Sustainability
It’s official – ESRT installed four honeybee hives at four different buildings in its New York City portfolio.
For its third consecutive year, ESRT achieved the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 5 Star Rating.
Thanks to a new three-year agreement with 18 Reserves and ACT, Empire State Realty Trust’s 9.9 million square foot commercial portfolio is now carbon neutral.
Empire State Realty Trust was named a 2022 Platinum Green Lease Leader. It is one of a select few to receive the highest Platinum recognition.
Empire State Realty Trust announced that it is one of the first in the world to achieve its annual renewal of the WELL Health–Safety Rating.
ESRT leverages innovation, industry leadership, and expertise to establish the framework for people-first, healthy spaces.
We prioritize healthy and efficient work environments for our tenants and employees.
In a press release, ESRT announced that it received a competitive grant in the first funding round of the Empire Building Challenge, a $50 million state initiative spearheaded by the New York State Energy and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to reduce 85 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
For the second year in a row, Empire State Realty Trust achieved the highest possible Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 5-Star Rating with a score of 94 – a six-point increase from its first year of participation in 2020.
Flight to Quality
Fully modernized, energy efficient buildings that focus on providing our tenants with top tier amenities and a healthy environment at a lower price than the competition