CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.
Published on March 31, 1999
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (formerly Bay Apartment Communities, Inc.) on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-16837), Form S-8 (File No. 333-56089), Form S-3 (File No.
333-16647), Form S-3 (File No. 333-15407), Form S-3 (File No. 333-62855) and
Form S-3 (File No. 333-60875) of our report dated March 25, 1998, on our audit
of the financial statements of the Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. 1996
Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 1997 and for the
year then ended, which report is included in this Current Report on Form 11-K.
/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
San Francisco, California
March 29, 1999