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Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and Subsequent Events
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and Subsequent Events Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and Subsequent Events
Significant Transactions

Acquisition of Real Estate Interests

The table below summarizes acquisition activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Property NameLocationDateApartment HomesContract Price at Pro Rata Share
The PlazaCAJan-25307$161.4 
One Hundred GrandCAFeb-25166105.3 
(1)
ROEN Menlo ParkCAFeb-2514678.8 
Revere CampbellCAMay-25168118.0 
(1)
The Parc at PruneyardCAMay-25252122.5 
Total acquisitions1,039$586.0 
(1)    One Hundred Grand and Revere Campbell replaced Highridge, an apartment community owned by DownREIT entities that are consolidated by the Company, within the DownREIT structures of those entities pursuant to the like-kind exchange rules under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 1031 Exchange”).

Disposition of Real Estate Interests

The table below summarizes disposition activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025 ($ in millions):
Property NameLocationDateApartment HomesSale Price at Pro Rata Share
HighridgeCAFeb-25255$127.0 
(1)
Essex SkylineCAApr-25350239.6
(2)
Total dispositions605$366.6 

(1)    Highridge, an apartment community owned by DownREIT entities that are consolidated by the Company, was replaced by One Hundred Grand and Revere Campbell within the DownREIT structures of those entities pursuant to a Section 1031 Exchange. The Company recognized a $111.0 million gain on sale of real estate and land in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. In conjunction with the sale, $69.6 million in debt associated with the property was paid off and the Company recorded a $0.8 million loss on early extinguishment of debt.
(2)     The Company recognized a $126.2 million gain on sale in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Real Estate Assets Held for Sale

As of June 30, 2025, one community comprising of 243 apartment homes was classified as held for sale.

Preferred Equity Investments

In April 2025, the Company received cash of $14.1 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in a joint venture that holds property located in Washington.

In March 2025, the Company received cash of $9.9 million for the full redemption of a preferred equity investment in a joint venture that holds property located in California.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company repaid a $72.0 million senior mortgage associated with a $22.7 million preferred equity investment in Artizan, a 241-unit stabilized apartment home community located in Oakland, CA, and subsequently issued a default notice to the third-party sponsor in January 2025, assumed full managerial control and consolidated the property based on a valuation of $95.0 million. The Company recorded $0.3 million as a gain on remeasurement of co-investment in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Senior Unsecured Debt

In May 2025, the Operating Partnership obtained a $300.0 million unsecured term loan priced at Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.850%. The loan is scheduled to mature in May 2028, with two one-year extension options, exercisable at the option of the Company. The loan includes a twelve-month delayed draw feature. The Company may elect to increase this facility by up to an additional $300.0 million, to an aggregate size of $600.0 million, if the lenders permit. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had borrowed $150.0 million under the term loan facility. The Company has entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate for $150.0 million of the term loan facility to an all-in rate of 4.1% through April 2030.

In May 2025, the Operating Partnership entered into a closing agreement to increase its $1.2 billion unsecured line of credit (“Prior Revolving Credit Facility”) to $1.5 billion (“New Credit Facility”). The replacement of the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was completed and became effective in July 2025. The underlying interest rate will be SOFR plus 0.775% which is based on a tiered rate structure tied to the Company’s credit ratings. The New Credit Facility is scheduled to mature in January 2030, with two six-month extensions exercisable at the option of the Company. The Company may also elect to increase the facility by up to an additional $1.0 billion, to an aggregate size of $2.5 billion, if the lenders permit.

In May 2025, the Company established a commercial paper program (the “Commercial Paper Program”) to issue unsecured commercial paper notes with varying maturities up to 397 days from the date of issue (the “Notes”). Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Program may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time, with the maximum aggregate face or principal amount outstanding at any one time not exceeding $750.0 million. The Company’s unsecured line of credit facilities serve as a liquidity backstop and any issuances under the Commercial Paper Program reduce the available borrowing capacity. The Notes rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.

In February 2025, the Operating Partnership issued $400.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on April 1, 2035 with a coupon rate of 5.375% per annum (the “2035 Notes”), which are payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2025. The 2035 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.604% of the principal amount. The 2035 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. In April 2025, the Company repaid its $500.0 million unsecured notes at maturity.

Subsequent events

Subsequent to quarter end, the Company formed a new joint venture, Wesco VII, LLC (“Wesco VII”), with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board with a total commitment from each partner of $50.0 million to fund new structured finance investments. Essex has a 50.0% ownership interest in the venture. In July 2025, Wesco VII originated a $42.6 million preferred equity investment for the development of a 480-unit apartment home community located in California. The investment has an initial preferred return of 13.5% and is expected to be fully funded by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Subsequent to quarter end, the Company sold the held for sale property noted above for a contract price of $97.5 million.