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Corporate Analysis of a Large Property Management Company
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Company Profile and Campaign Strategies
Company InformationHeadquarters Address:
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Third Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
Website: www.avalonbay.com
Summary of Business*
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation
The company engages in the development, redevelopment, acquisition, ownership and operation of multifamily communities in high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States.
Markets are located in New England, the New York/New Jersey metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States.
Basic strategy is to obain ownership by developing communities on vacant land or by acquiring an existing community.
* 10-K 12/31/08
Company Properties* 164 operating apartment communities containing 45,728
apartment homes in ten states and the District of Columbia.
14 communities under construction that are expected to contain an aggregate of 4,564 apartment homes when completed.
Company has the rights to develop an additional 27 communities that is expected to contain an estimated 7,304 apartment homes.
Total 1830 Employees
* 10-K 12/31/08
Three Year Financials*2006 2007 2008
Total Revenues $677,641,000.00 $766,663,000.00 $854,208,000.00
Total Expenses $549,100,000.00 $593,608,000.00 $745,137,000.00
Stock Prices:
• January 2007 - $128.75• January 2008 - $ 91.35• January 2009 - $ 59.66
* Yahoo Finance
Principal Company Officers* BRYCE BLAIR, CEO AND BOARD CHAIR
ANNUAL COMPENSATION - $1.81 MMr. Blair is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Mr. Blair previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Development, Acquisitions and Construction. He has overseen the development, construction, acquisition and management of over $10 billion of multifamily assets.
Timothy J. Naughton, President and DirectorAnnual Compensation - $1.37 M
Prior to being named President, Mr. Naughton served as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) for the company, where he was responsible for the performance and coordination of development, construction, acquisitions, dispositions, and property operations.
* 10-K 12/31/08
Top 5 Direct Shareholders* Gilbert M. Meyer – 1,199,245 Shares
Bryce Blair – 247,198 Shares
Thomas J. Sargeant – 136,010 Shares
Timothy J. Naughton – 108,063 Shares
Leo S. Horey – 61,354 Shares
* Yahoo Finance
Top 5 Institutional Shareholders* VANGUARD GROUP, INC. (THE) 7,144,039 Shares
MORGAN STANLEY 6,376,163 Shares
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd 5,844,041 Shares
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4,680,272 Shares
STATE STREET CORPORATION 4,146,684 Shares
* Yahoo Finance
Inventory of Communities*Current Communities # of Communities # of Apartments
Established & Stabilized
New England 33 8481
Metro NY/NJ 31 9353
Mid-Atlantic/Midwest 27 8565
Pacific Northwest 10 2378
Northern California 30 8477
Southern California 20 5,105
Subtotal 151 42359
Lease-Up Communities 4 759
Redevelopment Communities 9 2610
Total Current Communities 164 45728
* 10-K 12/31/08
Other Building Statistics* Rights to Develop 27 Communities
3 Established Buildings in NYC
Avalon Riverview
Avalon Bowery Place
Avalon Chrystie
1 Underdevelopment in NYC
Avalon Morningside Park
* 10-K 12/31/08
Key Competitor* Apartment Investment & Management Co.
2008 Financials
Rental Revenues $1,350,950
Total Expenses $631,386
992 Properties
162,807 Units
Properties located in 44 states
* Yahoo Finance
Recent Litigation Issues* The Equal Rights Center sued for violations of access
requirements under the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act in 2005 with respect to 100 properties.
U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit in 2008 against Avalon Chrystie Place property with similar charges
* 10-K 12/31/08
Other Issue St. Johns Divine community concerned with proposed
20 story, 300 unit building dwarfing the historic cathedral.*
* NYT 4/4/06
Avalon Chrystie Place* Owner - Chrystie Venture Partners, LLC and,
AvalonBayCommunities, Inc.
Market Value as of 1/15/2008 - $65,300,000
Assessed Value as of 1/15/2008 - $29,385,000
Transitional Exemption Value as of 1/15/08 - $38,613,000
Exemption – State Lands & Bldgs, State Urban Dev. Corp
(New residential development exemption)
Taxable Value - $0
* NYC Finance
Campaign Strategies Suggest the Political Director press FHA and ADA lawsuits
in light of new development exemption of $38,613,000 Distribute flyer to residents in 3 NYC buildings particularly
elderly/disabled tenants.
Notify shareholders of lawsuit
Possible joint activities with Equal Rights Center (ERC) who brought original suit against 100 buildings
Consider joining ERC suit as friend-of-court.
Consider contacting City council members toward eliminating exemption
Consider working with disabled rights organizations in picketing Chrystie Place property
Campaign Strategies (cont.) Publicize St. Johns Divine members concern over 20
story new development adjacent to cathedral
Distribute flyers to church members
Publicize statement by Jane Churchman - "We are witnessing a triumph of corporate capitalism over this great cathedral, which had been set high upon a hill that it not be obscured by corporate and institutional towers." NYT 4/4/06
Inform investors of implications of lawsuits and declining share prices
Future Research Why did St. Johns leadership capitulate to AvalonBay?
Why hasn’t U.S. Attorney’s Office brought suits against other buildings.
Could lawsuits hamper future development
Investigate exemptions on other NYC buildings
Look into reasons for precipitous decline in share prices in recent years