The future of sustainable cities and real estate. In it we cover topics including the most impactful projects of the Empire State’s $300M retrofit, new innovations in sustainability for buildings old and new, the importance of economic incentives and the incoming regulation putting pressure on the real estate industry globally.

Anthony Malkin is CEO of Empire State Reality Trust, Inc (NYSE:ESRT), a leading real estate investment trust which owns and operates office and retail properties throughout New York — most notable being the Empire State Building coined ‘The Worlds Most Famous Building’. Tony has transformed the 100 year old Empire State building into a shining example of energy efficiency and modernization, open sourcing their work to the world and advancing the cause of green buildings in partnership with others such as the Clinton Climate Initiative. Tony has led the development of standards for building energy efficiency and, amongst his many positions, is a member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York and member of Partnership for NYC’s Innovation. Tony is an intellectually forward and bold thinker, deep in innovation through personal investments in VC and the technology industry. A man of action, mission-driven by our green city future yet equipped with the business mind to make it economically viable and practical to achieve.

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