ERP OPERATING LTD PARTNERSHIP - 10-Q Quarterly Report

FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended JUNE 30, 2003

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 0-24920

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Illinois		36-3894853
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(312) 474-1300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

http://www.equityapartments.com
(Registrant’s web site)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes ý No o

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	June 30, 2003			December 31, 2002
ASSETS
Investment in real estate
Land	$	1,815,685		$	1,803,577
Depreciable property	11,178,596			11,240,245
Construction in progress	2,502			2,441
	12,996,783			13,046,263
Accumulated depreciation	(2,247,136		)	(2,112,017		)
Investment in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation	10,749,647			10,934,246

Cash and cash equivalents	243,838			29,875
Investments in unconsolidated entities	509,937			509,789
Rents receivable	2,119			2,926
Deposits – restricted	280,935			141,278
Escrow deposits – mortgage	44,831			50,565
Deferred financing costs, net	32,321			32,144
Goodwill, net	30,000			30,000
Other assets	150,064			80,094
Total assets	$	12,043,692		$	11,810,917

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable	$	2,850,493		$	2,927,614
Notes, net	2,854,198			2,456,085
Line of credit	—			140,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	71,746			64,369
Accrued interest payable	64,374			63,151
Rents received in advance and other liabilities	165,244			165,095
Security deposits	44,965			45,333
Distributions payable	142,004			140,844
Total liabilities	6,193,024			6,002,491

*Commitments and contingencies*
Minority Interests – Partially Owned Properties	8,622			9,811

Partners’ capital:

Preference Units	995,591			946,157
Preference Interests	246,000			246,000
Junior Preference Units	5,846			5,846
General Partner	4,292,999			4,306,873
Limited Partners	347,598			349,646
Deferred compensation	(7,538		)	(12,118		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(38,450		)	(43,789		)

Total partners’ capital	5,842,046			5,798,615

Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	12,043,692		$	11,810,917

See accompanying notes

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands except per OP Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
REVENUES
Rental income	$	943,529		$	950,540		$	473,967		$	476,418
Fee and asset management	7,878			4,310			5,390			2,592
Interest and other income	7,128			9,304			3,787			5,206

Total revenues	958,535			964,154			483,144			484,216

EXPENSES
Property and maintenance	258,017			239,744			129,269			120,338
Real estate taxes and insurance	101,780			96,872			50,455			48,267
Property management	32,194			37,663			16,343			18,213
Fee and asset management	3,607			3,620			1,837			1,758
Depreciation	231,582			218,684			116,555			110,464
Interest:
Expense incurred, net	164,532			170,528			84,103			86,573
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,104			2,962			1,701			1,584
General and administrative	20,146			22,327			8,970			11,527
Impairment on technology investments	581			581			290			290

Total expenses	815,543			792,981			409,523			399,014

Income before allocation to Minority Interests, income (loss)from investments in unconsolidated entities, net gain (loss)on sales of unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations	142,992			171,173			73,621			85,202
Allocation to Minority Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(243		)	(1,325		)	(128		)	(519		)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,744		)	233			(1,851		)	7
Net gain (loss) on sales of unconsolidated entities	4,675			5,246			3,463			(411		)
Income from continuing operations	145,680			175,327			75,105			84,279
Net gain on sales of discontinued operations	140,992			28,446			70,320			25,630
Discontinued operations, net	3,347			24,186			137			10,731
Net income	$	290,019		$	227,959		$	145,562		$	120,640

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME:
Preference Units	$	38,149		$	38,513		$	19,103		$	19,122
Preference Interests	$	10,106		$	10,106		$	5,053		$	5,053
Junior Preference Units	$	162		$	162		$	81		$	81

General Partner	$	223,321		$	165,394		$	112,154		$	89,041
Limited Partners	18,281			13,784			9,171			7,343

Net income available to OP Units	$	241,602		$	179,178		$	121,325		$	96,384

Net income per OP Unit – basic	$	0.82		$	0.61		$	0.41		$	0.33

Net income per OP Unit – diluted	$	0.82		$	0.60		$	0.41		$	0.32

Weighted average OP Units outstanding – basic	293,325			294,957			293,696			295,799

Weighted average OP Units outstanding – diluted	298,405			298,422			299,217			299,494

Distributions declared per OP Unit outstanding	$	0.865		$	0.865		$	0.4325		$	0.4325

See accompanying notes

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands except per OP Unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003		2002		2003		2002
Comprehensive income:

Net income	$	290,019	$	227,959	$	145,562	$	120,640
Other comprehensive income (losses) – derivative and other instruments:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period	1,879		1,085		1,742		(3,091		)
Equity in unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period – unconsolidated entities	2,759		905		1,565		(2,128		)
Losses reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income	701		385		471		217
Comprehensive income	$	295,358	$	230,334	$	149,340	$	115,638

See accompanying notes

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2003			2002
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	290,019		$	227,959
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Allocation to Minority Interests – Partially Owned Properties	243			1,325
Depreciation	237,392			234,846
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,110			2,988
Amortization of discounts and premiums on debt	(451		)	(424		)
Amortization of deferred settlements on derivative instruments	104			(176		)
Impairment on technology investments	581			581
Loss (income) from investments in unconsolidated entities	1,744			(233		)
Net gain on sales of discontinued operations	(140,992		)	(28,446		)
Net gain on sales of unconsolidated entities	(4,675		)	(5,246		)
Loss on debt extinguishments	380			468
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments	(83		)	483
Compensation paid with Company Common Shares	8,082			10,061

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in rents receivable	512			(227		)
(Increase) decrease in deposits – restricted	(404		)	12,108
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(21,912		)	3,898
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,420			9,026
Increase in accrued interest payable	1,238			316
(Decrease) in rents received in advance and other liabilities	(10,792		)	(9,972		)
(Decrease) in security deposits	(686		)	(189		)

Net cash provided by operating activities	370,830			459,146

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in real estate – acquisitions	(243,004		)	(153,034		)
Investment in real estate – development/other	(4,676		)	(57,066		)
Improvements to real estate	(76,821		)	(66,509		)
Additions to non-real estate property	(1,552		)	(4,602		)
Interest capitalized for real estate under development	—			(4,369		)
Interest capitalized for unconsolidated entities under development	(10,923		)	(7,954		)
Proceeds from disposition of real estate, net	473,186			183,494
Proceeds from disposition of furniture rental business	—			28,741
Proceeds from disposition of unconsolidated entities	8,595			11,317
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(5,671		)	(42,441		)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	14,557			21,483
(Increase) decrease in deposits on real estate acquisitions, net	(139,261		)	56,305
Decrease in mortgage deposits	5,848			14,651
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(485		)	(461		)
Consolidation of previously Unconsolidated Properties	(697		)	—
Other investing activities, net	(45,912		)	192
Net cash (used for) investing activities	(26,816		)	(20,253		)

See accompanying notes

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2003			2002
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Loan and bond acquisition costs	$	(3,616	)	$	(9,124	)
Mortgage notes payable:
Proceeds	48,680			47,213
Lump sum payoffs	(161,914		)	(119,386		)
Scheduled principal repayments	(16,187		)	(16,322		)
Prepayment premiums/fees	(472		)	(468		)
Notes, net:
Proceeds	398,816			397,064
Lump sum payoffs	—			(225,000		)
Scheduled principal repayments	(195		)	(253		)
Line of credit:
Proceeds	172,000			292,000
Repayments	(312,000		)	(487,000		)
(Payments on) settlement of derivative instruments	(12,999		)	(1,533		)
Proceeds from sale of OP Units	4,247			6,354
Proceeds from exercise of EQR options	13,626			27,030
Proceeds from sale of Preference Units	150,000			—
Payment of offering/redemption costs	(5,099		)	(158		)
Redemption of Preference Units	(100,000		)	—
Distributions:
OP Units – General Partner	(235,081		)	(235,548		)
Preference Units	(37,861		)	(35,832		)
Preference Interests	(10,106		)	(10,132		)
Junior Preference Units	(162		)	(162		)
OP Units – Limited Partners	(19,270		)	(20,095		)
Minority Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(2,458		)	(10,375		)
Principal receipts on employee notes, net	—			173
Net cash (used for) financing activities	(130,051		)	(401,554		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	213,963			37,339
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	29,875			51,603
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	243,838		$	88,942

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	175,009		$	184,216

Real estate acquisitions/dispositions:
Mortgage loans assumed	$	34,968		$	14,000

Valuation of OP Units issued	$	105		$	—

Mortgage loans (assumed) by purchaser	$	(9,075	)	$	(1,680	)

Consolidation of previously Unconsolidated Properties:
Mortgage loans assumed	$	26,500		$	—

Valuation of OP Units issued	$	4,231		$	—

Net (assets) liabilities recorded	$	1,633		$	—

See accompanying notes

ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Business of the Company

ERP Operating Limited Partnership (“ERPOP”), an Illinois limited partnership, was formed in May 1993 to conduct the multifamily residential property business of Equity Residential (“EQR”). EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed in March 1993 and is a fully integrated real estate company engaged in the acquisition, ownership, management and operation of multifamily properties.

EQR is the general partner of, and as of June 30, 2003 owned an approximate 92.4% ownership interest in ERPOP. ERPOP is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or shareholder of numerous partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations which have been established primarily to own fee simple title to multifamily properties or to conduct property management activities and other businesses related to the ownership and operation of multifamily residential real estate. As used herein, the term “Operating Partnership” includes ERPOP and those entities owned or controlled by it. As used herein, the term “Company” means EQR and the Operating Partnership.

As of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership owned or had investments in 1,005 properties in 35 states consisting of 216,644 units. An ownership breakdown includes:

	Number of Properties	Number of Units
Wholly Owned Properties	884	187,043
Partially Owned Properties (Consolidated)	36	6,931
Unconsolidated Properties	85	22,670
Total Properties	1,005	216,644

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and certain reclassifications considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements in order to conform to the current year presentation. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2002 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

For further information, including definition of capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Operating Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Other

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No. 145, among other items,

rescinds the automatic classification of costs incurred on debt extinguishment as extraordinary charges. Instead, gains and losses from debt extinguishment should only be classified as extraordinary if they meet the “unusual and infrequently occurring” criteria outlined in APB No. 30. SFAS No. 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002. The Operating Partnership adopted the standard effective January 1, 2003.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. FIN No. 46 requires a variable interest entity to be consolidated if a company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the variable interest entity’s activities or entitled to receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns or both. The Operating Partnership will adopt FIN No. 46 in the third quarter of 2003 prospectively using carryover basis. The Operating Partnership has preliminarily determined its investment in real estate will increase approximately $1.3 billion, investment in unconsolidated entities will decrease approximately $494.5 million and mortgage notes payable will increase $833.5 million as a result of the consolidation of its previously unconsolidated stabilized development projects and projects under development (see Note 7). The Operating Partnership does not anticipate that the adoption of FIN No. 46 will have any effect on net income.

3. Partners’ Capital

The following table presents the changes in the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding units of limited partnership interest (“OP Units”) for the six months ended June 30, 2003:

		2003

Operating Partnership’s OP Units outstanding at January 1,		293,396,124

Issued to General Partner:
Conversion of Series E Preference Units		25,198
Employee Share Purchase Plan		203,498
Exercise of EQR options		732,724
Restricted EQR share grants, net		955,658

Issued to Limited Partners:
Issuance through acquisitions		159,427

Operating Partnership’s OP Units outstanding at June 30,		295,472,629

The limited partners of the Operating Partnership as of June 30, 2003 include various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units (the “Limited Partners”) and own an approximate 7.6% ownership interest in ERPOP. Subject to applicable securities law restrictions, the Limited Partners may exchange their OP Units for EQR Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.

EQR contributes all net proceeds from its various equity offerings (including proceeds from exercise of options for EQR Common Shares) to the Operating Partnership. In return for those contributions, EQR receives a number of OP Units in ERPOP equal to the number of Common Shares it has issued in the equity offering (or in the case of a preferred equity offering, a number of preference units in ERPOP equal in number and having the same terms as the preferred shares issued in the equity offering).

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership issued 159,427 OP Units to various limited partners at an average price of $27.48 per unit.

The following table presents the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding “Preference Units” as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002:

	Annual Dividend Rate per Unit (1)			Amounts in thousands
				June 30, 2003		December 31, 2002
Preference Units:

9 1/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $250 per unit; 500,000 units issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	22.81252		$	125,000	$	125,000

9 1/8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $250 per unit; 460,000 units issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	22.81252		115,000		115,000

8.60% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $250 per unit; 700,000 units issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	21.50		175,000		175,000

7.00% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preference Units; liquidation
value $25 per unit; 2,525,464 and 2,548,114 units issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively	$	1.75		63,137		63,703

7 1/4% Series G Convertible Cumulative Preference Units; liquidation
value $250 per unit; 1,264,692 units issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	18.125		316,173		316,173

7.00% Series H Cumulative Convertible Preference Units; liquidation
value $25 per unit; 51,228 units issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	1.75		1,281		1,281

8.29% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $50 per unit; 1,000,000 units issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.145		50,000		50,000

7.625% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $25 per unit; 0 and 4,000,000 units issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively	(2		)	—		100,000

6.48% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation
value $250 per unit; 600,000 and 0 units issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively (3)	$	16.20		150,000		—
				$	995,591	$	946,157

(1) Dividends on all series of Preference Units are payable quarterly at various pay dates. Dividend rates listed for Series B, C, D, G and N are Preference Unit rates and the equivalent depositary unit annual dividend rates are $2.281252, $2.281252, $2.15, $1.8125 and $1.62, respectively.

(2) On June 19, 2003, the Operating Partnership redeemed all of its outstanding Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units at its liquidation value for total cash consideration of $100.0 million in conjunction with the concurrent redemption of the corresponding Preferred Shares of EQR.

(3) On June 19, 2003, EQR sold 600,000 of its 6.48% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares in a public offering. The Company received $145.3 million in net proceeds from this offering after payment of the underwriters’ fee. These net proceeds were contributed by EQR to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 600,000 of the Operating Partnership’s 6.48% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units.

The following table presents the issued and outstanding “Preference Interests” as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002:

	Annual Dividend Rate per Unit (1)		Amounts in thousands
			June 30, 2003		December 31, 2002
Preference Interests:

8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preference Interests; liquidation value $50 per unit; 800,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30,2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.00	$	40,000	$	40,000

8.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 1,100,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.25	55,000		55,000

8.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 220,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.25	11,000		11,000

8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 420,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.1875	21,000		21,000

8.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 1,000,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.25	50,000		50,000

8.375% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 180,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	4.1875	9,000		9,000

7.875% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 510,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	3.9375	25,500		25,500

7.625% Series H Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 190,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	3.8125	9,500		9,500

7.625% Series I Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 270,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	3.8125	13,500		13,500

7.625% Series J Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preference Units; liquidation value $50 per unit; 230,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	3.8125	11,500		11,500

			$	246,000	$	246,000

(1) Dividends on all series of Preference Interests are payable quarterly on March 25^th, June 25^th, September 25^th,and December 25^thof each year.

The following table presents the Operating Partnership’s issued and outstanding Junior Convertible Preference Units (the “Junior Preference Units”) as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002:

	Annual Dividend Rate per Unit(1)
			Amounts in thousands
			June 30, 2003		December 31, 2002
Junior Preference Units:

Series A Junior Convertible Preference Units; liquidation value $100 per unit; 56,616 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	5.46934	$	5,662	$	5,662

Series B Junior Convertible Preference Units; liquidation value $25 per unit; 7,367 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002	$	2.00	184		184

			$	5,846	$	5,846

(1) Dividends on both series of Junior Preference Units are payable quarterly at various pay dates.

4. Real Estate Acquisitions

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership acquired the entire equity interest in the six properties listed below from unaffiliated parties, and two additional units at an existing property, for a total purchase price of $277.7 million.

Date Acquired	Property	Location	Number of Units	Acquisition Price (in thousands)
01/30/03	The Reserve @ Eisenhower	Alexandria, VA	226	$	41,000
02/14/03	Artisan Square	Northridge, CA	140	27,466
03/05/03	LaSalle (1)	Beaverton, OR	554	43,000
05/01/03	Gateway at Malden Center (2)	Malden, MA	203	34,900
06/17/03	Mill Creek	Milpitas, CA	516	70,000
06/30/03	Carlyle Mill	Alexandria, VA	317	61,200
Various	Rivers Bend (Condo Units)	Windsor, CT	2	125
			1,958	$	277,691

(1) Includes 8,167 square feet of retail space.

(2) Includes 36,326 square feet of office space and a 324-space parking garage.

On May 8, 2003, the Operating Partnership acquired the remaining third party equity interests it did not previously own in Liberty Park, a 202-unit property located in Braintree, Massachusetts. This property was accounted for under the equity method of accounting and subsequent to the purchase was consolidated. The Operating Partnership recorded $33.0 million in investment in real estate at carryover basis and the following:

• Assumed $26.5 million in mortgage debt;

• Issued 153,851 OP Units having a value of $4.2 million;

• Paid cash of $0.7 million; and

• Assumed $1.6 million of other liabilities net of other assets acquired.

5. Real Estate Dispositions

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership disposed of the forty-four properties listed below to unaffiliated parties. The Operating Partnership recognized a net gain on sales of discontinued operations of approximately $141.0 million and a net gain on sales of unconsolidated entities of approximately $4.7 million.

Date Disposed	Property	Location	Number of Units	Disposition Price (in thousands)
01/14/03	Strawberry Place	Plant City, FL	55	$	1,400
01/14/03	Smoketree Polo Club	Indio, CA	288	18,900
01/29/03	Amberwood I	Lake City, FL	50	1,175
01/30/03	Emerald Place	Bermuda Dunes, CA	240	20,125
01/30/03	Rolido Parque	Houston, TX	369	14,660
02/27/03	Fox Hill Commons	Vernon, CT	74	4,700
02/27/03	The Landings	Winter Haven, FL	60	1,475
02/27/03	Morningside	Titusville, FL	183	3,980
03/04/03	Colony Woods	Birmingham, AL	414	25,000
03/04/03	Hearthstone	San Antonio, TX	252	7,700
03/04/03	Northgate Village	San Antonio, TX	264	10,150
03/19/03	Lincoln Green I, II & III	San Antonio, TX	680	24,900
03/20/03	Meadows on the Lake	Birmingham, AL	200	10,900
03/20/03	Meadows in the Park	Birmingham, AL	200	10,900
03/20/03	Shoal Run	Birmingham, AL	276	14,350
03/31/03	Colony Place	Fort Myers, FL	300	20,600
04/08/03	Mallgate (1)	Louisville, KY	540	15,500
04/15/03	Summit Chase	Coral Springs, FL	140	8,875
04/16/03	Bayside	Sebring, FL	59	885
04/30/03	Essex Place II (Vacant Land)	Tampa, FL	—	575
05/08/03	Pueblo Villas	Albuquerque, NM	232	9,250
05/14/03	Emerald Bay	Winter Park, FL	432	17,200
05/16/03	Meadowood	Flatwoods, KY	52	975
05/29/03	Spicewood Springs	Jacksonville, FL	512	28,000
05/30/03	Princeton Square	Jacksonville, FL	288	16,750
05/30/03	Boulder Creek	Wilsonville, OR	296	16,700
05/30/03	Bridge Creek	Wilsonville, OR	315	18,100
05/30/03	Settlers Point/Brookfield	Salt Lake City, UT	416	21,500
05/30/03	Ridgewood	Russellville, KY	52	—
06/04/03	Lake Point	Charlotte, NC	296	12,401
06/05/03	Clearlake Pines II	Cocoa, FL	52	1,392
06/05/03	Sky Pines I & II	Orlando, FL	140	3,694
06/05/03	Brandywine East	Winter Haven, FL	38	884
06/05/03	Woodland I & II	Orlando, FL	169	5,175
06/12/03	Parkville	Parkersburg, WV	49	1,063
06/12/03	Cedarwood I	Belpre, OH	44	889
06/24/03	Greenwood Village	Tempe, AZ	270	14,600
06/25/03	Woodbine	Portsmouth, OH	41	660
06/26/03	Laurel Gardens	Coral Springs, FL	384	34,550
06/27/03	Crystal Creek	Phoenix, AZ	273	12,775
06/30/03	Harbor Pointe	Milwaukee, WI	595	27,800
06/30/03	Calais	Arlington, TX	264	12,500
Various	Four Lakes Condo Units	Lisle, IL	75	9,168
Various	Pointe East Condo Units	Redmond, WA	17	3,177
Various	Squaw Peak Condo Units	Phoenix, AZ	39	4,125
	Wholly Owned Properties		9,985	490,078
02/28/03	Kings Crossing I (2)	Jacksonville, FL	69	963
05/14/03	Culbreath Key (2)	Tampa, FL	254	7,382
	Unconsolidated Properties		323	8,345
Total			10,308	$	498,423

(1) The Operating Partnership was leasing the land under a long-term operating ground lease.

(2) Disposition price listed represents the Operating Partnership’s share of the net disposition proceeds. Culbreath Key was sold for $26.4 million with a portion of the net sales proceeds used to payoff the mortgage debt of $16.2 million.

6. Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate

As of June 30, 2003, in addition to the property that was subsequently acquired as discussed in Note 19, the Operating Partnership had entered into separate agreements to acquire four multifamily properties containing 1,205 units from unaffiliated parties. The Operating Partnership expects a combined purchase price of approximately $195.4 million, including the assumption of mortgage debt of approximately $54.8 million.

As of June 30, 2003, in addition to the properties that were subsequently disposed of as discussed in Note 19, the Operating Partnership had entered into separate agreements to dispose of twenty-three multifamily properties containing 6,426 units to unaffiliated parties. The Operating Partnership expects a combined disposition price of approximately $341.8 million.

The closings of these pending transactions are subject to certain contingencies and conditions, therefore, there can be no assurance that these transactions will be consummated or that the final terms thereof will not differ in material respects from those summarized in the preceding paragraphs.

7. Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

The Operating Partnership has co-invested in various properties with unrelated third parties. The following table summarizes the Operating Partnership’s investments in unconsolidated entities as of June 30, 2003 (amounts in thousands except for project and unit amounts):

	Institutional Joint Ventures			Stabilized Development Projects (1)			Projects Under Development			Lexford/ Other			Totals

Total projects	45			10			18			22			95		(2)

Total units	10,846			3,349			4,799			2,704			21,698		(2)

Operating Partnership’s percentage share of outstanding debt	25.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	11.1		%

Operating Partnership’s share of outstanding debt (4)	$	121,200		$	252,101		$	581,422	(3)	$	5,361		$	960,084

(1) The Operating Partnership determines a project to be stabilized once it has maintained an average physical occupancy of 90% or more for a three-month period.

(2) Includes eleven projects under development containing 2,827 units, which are not included in the Operating Partnership’s property/unit counts at June 30, 2003. Totals exclude Fort Lewis Military Housing consisting of one property and 3,799 units, which is not accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Fort Lewis Military Housing is included in the Operating Partnership’s property/unit counts at June 30, 2003.

(3) A total of $790.5 million is available for funding under this construction debt, of which $581.4 million

was funded and outstanding at June 30, 2003.

(4) As of August 8, 2003, the Operating Partnership has funded $51.0 million as additional collateral on selected debt (see Note 8). All remaining debt is non-recourse to EQR and the Operating Partnership.

Investments in unconsolidated entities include the Unconsolidated Properties as well as various development properties under construction or pending construction. These investments are accounted for utilizing the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the net equity investment of the Operating Partnership is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets and after the project is completed, the consolidated statements of operations include the Operating Partnership’s share of net income or loss from the unconsolidated entity. Prior to the project being completed, the Operating Partnership capitalizes interest on its equity contribution in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 58, Capitalization of Interest Cost in Financial Statements That Include Investments Accounted for by the Equity Method. During the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Operating Partnership capitalized $10.9 million and $8.0 million, respectively, in interest cost related to its unconsolidated development projects (which reduced interest expense incurred in the consolidated statements of operations).

The Operating Partnership generally contributes between 25% and 35% of the project cost of the unconsolidated projects under development, with the remaining cost financed through third-party construction mortgages.

See Note 2 for further discussion regarding the adoption of FIN No. 46 and its effect on the Operating Partnership’s unconsolidated development projects.

8. Deposits - Restricted

As of June 30, 2003, deposits-restricted totaled $280.9 million and primarily included the following:

• Deposits in the amount of $51.0 million held in third party escrow accounts to provide collateral for third party construction financing in connection with unconsolidated development projects;

• Approximately $163.1 million in tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds; and

• Approximately $66.8 million for resident security, utility, and other deposits.

9. Mortgage Notes Payable

As of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership had outstanding mortgage indebtedness of approximately $2.9 billion.

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Repaid $178.1 million of mortgage loans;

• Assumed $61.5 million of mortgage debt on certain properties in connection with their acquisitions and/or consolidation;

• Obtained $48.7 million of mortgage loans on certain properties; and

• Relinquished $9.1 million of mortgage debt assumed by the purchaser in connection with the disposition of certain properties.

As of June 30, 2003, scheduled maturities for the Operating Partnership’s outstanding mortgage indebtedness were at various dates through October 1, 2033. At June 30, 2003, the interest rate range on the Operating Partnership’s mortgage debt was 0.90% to 12.465%. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the weighted average interest rate on the Operating Partnership’s mortgage debt was 5.96%.

10. Notes

As of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership had outstanding unsecured notes of approximately $2.9 billion net of a $6.8 million discount and including a $7.9 million premium.

On June 5, 2003, the Operating Partnership filed a Form S-3 registration statement with the SEC to register $2.0 billion of debt securities. The SEC declared this registration statement effective on June 11, 2003. In addition, the Operating Partnership carried over $280.0 million related to the registration statement effective on September 8, 2000. As of June 30, 2003, $2.28 billion remained available for issuance under this registration statement.

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Issued $400.0 million of ten-year 5.20% fixed-rate public notes, receiving net proceeds of $397.5 million.

As of June 30, 2003, scheduled maturities for the Operating Partnership’s outstanding notes were at various dates through 2029. At June 30, 2003, the interest rate range on the Operating Partnership’s notes was 4.75% to 7.75%. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the weighted average interest rate on the Operating Partnership’s notes was 6.52%.

11. Line of Credit

The Operating Partnership has a revolving credit facility with potential borrowings of up to $700.0 million. As of June 30, 2003, no amounts were outstanding and $50.2 million was restricted (dedicated to support letters of credit and not available for borrowing) on the line of credit. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the weighted average interest rate was 1.85%. EQR has guaranteed the Operating Partnership’s line of credit up to the maximum amount and for the full term of the facility.

12. Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the consolidated derivative instruments at June 30, 2003 (dollar amounts are in thousands):

	Cash Flow Hedges			Fair Value Hedges			Forward Starting Swaps			Interest Rate Caps			Offsetting Receive Floating Swaps/Caps			Offsetting Pay Floating Swaps/Caps
Current Notional Balance	$	400,000		$	120,000		$	150,000		$	37,000		$	255,120		$	255,120
Lowest Possible Notional	$	400,000		$	120,000		$	150,000		$	37,000		$	251,410		$	251,410
Highest Possible Notional	$	400,000		$	120,000		$	150,000		$	37,000		$	431,444		$	431,444
Lowest Interest Rate	3.65		%	7.25		%	4.34		%	6.50		%	4.53		%	4.46		%
Highest Interest Rate	5.81		%	7.25		%	4.48		%	6.50		%	6.00		%	6.00		%
Earliest Maturity Date	2003			2005			2014			2004			2003			2003
Latest Maturity Date	2005			2005			2014			2004			2007			2007
Estimated Asset (Liability) Fair Value	$	(9,771	)	$	8,877		$	(2,413	)	$	—		$	(1,136	)	$	1,096

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership paid approximately $13.0 million to terminate eight forward starting interest rate swaps in conjunction with the issuance of $400.0 million of ten-year unsecured notes. The $13.0 million payment has been deferred and will be recognized as additional interest expense over the ten-year life of the unsecured notes.

At June 30, 2003, certain unconsolidated development partnerships in which the Operating Partnership invested had entered into swaps to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on unconsolidated floating rate construction mortgage loans. The Operating Partnership has recorded its proportionate share of these hedges on its consolidated balance sheets. These swaps have been designated as cash flow

hedges with a current aggregate notional amount of $338.2 million (notional amounts range from $77.1 million to $391.2 million over the terms of the swaps) at interest rates ranging from 1.78% to 6.94% maturing at various dates ranging from 2003 to 2005 with a net liability fair value of $10.4 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership recognized an unrealized gain of $0.8 million due to ineffectiveness of certain of these unconsolidated development derivatives (included in income from investments in unconsolidated entities).

On June 30, 2003, the net derivative instruments were reported at their fair value as other liabilities of approximately $3.3 million and as a reduction to investments in unconsolidated entities of approximately $10.4 million. As of June 30, 2003, there were approximately $39.0 million in deferred losses, net, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Based on the estimated fair values of the net derivative instruments at June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership may recognize an estimated $14.8 million of accumulated other comprehensive loss as additional interest expense during the twelve months ending June 30, 2004, of which $7.3 million is related to the unconsolidated development partnerships.

13. Calculation of Net Income Per Weighted Average OP Unit

The following tables set forth the computation of net income per OP Unit – basic and net income per OP Unit – diluted:

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
	(Amounts in thousands except per OP Unit amounts)
Numerator:
Income before allocation to Minority Interests, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities, net gain (loss) on sales of unconsolidated entities, discontinued operations and allocation to preference unit/interest distributions	$	142,992		$	171,173		$	73,621		$	85,202

Allocation to Minority Interests – Partially Owned Properties	(243		)	(1,325		)	(128		)	(519		)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,744		)	233			(1,851		)	7
Net gain (loss) on sales of unconsolidated entities	4,675			5,246			3,463			(411		)
Allocation to Preference Units	(38,149		)	(38,513		)	(19,103		)	(19,122		)
Allocation to Preference Interests	(10,106		)	(10,106		)	(5,053		)	(5,053		)
Allocation to Junior Preference Units	(162		)	(162		)	(81		)	(81		)
Income from continuing operations available to OP Units	97,263			126,546			50,868			60,023

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations	140,992			28,446			70,320			25,630
Discontinued operations, net	3,347			24,186			137			10,731
Numerator for net income per OP Unit – basic	241,602			179,178			121,325			96,384

Effect of dilutive securities:
Distributions on convertible preference units/interests	2,425			—			1,211			22
Numerator for net income per OP Unit – diluted	$	244,027		$	179,178		$	122,536		$	96,406

Denominator:
Denominator for net income per OP Unit – basic	293,325			294,957			293,696			295,799

Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible preference units/interests	3,136			—			3,133			75
Dilution for OP Units issuable upon assumed exercise/vesting of EQR’s share options/restricted shares	1,944			3,465			2,388			3,620
Denominator for net income per OP Unit – diluted	298,405			298,422			299,217			299,494
Net income per OP Unit – basic	$	0.82		$	0.61		$	0.41		$	0.33
Net income per OP Unit – diluted	$	0.82		$	0.60		$	0.41		$	0.32

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003		2002		2003		2002
	(Amounts in thousands except per OP Unit amounts)
Net income per OP Unit – basic:
Income from continuing operations available to OP Units	$	0.33	$	0.43	$	0.17	$	0.20
Net gain on sales of discontinued operations	0.48		0.10		0.24		0.09
Discontinued operations, net	0.01		0.08		—		0.04
Net income per OP Unit – basic	$	0.82	$	0.61	$	0.41	$	0.33

Net income per OP Unit – diluted:
Income from continuing operations available to OP Units	$	0.34	$	0.43	$	0.17	$	0.20
Net gain on sales of discontinued operations	0.47		0.09		0.24		0.08
Discontinued operations, net	0.01		0.08		—		0.04
Net income per OP Unit – diluted	$	0.82	$	0.60	$	0.41	$	0.32

Convertible preference units/interests that could be converted into 11,807,095 and 15,648,034 weighted average Common Shares (which would be contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units) for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 11,807,095 and 15,369,255 weighted average Common Shares for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and
2002, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per OP Unit because the effects would be anti-dilutive.

14. Discontinued Operations

The Operating Partnership has presented separately as discontinued operations in all periods the results of operations for all wholly owned assets disposed of on or after January 1, 2002 (the date of adoption of SFAS No. 144).

The components of discontinued operations are outlined below and include the results of operations for the respective periods that the Operating Partnership owned such assets during the six months and quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, including the following:

• The Wholly Owned Properties sold during 2003 (see Note 5); and

• The Wholly Owned Properties and the furniture rental business sold during 2002.

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003		2002		2003		2002
	(Amounts in thousands)
REVENUES
Rental income	$	23,112	$	70,045	$	7,429	$	33,125
Interest and other income	122		17		109		5
Furniture income	—		1,361		—		(4		)
Total revenues	23,234		71,423		7,538		33,126

EXPENSES (1)
Property and maintenance	10,643		20,270		4,239		10,289
Real estate taxes and insurance	2,631		7,424		936		3,409
Property management	112		83		62		43
Depreciation	5,810		16,162		1,919		7,614
Interest:
Expense incurred, net	685		1,969		244		1,027
Amortization of deferred financing costs	6		26		1		13
Furniture expenses	—		1,303		—		—
Total expenses	19,887		47,237		7,401		22,395

Discontinued operations, net	$	3,347	$	24,186	$	137	$	10,731

(1) Includes expenses paid in the current period for Wholly Owned Properties sold in prior periods related to the Operating Partnership’s period of ownership.

15. Stock-Based Compensation

Prior to 2003, the Company had chosen to account for its stock-based compensation in accordance with APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, which resulted in no compensation expense for options issued with an exercise price equal to or exceeding the market value of EQR’s Common Shares on the date of grant (intrinsic method). The Company has elected to expense its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and its amendment (SFAS No. 148), Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, effective in the first quarter of 2003, which resulted in compensation expense being recorded based on the fair value of the stock compensation granted or modified. Any Common Shares issued pursuant to EQR’s share option/restricted share/ESPP plans will result in the Operating Partnership issuing OP Units to EQR on a one-for-one basis.

SFAS No. 148 provides three transition methods for entities that adopt the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123. The Company has chosen to use the “Prospective Method”. This method requires that companies apply the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to only employee awards granted or modified after the beginning of the fiscal year in which the recognition provisions are first applied, or January 1, 2003. Compensation expense under all of the Company’s plans is generally recognized over periods ranging from three months to five years. Therefore, the cost related to stock-based employee compensation included in the determination of net income for the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2003 is less than that which would have been recognized if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards since the original effective date of SFAS No. 123.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the fair value based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period presented:

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
	(Amounts in thousands except per OP Unit amounts)

Net income available to OP Units – as reported	$	241,602		$	179,178		$	121,325		$	96,384
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income:
EQR’s restricted/performance shares	5,246			9,912			2,912			4,828
EQR’s share options (1)	2,014			—			307			—
EQR’s ESPP discount	805			—			315			—
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards:
EQR’s restricted/performance shares	(5,246		)	(9,912		)	(2,912		)	(4,828		)
EQR’s share options (1)	(4,165		)	(3,051		)	(1,266		)	(1,524		)
EQR’s ESPP discount	(805		)	(925		)	(315		)	(267		)

Net income available to OP Units – pro forma	$	239,451		$	175,202		$	120,366		$	94,593

Earnings per OP Unit:

Basic – as reported	$	0.82		$	0.61		$	0.41		$	0.33
Basic – pro forma	$	0.82		$	0.59		$	0.41		$	0.32

Diluted – as reported	$	0.82		$	0.60		$	0.41		$	0.32
Diluted – pro forma	$	0.81		$	0.59		$	0.41		$	0.32

(1) Share options for the six months ended June 30, 2003 included $1.4 million of expense recognition related to options granted in the first quarter of 2003 to EQR’s former chief executive officer. These options vested immediately upon grant.

16. Commitments and Contingencies

The Operating Partnership, as an owner of real estate, is subject to various Federal, state and local environmental laws. Compliance by the Operating Partnership with existing laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Operating Partnership’s financial condition and results of operations. However, the Operating Partnership cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations on its current properties or on properties that it may acquire in the future.

The Operating Partnership does not believe there is any litigation pending or threatened against the Operating Partnership other than routine litigation arising out of the ordinary course of business, some of which is expected to be covered by liability insurance, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Operating Partnership.

As of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership has 18 projects in various stages of development with estimated completion dates ranging through December 31, 2004. The Operating Partnership expects to fund approximately $5.6 million in connection with these properties during the remainder of 2003 and in 2004. The three development agreements currently in place have the following key terms:

• The first development partner has the right, at any time following completion of a project, to stipulate a value for such project and offer to sell its interest in the project to the Operating Partnership based on such value. If the Operating Partnership chooses not to purchase the interest, it must agree to a sale of the project to an unrelated third party at such value. The Operating Partnership’s partner must exercise this right as to all projects within five years after the receipt of the final certificate of occupancy on the last developed property. The Operating Partnership has an obligation to fund up to an additional $13.0 million to guarantee third party construction financing,

if required.

• The second development partner has the right, at any time following completion of a project, to require the Operating Partnership to purchase the partners’ interest in that project at a mutually agreeable price. If the Operating Partnership and the partner are unable to agree on a price, both parties will obtain appraisals. If the appraised values vary by more than 10%, both the Operating Partnership and its partner will agree on a third appraiser to determine which original appraisal is closest to its determination of value. The Operating Partnership may elect at that time not to purchase the property and instead, authorize its partner to sell the project at or above the agreed-upon value to an unrelated third party. Five years following the receipt of the final certificate of occupancy on the last developed property, the Operating Partnership must purchase, at the agreed-upon price, any projects remaining unsold.

• The third development partner has the exclusive right for six months following stabilization (generally defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months following the substantial completion of a project) to market a project for sale. Thereafter, either the Operating Partnership or its development partner may market a project for sale. If the Operating Partnership’s development partner proposes the sale, the Operating Partnership may elect to purchase the project at the price proposed by its partner or defer the sale until two independent appraisers appraise the project. If the two appraised values vary by more than 5%, a third appraiser will be chosen to determine the fair market value of the property. Once a value has been determined, the Operating Partnership may elect to purchase the property or authorize its development partner to sell the project at the agreed-upon value.

In connection with one of its mergers, the Operating Partnership provided a credit enhancement with respect to certain tax-exempt bonds issued to finance certain public improvements at a multifamily development project. As of June 30, 2003, this enhancement was still in effect at a commitment amount of $12.7 million.

17. Asset Impairment

For both the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Operating Partnership recorded approximately $0.6 million of asset impairment charges related to its technology investments. These charges were the result of a review of the existing investments reflected on the consolidated balance sheet. These impairment losses are reflected on the consolidated statements of operations in total expenses and include the write-down of assets classified as other assets.

18. Reportable Segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by senior management. Senior management decides how resources are allocated and assesses performance on a monthly basis.

The Operating Partnership’s primary business is owning, managing, and operating multifamily residential properties, which includes the generation of rental and other related income through the leasing of apartment units to residents and includes Equity Corporate Housing (“ECH”). Senior management evaluates the performance of each of our apartment communities on an individual basis, however, each of our apartment communities has similar economic characteristics, residents, and products and services so they have been aggregated into one reportable segment. The Operating Partnership’s rental real estate segment comprises approximately 98.4% and 98.6% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and approximately 98.1% and 98.4% of total revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Operating Partnership’s rental real estate segment comprises approximately 99.8% and 99.7% of total assets at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

The primary financial measure for the Operating Partnership’s rental real estate segment is net operating income (“NOI”), which represents rental income less: 1) property and maintenance expense; 2) real estate taxes and insurance expense; and 3) property management expense (all as reflected in the accompanying statements of operations). The Operating Partnership believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of the operating performance of a real estate company because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Operating Partnership’s apartment communities. Current year NOI is compared to prior year NOI and current year budgeted NOI as a measure of financial performance. NOI from our rental real estate totaled approximately $551.5 million and $576.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and approximately $277.9 million and $289.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

During the acquisition, development and/or disposition of real estate, the Operating Partnership considers its NOI return on total investment as the primary measure of financial performance.

The Operating Partnership’s fee and asset management activity is immaterial and does not meet the threshold requirements of a reportable segment as provided for in SFAS No. 131.

All revenues are from external customers and there is no customer who contributed 10% or more of the Operating Partnership’s total revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2003 or 2002.

19. Subsequent Events/Other

Subsequent to June 30, 2003 and through August 8, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Acquired one property consisting of 200 units for approximately $27.0 million;

• Disposed of three properties and various individual condominium units consisting of 592 units for approximately $43.7 million;

• Assumed $0.8 million of mortgage debt on one property in connection with its consolidation;

• Repaid $10.9 million of mortgage debt at/or prior to maturity; and

• Relinquished $15.7 million of mortgage debt assumed by the purchaser in connection with the disposition of certain properties.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

For further information including definitions for capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Operating Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Forward-looking statements in this report are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believes”, “estimates”, “expects” and “anticipates” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Operating Partnership to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The total number of development units, cost of development and completion dates as well as anticipated capital expenditures for replacements and building improvements all reflect the Operating Partnership’s best estimates and are subject to uncertainties arising from changing economic conditions (such as the cost of labor and construction materials), competition and local government regulation;

• Alternative sources of capital to the Operating Partnership or labor and materials required for maintenance, repair, capital expenditure or development are more expensive than anticipated;

• Occupancy levels and market rents may be adversely affected by national and local economic and market conditions including, without limitation, new construction of multifamily housing, continuing decline in employment, availability of low interest mortgages for single-family home buyers and the potential for geopolitical instability, all of which are beyond the Operating Partnership’s control; and

• Additional factors as discussed in Part I of the Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly those under “Risk Factors”.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Operating Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Forward-looking statements and related uncertainties are also included in Note 6 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the number of properties and related units for the periods presented:

	Properties		Units		Purchase / Sale Price $ Millions
At December 31, 2001	1,076		224,801
Q1/Q2 2002 Acquisitions	7		1,983		$	166.5
Ft. Lewis Joint Venture	1		3,652
Q1/Q2 2002 Dispositions	(23	)	(3,654	)	$	197.2
Q1/Q2 2002 Completed Developments	4		1,181
At June 30, 2002	1,065		227,963
Q3/Q4 2002 Acquisitions	5		1,651		$	123.4
Q3/Q4 2002 Dispositions	(35	)	(7,059	)	$	349.0
Q3/Q4 2002 Completed Developments	4		1,020
Q3/Q4 2002 Unit Configuration Changes	—		16
At December 31, 2002	1,039		223,591
Q1/Q2 2003 Acquisitions	6		1,958		$	277.7
Q1/Q2 2003 Dispositions	(44	)	(10,308	)	$	498.4
Q1/Q2 2003 Completed Developments	4		1,274
Q1/Q2 2003 Unit Configuration Changes	—		129
At June 30, 2003	1,005		216,644

Significant changes in revenues between the six months and quarters presented have resulted primarily from reduced rental income through increased concessions or reduced apartment rents and occupancy at many of our properties. Significant changes in expenses have resulted from increases in property and maintenance expenses including payroll, maintenance, building, utilities and leasing and advertising as well as real estate taxes, partially offset by decreases in property management expenses. In addition, the Operating Partnership’s acquisition, disposition and completed development activity has impacted overall results of operations for the six months and quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. These changes are discussed in greater detail in the following paragraphs.

Properties that the Operating Partnership owned for the entire six month periods ended June 30, 2003 as well as June 30, 2002 (the “Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties”), which represented 185,329 units and properties that the Operating Partnership owned for all of both the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 (the “Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties”), which represented 185,697 units, also impacted the Operating Partnership’s results of operations. Both the Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties and Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2003 to the six months ended June 30, 2002

For the six months ended June 30, 2003, income before allocation to Minority Interests, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities, net gain (loss) on sales of unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations decreased by approximately $28.2 million when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002.

Revenues from the Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties decreased primarily as a result of lower overall physical occupancy, increased concessions and lower rental rates charged to both new and renewal residents. Property operating expenses from the Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties increased mainly due to higher payroll, maintenance, utility and building costs. The following tables provide comparative revenue, expense, net operating income (“NOI”) and weighted average occupancy for the Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties (NOI represents rental income less: 1) property and maintenance expense; 2) real estate taxes and insurance expense; and 3) property management expense):

June YTD 2003 vs. June YTD 2002

YTD over YTD Same-Store Results

$ in Millions – 185,329 Same-Store Units

Description	Revenues			Expenses			NOI

YTD 2003	$	874.9		$	344.6		$	530.3
YTD 2002	$	904.2		$	324.2		$	580.0
Change	$	(29.3	)	$	20.4		$	(49.7	)
Change	(3.2		)%	6.3		%	(8.6		)%

Same-Store Occupancy Statistics

YTD 2003	92.8	%
YTD 2002	94.1	%
Change	(1.3	)%

The Operating Partnership’s primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment communities is NOI. The Operating Partnership believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of the operating performance of a real estate company because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Operating Partnership’s apartment communities.

For properties that the Operating Partnership acquired prior to January 1, 2002 and expects to continue to own through December 31, 2003, the Operating Partnership anticipates the following operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2003:

2003 Same-Store Operating Assumptions

Physical Occupancy	93.0%
Revenue Change	(3.5%) to (1.2%)
Expense Change	2.8% to 5.2 %
NOI Change	(9.2%) to (3.7%)
Dispositions	$700.0 million

These 2003 operating assumptions are based on current expectations and are forward-looking.

Rental income from properties other than Six-Month 2003 Same Store Properties increased by approximately $22.3 million primarily as a result of revenue from properties acquired in 2002 and 2003 and additional Partially Owned Properties consolidated in the fourth quarter of 2002.

Interest and other income decreased by approximately $2.2 million, primarily as a result of lower interest rates being earned on short-term investment accounts along with lower balances on deposit in escrow related accounts.

Property management expenses include off-site expenses associated with the self-management of the Operating Partnership’s properties as well as management fees paid to third party management companies. These expenses decreased by approximately $5.5 million or 14.5%. This decrease is primarily attributable to a reversal of a profit sharing accrual in the first quarter of 2003 related to the 2002 calendar year as the Operating Partnership didn’t achieve its stated goals and management elected not to make a discretionary contribution to the plan. In addition, the Company recorded lower expense in connection with granting less restricted shares and the anticipated 401(k) match to its employees during the first six months of 2003 and no accrued expense related to 2003 profit sharing.

Fee and asset management revenues, net of fee and asset management expenses, increased by $3.6 million primarily as a result of additional income allocated from Ft. Lewis for 2002 activity and received in May 2003. As of June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Operating Partnership managed 19,011 units and 20,142 units, respectively, for third parties and unconsolidated entities.

Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, decreased approximately $5.9 million primarily due to lower variable interest rates. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership capitalized interest costs of approximately $10.9 million as compared to $12.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. This capitalization of interest primarily related to equity investments in unconsolidated entities engaged in development activities. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was 6.40% as compared to 6.63% for the six months ended June 30, 2002.

General and administrative expenses, which include corporate operating expenses, decreased approximately $2.2 million between the periods under comparison. This decrease was primarily due to lower expenses recorded in connection with granting less restricted shares to employees during the first six months of 2003 offset by approximately a $2.1 million increase related to the Operating Partnership’s decision to expense its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and its amendment (SFAS No. 148). In addition, lower state income and franchise taxes also contributed to this decrease.

The Operating Partnership recorded impairment charges on its technology investments of approximately $0.6 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. See Note 17 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities decreased approximately $2.0 million between the periods under comparison. This decrease is primarily the result of increased operating losses from equity investments partially offset by unrealized gains on derivative instruments.

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations increased approximately $112.5 million between the periods under comparison. This increase is primarily the result of a greater number of properties sold during the six months ended June 30, 2003, as well as the fact that several properties were more fully depreciated.

Discontinued operations, net, decreased approximately $20.8 million between the periods under comparison. See Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Comparison of the quarter ended June 30, 2003 to the quarter ended June 30, 2002

For the quarter ended June 30, 2003, income before allocation to Minority Interests, income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities, net gain (loss) on sales of unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations decreased by approximately $11.6 million when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

Revenues from the Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties decreased primarily as a result of lower overall physical occupancy, increased concessions and lower rental rates charged to both new and renewal residents. Property operating expenses from the Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties increased mainly due to higher payroll, maintenance, utility, building and leasing and advertising costs. The following tables provide comparative revenue, expense, NOI and weighted average occupancy for the Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties:

Second Quarter 2003 vs. Second Quarter 2002

Quarter over Quarter Same-Store Results

$ in Millions – 185,697 Same-Store Units

Description	Revenues			Expenses			NOI

Q2 2003	$	438.4		$	173.5		$	264.9
Q2 2002	$	451.9		$	164.8		$	287.1
Change	$	(13.5	)	$	8.7		$	(22.2	)
Change	(3.0		)%	5.3		%	(7.70		)%

Same-Store Occupancy Statistics

Q2 2003	93.0	%
Q2 2002	94.1	%
Change	(1.1	)%

Rental income from properties other than Second Quarter 2003 Same Store Properties increased by approximately $11.1 million primarily as a result of revenue from properties acquired in 2002 and 2003 and additional Partially Owned Properties consolidated in the fourth quarter of 2002.

Interest and other income decreased by approximately $1.4 million, primarily as a result of a $0.7 million one-time financing fee related to the Fort Lewis loan closing in the second quarter of 2002. In addition, lower interest rates being earned on short-term investment accounts along with lower balances on deposit in escrow related accounts also contributed to this decrease.

Fee and asset management revenues, net of fee and asset management expenses, increased by $2.7 million primarily as a result of additional income allocated from Ft. Lewis for 2002 activity and received in May 2003. As of June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Operating Partnership managed 19,011 units and 20,142 units, respectively, for third parties and unconsolidated entities.

Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, decreased approximately $2.4 million primarily due to lower variable interest rates. During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership capitalized interest costs of approximately $5.5 million as compared to $6.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. This capitalization of interest primarily related to equity investments in unconsolidated entities engaged in development activities. The effective interest cost on all indebtedness for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 was 6.40% as compared to 6.75% for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

General and administrative expenses, which include corporate operating expenses, decreased approximately $2.6 million between the periods under comparison. This decrease was primarily due to lower expenses recorded in connection with granting less restricted shares to employees and lower accrued expenses related to deferred compensation during the quarter ended June 30, 2003 offset by a $0.3 million increase related to the Operating Partnership’s decision to expense its stock based compensation. In addition, lower state income and franchise taxes also contributed to this decrease.

The Operating Partnership recorded impairment charges on its technology investments of approximately $0.3 million for both quarters presented. See Note 17 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial

Statements for further discussion.

Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities decreased approximately $1.9 million between the periods under comparison. This decrease is primarily the result of increased operating losses on equity investments.

Net gain on sales of discontinued operations increased approximately $44.7 million between the periods under comparison. This increase is primarily the result of a greater number of properties sold during the quarter ended June 30, 2003, as well as the fact that several properties were more fully depreciated.

Discontinued operations, net, decreased approximately $10.6 million between the periods under comparison. See Note 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of January 1, 2003, the Operating Partnership had approximately $29.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and $499.2 million available under its line of credit (net of $60.8 million which was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit and not available for borrowing). After taking into effect the various transactions discussed in the following paragraphs and the net cash provided by operating activities, the Operating Partnership’s cash and cash equivalents balance at June 30, 2003 was approximately $243.8 million and the amount available on the Operating Partnership’s line of credit was $649.8 million (net of $50.2 million which was restricted/dedicated to support letters of credit and not available for borrowing).

Part of the Operating Partnership’s acquisition and development funding strategy and the funding of investments in various unconsolidated entities is to utilize its line of credit and to subsequently repay the line of credit from the disposition of properties, retained cash flows or the issuance of additional equity or debt securities. Continuing to utilize this strategy during the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Disposed of forty-four properties (including two Unconsolidated Properties) and received net proceeds of approximately $481.8 million;

• Issued $400.0 million of 5.20% fixed rate unsecured debt receiving net proceeds of $397.5 million;

• Issued $150.0 million of 6.48% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units and received net proceeds of $145.3 million;

• Obtained $48.7 million in new mortgage financing; and

• Issued approximately 0.9 million OP Units and received net proceeds of $17.9 million.

All of these proceeds were primarily utilized to:

• Purchase additional properties;

• Repay mortgage indebtedness on selected properties;

• Repay the line of credit; and

• Redeem the Series L Preference Units;

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Acquired six properties, and two additional units at an existing property, utilizing cash of $243.0 million;

• Repaid $178.1 million of mortgage loans;

• Repaid $140.0 million on its line of credit; and

• Redeemed $100.0 million of 7.625% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preference Units at its

liquidation value.

Depending on its analysis of market prices, economic conditions, and other opportunities for the investment of available capital, the Company may repurchase up to an additional $85.0 million of its Common Shares pursuant to its existing share buyback program authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Operating Partnership, in turn, would repurchase $85.0 million of its OP Units held by EQR. The Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares during the six months ended June 30, 2003.

The Operating Partnership’s total debt summary and debt maturity schedule as of June 30, 2003, are as follows:

Debt Summary

	As of 6/30/03 $ Millions*		For the Six Months Ended 6/30/03 Weighted Average Rate*
Secured	$	2,851	5.96	%
Unsecured	2,854		6.38	%
Total	$	5,705	6.17	%

Fixed Rate	$	5,073	6.67	%
Floating Rate	632		2.66	%
Total	$	5,705	6.17	%

Above Totals Include:
Tax Exempt:
Fixed	$	533	4.28	%
Floating	439		2.13	%
Total	$	972	3.31	%

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	$	—	1.85	%

* Net of the effect of any derivative instruments.

Debt Maturity Schedule as of June 30, 2003

Year	$ Millions		% of Total
2003	$	250	4.4	%
2004	654		11.5	%
2005*	606		10.6	%
2006	490		8.6	%
2007	298		5.2	%
2008	503		8.8	%
2009	248		4.3	%
2010	198		3.5	%
2011	691		12.1	%
2012+	1,767		31.0	%
Total	$	5,705	100.0	%

* Includes $300 million of unsecured debt with a final maturity of 2015 that is putable/callable in 2005.

The Operating Partnership’s “Consolidated Debt-to-Total Market Capitalization Ratio” as of June 30, 2003 is presented in the following table. The Operating Partnership calculates the equity component of its market capitalization as the sum of (i) the total outstanding OP Units at the equivalent market value of the closing price of EQR’s Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) the “OP Unit Equivalent” of all convertible preference interests/units; and (iii) the liquidation value of all perpetual preference interests/units outstanding.

Capitalization as of June 30, 2003

Total Debt			$	5,704,691,089

OP Units	295,472,629
OP Unit Equivalents (see below)	14,922,693
Total Outstanding at quarter-end	310,395,322
EQR Common Share Price at June 30, 2003	$	25.95
			8,054,758,606
Perpetual Preference Units Liquidation Value			615,000,000
Perpetual Preference Interests Liquidation Value			211,500,000
Total Market Capitalization			$	14,585,949,695

Debt/Total Market Capitalization			39		%

Convertible Preference Units, Preference Interests
and Junior Preference Units
as of June 30, 2003

	Units	Conversion Ratio	OP Unit Equivalents
Preference Units:
Series E	2,525,464	1.1128	2,810,336
Series G	1,264,692	8.5360	10,795,408
Series H	51,228	1.4480	74,178
Preference Interests:
Series H	190,000	1.5108	287,052
Series I	270,000	1.4542	392,634
Series J	230,000	1.4108	324,484
Junior Preference Units:
Series A	56,616	4.081600	231,084
Series B	7,367	1.020408	7,517

Total			14,922,693

The Operating Partnership’s policy is to maintain a ratio of consolidated debt-to-total market capitalization of less than 50%.

From July 1, 2003 through August 8, 2003, the Operating Partnership:

• Acquired one property consisting of 200 units for approximately $27.0 million;

• Disposed of three properties and various individual condominium units consisting of 592 units for approximately $43.7 million;

• Assumed $0.8 million of mortgage debt on one property in connection with its consolidation;

• Repaid $10.9 million of mortgage debt at/or prior to maturity; and

• Relinquished $15.7 million of mortgage debt assumed by the purchaser in connection with the disposition of certain properties.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership has 18 projects in various stages of development with estimated completion dates ranging through December 31, 2004. The three development agreements currently in place have the following key terms:

In connection with one of its mergers, the Operating Partnership provided a credit enhancement with respect to certain tax-exempt bonds issued to finance certain public improvements at a multifamily development project. As of August 8, 2003, this enhancement was still in effect at a commitment amount of $12.7 million.

As of August 8, 2003, the Operating Partnership has a commitment to fund $5.9 million to Constellation Real Technologies, LLC, a real estate technology company.

See also Note 2 and Note 7 and the third paragraph of Note 16 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Operating Partnership’s investments in

unconsolidated entities.

Capitalization of Fixed Assets and Improvements to Real Estate

Our policy with respect to capital expenditures is generally to capitalize expenditures that improve the value of the property or extend the useful life of the component asset of the property. We track improvements to real estate in two major categories and several subcategories:

• Replacements (inside the unit). These include:

• carpets and hardwood floors;

• appliances;

• mechanical equipment such as individual furnace/air units, hot water heaters, etc;

• furniture and fixtures such as kitchen/bath cabinets, light fixtures, ceiling fans, sinks, tubs, toilets, mirrors, countertops, etc;

• flooring such as vinyl, linoleum or tile; and

• blinds/shades.

We typically capitalize for established properties approximately $260 to $290 per unit annually for inside the unit replacements. All replacements are depreciated over a five-year estimated useful life. We expense as incurred all maintenance and turnover costs such as cleaning, interior painting of individual units and the repair of any replacement item noted above.

• Building improvements (outside the unit). These include:

• roof replacement and major repairs;

• paving or major resurfacing of parking lots, curbs and sidewalks;

• amenities and common areas such as pools, exterior sports and playground equipment, lobbies, clubhouses, laundry rooms, alarm and security systems and offices;

• major building mechanical equipment systems;

• interior and exterior structural repair and exterior painting and siding;

• major landscaping and grounds improvement; and

• vehicles and office and maintenance equipment.

We typically capitalize for established properties approximately $380 to $390 per unit annually for outside the unit building improvements. All building improvements are depreciated over a five to ten-year estimated useful life. We expense as incurred all recurring expenditures that do not improve the value of the asset or extend its useful life.

For the six months ended June 30, 2003, our actual improvements to real estate totaled approximately $76.8 million. This includes the following detail (amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts):

Capitalized Improvements to Real Estate

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

	Total Units (1)	Replacements		Avg. Per Unit		Building Improvements		Avg. Per Unit		Total		Avg. Per Unit

Established Properties (2)	175,480	$	27,299	$	156	$	35,401	$	201	$	62,700	$	357
New Acquisition Properties (3)	10,683	979		105		2,564		274		3,543		379
Other (4)	7,811	4,299				6,279				10,578
Total	193,974	$	32,577			$	44,244			$	76,821

(1) Total units exclude 22,670 unconsolidated units.

(2) Wholly Owned Properties acquired prior to January 1, 2001.

(3) Wholly Owned Properties acquired during 2001, 2002 and 2003. Per unit amounts are based on a weighted average of 9,351 units.

(4) Includes properties either Partially Owned or sold during the period, commercial space and condominium conversions.

We anticipate capitalizing annually an average of approximately $640 to $680 per unit for replacements and building improvements to our established properties. The Operating Partnership expects to fund approximately $60.0 million for capital expenditures for replacements and building improvements for all consolidated properties for the remainder of 2003.

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership’s total non-real estate capital additions, such as computer software, computer equipment, and furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements to the Operating Partnership’s property management offices and its corporate offices, was approximately $1.6 million. The Operating Partnership expects to fund approximately $2.4 million in total additions to non-real estate property for the remainder of 2003.

Improvements to real estate and additions to non-real estate property were funded from net cash provided by operating activities.

Derivative Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Operating Partnership is exposed to the effect of interest rate changes. The Operating Partnership limits these risks by following established risk management policies and procedures including the use of derivatives to hedge interest rate risk on debt instruments.

The Operating Partnership has a policy of only entering into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other factors. When viewed in conjunction with the underlying and offsetting exposure that the derivatives are designed to hedge, the Operating Partnership has not sustained a material loss from those instruments nor does it anticipate any material adverse effect on its net income or financial position in the future from the use of derivatives.

See Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of derivative instruments at June 30, 2003.

Other

Total distributions paid in July 2003 amounted to $143.9 million (excluding distributions on Partially Owned Properties), which included certain distributions declared during the second quarter ended June 30, 2003.

The Operating Partnership expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements, including capital expenditures related to maintaining its existing properties and certain scheduled unsecured note and mortgage note repayments, generally through its working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under its line of credit. The Operating Partnership considers its cash provided by operating activities to be adequate to meet operating requirements and payments of distributions. The Operating Partnership also expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled unsecured note and mortgage debt maturities, property acquisitions, financing of construction and development activities and capital improvements through the issuance of unsecured notes and equity securities, including additional OP Units, and proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties. In addition, the Operating Partnership has certain unencumbered properties available to secure additional mortgage borrowings in the event that the public capital markets are unavailable or the cost of alternative sources of capital is too high. The fair value of and cash flows from these unencumbered properties are in excess of the requirements the Operating Partnership must maintain in order to comply with covenants under its unsecured notes and line

of credit.

The Operating Partnership has a revolving credit facility with potential borrowings of up to $700.0 million. This facility matures in May 2005 and will be used to fund property acquisitions, costs for certain properties under development and short term liquidity requirements. As of August 8, 2003, no amounts were outstanding under this facility.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Operating Partnership has identified six significant accounting policies as critical accounting policies. These critical accounting policies are those that have the most impact on the reporting of our financial condition and those requiring significant judgments and estimates. With respect to these critical accounting policies, management believes that the application of judgments and assessments is consistently applied and produces financial information that fairly presents the results of operations for all periods presented. The six critical accounting policies are:

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Including Goodwill

The Operating Partnership periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, including its investments in real estate and goodwill, for impairment indicators. The judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on factors such as operational performance, market conditions, expected holding period of each asset and legal and environmental concerns. Future events could occur which would cause the Operating Partnership to conclude that impairment indicators exist and an impairment loss is warranted.

Depreciation of Investment in Real Estate

The Operating Partnership depreciates the building component of its investment in real estate over a 30-year estimated useful life, building improvements over a 5-year to 10-year estimated useful life and both the furniture, fixtures and equipment and replacements components over a 5-year estimated useful life, all of which are judgmental determinations.

Cost Capitalization

See the Capitalization of Fixed Assets and Improvements to Real Estate section for discussion of the policy with respect to capitalization vs. expensing of fixed asset/repair and maintenance costs. In addition, the Operating Partnership capitalizes the payroll and associated costs of employees directly responsible for and who spend all of their time on the supervision of major capital projects. These costs are reflected on the balance sheet as an increase to depreciable property.

The Operating Partnership follows the guidance in SFAS No. 67, Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects, for all development projects and uses its professional judgment in determining whether such costs meet the criteria for capitalization or must be expensed as incurred. The Operating Partnership capitalizes interest, real estate taxes and insurance and payroll and associated costs for those individuals directly responsible for and who spend all of their time on development activities. The Operating Partnership expenses as incurred all payroll costs of employees working directly at our properties, except for costs that are incurred during the initial lease-up phase on a development project. An allocated portion of payroll costs is capitalized based upon the occupancy of the project until stabilized occupancy is achieved. Stabilized occupancy is always deemed to have occurred no later than one year from cessation of major development activities. The incremental payroll and associated costs are capitalized to the projects under development based upon the effort directly identifiable with such projects. These costs are reflected on the balance sheet as either construction in progress or a separate component of investments in unconsolidated entities. The Operating Partnership ceases the capitalization of such costs as the property becomes substantially complete and ready for its

intended use.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Including Derivative Instruments

The valuation of financial instruments under SFAS No. 107 and SFAS No. 133 and its amendments (SFAS Nos. 137/138/149) requires the Operating Partnership to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. The Operating Partnership, where possible, bases the fair values of its financial instruments, including its derivative instruments, on listed market prices and third party quotes. Where these are not available, the Operating Partnership bases its estimates on other factors relevant to the financial instruments.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income attributable to leases is recorded when due from residents and is recognized monthly as it is earned, which is not materially different than on a straight-line basis. Leases entered into between a resident and a property for the rental of an apartment unit are generally year-to-year, renewable upon consent of both parties on an annual or monthly basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Stock-Based Compensation

Funds From Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2003, Funds From Operations (“FFO”) available to OP Units decreased $44.1 million, or 11.6%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2003, FFO available to OP Units decreased $20.7 million, or 10.9%, as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2002.

The following is a reconciliation of net income available to OP Units to FFO available to OP Units for the six months and quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

Funds From Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended June 30,
	2003			2002			2003			2002
Net income available to OP Units	$	241,602		$	179,178		$	121,325		$	96,384
Adjustments:
Depreciation	231,582			218,684			116,555			110,464
Depreciation – Non-real estate additions	(4,598		)	(4,573		)	(2,323		)	(2,596		)
Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties	(4,116		)	(3,751		)	(2,077		)	(1,880		)
Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties	10,150			8,905			4,955			4,415
Net (gain) loss on sales of unconsolidated entities	(4,675		)	(5,246		)	(3,463		)	411
Discontinued Operations:
Depreciation	5,810			16,162			1,919			7,614
Net gain on sales of depreciable property	(138,105		)	(27,576		)	(67,876		)	(25,099		)

FFO available to OP Units – basic (1)(2)	$	337,650		$	381,783		$	169,015		$	189,713

(1) The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines funds from operations (“FFO”) (April 2002 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. The April 2002 White Paper states that gain or loss on sales of property is excluded from FFO for previously depreciated operating properties only. Once the Operating Partnership commences the conversion of units to condominiums, it simultaneously discontinues depreciation of such property. Accordingly, the Operating Partnership included in FFO its incremental gains or losses from the sale of condominium units to third parties, which represented net gains of $2,887 and $870 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $2,444 and $531 for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

(2) The Operating Partnership believes that FFO is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of the operating performance of a real estate company because it provides investors an understanding of the ability of the Operating Partnership to incur and service debt and to make capital expenditures. FFO in and of itself does not represent net income or net cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, FFO should not be exclusively considered as an alternative to net income or to net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. The Operating Partnership’s calculation of FFO may differ from other real estate companies due to variations in cost capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Operating Partnership’s market risk has not changed materially from the amounts and information reported in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, to the Operating Partnership’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. See also Note 12 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of derivative instruments.

Item 4. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Effective as of June 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of EQR, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information. During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003, there were no changes to the internal controls over financial reporting of the Operating Partnership identified in connection with the Operating Partnership’s evaluation or otherwise that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There have been no new or significant developments related to the legal proceedings that were discussed in Part I, Item III of the Operating Partnership’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

OP Units Issued in 2003

The Operating Partnership issued:

• 153,851 OP Units on May 8, 2003 having a value of $4.2 million; and

• 3,828 OP Units on June 17, 2003 having a value of $0.1 million.

These OP Units were issued in exchange for direct or indirect interests in multifamily Properties in private placement transactions under section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). OP Units are generally exchangeable into Common Shares of EQR on a one-for-one basis or, at the option of EQR, the cash equivalent thereof at any time one year after the date of issuance.

On April 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership issued 1,748 OP Units to former partners of Glen Meadow Associates, L.P. This issuance was made in connection with certain contingent “earnout” rights granted to such former partners upon Grove’s acquisition of the Glen Meadow property in 1998. The Operating Partnership succeeded to Grove’s earnout obligations as a result of the Grove merger in 2000. No separate consideration was payable upon issuance of these OP Units. The Operating Partnership relied upon certifications from each such former partner’s status as an “accredited investor” within the meaning of SEC Rule 501 to claim an exemption from registration under Securities Act section 4(2).

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(A) Exhibits:

12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges.

31.1 Certification of Bruce W. Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of EQR.

31.2 Certification of David J. Neithercut, Chief Financial Officer of EQR.

32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Bruce W. Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of David J. Neithercut, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

(B) Reports on Form 8-K:

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
			By:	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
				ITS GENERAL PARTNER

Date:		August 13, 2003	By: /s/		David J. Neithercut
					David J. Neithercut Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:	August 13, 2003		By: /s/		Michael J. McHugh
					Michael J. McHugh Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Document

12		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges.

31.1		Certification of Bruce W. Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of EQR.

31.2		Certification of David J. Neithercut, Chief Financial Officer of EQR.

32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Bruce W. Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.

32.2		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of David J. Neithercut, Chief Financial Officer of Registrant’s General Partner.