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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands																		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 10, 2015 USD ($) loan	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	May. 27, 2015 USD ($)	May. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2014 USD ($)	May. 22, 2013 USD ($)	May. 13, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt																		$ 512	$ 2,387
Smith's Landing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date							Jun. 01, 2035											Jun. 01, 2035
Repayment of debt							$ 24,400
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 100
Stated Interest Rate (as a percent)							4.05%											4.05%
Debt, face value							$ 21,600
Socastee Commons
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date						Jan. 06, 2023												Jan. 06, 2023
Acquisition, assumption of debt						$ 5,000
Stated Interest Rate (as a percent)						4.57%												4.57%
Columbus Village
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date					Apr. 05, 2018
Number of loans assumed \| loan					2
Debt, face value					$ 8,800
Columbus Village \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate					2.00%
Johns Hopkins Village
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date				Jul. 30, 2018														Jul. 30, 2018
Debt, face value				$ 50,000
Johns Hopkins Village \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate				1.90%														1.90%
Oyster Point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date																		Feb. 28, 2017
Repayment of debt			$ 6,100
Lightfoot Marketplace
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date																		Nov. 14, 2017
Lightfoot Marketplace \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		1.90%
Note 4 [Member] \| North Point Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt											$ 1,000
Construction Loans [Member] \| Whetstone Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt								$ 17,800
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ 100
Construction Loans [Member] \| Oceaneering
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date														Feb. 28, 2018
Repayment of debt	$ 18,700
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 100
Debt, face value														$ 19,500
Construction Loans [Member] \| Oceaneering \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate														1.75%
Construction Loans [Member] \| Commonwealth of Virginia [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date												Aug. 28, 2017
Debt, face value												$ 5,400
Construction Loans [Member] \| Commonwealth of Virginia [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate												1.90%
Construction Loans [Member] \| Lightfoot Marketplace
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date										Nov. 14, 2017
Debt, face value										$ 15,000
Construction Loans [Member] \| Lightfoot Marketplace \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate										1.90%
New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility																				$ 225,000
Financial covenant, cash dividend period																		12 months
Credit facility maximum commitment amount																		$ 200,000
Unencumbered borrowing base properties, percentage																		60.00%
Debt service coverage ratio																		1.50%
Percentage of adjusted funds from operations																		95.00%
Maximum \| Oyster Point \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		2.00%
Minimum \| Oyster Point \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		1.40%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date																		Feb. 20, 2019
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period (as a percent)																		2.17%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, extension option																		1 year
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		1.40%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility									$ 50,000
Debt instrument maturity date																		Feb. 20, 2020
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period (as a percent)																		2.12%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount outstanding																				$ 75,000
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		1.95%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate																		1.35%
Operating Partnership
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of other indebtedness																$ 150,000
Operating Partnership \| Oyster Point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Feb. 28, 2017
Debt, face value		$ 6,400
Operating Partnership \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility									200,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt									200
Repayment of other indebtedness									39,000
Credit facility maximum commitment amount									350,000
Financial covenant, minimum tangible net worth amount																		$ 220,000
Operating Partnership \| Maximum \| Oyster Point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Operating Partnership \| Maximum \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial covenant, maximum leverage ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter																		60.00%
Financial covenant, maximum amount of variable rate indebtedness																		30.00%
Financial covenant, maximum amount of secured recourse indebtedness																		45.00%
Unused commitment fee																		0.25%
Financial covenant, percentage of net equity proceeds																		75.00%
Financial covenant, maximum amount of secured recourse debt																		25.00%
Operating Partnership \| Minimum \| Oyster Point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate		1.40%
Operating Partnership \| Minimum \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused commitment fee																		0.15%
Ratio of adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges																		1.50%
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility																	$ 100,000					$ 155,000
Debt instrument maturity date																	May 13, 2016
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility									150,000
Amount borrowed under credit facility									54,000
Operating Partnership \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility									50,000
Amount borrowed under credit facility									$ 50,000
Liberty Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date															Nov. 01, 2043
Acquisition, assumption of debt															$ 17,000
Fair value adjustment of debt															1,500
Outstanding principal amount of debt															$ 18,500
Stated Interest Rate (as a percent)															5.66%
Debt assumed, term															30 years
Debt, face value																					$ 2,400
Dimmock Square
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Defeased loan													$ 10,100