The Empire State Building? It's a Family Business

Malkin isn't into icons for icons' sake Kristine Larsen
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Anthony Malkin manages perhaps the most famous piece of real estate in the world: the Empire State Building. His family, which owns some 14 million square feet of property, supervises the iconic skyscraper. (The family co-owns the building with the Helmsley estate.) The 46-year-old Malkin spoke with Staff Writer Amy S. Choi about joining the fourth-generation family business, why he's not buying real estate, and what it's like to work with a piece of history. Here are edited excerpts of their conversation.

Q: When did you join the family business?