ESRT on NYSE

Empire State Realty Trust

Real estate company based in New York City1

In its 2026 annual report the company says: “The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Our office portfolio included 10 properties (including three long-term ground leasehold interests), all of which are located in Manhattan.”6 Its chief executive is Anthony E. Malkin.1 Its revenue was $658 million in 2015.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol ESRT.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$766.8MRevenue, fiscal 20254
$73.0MNet income, fiscal 20254

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  • TickerESRT on NYSE1
  • IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitewww.empirestaterealtytrust.com
  • Incorporated inMD5
  • Business address111 West 33Rd Street, 12Th Fl, New York, Ny 101205
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer5
  • Legal formStock Corporation3
  • LEI549300VOKY1DUEQSB4563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressc/o CSC-LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE COMPANY, 7 ST. PAUL STREET, SUITE 820, 21202 Baltimore, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D142270523

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns and operates a portfolio of well-leased, top of tier, modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building, the “World's Most Famous Building,” features its iconic Observatory, ranked the #1 Top Attraction in New York City for the fourth consecutive year in Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things to Do. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality.6 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

17.7%Operating margin4
9.5%Net margin4
0.0%Revenue growth, 20254
6.9%Return on equity4

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Real Estate brought in 83% of the revenue Empire State Realty Trust broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Real Estate$638.5M483%up 1% from 2024
  2. Observatory,$128.3M417%down 6% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Real Estate$608.9M$630.4M$638.5M
Observatory,$129.4M$136.4M$128.3M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs90¢$691.2M
  • Income tax0¢$2.6M
  • Profit10¢$73.0M

Out of $766.8M in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Dividends paid10¢$23.7M
  • Share buybacks3¢$8.1M
  • Kept or used elsewhere87¢$217.2M

Out of $249.1M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue78910114$766.8M in 2025+5% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2018: $731.5M$731.5M20182019: $731.3M$731.3M2019−0%2020: $609.2M$609.2M2020−17%2021: $624.1M$624.1M2021+2%2022: $725.7M$725.7M2022+16%2023: $738.2M$738.2M2023+2%2024: $766.8M$766.8M2024+4%2025: $766.8M$766.8M2025+0%
Operating income78910114$135.6M in 2025−29% since 2018
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M2018: $190.9M$190.9M20182019: $154.7M$154.7M2019−19%2020: $58.7M$58.7M2020−62%2021: $79.1M$79.1M2021+35%2022: $127.0M$127.0M2022+61%2023: $146.7M$146.7M2023+15%2024: $158.7M$158.7M2024+8%2025: $135.6M$135.6M2025−15%
Net income78910114$73.0M in 2025−38% since 2018
-$50.0M0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M2018: $117.3M$117.3M20182019: $84.3M$84.3M2019−28%2020: -$22.9M-$22.9M20202021: -$13.0M-$13.0M2021−43%2022: $63.2M$63.2M20222023: $84.4M$84.4M2023+34%2024: $80.4M$80.4M2024−5%2025: $73.0M$73.0M2025−9%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.4

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Rental revenue$626.2M$614.6M$597.3M
Observatory revenue$128.3M$136.4M$129.4M
Lease termination fees$464.0K$4.8M$0
Third-party management and other fees$1.5M$1.2M$1.4M
Other revenue and fees$11.8M$11.0M$11.5M
Total revenues$768.3M$767.9M$739.6M
Property operating expenses$184.7M$179.2M$167.3M
Ground rent expenses$9.3M$9.3M$9.3M
General and administrative expenses$72.8M$70.2M$63.9M
Observatory expenses$38.2M$36.8M$35.3M
Real estate taxes$132.7M$128.8M$127.1M
Depreciation and amortization$194.8M$184.8M$189.9M
Total operating expenses$632.6M$609.2M$592.9M
Total operating income$135.6M$158.7M$146.7M
Interest income$8.7M$21.3M$15.1M
Interest expense-$103.1M-$105.2M-$101.5M
Interest expense associated with property in receivership-$647.0K-$4.5M$0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt-$97.0K-$553.0K$0
Gain on disposition of properties$35.0M$13.3M$26.8M
Income before income taxes$75.5M$83.0M$87.1M
Income tax expense-$2.6M-$2.7M-$2.7M
Net income$73.0M$80.4M$84.4M
Private perpetual preferred unit distributions-$4.2M-$4.2M-$4.2M
Non-controlling interests in the Operating Partnership-$25.4M-$28.7M-$31.1M
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships$0-$4.0K-$68.0K
Net income attributable to common stockholders$43.4M$47.4M$49.0M
Basic (in shares)168.5M shares164.9M shares161.1M shares
Diluted (in shares)270.0M shares269.0M shares265.6M shares
Basic (in USD per share)$0.26$0.29$0.30
Diluted (in USD per share)$0.25$0.28$0.30

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Corporate structure

Empire State Realty Trust sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Empire State Realty Trust

  • Empire State Realty Trust New York, New York, United States
    • EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • Empire State Building Owned · Manhattan, United States
    • One Grand Central Place Owned · Manhattan, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Empire State Realty Trust reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$458.7M4 Dec 31, 2025$386.4M4 Dec 31, 2024+18.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$27.9M4 Dec 31, 2025$28.2M4 Dec 31, 2024−0.9%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Real estate investments, net$2.8B4 Dec 31, 2025$2.5B4 Dec 31, 2024+13.0%
Real estate investments, at cost$4.2B4 Dec 31, 2025$3.8B4 Dec 31, 2024+11.1%
Real estate accumulated depreciation$1.4B4 Dec 31, 2025$1.3B4 Dec 31, 2024+7.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$132.7M4 Dec 31, 2025$385.5M4 Dec 31, 2024−65.6%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$04 Dec 31, 2025$04 Dec 31, 2024

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$491.5M4 Dec 31, 2025$491.5M4 Dec 31, 20240%

Properties, in its own words

Summary of Office, Retail, and Multifamily Portfolio

As of December 31, 2025, our portfolio was comprised of approximately 7.9 million rentable square feet of office space and 0.8 million rentable square feet of retail space. Our portfolio was approximately 90.3% occupied and 93.6% leased, excluding properties that are under redevelopment, yielding approximately $552.0 million of annualized rent. We have 10 office properties and our retail properties are comprised of retail space at the base of our New York City office and multifamily properties, four standalone retail properties located in Manhattan and a portfolio of retail assets on North 6th Street (the "North Sixth Street Collection") in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. All properties are located in dynamic retail corridors with convenient access to mass transportation, a diverse tenant base and high pedestrian traffic. Our real estate segment includes all activities related to the ownership, management, operation, acquisition, repositioning and disposition of all of our real estate assets other than the observatory at the Empire State Building, which is included in our Observatory segment.

The rest of Item 2

Annualized

Rentable · Percent · Percent · Rent per

Square · Occupied · Leased · Annualized · Occupied · Number of

Property Name · Location or Sub-Market · Feet (1) · (2),(3) · (3),(4) · Rent (5) · Square Foot (6) · Leases (7)

Office (8)

The Empire State Building · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 2,711,351 · 91.8 · 96.0 · 172,538,871 · 69.96 · 148

One Grand Central Place · Grand Central · 1,227,813 · 84.6 · 93.1 · 66,643,364 · 64.30 · 116

1400 Broadway (9) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 917,281 · 92.9 · 96.8 · 54,120,027 · 63.57 · 17

111 West 33rd Street (10) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 639,629 · 93.1 · 94.3 · 42,126,994 · 70.69 · 21

250 West 57th Street · Columbus Circle - West Side · 476,847 · 82.9 · 84.2 · 28,124,627 · 71.27 · 28

1359 Broadway · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 456,634 · 87.1 · 87.1 · 23,777,747 · 59.87 · 29

501 Seventh Avenue · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 455,432 · 89.2 · 89.2 · 22,687,884 · 55.89 · 15

1350 Broadway (11) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 384,128 · 93.4 · 94.2 · 22,468,237 · 62.74 · 48

1333 Broadway · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 297,126 · 89.8 · 89.8 · 15,463,555 · 57.98 · 11

Total/Weighted Average Office Properties · 7,566,241 · 89.9 · 93.5 · 447,951,306 · 66.14 · 433

Retail Properties (8)

112 West 34th Street(10) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 93,057 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 26,022,498 · 279.64 · 4

The Empire State Building · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 88,143 · 78.3 · 78.3 · 7,989,316 · 115.79 · 11

North Sixth Street Collection(12) · Williamsburg - Brooklyn · 87,355 · 91.2 · 97.5 · 11,408,527 · 143.17 · 16

One Grand Central Place · Grand Central · 70,810 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 8,673,298 · 122.49 · 12

1333 Broadway · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 67,001 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 10,507,517 · 156.83 · 4

250 West 57th Street · Columbus Circle - West Side · 63,443 · 93.2 · 94.8 · 9,237,589 · 156.30 · 6

1542 Third Avenue · Upper East Side · 58,161 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 3,093,298 · 53.19 · 4

10 Union Square · Union Square · 58,049 · 88.2 · 88.2 · 7,962,960 · 155.51 · 8

1359 Broadway · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 29,247 · 99.4 · 99.4 · 2,250,533 · 77.39 · 5

1010 Third Avenue · Upper East Side · 28,243 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 3,077,783 · 108.98 · 1

501 Seventh Avenue · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 27,213 · 85.3 · 85.3 · 1,656,260 · 71.37 · 7

77 West 55th Street · Midtown · 25,388 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 2,112,538 · 83.21 · 3

1350 Broadway (11) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 19,511 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 4,140,247 · 212.20 · 6

1400 Broadway (9) · Penn Station -Times Sq. South · 17,017 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 2,078,883 · 122.17 · 7

561 10th Avenue · Hudson Yards · 11,822 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 1,626,620 · 137.59 · 2

298 Mulberry Street · NoHo · 10,365 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 1,986,316 · 191.64 · 1

345 East 94th Street · Upper East Side · 3,700 · 100.0 · 100.0 · 261,359 · 70.64 · 1

Total/Weighted Average Retail Properties · 758,525 · 94.4 · 95.3 · 104,085,542 · 145.30 · 98

Portfolio Total · 8,324,766 · 90.3 · 93.6 · 552,036,848 · 73.71 · 531

(1)Excludes (i) 186,226 square feet of space across the Company's portfolio attributable to building management use and tenant amenities, (ii) 85,334 square feet of space attributable to the Company's Observatory, and (iii) square footage related to the Company's residential units.

(2)Based on leases signed and commenced as of December 31, 2025.

(3)Percent occupied and percent leased exclude 109,456 rentable square feet of broadcasting and storage space.

(4)Includes occupied space plus leases signed but not commenced as of December 31, 2025.

(5)Represents annualized base rent and current reimbursement for operating expenses and real estate taxes.

(6)Represents annualized rent under leases commenced as of December 31, 2025 divided by occupied square feet.

(7)Represents the number of leases at each property or on a portfolio basis. If a tenant has more than one lease, whether or not at the same property, but with different expirations, the number of leases is calculated equal to the number of leases with different expirations.

(8)Excludes approximately 396,000 square feet of space, comprised of 368,000 square feet of office space and 28,000 square feet of retail space, related to the December 2025 acquisition of 130 Mercer Street, which will be redeveloped. As of December 31, 2025, the percent occupied and percent leased were 70.6%, which was comprised of 68.3% for office space and 100% for retail space.

(9)Denotes a ground leasehold interest in the property with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 38 years (expiring December 31, 2063).

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026.6

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Empire State Building
  • One Grand Central Place

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Empire State Realty Trust, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (23)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Also owns

  • Empire State Building
  • One Grand Central Place

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 19, 20268-K Shareholder vote46
  2. May 19, 20258-K Shareholder vote47
  3. May 15, 20248-K Shareholder vote48
  4. Oct 3, 20238-K Regulation FD disclosure49
  5. Aug 11, 20238-K Bylaws or fiscal year changed50
  6. May 16, 20238-K Shareholder vote51
  7. May 17, 20228-K Shareholder vote52
  8. Oct 9, 2013New chief executive Anthony E. Malkin becomes CEO1
  9. Jul 29, 2011Founded Empire State Realty Trust is founded3

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 2, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.23 a share, on Oct 29, 2025.53

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

180 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 6 annual reports, 16 quarterly reports, 7 major events, 93 insider forms, 30 large holders, 28 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 9, 20264 EDGAR
  2. Oct 5, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
  3. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  4. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  5. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  6. Aug 12, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  7. Aug 6, 202610-Q EDGAR
  8. Jul 30, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  9. Jul 30, 2026424B7 EDGAR
  10. Jul 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  11. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  12. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  13. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  14. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  15. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  16. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  17. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  18. May 19, 20268-K EDGAR
  19. May 19, 20264 EDGAR
  20. May 19, 20264 EDGAR

The 180 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

6 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 6 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Mar 24, 2025Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale11,843$8.02$95.0KForm 4
Mar 21, 2025Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale5,779$8.03$46.4KForm 4
Mar 20, 2025Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale12,500$8.15$101.9KForm 4
Mar 19, 2025Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale12,500$8.11$101.4KForm 4
Dec 24, 2024Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale10,000$10.10$101.0KForm 4
Dec 18, 2024Durels Thomas P.EVP, Real EstateSale3,193$10.90$34.8KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Anthony E. MalkinChairman and Chief Executive Officer$896.9K$12.7M65
2025Christina ChiuPresident$774.6K$6.4M65
2025Thomas P. DurelsExecutive Vice President, Real Estate$771.6K$4.7M65
2025Stephen V. HornExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer$427.9K$2.1M65
2024Anthony E. MalkinChairman and Chief Executive Officer$879.4K$13.2M65
2024Christina ChiuPresident$758.4K$6.5M65
2024Thomas P. DurelsExecutive Vice President, Real Estate$756.6K$6.1M65
2024Stephen V. HornExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer$399.2K$1.4M65
2023Anthony E. MalkinChairman and Chief Executive Officer$849.7K$9.0M65
2023Thomas P. DurelsExecutive Vice President, Real Estate$734.3K$4.7M65
2023Christina ChiuPresident$674.5K$4.7M65

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.17,877,908$96.7M0.0%+1,000,309
Ameriprise Financial Inc14,485,533$78.4M0.0%+1,920,642
Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC13,105,447$70.9M2.5%+4,046,587
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC12,511,023$67.7M0.0%+153,493
Southeastern Asset Management Inc/tn/8,696,434$47.0M2.5%+2,223,117
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.6,905,936$37.4M0.0%+2,000,283
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6,057,833$32.8M0.0%+65,270
State Street Corp6,006,793$32.5M0.0%+6,840
Geode Capital Management, LLC4,030,612$21.8M0.0%+403,309
Centersquare Investment Management LLC3,580,271$19.4M0.2%+328,499
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc3,278,870$17.7M0.0%+5,397
Legal & General Group Plc3,184,307$17.2M0.0%+281,804
Marshall Wace, Llp3,094,792$16.7M0.0%New
William Blair Investment Management, LLC2,282,352$12.3M0.0%−612,565
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,956,667$10.6M0.0%+447,266
Northern Trust Corp1,605,025$8.7M0.0%−876,661
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,502,361$8.1M0.0%−438,235
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1,390,189$7.5M0.0%+31,859
Morgan Stanley1,367,615$7.4M0.0%+181,498
Aqr Capital Management LLC1,226,987$6.6M0.0%+1,027,701
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC1,175,340$6.4M0.0%+108,280
Nordea Investment Management Ab1,128,797$6.1M0.0%−49,030
Citadel Advisors LLC1,120,921$6.1M0.0%+653,256
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC1,067,924$5.8M0.0%+1,067,101
SummitTX Capital, L.P.1,061,030$5.7M0.2%−373,237

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

1 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Apr 10, 2023Daniel S. GoldmanDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+115.6%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Empire State Realty Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGAREmpire State Realty Trust, Inc.2
  • CIK0001541401
  • Employer ID (EIN)37-16452596
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company6
  • Incorporated inMaryland6
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address111 West 33Rd Street, 12Th Fl, New York, NY 101202
  • Phone212-850-26002
  • Shares outstanding170,269,289 Common Class A shares; 970,605 Common Class B shares as of Feb 24, 20266
  • Public float$1.4B as of Jun 30, 20256
  • AuditorErnst & Young LLP, New York, New York PCAOB ID 42; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting6
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 13, 20122
  • Filings763 in all: 4 (227), 8-K (139), 425 (85), SC 13G/A (58), 10-Q (39), 3 (25), SC 13G (18), UPLOAD (15)2
    All 39 form types

    CORRESP (14), DEFA14A (14), 10-K (13), DEF 14A (13), 5 (9), S-11/A (9), 4/A (8), SCHEDULE 13G/A (8), 144 (6), 424B7 (6), ARS (6), S-3ASR (6), S-4/A (6), 424B2 (5), SCHEDULE 13G (5), 424B3 (4), S-8 (4), 10-K/A (3), 10-Q/A (3), EFFECT (3), D (2), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERTNYS (1), NO ACT (1), NT 10-Q (1), POS AM (1), S-11 (1), S-4 (1), SC TO-I (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 2, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 6, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 2, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 29, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareESRTThe New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).6

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Empire State Realty Trust names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026: 59 risks under these headings, as written.6

  • Risks Related to Our Business and Properties
  • Risks Relating to Portfolio Concentration
  • Our properties are geographically concentrated in New York, and adverse state or local economic or regulatory developments could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
  • We rely on three properties, in particular the Empire State Building and its Observatory, for a significant portion of our revenue.
  • Our five largest tenants represented approximately 17.4% of our total commercial portfolio’s annualized rent as of December 31, 2025.
  • The threat or occurrence of a terrorist event, particularly in New York City, may materially and adversely affect the value of our properties and our ability to generate cash flow.
  • Risks Relating to the Real Estate Market
  • Adverse economic and geopolitical conditions impacting the industries of our tenants could cause reduced demand, rental rates and occupancy for our office, multifamily, and retail space.
  • The bankruptcy or insolvency of any tenant could result in the termination of such tenant’s lease and material losses to us.
  • Competition may impede our ability to attract or retain tenants or re-lease space and we may be required to make rent or other concessions and/or significant capital expenditures to improve our properties in order to retain and attract tenants.
  • We may be unable to renew leases or re-lease vacant space on favorable terms or at all as leases expire or lease vacant space after redevelopment.
  • The short-term nature of multifamily leases exposes us more quickly to the effects of declining market rents, potentially making our revenue more volatile.
The other 50 risks
  • Risks Relating to Our Properties
  • We face various risks related to our ground leases, including those arising from breach, expiration and eminent domain proceedings, and we have no permanent economic interest in the land or improvements at such properties.
  • We are exposed to risks associated with property development.
  • Significant inflation could adversely affect our business and financial results.
  • We may not be able to control our operating costs, or our expenses may remain constant or increase even if income from our properties decreases.
  • We are exposed to risks from third-party property management services.
  • Risks Related to Our Non-Real Estate Operations
  • The Observatory operations at the Empire State Building may be negatively impacted by geopolitical factors, competition, adverse weather, and changes in tourist trends.
  • The broadcasting operations at the Empire State Building are not traditional real estate operations, and competition and changes in the broadcasting of signals over air may subject us to additional risks.
  • The impairment of a significant portion of goodwill could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.
  • Risks Relating to Acquisitions and Dispositions
  • We may be unable to identify and successfully complete acquisitions, and completed acquisitions may expose us to additional risks.
  • We may acquire properties through tax deferred contribution transactions, which could result in securityholder dilution and limit our ability to sell such assets.
  • If we are unable to sell, dispose of or refinance one or more properties in the future, we may be unable to realize our investment objectives.
  • We may incur taxable capital gain on the disposition of assets due to the failure to comply with Section 1031 of the Code.
  • Risks Relating to Our Indebtedness and Liquidity
  • Our debt, the cost of our debt and limitations in our loan documents could adversely affect us.
  • Our debt includes restrictions on our financial and operational flexibility and distributions.
  • Mortgages expose us to foreclosure and loss of our investment in a mortgaged property.
  • High mortgage rates and/or unavailability of mortgage debt may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties, which could reduce the number of properties we can acquire, our net income and the amount of cash distributions.
  • Our growth depends on external sources of capital that are outside of our control.
  • Risks Relating to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
  • Natural disasters and physical climate risk could adversely impact our area and business.
  • Some of our potential losses may not be covered by insurance.
  • We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws, and environmental contamination may impair our ability to lease and/or sell real estate.
  • We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws, for example New York City’s Local Law 97.
  • Risks Relating to Human Capital Management
  • The departure of any of our key personnel could materially and adversely affect us.
  • Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has outside business interests that take his time and attention away from us, which could materially and adversely affect us.
  • Our failure to maintain satisfactory labor relations could materially and adversely affect us.
  • Risks Relating to Legal Compliance, Sustainability and Cybersecurity
  • Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price.
  • We face risks associated with our tenants being designated “Prohibited Persons” by OFAC and similar requirements.
  • We may incur significant costs to comply with the ADA and similar laws.
  • We may become subject to litigation, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
  • Stakeholder attention to sustainability matters may impact our business.
  • Cyberattacks and any failure to comply with related laws could negatively impact us.
  • The adoption of or changes in rent regulation, tenant protection and eviction laws in New York could adversely affect our residential operations and property values.
  • Government housing regulations may limit opportunities at the multifamily properties in which we invest, and failure to comply with resident qualification requirements or to extend such programs upon expiration may result in financial penalties or loss of benefits.
  • Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure
  • If our board revokes our REIT election or we fail to remain qualified as a REIT, we may be required to pay U.S. federal income taxes at corporate rates, which may cause adverse consequences to our securityholders.
  • Failure to qualify as a domestically controlled REIT could subject our non-U.S. securityholders to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.
  • Complying with the REIT requirements may cause us to forego and/or liquidate otherwise attractive investments or borrow funds and we may be subject to tax.
  • If our operating partnership is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will cease to qualify as a REIT.
  • If we are unable to continue to lease the Empire State Building Observatory to a TRS or to maintain our broadcast licenses, in each case in a manner consistent with the IRS ruling that we have received, we would be required to restructure our operations in a manner that could adversely affect the value of our stock.
  • Our TRSs are subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax, there are limits on our ability to own TRSs, and a failure to comply with the limits would jeopardize our REIT qualification and may result in the application of a 100% excise tax.
  • Our state and local taxes could increase due to property tax rate changes, reassessment and/or changes in state and local tax laws, which could materially and adversely affect us.
  • U.S. federal, state and local legislative, judicial or regulatory tax changes could have a material adverse effect on our shareholders and us.
  • Tax consequences to holders of our operating partnership units and tax protection agreements triggered upon a sale or refinancing of our properties could limit our ability either to sell certain properties or engage in a strategic transaction.
  • Holders of our Class B common stock have a significant vote in matters submitted to a vote of our securityholders.
  • The concentration of our voting power may adversely affect the ability of new investors to influence our policies.
  • Conflicts of interest exist or could arise in the future between the interests of our securityholders and OP unit holders.
  • Our rights and the rights of our securityholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited, which could limit your recourse in the event of actions not in your best interest.
  • Limits on changes in control may discourage takeover attempts beneficial to securityholders.
  • Risks Related to our Common Stock and Traded OP Units
  • Our cash available for distribution may not be sufficient to make distributions at expected levels, and the market price of shares of our common stock and traded OP units could be adversely affected by our level of cash distributions.
  • Changes in market conditions could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and traded OP Units.
  • The future exercise of registration rights may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
  • Future issuances of debt or equity securities or preferred units may be dilutive to current securityholders and may materially adversely affect the market price of our traded securities.

Legal proceedings

Refer to “Financial Statements — Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of any pending legal proceedings.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.6

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