Case Description
In August 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office entered into an assurance of discontinuance with two merging parties, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. & Equity Residential, to resolve concerns that the merger could substantially lessen competition in the market for mid-rise and high-rise multifamily rental housing in downtown Boston. The assurance required that the merging parties divest two buildings in Boston owned, operated, and managed by Equity.