<P> Leona Helmsley's remaining share in the building was bought by Peter Malkin's company in 2006 . In 2008 the building was temporarily "stolen" by the New York Daily News to show how easy it was to transfer the deed on a property, since city clerks were not required to validate the submitted information, as well as to help demonstrate how fraudulent deeds could be used to obtain large mortgages and then have individuals disappear with the money . The paperwork submitted to the city included the names of Fay Wray, the famous star of King Kong, and Willie Sutton, a notorious New York bank robber . The newspaper then transferred the deed back over to the legitimate owners, who at that time were Empire State Land Associates . </P> <P> The building's public areas received a $550 million renovation in 2009 (see § Major renovations). The building received new air conditioning, waterproofing, a renovated observation deck and lobby, and a relocated 80th - floor gift shop . This included $120 million of energy efficient upgrades, which allowed the building to receive a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating in September 2011 . The new One World Trade Center surpassed the Empire State Building as the tallest LEED - certified building when it opened in 2014 . </P> <P> As of 2014 the building is owned by the Empire State Realty Trust with Anthony Malkin as Chairman, CEO, and President . Details on the trust's profits are scarce, but it is known that significantly more revenue was earned from tourism than from leasing the office space in 2011 . In August 2016, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) obtained a 10% share in the Empire State Building through a $622 million investment in the Empire State Realty Trust . The trust's president John Kessler called it an "endorsement of the company's irreplaceable assets". The investment has been described by the real - estate magazine The Real Deal as "an unusual move for a sovereign wealth fund", as these funds typically buy direct stakes in buildings rather than real estate companies . Other foreign entities that have a stake in the Empire State Building include investors from Norway, Japan, and Australia . </P> <P> The height of the Empire State Building, to its 102nd floor, is 1,250 ft (381 m), 1,453 feet 8 ⁄ inches (443.092 m) including its 203 ft (61.9 m) pinnacle . The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space representing a total of 2,158,000 sq ft (200,500 m) of rentable space . It has an indoor and outdoor observation deck on the 86th floor, the highest floor within the actual tower . The remaining 16 stories are part of the Art Deco spire, which is capped by an observatory on the 102nd - floor . The spire is hollow with no floors between levels 86 and 102 . Atop the tower is the 203 ft (61.9 m) pinnacle, much of which is covered by broadcast antennas, and surmounted with a lightning rod . </P>

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