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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Schedule of Mortgage Notes and Other Loans Payable Collateralized by the Respective Joint Venture Properties and Assignment of Leases (Details) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) extension | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 1,589,399,000 | $ 1,387,386,000
Total floating rate debt | 60,493,000 | 110,000,000
Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 10,452,147,000 | 12,000,559,000
Total floating rate debt | 3,231,517,000 | 2,902,780,000
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt | 13,683,664,000 | 14,903,339,000
Deferred financing costs, net | (89,982,000) | (104,062,000)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net | 13,593,682,000 | 14,799,277,000
Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 5,425,435,000 | 6,053,808,000
Total floating rate debt | 1,440,755,000 | 1,298,467,000
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt | 6,866,190,000 | 7,352,275,000
Deferred financing costs, net | (49,691,000) | (54,865,000)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net | $ 6,816,499,000 | 7,297,410,000
220 East 42nd Street (9) | A fund managed by Meritz Alternative Investment Management | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 51.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 2.86% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 505,412,000 | 0
220 East 42nd Street (9) | A fund managed by Meritz Alternative Investment Management | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 257,760,000 | 0
220 East 42nd Street (9) | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 505,412,000
220 East 42nd Street (9) | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 257,760,000
650 Fifth Avenue | Wharton Properties | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 50.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 5.45% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 2.25% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 65,000,000 | 65,000,000
Total floating rate debt | 210,000,000 | 210,000,000
650 Fifth Avenue | Wharton Properties | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 32,500,000 | 32,500,000
Total floating rate debt | $ 105,000,000 | 105,000,000
5 Times Square | RXR Realty led investment group | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 31.55% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 7.23% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 5.59% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 551,020,000 | 477,783,000
Total floating rate debt | 608,609,000 | 610,010,000
5 Times Square | RXR Realty led investment group | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 173,847,000 | 150,740,000
Total floating rate debt | $ 192,016,000 | 192,458,000
1515 Broadway | Allianz Real Estate of America | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 56.87% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 3.93% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 751,580,000 | 762,002,000
1515 Broadway | Allianz Real Estate of America | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 427,416,000 | 433,344,000
115 Spring Street | Private Investors | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 51.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 5.50% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 65,550,000 | 65,550,000
115 Spring Street | Private Investors | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 33,431,000 | 33,431,000
450 Park Avenue | Korean Institutional Investor / Israeli Institutional Investor | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 25.10% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 6.10% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 279,059,000 | 271,394,000
450 Park Avenue | Korean Institutional Investor / Israeli Institutional Investor | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 70,044,000 | 68,120,000
11 Madison Avenue | PGIM Real Estate | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 60.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 3.84% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 1,400,000,000 | 1,400,000,000
11 Madison Avenue | PGIM Real Estate | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 840,000,000 | 840,000,000
One Madison Avenue | Joint venture | Construction Loans |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maximum facility capacity | $ 1,250,000,000 |
Term | 5 years |
Number of extension options | extension | 1 |
Period of extension options | 1 year |
One Madison Avenue | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP / International Investor | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 25.50% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 7.10% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 574,938,000 | 733,103,000
One Madison Avenue | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP / International Investor | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 146,609,000 | 186,941,000
One Madison Avenue | Prudential Real Estate Investors | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 3.10% |
Total floating rate debt | $ 256,363,000 | 0
One Madison Avenue | Prudential Real Estate Investors | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 65,373,000 | 0
15 Beekman | A fund managed by Meritz Alternative Investment Management | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 20.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 5.99% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 120,000,000 | 0
Total floating rate debt | 0 | 124,137,000
15 Beekman | A fund managed by Meritz Alternative Investment Management | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 24,000,000 | 0
Total floating rate debt | $ 0 | 24,827,000
800 Third Avenue | Private Investors | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 60.52% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 3.37% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 177,000,000 | 177,000,000
800 Third Avenue | Private Investors | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 107,120,000 | 107,120,000
919 Third Avenue | New York State Teacher's Retirement System | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 51.00% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 6.11% |
919 Third Avenue | New York State Teacher's Retirement System | Joint venture | Mortgage loan |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 500,000,000 | 500,000,000
919 Third Avenue | New York State Teacher's Retirement System | Joint venture | Common Stock | Mortgage loan |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 255,000,000 | 255,000,000
625 Madison Avenue | Private Investor | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 90.93% |
625 Madison Avenue | Winthrop Capital Advisors | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 199,987,000
625 Madison Avenue | Winthrop Capital Advisors | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 180,848,000
245 Park Avenue | U.S. Affiliate of Mori Trust Co., Ltd | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 50.10% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 4.30% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 1,768,000,000 | 1,768,000,000
245 Park Avenue | U.S. Affiliate of Mori Trust Co., Ltd | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 885,768,000 | 885,768,000
Worldwide Plaza | RXR Realty / New York REIT | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 24.95% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 3.98% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 1,200,000,000 | 1,200,000,000
Worldwide Plaza | RXR Realty / New York REIT | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 299,400,000 | 299,400,000
One Vanderbilt Avenue | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 71.01% |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) | 2.95% |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000
One Vanderbilt Avenue | National Pension Service of Korea / Hines Interest LP | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | 2,130,300,000 | 2,130,300,000
10 East 53rd Street |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 205,000,000 | 0
10 East 53rd Street | Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 220,000,000
10 East 53rd Street | Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 121,000,000
717 Fifth Avenue | Wharton Properties / Private Investor | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 655,328,000
717 Fifth Avenue | Wharton Properties / Private Investor | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total fixed rate debt | $ 0 | 71,536,000
11 West 34th Street | Private Investor / Wharton Properties | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 30.00% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 1.45% |
Total floating rate debt | $ 23,000,000 | 23,000,000
11 West 34th Street | Private Investor / Wharton Properties | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 6,900,000 | 6,900,000
1552 Broadway | Wharton Properties | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 50.00% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 2.75% |
Total floating rate debt | $ 193,133,000 | 193,133,000
1552 Broadway | Wharton Properties | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 96,566,000 | 96,567,000
100 Park Avenue | Prudential Real Estate Investors | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 49.90% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 2.36% |
Total floating rate debt | $ 360,000,000 | 360,000,000
100 Park Avenue | Prudential Real Estate Investors | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 179,640,000 | 179,640,000
280 Park Avenue | Vornado Realty Trust | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 50.00% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) | 1.78% |
Total floating rate debt | $ 1,075,000,000 | 1,200,000,000
280 Park Avenue | Vornado Realty Trust | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 537,500,000 | 600,000,000
2 Herald Square | Israeli Institutional Investor | Joint venture |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Economic Interest (as a percent) | 95.00% |
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent) |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 0 | 182,500,000
2 Herald Square | Israeli Institutional Investor | Joint venture | Common Stock |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total floating rate debt | $ 0 | $ 93,075,000

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