Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:
Land	$ 336,278	$ 201,196
Development costs	8,131	7,966
Building and improvements	3,156,508	2,924,804
Commercial real estate properties, at cost, gross	3,500,917	3,133,966
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,072,938)	(941,612)
Commercial real estate properties, net	2,427,979	2,192,354
Cash and cash equivalents	423,695	526,714
Restricted cash	50,943	41,225
Tenant and other receivables	18,647	21,541
Deferred rent receivables	224,922	222,508
Prepaid expenses and other assets	76,549	77,182
Deferred costs, net	202,437	203,853
Acquired below market ground leases, net	336,904	344,735
Right of use assets	28,892	29,104
Goodwill	491,479	491,479
Total assets	4,282,447	4,150,695
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net	948,769	775,929
Senior unsecured notes, net	973,373	973,159
Unsecured term loan facilities, net	388,223	387,561
Long-term Line of Credit	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	120,810	103,203
Acquired below market leases, net	24,941	31,705
Ground lease liabilities	28,892	29,104
Deferred revenue and other liabilities	84,358	88,319
Tenants’ security deposits	28,749	30,408
Total liabilities	2,598,115	2,419,388
Commitments and contingencies
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,150,884	1,147,527
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,848)	(28,320)
Retained deficit	(133,610)	(65,673)
Total Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.'s stockholders' equity	998,128	1,055,249
Non-controlling interests in operating partnership	643,012	646,118
Non-controlling interests in other partnerships	13,252	0
Private perpetual preferred units:
Total equity	1,684,332	1,731,307
Total liabilities and equity	4,282,447	4,150,695
Class A Common Stock
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common stock	1,692	1,705
Class B Common Stock
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common stock	10	10
Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2019
Private perpetual preferred units:
Private perpetual preferred units	21,936	21,936
Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2014
Private perpetual preferred units:
Private perpetual preferred units	$ 8,004	$ 8,004