Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues
Rental revenues	$ 47,378	$ 39,915	$ 93,119	$ 82,204
General contracting and real estate services revenues	18,408	57,398	53,971	104,666
Total revenues	65,786	97,313	147,090	186,870
Expenses
Rental expenses	11,292	8,309	22,124	17,684
Real estate taxes	5,465	4,233	10,771	8,566
General contracting and real estate services expenses	18,131	55,342	52,406	100,892
Depreciation and amortization	17,285	13,777	35,351	28,056
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance leases	278	146	467	293
General and administrative expenses	3,487	2,988	7,508	6,781
Acquisition, development and other pursuit costs	32	502	103	529
Impairment charges	83	0	3,122	158
Total expenses	56,053	85,297	131,852	162,959
Gain on real estate dispositions	0	2,776	3,717	2,776
Operating income	9,733	14,792	18,955	26,687
Interest income	6,746	4,412	10,862	11,638
Interest expense	(8,418)	(7,227)	(16,393)	(15,415)
Change in fair value of derivatives and other	314	(6)	707	(1,742)
Unrealized credit loss release (provision)	(388)	117	(333)	(260)
Other income (expense), net	7	286	186	344
Income before taxes	7,994	12,374	13,984	21,252
Income tax benefit (provision)	461	(65)	480	192
Net income	8,455	12,309	14,464	21,444
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Investment entities	0	44	0	136
Operating Partnership	(1,429)	(3,051)	(2,240)	(5,286)
Net income attributable to Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.	7,026	9,302	12,224	16,294
Preferred stock dividends	(2,887)	(1,175)	(5,774)	(2,242)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 4,139	$ 8,127	$ 6,450	$ 14,052
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share (basic and diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.14	$ 0.11	$ 0.25
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) (in shares)	60,409	56,668	59,918	56,533
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$ 8,455	$ 12,309	$ 14,464	$ 21,444
Unrealized cash flow hedge gains (losses)	(469)	(2,279)	1,807	(9,768)
Realized cash flow hedge losses reclassified to net income	1,103	798	2,181	1,190
Comprehensive income	9,089	10,828	18,452	12,866
Comprehensive income attributable to Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.	$ 7,497	$ 8,226	$ 15,178	$ 10,065
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:RealEstateMember	us-gaap:RealEstateMember	us-gaap:RealEstateMember	us-gaap:RealEstateMember
Noncontrolling interests in investment entities
Expenses
Net income	$ 0	$ (44)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	0	(44)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:	0	44	$ 0	$ 136
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership
Expenses
Net income	1,429	3,051
Comprehensive income:
Net income	1,429	3,051
Unrealized cash flow hedge gains (losses)	(120)	(622)
Realized cash flow hedge losses reclassified to net income	283	218
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:	$ (1,592)	$ (2,646)	$ (3,274)	$ (2,937)