Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement



 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. 







 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