Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 10-K 2019 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, President, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to his knowledge that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 28, 2020	By: /s/ John B. Kessler
	John B. Kessler
	President, Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial Officer