Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]			us-gaap:RealEstateMember
Revenues
Rental revenues	$ 39,636	$ 42,220	$ 121,840	$ 109,507
General contracting and real estate services revenues	58,617	27,638	163,283	66,118
Total revenues	98,253	69,858	285,123	175,625
Expenses
Rental expenses	10,223	9,873	27,907	24,513
Real estate taxes	4,760	4,180	13,326	10,759
General contracting and real estate services expenses	56,509	26,446	157,401	62,855
Depreciation and amortization	14,176	15,465	42,232	38,874
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases	147	145	440	230
General and administrative expenses	2,601	2,977	9,382	9,329
Acquisition, development and other pursuit costs	26	93	555	550
Impairment charges	47	0	205	0
Total expenses	88,489	59,179	251,448	147,110
Gain on real estate dispositions	3,612	4,699	6,388	4,699
Operating income	13,376	15,378	40,063	33,214
Interest income	4,417	5,710	16,055	16,622
Interest expense on indebtedness	(7,294)	(8,828)	(22,252)	(22,205)
Interest expense on finance leases	(229)	(228)	(686)	(340)
Equity in income of unconsolidated real estate entities	0	0	0	273
Change in fair value of derivatives and other	318	(530)	(1,424)	(3,926)
Unrealized credit loss release (provision)	33	0	(227)	0
Other income (expense), net	177	362	521	426
Income before taxes	10,798	11,864	32,050	24,064
Income tax benefit	28	199	220	339
Net income	10,826	12,063	32,270	24,403
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Investment entities	45	(960)	181	(640)
Operating Partnership	(2,262)	(2,790)	(7,548)	(6,000)
Net income attributable to Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.	8,609	8,313	24,903	17,763
Preferred stock dividends	(2,220)	(1,234)	(4,462)	(1,388)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 6,389	$ 7,079	$ 20,441	$ 16,375
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share (basic and diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.13	$ 0.36	$ 0.31
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) (in shares)	57,923	53,463	57,000	52,289
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$ 10,826	$ 12,063	$ 32,270	$ 24,403
Unrealized cash flow hedge losses	(118)	(1,247)	(9,886)	(5,709)
Realized cash flow hedge losses reclassified to net income	1,070	123	2,260	230
Comprehensive income	11,778	10,939	24,644	18,924
Comprehensive income attributable to Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.	9,311	7,506	19,376	13,737
Noncontrolling interests in investment entities
Expenses
Net income	(45)	960
Comprehensive income:
Net income	(45)	960
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:	45	(960)	181	(640)
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership
Expenses
Net income	2,262	2,790
Comprehensive income:
Net income	2,262	2,790
Unrealized cash flow hedge losses	(31)	(353)
Realized cash flow hedge losses reclassified to net income	280	35
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:	$ (2,512)	$ (2,473)	$ (5,449)	$ (4,547)