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	Jul. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent				$ 6,363	$ 7,253	$ 19,136	$ 20,209
Rental revenue, net				156,933	150,991	449,069	531,978
Related party receivables				13,077		13,077			$ 12,168
Joint venture
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent				8,487	7,307	25,990	21,746
Related party receivables				7,276		7,276			10,603
Other Affiliates
Related Party Transactions
Related party receivables				5,801		5,801			1,565
Related party
Related Party Transactions
Related party receivables				13,077		13,077			$ 12,168
One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent				700	700	2,200	2,200
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
Related Party Transactions
Operating lease rent				20,800	17,000	33,400	31,100
Rental revenue, net				$ 14,400	$ 11,700	$ 22,700	$ 21,000
Holliday \| 760 Madison Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Proceeds from sale of property	$ 8,400
Holliday \| Payment of Interest Acquired \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized			$ 1,400
Mathias \| 719 Seventh Avenue \| Related party
Related Party Transactions
Proceeds from sale of property		$ 30,500
Expected equity ownership percentage		40.00%
Equity interest held by partner		$ 7,000
Mathias \| Payment of Interest Acquired \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Stabilization of property, liquidation value, amount monetized			$ 1,000
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
Minimum \| Holliday \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)			1.27%
Minimum \| Mathias \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)			1.92%
Maximum \| Holliday \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)			0.85%
Maximum \| Mathias \| One Vanderbilt Avenue
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of profits due to investors (as a percentage)			1.28%