◎エンパイアステートビルがライトアップで旧正月祝う

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共同JBN 0109 （2014.1.30）

【ニューヨーク2014年1月30日PRN＝共同JBN】

＊世界で最も有名なオフィスビルが午年を祝賀する。

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.（エンパイアステート・リアルティー・トラスト社）（NYSE:ESRT）は30日、中国陰暦の新年を世界的に有名なタワーの祝賀照明と5番街のロビー窓の旧正月展示で祝うエンパイアステートビルの計画を発表した。

　（Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140129/NY53679）

2014年1月29日午前10時の祝祭の開始にあたり中国のニューヨーク総領事である孫国祥大使が照明式典の司会を務める。照明は1月30日から31日まで中国の伝統的な新年の花火と同じダイナミックな赤と金色のバーストで輝く。

またエンパイアステートビルは5番街ロビーで1月29日から窓の祝賀展示で午年を祝う。中国の有名なアーティスト／シンガーのGUO Feng（グオ・フォン）がカスタムデザインの窓を持ち、照明式典で自らのビジョンとディスプレーについて語る。北京から来た若いアーティストのグループがデザインしたほかの窓はこの祝日についてほぼ千年前に書かれた詩を説明する映像と美術工芸品の万華鏡を展示する。非常に美しい窓はこの季節の時間を超越した喜びを響かせ、祝賀の間、中国国民からニューヨークの人々への祝福のシンボルとなる。

中国では午（馬）は先頭に立つこと、走ることを意味する。馬は幸運と新たな冒険を人々の生活にもたらすと信じられている。旧正月は春節としても知られており、中国の年間最大の祝日であり、伝統的に祝賀は最低15日間続く。

また2014年は中国と米国の外交関係が1979年1月1日に樹立されてから35年にあたる。

1月30日と31日の午後6時から7時までエンパイアステートビルはベライゾンと提携して、#WhosGonnaWinスーパーボウル・キャンペーンのためにシアトル・シーホークスとデンバー・ブロンコスのカラーで照明する。ビルの旧正月照明はこの時間終了後に再開され、午前2時まで続く。

▽エンパイアステートビルについて

マンハッタン中心街にそびえ立つ高さ1454フィート（基部からアンテナまで）のエンパイアステートビルはEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc.が所有しており、「世界で最も有名なオフィスビル」である。エネルギー効率、インフラ、公共領域、アメニティーへの新たな投資によってエンパイアステートビルは世界のさまざまな業界分野から一級のテナントを引き寄せている。この摩天楼のしっかりした放送技術はニューヨーク・メトロポリタン市場の主要なテレビ局、FMラジオ局をサポートしている。エンパイアステートビルは米国建築家協会が行った調査で米国の好ましいビルに選ばれ、エンパイアステートビル展望台は地域でナンバーワンの観光地として世界で最も愛されるアトラクションの1つである。エンパイアステートビルについての詳しい情報は以下を参照。

www.esbnyc.com、

www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding、

@EmpireStateBldg（http://www.twitter.com/empirestatebldg）、

www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg、

www.youtube.com/esbnyc、

www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg/

▽Empire State Realty Trustについて

有力な不動産投資トラスト（REIT）のEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc.（NYSE: ESRT）は世界で最も有名なオフィスビルであるエンパイアステートビルを含め、マンハッタンと大ニューヨーク・メトロポリタン地域のオフィス、小口資産を所有、経営、運用、買収、リポジションしている。ニューヨーク州ニューヨークに本社を置く同社のオフィス、小口ポートフォリオは2013年9月30日現在で賃貸用面積が840万平方フィートに上り、このうち780万平方フィートは12のオフィス資産（マンハッタンに7、コネティカット州フェアフィールド郡に3、ニューヨーク州ウエストチェスター郡に2）で、約64万5000平方フィートが小口ポートフォリオである。また同社はコネティカット州スタンフォードに土地を所有し、約38万平方フィートの賃貸用オフィスビルとガレージの開発をサポートするトランスポーテーション・センターを持ち、賃貸用オフィス面積が約150万平方フィートで、ビルの基底部に約15万平方フィートの小口スペースがある2つのマンハッタンのオフィス資産を買収するオプションを取得している。

▽報道関係問い合わせ先

Matthew Frappier, Edelman

+1-212-277-3786

Matthew.Frappier@Edelman.com

ソース：Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

Empire State Realty Trust To Celebrate The Chinese Lunar New Year With Special Empire State Building Tower Lighting And Festive Windows

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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    -- World's Most Famous Office Building Commemorates Year of the Horse

    Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today announced the Empire

State Building's plans to honor the Chinese Lunar New Year with a celebratory

lighting of its world-famous tower lights and a special Lunar New Year

exhibition in its Fifth Avenue lobby windows.

    (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140129/NY53679)

    To kick-off the festivities, Ambassador Sun Guoxiang, Consul General of the

People's Republic of China in New York, will preside over a lighting ceremony

on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 10 a.m. The lights will shine in dynamic

red-and-gold bursts to simulate traditional Chinese Lunar New Year fireworks

from Thursday, January 30 through Friday, January 31, 2014.

    The Empire State Building will also commemorate the Year of the Horse with

a festive window exhibition opening on January 29, 2014, in the building's

Fifth Avenue lobby. Renowned Chinese artist/singer GUO Feng has custom-designed

one of the windows, and will speak about his vision and display during the

lighting ceremony. The additional windows, which were designed by an array of

young artists from Beijing, will feature a kaleidoscope of images and artwork

illustrating a poem written nearly 1,000 years ago about the holiday. The

exquisite windows echo the timeless joy of the season and symbolize a blessing

from the people of China to the people of New York during the celebration.

    In China, the horse signifies pioneering and galloping. It is believed to

have the power of bringing good luck and new adventures to people's lives. The

Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the biggest

Chinese celebration of the year and festivities traditionally continue for at

least 15 days.

    2014 also marks the 35th anniversary of China-US diplomatic relations which

were established on January 1, 1979.

    On Thursday, January 30, and Friday, January 31, from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. the

Empire State Building in partnership with Verizon will light in the colors of

the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos for its #WhosGonnaWin Super Bowl

campaign. The Lunar New Year lights will resume at the conclusion of the hour

and remain on the building until 2 a.m.

    About the Empire State Building

    Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna), the

Empire State Building, owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., is the

"World's Most Famous Office Building." With new investments in energy

efficiency, infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the Empire State

Building has attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse array of industries from

around the world. The skyscraper's robust broadcasting technology supports all

major television and FM radio stations in the New York metropolitan market. The

Empire State Building was named America's favorite building in a poll conducted

by the American Institute of Architects, and the Empire State Building

Observatory is one of the world's most beloved attractions as the region's #1

tourist destination. For more information on the Empire State Building, please

visit www.esbnyc.com, www.facebook.com/empirestatebuilding, @EmpireStateBldg

(http://www.twitter.com/empirestatebldg), www.instagram.com/empirestatebldg,

www.youtube.com/esbnyc or www.pinterest.com/empirestatebldg/.

    About Empire State Realty Trust

    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 office

building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company's office and retail

portfolio covers 8.4 million rentable square feet, as of September 30, 2013,

consisting of 7.8 million rentable square feet in 12 office properties,

including seven in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in

Westchester County, New York; and approximately 645,000 rentable square feet in

the retail portfolio. The Company also owns land at the Stamford, Connecticut

Transportation Center that supports the development of an approximately 380,000

rentable square foot office building and garage and has an option to acquire

two additional Manhattan office properties encompassing approximately 1.5

million rentable square feet of office space and over 150,000 rentable square

feet of retail space at the base of the buildings.

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statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects,"

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forma," "estimates," "contemplates," "aims," "continues," "would" or

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phrases. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and

future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the

forward-looking statements: the factors included in the Company's prospectus

relating to the initial public offering, including those set forth under the

headings "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business and Properties." While

forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, they are

not guarantees of future performance. The Company disclaims any obligation to

publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in

underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future

events or other changes after the date of this press release, except as

required by applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors

that could impact the Company's future results, performance or transactions,

see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the prospectus relating to the

initial public offering, and other risks described in documents subsequently

filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange

Commission. Prospective investors should not place undue reliance on any

forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently

available to the Company (or to third parties making the forward-looking

statements).

    Media Contacts:

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    +1-212-277-3786

    Matthew.Frappier@Edelman.com

    SOURCE: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.