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Rego Park II Apartment Tower (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 Rego Park 2 Property [Member] Property Under Development [Member] sqft aptunits
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property (in units) |  |  | 300
Square Footage of Real Estate Property (in square feet) |  |  | 250,000
Estimated Budgeted Cost |  |  | $ 125,000,000
Development and construction in progress | $ 25,057,000 | $ 4,924,000 | $ 23,000,000

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