Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Keltner Thomas N.
 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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017
(Street)


NEW YORK, NY 10120		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Operating Partnership Units (1)   11/17/2017   G   1,000 (2) 10/07/2014   (1) Class A Common Stock
1,000
$ 0 151,402
I
See Footnote (3)
Operating Partnership Units (1)   11/17/2017   G   1,000 (2) 10/07/2014   (1) Class A Common Stock
1,000
$ 0 150,402
I
See Footnote (3)
Operating Partnership Units (1)   11/17/2017   G   1,000 (2) 10/07/2014   (1) Class A Common Stock
1,000
$ 0 149,402
I
See Footnote (3)
Operating Partnership Units (1)   11/17/2017   G   1,000 (2) 10/07/2014   (1) Class A Common Stock
1,000
$ 0 148,402
I
See Footnote (3)
Operating Partnership Units (1)             10/07/2014   (1) Class A Common Stock
328,717
  328,717
I
See Footnote (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Keltner Thomas N.
C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10120		       EVP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.  

Signatures

/s/ Debra E. Levin, Attorney-in-Fact 02/14/2018
**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) Represents units of limited partnership interests ("OP Units") of Empire State Realty OP, L.P., of which the Issuer is the sole general partner. OP Units are redeemable by the holder for shares of 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 right to redeem OP Units does not have an expiration date.
(2) Gift of OP Units to daughters and grandchildren, who do not share the reporting person's household.
(3) OP units held indirectly by the Thomas N. Keltner, Jr. Revocable Trust dtd February 23, 2008, for which the reporting person is trustee.
(4) Held by the Paula S. Keltner Revocable Trust dtd March 1, 2008, for which the reporting person's wife is the trustee.

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