AvalonBay and Equity Residential have completed their merger to form Vivmark Residential, creating the largest apartment REIT today with 184,000 units. The comb

AvalonBay and Equity Residential have completed their merger to form Vivmark Residential, creating the largest apartment REIT today with 184,000 units. The combined company will trade as VMRK, though its footprint remains below Equity Residential’s historical peak.