| BRE Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the development, acquisition, and management of multifamily apartment communities in the western United States. As of July 19, 2005, the company owned and operated 84 apartment communities totaling 23,826 units in California, Arizona, Washington, and Colorado. It also had 9 other properties in various stages of development and construction consisting of 2,339 units, as well as joint venture interests in 2 additional apartment communities comprising 488 units, as of the above date. The company has elected to be treated as a REIT and would not be subject to federal income tax, if it distributes at least 900f its taxable income to its shareholders. BRE Properties was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |
