Real Estate Investments - Schedule of Properties Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	$ 118,054	$ 54,345
Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	71,404	26,835
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Price	46,650	27,510
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	10,487	3,625
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	5,360
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	5,127	3,625
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	4,052	$ 503
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	2,175
Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	$ 1,877
Sienna Phase 1 [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		May 01, 2023
Property Name		Sienna Phase 1
City/State		Houston, TX
Ownership		75.00%
Purchase Price		$ 2,695
SunVet [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		May 18, 2023
Property Name		SunVet
City/State		Holbrook, NY
Ownership		99.00%
Purchase Price		$ 24,140
Old Town Square [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased		Sep. 19, 2023
Property Name		Old Town Square
City/State		Chicago, IL
Ownership		20.00%
Purchase Price		$ 27,510
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		503
Old Town Square [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		3,625
Old Town Square [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities		$ 503
The Shops at Stone Bridge [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	Feb. 23, 2024
Property Name	The Shops at Stone Bridge
City/State	Cheshire, CT
Ownership	100.00%
Purchase Price	$ 8,000
Compo Acres North Shopping Center [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	May 03, 2024
Property Name	Compo Acres North shopping center
City/State	Westport, CT
Ownership	100.00%
Purchase Price	$ 45,500
Compo Acres North Shopping Center [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	5,360
Compo Acres North Shopping Center [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	$ 2,175
Jordan Ranch Market [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	Jul. 16, 2024
Property Name	Jordan Ranch Market
City/State	Houston, TX
Ownership	50.00%
Purchase Price	$ 15,784
Oakley Shops at Laurel Fields [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	Aug. 21, 2024
Property Name	Oakley Shops at Laurel Fields
City/State	Oakley, CA
Ownership	100.00%
Purchase Price	$ 2,120
East Greenwich Square [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Purchased	Aug. 30, 2024
Property Name	East Greenwich Square
City/State	East Greenwich, RI
Ownership	70.00%
Purchase Price	$ 46,650
East Greenwich Square [Member] \| Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	5,127
East Greenwich Square [Member] \| Off-Market Lease, Unfavorable [Member] \| Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets/Liabilities	$ 1,877

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