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Consecutive Trading Dates Commencing Converted Shares

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Related Party Transaction, Subordinated Incentive Listing Distribution, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Termination Fee

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Related Party Transactions and Arrangements - Listing Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consecutive trading dates commencing converted shares		180 days
Performance Shares \| 2020 OPP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant (in shares)			4,012,841
Advisor \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory agreement management fees	$ 3.0
New York City Reit Advisors, LLC \| Advisor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subordinated participation fees as a percentage of benchmark		15.00%
New York City Reit Advisors, LLC \| Advisor \| The Second Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base termination fee		$ 15.0
New York City Reit Advisors, LLC \| Annual Targeted Investor Return \| Advisor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative capital investment return to investors as a percentage of benchmark		6.00%