# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000915912
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-055668
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 2376
**Document Hash:** d6791f946a29197bcfbfb16c7d1f2249
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-055668.hdr.sgml**: 20260608

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-055668

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260505

**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:** CORRESP

**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

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

4040 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000

Arlington, Virginia 22203

May 5, 2026

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Real Estate & Construction

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Benjamin Holt

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| **Re:** | **AvalonBay Communities, Inc.** |

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**Registration Statement on Form S-3** 

**Filed April 29, 2026 (File No. 333-295410)**

Dear Mr. Holt:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of its registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-295410), to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 8, 2026, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

Please contact Chloe E. Pletner of Goodwin Procter LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (617) 570-1342 to provide notice of effectiveness, or if you have any questions or comments concerning this request.

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Lee N. Davis |
| Name: | Lee N. Davis |
| Title: | Vice President & Assistant General Counsel |

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