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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SARGEANT THOMAS J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC [AVB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, CFO and Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., 2900 EISENHOWER AVE., SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/26/2005 (Street) ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/04/2005   G V 70 D (1) 98,566.472 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/26/2005   M   6,200 A $ 32 104,766.472 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/26/2005   M   10,000 A $ 45.79 114,766.472 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/26/2005   M   13,800 A $ 36.02 128,566.472 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/26/2005   S   30,000 D $ 86.7761 98,566.472 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               1,352 (3) I Held by spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 32

07/26/2005

M

6,200

02/17/2000(4)

02/17/2009

Common Stock

6,200

$ 0 (4)

209,259 (5)

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 45.79

07/26/2005

M

10,000

02/13/2003(6)

02/13/2012

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0 (6)

199,259 (7)

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 36.02

07/26/2005

M

13,800

02/12/2004(8)

02/12/2013

Common Stock

13,800

$ 0 (8)

185,459 (9)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SARGEANT THOMAS J C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. 2900 EISENHOWER AVE., SUITE 300 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314			EVP, CFO and Treasurer

Signatures

Edward M. Schulman under Power of Attorney dated January 1, 2000		07/26/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects a gift of shares.
(2)	The amount of securities owned following the reported transaction reflects direct ownership of all shares of common stock, including restricted shares.
(3)	No transaction is reported. Indirect holdings reported for information only.
(4)	The options exercised were included in options granted on February 17, 1999 which became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2000.
(5)	The number of derivative securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction includes options with varying exercise prices and vesting dates. Following the reported transaction the reporting person holds no more options that expire on February 17, 2009 with an exercise price of $32.00.
(6)	The options exercised were included in options granted on February 13, 2002 which became exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 13, 2003.
(7)	The number of derivative securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction includes options granted in prior periods with varying exercise prices and vesting dates. Following the reported transaction the reporting person holds 23,920 options that expire on February 13, 2012 with an exercise price of $45.79.
(8)	The options exercised were included in options granted on February 12, 2003, which become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 12, 2004.
(9)	The number of derivative securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction includes options granted in prior periods with varying exercise prices and vesting dates. Following the reported transaction the reporting person holds 6,900 options that expire on February 12, 2013 with an exercise price of $36.02.

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