Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 13, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NorthStar/RXR New York Metro Real Estate, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001603671
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Amendment Flag	false
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Class A
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity common stock		983,437
Class T
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity common stock		469,630
Class I
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity common stock		83,932