UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 1, 2006

                               EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             Maryland                     1-12252                13-3675988
   (State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)       File Number)         Identification No.)

       Two North Riverside Plaza
           Chicago, Illinois                                 60606
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 474-1300

                                 Not applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On August 1, 2006, Equity Residential issued a press release announcing its
results of operations and financial condition as of June 30, 2006 and for the
six months and quarter then ended. The press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any
registration statement filed by Equity Residential under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number                                Exhibit
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99.1          Press Release dated August 1, 2006, announcing the results of
              operations and financial condition of Equity Residential as of
              June 30, 2006 and for the six months and quarter then ended.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Date: August 1, 2006          By:     /s/ Mark L. Wetzel
                                      ------------------------------------------
                              Name:   Mark L. Wetzel

                              Its:    Senior Vice President and Chief
                                      Accounting Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number                               Exhibit
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99.1          Press Release dated August 1, 2006, announcing the results of
              operations and financial condition of Equity Residential as of
              June 30, 2006 and for the six months and quarter then ended.