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NAICS 531120 · Real Estate
SBA loans for lessors of nonresidential buildings
3,432 SBA loans worth $2.91B have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #72 most-financed NAICS code in the country.
Median loan
$515,000
+186% vs all industries
Typical range
$113K-$2.0M
Middle 80%
Median rate
5.75%
7(a) initial note rate
Median term
25 yr
Charge-off rate
2.4%
vs 7.6% all industries
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Most active in this industry
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 304 | $324.1M | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 108 | $101.7M | |
| Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC | 55 | $88.6M | |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 48 | $79.2M | |
| Byline Bank | 59 | $79.1M | |
| U.S. Bank | 59 | $71.8M | |
| The Bancorp Bank | 31 | $52.4M | |
| Columbia Bank | 61 | $45.4M | |
| Celtic Bank Corporation | 34 | $42.5M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 72 | $41.8M |
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
36% of the SBA loans approved in lessors of nonresidential buildings since FY2010 were under $350,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.
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Approvals by fiscal year
Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.
Loan sizes
- Under $50K3%
- $50K - $150K11%
- $150K - $350K22%
- $350K - $1M36%
- $1M - $2M18%
- Over $2M11%
Franchise brands in Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings
| Franchise brand | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture X | 10 | $14.5M | |
| Office Evolution | 9 | $6.0M | |
| Salons by JC | 9 | $5.9M | |
| Grease Monkey | 4 | $2.7M | |
| Primrose Schools | 4 | $15.9M | |
| Jimmy John's | 4 | $2.9M | |
| Wendy's | 3 | $5.3M | |
| Subway | 3 | $377K | |
| Bee Hive Homes | 3 | $4.2M | |
| Cole Distributing Company, LLC Wholesale Fuel Supply Agreement | 3 | $2.2M |
Brands with the most SBA loans recorded under this NAICS code, among brands with at least 10 loans in the file.
Nearby
Other real estate industries
Common questions
- How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a lessors of nonresidential buildings business?
- The median SBA approval in NAICS 531120 is $515,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $113,000 and $2,028,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
- Which lenders are most active in lessors of nonresidential buildings?
- By dollars approved: Enterprise Bank & Trust, Wells Fargo Bank, Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Byline Bank. A lender's experience in your NAICS code matters - underwriters who have seen a hundred deals like yours ask better questions and move faster.
- Is lessors of nonresidential buildings considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
- Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 2.4% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is below average, which generally makes lenders more comfortable with the sector.
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