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	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 30, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees	$ 497,000	$ 526,000
Insurance commissions	0	10,000
Secured loans receivable	221,000		$ 5,292,000
Repayment of secured loans receivable	171,002,000	969,000
Rotunda 100 members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unpaid accrued interest	54,000		1,292,000
Secured loans receivable	167,000		4,000,000
FREIT Maryland [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayment of secured loans receivable	5,100,000
Rotunda Property [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan commission	4,777,000
Damascus Property [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan commission	917,000
Westridge Square Property [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan commission	525,000
Boulders property [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan commission	$ 75,000
Grande Rotunda, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by noncontrolling owners (percentage)	40.00%
Principal amount on notes paid off			700,000	$ 31,000,000
Due to affiliate			3,300,000	$ 3,300,000
Repayment to affiliate			$ 2,800,000
Managing Agent Hekemian & Co [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees	$ 484,000	513,000
Leasing commissions and reimbursement of operating expenses	184,000	129,000
Insurance commissions	52,000	69,000
Additional services	6,294,000	0
Robert S. Hekemian, Jr. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trustee fees and related interest payable in stock units	135,000	116,000
Allan Tubin [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trustee fees and related interest payable in stock units	10,000	8,000
David Hekemian [Member]
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Trustee fees and related interest payable in stock units	$ 15,000	$ 14,000
Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees percentage rate	4.00%
Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees percentage rate	5.00%