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Deferred Costs (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Deferred Costs (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deferred Costs |
|  | June 30, 2011 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Deferred Costs, |
|  | Total Cost |  |  | Amortization |  |  | net |
Leasing Costs |  | $ | 133,734 |  |  | $ | (48,223 | ) |  | $ | 85,511 |
Financing Costs |  |  | 39,605 |  |  |  | (11,618 | ) |  |  | 27,987 |
Total |  | $ | 173,339 |  |  | $ | (59,841 | ) |  | $ | 113,498 |
|  | December 31, 2010 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Deferred Costs, |
|  | Total Cost |  |  | Amortization |  |  | net |
Leasing Costs |  | $ | 123,724 |  |  | $ | (43,930 | ) |  | $ | 79,794 |
Financing Costs |  |  | 37,257 |  |  |  | (10,934 | ) |  |  | 26,323 |
Total |  | $ | 160,981 |  |  | $ | (54,864 | ) |  | $ | 106,117 |

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