CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.
Published on March 10, 2000
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-16837), Form S-8 (File No. 333-56089), Form
S-3 (File No. 333-87063), Form S-3 (File No. 333-15407), Form S-3 (File
No. 333-62855), Form S-3 (File No. 333-60875), and Form S-3 (File No. 333-87219)
of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. of our report dated January 13, 1998, except for
the 1997 information in Note 10, as to which the date is March 9, 2000 relating
to the financial statements of Avalon Properties, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 1997, which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
New York, New York
March 9, 2000