Empire State Realty OP, L.P.
Business
Empire State Realty OP, L.P. operates as the operating partnership through which Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. conducts substantially all of its real estate business and holds its assets. It owns, manages and leases office, retail and multifamily properties and operates the Empire State Building Observatory, offering tenancy, property management, redevelopment and visitor admission services. The company reports two segments: a real estate segment (office, retail and multifamily ownership, operation and repositioning) and an Observatory segment (operation of the 86th and 102nd floor observatories). Its properties and operations are primarily concentrated in New York City with additional assets and leasing activity in the greater New York metropolitan area and Stamford, Connecticut, and it distributes services through direct leasing, property management and Observatory ticketing channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental revenue | 626 | 615 | 597 | 591 | 560 | |
| Observatory revenue | 128 | 136 | 129 | 106 | 41 | |
| Lease termination fees | 464,000 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 16 | |
| Third-party management and other fees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other revenue and fees | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | |
| Total revenues | 768 | 768 | 740 | 727 | 624 | |
| Property operating expenses | 185 | 179 | 167 | 158 | 127 | |
| Ground rent expenses | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 73 | 70 | 64 | 62 | — | |
| Observatory expenses | 38 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 23 | |
| Real estate taxes | 133 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 120 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 195 | 185 | 190 | 217 | 202 | |
| Total operating expenses | 633 | 609 | 593 | 600 | 545 | |
| Total operating income | 136 | 159 | 147 | 127 | 79 | |
| Interest income | 9 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 704,000 | |
| Interest expense | −103 | −105 | −101 | −101 | — | |
| Interest expense associated with property in receivership | −647,000 | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | −97,000 | −553,000 | 0 | 0 | −214,000 | |
| Gain on disposition of properties | 35 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 0 | |
| Income before income taxes | 76 | 83 | 87 | 65 | −15 | |
| Income tax expense | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | 2 | |
| Net income | 73 | 80 | 84 | 63 | −13 | |
| Private perpetual preferred unit distributions | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in other partnerships | 0 | −4,000 | −68,000 | 243,000 | 17,000 | |
| Net income attributable to common unitholders | 69 | 76 | 80 | 59 | −17 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 267 | 265 | 263 | 268 | 277 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 270 | 269 | 266 | 270 | 277 | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.22 | −0.06 | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.3 | 0.22 | −0.06 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | 459 | 386 | 366 | 366 | 336 | |
| Development costs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Building and improvements | 3,739 | 3,392 | 3,281 | 3,178 | 3,157 | |
| Commercial real estate properties, at cost, | 4,206 | 3,787 | 3,655 | 3,551 | 3,501 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | −1,367 | −1,274 | −1,250 | −1,137 | −1,073 | |
| Commercial real estate properties, net | 2,839 | 2,512 | 2,405 | 2,414 | 2,428 | |
| Contract asset | 0 | 170 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 133 | 385 | 347 | 264 | 424 | |
| Restricted cash | 34 | 44 | 60 | 50 | 51 | |
| Tenant and other receivables | 22 | 31 | 40 | 24 | 19 | |
| Deferred rent receivables | 255 | 248 | 256 | 240 | 225 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 93 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 77 | |
| Deferred costs, net | 268 | 184 | 172 | 188 | 202 | |
| Acquired below-market ground leases, net | 306 | 313 | 321 | 329 | 337 | |
| Right of use assets | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
| Goodwill | 492 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | |
| Total assets | 4,469 | 4,510 | 4,219 | 4,164 | 4,282 | |
| Mortgage notes payable, net | 619 | 692 | 877 | 884 | 949 | |
| Senior unsecured notes, net | 1,271 | 1,197 | 974 | 974 | 973 | |
| Unsecured term loan facilities, net | 337 | 269 | 389 | 389 | 388 | |
| Unsecured revolving credit facility | 145 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debt associated with property in receivership | 0 | 178 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest associated with property in receivership | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 120 | 132 | 100 | 81 | — | |
| Acquired below-market leases, net | 40 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 25 | |
| Ground lease liabilities | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
| Deferred revenue and other liabilities | 60 | 63 | 70 | 76 | — | |
| Tenants security deposits | 27 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 29 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,647 | 2,728 | 2,488 | 2,481 | 2,598 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total Empire State Realty OP, L.P.'s capital | 1,822 | 1,782 | 1,716 | 1,668 | 1,671 | |
| Total liabilities and capital | 4,469 | 4,510 | 4,219 | 4,164 | 4,282 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 195 | 185 | 190 | 217 | 202 | |
| Gain on sale/disposition of properties | −35 | −13 | −27 | −34 | 0 | |
| Amortization of non-cash items within interest expense | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Amortization of acquired above- and below-market leases, net | −3 | −2 | −2 | −5 | −6 | |
| Amortization of acquired below-market ground leases | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Straight-lining of rental revenue | −18 | −11 | −20 | −25 | −21 | |
| Equity based compensation | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
| Security deposits | 3 | −9 | 10 | −828,000 | −1 | |
| Tenant and other receivables | 9 | 7 | −16 | −5 | 3 | |
| Deferred leasing costs | −26 | −22 | −18 | −37 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 149,000 | −6 | −5 | −2 | 6 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 9 | 14 | 746,000 | 5 | — | |
| Deferred revenue and other liabilities | 454,000 | −620,000 | −3 | −4 | — | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 249 | 261 | 232 | 211 | 212 | |
| Acquisition of real estate property | −412 | −193 | −27 | −116 | −118 | |
| Net proceeds from disposition of real estate | 61 | 0 | 89 | 11 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of non-controlling interests in other partnerships | 0 | −14 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Reduction of cash from derecognition of property in receivership | 0 | −13 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Post-closing costs from a prior period sale of property | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Additions to building and improvements | −198 | −173 | −139 | −126 | −95 | |
| Development costs | 0 | −9,000 | −12,000 | −35,000 | −165,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −550 | −397 | −77 | −231 | −213 | |
| Repayment of mortgage notes payable | −75 | −12 | −9 | −8 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from unsecured senior notes | 175 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of unsecured senior notes | −100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from unsecured term loan | 245 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of unsecured term loan | −175 | −215 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from unsecured revolving credit facility | 195 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of unsecured revolving credit facility | −170 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Contributions from consolidated joint ventures | 0 | 0 | 187,000 | 224,000 | 0 | |
| Deferred financing costs | −4 | −12 | 0 | 0 | −9 | |
| Taxes paid on withholding shares | −911,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Repurchases of common units | −8 | 0 | −13 | −90 | −47 | |
| Private perpetual preferred unit distributions | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | — | |
| Distributions | −39 | −38 | −37 | −39 | −29 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 38 | 159 | −63 | −140 | −93 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −263 | 22 | 92 | −160 | −93 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 93 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 78 | |
| Federal | 2 | 867,000 | 710,000 | — | — | |
| Total cash paid for income taxes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 200,000 | 644,000 | |
| Building and improvements included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 51 | 74 | 52 | 44 | — | |
| Write-off of fully depreciated assets | 26 | 14 | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| Write-off of fully amortized deferred costs | 47 | 12 | 11 | — | — | |
| Interest capitalized in building and improvements | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Derivative instruments at fair values included in prepaid expenses and other assets | 4 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 0 | |
| Derivative instruments at fair values included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 31,000 | 0 | 85,000 | 0 | 25 | |
| Contract asset | −171 | 170 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Debt associated with property in receivership | 178 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Derecognition of property in receivership and other assets, net | 0 | −144 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accrued interest associated with property in receivership | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Conversion of operating partnership units and Class B shares to Class A shares | 20 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 10 |