– Net Income Per Fully Diluted Share of
$0.07 in 4Q and $0.28 in 2024 –
– Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share of $0.24
in 4Q and $0.95 in 2024 –
– Signed 1.325M Rentable Square Feet of
Leases in 2024 and 379K in 4Q –
– $0.9B of Liquidity, No Floating Rate Debt
Exposure –
– Provides 2025 Outlook –
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused
REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of well-leased, top of
tier, modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and
multifamily assets. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building, the
“World's Most Famous Building,” features its iconic Observatory
that was declared the #1 Attraction in the World – and the #1
Attraction in the U.S. for the third consecutive year– in
Tripadvisor’s 2024 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best
Things to Do. The Company is the recognized leader in energy
efficiency and indoor environmental quality. Today the Company
reported its operational and financial results for the fourth
quarter and the full year. All per share amounts are on a fully
diluted basis, where applicable.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Recent Highlights
- Net Income of $0.07 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024
and $0.28 per share for the full year.
- Core Funds From Operations (“Core FFO”) of $0.24 per share for
the fourth quarter of 2024 and $0.95 per share for the full year,
compared to $0.25 per share and $0.93 per share for the same
respective periods in 2023.
- Same-Store Property Cash Net Operating Income (“NOI”), which
excludes lease termination fees, decreased 2.9% for the fourth
quarter and increased 5.2% for the full year as compared to the
same periods in 2023. The fourth quarter change was primarily
attributed to a decrease in positive non-recurring items by
approximately $1.9 million relative to the prior period and
increases in operating expenses. Adjusted for non-recurring items,
fourth quarter Same-Store Property Cash NOI was flat.
- Manhattan office leased rate increased by 160bps year-over-year
to 94.2%. The total commercial portfolio is 93.5% leased as of
December 31, 2024. This is the 12th consecutive quarter of positive
commercial leased rate absorption.
- Manhattan office occupancy increased by 130bps year-over-year
to 89.0%. The total commercial portfolio is 88.6% occupied as of
December 31, 2024.
- Signed approximately 379 thousand rentable square feet of
office leases in the fourth quarter and 1.325 million rentable
square feet of office and retail leases in the full year. In our
Manhattan office portfolio, blended leasing spreads were +10.8%,
the 14th consecutive quarter of positive leasing spreads.
- Empire State Building Observatory generated year-over-year NOI
growth of 6.0% to $28.5 million in the fourth quarter and 5.8% NOI
growth to $99.5 million for the full year.
Property Operations
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s property portfolio
contained 7.8 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.8
million rentable square feet of retail space and 732 residential
units, which were occupied and leased as shown below.
December
31, 20241
September 30, 20241
December
31, 20231
Percent occupied:
Total commercial portfolio
88.6%
89.1%
86.6%
Total office
88.4%
88.9%
86.3%
Manhattan office
89.0%
89.6%
87.7%
Total retail
90.4%
91.1%
90.4%
Percent leased (includes signed leases
not commenced):
Total commercial portfolio
93.5%
93.4%
91.0%
Total office
93.5%
93.3%
90.9%
Manhattan office
94.2%
94.1%
92.6%
Total retail
94.1%
94.0%
92.1%
Total multifamily portfolio
98.5%
96.8%
98.1%
1 All occupancy and leased percentages
exclude broadcasting and storage space. September 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2024 exclude First Stamford Place.
Leasing
The tables that follow summarize leasing activity for the fourth
quarter of 2024. During this period, the Company signed 20 leases
that totaled 378,913 square feet with an average lease duration of
8.0 years. Average lease duration excluding early renewals and
extensions was 12.3 years.
Total Portfolio
Total Portfolio
Leases executed
Square footage
executed
Average cash rent psf – leases
executed
Previously escalated cash
rents psf
% of new cash rent over /
under previously escalated rents
Office
20
378,913
78.40
71.03
10.4 %
Retail
0
0
0.00
0.00
— %
Total Overall
20
378,913
78.40
71.03
10.4 %
Manhattan Office Portfolio
Manhattan Office Portfolio
Leases executed
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
11
184,258
71.07
59.54
19.4 %
Renewal Office
7
182,464
86.98
83.14
4.6 %
Total Office
18
366,722
78.99
71.28
10.8 %
Leasing Activity Highlights
- A 16-year 78,704 square foot expansion lease and a 141,224
square foot early 2-year lease extension at One Grand Central Place
with an investment management tenant.
- A 16-year 38,550 square foot expansion lease with NYSERDA at
1333 Broadway.
- An 11-year 37,186 square foot expansion lease and a 27,377
square foot early 7-year lease extension with Booking Holdings at
the Empire State Building.
Balance Sheet
The Company had $0.9 billion of total liquidity as of December
31, 2024, which was comprised of $385 million of cash, plus $500
million available under its revolving credit facility. At December
31, 2024, the Company had total debt outstanding of approximately
$2.3 billion, no floating rate debt exposure, and a weighted
average interest rate of 4.27%. At December 31, 2024, the Company’s
ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 5.3x.
Dividend
On December 31, 2024, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of
$0.035 per share or unit, as applicable, for the fourth quarter of
2024 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 December 31, 2024, the Company paid quarterly preferred
dividends of $0.15 and $0.175 per unit for the fourth quarter to
holders of the Operating Partnership’s Series 2014 and 2019 private
perpetual preferred units, respectively.
2025 Earnings Outlook
The Company provides 2025 guidance and key assumptions, as
summarized in the table below. The Company’s 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 2025Guidance 2024ActualResults
Comments Earnings
Core FFO Per Fully Diluted Share $0.86 to $0.89
$0.95($0.91 ex non-recurring items)
• 2024 FFO included approximately $0.04 of one-time items and
lease termination income • 2025 FFO includes a net $0.04 y/y
decline from changes in interest income, G&A, interest expense,
transaction income, and non cash adjustments • 2025 includes ~$0.05
from multifamily assets
Commercial Property Drivers
Commercial Occupancy at year-end 89% to 91%
88.6%
SS Property Cash NOI(excluding lease termination fees)
-2.0% to +1.5%
5.2%
• Assumes positive revenue y/y growth • Assumes a ~2.0 to 4.0%
y/y increase in operating expenses and real estate taxes • 2025 SS
NOI y/y growth is expected to range from ~0.5 to 4.0% relative to
2024 excluding one-time items
Observatory Drivers
Observatory NOI $97M to $102M $99.5M • Reflects
average quarterly expenses of ~$9 to 10M
Low
High
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders and the
Operating Partnership
$0.21
$0.24
Add: Impairment Charge
0.00
0.00
Real Estate Depreciation & Amortization
0.64
0.64
Less: Private Perpetual Distributions
0.02
0.02
Gain on Disposal of Real Estate, net
0.00
0.00
FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating
Partnership
$0.83
$0.86
Add: Amortization of Below Market Ground Lease
0.03
0.03
Core FFO Attributable to Common Stockholders and the Operating
Partnership
$0.86
$0.89
The estimates set forth above may be subject to fluctuations as
a result of several factors, including continued impacts of changes
in the use of office space and remote work 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.
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, February
20, 2025 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 for international callers.
Starting shortly after the call until February 27, 2025, 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 13741464.
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.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused
REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of well-leased, top of
tier, modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and
multifamily assets. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building, the
“World's Most Famous Building,” features its iconic Observatory
that was declared the #1 Attraction in the World – and the #1
Attraction in the U.S. for the third consecutive year – in
Tripadvisor’s 2024 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best
Things to Do. The Company is the recognized leader in energy
efficiency and indoor environmental quality. As of December 31,
2024, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 7.8 million
rentable square feet of office space, 0.8 million rentable square
feet of retail space and 732 residential units. More information
about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by
following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend
these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this
statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor
provisions. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “aims," "anticipates,"
"approximately," "believes," "contemplates," "continues,"
"estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "hope," "intends," "may,"
"plans," "seeks," "should," "thinks," "will," "would" or the
negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases.
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.
Forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are
generally beyond our control, and you should not rely on them as
predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on
assumptions, data or methods which may be incorrect or imprecise,
and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that
the transactions and events described will happen as described (or
that they will happen at all).
Many important factors could cause our actual results,
performance, achievements, and future events to differ materially
from those set forth, implied, anticipated, expected, projected,
assumed or contemplated in our forward-looking statements,
including, among other things: (i) economic, market, political and
social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, any catastrophic
events, including pandemics, epidemics or other outbreaks of
disease, climate-related risks such as 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) a decline in Observatory visitors due to changes in domestic
or international tourism, including due to health crises,
geopolitical events, currency exchange rates, and/or competition
from other observatories; (vii) defaults on, early terminations of,
or non-renewal of, leases by tenants; (viii) increases in the
Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates
and other factors; (ix) declining real estate valuations and
impairment charges; (x) termination of our ground leases; (xi)
limitations on our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure or
extend our indebtedness or borrow additional funds; (xii) decreased
rental rates or increased vacancy rates; (xiii) difficulties in
executing capital projects or development projects successfully or
on the anticipated timeline or budget; (xiv) difficulties in
identifying and completing acquisitions; (xv) impact of changes in
governmental regulations, tax laws and rates and similar matters;
(xvi) our failure to qualify as a REIT; (xvii) incurrence of
taxable capital gain on disposition of an asset due to failure of
compliance with a 1031 exchange program; (xviii) our disclosure
controls and internal control over financial reporting, including
any material weakness; and (xix) failure to achieve sustainability
metrics and goals, including as a result of tenant collaboration,
and impact of governmental regulation on our sustainability
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, 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).
Empire Start Realty Trust,
Inc.
Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(unaudited and amounts in
thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended December
31,
2024
2023
Revenues
Rental revenue
$
155,127
$
151,167
Observatory revenue
38,275
36,217
Lease termination fees
—
—
Third-party management and other fees
258
275
Other revenue and fees
3,942
5,223
Total revenues
197,602
192,882
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses
46,645
42,944
Ground rent expenses
2,332
2,332
General and administrative expenses
17,870
16,144
Observatory expenses
9,730
9,282
Real estate taxes
32,720
31,809
Depreciation and amortization
45,365
49,599
Total operating expenses
154,662
152,110
Total operating income
42,940
40,772
Other income (expense):
Interest income
5,068
4,740
Interest expense
(27,380
)
(25,393
)
Interest expense associated with property
in receivership
(1,921
)
—
Gain (loss) on disposition of
properties
1,237
(2,497
)
Income before income taxes
19,944
17,622
Income tax expense
(1,151
)
(1,792
)
Net income
18,793
15,830
Net (income) loss attributable to
non-controlling interests:
Non-controlling interest in the Operating
Partnership
(6,575
)
(5,670
)
Non-controlling interests in other
partnerships
—
1
Preferred unit distributions
(1,050
)
(1,050
)
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
11,168
$
9,111
Total weighted average shares
Basic
166,671
161,974
Diluted
270,251
267,003
Earnings per share attributable to
common stockholders
Basic and Diluted
$
0.07
$
0.06
Empire Start Realty Trust,
Inc.
Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(unaudited and amounts in
thousands, except per share data)
Year ended December
31,
2024
2023
Revenues
Rental revenue
$
614,596
$
597,319
Observatory revenue
136,377
129,366
Lease termination fees
4,771
—
Third-party management and other fees
1,170
1,351
Other revenue and fees
11,009
11,536
Total revenues
767,923
739,572
Operating expenses
Property operating expenses
179,175
167,324
Ground rent expenses
9,326
9,326
General and administrative expenses
70,234
63,939
Observatory expenses
36,834
35,265
Real estate taxes
128,826
127,101
Depreciation and amortization
184,818
189,911
Total operating expenses
609,213
592,866
Total operating income
158,710
146,706
Other income (expense):
Interest income
21,298
15,136
Interest expense
(105,239
)
(101,484
)
Interest expense associated with property
in receivership
(4,471
)
—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(553
)
—
Gain on disposition of properties
13,302
26,764
Income before income taxes
83,047
87,122
Income tax expense
(2,688
)
(2,715
)
Net income
80,359
84,407
Net income attributable to non-controlling
interests:
Non-controlling interest in the Operating
Partnership
(28,713
)
(31,094
)
Non-controlling interests in other
partnerships
(4
)
(68
)
Preferred unit distributions
(4,201
)
(4,201
)
Net income attributable to common
stockholders
$
47,441
$
49,044
Total weighted average shares
Basic
164,902
161,122
Diluted
269,019
265,633
Earnings per share attributable to
common stockholders
Basic
$
0.29
$
0.30
Diluted
$
0.28
$
0.30
Empire State Realty Trust,
Inc.
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 December
31,
2024
2023
Net income
$
18,793
$
15,830
Non-controlling interests in other
partnerships
—
1
Preferred unit distributions
(1,050
)
(1,050
)
Real estate depreciation and
amortization
44,386
48,548
(Gain) loss on disposition of
properties
(1,237
)
2,497
FFO attributable to common stockholders
and Operating Partnership units
60,892
65,826
Amortization of below-market ground
leases
1,958
1,958
Modified FFO attributable to common
stockholders and Operating Partnership units
62,850
67,784
Interest expense associated with property
in receivership
1,921
—
Core FFO attributable to common
stockholders and Operating Partnership units
$
64,771
$
67,784
Total weighted average shares and
Operating Partnership units
Basic
264,798
262,775
Diluted
270,251
267,003
FFO per share
Basic
$
0.23
$
0.25
Diluted
$
0.23
$
0.25
Modified FFO per share
Basic
$
0.24
$
0.26
Diluted
$
0.23
$
0.25
Core FFO per share
Basic
$
0.24
$
0.26
Diluted
$
0.24
$
0.25
Empire State Realty Trust,
Inc.
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)
Year ended December
31,
2024
2023
Net income
$
80,359
$
84,407
Non-controlling interests in other
partnerships
(4
)
(68
)
Preferred unit distributions
(4,201
)
(4,201
)
Real estate depreciation and
amortization
180,513
184,633
Gain on disposition of properties
(13,302
)
(26,764
)
FFO attributable to common stockholders
and Operating Partnership units
243,365
238,007
Amortization of below-market ground
leases
7,831
7,831
Modified FFO attributable to common
stockholders and Operating Partnership units
251,196
245,838
Interest expense associated with property
in receivership
4,471
—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
553
—
Core FFO attributable to common
stockholders and Operating Partnership units
$
256,220
$
245,838
Total weighted average shares and
Operating Partnership units
Basic
264,706
263,226
Diluted
269,019
265,633
FFO per share
Basic
$
0.92
$
0.90
Diluted
$
0.90
$
0.90
Modified FFO per share
Basic
$
0.95
$
0.93
Diluted
$
0.93
$
0.93
Core FFO per share
Basic
$
0.97
$
0.93
Diluted
$
0.95
$
0.93
Empire State Realty Trust,
Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(unaudited and amounts in
thousands)
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Commercial real estate properties, at
cost
$
3,786,653
$
3,655,192
Less: accumulated depreciation
(1,274,193
)
(1,250,062
)
Commercial real estate properties, net
2,512,460
2,405,130
Contract asset2
170,419
—
Cash and cash equivalents
385,465
346,620
Restricted cash
43,837
60,336
Tenant and other receivables
31,427
39,836
Deferred rent receivables
247,754
255,628
Prepaid expenses and other assets
101,852
98,167
Deferred costs, net
183,987
172,457
Acquired below market ground leases,
net
313,410
321,241
Right of use assets
28,197
28,439
Goodwill
491,479
491,479
Total assets
$
4,510,287
$
4,219,333
Liabilities and equity
Mortgage notes payable, net
$
692,176
$
877,388
Senior unsecured notes, net
1,197,061
973,872
Unsecured term loan facility, net
268,731
389,286
Unsecured revolving credit facility
120,000
—
Debt associated with property in
receivership
177,667
—
Accrued interest associated with property
in receivership
5,433
—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
132,016
99,756
Acquired below market leases, net
19,497
13,750
Ground lease liabilities
28,197
28,439
Deferred revenue and other liabilities
62,639
70,298
Tenants’ security deposits
24,908
35,499
Total liabilities
2,728,325
2,488,288
Total equity
1,781,962
1,731,045
Total liabilities and equity
$
4,510,287
$
4,219,333
2 This contract asset represents the
amount of obligation we expect to be released upon the final
resolution of the foreclosure process on First Stamford Place.
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