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Represents the amount of expenses reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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Represents the percentage of distribution of all excess cash flows and all disposition proceeds upon any sale entitled after consideration of preferred return and return of equity remaining in the property to operating partner under an equity method investment of the entity.

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Percentage of preferred return used to determine distribution of excess cash flow under an equity method investment of the entity.

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Number Of Real Estate Properties, Under Contract

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Represents the percentage of equity kicker received with right to convert upon capital event associated with loan origination.

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Profit Multiplier Ratio

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Amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.

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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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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 carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion 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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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 35,302,000		$ 35,302,000		$ 35,441,000
Proceeds from distribution of investment				1,250,000	$ 0
Expenses from investment		(2,801,000)	$ (1,686,000)	(6,373,000)	(7,484,000)
Grace Lake JV, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 4,192,000		4,192,000		4,908,000
Proceeds from distribution of investment				$ 1,300,000
Percentage of equity kicker received with right to convert upon capital event	25.00%
Preferred return used to determine distribution of excess cash flow (as a percent)				8.25%
Percentage of distribution of all excess cash flows and all disposition proceeds upon any sale entitled after consideration of preferred return and return of equity remaining in the property to operating partner				25.00%
Percentage of investment of operating partner				81.00%
Grace Lake JV, LLC \| LP Units
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)								19.00%
Grace Lake JV, LLC \| Limited liability company
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		19.00%		19.00%
24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 31,110,000		$ 31,110,000		30,533,000
Ownership interest (as a percent)							73.80%
Amount contributed							$ 31,100,000
Profit multiplier ratio							1.70
Ownership percentage after achievement of profit multiplier ratio							50.00%
Expenses from investment		(300,000)	(300,000)	(500,000)	(600,000)
Interest costs capitalized		400,000	$ 300,000	700,000	$ 600,000
24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC \| Operating Partner
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)							26.20%
Ownership percentage after achievement of profit multiplier ratio							50.00%
24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC \| Co-venturer
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Loans payable outstanding from unconsolidated joint venture		43,700,000		43,700,000		$ 36,500,000
24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC \| Co-venturer \| Construction Loan
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Committed amount on credit agreement		50,465,000		50,465,000
Outstanding amount under credit agreement		43,700,000		43,700,000
Remaining borrowing capacity under credit agreement		$ 0		$ 0
Apartment Building \| 24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		31		31
Number of real estate properties, under contract \| property		15		15
Real estate properties, under contract		$ 38,300,000		$ 38,300,000
Real estate properties, under contract, deposit		10.00%		10.00%
Other \| 24 Second Avenue Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		1		1