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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Joint Venture and Real Estate Technology Fund Commitments | The following table summarizes the Company’s approximate real estate commitments at December 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands for remaining commitments):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining |
|  | Projects/Investments |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Commitments |
Projects Under Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 312 |  |  | $ | 83,720 |
Unconsolidated |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 929 |  |  |  | 264,290 |
Total Projects Under Development (1) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | $ | 348,010 |
Real Estate Technology Investments |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 30,947 |
| (1) | Remaining commitments for total projects under development represent the gross amounts, with funds to be provided by the Company, its joint venture partners and/or applicable construction loans.
Schedule of Contractual Obligations | The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations for deferred compensation for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2021:
(Payments) Due by Year (in thousands) |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | Thereafter |  |  | Total |
Other Long-Term Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation (1) |  | $ | (773 | ) |  | $ | (1,013 | ) |  | $ | (732 | ) |  | $ | (732 | ) |  | $ | (732 | ) |  | $ | (4,023 | ) |  | $ | (8,005 | )
(1) | Estimated payments to the Company’s Chairman and one former executive officer based on actual and estimated retirement dates.

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