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REAL ESTATE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of real estate owned | At December 31, 2019 and 2018, ARL’s real estate investment is comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Apartments |  | $ | 156,173 |  |  | $ | 126,274 |
Apartments under construction |  |  | 22,363 |  |  |  | 21,916 |
Commercial properties |  |  | 229,424 |  |  |  | 224,162 |
Land held for development |  |  | 62,037 |  |  |  | 83,641 |
Real estate subject to sales contract |  |  | 7,966 |  |  |  | 3,149 |
Total real estate, at cost, less impairment |  | $ | 477,963 |  |  | $ | 459,142 |
Less accumulated deprecation |  |  | (90,173 | ) |  |  | (78,099 | )
Total real estate, net of depreciation |  | $ | 387,790 |  |  | $ | 381,043
Schedule of estimated useful lives of the assets | Depreciation is computed on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Land improvements | 25 to 40 years
Buildings and improvements | 10 to 40 years
Tenant improvements | Shorter of useful life or terms of related lease
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 3 to 7 years

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