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Market Cap:$9.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.9B
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- US
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At Equity Residential, we're committed to providing you a home that suits your personal needs. A place where you can be yourself. An environment that fits. In addition to a wide range of apartment options, we offer a variety of unique services and benefits available only to our residents like Rent with Equity Rewards, Perks partner discounts and Coast to Coast relocation. Our long-standing commitments, such as Express Service, Total Satisfaction, Personal Attention and Exceptional Move-in, ensure you get the satisfying experience you're expecting. Above all, our employees are dedicated to providing you with a comfortable place to live.
Chief Executive Officer
David J. NeithercutNumber of Employees 4,700
Contact Information
2 N Riverside Plz Ste 450
Chicago, Illinois 60606-2609
(312) 474-1300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 525930
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At Deadline.(Late News)(Artisan Partners L.P. reduces stake in GATX Corp., Equity Residential sells apartment buildings and Silk Trading Co. to open new store)(Brief Article)
- 2006-01-30
Equity to unload local apartment portfolio Equity Residential, the Chicago-based REIT headed by billionaire investor Sam Zell, is selling all eight apartment buildings it owns in the Chicago area as part of a broader strategy to focus on the East a Equity to unload...
Equity Residential Responds to Ruling in Florida Class Action Suit
- 2004-12-07
CHICAGO -- Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) today issued a statement addressing its partial victory in the Palm Beach County class action case of Yates, et. al. v. Equity Residential. E[acute accent]The lawsuit, filed in late 2002 and tried in August 2004, challenged the enforceability of certain charges that Equity assessed residents...
Renters mad as Zell over lease penalties; Florida lawsuit targets financier's Equity Residential.(News)
- 2004-05-17
Byline: STEVEN R. STRAHLER Emily Clough wasn't expecting a hassle when she turned in her apartment key at the end of her lease last summer. The recent technical-school graduate says she always paid the rent on time for the one-bedroom unit, part o ...
Diversity in the workplace: Equity Residential is on a mission.
- 2004-01-01
Equity, Residential is making diversity a regular part of the way it does business. Though the multifamily housing industry has lagged behind corporate America in this area, Equity is focusing on making Equity more inclusive--top to bottom because it Equity, Residential is making diversity a regular...
Profile: Apartment developer betting on west suburban market.(management of Equity Residential Properties Trust, president Gregory H. Smith)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-01-07
The apartment rental market is so weak that many developers have given up on the idea of new construction. But Gregory H. Smith, president of Chicago-based Equity Residential Properties Trust's central division, is a notable maverick. With its new The apartment rental market...
Equity Residential Properties Gives Gift of Homeownership; Rent With Equity Program Becomes Available to Pacific Northwest Residents
- 2001-10-23
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Real Estate Review: Strong demand boosting Equity Residential.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2001-05-21
Even as commercial landlords feel the pinch of slowing demand, owners of apartment buildings are cashing in on the shortage of rental properties in big cities. Equity Residential Properties Trust, the multifamily-property real estate investment tr Even as commercial landlords feel the pinch...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David J. Neithercut | Chief Executive Officer |
| Frederick C. Tuomi | President, Property Management |
| Alan W. George | Chief Investment Officer |
| Donna Brandin | Chief Financial Officer |
| Gerald A. Spector | Chief Operating Officer |
| Mark L. Wetzel | Chief Accounting Officer |
| Michael J. McHugh | Chief Accounting Officer, Executive Vice President & Treasurer |
| Bruce C. Strohm | Executive Vice President |
| J. Donald Couvillion | Executive Vice President, Development |
| John Powers | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Mark N. Tennison | Executive Vice President, Development |
| Terry Watson | Manager, Marketing |
| Chantal Gaseor | Senior Analyst |
| Christine Peppin | Coordinator, Marketing |
| Sheli Z. Rosenberg | Trustee |
| James D. Harper Jr. | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Samuel Zell | Chairman |
| B. Joseph White | Board of Directors |
| B. Joseph White | Board of Directors |
| Boone A. Knox | Board of Directors |
| Charles Atwood | Board of Directors |
| Desiree Rogers | Board of Directors |
| John W. Alexander | Board of Directors |
| Michael N. Thompson | Board of Directors |
| Sheli A. Rosenberg | Board of Directors |
| Stephen O. Evans | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Director | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | President, Property Management | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Director | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chief Accounting Officer, Executive Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Secretary | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President, Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Executive Vice President, Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Laramar | Vice President of Acquisitions | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Senior Analyst | Current |
| Crew Inc. | Active Member | Current |
| Capri Capital Advisors LLC | Assistant Vice President of Acquisitions | Former |
| DePaul University | B.S. Degree In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Coordinator, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Board Member, Inc. | Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Trustee | Current |
| Beginner Real Estate Investing Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Commsfirst, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Caremark Client Portal | Board of Directors | Current |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| CVS Caremark Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ventas, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Equity Group Investments | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Chicago Network | President | Former |
| Equity Group Investments | President | Former |
| Rosenberg, Ltd. | Principal | Former |
| Equity Ltd. | General Counsel | Former |
| Equity Group Investments | Director | Former |
| Northwestern University School of Law | Law Degree | Former |
| Tufts University | Bachelors Degree | Former |
Samuel Zell has served as our Chairman of the Board since September 2005, and had also previously served as a director from 1999 to 2004, as our President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2002 to April 2004 and as our Chairman of the Board from July 2002 to October 2004. Mr. Zell s one-year term as our Chairman and as a director will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Zell has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of EGI since 1999, and had been Chairman of the Board of Directors of its predecessor, Equity Group Investments, Inc., for more than five years. Mr. Zell has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Tribune Company, a media company, since December 2007. Until its sale in September 2007, Mr. Zell was a trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Equity Office Properties Trust, an equity real estate investment trust, commonly known as a REIT, primarily focused on office buildings, since October 1996, was its Interim President from April 2002 until November 2002 and was its and Interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 until April 2003. For more than the past five years, Mr. Zell has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Anixter International, Inc., a global distributor of electrical and cable systems; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (previously known as of Manufactured Home Communities, Inc.), an equity REIT primarily engaged in the ownership and operation of manufactured home resort communities; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Equity Residential Properties Trust, an equity REIT that owns and operates multi-family residential properties; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Capital Trust, Inc., a specialized finance company. Mr. Zell is 67 years old.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tribune Company | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| University of Michigan, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute | Founder | Current |
| Equity Group Investments | Chairman | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Chairman | Current |
| Covanta Holding Corporation | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Anixter International, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Tribune Company | Chairman | Current |
| Anixter Fasteners | Director | Current |
| Eurohypo AG | International Advisory Board | Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | National Advisory Board | Current |
| Anixter International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Office Properties Trust | Chairman | Former |
| Tribune Company | Director | Former |
| The University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | Former |
| University of Michigan | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois | President | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Michigan | Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Regions Bank | Chairman | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce | Board Member | Current |
| Las Vegas Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Las Vegas Performing Arts Center | Board Member | Current |
| Rio Vegas Nights | Director | Current |
| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lci | London Clubs International | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Member, Audit Committee | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | Finance and Development Positions | Former |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Tulane University | MBA In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| North Shore Gas Co. | President | Current |
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| People's Energy Resources Corp. | President | Former |
| North Shore Gas Co. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential Properties Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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University of Michigan's Zell Lurie Institute Unveils Lineup for Annual Entrepreneurial Symposium
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Real Estate Stock Talk: Should You Buy REITs?
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Fight for Philly Papers Faces Deadline
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Sam Zell back with $625m fund
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Zell Returns to Grave Dancing With $625 Million Distressed Fund
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Tribune bondholders call for probe
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Tribune Sale of Cubs Moves Forward
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Tribune chief may remain as company reorganizes
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Tribune Chief May Remain for the Cleanup
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Owner of Orange County Register May File for Bankruptcy
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Is hedge fund right for Chicago Reader?
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Creditors Battle For Control of Philly Newspapers, Tribune Co.
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Bondholders Put Tribune Deal in Glare
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Move by Tribune Creditors May Be Prelude to Lawsuit
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Tribune Co. bankruptcy case: Division in the ranks of creditors
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Bondholders Want Details of Tribunes Buyout
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Tribune could face delay, lawsuit from bondholders
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UPDATE 2-Tribune bondholders call for probe into 2007 buyout
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UPDATE 2-Tribune bondholders call for probe into 2007 buyout
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Tribune Bondholders Seek Probe
