SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G


                                 (Rule 13d-102)


             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 6 )


                           Essex Property Trust, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
              -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    297178105
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                                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the following box if a fee is  being paid with this statement [ ].


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*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



CUSIP No. 297178105                 13G                    Page 2  of  8 Pages



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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan  Stanley  Dean  Witter &  Co.
          IRS  #  39-314-5972



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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]


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   3.  SEC USE ONLY




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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          The state of organization is Delaware.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             1,621,200
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       1,993,250

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   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            1,993,250

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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

            10.68%

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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA, CO


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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 297178105                 13G                    Page 3  of  8  Pages



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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc.
          IRS  #  13-3040307


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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]


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   3.  SEC USE ONLY




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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          The state of organization is Delaware.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             1,629,738
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       2,001,788
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   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            2,001,788

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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
            10.73%

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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA, CO


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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 297178105                   13G                   Page 4  of  8  Pages





Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:
                  Essex Property Trust, Inc.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  925 E. Meadow Drive
                  Palo Alto, California  94303
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Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:
                  (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
                  (b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
                  (a) 1585 Broadway
                      New  York, New  York  10036

                  (b) 1221 Avenue of the Americas
                      New  York,  New  York  10020
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (c)   Citizenship:
                           Incorporated  by  reference  to  Item  4  of  the
                           cover page  pertaining  to  each  reporting  person.

                               -------------------------------------------------
            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:
                           Common Stock
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (e)   CUSIP Number:
                           297178105
                               -------------------------------------------------

Item 3.     (a)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is (e) an  Investment Adviser
                  registered  under  Section 203 of  the Investment Advisers Act
                  of 1940.

            (b)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management   Inc. is (e)
                  an  Investment  Adviser  registered  under  Section 203 of the
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940.




CUSIP No. 297178105                  13-G                   Page 5 of  8 Pages



Item 4.     Ownership.


               Incorporated  by  reference  to  Items  (5) - (9) and (11) of the
               cover page.



Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               Inapplicable

Item 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               Accounts managed on a discretionary  basis by Morgan Stanley Dean
               Witter  Investment  Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
               Morgan  Stanley Dean Witter & Co., are known to have the right to
               receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends  from, or
               the proceeds from, the sale of such  securities.  No such account
               holds more than 5 percent of the class.


Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.


Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.


Item 10.    Certification.

               By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief,  the  securities  referred to above were  acquired in the
               ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
               of and do not have the  effect of  changing  or  influencing  the
               control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
               connection  with or as a participant  in any  transaction  having
               such purpose or effect.


CUSIP No. 297178105                  13-G                   Page 6  of  8 Pages


                                  Signature.


            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and
            belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
            statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:       April 10, 2001


Signature:  /s/ Dennine Bullard
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Name/Title  Dennine Bullard /Vice President, Morgan Stanley & Co.  Incorporated
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             MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

Date:       April 10, 2001


Signature:  /s/ Donald P. Ryan
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Name/Title  Donald P. Ryan / Principal, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment
                             Management Inc.
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            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.


                      INDEX TO EXHIBITS                             PAGE
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EXHIBIT 1       Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                       7

EXHIBIT 2       Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Dennine Bullard8
                to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co

               *  Attention.  Intentional  misstatements  or  omissions  of fact
               constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

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