March 25 (Reuters) - Essex Property Trust Inc ESS.N :
* ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST ACQUIRES JOINT VENTURE PARTNER’S
INTEREST
IN FOUR COMMUNITIES COMPRISING 1,480 APARTMENT HOMES
* ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC: ACQUIRED JV PARTNER'S 49.9%
INTEREST
IN BEXAEW PORTFOLIO FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $505 MILLION
ON A GROSS BASIS
* ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC: CONCURRENT WITH CLOSING, REPAID
$219.9
MILLION OF DEBT ENCUMBERING PROPERTIES
* ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC: PORTFOLIO GENERATED AN 11.4% IRR
& CO
TO RECOGNIZE ABOUT $1.5 MILLION IN PROMOTE INCOME, WHICH WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM CORE FFO
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