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Description of Business and Organization (Details) ft² in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 ft² office_and_property parcel
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 10.1
Empire state realty OP | Empire state realty trust |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
OP units owned by the Company (as a percent) | 60.70%
Office Building |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 9.4
Number of properties | office_and_property | 14
Office Building | Manhattan |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 7.6
Number of properties | office_and_property | 9
Office Building | Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 1.8
Number of properties | office_and_property | 5
Development Parcel |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Number of properties | parcel | 3
Retail Site | Manhattan and Westport, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 0.2
Retail Site | Manhattan |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 0.5
Number of properties | office_and_property | 4
Retail Site | Westport, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Number of properties | office_and_property | 2
Other Property | Stamford, Connecticut |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |
Area of real estate property (in square feet) | 0.4

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