# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000915912
**File Stem:** 0000000000-26-004528
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 2477
**Document Hash:** 0d01a61b0e9969876a065b6944b04b98
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000000000-26-004528.hdr.sgml**: 20260608

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000000000-26-004528

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: UPLOAD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260504

**FILED FOR**: 

**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:** UPLOAD
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295410

**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
**PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-051586

## Text-Extract

```

                                                           May 4, 2026

Benjamin W. Schall
Chief Executive Officer and President
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
4040 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22203

       Re: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
           Registration Statement on Form S-3
           Filed April 29, 2026
           File No. 333-295410
Dear Benjamin W. Schall:

       This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your
registration
statement.

        Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration.
We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action
by the staff.

       Please contact Benjamin Holt at 202-551-6614 with any questions.

                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                           Office of Real
Estate & Construction
cc:    Steven R. Green

```

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