Exhibit 10.4 OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION This OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of October 1, 1997, by and among Aegis Realty, Inc., a Maryland Corporation ("Aegis"), Aegis Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), Aegis Realty Holding Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership ("Aegis Holding, LP"), AOP Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Operating Partnership ("AOP Sub I"), AOP Merger Sub II, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Operating Partnership ("AOP Sub II"), Summit Insured Equity L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Insured I"), Summit Insured Equity II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Insured II"), Summit Preferred Equity L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Summit Preferred"), Eagle Insured L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Eagle"), Related Aegis, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Advisor"), Related Insured Equity Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Related GP I"), RIDC II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Related GP II"), Related Equity Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Related GP III"), Partnership Monitoring Corp., a Delaware corporation, Related Federal Insured, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Related GP IV," and, together with Related GP I, Related GP II and Related GP III, the "Related GPs"), Related Insured BUC$ Associates, Inc., the assignor limited partner of Insured I ("Assignor LP I"), Related Insured BUC$ Associates, Inc., the assignor limited partner of Insured II ("Assignor LP II"), Related BUC$ Associates, Inc., the assignor limited partner of Summit Preferred ("Assignor LP III"), and Related FI BUC$, Inc., the assignor limited partner of Eagle ("Assignor LP IV"). Insured I, Insured II, Summit Preferred and Eagle Insured are sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as a "Partnership" and collectively as the "Partnerships." Assignor LP I, Assignor LP II, Assignor LP III and Assignor LP IV are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Assignor LPs." Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Consolidation Agreement (as defined below). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to engage in a consolidation transaction (the "Consolidation") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Consolidation dated as of October 1, 1997, by and among the parties hereto, whereby, among other things (i)(A) 100 percent of the BUC$ (as defined below) of (1) Insured I, (2) Insured II, (3) Summit Preferred, and (4) Eagle (the "Assigned BUC$") will be assigned by the respective Assignor LPs of such Partnerships to Aegis in exchange for shares of common stock of Aegis, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares") to be delivered to the BUC$holders (as hereinafter defined); (B) 100 percent of the Economic Interests (as hereinafter defined) of the general partner interests of (1) Insured I and (2) Insured II held by the Related GPs and the Advisor will be contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units (as hereinafter defined) in the Operating Partnership (the "Contributed GP Economic Interests"); (C) 100 percent of the Economic Interests of the general partner interests held by the Related GPs and the Advisor in Summit Preferred and Eagle will be assigned to Aegis in exchange for Shares (the "Assigned GP Economic Interests"); (D) Aegis will contribute to Aegis Holding, LP (1) a .0075 percent limited partner interest in Insured I BUC$ and (2) a .015 percent limited partner interest in Insured II BUC$; (E) Aegis will contribute to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units in the Operating Partnership (1) the Assigned BUC$, and (2) the Assigned GP Economic Interests, and (F) the Operating Partnership will contribute to Aegis Holding, LP (1) a .7425 percent interest in the Insured I BUC$ and (2) a 1.485 percent interest in the Insured II BUC$, as more specifically provided herein; and (ii) all holders of BUC$ previously issued by the Partnerships shall receive Shares in exchange for their BUC$; and WHEREAS, pursuant to a Purchase Agreement dated December 9, 1996 (the "Purchase Agreement") by and among Prudential Bache Properties, Inc. ("P-B Properties"), P.B. Tax Credit S.L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Prudential Bache Investor Services II, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Related Capital Company, a New York general partnership ("RCC"), P-B Properties has assigned and transferred all of its general partner interests in the Partnerships to RCC or its affiliate, the Advisor, and withdrawn from the Partnerships (the "Withdrawal Transactions"); and upon P-B Properties' withdrawal as a general partner of the Partnerships, the Partnerships were continued without dissolution; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Assignments and Transfers Pursuant to Consolidation Agreement. Pursuant to and in accordance with the Consolidation Agreement, acting in sequence, beginning with the assignment and transfer of Economic Interests of the General Partner Interest in Summit Preferred held by Related GP III in Section 1.2 of the Consolidation Agreement, and ending with the assignment and contributions of the interests in BUC$ by the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 1.9 of the Consolidation Agreement, the parties hereto hereby assign and transfer, or contribute, as the case may be, for themselves or for others, as the case may be, the BUC$ (or interests in BUC$) or Economic Interests of the general partner interests in the Partnerships, as the case may be, agreed to, or required to be made, by them pursuant to Sections 1.2 through 1.9 of the Consolidation Agreement. 2. Assignment of BUC$ by the Assignor LPs. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Partnerships and the Assignor LPs, in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Consolidation Agreement, hereby agree (i) immediately prior to the effective time of the Mergers (the "Effective Time"), to take all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to assign and transfer, on the books and records of the Assignor LP, or the Partnerships, or by any other legally effective method, to effect such assignments and transfers of the BUC$, or partnership interests of the Partnerships, or Economic Interests in partnership -2- interests, as any of them, or any general partner of any of them may deem necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Consolidation Agreement. The Assignor LPs further agree to take all other actions, upon the direction of the Related General Partners, as the Related General Partners may deem to be necessary, desirable, appropriate, convenient or incidental to the implementation, effectuation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Consolidation Agreement. 3. Acceptance. The parties hereto hereby accept the respective assignments, transfers and contributions made to them pursuant to Section 1 hereof. 4. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective on the later of (i) 10:00 A.M. EST, October 1, 1997, or (ii) upon the consummation and completion of the Withdrawal Transactions, whichever is later. 5 Further Assurances. If at any time after the Effective Time any Surviving Party hereto shall determine or be advised that any further assignment, conveyance or assurance is necessary or advisable to vest, perfect or confirm of record in the Surviving Entities (as defined in the Consolidation Agreement), the title to any property or right or other asset transferred pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise to carry out the provisions of the Consolidation Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, the general partners, officers, or other proper representatives of the parties hereto just prior to, and after, the Effective Time shall execute and deliver any and all proper deeds, assignments, rights and assurances, or other assets, instruments and documents as may be necessary to, and do all things necessary or proper to, vest, perfect or convey title to such properties or rights, or other assets, in accordance with the provisions and intent of this Agreement, and otherwise to carry out the provisions and intents hereof. 6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] -3- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto, as of the date first written above. AEGIS REALTY, INC. AOP MERGER SUB I, INC. By: _______________________________ By:_______________________________ Name: J. Michael Fried Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: President Title: President AEGIS REALTY OPERATING AOP MERGER SUB II, INC. PARTNERSHIP, L.P. By:_______________________________ By: AEGIS REALTY, INC., Name: Stuart J. Boesky as its General Partner Title: President By: _________________________ SUMMIT INSURED EQUITY L.P. Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President By: RELATED INSURED QUITY ASSOCIATES, INC., its General AEGIS REALTY HOLDING Partner PARTNERSHIP, LP By:_______________________________ By: AEGIS REALTY OPERATING Name: Stuart J. Boesky PARTNERSHIP, L.P., as its General Title: Vice President Partner SUMMIT INSURED EQUITY II L.P. By: AEGIS REALTY, INC. as its General Partner By: RIDC II, L.P., its General Partner By: _________________________ By: Related Insured Equity Name: J. Michael Fried Associates, II, Inc. Title: President By: _______________________ RELATED AEGIS, LP Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: Vice President By: RELATED AEGIS, INC., its General Partner SUMMIT PREFERRED EQUITY L.P. By: __________________________ By: RELATED EQUITY FUNIDNG, INC., Name: J. Michael Fried its General Partner Title: President By: _______________________ Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: President RELATED INSURED EQUITY EAGLE INSURED L.P. -4- ASSOCIATES, INC. By: RELATED FEDERAL INSURED L.P., By: _____________________________ as its General Partner Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: Vice President By: RFI ASSOCIATES, INC., as its General Partner RIDC II, L.P. By:______________________ Name: Stuart J. Boesky By: Related Insured Equity Title: Vice President Associates, II, Inc. By:_____________________________ By: PARTNERSHIP MONITORING Name: Stuart J. Boesky CORPORATION, its General Partner Title: Vice President By: ___________________________ Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President RELATED EQUITY FUNDING, INC. RELATED FI BUC$, INC. By:_______________________ Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: Vice President By: ________________________________ Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President RELATED INSURED BUC$ ASSOCIATES, INC. PARTNERSHIP MONITORING By:________________________ CORPORATION Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President By: ________________________________ Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President RELATED BUC$ ASSOCIATES, INC. By:_________________________ Name: J. Michael Fried Title: President -5- RELATED FEDERAL INSURED L.P. By: RFI ASSOCIATES, INC., as its General Partner By: ______________________ Name: Stuart J. Boesky Title: Vice President -6-