Type: Public
On the web: http://www.avalonbay.com
Employees: 1,993
Employee growth: 6.2%

AvalonBay Communities has it down in the apartment department. The real estate investment trust (REIT) buys, develops, renovates, and operates multifamily properties in the US. It specializes in upscale properties in high barrier-to-entry markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. By providing luxury living in high-demand areas where apartment-zoned land is in low supply, AvalonBay can also charge premium rent. The REIT owns about 180 apartment communities with more than 55,000 units. It also has more than a dozen properties under construction or redevelopment. Most are garden-style but AvalonBay also owns mid- and high-rise apartment buildings.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $968.7M
One year growth: 8.2%
Net income: $441.6M
Income growth: 151.9%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Bryce Blair
President and Director: Timothy J. (Tim) Naughton
EVP Operations: Leo S. Horey

Competitors:
Apartment Investment and Management
Archstone
Gables Residential Services

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