EX-23.1 5 ess-123116xex231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Essex Property Trust, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-209886 and 333-102552) and the registration statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-194954, 333-122999, 333-189239, and 333-123001) of Essex Property Trust, Inc. of our reports dated February 24, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and 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, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule III, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, which reports appear in the December 31, 2016 annual report on Form 10‑K of Essex Property Trust, Inc. and Essex Portfolio, L.P.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
February 24, 2017