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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Line Items] |
Schedule of Real Estate Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the Company's acquisition activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019:
Multifamily Acquisition (1) |  | Market |  | Units |  | Date Acquired
Novel Midtown |  | Phoenix, AZ |  | 345 |  | February 2019
(1) This pre-purchase multifamily community development is being developed through a joint venture with a local developer. The Company holds an 80% interest in the joint venture. The following table reflects the Company's disposition activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019:
Land Disposition |  | Market |  | Acres |  | Date Sold
Peachtree Road - Outparcel |  | Atlanta, GA |  | 1 |  | February 2019
Commercial Disposition |  | Market |  | Sq Ft |  | Date Sold
Poplar Avenue Office |  | Memphis, TN |  | 42,000 |  | March 2019

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