NAICS 531120:
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as lessors of buildings (except miniwarehouses and self-storage units) that are not used as residences or dwellings. Included in this industry are: (1) owner-lessors of nonresidential buildings; (2) establishments renting real estate and then acting as lessors in subleasing it to others; and (3) establishments providing full service office space, whether on a lease or service contract basis. The establishments in this industry may manage the property themselves or have another establishment manage it for them.
Shared workspace provisionAuditorium rental or leasingDance hall rental or leasing+5 examples
Matching SIC code: 6512 Operators of Nonresidential Buildings (also 6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts)
Where it sits
- 53Real Estate and Rental and LeasingSector
- 531Real EstateSubsector
- 5311Lessors of Real EstateIndustry group
- 53112Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)NAICS industry
- 531120Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)National industry
Largest companies with NAICS 531120
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WeWorkwework.com | New York, US | 5.5K |
| 2 |  Brookfield Propertiesbrookfieldproperties.com | New York, US | 4.8K |
| 3 |  Simon Property Groupsimon.com | Indianapolis, US | 3.9K |
| 4 |  Prologisprologis.com | San Francisco, US | 3.8K |
| 5 |  Irvine Companyirvinecompany.com | Newport Beach, US | 3.7K |
| 6 |  Related Companiesrelated.com | New York, US | 2.7K |
| 7 |  Tishman Speyertishmanspeyer.com | New York, US | 1.9K |
| 8 |  Macerichmacerich.com | Santa Monica, US | 1.4K |
| 9 |  Link Logisticslinklogistics.com | New York, US | 1.3K |
| 10 |  Howard Hughes Communitieshowardhughes.com | Spring, US | 1.3K |
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Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 531312Nonresidential Property ManagersManaging nonresidential real estate for others
- 56143Business Service CentersProviding a range of office support services, such as mailbox rental, other postal and mailing (except direct mail advertising) services, document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services or on-site personal computer rental, that are not providing office space
- 711310Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with FacilitiesManaging and operating arenas, stadiums, theaters, or other related facilities and promoting and organizing performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events at those facilities
- 4931Warehousing and StorageOperating public and contract warehousing and storage facilities (except self-storage)
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Code titles, definitions, examples and SIC matches: NAICS 2022 and the Census concordances, US Census Bureau. Company counts and lists: Crustdata, companies with a website, each by its primary code, updated weekly. Employee counts are estimates.