PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 8, 2012) - Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Schall, will participate in a roundtable presentation at the 2012 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference in Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time.