Awards and Recognition

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is continually recognized for outstanding design and management by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Multifamily Executive, and others. AvalonBay's corporate and property-specific awards rank amongst the most prestigious in the multi-family housing industry and include:

2009

• Property Management Association- Marketing and Advertising Excellence Awards
  
  • "Best Company Website" (AvalonCommunities.com)
  • "Best Marketing of a Leasing Center" (for Avalon Fort Greene's temporary leasing office)
  • 1st Runner Up award for "Best Advertising Campaign" (for the "Find YouTopia" campaign at Avalon Fort Greene).
• Multifamily Executive 2009 "Community Service" award (for our participation in the 2008 Spirit of Caring "Make A Difference Day" event)
• Multifamily Executive 2009 "Project of the Year - Mid-Rise" for Avalon Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA)
• Multifamily Executive 2009 "Best Advertising & Marketing" award 
• Multifamily Executive 2009 Merit Award for "Best Renovation" for Avalon Sunset (Los Angeles, CA) 
• Multihousing News 2009 "Design Excellence Award" for our Adaptive ReUse success at Avalon Danvers  (Danvers, MA)
• American Business Communicators  honored our 2008 Annual Report  ("Built to Endure") with three awards at the ABC’s 17th Annual Report Competition:
  • 1st Place (nationwide) in the "Best Cover Design" category
  • 3rd Place (nationwide) in the "Overall Best Annual Report" category
  • "Outstanding Achievement" (Honorable Mention) in the "Letter to Shareholders" category

• Avalon Anheim Stadium wins Gold Nugget Award at PCBC
• NAREIT's "CEO Spotlight" interview with Bryce Blair
• 2009 Multi Family Executive April Cover Article
• 2009 Best Overall Leasing Campaign - Avalon Morningside Park
  

2008

• • NJAA (New Jersey Apartment Association) Garden State Awards "Best Corporate Website" 
• 2008 Make a Difference Day Corporate Sponsor
  
  
• 2008 MFE Project of the Year: Adaptive Reuse - Avalon Danvers, Danvers, MA
  
  
• 2008 Forbes article Featuring AvalonBay

2007

• 2007 NAHB Pillars of the Industry "Property Management Company of the Year"

2005

• January 2005 - Multifamily Executive 2004 "Builder of the Year" (Article 3mb PDF)

• 2005 NAHB "Pillars of the Industry" Best High-Rise Rental Apartment -- Avalon at Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA

• 2005 NAHB "Pillars of the Industry" Multi-Family Development Firm of the Year 

2004

• 2004 Green Street Advisors "2004 REIT of The Year"

• 2004 NAHB "Pillars of the Industry" Best Luxury Rental Apartment -- Avalon at Newton Highlands, Newton Massachusetts

• 2004 Multifamily Executive "Project of the Year" -- Avalon at Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA

• 2004 Multifamily Executive "Builder of the Year"

2003 

• 2003 Best Corporate Website -- www.avaloncommunities.com

2001 

• 2001 Best Luxury Multifamily Development

2000 

• 2000 Best Multifamily Community by a REIT -- Avalon Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, CA

• 2000 Multifamily Executive- "Executive of the Year"

1999 

• 1999 Best Mid- or High-Rise Apartment Community -- Avalon at Longwood Towers, Brookline, MA

• 1999 Best Rehabilitation of a Multifamily Property -- Avalon at Longwood Towers, Brookline, MA

1998 

• 1998 Development Firm of the Year 

• 1998 Best Mid- or High-Rise Development of the Year -- Avalon Grove, Stamford, CT

1997 

• 1997 Property Management Firm of the Year

Other Awards & Recognitions:

• Avalon Estates, Hull Mass.

• Multi-Housing News; Dec 1, 2004 -- AvalonBay: Building and Buying Behind Barriers