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Mortgage Notes Held By Unconsolidated Affiliates

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The number of real estate properties classified as held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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Percentage Of Interest

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Area of a real estate property.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Principal Activity and Significant Accounting Policies - Held for Sale and Unconsolidated Affiliates (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² property item	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property
Significant Accounting Policies
Number of real estate properties classified as held for sale \| property	0		0
Impairment losses related to the unconsolidated affiliates	$ 0	$ 0
Total assets held by unconsolidated affiliates	33,451		$ 31,261
Mortgage notes held by unconsolidated affiliates	18,169		16,690
Assets	$ 707,939		699,686
Operating Partnership \| Grand Forks Marketplace Retail Center
Significant Accounting Policies
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	50.00%
Percentage of interest	100.00%
Area of commercial property \| ft²	183,000
Operating Partnership \| Tenant in common - Office building, Fargo, North Dakota
Significant Accounting Policies
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	66.67%
Area of commercial property \| ft²	75,000
Operating Partnership \| SE Savage
Significant Accounting Policies
Number of units \| property	190
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	60.00%
Assets	$ 8,107
Cash contribution	$ 3,305
Operating Partnership \| SE Maple Grove
Significant Accounting Policies
Number of units \| property	160
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	60.00%
Assets	$ 3,455
Cash contribution	2,073
Mortgages \| SE Savage
Significant Accounting Policies
Mortgage carrying amount	1,583		0
Mortgages \| SE Maple Grove
Significant Accounting Policies
Mortgage carrying amount	0
Mortgages \| Grand Forks Marketplace Retail Center
Significant Accounting Policies
Mortgage carrying amount	10,208		10,264
Mortgages \| Tenant in common - Office building, Fargo, North Dakota
Significant Accounting Policies
Mortgage carrying amount	$ 6,379		$ 6,426
Glen Pond Development
Significant Accounting Policies
Number of units \| item	114
Development project budget	$ 15,598
Goldmark Office Park
Significant Accounting Policies
Development project budget	$ 3,833