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  <xsd:element id="akr_CorePropertiesMember" name="CorePropertiesMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_ThirdQuarterTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" name="ThirdQuarterTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_CapitalizationRate" name="CapitalizationRate" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_Accelerationofbelowmaarketlease" name="Accelerationofbelowmaarketlease" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_BeverlyBoulevardMember" name="BeverlyBoulevardMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_SecuredBridgeFacilityMember" name="SecuredBridgeFacilityMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_AcquisitionOfNoncontrolingInterest" name="AcquisitionOfNoncontrolingInterest" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsTable" name="OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAndDevelopmentInProcessAtCost" name="RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAndDevelopmentInProcessAtCost" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_NumberOfCommonOPUnitsConvertedFromPreferredOPUnits" name="NumberOfCommonOPUnitsConvertedFromPreferredOPUnits" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiabilities" name="IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiabilities" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_TransferredAmount" name="TransferredAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="akr_ConsolidationOfPreviouslyUnconsolidatedInvestments" name="ConsolidationOfPreviouslyUnconsolidatedInvestments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
</xsd:schema>
