Equity Residential

Equity Residential is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartments. As of December 31, 2018, the company owned or had investments in 307 properties consisting of 79,482 apartment units in Southern California, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Seattle, and Denver. 

Equity Residential operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the acquisition, development, and management of multifamily residential properties. The company was founded by Robert H. Lurie and Sam Zell in March 1993 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.