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Fair value of the entity's equity.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2021	Jun. 02, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 12, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions related to LTIP units						$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in lieu of cash (in shares)						0		0
Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			207,242	213,125	132,025
Award vesting period					4 years
Shares issued during the period (in shares)						359,840	23,156	304,957
Restricted Shares \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percent						50.00%
Restricted Shares \| Advisor \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percent						25.00%
Restricted Shares \| Advisor \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percent						25.00%
Restricted Shares \| Advisor \| Tranche three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percent						25.00%
Restricted Shares \| Advisor \| Tranche four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percent						25.00%
LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions related to LTIP units						$ 100,000		$ 100,000
2021 Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)									6,300,000
2021 Equity Plan \| Unvested RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)									2,772,905
Incentive Restricted Share Plan \| Independent Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual retainer payable						100,000
Incentive Restricted Share Plan \| Non-Executive Chair
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual retainer payable						105,000
Incentive Restricted Share Plan \| Directors, Serving on Committees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual retainer payable						$ 30,000
Incentive Restricted Share Plan \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period						3 years
Annual retainer payable, cash						50.00%
Annual retainer payable, restricted stock units						50.00%
Incentive Restricted Share Plan \| Unvested RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of maximum common stock available for issuance						10.00%
Restricted Share Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity based compensation						$ 700,000		$ 500,000
Compensation expense						$ 300,000
Weighted average period of recognition						1 year 8 months 12 days
Restricted Share Plan \| Unvested RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)						0		0
Restricted Share Plan \| Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)						0		0
Share-based compensation arrangement by Share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, forfeited in period						0		(150)
Compensation expense						$ 4,600,000
Weighted average period of recognition						3 years 1 month 6 days
2021 OPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized		$ 50,000,000
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 20.00
Distribution percent entitled to by LTIP holders						10.00%
2021 OPP \| Tier One \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	24.00%
Relative TSR excess	(0.0600)
2021 OPP \| Tier One \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	30.00%
Relative TSR excess	0
2021 OPP \| Tier Two \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	30.00%
Relative TSR excess	0
2021 OPP \| Tier Two \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	36.00%
Relative TSR excess	0.0600
2021 OPP \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonemployee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period	3 years 1 month 6 days
2021 OPP \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonemployee \| Non-controlling interest
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity based compensation						$ 2,200,000		$ 2,200,000
2021 OPP \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	24.00%
Relative TSR excess	(0.0600)
2021 OPP \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	24.00%
Relative TSR excess	(0.0600)
2021 OPP \| Tranche three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Absolute TSR	30.00%
Relative TSR excess	0
2021 OPP \| LTIP Units \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonemployee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity fair value	$ 27,700,000
2021 OPP \| LTIP Units \| Advisor
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		2,500,000