Every Form 4 that AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow AVB and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full AVB filings page.
AvalonBay Communities EVP-General Counsel Edward M. Schulman reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock and performance share units, the company withheld 2,783 shares of common stock at $177.23 per share to cover tax obligations. After this withholding, Schulman directly owned 23,917.6099 shares, including restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities Inc Executive Vice President Alaine Susan Walsh reported a tax-related share disposition. On the reported date, 690 shares of common stock at a price of $177.23 per share were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations on vesting equity awards.
According to the filing, this was a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale and was made in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and performance share unit awards under AvalonBay's equity incentive plan. After this transaction, Walsh directly owned 9,429 shares of common stock, including restricted shares.
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC Chief Operating Officer Sean J. Breslin reported a tax-related share disposition. The company withheld 5,771 shares of common stock at $177.23 per share to cover tax obligations on the vesting of restricted stock and performance share unit awards under its equity incentive plan.
After this withholding, Breslin directly owns 81,027.3692 shares of AvalonBay common stock, including restricted shares. This filing reflects administrative tax withholding rather than an open-market stock sale.
AvalonBay Communities Inc. senior vice president Sean Thomas Willson reported a tax-related share disposition under the company’s equity plan. On the transaction date, 249 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $177.23 per share to cover tax obligations tied to vesting of restricted stock and performance share units.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Willson directly owned a total of 4,373.186 shares of AvalonBay common stock, including restricted shares, reflecting his ongoing equity stake in the company.
AvalonBay Communities Executive Vice President Pamela Rogers Thomas reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock and performance share unit awards, the company withheld 2,652 shares of common stock to cover tax withholding obligations. Following this tax-withholding disposition, she directly owned 11,055 shares, including restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities Chief Financial Officer Kevin P. O'Shea reported stock-based compensation awards, increasing his direct holdings. On February 26, 2026, he acquired 6,164 shares of restricted stock under the company's Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to vesting requirements.
On the same date, he also acquired 10,684 shares earned from previously awarded performance share units under the same plan. Following these transactions, he directly owned 39,766.9396 shares of AvalonBay common stock, including restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities Executive Vice President Pamela Rogers Thomas reported two stock awards of the company’s common shares. She acquired 3,876 shares of restricted stock under AvalonBay’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to vesting. She also received 5,214 shares earned from previously granted performance share units. After these awards, her directly owned holdings, including restricted shares, increased as reflected in the filing.
AvalonBay Communities Chief Investment Officer Matthew H. Birenbaum reported equity awards in company stock. On February 26, 2026, he acquired 7,926 shares of restricted common stock and 12,141 shares earned from previously awarded performance share units under AvalonBay’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.
The restricted shares are subject to vesting requirements. After these awards, Birenbaum directly owns 92,874.8925 shares of AvalonBay common stock, including restricted shares counted in his direct holdings.
AvalonBay Communities CEO and President Benjamin Schall reported equity compensation awards. On February 26, 2026, he acquired 21,772 employee stock options and 9,586 shares of restricted stock under the company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, both at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
The filing also shows an additional 33,996 common shares earned from previously awarded performance share units. Following these awards, Schall directly owned 118,680.2339 common shares. The new options vest in three equal annual installments, with the first installment scheduled to vest on March 1, 2027, and the document notes other prior option grants vesting annually beginning between March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2026.
AvalonBay Communities executive vice president and general counsel Edward M. Schulman reported acquiring additional company stock through equity compensation awards. On February 26, 2026, he received 3,325 shares of restricted stock under the Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to vesting requirements.
On the same date, he also acquired 5,666 shares earned from previously awarded performance share units under the same plan. Both awards were recorded at a per-share price of $0.00, reflecting non-cash equity grants. After these transactions, Schulman directly owned 26,700.6099 shares of common stock, including restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities Executive Vice President Alaine Susan Walsh reported two stock awards. On February 26, 2026, she acquired 929 shares of common stock through a grant of restricted stock under the company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, with these shares subject to vesting requirements.
On the same date, she also acquired 901 shares of common stock earned from previously awarded performance share units under the same equity plan. After these equity awards, her directly owned common stock holdings, including restricted shares, increased as reflected in the post-transaction ownership totals disclosed in the filing.
AvalonBay Communities Chief Operating Officer Sean J. Breslin reported two stock awards in the company’s common stock. On February 26, 2026, he acquired 6,992 shares of restricted stock and 12,141 shares earned from previously awarded performance share units. Both awards were granted at $0.00 per share and are held as direct ownership, with the restricted shares subject to vesting requirements.
AvalonBay Communities Senior Vice President Sean Thomas Willson reported equity awards of common stock. On February 26, 2026, he acquired 559 shares of restricted stock under the company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to vesting requirements. He also acquired 404 shares earned from previously awarded performance share units under the same plan. Following these grants, he directly owns 4,622.186 shares of AvalonBay common stock, including restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities Inc. reported a Form 4 insider transaction for a company director. On 12/09/2025, the director received 600 Deferred Stock Units of common stock under AvalonBay’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan at a stated price of $0, reflecting an equity award rather than an open-market purchase.
The filing explains that these Deferred Stock Units are subject to vesting requirements and will convert into common stock on a one-to-one basis after the director ceases to serve on the board. Following this grant, the director beneficially owns 632 shares of common stock, including the Deferred Stock Units, all held as direct ownership.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. reported a routine insider transaction for a director. On 12/01/2025, the director received 32 Deferred Stock Units of common stock at a price of $0 per unit under the company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. These Units were granted in lieu of the quarterly cash director fee, based on an earlier election by the director.
The Units will convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis after the director ceases to serve on the board. Following this grant, the director’s directly owned common stock figure includes all such shares and Units, which may be subject to vesting requirements.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) reported a routine change in director equity holdings. A director received a grant of 209 Deferred Stock Units of common stock on 12/01/2025 under the company’s equity incentive plan, pursuant to a prior election to take quarterly director fees in stock units instead of cash. The units were granted at a price of $0 because they represent deferred compensation rather than a market purchase. After this grant, the director beneficially owns 18,787.4967 shares of common stock, including deferred stock units that may be subject to vesting and will convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis after the director leaves the board.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. reported that one of its directors acquired 181 deferred stock units on 12/01/2025 under the company’s equity incentive plan. These units were granted at $0 as the director elected to receive stock units instead of a quarterly cash director fee. The units will convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis after the director ceases to serve on the board. Following this grant, the director beneficially owns a total of 7,001.3506 shares of common stock, including deferred stock units that may be subject to vesting requirements.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. reported an insider equity grant for one of its directors. On 12/01/2025, the director received 139 deferred stock units of common stock under the company’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, based on a prior election to take quarterly director fees in stock units instead of cash.
Each deferred stock unit converts into one share of AvalonBay common stock after the director ceases to serve on the board. Following this grant, the director directly holds 19,207.966 shares of common stock, including these units, which may be subject to vesting conditions.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. director reported receiving additional equity as part of board compensation. On 12/01/2025, the director acquired 139 Deferred Stock Units of common stock at a price of $0 per unit, reflecting an election to take the quarterly cash director fee in stock units instead of cash under the company’s equity incentive plan.
After this grant, the director beneficially owns 6,045.2425 shares of common stock directly, including these deferred stock units, which may be subject to vesting. The units will convert into one share of common stock for each unit after the individual ceases to serve as a director.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. reported an insider stock transaction by a senior executive. On 12/02/2025, a Senior Vice President sold 150 shares of AvalonBay common stock at a price of $180.265 per share, as shown in Table I of the filing. After this sale, the executive directly beneficially owned 3,579.3999 shares of common stock, which includes restricted shares.
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. executive reports small stock transfer
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.'s Chief Operating Officer, who is an officer but not a director or 10% owner, reported a change in ownership of company stock. On 12/01/2025, the reporting person executed a transaction in AvalonBay common stock coded "G," which indicates a gift or similar transfer, involving 150 shares at a stated price of $0 per share.
Following this transaction, the reporting person directly beneficially owns 67,579.7489 shares of AvalonBay common stock. This amount includes shares that are subject to restrictions, as noted in the explanation of responses. No derivative securities are reported as acquired or disposed of in this filing.