Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 12.2

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

    (Unaudited)

	The Company														The Predecessor
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017			Years Ended December 31,									October 7, through December 31, 2013		January 1, through October 6, 2013			Year Ended December 31, 2012
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.				2016			2015			2014
Earnings:
Income (loss ) from continuing operations	$	52,592		$	113,396		$	83,877		$	74,865		$	192,306	$	(37,232	)	$	48,643
Interest and debt expense		35,769			72,247			68,592			67,556			13,406		51,501			55,494
Preferred unit distributions		(468	)		(936	)		(936	)		(476	)		—		—			—
Earnings - Numerator	$	87,893		$	184,707		$	151,533		$	141,945		$	205,712	$	14,269		$	104,137
Interest and debt expense	$	35,769		$	72,247		$	68,592		$	67,556		$	13,406	$	51,501		$	55,494
Preferred unit distributions		468			936			936			476			—		—			—
Fixed charges - Denominator	$	36,237		$	73,183		$	69,528		$	68,032		$	13,406	$	51,501		$	55,494
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.43			2.52			2.18			2.09			15.34		*			1.88

* Earnings (as defined below) were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $37,232,000 for the period ended January 1, 2013 through October 6, 2013.

Earnings have been calculated by adding fixed charges to income from continuing operations before adjustment for equity in net income of non-controlled entities plus distributions from non-controlled entities. Fixed charges consist of interest and debt expense. For Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., for all periods, we computed the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges and preferred unit distributions. For Empire State Realty OP, L.P., for all periods, we computed the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges.