U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2014

BRE PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-14306	94-1722214
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)

525 Market Street, 4^th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105-2712

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(415) 445-6530

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 12, 2014, BRE Properties, Inc. issued a press release entitled “BRE Properties Comments on Fire at MB360 Development Project.” The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release entitled “BRE Properties Comments on Fire at MB360 Development Project” dated March 12, 2014.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BRE Properties, Inc.

Date: March 12, 2014	By: /s/ Kerry Fanwick
	Name: Kerry Fanwick
	Its: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release entitled “BRE Properties Comments on Fire at MB360 Development Project” dated March 12, 2014.

BRE PROPERTIES INC /MD/ 8-K