Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MALKIN ANTHONY E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. [ESRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/07/2026 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10120 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock(1) 10/07/2026 C 3,061,902 A $ 0 (1) 3,061,902 D Class A Common Stock 60,368 I By spouse and family trusts and entities controlled by the Reporting Person.(2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

LTIP Units(3)

(3)

10/07/2026

C

3,061,902

(3)(4)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

3,061,902

(1)

4,499,189

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MALKIN ANTHONY E C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10120	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Susanne J. Lieu, Attorney-in-Fact		10/09/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	A total of 3,061,902 of vested LTIP Units were converted by the Reporting Person on a one-for-one basis into Operating Partnership Units, which were then redeemed for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock. See Note 3 below for a description of the conversion and exchange rights of the LTIP Units and Operating Partnership Units. All capitalized terms used herein are defined in Note 3 below.
(2)	Includes Class A Common Stock held by (i) the Reporting Person's spouse and (ii) family trusts and entities for which the Reporting Person has sole voting and investment power as sole manager or sole trustee, as applicable, or the Reporting Person and his spouse have shared voting and investment power as managers or trustees, as applicable, all for the benefit of the Reporting Person, his spouse, and certain other members of their extended family. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Class A Common Stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Represents long term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units"), a class of units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership") in which Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer") is the sole general partner. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, vested LTIP Units are convertible by the Reporting Person, upon vesting, into an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interest ("Operating Partnership Units") of the Operating Partnership, which are redeemable by the holder for shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 ("Class A Common Stock") of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Issuer's option. The rights to convert LTIP Units into Operating Partnership Units and redeem Operating Partnership Units do not have expiration dates.
(4)	These LTIP Units are fully vested.

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