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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001583956</rptOwnerCik>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001583912</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Taberna IR Holdings Member, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001583957</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Tresa At Arrowhead Member, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>5594900</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent the aggregate number of shares held directly by subsidiaries of RAIT Financial Trust, as follows: RAIT NTR Holdings, LLC - 385,900, Belle Creek Member, LLC - 352,500, Centrepoint Member, LLC - 1,190,000, Copper Mill Member, LLC - 736,500, Crestmont Member, LLC - 675,000, Cumberland Member, LLC - 690,000, Heritage Trace Member, LLC - 550,000, Taberna IR Holdings Member, LLC - 97,500, and Tresa At Arrowhead Member, LLC - 917,500.  Each direct holder expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other members of the group.  RAIT Financial Trust maintains shared control to vote and dispose of these shares and is thus deemed to beneficially own all such shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Anders Laren, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-08-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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