The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is the leading membership organization representing commercial and multi-family residential real estate in the Washington, DC area. Formed in 1974, AOBA works to protect and enhance the value of its members’ investments through effective leadership and advocacy, information exchange, and professional development.

With three, full-time registered lobbyists on staff, AOBA’s non-partisan government affairs activities in DC, Maryland and Virginia provide members with substantial savings in utilities, property taxes and other regulatory fees– savings that enhance value to owners, tenants and residents.