Form: 8-A12B

Form for the registration / listing of a class of securities on a national securities exchange pursuant to Section 12(b)

October 14, 1998

8-A12B: Form for the registration / listing of a class of securities on a national securities exchange pursuant to Section 12(b)

Published on October 14, 1998




SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland 77-0404318
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300

Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the registration
of a class of securities pursuant to of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act
and is effective pursuant and is effective pursuant to General
to General Instruction A.(c), please Instruction A.(d), please check the
check the following box. |X| following box. [ ]


Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-60875.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Class Name of Each Exchange on
to be so Registered which Class is to be Registered
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8.70% Series H Cumulative Redeemable New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share Pacific Exchange, Inc.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Not Applicable
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(title of class)




INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

A description of the 8.70% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share ("Series H Preferred Stock"), of AvalonBay Communities,
Inc. (the "Company") is contained in a Prospectus Supplement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 1998 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such Prospectus Supplement
supplements the Prospectus contained in the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-60875), which became effective on August 18, 1998, and it
is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. EXHIBITS

The shares of Series H Preferred Stock described herein are to be
registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange, Inc., on
which other securities of the Company are registered. Accordingly, the following
exhibits, required to be filed herewith in accordance with the Instructions as
to Exhibits to Form 8-A, have been duly filed with the New York Stock Exchange
and the Pacific Exchange, Inc.:

(1) Articles Supplementary of the Company relating to the 8.70%
Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company,
dated as of October 13, 1998.

(2) Articles of Amendment, dated as of October 2, 1998. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1(ii) to the Company's Form 8-K filed
October 6, 1998).

(3) Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of
Incorporation of 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.)

(4) Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated on July 24, 1998.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii).1 to Form 10-Q of the
Company filed August 14, 1998.)





SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

By: /s/ Thomas J. Sargeant
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Thomas J. Sargeant
Chief Financial Officer


October 13, 1998