Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”), a leading real estate investment trust with office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, today announced that John B. Kessler, President and Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2019 Global Real Estate Conference at the Wagner at the Battery, in New York, New York on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 4:25 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition, Thomas P. Durels, Executive Vice President, Real Estate will participate in the presentation.

The live audio-webcast of the presentation in listen-only mode will be available in the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.empirestaterealtytrust.com. Supporting presentation materials will also be available on the Company’s website. A replay of the webcast and the supporting presentation materials will be available for 90 days.

About Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the world's most famous building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of June 30, 2019, consisting of 9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in Westchester County, New York; and approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.

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