US-EMPIRE STATE BUILDING-FILES

(FILES)The Empire State Building is seen in this August 26, 2010 file photo in New York. Investors will soon be able to own a piece of one of New York's greatest views, as the owners of the Empire State Building filed February 13, 2012 to list it on the New York Stock Exchange. Manhattan's most famous landmark, which reigned as the world's tallest for more than four decades, is included among New York properties included in a new real estate investment trust being floated to investors. The Malkin family that owns the tower filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission saying they hoped to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public offering for the company, Empire State Realty Trust.AFP PHOTO/Stan Honda (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)