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Line of credit facility covenant compliance leverage ratio for two consecutive quarters.

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Represents the number of consecutive quarters required for line of credit facility covenant compliance leverage ratio.

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Line of credit facility covenant, investment to asset value.

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Represents the maximum number of times the maximum leverage ratio of can be increased during the term of the credit facility.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from borrowings to finance the cost of construction.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details)	Oct. 04, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 leverage_ratio_increase	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 13, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($)
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage								$ 167,659,000	$ 153,321,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 82,000		$ 3,000	82,000	$ 410,000
New Retail Mortgage
Indebtedness
Proceeds from new mortgage			$ 35,000,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 100,000
New Retail Mortgage \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate			1.95%
New Block 11 Mortgage
Indebtedness
Proceeds from new mortgage		$ 57,000,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 100,000			100,000
Stated interest rate		3.25%
Construction Loans
Indebtedness
Borrowings under construction loans								$ 41,200,000
Operating Partnership \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility						$ 250,000,000.0					$ 200,000,000.0
Financial covenant, leverage ratio consecutive quarters following any significant acquisition				0.65
Financial covenant, number of consecutive quarters maintaining leverage ratio following any significant acquisition				6 months
Financial covenant, investments to total asset value				10.00%
Financial covenant, maximum number of times maximum leverage ratio can increase \| leverage_ratio_increase				2
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility											150,000,000.0
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period					2.07%			2.07%
Revolving credit facility, extension option								1 year
Credit facility, amount outstanding					$ 102,000,000			$ 102,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Indebtedness
Increase in borrowing	$ 4,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate								1.40%
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate								2.00%
Operating Partnership \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Prior Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility										$ 155,000,000.0
Operating Partnership \| Term Loan Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility
Indebtedness
Aggregate capacity under the credit facility											$ 50,000,000.0
Interest rate on credit facility as of end of period					2.02%			2.02%
Increase in borrowing						$ 100,000,000
Amount borrowed under credit facility								$ 100,000,000
Operating Partnership \| Term Loan Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate								1.35%
Operating Partnership \| Term Loan Facility \| Unsecured Debt \| New Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Indebtedness
Stated interest rate, basis spread on variable rate								1.95%
249 Central Park Retail
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage			$ 15,100,000
South Retail
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage			6,700,000
Fountain Plaza
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage			$ 7,600,000
4525 Main Street
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage		$ 31,600,000
Encore Apartments
Indebtedness
Repayment of mortgage		$ 25,200,000