Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. filings document the disclosures of a New York City-focused REIT and its operating partnership, Empire State Realty OP, L.P. Form 8-K reports cover operating and financial results, Regulation FD supplemental packages, material agreements, capital-structure matters, financing-related disclosures, share and operating partnership unit repurchase authorizations, and executive officer transitions.
Proxy filings describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, board composition, committee oversight, risk oversight, executive compensation, shareholder engagement and sustainability matters. The filing record also reflects ESRT's REIT structure, Class A common stock, Series ES, Series 250 and Series 60 operating partnership units, and governance disclosures tied to its office, retail, multifamily and Observatory operations.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) Chairman and CEO Anthony E. Malkin converted 3,061,902 vested LTIP Units on October 7, 2026, into an equal number of Operating Partnership Units, which were redeemed one-for-one for Class A common shares. After the transactions, Malkin held 4,499,189 LTIP Units and 3,061,902 Class A shares directly. The filing also lists 60,368 Class A shares indirectly through his spouse, family trusts and entities; Malkin disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) Class A shares are the subject of beneficial-ownership disclosures by Erez REIT Opportunities LP, Erez Asset Management LLC and Bruce Schanzer, Erez Asset Management’s Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and sole member. Erez Opportunities reported 7,500,000 shares, or 4.4%; Erez Asset Management and Schanzer each reported 10,000,000 shares, or 5.8%. The percentages use 172,165,643 Class A shares outstanding as of August 4, 2026. Erez Opportunities is among the funds managed by Erez Asset Management, so these reported amounts overlap.
The Erez Funds used approximately $43 million, including commissions, from working capital to purchase the reported shares; transactions during the past 60 days were all in the open market. The reporting persons say they have discussed capital allocation, operations and strategy with management and the Board, including a potential strategic review of some or all assets. They intend further discussions and may develop proposals, while stating they have no present plan or proposal for other specified corporate actions.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc., together with Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund, reports beneficial ownership of Class A common stock of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT). Southeastern reports beneficial ownership of 8,696,434 shares, representing 5.1% of the Class A common stock. Longleaf, an investment fund advised by Southeastern, beneficially owns 8,682,360 of these shares with shared voting and dispositive power. Mr. O. Mason Hawkins is a joint filer but reports 0 shares beneficially owned. The filing details how voting and dispositive powers are split between sole and shared authority and is made under a joint filing agreement dated August 14, 2026.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and affiliated entities filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. The Ameriprise Entities report aggregate beneficial ownership of 14,485,533 shares, representing 8.4% of the Class A Common Stock. These shares are held with shared voting and shared dispositive power across multiple subsidiaries, including TAM UK International Holdings Limited and Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. Each Ameriprise Entity disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported.
Cohen & Steers and affiliates report a very small holding in Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. common stock. The filing lists beneficial ownership of 9 shares of ESRT, representing 0.00% of the class, with sole voting and sole dispositive power over all 9 shares and no shared power.
The securities are held by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers UK Ltd, Cohen & Steers Asia Ltd, and Cohen & Steers Ireland Ltd for the benefit of their account holders, who are entitled to dividends and sale proceeds. Cohen & Steers, Inc. directly owns 100% of these subsidiaries.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. has a significant shareholder, LaSalle Investment Management Securities LLC, which reported beneficial ownership of 13,105,447 shares of common stock, representing 7.64% of the class. LaSalle has sole voting power over 6,204,280 shares and sole dispositive power over all 13,105,447 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The shares are held across one or more discretionary accounts managed by LaSalle, and no single account has an interest in more than five percent of the class of securities.
Empire State Realty Trust reported for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 total revenues of $196.9 million, up slightly from $191.3 million a year earlier. Rental revenue increased to $165.2 million, while Observatory revenue declined to $24.2 million from $33.9 million.
Results were dominated by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $166.1 million on the Observatory reporting unit, triggered by lower visitation and reduced projected cash flows. This was partly offset by a $124.6 million gain on the sale of 250 West 57th Street for $275.0 million, with the buyer assuming a $180.0 million mortgage. Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was $(25.8) million, or $(0.15) per diluted share, versus income of $6.5 million, or $0.04 per share, a year earlier. Core Funds From Operations were $57.1 million attributable to common stockholders and the operating partnership.
For the first half of 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was $88.5 million. The company invested in acquisitions, including the underlying land at 111 West 33rd Street and 1400 Broadway for an aggregate $110.0 million and a Williamsburg retail property for $46.0 million. Total debt principal was $2.24 billion, and all debt covenants and credit facility ratios were in compliance. The quarterly dividend remained $0.035 per share, and a $500.0 million repurchase authorization was in place with no repurchases yet executed.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is registering the possible issuance of up to 87,412,804 shares of Class A common stock. These shares may be issued (i) in exchange for OP Units in Empire State Realty OP, L.P. that limited partners tender for redemption, or (ii) upon conversion of Class B common stock under the charter.
The company will receive no cash proceeds from these issuances; when shares are issued for OP Units, ESRT acquires and intends to hold the OP Units. As of June 30, 2026, there were 171,790,434 Class A shares outstanding and 283,228,119 total Class A, Class B and OP Units outstanding, with ESRT owning about 61.0% of OP Units. Stock ownership is generally limited to 9.8% of outstanding common stock to support REIT status, and the Class A stock trades on the NYSE under symbol ESRT, last reported at $5.80 per share on July 29, 2026.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is registering 29,894,869 shares of Class A common stock for potential resale by a single selling stockholder, Quark Holding LLC, an affiliate of the Qatar Investment Authority. This is a resale registration under a 2016 Registration Rights Agreement and does not involve the company issuing new shares or raising capital.
The company will not receive any proceeds from sales of these shares, though it will bear specified registration expenses. As of June 30, 2026, 171,790,434 shares of Class A common stock were outstanding, and Class A, Class B and OP Units together totaled 283,228,119 units. Quark Holding LLC beneficially owns 29,894,869 shares, or 17.40% of Class A shares, representing a 10.56% fully diluted interest pursuant to a temporary waiver of the company’s 9.8% REIT ownership limit. ESRT operates as a self-managed REIT focused on office, retail and multifamily properties in the New York metropolitan area and owns the Empire State Building and its Observatory Experience.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. and its operating partnership have filed an automatic shelf registration to replace an expiring shelf under Rule 415(a)(5). The new shelf allows primary offerings of Class A common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, guarantees and warrants by ESRT, and debt securities by Empire State Realty OP, L.P., which may be guaranteed by ESRT. It also covers potential resales by selling security holders.
The shelf registers an unspecified amount of these securities, which may be issued from time to time in separate tranches with detailed terms set in future prospectus supplements. ESRT intends to contribute its net primary offering proceeds to the Operating Partnership, which may use them for property acquisitions, development and improvement, debt repayment, capital expenditures, working capital and other general business purposes. ESRT remains structured as a REIT focused on Manhattan and greater New York properties and maintains REIT-focused ownership limits and Maryland-law protections that may affect large share accumulations or change-of-control transactions.