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	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) a
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization expense for lease intangibles	$ 1,342,000	$ 1,321,000	$ 4,048,000	$ 3,653,000
Above and below market leases Increase (decrease) rental Income	332,000	$ 366,000	1,078,000	$ 842,000
2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cost of properties purchased			6,231,000
2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member] \| Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate	438,000		438,000
2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member] \| Above Market Leases [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate	2,000		2,000
2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member] \| Below market lease [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate	20,000		20,000
2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cost of properties purchased					$ 205,841,000
2019 Acquisitions [Member] \| Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate					10,020,000
2019 Acquisitions [Member] \| Above Market Leases [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate					344,000
2019 Acquisitions [Member] \| Below market lease [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate					2,092,000
Miramar Land [Member] \| Below market lease [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible acquired associated with purchase of Real Estate					593,000
Real estate properties [Member] \| 2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of total cost allocated to real estate, development, and value-add properties					105,301,000
Development and value-add properties [Member] \| 2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of total cost allocated to real estate, development, and value-add properties					92,268,000
Land [Member] \| 2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of total cost allocated to land	907,000		907,000
Land [Member] \| 2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of total cost allocated to land					46,778,000
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| 2020 Acquisitions - Wells Point One [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of total cost allocated to real estate, development, and value-add properties	$ 5,811,000		$ 5,811,000
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Miramar Land [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cost of properties purchased					13,386,000
Book value of land based on third party valuations					$ 13,979,000
Size (in acres) of land acquired \| a					6.5
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Otay Mesa Land [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cost of properties purchased					$ 15,282,000
Size (in acres) of land acquired \| a					41.6
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Yosemite Land [Member]
Property Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cost of properties purchased					$ 472,000
Size (in acres) of land acquired \| a					0.5