Credit Facilities Payable - Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facilities outstanding	$ 391,200,000		$ 10,000,000
Less: deferred financing costs, net	(4,500,000)		(2,000,000)
Total credit facilities payable, net	$ 386,695,000		8,023,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Extension option period	1 year
Company Level
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facilities outstanding	$ 121,000,000		10,000,000
PGGM Co-Investment Partner
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facilities outstanding	270,200,000		0
$150 million credit facility \| Company Level \| Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			150,000,000
Total credit facilities outstanding	0		10,000,000
$200 million revolving credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
$200 million revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.50%
$200 million revolving credit facility \| Company Level \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Total credit facilities outstanding	$ 121,000,000		0
$200 million revolving credit facility \| Company Level \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.50%
Unsecured Credit Facility \| PGGM Co-Investment Partner \| Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Unsecured Credit Facility \| PGGM Co-Investment Partner \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		200,000,000
Total credit facilities outstanding	$ 170,200,000		0
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.25%
Unsecured Credit Facility \| PGGM Co-Investment Partner \| Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Total credit facilities outstanding	$ 100,000,000		$ 0
Term loan \| Unsecured Credit Facility \| PGGM Co-Investment Partner
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.25%

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