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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2024

 

 

 

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Maryland 001-36105 37-1645259
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36106   45-4685158

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

111 West 33rd Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 

10120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 687-8700

 

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.        
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   ESRT   The New York Stock Exchange

Empire State Realty OP, L.P.        
Series ES Operating Partnership Units   ESBA   NYSE Arca, Inc.
Series 60 Operating Partnership Units   OGCP   NYSE Arca, Inc.
Series 250 Operating Partnership Units   FISK   NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 24, 2024, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter 2024. The press release referred to certain supplemental information that is available on the Company’s website. The press release and supplemental report are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

First Quarter 2024 Earnings

 

As discussed in Item 2.02 above, the Company issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter 2024 and made available on its website certain supplemental information relating thereto.

 

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release announcing financial results for the first quarter 2024
99.2 Supplemental report
104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures

 

Funds From Operations ("FFO")

 

We compute FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” on FFO published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which defines FFO as net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding impairment write-off of investments in depreciable real estate and investments in in-substance real estate investments, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of depreciable operating properties, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), less distributions to non-controlling interests and gains/losses from discontinued operations and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.  FFO is a widely recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that we believe, when considered with financial statements determined in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, we believe FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate has generally appreciated over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand an equity REIT’s operating performance. We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results of operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of performance is limited. There can be no assurance that FFO presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP.  FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO is a measure used for comparability in assessing the performance of REITs, as the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one company to another.  

 

Modified Funds From Operations ("Modified FFO")

 

Modified FFO adds back an adjustment for any above or below-market ground lease amortization to traditionally defined FFO. We believe this a useful supplemental measure in evaluating our operating performance due to the non-cash accounting treatment under GAAP, which stems from the third quarter 2014 acquisition of two option properties following our formation transactions as they carry significantly below market ground leases, the amortization of which is material to our overall results. We present Modified FFO because we believe it is an important supplemental measure of our operating performance in that it adds back the non-cash amortization of below-market ground leases. There can be no assurance that Modified FFO presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. Modified FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Modified FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions.

 

Core Funds From Operations ("Core FFO")

 

Core FFO adds back to Modified FFO the following items: acquisition expenses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, severance expenses and IPO litigation expense. The Company believes Core FFO is an important supplemental measure of its operating performance because it excludes non-recurring items. There can be no assurance that Core FFO presented by the Company is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. Core FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Core FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. In future periods, we may also exclude other items from Core FFO that we believe may help investors compare our results.

 

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Core Funds Available for Distribution (“Core FAD")

 

In addition to Core FFO, we present Core FAD by (i) adding to Core FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, the amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of debt discounts and non-cash compensation expenses and (ii) deducting straight line rent, amortization of debt premiums and above/below market rent revenue, and recurring capital improvements such as second generation leasing commissions, tenant improvements, prebuilts, capital expenditures andfurniture, fixtures & equipment. Core FAD is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure that management believes provides useful information regarding our ability to fund our dividends. Core FAD does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Core FAD is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. There can be no assurance that Core FAD presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs.

 

Net Operating Income (“NOI”) and Property Cash NOI

 

NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance. NOI is used by our management to evaluate and compare the performance of our properties and to determine trends in earnings and to compute the fair value of our properties as it is not affected by: (i) the cost of funds of the property owner, (ii) the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses as well as gains or losses from the sale of operating real estate assets that are included in net income computed in accordance with GAAP, (iii) acquisition expenses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, impairment charges and loss from derivative financial instruments, or (iv) general and administrative expenses and other gains and losses that are specific to the property owner. The cost of funds is eliminated from NOI because it is specific to the particular financing capabilities and constraints of the owner. The cost of funds is eliminated because it is dependent on historical interest rates and other costs of capital as well as past decisions made by us regarding the appropriate mix of capital which may have changed or may change in the future. Depreciation and amortization expenses as well as gains or losses from the sale of operating real estate assets are eliminated because they may not accurately represent the actual change in value in our office or retail properties that result from use of the properties or changes in market conditions. While certain aspects of real property do decline in value over time in a manner that is reasonably captured by depreciation and amortization, the value of the properties as a whole have historically increased or decreased as a result of changes in overall economic conditions instead of from actual use of the property or the passage of time. Gains and losses from the sale of real property vary from property to property and are affected by market conditions at the time of sale which will usually change from period to period. These gains and losses can create distortions when comparing one period to another or when comparing our operating results to the operating results of other real estate companies that have not made similarly-timed purchases or sales. We believe that eliminating these costs from net income is useful to investors because the resulting measure captures the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred in operating our properties as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. In some cases, the Company also presents (1) Property Cash NOI, which excludes observatory NOI and the effects of straight-line rent, fair value lease revenue, and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment, and (2) Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees. Property Cash NOI is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure that management believes allows investors to compare NOI performance across periods without taking into account the effect of certain non-cash rental revenues and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment. Similar to depreciation and amortization expense, fair value lease revenues, because of historical cost accounting, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. Additionally, presenting NOI excluding the impact of straight-line rent and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment provides investors with an alternative view of operating performance at the property level that more closely reflects net cash generated in the portfolio. Presenting Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees provides investors with additional information that allows them to compare operating performance between periods without taking into account termination fees, which can distort the results for any given period because they generally represent multiple months or years of a tenant’s rental obligations that are paid in a lump sum in connection with a negotiated early termination of the tenant’s lease and are not reflective of the core ongoing operating performance of the Company’s portfolio. However, the usefulness of NOI, Property Cash NOI, and Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees is limited because it excludes general and administrative costs, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense and gains or losses from the sale of properties, and other gains and losses as stipulated by GAAP, the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which are significant economic costs. NOI and Property Cash NOI may fail to capture significant trends in these components of net income which further limits its usefulness. NOI and Property Cash NOI are measurements of the operating performance of our properties but do not measure our performance as a whole. These metrics therefore are not substitutes for net income as computed in accordance with GAAP. These measures should be analyzed in conjunction with net income computed in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may use different methods for calculating NOI, Property Cash NOI or similarly titled measures and, accordingly, our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies that do not define the measure exactly as we do.

 

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Same Store

 

In the Company’s analysis of NOI, particularly to make comparisons of NOI between periods meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were owned by the Company throughout each period presented. The Company refers to properties acquired prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by the Company through the end of the latest period presented as “Same Store”. Same Store therefore excludes properties acquired after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented. Accordingly, it takes at least one year and one quarter after a property is acquired for that property to be included in Same Store. The Company’s definition of Same Store also excludes properties held-for-sale or those which we otherwise expect to dispose of in the subsequent quarter and our multifamily properties. For mixed-use properties, all same store property NOI is represented in the property category that comprises the majority of that mixed-use property's NOI.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

We compute EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We present EBITDA because we believe that EBITDA, along with cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, provides investors with an additional indicator of its ability to incur and service debt. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of our financial performance, as an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), or as a measure of its liquidity. For Adjusted EBITDA, we add back impairment charges and gain on disposition of property.

 

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA

 

We compute Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA as the Company’s pro-rata share of gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by the Company’s pro-rata share of trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes that the presentation of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because the Company reviews Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA as part of the management of its overall financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage based on its percentage ownership interest in all of its assets.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: April 24, 2024 By: /s/ Stephen V. Horn
    Name: Stephen V. Horn
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P.
  (Registrant)
   
  By: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., as general partner
   
Date: April 24, 2024 By: /s/ Stephen V. Horn
    Name: Stephen V. Horn
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer  

 

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EX-99.1 2 tm2410410d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

 

– Net Income Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.03 –

 

– Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.21 –

 

– Signed 248,000 Rentable Square Feet of Leases –

 

– Closed New Credit Facility, over $800M of Liquidity, No Floating Rate Debt Exposure –

 

– Reaffirms 2024 Outlook –

 

New York, New York, April 24, 2024 – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets, and the Observatory deck attraction in ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building”. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Today the Company reported its operational and financial results for the first quarter 2024. All per share amounts are on a fully diluted basis, where applicable.

 

First Quarter and Recent Highlights

 

· Net Income of $0.03 per share.

 

· Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) of $0.21 per share.

 

· Same-Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (“NOI”) increased 12.3% year-over-year, excluding lease termination fees, primarily driven by higher revenues from cash rent commencement, which was partially offset by increases in operating expenses. Adjusted for certain nonrecurring items, first quarter Same-Store NOI increased by approximately 8% year-over-year.

 

· Manhattan office portfolio leased rate increased by 60bps sequentially and 200bps year-over-year to 92.7%. The total commercial portfolio is 91.1% leased as March 31, 2024. This is the 9th consecutive quarter of positive commercial leased rate absorption.

 

· Signed approximately 248,000 rentable square feet of new, renewal, and expansion leases. In our Manhattan office portfolio, blended leasing spreads were +5.4% and this is the 11th consecutive quarter of positive leasing spreads.

 

· Empire State Building Observatory generated $16.2 million of NOI, a 13% increase year-over-year.

 

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· In March, closed on a new $715 million credit facility comprised of a revolver and term loan that mature in 2029, inclusive of extensions, which replaces the existing facility that was due to mature in 2025.

 

· In April, entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $225 million of green senior unsecured notes in a private placement transaction.

 

· Achieved the Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence award for the second year, the WELL Equity Award and WELL Health-Safety Leadership Award. Published ESRT’s fourth annual Sustainability Report on April 23, 2024 (linked here).

 

Property Operations

 

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s property portfolio contained 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 residential units, which were occupied and leased as shown below.

 

    March 31, 2024     December 31, 2023     March 31, 2023  
Percent occupied:                        
Total commercial portfolio     87.6 %     86.3 %     86.7 %
Total office     87.4 %     86.0 %     86.7 %
Manhattan office     88.9 %     87.3 %     87.8 %
GNYMA office1     76.8 %     76.6 %     80.6 %
Total retail2     89.8 %     90.4 %     86.7 %
                         
Percent leased (includes signed leases not commenced):
Total commercial portfolio     91.1 %     90.6 %     89.4 %
Total office     91.1 %     90.5 %     89.3 %
Manhattan office     92.7 %     92.1 %     90.7 %
GNYMA office1     79.5 %     79.3 %     81.6 %
Total retail2     91.0 %     92.1 %     90.6 %
Total multifamily portfolio     97.1 %     98.1 %     97.2 %

 

1 “GNYMA office” for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 reflects the removal of 500 Mamaroneck.

 

2 “Total retail” for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 includes the Williamsburg Retail, Brooklyn assets which were acquired in September 2023.

 

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Leasing

 

The tables that follow summarize leasing activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024. During this period, the Company signed 23 leases that totaled 248,108 square feet. Within the Manhattan office portfolio, the Company signed 20 office leases that totaled 235,664 square feet.

 

Total Portfolio

 

Total Portfolio   Total Leases
Executed
    Total square
footage executed
    Average cash
rent psf – leases
executed
    Previously
escalated cash
rents psf
    % of new cash
rent over/ under
previously
escalated rents
 
Office     22       245,650     $ 59.21     $ 56.51       4.8 %
Retail     1       2,458     $ 400.00     $ 378.97       5.5 %
Total Overall     23       248,108     $ 62.59     $ 59.71       4.8 %

 

Manhattan Office Portfolio

 

Manhattan Office Portfolio   Total Leases
Executed
    Total square
footage executed
    Average cash
rent psf – leases
executed
    Previously
escalated cash
rents psf
    % of new cash
rent over / under
previously
escalated rents
 
New Office     12       201,580     $ 59.70     $ 55.66       7.3 %
Renewal Office     8       34,084     $ 57.92     $ 60.62       -4.4 %
Total Office     20       235,664     $ 59.44     $ 56.38       5.4 %

 

Leasing Activity Highlights

 

· 16-year 67,865 square foot expansion lease with Burlington Merchandising Corporation at 1400 Broadway.

 

· 11-year 57,203 square foot new lease with Sol de Janeiro USA, Inc. at One Grand Central Place.

 

Observatory Results

 

In the first quarter, Observatory revenue was $24.6 million and expenses were $8.4 million. Observatory NOI was $16.2 million, a 13% increase year-over-year.

 

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Balance Sheet

 

The Company had $834 million of total liquidity as of March 31, 2024, which was comprised of $334 million of cash, plus $500 million available under its revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2024, the Company had total debt outstanding of approximately $2.2 billion, no floating rate debt exposure, and a weighted average interest rate of 3.97% per annum. The weighted average term to maturity was 5.4 years. At March 31, 2024, the Company’s ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 5.3x.

 

In March, the Company closed on a new $715 million credit facility, which consists of a $620 million revolving credit facility and a $95 million term loan facility. The new credit facility matures in March 2029, inclusive of extensions, and replaces the existing credit facility that was due to mature in March 2025. The facility has a sustainability-linked pricing mechanism that reduces the borrowing spread if certain benchmarks are achieved each year.

 

In April, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $225 million of green senior unsecured notes in a private placement transaction with three tranches including $155 million that matures in 2029, $45 million that matures in 2031, and $25 million that matures in 2034, at a weighted average rate of 7.25%. The private placement is scheduled to fund on June 17, 2024.

 

Portfolio Transaction Activity

 

In March, the Company executed a buyout of its partner’s 10% interest in two multifamily assets located at 561 10th Avenue and 345 East 94th Street for approximately $14 million in cash and the assumption of $18 million of the in-place debt. ESRT now owns 100% of all assets in the Company’s portfolio with no JV ownership structures.

 

In April, the Company worked with the First Stamford Place mortgage lender to structure a cooperative consensual foreclosure, which is anticipated to be completed by the end of the second quarter. Upon completion, this transaction is expected to eliminate a $176 million liability that matures in July 2027 from the balance sheet.

 

Share Repurchase

 

The stock repurchase program began in March 2020 and through April 23, 2024, approximately $293.7 million has been repurchased at a weighted average price of $8.18 per share. There were no share repurchases during the first quarter.

 

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Dividend

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share or unit, as applicable, for the first quarter of 2024 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 March 28, 2024, the Company paid a quarterly preferred dividend of $0.15 per unit for the first quarter of 2024 to holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2014 private perpetual preferred units and a preferred dividend of $0.175 per unit for the first quarter of 2024 to holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2019 private perpetual preferred units.

 

2024 Earnings Outlook

 

The Company reaffirms 2024 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 2024 Guidance 2023 Actual
Results
Comments
Earnings      
Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share $0.90 to $0.94

$0.93 

($0.90 ex non-recurring items)

· 2023 FFO included approximately $0.03 of non-recurring items

· 2024 includes $0.04 from multifamily assets

Commercial Property Drivers      
Commercial Occupancy at year-end 87% to 89% 86.3%  
SS Property Cash NOI (excluding lease termination fees) -1% to +2% +2.2%

· Assumes positive revenue growth

· Assumes a ~6-8% y/y increase in operating expenses and real estate taxes, partially offset by higher tenant expense reimbursements

Observatory Drivers      
Observatory NOI $94M to $102M $94.1M · Reflects average quarterly expenses of ~$9M

 

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    Low     High  
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership   $ 0.24     $ 0.28  
Add:                
Impairment Charge     0.00       0.00  
Real Estate Depreciation & Amortization     0.65       0.65  
Less:                
Private Perpetual Distributions     0.02       0.02  
Gain on Disposal of Real Estate, net     0.00       0.00  
FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership   $ 0.87     $ 0.91  
Add:                
Amortization of Below Market Ground Lease     0.03       0.03  
Core FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership   $ 0.90     $ 0.94  

 

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.

 

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, April 25, 2024 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 and 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 May 2, 2024, 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 13741461.

 

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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 modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets and the Observatory deck attraction in ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building”. The Company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of March 31, 2024, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 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.

 

 

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.

 

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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, climate-related risks such as natural disasters and extreme weather events, terrorism and other armed hostilities, as well as cybersecurity threats and technology disruptions; (ii) a failure of conditions or performance regarding any event or transaction described herein; (iii) resolution of legal proceedings involving the Company; (iv) reduced demand for office, multifamily or retail space, including as a result of the changes in the use of office space and remote work; (v) changes in our business strategy; (vi) 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; (vii) defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (viii) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; (ix) declining real estate valuations and impairment charges; (x) termination of our ground leases; (xi) limitations on our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness or borrow additional funds; (xii) decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiii) difficulties in executing capital projects or development projects successfully or on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xiv) difficulties in identifying and completing acquisitions; (xv) impact of changes in governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters; (xvi) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xvii) incurrence of taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of compliance with a 1031 exchange program; and (xviii) 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, 2023 and any additional factors that may be contained in any filing we make with the SEC.

 

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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 March 31,  
  2024     2023  
Revenues            
Rental revenue   $ 153,882     $ 140,091  
Observatory revenue     24,596       22,154  
Lease termination fees     -       -  
Third-party management and other fees     265       427  
Other revenue and fees     2,436       1,950  
Total revenues     181,179       164,622  
Operating expenses                
Property operating expenses     45,060       42,044  
Ground rent expenses     2,331       2,331  
General and administrative expenses     15,972       15,708  
Observatory expenses     8,431       7,855  
Real estate taxes     32,241       31,788  
Depreciation and amortization     46,081       47,408  
Total operating expenses     150,116       147,134  
Total operating income     31,063       17,488  
Other income (expense):                
Interest income     4,178       2,595  
Interest expense     (25,128 )     (25,304 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     (553 )     -  
Gain (loss) on sale of properties     -       15,696  
Income before income taxes     9,560       10,475  
Income tax benefit (expense)     655       1,219  
Net income     10,215       11,694  
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests:                
Non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership     (3,500 )     (4,168 )
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships     (4 )     43  
Preferred unit distributions     (1,050 )     (1,050 )
Net income attributable to common stockholders   $ 5,661     $ 6,519  
Total weighted average shares                
Basic     163,491       161,339  
Diluted     267,494       265,197  
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders                
Basic   $ 0.03     $ 0.04  
Diluted   $ 0.03     $ 0.04  

 

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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 March 31,  
    2024     2023  
Net income   $ 10,215     $ 11,694  
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships     (4 )     43  
Preferred unit distributions     (1,050 )     (1,050 )
Real estate depreciation and amortization     44,857       46,024  
(Gain) loss on sale of properties     -       (15,696 )
FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units     54,018       41,015  
                 
Amortization of below-market ground leases     1,958       1,958  
Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units     55,976       42,973  
                 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     553       -  
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units   $ 56,529     $ 42,973  
                 
Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units                
Basic     264,562       264,493  
Diluted     267,494       265,197  
                 
FFO per share                
Basic   $ 0.20     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.15  
                 
Modified FFO per share                
Basic   $ 0.21     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.21     $ 0.16  
                 
Core FFO per share                
Basic   $ 0.21     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.21     $ 0.16  

 

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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited and amounts in thousands)  

 

   

March 31, 
2024

    December 31,
2023
 
Assets                
Commercial real estate properties, at cost   $ 3,702,317     $ 3,655,192  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (1,288,519 )     (1,250,062 )
Commercial real estate properties, net     2,413,798       2,405,130  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents     333,573       346,620  
Restricted cash     51,738       60,336  
Tenant and other receivables     40,137       39,836  
Deferred rent receivables     257,266       255,628  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     74,472       98,167  
Deferred costs, net     180,462       172,547  
Acquired below market ground leases, net     319,284       321,241  
Right of use assets     28,378       28,439  
Goodwill     491,479       491,479  
Total assets   $ 4,190,587     $ 4,219,333  
                 
Liabilities and equity                
Mortgage notes payable, net   $ 876,497     $ 877,388  
Senior unsecured notes, net     973,926       973,872  
Unsecured term loan facility, net     268,503       389,286  
Unsecured revolving credit facility     120,000       -  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     91,005       99,756  
Acquired below market leases, net     12,798       13,750  
Ground lease liabilities     28,378       28,439  
Deferred revenue and other liabilities     69,289       70,298  
Tenants’ security deposits     25,457       35,499  
Total liabilities     2,465,853       2,488,288  
Total equity     1,724,734       1,731,045  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 4,190,587     $ 4,219,333  

 

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EX-99.2 3 tm2410410d1_ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 


 

First Quarter 2024

 

Table of Contents     Page  
Summary        
Supplemental Definitions     2  
Company Profile     5  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     6  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     7  
Highlights     8  
Selected Property Data        
Property Summary Net Operating Income     9  
Same Store Net Operating Income ("NOI"), Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI     10  
Leasing Activity     11  
Commercial Property Detail     13  
Portfolio Expirations and Vacates Summary     14  
Tenant Lease Expirations     15  
Largest Tenants and Portfolio Tenant Diversification by Industry     17  
Capital Expenditures and Redevelopment Program     18  
Observatory Summary     19  
Financial information        
FFO, Modified FFO, Core FFO, FAD and EBITDA     20  
Consolidated Debt Analysis        
Debt Summary     21  
Debt Detail     22  
Debt Maturities     23  
Ground Leases     23  

 

Forward-looking Statements

 

This presentation 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, climate-related risks such as natural disasters and extreme weather events, terrorism and other armed hostilities, as well as cybersecurity threats and technology disruptions; (ii) a failure of conditions or performance regarding any event or transaction described herein; (iii) resolution of legal proceedings involving the Company; (iv) reduced demand for office, multifamily or retail space, including as a result of the changes in the use of office space and remote work; (v) changes in our business strategy; (vi) 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; (vii) defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (viii) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; (ix) declining real estate valuations and impairment charges; (x) termination of our ground leases; (xi) limitations on our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness or borrow additional funds; (xii) decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiii) difficulties in executing capital projects or development projects successfully or on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xiv) difficulties in identifying and completing acquisitions; (xv) impact of changes in governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters; (xvi) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xvii) incurrence of taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of compliance with a 1031 exchange program; and (xviii) 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, 2023 and any additional factors that may be contained in any filing we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

While forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, they do not guarantee future performance. Any forward-looking statement contained in this presentation 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 presentation, 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).

 

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First Quarter 2024

Supplemental Definitions

 

Funds From Operations ("FFO")

 

We compute FFO in accordance with the “White Paper” on FFO published by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which defines FFO as net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding impairment write-off of investments in depreciable real estate and investments in in-substance real estate investments, gains or losses from debt restructurings and sales of depreciable operating properties, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), less distributions to non-controlling interests and gains/losses from discontinued operations and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a widely recognized non-GAAP financial measure for REITs that we believe, when considered with financial statements determined in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison among REITs. In addition, we believe FFO is useful to investors as it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate has generally appreciated over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets. Investors should review FFO, along with GAAP net income, when trying to understand an equity REIT’s operating performance. We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results of operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of performance is limited. There can be no assurance that FFO presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO is a measure used for comparability in assessing the performance of REITs, as the NAREIT White Paper only provides guidelines for computing FFO, the computation of FFO may vary from one company to another.

 

Modified Funds From Operations ("Modified FFO")

 

Modified FFO adds back an adjustment for any above or below-market ground lease amortization to traditionally defined FFO. We believe this a useful supplemental measure in evaluating our operating performance due to the non-cash accounting treatment under GAAP, which stems from the third quarter 2014 acquisition of two option properties following our formation transactions as they carry significantly below market ground leases, the amortization of which is material to our overall results. We present Modified FFO because we believe it is an important supplemental measure of our operating performance in that it adds back the non-cash amortization of below-market ground leases. There can be no assurance that Modified FFO presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. Modified FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Modified FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions.

 

Core Funds From Operations ("Core FFO")

 

Core FFO adds back to Modified FFO the following items: loss on early extinguishment of debt, acquisition expenses, severance expenses and IPO litigation expense. The Company believes Core FFO is an important supplemental measure of its operating performance because it excludes non-recurring items. There can be no assurance that Core FFO presented by the Company is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs. Core FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Core FFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. In future periods, we may also exclude other items from Core FFO that we believe may help investors compare our results.

 

Core Funds Available for Distribution ("Core FAD")

 

In addition to Core FFO, we present Core FAD by (i) adding to Core FFO non-real estate depreciation and amortization, the amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of debt discounts and non-cash compensation expenses and (ii) deducting straight line rent, amortization of debt premiums and above/below market rent revenue, and recurring capital improvements such as second generation leasing commissions, tenant improvements, prebuilts, capital expenditures and furniture, fixtures & equipment. Core FAD is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure that we believe provides useful information regarding our ability to fund our dividends. Core FAD does not represent cash generated from operating activities and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Core FAD is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. There can be no assurance that Core FAD presented by us is comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs.

 

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First Quarter 2024
Supplemental Definitions

 

Net Operating Income ("NOI") and Property Cash NOI

 

NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance. NOI is used by our management to evaluate and compare the performance of our properties and to determine trends in earnings and to compute the fair value of our properties as it is not affected by: (i) the cost of funds of the property owner, (ii) the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses as well as gains or losses from the sale of operating real estate assets that are included in net income computed in accordance with GAAP, (iii) acquisition expenses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, impairment charges and loss from derivative financial instruments, or (iv) general and administrative expenses and other gains and losses that are specific to the property owner. The cost of funds is eliminated from NOI because it is specific to the particular financing capabilities and constraints of the owner. The cost of funds is eliminated because it is dependent on historical interest rates and other costs of capital as well as past decisions made by us regarding the appropriate mix of capital which may have changed or may change in the future. Depreciation and amortization expenses as well as gains or losses from the sale of operating real estate assets are eliminated because they may not accurately represent the actual change in value in our office or retail properties that result from use of the properties or changes in market conditions. While certain aspects of real property do decline in value over time in a manner that is reasonably captured by depreciation and amortization, the value of the properties as a whole have historically increased or decreased as a result of changes in overall economic conditions instead of from actual use of the property or the passage of time. Gains and losses from the sale of real property vary from property to property and are affected by market conditions at the time of sale which will usually change from period to period. These gains and losses can create distortions when comparing one period to another or when comparing our operating results to the operating results of other real estate companies that have not made similarly-timed purchases or sales. We believe that eliminating these costs from net income is useful to investors because the resulting measure captures the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred in operating our properties as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. In some cases, the Company also presents (1) Property Cash NOI, which excludes Observatory NOI and the effects of straight-line rent, fair value lease revenue, and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment, and (2) Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees. Property Cash NOI is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure that management believes allows investors to compare NOI performance across periods without taking into account the effect of certain non-cash rental revenues and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment. Similar to depreciation and amortization expense, fair value lease revenues, because of historical cost accounting, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. Additionally, presenting NOI excluding the impact of straight-line rent and straight-line ground rent expense adjustment provides investors with an alternative view of operating performance at the property level that more closely reflects net cash generated in the portfolio. Presenting Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees provides investors with additional information that allows them to compare operating performance between periods without taking into account termination fees, which can distort the results for any given period because they generally represent multiple months or years of a tenant’s rental obligations that are paid in a lump sum in connection with a negotiated early termination of the tenant’s lease and are not reflective of the core ongoing operating performance of the Company’s portfolio. However, the usefulness of NOI, Property Cash NOI, and Property Cash NOI excluding lease termination fees is limited because it excludes general and administrative costs, interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense and gains or losses from the sale of properties, and other gains and losses as stipulated by GAAP, the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which are significant economic costs. NOI and Property Cash NOI may fail to capture significant trends in these components of net income which further limits its usefulness. NOI and Property Cash NOI are measurements of the operating performance of our properties but do not measure our performance as a whole. These metrics therefore are not substitutes for net income as computed in accordance with GAAP. These measures should be analyzed in conjunction with net income computed in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may use different methods for calculating NOI, Property Cash NOI or similarly titled measures and, accordingly, our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies that do not define the measure exactly as we do.

 

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Supplemental Definitions

 

Same Store

 

In the Company’s analysis of NOI, particularly to make comparisons of NOI between periods meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were owned by the Company throughout each period presented. The Company refers to properties acquired prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by the Company through the end of the latest period presented as “Same Store”. Same Store therefore excludes properties acquired after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented. Accordingly, it takes at least one year and one quarter after a property is acquired for that property to be included in Same Store. The Company’s definition of Same Store also excludes properties held-for-sale or those which we otherwise expect to dispose of in the subsequent quarter and our multifamily properties. For mixed-use properties, all same store property NOI is represented in the property category that comprises the majority of that mixed-use property's NOI.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

We compute EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We present EBITDA because we believe that EBITDA, along with cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, provides investors with an additional indicator of its ability to incur and service debt. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of our financial performance, as an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), or as a measure of its liquidity. For Adjusted EBITDA, we add back impairment charges and gain on disposition of property.

 

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA

 

We compute Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA as the Company’s pro-rata share of gross debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by the Company’s pro-rata share of trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes that the presentation of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because the Company reviews Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA as part of the management of its overall financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage based on its percentage ownership interest in all of its assets.

 

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COMPANY PROFILE

 

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets, and the Observatory deck attraction in ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building”. The Company is a recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Anthony E. Malkin   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas J. DeRosa   Director, Chair of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee
Steven J. Gilbert   Director, Lead Independent Director
S. Michael Giliberto   Director, Chair of the Audit Committee
Patricia S. Han   Director
Grant H. Hill   Director
R. Paige Hood   Director, Chair of the Finance Committee
James D. Robinson IV   Director, Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Christina Van Tassell   Director
Hannah Yang   Director

 

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

 

Anthony E. Malkin   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Christina Chiu   President
Thomas P. Durels   Executive Vice President, Real Estate
Steve Horn   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer

 

COMPANY INFORMATION

 

Corporate Headquarters   Investor Relations   New York Stock Exchange
111 West 33rd Street, 12th Floor   IR@esrtreit.com   Trading Symbol:  ESRT
New York, NY 10120        
www.esrtreit.com        
(212) 687-8700        

 

RESEARCH COVERAGE

 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch   Camille Bonnel   (416) 369-2140   camille.bonnel@bofa.com  
BMO Capital Markets Corp.   John Kim   (212) 885-4115   jp.kim@bmo.com  
BTIG   Thomas Catherwood   (212) 738-6140   tcatherwood@btig.com  
Citi   Michael Griffin   (212) 816-5871   michael.a.griffin@citi.com  
Evercore ISI   Steve Sakwa   (212) 446-9462   steve.sakwa@evercoreisi.com  
Green Street Advisors   Dylan Burzinski   (949) 640-8780   dburzinski@greenstreetadvisors.com  
KeyBanc Capital Markets   Todd Thomas   (917) 368-2286   tthomas@key.com  
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC   Blaine Heck   (443) 263-6529   blaine.heck@wellsfargo.com  
Wolfe Research   Andrew Rosivach   (646) 582-9251   arosivach@wolferesearch.com  

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
Assets                          
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:                                
Land   $ 366,357     $ 366,357     $ 366,364     $ 361,497   $ 361,497
Development costs     8,187       8,178       8,178       8,204     8,178
Building and improvements     3,327,773       3,280,657       3,245,555       3,196,181     3,183,615
      3,702,317       3,655,192       3,620,097       3,565,882     3,553,290
Less: accumulated depreciation     (1,288,519 )     (1,250,062 )     (1,217,967 )     (1,180,558 )   (1,162,923)
Commercial real estate properties, net     2,413,798       2,405,130       2,402,130       2,385,324     2,390,367
Assets held for sale     -       -       -       -     35,980
Cash and cash equivalents     333,573       346,620       353,999       315,357     272,648
Restricted cash     51,738       60,336       66,954       80,451     108,183
Tenant and other receivables     40,137       39,836       37,651       32,901     23,879
Deferred rent receivables     257,266       255,628       254,233       249,881     238,842
Prepaid expenses and other assets     74,472       98,167       82,918       98,986     57,891
Deferred costs, net     180,462       172,457       175,488       176,678     182,367
Acquired below-market ground leases, net     319,284       321,241       323,199       325,157     327,115
Right of use assets     28,378       28,439       28,496       28,554     28,612
Goodwill     491,479       491,479       491,479       491,479     491,479
Total assets   $ 4,190,587     $ 4,219,333     $ 4,216,547     $ 4,184,768   $ 4,157,363
                                     
Liabilities and Equity                                    
Mortgage notes payable, net   $ 876,497     $ 877,388     $ 878,757     $ 880,592   $ 882,142
Senior unsecured notes, net     973,926       973,872       973,819       973,768     973,714
Unsecured term loan facility, net     268,503       389,286       389,158       389,028     388,901
Unsecured revolving credit facility     120,000       -       -       -     -
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     91,005       99,756       83,299       71,709     71,605
Acquired below-market leases, net     12,798       13,750       14,703       15,280     16,581
Ground lease liabilities     28,378       28,439       28,496       28,554     28,612
Deferred revenue and other liabilities     69,289       70,298       75,688       73,972     76,769
Tenants' security deposits     25,457       35,499       39,307       40,253     35,111
Liabilities related to assets held for sale     -       -       -       -     6,862
Total liabilities     2,465,853       2,488,288       2,483,227       2,473,156     2,480,297
Total equity     1,724,734       1,731,045       1,733,320       1,711,612     1,677,066
Total liabilities and equity   $ 4,190,587     $ 4,219,333     $ 4,216,547     $ 4,184,768   $ 4,157,363

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Revenues                              
Rental revenue (1)   $ 153,882     $ 151,167     $ 151,458     $ 154,603     $ 140,091  
Observatory revenue     24,596       36,217       37,562       33,433       22,154  
Third-party management and other fees     265       275       268       381       427  
Other revenue and fees     2,436       5,223       2,238       2,125       1,950  
Total revenues     181,179       192,882       191,526       190,542       164,622  
                                         
Operating expenses                                        
Property operating expenses     45,060       42,944       42,817       39,519       42,044  
Ground rent expenses     2,331       2,332       2,331       2,332       2,331  
General and administrative expenses     15,972       16,144       16,012       16,075       15,708  
Observatory expenses     8,431       9,282       9,471       8,657       7,855  
Real estate taxes     32,241       31,809       32,014       31,490       31,788  
Depreciation and amortization     46,081       49,599       46,624       46,280       47,408  
Total operating expenses     150,116       152,110       149,269       144,353       147,134  
Total operating income     31,063       40,772       42,257       46,189       17,488  
                                         
Other income (expense)                                        
Interest income     4,178       4,740       4,462       3,339       2,595  
Interest expense     (25,128 )     (25,393 )     (25,382 )     (25,405 )     (25,304 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     (553 )     -       -       -       -  
Gain (loss) on disposition of property     -       (2,497 )     -       13,565       15,696  
Income before income taxes     9,560       17,622       21,337       37,688       10,475  
Income tax (expense) benefit     655       (1,792 )     (1,409 )     (733 )     1,219  
Net income     10,215       15,830       19,928       36,955       11,694  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:                                        
Non-controlling interests in the Operating Partnership     (3,500 )     (5,670 )     (7,207 )     (14,049 )     (4,168 )
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships     (4 )     1       (111 )     (1 )     43  
Private perpetual preferred unit distributions     (1,050 )     (1,050 )     (1,050 )     (1,051 )     (1,050 )
Net income attributable to common stockholders   $ 5,661     $ 9,111     $ 11,560     $ 21,854     $ 6,519  
Weighted average common shares outstanding                              
Basic     163,491       161,974       161,851       160,028       161,339  
Diluted     267,494       267,003       266,073       264,196       265,197  
                                         
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders                                        
                                         
Basic and diluted   $ 0.03     $ 0.06     $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.04  
                                         
Dividends per share   $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035  

 

Note:

(1) The following table reflects the components of rental revenue.

 

    Three Months Ended  
Rental Revenue   March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Base rent   $ 136,557     $ 134,467     $ 133,228     $ 138,808     $ 124,782  
Billed tenant expense reimbursement     17,325       16,700       18,230       15,795       15,309  
Total rental revenue   $ 153,882     $ 151,167     $ 151,458     $ 154,603     $ 140,091  

 

The preceding table of the components of rental revenue is not, and is not intended to be, a presentation in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes

this information is frequently used by management, investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to evaluate the Company's performance.

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Highlights
(unaudited and dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Three Months Ended  
Office and Retail Metrics:   March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Total rentable square footage     9,332,569       9,359,219       9,361,656       9,356,165       9,637,356  
Percent occupied (1)     87.6 %     86.3 %     87.0 %     86.8 %     86.7 %
Percent leased (2)     91.1 %     90.6 %     90.5 %     90.3 %     89.4 %
                                         
Same Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (NOI):                                        
Manhattan office portfolio   $ 63,911     $ 66,897     $ 61,985     $ 62,800     $ 58,227  
Greater New York office portfolio     1,383       1,711       1,981       2,167       783  
Retail portfolio     1,542       1,791       1,752       1,609       512  
Total Same Store Property Cash NOI   $ 66,836     $ 70,399     $ 65,718     $ 66,576     $ 59,522  
                                         
Multifamily Metrics:                                        
Multifamily Cash NOI (3)   $ 4,217     $ 4,032     $ 4,837     $ 3,756     $ 3,499  
Total number of units     727       727       727       721       721  
Percent occupied     97.1 %     98.1 %     97.1 %     97.4 %     97.2 %
                                         
Observatory Metrics:                                        
Observatory NOI   $ 16,165     $ 26,935     $ 28,091     $ 24,776     $ 14,299  
Number of visitors (4)     485,000       711,000       743,000       666,000       443,000  
Change in visitors year-over-year     9.5 %     7.7 %     8.2 %     16.2 %     64.7 %
                                         
Ratios at ESRT pro-rata share: (3)                                        
Debt to Total Market Capitalization (5)     44.1 %     45.2 %     49.7 %     51.4 %     54.8 %
Net Debt to Total Market Capitalization (5)     40.2 %     41.1 %     45.4 %     47.6 %     51.6 %
Debt and Perpetual Preferred Units to Total Market Capitalization (5)     45.8 %     47.0 %     51.7 %     53.5 %     56.9 %
Net Debt and Perpetual Preferred Units to Total Market Capitalization (5)     42.0 %     43.0 %     47.6 %     49.8 %     53.9 %
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (6)     6.2 x     6.4 x     6.6 x     6.7 x     6.6 x
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (6)     5.3 x     5.4 x     5.5 x     5.8 x     5.7 x
Core FFO Payout Ratio (7)     17 %     14 %     14 %     14 %     20 %
Core FAD Payout Ratio (8)     109 %     35 %     23 %     29 %     83 %
Core FFO per share - diluted   $ 0.21     $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
Diluted weighted average shares     267,494       267,003       266,073       264,196       265,197  
                                         
Class A common stock price at quarter end   $ 10.13     $ 9.69     $ 8.04     $ 7.49     $ 6.49  
Dividends declared and paid per share   $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035     $ 0.035  
Dividends per share - annualized   $ 0.14     $ 0.14     $ 0.14     $ 0.14     $ 0.14  
Dividend yield (9)     1.4 %     1.4 %     1.7 %     1.9 %     2.2 %
Series 2013 Private Perpetual Preferred Units outstanding ($16.62 liquidation value)     1,560       1,560       1,560       1,560       1,560  
Series 2019 Private Perpetual Preferred Units outstanding ($13.52 liquidation value)     4,664       4,664       4,664       4,664       4,664  
Class A common stock     163,816       162,062       161,346       159,843       160,340  
Class B common stock (10)     982       984       987       988       989  
Operating partnership units     109,218       107,900       108,618       110,087       110,618  
Total common stock and operating partnership units outstanding (11)     274,016       270,946       270,951       270,918       271,947  

 

Notes:

 

(1) Based on leases signed and commenced as of end of period.
(2) Represents occupancy and includes signed leases not commenced.
(3) On March 28, 2024, ESRT acquired the non-controlling interest in its other partnerships. The Multifamily Cash NOI presented here reflects ESRT's pro-rata 90% for the periods prior to this acquisition. Historical ratios remain unchanged and March 31, 2024 debt ratios reflect ESRT's 100% share of debt and Adjusted EBITDA.
 
(4) Reflects the number of visitors who pass through the turnstile, excluding visitors who make a second visit on the same ticket at no additional charge.
(5) Market capitalization represents the sum of (i) Company's common stock per share price as of March 31, 2024 multiplied by the total outstanding number of shares of
  common stock and operating partnership units as of March 31, 2024; (ii) the number of Series 2014 perpetual preferred units at March 31, 2024 multiplied by
  $16.62, (iii) the number of Series 2019 perpetual preferred units at March 31, 2024 multiplied by $13.52, and (iv) our outstanding indebtedness as of March 31, 2024
(6) Calculated based on trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA.
(7) Represents the amount of Core FFO paid out in distributions.
(8) Beginning in the three months ended December 31, 2023, we have eliminated a deduction of other non-recurring capital improvements from Core FFO to arrive at Core FAD and the related Core FAD Payout Ratio. We made this modification above to the calculation of Core FAD Payout Ratio for the other periods presented; in our previous supplemental reports prior to this change, the Core FAD Payout Ratios were 27%, 33%, and 97% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.
 
 
(9) Based on the closing price per share of Class A common stock on March 31, 2024.
(10) We have two classes of common stock as a means to give our OP Unit holders voting rights in the public company that correspond to their economic interest
  in the combined entity. A one-time option was created at our formation transactions for any pre-IPO OP Unit holder to exchange one OP Unit out of every
  50 OP Units they owned for one Class B share, and such Class B share carries 50 votes to the extent such holder continnues to hold 49 OP units for every Class B share.
(11) Represents fully diluted common stock and operating partnership units as it includes unvested restricted stock and unvested LTIP units.

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Property Summary -  Same Store (1) Net Operating Income ("NOI") by Quarter
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended  
Same Store Portfolio   March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Revenues   $ 140,147     $ 139,865     $ 137,854     $ 141,077     $ 124,806  
Operating expenses     (71,486 )     (68,923 )     (69,574 )     (64,846 )     (66,831 )
Same store property NOI     68,661       70,942       68,280       76,231       57,975  
Straight-line rent     (3,218 )     (1,967 )     (3,924 )     (10,944 )     283  
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     (565 )     (534 )     (595 )     (669 )     (694 )
Below-market ground lease amortization     1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958       1,958  
Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees   $ 66,836     $ 70,399     $ 65,718     $ 66,576     $ 59,522  
                                         
Percent change over prior year     12.3 %     11.3 %     8.8 %     1.1 %     (11.4 )%
                                         
Property cash NOI   $ 66,836     $ 70,399     $ 65,718     $ 66,576     $ 59,522  
Lease termination fees     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI   $ 66,836     $ 70,399     $ 65,718     $ 66,576     $ 59,522  

 

Same Store Manhattan Office(2)                              
Revenues   $ 133,919     $ 133,207     $ 130,888     $ 133,986     $ 119,435  
Operating expenses     (68,173 )     (65,750 )     (66,294 )     (61,601 )     (63,708 )
Same store property NOI     65,746       67,457       64,594       72,385       55,727  
Straight-line rent     (3,228 )     (1,984 )     (3,971 )     (10,874 )     1,236  
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     (565 )     (534 )     (595 )     (669 )     (694 )
Below-market ground lease amortization     1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958       1,958  
Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees     63,911       66,897       61,985       62,800       58,227  
Lease termination fees     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI   $ 63,911     $ 66,897     $ 61,985     $ 62,800     $ 58,227  

 

Same Store Greater New York
Metropolitan Area Office
                             
Revenues   $ 2,844     $ 3,072     $ 3,425     $ 3,596     $ 3,320  
Operating expenses     (1,594 )     (1,504 )     (1,627 )     (1,577 )     (1,618 )
Same store property NOI     1,250       1,568       1,798       2,019       1,702  
Straight-line rent     133       143       183       148       (919 )
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     -       -       -       -       -  
Below-market ground lease amortization     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees     1,383       1,711       1,981       2,167       783  
Lease termination fees     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI   $ 1,383     $ 1,711     $ 1,981     $ 2,167     $ 783  

 

Same Store Retail                              
Revenues   $ 3,384     $ 3,586     $ 3,541     $ 3,495     $ 2,051  
Operating expenses     (1,719 )     (1,669 )     (1,653 )     (1,668 )     (1,505 )
Same store property NOI     1,665       1,917       1,888       1,827       546  
Straight-line rent     (123 )     (126 )     (136 )     (218 )     (34 )
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     -       -       -       -       -  
Below-market ground lease amortization     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees     1,542       1,791       1,752       1,609       512  
Lease termination fees     -       -       -       -       -  
Total same store property cash NOI   $ 1,542     $ 1,791     $ 1,752     $ 1,609     $ 512  

 

Notes:

(1) Excludes 69-97 and 103-107 Main Street, Westport, CT and 500 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY, which were sold in February 2023, and April 2023, respectively, Williamsburg retail in New York City, NY which was acquired in September 2023, First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT which we expect to dispose of in the subsequent quarter, and multifamily properties.
(2) Includes 488,569 rentable square feet of retail space in the Company's nine Manhattan office properties.

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Same Store Net Operating Income ("NOI"), Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended  
Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash NOI
and Same Store Cash NOI
  March 31,
 2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Net income   $ 10,215     $ 15,830     $ 19,928     $ 36,955     $ 11,694  
Add:                                        
General and administrative expenses     15,972       16,144       16,012       16,075       15,708  
Depreciation and amortization     46,081       49,599       46,624       46,280       47,408  
Interest expense     25,128       25,393       25,382       25,405       25,304  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     553       -       -       -       -  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (655 )     1,792       1,409       733       (1,219 )
Less:                                        
(Gain) loss on disposition of property     -       2,497       -       (13,565 )     (15,696 )
Third-party management and other fees     (265 )     (275 )     (268 )     (381 )     (427 )
Interest income     (4,178 )     (4,740 )     (4,462 )     (3,339 )     (2,595 )
Net operating income     92,851       106,240       104,625       108,163       80,177  
                                         
Straight-line rent     (3,061 )     (2,133 )     (5,015 )     (11,859 )     (556 )
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     (514 )     (483 )     (554 )     (675 )     (703 )
Below-market ground lease amortization     1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958       1,958  
Total cash NOI - including Observatory and lease termination fees     91,234       105,582       101,013       97,587       80,876  
Less: Observatory NOI     (16,165 )     (26,935 )     (28,091 )     (24,776 )     (14,299 )
Less: cash NOI from non-Same Store properties     (8,233 )     (8,248 )     (7,204 )     (6,235 )     (7,055 )
Total Same Store property cash NOI - including  lease termination fees     66,836       70,399       65,718       66,576       59,522  
Less: Lease termination fees     -       -       -       -       -  
Total Same Store property cash NOI - excluding Observatory and lease termination fees   $ 66,836     $ 70,399     $ 65,718     $ 66,576     $ 59,522  

 

Multifamily NOI(1)                              
Revenues   $ 8,472     $ 8,345     $ 8,581     $ 8,119     $ 7,624  
Operating expenses     (4,209 )     (4,268 )     (3,683 )     (4,254 )     (4,013 )
NOI     4,263       4,077       4,898       3,865       3,611  
Straight-line rent     (102 )     (102 )     (103 )     (101 )     (102 )
Above/below-market rent revenue amortization     56       57       42       (8 )     (10 )
Cash NOI   $ 4,217     $ 4,032     $ 4,837     $ 3,756     $ 3,499  

 

Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI in the Following Years From Burn-off of Free Rent and Signed Leases not Commenced (2)

 

  Square     Initial
Annual
    Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI in the Following Years  
Expected Cash Commencement   Feet     Cash Rent     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028  
Second quarter 2024     217,711     $ 16,012     $ 10,430     $ 16,012     $ 15,990     $ 15,979     $ 15,979  
Third quarter 2024     63,376       4,226       1,539       4,226       4,226       4,172       4,095  
Fourth quarter 2024     110,234       5,153       806       5,153       5,153       5,153       5,092  
First quarter 2025     16,519       744       -       700       744       744       744  
Second quarter 2025     76,127       10,127       -       6,767       10,127       10,127       10,127  
Third quarter 2025     47,354       3,089       -       1,435       3,089       3,089       3,089  
Fourth quarter 2025     30,759       1,955       -       135       1,955       1,955       1,955  
First quarter 2026     57,203       3,547       -       -       3,187       3,547       3,547  
Second quarter 2026     67,865       4,275       -       -       2,495       4,275       4,275  
First quarter 2027     52,116       3,231       -       -       -       3,152       3,231  
First quarter 2028     25,132       1,785       -       -       -       -       1,740  
      764,396     $ 54,144     $ 12,775     $ 34,428     $ 46,966     $ 52,193     $ 53,875  

 

    Incremental
Annual
    Initial
Annual
    Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI in the Following Years  
1Q 2024   Cash Rent (3)     Cash Rent     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028  
Commenced leases in free rent period   $ 25,920     $ 26,597     $ 11,754     $ 24,731     $ 26,575     $ 26,511     $ 26,372  
Signed leases not commenced     20,867       27,547       1,021       9,697       20,391       25,682       27,503  
    $ 46,787     $ 54,144     $ 12,775     $ 34,428     $ 46,966     $ 52,193     $ 53,875  

 

  Notes:

(1) Calculated to include ESRT's pro-rata 90% share at its joint venture properties. On March 28, 2024, we acquired the non-controlling interest.
(2) Excludes signed leases not commenced at our First Stamford Place property, which we expect to dispose of by June 30, 2024.
(3) Reflects initial annual cash rent less annual cash rent from existing tenant in the space.

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Property Summary - Leasing Activity by Quarter
(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Total Office and Retail Portfolio                                        
Total leases executed     23       19       21       31       19  
Weighted average lease term     9.9 years       11.1 years       8.6 years       7.9 years       9.1 years  
Average free rent period     10.2 months       13.5 months       10.5 months       7.2 months       8.6 months  
                                         
Office                                        
Total square footage executed     245,650       156,444       245,292       326,150       201,145  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 59.21     $ 63.40     $ 66.71     $ 64.27     $ 57.11  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 56.51     $ 59.93     $ 60.28     $ 56.20     $ 54.89  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     4.8 %     5.8 %     10.7 %     14.4 %     4.1 %
                                         
Retail                                        
Total square footage executed     2,458       7,452       3,187       10,164       912  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 400.00     $ 189.20     $ 169.44     $ 122.70     $ 39.47  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 378.97     $ 288.16     $ 169.31     $ 178.14     $ 65.79  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     5.5 %     (34.3 )%     0.1 %     (31.1 )%     (40.0 )%
                                         
Total Office and Retail Portfolio                                        
Total square footage executed     248,108       163,896       248,479       336,314       202,057  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 62.59     $ 69.98     $ 68.03     $ 66.10     $ 57.03  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 59.71     $ 71.87     $ 61.68     $ 60.03     $ 54.94  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     4.8 %     (2.6 )%     10.3 %     10.1 %     3.8 %
                                         
Leasing commission costs per square foot   $ 24.65     $ 28.52     $ 19.53     $ 17.34     $ 20.90  
Tenant improvement costs per square foot     87.60       96.54       91.09       64.40       83.02  
Total LC and TI per square foot (1)   $ 112.25     $ 125.06     $ 110.62     $ 81.74     $ 103.92  
                                         
Occupancy     87.6 %     86.3 %     87.0 %     86.8 %     86.7 %
                                         
Manhattan Office Portfolio                              
Total leases executed     20       14       18       25       15  
                                         
Office - New Leases                                        
Total square footage executed     201,580       96,341       78,305       156,949       168,335  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 59.70     $ 62.26     $ 65.59     $ 66.35     $ 57.42  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 55.66     $ 59.54     $ 59.89     $ 48.93     $ 54.71  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     7.3 %     4.6 %     9.5 %     35.6 %     4.9 %
                                         
Office - Renewal Leases                                        
Total square footage executed     34,084       38,676       157,133       151,361       14,929  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 57.92     $ 66.23     $ 68.79     $ 62.55     $ 62.44  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 60.62     $ 60.91     $ 61.68     $ 63.79     $ 63.90  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     (4.4 )%     8.7 %     11.5 %     (1.9 )%     (2.3 )%
                                         
Total Manhattan Office Portfolio                                        
Total square footage executed     235,664       135,017       235,438       308,310       183,264  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 59.44     $ 63.40     $ 67.73     $ 64.48     $ 57.83  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 56.38     $ 59.93     $ 61.08     $ 56.23     $ 55.46  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     5.4 %     5.8 %     10.9 %     14.7 %     4.3 %
                                         
Leasing commission costs per square foot   $ 23.12     $ 28.27     $ 18.54     $ 17.02     $ 21.88  
Tenant improvement costs per square foot     86.26       103.30       93.00       64.58       81.92  
Total LC and TI per square foot (1)   $ 109.38     $ 131.57     $ 111.54     $ 81.60     $ 103.80  
                                         
Occupancy     88.9 %     87.3 %     87.8 %     87.6 %     87.8 %

 

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  First Quarter 2024
Property Summary - Leasing Activity by Quarter - (Continued)
(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Greater New York Metropolitan Area Office Portfolio                                        
Total leases executed     2       2       2       3       3  
                                         
Total square footage executed     9,986       21,427       9,854       17,840       17,881  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed     53.75       N/A(2)     $ 42.53     $ 50.55     $ 43.98  
Previously escalated cash rents psf     59.64       N/A(2)     $ 41.00     $ 54.38     $ 44.33  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     (9.9 )%     N/A(2)       3.7 %     (7.1 )%     (0.8) %
                                         
Leasing commission costs per square foot   $ 19.29     $ 16.38     $ 9.35     $ 16.48     $ 11.86  
Tenant improvement costs per square foot     128.47       80.55       34.49       81.70       98.47  
Total LC and TI per square foot (1)   $ 147.76     $ 96.93     $ 43.84     $ 98.18     $ 110.33  
                                         
Occupancy     76.8 %     76.6 %     79.3 %     79.2 %     80.6 %
                                         
Retail Portfolio                              
Total leases executed     1       3       1       3       1  
                                         
Total square footage executed     2,458       7,452       3,187       10,164       912  
Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed   $ 400.00     $ 189.20     $ 169.44     $ 122.70     $ 39.47  
Previously escalated cash rents psf   $ 378.97     $ 288.16     $ 169.31     $ 178.14     $ 65.79  
Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents     5.5 %     (34.3 )%     0.1 %     (31.1) %     (40.0 )%
                                         
Leasing commission costs per square foot   $ 193.06     $ 67.66     $ 123.73     $ 28.28     $ -  
Tenant improvement costs per square foot     50.00       20.18       125.00       28.40       -  
Total LC and TI per square foot (1)   $ 243.06     $ 87.84     $ 248.73     $ 56.68     $ -  
                                         
Occupancy     89.8 %     90.4 %     90.4 %     90.7 %     86.7 %
                                         
Multifamily Portfolio                                        
Percent occupied     97.1 %     98.1 %     97.1 %     97.4 %     97.2 %
Total number of units     727       727       727       721       721  

 

  Notes:

(1) Presents all tenant improvement and leasing commission costs as if they were incurred in the period in which the lease was signed, which may be different than the period in which they were actually paid.
(2) Leases on spaces that have been vacant for more than two years are not included in the calculation of leasing spreads. The average starting cash rent psf for these two leases was $42.06.

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Commercial Property Detail
(unaudited)

 

Property Name   Location or Sub-Market   Rentable
Square Feet
(1)
    Percent
Occupied (2)
    Percent
Leased (3)
    Annualized Rent
(4)
     Annualized
Rent per
Occupied
Square Foot (5)
    Number of
Leases (6)
 
Office - Manhattan                                                    
The Empire State Building   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     2,714,122       87.0 %     93.0 %   $ 154,973,707     $ 65.60       143  
One Grand Central Place   Grand Central     1,241,600       85.9 %     91.2 %     65,529,936       61.44       146  
1400 Broadway (7)   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     917,281       100.0 %     100.0 %     51,918,843       56.60       20  
111 West 33rd Street (8)    Penn Station -Times Sq. South     639,595       96.4 %     99.1 %     42,025,079       68.17       21  
250 West 57th Street   Columbus Circle - West Side     472,707       83.2 %     85.0 %     25,092,463       63.76       29  
501 Seventh Avenue   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     459,820       89.3 %     89.3 %     20,587,208       50.12       18  
1359 Broadway   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     456,040       89.6 %     90.1 %     23,811,240       58.28       31  
1350 Broadway (9)   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     372,581       81.7 %     82.6 %     17,941,105       58.95       49  
1333 Broadway   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     296,349       84.4 %     94.4 %     14,193,310       56.71       12  
Office - Manhattan     7,570,095       88.9 %     92.7 %     416,072,891       61.82       469  
                                                     
Office - Greater New York Metropolitan Area                                                
First Stamford Place (10)   Stamford, CT     781,731       79.0 %     81.8 %     26,943,320       43.61       48  
Metro Center   Stamford, CT     281,985       70.7 %     73.3 %     10,968,504       54.98       20  
Office - Greater New York Metropolitan Area     1,063,716       76.8 %     79.5 %     37,911,824       46.38       68  
                                                     
Total/Weighted Average Office Properties     8,633,811       87.4 %     91.1 %     453,984,715       60.15       537  
                                                     
Retail Properties                                                    
112 West 34th Street (8)   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     93,057       100.0 %     100.0 %     24,909,721       267.68       4  
The Empire State Building   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     88,073       77.3 %     77.3 %     7,754,240       113.85       11  
One Grand Central Place   Grand Central     68,321       78.9 %     78.9 %     6,932,468       128.64       11  
1333 Broadway   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     67,001       100.0 %     100.0 %     10,127,019       151.15       4  
250 West 57th Street   Columbus Circle - West Side     65,526       91.4 %     91.4 %     8,769,879       146.36       7  
10 Union Square   Union Square     58,006       91.9 %     91.9 %     8,199,622       153.84       10  
1542 Third Avenue   Upper East Side     56,135       100.0 %     100.0 %     2,551,471       45.45       4  
1010 Third Avenue   Upper East Side     38,235       100.0 %     100.0 %     3,445,744       90.12       2  
501 Seventh Avenue   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     29,669       61.4 %     72.0 %     1,317,478       72.33       5  
1350 Broadway (9)   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     30,710       77.8 %     77.8 %     5,962,833       249.70       5  
1359 Broadway   Penn Station -Times Sq. South     29,247       83.0 %     100.0 %     1,668,047       68.70       5  
561 10th Avenue   Hudson Yards     11,822       100.0 %     100.0 %     1,593,153       134.76       2  
77 West 55th Street   Midtown     25,388       100.0 %     100.0 %     2,054,538       80.93       3  
1400 Broadway (7)    Penn Station -Times Sq. South     16,965       82.4 %     82.4 %     1,541,363       110.25       6  
298 Mulberry Street   NoHo     10,365       100.0 %     100.0 %     1,807,793       174.41       1  
Williamsburg Retail   Brooklyn     6,538       100.0 %     100.0 %     1,182,658       180.89       3  
345 East 94th Street   Upper East Side     3,700       100.0 %     100.0 %     270,872       73.21       1  
Total/Weighted Average Retail Properties     698,758       89.8 %     91.0 %     90,088,899       143.50       84  
                                                     
Portfolio Total     9,332,569       87.6 %     91.1 %   $ 544,073,614     $ 66.55       621  

 

  Notes:
(1) Excludes (i) 198,207 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 March 31, 2024.
(3) Includes occupied space plus leases signed but not commenced as of March 31, 2024.
(4) Represents annualized base rent and current reimbursement for operating expenses and real estate taxes.
(5) Represents annualized rent under leases commenced as of March 31, 2024 divided by occupied square feet.
(6) 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.
(7) Denotes a ground leasehold interest in the property with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately
  39 years (expiring December 31, 2063).
(8) Denotes a ground leasehold interest in the property with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately
  53 years (expiring June 10, 2077).
(9) Denotes a ground leasehold interest in the property with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately
  26 years (expiring July 31, 2050).
(10) First Stamford Place consists of three buildings. In April 2024, we reached an agreement with the mortgage lender to transfer the property to satisfy
  the outstanding loan associated with the property.

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Total Portfolio Expirations and Vacates Summary
(unaudited and in square feet)

 

 

    Actual     Forecast (1)     Forecast (1)  
    Three Months Ended              
Total Office and Retail Portfolio (2)   March 31,
2024
    June 30,
2024
    September 30,
2024
    December 31,
2024
    Apr. to Dec.
 2024
    Full Year
2025
 
Total expirations     119,175       236,649       125,194       177,773       539,616       603,574  
Less: broadcasting     -       (906 )     (511 )     -       (1,417 )     -  
Office and retail expirations     119,175       235,743       124,683       177,773       538,199       603,574  
                                                 
Renewals & relocations (3)     60,288       74,473       12,436       50,611       137,520       118,669  
New leases (4)     4,389       129,326       2,998       13,339       145,663       124,610  
Vacates (5)     54,498       31,944       103,852       78,869       214,665       154,727  
Unknown (6)     -       -       5,397       34,954       40,351       205,568  
Total Office and Retail Portfolio expirations and vacates     119,175       235,743       124,683       177,773       538,199       603,574  

 

Manhattan Office Portfolio                                    
Total expirations     82,998       231,912       100,752       154,671       487,335       504,421  
Less: broadcasting     -       (906 )     (511 )     -       (1,417 )     -  
Office expirations     82,998       231,006       100,241       154,671       485,918       504,421  
                                                 
Renewals & relocations (3)     41,288       69,736       2,140       50,611       122,487       86,934  
New leases (4)     4,389       129,326       2,998       13,339       145,663       124,610  
Vacates (5)     37,321       31,944       92,555       68,340       192,839       122,690  
Unknown (6)     -       -       2,548       22,381       24,929       170,187  
Total expirations and vacates     82,998       231,006       100,241       154,671       485,918       504,421  

 

Greater New York Metropolitan Area Office Portfolio                              
Office expirations     11,477       4,737       23,538       23,102       51,377       76,903  
                                                 
Renewals & relocations (3)     11,477       4,737       9,805       -       14,542       25,457  
New leases (4)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Vacates (5)     -       -       10,884       10,529       21,413       16,737  
Unknown (6)     -       -       2,849       12,573       15,422       34,709  
Total expirations and vacates     11,477       4,737       23,538       23,102       51,377       76,903  

 

Retail Portfolio                                    
Retail expirations     24,700       -       904       -       904       22,250  
                                                 
Renewals & relocations (3)     7,523       -       491       -       491       6,278  
New leases (4)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Vacates (5)     17,177       -       413       -       413       15,300  
Unknown (6)     -       -       -       -       -       672  
Total expirations and vacates     24,700       -       904       -       904       22,250  

 

  Notes:
 (1) These forecasts, which are subject to change, are based on management's current expectations, including, among other things, discussions with
  and other information provided by tenants as well as management's analyses of past historical trends.
 (2) Any lease on month to month or short-term will re-appear in "Actual" in each period until tenant has vacated or renewed, and thus it would
  be double counted if periods were cumulated. "Forecast" avoids double counting.
 (3) For forecasted periods, “Renewals & relocations” includes the following: tenants renew their existing leases in all or a portion of their current spaces;
  tenants which signed renewal leases for a term of less than six months and reappear in forecast periods in 2024; and
  tenants who move within a building or within the Company's portfolio.
 (4) For forecasted periods, “New Leases” represents leases that have been signed with a new tenant, a subtenant who signed a direct lease or a tenant who
  expanded. There may be downtime between the lease expiration and the new lease commencement.
 (5) For forecasted periods, “Vacates” assumes a tenant elects not to renew at the end of their existing lease or exercises an early termination option;
  leases that the Company decides not to renew at the end of tenants' existing lease due to anticipated future redevelopment or for other reasons.
  This also may include early lease terminations.
 (6) For forecasted periods, "Unknown" represents tenants whose intentions are unknown.

 

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       First Quarter 2024
Tenant Lease Expirations
(unaudited)

 

 

Total Office and Retail Lease Expirations   Number of
Leases 
Expiring(1)
    Rentable
Square Feet
Expiring (2)
    Percent of
Portfolio
Rentable
Square Feet
Expiring
    Annualized Rent
(3)
    Percent of
Annualized
Rent
    Annualized
Rent Per
Rentable
Square Foot
 
Available     -       832,713       8.9 %   $ -       0.0 %   $ -  
Signed leases not commenced     28       324,747       3.5 %     -       0.0 %     -  
1Q 2024 (4)     15       148,430       1.6 %     8,409,977       1.5 %     56.66  
2Q 2024     12       126,115       1.4 %     6,881,800       1.3 %     54.57  
3Q 2024     17       125,194       1.3 %     7,264,062       1.4 %     58.02  
4Q 2024     38       177,773       1.9 %     9,860,306       1.8 %     55.47  
Total 2024     82       577,512       6.2 %     32,416,145       6.0 %     56.13  
1Q 2025     27       160,342       1.7 %     10,031,786       1.8 %     62.56  
2Q 2025     15       127,962       1.4 %     10,078,415       1.9 %     78.76  
3Q 2025     16       69,907       0.7 %     4,393,245       0.8 %     62.84  
4Q 2025     26       245,363       2.7 %     16,508,671       3.0 %     67.28  
Total 2025     84       603,574       6.5 %     41,012,117       7.5 %     67.95  
2026     74       632,526       6.8 %     37,895,365       7.0 %     59.91  
2027     91       727,208       7.8 %     48,302,403       8.9 %     66.42  
2028     65       959,462       10.3 %     53,436,993       9.8 %     55.69  
2029     51       986,010       10.6 %     73,999,601       13.6 %     75.05  
2030     40       757,575       8.1 %     51,187,645       9.4 %     67.57  
2031     24       182,257       2.0 %     20,898,592       3.8 %     114.67  
2032     29       353,177       3.8 %     25,182,410       4.6 %     71.30  
2033     29       329,711       3.5 %     21,394,736       3.9 %     64.89  
2034     21       249,733       2.6 %     18,845,459       3.5 %     75.46  
Thereafter     31       1,816,364       19.4 %     119,502,148       22.0 %     65.79  
Total     649       9,332,569       100.0 %   $ 544,073,614       100.0 %   $ 66.55  
                                     
Manhattan Office Properties (5)                                    
Available     -       552,080       7.3 %   $ -       0.0 %   $ -  
Signed leases not commenced     22       288,055       3.8 %     -       0.0 %     -  
1Q 2024 (4)     12       138,832       1.8 %     7,899,509       1.9 %     56.90  
2Q 2024     11       121,378       1.6 %     6,671,003       1.6 %     54.96  
3Q 2024     12       100,752       1.3 %     6,307,134       1.5 %     62.60  
4Q 2024     35       154,671       2.0 %     8,832,491       2.1 %     57.11  
Total 2024     70       515,633       6.8 %     29,710,137       7.1 %     57.62  
1Q 2025     22       118,604       1.6 %     7,942,334       1.9 %     66.97  
2Q 2025     14       112,662       1.5 %     7,478,819       1.8 %     66.38  
3Q 2025     14       57,547       0.8 %     3,703,962       0.9 %     64.36  
4Q 2025     16       215,608       2.8 %     13,909,124       3.3 %     64.51  
Total 2025     66       504,421       6.7 %     33,034,239       7.9 %     65.49  
2026     59       489,512       6.5 %     29,988,815       7.2 %     61.26  
2027     75       614,089       8.1 %     37,850,242       9.1 %     61.64  
2028     49       869,328       11.5 %     48,361,246       11.6 %     55.63  
2029     36       742,348       9.8 %     45,641,371       11.0 %     61.48  
2030     29       611,179       8.1 %     38,308,573       9.2 %     62.68  
2031     13       94,307       1.2 %     6,663,995       1.6 %     70.66  
2032     20       312,806       4.1 %     21,758,276       5.2 %     69.56  
2033     15       141,599       1.9 %     8,620,704       2.1 %     60.88  
2034     16       236,610       3.1 %     15,232,161       3.7 %     64.38  
Thereafter     21       1,598,128       21.1 %     100,903,131       24.3 %     63.14  
Total Manhattan office properties     491       7,570,095       100.0 %   $ 416,072,890       100.0 %   $ 61.82  

 

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        First Quarter 2024
Tenant Lease Expirations
(unaudited)

 

 

Greater New York Metropolitan
 Area Office Properties
  Number of
Leases 
 Expiring(1)
    Rentable
Square Feet
Expiring(2)
    Percent of
Portfolio
Rentable
Square Feet
Expiring
    Annualized Rent (3)     Percent of
Annualized
Rent
    Annualized
Rent Per
Rentable
Square Foot
 
Available     -       217,822       20.5 %   $ -       0.0 %   $ -  
Signed leases not commenced     3       28,564       2.6 %     -       0.0 %     -  
1Q 2024 (4)(6)     1       -       0.0 %     1,827       0.0 %     -  
2Q 2024     1       4,737       0.4 %     210,797       0.6 %     44.50  
3Q 2024     3       23,538       2.2 %     890,245       2.3 %     37.82  
4Q 2024     3       23,102       2.2 %     1,027,815       2.7 %     44.49  
Total 2024     8       51,377       4.8 %     2,130,684       5.6 %     41.47  
1Q 2025     4       39,438       3.7 %     1,618,441       4.3 %     41.04  
2Q 2025     -       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -  
3Q 2025     2       12,360       1.2 %     689,283       1.8 %     55.77  
4Q 2025     7       25,105       2.3 %     1,303,025       3.4 %     51.90  
Total 2025     13       76,903       7.2 %     3,610,749       9.5 %     46.95  
2026     8       71,784       6.7 %     3,513,319       9.3 %     48.94  
2027     10       58,730       5.5 %     2,825,313       7.5 %     48.11  
2028     11       84,915       8.0 %     3,738,440       9.9 %     44.03  
2029     5       128,271       12.1 %     5,966,883       15.7 %     46.52  
2030     4       78,033       7.3 %     3,617,141       9.5 %     46.35  
2031     2       16,560       1.6 %     859,967       2.3 %     51.93  
2032     2       6,375       0.6 %     293,240       0.8 %     46.00  
2033     3       151,754       14.3 %     7,494,005       19.8 %     49.38  
2034     -       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -  
Thereafter     2       92,628       8.8 %     3,862,083       10.1 %     41.69  
Total greater New York metropolitan area office properties     71       1,063,716       100.0 %   $ 37,911,824       100.0 %   $ 46.38  
                                                 
Retail Properties                                                
Available     -       62,811       9.0 %   $ -       0.0 %   $ -  
Signed leases not commenced     3       8,128       1.2 %     -       0.0 %     -  
1Q 2024 (4)     2       9,598       1.4 %     508,641       0.6 %     52.99  
2Q 2024     -       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -  
3Q 2024     2       904       0.1 %     66,683       0.1 %     73.76  
4Q 2024     -       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -  
Total 2024     4       10,502       1.5 %     575,324       0.7 %     54.78  
1Q 2025     1       2,300       0.3 %     471,011       0.5 %     204.79  
2Q 2025     1       15,300       2.2 %     2,599,596       2.9 %     169.91  
3Q 2025     -       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -  
4Q 2025     3       4,650       0.7 %     1,296,522       1.4 %     278.82  
Total 2025     5       22,250       3.2 %     4,367,129       4.8 %     196.28  
2026     7       71,230       10.2 %     4,393,230       4.9 %     61.68  
2027     6       54,389       7.8 %     7,626,848       8.5 %     140.23  
2028     5       5,219       0.7 %     1,337,307       1.5 %     256.24  
2029     10       115,391       16.5 %     22,391,347       24.9 %     194.05  
2030     7       68,363       9.8 %     9,261,930       10.3 %     135.48  
2031     9       71,390       10.2 %     13,374,630       14.8 %     187.35  
2032     7       33,996       4.9 %     3,130,894       3.5 %     92.10  
2033     11       36,358       5.2 %     5,280,027       5.8 %     145.22  
2034     5       13,123       1.8 %     3,613,298       4.0 %     275.34  
Thereafter     8       125,608       18.0 %     14,736,936       16.3 %     117.32  
Total retail properties     87       698,758       100.0 %   $ 90,088,900       100.0 %   $ 143.50  

 

  Notes:
(1) 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.
(2) Excludes (i) 198,207 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.
(3) Represents annualized base rent and current reimbursement for operating expenses and real estate taxes.
(4) Represents leases that are included in occupancy as of March 31, 2024 and expire on March 31, 2024.
(5) Excludes (i) retail space in the Manhattan office and (ii) the Empire State Building broadcasting licenses and Observatory operations.
(6) Represents a telecom lease with no square footage.

 

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        First Quarter 2024
20 Largest Tenants and Portfolio Tenant Diversification by Industry
(unaudited)

 

 

              Weighted
Average
    Total   Percent of
Portfolio
          Percent of
              Remaining     Occupied   Rentable           Portfolio
          Lease   Lease     Square   Square     Annualized     Annualized
20 Largest Tenants   Property   Expiration (1)   Term(2)     Feet (3)   Feet (4)     Rent (5)     Rent (6)
1.   LinkedIn    Empire State Building   Aug. 2036      12.4 years       501,409     5.4 %   $ 33,819,410     6.2%
2.   Flagstar Bank    1400 Broadway   Aug. 2039      15.4 years       313,109     3.4 %     18,373,813     3.4%
3.   Centric Brands Inc.    Empire State Building   Oct. 2028      4.6 years       221,365     2.4 %     12,034,927     2.2%
4.   PVH Corp.    501 Seventh Avenue   Oct. 2028      4.6 years       237,281     2.5 %     11,631,530     2.1%
5.   Sephora    112 West 34th Street   Jan. 2029      4.8 years       11,334     0.1 %     10,543,956     1.9%
6.   Target    112 West 34th St., 10 Union Sq.   Jan. 2038      13.8 years       81,340     0.9 %     9,382,132     1.7%
7.   Coty Inc.    Empire State Building   Jan. 2030      5.8 years       156,187     1.7 %     8,643,531     1.6%
8.   Macy's    111 West 33rd Street   May 2030      6.2 years       131,117     1.4 %     8,509,172     1.6%
9.   Urban Outfitters    1333 Broadway   Sept. 2029      5.5 years       56,730     0.6 %     8,157,133     1.5%
10.   Li & Fung    1359 Broadway, ESB   Oct. 2027 - Oct. 2028      4.3 years       149,061     1.6 %     7,965,954     1.5%
11.   Footlocker    112 West 34th Street   Sept. 2031      7.5 years       34,192     0.4 %     7,777,115     1.4%
12.   Institutional Capital Network, Inc.   One Grand Central Place   Oct. 2035      11.6 years       111,611     1.2 %     7,679,739     1.4%
13.   Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.    Empire State Building   Dec. 2025      1.8 years       119,226     1.3 %     7,638,979     1.4%
14.   HNTB Corporation    Empire State Building   Feb. 2029      4.9 years       105,143     1.1 %     7,086,022     1.3%
15.   The Michael J. Fox Foundation    111 West 33rd Street   Nov. 2029      5.7 years       86,492     0.9 %     6,307,577     1.2%
16.   Shutterstock    Empire State Building   Apr. 2029      5.1 years       104,386     1.1 %     6,144,389     1.1%
17.   Fragomen    1400 Broadway   Feb. 2035      10.9 years       107,680     1.2 %     5,986,570     1.1%
18.   Burlington Merchandising Corp.    1400 Broadway   Jan. 2038      13.8 years       102,898     1.1 %     5,963,136     1.1%
19.   ASCAP    250 West 57th Street   Aug. 2034      10.4 years       87,943     0.9 %     5,419,384     1.0%
20.   Duane Reade    ESB, 1350 Broadway   May 2025 - Sept. 2027      2.3 years       39,142     0.4 %     4,958,320     0.9%
      Total                     2,757,646     29.6 %   $ 194,022,789     35.6%

 

  Notes:
(1) Expiration dates are per lease and do not assume exercise of renewal or extension options. For tenants with more than two leases, the lease expiration is shown as a range.
(2) Represents the weighted average lease term based on annualized rent.
(3) Based on leases signed and commenced as of March 31, 2024.
(4) Represents the percentage of rentable square feet of the Company's office and retail portfolios in the aggregate.
(5) Represents annualized base rent and current reimbursement for operating expenses and real estate taxes.
(6) Represents the percentage of annualized rent of the Company's office and retail portfolios in the aggregate.

 

Portfolio Tenant Diversification by Industry (based on annualized rent)

 

 

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     First Quarter 2024
Capital Expenditures and Redevelopment Program and Leasing Opportunity
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

  

    Three Months Ended  
Capital expenditures   March 31
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Tenant improvements - first generation   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Tenant improvements - second generation     27,404       28,817       18,047       19,823       23,919  
Leasing commissions - first generation     35       125       203       98       -  
Leasing commissions - second generation     9,730       5,706       2,319       4,370       4,114  
Building improvements - first generation     -       -       -       -       -  
Building improvements - second generation     13,509       12,102       7,425       8,879       11,050  
Non-recurring capital improvements     6,464       4,420       5,226       3,935       1,561  
Total   $ 57,142     $ 51,170     $ 33,220     $ 37,105     $ 40,644  

 

Leasing Opportunity - Inventory of Current Vacant Space as of March 31, 2024 (in square feet) (1)        
Total Portfolio vacant space     1,157,000  
         
Signed leases not commenced ("SLNC"):        
Manhattan Office Properties SLNC     288,000  
Greater New York Office Properties SLNC     28,000  
Retail Properties SLNC     8,000  
Greater New York Office Properties     218,000  
Retail Properties     63,000  
Manhattan Office Properties     465,000  
Manhattan Office Properties off market     44,000  
Manhattan Office Properties other     43,000  
Total     1,157,000  

 

Notes:
(1) These estimates are based on the Company's current budgets and are subject to change.

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Observatory Summary
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

 

          Three Months Ended  
Observatory NOI   Twelve
Months to
Date
    March 31,
2024
    December 31,
 2023
    September 30,
 2023
    June 30,
 2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Observatory revenue (1)   $ 131,808     $ 24,596     $ 36,217     $ 37,562     $ 33,433     $ 22,154  
Observatory expenses     35,841       8,431       9,282       9,471       8,657       7,855  
NOI     95,967       16,165       26,935       28,091       24,776       14,299  
Intercompany rent expense (2)     80,667       16,067       21,545       22,113       20,942       15,914  
NOI after intercompany rent   $ 15,300     $ 98     $ 5,390     $ 5,978     $ 3,834     $ (1,615 )
                                                 
Observatory Metrics                                                
Number of visitors (3)             485,000       711,000       743,000       666,000       443,000  
Change in visitors year over year             9.5 %     7.7 %     8.2 %     16.2 %     64.7 %
Number of bad weather days ("BWD") (4)             17       11       10       12       15  

 

  Notes:
(1) Observatory revenues include the fixed license fee received from WDFG North America, the Observatory gift shop operator. For the three months ended
   March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the fixed license fee was $1,855, $1,807, $1,807,
  $1,807 and $1,807 respectively.
(2) The Observatory pays a market-based rent payment comprised of fixed and percentage rent to the Empire State Building. Intercompany rent is eliminated
  upon consolidation.
(3) Reflects the number of visitors who pass through the turnstile, excluding visitors who make a second visit on the same ticket at no additional charge.
(4) The Company defines a bad weather day as one in which the top of the Empire State Building is obscured from view for more than 50% of the day.

 

Annual Observatory NOI 2018 to 2023

 

 

  Notes:
(1) The 102nd floor Observatory was closed for approximately nine months in 2019 for renovations.
(2) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Observatory was closed on March 16, 2020. The 86th floor Observatory reopened on July 20, 2020 and the 102nd floor
  Observatory reopened on August 24, 2020.
(3) The Observatory continued to experience a gradual recovery in visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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First Quarter 2024
Funds from Operations ("FFO"), Modified Funds From Operations ("Modified FFO"), Core Funds
from Operations ("Core FFO"), Core Funds Available for Distribution ("Core FAD") and EBITDA
(unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

  

    Three Months Ended  
Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, Modified FFO and Core FFO   March 31,
2024
    December 31,
2023
    September 30,
2023
    June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
 
Net Income   $ 10,215     $ 15,830     $ 19,928     $ 36,955     $ 11,694  
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships     (4 )     1       (111 )     (1 )     43  
Preferred unit distributions     (1,050 )     (1,050 )     (1,050 )     (1,051 )     (1,050 )
Real estate depreciation and amortization     44,857       48,548       45,174       44,887       46,024  
(Gain) loss on sale of properties     -       2,497       -       (13,565 )     (15,696 )
FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership     54,018       65,826       63,941       67,225       41,015  
Amortization of below-market ground lease     1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958       1,958  
Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership     55,976       67,784       65,898       69,183       42,973  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     553       -       -       -       -  
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership   $ 56,529     $ 67,784     $ 65,898     $ 69,183     $ 42,973  
                                         
Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units                                        
Basic     264,562       262,775       262,756       262,903       264,493  
Diluted     267,494       267,003       266,073       264,196       265,197  
                                         
FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit                                        
Basic   $ 0.20     $ 0.25     $ 0.24     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.25     $ 0.24     $ 0.25     $ 0.15  
                                         
Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit                                        
Basic   $ 0.21     $ 0.26     $ 0.25     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.21     $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
                                         
Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit                                        
Basic   $ 0.21     $ 0.26     $ 0.25     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
Diluted   $ 0.21     $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  

 

Reconciliation of Core FFO to Core FAD                              
Core FFO   $ 56,529     $ 67,784     $ 65,898     $ 69,183     $ 42,973  
Add:                                        
Amortization of deferred financing costs     1,019       1,075       1,089       1,088       1,089  
Non-real estate depreciation and amortization     1,107       1,077       1,298       1,248       1,237  
Amortization of non-cash compensation expense     3,449       5,294       4,989       5,369       4,375  
Amortization of loss on interest rate derivative     1,527       1,527       1,527       1,527       1,527  
Deduct:                                        
Straight-line rental revenues, above/below market rent, and other  non-cash adjustments     (3,904 )     (3,013 )     (5,569 )     (12,534 )     (1,259 )
                                         
Corporate capital expenditures     (238 )     (71 )     (90 )     (225 )     (270 )
Tenant improvements - second generation     (27,404 )     (28,817 )     (18,047 )     (19,823 )     (23,919 )
Building improvements - second generation     (13,509 )     (12,102 )     (7,425 )     (8,879 )     (11,050 )
Leasing commissions - second generation     (9,730 )     (5,706 )     (2,319 )     (4,370 )     (4,114 )
Core FAD (1)   $ 8,846     $ 27,047     $ 41,351     $ 32,584     $ 10,589  

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA                        
Net income   $ 10,215     $ 15,830     $ 19,928     $ 36,955     $ 11,694  
Interest expense     25,128       25,393       25,382       25,405       25,304  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (655 )     1,792       1,409       733       (1,219 )
Depreciation and amortization     46,081       49,599       46,624       46,280       47,408  
EBITDA     80,769       92,614       93,343       109,373       83,187  
(Gain) loss on sale of properties     -       2,497       -       (13,565 )     (15,696 )
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 80,769     $ 95,111     $ 93,343     $ 95,808     $ 67,491  

 

(1) Beginning in the three months ended December 31, 2023, we have eliminated a deduction of other non-recurring capital improvements from Core FFO to arrive at Core FAD and the related Core FAD payout ratio. We made this modification to the calculation of Core FAD for the other periods presented; in our previous supplemental reports prior to this change, Core FAD was $35,922, $28,551, and $9,028 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

 

 

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Debt Summary
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    March 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
          ESRT     Weighted Average           ESRT     Weighted Average  
          Pro-rata     Interest     Maturity           Pro-rata     Interest     Maturity  
Debt Summary   Balance     Share     Rate     (Years)     Balance     Share     Rate     (Years)  
Mortgage debt   $ 890,529     $ 890,529       3.77 %     5.5     $ 891,998     $ 873,887       3.77 %     6.0  
Senior unsecured notes     975,000       975,000       4.05 %     5.9       975,000       975,000       4.05 %     6.2  
Unsecured term loan facilities (1)     270,000       270,000       4.12 %     3.5       390,000       390,000       3.93 %     2.0  
Unsecured revolving credit facility (2)     120,000       120,000       4.03 %     4.9       -       -       -       -  
Total fixed rate debt     2,255,529       2,255,529       3.97 %     5.4       2,256,998       2,238,887       3.94 %     5.4  
                                                                 
Unsecured term loan facilities (3)     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Unsecured revolving credit facility (3)     -       -       -       4.9       -       -       -       1.3  
Total variable rate debt     -       -       -       4.9       -       -       -       1.5  
                                                                 
Total debt     2,255,529       2,255,529       3.97 %     5.4       2,256,998       2,238,887       3.94 %     5.4  
Deferred financing costs, net     (9,834 )                             (9,488 )                        
Debt discount     (6,769 )                             (6,964 )                        
Total   $ 2,238,926                             $ 2,240,546                          

 

          Outstanding at              
          March 31,     Letters     Available  
Available Capacity   Facility     2024     of Credit     Capacity  
Unsecured revolving credit facility (4)   $ 620,000     $ 120,000     $ -     $ 500,000  

 

          Current     In  
Covenant Summary   Required     Quarter     Compliance  
Maximum Total Leverage(5)     <60%       34.7 %     Yes  
Maximum Secured Leverage (5)     <40%       14.6 %     Yes  
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage     >1.50x       3.2 x     Yes  
Minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage     >1.75x       5.7 x     Yes  
Maximum Unsecured Leverage (5)     <60%       24.3 %      Yes  

 

  Notes:
(1) SOFR is fixed at 2.56% for $175 million and 2.63% for $95 million under variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements.
(2) SOFR is fixed at 2.63% for $120 million under a variable to fixed interest rate swap agreement.
(3) As of March 31, 2024, each of our unsecured term loan facilities and the balance drawn on our revolving credit facility are fixed
  under variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements.
(4) This unsecured revolving credit facility matures in March 2029, inclusive of two additional six-month extension options.
(5) Represents the ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value as determined in accordance with the credit facility agreement.

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Debt Detail
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

    Stated                  
    Interest     Principal     Maturity      
    Rate (%)     Balance     Date     Amortization
Metro Center     3.59 %   $ 79,425       11/5/2024     30 years
10 Union Square     3.70 %     50,000       4/1/2026     Interest only
1542 Third Avenue     4.29 %     30,000       5/1/2027     Interest only
First Stamford Place (1)     4.28 %     175,860       7/1/2027     5 years interest only; 30 years thereafter
1010 Third Avenue & 77 West 55th St.     4.01 %     34,734       1/5/2028     30 years
250 West 57th Street     2.83 %     180,000       12/1/2030     Interest only
1333 Broadway     4.21 %     160,000       2/5/2033     Interest only
345 East 94th Street - Series A     70% of SOFR plus 0.95%       43,600       11/1/2030     Interest only
345 East 94th Street - Series B     SOFR plus 2.24%       7,035       11/1/2030     30 years
561 10th Avenue - Series A     70% of SOFR plus 1.07%       114,500       11/1/2033     Interest only
561 10th Avenue - Series B     SOFR plus 2.45%       15,375       11/1/2033     30 years
  Total fixed rate mortgage debt             890,529              

 

Unsecured term loan facility     SOFR plus 1.50%       175,000       12/31/2026     Interest only
Unsecured term loan facility     SOFR plus 1.50%       95,000       3/8/2029     Interest only
Unsecured revolving credit facility     SOFR plus 1.30%       120,000       3/8/2029     Interest only
Senior unsecured notes:                            
Series A     3.93 %     100,000       3/27/2025     Interest only
Series B     4.09 %     125,000       3/27/2027     Interest only
Series C     4.18 %     125,000       3/27/2030     Interest only
Series D     4.08 %     115,000       1/22/2028     Interest only
Series E     4.26 %     160,000       3/22/2030     Interest only
Series F     4.44 %     175,000       3/22/2033     Interest only
Series G     3.61 %     100,000       3/17/2032     Interest only
Series H     3.73 %     75,000       3/17/2035     Interest only
Total / weighted average debt     3.97 %     2,255,529              
Deferred financing costs, net             (9,834 )            
Debt discount             (6,769 )            
Total           $ 2,238,926              

 

  Notes:
(1) Represents a $164 million mortgage loan bearing interest at 4.09% and a $11.9 million mortgage loan bearing interest at 6.25%. In April, the Company worked with the First Stamford Place mortgage lender to structure a cooperative consensual foreclosure, which is anticipated to be completed by June 30, 2024. Upon completion, this transaction is expected to eliminate a $176 million liability that matures in July 2027 from the balance sheet.

 

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      First Quarter 2024
Debt Maturities and Ground Lease Commitments
(unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

 

                            Weighted  
                            Average  
                            Interest  
                      Percentage     Rate of  
Year   Maturities (1)     Amortization     Total     Total Debt     Maturing Debt  
2024   $ 77,675     $ 7,392     $ 85,067       3.8 %     3.59 %
2025     100,000       6,893       106,893       4.7 %     3.93 %
2026     225,000       7,330       232,330       10.3 %     3.98 %
2027     319,000       6,461       325,461       14.4 %     4.21 %
2028     146,092       3,556       149,648       6.6 %     4.06 %
2029     215,000       3,988       218,988       9.7 %     4.12 %
2030     508,600       4,413       513,013       22.7 %     3.67 %
2031     -       3,283       3,283       0.2 %     n/a  
2032     100,000       3,591       103,591       4.6 %     3.61 %
2033     439,007       3,248       442,255       19.6 %     4.20 %
Thereafter     75,000       -       75,000       3.4 %     3.73 %
Total debt   $ 2,205,374     $ 50,155       2,255,529       100.0 %     3.97 %
Deferred financing costs, net                     (9,834 )                
Debt discount                     (6,769 )                
Total                   $ 2,238,926                  

 

Debt Maturity Profile

 

 

Ground Lease Commitments (2)                        
Year   1350
Broadway (3)
    1400
Broadway (4)
    111 West
33rd Street (5)
    Total  
2024   $ 81     $ 506     $ 551     $ 1,138  
2025     108       675       735       1,518  
2026     93       675       735       1,503  
2027     72       675       735       1,482  
2028     72       675       735       1,482  
Thereafter     1,584       23,625       35,586       60,795  
    $ 2,010     $ 26,831     $ 39,077     $ 67,918  

 

  Notes:
(1) Assumes extension options are exercised for the 2029 maturities.
(2) There are no fair value market resets, no step-ups, and no escalations in the three ground lease commitments.
(3) Expires July 31, 2050 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 26 years.
(4) Expires December 31, 2063 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 39 years.
(5) Expires June 10, 2077 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 53 years.

 

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