Management agreement, fees and transactions with related party (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member)	Apr. 30, 2013 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member)	Apr. 30, 2013 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member) Westwood Plaza and Damascus Shopping Center (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Managing Agent "Hekemian" (Member) South Brunswick property (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Resources - Rotunda Redevelopment Project (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Resources - Rotunda Redevelopment Project (Member) Noncontrolling Interests (Member)	Jun. 05, 2014 Resources - Rotunda Redevelopment Project (Member) Noncontrolling Interests (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Robert S. Hekemian (Member)	Apr. 30, 2013 Robert S. Hekemian (Member)	Apr. 30, 2014 Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. (Member)	Apr. 30, 2013 Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. (Member)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees	$ 489,000	$ 457,000	$ 957,000	$ 950,000		$ 463,000	$ 435,000	$ 906,000	$ 903,000
Leasing commissions and reimbursement of operating expenses						465,000	69,000	534,000	197,000
Leasing commissions						395,850		395,850
Insurance commissions						4,000	5,000	34,000	35,000
Consulting services expense						0	972,000	429,000	1,711,000
Sales commissions											330,000
Development fees									1,400,000
Other fees - refinancing										239,000
Total construction financing, including other members												14,460,000
Construction financing for Rotunda project to be provided												8,700,000	5,800,000
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling interest													40.00%
Secured loans receivable	5,451,000		5,451,000		3,323,000								2,100,000
Description of variable interest rate													225 basis points over the 90 day LIBOR
Basis points, interest rate													2.25%
Short-term advance to noncontrolling interests													3,700,000
Trustee fee expense															313,000	286,000	23,000	21,000
Capital call														$ 3,700,000