CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Published on May 5, 1998
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. of our report dated January 13,
1998, except for Note 14 as to which the date is March 25, 1998, on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Avalon Properties, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the
years in the three year period ended December 31, 1997, which report is included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Avalon Properties, Inc., as amended and
restated by Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 10-K/A. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
New York, New York
May 1, 1998.