UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

Commission file number 1-12672

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  77-0404318
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(703) 329-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.

Yesx             Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yesx             Noo

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

72,916,693 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of April 29, 2005

 
 

 


 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

             
        Page  
Item 1.
  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements        
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 (unaudited) and        
 
  December 31, 2004     1  
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income        
 
  (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004     2  
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months        
 
  ended March 31, 2005 and 2004     3-4  
 
           
 
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)     5-20  
 
           
Item 2.
  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     21-48  
 
           
Item 3.
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     49  
 
           
Item 4.
  Controls and Procedures     49  
 
           
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
           
Item 1.
  Legal Proceedings     49  
 
           
Item 2.
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds     50  
 
           
Item 3.
  Defaults Upon Senior Securities     50  
 
           
Item 4.
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     50  
 
           
Item 5.
  Other Information     50  
 
           
Item 6.
  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K     50-52  
 
           
Signatures     53  

 


 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                 
    3-31-05     12-31-04  
    (unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Real estate:
               
Land
  $ 876,211     $ 890,639  
Buildings and improvements
    4,354,297       4,283,771  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    134,377       132,726  
 
           
 
    5,364,885       5,307,136  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (861,581 )     (810,028 )
 
           
Net operating real estate
    4,503,304       4,497,108  
Construction in progress, including land
    179,727       173,291  
Land held for development
    187,875       166,751  
Operating real estate assets held for sale, net
    —       40,675  
 
           
Total real estate, net
    4,870,906       4,877,825  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    3,497       1,552  
Cash in escrow
    13,615       13,075  
Resident security deposits
    25,929       23,478  
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
    42,318       41,379  
Deferred financing costs, net
    20,097       21,859  
Deferred development costs
    35,863       37,007  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    53,044       52,106  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 5,065,269     $ 5,068,281  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Unsecured notes
  $ 1,809,133     $ 1,859,448  
Variable rate unsecured credit facility
    136,000       102,000  
Mortgage notes payable
    462,263       480,843  
Dividends payable
    53,923       52,982  
Payables for construction
    21,399       23,005  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    85,353       70,481  
Accrued interest payable
    27,707       37,254  
Resident security deposits
    36,159       34,708  
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale
    —       744  
 
           
Total liabilities
    2,631,937       2,661,465  
 
           
 
               
Minority interest of unitholders in consolidated partnerships
    20,668       21,525  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; $25 liquidation preference; 50,000,000 shares
authorized at both March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004; 4,000,000 shares issued
and outstanding at both March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
    40       40  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 140,000,000 shares authorized at both March 31, 2005
and December 31, 2004; 72,884,022 and 72,582,076 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively
    729       726  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,410,152       2,389,511  
Deferred compensation
    (18,549 )     (8,659 )
Dividends less than accumulated earnings
    26,088       10,769  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (5,796 )     (7,096 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,412,664       2,385,291  
 
           
 
               
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 5,065,269     $ 5,068,281  
 
           

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Revenue:
               
Rental and other income
  $ 168,277     $ 153,280  
Management, development and other fees
    434       148  
 
           
Total revenue
    168,711       153,428  
 
           
 
               
Expenses:
               
Operating expenses, excluding property taxes
    46,491       44,541  
Property taxes
    16,792       15,327  
Interest expense
    32,153       32,195  
Depreciation expense
    41,106       38,567  
General and administrative expense
    7,159       4,713  
 
           
Total expenses
    143,701       135,343  
 
           
 
               
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities
    6,583       187  
Interest income
    31       20  
Venture partner interest in profit-sharing
    —       (325 )
Minority interest in consolidated partnerships
    (513 )     157  
 
           
 
               
Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    31,111       18,124  
 
           
 
               
Discontinued operations:
               
Income from discontinued operations
    886       2,606  
Gain on sale of real estate assets
    37,613       —  
 
           
Total discontinued operations
    38,499       2,606  
 
           
 
               
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    69,610       20,730  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       4,547  
 
           
Net income
    69,610       25,277  
Dividends attributable to preferred stock
    (2,175 )     (2,175 )
 
           
 
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 67,435     $ 23,102  
 
           
 
               
Other comprehensive income (loss):
               
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
    1,300       (372 )
 
           
Comprehensive income
  $ 68,735     $ 22,730  
 
           
 
               
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.71     $ 0.70  
 
               
Earnings per common share - basic:
               
Income from continuing operations (net of dividends attributable to preferred stock)
  $ 0.40     $ 0.29  
Discontinued operations
    0.53       0.04  
 
           
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 0.93     $ 0.33  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per common share - diluted:
               
Income from continuing operations (net of dividends attributable to preferred stock)
  $ 0.40     $ 0.28  
Discontinued operations
    0.52       0.04  
 
           
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 0.92     $ 0.32  
 
           

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 69,610     $ 25,277  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided
by operating activities:
               
Depreciation expense
    41,106       38,567  
Depreciation expense from discontinued operations
    —       1,129  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium/discount
    890       1,132  
Amortization of deferred compensation
    2,583       1,062  
Income (loss) allocated to minority interest in consolidated partnerships
including discontinued operations
    513       (145 )
Income allocated to venture partner interest in profit-sharing
    —       325  
Gain on sale of real estate assets
    (37,613 )     —  
Gain on sale of technology investment
    (6,252 )     —  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       (4,547 )
Increase in cash in operating escrows
    (1,178 )     (1,470 )
Decrease (increase) in resident security deposits,
prepaid expenses and other assets
    (1,938 )     1,015  
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses, other liabilities
and accrued interest payable
    106       (11,628 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    67,827       50,717  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Development/redevelopment of real estate assets including
land acquisitions and deferred development costs
    (79,231 )     (51,895 )
Acquisition of real estate assets, including partner equity interest
    (57,415 )     —  
Capital expenditures - existing real estate assets
    (1,054 )     (2,079 )
Capital expenditures - non-real estate assets
    (65 )     (79 )
Proceeds from sale of communities and technology investment,
including reimbursement for fund communities, net of selling costs
    172,626       —  
Decrease in payables for construction
    (1,606 )     (1,266 )
Decrease in cash in construction escrows
    638       —  
Decrease (increase) in investments in unconsolidated real estate entities
    (6,568 )     312  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    27,325       (55,007 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Issuance of common stock
    6,333       12,955  
Dividends paid
    (52,954 )     (51,831 )
Net borrowings under unsecured credit facility
    34,000       195,000  
Collateral posting for letters of credit
    —       (17,577 )
Issuance of mortgage notes payable and draws on construction loans
    7,984       —  
Repayments of mortgage notes payable
    (37,836 )     (12,477 )
Repayment of unsecured notes, net of issuances
    (50,000 )     (125,000 )
Payment of deferred financing costs
    (340 )     (2,313 )
Redemption of units for cash by minority partners
    (50 )     —  
Distributions to DownREIT partnership unitholders
    (309 )     (369 )
Distributions to joint venture and profit-sharing partners
    (35 )     (917 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (93,207 )     (2,529 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,945       (6,819 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    1,552       7,165  
 
           
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 3,497     $ 346  
 
           
 
               
Cash paid during period for interest, net of amount capitalized
  $ 39,697     $ 42,960  
 
           

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities (dollars in thousands):

During the three months ended March 31, 2005:

  •   As described in Note 4, “Stockholders’ Equity,” 156,161 shares of common stock were issued in connection with stock grants, 401 shares were issued through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, 31,476 shares were withheld to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities and 3,925 shares were forfeited, for a net value of $8,487. In addition, the Company granted 705,221 options for common stock at a value of $4,462.
       
  •   23,073 units of limited partnership, valued at $994, were presented for redemption to the DownREIT partnerships that issued such units and were acquired by the Company in exchange for an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock.
       
  •   The Company deconsolidated mortgage notes payable in the aggregate amount of $24,869 upon admittance of outside investors into a previously consolidated discretionary investment fund. See Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities.”
       
  •   The Company recorded a decrease to other liabilities and a corresponding gain to other comprehensive income of $1,300 to adjust the Company’s Hedged Derivatives (as defined in Note 5, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) to their fair value.
       
  •   Common and preferred dividends declared but not paid totaled $53,923.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004:

  •   140,563 shares of common stock were issued in connection with stock grants, 33,340 shares were issued in connection with non-cash stock option exercises, 48,657 shares were withheld to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities and 72 shares were forfeited, for a net value of $5,828. In addition, the Company granted 540,509 options for common stock at a value of $2,042.
       
  •   48,629 units of limited partnership, valued at $1,835, were presented for redemption to the DownREIT partnerships that issued such units and were acquired by the Company in exchange for an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock.
       
  •   The Company recorded an increase to other liabilities and a corresponding loss to other comprehensive income of $372 to adjust the Company’s Hedged Derivatives to their fair value.
       
  •   Common and preferred dividends declared but not paid totaled $52,202.

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

1.  Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the “Company,” which term, unless the context otherwise requires, refers to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. together with its subsidiaries) is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company focuses on the ownership and operation of apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States. These markets are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California regions of the country.

At March 31, 2005, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 137 operating apartment communities containing 40,133 apartment homes in ten states and the District of Columbia, of which four communities containing 1,430 apartment homes were under reconstruction. In addition, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 11 communities under construction that are expected to contain an aggregate of 2,717 apartment homes when completed. The Company also owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in rights to develop an additional 49 communities that, if developed in the manner expected, will contain an estimated 13,104 apartment homes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2005:

  •   The Company admitted outside investors into AvalonBay Value Added Fund, L.P., (the “Fund”). See Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities.”
  •   The Company acquired its joint venture partner’s interest in the limited liability company that owns Avalon on the Sound. See Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities.”
  •   The Company sold two communities, Avalon at Penasquitos Hills, located in San Diego, California, and Avalon Sunnyvale, located in the greater San Jose, California area. These two communities, which contained a total of 396 apartment homes, were sold for an aggregate sales price of $79,250. The sale of these communities resulted in a gain calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) of $37,613.
  •   The Company completed the development of one community, Avalon at Crane Brook, located in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. Avalon at Crane Brook is a garden-style community containing 387 apartment homes and was completed for a total capitalized cost of $55,900.
  •   The Company commenced construction of two communities. Avalon Wilshire, located in Los Angeles, California, is expected to contain 123 apartment homes when completed, for a total capitalized cost of $42,000. Avalon at Mission Bay North II, located in San Francisco, California, is expected to contain 313 apartment homes when completed, for a total capitalized cost of $118,000. Avalon at Mission Bay North II is being developed through a joint venture in which the Company owns a 25% equity interest.
  •   The Company acquired four parcels of land to hold for future development, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,664. These parcels of land, if developed as expected, will contain 557 apartment homes for a total capitalized cost of $98,000.

The interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. Management believes the disclosures are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations,

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consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim periods, have been included.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company assesses consolidation of variable interest entities under the guidance of FASB Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51,” as revised in December 2003. The Company accounts for joint venture partnerships and subsidiary partnerships structured as DownREITs that are not variable interest entities in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 78-9, “Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures.” Under SOP 78-9, the Company consolidates joint venture and DownREIT partnerships when the Company controls the major operating and financial policies of the partnership through majority ownership or in its capacity as general partner. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned partnerships, certain joint venture partnerships, subsidiary partnerships structured as DownREITs and any variable interest entities consolidated under FIN 46. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In each of the partnerships structured as DownREITs, either the Company or one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries is the general partner, and there are one or more limited partners whose interest in the partnership is represented by units of limited partnership interest. For each DownREIT partnership, limited partners are entitled to receive an initial distribution before any distribution is made to the general partner. Although the partnership agreements for each of the DownREITs are different, generally the distributions per unit paid to the holders of units of limited partnership interests have approximated the Company’s current common stock dividend per share. Each DownREIT partnership has been structured so that it is unlikely the limited partners will be entitled to a distribution greater than the initial distribution provided for in the partnership agreement. The holders of units of limited partnership interest have the right to present all or some of their units for redemption for a cash amount as determined by the applicable partnership agreement and based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock. In lieu of a cash redemption, the Company may elect to acquire such units for an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company accounts for investments in unconsolidated entities that are not variable interest entities in accordance with SOP 78-9 and Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.” The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in which it owns greater than 20% of the equity value or has significant and disproportionate influence over that entity. Investments in which the Company owns 20% or less of the equity value and does not have significant and disproportionate influence are accounted for using the cost method. If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a loss in the value of an investment, the Company’s policy is to record the loss and reduce the value of the investment to its fair value. A loss in value would be indicated if the Company could not recover the carrying value of the investment or if the investee could not sustain an earnings capacity that would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income related to leases is recognized on an accrual basis when due from residents in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.” In accordance with the Company’s standard lease terms, rental payments are generally due on a monthly basis. Any cash concessions given at the inception of the lease are amortized over the approximate life of the lease, which is generally one year.

Real Estate

Significant expenditures which improve or extend the life of an asset are capitalized. The operating real estate assets are stated at cost and consist of land, buildings and improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and other costs incurred during their development, redevelopment and acquisition. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.

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The Company’s policy with respect to capital expenditures is generally to capitalize only non-recurring expenditures. Improvements and upgrades are capitalized only if the item exceeds $15, extends the useful life of the asset and is not related to making an apartment home ready for the next resident. Purchases of personal property, such as computers and furniture, are capitalized only if the item is a new addition and exceeds $2.5. The Company generally expenses purchases of personal property made for replacement purposes.

The capitalization of costs during the development of assets (including interest and related loan fees, property taxes and other direct and indirect costs) begins when active development commences and ends when the asset, or a portion of an asset, is delivered and is ready for its intended use, which is generally indicated by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Cost capitalization during redevelopment of apartment homes (including interest and related loan fees, property taxes and other direct and indirect costs) begins when an apartment home is taken out-of-service for redevelopment and ends when the apartment home redevelopment is completed and the apartment home is available for a new resident. Rental income and operating costs incurred during the initial lease-up or post-redevelopment lease-up period are fully recognized as they accrue.

In accordance with SFAS No. 67, “Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects,” the Company capitalizes pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of new development opportunities for which the Company currently believes future development is probable (“Development Rights”). Future development of these Development Rights is dependent upon various factors, including zoning and regulatory approval, rental market conditions, construction costs and availability of capital. Pre-development costs incurred in the pursuit of Development Rights for which future development is not yet considered probable are expensed as incurred. In addition, if the status of a Development Right changes, deeming future development no longer probable, any capitalized pre-development costs are written-off with a charge to expense. The Company expensed costs related to abandoned pursuits, which includes the abandonment or impairment of Development Rights, acquisition pursuits and technology investments, in the amounts of $219 and $242 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The Company owns four parcels of land improved with office buildings and industrial space occupied by unrelated third-parties in connection with four Development Rights. The Company intends to manage the current improvements until such time as all tenant obligations have been satisfied or eliminated through negotiation, and construction of new apartment communities is ready to begin. As provided under the guidance of SFAS No. 67, the revenue from incidental operations received from the current improvements in excess of any incremental costs are being recorded as a reduction of total capitalized costs of the Development Right and not as part of net income.

In connection with the acquisition of an operating community, the Company performs a valuation and allocation to each asset and liability acquired in such transaction, based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The purchase price allocations to tangible assets, such as land, buildings and improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment, are reflected in real estate assets and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Any purchase price allocation to intangible assets, such as in-place leases, is included in prepaid expenses and other assets and amortized over the average remaining lease term of the acquired leases. The fair value of acquired in-place leases is determined based on the estimated cost to replace such leases, including foregone rents during an assumed re-lease period, as well as the impact on projected cash flow of acquired leases with leased rents above or below current market rents.

Depreciation is calculated on buildings and improvements using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from seven to thirty years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are generally depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three years (primarily computer-related equipment) to seven years.

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates an impairment in the value of an operating community, the Company’s policy is to assess any impairment in value by making a comparison of the current and projected operating cash flow of the community over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying amount of the community. If the carrying amount is in excess of the estimated projected operating cash flow of the community, the Company would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its estimated fair market value.

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Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs include fees and costs incurred to obtain debt financing and are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the shorter of the term of the loan or the related credit enhancement facility, if applicable. Unamortized financing costs are written-off when debt is retired before the maturity date. Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs was $12,975 at March 31, 2005 and $12,966 at December 31, 2004.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash in Escrow

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the date acquired. The majority of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and cash in escrows is held at major commercial banks.

Interest Rate Contracts

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk and has designated these financial instruments as hedges under the guidance of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, an Amendment of Statement No. 133.” For fair value hedge transactions, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument and changes in the fair value of the hedged item due to the risk being hedged are recognized in current period earnings. For cash flow hedge transactions, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are reported in other comprehensive income. For cash flow hedges where the changes in the fair value of the derivative exceed the change in fair value of the hedged item, the ineffective portion is recognized in current period earnings. Derivatives which are not part of a hedge relationship are recorded at fair value through earnings. As of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company had approximately $235,000 and $236,000, respectively, in variable rate debt subject to cash flow hedges. See Note 5, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income, as reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income, is defined as all changes in equity during each period except for those resulting from investments by or distributions to shareholders. Accumulated other comprehensive loss as reflected in Note 4, “Stockholders’ Equity,” reflects the changes in the fair value of effective cash flow hedges.

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Earnings per Common Share

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share,” basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. The Company’s earnings per common share are determined as follows:

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Basic and diluted shares outstanding
               
 
               
Weighted average common shares - basic
    72,496,413       70,920,226  
 
               
Weighted average DownREIT units outstanding
    497,968       607,759  
 
               
Effect of dilutive securities
    1,263,915       1,015,997  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares - diluted
    74,258,296       72,543,982  
 
           
 
               
Calculation of Earnings per Share - basic
               
 
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 67,435     $ 23,102  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares - basic
    72,496,413       70,920,226  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per common share - basic
  $ 0.93     $ 0.33  
 
           
 
               
Calculation of Earnings per Share - diluted
               
 
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 67,435     $ 23,102  
 
               
Add: Minority interest of DownREIT unitholders
in consolidated partnerships, including discontinued operations
    477       326  
 
           
 
               
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders
  $ 67,912     $ 23,428  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares - diluted
    74,258,296       72,543,982  
 
           
 
               
Earnings per common share - diluted
  $ 0.92     $ 0.32  
 
           

Certain options to purchase shares of common stock in the amounts of 705,221 and 3,000 were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the period and therefore, are anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123,” prospectively to all employee awards granted, modified, or settled on or after January 1, 2003. Awards under the Company’s stock option plans vest over periods ranging from one to three years. Therefore, the cost related to stock-based employee compensation for employee stock options included in the determination of net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, is less than that which would have been recognized if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards since the original effective date of SFAS No. 123. The Company will adopt the provisions of SFAS 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” for which the adoption date was deferred to the fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005, or January 1, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 123(R) to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

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The following table illustrates the effect on net income available to common stockholders and earnings per share if the fair value based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period based on the fair market value as determined on the date of grant:

                     
        For the three months ended  
        3-31-05     3-31-04  
Net income available to common stockholders, as reported   $ 67,435     $ 23,102  
 
                   
Add:
  Actual compensation expense recorded under fair value                
 
  based method, net of related tax effects     473       167  
Deduct:
  Total compensation expense determined under fair value                
 
  based method, net of related tax effects     (573 )     (504 )
 
               
 
  Pro forma net income available to common stockholders   $ 67,335     $ 22,765  
 
               
 
                   
 
  Earnings per share:                
 
                   
 
       Basic - as reported   $ 0.93     $ 0.33  
 
               
 
       Basic - pro forma   $ 0.93     $ 0.32  
 
               
 
       Diluted - as reported   $ 0.92     $ 0.32  
 
               
 
       Diluted - pro forma   $ 0.91     $ 0.32  
 
               

Executive Separation Costs

In February 2005, the Company announced certain management changes including the departure of a senior executive who became entitled to severance benefits in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement with the Company. The Company entered into an agreement with this executive regarding his departure that is consistent with the terms of his employment agreement and provides for a consulting arrangement for up to one year. The Company recorded a charge of approximately $2,100 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 related to cash payments associated with this agreement. This charge is included in general and administrative expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income. In addition, this executive will retain his equity based compensation awards, as well as certain prorated compensation through his expected departure date of April 30, 2005.

Non-Routine Income

The Company recorded income in the amount of $1,378 related to a payment received to compensate the Company for the impact of the development by a third-party of a hotel adjacent to one of the Company’s existing communities. This income is included in rental and other income on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income.

Variable Interest Entities under FIN 46

The Company adopted the final provisions of FIN 46 as of January 1, 2004, which resulted in the consolidation of one entity during 2004 from which the Company held a participating mortgage note. As a result, the Company recognized a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle during the three months ended March 31, 2004 in the amount of $4,547, which increased earnings per common share – diluted by $0.06. The Company did not hold an equity interest in this entity, and therefore 100% of the entity’s net income or loss was recognized by the Company as minority interest in consolidated partnerships on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income. In October 2004, the Company received payment in full of the outstanding mortgage note. Upon note repayment, the Company did not continue to hold a variable interest in this entity and therefore the Company discontinued consolidating the entity under the provisions of FIN 46.

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Discontinued Operations

On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which requires that the assets and liabilities and the results of operations of any communities which have been sold since January 1, 2002, or otherwise qualify as held for sale, be presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in both current and prior periods presented. The community specific components of net income that are presented as discontinued operations include net operating income, depreciation expense, minority interest expense and interest expense. In addition, the net gain or loss (including any impairment loss) on the eventual disposal of communities held for sale will be presented as discontinued operations when recognized. A change in presentation for discontinued operations will not have any impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. Real estate assets held for sale are measured at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less the cost to sell, and are presented separately in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to classification of a community as held for sale, no further depreciation is recorded.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts in prior period’s financial statements to conform with current period presentations.

2.   Interest Capitalized

Capitalized interest associated with communities under development or redevelopment totaled $5,662 and $5,068 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

3.   Notes Payable, Unsecured Notes and Credit Facility

The Company’s mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes and variable rate unsecured credit facility as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 are summarized as follows:

                 
    3-31-05     12-31-04  
Fixed rate unsecured notes (1)
  $ 1,809,133     $ 1,859,448  
Fixed rate mortgage notes payable - conventional and tax-exempt
    237,737       263,669  
Variable rate mortgage notes payable - conventional and tax-exempt
    210,264       210,896  
 
           
Total notes payable and unsecured notes
    2,257,134       2,334,013  
                 
Variable rate secured short-term debt
    14,262       6,278  
Variable rate unsecured credit facility
    136,000       102,000  
 
           
Total mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes and unsecured credit facility
  $ 2,407,396     $ 2,442,291  
 
           

(1)   Balances at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 include $867 and $552 of debt discount, respectively, from issuance of unsecured notes.

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The following debt activity occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2005:

  •   The Company repaid $150,000 in previously issued unsecured notes in January 2005, along with any unpaid interest, pursuant to their scheduled maturity. No prepayment penalty was incurred.
  •   The Company issued $100,000 in unsecured notes in March 2005 under its existing shelf registration statement at an annual effective interest rate of 4.999%. Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and they mature in March 2013; and
  •   The Company made a payment in the amount of $36,142 to the third-party lender of a joint venture entity that was unconsolidated at December 31, 2004 but was consolidated at March 31, 2005 upon acquisition of the 75% equity interest of the third-party partner (see Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities.”)

In addition, in connection with the admittance of outside investors into the Fund, the Company deconsolidated the assets and liabilities of four communities owned by the Fund including $24,869 in fixed rate mortgage debt secured by two of the communities (see Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities.”)

In the aggregate, mortgage notes payable mature at various dates from September 2007 through April 2043 and are secured by certain apartment communities (with a net carrying value of $668,648 as of March 31, 2005). As of March 31, 2005, the Company has guaranteed approximately $117,000 of mortgage notes payable held by wholly-owned subsidiaries; all such mortgage notes payable are consolidated for financial reporting purposes. The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage notes payable (conventional and tax-exempt) was 6.8% at March 31, 2005 and 6.7% at December 31, 2004. The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s variable rate mortgage notes payable and its unsecured credit facility (as discussed on the following page), including the effect of certain financing related fees, was 3.7% at March 31, 2005 and 3.9% at December 31, 2004.

Scheduled payments and maturities of mortgage notes payable and unsecured notes outstanding at March 31, 2005 are as follows:

                                 
                            Stated  
                Unsecured     interest rate  
    Secured notes     Secured notes     notes     of unsecured  
Year   payments     maturities     maturities     notes  
 
                               
2005
  $ 5,787     $ —     $ —       —  
 
                               
2006
    7,972       —       150,000       6.800 %
 
                               
2007
    8,490       14,262       110,000       6.875 %
 
                    150,000       5.000 %
 
                               
2008
    9,030       4,356       50,000       6.625 %
 
                    150,000       8.250 %
 
                               
2009
    8,246       69,651       150,000       7.500 %
 
                               
2010
    6,563       28,989       200,000       7.500 %
 
                               
2011
    6,554       7,204       300,000       6.625 %
 
                    50,000       6.625 %
 
                               
2012
    6,207       12,096       250,000       6.125 %
 
                               
2013
    6,339       —       100,000       4.950 %
 
                               
2014
    6,784       —       150,000       5.375 %
 
                               
Thereafter
    149,627       104,106       —       —  
 
                         
 
  $ 221,599     $ 240,664     $ 1,810,000          
 
                         

The Company’s unsecured notes contain a number of financial and other covenants with which the Company must comply, including, but not limited to, limits on the aggregate amount of total and secured indebtedness the Company may have on a consolidated basis and limits on the Company’s required debt service payments.

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The Company has a $500,000 revolving variable rate unsecured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wachovia Bank, N.A. serving as banks and syndication agents for a syndicate of commercial banks. The Company had $136,000 outstanding under the facility and $26,041 in letters of credit on March 31, 2005 and $102,000 outstanding under the facility and $26,580 in letters of credit on December 31, 2004. Under the terms of the credit facility, if the Company elects to increase the facility by up to an additional $150,000, and one or more banks (from the syndicate or otherwise) voluntarily agree to provide the additional commitment, then the Company will be able to increase the facility up to $650,000, and no member of the syndicate of banks can prohibit such increase; such an increase in the facility will only be effective to the extent banks (from the syndicate or otherwise) choose to commit to lend additional funds. The Company pays participating banks, in the aggregate, an annual facility fee of approximately $750 in quarterly installments. The unsecured credit facility bears interest at varying levels based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), rating levels achieved on the Company’s unsecured notes and on a maturity schedule selected by the Company. The current stated pricing is LIBOR plus 0.55% per annum (3.42% on March 31, 2005). The spread over LIBOR can vary from LIBOR plus 0.50% to LIBOR plus 1.15% based upon the rating of the Company’s long-term unsecured debt. In addition, the unsecured credit facility includes a competitive bid option, which allows banks that are part of the lender consortium to bid to make loans to the Company at a rate that is lower than the stated rate provided by the unsecured credit facility for up to $250,000. The competitive bid option may result in lower pricing if market conditions allow. The Company has $85,000 outstanding under this competitive bid option as of March 31, 2005 priced at LIBOR plus 0.29%, or 3.00%. The Company is subject to (i) certain customary covenants under the unsecured credit facility, including, but not limited to, maintaining certain maximum leverage ratios, a minimum fixed charges coverage ratio and minimum unencumbered assets and equity levels and (ii) prohibitions on paying dividends in amounts that exceed 95% of the Company’s Funds from Operations, as defined therein, except as may be required to maintain the Company’s REIT status. The credit facility matures in May 2008, assuming exercise of a one-year renewal option by the Company.

4.   Stockholders’ Equity

The following summarizes the changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2005:

                                                         
                                    Dividends     Accumulated        
                    Additional             less than     other        
    Preferred     Common     paid-in     Deferred     accumulated     comprehensive     Stockholders’  
    stock     stock     capital     compensation     earnings     loss     equity  
Balance at December 31, 2004
  $ 40     $ 726     $ 2,389,511     $ (8,659 )   $ 10,769     $ (7,096 )   $ 2,385,291  
Net income
    —       —       —       —       69,610       —       69,610  
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges
    —       —       —       —       —       1,300       1,300  
Dividends declared to common and preferred stockholders
    —       —       —       —       (53,923 )     —       (53,923 )
Issuance of common stock, net of withholdings
    —       3       16,179       (8,011 )     (368 )     —       7,803  
Issuance of stock options
    —       —       4,462       (4,462 )     —       —       —  
Amortization of deferred compensation
    —       —       —       2,583       —       —       2,583  
 
                                         
Balance at March 31, 2005
  $ 40     $ 729     $ 2,410,152     $ (18,549 )   $ 26,088     $ (5,796 )   $ 2,412,664  
 
                                         

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company (i) issued 157,724 shares of common stock in connection with stock options exercised, (ii) issued 23,073 shares of common stock to acquire an equal number of DownREIT limited partnership units, (iii) issued 401 shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, (iv) issued 156,161 common shares in connection with stock grants to employees of which 80% are restricted, (v) had forfeitures of 3,925 shares of restricted stock grants to employees and (vi) withheld 31,476 shares to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities.

Dividends per common share were $0.71 and $0.70 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Dividends for all preferred shares during both the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $0.54 per share.

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5.   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company has historically used interest rate swap and cap agreements (collectively, the “Hedged Derivatives”) to reduce the impact of interest rate fluctuations on its variable rate, tax-exempt bonds and its variable rate conventional secured debt. The Company has not entered into any interest rate hedge agreements or treasury locks for its conventional unsecured debt and does not hold interest rate hedge agreements for trading or other speculative purposes. As of March 31, 2005, the Hedged Derivatives fix $68,000 of the Company’s tax-exempt debt at a weighted average interest rate of 6.3% through interest rate swaps. In addition, as of March 31, 2005, the Company has Hedged Derivatives on $166,000 of its variable rate debt, which floats at a weighted average coupon interest rate of 3.5% and has been capped at a weighted average interest rate of 8.0% through interest rate caps. These Hedged Derivatives have maturity dates ranging from 2007 to 2010. The Hedged Derivatives are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 133 requires that every derivative instrument be recorded on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.

The Company has determined that its Hedged Derivatives qualify as effective cash-flow hedges under SFAS No. 133, resulting in the Company recording all changes in the fair value of the Hedged Derivatives in other comprehensive income. Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings in the period in which earnings are affected by the hedged cash flow. To adjust the Hedged Derivatives to their fair value, the Company recorded an unrealized gain to other comprehensive income of $1,300 and an unrealized loss to other comprehensive income of $372 during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The estimated amount, included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of March 31, 2005, expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months to offset the variability of cash flow during this period is not material.

The Company assesses, both at inception and on an on-going basis, the effectiveness of all hedges in offsetting cash flow of hedged items. Hedge ineffectiveness did not have a material impact on earnings and the Company does not anticipate that it will have a material effect in the future. The fair values of the obligations under the Hedged Derivatives are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

By using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. The credit risk is the risk of a counterparty not performing under the terms of the Hedged Derivatives. The counterparties to these Hedged Derivatives are major financial institutions which have an A+ or better credit rating by the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group. The Company monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and the amount of the Company’s debt subject to Hedged Derivatives with any one party. Therefore, the Company believes the likelihood of realizing material losses from counterparty non-performance is remote. Market risk is the adverse effect of the value of financial instruments that results from a change in interest rates. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by the establishment and monitoring of parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. These risks are managed by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance.

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6.   Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities

The Company accounts for investments in unconsolidated real estate entities that are not considered variable interest entities under FIN 46 in accordance with SOP 78-9 and APB Opinion No. 18. The Company applies the equity method of accounting to an investment in an entity if it owns greater than 20% of the equity value or has significant and disproportionate influence over that entity. At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting consisted of:

  •   a general partnership interest in a partnership that owns the Avalon Run community, in which after the partnership makes certain distributions to the third-party partner, the Company will generally be entitled to receive 40% of all operating cash flow distributions and 49% of all residual cash flow following a sale;
  •   a limited liability company membership interest in a limited liability company that owns the Avalon Grove community, in which after the limited liability company makes certain distributions to the third-party partner, the Company will generally be entitled to receive 50% of all distributions;
  •   a 25% limited liability company membership interest (with a right to 50% of distributions after achievement of a threshold return) in a limited liability company that owns the Avalon Bedford community;
  •   a 20% limited liability company membership interest (with a right to 50% of distributions after achievement of a threshold return) in the limited liability company that is developing and will own the Avalon Chrystie Place I community; and
  •   a 25% limited liability company membership interest (with a right to 45% of distributions after achievement of a threshold return) in the limited liability company that is developing and will own the Mission Bay North II community.

The following is a combined summary of the financial position of the entities accounted for using the equity method, as of the dates presented:

                 
    (Unaudited)  
    3-31-05     12-31-04  
Assets:
               
Real estate, net
  $ 237,837     $ 221,236  
Other assets
    60,404       86,821  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 298,241     $ 308,057  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and partners’ equity:
               
Mortgage notes payable
  $ 139,500     $ 139,500  
Other liabilities
    22,738       32,579  
Partners’ equity
    136,003       135,978  
 
           
Total liabilities and partners’ equity
  $ 298,241     $ 308,057  
 
           

The following is a combined summary of the operating results of the entities accounted for using the equity method, for the periods presented:

                 
    For the three months ended  
    (unaudited)  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Rental income
  $ 5,297     $ 5,108  
Operating and other expenses
    (2,276 )     (2,073 )
Interest expense, net
    (436 )     (451 )
Depreciation expense
    (974 )     (1,003 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 1,611     $ 1,581  
 
           

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In March 2005, the Company admitted outside investors into the Fund. The Fund is a private, discretionary investment vehicle with nine institutional investors, including the Company, and combined capital commitments of $330,000. A significant portion of the investments made in the Fund by its investors are being made through AvalonBay Value Added Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation that will qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Fund REIT”). A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the general partner of the Fund and has committed $50,000 to the Fund and the Fund REIT, representing a 15% combined general partner and limited partner equity interest, with $6,278 of this commitment funded as of March 31, 2005. The Fund expects to employ leverage of up to 65%, allowing for a total investment capacity of approximately $940,000. The Fund will acquire and operate multifamily communities in the Company’s markets. Upon the admittance of the outside investors, the Fund held four communities, containing a total of 879 apartment homes with an aggregate gross real estate value of $112,852, that were acquired in 2004. Prior to the admittance of outside investors, the Fund was directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company, and therefore the revenues and expenses, and assets and liabilities of these four communities were consolidated in the Company’s results of operations and financial position. However, upon admittance of the outside investors in March 2005, the Company deconsolidated the revenue and expenses, and assets and liabilities of these four communities and accounts for its 15% equity interest in the Fund under the equity method of accounting. The Company received net proceeds of $87,948 as reimbursement for acquiring and warehousing these communities. The Company will receive asset management fees, property management fees and redevelopment fees, as well as a promoted interest if certain thresholds are met. The Fund has three mortgage loans in the amounts of $16,765, $8,069 and $16,575, which mature in October 2011, February 2028 (but can be prepaid after February 2008 without penalty) and April 2012, respectively. In addition, the Fund has a bridge loan with $33,000 outstanding as of March 31, 2005. The bridge loan matures in September 2005, but the Company expects the bridge loan to be replaced with permanent financing through a line of credit, which will mature in January 2008. The Company has not guaranteed this debt, nor does it have any obligation to fund this debt should the Fund be unable to do so.

In addition, as part of the formation of the Fund, the Company has provided to one of the limited partners a guarantee as follows. If, upon final liquidation of the Fund, the total amount of all distributions to that partner during the life of the Fund (whether from operating cash flow or property sales) does not equal the total capital contributions made by that partner, then the Company will pay the partner an amount equal to the shortfall, but in no event more than 10% of the total capital contributions made by the partner. The Company has not recorded a liability related to this guarantee as of March 31, 2005, as the fair value of the real estate assets owned by the Fund is considered adequate to cover such payment under a liquidation scenario.

Also in March 2005, the Company purchased its joint venture partner’s interest in AvalonBay Redevelopment, LLC, the limited liability company that owns Avalon on the Sound. Avalon on the Sound, a 412 apartment home community located in the New York, New York metropolitan area, was developed through the joint venture in 2001. The Company purchased the third-party partner’s 75% equity interest in the joint venture for a gross purchase price (including the impact of the Company’s share of promoted interest) of $84,521. After consideration of the third-party partner’s pro rata share of outstanding debt, as well as the Company’s share of promoted interest, the net purchase price was $57,415. In conjunction with the purchase transaction, the third-party lender to the limited liability company received a payment of $36,142 in consideration of the outstanding debt, of which $9,036 was the Company’s share of such payment. Prior to December 31, 2004, the Company had a repurchase option for Avalon on the Sound and accounted for its investment as a profit-sharing arrangement as required by SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.” As a result, the revenues and expenses, and assets and liabilities of Avalon on the Sound were included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for periods prior to December 31, 2004. The income allocated to the controlling partner is shown as venture partner interest in profit-sharing on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The repurchase option expired in December 2004, and therefore as of December 31, 2004 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company accounted for its 25% interest in Avalon on the Sound under the equity method of accounting. Due to the purchase of the remaining 75% equity interest, this entity is consolidated as of March 31, 2005.

The Company has entered into two agreements whereby upon completion of construction of two communities currently under construction, the communities will each be owned through a joint venture arrangement. The Company will retain a 30% equity interest in one of the joint ventures, but will not retain an equity interest (only a residual profits interest) in the second joint venture.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Non-Real Estate Entities

At December 31, 2004, the Company held a minority interest investment in one non-real estate entity, which was a technology investment. Based on ownership and control criteria, the Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. In February 2005, this technology investment was acquired by a third-party. As a result of this transaction, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $6,700 and recognized a non-routine gain on the sale of this investment of $6,252, which is reflected in equity in income of unconsolidated entities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income.

7.   Discontinued Operations — Real Estate Assets Sold or Held for Sale

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold two communities, one located in San Diego, California and one located in the San Jose, California area. These two communities, which contained a total of 396 apartment homes, were sold for an aggregate sales price of $79,250, resulting in net proceeds, net of selling costs, of $77,981 and a gain calculated in accordance with GAAP of $37,613. As of March 31, 2005, the Company did not have any communities that qualified as held for sale under the provisions of SFAS No. 144. As required under SFAS No. 144, the operations for any communities sold from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005 have been presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, certain reclassifications have been made in prior periods to reflect discontinued operations consistent with current period presentation. The following is a summary of income from discontinued operations for the periods presented:

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Rental income
  $ 1,291     $ 6,036  
Operating and other expenses
    (405 )     (2,037 )
Interest expense, net
    —       (252 )
Minority interest expense
    —       (12 )
Depreciation expense
    —       (1,129 )
 
           
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 886     $ 2,606  
 
           

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include other assets (excluding net real estate) of $0 and $227, and other liabilities of $0 and $744 as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, relating to real estate assets sold.

8.   Segment Reporting

The Company’s reportable operating segments include Established Communities, Other Stabilized Communities, and Development/Redevelopment Communities. Annually as of January 1st, the Company determines which of its communities fall into each of these categories and maintains that classification, unless disposition plans regarding a community change, throughout the year for the purpose of reporting segment operations.

  •   Established Communities (also known as Same Store Communities) are communities where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful, as these communities were owned and had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of the beginning of the prior year. For the year 2005, the Established Communities are communities that had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of January 1, 2004, are not conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities and are not held for sale or planned for disposition within the current year. A community is considered to have stabilized occupancy at the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment.
       
  •   Other Stabilized Communities includes all other completed communities that have stabilized occupancy, as defined above. Other Stabilized Communities do not include communities that are conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities within the current year.

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  •   Development/Redevelopment Communities consists of communities that are under construction and have not received a final certificate of occupancy, communities where substantial redevelopment is in progress or is planned to begin during the current year and communities under lease-up, that had not reached stabilized occupancy, as defined above, as of January 1, 2004.

In addition, the Company owns land held for future development and has other corporate assets that are not allocated to an operating segment.

SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” requires that segment disclosures present the measure(s) used by the chief operating decision maker for purposes of assessing such segments’ performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is comprised of several members of its executive management team who use Net Operating Income (“NOI”) as the primary financial measure for Established and Other Stabilized Communities. NOI is defined by the Company as total property revenue less direct property operating expenses, including property taxes, and excludes corporate-level income (including management, development and other fees), corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses, investments and investment management, interest income and expense, general and administrative expense, equity in income of unconsolidated entities, minority interest in consolidated partnerships, venture partner interest in profit-sharing, depreciation expense, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, gain on sale of real estate assets and income from discontinued operations. Although the Company considers NOI a useful measure of a community’s or communities’ operating performance, NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income or net cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of NOI to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
 
               
Net income
  $ 69,610     $ 25,277  
Corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses
    7,129       6,574  
Corporate-level other income
    (613 )     (540 )
Investments and investment management
    992       841  
Interest income
    (31 )     (20 )
Interest expense
    32,153       32,195  
General and administrative expense
    7,159       4,713  
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities
    (6,583 )     (187 )
Minority interest in consolidated partnerships
    513       (157 )
Venture partner interest in profit-sharing
    —       325  
Depreciation expense
    41,106       38,567  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       (4,547 )
Gain on sale of real estate assets
    (37,613 )     —  
Income from discontinued operations
    (886 )     (2,606 )
 
           
Net operating income
  $ 112,936     $ 100,435  
 
           

The primary performance measure for communities under development or redevelopment depends on the stage of completion. While under development, management monitors actual construction costs against budgeted costs as well as lease-up pace and rent levels compared to budget.

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The following table provides details of the Company’s segment information as of the dates specified. The segments are classified based on the individual community’s status as of the beginning of the given calendar year. Therefore, each year the composition of communities within each business segment is adjusted. Accordingly, the amounts between years are not directly comparable. The accounting policies applicable to the operating segments described above are the same as those described in Note 1, “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.” Segment information for the three months ending March 31, 2005 and 2004 has been adjusted for the communities that were sold from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005 as described in Note 7, “Discontinued Operations – Real Estate Assets Sold or Held for Sale.”

                                 
    Total             % NOI change     Gross  
    revenue     NOI     from prior year     real estate (1)  
 
                               
For the three months ended March 31, 2005
                               
 
                               
Established
                               
Northeast
  $ 47,042     $ 31,427       5.8 %   $ 1,237,363  
Mid-Atlantic
    16,499       11,729       0.1 %     386,147  
Midwest
    2,718       1,677       6.6 %     91,121  
Pacific Northwest
    7,493       4,949       6.4 %     324,664  
Northern California
    37,797       26,075       1.6 %     1,540,100  
Southern California
    11,885       8,645       5.2 %     329,198  
 
                       
Total Established
    123,434       84,502       3.7 %     3,908,593  
 
                       
Other Stabilized
    17,589       11,070       n/a       635,047  
Development / Redevelopment
    27,075       17,364       n/a       979,845  
Land Held for Future Development
    n/a       n/a       n/a       187,875  
Non-allocated (2)
    613       n/a       n/a       21,127  
 
                               
 
                       
Total
  $ 168,711     $ 112,936       12.4 %   $ 5,732,487  
 
                       
 
                               
For the three months ended March 31, 2004
                               
 
                               
Established
                               
Northeast
  $ 36,890     $ 23,954       (5.2 %)   $ 930,687  
Mid-Atlantic
    13,270       9,323       2.3 %     286,535  
Midwest
    2,659       1,573       10.5 %     90,630  
Pacific Northwest
    7,861       4,977       (1.3 %)     346,656  
Northern California
    33,411       23,392       (9.8 %)     1,337,917  
Southern California
    13,872       9,850       (0.5 %)     400,391  
 
                       
Total Established
    107,963       73,069       (4.7 %)     3,392,816  
 
                       
Other Stabilized
    26,713       17,169       n/a       984,521  
Development / Redevelopment
    18,513       10,197       n/a       850,837  
Land Held for Future Development
    n/a       n/a       n/a       72,939  
Non-allocated (2)
    239       n/a       n/a       20,412  
 
                               
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,428     $ 100,435       4.2 %   $ 5,321,525  
 
                       

(1)   Does not include gross real estate assets for discontinued operations of $191,040 as of March 31, 2004.
     
(2)   Revenue represents third-party management, accounting and developer fees and miscellaneous income which are not allocated to a reportable segment.

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9.   Related Party Arrangements

Unconsolidated Entities

The Company manages several unconsolidated real estate entities for which it receives management fee revenue. From these entities the Company received management fee revenue of $423 and $170 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

In addition, in connection with the general contractor services that the Company provides to CVP I, LLC, the entity that owns and is developing Avalon Chrystie Place I, the Company has funded certain construction costs on behalf of CVP I, LLC and expects to be reimbursed through draws on the related construction loan. As of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company has recorded a receivable from CVP I, LLC in the amounts of $10,778 and $19,983, respectively. The Company provides similar services to Mission Bay Venture Partners, LLC, the entity that owns and is developing Avalon at Mission Bay North II. The Company has funded $524 in construction costs on behalf of Mission Bay Venture Partners, LLC as of March 31, 2005 and has recorded a corresponding receivable from Mission Bay Venture Partners, LLC. The Company expects to be reimbursed through draws on a construction loan. These receivables are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Director Compensation

The Company’s 1994 Plan provides that directors of the Company who are also employees receive no additional compensation for their services as a director. In accordance with the Company’s 1994 Plan, as then in effect, on the fifth business day following the Company’s May 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each of the Company’s non-employee directors automatically received options to purchase 7,000 shares of common stock at the last reported sale price of the common stock on the NYSE on such date, and a restricted stock grant (or, in lieu thereof, a deferred stock award) of 2,500 shares of common stock. On May 14, 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 1994 Plan pursuant to which, in lieu of the stock and option awards described above, each non-employee director would receive, following the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and each annual meeting thereafter, (i) a number of shares of restricted stock (or deferred stock awards) having a value of $100 based on the last reported sale price of the common stock on the NYSE on the fifth business day following the prior year’s annual meeting and (ii) $30 cash, payable in quarterly installments of $7.5. A non-employee director may elect to receive all or a portion of such cash payment in the form of a deferred stock award. In addition, the Lead Independent Director receives an annual fee of $30 payable in equal monthly installments of $2.5. The Company recorded non-employee director compensation expense relating to the restricted stock grants, deferred stock awards and stock options in the amount of $218 and $230 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Deferred compensation relating to these restricted stock grants, deferred stock awards and stock options was $675 and $748 on March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

10.   Subsequent Events

As of April 29, 2005, two communities previously held for operating purposes were classified as held for sale under SFAS No. 144. These communities have a net real estate carrying value of $24,757 as of March 31, 2005. The Company is actively pursuing the disposition of these communities and expects to close during 2005.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We focus on the investment in and ownership and operation of apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States. As of April 29, 2005, we had 137 current operating communities, which are the primary contributors to our overall operating performance. The net operating income of these communities, which is one of the financial measures that we use to evaluate community performance, is affected by the demand and supply dynamics within our markets, our rental rates and occupancy levels, and our ability to control operating costs. Our overall financial performance is also impacted by the general availability and cost of capital and the performance of our newly developed and acquired apartment communities. We seek to create long-term shareholder value by accessing capital on cost effective terms; deploying that capital to develop, redevelop and acquire apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets; operating apartment communities; and selling communities when they no longer meet our long-term investment strategy and when pricing is attractive.

This Form 10-Q, including the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations, contains forward-looking statements that predict or indicate future events or trends and that do not report historical matters. Actual results or developments could differ materially from those projected in such statements as a result of the risk factors set forth on page 45 of this report. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes included elsewhere in this report, as well as our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Business Description and Community Information Overview

We believe that apartment communities present an attractive long-term investment opportunity compared to other real estate investments because a broad potential resident base should help reduce demand volatility over a real estate cycle. We intend to continue to pursue real estate investments in markets where constraints to new supply exist, and where new rental household formations are expected to out-pace multifamily permit activity over the course of the real estate cycle. Barriers-to-entry in our markets generally include a difficult and lengthy entitlement process with local jurisdictions and dense urban or suburban areas where zoned and entitled land is in limited supply.

We regularly evaluate the allocation of our investments by the amount of invested capital and by product type within our individual markets, which are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California regions of the United States. Our strategy is to more deeply penetrate these markets with a broad range of products and services and an intense focus on our customer. A substantial majority of our communities are upscale, which generally command among the highest rents in their markets. However, we also pursue the ownership and operation of apartment communities that target a variety of customer segments and price points, consistent with our goal of offering a broad range of products and services.

We believe that, over an entire real estate cycle, lower housing affordability and the limited new supply of apartment homes in our markets will result in a higher propensity to rent and larger increases in cash flow relative to other markets. However, throughout the real estate cycle, apartment market fundamentals, and therefore operating cash flows, are affected by overall economic conditions. A number of our markets experienced economic contraction due to job losses in 2002 and 2003, particularly in the technology, telecom and financial services sectors. This resulted in a prolonged period of weak apartment market fundamentals as reflected in declining rental rates and demand. However, 2004 was a year of transition, where the economy showed signs of an early phase recovery, as evidenced by modest job growth and declining unemployment claims. The improvement in the economic environment has resulted in more stabilized apartment market fundamentals, and we therefore believe that 2005 will be a year of continued

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growth. This is supported by the following operating results achieved within our Established Community portfolio during the first three months of 2005:

  •   we achieved both sequential and year-over-year revenue growth, the largest year-over-year increase in over three years;
  •   we achieved the first year-over-year increase in average rental rates in three years; and
  •   economic occupancy remained at approximately 95% in each of our markets, despite the movement to increase rental rates.

During 2005, we expect that with continued job growth in our markets, apartment market fundamentals (the demand/supply balance) will continue to improve such that apartment rental demand will outpace new supply. The improvement may not be experienced evenly throughout our markets, as seen during the first three months of 2005, but we nevertheless expect continued overall revenue growth for our Established Community portfolio in 2005.

In anticipation of continued improvement in apartment fundamentals and stronger apartment demand, we have been increasing our development and acquisition volume. We continue to secure new Development Rights, as discussed below, including the acquisition of land for future development, and we anticipate having close to $1,000,000,000 under construction by the end of 2005 (measured by total capitalized cost of the communities at completion). In addition, we admitted outside investors into a discretionary investment fund, which during its investment period, will be our exclusive vehicle for acquiring apartment communities, subject to certain exceptions. The acquisition environment is currently very competitive, and therefore we will continue to be selective and focus on only those acquisition opportunities where we believe we can create value. We continue to be an opportunistic seller, disposing of two apartment communities in the first three months of 2005, and we anticipate continuing disposition activity in response to the strong institutional demand for product in our markets.

Our real estate investments consist primarily of current operating apartment communities, communities in various stages of development (“Development Communities”) and Development Rights as defined below. Our current operating communities are further distinguished as Established Communities, Other Stabilized Communities, Lease-Up Communities and Redevelopment Communities. The following is a description of each category:

Current Communities are categorized as Established, Other Stabilized, Lease-Up, or Redevelopment according to the following attributes:

  •   Established Communities (also known as Same Store Communities) are communities where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful, as these communities were owned and had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of the beginning of the prior year. We determine which of our communities fall into the Established Communities category as of January 1st of each year and maintain that classification throughout the year, unless disposition plans regarding a community change. For the year 2005, the Established Communities were communities that had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of January 1, 2004 and were not conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities, as described below, and were not held for sale or planned for disposition in 2005. We consider a community to have stabilized occupancy at the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment.  
         
  •   Other Stabilized Communities includes all other completed communities that have stabilized occupancy, as defined above. Other Stabilized Communities do not include communities that are conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities within the current year.  

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  •   Lease-Up Communities are communities where construction has been complete for less than one year and where physical occupancy has not reached 95%.  
         
  •   Redevelopment Communities are communities where substantial redevelopment is in progress or is planned to begin during the current year. Redevelopment is considered substantial when capital invested during the reconstruction effort exceeds the lesser of $5,000,000 or 10% of the community’s acquisition cost.  

Development Communities are communities that are under construction and for which a final certificate of occupancy has not been received. These communities may be partially complete and operating.

Development Rights are development opportunities in the early phase of the development process for which we either have an option to acquire land or to enter into a leasehold interest, for which we are the buyer under a long-term conditional contract to purchase land or where we own land to develop a new community. We capitalize related pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of new developments for which we currently believe future development is probable.

In addition, we own our corporate office building and a regional office building, in Alexandria, Virginia and New Canaan, Connecticut, respectively, with an aggregate of approximately 77,000 square feet of office space. All other regional and administrative offices are leased under operating leases.

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As of March 31, 2005, our communities were classified as follows:

                 
    Number of     Number of  
    communities     apartment homes  
Current Communities
               
 
               
Established Communities:
               
Northeast
    35       8,708  
Mid-Atlantic
    13       4,247  
Midwest
    3       887  
Pacific Northwest
    10       2,504  
Northern California
    31       9,204  
Southern California
    10       3,207  
 
           
Total Established
    102       28,757  
 
           
 
               
Other Stabilized Communities:
               
Northeast
    12       4,114  
Mid-Atlantic
    6       1,685  
Midwest
    1       409  
Pacific Northwest
    2       634  
Northern California
    —       —  
Southern California
    4       1,391  
 
           
Total Other Stabilized
    25       8,233  
 
           
 
               
Lease-Up Communities
    6       1,713  
 
               
Redevelopment Communities
    4       1,430  
 
           
 
               
Total Current Communities
    137       40,133  
 
           
 
               
Development Communities
    11       2,717  
 
           
 
               
Development Rights
    49       13,104  
 
           

As of April 29, 2005 our 137 current communities consisted of 40,133 apartment homes. Of those communities, we owned:

  •   a fee simple, or absolute, ownership interest in 112 operating communities, five of which are on land subject to land leases expiring in July 2029, January 2062, April 2095, May 2099 and March 2142;
  •   a general partnership interest in three partnerships that each own a fee simple interest in an operating community;
  •   a general partnership interest and an indirect limited partnership interest in a partnership that owns a fee simple interest in four operating communities;
  •   a general partnership interest in five partnerships structured as “DownREITs,” as described more fully below, that own an aggregate of 15 communities; and
  •   a membership interest in three limited liability companies that each hold a fee simple interest in an operating community, one of which is on land subject to a land lease expiring in November 2089.

We also hold a fee simple ownership interest in nine of the Development Communities, two of which will be subject to joint venture ownership structures upon construction completion, in addition to membership interests in two limited liability companies that each own one Development Community, both of which are subject to land leases expiring in December 2026 and June 2103.

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In each of our five partnerships structured as DownREITs, either AvalonBay or one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries is the general partner, and there are one or more limited partners whose interest in the partnership is represented by units of limited partnership interest. For each DownREIT partnership, limited partners are entitled to receive an initial distribution before any distribution is made to the general partner. Although the partnership agreements for each of the DownREITs are different, generally the distributions per unit paid to the holders of units of limited partnership interests have approximated our current common stock dividend amount. Each DownREIT partnership has been structured so that it is unlikely the limited partners will be entitled to a distribution greater than the initial distribution provided for in the applicable partnership agreement. The holders of units of limited partnership interest have the right to present all or some of their units for redemption for a cash amount as determined by the applicable partnership agreement and based on the fair value of our common stock. In lieu of a cash redemption by the partnership, we may elect to acquire any unit presented for redemption for one share of our common stock or for such cash amount. As of April 29, 2005, there were 480,260 DownREIT partnership units outstanding. The DownREIT partnerships are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.

We elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the year ended December 31, 1994 and we have not revoked that election. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of California in 1978, and we were reincorporated in the State of Maryland in July 1995. Our principal executive offices are located at 2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, and our telephone number at that location is (703) 329-6300. We also maintain regional offices and administrative or specialty offices in or near the following cities:

  •   Boston, Massachusetts;
  •   Chicago, Illinois;
  •   Long Island, New York
  •   New Canaan, Connecticut;
  •   New York, New York;
  •   Newport Beach, California;
  •   San Jose, California;
  •   Seattle, Washington; and
  •   Woodbridge, New Jersey.

Recent Developments

Development Activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we completed the development of one community, Avalon at Crane Brook, located in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. Avalon at Crane Brook is a garden-style community containing 387 apartment homes and was completed for a total capitalized cost of $55,900,000.

In addition, we commenced development on two communities during the three months ended March 31, 2005. Avalon Wilshire, located in Los Angeles, California, is expected to contain 123 apartment homes when completed, for a total capitalized cost of $42,000,000. Avalon at Mission Bay North II, located in San Francisco, California, is expected to contain 313 apartment homes when completed, for a total capitalized cost of $118,000,000. Avalon at Mission Bay North II is being developed through a joint venture in which we own a 25% equity interest.

We acquired four parcels of land during the three months ended March 31, 2005 to hold for future development, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,664,000. These parcels of land, if developed as expected, will contain 557 apartment homes for a total capitalized cost of $98,000,000.

The development and redevelopment of communities involves risks that the investment will fail to perform in accordance with our expectations. See “Risks of Development and Redevelopment” for our discussion of these and other risks inherent in developing or redeveloping communities.

Investment Activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we admitted outside investors into AvalonBay Value Added Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”), a private, discretionary investment vehicle. The Fund has nine institutional investors, including us, with combined capital commitments of $330,000,000. We

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have committed $50,000,000 to the Fund, representing a 15% equity interest. Upon the admittance of the outside investors, the Fund held four apartment communities, containing a total of 879 apartment homes with an aggregate gross real estate value of $112,852,000, that were acquired in 2004.

Also during the three months ended March 31, 2005, we purchased our joint venture partner’s interest in the limited liability company that owns Avalon on the Sound. Avalon on the Sound, a 412 apartment home community located in the New York, New York metropolitan area, was developed through the joint venture in 2001. We purchased the third-party partner’s 75% equity interest in the joint venture for a gross purchase price (including the impact of our share of promoted interest) of $84,521,000. After consideration of the third-party partner’s pro rata share of outstanding debt, as well as our share of promoted interest, the net purchase price was $57,415,000. In conjunction with the purchase transaction, the third-party lender to the limited liability company received a payment of $36,142,000 in consideration of the outstanding debt, of which $9,036,000 was our share of such payment.

Disposition Activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we sold two communities, Avalon at Penasquitos Hills, located in San Diego, California, and Avalon Sunnyvale, located in the greater San Jose, California area. These two communities, which contained a total of 396 apartment homes, were sold for an aggregate sales price of $79,250,000.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, or different estimates or assumptions had been made, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, resulting in different financial results or a different presentation of our financial statements. Below is a discussion of accounting policies that we consider critical to an understanding of our financial condition and operating results and that may require complex judgment in their application or require estimates about matters which are inherently uncertain. As a REIT that owns, operates and develops apartment communities, our critical accounting policies relate to revenue recognition, cost capitalization, asset impairment evaluation and REIT status. A discussion of all of our accounting policies, including further discussion of the critical accounting policies described below, can be found in Note 1, “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income related to leases is recognized on an accrual basis when due from residents in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.” In accordance with our standard lease terms, rental payments are generally due on a monthly basis. Any cash concessions given at the inception of the lease are amortized over the approximate life of the lease, which is generally one year. A discussion regarding the impact of cash concessions on rental revenue for Established Communities can be found in “Results of Operations.”

Cost Capitalization

We capitalize costs during the development of assets (including interest and related loan fees, property taxes and other direct and indirect costs) beginning when active development commences until the asset, or a portion of the asset, is delivered and is ready for its intended use, which is generally indicated by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. We capitalize costs during redevelopment of apartment homes (including interest and related loan fees, property taxes and other direct and indirect costs) beginning when an apartment home is taken out-of-service for redevelopment until the apartment home redevelopment is completed and the apartment home is available for a new resident. Rental income and operating expenses incurred during the initial lease-up or post-redevelopment lease-up period are fully recognized as they accrue.

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We capitalize pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of Development Rights for which we currently believe future development is probable. These costs include legal fees, design fees and related overhead costs. Future development of these Development Rights is dependent upon various factors, including zoning and regulatory approval, rental market conditions, construction costs and availability of capital. Pre-development costs incurred in the pursuit of Development Rights for which future development is not yet considered probable are expensed as incurred. In addition, if the status of a Development Right changes, deeming future development no longer probable, any capitalized pre-development costs are written-off with a charge to expense.

We generally capitalize only non-recurring expenditures. We capitalize improvements and upgrades only if the item: (i) exceeds $15,000; (ii) extends the useful life of the asset; and (iii) is not related to making an apartment home ready for the next resident. Under this policy, virtually all capitalized costs are non-recurring, as recurring make-ready costs are expensed as incurred. Recurring make-ready costs include: (i) carpet and appliance replacements; (ii) floor coverings; (iii) interior painting; and (iv) other redecorating costs. Because we expense recurring make-ready costs, such as carpet replacements, our expense levels and volatility are greatest in the third quarter of each year as this is when we experience our greatest amount of turnover. We capitalize purchases of personal property, such as computers and furniture, only if the item is a new addition and the item exceeds $2,500. We generally expense replacements of personal property. For Established and Other Stabilized Communities, we recorded non-revenue generating capital expenditures of $25 per apartment home in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $46 per apartment home in the three months ended March 31, 2004. The average maintenance costs charged to expense per apartment home, including carpet and appliance replacements, related to these communities was $308 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $318 in the three months ended March 31, 2004. Historically, we have experienced a gradual increase in capitalized costs and expensed maintenance costs per apartment home as the average age of our communities has increased, and expensed maintenance costs have fluctuated with turnover. We expect these trends to continue, with capitalized costs increasing during the second half of 2005 as compared to prior year levels, as we embark on a number of community upgrades and improvements. We expect total capitalized costs per apartment home in 2005 to be in the range of $525 to $575 per apartment home.

Asset Impairment Evaluation

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates an impairment in the value of a community, our policy is to assess the impairment by making a comparison of the current and projected operating cash flow of the community over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying amount of the community. If the carrying amount is in excess of the estimated projected operating cash flow of the community, we would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its estimated fair market value. Real estate assets held for sale are measured at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less the cost to sell.

We account for our investments in unconsolidated entities that are not variable interest entities in accordance with Statement of Position 78-9, “Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures” and Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.” If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a loss in the value of an investment, we record the loss and reduce the value of the investment to its fair value. A loss in value would be indicated if we could not recover the carrying value of the investment or if the investee could not sustain an earnings capacity that would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

REIT Status

We are a Maryland corporation that has elected to be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a real estate investment trust, or REIT. We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 1994 and have not revoked such election. A corporate REIT is a legal entity which holds real estate interests and must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its adjusted taxable income to stockholders. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to corporate level federal

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income tax on taxable income we distribute currently to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years.

Results of Operations

Our year-over-year operating performance is primarily affected by changes in net operating income of our current operating apartment communities due to market conditions, net operating income derived from acquisitions and development completions, the loss of net operating income related to disposed communities and capital market, disposition and financing activity. A comparison of our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 follows (dollars in thousands):

                                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04     $ Change     % Change  
 
                               
Revenue:
                               
Rental and other income
  $ 168,277     $ 153,280     $ 14,997       9.8 %
Management, development and other fees
    434       148       286       193.2 %
 
                       
Total revenue
    168,711       153,428       15,283       10.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct property operating expenses,
excluding property taxes
    38,370       37,126       1,244       3.4 %
Property taxes
    16,792       15,327       1,465       9.6 %
 
                       
Total community operating expenses
    55,162       52,453       2,709       5.2 %
 
                       
 
                               
Corporate-level property management
and other indirect operating expenses
    7,129       6,574       555       8.4 %
Investments and investment management
    992       841       151       18.0 %
Interest expense
    32,153       32,195       (42 )     (0.1 %)
Depreciation expense
    41,106       38,567       2,539       6.6 %
General and administrative expense
    7,159       4,713       2,446       51.9 %
 
                       
Total other expenses
    88,539       82,890       5,649       6.8 %
 
                       
 
                               
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities
    6,583       187       6,396       n/a  
Interest income
    31       20       11       55.0 %
Venture partner interest in profit-sharing
    —       (325 )     325       (100.0 %)
Minority interest in consolidated partnerships
    (513 )     157       (670 )     (426.8 %)
 
                       
 
                               
Income from continuing operations before
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    31,111       18,124       12,987       71.7 %
 
                               
Discontinued operations:
                               
Income from discontinued operations
    886       2,606       (1,720 )     (66.0 %)
Gain on sale of real estate assets
    37,613       —       37,613       100.0 %
 
                       
Total discontinued operations
    38,499       2,606       35,893       1,377.3 %
 
                       
 
                               
Income before cumulative effect of change
in accounting principle
    69,610       20,730       48,880       235.8 %
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       4,547       (4,547 )     (100.0 %)
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
    69,610       25,277       44,333       175.4 %
Dividends attributable to preferred stock
    (2,175 )     (2,175 )     —       —  
 
                       
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 67,435     $ 23,102     $ 44,333       191.9 %
 
                       

Net income available to common stockholders increased $44,333,000, or 191.9%, to $67,435,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This increase is primarily attributable to gains on sales of assets in 2005, including the gain related to the sale of a technology investment, as well as increased net operating income from newly developed and acquired communities.

Net operating income (“NOI”) is considered by management to be an important and appropriate supplemental measure to net income of the operating performance of our communities because it helps both investors and management to understand the core operations of a community or communities prior to the allocation of any corporate-level or financing-related costs. NOI reflects the operating performance of a community, and allows for an easy comparison of the operating performance of individual assets or groups of assets. In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead

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structures, with varying marginal impacts to overhead by acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets. We define NOI as total property revenue less direct property operating expenses, including property taxes, and NOI excludes:

  •   corporate-level income (including management, development and other fees);
  •   corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses;
  •   investments and investment management costs;
  •   interest income and expense;
  •   general and administrative expense;
  •   impairment losses;
  •   equity in income of unconsolidated entities;
  •   minority interest in consolidated partnerships;
  •   venture partner interest in profit-sharing;
  •   depreciation expense;
  •   gain on sale of real estate assets;
  •   cumulative effect of change in accounting principle; and
  •   income from discontinued operations.

NOI does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance. NOI should also not be considered an alternative to net cash flow from operating activities, as determined by GAAP, as a measure of liquidity, nor is NOI necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. A calculation of NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, along with a reconciliation to net income for each period, is as follows (dollars in thousands):

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Net income
  $ 69,610     $ 25,277  
Corporate-level property management
and other indirect operating expenses
    7,129       6,574  
Corporate-level other income
    (613 )     (540 )
Investments and investment management
    992       841  
Interest income
    (31 )     (20 )
Interest expense
    32,153       32,195  
General and administrative expense
    7,159       4,713  
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities
    (6,583 )     (187 )
Minority interest in consolidated partnerships
    513       (157 )
Venture partner interest in profit-sharing
    —       325  
Depreciation expense
    41,106       38,567  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       (4,547 )
Gain on sale of real estate assets
    (37,613 )     —  
Income from discontinued operations
    (886 )     (2,606 )
 
           
Net operating income
  $ 112,936     $ 100,435  
 
           

The NOI increase of $12,501,000 in 2005 as compared to the prior year period, consists of changes in the following categories (dollars in thousands):

         
    2005  
    Increase  
 
       
Established Communities
  $ 2,985  
 
       
Other Stabilized Communities
    2,510  
 
       
Development and Redevelopment Communities
    7,006  
 
     
 
Total
  $ 12,501  
 
     

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The NOI increase in Established Communities was largely due to improved apartment fundamentals, along with cost containment that contributed to a decline in operating expenses between years. We maintained occupancy of approximately 95% in all regions during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and we saw the first year-over-year increase in rental rates in three years. We expect to continue to push for rental rate increases and/or reduce concessions to continue this pattern of revenue growth from our Established Communities for the remainder of 2005, however we expect that the growth patterns will be higher during the latter half of the year. In addition, we will continue to aggressively manage operating expenses, however we expect expenses to increase during the remainder of the year as compared to the expenditure level experienced during the three months ended March 31, 2005, due primarily to seasonality and timing.

Rental and other income increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 due to rental income generated from newly developed and acquired communities, as well as increased occupancy and rental rates for our Established Communities.

Overall Portfolio – The weighted average number of occupied apartment homes increased to 36,841 apartment homes for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to 33,600 apartment homes for the three months ended March 31, 2004. This change is primarily the result of increased homes available from newly developed and acquired communities and an increase in the overall occupancy rate, partially offset by communities sold in 2004 and 2005. The weighted average monthly revenue per occupied apartment home remained relatively flat at $1,508 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004.

Established Communities – Rental revenue increased $2,890,000, or 2.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2005. This increase is due to increased rental rates and increased economic occupancy as compared to the same period of 2004. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the weighted average monthly revenue per occupied apartment home increased 1.0% to $1,498 compared to $1,483 for the same period in 2004, partially due to increased market rents. The average economic occupancy increased from 94.1% during the three months ended March 31, 2004 to 95.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2005. Economic occupancy takes into account the fact that apartment homes of different sizes and locations within a community have different economic impacts on a community’s gross revenue. Economic occupancy is defined as gross potential revenue less vacancy loss, as a percentage of gross potential revenue. Gross potential revenue is determined by valuing occupied homes at leased rates and vacant homes at market rents.

Although the magnitude of increases varied between regions, we experienced increases in Established Communities’ rental revenue in all six of our regions in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004. The largest increases in rental revenue were in Southern California and the Northeast, with increases of 4.5% and 3.8%, respectively, between years.

The Northeast region accounted for approximately 38.1% of Established Community rental revenue during 2004. The Northeast region appears to be stabilizing, as reflected in year-over-year rental revenue growth during the three months ended March 31, 2005. Economic occupancy increased 3.4% during the three months ended March 31 2005, while average rental rates increased 0.4% to $1,879 from $1,872 in the same period of 2004. Although we expect pressure on rental rates to continue in the Northeast region, we expect continued year-over-year revenue growth in the Northeast during the remainder of 2005, but at a lesser pace than other regions.

Northern California, which accounted for approximately 30.6% of Established Community rental revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2005, experienced an increase in rental revenue of 1.1% in 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004. Although economic occupancy in Northern California remained fairly stable, increasing 0.1% to 95.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, we were able to increase average rental rates by 1.0% to $1,431 from $1,417 for

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the three months ended March 31, 2004. Although apartment fundamentals are still weak in certain areas of Northern California, particularly in San Jose, California, we expect continued year-over-year revenue growth in Northern California for the remainder of 2005.

In accordance with GAAP, cash concessions are amortized as an offset to rental revenue over the approximate lease term, which is generally one year. As a supplemental measure, we also present rental revenue with concessions stated on a cash basis to help investors evaluate the impact of both current and historical concessions on GAAP based rental revenue and to more readily enable comparisons to revenue as reported by other companies. Rental revenue with concessions stated on a cash basis also allows investors to understand historical trends in cash concessions, as well as current rental market conditions.

The following table reconciles total rental revenue in conformity with GAAP to total rental revenue adjusted to state concessions on a cash basis for our Established Communities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in thousands):

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
 
               
Rental revenue (GAAP basis)
  $ 123,373     $ 120,483  
Concessions amortized
    4,868       4,873  
Concessions granted
    (3,350 )     (4,106 )
 
           
Rental revenue adjusted to state
concessions on a cash basis
  $ 124,891     $ 121,250  
 
           
 
               
Year-over-year % change – GAAP revenue
    2.4 %     n/a  
 
               
Year-over-year % change – cash concession based revenue
    3.0 %     n/a  

Concessions granted per move-in for Established Communities averaged $972 during the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of 8.2% from $898 for the three months ended March 31, 2004. We expect concessions granted per move-in to decrease in future months as demand/supply fundamentals continue to improve and we continue to regain pricing power. However, because we amortize concessions over the lease term, the historically high concessions granted from mid-2004 have and will continue to adversely impact reported revenue results in 2005.

Management, development and other fees increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to increased property management fees and the asset management fee earned from the management of the Fund.

Direct property operating expenses, excluding property taxes for all communities increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to the addition of recently developed and acquired apartment homes, although expenses for Established Communities actually declined.

For Established Communities, direct property operating expenses, excluding property taxes, decreased by $455,000 or 1.7%, due primarily to cost containment over controllable expenses and the timing of certain expenditures. We expect to experience increases in expenses during the remainder of 2005 due to seasonality and timing, resulting in expense growth for the full year 2005 consistent with growth levels in prior years.

Property taxes increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to overall higher assessments and the addition of newly developed and redeveloped apartment homes, partially offset by property tax refunds.

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For Established Communities, property taxes increased by $358,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004, due to overall higher assessments throughout all regions, partially offset by successful tax appeals. We expect property taxes to continue to increase in 2005 as compared to 2004 as local jurisdictions are expected to continue to seek additional revenue sources to offset budget deficits, coupled with the absence in 2005 of a refund received in 2004. We manage property tax increases internally, as well as engage third-party consultants, and appeal increases when appropriate.

Corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to increased compensation costs.

Investments and investment management reflects the costs incurred related to investment acquisitions, investment management and abandoned pursuit costs, which include the abandonment or impairment of development pursuits, acquisition pursuits and technology investments. Investments and investment management increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to increased costs incurred in forming and managing the Fund. Abandoned pursuit costs were $219,000 and $242,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Abandoned pursuit costs can be volatile, and the activity experienced in any given period may not be experienced in future years. We expect investments and investment management costs to continue to increase in 2005 due to the costs associated with operating and managing the investment fund.

Depreciation expense increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 primarily due to the completion of development and redevelopment activities, as well as the acquisition of new communities in 2004.

General and administrative expense (“G&A”) increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 as a result of separation costs of approximately $2,100,000 recognized due to the departure of a senior executive, as well as higher compensation expenses. We expect G&A to continue to increase in 2005 due to increased corporate governance (primarily Sarbanes-Oxley compliance) and compensation costs, but at a reduced pace as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005.

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to the gain recognized in the amount of $6,252,000 from the sale of our investment in Rent.com which was acquired by eBay.

Venture partner interest in profit-sharing during the three months ended March 31, 2004 represented the income allocated to our venture partner in a profit-sharing arrangement as discussed in Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities,” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective December 31, 2004, we no longer account for our interest in this venture as a profit-sharing arrangement, and therefore during the three months ended March 31, 2005, no income or loss from venture partner interest in profit-sharing was recognized.

Minority interest in consolidated partnerships decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 due to the consolidation of an entity under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51,” as revised in December 2003. Effective January 1, 2004, we consolidated an entity from which we held a participating mortgage note due to the implementation of FIN 46. (See Note 1, “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). We did not hold an equity interest in this entity, and therefore 100% of the entity’s net income or loss was recognized as minority interest in consolidated partnerships during the three months ended March 31, 2004. In October 2004, we received payment in full of the outstanding mortgage note due from this entity. Upon repayment of the mortgage note, our economic interest in this entity ended, and therefore this entity was no longer considered a variable interest entity under FIN 46 and we discontinued consolidation.

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Income from discontinued operations represents the net income generated by communities sold during the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005. The decrease in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 is due to the timing of the sale of two communities in 2005 and five communities in 2004.

Gain on sale of communities increased in the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to the same period of 2004 as a result of two communities being sold during 2005, with no communities sold during the same period of 2004. The amount of gain realized depends on many factors, including the number of communities sold, the size and carrying value of those communities and the market conditions in the local area. We expect to continue to sell communities based on overall portfolio allocation needs as well as to respond to opportunities in the market to maximize risk adjusted returns.

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle in the three months ended March 31, 2004 is a result of the implementation of FIN 46, discussed above, and represents the difference between the net assets consolidated under FIN 46 and the previously recorded net assets.

Funds from Operations attributable to common stockholders (“FFO”) is considered by management to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains or losses related to dispositions of previously depreciated property and excluding real estate depreciation, which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a real estate company between periods or as compared to different companies. We believe that in order to understand our operating results, FFO should be examined with net income as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income included elsewhere in this report.

Consistent with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trustsâ (“NAREIT”), we calculate FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for:

  •   gains or losses on sales of previously depreciated operating communities;
  •   extraordinary gains or losses (as defined by GAAP);
  •   cumulative effect of change in accounting principle;
  •   depreciation of real estate assets; and
  •   adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

FFO does not represent net income in accordance with GAAP, and therefore it should not be considered an alternative to net income, which remains the primary measure, as an indication of our performance. In addition, FFO as calculated by other REITs may not be comparable to our calculation of FFO. The following is a reconciliation of net income to FFO (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Net income
  $ 69,610     $ 25,277  
Dividends attributable to preferred stock
    (2,175 )     (2,175 )
Depreciation - real estate assets, including discontinued
operations and joint venture adjustments
    40,950       38,497  
Minority interest expense, including discontinued operations
    477       326  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    —       (4,547 )
Gain on sale of operating communities
    (37,613 )     —  
 
           
Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders
  $ 71,249     $ 57,378  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
    74,258,296       72,543,982  
EPS per common share - diluted
  $ 0.92     $ 0.32  
 
           
FFO per common share - diluted
  $ 0.96     $ 0.79  
 
           

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FFO also does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and therefore should not be considered an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities, as determined by GAAP, as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, it is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. A presentation of GAAP based cash flow metrics is as follows (dollars in thousands) and a discussion of “Liquidity and Capital Resources” can be found below.

                 
    For the three months ended  
    3-31-05     3-31-04  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 67,827     $ 50,717  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
  $ 27,325     $ (55,007 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (93,207 )   $ (2,529 )
 
           

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Factors affecting our liquidity and capital resources are our cash flows from operations, financing activities and investing activities. Operating cash flow has historically been determined by: (i) the number of apartment homes currently owned, (ii) rental rates, (iii) occupancy levels and (iv) operating expenses with respect to apartment homes. The timing, source and amount of cash flow provided by financing activities and used in investing activities are sensitive to the capital markets environment, particularly to changes in interest rates. The timing and type of capital markets activity in which we engage, as well as our plans for development, redevelopment, acquisition and disposition activity, are affected by changes in the capital markets environment, such as changes in interest rates or the availability of cost-effective capital.

We regularly review our liquidity needs, the adequacy of cash flow from operations, and other expected liquidity sources to meet these needs. We believe our principal short-term liquidity needs are to fund:

  •   normal recurring operating expenses;
  •   debt service and maturity payments;
  •   preferred stock dividends and DownREIT partnership unit distributions;
  •   the minimum dividend payments required to maintain our REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
  •   development and redevelopment activity in which we are currently engaged;
  •   opportunities for the acquisition of improved property; and
  •   capital calls for the Fund as required.

We anticipate that we can fully satisfy these needs from a combination of cash flow provided by operating activities, proceeds from asset dispositions and borrowing capacity under our variable rate unsecured credit facility.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $3,497,000 at March 31, 2005, an increase of $1,945,000 from $1,552,000 on December 31, 2004. The following discussion relates to changes in cash due to operating, investing and financing activities, which are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included elsewhere in this report.

Operating Activities – Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $67,827,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 from $50,717,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2004, primarily due to additional NOI from recently acquired and developed communities, partially offset by the loss of NOI from the seven communities sold since January 1, 2004, as discussed earlier in this report.

Investing Activities – Net cash provided by investing activities of $27,325,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005 related to proceeds from asset dispositions, including the proceeds from the sale of a technology investment, partially offset by investments in assets through development, redevelopment and acquisition of apartment communities, including the acquisition of a partner interest in a real estate joint

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venture. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we invested $137,765,000 in the purchase and development of real estate and capital expenditures:

  •   We began the development of two new communities. These communities, if developed as expected, will contain a total of 436 apartment homes, and the total capitalized cost, including land acquisition costs, is projected to be approximately $160,000,000. We completed the development of one community containing 387 apartment homes for a total capitalized cost, including land acquisition cost, of $55,900,000.
  •   We acquired the 75% equity interest of a third-party partner in a joint venture owning one community for a net purchase price of $57,415,000.
  •   We contributed $6,278,000 for a 15% equity interest in the Fund, which currently owns four apartment communities containing a total of 879 apartment homes with an aggregate gross real estate value of $112,852,000. We also received net proceeds of $87,948,000 as reimbursement for acquiring and warehousing these communities.
  •   We acquired four parcels of land in connection with Development Rights, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,664,000.
  •   We had capital expenditures relating to current communities’ real estate assets of $1,054,000 and non-real estate capital expenditures of $65,000.

Financing Activities – Net cash used in financing activities totaled $93,207,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005, consisting primarily of dividends paid, certain unsecured note repayments and mortgage note repayments, partially offset by an increase in borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, the issuance of common stock for option exercises and the issuance of unsecured notes. See Note 3, “Notes Payable, Unsecured Notes and Credit Facility,” and Note 4, “Stockholders’ Equity,” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Variable Rate Unsecured Credit Facility

We have a $500,000,000 revolving variable rate unsecured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wachovia Bank, N.A. serving as banks and syndication agents for a syndicate of commercial banks. Under the terms of the credit facility, if we elect to increase the facility by up to an additional $150,000,000, and one or more banks (from the syndicate or otherwise) voluntarily agree to provide the additional commitment, then we will be able to increase the facility up to $650,000,000, and no member of the syndicate of banks can prohibit such increase; such an increase in the facility will only be effective to the extent banks (from the syndicate or otherwise) choose to commit to lend additional funds. We pay participating banks, in the aggregate, an annual facility fee of approximately $750,000 in quarterly installments. The unsecured credit facility bears interest at varying levels based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), rating levels achieved on our unsecured notes and on a maturity schedule selected by us. The current stated pricing is LIBOR plus 0.55% per annum (3.64% on April 29, 2005). The spread over LIBOR can vary from LIBOR plus 0.50% to LIBOR plus 1.15% based upon the rating of our long-term unsecured debt. In addition, a competitive bid option is available for borrowings of up to $250,000,000. This option allows banks that are part of the lender consortium to bid to provide us loans at a rate that is lower than the stated pricing provided by the unsecured credit facility. The competitive bid option may result in lower pricing if market conditions allow. We had $150,000,000 outstanding under this competitive bid option at April 29, 2005 priced at LIBOR plus 0.29%, or 3.12%. We are subject to (i) certain customary covenants under the unsecured credit facility, including, but not limited to, maintaining certain maximum leverage ratios, a minimum fixed charges coverage ratio and minimum unencumbered assets and equity levels, and (ii) prohibitions on paying dividends in amounts that exceed 95% of our FFO, except as may be required to maintain our REIT status. The credit facility matures in May 2008, assuming our exercise of a one-year renewal option. At April 29, 2005, $235,000,000 was outstanding, $25,675,000 was used to provide letters of credit and $239,325,000 was available for borrowing under the unsecured credit facility.

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Future Financing and Capital Needs – Debt Maturities

One of our principal long-term liquidity needs is the repayment of long-term debt at the time that such debt matures. For unsecured notes, we anticipate that no significant portion of the principal of these notes will be repaid prior to maturity. If we do not have funds on hand sufficient to repay our indebtedness as it becomes due, it will be necessary for us to refinance the debt. This refinancing may be accomplished by uncollateralized private or public debt offerings, additional debt financing that is collateralized by mortgages on individual communities or groups of communities, draws on our unsecured credit facility or by additional equity offerings. Although we believe we will have the capacity to meet our long-term liquidity needs, we cannot assure you that additional debt financing or debt or equity offerings will be available or, if available, that they will be on terms we consider satisfactory.

The following debt activity occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2005:

  •   We repaid $150,000,000 in previously issued unsecured notes in January 2005, along with any unpaid interest, pursuant to their scheduled maturity. No prepayment penalty was incurred;
  •   We issued $100,000,000 in unsecured notes in March 2005 under our existing shelf registration statement at an annual effective interest rate of 4.999%. Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and they mature in March 2013; and
  •   We made a payment in the amount of $36,142,000 to the third-party lender of a joint venture entity that was unconsolidated at December 31, 2004 but was consolidated at March 31, 2005 upon acquisition of the 75% equity interest of the third-party partner.

In addition, in connection with the admittance of outside investors into the Fund, we deconsolidated the assets and liabilities of four communities owned by the Fund, including $24,869,000 in fixed rate mortgage debt secured by two of the communities.

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The table below details debt maturities for the next five years, excluding our unsecured credit facility, for debt outstanding at March 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands).

                                                                                 
    All-In     Principal              
    interest     maturity     Balance outstanding     Scheduled maturities  
Community   rate (1)     date     12-31-04     3-31-05     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     Thereafter  
Tax-exempt bonds
                                                                               
Fixed rate
                                                                               
CountryBrook
    6.30 %   Mar-2012   $ 17,145     $ 17,008     $ 422     $ 596     $ 634     $ 676     $ 719     $ 13,961  
Avalon at Symphony Glen
    4.90 %   Jul-2024     9,780       9,780       —       —       —       —       —       9,780  
Avalon View
    7.55 %   Aug-2024     16,920       16,810       345       485       518       555       595       14,312  
Avalon at Lexington
    6.55 %   Feb-2025     13,151       13,066       262       368       391       415       441       11,189  
Avalon at Nob Hill
    5.80 %   Jun-2025     18,847       18,761  (2)     266       378       405       435       466       16,811  
Avalon Campbell
    6.48 %   Jun-2025     34,395       34,205  (2)     591       838       898       963       1,033       29,882  
Avalon Pacifica
    6.48 %   Jun-2025     15,602       15,515  (2)     267       380       408       437       469       13,554  
Avalon Knoll
    6.95 %   Jun-2026     12,502       12,438       199       282       302       324       347       10,984  
Avalon Landing
    6.85 %   Jun-2026     6,177       6,144       99       142       152       162       173       5,416  
Avalon Fields
    7.55 %   May-2027     10,912       10,862       156       222       239       256       275       9,714  
Avalon West
    7.73 %   Dec-2036     8,327       8,309       58       80       85       91       98       7,897  
Avalon Oaks
    7.45 %   Jul-2041     17,426       17,399       85       120       128       138       147       16,781  
Avalon Oaks West
    7.48 %   Apr-2043     17,239       17,214       77       110       117       125       134       16,651  
 
                                                               
 
                    198,423       197,511       2,827       4,001       4,277       4,577       4,897       176,932  
Variable rate (3)
                                                                               
The Promenade
    4.11 %   Oct-2010     32,663       32,663       562       605       652       701       755       29,388  
Waterford
    2.76 %   Jul-2014     33,100       33,100  (4)     —       —       —       —       —       33,100  
Avalon at Mountain View
    2.76 %   Feb-2017     18,300       18,300  (4)     —       —       —       —       —       18,300  
Avalon at Foxchase I
    2.76 %   Nov-2017     16,800       16,800  (4)     —       —       —       —       —       16,800  
Avalon at Foxchase II
    2.76 %   Nov-2017     9,600       9,600  (4)     —       —       —       —       —       9,600  
Avalon at Mission Viejo
    3.40 %   Jun-2025     6,928       6,897  (4)     96       138       148       159       170       6,186  
Avalon at Fairway Hills I
    3.23 %   Jun-2026     11,500       11,500       —       —       —       —       —       11,500  
 
                                                               
 
                    128,891       128,860       658       743       800       860       925       124,874  
Conventional loans (5)
                                                                               
Fixed rate
                                                                               
$100 million unsecured notes
    6.75 %   Jan-2005     100,000       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
$50 million unsecured notes
    6.50 %   Jan-2005     50,000       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
$150 million unsecured notes
    6.93 %   Jul-2006     150,000       150,000       —       150,000       —       —       —       —  
$150 million unsecured notes
    5.18 %   Aug-2007     150,000       150,000       —       —       150,000       —       —       —  
$110 million unsecured notes
    7.13 %   Dec-2007     110,000       110,000       —       —       110,000       —       —       —  
$50 million unsecured notes
    6.63 %   Jan-2008     50,000       50,000       —       —       —       50,000       —       —  
$150 million unsecured notes
    8.37 %   Jul-2008     150,000       150,000       —       —       —       150,000       —       —  
$150 million unsecured notes
    7.63 %   Aug-2009     150,000       150,000       —       —       —       —       150,000       —  
$200 million unsecured notes
    7.67 %   Dec-2010     200,000       200,000       —       —       —       —       —       200,000  
$300 million unsecured notes
    6.79 %   Sep-2011     300,000       300,000       —       —       —       —       —       300,000  
$50 million unsecured notes
    6.31 %   Sep-2011     50,000       50,000       —       —       —       —       —       50,000  
$250 million unsecured notes
    6.26 %   Nov-2012     250,000       250,000       —       —       —       —       —       250,000  
$150 million unsecured notes
    5.51 %   Apr-2014     150,000       150,000       —       —       —       —       —       150,000  
$100 million unsecured notes
    5.08 %   Mar-2013     —       100,000       —       —       —       —       —       100,000  
Wheaton Development Right
    6.99 %   Oct-2008     4,660       4,642       52       76       82       4,432       —       —  
Twinbrook Development Right
    7.25 %   Oct-2011     8,545       8,505       116       168       182       194       211       7,634  
Avalon Redondo Beach (6)
    4.84 %   Oct-2011     16,765       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
Briarcliffe Lakeside (6)
    6.90 %   Feb-2028     8,104       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
Avalon at Tysons West
    5.55 %   Jul-2028     6,819       6,784       103       146       155       162       173       6,045  
Avalon Orchards
    7.65 %   Jul-2033     20,353       20,295       180       254       272       292       313       18,984  
 
                                                               
 
                    1,925,246       1,850,226       451       150,644       260,691       205,080       150,697       1,082,663  
Variable rate (3)
                                                                               
Avalon Del Rey
    2.74 %   Sep-2007     6,278       14,262       —       —       14,262       —       —       —  
Avalon Ledges
    4.22 %   May-2009     19,674       19,531  (4)     440       616       651       688       17,136       —  
Avalon at Flanders Hill
    4.22 %   May-2009     22,429       22,266  (4)     502       703       742       784       19,535       —  
Avalon at Newton Highlands
    4.16 %   May-2009     39,902       39,607  (4)     909       1,265       1,329       1,397       34,707       —  
 
                                                               
 
                    88,283       95,666       1,851       2,584       16,984       2,869       71,378       —  
 
                                                                               
Total indebtedness - excluding unsecured credit facility   $ 2,340,843     $ 2,272,263     $ 5,787     $ 157,972     $ 282,752     $ 213,386     $ 227,897     $ 1,384,469  
 
                                                               

(1)   Includes credit enhancement fees, facility fees, trustees’ fees and other fees.
     
(2)   Financed by variable rate, tax-exempt debt, but interest rate is effectively fixed at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 at the rate indicated through a swap agreement.
     
(3)   Variable rates are given as of March 31, 2005.
     
(4)   Financed by variable rate debt, but interest rate is capped through an interest rate protection agreement.
     
(5)   Balances outstanding do not include $867 and $552 of debt discount as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, reflected in unsecured notes on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included elsewhere in this report.
     
(6)   This community was deconsolidated in March 2005 upon the admittance of outside investors into the Fund. See Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities,” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding the deconsolidation and the note balance as of March 31, 2005.

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Future Financing and Capital Needs – Portfolio and Other Activity

As of March 31, 2005, we had eleven new communities under construction, for which a total estimated cost of $134,346,000 remained to be invested. In addition, we had four communities under reconstruction, for which a total estimated cost of $9,338,000 remained to be invested. Substantially all of the capital expenditures necessary to complete the communities currently under construction and reconstruction, as well as development costs related to pursuing Development Rights, will be funded from:

  •   the remaining capacity under our current $500,000,000 unsecured credit facility;
  •   the net proceeds from sales of existing communities;
  •   retained operating cash;
  •   the issuance of debt or equity securities; and/or
  •   private equity funding.

Before planned reconstruction activity, including reconstruction activity related to the Fund as discussed below, or the construction of a Development Right begins, we intend to arrange adequate financing to complete these undertakings, although we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such financing. In the event that financing cannot be obtained, we may have to abandon Development Rights, write-off associated pre-development costs that were capitalized and/or forego reconstruction activity. In such instances, we will not realize the increased revenues and earnings that we expected from such Development Rights or reconstruction activity and significant losses could be incurred.

In March 2005, we admitted outside investors into the Fund, a private, discretionary investment vehicle, which will acquire and operate apartment communities in our markets. The Fund will serve until March 16, 2008 or until 80% of its committed capital is invested, as the exclusive vehicle through which we will acquire apartment communities, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions include significant individual asset and portfolio acquisitions, properties acquired in tax-deferred transactions and acquisitions that are inadvisable or inappropriate for the Fund, if any. The Fund will not restrict our development activities, and will terminate after a term of eight years, subject to two one-year extensions. Upon the admittance of the outside investors, the Fund held four apartment communities, containing a total of 879 apartment homes with an aggregate gross real estate value of $112,852,000, that were acquired in 2004. We are currently targeting additional acquisitions for the Fund where value creation opportunities are present through one or more of the following: redevelopment activities, market cycle opportunities or improved property operations. The Fund has nine institutional investors, including us, with combined capital commitments of $330,000,000. A significant portion of the investments made in the Fund by its investors are being made through AvalonBay Value Added Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation that will qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Fund REIT”). A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the general partner of the Fund and has committed $50,000,000 to the Fund and the Fund REIT, representing a 15% combined general partner and limited partner equity interest. We expect the Fund to have the ability to employ leverage through debt financings up to 65% on a portfolio basis, which would enable the Fund to invest up to $940,000,000.

We have also recently increased our use of joint ventures to hold individual real estate assets, pursuant to which certain developments will be held upon completion through partnership vehicles. We generally employ joint ventures primarily to mitigate asset concentration or market risk and secondarily as a source of liquidity. Each joint venture or partnership agreement has been and will continue to be individually negotiated, and our ability to operate and/or dispose of a community in our sole discretion may be limited to varying degrees depending on the terms of the joint venture or partnership agreement. However, we cannot assure you that we will continue to enter into joint ventures in the future, or that, if we do, we will achieve our objectives.

In evaluating our allocation of capital within our markets, we often sell assets that do not meet our long-term investment criteria or when capital and real estate markets allow us to realize a portion of the value created over the past business cycle and redeploy the proceeds from those sales to develop and redevelop communities. In response to real estate and capital markets conditions, including strong institutional

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demand for product in our markets and demand from condominium converters, we sold two communities in the three months ended March 31, 2005, and anticipate selling additional communities when opportunities arise for harvesting value later this year. However, we cannot assure you that assets can continue to be sold on terms that we consider satisfactory or that market conditions will continue to make the sale of assets an appealing strategy. Because the proceeds from the sale of communities may not be immediately redeployed into revenue generating assets, the immediate effect of a sale of a community for a gain is to increase net income, but reduce future total revenues, total expenses, NOI and FFO. As of April 29, 2005, we have two communities classified as held for sale under GAAP. We are actively pursuing the disposition of these communities and expect to close on these dispositions in 2005. However, we cannot assure you that these communities will be sold as planned.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We own interests in unconsolidated real estate entities, with ownership interests up to 50%. Three of these unconsolidated real estate entities, Avalon Terrace, LLC, CVP I, LLC and the Fund, have debt outstanding as of March 31, 2005 as follows:

  •   Avalon Terrace, LLC has $22,500,000 of variable rate debt which matures in November 2005 and is payable by the unconsolidated real estate entity with operating cash flow from the underlying real estate. We have not guaranteed the debt on Avalon Terrace, LLC, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should the unconsolidated real estate entity be unable to do so.
  •   CVP I, LLC has a construction loan in the amount of $117,000,000 which matures in February 2009, assuming exercise of two one-year renewal options, and is payable by the unconsolidated real estate entity. In connection with the general contractor services that we provide to CVP I, LLC, the entity that owns and is developing Avalon Chrystie Place I, we have provided a construction completion guarantee to the lender in order to fulfill their standard financing requirements related to the construction financing. Our obligations under this guarantee will terminate following construction completion once all of the lender’s standard completion requirements have been satisfied. We currently expect this to occur in 2006.
  •   The Fund has three mortgage loans in the amounts of $16,765,000, $8,069,000 and $16,575,000, which mature in October 2011, February 2028 (but can be prepaid after February 2008 without penalty) and April 2012, respectively. These mortgage loans are secured by the underlying real estate. In addition, the Fund has a bridge loan with $33,000,000 outstanding as of March 31, 2005. The bridge loan matures in September 2005, but we expect the bridge loan to be replaced with permanent financing through a line of credit, which will mature in January 2008. The mortgage loans and the bridge loan are payable by the Fund with operating cash flow from the underlying real estate, and the bridge loan is secured by capital commitments. We have not guaranteed the debt on the Fund, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should the Fund be unable to do so.

In addition, as part of the formation of the Fund, we have provided to one of the limited partners a guarantee as follows. If, upon final liquidation of the Fund, the total amount of all distributions to that partner during the life of the Fund (whether from operating cash flow or property sales) does not equal the total capital contributions made by that partner, then we will pay the partner an amount equal to the shortfall, but in no event more than 10% of the total capital contributions made by the partner. We have not recorded a liability related to this guarantee as of March 31, 2005, as the fair value of the real estate assets owned by the Fund is considered adequate to cover such payment under a liquidation scenario. There are no other lines of credit, side agreements, financial guarantees or any other derivative financial instruments related to or between us and our unconsolidated real estate entities. In evaluating our capital structure and overall leverage, management takes into consideration our proportionate share of this unconsolidated debt. For more information regarding the operations of our unconsolidated entities see Note 6, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities,” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Contractual Obligations

We currently have contractual obligations consisting primarily of long-term debt obligations and lease obligations for certain land parcels and office space. There have not been any material changes outside the ordinary course of business to our contractual obligations during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

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Development Communities

As of March 31, 2005, we had eleven Development Communities under construction. We expect these Development Communities, when completed, to add a total of 2,717 apartment homes to our portfolio for a total capitalized cost, including land acquisition costs, of approximately $652,200,000. Statements regarding the future development or performance of the Development Communities are forward-looking statements. We cannot assure you that:

  •   we will complete the Development Communities;
  •   our budgeted costs or estimates of occupancy rates will be realized;
  •   our schedule of leasing start dates, construction completion dates or stabilization dates will be achieved; or
  •   future developments will realize returns comparable to our past developments.

You should carefully review the discussion under “Risks of Development and Redevelopment” included elsewhere in this report.

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The following table presents a summary of the Development Communities. We hold a direct or indirect fee simple ownership interest in these communities except where noted.

                             
            Total                
        Number of   capitalized                
        apartment   cost (1)   Construction   Initial   Estimated   Estimated
        homes   ($ millions)   start   occupancy (2)   completion   stabilization (3)
1.
  Avalon Run East II
                       
 
  Lawrenceville, NJ   312   $52.0   Q2 2003   Q2 2004   Q2 2005   Q4 2005
2.
  Avalon Chrystie Place I (4)
                       
 
  New York, NY   361   150.0   Q4 2003   Q3 2005   Q4 2005   Q2 2006
3.
  Avalon Pines I
                       
 
  Coram, NY   298   48.7   Q4 2003   Q4 2004   Q3 2005   Q1 2006
4.
  Avalon Orange
                       
 
  Orange, CT   168   22.4   Q1 2004   Q4 2004   Q3 2005   Q4 2005
5.
  Avalon Danbury
                       
 
  Danbury, CT   234   35.6   Q1 2004   Q1 2005   Q4 2005   Q2 2006
6.
  Avalon Del Rey (5)
                       
 
  Los Angeles, CA   309   70.0   Q2 2004   Q3 2005   Q1 2006   Q3 2006
7.
  Avalon at Juanita Village (6)
                       
 
  Kirkland, WA   211   45.5   Q2 2004   Q3 2005   Q4 2005   Q2 2006
8.
  Avalon Camarillo
                       
 
  Camarillo, CA   249   42.7   Q2 2004   Q3 2005   Q1 2006   Q3 2006
9.
  Avalon at Bedford Center
                       
 
  Bedford, MA   139   25.3   Q4 2004   Q4 2005   Q2 2006   Q4 2006
10.
  Avalon Wilshire
                       
 
  Los Angeles, CA   123   42.0   Q1 2005   Q4 2006   Q1 2007   Q3 2007
11.
  Avalon at Mission Bay North II (7)
                       
 
  Bedford, MA   313   118.0   Q1 2005   Q4 2006   Q2 2007   Q4 2007
 
                           
 
  Total   2,717   $652.2                
 
                           

(1)   Total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs projected to be or actually incurred to develop the respective Development Community, determined in accordance with GAAP, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees. Total capitalized cost for communities identified as having joint venture ownership, either during construction or upon construction completion, represents the total projected joint venture contribution amount.
     
(2)   Future initial occupancy dates are estimates.
     
(3)   Stabilized operations is defined as the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% or greater physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development.
     
(4)   This community is being financed under a joint venture structure with third-party financing, in which the community is owned by a limited liability company managed by one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. The total capitalized cost for this community includes costs associated with the construction of 89,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet for a community facility. Our portion of the total capitalized cost of this joint venture is projected to be $30,000,000 including community-based tax-exempt debt.
     
(5)   This community is currently owned by one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, is financed, in part, by a construction loan, and is subject to a joint venture agreement that allows for a 70% joint venture partner to be admitted upon construction completion.
     
(6)   This community is being developed by one of our wholly-owned, taxable REIT subsidiaries, and is subject to a venture agreement that provides for the transfer of 100% of the ownership interests to the joint venture upon construction completion.
     
(7)   This community is being developed under a joint venture structure. We hold a 25% equity interest in this joint venture and we anticipate that approximately 80% of the total capitalized cost will be financed through a construction loan. Our portion of the total capitalized cost of this joint venture is projected to be $29,500,000 including community-based debt.

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Redevelopment Communities

As of March 31, 2005, we had four communities under redevelopment. We expect the total capitalized cost to complete these communities, including the cost of acquisition, capital expenditures subsequent to acquisition and redevelopment, to be approximately $229,300,000, of which approximately $40,300,000 is the additional capital invested or expected to be invested during redevelopment and $189,000,000 was incurred prior to redevelopment. Statements regarding the future redevelopment or performance of the Redevelopment Communities are forward-looking statements. We have found that the cost to redevelop an existing apartment community is more difficult to budget and estimate than the cost to develop a new community. Accordingly, we expect that actual costs may vary from our budget by a wider range than for a new development community. We cannot assure you that we will meet our schedule for reconstruction completion or restabilized operations, or that we will meet our budgeted costs, either individually or in the aggregate. See the discussion under “Risks of Development and Redevelopment” included elsewhere in this report.

The following presents a summary of these Redevelopment Communities:

                                                         
                    Total cost                      
            Number of     ($ millions)             Estimated     Estimated  
            apartment     Pre-redevelopment     Total capitalized     Reconstruction     reconstruction     restabilized  
            homes     cost     cost (1)     start     completion     operations (2)  
  1.    
Avalon at Prudential Center
                               
     
Boston, MA
    781     $ 133.9     $ 160.0       Q4 2000       Q2 2006       Q4 2006  
  2.    
Avalon Towers
                                   
     
Long Beach, NY
    109       17.3       21.5       Q3 2004       Q3 2005       Q3 2005  
  3.    
Avalon at Fairway Hills III
                                   
     
Columbia, MD
    336       23.3       29.4       Q4 2004       Q2 2006       Q4 2006  
  4.    
Briarcliffe Lakeside (3)
                                   
     
Wheaton, IL
    204       14.5       18.4       Q4 2004       Q1 2006       Q3 2006  
       
 
                                         
       
Total
    1,430     $ 189.0     $ 229.3                          
       
 
                                         

(1)   Total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs projected to be incurred to redevelop the respective Redevelopment Community, including costs to acquire the community, reconstruction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated redevelopment overhead and other regulatory fees determined in accordance with GAAP.
     
(2)   Restabilized operations is defined as the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% or greater physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of redevelopment.
     
(3)   This community was acquired in 2004 by the Fund, which we wholly-owned until the admittance of outside investors during the three months ended March 31, 2005, reducing our ownership in this community and the Fund to 15%.

Development Rights

As of March 31, 2005, we are evaluating the future development of 49 new apartment communities on land that is either owned by us, under contract, subject to a leasehold interest or for which we hold a purchase option. We generally hold Development Rights through options to acquire land, although for seventeen of the Development Rights we currently own the land on which a community would be built if we proceeded with development. The Development Rights range from those beginning design and architectural planning to those that have completed site plans and drawings and can begin construction almost immediately. We estimate that the successful completion of all of these communities would ultimately add 13,104 apartment homes to our portfolio. Substantially all of these apartment homes will offer features like those offered by the communities we currently own. At March 31, 2005, there were cumulative capitalized costs (including legal fees, design fees and related overhead costs, but excluding land costs) of $35,863,000 relating to Development Rights that we consider probable for future development. In addition, land costs related to the pursuit of Development Rights (consisting of original land and additional carrying costs) of $187,875,000 are reflected as land held for development on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2005.

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The properties comprising the Development Rights are in different stages of the due diligence and regulatory approval process. The decisions as to which of the Development Rights to invest in, if any, or to continue to pursue once an investment in a Development Right is made, are business judgments that we make after we perform financial, demographic and other analyses. In the event that we do not proceed with a Development Right, we generally would not recover capitalized costs incurred in the pursuit of those communities, unless we were to recover amounts in connection with the sale of land; however, we cannot guarantee a recovery. Pre-development costs incurred in the pursuit of Development Rights for which future development is not yet considered probable are expensed as incurred. In addition, if the status of a Development Right changes, deeming future development no longer probable, any capitalized pre-development costs are written-off with a charge to expense.

Although the development of any particular Development Right cannot be assured, we believe that the Development Rights, in the aggregate, present attractive potential opportunities for future development and growth of long-term stockholder value.

Statements regarding the future development of the Development Rights are forward-looking statements. We cannot assure you that:

  •   we will succeed in obtaining zoning and other necessary governmental approvals or the financing required to develop these communities, or that we will decide to develop any particular community; or
  •   if we undertake construction of any particular community, that we will complete construction at the total capitalized cost assumed in the financial projections in the following table.

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The table below presents a summary of the 49 Development Rights we are currently pursuing.

                             
                        Total  
                Estimated     capitalized  
                number     cost  
        Location       of homes     ($ millions)(1)  
  1.    
Newton, MA
  (2)     204     $ 63  
  2.    
Coram, NY Phase II
  (2)     152       26  
  3.    
Rockville, MD Phase II
  (2)     196       30  
  4.    
Lyndhurst, NJ
  (2)     328       81  
  5.    
Long Island City, NY Phase II and III
        602       176  
  6.    
New York, NY Phase II and III
  (2)     308       142  
  7.    
Dublin, CA Phase I
        305       74  
  8.    
Encino, CA
  (2)     131       51  
  9.    
Danvers, MA
        428       80  
  10.    
Woburn, MA
        446       84  
  11.    
New Rochelle, NY Phase II and III
        588       165  
  12.    
Shrewsbury, MA
        264       40  
  13.    
Hingham, MA
        236       44  
  14.    
Glen Cove, NY
  (2)     111       34  
  15.    
Plymouth, MA Phase II
        69       13  
  16.    
Andover, MA
  (2)     115       21  
  17.    
Quincy, MA
  (2)     148       24  
  18.    
Canoga Park, CA
        209       47  
  19.    
Tinton Falls, NJ
        298       51  
  20.    
Wilton, CT
  (2)     100       24  
  21.    
Lexington, MA
        387       76  
  22.    
Bellevue, WA
        368       78  
  23.    
West Haven, CT
        170       23  
  24.    
Greenburgh, NY Phase II
        444       112  
  25.    
Kirkland, WA Phase II
        173       48  
  26.    
Seattle, WA
  (2)     194       54  
  27.    
Oyster Bay, NY
        273       69  
  28.    
Norwalk, CT
        312       63  
  29.    
College Park, MD
        320       44  
  30.    
Union City, CA Phase I
  (2) (3)     230       58  
  31.    
Union City, CA Phase II
  (2) (3)     209       54  
  32.    
Irvine, CA
        290       63  
  33.    
Sharon, MA
        156       26  
  34.    
Gaithersburg, MD
        254       41  
  35.    
White Plains, NY
        403       138  
  36.    
Cohasset, MA
        200       38  
  37.    
Dublin, CA Phase II
        200       52  
  38.    
Dublin, CA Phase III
        205       53  
  39.    
Milford, CT
  (2)     284       45  
  40.    
Shelton, CT
        302       49  
  41.    
Shelton, CT Phase II
        171       34  
  42.    
Wheaton, MD
  (2) (3)     320       56  
  43.    
Alexandria, VA
        282       56  
  44.    
Stratford, CT
  (2)     146       23  
  45.    
Plainview, NY
        220       47  
  46.    
Camarillo, CA
        376       55  
  47.    
Yaphank, NY
        298       57  
  48.    
Rockville, MD
  (2) (3)     240       46  
  49.    
Tysons Corner, VA
  (2) (3)     439       101  
       
 
               
       
Total
        13,104     $ 2,929  
       
 
               

(1)   Total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs incurred to date (if any) and projected to be incurred to develop the respective community, determined in accordance with GAAP, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees.
     
(2)   We own the land parcel, but construction has not yet begun.
     
(3)   Represents improved land, two parcels of which are encumbered with debt. The improved land consists of occupied office buildings and industrial space. NOI from incidental operations from the current improvements will be recorded as a reduction in cost basis as described in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

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Risks of Development and Redevelopment

We intend to continue to pursue the development and redevelopment of apartment home communities. Our development and redevelopment activities may be exposed to the following:

  •   we may abandon opportunities we have already begun to explore based on further review of, or changes in, financial, demographic, environmental or other factors;
  •   we may encounter liquidity constraints, including the unavailability of financing on favorable terms for the development or redevelopment of a community;
  •   we may be unable to obtain, or we may experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy, and other required governmental permits and authorizations;
  •   we may incur construction or reconstruction costs for a community that exceed our original estimates due to increased materials, labor or other expenses, which could make completion of development or redevelopment of the community uneconomical;
  •   occupancy rates and rents at a newly completed development or redevelopment community may fluctuate depending on a number of factors, including competition and market and general economic conditions, and may not be sufficient to make the community profitable; and
  •   we may be unable to complete construction and lease-up on schedule, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs.

The occurrence of any of the events described above could adversely affect results of operations and our payment of distributions to our stockholders.

Construction costs are projected by us based on market conditions prevailing in the community’s market at the time our budgets are prepared and reflect changes to those market conditions that we anticipated at that time. Although we attempt to anticipate changes in market conditions, we cannot predict those changes with certainty. Construction costs have been increasing, particularly for materials such as steel, concrete and lumber, and, for some of our Development Communities and Development Rights, the total construction costs may be higher than the original budget. We do not expect that these price increases will materially affect our current Development Communities. However, these increases may materially affect Development Rights where construction has not yet begun. Total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs projected to be incurred to develop the respective Development or Redevelopment Community, determined in accordance with GAAP, including:

  •   land and/or property acquisition costs;
  •   construction or reconstruction costs;
  •   real estate taxes;
  •   capitalized interest;
  •   loan fees;
  •   permits;
  •   professional fees;
  •   allocated development or redevelopment overhead; and
  •   other regulatory fees.

Costs to redevelop communities that have been acquired have, in some cases, exceeded our original estimates and similar increases in costs may be experienced in the future. We cannot assure you that market rents in effect at the time new development communities or redevelopment communities complete lease-up will be sufficient to fully offset the effects of any increased construction or reconstruction costs.

Insurance and Risk of Uninsured Losses

We carry commercial general liability insurance and property insurance with respect to all of our communities. These policies, and other insurance policies we carry, have policy specifications, insured limits and deductibles that we consider commercially reasonable. There are, however, certain types of losses (such as losses arising from acts of war) that are not insured, in full or in part, because they are either uninsurable or the cost of

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insurance makes it, in management’s view, economically impractical. If an uninsured property loss or a property loss in excess of insured limits were to occur, we could lose our capital invested in a community, as well as the anticipated future revenues from such community. We would also continue to be obligated to repay any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the community. If an uninsured liability to a third-party were to occur, we would incur the cost of defense and settlement with, or court ordered damages to, that third-party. A significant uninsured property or liability loss could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Many of our West Coast communities are located in the general vicinity of active earthquake faults. A large concentration of our communities lie near, and thus are susceptible to, the major fault lines in California, including the San Andreas fault and the Hayward fault. We cannot assure you that an earthquake would not cause damage or losses greater than insured levels. In June 2004, we renewed our earthquake insurance. We have in place with respect to communities located in California, for any single occurrence and in the aggregate, $75,000,000 of coverage with a deductible per building equal to five percent of the insured value of that building. The five percent deductible is subject to a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence. Earthquake coverage outside of California is subject to a $200,000,000 limit, except with respect to the state of Washington, for which the limit is $65,000,000. Our earthquake insurance outside of California provides for a $100,000 deductible per occurrence. In addition, up to a policy aggregate of $3,000,000, the next $400,000 of loss per occurrence outside California will be treated as an additional deductible.

Our annual general liability policy and workman’s compensation coverage was renewed on August 1, 2004 and the insurance coverage provided for in these renewal policies did not materially change from the preceding year. Including the costs we estimate that we may incur as a result of deductibles, we expect the cost related to these insurance categories for the policy period from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 to remain flat as compared to the prior period.

Our property insurance policy was scheduled to renew on December 1, 2005; however, in an effort to capitalize on declining insurance rates we elected to extend the first $15,000,000 layer of the policy by five months, thereby changing the renewal date for this layer to May 1, 2006. The remaining layers are currently scheduled to renew on December 1, 2005. We are currently in negotiations with all carriers to align the renewal dates. Based on this policy extension, we have seen a decline in insurance premiums for property coverage, which combined with the cost we may incur as a result of deductibles, we expect will result in declining overall insurance costs as compared to prior periods.

Just as with office buildings, transportation systems and government buildings, there have been reports that apartment communities could become targets of terrorism. In November 2002, Congress passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”) which is designed to make terrorism insurance available. In connection with this legislation, we have purchased insurance for property damage due to terrorism up to $200,000,000. Additionally, we have purchased insurance for certain terrorist acts, not covered under TRIA, such as domestic-based terrorism. This insurance, often referred to as “non-certified” terrorism insurance, is subject to deductibles, limits and exclusions. Our general liability policy provides TRIA coverage (subject to deductibles and insured limits) for liability to third parties that result from terrorist acts at our communities. TRIA is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. It is uncertain if Congress will extend this act and continue to provide federal support for terrorism insurance. If Congress does not extend TRIA, the cost and availability of terrorism insurance may be in question.

Mold growth may occur when excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Although the occurrence of mold at multifamily and other structures, and the need to remediate such mold, is not a new phenomenon, there has been increased awareness in recent years that certain molds may in some instances lead to adverse health effects, including allergic or other reactions. To help limit mold growth, we educate residents about the importance of adequate ventilation and request or require that they notify us when they see mold or excessive moisture. We have established procedures for promptly addressing and remediating mold or excessive moisture from apartment homes when we become aware of its presence regardless of whether we or the resident believe a health risk is present. However, we cannot assure that mold or excessive moisture will be detected and remediated in a timely manner. If a significant

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mold problem arises at one of our communities, we could be required to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold from the affected community and could be exposed to other liabilities. We cannot assure that we will have coverage under our existing policies for property damage or liability to third parties arising as a result of exposure to mold or a claim of exposure to mold at one of our communities.

In March 2005, we renewed our directors and officers insurance with our existing carriers, decreasing our annual premium. There were no reductions in coverage and a few coverage enhancements.

Inflation and Deflation

Substantially all of our apartment leases are for a term of one year or less. In an inflationary environment, this may allow us to realize increased rents upon renewal of existing leases or the beginning of new leases. Short-term leases generally minimize our risk from the adverse effects of inflation, although these leases generally permit residents to leave at the end of the lease term and therefore expose us to the effect of a decline in market rents. In a deflationary rent environment, we may be exposed to declining rents more quickly under these shorter-term leases.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “project,” “plan,” “may,” “shall,” “will” and other similar expressions in this Form 10-Q, that predict or indicate future events and trends and that do not report historical matters. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding our intent, belief or expectations with respect to:

  •   our potential development, redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of communities;
  •   the timing and cost of completion of apartment communities under construction, reconstruction, development or redevelopment;
  •   the timing of lease-up, occupancy and stabilization of apartment communities;
  •   the pursuit of land on which we are considering future development;
  •   the anticipated operating performance of our communities;
  •   cost, yield and earnings estimates;
  •   our declaration or payment of distributions;
  •   our joint venture and discretionary fund activities;
  •   our policies regarding investments, indebtedness, acquisitions, dispositions, financings and other matters;
  •   our qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code;
  •   the real estate markets in Northern and Southern California and markets in selected states in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States and in general;
  •   the availability of debt and equity financing;
  •   interest rates;
  •   general economic conditions; and
  •   trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations.

We cannot assure the future results or outcome of the matters described in these statements; rather, these statements merely reflect our current expectations of the approximate outcomes of the matters discussed. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially

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from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

  •   we may fail to secure development opportunities due to an inability to reach agreements with third parties or to obtain desired zoning and other local approvals;
  •   we may abandon or defer development opportunities for a number of reasons, including changes in local market conditions which make development less desirable, increases in costs of development and increases in the cost of capital, resulting in losses;
  •   construction costs of a community may exceed our original estimates;
  •   we may not complete construction and lease-up of communities under development or redevelopment on schedule, resulting in increased interest costs and construction costs and a decrease in our expected rental revenues;
  •   occupancy rates and market rents may be adversely affected by competition and local economic and market conditions which are beyond our control;
  •   financing may not be available on favorable terms or at all, and our cash flow from operations and access to cost effective capital may be insufficient for the development of our pipeline which could limit our pursuit of opportunities;
  •   our cash flow may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and we may be unable to refinance existing indebtedness or the terms of such refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness;
  •   we may be unsuccessful in our management of the Fund and the Fund REIT; and
  •   we may be unsuccessful in managing changes in our portfolio composition.

In addition, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements, and therefore they may not represent our estimates and assumptions after the date of this report.

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Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)

         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
       
    There have been no material changes to our exposures to market risk since December 31, 2004.
 
       
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
       
  (a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
 
       
      The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. We continue to review and document our disclosure controls and procedures, including our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that our systems evolve with our business.
 
       
  (b)   Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.
 
       
      During first quarter 2005, the Company implemented a new purchasing and invoice system that improved the efficiency of the Company ‘s purchasing and payment processes. As with any new technology application the Company implements, the design of the internal controls have been evaluated for effectiveness. The Company expects this new application to improve its internal controls over financial reporting for its purchasing and invoicing processes.

Part II.    OTHER INFORMATION

     
Item 1.
  Legal Proceedings
 
   
  As reported most recently in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, we are currently involved in litigation with York Hunter Construction, Inc. and National Union Fire Insurance Company. A non-jury trial ended in April 2004 and on May 20, 2004, the court issued a ruling, finding that (i) York Hunter breached the Construction Management Agreement between it and the Company in failing to complete the project and abandoning the construction site and is therefore liable to the Company for consequential damages, and (ii) National Union, having failed to exercise its various rights to perform and complete, is liable to the Company for consequential damages. The court issued a ruling dated October 6, 2004, awarding the Company approximately $1.25 million plus interest. The Company is filing an appeal to seek an increase in the damage award.
 
   
  Also as reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, on June 6, 2003, a purported California class action lawsuit, Julie E. Ko v. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and Does 1 through 100, was filed against the Company in California’s Los Angeles County Superior Court. The suit purports to be brought on behalf of all of the Company’s former California residents who, during the four-year period prior to the filing of the suit, paid a security deposit to the Company for the rental of residential property in California and had a portion of the deposit withheld by the Company in excess of the damages actually sustained by the Company. The plaintiff

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  seeks compensatory and statutory damages in unspecified amounts as well as injunctive relief, restitution, and an award of attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs of suit. The complaint seeking class certification was amended in March 2004 and the Company responded to the amended complaint on May 3, 2004. Due to the uncertainty of many critical factual and legal issues, including the viability of the case as a class action, it is not possible to determine or predict the outcome.
 
   
  We are involved in various other claims and/or administrative proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While no assurances can be given, the Company does not believe that any of these outstanding litigation matters, individually or in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on the Company.
 
   
Item 2.
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
   
  During the three months ended March 31, 2005, AvalonBay issued 23,073 shares of common stock in exchange for 23,073 units of limited partnership held by certain limited partners of Avalon DownREIT V, L.P. The shares were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. AvalonBay is relying on the exemption based on factual representations received from the limited partners who received these shares.
 
   
Item 3.
  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
   
  None.
 
   
Item 4.
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
   
  None.
 
   
Item 5.
  Other Information
 
   
  None.
 
   
Item 6.
  Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.       Description
 
       
3(i).1
  —   Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of AvalonBay Communities (the “Company”), dated as of June 4, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to Form 10-Q of the Company filed August 14, 1998.)
 
       
3(i).2
  —   Articles of Amendment, dated as of October 2, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(ii) to Form 8-K of the Company filed on October 6, 1998.)
 
       
3(i).3
  —   Articles Supplementary, dated as of October 13, 1998, relating to the 8.70% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A of the Company filed October 14, 1998.)
 
       
3(ii).1
  —   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as adopted by the Board of Directors on February 13, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to Form 10-K of the Company filed March 11, 2003.)
 
       
4.1
  —   Indenture of Avalon Properties, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Avalon Properties”) dated as of September 18, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K of Avalon Properties dated September 18, 1995.)
 
       
4.2
  —   First Supplemental Indenture of Avalon Properties dated as of September 18, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K of the Company filed March 26, 2002.)

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4.3
  —   Second Supplemental Indenture of Avalon Properties dated as of December 16, 1997. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-K of the Company filed March 11, 2003.)
 
       
4.4
  —   Third Supplemental Indenture of Avalon Properties dated as of January 22, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 10-K of the Company filed March 11, 2003.)
 
       
4.5
  —   Indenture, dated as of January 16, 1998, between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 10-K of the Company filed on March 11, 2003.)
 
       
4.6
  —   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 1998, between the Company and the Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Form 10-K of the Company filed on March 11, 2003.)
 
       
4.7
  —   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 7, 1998, between the Company and the Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K of the Company filed on July 9, 1998.)
 
       
4.8
  —   Amended and Restated Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2000 between the Company and the Trustee, including forms of Floating Rate Note and Fixed Rate Note. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 11, 2000.)
 
       
4.9
  —   Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company filed on September 14, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Form S-3 of the Company, File No. 333-87063.)
 
       
4.10
  —   Amendment to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan filed on December 17, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 on December 17, 1999.)
 
       
4.11
  —   Amendment to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan filed on March 26, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 on March 26, 2004).
 
       
10.1
  —   Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of AvalonBay Value Added Fund, L.P., dated as of March 16, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.2+
  —   Endorsement Split Dollar Agreements and Amendments Thereto with Messrs. Blair, Naughton, Fuller, Sargeant, Horey and Meyer. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.3+
  —   First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Bryce Blair, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.4+
  —   First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Timothy J. Naughton, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.5+
  —   First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Thomas J. Sargeant, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.6+
  —   First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Leo S. Horey, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.7+
  —   First Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Company and Samuel B. Fuller, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)

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10.8+
  —   First Amendment to Retirement Agreement between the Company and Gilbert M. Meyer, dated as of March 31, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.9+
  —   Separation Agreement between the Company and Samuel B. Fuller, dated as of April 6, 2005. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
10.10+
  —   Summary of Compensation Arrangements for Certain Executive Officers and Directors. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
12.1
  —   Statements re: Computation of Ratios. (Filed herewith.)
 
       
31.1
  —   Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer.) (Filed herewith.)
 
       
31.2
  —   Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer.) (Filed herewith.)
 
       
32
  —   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer). (Furnished herewith.)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

         
Date:     May 6, 2005
  /s/ Bryce Blair
Bryce Blair
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
     
     
     
 
Date:     May 6, 2005
  /s/ Thomas J. Sargeant
Thomas J. Sargeant
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
     
     
     
 

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