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 10.0 million rentable square feet, as of june 30, 2015, consisting of 9.3 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 720,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.