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Description of Business and Organization Narrative (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 | ft² parcel office_and_property
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 10,000,000
Office Building |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 9,300,000
Number of properties | office_and_property | 14
Office Building | Manhattan |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 7,500,000
Number of properties | office_and_property | 9
Office Building | Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 1,900,000
Number of properties | office_and_property | 5
Development Parcel |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Number of properties | parcel | 3
Retail Site | Manhattan and Westport, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 204,175
Retail Site | Manhattan |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 515,374
Number of properties | office_and_property | 4
Retail Site | Westport, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Number of properties | office_and_property | 2
Other Property | Stamford, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property | 380,000

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