BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC
10-Q, 1997-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 10-Q
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                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
                 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
 
                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12672
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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                   MARYLAND                                     77-0404318
           (STATE OF INCORPORATION)                (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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           4340 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., #275, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95129
          (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
 
                                  408-983-1500
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
                                      N/A
   (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST
                                    REPORT)
 
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding twelve (12) months (or such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days:
 
                                Yes [X]  No [ ]
 
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                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
 
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest
practicable date.
 
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                             CLASS                           SHARES OUTSTANDING      DATE
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    <S>                                                      <C>                  <C>
    Common, $.01 par value.................................      22,271,676       May 8, 1997
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
                                   FORM 10-Q
 
                                     INDEX
 
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996.............       1
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Quarters ended March 31, 1997 and
     1996............................................................................       2
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Quarters ended March 31, 1997 and
     1996............................................................................       3
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.........................................    4-11
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
         and Results of Operations...................................................   12-19
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1: Legal Proceedings............................................................      20
Item 2: Changes in Securities........................................................      20
Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities..............................................      20
Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..........................      20
Item 5: Other Information............................................................      20
Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................................   20-21
Signatures...........................................................................      22
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                        PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
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                                                                       MARCH 31,      DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1997            1996
                                                                      -----------     ------------
                                                                      (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS
Real estate assets:
  Land..............................................................   $ 159,730        $152,277
  Buildings and improvements........................................     531,394         511,583
  Furniture, fixtures and equipment.................................      37,298          35,542
                                                                        --------        --------
                                                                         728,422         699,402
  Less accumulated depreciation.....................................     (58,121)        (52,554)
                                                                        --------        --------
  Operating real estate assets......................................     670,301         646,848
  Construction in progress..........................................      60,804          50,945
                                                                        --------        --------
     Net real estate assets.........................................     731,105         697,793
Cash and cash equivalents...........................................       1,128             920
Restricted cash.....................................................       1,100             960
Other assets, net...................................................      15,882          12,236
                                                                        --------        --------
TOTAL ASSETS........................................................   $ 749,215        $711,909
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Notes payable.......................................................   $ 264,731        $273,688
Accounts payable and accrued expenses...............................       3,694           5,450
Dividends payable...................................................       9,540           8,939
Other liabilities...................................................       4,449           4,553
                                                                        --------        --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES...................................................     282,414         292,630
                                                                        --------        --------
Contingencies (Note 4)..............................................          --              --
                                                                        --------        --------
Minority interest...................................................       6,098           7,002
                                                                        --------        --------
Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized;
     2,308,800 shares of Series A outstanding at both March 31, 1997
     and December 31, 1996; 405,022 shares of Series B outstanding
     at both March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996...................          27              27
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
     20,472,785 shares outstanding at March 31, 1997; 19,007,988
     shares outstanding at December 31, 1996........................         205             190
  Paid-in capital...................................................     485,904         435,723
  Dividends in excess of accumulated earnings.......................     (25,433)        (23,663)
                                                                        --------        --------
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY..........................................     460,703         412,277
                                                                        --------        --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY..........................   $ 749,215        $711,909
                                                                        ========        ========
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  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                    QUARTER ENDED     QUARTER ENDED
                                                                      MARCH 31,         MARCH 31,
                                                                        1997              1996
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Revenue:
  Rental..........................................................     $25,393           $16,094
  Other...........................................................         864               378
                                                                       -------           -------
          Total revenue...........................................      26,257            16,472
                                                                       -------           -------
Expenses:
  Property operating..............................................       5,971             3,737
  Property taxes..................................................       1,914             1,222
  General and administrative......................................       1,447               860
  Interest and financing..........................................       3,317             3,472
  Depreciation and amortization...................................       5,699             3,970
                                                                       -------           -------
          Total expenses..........................................      18,348            13,262
                                                                       -------           -------
Income before minority interest...................................       7,909             3,210
Minority interest.................................................        (138)              (15)
                                                                       -------           -------
Net income........................................................       7,771             3,195
Preferred dividend requirement....................................      (1,146)             (951)
                                                                       -------           -------
Earnings available to common shares...............................     $ 6,625           $ 2,244
                                                                       =======           =======
Earnings per common share:
  Income before minority interest.................................     $  0.34           $  0.19
  Minority interest...............................................       (0.01)               --
                                                                       -------           -------
  Earnings available to common shares.............................     $  0.33           $  0.19
                                                                       =======           =======
Dividends declared per common share...............................     $  0.41           $  0.40
                                                                       =======           =======
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  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                     QUARTER ENDED   QUARTER ENDED
                                                                       MARCH 31,       MARCH 31,
                      (Dollars in thousands)                             1997            1996
                                                                     -------------   -------------
<S>                                                                  <C>             <C>
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income.......................................................     $ 7,771         $ 3,195
NONCASH EXPENSES INCLUDED IN NET INCOME:
  Depreciation and amortization....................................       5,699           3,971
  Minority interest................................................         138              15
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:
  Restricted cash..................................................        (140)             --
  Other assets.....................................................      (3,778)         (1,827)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses............................      (1,756)             76
  Other liabilities................................................        (104)            228
                                                                        -------          ------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES..........................       7,830           5,658
                                                                        -------          ------
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures.............................................        (640)           (162)
  Acquisition of properties........................................     (20,562)           (376)
  Construction in progress.........................................     (17,677)         (6,492)
                                                                        -------          ------
NET CASH (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES...........................     (38,879)         (7,030)
                                                                        -------          ------
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from stock offerings, net of issuance costs.............      49,271              --
  Exercise of stock options........................................          80             181
  Deferred financing costs paid....................................          --              32
  Notes payable principal payments.................................        (157)            (88)
  Borrowings on construction notes payable.........................          --              20
  Borrowings on lines of credit....................................      36,500           8,764
  Repayments on lines of credit....................................     (45,300)         (2,564)
  Partner and minority interest distributions......................        (197)            (16)
  Dividends paid...................................................      (8,940)         (5,420)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES..........................      31,257             909
                                                                        -------          ------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...................         208            (463)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period.....................         920           1,677
                                                                        -------          ------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period...........................     $ 1,128         $ 1,214
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
  Cash paid during the period for:
     Interest (net of amount capitalized)..........................     $ 4,080         $ 3,736
                                                                        =======          ======
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
  ACTIVITIES:
  Noncash transfers of construction in progress....................     $ 7,818         $18,096
                                                                        =======          ======
  Dividends declared but not paid..................................     $ 9,540         $ 5,574
                                                                        =======          ======
</TABLE>
 
  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
1.  ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
 
  Organization, Initial Public Offering and Subsequent Offerings
 
     Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned
partnerships and subsidiaries were formed in 1978 to develop, lease and manage
upscale apartment communities. Before March 17, 1994, the Company was a part of
the Greenbriar Group which consisted of the Greenbriar Development Company and
certain affiliated entities. The Greenbriar Group included one land parcel held
for future development, 12 apartment communities transferred to the Company in
the reorganization transactions and the partnerships that held 11 of these
apartment communities. The Greenbriar Development Company became Bay Apartment
Communities, Inc. as a result of certain reorganization transactions in
connection with the sale of shares of common stock in an initial public
offering. Also included in this reorganization was the combination of building
and management affiliates into the Company. The Company is a self-administered
and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") which acquires, builds,
owns and manages apartment communities primarily in Northern California. At
March 31, 1997, the Company owned 36 apartment communities, of which 31 are in
Northern California and five are in Southern California, comprising 9,187
apartment homes, and had three communities in Northern California under
development.
 
     On March 17, 1994, the Company completed its initial public offering of
10,889,742 shares of common stock, and received $199,998 in net proceeds (the
"Initial Offering"). The net proceeds were used to pay off mortgage debt,
purchase five apartment communities, purchase outside partners' partnership
interests, and pay debt origination costs (primarily legal fees). In October
1995, the Company issued 2,308,800 shares of Series A preferred stock receiving
net proceeds of approximately $48,269. The proceeds were used to purchase land
for future construction, pay off and close a construction loan and pay down debt
on credit lines which were subsequently drawn on to purchase apartment
communities.
 
     In May 1996, the Company issued 1,248,191 shares of common stock in a
direct placement and 413,223 shares of common stock and 405,022 shares of Series
B preferred stock in an underwritten offering and received $49,481 in net
proceeds. The proceeds were used to purchase three communities, Parc Centre,
Parkside Commons, and Sunset Towers, and to repay borrowings on a secured credit
facility. The Company's secured credit facilities were subsequently closed,
resulting in the write-off of $511, representing unamortized loan and non-use
fees, which was recorded as an extraordinary item. On August 5, 1996, the
Company completed an underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common
stock and received $134,026 in net proceeds. The net proceeds were used to
purchase two apartment communities, Crowne Ridge (formerly Channing Heights) and
Martinique Gardens, and to repay amounts borrowed under the Company's unsecured
line of credit, including amounts borrowed to purchase four apartment
communities acquired prior to the closing of the offering; Countrybrook,
Larkspur Canyon, The Fountains, and Mill Creek.
 
     In January 1997, the Company sold in an underwritten public offering
1,400,000 shares of common stock at a price of $37.125 per share. The net
proceeds to the Company, after all anticipated issuance costs, were
approximately $49,271. The net proceeds were used to repay borrowings under the
Company's unsecured line of credit, which were used to fund the acquisition and
development of additional apartment communities, including the SummerWalk
(formerly Rancho Penasquitos) acquisition.
 
     The interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information
and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements required by generally accepted accounting principles have
been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These
unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
the period ended December 31, 1996. The results of operations for the quarter
ended March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for
the full year. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim
periods have been included.
 
  Principles of Consolidation
 
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company, and its wholly-owned partnerships and subsidiaries. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of Bay
Countrybrook L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Countrybrook
Partnership"). The general partner of the Countrybrook Partnership is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Bay GP, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
 
  Bay Countrybrook L.P.
 
     In connection with the formation of the Countrybrook Partnership, 298,577
units of limited partnership interests ("Units") were issued to the existing
partners of the contributor of the Countrybrook community. Under the terms of
the Countrybrook Partnership's Limited Partnership Agreement, holders of Units
have the right to require the Countrybrook Partnership to redeem their Units for
cash, subject to certain conditions. The Company may, however, elect to deliver
an equivalent number of shares of common stock to the holders of Units in
satisfaction of the Countrybrook Partnership's obligation to redeem the Units
for cash. Countrybrook Partnership Units converted into the Company's common
stock aggregated 38,486 and 3,812 as of March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996,
respectively. Countrybrook Partnership Units redeemed for cash aggregated 762 as
of March 31, 1997. No Countrybrook Partnership Units were redeemed for cash as
of December 31, 1996.
 
  Operating Real Estate Assets
 
     Subsequent to occupancy, significant expenditures, generally exceeding $5,
which improve or extend the life of the asset are capitalized. The operating
real estate assets are stated at cost and consist of land, buildings and
improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and other costs incurred during
development and construction.
 
     Apartment homes available for occupancy are generally leased on a one year
or less basis. Rental income and operating costs incurred during the initial
lease-up period are fully recognized as they accrue.
 
  Capitalization of Costs During Development and Reconstruction
 
     Cost capitalization during development of constructed assets (including
interest and related loan fees, property taxes and other direct and indirect
costs) begins when active development commences and ends when the asset is
delivered and a certificate of occupancy is issued. Cost capitalization during
reconstruction of acquired assets (including interest and related loan fees,
property taxes and other direct and indirect costs) begins when apartment homes
are taken out of service for reconstruction and ends when the apartment home
reconstruction is completed and placed in service.
 
  Depreciation
 
     Depreciation is calculated on operating real estate assets using the
straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from ten to
thirty years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are generally
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives,
which range from five to seven years.
 
  Income Taxes
 
     The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code"). A corporate REIT is a legal entity which
holds real estate interests and through certain levels of payments of dividends
to shareholders and other criteria, is permitted to reduce or avoid the payment
of federal and state income taxes at the corporate level. As a result, the
Company will not be subject to federal and state income taxation at the
corporate level if certain requirements are met. Accordingly, no provision for
federal and state income taxes has been made.
 
  Deferred Financing Costs
 
     Included in other assets, net are costs associated with obtaining debt
financing and credit enhancements. Such costs are being amortized over the term
of the associated debt or credit enhancement.
 
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
     Cash and cash equivalents include all cash and liquid investments with an
original maturity of three months or less from the date acquired. Interest
income amounted to $104 and $50 for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
 
  Restricted Cash
 
     Restricted cash at March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996 consists of
replacement reserves related to the debt on the Barrington Hills, Crossbrook,
Rivershore, Canyon Creek and Sea Ridge communities.
 
  Earnings per Common Share
 
     Earnings per share with respect to the Company for the quarters ended March
31, 1997 and 1996 is computed based upon the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period plus (in periods where they have a dilutive
effect) the net additional number of shares which would be issuable upon the
exercise of stock options assuming that the Company used the proceeds received
to repurchase outstanding shares at market prices.
 
     Additionally, other potentially dilutive securities, which may not qualify
as common stock equivalents, are considered when calculating earnings per share
on a primary and fully diluted basis. The assumed conversion of such securities
during the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, results in an antidilutive
effect; therefore, earnings per share presentation on a primary and fully
diluted basis is unnecessary. The weighted average number of shares outstanding
utilized in the calculations are 20,277,531 and 11,660,268 for the quarters
ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Earnings per share is net of the
preferred stock dividend requirement for the period, which were $1,146 and $951
for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
 
  Use of Estimates
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
  Concentration of Geographic Risk
 
     Primarily all of the Company's apartment communities are located in
Northern California and most are located in the San Francisco Bay Area. This
geographic concentration could expose the Company to a significant loss should
one event affect the entire area such as an earthquake or other environmental
event.
 
  Financial Instruments
 
     The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements (the "Swap
Agreements"), with parties whose credit ratings by Standard and Poor's Ratings
Group are AAA to limit the Company's exposure should interest rates rise above
specified levels. The Swap Agreements are held for purposes other than trading.
The amortization of the cost of the Swap Agreements is included in amortization
expense. The remaining unamortized cost of the Swap Agreements is included in
"Other assets, net" on the balance sheet.
 
  Accounting for Stock-based Compensation
 
     The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its
stock-based compensation plans.
 
  Newly Issued Accounting Standards
 
     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128 "Earnings per Share" and No.
129, "Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure." SFAS No. 128,
established standards for computing and presenting earnings per share ("EPS"),
replacing the presentation of primary EPS with a presentation of basic EPS. SFAS
No. 129 consolidates the existing disclosure requirements regarding an entity's
capital structure. SFAS No. 128 and 129 are effective for financial statements
issued for periods ending after December 15, 1997 and accordingly, management
has not determined the impact on the Company's financial statements for the
quarter ended March 31, 1997.
 
2.  INTEREST CAPITALIZED
 
     Interest costs associated with projects under development or reconstruction
aggregating $1,025 and $314 for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively, have been capitalized.
 
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
3.  NOTES PAYABLE
 
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                                                                       MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1997            1996
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TAX-EXEMPT VARIABLE RATE UNDER INTEREST RATE SWAPS:
 
Foxchase (Phase I and II) and Fairway Glen are encumbered by first
deeds of trust which collateralize three housing bond issues maturing
November 1, 2007. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap
agreement with a financial institution under which the interest rate
is fixed until March 2004 at an effective rate of 5.88%. Such Bonds
require monthly payments of interest only. The bonds contain
covenants which require 20% of the apartment homes to be leased or
held available for lease to low or moderate income families..........  $  35,980       $ 35,980
 
Waterford and Villa Mariposa are encumbered by first deeds of trust
which collateralize two housing bond issues. The Company has entered
into an interest rate swap agreement with a financial institution
under which the interest rate is fixed until March 2004 at an
effective rate of 5.88%. Such bonds require monthly payments of
interest only and mature on August 1, 2014 and March 1, 2017,
respectively. The bonds contain covenants which require 20% of the
apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease to low or
moderate income families.............................................     51,400         51,400
Barrington Hills is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing June 15, 2025, fully
amortizing over the term. The Company has entered into an interest
rate swap agreement under which the interest rate is fixed until June
2010 at an effective rate of 6.48%, including the amortization of
deferred financing costs. The bonds contain covenants which require
20% of the apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease
to low or moderate income families...................................     13,301         13,338
 
Crossbrook is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing June 15, 2025, fully
amortizing over the term. The Company has entered into an interest
rate swap agreement under which the interest rate is fixed until June
2010 at an effective rate of 6.48%, including the amortization of
deferred financing costs. The bonds contain covenants which require
20% of the apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease
to low or moderate income families...................................      8,556          8,579
 
Rivershore is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing November 15, 2022, fully
amortizing over the term. The Company has entered into an interest
rate swap agreement under which the interest rate is fixed until June
2010 at an effective rate of 6.48%, including the amortization of
deferred financing costs. The bonds contain covenants which require
20% of the apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease
to low or moderate income families...................................     10,412         10,445
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                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
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                                                                       MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1997            1996
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Canyon Creek is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing June 15, 2025, fully
amortizing over the term. The Company has entered into an interest
rate swap agreement under which the interest rate is fixed until June
2010 at an effective rate of 6.48%, including the amortization of
deferred financing costs. The bonds contain covenants which require
20% of the apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease
to low income families...............................................  $  38,800       $ 38,800
 
Sea Ridge is encumbered by a first deed of trust which collateralizes
housing bond issues maturing June 15, 2025, fully amortizing over the
term. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement
under which the interest rate is fixed until June 2010 at an
effective rate of 6.48%, including the amortization of deferred
financing costs. The bonds contain covenants which require 20% of the
apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease to low
income families......................................................     17,600         17,600
                                                                        --------       --------
 
     Subtotal........................................................    176,049        176,142
                                                                        --------       --------
 
TAX-EXEMPT FIXED RATE:
 
Countrybrook is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing March 1, 2012, partially
amortizing over the term. The interest rate on the bonds is fixed
until April 2002 at an effective interest rate of 7.87%, including
the amortization of deferred financing costs. The bonds contain
covenants which require 20% of the apartment homes to be leased or
held available for lease to low or moderate income families..........     20,047         20,111
                                                                        --------       --------
 
     Subtotal........................................................     20,047         20,111
                                                                        --------       --------
 
TAX-EXEMPT VARIABLE RATE:
 
City Heights is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing March 1, 2018. Interest
only payments are required monthly at a variable rate set weekly by
the remarketing agent (6.51% and 6.50% at March 31, 1997 and December
31, 1996, respectively, including the amortization of deferred
financing costs). The bonds contain covenants which require 20% of
the apartment homes to be leased or held available for lease to low
income families. The bonds have been placed with an institutional
investor who has the right to require the Company to repurchase the
bonds by August 15, 1997. The Company has the current right to
repurchase the bonds at its option. The Company plans to exercise
this repurchase option and reissue the bonds in the third quarter of
1997.................................................................     20,800         20,800
</TABLE>
 
                                        9
<PAGE>   12
 
                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       MARCH 31,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                         1997            1996
                                                                       --------        --------
<S>                                                                    <C>           <C>
Larkspur Canyon is encumbered by a first deed of trust which
collateralizes housing bond issues maturing March 1, 2023. Interest
only payments are required monthly at a variable rate set weekly by
the remarketing agent (5.15% and 5.90% at March 31, 1997 and December
31, 1996, respectively, including the amortization of deferred
financing costs). The bond payments are secured by a $7,823
irrevocable direct pay letter of credit. The bonds contain covenants
which require 20% of the apartment homes to be leased or held
available for lease to low or moderate income families...............  $   7,635       $  7,635
                                                                        --------       --------
 
     Subtotal........................................................     28,435         28,435
                                                                        --------       --------
 
CREDIT LINE:
 
Unsecured line of credit (the "Unsecured Line of Credit") with an
aggregate borrowing amount of up to $200,000 maturing May 1999. This
line bears interest at various LIBOR rates plus 1.55%................     40,200         49,000
                                                                        --------       --------
 
     Subtotal........................................................     40,200         49,000
                                                                        --------       --------
 
          Total Notes Payable........................................  $ 264,731       $273,688
                                                                        ========       ========
</TABLE>
 
     Principal payments on outstanding notes payable as of March 31, 1997 are
due as follows:
 
<TABLE>
                <S>                                                 <C>
                1997..............................................  $ 21,675
                1998..............................................     1,396
                1999..............................................    41,701
                2000..............................................     1,614
                2001..............................................     1,734
                Thereafter........................................   196,611
                                                                    --------
                     Total........................................  $264,731
                                                                    ========
</TABLE>
 
4.  CONTINGENCIES
 
     The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise
in the ordinary course of business. These matters are generally covered by
insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with
certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such matters will not
have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.
 
5.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company engaged in the following transactions:
 
     - Purchased the Banbury Cross apartment community for $28,001. This
       community contains 400 apartment homes and is located in Huntington
       Beach, California.
 
     - Acquired for $1,452 the 1.43 acre parcel adjacent to the 7.44 acre parcel
       on The Alameda in downtown San Jose, California which was purchased in
       February 1997. The Company plans to build a community, Paseo Alameda, on
       this 8.87 acre site comprising 305 apartment homes and approximately
       15,000 square feet of retail space.
 
                                       10
<PAGE>   13
 
                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
 
     - Purchased the Cardiff Gardens apartment community for $18,877. This
       community contains 252 apartment homes and is located in Campbell,
       California.
 
     - Sold in a direct placement 1,662,000 shares of common stock at a price of
       $36.125 per share. The net proceeds to the Company, after all anticipated
       issuance costs, were approximately $58.7 million. The net proceeds were
       used to repay borrowings under the Unsecured Line of Credit, which were
       used to fund the acquisition and development of additional apartment
       communities, including The Village, Banbury Cross and Cardiff Gardens.
 
     - Purchased the Villa Serena apartment community for $17,718. This
       community contains 301 apartment homes and is located in Rancho Santa
       Margarita, California.
 
     - Acquired the Amador Oaks apartment community for $23,209. This community
       contains 204 apartment homes and is located in Dublin, California.
 
     As of May 8, 1997, the Company had elected to issue an additional 122,797
shares of common stock to limited partners of the Countrybrook Partnership who
had requested a redemption of their Countrybrook Partnership Units for cash. All
of these shares had been issued as of May 8, 1997.
 
                                       11
<PAGE>   14
 
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
 
     This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company's actual results could
differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a
result of, among other factors, the risk factors set forth below and in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, changes in
general economic conditions and changes in the assumptions used in making such
forward-looking statements.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
     The following discussion sets forth historical results of operations for
the Company for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996. The following table
outlines the communities acquired or leased-up during 1996 and 1997:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             1996 ACQUISITION
               COMMUNITIES
- ------------------------------------------
        COMMUNITY           DATE ACQUIRED
- --------------------------  --------------
<S>                         <C>
Parc Centre(a)                May 15, 1996
Parkside Commons              May 15, 1996
Sunset Towers(b)              May 22, 1996
Countrybrook(c)              July 12, 1996
Larkspur Canyon(d)           July 19, 1996
The Fountains                July 26, 1996
Mill Creek(e)                July 26, 1996
Crowne Ridge (formerly
  Channing Heights)(f)      August 7, 1996
Martinique Gardens(g)       August 7, 1996
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               1996 DEVELOPMENT
                  COMMUNITY
- ----------------------------------------------
        COMMUNITY           DATE STABILIZED(H)
- --------------------------  ------------------
<S>                         <C>
Rosewalk(i)                      February 1997
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             1997 ACQUISITION
                COMMUNITIES
- -------------------------------------------
        COMMUNITY            DATE ACQUIRED
- --------------------------  ---------------
<S>                         <C>
SummerWalk (formerly
  Rancho Penasquitos)       January 3, 1997
The Village                  March 13, 1997
</TABLE>
 
     The 1996 and 1997 Acquisition and Development Communities are collectively
termed the "Acquisition Communities."
- ---------------
(a) Parc Centre is undergoing substantial reconstruction including the
    replacement of the community's roofs, repairing and repainting exterior
    siding, substantially refurbishing its landscaping, redecorating the
    interior of all apartment homes, rebuilding its leasing facility and fitness
    center and gating the community.
 
(b) Sunset Towers is about to undergo substantial reconstruction including
    moving and rebuilding the community's leasing facility, upgrading all of its
    interior hallways and foyers, modifying its exterior siding, upgrading its
    landscaping and repairing its roofs and boilers.
 
(c) Countrybrook is undergoing substantial reconstruction including the
    replacement of the community's leasing facility and fitness center,
    repairing and repainting its exterior siding, replacing the community's
    roofs, adding approximately 115 garages, substantially upgrading its
    landscaping and gating the community.
 
(d) Larkspur Canyon is undergoing substantial reconstruction including repairing
    and repainting the community's exterior, replacing the leasing facility and
    fitness center and adding garages and a gate system.
 
(e) Mill Creek is undergoing substantial reconstruction including replacing the
    community's roofs, decks and some exterior siding, repairing and repainting
    its exterior, renovating its leasing center and fitness center, adding
    garages and upgrading its landscaping.
 
                                       12
<PAGE>   15
 
(f) Crowne Ridge, formerly known as Channing Heights, is undergoing substantial
    reconstruction including the replacement of the community's roofs, raised
    walkways and decks, repairing and repainting exterior siding, upgrading the
    apartment interiors, replacing its leasing facility and fitness center and
    substantially upgrading its landscaping.
 
(g) Martinique Gardens is undergoing substantial reconstruction including
    replacing its roofs, repairing and repainting its exterior siding, replacing
    all apartment home interiors, rebuilding its leasing facility and fitness
    center, adding a substantial number of new garages, replacing its roadways,
    the swimming pool and all of the landscaping.
 
(h) Stabilized occupancy is defined as the first calendar month following
    completion of construction in which the community has a physical occupancy
    of at least 95%.
 
(i) The Rosewalk community consists of 10.8 acres of land on which 300 apartment
    homes have been built. Construction of the community was completed in
    January 1997, occupancy commenced in August 1996 and stabilization occurred
    in February 1997.
 
     Acquisitions entail risks that investments will fail to perform in
accordance with expectations and that judgments with respect to the cost of
improvements to bring an acquired community up to standards established for the
market position intended for that community will prove inaccurate, as well as
general investment risks associated with any new real estate investment.
Although the Company undertakes an evaluation of the physical condition of each
new community before it is acquired, certain defects or necessary repairs may
not be detected until after the community is acquired, which could significantly
increase the Company's total acquisition costs.
 
 COMPARISON OF THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 TO THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                     1996.
 
     The Company's results of operations are summarized as follows for the
quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 (Dollars in thousands):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       FOR THE QUARTER
                                                       ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     -------------------
                                                      1997        1996       $-CHANGE     %-CHANGE
                                                     -------     -------     --------     --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
Revenue:
  Rental...........................................  $25,393     $16,094      $9,299         57.8%
  Other............................................      864         378         486        128.6%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        -----
          Total revenue............................   26,257      16,472       9,785         59.4%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        -----
Expenses:
  Property operating...............................    5,971       3,737       2,234         59.8%
  Property taxes...................................    1,914       1,222         692         56.6%
  General and administrative.......................    1,447         860         587         68.3%
  Interest and financing...........................    3,317       3,472        (155)        (4.5)%
  Depreciation and amortization....................    5,699       3,971       1,728         43.5%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        -----
          Total expenses...........................   18,348      13,262       5,086         38.4%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        -----
Income before minority interest....................    7,909       3,210       4,699        146.4%
Minority interest..................................     (138)        (15)       (123)       820.0%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        -----
Net income.........................................  $ 7,771     $ 3,195      $4,576        143.2%
                                                     =======     =======      ======        =====
</TABLE>
 
     Revenue from rental property increased primarily as a result of the
addition of the Acquisition Communities. The 1996 and 1997 Acquisition
Communities contributed $5,818 and $431, respectively, to the increase. The 1996
Development Community contributed $1,099 to the increase. The remainder of the
portfolio increased rental revenue by $1,951, $1,599 of which was attributable
to the Same Store communities (defined below).
 
                                       13
<PAGE>   16
 
     Other income increased during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared
to the quarter ended March 31, 1996 primarily as a result of the additional
miscellaneous income from the Acquisition Communities.
 
     Property operating expenses increased primarily as a result of the addition
of the Acquisition Communities. Of the $2,234 increase, $1,544 was attributable
to the 1996 Acquisition Communities, $148 was attributable to the 1996
Development Community and $142 was attributable to the 1997 Acquisition
Communities. The remainder of the portfolio increased property operating
expenses by $400, $369 of which was attributable to the Same Store communities
(defined below). In addition, the Acquisition Communities contributed $648 of
the $692 increase in property taxes.
 
     General and administrative costs increased for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 as compared with the quarter ended March 31, 1996, primarily due to the
growth in employee-related costs needed to manage the Acquisition Communities.
The 1997 and 1996 amounts are net of $1,252 and $446, respectively, of allocated
indirect project costs capitalized to construction and reconstruction projects,
representing approximately 46% and 34% of total general and administrative
expense for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
 
     Interest and financing expense decreased for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996 due to lower cost of funds
and higher capitalization of interest due to increased development, construction
and reconstruction activity.
 
     Depreciation and amortization expense increased due to the addition of the
Acquisition Communities.
 
     THE COMPANY'S RESULTS OF PROPERTY OPERATIONS (EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST,
TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION -- "EBITDA") FOR THE "SAME STORE"
COMMUNITIES (1) IS SUMMARIZED BELOW FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 AND
1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       FOR THE QUARTER
                                                       ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     -------------------
                                                      1997        1996       $-CHANGE     %-CHANGE
                                                     -------     -------     --------     --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenue............................................  $17,921     $16,145      $1,776(2)     11.0%
Expenses...........................................    5,182       4,795         387(3)      8.1%
                                                     -------     -------      ------        ----
EBITDA.............................................  $12,739     $11,350      $1,389        12.2%
                                                     =======     =======      ======        ====
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(1) The Same Store communities consist of 24 apartment communities comprising a
    total of 6,230 apartment homes. These communities include all those which
    were owned for all of 1996 and during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 and
    to which the Company made no major renovations after January 1, 1996.
 
(2) Same Store revenues increased due to rental increases of $1,521, vacancy
    reductions of $83, lease termination fee increases of $71 and a net increase
    in other income of $101.
 
(3) Same Store expenses increased primarily as a result of a $123 increase in
    management and administrative costs, a one-time property tax refund of $110
    received in the quarter ended March 31, 1996, a $112 increase in repairs and
    maintenance and the purchase of an additional, portfolio-wide earthquake
    insurance commencing in July 1996 resulting in $61 of expense in the quarter
    ended March 31, 1997, offset in part by a $50 reduction in marketing and
    advertising costs. The remaining $31 increase in Same Store expenses is due
    to increases in other miscellaneous expenses.
 
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES
 
     The Company has acquired three land sites on which it is building, or plans
to commence building in the near future, the following Current Development
Communities with a total of 1,325 apartment homes.
 
     - TOSCANA, SUNNYVALE, CA.  The Company purchased this partially built and
       abandoned 17.8 acre site in May 1996 on which the Company is building 709
       apartment homes. The original total budgeted construction cost of this
       community is $95.7 million. The site, located approximately at the
       intersection
 
                                       14
<PAGE>   17
 
       of Highway 101 and Lawrence Expressway, is at the center of Silicon
       Valley. This Current Development Community will contain a large leasing
       pavilion, business center, fitness center, two swimming pools, including
       one 75 foot lap pool, a small commercial area, secure underground parking
       and a perimeter gate system. Stabilized operations are expected in the
       fourth quarter of 1998, and the first apartment homes are expected to be
       occupied in the third quarter of 1997.
 
     - CENTREMARK, SAN JOSE, CA.  The Company purchased 2.5 acres of this 7.9
       acre site in May 1996. The remainder of this site was purchased in
       December 1996 after obtaining substantially all of the necessary public
       approvals for development of the community. The site is located at the
       intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Interstate 280, in the northwest
       corner of San Jose, almost immediately adjacent to the City of Cupertino.
       The planned 311 apartment home community with a total budgeted
       construction cost of $44.1 million will include a large leasing facility,
       business center, fitness center, 65 foot lap pool, secure underground
       parking and perimeter gate system. Stabilized operations are expected in
       the fourth quarter of 1998, and the first apartment homes are expected to
       be occupied in the first quarter of 1998.
 
     - PASEO ALAMEDA, SAN JOSE, CA.  The Company purchased 7.44 acres of this
       8.87 acre site in February 1997 after it obtained substantially all of
       the necessary public approvals for development of the community. The
       remainder of this site was purchased in April 1997. The site is located
       on a major street, approximately one mile from downtown San Jose. The
       Company intends to build a 305 apartment home community at a total
       budgeted construction cost of $44.4 million with a large leasing
       pavilion, business center, fitness center, 75 foot lap pool, a small
       commercial area and secure underground parking. Stabilized operations are
       expected in the second quarter of 1999, and the first apartment homes are
       expected to be occupied in the second quarter of 1998.
 
     For new development communities, the Company's goal, on average, is to
achieve projected EBITDA as a percentage of total budgeted construction cost of
approximately 10%. Projected EBITDA as a percentage of total budgeted
construction cost represents EBITDA projected to be received in the first
calendar year after a community reaches stabilized occupancy (i.e., the first
month when the community has a weighted average physical occupancy of at least
95%), based on current market rents, less projected stabilized property
operating and maintenance expenses, before interest, income taxes, depreciation
and amortization. Total budgeted construction cost is based on current
construction costs, including interest capitalized during the construction
period. Market rents and construction costs reflect those prevailing in the
community's market at the time the Company's development budgets are prepared
taking into consideration certain changes to those market conditions anticipated
by the Company at the time. Although the Company attempts to anticipate changes
in market conditions, the Company cannot predict with certainty what those
changes will be. For example, upon the acquisition of the Toscana land site in
May 1996, the Company estimated that the total budgeted construction cost would
be $95.7 million. Since that time, the Company has only obtained bids for the
construction of the first two phases of this four-phase project. Construction
costs are increasing and management believes that when the last two phases are
bid late in 1997 that the total construction cost for this development will be
higher than the original budget. Nonetheless, because of increases in prevailing
market rents management believes that it will still be able to achieve projected
EBITDA as a percentage of total budgeted construction cost of at least 10%.
Management believes that it may experience similar increases in construction
costs and market rents with respect to the CentreMark and Paseo Alameda
development communities.
 
     There are risks associated with the Company's development and construction
activities which include: development and acquisition opportunities explored by
the Company may be abandoned; construction costs of a community may exceed
original estimates due to increased materials, labor or other expenses, which
could make completion of the community uneconomical; occupancy rates and rents
at a newly completed community are dependent on a number of factors, including
market and general economic conditions, and may not be sufficient to make the
community profitable; financing may not be available on favorable terms for the
development of a community; and construction and lease-up may not be completed
on schedule, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs.
Development activities are also subject to risks
 
                                       15
<PAGE>   18
 
relating to the inability to obtain, or delays in obtaining, all necessary
zoning, land-use, building, occupancy, and other required governmental permits
and authorizations. The occurrence of any of the events described above could
adversely affect the Company's ability to achieve its projected yields, or
achieve stabilized occupancy at the time originally estimated, on communities
under development or reconstruction and could prevent the Company from making
expected distributions.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
     The Company has considered its short-term liquidity needs and anticipates
that these needs will be fully funded from cash flows provided by operating
activities. The Company believes that its principal short-term liquidity needs
are to fund normal recurring expenses, debt service requirements and the
distributions required to maintain the Company's REIT qualification under the
Code.
 
     The Company expects to fund certain committed construction, acquisition and
reconstruction projects with a combination of working capital and borrowings
under the Unsecured Line of Credit. The Company intends to use available working
capital first and available proceeds under its Unsecured Line of Credit second.
 
     As of March 31, 1997, the proceeds from the Unsecured Line of Credit were
used primarily for the acquisition, development and construction of the three
Current Development Communities and reconstruction of the 1996 and 1997
Acquisition Communities.
 
     The Company's outstanding debt as of March 31, 1997 is summarized as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    INTEREST RATE
                           BALANCE     AVAILABLE        MATURES          RATE         PROTECTION
                           --------    --------     ---------------- ------------  ----------------
<S>                        <C>         <C>          <C>              <C>           <C>
(Dollars in thousands)
Tax-exempt variable rate
  under interest rate
  swap...................  $ 88,669    $     --     November 2022 -    6.48%(a)    Interest rate is
                                                      June 2025                    fixed until June
                                                                                        2010.
Tax-exempt variable rate
  under interest rate
  swap...................    87,380          --     November 2007 -    5.88%(d)    Interest rate is
                                                      March 2017                     fixed until
                                                                                     March 2004.
Tax-exempt fixed rate....    20,047          --     March 2012         7.87%(c)    Interest rate is
                                                                                     fixed until
                                                                                     April 2002.
Tax-exempt variable
  rate...................    20,800          --     March 2018         6.51%(d)
Tax-exempt variable
  rate...................     7,635          --     March 2023         5.15%(e)
                           --------    --------
     Subtotal............   224,531          --
$200,000 Unsecured Line
  of Credit(f)...........    40,200     159,800     May 1999           LIBOR +
                                                                        1.55%
                           --------    --------
          Total..........  $264,731    $159,800
                           ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(a) The 6.48% rate represents an all-in financing cost, including amortization
    of deferred financing costs.
 
(b) The 5.88% rate excludes the amortization of financing costs paid by the
    sponsor prior to the Initial Offering; if such costs were included, the
    all-inclusive effective rate would be 6.30%.
 
(c) The 7.87% rate represents an all-in financing cost, including amortization
    of deferred financing costs.
 
(d) The 6.51% rate represents an all-in financing cost, including amortization
    of all deferred financing costs. The Company has the right to repurchase
    these bonds and currently plans to repurchase and reissue them on a long
    term fixed rate basis by August 15, 1997.
 
(e) The 5.15% rate represents an all-in financing cost, including amortization
    of all deferred financing costs. The debt floats in a seven-day put bond
    mode with a current interest rate of 3.25%.
 
                                       16
<PAGE>   19
 
(f) Amounts drawn on the Unsecured Line of Credit were used primarily for
    development, construction and reconstruction purposes.
 
     In January 1997, the Company sold in an underwritten public offering
1,400,000 shares of common stock at a price of $37.125 per share. The net
proceeds to the Company, after all anticipated issuance costs, were
approximately $49.3 million. The net proceeds were used to repay borrowings
under the Unsecured Line of Credit, which were used to fund the acquisition and
development of additional apartment communities, including the SummerWalk
(formerly Rancho Penasquitos) acquisition.
 
     The Company anticipates that its cash flow and cash available from its $200
million Unsecured Line of Credit will be adequate to meet its liquidity
requirements for the foreseeable future. The Company anticipates that dividends
will be paid from Funds Available for Distribution (defined below).
 
     Net cash provided by operations for the quarter ended March 31, 1997
increased to $7,830,000 from $5,658,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996,
primarily due to higher net income before noncash charges for depreciation and
amortization from the addition of the Acquisition Communities. This increase is
offset in part by increases in other assets primarily due to an increase in
prepaid insurance and an increase in deposits for potential acquisitions. The
increase in cash provided by operations is also offset in part by decreases in
accounts payable and accrued expenses partially due to accrued property taxes
paid.
 
     Net cash used for investing activities was $38,879,000 and $7,030,000 for
the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. This increase reflects
the expenditures for the purchases of the 1997 Acquisition Communities, the
amounts used to complete construction of the Rosewalk community, the
acquisition, development and construction of the Current Development Communities
and the costs incurred on the refurbishment and reconstruction projects.
 
     Net cash provided by financing activities was $31,257,000 and $909,000 for
the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. This increase is
primarily due to the net proceeds received by the Company from the January 1997
common stock offering, offset in part by the net repayment on the Unsecured Line
of Credit and increased dividends paid.
 
INFLATION
 
     Substantially all of the leases at the Company's apartment communities are
for a term of one year or less, which may enable the Company to counter the
adverse effects of inflation by increasing rents upon renewal of existing leases
or commencement of new leases. However, these short-term leases permit a
resident to leave at the end of the lease term at minimal or no cost to the
resident.
 
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
AND FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
 
     Many industry analysts consider Funds from Operations an appropriate
measure of performance of an equity REIT. Funds from Operations ("FFO") as
defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT")
means net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and
sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. This definition was revised by
NAREIT effective for periods after 1995 to exclude the add back of non-real
estate depreciation and the amortization of recurring deferred financing costs.
The Company believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the
historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net
income (loss) as presented in the financial statements. FFO should not be
considered as a substitute for net income (loss) as a measure of results of
operations or for cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity.
 
     For the quarter ended March 31, 1997, FFO increased to $13,321,000 from
$6,982,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996. This increase is primarily due
to higher net income and real estate depreciation add back due to the addition
of the Acquisition Communities.
 
                                       17
<PAGE>   20
 
     Funds from Operations and Funds Available for Distribution for the quarters
ended March 31, 1997, December 31, 1996, September 30, 1996, June 30, 1996 and
March 31, 1996 are summarized as follows:
 
   CALCULATION OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               QUARTER ENDED
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------
                                        MAR. 31,     DEC. 31,    SEPT. 30,     JUNE 30,     MAR. 31,
                                          1997         1996         1996         1996         1996
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                                    <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
(Dollars in thousands, except per
  unit data)
Net income...........................  $    7,771   $    7,014   $    5,845   $    3,572   $    3,195
Depreciation -- real estate assets...       5,462        5,201        4,899        4,008        3,692
Extraordinary item...................          --           --           --          511           --
Non-recurring adjustments to net
  income:
  Amortization of non-recurring
     costs, primarily legal, from the
     issuance of tax-exempt
     bonds(1)........................          88           87           87           88           95
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
FFO(2)...............................      13,321       12,302       10,831        8,179        6,982
Recurring adjustments to net income:
  Amortization of origination fees on
     credit facilities(3)............          --           --           --           41          104
  Amortization of reincorporation
     costs...........................           7            7            7            7            7
  Amortization of credit enhancement
     costs(4)........................          38           38           38           38           38
  Depreciation -- non real estate
     assets..........................         105           79           49           38           35
  Capital improvements(5)............        (640)        (448)        (457)        (252)        (162)
  Loan principal payments............        (157)        (175)        (131)         (88)         (88)
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Funds Available for Distribution
  ("FAD")............................  $   12,674   $   11,803   $   10,337   $    7,963   $    6,916
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 
Weighted average shares
  outstanding(6).....................  22,989,978   22,000,544   19,686,087   15,205,997   13,969,068
                                       ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(1) Represents the amortization of pre-1986 bond issuance costs carried forward
    to the Company, under the pooling of interest method of accounting, and
    costs associated with the reissuance of tax-exempt bonds incurred prior to
    the Initial Offering in order to preserve the tax-exempt status of the bonds
    at the Initial Offering.
 
(2) FFO before recurring adjustments to net income represents the definition of
    FFO adopted by the NAREIT Board of Governors for periods after 1995.
 
(3) Represents origination fees and costs incurred at the initial setup of
    secured credit facilities that were closed in May 1996. Such costs were
    amortized over the life of the respective credit facilities and, therefore,
    the unamortized loan fees were recorded as an extraordinary item in May
    1996.
 
(4) Represents origination fees and costs incurred at the initial setup of the
    credit enhancements used for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds. Such costs
    are amortized over the life of the respective credit enhancements.
 
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(5) Capital improvements represent amounts expended primarily at communities
    acquired or developed prior to 1996. A breakdown of the expenditures for the
    quarter ended March 31, 1997 is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                TOTAL           PER UNIT
                                                            QUARTER ENDED    QUARTER ENDED
                                                            MARCH 31, 1997   MARCH 31, 1997
                                                            --------------   --------------
        <S>                                                 <C>              <C>
        Non-revenue generating:
          Leasing pavilion rehabilitation.................       $110             $ 12
          Exterior painting...............................         63                7
          Security gate system............................         44                5
          Landscaping.....................................         24                3
          Other capital expenditures......................         39                4
                                                                 ----              ---
             Subtotal -- capital expenditures.............        280               31
                                                                 ----              ---
        Revenue generating:
          TV cable system.................................        219               24
          Fixtures........................................         77                8
          Appliances......................................         64                7
                                                                 ----              ---
             Subtotal.....................................        360               39
                                                                 ----              ---
        Total capital improvements........................       $640             $ 70
                                                                 ====              ===
</TABLE>
 
     The Company, as a matter of policy, expenses any apartment-related
     expenditure of less than $5. These normally include any expenditure related
     to the interior of an apartment. The Company typically capitalizes
     non-revenue generating expenditures such as those for new security gate
     systems, leasing pavilion reconstruction and redecorating, roofing repair
     and replacement, exterior siding repair and repainting and parking area
     resurfacing. The Company also capitalizes revenue generating expenditures
     and cashflow enhancing improvements such as those expended for construction
     of new garages or installation of water conservation devices which almost
     immediately and permanently either earn additional revenue or reduce
     expenses. Appliances represent primarily the acquisition of washer/dryer
     units for apartments which generate additional rental and other income.
     Capitalized expenditures as described here exclude major reconstruction
     costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition and repositioning of
     newly purchased apartment communities. Such costs are added to the purchase
     price of those communities. The per unit calculation for the quarter is
     based on the ending number of units in the portfolio at March 31, 1997.
 
(6) The weighted average shares outstanding shown differs from the weighted
    average shares outstanding for the purpose of calculating earnings per share
    because the conversion of preferred stock is antidilutive for calculating
    earnings per share, but dilutive for the purposes of calculating FFO per
    share.
 
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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1:  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
     None
 
ITEM 2:  CHANGES IN SECURITIES
 
(C) RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
     On July 12, 1996, the Company entered into an Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Bay Countrybrook L.P. (the "Partnership"), the general partner of
which is Bay GP, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, for the purpose
of acquiring the Countrybrook community. In connection with the formation of the
Partnership, 298,577 units of limited partnership interests ("LP Units") were
issued to the existing partners of the contributor of the Countrybrook community
pursuant to an exemption from registration provided in Rule 506 of Regulation D
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Under the
terms of the limited partnership agreement, holders of LP Units have the right
to require the partnership to redeem their LP Units for cash, subject to certain
conditions. The Company may, however, elect to deliver an equivalent number of
shares of common stock to the holders of LP Units in satisfaction of the
Partnership's obligation to redeem the LP Units for cash. As of March 31, 1997,
38,486 LP Units have been redeemed by the Company in exchange for shares of
common stock pursuant to the exemption from registration provided in Rule 506 of
Regulation D under the Securities Act
 
ITEM 3:  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
     None
 
ITEM 4:  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
     None
 
ITEM 5:  OTHER INFORMATION
 
     None
 
ITEM 6:  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
 
(A) EXHIBITS
 
     Index to Exhibits
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.                                       DESCRIPTION
- -----------     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>             <S>
   3(i).1       Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by
                reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to Form 8-B of Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. dated
                June 8, 1995).
   3(i).2       Forms of Articles Supplementary of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to
                Exhibit 3(i).1 to Form 8-K of Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. dated September
                25, 1995).
   3(i).3       Articles Supplementary relating to the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company.
                (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to Form 8-K of Bay Apartment
                Communities, Inc. dated May 6, 1996.)
  3(ii).1       Amended and Restated to By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to
                Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-B of Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. dated June 8, 1995).
     10.1       Underwriting Agreement dated January 22, 1997, between the Company and
                PaineWebber Incorporated regarding the sale of 1,400,000 shares of common stock.
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   23
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.                                       DESCRIPTION
- -----------     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>             <S>
     10.2       Price Determination Agreement dated January 22, 1997, between the Company and
                PaineWebber Incorporated regarding the pricing of the sale of 1,400,000 shares
                of common stock.
     27.1       Financial Data Schedule.
</TABLE>
 
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
 
<TABLE>
<C>             <S>
       1.       Form 8-K of the Company, dated January 21, 1997, regarding an employment
                agreement and reports prepared for the Company by Ann Roulac and Company and the
                Rosen Consulting Group. These reports provide the Company with information
                including, but not limited to, general market overviews, and demographic trends.
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   24
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
                        BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Date: May 14, 1997                                         /s/ GILBERT M. MEYER
                                              -----------------------------------------------
                                                             Gilbert M. Meyer
                                                    President and Chairman of the Board
 
Date: May 14, 1997                                        /s/ JEFFREY B. VAN HORN
                                              -----------------------------------------------
                                                            Jeffrey B. Van Horn
                                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Authorized Officer of the Registrant
                                                     and Principal Financial Officer)
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   25
                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.                                       DESCRIPTION
- -----------     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>             <S>
     10.1       Underwriting Agreement dated January 22, 1997, between the Company and
                PaineWebber Incorporated regarding the sale of 1,400,000 shares of common stock.
     10.2       Price Determination Agreement dated January 22, 1997, between the Company and
                PaineWebber Incorporated regarding the pricing of the sale of 1,400,000 shares
                of common stock.
     27.1       Financial Data Schedule.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                1,400,000 Shares

                         BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

                                  Common Stock

                             UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

                                                                January 22, 1997


PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  Bay Apartment Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company") confirms its agreement with you (hereinafter the "Underwriter") as
follows:

         1.       Description of Securities.

                  (a) The Company proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriter
1,400,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Firm Shares"),
of the Company.

                  (b) In addition, the Company is granting to the Underwriter an
option to purchase up to an additional 210,000 shares of common stock on the
terms and for the purposes set forth in Section 12 hereof (the "Option Shares";
and together with the Firm Shares, the "Shares").

         2.       Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriter that:

                  (a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 and
a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-15875) with respect to the
Shares, including a prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") has been carefully
prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations (the "Rules
and Regulations") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
thereunder and filed with the Commission and has become effective. Such
registration statement may have been amended prior to the date of this
Agreement; any such amendment was so prepared and filed, and any such amendment
filed after the effective date of such registration statement has become
effective. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the




<PAGE>   2



registration statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has
been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened by the Commission. If
such registration statement has not become effective, a further amendment to
such registration statement, including a form of final prospectus, necessary to
permit such registration statement to become effective will be filed promptly by
the Company with the Commission. If such registration statement has become
effective, a prospectus supplement and a final prospectus containing information
permitted to be omitted at the time of effectiveness by Rule 430A of the Rules
and Regulations has been or will be so prepared and filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations on or before the second
business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be required by
the Rules and Regulations); and the Rules and Regulations do not require the
Company to, and, without your consent, the Company will not, file a
post-effective amendment after the time of execution of this Agreement and prior
to the filing of such final form of prospectus. Copies of such registration
statement and any such amendments have been delivered to the Underwriter and
your counsel. The term "Registration Statement" means such registration
statement as amended at the time it becomes or became effective (the "Effective
Date"), including financial statements and all exhibits and any information
deemed by virtue of Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations to be included in
such Registration Statement at the Effective Date and any prospectus supplement
filed thereafter with the Commission and shall include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). The term "Prospectus" means, collectively, the Base Prospectus together
with any prospectus supplement, in the respective forms they are filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations. Any reference
herein to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall
be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange
Act after the Effective Date, or the date of the Prospectus Supplement or the
Prospectus, as the case may be, that is incorporated therein by reference.

                  (b) Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part
became or becomes effective, and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission and at the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined) conformed or will conform in all material respects
with the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations; each part of the
Registration Statement, when such part became or becomes effective, did not or
will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto,
on the date of filing thereof with the Commission and at the Closing Date, did
not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; the foregoing shall
not apply to the statements in or omissions from any such document in reliance
upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by
you or by any Underwriter 




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<PAGE>   3

through you specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company
acknowledges that the only information furnished in writing to the Company by
the Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement is the
information set forth in Exhibit I hereto. The Company has not distributed any
offering material in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares other
than the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any other materials, if any,
permitted by the Act.

                  (c) The financial statements and schedules included in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus set forth fairly the financial condition
of the respective entity or entities presented as of the dates indicated and the
results of operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein
specified in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise stated
therein). No other financial statements (or schedules) of the Company or any
predecessor of the Company are required by the Act or the Rules and Regulations
to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers & Lybrand"), who have reported on the financial
statements and schedules which are audited, are independent accountants with
respect to the Company as required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations.

                  (d) The Company has been duly organized and is validly
existing as a corporation, is in good standing under the laws of the State of
Maryland, has the power and authority to conduct its business as described in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business
in each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property or in which the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be so qualified, considering all such cases in the aggregate, does not involve
and will not involve a material risk to the business, properties, financial
position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries (as
hereinafter defined) taken as a whole.

                  (e) The only subsidiaries (as defined in the Rules and
Regulations) of the Company are the subsidiaries listed on Exhibit II attached
hereto (the "subsidiaries"). Each of the Company's subsidiaries existing as of
the date hereof is a corporation or partnership, as the case may be, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each of the Company's
subsidiaries existing as of the date hereof has the power and authority to
conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus
and is, or will be upon the Closing Date, duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases, or will own or lease, real property or
in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where
the failure to be so qualified, considering all such cases in the aggregate,
does not involve and will not involve a material risk to the business,
properties, financial position or results of operations of the Company or any
subsidiary taken as a whole. Except for the interests in the subsidiaries and as
disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Company does not own, directly or
indirectly, any shares of stock or any other equity or long-term debt securities
of any corporation or have any equity interest in any firm, partnership, joint
venture, trust, 




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<PAGE>   4

association or other entity. Complete and correct copies of the articles or
certificate of incorporation, partnership agreements, and of the by-laws of each
of the Company's subsidiaries and all amendments thereto have been delivered to
the Underwriter, and no changes therein will be made subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the Closing Date, except as heretofore disclosed in writing
to the Underwriter. Except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus, or as described in Exhibit II, all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each corporate subsidiary of the Company has been
duly authorized and will be, as of the Closing Date, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, and owned by the Company, in each case free and clear of any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, claim,
restriction or equity interest (each of the foregoing, a "Lien").

                  (f) The outstanding securities of the Company and the Shares
have been duly authorized and are, or when issued and delivered to the
Underwriter against payment therefor as provided by this Agreement will be,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable by the Company and conform, or when
so issued will conform, to the description thereof in the Prospectus. The
shareholders of the Company have no preemptive or similar rights with respect to
the Shares. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
the Company does not have outstanding any option to purchase, or any rights or
warrants to subscribe for, or any securities or obligations convertible into, or
any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, any securities, any shares of
capital stock of any subsidiary or any such warrants, convertible securities or
obligations.

                  (g) Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, subsequent to
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred
any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any
transactions, not in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the
Company or its subsidiaries, and there has not been any material change in the
capital stock, partnership interests, short-term debt or long-term debt of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition
(financial or other), business prospects, net worth or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                  (h) Except as set forth in the Prospectus, there is not
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened any action, suit or
proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their respective directors, partners or officers in their capacity as such, or
any of the Communities (as defined in the Prospectus) before or by any Federal
or state court, commission, regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental body, domestic or foreign, wherein an unfavorable ruling, decision
or finding might result in any material adverse change in the condition
(financial or other), business prospects, net worth or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or materially and adversely
affect the properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole.




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<PAGE>   5

                  (i) There are no contracts or documents of a character
required to be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement by the Act or the Rules and Regulations that have not
been so described or filed (the "Contracts"). All Contracts executed and
delivered on or before the date hereof to which the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company is a party have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company or such subsidiary, constitute valid and binding agreements of the
Company or such subsidiary and are enforceable against the Company or such
subsidiary in accordance with the terms thereof, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally or, in the case of each such Contract which is to be
executed and delivered on the Closing Date, will on the Closing Date, be duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company or such subsidiary, constitute
valid and binding agreements of the Company or such subsidiary and be
enforceable against the Company or such subsidiary in accordance with the terms
thereof, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally.

                  (j) The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with the terms
hereof, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally. Except as disclosed in
the Prospectus, the execution, delivery and the performance of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not result in
the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the
Communities (as defined in the Prospectus) or any of the other assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms or provisions of, or
result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or give any other party a right to terminate any of
its obligations under, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under,
the articles of incorporation of the Company or by-laws of the Company, the
articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws or partnership agreements of
any of the Company's subsidiaries, or any Contract, or violate or conflict with
any judgment, ruling, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation of any court or
other governmental agency or body applicable to the Communities or business or
properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No consent, approval,
authorization or order of, or filing with, any court or governmental agency or
body is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or in connection with the issuance or sale of the Shares by the
Company, except such as may be required under the Act, the Exchange Act or state
securities laws, or the by-laws and rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") in connection with the purchase and
distribution by the Underwriter of the Shares to be sold by the Company. The
Company has the power and authority to authorize, issue, offer and sell the
Shares, as contemplated by this Agreement, free of any preemptive rights.

                  (k) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has complied in
all material respects with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it or
their respective 




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businesses and properties; neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is,
and upon consummation of the offering of the Shares, none of them will be in
default under any Contract, violation of which would individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole, and no other party under any such Contract to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party is, to the knowledge of the
Company, in default in any material respect thereunder; the Company is not in
violation of its articles of incorporation or by-laws; the Company and each of
its subsidiaries have or, upon the Closing Date, will have all governmental
licenses (including, without limitation, a California real estate brokerage
license and a California general contractor's license, if applicable), permits,
consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations required to carry on its
business as contemplated in the Prospectus, and none of them has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
governmental license, permit, consent, order, approval or other authorization
which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or business prospects
of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

                  (l) The Company, or its subsidiaries, as applicable, has good
and marketable title to the Communities, and the Communities are not subject to
any liens or encumbrances except for monetary liens as set forth in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, non-delinquent property taxes, utility
easements and other immaterial non-monetary liens or encumbrances of record. All
liens, charges, encumbrances, claims or restrictions on or affecting the
Communities which are required to be disclosed in the Prospectus are disclosed
therein.

                  (m) The mortgages and deeds of trust encumbering the
Communities are not convertible nor will the Company or any of its subsidiaries
hold a participating interest therein and such mortgages and deeds of trust are
not cross-defaulted or cross- collateralized to any property not to be owned
directly or indirectly by the Company. To the knowledge of the Company (i) the
present and intended use and occupancy of each of the Communities complies with
all applicable codes and zoning laws and regulations, if any, except for such
failures to comply which would not individually or in the aggregate have a
material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) there is no pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened condemnation, zoning change, environmental or other
proceeding or action that will in any material respect affect the size of, use
of, improvements on, construction on, or access to the Communities, except for
such proceedings or actions that would not individually or in the aggregate have
a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                  (n) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain property and
casualty insurance in favor of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to
each of the 




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Communities, in an amount and on such terms as is reasonable for
businesses of the type proposed to be conducted by the Company and its
subsidiaries. The Company or its subsidiaries has not received from any
insurance company notice of any material defects or deficiencies affecting the
insurability of any of the Communities (other than with respect to seismic
activities).

                  (o) As of the Closing Date the Company, and each of its
subsidiaries (i) will be in compliance in all material respects with any and all
applicable foreign, Federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
the protection of human health and safety, the Hazardous Materials (as defined
below), or hazardous or toxic wastes, pollutants or contaminants (the
"Environmental Laws"); (ii) will have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses; and (iii) will be in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such
noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits,
licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions
of such permits, licenses or approvals are otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus
or would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

         (p)               (i) None of the Company or the Partnerships has at 
         any time, and, to the best knowledge of the Company after due inquiry
         and investigation, no other party has, at any time, handled, buried,
         stored, retained, refined, transported, processed, manufactured,
         generated, produced, spilled, allowed to seep, leak, escape or leach,
         or be pumped, poured, emitted, emptied, discharged, released, injected,
         dumped, transferred or otherwise disposed of or dealt with, Hazardous
         Materials (as hereinafter defined) on, to, above under, in, into or
         from the Communities, except as disclosed in the environmental reports
         previously delivered to the Underwriter or referred to in the
         Prospectus. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries intends to use the
         Communities or any subsequently acquired properties described in the
         Prospectus for the purpose of handling, burying, storing, retaining,
         refining, transporting, processing, manufacturing, generating,
         producing, spilling, seeping, leaking, escaping, leaching, pumping,
         pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, releasing, injecting,
         dumping, transferring or otherwise disposing of or dealing with
         Hazardous Materials, except for the use, storage and transportation of
         small quantities of substances that are regularly used as office
         supplies, household cleaning supplies, gardening supplies, or pool
         maintenance supplies in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws
         and in accordance with prudent business practices and good hazardous
         materials storage and handling practices.

                           (ii) None of the Company or the Partnerships, to the
         best knowledge of the Company after due inquiry and investigation,
         knows of any seepage, leak, escape, leach, discharge, injection,
         release, emission, spill, pumping, pouring, emptying or dumping of
         Hazardous Materials into waters on, under or adjacent to the
         Communities or onto lands from which such hazardous or toxic 




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         waste of substances might seep, flow or drain into such waters, except
         as disclosed in the environmental reports previously delivered to the
         Underwriter or referred to in the Prospectus.

                           (iii) None of the Company or the Partnerships to the
         best knowledge of the Company after due inquiry and investigation, has
         received notice of, or has knowledge of any occurrence or circumstance
         which, with notice or passage of time or both, would give rise to, any
         claim under or pursuant to any Environmental Law pertaining to
         Hazardous Materials, hazardous or toxic waste or substances on or
         originating from the Communities arising out of the conduct of any such
         party, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Environmental
         Law, except as disclosed in the environmental reports previously
         delivered to the Underwriter or referred to in the Prospectus.

                  As used herein, "Hazardous Material" shall include, without
limitation, any flammable materials or explosives, petroleum or petroleum-based
products, radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes,
hazardous or toxic substances, or related materials, asbestos or any material as
defined by any Federal, state or local environmental law, ordinance, rule, or
regulation including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42
U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.) ("CERCLA"), the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. Section 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.), and in the
regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant to each of the
foregoing or by any Federal, state or local governmental authority having or
claiming jurisdiction over the Communities as described in the Prospectus.

                  (q) In the ordinary course of its business, each of the
Company and the Partnerships conducts a periodic review of the effect of
Environmental Laws on its business, operations and properties in the course of
which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including,
without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for
investigation, clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental
Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating
activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such
review and on the basis of the reviews conducted by the Company in connection
with the Communities, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated
costs and liabilities would not singly or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

                  (r) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").




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                  (s) Neither the assets of the Company nor its subsidiaries
constitute, nor will such assets, as of the Closing Date, constitute, "plan
assets" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA").

                  (t) The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the
Code and will use its best efforts to continue to be organized and will continue
to operate in a manner so as to qualify as a "real estate investment trust"
("REIT") under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), unless the Board of Directors determines that it is no
longer in the best interest of the Company to continue to be so qualified.

                  (u) Except as stated in the Prospectus, neither the Company
nor any of its directors, officers or controlling persons has taken, nor will it
take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might reasonably be
expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the
Shares to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.

                  (v) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to
occur of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the
Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the
offering and sale of the Shares other than the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or other materials, if any, permitted by the Act.

                  (w) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to financial and corporate
books and records is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences.

                  (x) Prior to the Closing Date, the Shares will be duly
authorized for listing by the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock
Exchange upon official notice of issuance.

                  (y) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
involved in any material labor dispute nor, to the best knowledge of the Company
after due inquiry and investigation, is any such dispute threatened.

                  (z) No holder of securities of the Company has rights to the
registration of any securities of the Company because of the filing of the
Registration Statement, except as set forth in that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated March 16, 1994 among the Company and certain stockholders.




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         3.       Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Shares.

                  (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements of the Company herein contained and subject to all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and
the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Company the Shares at the purchase
price per share to be agreed upon by the Underwriter and the Company and set
forth in the Price Determination Agreement.

                  (b) Delivery of the Shares shall be made to the Underwriter
against payment of the purchase price by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the order of the Company at the office of PaineWebber Incorporated,
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. Such payments shall be
made at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third business day (or, if the
Shares are priced as contemplated by Rule 15cb-1(c) of the Exchange Act after
4:30 p.m., New York City time, the fourth business day) following the date of
this Agreement or, if the Company has elected to rely on Rule 430A, the third or
fourth business day, as applicable, after the date on which the first bona fide
offering of the Shares to the public is made by the Underwriter or at such time
on such other date, not later than seven business days after the date of this
Agreement, as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriter (such date
is herein referred to as the "Closing Date").

                  (c) To the extent the Option is exercised, delivery of the
Option Shares against payment by the Underwriter (in the manner specified above)
will take place at the offices specified above for the Closing Date at the time
and date (which may be the Closing Date) specified in the Option Shares Notice.

                  (d) If requested by the Underwriter no later than the date of
this Agreement, certificates evidencing the Shares shall be in definitive form
and shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the
Underwriter shall request at least two business days prior to the Closing Date
or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, by written notice to the
Company. For the purpose of expediting the checking and packaging of
certificates for the Shares, the Company agrees to make such certificates
available for inspection at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Date or the
Option Closing Date, as the case may be.

                  (e) The initial public offering price per share for the Shares
and the purchase price per share for the Shares to be paid by the Underwriter
shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Underwriter, and such agreement
shall be set forth in a separate written instrument substantially in the form of
Exhibit III hereto (the "Price Determination Agreement"). The Price
Determination Agreement may take the form of an exchange of any standard form of
written telecommunication among the Company and the Underwriter and shall
specify such applicable information as is indicated in Exhibit III hereto. The
offering of the Shares will be governed by this Agreement, as supplemented by
the Price Determination Agreement. From and after the date of the 




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execution and delivery of the Price Determination Agreement, this Agreement
shall be deemed to incorporate, and, unless the context otherwise indicates, all
references contained herein to "this Agreement" and to the phrase "herein" shall
be deemed to include, the Price Determination Agreement.

         4.       Covenants. The Company covenants and agrees with the 
Underwriter that:

                  (a) The Company will cause the Prospectus to be filed as
required by Section 2(a) hereof (but only if you have not reasonably objected
thereto by notice to the Company after having been furnished a copy a reasonable
time prior to filing) and will notify you promptly of such filing; it will
notify you promptly of the time when any subsequent amendment to the
Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement to the Prospectus
has been filed and of any request by the Commission for any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional
information; it will prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon your
request, any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus that, in your opinion, may be necessary or advisable in connection
with the distribution of the Shares by the Underwriter; and it will file no
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus to which you
shall reasonably object by notice to the Company after having been furnished a
copy at a reasonable time prior to the filing.

                  (b) The Company will advise you, promptly after it shall
receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, of
the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any
purpose; and it will promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such a stop order should be
issued.

                  (c) Within the time during which a prospectus relating to the
Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, the Company will comply with
all requirements imposed upon it by the Act and by the Rules and Regulations, as
from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of
sales of or dealings in the Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof and
the Prospectus. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading,
or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Registration
Statement or Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will promptly notify
you and will amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus (at
the expense of the Company) so as to correct such statement or omission or
effect such compliance.




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                  (d) As soon after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
as possible and thereafter from time to time for such period as in the opinion
of counsel for the Underwriter a prospectus is required by the Act to be
delivered in connection with sales by the Underwriter or any dealer, the Company
will expeditiously deliver to the Underwriter and each dealer, without charge,
as many copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement thereto) as
you may request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (and of any
amendment or supplement thereto) in accordance with the provisions of the Act
both in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares and for such period
of time thereafter as the Prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered in
connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer. If during such period of
time any event shall occur that in the judgment of the Company or in the opinion
of counsel for the Underwriter is required to be set forth in the Prospectus (as
then amended or supplemented) or should be set forth therein in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to supplement or amend the
Prospectus to comply with the Act or any other law, the Company will forthwith
prepare and, subject to the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof, file with the
Commission an appropriate supplement or amendment thereto, and will
expeditiously furnish to the Underwriter and dealers a reasonable number of
copies thereof. In the event that the Company and you agree that the Prospectus
should be amended or supplemented, the Company, if requested by you, will
promptly issue a press release announcing or disclosing the matters to be
covered by the proposed amendment or supplement.

                  (e) The Company will make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practicable, but not later than fifty (50) days after the
close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying
with the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and
Regulations) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first
day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the "effective date" (as
defined in said Rule 158) of the Registration Statement and will advise you in
writing when such statement has been so made available.

                  (f) The Company agrees to pay the following costs and expenses
and all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of
the Company's obligations hereunder including, without limitation, its own
travel (including air fare) and lodging expenses related to the preparation of
the Prospectus and any sales efforts: (i) the preparation, printing or
reproduction, and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement
(including financial statements and exhibits thereto), the Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement to either of them; (ii) the printing or (reproduction)
and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting
and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and
all amendments or supplements to either of them as may be reasonably requested
for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the
preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for
the Shares, including any stamp taxes in connection with the original issuance
and sale of the Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this
Agreement and all other agreements or 




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documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering
of the Shares; (v) the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act and the
listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock
Exchange; (vi) the filing fees and the fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriter in connection with any filings required to be made with the NASD;
and (vii) the fees and expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and
expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company.

                  (g) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the offering
and sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Prospectus under "Use of
Proceeds" and shall file such reports with the Commission with respect to the
sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds therefrom as may be
required in accordance with Rule 463 under the Act.

                  (h) Unless the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
its reasonable business judgment that continued qualification as a "real estate
investment trust" under the Code is not in the Company's best interest the
Company will use its best efforts to, and will continue to meet the requirements
to qualify as a "real estate investment trust."

                  (i) The Company will not at any time, directly or indirectly,
take any action designed, or which might reasonably be expected to cause or
result in, or which will constitute, stabilization of the price of the Shares to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares.

                  (j) The Company will comply with all provisions of any
undertakings contained in Item 17 of the Registration Statement.

                  (k) The Company will comply with all provisions of any
undertakings contained in the Registration Statement.

         5. Conditions of Underwriter's Obligations. The obligations of the
Underwriter to purchase and pay for the Shares as provided herein shall be
subject to the accuracy, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (as if made
at the Closing Date), of the representations and warranties of the Company
herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to
the following additional conditions:

                  (a) Notification that the Registration Statement has become
effective shall be received by the Underwriter not later than 5:00 pm., New York
City time, on the date of this Agreement or at such later date and time as shall
be consented to in writing by the Underwriter and all filings required by Rule
424 and Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations shall have been made; no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the
knowledge of the Company or the Underwriter, threatened by the Commission; and
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information (to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
otherwise) shall have been complied with to your satisfaction.

                  (b) The Underwriter shall not have advised the Company that
the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact that in your opinion is material,
or omits to state a fact that in your opinion is material and is required to be
stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

                  (c) Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, subsequent to
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, (i) there shall not have been any change in the
capital stock, partnership interests, short-term debt or long-term debt of the
Company or its subsidiaries, (ii) there shall not have been any adverse change,
or any development involving a prospective adverse change, in the condition
(financial or other), business, prospects, net worth or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained any material loss or
interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood or
other casualty, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute
or any court or legislative or other governmental action, order or decree, which
is not set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, if in the
judgment of the Underwriter any of the foregoing makes it impractical or
inadvisable to offer or deliver the Shares on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus.

                  (d) You shall have received the opinion of Goodwin, Procter &
Hoar LLP, counsel for the Company dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

                           (i) The Registration Statement has been declared
         effective under the Act; the Prospectus has been filed with the
         Commission pursuant to Rule 424; and to the best knowledge of such
         counsel (based solely on an oral representation of a member of the
         staff of the Commission) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
         the Registration Statement has been issued under the Act and no
         proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the
         Commission;

                           (ii) Each part of the Registration Statement, when
         such part became effective, and the Prospectus and any amendment or
         supplement thereto, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission
         and at the Closing Date, complied as to form in all material respects
         with the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations (other
         than (A) the financial statements and supporting schedules and other
         financial and statistical information and data included therein or
         omitted therefrom, and (B) any documents incorporated therein by
         reference, as to which such counsel need express no opinion), it being
         understood that in passing upon compliance as to the form of the
         Registration



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         Statement, such counsel may assume that the statements made therein are
         correct and complete;

                           (iii) The descriptions in the Registration Statement
         (other than the documents incorporated therein by reference) and
         Prospectus of statutes are accurate in all material respects and fairly
         present the information required to be shown; and such counsel do not
         know of any statutes or legal or governmental proceedings required to
         be described in the Prospectus that are not described as required, or
         of any contracts or documents of a character required to be described
         in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits
         to the Registration Statement that are not described and filed as
         required;

                           (iv) The form of organization of the Company and its
         operations are such as to enable the Company to qualify as a "real
         estate investment trust" under the applicable provisions of the Code.
         The discussion in the Prospectus under the caption "Federal Income Tax
         Considerations" fairly summarizes the Federal income tax considerations
         that are material to a holder of the Shares;

                           (v)      The Company is not (after giving effect to 
         the sale of the Shares) required to be registered under the 1940 Act;

                           (vi) The Shares have been duly authorized for listing
         by the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange upon
         official notice of issuance;

                           (vii) The Company is in good standing under the laws
         of the State of California as a foreign corporation, has full power and
         authority to conduct its business as described in the Registration
         Statement and Prospectus; and, except as disclosed in Exhibit II to
         this Agreement with respect to the subsidiaries of the Company, to the
         knowledge of such counsel, the Company owns no capital stock or other
         beneficial interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or
         other business entity;

                           (viii) Each of the partnerships that owns a Community
         (the "Partnerships") is a limited partnership duly organized, validly
         existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
         incorporation and has the power under its partnership agreement and the
         applicable Limited Partnership Act necessary to conduct its business as
         described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; each of the
         corporate subsidiaries of the Company is duly organized, validly
         existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
         incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to conduct its
         business as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus;

                           (ix) The General Partners of each of the Partnerships
         are duly qualified to do business in the State of California, except
         where the failure to be 




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         so qualified, considering all such cases in the aggregate, does not
         involve and will not involve a material risk to the business,
         properties, financial position or results of operations of such
         subsidiary;

                           (x) All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
         the Company identified in the Prospectus (including the Shares) have
         been duly authorized and are, or when issued as contemplated hereby
         will be, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and conform, or
         when so issued will conform, to the description thereof in the
         Prospectus; and the shareholders of the Company have no preemptive or
         similar rights with respect to the Shares;

                           (xi) The Company has full corporate power and
         authority to enter into this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly
         authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; to the knowledge of
         such counsel, the issuance and sale of the Shares to the Underwriter on
         the terms contemplated herein will not result in the creation or
         imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets of
         the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships, pursuant to
         the terms or provisions of, or result in a breach or violation of any
         of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or result in the
         acceleration of any obligation under, the articles of incorporation or
         by-laws of the Company, the articles or certificate of incorporation or
         by-laws of any of the Company's subsidiaries, or the partnership
         agreements or other organizational documents of the Partnerships, any
         Contract to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the
         Partnerships is a party or by or pursuant to which any of them or their
         respective properties is bound, affected or financed or any statute,
         judgment, ruling, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or
         other governmental agency or body applicable to the business or
         properties of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships
         (except that such counsel need express no opinion as to the securities
         or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States),
         where such violation or default, individually or in the aggregate,
         might have a material adverse effect on the business, properties,
         business prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
         operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole;

                           (xii) To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent,
         approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any court or
         governmental agency or body is required in connection with the issuance
         or sale of the Shares by the Company, except (i) such as have been
         obtained under the Act or the Exchange Act, or (ii) such as may be
         required under state securities laws or the by-laws of the NASD in
         connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the
         Underwriter; and

                           (xiii) To the knowledge of such counsel, none of the
         Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships is in violation of
         its articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership
         agreements, or other organizational 




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         documents, as applicable, or in default (nor has an event occurred
         which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default
         or acceleration) in the performance of any obligation, agreement or
         condition contained in any Contract known to such counsel to which the
         Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships is a party will be
         a party, or by or pursuant to which any of them or their respective
         properties is bound, affected or financed will be bound, affected or
         financed, and, to the knowledge of such counsel, none of the Company,
         any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships is in violation of any
         judgment, ruling, decree, order, franchise, license or permit known to
         us or any statute, rule or regulation of any court or other
         governmental agency or body applicable to the business or properties of
         the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Partnerships; where such
         violation or default, individually or in the aggregate, might have a
         material adverse effect on the business, properties, business
         prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations
         of the Company or any of its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

         In connection with delivering such opinion such counsel shall also
state:

                  (a)      No facts have come to their attention which cause
                           them to believe that the Registration Statement
                           (excluding (i) the financial statements and notes
                           thereto, financial schedules and other financial or
                           statistical information and data included therein or
                           omitted therefrom and (ii) any documents incorporated
                           by reference into the Registration Statement, as to
                           which they need express no opinion), at the time it
                           became effective, contained an untrue statement of a
                           material fact or omitted to state a material fact
                           required to be stated therein or necessary to make
                           the statements therein not misleading; and

                  (b)      No facts have come to their attention which cause
                           them to believe that the Prospectus (excluding (i)
                           the financial statements and notes thereto, financial
                           schedules and other financial or statistical
                           information and data included therein or omitted
                           therefrom and (ii) any documents incorporated by
                           reference into the Registration Statement, as to
                           which they need express no opinion), as of its date
                           or the date of such opinion, contained or contains an
                           untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
                           omits to state a material fact necessary in order to
                           make the statements therein, in light of the
                           circumstances under which they were made, not
                           misleading.

         In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely on certificates of
public officers, upon opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Underwriter, copies of which shall be contemporaneously delivered to the
Underwriter, and as to matters of fact, upon certificates of officers of the
Company; provided that such counsel shall state that the opinion of any other
counsel is in form satisfactory to such counsel and, such counsel is 




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unaware of any reason why it and the Underwriter are not justified in relying on
such opinions of other counsel. Copies of all such opinions and certificates
shall be furnished to counsel to the Underwriter on the Closing Date.

                  (e) You shall have received from O'Melveny & Myers LLP,
counsel for the Underwriter (based upon Goodwin Procter & Hoar LLP's opinion
respecting Maryland law), such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with
respect to the organization of the Company, the validity of the Shares, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and other related matters as you
reasonably may request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and
information as they request to enable them to pass upon such matters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely upon certificates of public
officers and upon opinions of counsel, copies of which shall be
contemporaneously delivered to the Underwriter, and as to matters of fact, upon
certificates of officers of the Company.

                  (f) At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the
Underwriter shall have received from Coopers & Lybrand a letter dated such date,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
underwriters with respect to the financial statements and other financial
information included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (the
"initial comfort letter"). On the Closing Date, you shall have received from
Coopers & Lybrand a letter dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that they
reaffirm the statements made in the initial comfort letter, except that the
specified date referred to shall be a date not more than five days prior to the
Closing Date.

                  (g) You shall have received from the Company a certificate,
signed by the Chairman of the Board or the President and by the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that:

                           (i) The representations and warranties of the Company
         in this Agreement were when originally made and are at the time such
         certificate is delivered true and correct, as if made at and as of the
         Closing Date, and the Company has complied with all the agreements and
         satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
         at or prior to the Closing Date;

                           (ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of
         the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that
         purpose has been instituted or is threatened, by the Commission; and

                           (iii) Since the effective date of the Registration
         Statement, there has occurred no event required to be set forth in an
         amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus
         that has not been so set forth.




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                  (h) The Shares shall have been approved for listing on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange, subject to official notice
of issuance.

                  (i) The Company shall have furnished to you such further
certificates and documents as you shall have reasonably requested.


         All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in
compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are satisfactory in form and
substance to you. The Company will furnish you with such conformed copies of
such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents as you shall reasonably
request.

         6.       Indemnification and Contribution.

                  (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the
Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Underwriter
and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any
and all losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages (and actions in
respect thereof) (including any and all investigative, legal and other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of,
any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted), to which they, or any of
them, may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, liabilities, expenses or damages arise out of or are based on a
breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant made by the
Company in this Agreement or based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or in any documents filed under the Exchange Act and deemed to be
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, or the omission or alleged
omission to state in such document a material fact required to be stated in it
or necessary to make the statements in it not misleading, provided that the
Company will not be liable to the extent that such loss, claim, liability,
expense or damage arises from the sale of the Shares in the public offering to
any person by the Underwriter and is based on an untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with
information relating to the Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by
the Underwriter on behalf of the Underwriter expressly for inclusion in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges that the
statements set forth under the heading "Underwriting" in the Prospectus
constitutes the only information relating to the Underwriter furnished in
writing to the Company by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriter
expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company might
otherwise have.

                  (b) The Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
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Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each director of the Company and each
officer of the Company who signs the Registration Statement to the same extent
as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Underwriter, but only insofar
as losses, claims, liabilities, expenses or damages (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based on any untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in any part of
the Registration Statement when such part became effective, the final prospectus
supplement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out
of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made therein in reliance on and in conformity with information
relating to the Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by the
Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
This indemnity will be in addition to any liability that the Underwriter might
otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth under the
heading "Underwriting" in the prospectus supplement and the Prospectus
constitute the only information relating to the Underwriter furnished in writing
to the Company by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriter expressly for
inclusion in the Registration Statement, the final prospectus supplement, or the
Prospectus.

                  (c) Any party that proposes to assert the right to be
indemnified under this Section 6 will, promptly after receipt of notice of
commencement of any action against such party in respect of which a claim is to
be made against an indemnifying party or parties under this Section 6, notify
each such indemnifying party of the commencement of such action, enclosing a
copy of all papers served, but the omission so to notify such indemnifying party
will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party
under the foregoing provisions of this Section 6 unless, and only to the extent
that, such omission results in the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses
by the indemnifying party. If any such action is brought against any indemnified
party and it notifies the indemnifying party of its commencement, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it
elects by delivering written notice to the indemnified party promptly after
receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the indemnified party,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the
defense of the action, with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party, and
after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense, the indemnifying party will not be liable to the
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses except as provided below and
except for the reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by the
indemnified party in connection with the defense. The indemnified party will
have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action, but the fees,
expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such
indemnified party unless (1) the employment of counsel by the indemnified party
has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (2) the indemnified
party has reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel) that there may be
legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different
from or in addition to those 




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available to the indemnifying party, (3) a conflict or potential conflict exists
(based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party will not
have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified
party) or (4) the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of
the commencement of the action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the
indemnifying party or parties. It is understood that the indemnifying party or
parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in
the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements and
other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such
jurisdiction at any one time for all such indemnified party or parties. All such
fees, disbursements and other charges will be reimbursed by the indemnifying
party promptly as they are incurred. An indemnifying party will not be liable
for any settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent
(which consent will not be unreasonably withheld).

                  (d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in the foregoing
paragraphs of this Section 6 is applicable in accordance with its terms but for
any reason is held to be unavailable from the Company or the Underwriter, the
Company and the Underwriter will contribute to the total losses, claims,
liabilities, expenses and damages (including any investigative, legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in
settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted, but after
deducting any contribution received by the Company from persons other than the
Underwriter, such as persons who control the Company within the meaning of the
Act, officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and directors
of the Company, who also may be liable for contribution) to which the Company
and the Underwriter may be subject in such proportion as shall be appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriter on the other. The relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and the Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by the Underwriter, in each case as set forth in the table
on the cover page of the Prospectus. If, but only if, the allocation provided by
the foregoing sentence is not permitted by applicable law, the allocation of
contribution shall be made in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing sentence but also the
relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the
other, with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss,
claim, liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations with respect to such offering. Such
relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriter
on behalf of the Underwriter, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such




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statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriter agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6(d) were to be
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which
does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim,
liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in
this Section 6(d) shall be deemed to include, for purpose of this Section 6(d),
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(d), the Underwriter shall not
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discounts
received by it, and no person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) will be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6(d), any person who controls a
party to this Agreement within the meaning of the Act will have the same rights
to contribution as that party, and each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement will have the same rights to contribution as the Company,
subject in each case to the provisions hereof. Any party entitled to
contribution, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action
against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made
under this Section 6(d), will notify any such party or parties from whom
contribution may be sought, but the omission so to notify will not relieve the
party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any other obligation
it or they may have under this Section 6(d). No party will be liable for
contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its written
consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld).

                  (e) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in
this Section 6 and the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless
of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriter, (ii)
acceptance of any of the Shares and payment therefor or (iii) any termination of
this Agreement.

         7. Representations and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants, of the Company herein or
in certificates delivered pursuant hereto, and the agreements of the Underwriter
contained in Section 6 hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriter
or any controlling persons, or the Company or any of its officers, directors or
any controlling persons, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the
Shares hereunder.

         8. Termination. You shall have the right, by giving notice as
hereinafter specified at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, to terminate
this Agreement if (i) the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable, at
or prior to the Closing Date, to perform any agreement on its part to be
performed hereunder, (ii) any other condition of the Underwriter's obligations
hereunder is not fulfilled, (iii) trading on the New York Stock Exchange shall
have been wholly suspended, (iv) minimum or maximum 




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prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for
securities shall have been required, on the New York Stock Exchange by such
exchange or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority
having jurisdiction, (v) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by
Federal or New York authorities, or (vi) any material adverse change in the
financial or securities markets in the United States or in political, financial
or economic conditions in the United States, any outbreak or material escalation
of hostilities in which the United States is involved, a declaration of war by
Congress, any other substantial national or international calamity or any other
event or occurrence of a similar character shall have occurred since the
execution of this Agreement that, in your judgment, makes it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the sale of and payment for the
Shares. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any
other party with respect to Shares not purchased by reason of such termination
except that the provisions of Section 4(g) and Section 6 hereof shall at all
times be effective. If you elect to terminate this Agreement as provided in this
Section, the Company shall be notified promptly by you by telephone, telex or
telecopy, confirmed by letter.

         9. Notices. All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing
and if sent to you shall be mailed, delivered, telexed or telecopied and
confirmed to you, c/o PaineWebber Incorporated, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10019, Attention: Corporate Finance Department, or if sent to the
Company, shall be mailed, delivered, telexed or telecopied and confirmed to the
Company at 4340 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 275, San Jose, California 95129.
Any party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to
the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose.

         10.      Parties.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and the Underwriter and their respective successors and
the persons or entities referred to in Section 6 hereof, and no other person
will have any right or obligation hereunder.

         11.      APPLICABLE LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND 
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         12.      Over-allotment Option.

                  (a) In addition to the Shares being sold by the Company as
described in Section 1(a) hereof (which are referred to herein as the "Firm
Shares"), the Company hereby grants to the Underwriter an option to purchase up
to an aggregate of 210,000 additional Shares (which are referred to herein as
the "Option Shares") on the terms and for the purposes set forth in Section
12(b). The first two paragraphs of Section 3 hereof shall be deemed to apply
only to the purchase, sale and delivery of the Firm Shares. References in those
two paragraphs to the "Shares" shall be deemed to be references to the "Firm
Shares"; except as otherwise provided in this Section 12, other references in




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this Agreement to the "Shares" shall be deemed to include the Firm Shares and
the Option Shares.

                  (b) Upon written notice from you given to the Company not more
than 30 days subsequent to the date of the initial public offering of the
Shares, the Underwriter may purchase all or any portion of the Option Shares at
the purchase price per share to be paid for the Firm Shares. The Company agrees
to issue and sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase
from the Company, the number of Option Shares specified in such notice. Such
Option Shares may be purchased by the Underwriter only for the purpose of
covering over-allotments made in connection with the sale of the Firm Shares. No
Option Shares shall be sold or delivered unless the Firm Shares previously have
been, or simultaneously are, sold and delivered. The right to purchase the
Option Shares or any portion thereof may be surrendered and terminated at any
time upon notice by you to the Company. The "Closing Date" as defined in Section
3 hereof with respect to the Firm Shares, shall be deemed to be the "First
Closing Date," and the time for the delivery of and payment for the Option
Shares is herein referred to as the "Second Closing Date," (which may be the
same date as the First Closing Date). The Second Closing Date shall be
determined by you but shall be not later than 10 days after you give to the
Company written notice of election to purchase Option Shares. The preparation,
registration, checking and delivery of, and payment for, the Option Shares shall
occur or be made in the same manner as provided in Section 3 hereof for the Firm
Shares, except as you and the Company may otherwise agree.

                  (c) The conditions to the Underwriter's obligations set forth
in Section 5 shall be deemed to be conditions to the Underwriters' obligations
to purchase and pay for the Shares to be purchased on each of the First Closing
Date and the Second Closing Date, as the case may be; references in that Section
and in Sections 2, 8 and 9 hereof to the "Closing Date" shall be deemed to be
references to the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date, as the case may be,
and references to the "Securities" in Section 5 hereof shall be deemed to be
references to the Firm Shares and/or the Option Shares, as the case may be, to
be purchased by the Underwriter on such Closing Date. A termination of this
Agreement as to the Option Shares after the First Closing Date will not
terminate this Agreement as to the Firm Shares.

         13.      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in two or more 
counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon the same instrument.

         14.      Severability.  In case any provision in this Agreement shall 
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.

         15.      Waivers of Trial by Jury.  The Company and the Underwriter 
each hereby irrevocably waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in
respect of any claim based



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upon or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and
the Underwriter, please so indicate in the space provided below for that
purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the
Company and the Underwriter.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.



                                       By:  /s/ Gilbert M. Meyer
                                            --------------------------
                                       Name:   Gilbert M. Meyer
                                       Title:  President




ACCEPTED as of the date first above written.


PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED

         By: /s/ Frederick T. Caven, Jr.
             ---------------------------
         Name:  Frederick T. Caven, Jr.
                ------------------------
         Title: Managing Director
                ------------------------




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                                    EXHIBIT I


             INFORMATION IN PROSPECTUS FURNISHED BY THE UNDERWRITER



                  The following information appearing in the Prospectus has been
furnished by the Underwriter in writing specifically for use in the preparation
of the Prospectus.

                  1.  Information contained in the Prospectus Supplement under
the heading "Underwriting."




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                                   EXHIBIT II

                              LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

                  Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") owns interests
in the following entities:

Subsidiaries

1.       Bay Asset Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of the Company.

2.       Bay GP, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
         the Company.

3.       Bay Development Partners, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a
         wholly-owned subsidiary of Bay Asset Group, Inc.

4.       Bay Waterford, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of Bay Asset Group, Inc.

Partnerships

5.       Bay GP, Inc. is the sole general partner of Bay Countrybrook, L.P., a
         Delaware limited partnership. There are third-party limited partners.

6.       Bay Development Partners, Inc. is the sole general partner of San
         Francisco Bay Partners II, Ltd., a California limited partnership.
         There is one third-party limited partner.

7.       Bay Development Partners, Inc. is the sole general partner of San
         Francisco Bay Partners III, L.P., a California limited partnership. The
         Company is the sole limited partner.

8.       Bay Development Partners, Inc. is the sole partner of Toyon Road San
         Jose Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership. The Company is
         the sole limited partner.

9.       Bay Development Partners, Inc. is the sole general partner of Foxchase
         Drive San Jose Partners II, L.P., a California limited partnership. The
         Company is the sole limited partner.




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                                      LIENS

                  The Financial Guaranty Insurance Company has a lien on all of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of Bay Waterford, Inc. and Bay
Development Partners, Inc.



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                                   EXHIBIT III

                          PRICE DETERMINATION AGREEMENT


                                                                January __, 1997



PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  Reference is made to the Underwriting Agreement, dated January
__, 1997 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), among Bay Apartment Communities, Inc. a
Maryland corporation (the "Company") and PaineWebber Incorporated (the
"Underwriter"). The Underwriting Agreement provides for the purchase by the
Underwriter from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
therein, of an aggregate of ________ shares (the "Firm Shares") of the Company's
common stock, par value $.01 per share. This Agreement is the Price
Determination Agreement referred to in the Underwriting Agreement.

                  Pursuant to Section 3 of the Underwriting Agreement, the
undersigned agrees with the Underwriter as follows:

                  The public offering price per share for the Firm Shares shall
be $________.

                  The purchase price per share for the Firm Shares to be paid by
the Underwriter shall be $______ representing an amount equal to the public
offering price set forth above, less $______ per share.

                  The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriter that
the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 of the
Underwriting Agreement are accurate as though expressly made at and as of the
date hereof.

                  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of
the agreement among the Underwriter and the Company, please sign and return to
the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all
counterparts and together with the Underwriting Agreement shall be a binding
agreement among the Underwriter




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<PAGE>   30


and the Company in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Underwriting
Agreement.


                                       Very truly yours,

                                       BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.



                                       By:     _________________________
                                       Name:   Gilbert M. Meyer
                                       Title:  President




ACCEPTED as of the date first above written.


PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED

         By:______________________
         Name:  __________________
         Title: __________________




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<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                          PRICE DETERMINATION AGREEMENT






January 22, 1997





PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  Reference is made to the Underwriting Agreement dated January
22, 1997 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), by and between Bay Apartment
Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") and PaineWebber
Incorporated (the "Underwriter"). The Underwriting Agreement provides for the
purchase by the Underwriter from the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth therein, of an aggregate of 1,400,000 shares (the "Firm
Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share. This Agreement
is the Price Determination Agreement referred to in the Underwriting Agreement.

                  Pursuant to Section 3 of the Underwriting Agreement, the
undersigned agrees with the Underwriter as follows:

                  The public offering price per share for the Firm Shares shall
be $37.125.

                  The purchase price per share for the Firm Shares to be paid by
the Underwriter shall be $35.265 representing an amount equal to the public
offering price set forth above, less $1.86 per share.

                  The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriter that
the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 of the
Underwriting Agreement are accurate as though expressly made at and as of the
date hereof.

                  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.




<PAGE>   2


PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
January 22, 1997


                  If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of
the agreement between the Underwriter and the Company, please sign and return to
the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all
counterparts and together with the Underwriting Agreement shall be a binding
agreement between the Underwriter and the Company in accordance with its terms
and the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.


                                       Very truly yours,

                                       BAY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.



                                       By:    /s/ Gilbert M. Meyer
                                       Name:  Gilbert M. Meyer
                                       Title: President




ACCEPTED as of the date first above written.


PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED

         By: /s/ Frederick T. Caven, Jr.
         Name: Frederick T. Caven, Jr.
         Title: Managing Director




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