As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2003

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2003
                               EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


           Maryland                          1-12252             13-3675988
 (State or other jurisdiction             (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)         File Number)       Identification No.)

       Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400
                 Chicago, Illinois                                  60606
     (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 474-1300

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro forma Financial Information and Exhibits

  Exhibit
  Number                                   Exhibit
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       99.1   Press Release dated November 4, 2003, announcing the results of
              operations and financial condition of Equity Residential as of
              September 30, 2003 and for the nine months and quarter then ended.



ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On November 4, 2003, Equity Residential issued a press release
announcing its results of operations and financial condition as of September 30,
2003 and for the nine months and quarter then ended. The press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by
reference in any registration statement filed by Equity Residential under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                               EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Date: November 5, 2003        By:     /s/  MICHAEL J. McHUGH
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                              Name:   Michael J. McHugh
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                              Its:    Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting
                                      Officer and Treasurer
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