ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) (the “Company”), a leading developer, manager and owner of apartment communities in the United States, today announced that it has been named the top-performing multifamily company among its peers as both a Global and a Regional Sector Leader by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in its 2022 Real Estate Assessment. For the second time, AvalonBay also earned a 5-Star Rating, the highest achievement leve