Debt - Schedule of Long term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 0	$ 0
Total principal	2,333,793,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(22,112,000)	(17,367,000)
Mortgages, senior notes, and unsecured term loan facilities, not including unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal	2,333,793,000	2,151,884,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(14,881,000)	(15,235,000)
Unamortized debt discount	(8,547,000)	0
Total	2,310,365,000	2,136,649,000
Metro Center \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 85,032,000	87,382,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	3.59%
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.68%
10 Union Square \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 50,000,000	50,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	3.70%
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.97%
1542 Third Avenue \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 30,000,000	30,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.29%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.53%
First Stamford Place \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 180,000,000	180,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.28%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.77%
First Stamford Place - First Lien \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.09%
Face amount	$ 164,000,000
First Stamford Place - Second Lien \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Rate (as a percent)	6.25%
Face amount	$ 16,000,000
1010 Third Avenue and 77 West 55th Street \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 36,670,000	37,477,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.01%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.23%
250 West 57th Street \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 180,000,000	180,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	2.83%
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.23%
10 Bank Street \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 31,091,000	32,025,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.23%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.37%
383 Main Avenue \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 30,000,000	30,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.44%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.56%
1333 Broadway \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 160,000,000	160,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.21%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.29%
345 East 94th Street - Series A \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, effective percentage (as a percent)	70.00%
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.95%
345 East 94th Street - Series A \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 43,600,000	0
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.56%
345 East 94th Street - Series B \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.24%
345 East 94th Street - Series B \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 8,650,000	0
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.56%
561 10th Avenue - Series A \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, effective percentage (as a percent)	70.00%
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.07%
561 10th Avenue - Series A \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 114,500,000	0
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.85%
561 10th Avenue - Series B \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.45%
561 10th Avenue - Series B \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 19,250,000	0
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.85%
Total fixed rate mortgage debt \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 968,793,000	786,884,000
Series A \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 100,000,000	100,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	3.93%
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.96%
Series B \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 125,000,000	125,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.09%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.12%
Series C \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 125,000,000	125,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.18%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.21%
Series D \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 115,000,000	115,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.08%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.11%
Series E \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 160,000,000	160,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.26%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.27%
Series F \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 175,000,000	175,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	4.44%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.45%
Series G \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 100,000,000	100,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	3.61%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.89%
Series H \| Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 75,000,000	75,000,000
Stated Rate (as a percent)	3.73%
Effective rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 0	0
Effective rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.30%
Unsecured term loan facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 215,000,000	215,000,000
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.57%
Unsecured term loan facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.20%
Unsecured term loan facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 175,000,000	$ 175,000,000
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.68%
Unsecured term loan facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.50%

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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