FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Qatar Investment Authority 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. [ESRT] (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 23224 OOREDOO TOWER, DIPLOMATIC AREA STREET, WEST BAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DOHA, S3 QATAR 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 29,610,854 I See Footnote (1)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Qatar Investment Authority P.O. BOX 23224 OOREDOO TOWER DIPLOMATIC AREA STREET, WEST BAY DOHA, S3 QATAR	Â	  X	Â	Â
Q REIT Holding LLC P.O. BOX 23224 OOREDOO TOWER DIPLOMATIC AREA STREET, WEST BAY DOHA, S3 S3	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Ian Kellow, as Head of Compliance of Qatar Investment Authority		09/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Ian Kellow, as Head of Compliance of Q REIT Holding LLC		09/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The shares of Class A Common Stock are directly owned by Q REIT Holding LLC. Qatar Investment Authority, as the sole member of Q REIT Holding LLC, may be deemed a beneficial owner of the shares of Class A Common Stock owned directly by Q REIT Holding LLC. Each of Q REIT Holding LLC and Qatar Investment Authority disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock reported herein, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein.
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