Item 5.02.          Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
                    Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
                    Officers.


On December 9, 2022, Christina Chiu, age 42, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), was additionally appointed the Company's Chief Operating Officer.

Ms. Chiu joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2020 and is responsible for financial reporting, capital markets, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, tax, treasury, as well as information technology, legal and human resources. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Chiu worked at Morgan Stanley for 18 years, where in her last position she served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Listed Real Assets business at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and served as a member of the MSIM Sustainability Council and Listed Real Assets Investment Committee. Ms. Chiu is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee as well as Urban Land Institute Technology and Real Estate Council. She is a David Rockefeller Fellow of the Partnership for New York City. Ms. Chiu earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting summa cum laude from New York University Stern School of Business.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Chiu and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Chiu received her appointment. Ms. Chiu does not have any family relationships subject to disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K or any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 14, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the above-described appointment. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K 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, 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     dated December 14, 2022  .
104                       Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the
                          Inline XBRL document).




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