AvalonBay, Equity Residential to Merge to Create Multifamily Giant

The new entity would own more than 180,000 multifamily housing units.
AvalonBay, Equity Residential to Merge to Create Multifamily Giant
An apartment building stands in the East Village in New York City, on May 11, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential on May 20 announced they would join forces in an all-stock merger to create a multifamily real estate titan with an enterprise value approaching $69 billion.

The merger would create a much stronger organization that would generate about $2 billion annually in cash flow to be deployed across multiple growth channels, the companies said in an investor presentation.

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