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	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions
Profit participation from related party		$ 26,022	$ 25,806	$ 45,498	$ 37,851
Costs inclusive of capitalized expenses		33	1	917	29
Operating lease rent		6,655	6,477	12,956	13,041
Rental revenue, net		185,945	155,232	380,987	311,263
Related party receivables		28,955		28,955		$ 27,352
One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent		700	700	1,500	1,500
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent		7,800	8,000	14,100	17,700
Rental revenue, net		5,200	5,300	$ 9,300	11,900
Holiday And Mathias \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, within three years after stabilization, percent						50.00%
Stabilization period				3 years
Stabilization of property, three years or more after stabilization, percent				100.00%
Stabilization of property, anniversary period				7 years
Holiday \| Payment Of Interest Acquired \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized	$ 1,400
Holiday \| Property Interest Liquidation \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized						$ 17,900
Mathias \| Payment Of Interest Acquired \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized	$ 1,000
Mathias \| Property Interest Liquidation \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized						11,900
Related Party
Related Party Transactions
Profit participation from related party			700		1,400
Costs inclusive of capitalized expenses			4,300		8,600
Related party receivables		28,955		$ 28,955		27,352
Joint venture
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent		7,258	$ 6,581	14,439	$ 12,849
Related party receivables		28,151		28,151		26,812
Other Affiliates
Related Party Transactions
Related party receivables		$ 804		$ 804		$ 540
Minimum \| Holiday \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)	1.50%
Minimum \| Mathias \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)	1.00%
Maximum \| Holiday \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)	1.80%
Maximum \| Mathias \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)	1.20%