases, not to reassess whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under ASC Topic 842, and not to reassess whether existing or expired land easements meet the definition of a lease.

(11) Lease Agreements - Company as Lessee

As of December 31, 2020, the Company is a lessee of corporate office space, ground leases and a parking lease associated with various consolidated properties, and equipment. Lease terms for the Company's office leases, in general, range between 5 to 10 years while ground leases and the parking lease have terms typically ranging from 20 to 85 years. The corporate office leases occasionally contain renewal options of approximately five years while certain ground leases contain renewal options that can extend the lease term from approximately 10 to 39 years.

A majority of the Company’s ground leases and the parking lease are subject to changes in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Furthermore, certain of the Company’s ground leases include rental payments based on a percentage of gross or net income. While lease liabilities are not remeasured as a result of changes in the CPI or percentage of gross or net income, such changes are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred.

The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Because most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no material finance leases.

Supplemental consolidated balance sheet information related to leases as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows ($ in thousands):

ClassificationDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$72,143$74,744
Total leased assets$72,143$74,744
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities74,03776,740
Total lease liabilities$74,037$76,740

The components of lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows ($ in thousands):

December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Operating lease cost$6,749$6,745
Variable lease cost1,436783
Short-term lease cost432610
Sublease income(438)(436)
Total lease cost$8,179$7,702

A maturity analysis of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 is as follows ($ in thousands):

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Operating Leases
2021$6,963
20226,987
20236,962
20246,690
20256,310
Thereafter140,417
Total lease payments$174,329
Less: Imputed interest(100,292)
Present value of lease liabilities$74,037

Lease term and discount rate information for leases at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Weighted-average of remaining lease terms (years)
Operating Leases3939
Weighted-average of discount rates
Operating Leases5.00%4.99%

Practical Expedients

As part of the transition to ASC Topic 842, the Company elected to use the modified retrospective transition method with the new standard being applied as of the January 1, 2019 adoption date. Additionally, the Company has elected, as of the adoption date, not to reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases under the new definition of a lease, not to reassess the lease classification for expired or existing leases, not to reassess whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under ASC Topic 842, and not to reassess whether existing or expired land easements meet the definition of a lease.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes the lease expense for such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company has elected to account for lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent) and non-lease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs) as a single combined lease component as the lease components are the predominant elements of the combined components.

(12) Equity Transactions

Common Stock Offerings

In September 2018, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $900.0 million (the "2018 ATM Program"). Upon entering into the 2018 ATM Program, the Company simultaneously terminated its existing equity distribution agreements, which were entered into in March 2016 in connection with its prior at-the-market equity offering program (the "2016 ATM Program").

In connection with the 2018 ATM Program, the Company may also enter into related forward sale agreements whereby, at the Company’s discretion, it may sell shares of its common stock under the 2018 ATM Program under forward sale agreements. The use of a forward sale agreement would allow the Company to lock in a share price on the sale of shares of its common stock at the time the agreement is executed, but defer receiving the proceeds from the sale of shares until a later date. The Company anticipates using the net proceeds, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership, to acquire, develop, or

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redevelop properties, which primarily will be apartment communities, to make other investments and for working capital or general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock through the 2018 ATM Program. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 228,271 shares of common stock through the 2018 ATM Program at an average price of $321.56 per share for proceeds of $73.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did not sell any shares of its common stock through the 2018 ATM Program or through the 2016 ATM Program. As of December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding forward sale agreements, and $826.6 million of shares remained available to be sold under this program.

Operating Partnership Units and Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") Units

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Operating Partnership had outstanding 2,188,623 and 2,158,396 operating partnership units and 106,137 and 143,257 vested LTIP units, respectively. The Operating Partnership’s general partner, Essex, owned 96.6% of the partnership interests in the Operating Partnership as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019, and Essex is responsible for the management of the Operating Partnership’s business. As the general partner of the Operating Partnership, Essex effectively controls the ability to issue common stock of Essex upon a limited partner’s notice of redemption. Essex has generally acquired Operating Partnership limited partnership units ("OP Units") upon a limited partner’s notice of redemption in exchange for shares of its common stock. The redemption provisions of OP Units owned by limited partners that permit Essex to settle in either cash or common stock at the option of Essex were further evaluated in accordance with applicable accounting guidance to determine whether temporary or permanent equity classification on the balance sheet is appropriate. The Operating Partnership evaluated this guidance, including the requirement to settle in unregistered shares, and determined that, with few exceptions, these OP Units meet the requirements to qualify for presentation as permanent equity.

LTIP units represent an interest in the Operating Partnership for services rendered or to be rendered by the LTIP unitholder in its capacity as a partner, or in anticipation of becoming a partner, in the Operating Partnership. Upon the occurrence of specified events, LTIP units may over time achieve full parity with common units of the Operating Partnership for all purposes. Upon achieving full parity, LTIP units will be exchanged for an equal number of the OP Units.

The collective redemption value of OP Units and LTIP units owned by the limited partners, not including Essex, was approximately $544.8 million and $692.5 million based on the closing price of Essex's common stock as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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(13) Net Income Per Common Share and Net Income Per Common Unit

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Basic and diluted income per share is calculated as follows for the years ended December 31 ($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

202020192018
IncomeWeighted- average Common SharesPer Common Share AmountIncomeWeighted- average Common SharesPer Common Share AmountIncomeWeighted- average Common SharesPer Common Share Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common stockholders$568,87065,454,057$8.69$439,28665,840,422$6.67$390,15366,041,058$5.91
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Stock options—16,678—99,033—44,031
DownREIT units78394,247————
Diluted:
Net income available to common stockholders$569,65365,564,982$8.69$439,28665,939,455$6.66$390,15366,085,089$5.90

The table above excludes from the calculations of diluted earnings per share weighted average convertible OP Units of 2,296,608, 2,300,478, and 2,274,941, which include vested Series Z-1 Incentive Units, 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan Units, and 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan Units, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive. The related income allocated to these convertible OP Units aggregated $20.0 million, $15.3 million, and $13.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Additionally, the table excludes all DownREIT units for which the Operating Partnership has the ability and intention to redeem the units for cash and does not consider them to be common stock equivalents.

Stock options of 403,458, 115,066, and 160,039, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the assumed proceeds per share of such options plus the average unearned compensation were greater than the average market price of the common stock for the years ended and, therefore, were anti-dilutive.

Essex Portfolio, L.P.

Basic and diluted income per unit is calculated as follows for the years ended December 31 ($ in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):

202020192018
IncomeWeighted- average Common UnitsPer Common Unit AmountIncomeWeighted- average Common UnitsPer Common Unit AmountIncomeWeighted- average Common UnitsPer Common Unit Amount
Basic:
Net income available to common unitholders$588,78267,750,665$8.69$454,62968,140,900$6.67$403,60568,315,999$5.91
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Stock options—16,678—99,033—44,031
DownREIT units78394,247————
Diluted:
Net income available to common unitholders$589,56567,861,590$8.69$454,62968,239,933$6.66$403,60568,360,030$5.90

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Stock options of 403,458, 115,066, and 160,039, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per unit because the assumed proceeds per unit of these options plus the average unearned compensation were greater than the average market price of the common unit for the years ended and, therefore, were anti-dilutive. Additionally, the table excludes all DownREIT units for which the Operating Partnership has the ability and intention to redeem the units for cash and does not consider them to be common stock equivalents.

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(14) Equity Based Compensation Plans

Stock Options and Restricted Stock

In May 2018, stockholders approved the Company’s 2018 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan ("2018 Plan"). The 2018 Plan serves as the successor to the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan"). The Company’s 2018 Plan provides incentives to attract and retain officers, directors and key employees. The 2018 Plan provides for the grant of stock-based awards to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2018 Plan is 2,000,000 shares, plus the number of shares authorized for grants and available for issuance under the 2013 Plan as of the effective date of the 2018 Plan and the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2013 Plan that are forfeited or otherwise not issued under such awards. No further awards will be granted under the 2013 Plan and the shares that remained available for future issuance under the 2013 Plan as of the effective date of the 2018 Plan will be available for issuance under the 2018 Plan. In connection with the adoption of the 2018 Plan, the Board delegated to the Compensation Committee of the Board the authority to administer the 2018 Plan.

Equity-based compensation costs for options and restricted stock under the fair value method totaled $12.9 million, $11.4 million, and $12.1 million for years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 equity-based compensation costs included $3.5 million related to restricted stock for bonuses awarded based on asset dispositions, which is recorded as a cost of real estate and land sold, respectively. Stock-based compensation for options and restricted stock related to recipients who are direct and incremental to projects under development were capitalized and totaled $1.3 million, $1.6 million, and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The intrinsic value of the options exercised totaled $7.4 million, $18.7 million, and $3.1 million, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively. The intrinsic value of the options exercisable totaled $3.4 million and $23.5 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options totaled $4.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and the unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.2 years.

The average fair value of stock options granted for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $20.69, $24.02 and $26.13, respectively. Certain stock options granted in 2020, 2019, and 2018 included a $100 cap, $125 cap, or no cap on the appreciation of the market price over the exercise price. The fair value of stock options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants:

202020192018
Stock price$244.74$304.85$262.09
Risk-free interest rates0.83%2.01%2.76%
Expected lives6 years6 years6 years
Volatility25.72%19.56%24.89%
Dividend yield2.93%2.72%2.81%

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plans as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 and changes during the years ended on those dates is presented below:

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202020192018
SharesWeighted- average exercise priceSharesWeighted- average exercise priceSharesWeighted- average exercise price
Outstanding at beginning of year572,971$251.10612,954$224.57536,208$211.41
Granted149,020244.74148,147304.85119,361262.09
Exercised(70,802)208.57(182,817)205.25(39,175)159.05
Forfeited and canceled(38,080)228.64(5,313)257.87(3,440)221.80
Outstanding at end of year613,109255.86572,971251.10612,954224.57
Options exercisable at year end361,985245.83305,379223.90322,837206.63

The following table summarizes information about restricted stock outstanding as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and changes during the years ended:

202020192018
SharesWeighted- average grant priceSharesWeighted- average grant priceSharesWeighted- average grant price
Unvested at beginning of year114,877$197.6291,058$180.9990,823$163.49
Granted45,196248.1641,643235.9351,945194.70
Vested(15,116)170.61(13,222)143.56(48,212)150.76
Forfeited and canceled(12,354)184.11(4,602)158.06(3,498)158.71
Unvested at end of year132,603214.34114,877197.6291,058180.99

The unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock totaled $13.8 million as of December 31, 2020 and is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.3 years.

Long-Term Incentive Plans – LTIP Units

On December 9, 2014, the Operating Partnership issued 44,750 LTIP units under the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan Award agreements to executives of the Company. The 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (the "2015 LTIP Units") are subject to forfeiture based on performance-based and service based conditions. An additional 24,000 LTIP units were granted subject only to performance-based criteria and were fully vested on the date granted. The 2015 LTIP Units, that are subject to vesting, vested at 20% per year on each of the first five anniversaries of the initial grant date. The 2015 LTIP Units performance conditions measurement ended on December 9, 2015 and 95.75% of the units awarded were earned by the recipients. 2015 LTIP Units not earned based on the performance-based criteria were automatically forfeited by the recipients. The 2015 LTIP Units, once earned and vested, are convertible one-for-one into OP Units which, in turn, are convertible into common stock of the Company subject to a 10-year liquidity restriction.

In December 2013, the Operating Partnership issued 50,500 LTIP units under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan Award agreements to executives of the Company. The 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (the "2014 LTIP Units") were subject to forfeiture based on performance-based conditions and are currently subject to service based vesting. The 2014 LTIP Units vested 25% per year on each of the first four anniversaries of the initial grant date. In December 2014, the Company achieved the performance criteria and all of the 2014 LTIP Units awarded were earned by the recipients, subject to satisfaction of service based vesting conditions. The 2014 LTIP Units are convertible one-for-one into OP Units which, in turn, are convertible into common stock of the Company subject to a ten year liquidity restriction.

The estimated fair value of the 2015 LTIP Units and 2014 LTIP Units were determined on the grant date using Monte Carlo simulations under a risk-neutral premise and considered Essex’s stock price on the date of grant, the unpaid dividends on unvested units and the discount factor for 10 years of illiquidity.

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Prior to 2013, the Company issued Series Z Incentive Units and Series Z-1 Incentive Units (collectively referred to as "Z Units") of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. Vesting in the Z Units is based on performance criteria established in the plan. The criteria can be revised by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors if the Committee deems that the plan's criterion is unachievable for any given year. The sale of Z Units is contractually prohibited. Z Units are convertible into Operating Partnership units which are exchangeable for shares of the Company’s common stock that have marketability restrictions. The estimated fair value of Z Units were determined on the grant date and considered the Company's stock price on the date of grant, the dividends that are not paid on unvested units and a marketability discount for the 8 to 15 years of illiquidity. Compensation expense is calculated by multiplying estimated vesting increases for the period by the estimated fair value as of the grant date.

During 2011 and 2010, the Operating Partnership issued 154,500 Series Z-1 Incentive Units (the "Z-1 Units") of limited partner interest to executives of the Company. The Z-1 Units are convertible one-for-one into common units of the Operating Partnership (which, in turn, are convertible into common stock of the Company) upon the earlier to occur of 100 percent vesting of the units or the year 2026. The conversion ratchet (accounted for as vesting) of the Z-1 Units into common units, is to increase consistent with the Company’s annual FFO growth, but is not to be less than zero or greater than 14 percent. Z-1 Unitholders are entitled to receive distributions, on vested units, that are now equal to dividends distributed to common stockholders.

Equity-based compensation costs for LTIP and Z Units under the fair value method totaled approximately zero, $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Equity-based compensation costs related to LTIP Units attributable to recipients who are direct and incremental to these projects was capitalized to real estate under development and totaled approximately zero, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The intrinsic value of the vested and unvested LTIP Units totaled $25.2 million as of December 31, 2020. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested LTIP Units under the LTIP Units plans was zero as of December 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes information about the LTIP Units outstanding as of December 31, 2020:

Long-Term Incentive Plan - LTIP Units
Total Vested UnitsTotal Unvested UnitsTotal Outstanding UnitsWeighted- average Grant-date Fair ValueWeighted- average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
Balance, December 31, 2017213,30023,212236,512$75.037.5
Granted———
Vested12,051(12,051)—
Converted(91,270)—(91,270)
Cancelled———
Balance, December 31, 2018134,08111,161145,242$75.036.5
Granted———
Vested9,176(9,176)—
Converted———
Cancelled—(95)(95)
Balance, December 31, 2019143,2571,890145,147$75.035.2
Granted———
Vested1,890(1,890)—
Converted(39,010)—(39,010)
Cancelled———
Balance, December 31, 2020106,137—106,137$84.473.6

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(15) Segment Information

The Company's segment disclosures present the measure used by the chief operating decision makers for purposes of assessing each segment's performance. The Company's chief operating decision makers are comprised of several members of its executive management team who use net operating income ("NOI") to assess the performance of the business for the Company's reportable operating segments. NOI represents total property revenues less direct property operating expenses.

The executive management team generally evaluates the Company's operating performance geographically. The Company defines its reportable operating segments as the three geographical regions in which its communities are located: Southern California, Northern California and Seattle Metro.

Excluded from segment revenues and NOI are management and other fees from affiliates and interest and other income. Non-segment revenues and NOI included in the following schedule also consist of revenues generated from commercial properties and properties that have been sold. Other non-segment assets include items such as real estate under development, co-investments, real estate held for sale, cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, notes and other receivables, and prepaid expenses and other assets.

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The revenues and NOI for each of the reportable operating segments are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 ($ in thousands):

Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Revenues:
Southern California$570,673$597,330$579,533
Northern California610,867557,139520,117
Seattle Metro243,900243,060234,138
Other real estate assets60,71053,09957,082
Total property revenues$1,486,150$1,450,628$1,390,870
Net operating income:
Southern California$393,776$425,882$412,517
Northern California435,403412,706384,548
Seattle Metro166,847172,601163,927
Other real estate assets49,72442,91245,537
Total net operating income1,045,7501,054,1011,006,529
Management and other fees from affiliates9,5989,5279,183
Corporate-level property management expenses(34,573)(34,067)(32,055)
Depreciation and amortization(525,497)(483,750)(479,884)
General and administrative(65,388)(54,262)(53,451)
Expensed acquisition and investment related costs(1,591)(168)(194)
Impairment loss(1,825)(7,105)—
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate and land64,967(3,164)61,861
Interest expense(220,633)(217,339)(220,492)
Total return swap income10,7338,4468,707
Interest and other income40,99946,29823,010
Equity income from co-investments66,512112,13689,132
Deferred tax expense on unrealized gain on unconsolidated co-investment(1,531)(1,457)—
(Loss) Gain on early retirement of debt, net(22,883)3,717—
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment234,69431,5351,253
Net income$599,332$464,448$413,599

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Total assets for each of the reportable operating segments are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):

As of December 31,
20202019
Assets:
Southern California$3,993,275$4,139,104
Northern California5,520,0194,408,404
Seattle Metro1,403,6781,456,187
Other real estate assets10,814344,965
Net reportable operating segments - real estate assets10,927,78610,348,660
Real estate under development386,047546,075
Co-investments1,018,0101,335,339
Real estate held for sale57,938—
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash84,04181,094
Marketable securities147,768144,193
Notes and other receivables195,104134,365
Operating lease right-of-use assets72,14374,744
Prepaid expenses and other assets47,34040,935
Total assets$12,936,177$12,705,405

(16) 401(k) Plan

The Company has a 401(k) benefit plan (the "Plan") for all eligible employees. Employee contributions are limited by the maximum allowed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches 50% of the employee contributions up to a specified maximum. Company contributions to the Plan were approximately $2.7 million, $2.4 million, and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

(17) Commitments and Contingencies

The Company's total minimum lease payment commitments, under ground leases, parking leases, and operating leases are disclosed in Note 11, Lease Agreements - Company as Lessee.

To the extent that an environmental matter arises or is identified in the future that has other than a remote risk of having a material impact on the financial statements, the Company will disclose the estimated range of possible outcomes associated with it and, if an outcome is probable, accrue an appropriate liability for that matter. The Company will consider whether any such matter results in an impairment of value on the affected property and, if so, the impairment will be recognized.

The Company has no way of determining the magnitude of any potential liability to which it may be subject arising out of unknown environmental conditions with respect to the communities currently or formerly owned by the Company. No assurance can be given that: existing environmental assessments conducted with respect to any of these communities have revealed all environmental conditions or potential liabilities associated with such conditions; any prior owner or operator of a property did not create any material environmental condition not known to the Company; or a material unknown environmental condition does not otherwise exist as to any one or more of the communities. The Company has limited insurance coverage for some of the types of environmental conditions and associated liabilities described above.

The Company has entered into transactions that may require the Company to pay the tax liabilities of the partners or members in the Operating Partnership or in the DownREIT entities. These transactions are within the Company’s control. Although the Company plans to hold the contributed assets or defer recognition of gain on their sale pursuant to like-kind exchange rules under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company can provide no assurance that it will be able to do so and if such tax liabilities were incurred they may have a material impact on the Company’s financial position.

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There continue to be lawsuits against owners and managers of certain of the Company's apartment communities alleging personal injury and property damage caused by the presence of mold in the residential units and common areas of those communities. Some of these lawsuits have resulted in substantial monetary judgments or settlements in the past. The Company has been sued for mold related matters and has settled some, but not all, of such suits. Insurance carriers have reacted to the increase in mold related liability awards by excluding mold related claims from standard general liability policies and pricing mold endorsements at prohibitively high rates. The Company has, however, purchased pollution liability insurance which includes coverage for some mold claims. The Company has also adopted policies intended to promptly address and resolve reports of mold and to minimize any impact mold might have on tenants of its properties. The Company believes its mold policies and proactive response to address reported mold exposures reduces its risk of loss from mold claims. While no assurances can be given that the Company has identified and responded to all mold occurrences, the Company promptly addresses and responds to all known mold reports. Liabilities resulting from such mold related matters are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. As of December 31, 2020, potential liabilities for mold and other environmental liabilities are not quantifiable and an estimate of possible loss cannot be made.

The Company carries comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance for each of the communities. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as, for example, losses from terrorism or earthquakes, for which the Company has limited insurance coverage. Substantially all of the communities are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity. The Company has established a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Pacific Western Insurance LLC ("PWI"). Through PWI, the Company is self-insured for earthquake related losses. Additionally, since January 2008, PWI has provided property and casualty insurance coverage for the first $5.0 million of the Company’s property level insurance claims per incident. As of December 31, 2020, PWI has cash and marketable securities of approximately $152.8 million. These assets are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. Beginning in 2013, the Company has obtained limited third party seismic insurance on selected assets in the Company's co-investments.

The Company is subject to various other legal and/or regulatory proceedings arising in the course of its business operations. The Company believes that, with respect to such matters that it is currently a party to, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

(18) Subsequent Events

In February 2021, the Company repaid $100.0 million of unsecured debt due to mature in 2021 at an effective rate of 4.3%.

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(Dollars in thousands)

Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Encumbered communities
Belmont Station275Los Angeles, CA29,7288,10066,6667,3868,26773,88582,152(33,891)2009Mar-093-30
Brio300Walnut Creek, CA98,95616,885151,7411,26316,885153,004169,889(8,559)2015Jun-193-30
Form 15242San Diego, CA42,27124,51072,22111,83525,54083,026108,566(13,807)2014Mar-163-30
Fountain Park705Playa Vista, CA82,70725,07394,98036,01925,203130,869156,072(80,772)2002Feb-043-30
Highridge255Rancho Palos Verdes, CA69,3455,41918,34733,3116,07351,00457,077(41,762)1972May-973-30
Magnolia Square/Magnolia Lane (2)188Sunnyvale, CA52,3038,19024,73618,5538,19143,28851,479(26,038)1963Sep-073-30
Marquis166San Jose, CA44,07720,49547,82317820,49548,00168,496(3,290)2015Dec-183-30
Sage at Cupertino230San Jose, CA51,75835,71953,4499,24235,71962,69198,410(9,454)1971Mar-173-30
The Barkley (3)161Anaheim, CA14,873—8,5207,6592,35313,82616,179(10,114)1984Apr-003-30
The Dylan184West Hollywood, CA58,51519,98482,2861,50219,99083,782103,772(18,368)2015Mar-153-30
The Huxley187West Hollywood, CA53,27719,36275,6411,71019,37177,34296,713(17,213)2014Mar-153-30
Township132Redwood City, CA45,74019,81270,61963019,81271,24991,061(3,199)2014Sep-193-30
3,025$643,550$203,549$767,029$129,288$207,899$891,967$1,099,866$(266,467)
Unencumbered Communities
Agora49Walnut Creek, CA—4,93260,4231874,93460,60865,542(1,987)2016Jan-203-30
Alessio624Los Angeles, CA—32,136128,54314,33532,136142,878175,014(37,803)2001Apr-145-30
Allegro97Valley Village, CA—5,86923,9772,7585,86926,73532,604(11,343)2010Oct-103-30
Allure at Scripps Ranch194San Diego, CA—11,92347,6901,97911,92349,66961,592(12,386)2002Apr-145-30
Alpine Village301Alpine, CA—4,96719,7289,6874,98229,40034,382(18,364)1971Dec-023-30
Anavia250Anaheim, CA—15,92563,7129,73215,92573,44489,369(25,398)2009Dec-103-30
Annaliese56Seattle, WA—4,72714,2298084,72615,03819,764(4,182)2009Jan-133-30
Apex366Milpitas, CA—44,240103,2516,09544,240109,346153,586(23,316)2014Aug-143-30
Aqua Marina Del Rey500Marina Del Rey, CA—58,442175,32615,11758,442190,443248,885(52,469)2001Apr-145-30
Ascent90Kirkland, WA—3,92411,8622,2863,92414,14818,072(4,792)1988Oct-123-30
Ashton Sherman Village264Los Angeles, CA—23,55093,8111,53623,55095,347118,897(13,614)2014Dec-163-30
Avant440Los Angeles, CA—32,379137,9403,72232,379141,662174,041(26,788)2014Jun-153-30
Avenue 64224Emeryville, CA—27,23564,40316,32227,23580,725107,960(18,800)2007Apr-145-30
Aviara (4)166Mercer Island, WA——49,8131,874—51,68751,687(13,707)2013Apr-145-30
Avondale at Warner Center446Woodland Hills, CA—10,53624,52225,41810,60149,87560,476(36,728)1970Jan-993-30

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Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Bel Air462San Ramon, CA—12,10518,25243,34812,68261,02373,705(43,768)1988Jan-953-30
Belcarra296Bellevue, WA—21,72592,0912,61321,72594,704116,429(23,150)2009Apr-145-30
Bella Villagio231San Jose, CA—17,24740,3434,65117,24744,99462,241(16,688)2004Sep-103-30
BellCentre248Bellevue, WA—16,19767,2075,64416,19772,85189,048(18,845)2001Apr-145-30
Bellerive63Los Angeles, CA—5,40121,8031,3905,40123,19328,594(8,573)2011Aug-113-30
Belmont Terrace71Belmont, CA—4,44610,2907,3874,47317,65022,123(10,455)1974Oct-063-30
Bennett Lofts165San Francisco, CA—21,77150,80030,93928,37175,139103,510(22,577)2004Dec-123-30
Bernardo Crest216San Diego, CA—10,80243,2095,21410,80248,42359,225(12,642)1988Apr-145-30
Bonita Cedars120Bonita, CA—2,4969,9135,8342,50315,74018,243(9,541)1983Dec-023-30
Boulevard172Fremont, CA—3,5208,18214,6513,58022,77326,353(18,916)1978Jan-963-30
Brookside Oaks170Sunnyvale, CA—7,30116,31027,34910,32840,63250,960(26,656)1973Jun-003-30
Bridle Trails108Kirkland, WA—1,5005,9306,6901,53112,58914,120(9,424)1986Oct-973-30
Brighton Ridge264Renton, WA—2,62310,8007,0102,65617,77720,433(13,419)1986Dec-963-30
Bristol Commons188Sunnyvale, CA—5,27811,85310,4335,29322,27127,564(16,949)1989Jan-953-30
Bunker Hill456Los Angeles, CA—11,49827,87196,13211,639123,862135,501(79,005)1968Mar-983-30
Camarillo Oaks564Camarillo, CA—10,95325,2548,86911,07534,00145,076(26,629)1985Jul-963-30
Cambridge Park320San Diego, CA—18,18572,7394,12018,18576,85995,044(19,617)1998Apr-145-30
Camino Ruiz Square159Camarillo, CA—6,87126,1192,5436,93128,60235,533(13,801)1990Dec-063-30
Canyon Oaks250San Ramon, CA—19,08844,4737,05119,08851,52470,612(23,554)2005May-073-30
Canyon Pointe250Bothell, WA—4,69218,2889,4794,69327,76632,459(17,295)1990Oct-033-30
Capri at Sunny Hills102Fullerton, CA—3,33713,3209,6904,04822,29926,347(15,327)1961Sep-013-30
Carmel Creek348San Diego, CA—26,842107,3688,30826,842115,676142,518(30,274)2000Apr-145-30
Carmel Landing356San Diego, CA—16,72566,90110,50616,72577,40794,132(20,335)1989Apr-145-30
Carmel Summit246San Diego, CA—14,96859,8714,54514,96864,41679,384(16,376)1989Apr-145-30
Castle Creek216Newcastle, WA—4,14916,0285,6774,83321,02125,854(15,908)1998Dec-983-30
Catalina Gardens128Los Angeles, CA—6,71426,8562,4906,71429,34636,060(7,343)1987Apr-145-30
CBC Apartments & The Sweeps239Goleta, CA—11,84145,3206,92211,90652,17764,083(28,445)1962Jan-063-30
Cedar Terrace180Bellevue, WA—5,54316,4428,6015,65224,93430,586(13,973)1984Jan-053-30
CentrePointe224San Diego, CA—3,4057,74322,3353,44230,04133,483(22,318)1974Jun-973-30
Chestnut Street Apartments96Santa Cruz, CA—6,58215,6892,2776,58217,96624,548(7,884)2002Jul-083-30
City View572Hayward, CA—9,88337,67032,94110,35070,14480,494(53,374)1975Mar-983-30
Collins on Pine76Seattle, WA—7,27622,2266887,27622,91430,190(5,180)2013May-143-30
Connolly Station309Dublin, CA—19,949123,4281,54519,949124,973144,922(4,139)2014Jan-203-30

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Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Corbella at Juanita Bay169Kirkland, WA—5,80117,4153,9615,80121,37627,177(8,273)1978Nov-103-30
Cortesia308Rancho Santa Margarita, CA—13,91255,6493,30213,91258,95172,863(14,944)1999Apr-145-30
Country Villas180Oceanside, CA—4,17416,5835,5474,18722,11726,304(13,934)1976Dec-023-30
Courtyard off Main110Bellevue, WA—7,46521,4055,0477,46526,45233,917(10,190)2000Oct-103-30
Crow Canyon400San Ramon, CA—37,57987,68512,92337,579100,608138,187(26,738)1992Apr-145-30
Deer Valley171San Rafael, CA—21,47850,1163,64421,47853,76075,238(13,744)1996Apr-145-30
Devonshire276Hemet, CA—3,47013,7866,5333,48220,30723,789(12,163)1988Dec-023-30
Domaine92Seattle, WA—9,05927,1771,5459,05928,72237,781(8,376)2009Sep-123-30
Elevation158Redmond, WA—4,75814,2857,3724,75721,65826,415(10,931)1986Jun-103-30
Ellington220Bellevue, WA—15,06645,2494,08915,06649,33864,404(11,978)1994Jul-143-30
Emerald Pointe160Diamond Bar, CA—8,45833,8322,4048,45836,23644,694(9,304)1989Apr-145-30
Emerald Ridge180Bellevue, WA—3,4497,8016,9153,44914,71618,165(11,762)1987Nov-943-30
Emerson Valley Village144Los Angeles, CA—13,37853,2401,34913,37854,58967,967(7,825)2012Dec-163-30
Emme190Emeryville, CA—15,03980,53235715,03980,88995,928(2,709)2015Jan-203-30
Enso183San Jose, CA—21,39771,1351,90721,39773,04294,439(13,258)2014Dec-153-30
Epic769San Jose, CA—89,111307,76950989,111308,278397,389(10,261)2013Jan-203-30
Esplanade278San Jose, CA—18,17040,08616,20918,42956,03674,465(32,656)2002Apr-043-30
Essex Skyline350Santa Ana, CA—21,537146,09912,60121,537158,700180,237(48,170)2008Apr-103-30
Evergreen Heights200Kirkland, WA—3,56613,3957,3393,64920,65124,300(15,822)1990Jun-973-30
Fairhaven Apartments164Santa Ana, CA—2,62610,48510,2432,95720,39723,354(13,581)1970Nov-013-30
Fairway Apartments at Big Canyon (5)74Newport Beach, CA——7,8508,513—16,36316,363(12,710)1972Jun-993-28
Fairwood Pond194Renton, WA—5,29615,5644,5995,29720,16225,459(11,530)1997Oct-043-30
Foothill Commons394Bellevue, WA—2,4359,82141,9782,44051,79454,234(47,403)1978Mar-903-30
Foothill Gardens/Twin Creeks176San Ramon, CA—5,87513,99212,2895,96426,19232,156(19,884)1985Feb-973-30
Forest View192Renton, WA—3,73114,5303,7133,73118,24321,974(10,629)1998Oct-033-30
Foster's Landing490Foster City, CA—61,714144,00011,17861,714155,178216,892(41,241)1987Apr-145-30
Fountain Court320Seattle, WA—6,70227,30613,5736,98540,59647,581(29,905)2000Mar-003-30
Fountains at River Oaks226San Jose, CA—26,04660,7735,89726,04666,67092,716(17,559)1990Apr-143-30
Fourth & U171Berkeley, CA—8,87952,3514,3378,87956,68865,567(21,596)2010Apr-103-30
Fox Plaza445San Francisco, CA—39,73192,70639,71239,731132,418172,149(41,715)1968Feb-133-30
The Henley I/The Henley II215Glendale, CA—6,69516,75328,6076,73345,32252,055(30,235)1970Jun-993-30
Highlands at Wynhaven333Issaquah, WA—16,27148,93215,47716,27164,40980,680(30,874)2000Aug-083-30

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December 31, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Hillcrest Park608Newbury Park, CA—15,31840,60122,10515,75562,26978,024(45,189)1973Mar-983-30
Hillsdale Garden697San Mateo, CA—22,00094,68129,39122,000124,072146,072(64,193)1948Sep-063-30
Hope Ranch108Santa Barbara, CA—4,07816,8773,1444,20819,89124,099(9,564)1965Mar-073-30
Huntington Breakers342Huntington Beach, CA—9,30622,72022,0399,31544,75054,065(35,095)1984Oct-973-30
Inglenook Court224Bothell, WA—3,4677,8818,6033,47416,47719,951(13,915)1985Oct-943-30
Lafayette Highlands150Lafayette, CA—17,77441,4734,29217,77445,76563,539(11,649)1973Apr-145-30
Lakeshore Landing308San Mateo, CA—38,15589,0289,18238,15598,210136,365(26,612)1988Apr-145-30
Laurels at Mill Creek164Mill Creek, WA—1,5596,4308,5861,59514,98016,575(11,277)1981Dec-963-30
Lawrence Station336Sunnyvale, CA—45,532106,7352,49445,532109,229154,761(30,819)2012Apr-145-30
Le Parc140Santa Clara, CA—3,0907,42114,1813,09221,60024,692(17,358)1975Feb-943-30
Marbrisa202Long Beach, CA—4,70018,60510,1504,76028,69533,455(18,760)1987Sep-023-30
Marina City Club (6)101Marina Del Rey, CA——28,16734,572—62,73962,739(31,601)1971Jan-043-30
Marina Cove (7)292Santa Clara, CA—5,32016,43116,2635,32432,69038,014(27,925)1974Jun-943-30
Mariner's Place105Oxnard, CA—1,5556,1032,6791,5628,77510,337(6,362)1987May-003-30
MB 360360San Francisco, CA—42,001212,64812,30842,001224,956266,957(50,304)2014Apr-143-30
Mesa Village133Clairemont, CA—1,8887,4982,7341,89410,22612,120(6,127)1963Dec-023-30
Mill Creek at Windermere400San Ramon, CA—29,55169,0327,37029,55176,402105,953(34,899)2005Sep-073-30
Mio103San Jose, CA—11,01239,98267511,01240,65751,669(7,166)2015Jan-163-30
Mirabella188Marina Del Rey, CA—6,18026,67317,2426,27043,82550,095(28,017)2000May-003-30
Mira Monte354Mira Mesa, CA—7,16528,45912,4027,18640,84048,026(26,833)1982Dec-023-30
Miracle Mile/Marbella236Los Angeles, CA—7,79123,07515,6097,88638,58946,475(29,348)1988Aug-973-30
Mission Hills282Oceanside, CA—10,09938,77811,52510,16750,23560,402(26,979)1984Jul-053-30
Mission Peaks453Fremont, CA—46,499108,4988,47446,499116,972163,471(29,818)1995Apr-145-30
Mission Peaks II336Fremont, CA—31,42973,3348,38831,42981,722113,151(21,416)1989Apr-145-30
Montanosa472San Diego, CA—26,697106,7877,52126,697114,308141,005(28,912)1990Apr-145-30
Montclaire390Sunnyvale, CA—4,84219,77628,3554,99747,97652,973(43,336)1973Dec-883-30
Montebello248Kirkland, WA—13,85741,5757,49613,85849,07062,928(15,854)1996Jul-123-30
Montejo Apartments124Garden Grove, CA—1,9257,6854,4902,19411,90614,100(7,588)1974Nov-013-30
Monterey Villas122Oxnard, CA—2,3495,5797,1692,42412,67315,097(9,150)1974Jul-973-30
Muse152North Hollywood, CA—7,82233,4363,6597,82337,09444,917(15,284)2011Feb-113-30
1000 Kiely121Santa Clara, CA—9,35921,8458,6699,35930,51439,873(13,890)1971Mar-113-30
Palm Valley1,099San Jose, CA—133,802312,20518,156133,802330,361464,163(48,807)2008Jan-173-30
Paragon Apartments301Fremont, CA—32,23077,3202,58332,23079,903112,133(17,735)2013Jul-143-30

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December 31, 2020

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Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Park 20197San Mateo, CA—27,04189,281(1,340)26,60788,375114,982(2,983)2015Jan-203-30
Park Catalina90Los Angeles, CA—4,71018,8393,6284,71022,46727,177(8,035)2002Jun-123-30
Park Highland250Bellevue, WA—9,39138,22413,7359,39151,95961,350(16,898)1993Apr-145-30
Park Hill at Issaquah245Issaquah, WA—7,28421,93711,4717,28433,40840,692(18,428)1999Feb-993-30
Park Viridian320Anaheim, CA—15,89463,5744,54115,89468,11584,009(17,410)2008Apr-145-30
Park West126San Francisco, CA—9,42421,98812,7129,42434,70044,124(14,022)1958Sep-123-30
Parkwood at Mill Creek240Mill Creek, WA—10,68042,7223,54510,68046,26756,947(12,081)1989Apr-145-30
Patent 523295Seattle, WA—14,55869,4176,13714,55875,55490,112(29,643)2010Mar-103-30
Pathways at Bixby Village296Long Beach, CA—4,08316,75722,1996,23936,80043,039(33,133)1975Feb-913-30
Piedmont396Bellevue, WA—19,84859,60613,93219,84873,53893,386(20,426)1969May-143-30
Pinehurst (8)28Ventura, CA——1,711756—2,4672,467(1,643)1973Dec-043-24
Pinnacle at Fullerton192Fullerton, CA—11,01945,9324,47511,01950,40761,426(13,250)2004Apr-145-30
Pinnacle on Lake Washington180Renton, WA—7,76031,0413,9157,76034,95642,716(9,138)2001Apr-145-30
Pinnacle at MacArthur Place253Santa Ana, CA—15,81066,4016,05615,81072,45788,267(18,585)2002Apr-145-30
Pinnacle at Otay Ranch I & II364Chula Vista, CA—17,02368,0934,82817,02372,92189,944(18,684)2001Apr-145-30
Pinnacle at Talega362San Clemente, CA—19,29277,1683,63119,29280,799100,091(20,288)2002Apr-145-30
Pinnacle Sonata268Bothell, WA—14,64758,5865,55414,64764,14078,787(16,211)2000Apr-145-30
Pointe at Cupertino116Cupertino, CA—4,50517,60512,9184,50530,52335,028(20,740)1963Aug-983-30
Pure Redmond105Redmond, WA—7,46131,3634117,46131,77439,235(1,195)2016Dec-193-30
Radius264Redwood City, CA—11,702152,3361,19011,702153,526165,228(39,220)2015Apr-143-30
Reed Square100Sunnyvale, CA—6,87316,0378,7466,87324,78331,656(11,387)1970Jan-123-30
Regency at Encino75Encino, CA—3,18412,7374,2123,18416,94920,133(7,710)1989Dec-093-30
Renaissance at Uptown Orange460Orange, CA—27,870111,4827,25827,870118,740146,610(29,992)2007Apr-145-30
Reveal438Woodland Hills, CA—25,073121,3143,65625,073124,970150,043(27,492)2010Apr-153-30
Salmon Run at Perry Creek132Bothell, WA—3,71711,4833,0543,80114,45318,254(9,519)2000Oct-003-30
Sammamish View153Bellevue, WA—3,3247,5017,5303,33115,02418,355(13,067)1986Nov-943-30
101 San Fernando323San Jose, CA—4,17358,96113,8564,17372,81776,990(30,215)2001Jul-103-30
San Marcos432Richmond, CA—15,56336,20433,98022,86662,88185,747(36,750)2003Nov-033-30
Santee Court/Santee Village238Los Angeles, CA—9,58140,31713,4339,58253,74963,331(19,802)2004Oct-103-30
Shadow Point172Spring Valley, CA—2,81211,1704,5762,82015,73818,558(9,638)1983Dec-023-30
Shadowbrook418Redmond, WA—19,29277,1686,13119,29283,299102,591(21,393)1986Apr-145-30
Slater 116108Kirkland, WA—7,37922,1381,3237,37923,46130,840(6,063)2013Sep-133-30
Solstice280Sunnyvale, CA—34,444147,2626,85634,444154,118188,562(42,130)2014Apr-145-30

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Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Station Park Green - Phases I, II, and III492San Mateo, CA—54,782314,69428254,782314,976369,758(21,497)2018Mar-183-30
Stevenson Place200Fremont, CA—9965,58214,2681,00119,84520,846(15,706)1975Apr-003-30
Stonehedge Village196Bothell, WA—3,16712,6039,1803,20121,74924,950(15,989)1986Oct-973-30
Summerhill Park100Sunnyvale, CA—2,6544,91811,2572,65616,17318,829(12,935)1988Sep-883-30
Summit Park300San Diego, CA—5,95923,6708,9125,97732,56438,541(19,893)1972Dec-023-30
Taylor 28197Seattle, WA—13,91557,7003,69313,91561,39375,308(15,413)2008Apr-145-30
The Audrey at Belltown137Seattle, WA—9,22836,9112,0509,22838,96148,189(9,456)1992Apr-145-30
The Avery121Los Angeles, CA—6,96429,9228896,96430,81137,775(7,071)2014Mar-143-30
The Bernard63Seattle, WA—3,69911,3458843,68912,23915,928(4,075)2008Sep-113-30
The Blake LA196Los Angeles, CA—4,0239,52724,1354,03133,65437,685(20,615)1979Jun-973-30
The Cairns99Seattle, WA—6,93720,6792,5866,93923,26330,202(10,874)2006Jun-073-30
The Commons264Campbell, CA—12,55529,3079,94012,55639,24651,802(16,958)1973Jul-103-30
The Elliot at Mukilteo301Mukilteo, WA—2,49810,59518,9282,82429,19732,021(22,866)1981Jan-973-30
The Galloway506Pleasanton, CA—32,966184,49948832,966184,987217,953(6,214)2016Jan-203-30
The Grand243Oakland, CA—4,53189,2087,5184,53196,726101,257(40,981)2009Jan-093-30
The Hallie292Pasadena, CA—2,2024,79455,6538,38554,26462,649(39,551)1972Apr-973-30
The Huntington276Huntington Beach, CA—10,37441,4957,03610,37448,53158,905(15,784)1975Jun-123-30
The Landing at Jack London Square282Oakland, CA—33,55478,2927,86033,55486,152119,706(23,251)2001Apr-145-30
The Lofts at Pinehurst118Ventura, CA—1,5703,9125,6991,6189,56311,181(6,616)1971Jun-973-30
The Palisades192Bellevue, WA—1,5606,24213,9901,56520,22721,792(18,275)1977May-903-30
The Palms at Laguna Niguel460Laguna Niguel, CA—23,58494,33412,08023,584106,414129,998(27,812)1988Apr-145-30
The Stuart188Pasadena, CA—13,57454,2983,09813,57457,39670,970(14,822)2007Apr-145-30
The Trails of Redmond423Redmond, WA—21,93087,7206,03121,93093,751115,681(23,961)1985Apr-145-30
The Waterford238San Jose, CA—11,80824,50017,96815,16539,11154,276(25,616)2000Jun-003-30
Tierra Vista404Oxnard, CA—13,65253,3367,83113,66161,15874,819(34,469)2001Jan-013-30
Tiffany Court101Los Angeles, CA—6,94927,7962,0426,94929,83836,787(7,574)1987Apr-145-30
Trabuco Villas132Lake Forest, CA—3,6388,6404,2923,89012,68016,570(9,358)1985Oct-973-30
Valley Park160Fountain Valley, CA—3,36113,4206,6533,76119,67323,434(12,488)1969Nov-013-30
Via284Sunnyvale, CA—22,00082,2703,63022,01685,884107,900(30,810)2011Jul-113-30
Villa Angelina256Placentia, CA—4,49817,9628,1734,96225,67130,633(16,856)1970Nov-013-30
Villa Granada270Santa Clara, CA—38,29989,3651,97438,29991,339129,638(22,819)2010Apr-145-30
Villa Siena272Costa Mesa, CA—13,84255,3679,35613,84264,72378,565(17,830)1974Apr-145-30

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REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

December 31, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
ApartmentBuildings andsubsequent toLand andBuildings andAccumulatedDate ofDateLives
PropertyHomesLocationEncumbranceLandimprovementsacquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal (1)depreciationconstructionacquired(years)
Village Green272La Habra, CA—6,48836,7684,3096,48841,07747,565(11,151)1971Apr-145-30
Vista Belvedere76Tiburon, CA—5,57311,9019,0315,57320,93226,505(13,068)1963Aug-043-30
Vox Apartments58Seattle, WA—5,54516,6354355,54517,07022,615(4,158)2013Oct-133-30
Walnut Heights163Walnut, CA—4,85819,1685,8684,88725,00729,894(14,831)1964Oct-033-30
Wandering Creek156Kent, WA—1,2854,9805,3451,29610,31411,610(8,403)1986Nov-953-30
Wharfside Pointe155Seattle, WA—2,2457,02013,4422,25820,44922,707(15,891)1990Jun-943-30
Willow Lake508San Jose, CA—43,194101,03017,14043,194118,170161,364(37,680)1989Oct-123-30
5600 Wilshire284Los Angeles, CA—30,53591,6045,04930,53596,653127,188(23,763)2008Apr-145-30
Wilshire La Brea478Los Angeles, CA—56,932211,99811,97256,932223,970280,902(60,187)2014Apr-145-30
Wilshire Promenade149Fullerton, CA—3,1187,38512,5723,79719,27823,075(12,881)1992Jan-973-30
Windsor Ridge216Sunnyvale, CA—4,01710,31517,0034,02127,31431,335(23,963)1989Mar-893-30
Woodland Commons302Bellevue, WA—2,0408,72724,9522,04433,67535,719(24,474)1978Mar-903-30
Woodside Village145Ventura, CA—5,33121,0365,8555,34126,88132,222(14,838)1987Dec-043-30
48,156$—$2,680,765$9,375,284$1,876,157$2,717,201$11,215,005$13,932,206$(3,848,633)
Costs
Initial costcapitalizedGross amount carried at close of period
Buildings andsubsequentLand andBuildings andAccumulated
PropertyEncumbranceLandimprovementsto acquisitionimprovementsimprovementsTotal(1)depreciation
Other real estate assets—3,07912,31514,2793,90925,76429,673(18,859)
$—$3,079$12,315$14,279$3,909$25,764$29,673$(18,859)
Total$643,550$2,887,393$10,154,628$2,019,724$2,929,009$12,132,736$15,061,745$(4,133,959)

(1) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is approximately $11.6 billion (unaudited).

(2) A portion of land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring 2070.

(3) The land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring 2082.

(4) The land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring 2070.

(5) The land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring 2027.

(6) The land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring 2067.

(7) A portion of land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring in 2028.

(8) The land is leased pursuant to a ground lease expiring in 2028.

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A summary of activity for rental properties and accumulated depreciation is as follows:

202020192018202020192018
Rental properties:Accumulated depreciation:
Balance at beginning of year$14,038,142$13,366,101$13,362,073Balance at beginning of year$3,689,482$3,209,548$2,769,297
Acquisition, development, and improvement of real estate1,426,505672,041325,986Depreciation expense518,629479,934478,721
Disposition of real estate and other(402,902)—(321,958)Depreciation expense - Disposals and other(74,152)—(38,470)
Balance at the end of year$15,061,745$14,038,142$13,366,101Balance at the end of year$4,133,959$3,689,482$3,209,548

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Exhibit No.Document
3.1Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Essex Property Trust, Inc., attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
3.2Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (as of February 21, 2017), attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 27, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.
3.3First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Essex Property Trust, Inc., dated February 20, 2018, attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 21, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
3.4Certificate of Limited Partnership of Essex Portfolio, L.P. and amendments thereto, attached as Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1Indenture, dated April 15, 2013, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.25% Senior Notes due 2023 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2Form of Common Stock Certificate of Essex Property Trust, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Form S-4 Registration Statement, filed January 29, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3Indenture governing 3.375% Senior Notes due 2023, dated April 4, 2014, by and among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2023, attached as Exhibit 4.3 to Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 10, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4Indenture, dated April 15, 2014, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2024 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 16, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5Indenture, dated March 17, 2015, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.500% Senior Notes due 2025 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 17, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.6Indenture, dated April 11, 2016, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of the 3.375% Senior Notes due 2026 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 11, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.7Indenture, dated April 10, 2017, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of the 3.625% Senior Notes due 2027 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 10, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.8Indenture, dated March 8, 2018, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2048 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 8, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.9Indenture, dated February 11, 2019, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 11, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.10Indenture, dated August 7, 2019, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 3.000% Senior Notes due 2030 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 7, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.11Indenture, dated February 11, 2020, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.650% Senior Notes due 2032 and the guarantee thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 11, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.

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4.12Indenture, dated August 24, 2020, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the form of 1.650% Senior Notes due 2031, the form of 2.650% Senior Notes due 2050 and the guarantees thereof, attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 24, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.13Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, attached as Exhibit 4.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 20, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1Agreement between Essex Property Trust, Inc. and George M. Marcus, dated March 27, 2003 attached as Exhibit 10.32 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.3BRE Properties, Inc. 2005 Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (assumed by Essex Property Trust, Inc.), as amended on each of May 18, 2010, November 17, 2014 and December 9, 2016, attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's BRE Properties, Inc. 2005 Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (assumed by Essex Property Trust, Inc.), as amended on each of May 18, 2010, November 17, 2014 and December 9, 2016, attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.* Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.4Form of Indemnification Agreement between Essex Property Trust, Inc. and its directors and officers, attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.5Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., Essex Property Trust, Inc. and the purchasers of the notes party thereto (including the forms of the 4.50% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series A, due September 30, 2017, and the 4.92% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series B, due December 30, 2019), attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 5, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference. †
10.6Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2012, among Essex Portfolio, L.P., the Company and the purchasers of the notes party thereto (including the forms of the 4.27% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series C, due April 30, 2021, the 4.30% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series D, due June 29, 2021, and the 4.37% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series E, due August 30, 2021), attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 20, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference. †
10.7Modification Agreement, dated July 30, 2012, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.8Amendment to Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2012, between the Company and George Marcus, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.9Essex Property Trust, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (as Amended and Restated effective March 12, 2013), attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 18, 2013, and incorporated herein Essex Property Trust, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (as Amended and Restated effective March 12, 2013), attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 18, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.10Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan, attached as Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 14, 2013, filed April 1, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.11Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, attached as Appendix C to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 14, 2013, filed April 1, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.12Forms of equity award agreements for officers under the 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.13Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program, dated May 17, 2016, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.*

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10.14Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Essex Portfolio, L.P., dated as of December 20, 2018, attached as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.15Third Modification Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2014 by and among Essex Portfolio, L.P., U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lender and the other lenders party thereto, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 31, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.16Forms of Essex Property Trust, Inc., Essex Portfolio L.P., Long-Term Incentive Plan Award Agreements, attached as Exhibit 10.28 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.17Terms Agreement dated as of May 20, 2015, among Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., attached as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 26, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.18Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2018, by and among Essex Portfolio, L.P., PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and other lenders party thereto, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 18, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.19First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2019, by and among Essex Portfolio, L.P., PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and other lenders party thereto, attached as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 21, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
10.20Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2018 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan, attached as Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 15, 2018, filed March 23, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.21Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 3, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.22Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Award Agreement, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 3, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.23Forms of Essex Property Trust, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Award Agreements pursuant to the 2018 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan.*
10.24Executive Transition Services Agreement, dated December 19, 2018, by and between Essex Property Trust, Inc. and John D. Eudy, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 19, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.25Executive Transition Services Agreement, effective as of September 5, 2019, by and between Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Craig K. Zimmerman, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 6, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.26Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2020, by and among Essex Portfolio, L.P., PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and other lenders party thereto.
10.27Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 7, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.*
10.28Executive Transition Services Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2020, by and between Essex Property Trust, Inc. and John Burkart, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 29, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.*
21.1List of Subsidiaries of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P.
23.1Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1Power of Attorney (see signature page)
31.1Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2Certification of Barbara Pak, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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31.3Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.4Certification of Barbara Pak, Principal Financial Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2Certification of Barbara Pak, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.3Certification of Michael J. Schall, Principal Executive Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.4Certification of Barbara Pak, Principal Financial Officer of General Partner, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101The following financial statements from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Essex Property Trust, Inc., (vii) Consolidated Balance Sheets of Essex Portfolio, L.P., (viii) Consolidated Statements of Income of Essex Portfolio, L.P., (ix) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income of Essex Portfolio, L.P., (x) Consolidated Statements of Capital of Essex Portfolio, L.P., (xi) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Essex Portfolio, L.P. and (xii) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Essex Portfolio, L.P., tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
  • Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

† The schedules and certain exhibits to this agreement, as set forth in the agreement, have not been filed herewith. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Mateo, State of California, on February 19, 2021.

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
By: /s/ BARBARA PAK
Barbara Pak
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer)
By: /s/ JOHN FARIAS
John Farias
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P. By: Essex Property Trust, Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ BARBARA PAK
Barbara Pak
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer)
By: /s/ JOHN FARIAS
John Farias
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

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KNOWN ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael J. Schall and Barbara Pak, and each of them, his or her attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact, or his or her or substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of each Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitleDate
/s/ GEORGE M. MARCUS George M. MarcusDirector and Chairman of the BoardFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ KEITH R. GUERICKE Keith R. GuerickeDirector, and Vice Chairman of the BoardFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ IRVING F. LYONS, III Irving F. Lyons, IIILead DirectorFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ MARIA R. HAWTHORNE Maria R. HawthorneDirectorFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ AMAL M. JOHNSON Amal M. JohnsonDirectorFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ MARY KASARIS Mary KasarisDirectorFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ THOMAS E. ROBINSON Thomas E. RobinsonDirectorFebruary 19, 2021
/s/ MICHAEL J. SCHALL Michael J. SchallChief Executive Officer and President, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)February 19, 2021
/s/ BYRON A. SCORDELIS Byron A. ScordelisDirectorFebruary 19, 2021

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