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EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS

– Net Income Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.04 –
– Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.22 –
– Signed 232,108 Rentable Square Feet of Leases –
– $0.7B of Liquidity, No Floating Rate Debt Exposure –

New York, New York, July 23, 2025 – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused 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. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Today the Company reported its operational and financial results for the second quarter 2025. All per share amounts are on a fully diluted basis, where applicable.


Second Quarter and Recent Highlights
Net Income of $0.04 per share.
Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) of $0.22 per share.
Same-Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (“NOI”), excluding lease termination fees decreased 5.9% year-over-year. The second quarter change was primarily attributed to increases in real estate taxes and property operating expenses. These higher expense were partially offset by higher tenant reimbursement income. Adjusted for non-recurring items, which predominately consisted of positive items recognized in the second quarter of 2024, Same-Store Property Cash NOI decreased by 3.0%.
Signed 221,776 rentable square feet of Manhattan office leases. In our Manhattan office portfolio, blended leasing spreads were +12.1%, the 16th consecutive quarter of positive leasing spreads.
Manhattan office leased rate increased by 80 bps sequentially to 93.8%. The total commercial portfolio is 92.9% leased as of June 30th, 2025.
Manhattan office occupancy increased by 140 bps sequentially to 89.5%. The total commercial portfolio is 89.0% occupied as of June 30th, 2025.
Empire State Building Observatory generated NOI of $24.1 million.
Closed on the previously announced acquisition of a retail asset located at 86-90 North 6th Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn, for a purchase price of $31.0 million.


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Property Operations

As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s property portfolio contained 7.8 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.8 million rentable square feet of retail space and 743 residential units, which were occupied and leased as shown below.
June 30, 20251
March 31, 20251
June 30, 20241
Percent occupied:
Total commercial portfolio
89.0%87.9%88.9%
Total office
88.9%87.5%88.6%
Manhattan office
89.5%88.1%89.3%
Total retail89.9%91.2%92.3%
Percent leased (includes signed leases not commenced):
Total commercial portfolio
92.9%92.5%93.1%
Total office
93.1%92.3%93.0%
Manhattan office
93.8%93.0%93.8%
Total retail90.7%94.1%93.5%
Total multifamily portfolio
98.6%99.0%97.9%
1 All occupancy and leased percentages exclude broadcasting and storage space.
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Leasing

The tables that follow summarize leasing activity for the second quarter of 2025. During this period, the Company signed 22 leases that totaled 232,108 square feet with an average lease duration of 9.9 years.

Total Portfolio
Total Portfolio
Leases executed
Square
footage executed
Average cash rent psf – leases executed
% of new cash rent over / under previously escalated rents
Office
18221,77671.2112.1 %
Retail
410,332268.92(15.0)%
Total Overall
22232,10880.017.0 %

Manhattan Office Portfolio
Manhattan Office Portfolio
Leases executed
Square
footage executed
Average cash rent psf – leases executed
% of new cash rent over / under previously escalated rents
New Office
16202,49972.2814.5 %
Renewal Office
219,27759.97(11.2)%
Total Office
18221,77671.2112.1 %

Leasing Activity Highlights
A 14-year 39,610 square foot expansion lease with an investment management tenant at One Grand Central Place.
A 12-year 39,237 square foot new lease with Elsberg Baker & Maruri at the Empire State Building.
An 11-year 25,372 square foot new lease with Mott MacDonald Group at the Empire State Building.
A 12-year 24,212 square foot renewal lease with SLCE Architects at 1359 Broadway.

Balance Sheet
The Company had $0.7 billion of total liquidity as of June 30, 2025, which was comprised of $95 million of cash, plus $620 million available under its revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2025, the Company had total debt outstanding of approximately $2.1 billion, no floating rate debt exposure, and a weighted average interest rate of 4.34%. At June 30, 2025, the Company’s ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 5.6x.

Portfolio Transaction Activity

In the second quarter, the Company closed on the previously announced acquisition of a prime retail asset located at 86-90 North 6th Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn, for a purchase price of $31.0 million.
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The asset represents a strategic redevelopment opportunity in a prime retail location at the southeast corner of North 6th Street and Wythe Avenue. With this acquisition, the Company now owns two of the three viable corners on North 6th Street and Wythe Avenue and over 600 linear feet of prime retail frontage on North 6th Street.

Share Repurchases

During the second quarter and through July 22, 2025, the Company repurchased $2.1 million of common stock at a weighted average price of $6.92 per share. The stock repurchase program began in March 2020 and through July 22, 2025, approximately $296 million has been repurchased at a weighted average price of $8.17 per share.

Dividend

On June 30, 2025, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share or unit, as applicable, for the second quarter of 2025 to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock (NYSE: ESRT) and Class B common stock and to holders of the Series ES, Series 250 and Series 60 partnership units (NYSE Arca: ESBA, FISK and OGCP, respectively) and Series PR partnership units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”).

On June 30, 2025, the Company paid a quarterly preferred dividend of $0.15 and $0.175 per unit for the second quarter of 2025 to holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2014 and 2019 private perpetual preferred units, respectively.
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2025 Earnings Outlook

The Company provides 2025 guidance and key assumptions, as summarized in the table below. The Company’s guidance does not include the impact of any significant future lease termination fee income or any unannounced acquisition, disposition or other capital markets activity.
Key Assumptions
2025 Updated Guidance (July 2025)
2025 Initial Guidance (Feb 2025)
Comments
Earnings
Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share
$0.83 to $0.86
$0.86 to $0.89
2025 includes ~$0.05 from multifamily assets
Commercial Property Drivers
Commercial Occupancy at year-end
89% to 91%
89% to 91%
SS Property Cash NOI
(excluding lease termination fees)
2.0% to +1.5%
2.0% to +1.5%
Assumes positive revenue y/y growth
Assumes a ~2.0 to 4.0% y/y increase in operating expenses and real estate taxes
2025 SS NOI y/y growth is expected to range from ~0.5 to 4.0% relative to 2024 excluding one-time items
Observatory Drivers
Observatory NOI
$90M to $94M
$97M to $102M
Reflects average quarterly expenses of ~$9 to 10M
Low
High
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership$0.22$0.25
Add:
Impairment Charge
0.000.00
Real Estate Depreciation & Amortization
0.650.65
Less:
Private Perpetual Distributions
0.020.02
Gain on Disposal of Real Estate, net
0.050.05
FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership
$0.80$0.83
Add:
Amortization of Below Market Ground Lease
0.030.03
Core FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership
$0.83$0.86


The estimates set forth above may be subject to fluctuations as a result of several factors, including continued impacts of changes in the use of office space and remote work on our business and our market, our ability to complete planned capital improvements in line with budget, costs of integration of completed acquisitions, costs associated with future acquisitions or other transactions, straight-line rent adjustments and the amortization of above and below-market leases. There can be no assurance that the Company’s actual results will not differ materially from the estimates set forth above.


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Investor Presentation Update

The Company has posted on the “Investors” section of ESRT’s website the latest investor presentation, which contains additional information on its businesses, financial condition and results of operations.

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. will host a webcast and conference call, open to the general public, on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm Eastern time.

The webcast will be accessible on the “Investors” section of ESRT’s website. To listen to the live webcast, go to the site at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-3982 for domestic callers or 1-201-493-6780 for international callers.

Starting shortly after the call until July 31, 2025, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website, and a dial-in replay will be available by dialing 1-844-512-2921 for domestic callers or 1-412-317-6671 for international callers. The passcode for this dial-in replay is 13753919.

The Supplemental Report and Investor Presentation are additional components of the quarterly earnings announcement and are now available on the “Investors” section of ESRT’s website.

The Company uses, and intends to continue to use, the “Investors” page of its website, which can be found at www.esrtreit.com, as a means to disclose material nonpublic information and to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, including, without limitation, through the posting of investor presentations that may include material nonpublic information. Accordingly, investors should monitor the “Investors” page, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused 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. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of June 30, 2025, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 7.8 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.8 million rentable square feet of retail space and 743 residential units. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn.
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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “aims," "anticipates," "approximately," "believes," "contemplates," "continues," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "hope," "intends," "may," "plans," "seeks," "should," "thinks," "will," "would" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. For the avoidance of doubt, any projection, guidance, or similar estimation about the future or future results, performance or achievements is a forward-looking statement.

Forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control, and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods which may be incorrect or imprecise, and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all).

Many important factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, and future events to differ materially from those set forth, implied, anticipated, expected, projected, assumed or contemplated in our forward-looking statements, including, among other things: (i) economic, market, political and social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, any catastrophic events, including pandemics, epidemics or other outbreaks of disease, natural disasters and extreme weather events, terrorism and other armed hostilities, as well as cybersecurity threats and technology disruptions; (ii) increased costs due to tariffs or other economic factors; (iii) a failure of conditions or performance regarding any event or transaction described herein; (iv) resolution of legal proceedings involving the Company; (v) reduced demand for office, multifamily or retail space, including as a result of the changes in the use of office space and remote work; (vi) changes in our business strategy; (vii) a decline in Observatory visitors due to changes in domestic or international tourism, including due to health crises, geopolitical events, currency exchange rates, and/or competition from other observatories; (viii) defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (ix) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; (x) declining real estate valuations and impairment charges; (xi) termination of our ground leases; (xii) limitations on our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness or borrow additional funds; (xiii) decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiv) difficulties in executing capital projects or development projects successfully or on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xv) difficulties in identifying and completing acquisitions; (xvi) impact of changes in
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governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters; (xvii) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xviii) incurrence of taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of compliance with a 1031 exchange program; (xix) our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, including any material weakness; and (xx) failure to achieve sustainability metrics and goals, including as a result of tenant collaboration, and impact of governmental regulation on our sustainability efforts. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact the company's future results, performance, or transactions, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and any additional factors that may be contained in any filing we make with the SEC.

While forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, they do not guarantee future performance. Any forward-looking statement contained in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it was made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events, or other changes after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law. Prospective investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to the Company (or to third parties making the forward-looking statements).

Contact: Investors and Media
Empire State Realty Trust Investor Relations
(212) 850-2678
IR@esrtreit.com










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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)


Three Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Revenues
Rental revenue
$153,540 $152,470 
Observatory revenue
33,899 34,124 
Lease termination fees
464 — 
Third-party management and other fees
408 376 
Other revenue and fees
2,939 2,573 
Total revenues
191,250 189,543 
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses
44,880 41,516 
Ground rent expenses
2,332 2,332 
General and administrative expenses
18,685 18,020 
Observatory expenses
9,822 8,958 
Real estate taxes
32,607 31,883 
Depreciation and amortization
47,802 47,473 
Total operating expenses
156,128 150,182 
Total operating income
35,122 39,361 
Other income (expense):
Interest income
1,867 5,092 
Interest expense
(25,126)(25,323)
Interest expense associated with property in receivership
— (628)
Gain on disposition of property
— 10,803 
Income before income taxes
11,863 29,305 
Income tax expense
(478)(750)
Net income
11,385 28,555 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests:
Non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership
(3,815)(10,433)
Preferred unit distributions
(1,051)(1,051)
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$6,519 $17,071 
Total weighted average shares
Basic
168,368 164,277 
Diluted
269,951 268,716 
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic
$0.04 $0.10 
Diluted
$0.04 $0.10 

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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)


Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Revenues
Rental revenue
$308,082 $306,352 
Observatory revenue
57,060 58,720 
Lease termination fees
464 — 
Third-party management and other fees
839 641 
Other revenue and fees
4,871 5,009 
Total revenues
371,316 370,722 
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses
89,940 86,576 
Ground rent expenses
4,663 4,663 
General and administrative expenses
35,625 33,992 
Observatory expenses
17,940 17,389 
Real estate taxes
65,657 64,124 
Depreciation and amortization
96,581 93,554 
Total operating expenses
310,406 300,298 
Total operating income
60,910 70,424 
Other income (expense):
Interest income
5,653 9,270 
Interest expense
(52,064)(50,451)
Interest expense associated with property in receivership
(647)(628)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
— (553)
Gain on disposition of property
13,170 10,803 
Income before income taxes
27,022 38,865 
Income tax (expense) benefit
141 (95)
Net income
27,163 38,770 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests:
Non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership
(9,323)(13,933)
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships
— (4)
Preferred unit distributions
(2,101)(2,101)
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$15,739 $22,732 
Total weighted average shares
Basic
167,644 163,988 
Diluted
269,739 268,105 
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic
$0.09 $0.14 
Diluted
$0.09 $0.14 

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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (“FFO”),
Modified Funds From Operations (“Modified FFO”) and Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”)
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Net income
$11,385 $28,555 
Preferred unit distributions
(1,051)(1,051)
Real estate depreciation and amortization
46,921 46,398 
Gain on disposition of property
— (10,803)
FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
57,255 63,099 
Amortization of below-market ground leases
1,958 1,958 
Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
59,213 65,057 
Interest expense associated with property in receivership
— 628 
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
$59,213 $65,685 
 
Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units
Basic
266,899 264,676 
Diluted
269,951 268,716 
FFO per share
Basic
$0.21 $0.24 
Diluted
$0.21 $0.23 
Modified FFO per share
Basic
$0.22 $0.25 
Diluted
$0.22 $0.24 
Core FFO per share
Basic
$0.22 $0.25 
Diluted
$0.22 $0.24 
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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (“FFO”),
Modified Funds From Operations (“Modified FFO”) and Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”)
(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Net income
$27,163 $38,770 
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships
— (4)
Preferred unit distributions
(2,101)(2,101)
Real estate depreciation and amortization
94,792 91,255 
Gain on disposition of property
(13,170)(10,803)
FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
106,684 117,117 
Amortization of below-market ground leases
3,916 3,916 
Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
110,600 121,033 
Interest expense associated with property in receivership
647 628 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt— 553 
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units
$111,247 $122,214 
  
Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units
Basic
266,985 264,619 
Diluted
269,739 268,105 
FFO per share
Basic
$0.40 $0.44 
Diluted
$0.40 $0.44 
Modified FFO per share
Basic
$0.41 $0.46 
Diluted
$0.41 $0.45 
Core FFO per share
Basic
$0.42 $0.46 
Diluted
$0.41 $0.46 

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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited and amounts in thousands)
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Assets
Commercial real estate properties, at cost
$3,903,950 $3,786,653 
Less: accumulated depreciation
(1,341,144)(1,274,193)
Commercial real estate properties, net
2,562,806 2,512,460 
Contract asset2
— 170,419 
Cash and cash equivalents
94,643 385,465 
Restricted cash
42,084 43,837 
Tenant and other receivables
28,124 31,427 
Deferred rent receivables
255,272 247,754 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
85,083 101,852 
Deferred costs, net
181,694 183,987 
Acquired below market ground leases, net
309,495 313,410 
Right of use assets
28,070 28,197 
Goodwill
491,479 491,479 
Total assets
$4,078,750 $4,510,287 
Liabilities and equity
Mortgage notes payable, net
$691,440 $692,176 
Senior unsecured notes, net
1,097,355 1,197,061 
Unsecured term loan facility, net
268,883 268,731 
Unsecured revolving credit facility
— 120,000 
Debt associated with property in receivership
— 177,667 
Accrued interest associated with property in receivership
— 5,433 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
104,315 132,016 
Acquired below market leases, net
17,081 19,497 
Ground lease liabilities
28,070 28,197 
Deferred revenue and other liabilities
55,343 62,639 
Tenants’ security deposits
27,015 24,908 
Total liabilities
2,289,502 2,728,325 
Total equity
1,789,248 1,781,962 
Total liabilities and equity
$4,078,750 $4,510,287 

2 This contract asset represents the amount of obligation which was released on February 5, 2025, upon the final resolution of the foreclosure process on First Stamford Place.
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