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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 * NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC [AVB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., BALLSTON TOWER, 671 N. GLEBE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2016 (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 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 03/04/2016   G V 60 D $ 0 (1) 148,798.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   M   19,667 A $ 143.34 168,465.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   M   26,005 A $ 86.4 194,470.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   M   15,015 A $ 74.2 209,485.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   M   863 A $ 115.83 210,348.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   F   1,048 D $ 191 209,300.1678 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/10/2016   S   59,340 D $ 190.9881 (3) 149,960.1678 (2) D

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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)

$ 143.34

05/10/2016

M

19,667

02/08/2008(4)

02/08/2017

Common Stock

19,667

$ 0 (4)

0

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 86.4

05/10/2016

M

26,005

02/11/2009(5)

02/11/2018

Common Stock

26,005

$ 0 (5)

0

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 74.2

05/10/2016

M

15,015

02/11/2011(6)

02/11/2020

Common Stock

15,015

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 115.83

05/10/2016

M

863

02/16/2012(7)

02/16/2021

Common Stock

863

$ 0 (7)

15,820 (8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NAUGHTON TIMOTHY J C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. BALLSTON TOWER, 671 N. GLEBE ROAD ARLINGTON, VA 22203	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

Catherine T. White, as attorney-in-fact under Power of Attorney dated January 29, 2009		05/11/2016
**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 gift of 60 shares.
(2)	The amount of securities owned following the reported transaction reflects direct ownership of all shares of common stock, including restricted shares.
(3)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $190.75 to $191.19. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(4)	The options exercised were included in options granted under the issuer's stock option and incentive plan on February 08, 2007, which become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 08, 2008.
(5)	The options exercised were included in options granted under the issuer's stock option and incentive plan on February 11, 2008, which become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 11, 2009.
(6)	The options exercised were included in options granted under the issuer's stock option and incentive plan on February 11, 2010, which become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 11, 2011.
(7)	The options exercised were included in options granted under the issuer's stock option and incentive plan on February 16, 2011, which become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on February 16, 2012.
(8)	Following the reported transaction, the reporting person holds a total of 89,598 options to purchase the issuer's common stock granted on various dates and with varying exercise prices and vesting dates.

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