AvalonBay Communities | 53,599 followers on LinkedIn. Creating a better way to live. | At AvalonBay, we're driven by a bold purpose: creating a better way to live. We bring this to life by delivering distinctive living experiences that customers value, creating a workplace where associates thrive, and achieving superior results for shareholders. As a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), AvalonBay focuses on developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing high-quality apartment communities in some of the nation’s most desirable markets — including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, California, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, and Southeast Florida.