# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000915912
**File Stem:** 9999999995-26-001561
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 1565
**Document Hash:** 586d735f6c33d0efebe44e9434f1a077
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**9999999995-26-001561.hdr.sgml**: 20260511

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 9999999995-26-001561

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: EFFECT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260508

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260511

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260508

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000915912
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 770404318
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** EFFECT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295410
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26960641

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** STE 1000
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7033296300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** STE 1000
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AVALON BAY COMMUNITIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980618

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931208

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

## Notice of Effectiveness

**Date:** May 8, 2026

**Time:** 17:00:00

**Form Type:** S-3

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**CIK:** 0000915912

**Company Name:** AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC

**File Number:** 333-295410