Exhibit 10.4

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND

RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT is made to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
dated November 22, 2006, by and between BRE Properties, Inc. (the “Company”),
and Bradley P Griggs (“Executive”) and is made effective as of August 11, 2008
(the “Amendment Effective Date”).

BACKGROUND

The Company and Executive entered into an Employment Agreement, dated
December 8, 2000, and a First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 1,
2003 (collectively the “2000 Employment Agreement as Amended in 2003”), which
governed the Company’s employment of Executive.

The Company and Executive amended and restated the 2000 Employment Agreement as
Amended in 2003 pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement dated November 22, 2006 and further amended that agreement pursuant to
a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to Amended ad Restated Employment
Agreement dated December 2007 (the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as
amended by the First Amendment hereinafter referred to as the “Amended
Employment Agreement”).

The Company and Executive have further agreed to amend the Amended Employment
Agreement and to have the employment of Executive be governed by the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Amended Employment Agreement as amended by this
Second Amendment from and after the Amendment Effective Date.

AGREEMENT

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby amend the Amended Employment Agreement
as follows:

1. Duties. The first three sentences of Paragraph 3 of the Amended Employment
Agreement are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

The Company shall employ Executive as its Senior Vice President - Development.
The Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) or, if there is no CIO, the Chief Executive
Officer (“CEO”) shall direct and supervise the employment of Executive and shall
determine the powers and duties incident to the position of Senior Vice
President - Development. Executive shall perform his duties as Senior Vice
President - Development faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability
and devote his full business time and best efforts to the Company.

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2. Compensation. Executive’s compensation shall not be modified in conjunction
with this Second Amendment, provided Executive’s compensation shall be subject
to such adjustment and modification as permitted pursuant to the Amended
Employment Agreement included, but not limited to, annual adjustment, if any, as
may be determined for calendar year 2009.

3. Management Participation. Company may, at any time and as permitted pursuant
to the Amended Employment Agreement, change Executive’s level of participation
in senior management and/or restructure senior management in any way determined
necessary or appropriate by the Company. Nothing in this Amendment shall
guarantee Executive with any particular level of continuing participation in
senior management. Executive acknowledges that (i) Company has restructured its
senior management and (ii) Executive has been informed of Executive’s position
and level of participation in senior management anticipated based upon such
restructuring.

4. Interpretation and Advice of Counsel. Executive was advised to seek the
advice of counsel in connection with the negotiation of this Amendment.
Executive has done so and this Amendment has been drafted jointly by the
parties. Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed for or against any
party based on attribution of drafting to any party

5. Definitions. Terms beginning with an initial capital letter not defined
herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Amended Employment Agreement.

6. Effect of Amendment. Except as amended by this First Amendment, the Amended
Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Second Amendment has been executed as of the Effective
Date.

 

BRE PROPERTIES, INC.     EXECUTIVE /s/ Constance B. Moore     /s/ Bradley P.
Griggs

Constance B. Moore

Chief Executive Officer

    Bradley P. Griggs