Hotel Feasibility Study in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about hotel and motel lending in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy: hotel and motel lending
Within Albany-Schenectady-Troy, over FY2017 to FY2026, SBA's records hold 27 hotel and motel loans, adding up to $62.3 million in gross approvals. Inside Albany-Schenectady-Troy, hotel and motel lending ranks 6 of 39 against every other class here, while Albany-Schenectady-Troy sits at 86 of 807 across all metro and micro areas by hotel and motel loan count. Albany-Schenectady-Troy's 0.90x location quotient gives hotel and motel less weight locally. The median loan in Albany-Schenectady-Troy comes to $2.3 million. The inner half of Albany-Schenectady-Troy loans stretches from $1.3 million to $3.2 million, and the median stands at a 1.05x multiple of the national class median. Albany-Schenectady-Troy hotel loans are large and close to the national class: a median of $2.3 million at 1.05x, with the middle half from $1.3 million to $3.2 million and a franchise share of 51.9%. Empire State Certified Development Corporation holds 12 SBA 504 loans worth $27.8 million, and SBA 504 is nearly as common as SBA 7(a) in the cell. Albany County has 12 of the loans and Saratoga County 7.
By program in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, SBA 7(a) accounts for 15 loans and SBA 504 for 12. Franchised units make up 51.9% of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy loan count. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy lender tables show that Empire State Certified Development Corporation is the holder of 12 SBA 504 loans, $27.8 million in all. Albany-Schenectady-Troy's lender rows record today's holders only. Albany-Schenectady-Troy applicants get no signal of bank standards here. Across counties: Albany County, NY has 12 loans; Saratoga County, NY has 7 loans.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy: years, floors and limits
For Albany-Schenectady-Troy, only some years can be printed: FY2025 shows 6 loans valued at $13.0 million; FY2026 records 5 loans worth $14.4 million. In FY2021, Albany-Schenectady-Troy shows 0 loans and $0. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy years not shown: FY2017 to FY2020 and FY2022 to FY2024. Albany-Schenectady-Troy's withheld years are never zeros. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy cancellation rate: not published, fewer than 30 loans. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy charge-off rate: withheld, under 30 loans. Albany-Schenectady-Troy uses Loan Analytics' own minimum. Albany-Schenectady-Troy has a short FY2017 to FY2021 cohort. Albany-Schenectady-Troy follows the July 2023 list. Albany-Schenectady-Troy admits a loan solely by its county. Albany-Schenectady-Troy leaves out unmatched loans. A single code covers all Albany-Schenectady-Troy lodging. Albany-Schenectady-Troy cannot separate limited-service from full-service. Albany-Schenectady-Troy hotels and motels share a single code.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy: what to test
In Albany a hotel study should identify the brand, the rate and occupancy the rooms must reach, and the construction or renovation per room for a loan near $2.3 million. The study should say which lodging competes in the county of the site, Albany or Saratoga. FY2025 and FY2026 each show volume, 6 loans worth $13.0 million and 5 loans worth $14.4 million, after FY2021 shows 0, so show cash flow at a cautious level. The appraisal values the operating hotel.
SBA hotel and motel loans in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $62.3 million |
| Median loan | $2.3 million |
| Middle half of loans, from | $1.3 million |
| Middle half of loans, to | $3.2 million |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 15 |
| SBA 504 loans | 12 |
| Franchise share of loans | 51.9% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas for hotel and motel loans | 86 of 807 |
| Rank of hotel and motel among the classes in this area | 6 of 39 |
| Location quotient (share of loans against the national share) | 0.90x |
| Median loan against the national median for the class | 1.05x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | not reported: fewer than 30 loans in the cohort |
|---|---|
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | withheld |
Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.
SBA hotel and motel loans approved in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2018 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2019 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2020 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2021 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2022 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2023 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2024 | withheld | withheld |
| FY2025 | 6 | $13.0 million |
| FY2026 | 5 | $14.4 million |
Most active SBA lenders
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Empire State Certified Development Corporation | 12 | $27.8 million |
Lenders with 5 or more loans here; a lender with fewer is not listed, and loans SBA or a receiver holds are counted but never listed as a lender.
Where the loans are, by county
| County | Loans |
|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | 12 |
| Saratoga County, NY | 7 |
Counties with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are not listed.
Metro is the CBSA (metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area) of the loan's project county, July 2023 delineation (OMB Bulletin 23-01). The county is matched by name (manifests/ld2/county-cbsa-map.csv); a loan whose county cannot be placed in a 2023 CBSA is left out of every metro.
One code for hotels and motels; limited service and full service cannot be separated.
Shared code: Hotels and motels share 721110.
A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; areas from the U.S. Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01); Loan Analytics metro cell MA-10580-C07.
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