AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) announced today that its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 8:00 A.M. local time. Stockholders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of the close of business on March 9, 2018 are entitled to vote at and attend the Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel, 801 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22203.

About AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 288 apartment communities containing 84,158 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 21 communities were under development and nine communities were under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas primarily in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States. More information may be found on the Company’s website at http://www.avalonbay.com.

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