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New Transaction Keeps Midtown Retail Property at 100% Leased New York (Nov. 10, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it welcomed national jewelry brand Pandora with a lease signed at 112 W. 34th Street. All retail spaces at 112 W. 34th Street are fully leased as Pandora will occupy […]

New tenant benefit addresses critical need to help recovery of honeybee populations as part of ESRT’s continued sustainability efforts NEW YORK (Nov. 1, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it welcomed its newest, tiny tenants with honeybee hives installed at the Empire State Building, 1350 Broadway, 111 W. 33rd […]

New York (Oct. 25, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it is the first commercial office REIT in the U.S. to join the United Nations Global Compact, as well as to commit to the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The United Nations Global Compact brings companies together to align strategies […]

ESRT received the second highest score overall in the most competitive peer group in the U.S.; the highest score for Public Disclosure; and top achievements in eight categories New York (Oct. 18, 2022) –Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it achieved the highest possible Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 5 […]

Additional 100% Offset of Non-Electric Usage Through Preservation Support of 9k Acres of Biodiverse Forest  ESRT previously offset electricity with 100% renewable wind power throughout the portfolio  NEW YORK (Sept. 21, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it achieved carbon neutrality for its 9.9 million square foot commercial portfolio […]

NEW YORK (Sept. 9, 2022) – Today Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced that it welcomes several new retail tenants to expand the portfolio’s food offerings, with leases signed with Panera Bread, Playa Bowls and Le Café Coffee at three of its New York City office and residential properties.  1359 Broadway:Panera Bread will […]

President Bill Clinton, Governor Kathy Hochul, and Mayor Eric Adams visited the Empire State Building to announce the new, free, online resource to implement successful net zero retrofits of existing commercial buildings Hi-res imagery/b-roll from today’s event and tonight’s Empire State Building lighting, as well as remarks by ESRT Chairman, President and CEO Anthony E. […]

NEW YORK (Oct. 28, 2021) – Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that Davidson, Dawson, & Clark, LLP, a leading Trusts and Estates firm in New York City, has renewed their lease at One Grand Central Place. The lease for the 12,715-square-foot unit has been extended for 11 years. “Our valuable relationship with ESRT was one component in our […]

CONNECTICUT (Aug. 3, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced that Franklin Templeton, a global investment management organization, renewed its lease for 79,059 square feet at 100 First Stamford Place, which represents about 10% of building square footage. Located in one of Connecticut’s premier business districts, the award-winning office campus at First […]

NEW YORK (August 2, 2022) – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), the eighth largest accounting firm in the United States, expanded to lease the entire 51st floor of One Grand Central Place for a total of 12,422 square feet. CLA is tripling in size at the building […]