AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, formed by the 1998 merger of Avalon Properties and Bay Apartment Communities, two apartment-focused REITs. It develops, owns and operates apartment communities concentrated in high-cost coastal metropolitan markets in the United States, including the New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Seattle and California regions, and is one of the largest publicly traded apartment REITs in the country.
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Company TypeReal estate investment trust (REIT), historical (acquired by Vivmark Residential, August 2026) 1 Founded Year Founded Year HeadquartersArlington, Virginia, United States 1 Chronology
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What happened to AvalonBay Communities in 2026?
It merged with Equity Residential in August 2026 to form Vivmark Residential.
In August 2026 AvalonBay merged with Equity Residential to form Vivmark Residential. Before the merger it was a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invested in apartments. As of January 31, 2026, it owned or held an interest in 292 apartment communities containing 88,768 apartment homes, and it was the third largest owner of apartments in the United States.
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The company was formed by the 1998 merger between Avalon Properties Inc. and Bay Apartment Communities Inc.
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Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. was a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invested in apartments. In August 2026, the company merged with Equity Residential to form Vivmark Residential.
- Operates In: Real Estate Investment Trust Industry
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