8-K
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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): July 26, 2023
 
 
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 33
rd
Street,
12
th
Floor
New York, New York
 
10120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 687-2600
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:
 
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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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. ☐
 
 
 

Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 26, 2023, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter 2023. 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
Second Quarter 2023 Earnings
As discussed in Item 2.02 above, the Company issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter 2023 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 second quarter 2023
99.2    Supplemental report
104    Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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 writedowns 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
 
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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 expense and (ii) deducting straight line rent, recurring second generation leasing commissions, tenant improvements, prebuilts, capital expenditures, furniture, fixtures & equipment purchases, amortization of debt premiums and above/below market rent revenue. 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
 
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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.
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.
 
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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: July 26, 2023     By:  
/s/ Christina Chiu
    Name:   Christina Chiu
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial 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: July 26, 2023     By:  
/s/ Christina Chiu
    Name:   Christina Chiu
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS

– Net Income Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.14 –

– Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.26 –

– $1.2 Billion of Liquidity, No Floating Rate Debt Exposure, No Debt Maturity Until Nov 2024 –

– 2023 Guidance Raised –

New York, New York, July 26, 2023 – Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and manages a well-positioned property portfolio of office, retail, and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. Owner of the Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building” – ESRT also owns and operates its iconic, newly reimagined Observatory Experience that was named the #1 attraction in the US for the second year in a row, in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best. Today the Company reported its operational and financial results for the second quarter 2023. All per share amounts are on a fully diluted basis, where applicable.

Second Quarter and Recent Highlights

 

   

Net Income of $0.14 per share.

 

   

Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) of $0.26 per share.

 

   

Signed 336,314 rentable square feet of new, renewal, and expansion leases.

 

   

Manhattan office portfolio leased rate increased by 90bps sequentially and increased by 330bps year-over-year to 91.6%. Total commercial portfolio is 90.3% leased as of June 30, 2023.

 

   

Same-Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (“NOI”) increased 1.1% year-over-year, excluding lease termination fees, primarily driven by an increase in cash rental revenue and timing of tenant expense reimbursements, which was partially offset by increases in property operating expenses and real estate taxes.

 

   

As previously announced, Flagstar Bank N.A. assumed the entire 313,109 square foot lease at 1400 Broadway, formerly leased by Signature Bank. Second quarter Core FFO includes a +$0.02 per share reversal of the straight-line rent receivable reserve taken in the first quarter of 2023.

 

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Empire State Building Observatory generated $24.8 million of NOI. NOI recapture (as a % of 2019) was 101%. Our Observatory Experience was named the #1 attraction in the U.S. by Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for the second year in a row.

 

   

Repurchased $7.4 million of common stock in the second quarter and through July 25, 2023.

 

   

Completed the disposition of an office asset at 500 Mamaroneck in Harrison, NY, for $53 million.

 

   

Published ESRT’s third annual Sustainability Report on April 26, 2023 (linked here).

 

   

Appointed two new members to the Board of Directors – Christina Van Tassell and Hannah Yang, effective July 12, 2023, as part of an ongoing commitment to board refreshment.

Property Operations

As of June 30, 2023, 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 721 residential units across three multifamily properties, which were occupied and leased as shown below.

 

     June 30, 2023     March 31, 2023     June 30, 2022  

Percent occupied:

      

Total commercial portfolio

     86.8     86.7     84.3

Total office

     86.5     86.7     83.7

Manhattan office

     87.6     87.8     84.0

GNYMA office1

     79.2     80.6     82.2

Total retail2

     90.7     86.7     92.0

Percent leased (includes signed leases not commenced):

 

Total commercial portfolio

     90.3     89.4     87.8

Total office

     90.2     89.3     87.4

Manhattan office

     91.6     90.7     88.3

GNYMA office1

     80.4     81.6     83.5

Total retail2

     91.6     90.6     92.4

Total multifamily portfolio

     97.4     97.2     98.4

 

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“GNYMA office” for the period ended June 30, 2023 reflects the removal of 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY and 500 Mamaroneck, Harrison, NY. For the period ended March 31, 2023, it reflects the removal of 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY.

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“Total retail” for the period ended June 30, 2022 includes the Westport, CT retail assets which were sold in February 2023.

 

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Leasing

The tables below summarize leasing activity for the three months ended June 30, 2023. During the second quarter of 2023, the Company signed 31 leases in the total portfolio totaling 336,314 square feet. Within the Manhattan office portfolio, the Company signed 25 office leases totaling 308,310 square feet. The average starting rent on the Manhattan office leases signed in the second quarter of 2023 was $64.48 per rentable square foot with an average lease term of 7.9 years and average tenant concessions of 7.0 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $64.58 per rentable square foot.

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

     28        326,150      $ 64.27      $ 56.20        14.4

Retail

     3        10,164      $ 122.70      $ 178.14        (31.1 %) 

Total Overall

     31        336,314      $ 66.10      $ 60.03        10.1

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

     15        156,949      $ 66.35      $ 48.93        35.6

Renewal Office

     10        151,361      $ 62.55      $ 63.79        (1.9 %) 

Total Office

     25        308,310      $ 64.48      $ 56.23        14.7

Observatory Results

For the second quarter of 2023, the Observatory hosted approximately 666,000 visitors, a 16% increase year-over-year. Observatory revenue for the second quarter of 2023 was $33.4 million and expenses were $8.7 million. Observatory NOI was $24.8 million, a 26% increase year-over-year. This represents a 101% NOI recapture rate as a percentage of 2019 levels.

 

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Portfolio Transaction Activity

On April 5, 2023, the Company closed on the disposition of its office asset at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue in Harrison, NY at a gross asset valuation of $53 million. Proceeds were partially utilized in a reverse 1031 tax deferral transaction into the 298 Mulberry Street acquisition that was executed in December 2022.

Balance Sheet

The Company had $1.2 billion of total liquidity as of June 30, 2023, which was comprised of $315 million of cash, plus $850 million available under its revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2023, the Company had total debt outstanding of approximately $2.3 billion, no floating rate debt exposure, and a weighted average interest rate of 3.9% per annum. The weighted average term to maturity was 5.9 years and the Company has no debt maturity until November 2024. At June 30, 2023, the Company’s ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 5.8x.

Share Repurchase

The Company repurchased $7.4 million of common stock at a weighted average price of $6.09 per share in the second quarter. The stock repurchase program began in March 2020 and through July 25, 2023, approximately $293.7 million has been repurchased at a weighted average price of $8.18 per share.

Dividend

On June 30, 2023, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share or unit, as applicable, for the second quarter of 2023 to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock (NYSE: ESRT) and Class B common stock and to holders of the Series ES, Series 250 and Series 60 partnership units (NYSE Arca: ESBA, FISK and OGCP, respectively) and Series PR partnership units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”).

On June 30, 2023, the Company paid a quarterly preferred dividend of $0.15 per unit for the second quarter of 2023 to holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2014 private perpetual preferred units and a preferred dividend of $0.175 per unit for the second quarter of 2023 to holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2019 private perpetual preferred units.

 

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2023 Earnings Outlook

The Company updates the 2023 Core FFO guidance range to $0.83 to $0.86 per fully diluted share. This reflects the positive $0.02 per share straight-line reserve reversal recognized in the second quarter and an improvement in the 2023 same-store property cash NOI outlook. The Company’s current 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 are included in the table below.

 

Key Assumptions

   2023 Updated
Guidance
(April 2023)
     2023 Initial
Guidance
(Feb 2023)
     2022 Actual    

Comments

Earnings

          

Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share

   $ 0.83 to $0.86      $ 0.80 to $0.84      $ 0.82 to $0.86    

•  Update includes the impact from a +$0.02 straight-line reserve reversal recognized in 2Q23 and revised 2023 SS Cash NOI outlook

•  Includes $0.04 from multifamily assets

Commercial Property Drivers

          

Commercial Occupancy at year-end

     85% to 87%        85% to 87%        85% to 87  

SS Property Cash NOI (excluding lease termination fees)

    
-3% to -5%
from 2022
 
 
    
-4% to -6%
from 2022
 
 
    

-4% to -6

from 2022


 

 

•  Assumes modest revenue growth

•  Assumes increased building utilization and an ~8% increase in operating expenses and real estate taxes, partially offset by higher tenant expense reimbursements

Observatory Drivers

          

Observatory NOI

   $ 88M to $96M      $ 88M to $96M      $ 88M to $96M    

•  Reflects average quarterly expenses of ~$9M

 

     Low      High  

Net Income (loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership

   $ 0.21      $ 0.24  

Add:

     

Impairment Charge

     —          —    

Real Estate Depreciation & Amortization

     0.72        0.72  

Less:

     

Private Perpetual Distributions

     0.02        0.02  

Gain on Disposal of Real Estate, net

     0.12        0.12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership

   $ 0.80      $ 0.83  

Add:

     

Amortization of Below Market Ground Lease

     0.03        0.03  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating Partnership

   $ 0.83      $ 0.86  

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

 

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Investor Presentation Update

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

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. will host a webcast and conference call, open to the general public, on Thursday, July 27, 2023 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.

Starting shortly after the call until August 3, 2023, 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 13739120.

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.

 

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About Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a REIT that owns and manages office, retail and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. ESRT owns the iconic Empire State Building – “the World’s Most Famous Building” – and the newly reimagined Empire State Building Observatory that was named #1 attraction in the US for the second year in a row, in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best. The company is a leader in healthy buildings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. As of June 30, 2023, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 718,000 rentable square feet of retail space and 721 residential units across three multifamily properties. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on FacebookInstagram, TikTok, Twitter and LinkedIn.

 

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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) changes in technology and market competition that affect utilization of our office, retail, observatory, broadcast or other facilities; (vii) changes in domestic or international tourism, including due to health crises and pandemics, geopolitical events, including global hostilities, currency exchange rates, and/or competition from recently opened observatories in New York City, any or all of which may cause a decline in Observatory visitors; (viii) defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (ix) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors, including the current phasing out of LIBOR; (x) declining real estate valuations and impairment charges; (xi) termination of our ground leases; (xii) changes in our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due and potential limitations on our ability to borrow additional funds in compliance with drawdown conditions and financial covenants; (xiii) decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiv) our failure to execute any newly planned capital project successfully or on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xv) difficulties in identifying and completing acquisitions; (xvi) risks related to any development project (including our Metro Tower potential development site); (xvii) impact of changes in governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters; (xviii) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xix) environmental uncertainties and risks related to climate change, adverse weather conditions, rising sea levels and natural disasters; (xx) incurrence of taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of use or compliance with a 1031 exchange program; and (xxi) accuracy of our methodologies and estimates regarding ESG metrics and goals, tenant willingness and ability to collaborate in reporting ESG metrics and meeting ESG goals, and impact of governmental regulation on our ESG 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, 2022 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and any additional factors that may be contained in any filing we make with the SEC.

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

 

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Contact: Investors and Media

Empire State Realty Trust Investor Relations

(212) 850-2678

IR@esrtreit.com

 

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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2023     2022  

Revenues

    

Rental revenue

   $ 154,603     $ 149,339  

Observatory revenue

     33,433       27,368  

Lease termination fees

     —         18,859  

Third-party management and other fees

     381       326  

Other revenue and fees

     2,125       2,130  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     190,542       198,022  

Operating expenses

    

Property operating expenses

     39,519       37,433  

Ground rent expenses

     2,332       2,332  

General and administrative expenses

     16,075       15,876  

Observatory expenses

     8,657       7,776  

Real estate taxes

     31,490       29,802  

Depreciation and amortization

     46,280       58,304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     144,353       151,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

     46,189       46,499  

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income

     3,339       431  

Interest expense

     (25,405     (25,042

Gain on disposition of property

     13,565       27,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     37,688       49,058  

Income tax expense

     (733     (363
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     36,955       48,695  

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

    

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

     (14,049     (18,224

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

     (1     159  

Preferred unit distributions

     (1,051     (1,051
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

   $ 21,854     $ 29,579  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total weighted average shares

    

Basic

     160,028       167,118  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,196       270,085  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders

 

 

Basic

   $ 0.14     $ 0.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.14     $ 0.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2023     2022  

Revenues

    

Rental revenue

   $ 294,694     $ 296,853  

Observatory revenue

     55,587       40,609  

Lease termination fees

     —         20,032  

Third-party management and other fees

     808       636  

Other revenue and fees

     4,075       3,926  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     355,164       362,056  

Operating expenses

    

Property operating expenses

     81,563       76,077  

Ground rent expenses

     4,663       4,663  

General and administrative expenses

     31,783       29,562  

Observatory expenses

     16,512       13,991  

Real estate taxes

     63,278       59,806  

Depreciation and amortization

     93,688       125,410  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     291,487       309,509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

     63,677       52,547  

Other income (expense):

    

Interest income

     5,934       580  

Interest expense

     (50,709     (50,056

Gain on disposition of property

     29,261       27,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     48,163       30,241  

Income tax benefit

     486       1,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     48,649       31,474  

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

    

Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

     (18,217     (11,305

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

     42       222  

Preferred unit distributions

     (2,101     (2,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

   $ 28,373     $ 18,290  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total weighted average shares

    

Basic

     160,669       168,099  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,736       271,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders

 

 

Basic

   $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (“FFO”),

Modified Funds From Operations (“Modified FFO”) and Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”)

(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2023     2022  

Net income

   $ 36,955     $ 48,695  

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

     (1     159  

Preferred unit distributions

     (1,051     (1,051

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     44,887       56,571  

Gain on disposition of property

     (13,565     (27,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

     67,225       77,204  

Amortization of below-market ground leases

     1,958       1,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

     69,183       79,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

   $ 69,183     $ 79,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units

    

Basic

     262,903       270,078  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,196       270,085  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.25     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.26     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.26     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (“FFO”),

Modified Funds From Operations (“Modified FFO”) and Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”)

(unaudited and amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2023     2022  

Net income

   $ 48,649     $ 31,474  

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

     42       222  

Preferred unit distributions

     (2,101     (2,101

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     90,911       121,985  

Gain on disposition of property

     (29,261     (27,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

     108,240       124,410  

Amortization of below-market ground leases

     3,916       3,916  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

     112,156       128,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and Operating Partnership units

   $ 112,156     $ 128,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units

    

Basic

     263,694       271,834  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,736       271,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.41     $ 0.46  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.41     $ 0.46  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.43     $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.42     $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO per share

    

Basic

   $ 0.43     $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.42     $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited and amounts in thousands)

 

     June 30, 2023     December 31, 2022  

Assets

    

Commercial real estate properties, at cost

   $ 3,565,882     $ 3,551,449  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (1,180,558     (1,137,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate properties, net

     2,385,324       2,414,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

     —         35,538  

Cash and cash equivalents

     315,357       264,434  

Restricted cash

     80,451       50,244  

Tenant and other receivables

     32,901       24,102  

Deferred rent receivables

     249,881       240,188  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     98,986       98,114  

Deferred costs, net

     176,678       187,570  

Acquired below market ground leases, net

     325,157       329,073  

Right of use assets

     28,554       28,670  

Goodwill

     491,479       491,479  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,184,768     $ 4,163,594  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

    

Mortgage notes payable, net

   $ 880,592     $ 883,705  

Senior unsecured notes, net

     973,768       973,659  

Unsecured term loan facility, net

     389,028       388,773  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     71,709       80,729  

Acquired below market leases, net

     15,280       17,849  

Ground lease liabilities

     28,554       28,670  

Deferred revenue and other liabilities

     73,972       76,091  

Tenants’ security deposits

     40,253       25,084  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     —         5,943  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,473,156       2,480,503  

Total equity

     1,711,612       1,683,091  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,184,768     $ 4,163,594  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

   Page  

Summary

  

Company Profile

     3  

Highlights

     4  

Selected Property Data

  

Property Summary Net Operating Income

     5  

Same Store Net Operating Income (“NOI”), Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI

     6  

Leasing Activity

     7  

Commercial Property Detail

     9  

Portfolio Expirations and Vacates Summary

     10  

Tenant Lease Expirations

     11  

Largest Tenants and Portfolio Tenant Diversification by Industry

     13  

Capital Expenditures and Redevelopment Program

     14  

Observatory Summary

     15  

Financial information

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

     16  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

     17  

FFO, Modified FFO, Core FFO, FAD and EBITDA

     18  

Consolidated Debt Analysis

  

Debt Summary

     19  

Debt Detail

     20  

Debt Maturities

     21  

Ground Leases

     21  

Supplemental Definitions

     22  

Forward-looking Statements

This presentation includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “thinks,” “forecasts,” anticipates,” “hope,” “may,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “contemplates,” “aims,” “continues,” “would” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases with the intention of identifying statements about the future. 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. Although the assumptions and estimates on which forward-looking statements are based are believed by our management to be reasonable and based on the best currently available information, such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: (i) economic, market, political and social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, any catastrophic events, including pandemics, epidemics or other outbreaks of disease, natural disasters and extreme weather events, terrorism and other armed hostilities, as well as cybersecurity threats and technology disruptions; ; (ii) 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) changes in technology and market competition that affect utilization of our office, retail, observatory, broadcast or other facilities; (vii) changes in domestic or international tourism, including due to health crises and pandemics, geopolitical events, including global hostilities, currency exchange rates, and/or competition from recently opened observatories in New York City, any or all of which may cause a decline in Observatory visitors; (viii) defaults on, early terminations of, or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (ix) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors, including the current phasing out of LIBOR; (x) declining real estate valuations and impairment charges; (xi) termination of our ground leases; (xii) changes in our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due and potential limitations on our ability to borrow additional funds in compliance with drawdown conditions and financial covenants; (xiii) decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiv) our failure to execute any newly planned capital project successfully or on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xv) difficulties in identifying and completing acquisitions; (xvi) risks related to any development project (including our Metro Tower potential development site); (xvii) impact of changes in governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters; (xviii) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xix) environmental uncertainties and risks related to climate change, adverse weather conditions, rising sea levels and natural disasters; (xx) incurrence of taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of use or compliance with a 1031 exchange program; and (xxi) accuracy of our methodologies and estimates regarding ESG metrics and goals, tenant willingness and ability to collaborate in reporting ESG metrics and meeting ESG goals, and impact of governmental regulation on our ESG 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, 2022 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and any additional factors that may be contained in any filing we make with the SEC.

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

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., or the Company, is a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages a well-positioned property portfolio of office, retail and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building - the “World’s Most Famous Building” - and its iconic, newly reimagined Observatory Experience that was named the #1 attraction in the U.S. for the second year in a row, in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS     
Anthony E. Malkin    Chairman, President 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, President and Chief Executive Officer
Christina Chiu    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas P. Durels    Executive Vice President, Real Estate

 

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) 850-2600

        

 

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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   Second Quarter 2023
   Highlights
   (unaudited and dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended  

Office and Retail Metrics:

   June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Total rentable square footage

     9,356,165       9,637,356       9,661,065       9,882,226       9,885,707  

Percent occupied (1)

     86.8     86.7     85.2     84.2     84.3

Percent leased (2)

     90.3     89.4     88.6     88.5     87.8

Same Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (NOI):

          

Manhattan office portfolio

   $ 62,800     $ 58,227     $ 61,913     $ 57,257     $ 80,367  

Greater New York office portfolio

     4,291       3,121       3,731       4,202       4,933  

Standalone retail portfolio

     1,609       512       753       809       1,489  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Same Store Property Cash NOI

   $ 68,700     $ 61,860     $ 66,397     $ 62,268     $ 86,789  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Multifamily Metrics:

          

Multifamily Cash NOI (4)

   $ 3,756     $ 3,499     $ 2,848     $ 2,579     $ 2,863  

Number of multifamily properties

     3       3       3       2       2  

Total number of units

     721       721       721       625       625  

Percent occupied

     97.4     97.2     96.3     98.4     98.4

Observatory Metrics:

          

Observatory NOI

   $ 24,776     $ 14,299     $ 23,789     $ 24,535     $ 19,592  

Number of visitors (3)

     666,000       443,000       660,000       687,000       573,000  

Change in visitors year-over-year

     16.2     64.7     83.3     169.4     253.7

Ratios at ESRT pro-rata share: (4)

          

Debt to Total Market Capitalization (5)

     51.4     54.8     54.0     54.8     53.0

Net Debt to Total Market Capitalization (5)

     47.6     51.6     50.9     50.2     48.7

Debt and Perpetual Preferred Units to

          

Total Market Capitalization (5)

     53.5     56.9     56.1     57.0     55.1

Net Debt and Perpetual Preferred Units to

          

Total Market Capitalization (5)

     49.8     53.9     53.1     52.6     51.0

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (6)

     6.7x       6.6x       6.5x       6.7x       6.9x  

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (6)

     5.8x       5.7x       5.7x       5.6x       5.8x  

Core FFO Payout Ratio (7)

     14     20     16     17     12

Core FAD Payout Ratio (8)

     33     97     23     51     23

Core FFO per share - diluted

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  

Diluted weighted average shares

     264,196       265,197       265,370       267,121       270,085  

Class A common stock price at quarter end

   $ 7.49     $ 6.49     $ 6.74     $ 6.56     $ 7.03  

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)

     1.9     2.2     2.1     2.1     2.0

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

     159,843       160,340       160,140       160,576       162,690  

Class B common stock (10)

     988       989       990       993       994  

Operating partnership units

     110,087       110,618       109,905       110,960       111,421  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total common stock and operating partnership units
outstanding (11)

     270,918       271,947       271,035       272,529       275,105  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Based on leases signed and commenced as of end of period.                 

(2)

Represents occupancy and includes signed leases not commenced.

(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)

Calculated including ESRT’s pro-rata 90% share of NOI, debt, interest, EBITDA and FFO at its joint venture properties.

(5)

Market capitalization represents the sum of (i) Company’s common stock per share price as of June 30, 2023 multiplied by the total outstanding number of shares of common stock and operating partnership units as of June 30, 2023; (ii) the number of Series 2014 perpetual preferred units at June 30, 2023 multiplied by $16.62, (iii) the number of Series 2019 perpetual preferred units at June 30, 2023 multiplied by $13.52, and (iv) our outstanding indebtedness as of June 30, 2023.

(6)

Calculated based on trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA.                 

(7)

Represents the amount of Core FFO paid out in distributions.                 

(8)

Represents the amount of Core FAD paid out in distributions.                 

(9)

Based on the closing price per share of Class A common stock on June 30, 2023.     

(10)

At our formation transactions, one share of Class B common stock was granted to OP unit holders for every 50 OP units they owned such that these holders would have voting rights in the public company that correspond to their economic interest in the combined entity.

(11)

Represents fully diluted common stock and operating partnership units as it includes unvested restricted stock and unvested LTIP units.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Property Summary - Same Store (1) Net Operating Income (“NOI”) by Quarter
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Same Store Portfolio

          

Revenues

   $ 147,806     $ 131,565     $ 138,097     $ 138,981     $ 138,988  

Operating expenses

     (68,653     (70,641     (67,132     (71,102     (63,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same store property NOI

     79,153       60,924       70,965       67,879       75,045  

Straight-line rent

     (11,742     (328     (5,896     (7,235     (8,519

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     (669     (694     (630     (333     (554

Below-market ground lease amortization

     1,958       1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees

   $ 68,700     $ 61,860     $ 66,397     $ 62,268     $ 67,930  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percent change over prior year

     1.1     (11.4 )%      (3.3 )%      (6.9 )%      (7.2 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property cash NOI

   $ 68,700     $ 61,860     $ 66,397     $ 62,268     $ 67,930  

Lease termination fees

     —         —         —         —         18,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI

   $ 68,700     $ 61,860     $ 66,397     $ 62,268     $ 86,789  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same Store Manhattan Office(2)

          

Revenues

   $ 133,986     $ 119,435     $ 125,014     $ 125,136     $ 125,405  

Operating expenses

     (61,601     (63,708     (60,332     (64,220     (57,403
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same store property NOI

     72,385       55,727       64,682       60,916       68,002  

Straight-line rent

     (10,874     1,236       (4,097     (5,283     (7,898

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     (669     (694     (630     (333     (554

Below-market ground lease amortization

     1,958       1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees

     62,800       58,227       61,913       57,257       61,508  

Lease termination fees

     —         —         —         —         18,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI

   $ 62,800     $ 58,227     $ 61,913     $ 57,257     $ 80,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same Store Greater New York Metropolitan Area Office

          

Revenues

   $ 10,325     $ 10,079     $ 10,617     $ 10,610     $ 10,632  

Operating expenses

     (5,384     (5,428     (5,196     (5,370     (5,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same store property NOI

     4,941       4,651       5,421       5,240       5,576  

Straight-line rent

     (650     (1,530     (1,690     (1,038     (643

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     —         —         —         —         —    

Below-market ground lease amortization

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees

     4,291       3,121       3,731       4,202       4,933  

Lease termination fees

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI

   $ 4,291     $ 3,121     $ 3,731     $ 4,202     $ 4,933  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same Store Standalone Retail

          

Revenues

   $ 3,495     $ 2,051     $ 2,466     $ 3,235     $ 2,951  

Operating expenses

     (1,668     (1,505     (1,604     (1,512     (1,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same store property NOI

     1,827       546       862       1,723       1,467  

Straight-line rent

     (218     (34     (109     (914     22  

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     —         —         —         —         —    

Below-market ground lease amortization

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI - excluding lease termination fees

     1,609       512       753       809       1,489  

Lease termination fees

     —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total same store property cash NOI

   $ 1,609     $ 512     $ 753     $ 809     $ 1,489  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Excludes multifamily properties, 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY which was sold in December 2022, 69-97 and 103-107 Main Street, Westport, CT which were sold in February 2023 and 500 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY which was sold in April 2023.

(2)

Includes 497,786 rentable square feet of retail space in the Company’s nine Manhattan office properties.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   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

   June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Net income

   $ 36,955     $ 11,694     $ 21,620     $ 10,118     $ 48,695  

Add:

          

General and administrative expenses

     16,075       15,708       16,478       15,725       15,876  

Depreciation and amortization

     46,280       47,408       44,500       46,984       58,304  

Interest expense

     25,405       25,304       25,634       25,516       25,042  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     733       (1,219     1,322       1,457       363  

Less:

          

Gain on disposition of property

     (13,565     (15,696     (6,818     —         (27,170

Third-party management and other fees

     (381     (427     (336     (389     (326

Interest income

     (3,339     (2,595     (2,804     (1,564     (431
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating income

     108,163       80,177       99,596       97,847       120,353  

Straight-line rent

     (11,859     (556     (6,029     (7,341     (8,597

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     (675     (703     (622     (677     (1,675

Below-market ground lease amortization

     1,958       1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash NOI - including observatory and lease termination income

     97,587       80,876       94,903       91,786       112,039  

Less: observatory NOI

     (24,776     (14,299     (23,789     (24,535     (19,592

Less: cash NOI from non-Same Store properties

     (4,111     (4,717     (4,717     (4,983     (5,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Same Store property cash NOI - including lease termination income

     68,700       61,860       66,397       62,268       86,789  

Less: Lease termination income

     —         —         —         —         (18,859
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Same Store property cash NOI - excluding observatory and lease termination income

   $ 68,700     $ 61,860     $ 66,397     $ 62,268     $ 67,930  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Multifamily NOI

          

Revenues

   $ 8,119     $ 7,624     $ 6,251     $ 6,115     $ 6,755  

Operating expenses

     (4,254     (4,013     (3,345     (3,169     (2,769
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOI

     3,865       3,611       2,906       2,946       3,986  

Straight-line rent

     (101     (102     (64     (57     (114

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     (8     (10     6       (310     (1,009
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash NOI

   $ 3,756     $ 3,499     $ 2,848     $ 2,579     $ 2,863  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

     Square
Feet
     Initial
Annual
Cash Rent
     Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI in the
Following Years
 

Expected Cash Commencement

   2023      2024      2025      2026      2027  

Third quarter 2023

     344,151        20,678        7,775        20,678        20,678        20,413        19,517  

Fourth quarter 2023

     124,219        6,282        977        6,282        6,282        6,282        6,282  

First quarter 2024

     177,010        10,013        —          9,149        10,013        10,013        10,013  

Second quarter 2024

     136,704        10,319        —          6,956        10,319        10,319        10,319  

Third quarter 2024

     72,074        4,797        —          1,635        4,797        4,797        4,797  

Fourth quarter 2024

     57,645        2,284        —          193        2,283        2,284        2,284  

First quarter 2025

     43,540        2,265        —          —          2,058        2,265        2,265  

Second quarter 2025

     126,893        7,901        —          —          5,047        7,901        7,901  

Third quarter 2025

     21,262        1,318        —          —          437        1,318        1,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,103,498      $ 65,857      $ 8,752      $ 44,893      $ 61,914      $ 65,592      $ 64,696  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Incremental
Annual
Cash Rent (1)
     Initial
Annual
Cash Rent
     Initial Cash Rent Contributing to Cash NOI in the
Following Years
 

2Q 2023

   2023      2024      2025      2026      2027  

Commenced leases in free rent period

   $ 38,136      $ 41,407      $ 8,504      $ 37,534      $ 41,407      $ 41,142      $ 40,246  

Signed leases not commenced

     20,480        24,450        248        7,359        20,507        24,450        24,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 58,616      $ 65,857      $ 8,752      $ 44,893      $ 61,914      $ 65,592      $ 64,496  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Reflects initial annual cash rent less annual cash rent from existing tenant in the space.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Property Summary - Leasing Activity by Quarter
   (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Total Office and Retail Portfolio

                              

Total leases executed

     31       19       29       34       37  

Weighted average lease term

     7.9 years       9.1 years       5 years       7.9 years       10 years  

Average free rent period

     7.2 months       8.6 months       4.6 months       8.7 months       8.2 months  

Office

          

Total square footage executed

     326,150       201,145       142,828       294,016       316,949  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 64.27     $ 57.11     $ 55.46     $ 52.35     $ 60.28  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 56.20     $ 54.89     $ 55.10     $ 49.67     $ 58.25  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     14.4     4.1     0.7     5.0     3.5

Retail

          

Total square footage executed

     10,164       912       1,498       41,366       3,276  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 122.70     $ 39.47     $ 262.60     $ 137.72     $ 115.08  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 178.14     $ 65.79     $ 416.07     $ 153.81     $ 115.54  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     (31.1 %)      (40.0 %)      (36.9 %)      (10.5 %)      (0.4 %) 

Total Office and Retail Portfolio

          

Total square footage executed

     336,314       202,057       144,326       335,382       320,225  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 66.10     $ 57.03     $ 57.66     $ 63.01     $ 60.86  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 60.03     $ 54.94     $ 58.93     $ 62.84     $ 58.86  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     10.1     3.8     (2.2 %)      0.3     3.4

Leasing commission costs per square foot

   $ 17.34     $ 20.90     $ 13.60     $ 19.04     $ 24.44  

Tenant improvement costs per square foot

     64.40       83.02       41.12       53.67       57.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total LC and TI per square foot (1)

   $ 81.74     $ 103.92     $ 54.72     $ 72.71     $ 81.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Occupancy

     86.8     86.7     85.2     84.2     84.3

Manhattan Office Portfolio

          

Total leases executed

     25       15       22       21       27  

Office - New Leases

          

Total square footage executed

     156,949       168,335       75,182       94,467       159,970  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 66.35     $ 57.42     $ 62.95     $ 59.97     $ 67.84  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 48.93     $ 54.71     $ 58.78     $ 48.52     $ 62.70  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     35.6     4.9     7.1     23.6     8.2

Office - Renewal Leases

          

Total square footage executed

     151,361       14,929       17,658       84,867       99,690  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 62.55     $ 62.44     $ 63.87     $ 57.97     $ 58.43  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 63.79     $ 63.90     $ 65.80     $ 59.37     $ 58.28  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     (1.9 %)      (2.3 %)      (2.9 %)      (2.3 %)      0.3

Total Manhattan Office Portfolio

          

Total square footage executed

     308,310       183,264       92,840       179,334       259,660  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 64.48     $ 57.83     $ 63.12     $ 59.02     $ 64.23  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 56.23     $ 55.46     $ 60.11     $ 53.65     $ 61.00  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     14.7     4.3     5.0     10.0     5.3

Leasing commission costs per square foot

   $ 17.02     $ 21.88     $ 15.54     $ 12.53     $ 27.58  

Tenant improvement costs per square foot

     64.58       81.92       48.72       47.13       63.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total LC and TI per square foot (1)

   $ 81.60     $ 103.80     $ 64.26     $ 59.66     $ 90.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Occupancy

     87.6     87.8     86.0     84.7     84.0

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Property Summary - Leasing Activity by Quarter - (Continued)
   (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Greater New York Metropolitan Area Office Portfolio

          

Total leases executed

     3       3       5       6       7  

Total square footage executed

     17,840       17,881       49,988       114,682       57,289  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 50.55     $ 43.98     $ 40.26     $ 41.56     $ 38.28  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 54.38     $ 44.33     $ 45.15     $ 43.75     $ 42.91  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     (7.1 %)      (0.8 %)      (10.8 %)      (5.0 %)      (10.8 %) 

Leasing commission costs per square foot

   $ 16.48     $ 11.86     $ 6.31     $ 12.89     $ 10.96  

Tenant improvement costs per square foot

     81.70       98.47       25.53       61.75       34.32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total LC and TI per square foot (1)

   $ 98.18     $ 110.33     $ 31.84     $ 74.64     $ 45.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Occupancy

     79.2     80.6     80.2     80.7     82.2

Retail Portfolio

          

Total leases executed

     3       1       2       7       3  

Total square footage executed

     10,164       912       1,498       41,366       3,276  

Average starting cash rent psf - leases executed

   $ 122.70     $ 39.47     $ 262.60     $ 137.72     $ 115.08  

Previously escalated cash rents psf

   $ 178.14     $ 65.79     $ 416.07     $ 153.81     $ 115.54  

Percentage of new cash rent over previously escalated rents

     (31.1 %)      (40.0 %)      (36.9 %)      (10.5 %)      (0.4 %) 

Leasing commission costs per square foot

   $ 28.28     $ —       $ 136.80     $ 64.33     $ 10.93  

Tenant improvement costs per square foot

     28.40       —         90.32       59.57       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total LC and TI per square foot (1)

   $ 56.68     $ —       $ 227.12     $ 123.90     $ 10.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Occupancy

     90.7     86.7     86.5     86.4     92.0

Multifamily Portfolio

          

Percent occupied

     97.4     97.2     96.3     98.4     98.4

Total number of units

     721       721       721       625       625  

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.                 

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   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        2,714,281        83.2     88.0   $ 145,659,480      $ 64.47        141  

One Grand Central Place

     Grand Central        1,245,367        85.0     93.4     64,360,327        60.77        151  

1400 Broadway (7)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        917,318        100.0     100.0     51,303,296        55.93        18  

111 West 33rd Street (8)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        639,695        95.1     95.1     39,421,890        64.80        22  

250 West 57th Street

     Columbus Circle - West Side        471,250        83.7     83.7     24,550,003        62.24        32  

501 Seventh Avenue

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        461,678        88.3     88.3     20,339,193        49.92        18  

1359 Broadway

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        457,784        87.5     94.9     23,311,404        58.17        32  

1350 Broadway (9)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        372,835        85.9     88.9     19,120,475        59.69        51  

1333 Broadway

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        296,360        90.0     100.0     15,638,827        58.62        15  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Office - Manhattan

        7,576,568        87.6     91.6     403,704,896        60.86        480  

Office - Greater New York Metropolitan Area

                  

First Stamford Place (10)

     Stamford, CT        777,222        79.4     81.1     26,264,639        42.55        48  

Metro Center

     Stamford, CT        284,494        78.6     78.6     12,499,072        55.93        22  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Office - Greater New York Metropolitan Area

        1,061,716        79.2     80.4     38,763,711        46.10        70  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Manhattan Office - Base Building

                  

The Empire State Building

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        91,554        76.6     76.6     6,972,120        99.36        12  

One Grand Central Place

     Grand Central        68,733        99.4     99.4     8,943,657        130.91        13  

1400 Broadway (7)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        17,879        78.2     78.2     1,546,812        110.64        6  

112 West 34th Street (8)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        93,057        100.0     100.0     24,825,682        266.78        4  

250 West 57th Street

     Columbus Circle - West Side        65,526        91.4     91.4     8,896,423        148.47        7  

501 Seventh Avenue

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        35,859        41.9     59.6     1,227,620        81.75        4  

1359 Broadway

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        27,467        88.4     88.4     1,638,311        67.48        5  

1350 Broadway (9)

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        30,710        77.8     77.8     5,975,808        250.24        5  

1333 Broadway

     Penn Station -Times Sq. South        67,001        100.0     100.0     9,899,557        147.75        4  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Manhattan Office - Base Building

        497,786        87.5     88.8     69,925,991        160.52        60  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Standalone Properties

                  

10 Union Square

     Union Square        58,006        91.9     91.9     8,175,048        153.38        10  

1542 Third Avenue

     Upper East Side        56,135        100.0     100.0     2,554,234        45.50        4  

1010 Third Avenue

     Upper East Side        38,235        100.0     100.0     3,412,769        89.26        2  

77 West 55th Street

     Midtown        25,388        100.0     100.0     1,971,011        77.64        3  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Standalone Properties

        177,764        97.4     97.4     16,113,062        93.11        19  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Multifamily Properties

                  

561 10th Avenue

     Hudson Yards        28,266        100.0     100.0     1,945,370        68.82        3  

345 East 94th Street

     Upper East Side        3,700        100.0     100.0     226,870        61.32        1  

298 Mulberry Street

     NoHo        10,365        100.0     100.0     1,748,682        168.71        1  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail - Multifamily Properties

        42,331        100.0     100.0     3,920,922        92.63        5  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio Total

        9,356,165        86.8     90.3     532,428,582      $ 65.52        634  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total/Weighted Average Office Properties

 

     8,638,284        86.5     90.2   $ 442,468,607      $ 59.20        550  

Total/Weighted Average Retail Properties

 

     717,881        90.7     91.6     89,959,975        138.18        84  

Notes:

(1)

Excludes (i) 188,131 square feet of space across the Company’s portfolio attributable to building management use and tenant amenities and (ii) 80,225 square feet of space attributable to the Company’s observatory.                 

(2)

Based on leases signed and commenced as of June 30, 2023.                 

(3)

Based on leases signed but not commenced as of June 30, 2023.                 

(4)

Represents annualized base rent and current reimbursement for operating expenses and real estate taxes.                 

(5)

Represents annualized rent under leases commenced as of June 30, 2023 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 40 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 54 years (expiring May 31, 2077).                 

(9)

Denotes a ground leasehold interest in the property with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 27 years (expiring July 31, 2050).                 

(10)

First Stamford Place consists of three buildings.                 

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Total Portfolio Expirations and Vacates Summary
   (unaudited and in square feet)

 

     Three Months Ended               
     Actual      Actual      Forecast (1)     Forecast (1)      Forecast (1)  

Total Office and Retail Portfolio (2)

   March 31,
2023
     June 30,
2023
     September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2023
     Jul. to Dec.
2023
    Full Year
2024
 

Total expirations

     76,906        46,934        121,480       195,749        317,229       506,115  

Less: broadcasting

     —             (1,262     —          (1,262     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Office and retail expirations

     76,906        46,934        120,218       195,749        315,967       506,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Renewals & relocations (3)

     13,595        20,642        11,759       37,011        48,770       76,155  

New leases (4)

     21,633        5,761        2,344       50,828        53,172       21,083  

Vacates (5)

     41,678        20,531        99,783       91,092        190,875       231,238  

Unknown (6)

     —          —          6,332       16,818        23,150       177,639  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Office and Retail Portfolio expirations and vacates

     76,906        46,934        120,218       195,749        315,967       506,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Manhattan Office Portfolio

               

Total expirations

     66,187        39,949        73,670       172,658        246,328       459,400  

Less: broadcasting

     —          —          (1,262     —          (1,262     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Office expirations

     66,187        39,949        72,408       172,658        245,066       459,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Renewals & relocations (3)

     10,448        13,657        7,623       17,088        24,711       68,400  

New leases (4)

     21,633        5,761        2,344       50,828        53,172       11,278  

Vacates (5)

     34,106        20,531        58,958       91,092        150,050       217,607  

Unknown (6)

     —          —          3,483       13,650        17,133       162,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expirations and vacates

     66,187        39,949        72,408       172,658        245,066       459,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Greater New York Metropolitan Area Office Portfolio

 

            

Office expirations

     10,719        6,985        43,855       6,647        50,502       30,722  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Renewals & relocations (3)

     3,147        6,985        4,136       3,479        7,615       —    

New leases (4)

     —          —          —         —          —         9,805  

Vacates (5)

     7,572        —          36,870       —          36,870       10,884  

Unknown (6)

     —          —          2,849       3,168        6,017       10,033  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expirations and vacates

     10,719        6,985        43,855       6,647        50,502       30,722  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Portfolio (7)

               

Retail expirations

     —          —          3,955       16,444        20,399       15,993  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Renewals & relocations (3)

     —          —          —         16,444        16,444       7,755  

New leases (4)

     —          —          —         —          —         —    

Vacates (5)

     —          —          3,955       —          3,955       2,747  

Unknown (6)

     —          —          —         —          —         5,491  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expirations and vacates

     —          —          3,955       16,444        20,399       15,993  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 2023; 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 intention is unknown.

(7)

Includes standalone and non-standalone retail.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   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

     —          904,365        9.7   $ —          0.0   $ —    

Signed leases not commenced

     26        326,149        3.5     —          0.0     —    

2Q 2023 (4)

     7        11,620        0.1     402,267        0.1     34.62  

3Q 2023

     20        112,053        1.2     6,430,863        1.2     57.39  

4Q 2023

     24        195,749        2.1     11,101,435        2.1     56.71  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2023

     51        319,422        3.4     17,934,564        3.4     56.15  

1Q 2024

     19        93,728        1.0     6,056,813        1.1     64.62  

2Q 2024

     15        129,178        1.4     6,865,457        1.3     53.15  

3Q 2024

     17        138,539        1.5     7,731,646        1.5     55.81  

4Q 2024

     36        144,670        1.5     8,979,058        1.7     62.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2024

     87        506,115        5.4     29,632,974        5.6     58.55  

2025

     82        620,893        6.6     41,555,211        7.8     66.93  

2026

     72        639,063        6.8     37,324,642        7.0     58.41  

2027

     84        686,237        7.3     43,748,660        8.2     63.75  

2028

     60        938,251        10.0     51,860,132        9.7     55.27  

2029

     49        977,295        10.4     72,421,045        13.6     74.10  

2030

     34        716,078        7.7     47,752,437        9.0     66.69  

2031

     22        180,593        1.9     21,188,535        4.0     117.33  

2032

     28        369,448        3.9     26,112,369        4.9     70.68  

2033

     27        329,695        3.5     20,663,657        3.9     62.68  

Thereafter

     39        1,842,561        19.9     122,234,355        22.9     66.34  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     661        9,356,165        100.0   $ 532,428,582        100.0   $ 65.52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                         

Manhattan Office Properties (5)

                                       

Available

     —          635,888        8.4   $ —          0.0   $ —    

Signed leases not commenced

     23        306,846        4.0     —          0.0     —    

2Q 2023 (4)

     3        3,529        0.0     198,204        0.0     56.16  

3Q 2023

     16        72,334        1.0     4,161,948        1.0     57.54  

4Q 2023

     19        172,658        2.3     10,496,158        2.6     60.79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2023

     38        248,521        3.3     14,856,310        3.7     59.78  

1Q 2024

     16        83,458        1.1     5,507,211        1.4     65.99  

2Q 2024

     15        129,178        1.7     6,865,457        1.7     53.15  

3Q 2024

     13        116,946        1.5     6,954,470        1.7     59.47  

4Q 2024

     34        129,818        1.7     7,916,802        2.0     60.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2024

     78        459,400        6.1     27,243,940        6.7     59.30  

2025

     65        520,609        6.9     33,344,357        8.3     64.05  

2026

     56        485,485        6.4     29,082,417        7.2     59.90  

2027

     68        573,118        7.6     33,407,845        8.3     58.29  

2028

     44        846,273        11.2     46,782,269        11.6     55.28  

2029

     35        738,453        9.7     44,530,668        11.0     60.30  

2030

     22        568,430        7.5     35,064,080        8.7     61.69  

2031

     11        82,182        1.1     5,803,792        1.4     70.62  

2032

     21        336,511        4.4     23,119,239        5.7     68.70  

2033

     14        141,583        1.9     8,516,243        2.1     60.15  

Thereafter

     28        1,633,269        21.5     101,953,736        25.3     62.42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Manhattan office properties

     503        7,576,568        100.0   $ 403,704,896        100.0   $ 60.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   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

     —          207,968        19.6   $ —          0.0   $ —    

Signed leases not commenced

     1        12,944        1.2     —          0.0     —    

2Q 2023 (4)

     3        4,136        0.4     204,063        0.5     49.34  

3Q 2023

     4        39,719        3.7     2,268,915        5.9     57.12  

4Q 2023

     3        6,647        0.6     206,676        0.5     31.09  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2023

     10        50,502        4.8     2,679,653        6.9     53.06  

1Q 2024

     —          —          0.0     —          0.0     —    

2Q 2024

     —          —          0.0     —          0.0     —    

3Q 2024

     2        20,689        1.9     719,687        1.9     34.79  

4Q 2024

     1        10,033        0.9     487,519        1.3     48.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2024

     3        30,722        2.9     1,207,206        3.1     39.29  

2025

     12        77,533        7.3     3,643,863        9.4     47.00  

2026

     9        82,348        7.8     3,934,146        10.1     47.77  

2027

     10        58,730        5.5     2,811,548        7.3     47.87  

2028

     11        86,759        8.2     3,801,710        9.8     43.82  

2029

     5        128,271        12.1     5,922,035        15.3     46.17  

2030

     4        77,941        7.3     3,556,254        9.2     45.63  

2031

     2        16,560        1.6     843,885        2.2     50.96  

2032

     1        —          0.0     6,180        0.0     —    

2033

     2        151,754        14.3     7,103,623        18.3     46.81  

Thereafter

     1        79,684        7.4     3,253,607        8.4     40.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total greater New York metropolitan area office properties

     71        1,061,716        100.0   $ 38,763,711        100.0   $ 46.10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                         

Retail Properties

                                       

Available

     —          60,509        8.4   $ —          0.0   $ —    

Signed leases not commenced

     2        6,359        0.9     —          0.0     —    

2Q 2023 (4)

     1        3,955        0.6     —          0.0  

3Q 2023

     —          —          0.0     —          0.0  

4Q 2023

     2        16,444        2.3     398,601        0.4     24.24  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2023

     3        20,399        2.8     398,601        0.4     19.54  

1Q 2024

     3        10,270        1.4     549,602        0.6     53.52  

2Q 2024

     —          —          0.0     —          0.0     —    

3Q 2024

     2        904        0.1     57,489        0.1     63.59  

4Q 2024

     1        4,819        0.7     574,737        0.6     119.26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total 2024

     6        15,993        2.2     1,181,828        1.3     73.90  

2025

     5        22,751        3.2     4,566,991        5.1     200.74  

2026

     7        71,230        9.9     4,308,079        4.8     60.48  

2027

     6        54,389        7.6     7,529,267        8.4     138.43  

2028

     5        5,219        0.7     1,276,153        1.4     244.52  

2029

     9        110,571        15.4     21,968,342        24.4     198.68  

2030

     8        69,707        9.7     9,132,103        10.2     131.01  

2031

     9        81,851        11.4     14,540,858        16.2     177.65  

2032

     6        32,937        4.6     2,986,950        3.3     90.69  

2033

     11        36,358        5.1     5,043,791        5.6     138.73  

Thereafter

     10        129,608        18.1     17,027,012        18.9     131.37  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail properties

     87        717,881        100.0   $ 89,959,975        100.0   $ 138.18  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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) 188,131 rentable square feet of space across the Company portfolio attributable to building management use and tenant amenities and (ii) 80,225 square feet of space attributable to the Company’s observatory.

(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 June 30, 2023 and expire on June 30, 2023.

(5)

Excludes (i) retail space in the Manhattan office and (ii) the Empire State Building broadcasting licenses and observatory operations.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   20 Largest Tenants and Portfolio Tenant Diversification by Industry
   (unaudited)

 

20 Largest Tenants

 

Property

  

Lease
Expiration (1)

  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Lease
Term(2)
    Total
Occupied
Square
Feet (3)
    Percent of
Portfolio
Rentable
Square
Feet (4)
    Annualized
Rent (5)
    Percent of
Portfolio
Annualized
Rent (6)
 

1. LinkedIn

  Empire State Building    Aug. 2036     13.2 years       501,409       5.4   $ 33,235,907       6.2

2. Flagstar Bank

  1333 & 1400 Broadway    Mar. 2025 - Aug. 2039     15.6 years       326,121       3.5     18,973,651       3.6

3. Centric Brands Inc.

  Empire State Building    Oct. 2028     5.3 years       221,365       2.4     11,952,833       2.2

4. PVH Corp.

  501 Seventh Avenue    Oct. 2028     5.3 years       237,281       2.5     11,524,123       2.2

5. Sephora

  112 West 34th Street    Jan. 2029     5.6 years       11,334       0.1     10,533,628       2.0

6. Target

  112 West 34th St., 10 Union Sq.    Jan 2038     14.6 years       81,340       0.9     9,341,395       1.8

7. Li & Fung

  1359 Broadway, ESB    Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2028     4.3 years       173,273       1.9     9,260,886       1.7

8. Coty Inc.

  Empire State Building    Jan. 2030     6.6 years       156,187       1.7     8,464,460       1.6

9. Macy’s

  111 West 33rd Street    May 2030     6.9 years       131,117       1.4     8,382,100       1.6

10. Urban Outfitters

  1333 Broadway    Sept. 2029     6.3 years       56,730       0.6     7,955,384       1.5

11. Footlocker

  112 West 34th Street    Sept. 2031     8.3 years       34,192       0.4     7,745,959       1.5

12. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

  Empire State Building    Dec. 2025     2.5 years       119,226       1.3     7,567,274       1.4

13. HNTB Corporation

  Empire State Building    Feb. 2029     5.7 years       105,143       1.1     6,982,050       1.3

14. Institutional Capital Network, Inc.

  One Grand Central Place    Dec. 2023 - Oct. 2035     11.1 years       94,331       1.0     6,359,436       1.2

15. The Michael J. Fox Foundation

  111 West 33rd Street    Nov. 2029     6.4 years       86,492       0.9     6,219,167       1.2

16. Shutterstock

  Empire State Building    Apr. 2029     5.8 years       104,386       1.1     6,087,598       1.1

17. Fragomen

  1400 Broadway    Feb. 2035     11.7 years       107,680       1.2     5,922,400       1.1

18. Burlington Merchandising Corp.

  1400 Broadway    Jan 2038     14.6 years       102,898       1.1     5,910,828       1.1

19. ASCAP

  250 West 57th Street    Aug. 2034     11.2 years       87,943       0.9     5,344,751       1.0

20. Duane Reade

  ESB, 1350 Broadway    May 2025 - Sept. 2027     3.0 years       39,142       0.4     4,903,003       0.9
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

           2,777,590       29.8   $ 192,666,834       36.2
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 June 30, 2023.

(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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   Second Quarter 2023
   Capital Expenditures and Redevelopment Program and Leasing Opportunity
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended  
Capital expenditures    June 30,
2023
     March 31,
2023
     December 31,
2022
     September 30,
2022
     June 30,
2022
 

Tenant improvements - first generation

   $ —        $ —        $ 6,024      $ 1,493      $ 3,502  

Tenant improvements - second generation

     19,823        23,919        8,867        20,329        23,163  

Leasing commissions - second generation

     4,468        4,114        4,721        10,182        5,043  

Building improvements - first generation

     —          —          2,530        868        1,992  

Building improvements - second generation

     12,814        12,611        6,837        7,986        7,248  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,105      $ 40,644      $ 28,979      $ 40,858      $ 40,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Leasing Opportunity - Inventory of Current Vacant Space as of June 30, 2023 (in square feet) (1) (2)

 

Total Portfolio vacant space

     1,231,000  
  

 

 

 

Signed leases not commenced (“SLNC”):

  

Manhattan Office Properties SLNC

     307,000  

Greater New York Office Properties SLNC

     13,000  

Retail Properties SLNC

     6,000  

Greater New York Office Properties

     208,000  

Retail Properties

     61,000  

Manhattan Office Properties

     537,000  

Manhattan Office Properties off market

     48,000  

Manhattan Office Properties other

     51,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

     1,231,000  
  

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)

These estimates are based on the Company’s current budgets and are subject to change.

(2)

Redevelopment program is for the Manhattan office assets only. Square footage based on market measurement. Developed space includes space that has been demolished and completed asbestos abatement and available for lease up or ready to be rebuilt. Permanent building use spaces, amenity spaces and broadcasting spaces are excluded.

 

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Second Quarter 2023

   Observatory Summary
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

            Three Months Ended  

Observatory NOI

   Twelve
Months to
Date
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Observatory revenue (1)

   $ 120,956      $ 33,433     $ 22,154     $ 32,318     $ 33,051     $ 27,368  

Observatory expenses

     33,557        8,657       7,855       8,529       8,516       7,776  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOI

     87,399        24,776       14,299       23,789       24,535       19,592  

Intercompany rent expense (2)

     74,132        20,942       15,914       18,204       19,072       17,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOI after intercompany rent

   $ 13,267      $ 3,834     $ (1,615   $ 5,585     $ 5,463     $ 2,483  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Observatory Metrics

                                     

Number of visitors (3)

        666,000       443,000       660,000       687,000       573,000  

Change in visitors year over year

        16.2     64.7     83.3     169.4     253.7

Number of bad weather days (“BWD”) (4)

        12       15       20       7       19  

Notes:

(1)

Observatory revenues include the fixed license fee received from WDFG North America, the observatory gift shop operator. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, the fixed license fee was $1,807, $1,807, $1,200, $1,200 and $1,200 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 2022

 

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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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   Second Quarter 2023
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Assets

          

Commercial real estate properties, at cost:

          

Land

   $ 361,497     $ 361,497     $ 365,540     $ 334,598     $ 334,598  

Development costs

     8,204       8,178       8,166       8,162       8,162  

Building and improvements

     3,196,181       3,183,615       3,177,743       3,194,787       3,193,137  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,565,882       3,553,290       3,551,449       3,537,547       3,535,897  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (1,180,558     (1,162,923     (1,137,267     (1,159,364     (1,137,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate properties, net

     2,385,324       2,390,367       2,414,182       2,378,183       2,398,666  

Assets held for sale

     —         35,980       35,538       —         —    

Cash and cash equivalents

     315,357       272,648       264,434       387,248       359,424  

Restricted cash

     80,451       108,183       50,244       52,567       53,335  

Tenant and other receivables

     32,901       23,879       24,102       30,547       43,672  

Deferred rent receivables

     249,881       238,842       240,188       239,750       233,194  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     98,986       57,891       98,114       72,905       82,256  

Deferred costs, net

     176,678       182,367       187,570       188,706       193,436  

Acquired below-market ground leases, net

     325,157       327,115       329,073       331,030       332,988  

Right of use assets

     28,554       28,612       28,670       28,725       28,781  

Goodwill

     491,479       491,479       491,479       491,479       491,479  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,184,768     $ 4,157,363     $ 4,163,594     $ 4,201,140     $ 4,217,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

          

Mortgage notes payable, net

   $ 880,592     $ 882,142     $ 883,705     $ 915,202     $ 916,657  

Senior unsecured notes, net

     973,768       973,714       973,659       973,607       973,555  

Unsecured term loan facility, net

     389,028       388,901       388,773       388,645       388,507  

Unsecured revolving credit facility, net

     —         —         —         —         —    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     71,709       71,605       80,729       94,436       113,837  

Acquired below-market leases, net

     15,280       16,581       17,849       18,897       20,178  

Ground lease liabilities

     28,554       28,612       28,670       28,725       28,781  

Deferred revenue and other liabilities

     73,972       76,769       76,091       80,249       80,008  

Tenants’ security deposits

     40,253       35,111       25,084       27,550       29,615  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     —         6,862       5,943       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,473,156       2,480,297       2,480,503       2,527,311       2,551,138  

Total equity

     1,711,612       1,677,066       1,683,091       1,673,829       1,666,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,184,768     $ 4,157,363     $ 4,163,594     $ 4,201,140     $ 4,217,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
   (unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Revenues

          

Rental revenue (1)

   $ 154,603     $ 140,091     $ 145,905     $ 148,290     $ 149,339  

Observatory revenue

     33,433       22,154       32,318       33,051       27,368  

Lease termination fees

     —         —         —         —         18,859  

Third party management and other fees

     381       427       336       389       326  

Other revenue and fees

     2,125       1,950       2,714       1,982       2,130  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     190,542       164,622       181,273       183,712       198,022  

Operating expenses

          

Property operating expenses

     39,519       42,044       39,060       42,798       37,433  

Ground rent expenses

     2,332       2,331       2,332       2,331       2,332  

General and administrative expenses

     16,075       15,708       16,478       15,725       15,876  

Observatory expenses

     8,657       7,855       8,529       8,516       7,776  

Real estate taxes

     31,490       31,788       31,420       31,831       29,802  

Depreciation and amortization

     46,280       47,408       44,500       46,984       58,304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     144,353       147,134       142,319       148,185       151,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

     46,189       17,488       38,954       35,527       46,499  

Other income (expense)

          

Interest income

     3,339       2,595       2,804       1,564       431  

Interest expense

     (25,405     (25,304     (25,634     (25,516     (25,042

Gain on disposition of property

     13,565       15,696       6,818       —         27,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     37,688       10,475       22,942       11,575       49,058  

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (733     1,219       (1,322     (1,457     (363
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     36,955       11,694       21,620       10,118       48,695  

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:

          

Non-controlling interests in the Operating Partnership

     (14,049     (4,168     (7,947     (3,560     (18,224

Non-controlling interests in other partnerships

     (1     43       (28     49       159  

Private perpetual preferred unit distributions

     (1,051     (1,050     (1,050     (1,050     (1,051
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

   $ 21,854     $ 6,519     $ 12,595     $ 5,557     $ 29,579  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

          

Basic

     160,028       161,339       161,720       162,165       167,118  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,196       265,197       265,370       267,121       270,085  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders

          

Basic and diluted

   $ 0.14     $ 0.04     $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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  
     June 30,
2023
     March 31,
2023
     December 31,
2022
     September 30,
2022
     June 30,
2022
 

Rental Revenue

              

Base rent

   $ 138,808      $ 124,782      $ 131,745      $ 131,800      $ 134,794  

Billed tenant expense reimbursement

     15,795        15,309        14,160        16,490        14,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total rental revenue

   $ 154,603      $ 140,091      $ 145,905      $ 148,290      $ 149,339  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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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   Second Quarter 2023
   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  
     June 30,
2023
    March 31,
2023
    December 31,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    June 30,
2022
 

Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO, Modified FFO and Core FFO

 

       

Net Income

   $ 36,955     $ 11,694     $ 21,620     $ 10,118     $ 48,695  

Non-controlling interests in other partnerships

     (1     43       (28     49       159  

Preferred unit distributions

     (1,051     (1,050     (1,050     (1,050     (1,051

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     44,887       46,024       43,076       45,461       56,571  

Gain on disposition of property

     (13,565     (15,696     (6,818     —         (27,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership

     67,225       41,015       56,800       54,578       77,204  

Amortization of below-market ground lease

     1,958       1,958       1,958       1,957       1,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership

     69,183       42,973       58,758       56,535       79,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership

   $ 69,183     $ 42,973     $ 58,758     $ 56,535     $ 79,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total weighted average shares and Operating Partnership units

          

Basic

     262,903       264,493       263,759       266,035       270,078  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     264,196       265,197       265,370       267,121       270,085  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit

          

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.25     $ 0.15     $ 0.21     $ 0.20     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Modified FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit

          

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FFO attributable to common stockholders and the Operating Partnership per share and unit

          

Basic

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.26     $ 0.16     $ 0.22     $ 0.21     $ 0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Core FFO to Core FAD

          

Core FFO

   $ 69,183     $ 42,973     $ 58,758     $ 56,535     $ 79,162  

Add:

          

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,088       1,089       1,096       1,156       1,270  

Non-real estate depreciation and amortization

     1,248       1,237       1,285       1,303       1,285  

Amortization of non-cash compensation expense

     5,369       4,375       5,412       5,374       5,765  

Amortization of loss on interest rate derivative

     1,527       1,527       1,525       1,524       1,528  

Deduct:

          

Straight-line rental revenues

     (11,859     (556     (6,029     (7,341     (8,597

Above/below-market rent revenue amortization

     (675     (703     (622     (677     (1,675

Corporate capital expenditures

     (225     (270     (162     (242     (302

Tenant improvements - second generation

     (19,823     (23,919     (8,867     (20,329     (23,163

Building improvements - second generation

     (12,814     (12,611     (6,837     (7,986     (7,248

Leasing commissions - second generation

     (4,468     (4,114     (4,721     (10,182     (5,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core FAD

   $ 28,551     $ 9,028     $ 40,838     $ 19,135     $ 42,982  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

       

Net income

   $ 36,955     $ 11,694     $ 21,620     $ 10,118     $ 48,695  

Interest expense

     25,405       25,304       25,634       25,516       25,042  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     733       (1,219     1,322       1,457       363  

Depreciation and amortization

     46,280       47,408       44,500       46,984       58,304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     109,373       83,187       93,076       84,075       132,404  

Gain on disposition of property

     (13,565     (15,696     (6,818     —         (27,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 95,808     $ 67,491     $ 86,258     $ 84,075     $ 105,234  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Debt Summary
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

     June 30, 2023      March 31, 2023  
     Balance     ESRT
Pro-rata
Share
     Weighted Average     ESRT
Pro-rata
Share
     Weighted Average  
     Interest
Rate
    Maturity
(Years)
     Balance      Interest
Rate
    Maturity
(Years)
 

Debt Summary

Fixed rate mortgage debt

   $ 896,361     $ 878,135        3.77     6.5      $ 898,489     $ 880,206        3.77     6.8  

Senior unsecured notes

     975,000       975,000        4.05     6.7        975,000       975,000        4.05     6.9  

Unsecured term loan facilities (1)

     390,000       390,000        3.93     2.5        390,000       390,000        3.93     2.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed rate debt

     2,261,361       2,243,135        3.94     5.9        2,263,489       2,245,206        3.94     6.2  

Unsecured term loan facilities (2)

     —         —          —         —          —         —          —         —    

Unsecured revolving credit facilities

     —         —          —         1.8        —         —          —         2.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total variable rate debt

     —         —          —         1.8        —         —          —         2.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     2,261,361       2,243,135        3.94     5.9        2,263,489       2,245,206        3.94     6.2  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs, net

     (10,619             (11,182       

Debt discount

     (7,354             (7,550       
  

 

 

           

 

 

        

Total

   $ 2,243,388             $ 2,244,757         
  

 

 

           

 

 

        

 

Available Capacity

   Facility      Outstanding at
June 30,
2023
     Letters
of
Credit
     Available
Capacity
 

Unsecured revolving credit facility (3)

   $ 850,000      $ —        $ —        $ 850,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Covenant Summary

          Required     Current
Quarter
    In
Compliance
 

Maximum Total Leverage (4)

        < 60     33.8     Yes  

Maximum Secured Leverage (4)

        < 40     13.2     Yes  

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage

        > 1.50x       3.1x       Yes  

Minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage

        > 1.75x       5.3x       Yes  

Maximum Unsecured Leverage (4)

        < 60     25.1     Yes  

Notes:

(1)

SOFR is fixed at 2.562% for $175 million and 2.626% for $215 million under variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements, through debt maturity.

(2)

As of June 30, 2023, each of our unsecured term loan facilities are fixed under variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements.

(3)

The unsecured revolving credit and term loan facilities have an accordion feature allowing for an increase in maximum aggregate principal balance to $1.5 billion under certain circumstances. This unsecured revolving credit facility matures in March 2025 with two additional six-month extension options.

(4)

Represents the ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value as determined in accordance with the credit facility agreement.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Debt Detail
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

     Stated
Interest
Rate (%)
     Effective
Interest
Rate
(%) (1)
    Principal
Balance
    ESRT Pro-rata Share      Maturity
Date
     Amortization  
    Percent     Amount  

Fixed rate mortgage debt:

                 

Metro Center

     3.59%        3.67   $ 81,344       100   $ 81,344        11/5/2024        30 years  

10 Union Square

     3.70%        3.97     50,000       100     50,000        4/1/2026        Interest only  

1542 Third Avenue

     4.29%        4.53     30,000       100     30,000        5/1/2027        Interest only  

First Stamford Place (2)

     4.28%        4.73     177,347       100     177,347        7/1/2027       


5

years interest only;
30 years thereafter

 

 
 

1010 Third Avenue & 77 West 55th St.

     4.01%        4.21     35,399       100     35,399        1/5/2028        30 years  

250 West 57th Street

     2.83%        3.21     180,000       100     180,000        12/1/2030        Interest only  

1333 Broadway

     4.21%      4.29     160,000       100     160,000        2/5/2033        Interest only  

345 East 94th Street - Series A (4)

     70% of SOFR plus 0.95%        3.56     43,600       90     39,240        11/1/2030        Interest only  

345 East 94th Street - Series B (4)

     SOFR plus 2.24%        3.56     7,544       90     6,790        11/1/2030        30 years  

561 10th Avenue - Series A (4)

     70% of SOFR plus 1.07%        3.85     114,500       90     103,050        11/1/2033        Interest only  

561 10th Avenue - Series B (4)

     SOFR plus 2.45%        3.85     16,627       90     14,965        11/1/2033        30 years  
       

 

 

     

 

 

       

Total fixed rate mortgage debt

          896,361         878,135        

Unsecured term loan facility (3)

     SOFR plus 1.20%        4.22     215,000       100     215,000        3/19/2025        Interest only  

Unsecured revolving credit facility (3)

     SOFR plus 1.30%        —         —         100     —          3/31/2025        Interest only  

Unsecured term loan facility (3)

     SOFR plus 1.50%        4.51     175,000       100     175,000        12/31/2026        Interest only  

Senior unsecured notes:

                 

Series A

     3.93%        3.96     100,000       100     100,000        3/27/2025        Interest only  

Series B

     4.09%        4.12     125,000       100     125,000        3/27/2027        Interest only  

Series C

     4.18%        4.21     125,000       100     125,000        3/27/2030        Interest only  

Series D

     4.08%        4.11     115,000       100     115,000        1/22/2028        Interest only  

Series E

     4.26%        4.27     160,000       100     160,000        3/22/2030        Interest only  

Series F

     4.44%        4.45     175,000       100     175,000        3/22/2033        Interest only  

Series G

     3.61%        4.89     100,000       100     100,000        3/17/2032        Interest only  

Series H

     3.73%        5.00     75,000       100     75,000        3/17/2035        Interest only  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

       

Total / weighted average debt

     3.94%        4.20     2,261,361       $ 2,243,135        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

       

Deferred financing costs, net

          (10,619          

Debt discount

          (7,354          
       

 

 

           

Total

        $ 2,243,388            
       

 

 

           

Notes:

(1)

The effective interest rate is composed of the stated interest rate, deferred financing cost amortization and interest associated with variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements.

(2)

Represents a $164 million mortgage loan bearing interest at 4.09% and a $13.3 million mortgage loan bearing interest at 6.25%.

(3)

As of August 29, 2022, the benchmark index interest rate was converted from LIBOR to SOFR, plus a benchmark adjustment of 10.0 basis points.

(4)

As of May 18, 2023, the benchmark index rate was converted from LIBOR to SOFR, plus a benchmark adjustment of 11.4 basis points.

 

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   Second Quarter 2023
   Debt Maturities and Ground Lease Commitments
   (unaudited and dollars in thousands)

 

Year

   Maturities (1)      Amortization      Total     ESRT
Pro-rata
Share
     Percentage of
Total Debt
    Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate of
Maturing Debt
 

2023

   $ —        $ 4,363      $ 4,363     $ 4,247        0.2     n/a  

2024

     77,675        8,861        86,536       86,288        3.8     3.59

2025

     315,000        6,893        321,893       321,621        14.3     3.86

2026

     225,000        7,330        232,330       232,033        10.3     3.98

2027

     319,000        6,461        325,461       325,136        14.5     4.21

2028

     146,092        3,556        149,648       149,292        6.7     4.06

2029

     —          3,988        3,988       3,589        0.2     n/a  

2030

     508,600        4,413        513,013       508,212        22.7     3.67

2031

     —          3,283        3,283       2,955        0.1     n/a  

2032

     100,000        3,591        103,591       103,232        4.6     4.05

Thereafter

     514,007        3,248        517,255       506,530        22.6     4.13
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 2,205,374      $ 55,987        2,261,361     $ 2,243,135        100.0     3.94
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs, net

           (10,619       

Debt discount

           (7,354       
        

 

 

        

Total

         $ 2,243,388         
        

 

 

        

Debt Maturity Profile (2)

 

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Year

   1350
Broadway (4)
     1400
Broadway (5)
     111 West
33rd Street (6)
     Total  

2023

   $ 54      $ 338      $ 368      $ 759  

2024

     108        675        735        1,518  

2025

     108        675        735        1,518  

2026

     93        675        735        1,503  

2027

     72        675        735        1,482  

Thereafter

     1,656        24,300        36,321        62,277  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,091      $ 27,338      $ 39,629      $ 69,057  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Assumes no extension options are exercised.

(2)

The table reflects ESRT’s pro-rata share of debt maturities.

(3)

There are no fair value market resets, no step-ups, and no escalations in the three ground lease commitments.

(4)

Expires July 31, 2050 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 27 years.

(5)

Expires December 31, 2063 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 40 years.

(6)

Expires May 31, 2077 with a remaining term, including unilateral extension rights available to the Company, of approximately 54 years.

 

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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 writedowns 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 its 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

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, recurring second generation leasing commissions, tenant improvements, prebuilts, capital expenditures, furniture, fixtures & equipment, amortization of debt premiums and above/below market rent revenue. 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.

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 capabilitiesand 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.

Same Store

In the Company’s analysis of NOI, particularly to make comparisons of NOI between periods meaningful, it is important 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

 

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We compute EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income taxes and depreciation. 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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