Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement No. 333‑227600-01 on Form S-3 of Essex Portfolio, L.P. of our report dated February 19, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Essex Portfolio, L.P. and subsidiaries 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, which report appears in the December 31, 2020 annual report on Form 10‑K of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P.

Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to a change in the 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.

/s/ KPMG LLP    

San Francisco, California

February 19, 2021