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Organization (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) community investment apartment building shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
Limited partner - ownership percentage | 3.40% | 3.40%
Operating Partnership units outstanding (in shares) | shares | 2,258,812 | 2,272,496
Redemption value of operating partnership units outstanding | $ | $ 560.0 | $ 481.6
Number of apartment communities owned | community | 252 |
Number of apartment units owned | apartment | 61,997 |
Ownership interests, number of commercial buildings | building | 3 |
Ownership interests, number of unconsolidated projects | investment | 1 |
Operating Partnership |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |
General partner ownership interest | 96.60% | 96.60%

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- Definition Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 272 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482987/272-10-50-3 + Details
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