Form: 10-K

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

March 3, 2014


Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated February 28, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of AvalonBay Communities, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Form S-3

 

Form S-8

No. 333-179720

 

No. 333-161258

No. 333-87063

 

No. 333-16837

No. 333-107413

 

No. 333-115290

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

McLean, Virginia

 

February 28, 2014