424H 1 n2381-x6_424h.htm PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

    FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(h)
    REGISTRATION FILE NO.: 333-226082-09
     

  

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

This preliminary prospectus, dated December 11, 2020, may be amended or completed prior to time of sale

 

PROSPECTUS

 

$685,684,000 (Approximate)

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2

(Central Index Key Number 0001833522)

as Issuing Entity

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II

(Central Index Key Number 0001004158)

as Depositor

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

(Central Index Key Number 0001541502)

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

(Central Index Key Number 0001701238)

Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC

(Central Index Key Number 0001548405)

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC

(Central Index Key Number 0001624053)

Societe Generale Financial Corporation

(Central Index Key Number 0001755531)

as Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-GSA2

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II is offering certain classes of the Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-GSA2 consisting of the certificate classes identified in the table below. The certificates being offered by this prospectus (and the non-offered Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class RR, Class S and Class R certificates) and the RR interest represent the ownership interests in the issuing entity, which will be a New York common law trust named GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2. The assets of the issuing entity will primarily consist of a pool of fixed rate commercial mortgage loans, which are generally the sole source of payment on the certificates and the RR interest. Credit enhancement will be provided solely by certain classes of subordinate certificates that will be subordinate to certain classes of senior certificates as described under “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”. Each class of certificates and the RR interest will be entitled to receive monthly distributions of interest and/or principal on the 4th business day following the 6th day of each month (or if the 6th day is not a business day, the next business day), commencing in January 2021. The rated final distribution date for the offered certificates is the distribution date in December 2053.

 

Class

Approximate Initial Certificate
Balance or
Notional Amount(1)

Approximate Initial
Pass-Through
Rate

Pass-Through
Rate
Description

Assumed
Final
Distribution
Date(2)

Class A-1 $17,052,000 [___]% (3) March 2025
Class A-2 $10,429,000 [___]% (3) March 2025
Class A-3 $13,754,000 [___]% (3) December 2027
Class A-4 (4) [___]% (3) (4)
Class A-5 (4) [___]% (3) (4)
Class A-AB $32,358,000 [___]% (3) June 2029
Class X-A $612,360,000(5) [___]% Variable IO(6) December 2030
Class X-B $73,324,000(5) [___]% Variable IO(6) January 2031
Class A-S $57,471,000 [___]% (3) December 2030
Class B $35,671,000 [___]% (3) December 2030
Class C $37,653,000 [___]% (3) January 2031

 

(Footnotes on table on pages 3-5)

 

 

You should carefully consider the summary of risk factors and the risk factors beginning on page 61 and page 63, respectively, of this prospectus.

 

None of the certificates, the RR interest or the mortgage loans are insured or guaranteed by any governmental agency, instrumentality or private issuer or any other person or entity.

 

The certificates and the RR interest will represent interests in the issuing entity only. They will not represent interests in or obligations of the sponsors, depositor, any of their affiliates or any other entity.

 

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators have not approved or disapproved of the offered certificates or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II will not list the offered certificates on any securities exchange or on any automated quotation system of any securities association.

 

The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (both as defined in this prospectus).

 

The underwriters, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC, will purchase the offered certificates from GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II and will offer them to the public at negotiated prices, plus, in certain cases, accrued interest, determined at the time of sale. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC are acting as co-lead managers and joint bookrunners in the following manner: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 57.3% of each class of offered certificates, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 32.7% of each class of offered certificates and SG Americas Securities, LLC is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 10.0% of each class of offered certificates.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the offered certificates to purchasers in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company in the United States and Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg and Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System, in Europe, against payment in New York, New York on or about December 29, 2020. We expect to receive from this offering approximately [__]% of the initial aggregate principal balance of the offered certificates, plus accrued interest from December 1, 2020, before deducting expenses payable by us.

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Société Générale Citigroup
Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

 

December    , 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Certificates and VRR Interest

 

Class

Approximate
Initial Certificate
Balance or
Notional
Amount(1)

Approximate
Initial Credit
Support(7)

Approximate
Initial Pass-
Through Rate

Pass-Through
Rate
Description

Assumed
Final
Distribution
Date(2)

Weighted
Average Life (Years)(8)

Principal
Window(8)

Offered Certificates
Class A-1 $17,052,000 30.000% [__]% (3) March 2025 2.40 01/21 – 03/25
Class A-2 $10,429,000 30.000% [__]% (3) March 2025 4.20 03/25 – 03/25
Class A-3 $13,754,000 30.000% [__]% (3) December 2027 6.93 11/27 – 12/27
Class A-4 (4) 30.000% [__]% (3) (4) (4) (4)
Class A-5 (4) 30.000% [__]% (3) (4) (4) (4)
Class A-AB $32,358,000 30.000% [__]% (3) June 2029 6.41 03/25 – 06/29
Class X-A $612,360,000(5) NAP [__]% Variable IO(6) December 2030 NAP NAP
Class X-B $73,324,000(5) NAP [__]% Variable IO(6) January 2031 NAP NAP
Class A-S $57,471,000 22.750% [__]% (3) December 2030 9.95 12/30 – 12/30
Class B $35,671,000 18.250% [__]% (3) December 2030 9.95 12/30 – 12/30
Class C $37,653,000 13.500% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.00 12/30 – 01/31
               
Non-Offered Certificates            
Class D $26,754,000 10.125% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.03 01/31 – 01/31
Class X-D $46,571,000(5) NAP [__]% Variable IO(6) January 2031 NAP NAP
Class E $19,817,000 7.625% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.03 01/31 – 01/31
Class F(9) $19,818,000 5.125% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.03 01/31 – 01/31
Class G-RR(9) $7,927,000 4.125% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.03 01/31 – 01/31
Class H-RR(9) $32,699,123 0.000% [__]% (3) January 2031 10.03 01/31 – 01/31
Class S(10) NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
Class R(11) NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP

 

 

(1)Approximate, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The notional amount of each class of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates (collectively the “Class X certificates”) is subject to change depending upon the final pricing of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates (collectively, the “principal balance certificates” and, together with the Class X and Class S certificates, the “non-VRR certificates”), as follows: (1) if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of any class of principal balance certificates whose certificate balance comprises such notional amount is equal to the weighted average of the net mortgage rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), the certificate balance of such class of principal balance certificates may not be part of, and reduce accordingly, such notional amount of the related Class X certificates (or, if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of the related Class X certificates is equal to zero, such Class X certificates may not be issued on the closing date), and/or (2) if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of any class of principal balance certificates that does not comprise such notional amount of the related Class X certificates is less than the weighted average of the net mortgage rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), such class of principal balance certificates may become a part of, and increase accordingly, such notional amount of the related Class X certificates. In addition, the certificate balance of each class of principal balance certificates (and correspondingly, the initial notional amount of each class of Class X certificates) is subject to change as described in footnote (2) under the table titled “VRR Interest Summary” below.

 

(2)The assumed final distribution dates set forth in this prospectus have been determined on the basis of the assumptions described in “Description of the Certificates—Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date”.

 

(3)The pass-through rates of each class of principal balance certificates for each distribution date will generally be a per annum rate equal to one of (i) a fixed rate, (ii) the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs, (iii) the lesser of a specified pass-through rate and the rate described in clause (ii), or (iv) the rate described in clause (ii) less a specified percentage.

 

(4)The exact initial certificate balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are unknown and will be determined based on the final pricing of those classes of certificates. However, the respective initial certificate balances, assumed final distribution dates, weighted average lives and principal windows of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are expected to be within the applicable ranges reflected in the following chart. The initial aggregate certificate balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates is expected to be approximately $481,296,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

Class of Certificates

Expected Range of Initial
Certificate Balance

Expected Range of Assumed
Final Distribution Date

Expected Range of Weighted Average
Life (Years)

Expected Range of
Principal Window

Class A-4 $0 – $200,000,000 NAP – March 2030 NAP – 9.08 NAP / 06/29 – 03/30
Class A-5 $281,296,000 – $481,296,000 December 2030 9.83 – 9.52 03/30 – 12/30 / 06/29 – 12/30

 

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(5)The Class X certificates will not have certificate balances and will not be entitled to receive distributions of principal. Interest will accrue on each of the Class X certificates at its respective pass-through rate based upon its respective notional amount. The notional amount of each Class of the Class X certificates will be equal to the aggregate certificate balances of the related class(es) of certificates (the “related Class X class”) indicated below:

 

Class

Related Class X Class(es)

Class X-A Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates
Class X-B Class B and Class C certificates
Class X-D Class D and Class E certificates

 

(6)The pass-through rate of each Class of the Class X certificates for any distribution date will equal the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs, over (ii) the pass-through rate (or the weighted average of the pass-through rates, if applicable) of the related Class X class(es) for that distribution date. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates”.

 

(7)The initial credit support percentages set forth for the certificates are approximate and, for the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, are represented in the aggregate. The approximate initial credit support percentages shown in the table above do not take into account the VRR interest. However, losses incurred on the mortgage loans will be allocated between the VRR interest and the principal balance certificates, pro rata in accordance with their respective outstanding balances. See “Credit Risk Retention” and “Description of the Certificates”.

 

(8)The weighted average life and period during which distributions of principal would be received as set forth in the foregoing table with respect to each class of certificates having a certificate balance are based on the assumptions set forth under “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Weighted Average Life” and on the assumptions that there are no prepayments, modifications or losses in respect of the mortgage loans or whole loans and that there are no extensions or forbearances of maturity dates or anticipated repayment dates of the mortgage loans or whole loans.

 

(9)The initial certificate balance of each of the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates is subject to change based on final pricing of all non-VRR certificates and the final determination of the amounts of the Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates (collectively, the “HRR certificates”) that will be retained by the retaining third-party purchaser and the final determination of the amount of the VRR interest that will be retained as described under “Credit Risk Retention” to satisfy the U.S. risk retention requirements of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, as retaining sponsor. For more information regarding the methodology and key inputs and assumptions used to determine the sizing of the HRR certificates, see “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

(10)The Class S certificates will not have a certificate balance, notional amount, pass-through rate, rating or assumed final distribution date. Excess interest accruing after the related anticipated repayment date on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date will, to the extent collected, be allocated to the Class S certificates and the VRR interest, as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Excess Interest”. The Class S certificates will not be entitled to distributions in respect of principal or interest other than excess interest. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—ARD Loan”.

 

(11)The Class R certificates will not have a certificate balance, notional amount, pass-through rate, rating or rated final distribution date. The Class R certificates will represent the residual interests in each of four separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”), as further described in this prospectus. The Class R certificates will not be entitled to distributions of principal or interest.

 

VRR Interest Summary

 

Non-Offered Eligible
Vertical Interests(1)

Approximate
Initial VRR
Interest
Balance(2)

Approximate Initial
VRR Interest Rate

VRR Interest
Rate Description

Assumed Final Distribution
Date(3)

Weighted Average
Life (Yrs.)(4)

Principal Window(4)

RR Interest $22,622,314 [__]% (5) January 2031 9.27 01/21 – 01/31
Class RR Certificates $11,009,350 [__]% (5) January 2031 9.27 01/21 – 01/31

 

(1)Each of the Class RR certificates and the RR interest will constitute an “eligible vertical interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) and is expected to be acquired and retained by the applicable sponsors (or their “majority-owned affiliates”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) as described under “Credit Risk Retention”. The Class RR certificates and the RR interest collectively comprise the “VRR interest”. The VRR interest represents the right to receive a specified percentage (to be determined as described in footnote (2) below) of all amounts collected on the mortgage loans (net of all expenses of the issuing entity) that are available for distribution to the certificates and the RR interest on each distribution date, as further described under “Credit Risk Retention”. The owner of the RR interest is referred to in this prospectus as the “RR interest owner” and the RR interest owner and the holders of the Class RR certificates (the “Class RR certificateholders”) are referred to collectively in this prospectus as the “VRR interest owners”.

(2)The initial aggregate VRR interest balance is subject to change depending on the final pricing of all non-VRR certificates and the final determination of the amount of the HRR certificates that will be retained by the retaining third-party purchaser and the final determination of the amount of the VRR interest that will be retained as described under “Credit Risk Retention” to satisfy the U.S. risk retention requirements of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, as retaining sponsor. If the initial VRR interest balance is reduced, the initial certificate balance of each class of principal balance certificates (and correspondingly, the initial notional amount of each class of Class X certificates) will be increased on a pro rata basis (based on the initial certificate balance set forth in the table above) in an aggregate amount equal to such reduction in the initial VRR interest balance. If the initial VRR interest balance is increased, the initial certificate balance of each class of principal balance certificates (and correspondingly, the initial notional amount of each class of Class X certificates) will be decreased on a pro rata basis (based on the initial certificate balance set forth in the table above) in an aggregate amount equal to such increase in the initial VRR interest balance. For a further description, see “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

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(3)The assumed final distribution dates set forth in this prospectus have been determined on the basis of the assumptions described in “Description of the Certificates—Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date”.

(4)The weighted average life and period during which distributions of principal would be received as set forth in the foregoing table with respect to the VRR interest are based on the assumptions set forth under “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Weighted Average Life” and on the assumptions that there are no prepayments, modifications or losses in respect of the mortgage loans or whole loans and that there are no extensions or forbearances of maturity dates or anticipated repayment dates of the mortgage loans or whole loans.

(5)Although it does not have a specified pass-through rate (other than for tax reporting purposes), the effective interest rate for the RR interest and the Class RR certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs.

 

The Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class RR, Class S and Class R certificates and the RR interest are not offered by this prospectus. Any information in this prospectus concerning such non-offered certificates or the RR interest is presented solely to enhance your understanding of the offered certificates.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary of Certificates and VRR Interest 3
Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates 14
Important Notice About Information Presented in This Prospectus 15
Summary of Terms 23
Summary of Risk Factors 61
Special Risks 61
Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans 61
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest 62
Other Risks Relating to the Certificates 62
Risk Factors 63
Special Risks 63
Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans 63
Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans 66
Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed 66
Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally 67
Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases 69
Office Properties Have Special Risks 74
Hospitality Properties Have Special Risks 75
Industrial Properties Have Special Risks 77
Mixed Use Properties Have Special Risks 78
Multifamily Properties Have Special Risks 78
Retail Properties Have Special Risks 81
Manufactured Housing Community Properties Have Special Risks 84
Self-Storage Properties Have Special Risks 84
Risks Relating to Affiliation with a Franchise or Hotel Management Company 85
Risks Related to Casino Properties 86
Condominium Ownership May Limit Use and Improvements 87
Senior Housing Properties May Present Special Risks 88
Operation of a Mortgaged Property Depends on the Property Manager’s Performance 89
Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses 89
Adverse Environmental Conditions at or Near Mortgaged Properties May Result in Losses 91
Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties 92
Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses 92
Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions 94
Risks Relating to Inspections of Properties 95
Risks Relating to Costs of Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations 95
Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate 96
Inadequacy of Title Insurers May Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Certificates 98
Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties 99
Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance 100
Condemnation of a Mortgaged Property May Adversely Affect Distributions on Certificates 100


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Limited Information Causes Uncertainty 101
Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based On Incorrect or Failed Assumptions 101
Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment 102
The Mortgage Loans Have Not Been Reviewed or Re-Underwritten by Us; Some Mortgage Loans May Not Have Complied With Another Originator’s Underwriting Criteria 103
Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of this Pool 104
Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property 104
Seasoned Mortgage Loans Present Additional Risk of Repayment 105
The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property 106
The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks 106
A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans 109
Litigation Regarding the Mortgaged Properties or Borrowers May Impair Your Distributions 109
Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk 110
Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery 111
Risks Relating to Enforceability of Cross-Collateralization 112
Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions 112
Risks Associated with One Action Rules 113
State Law Limitations on Assignments of Leases and Rents May Entail Risks 113
Various Other Laws Could Affect the Exercise of Lender’s Rights 113
The Absence of Lockboxes Entails Risks That Could Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Certificates 114
Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans 114
Borrower May Be Unable To Repay Remaining Principal Balance on Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date; Longer Amortization Schedules and Interest-Only Provisions Increase Risk 114
Risks Related to Ground Leases and Other Leasehold Interests 115
Increases in Real Estate Taxes May Reduce Available Funds 117
Collective Bargaining Activity May Disrupt Operations, Increase Labor Costs or Interfere with Business Strategies 117
State and Local Mortgage Recording Taxes May Apply Upon a Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure and Reduce Net Proceeds 118
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest 118
Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests 118
The Servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loans Will Shift to Other Servicers 120
The Servicing of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan Will Shift to Other Servicers 120
Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests 121
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 122
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor 124
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer 125


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Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Directing Holder and the Companion Loan Holders 126
Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans 128
Conflicts of Interest May Occur as a Result of the Rights of the Applicable Directing Holder To Terminate the Special Servicer of the Applicable Whole Loan 129
Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment 130
Other Risks Relating to the Certificates 130
The Certificates Are Limited Obligations 130
The Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Certificates May Decline 131
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Certificates; Ratings of the Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded 132
Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors 134
Subordination of the Subordinated Certificates Will Affect the Timing of Distributions and the Application of Losses on the Subordinated Certificates 138
Payments Allocated to the VRR Interest or the Non-VRR Certificates Will Not Be Available to the Non-VRR Certificates or the VRR Interest, Respectively 138
Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and the Mortgage Loans Can Impact Your Investment 138
Risks Relating to Modifications of the Mortgage Loans 143
The Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans or Pay Any Loss of Value Payment Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan 144
Risks Relating to Interest on Advances and Special Servicing Compensation 145
Bankruptcy of a Servicer May Adversely Affect Collections on the Mortgage Loans and the Ability to Replace the Servicer 145
Risks Relating to a Bankruptcy of an Originator, a Sponsor or the Depositor, or a Receivership or Conservatorship of Goldman Sachs Bank USA 145
The Requirement of the Special Servicer to Obtain FIRREA-Compliant Appraisals May Result in an Increased Cost to the Issuing Entity 147
Realization on the Mortgage Loans That Are Part of a Serviced Whole Loan May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Holder of the Related Serviced Companion Loan 147
Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment 147
General Risk Factors 149
Combination or “Layering” of Multiple Risks May Significantly Increase Risk of Loss 149
The Certificates May Not Be a Suitable Investment for You 149
The Volatile Economy, Credit Crisis and Downturn in the Real Estate Market Have Adversely Affected and May Continue To Adversely Affect the Value of CMBS 150
Other Events May Affect the Value and Liquidity of Your Investment 150
Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could


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Adversely Affect the Liquidity of the Offered Certificates 150
The Master Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Special Servicer May Have Difficulty Performing Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or a Related Sub-Servicing Agreement 153
Book-Entry Securities May Delay Receipt of Payment and Reports and Limit Liquidity and Your Ability to Pledge Certificates 153
Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record 154
Description of the Mortgage Pool 154
General 154
Co-Originated or Unaffiliated Third-Party Originated Mortgage Loans 155
Certain Calculations and Definitions 156
Definitions 157
Mortgage Pool Characteristics 165
Overview 165
Property Types 167
Mortgage Loan Concentrations 174
Multi-Property Mortgage Loans and Related Borrower Mortgage Loans 174
Geographic Concentrations 176
Mortgaged Properties With Limited Prior Operating History 177
Tenancies-in-Common or Diversified Ownership 177
Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests 177
Fee & Leasehold Estates; Ground Leases 178
COVID Considerations 179
Environmental Considerations 184
Redevelopment, Renovation and Expansion 186
Assessments of Property Value and Condition 186
Appraisals 186
Engineering Reports 186
Zoning and Building Code Compliance and Condemnation 187
Litigation and Other Considerations 187
Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings 188
Loan Purpose 188
Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings 189
Tenant Issues 190
Tenant Concentrations 190
Lease Expirations and Terminations 190
Purchase Options and Rights of First Refusal 196
Affiliated Leases 196
Insurance Considerations 197
Use Restrictions 198
Appraised Value 199
Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations 200
Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations 201
Delinquency Information 202
Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans 202
Amortization of Principal 202
Due Dates; Mortgage Rates; Calculations of Interest 203
ARD Loan 203
Prepayment Protections and Certain Involuntary Prepayments 204
“Due-On-Sale” and “Due-On-Encumbrance” Provisions 206
Defeasance; Collateral Substitution 207
Partial Releases 208
Escrows 211
Mortgaged Property Accounts 212
Delaware Statutory Trusts 212
Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines 212
Additional Indebtedness 212
General 212
Whole Loans 213
Mezzanine Indebtedness 213
Preferred Equity 215
Other Secured Indebtedness 215
Other Unsecured Indebtedness 216
The Whole Loans 216
General 216
The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans 223
The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans 226
The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans 229
Additional Information 254
Transaction Parties 254


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The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers 254
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 254
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 263
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC 272
Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC 279
Societe Generale Financial Corporation 288
Compensation of the Sponsors 295
The Depositor 295
The Issuing Entity 296
The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 297
The Master Servicer 299
The Special Servicer 302
The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer 306
Credit Risk Retention 308
General 308
Qualifying CRE Loans 309
The VRR Interest 309
General 309
VRR Available Funds 309
Priority of Distributions on the VRR Interest 310
Allocation of VRR Realized Losses 311
Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 311
Excess Interest 311
Material Terms 311
HRR Certificates 312
General 312
Retaining Third-Party Purchaser 312
Determination of Amount of Required Horizontal Credit Risk Retention 313
Material Terms 320
Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions 320
Operating Advisor 321
Representations and Warranties 321
Description of the Certificates 324
General 324
Distributions 326
Method, Timing and Amount 326
Available Funds 327
Priority of Distributions 328
Pass-Through Rates 332
Interest Distribution Amount 334
Principal Distribution Amount 334
Certain Calculations with Respect to Individual Mortgage Loans 336
Excess Interest 337
Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections 337
Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 340
Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date 341
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 341
Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses 343
Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information 345
Certificate Administrator Reports 345
Information Available Electronically 351
Voting Rights 356
Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination 356
Book-Entry Registration 356
Definitive Certificates 359
Certificateholder Communication 359
Access to Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses 359
Requests to Communicate 360
List of Certificateholders 360
Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements 361
General 361
Dispute Resolution Provisions 371
Asset Review Obligations 371
Pooling and Servicing Agreement 371
General 371
Assignment of the Mortgage Loans 372
Servicing Standard 372
Subservicing 374
Advances 374
P&I Advances 374
Property Protection Advances 375
Nonrecoverable Advances 376
Recovery of Advances 377
Accounts 378
Withdrawals from the Collection Account 381
Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses 383
General 383
Master Servicing Compensation 387
Special Servicing Compensation 389
Disclosable Special Servicer Fees 394
Certificate Administrator and Trustee Compensation 395
Operating Advisor Compensation 395
Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation 396


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CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 396
Appraisal Reduction Amounts 397
Maintenance of Insurance 403
Modifications, Waivers and Amendments 406
Enforcement of “Due-on-Sale” and “Due-on-Encumbrance” Provisions 410
Inspections 412
Collection of Operating Information 412
Special Servicing Transfer Event 413
Asset Status Report 415
Realization Upon Mortgage Loans 418
Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties 420
The Directing Holder 423
General 423
Major Decisions 425
Asset Status Report 428
Replacement of Special Servicer 428
Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event 428
Servicing Override 430
Rights of Holders of Companion Loans 431
Limitation on Liability of Directing Holder 431
The Operating Advisor 432
General 432
Duties of Operating Advisor In General 433
Annual Report 434
Additional Duties of the Operating Advisor While an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is Continuing 435
Recommendation of the Replacement of the Special Servicer 436
Eligibility of Operating Advisor 436
Other Obligations of Operating Advisor 437
Delegation of Operating Advisor’s Duties 438
Termination of the Operating Advisor With Cause 438
Rights Upon Operating Advisor Termination Event 439
Waiver of Operating Advisor Termination Event 439
Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause 439
Resignation of the Operating Advisor 440
Operating Advisor Compensation 440
The Asset Representations Reviewer 440
Asset Review 440
Eligibility of Asset Representations Reviewer 445
Other Obligations of Asset Representations Reviewer 446
Delegation of Asset Representations Reviewer’s Duties 446
Assignment of Asset Representations Reviewer’s Rights and Obligations 446
Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Events 447
Rights Upon Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event 448
Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer Without Cause 448
Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer 448
Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation 449
Limitation on Liability of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties 449
Replacement of the Special Servicer Without Cause 449
Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote 451
Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause 453
Servicer Termination Events 453
Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event 454
Waiver of Servicer Termination Event 455
Resignation of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer 456
Resignation of Master Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 456
Limitation on Liability; Indemnification 457
Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the MLPA 459
Dispute Resolution Provisions 460


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Certificateholder’s Rights When a Repurchase Request is Initially Delivered by a Certificateholder 460
Repurchase Request Delivered by a Party to the PSA 460
Resolution of a Repurchase Request 461
Mediation and Arbitration Provisions 463
Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans 465
General 465
Servicing of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan 468
Servicing of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan 468
Rating Agency Confirmations 469
Evidence as to Compliance 471
Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to Institute a Proceeding 472
Termination; Retirement of Certificates 472
Amendment 473
Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 476
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; and Consent to Jurisdiction 477
Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans 477
New York 477
California 478
Nevada 478
General 479
Types of Mortgage Instruments 479
Leases and Rents 479
Personalty 480
Foreclosure 480
General 480
Foreclosure Procedures Vary from State to State 480
Judicial Foreclosure 480
Equitable and Other Limitations on Enforceability of Certain Provisions 481
Nonjudicial Foreclosure/Power of Sale 481
Public Sale 481
Rights of Redemption 482
Anti-Deficiency Legislation 483
Leasehold Considerations 483
Cooperative Shares 483
Bankruptcy Laws 484
Environmental Considerations 489
General 489
Superlien Laws 489
CERCLA 489
Certain Other Federal and State Laws 490
Additional Considerations 490
Due-on-Sale and Due-on-Encumbrance Provisions 491
Subordinate Financing 491
Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments 491
Applicability of Usury Laws 492
Americans with Disabilities Act 492
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 492
Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions and Bribery 493
Potential Forfeiture of Assets 493
Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties 493
Pending Legal Proceedings Involving Transaction Parties 495
Use of Proceeds 496
Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations 496
Yield Considerations 496
General 496
Rate and Timing of Principal Payments 496
Losses and Shortfalls 497
Certain Relevant Factors Affecting Loan Payments and Defaults 498
Delay in Payment of Distributions 499
Yield on the Certificates with Notional Amounts 499
Weighted Average Life 500
Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity Tables 506
Material Federal Income Tax Considerations 511
General 511
Qualification as a REMIC 512
Status of Offered Certificates 513
Taxation of Regular Interests 514
General 514
Original Issue Discount 514
Acquisition Premium 516
Market Discount 516
Premium 517
Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method 517
Treatment of Losses 518
Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 519


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Sale or Exchange of Regular Interests 519
Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC 519
Prohibited Transactions 519
Contributions to a REMIC After the Startup Day 520
Net Income from Foreclosure Property 520
REMIC Partnership Representative 520
Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors 521
FATCA 522
Backup Withholding 522
Information Reporting 522
3.8% Medicare Tax on “Net Investment Income” 522
Reporting Requirements 523
Certain State and Local and Foreign Tax Considerations 523
Method of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) 524
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference 526
Where You Can Find More Information 526
Financial Information 526
Certain ERISA Considerations 527
General 527
Plan Asset Regulations 527
Administrative Exemptions 528
Insurance Company General Accounts 529
Legal Investment 530
Legal Matters 531
Ratings 531
Index of Defined Terms 534


ANNEX A-1 CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS AND MORTGAGED PROPERTIES
ANNEX A-2 MORTGAGE POOL INFORMATION
ANNEX A-3 DESCRIPTION OF THE TOP 15 MORTGAGE LOANS
ANNEX B FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
ANNEX C FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT
ANNEX D-1 GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC AND SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX D-2 EXCEPTIONS TO GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX D-3 EXCEPTIONS TO STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX D-4 EXCEPTIONS TO SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX E-1 CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX E-2 EXCEPTIONS TO CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX F-1 ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX F-2 EXCEPTIONS TO ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
ANNEX G CLASS A-AB SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates

 

WE HAVE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO THE CERTIFICATES OFFERED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. HOWEVER, THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OUR REGISTRATION STATEMENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS PROSPECTUS, YOU SHOULD REFER TO OUR REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE EXHIBITS TO IT. OUR REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE EXHIBITS TO IT CAN BE INSPECTED AND COPIED AT PRESCRIBED RATES AT THE PUBLIC REFERENCE FACILITIES MAINTAINED BY THE SEC AT ITS PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM, 100 F STREET, N.E., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549. YOU MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM BY CALLING THE SEC AT 1-800-SEC-0330. COPIES OF THESE MATERIALS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE SEC’S INTERNET WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV).

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS PRELIMINARY AND MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED PRIOR TO THE TIME OF SALE.

 

IN ADDITION, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND THE ASSET POOL BACKING THEM, ARE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION OR REVISION (INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE SPLIT, COMBINED OR ELIMINATED) AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ISSUANCE, AND ARE OFFERED ON A “WHEN, AS AND IF ISSUED” BASIS.

 

THE UNDERWRITERS DESCRIBED IN THESE MATERIALS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PERFORM INVESTMENT BANKING SERVICES FOR, OR SOLICIT INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS FROM, ANY COMPANY NAMED IN THESE MATERIALS. THE UNDERWRITERS AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME HAVE A LONG OR SHORT POSITION IN ANY CONTRACT OR CERTIFICATE DISCUSSED IN THESE MATERIALS.

 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUS SUCH INFORMATION DELIVERED TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR AND MAY BE SUPERSEDED BY INFORMATION DELIVERED TO SUCH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR PRIOR TO THE TIME OF SALE.

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES DO NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTIES, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES NOR THE MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SECONDARY MARKET FOR THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. WE CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT A SECONDARY MARKET WILL DEVELOP OR, IF A SECONDARY MARKET DOES DEVELOP, THAT IT WILL PROVIDE HOLDERS OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WITH LIQUIDITY OF INVESTMENT OR THAT IT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE TERM OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. THE UNDERWRITERS CURRENTLY INTEND TO MAKE A MARKET IN THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BUT ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO. ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASERS MUST BE PREPARED TO BEAR THE RISKS OF THEIR INVESTMENTS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. SEE “RISK FACTORS—OTHER RISKS RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATES—THE CERTIFICATES MAY HAVE LIMITED LIQUIDITY AND THE MARKET VALUE OF THE CERTIFICATES MAY DECLINE”.

 

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Important Notice About Information Presented in This Prospectus

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus.

 

This prospectus begins with several introductory sections describing the offered certificates and the issuing entity in abbreviated form:

 

Summary of Certificates and VRR Interest, commencing on page 3 of this prospectus, which sets forth important statistical information relating to the certificates;

 

Summary of Terms, commencing on page 23 of this prospectus, which gives a brief introduction of the key features of the certificates and a description of the mortgage loans; and

 

Summary of Risk Factors and Risk Factors, commencing on page 61 and page 63, respectively of this prospectus, which describe risks that apply to the certificates.

 

This prospectus includes cross references to sections in this prospectus where you can find further related discussions. The table of contents in this prospectus identifies the pages where these sections are located.

 

Certain capitalized terms are defined and used in this prospectus to assist you in understanding the terms of the offered certificates and this offering. The capitalized terms used in this prospectus are defined on the pages indicated under the caption “Index of Defined Terms” commencing on page 534 of this prospectus.

 

All annexes and schedules attached to this prospectus are a part of this prospectus.

 

In this prospectus:

 

the terms “depositor”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II.

 

references to “lender” or “mortgage lender” with respect to a mortgage loan generally should be construed to mean, from and after the date of initial issuance of the offered certificates, the trustee on behalf of the issuing entity as the holder of record title to the mortgage loans or the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, with respect to the obligations and rights of the lender as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

unless otherwise specified, (i) references to a mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) by name refer to such mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (ii) references to a mortgage loan by name refer to such mortgage loan secured by the related mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (iii) any parenthetical with a percent next to a mortgaged property name (or portfolio of mortgaged properties name) indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal balance of the related mortgage loan (or, if applicable, the allocated loan amount with respect to such mortgaged property) represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization, and (iv) any parenthetical with a percent next to a mortgage loan name or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal balance of such mortgage loan or the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such group of mortgage loans, as applicable, represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization.

 

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Until ninety days after the date of this prospectus, all dealers that buy, sell or trade the offered certificates, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

This prospectus is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS WITHIN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

THIS PROSPECTUS (AND ANY SUPPLEMENT HERETO) IS NOT A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 (AS AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED) (THE “PROSPECTUS REGULATION”).

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO AND SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”) OR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (“UK”). FOR THESE PURPOSES, A RETAIL INVESTOR MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR MORE) OF: (I) A RETAIL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (11) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2014/65/EU, AS AMENDED (“MIFID II”); OR (II) A CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 2016/97/EU, AS AMENDED, (THE “INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION DIRECTIVE”), WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (10) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF MIFID II; OR (III) NOT A QUALIFIED INVESTOR AS DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (“QUALIFIED INVESTOR”).

 

CONSEQUENTLY NO KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY REGULATION (EU) NO 1286/2014 (AS AMENDED, THE “PRIIPS REGULATION”) FOR OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO RETAIL INVESTORS IN THE EEA OR IN THE UK HAS BEEN PREPARED AND THEREFORE OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA OR IN THE UK MAY BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE PRIIPS REGULATION.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS (AND ANY SUPPLEMENT HERETO) HAS BEEN PREPARED ON THE BASIS THAT ANY OFFER OF CERTIFICATES IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ONLY BE MADE TO A LEGAL ENTITY WHICH IS A QUALIFIED INVESTOR. ACCORDINGLY ANY PERSON MAKING OR INTENDING TO MAKE AN OFFER IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY DO SO WITH RESPECT TO QUALIFIED INVESTORS. NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OF THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE AUTHORIZED, NOR DO THEY AUTHORIZE, THE MAKING OF ANY OFFER OF CERTIFICATES IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED KINGDOM OTHER THAN TO QUALIFIED INVESTORS.

 

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE

 

ANY DISTRIBUTOR SUBJECT TO MIFID II THAT IS OFFERING, SELLING OR RECOMMENDING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERTAKING ITS OWN TARGET MARKET ASSESSMENT IN RESPECT OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND DETERMINING ITS OWN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE RULES UNDER COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/593 (AS AMENDED, THE “DELEGATED DIRECTIVE”). NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY UNDERWRITER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO A DISTRIBUTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE DELEGATED DIRECTIVE.

 

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND UNITED KINGDOM SELLING RESTRICTIONS

 

EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT:

 

IT HAS NOT OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE AND WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA OR IN THE UK. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION:

 

(i)   THE EXPRESSION “RETAIL INVESTOR” MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR MORE) OF:

 

(A) A RETAIL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (11) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF MIFID II; OR

 

(B) A CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION DIRECTIVE, WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (10) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF MIFID II; OR

 

(C) NOT A QUALIFIED INVESTOR AS DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION; AND

 

(ii)  THE EXPRESSION “OFFER” INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION IN ANY FORM AND BY ANY MEANS OF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE TERMS OF THE OFFER AND THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO BE OFFERED SO AS TO ENABLE AN INVESTOR TO DECIDE TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY CONSTITUTE A “COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME” AS DEFINED BY SECTION 235 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED, “FSMA”) THAT IS NOT A “RECOGNISED COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME” FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FSMA AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED, REGULATED OR OTHERWISE RECOGNIZED OR APPROVED. AS AN UNREGULATED SCHEME, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES CANNOT BE MARKETED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FSMA.

 

THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS PROSPECTUS (A) IF MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON UNDER THE FSMA, IS BEING MADE ONLY TO, AND DIRECTED ONLY AT, PERSONS WHO (I) ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM, OR (II) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND QUALIFY AS INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (AS AMENDED, THE “FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER”), OR (III) ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) THROUGH (D) (“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES”, “UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS”, ETC.) OF THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER, OR (IV) ARE PERSONS TO WHICH THIS PROSPECTUS MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED OR DIRECTED UNDER THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “FPO PERSONS” ); AND (B) IF MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED PERSON UNDER THE FSMA, IS BEING MADE ONLY TO, AND DIRECTED ONLY AT, PERSONS WHO (I) ARE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM, OR (II) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING IN UNREGULATED SCHEMES (AS DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES) (EXEMPTIONS) ORDER 2001 (AS AMENDED, THE “PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER”)) AND QUALIFY AS INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 14(5) OF THE PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER, OR (III) ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 22(2)(A) THROUGH (D)

 

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(“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.”) OF THE PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER, OR (IV) ARE PERSONS TO WHOM THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY LAWFULLY BE PROMOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 4.12 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY’S CONDUCT OF BUSINESS SOURCEBOOK (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER WITH FPO PERSONS, “RELEVANT PERSONS”).

 

THIS PROSPECTUS MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS PROSPECTUS RELATES, INCLUDING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.

 

POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE ADVISED THAT ALL, OR MOST, OF THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM REGULATORY SYSTEM WILL NOT APPLY TO AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND THAT COMPENSATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME.

 

UNITED KINGDOM SELLING RESTRICTIONS

 

EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT:

 

(A) IT HAS ONLY COMMUNICATED OR CAUSED TO BE COMMUNICATED AND WILL ONLY COMMUNICATE OR CAUSE TO BE COMMUNICATED AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 21 OF THE FSMA) RECEIVED BY IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE OR SALE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SECTION 21(1) OF THE FSMA DOES NOT APPLY TO THE ISSUING ENTITY OR THE DEPOSITOR; AND

 

(B) IT HAS COMPLIED AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FSMA WITH RESPECT TO ANYTHING DONE BY IT IN RELATION TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN, FROM OR OTHERWISE INVOLVING THE UNITED KINGDOM.

 

APPLICABILITY OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHDREW FROM AND CEASED TO BE A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AT 11:00 P.M. GMT ON JANUARY 31, 2020. THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDES FOR A TRANSITION PERIOD, COMMENCING ON JANUARY 31, 2020 AND ENDING AT 11:00 P.M. GMT ON DECEMBER 31, 2020 (SUCH PERIOD, THE “TRANSITION PERIOD”), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT, EUROPEAN UNION LAW IS APPLICABLE TO AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.

 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (EXCLUDING HONG KONG, MACAU AND TAIWAN, THE “PRC”) AS PART OF THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BUT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY INVESTORS RESIDENT IN THE PRC FROM OUTSIDE THE PRC.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN THE PRC TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE THE OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN THE PRC.

 

THE DEPOSITOR DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT THIS PROSPECTUS MAY BE LAWFULLY DISTRIBUTED, OR THAT ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE LAWFULLY OFFERED, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE REGISTRATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THE PRC,

 

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OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION AVAILABLE THEREUNDER, OR ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FACILITATING ANY SUCH DISTRIBUTION OR OFFERING. IN PARTICULAR, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE DEPOSITOR WHICH WOULD PERMIT AN OFFERING OF ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS IN THE PRC.

 

ACCORDINGLY, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE NOT BEING OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE PRC BY MEANS OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT. NEITHER THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER OFFERING MATERIAL MAY BE DISTRIBUTED OR PUBLISHED IN THE PRC, EXCEPT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL RESULT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

 

HONG KONG

 

NO PERSON HAS ISSUED OR DISTRIBUTED OR HAD IN ITS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTION, OR WILL ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTE OR HAVE IN ITS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTION, WHETHER IN HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE, ANY ADVERTISEMENT, INVITATION OR DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, WHICH IS DIRECTED AT, OR THE CONTENTS OF WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE ACCESSED OR READ BY, THE PUBLIC OF HONG KONG (EXCEPT IF PERMITTED TO DO SO UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF HONG KONG) OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO OFFERED CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE OR ARE INTENDED TO BE DISPOSED OF (A) ONLY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG OR (B) ONLY TO “PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CAP. 571 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG) (THE “SFO”) AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE SFO.

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES (IF THEY ARE NOT A “STRUCTURED PRODUCT” AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CAP. 571 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG)) HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED OR SOLD AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, BY MEANS OF ANY DOCUMENT, OTHER THAN (A) TO “PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS” AS DEFINED IN THE SFO AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE SFO, OR (B) IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTING A “PROSPECTUS” AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANIES (WINDING UP AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE (CAP. 32 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG) OR WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CAP. 622 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG). FURTHER, THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION OF HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG. YOU ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN RELATION TO THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

W A R N I N G

 

IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ANY OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS, YOU SHOULD OBTAIN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

 

SINGAPORE

 

NEITHER THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR MATERIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFER OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAS BEEN OR WILL BE LODGED OR REGISTERED AS A PROSPECTUS WITH THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (“MAS”) UNDER THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) OF SINGAPORE (THE “SFA”). ACCORDINGLY, MAS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AS DEFINED IN THE SFA AND STATUTORY LIABILITY UNDER THE SFA IN RELATION TO THE CONTENTS OF PROSPECTUSES WOULD NOT APPLY. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY WHETHER THE INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE FOR IT.

 

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THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OR SALE, OR INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ISSUED, CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED, NOR MAY THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BE OFFERED OR SOLD, OR BE MADE THE SUBJECT OF AN INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4A(1)(C) OF THE SFA (“INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR”)) PURSUANT TO SECTION 304 OF THE SFA.

 

UNLESS SUCH OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE OF THE SAME CLASS AS OTHER OFFERED CERTIFICATES OF THE ISSUING ENTITY THAT ARE LISTED FOR QUOTATION ON AN APPROVED EXCHANGE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(1) OF THE SFA) (“APPROVED EXCHANGE”) AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH ANY OFFER, INFORMATION, STATEMENT, INTRODUCTORY DOCUMENT, SHAREHOLDERS’ CIRCULAR FOR A REVERSE TAKE-OVER DOCUMENT ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A TRUST SCHEME OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR DOCUMENT APPROVED BY AN APPROVED EXCHANGE WAS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFER OR THE LISTING FOR QUOTATION OF THOSE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFERS IN SINGAPORE OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO AN INITIAL OFFER MADE HEREUNDER MAY ONLY BE MADE, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304A, TO PERSONS WHO ARE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS.

 

AS THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE ONLY OFFERED TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE WHO QUALIFY AS AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR, THE ISSUING ENTITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 309B OF THE SFA.

 

NOTHING SET OUT IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE AND EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS NOTICE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SFA AND ITS REGULATIONS AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED OR CONSOLIDATED FROM TIME TO TIME AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE EXHAUSTIVE IN ANY RESPECT.

 

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THIS PROSPECTUS TO BE CONSTRUED AS, A PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN KOREA. NEITHER THE ISSUER NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF ANY RECIPIENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS TO ACQUIRE THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES UNDER THE LAWS OF KOREA, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION LAW AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER (THE “FETL”). THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF KOREA FOR PUBLIC OFFERING IN KOREA, AND NONE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR OFFERED OR SOLD TO ANY PERSON FOR RE-OFFERING OR RESALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN KOREA OR TO ANY RESIDENT OF KOREA EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT SERVICES AND CAPITAL MARKETS ACT AND THE DECREES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THE FETL AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND MINISTERIAL GUIDELINES IN KOREA. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, THE NUMBER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES OFFERED IN KOREA OR TO A RESIDENT OF KOREA SHALL BE LESS THAN FIFTY AND FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE ISSUE DATE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, NONE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE DIVIDED RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES. FURTHERMORE, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE RESOLD TO KOREAN RESIDENTS UNLESS THE PURCHASER OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GOVERNMENT REPORTING APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FETL AND ITS

 

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SUBORDINATE DECREES AND REGULATIONS) IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES.

 

JAPAN

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE LAW OF JAPAN, AS AMENDED (THE “FIEL”), AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FIEL HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT IT HAS NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFERED OR SOLD AND WILL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFER OR SELL ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ANY RESIDENT OF JAPAN (WHICH TERM AS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MEANS ANY PERSON RESIDENT IN JAPAN, INCLUDING ANY CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF JAPAN) OR TO OTHERS FOR REOFFERING OR RE-SALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ANY RESIDENT OF JAPAN EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF, AND OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, THE FIEL AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS, REGULATIONS AND MINISTERIAL GUIDELINES OF JAPAN.

 

JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT

 

The JAPANESE Financial Services Agency published a risk retention rule as part of the regulatory capital regulation of certain categories of Japanese investors seeking to invest in securitization transactions (the “JRR RULE”). The JRR Rule mandates an “indirect” compliance requirement, meaning that certain categories of Japanese investors will be required to apply higher risk weighting to securitization exposures they hold unless the relevant originator commits to hold a retention interest in the securities issued in the securitization transaction equal to at least 5% of the exposure of the total underlying assets in the securitization transaction (the “JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT”), or such investors determine that the underlying assets were not “inappropriately originated.” In the absence of such a determination by such investors that such underlying assets were not “inappropriately originated,” the Japanese Retention Requirement would apply to an investment by such investors in such securities.

 

No party to the transaction described in this Prospectus has committed to hold a risk retention interest in compliance with the Japanese Retention Requirement, and we make no representation as to whether the transaction described in this prospectus would otherwise comply with the JRR Rule.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE SOLD IN CANADA ONLY TO PURCHASERS PURCHASING, OR DEEMED TO BE PURCHASING, AS PRINCIPAL THAT ARE ACCREDITED INVESTORS, AS DEFINED IN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 45-106 PROSPECTUS EXEMPTIONS OR SUBSECTION 73.3(1) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (ONTARIO), AND ARE PERMITTED CLIENTS, AS DEFINED IN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 31-103 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS AND ONGOING REGISTRANT OBLIGATIONS. ANY RESALE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

SECURITIES LEGISLATION IN CERTAIN PROVINCES OR TERRITORIES OF CANADA MAY PROVIDE A PURCHASER WITH REMEDIES FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES IF THIS PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENT THERETO) CONTAINS A MISREPRESENTATION, PROVIDED THAT THE REMEDIES FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES ARE EXERCISED BY THE

 

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PURCHASER WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PRESCRIBED BY THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF THE PURCHASER’S PROVINCE OR TERRITORY. THE PURCHASER SHOULD REFER TO ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF THE PURCHASER’S PROVINCE OR TERRITORY FOR PARTICULARS OF THESE RIGHTS OR CONSULT WITH A LEGAL ADVISOR.

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 3A.3 OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 33-105 UNDERWRITING CONFLICTS (“NI 33-105”), THE UNDERWRITERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF NI 33-105 REGARDING UNDERWRITER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING.

 

MEXICO

 

THIS PROSPECTUS HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED NOR APPROVED BY THE MEXICAN NATIONAL BANKING AND SECURITIES COMMISSION (COMISIÓN NACIONAL BANCARIA Y DE VALORES, OR THE “CNBV”). THIS OFFERING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFERING IN MEXICO AND THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED IN MEXICO. THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE MEXICAN NATIONAL SECURITIES REGISTRY (REGISTRO NACIONAL DE VALORES, OR “RNV”) MAINTAINED BY THE CNBV, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED PUBLICLY IN MEXICO EXCEPT TO MEXICAN INSTITUTIONAL AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS PURSUANT TO THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT EXCEPTIONS SET FORTH IN THE MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW (LEY DEL MERCADO DE VALORES). THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY ANY CERTIFICATION AS TO THE INVESTMENT QUALITY OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, OUR SOLVENCY, LIQUIDITY OR CREDIT QUALITY OR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS EXCLUSIVELY OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR AUTHORIZED BY THE CNBV. THE ACQUISITION OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BY AN INVESTOR WHO IS A RESIDENT OF MEXICO WILL BE MADE UNDER SUCH INVESTOR’S OWN RESPONSIBILITY.

 

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Summary of Terms

 

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information you need to consider in making your investment decision. To understand all of the terms of the offering of the offered certificates, read this entire document carefully.

 

Relevant Parties

 

Depositor   GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, a Delaware corporation. The depositor’s address is 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282 and its telephone number is (212) 902-1000. See “Transaction Parties—The Depositor”.

 

Issuing Entity   GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2, a New York common law trust, to be established on the closing date under the pooling and servicing agreement. For more detailed information, see “Transaction Parties—The Issuing Entity”.

 

Sponsors   The sponsors of this transaction are:

 

    Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited partnership;

 

    Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a New York corporation;

 

    Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

    Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and

 

    Societe Generale Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

    The sponsors are sometimes also referred to in this prospectus as the “mortgage loan sellers”.

 

    Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company is an affiliate of each of the depositor and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters and an initial purchaser of certain of the non-offered certificates, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, an originator. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters and an initial purchaser of certain of the non-offered certificates. Societe Generale Financial Corporation is an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters and an initial purchaser of certain of the non-offered certificates. Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC is an affiliate of LNR Partners, LLC, the special servicer. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

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    The sponsors originated, co-originated or acquired (or, on or prior to the closing date, will acquire) and will transfer to the depositor the mortgage loans set forth in the following chart:

 

Sellers of the Mortgage Loans

 

 

Sponsor(1)

  Number of
Mortgage
Loans
  Aggregate
Principal Balance
of Mortgage Loans
  Approx.
% of
Initial
Pool
Balance
  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.  7   $235,500,000   28.5%
  Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC   15    188,129,789   22.8 
  Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC   11    148,788,130   18.0 
  Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company   4    101,375,000   12.3 
  Societe Generale Financial Corporation   8    82,537,869   10.0 
  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. / Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC(2)   1    70,000,000   8.5 
  Total   46   $826,330,787   100.0%

 

     
(1)Each mortgage loan was originated by its respective mortgage loan seller or its affiliate, except those certain mortgage loans that were acquired from unaffiliated third-party originators or are part of larger whole loan structures that were co-originated by the applicable mortgage loan seller or its affiliate with one or more other lenders. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Co-Originated or Unaffiliated Third-Party Originated Mortgage Loans” below.

 

(2)Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC are co-sponsors with respect to the Signature Office Portfolio mortgage loan (8.5%). The Signature Office Portfolio mortgage loan is part of a whole loan that was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, and the mortgage loan is evidenced by two promissory notes: (i) note A-1, with an outstanding principal balance of $35,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is acting as mortgage loan seller and (ii) note A-2, with an outstanding principal balance of $35,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC is acting as mortgage loan seller.

 

  See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

Master Servicer   Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, is expected to act as the master servicer and will be responsible for the master servicing and administration of the mortgage loans and any related companion loans pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement (other than any mortgage loan and companion loan identified in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below that is part of a whole loan and serviced under the servicing agreement indicated in that table). The principal servicing office of the master servicer is located at 10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. See “Transaction Parties—The Master Servicer” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement.”

 

    Prior to the its respective servicing shift securitization date, each servicing shift whole loan will be serviced by the master servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement. From and after the its respective servicing shift securitization date, the related servicing shift whole loan will be serviced under, and by the master servicer designated in, the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage

 

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    Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”, “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

    The master servicer of each non-serviced mortgage loan is set forth in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

Special Servicer   LNR Partners, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, will act as initial special servicer with respect to the mortgage loans (other than any excluded special servicer loan) and any related companion loans other than with respect to any non-serviced whole loans set forth in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “—The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below. The special servicer will be primarily responsible for (i) making decisions and performing certain servicing functions with respect to the mortgage loans and any related companion loans as to which a special servicing transfer event (such as a default or an imminent default) has occurred and (ii) generally, reviewing, evaluating, processing and/or providing or withholding consent as to certain major decisions and all special servicer non-major decisions relating to such mortgage loans and any related companion loan for which a special servicing transfer event has not occurred, in each case pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction. The principal servicing offices of LNR Partners, LLC are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. See “Transaction Parties—The Special Servicer” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

    Prior to its respective servicing shift securitization date, each servicing shift whole loan, if necessary, will be specially serviced by the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement. From and after its respective servicing shift securitization date, the related servicing shift whole loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, under, and by the special servicer designated in, the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”, “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

    If the special servicer obtains knowledge that it is a borrower party with respect to any mortgage loan (other than a non-serviced mortgage loan) or serviced whole loan (such mortgage loan or serviced whole loan, referred to in this prospectus as an “excluded special servicer loan”), the special servicer will be required to resign as special servicer of that excluded special servicer loan and will be replaced as discussed under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Replacement of the Special Servicer Without Cause”.

 

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    LNR Partners, LLC is expected to be appointed as the special servicer by the initial controlling class representative, which is expected to be LD II Holdco XIII, LLC. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder” and “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

    LNR Partners, LLC, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC (or its affiliate) with due diligence relating to the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool.

 

    The special servicer of each non-serviced mortgage loan is set forth in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

Trustee   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, will act as trustee. The corporate trust office of the trustee is located at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045. Following the transfer of the mortgage loans to the issuing entity, the trustee, on behalf of the issuing entity, will become the mortgagee of record for each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan) and any related companion loans. See “Transaction Parties—The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

    The initial mortgagee of record with respect to each servicing shift mortgage loan will be the trustee under the pooling and servicing agreement. From and after its respective servicing shift securitization date, the mortgagee of record with respect to the related servicing shift mortgage loan will be the trustee designated in the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”.

 

    With respect to each non-serviced mortgage loan, the entity set forth in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below, in its capacity as trustee under the pooling and servicing agreement for the indicated transaction, is the mortgagee of record for that non-serviced mortgage loan and any related companion loan. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Certificate Administrator   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, will act as certificate administrator. The certificate administrator will also be required to act as custodian, certificate registrar, REMIC administrator, 17g-5 information provider and authenticating agent. The corporate trust offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, are located at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, and for certificate transfer services, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479. See “Transaction

 

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    Parties—The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

    The custodian with respect to each servicing shift mortgage loan will initially be the certificate administrator, in its capacity as custodian under the pooling and servicing agreement. From and after the related servicing shift securitization date, the custodian of the mortgage file (other than the promissory note evidencing the related servicing shift mortgage loan) will be the custodian under the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

    The custodian with respect to each non-serviced mortgage loan will be the entity set forth in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below, the custodian under the pooling and servicing agreement for the indicated transaction. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Operating Advisor   Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be the operating advisor. The operating advisor will have certain review and reporting responsibilities with respect to the performance of the special servicer, and in certain circumstances may recommend to the certificateholders and the RR interest owner that the special servicer be replaced. The operating advisor will generally have no obligations or consultation rights as operating advisor under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan or any related REO property. See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer   Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will also be serving as the asset representations reviewer. The asset representations reviewer will be required to review certain delinquent mortgage loans after a specified delinquency threshold has been exceeded and receipt of notification from the certificate administrator that the required percentage of voting rights have voted to direct a review of such delinquent mortgage loans.

 

    See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer”.

 

Directing Holder   The directing holder will have certain consent and consultation rights in certain circumstances with respect to the mortgage loans (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan and any applicable excluded loan), as further described in this prospectus. The directing holder (other than with respect to a servicing shift whole loan, any non-serviced mortgage loan and any applicable excluded loan) will generally be the controlling class certificateholder (or its representative, the “controlling class representative”) selected by a majority of the controlling class

 

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    certificateholders (by certificate balance, as certified by the certificate registrar from time to time as provided for in the pooling and servicing agreement). See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder. However, in certain circumstances there may be no directing holder even if there is a controlling class, and in other circumstances there will be no controlling class.

 

    The controlling class will be the most subordinate class of the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates then-outstanding that has an aggregate certificate balance, as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reductions allocable to such class, at least equal to 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class.

 

    It is anticipated that on the closing date LD II Holdco XIII, LLC will purchase the Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class S certificates (and may purchase certain other classes of certificates). On the closing date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is expected to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, as the initial directing holder with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans or any applicable excluded loan) and the related serviced companion loans. LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership.

 

    With respect to the servicing shift whole loans, the holder of the related companion loan identified in the related co-lender agreement as the controlling note will be the directing holder with respect to the related servicing shift whole loan. From and after the date such controlling note is included in a securitization transaction (“servicing shift securitization date”), the directing holder of the related servicing shift whole loan is expected to be the directing holder (or its equivalent) under the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement, and will be entitled to certain consent and consultation rights with respect to such servicing shift whole loan, which are substantially similar to, but not necessarily identical to, those of the controlling class representative under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization. The controlling class representative of this securitization will only have limited consultation rights with respect to certain servicing matters or mortgage loan modifications affecting the servicing shift mortgage loans. “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”.

 

    With respect to the controlling class representative, an “excluded loan” is a mortgage loan or whole loan with respect to which the controlling class representative or the holder of the majority of the controlling class certificates (by certificate balance) is a borrower, a mortgagor, a manager of a mortgaged property, the holder of a mezzanine loan that has accelerated the related

 

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    mezzanine loan or commenced foreclosure or enforcement proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure the related mezzanine loan (subject to certain exceptions), or any borrower party affiliate thereof.

 

    Each entity identified in the table titled “Non-Serviced Whole Loans” under “The Mortgage Pool—Whole Loans” below is the initial directing holder (or the equivalent) under the pooling and servicing agreement for the indicated transaction and will have certain consent and consultation rights with respect to the related non-serviced whole loan, which are substantially similar, but not identical, to those of the controlling class representative under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization, subject to similar appraisal mechanics. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Parties   The risk retention consultation parties will be (i) a party selected by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and (ii) a party selected by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., in each case, as an owner of the VRR interest. Each risk retention consultation party will have certain non-binding consultation rights in certain circumstances (i) for so long as no consultation termination event is continuing, with respect to any specially serviced loan (other than the servicing shift whole loans, any non-serviced mortgage loan and any applicable excluded loan), and (ii) during the continuance of a consultation termination event, with respect to any mortgage loan (other than the servicing shift whole loans, any non-serviced mortgage loan and any applicable excluded loan), as further described in this prospectus. Each of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (or an affiliate), a sponsor, and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a sponsor, is expected to be appointed as an initial risk retention consultation party and are collectively referred to as the “risk retention consultation parties”.

 

    With respect to a risk retention consultation party, an “excluded loan” is a mortgage loan or whole loan with respect to which such risk retention consultation party or the person entitled to appoint such risk retention consultation party is a borrower, a mortgagor, a manager of a mortgaged property, the holder of a mezzanine loan that has accelerated the related mezzanine loan or commenced foreclosure or enforcement proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure the related mezzanine loan, or any borrower party affiliate thereof.

 

Certain Affiliations and

Relationships   The originators, the sponsors, the underwriters, and the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement have various roles in this transaction as well as certain relationships with parties to this transaction and certain of their affiliates. These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as further described in this prospectus under “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest” and “Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

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Relevant Dates and Periods

 

Cut-off Date   With respect to each mortgage loan and whole loan, the related due date in December 2020 for that mortgage loan or whole loan (or, in the case of any mortgage loan or whole loan that has its first due date after December 2020, the date that would have been its due date in December 2020 under the terms of that mortgage loan or whole loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).

 

Closing Date   On or about December 29, 2020.

 

Distribution Date   The fourth (4th) business day following each determination date. The first distribution date will be in January 2021.

 

Determination Date   The sixth (6th) day of each month or, if the sixth (6th) day is not a business day, then the business day immediately following such sixth (6th) day.

 

Record Date   With respect to any distribution date, the last business day of the month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs.

 

Interest Accrual Period   The interest accrual period for each class of offered certificates for each distribution date will be the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs. Interest on the offered certificates will be calculated assuming that each month has 30 days and each year has 360 days.

 

Collection Period   For any mortgage loan to be held by the issuing entity and any distribution date, the period commencing on the day immediately following the due date for such mortgage loan in the month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs and ending on and including the due date for such mortgage loan in the month in which that distribution date occurs. However, in the event that the last day of a collection period (or applicable grace period) is not a business day, any periodic payments received with respect to the mortgage loans relating to that collection period on the business day immediately following that last day will be deemed to have been received during that collection period and not during any other collection period.

 

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Assumed Final Distribution

Date; Rated Final

Distribution Date   The assumed final distribution dates set forth below for each class of offered certificates have been determined on the basis of the assumptions described in “Description of the Certificates—Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date”:

 

  Class A-1  March 2025
  Class A-2  March 2025
  Class A-3  December 2027
  Class A-4  NAP – March 2030(1)
  Class A-5  December 2030
  Class A-AB  June 2029
  Class X-A  December 2030
  Class X-B  January 2031
  Class A-S  December 2030
  Class B  December 2030
  Class C  January 2031

 

     
 (1)The range of Assumed Final Distribution Dates is based on the initial certificate balance of the Class A-4 certificates ranging from $0 to $200,000,000.

 

    The rated final distribution date for the offered certificates will be the distribution date in December 2053.

 

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Transaction Overview

 

On the closing date, each sponsor will sell its respective mortgage loans to the depositor, which will in turn deposit the mortgage loans into the issuing entity, a common law trust created on the closing date. The issuing entity will be formed by a pooling and servicing agreement to be entered into among the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer.

 

The transfers of the mortgage loans from the sponsors to the depositor and from the depositor to the issuing entity in exchange for the offered certificates are illustrated below:

 

 

The foregoing illustration does not take into account the sale of any non-offered certificates or the RR interest.

 

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Offered Certificates

 

General   We are offering the following classes of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates as part of Series 2020-GSA2:

 

Class A-1
Class A-2
Class A-3
Class A-4
Class A-5
Class A-AB
Class X-A
Class X-B
Class A-S
Class B
Class C

 

    The certificates of this Series will consist of the above classes and the following classes that are not being offered by this prospectus: Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class RR, Class S and Class R (collectively referred to as the “non-offered certificates”). In addition, the RR interest is not being offered by this prospectus.

 

Certificate Balances and

Notional Amounts   Your certificates will have the approximate aggregate initial certificate balance or notional amount set forth below, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%:

 

  Class A-1  $17,052,000
  Class A-2  $10,429,000
  Class A-3  $13,754,000
  Class A-4  $0 - $200,000,000(1)
  Class A-5  $281,296,000 - $481,296,000(1)
  Class A-AB  $32,358,000(2)
  Class X-A  $612,360,000(3)
  Class X-B  $73,324,000(3)
  Class A-S  $57,471,000
  Class B  $35,671,000
  Class C  $37,653,000

 

     
(1)The exact initial certificate balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are unknown and will be determined based on the final pricing of those classes of certificates. However, the respective initial certificate balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are expected to be within the applicable ranges reflected in the chart above. The initial aggregate certificate balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates is expected to be approximately $481,296,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)The Class A-AB certificates have a certain priority with respect to reducing the certificate balance of those certificates to their scheduled principal balance, as described in this prospectus.

 

(3)Notional amount. The notional amount of each class of the Class X certificates is subject to change depending upon the final pricing of the principal balance certificates, as follows: (1) if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of any class of principal balance certificates whose certificate balance comprises such notional amount is equal to the weighted average of the net mortgage rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), the certificate balance of such class of principal balance certificates may not be part of, and reduce accordingly, such notional amount of the related Class X certificates (or, if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of the related Class X

 

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  certificates is equal to zero, such Class X certificates may not be issued on the closing date), and/or (2) if as a result of such pricing the pass-through rate of any class of principal balance certificates that does not comprise such notional amount of the related Class X certificates is less than the weighted average of the net mortgage rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), such class of principal balance certificates may become a part of, and increase accordingly, such notional amount of the related Class X certificates.

 

Pass-Through Rates

 

A. Offered Certificates   Your certificates will accrue interest at an annual rate called a pass-through rate. The initial approximate pass-through rate is set forth below for each class of offered certificates:

 

  Class A-1  [__]%(1)
  Class A-2  [__]%(1)
  Class A-3  [__]%(1)
  Class A-4  [__]%(1)
  Class A-5  [__]%(1)
  Class A-AB  [__]%(1)
  Class X-A  [__]%(2)
  Class X-B  [__]%(2)
  Class A-S  [__]%(1)
  Class B  [__]%(1)
  Class C  [__]%(1)

 

     
(1)The pass-through rates of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B and Class C certificates for each distribution date will each generally be a per annum rate equal to one of (i) a fixed rate, (ii) the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs, (iii) a rate equal to the lesser of a specified pass-through rate and the rate described in clause (ii), or (iv) the rate described in clause (ii) less a specified percentage.

 

(2)The pass-through rate of the Class X-A certificates for each distribution date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs, over (b) the weighted average of the pass-through rates of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates for that distribution date, weighted on the basis of their respective certificate balances immediately prior to that distribution date. The pass-through rate of the Class X-B certificates for any distribution date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as of their respective due dates in the month preceding the month in which the related distribution date occurs, over (b) the weighted average of the pass-through rates of the Class B and Class C certificates for that distribution date weighted on the basis of their respective certificate balances immediately prior to that distribution date.

 

B. Interest Rate Calculation

 Convention   Interest on the offered certificates at their applicable pass-through rates will be calculated based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, or a “30/360 basis”.

 

    For purposes of calculating the pass-through rates on the Class X-A and Class X-B certificates and any other class of offered certificates that has a pass-through rate limited by, equal to or based on the weighted average net mortgage interest rate

 

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    (which calculation does not include any companion loan interest rate), the mortgage loan interest rates will not reflect any default interest rate, any loan term modifications agreed to by the special servicer or any modifications resulting from a borrower’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

    For purposes of calculating the pass-through rates on the offered certificates, the interest rate for each mortgage loan that accrues interest based on the actual number of days in each month and assuming a 360-day year, or an “actual/360 basis”, will be recalculated, if necessary, so that the amount of interest that would accrue at that recalculated rate in the applicable month, calculated on a 30/360 basis, will equal the amount of interest that is required to be paid on that mortgage loan in that month, subject to certain adjustments as described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates” and “—Interest Distribution Amount”.

 

C. Servicing and

 Administration   Fees The master servicer and the special servicer are entitled to a servicing fee and a special servicing fee, respectively, from the interest payments on each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan with respect to the special servicing fee only), any serviced companion loan and any related REO loans and (a) with respect to the servicing fee, if unpaid after final recovery on the related mortgage loan, out of general collections with respect to the other mortgage loans and (b) with respect to the special servicing fees, if the related mortgage loan interest payments (or other collections in respect of the related mortgage loan or mortgaged property) are insufficient, then from general collections on all mortgage loans. The servicing fee for each distribution date, including the master servicing fee and the portion of the servicing fee payable to any primary servicer or subservicer, is calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan (including any non-serviced mortgage loan) and any related serviced companion loans at the servicing fee rate equal to a per annum rate ranging from 0.00188% to 0.04250%.

 

  The principal compensation to be paid to the special servicer in respect of its special servicing activities will be the special servicing fee, the workout fee and the liquidation fee.

 

  The special servicing fee for each distribution date is calculated based on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan) and any related serviced companion loans as to which a special servicing transfer event has occurred (including any related REO loans), on a loan-by-loan basis at the special servicing fee rate equal to the greater of 0.25% per annum and the rate that would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month. The special servicer will not be entitled to a special servicing fee with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan.

 

    The workout fee will generally be payable with respect to each specially serviced loan (other than a non-serviced whole loan) which has become a “corrected loan” (which will occur (i) with

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    respect to a specially serviced loan as to which there has been a payment default, when the borrower has brought the mortgage loan current and thereafter made three consecutive full and timely monthly payments, including pursuant to any workout and (ii) with respect to any other specially serviced loan, when the related default is cured or the other circumstances pursuant to which it became a specially serviced loan cease to exist in the commercially reasonable judgment of the special servicer). The workout fee will be payable out of each collection (other than penalty charges) of interest and principal (including scheduled payments, prepayments, balloon payments and payments at maturity) received on the related corrected loan for so long as it remains a corrected mortgage loan, in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 1.00% of each such collection of interest and principal (or such higher rate as would result in a workout fee equal to $25,000) and (2) such lower rate as would result in a workout fee of $1,000,000.

 

    A liquidation fee will generally be payable with respect to each specially serviced loan and any related REO property as to which the special servicer obtains a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related borrower and, except as otherwise described in this prospectus, with respect to any specially serviced loan or REO property as to which the special servicer receives any liquidation proceeds or insurance and condemnation proceeds. The liquidation fee for each specially serviced loan and any related REO property will be payable from the related payment or proceeds in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 1.00% of such payment or proceeds and (2) such lower rate as would result in a liquidation fee of $1,000,000; provided, however, that, except as described under “Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”, no liquidation fee will be less than $25,000.

 

    Any primary servicing fees or sub-servicing fees with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan) and any related serviced companion loans will be paid by the master servicer out of the servicing fee described above.

 

    The master servicer and the special servicer are also entitled to additional fees and amounts, including income on the amounts held in certain accounts and certain permitted investments, liquidation fees and workout fees. See “Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”.

 

    The certificate administrator/trustee fee for each distribution date is calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and each REO loan (including any non-serviced mortgage loan) at a per annum rate equal to 0.00932%.

 

    The operating advisor will be entitled to a fee on each distribution date calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and each REO loan (including any non-serviced mortgage loan, but not any companion loan) at a per annum rate

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    equal to 0.00178%. The operating advisor will also be entitled under certain circumstances to a consulting fee.

 

    As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the asset representations reviewer will be entitled to a fee on each distribution date calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and REO loan (including any non-serviced mortgage loan, but not any companion loan) at a per annum rate equal to 0.00030%. Upon the completion of any asset review with respect to each delinquent loan, the asset representations reviewer will be entitled to a per loan fee in an amount described in “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses—Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation”.

 

    Each party to the pooling and servicing agreement will also be entitled to be reimbursed by the issuing entity for costs, expenses and liabilities borne by them in certain circumstances. Fees and expenses payable by the issuing entity to any party to the pooling and servicing agreement are generally payable prior to any distributions to certificateholders and the RR interest owner.

 

    Additionally, with respect to each distribution date, an amount equal to the product of 0.00050% per annum multiplied by the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and any REO loan will be payable to Commercial Real Estate Finance Council® as a license fee for use of their names and trademarks, including an investor reporting package. This fee will be payable prior to any distributions to certificateholders and the RR interest owner.

 

    Payment of the fees and reimbursement of the costs and expenses described above will generally have priority over the distribution of amounts payable to the certificateholders and the RR interest owner. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” and “—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.

 

    With respect to each non-serviced mortgage loan set forth in the following table, the related master servicer and/or sub-servicer under the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of that mortgage loan will be entitled to a primary servicing fee (which includes any subservicing fee) at a rate equal to a per annum rate set forth in the following table, and the related special servicer under the related pooling and servicing agreement will be entitled to a special servicing fee at a rate equal to the per annum rate set forth below. In addition, each party to the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the related non-serviced whole loan will be entitled to receive other fees and reimbursements with respect to the related non-serviced mortgage loan in amounts, from sources, and at frequencies, that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to those described above and, in certain cases (for example, with respect to unreimbursed special servicing fees and property protection advances with respect to the related non-serviced whole loan), such amounts will be reimbursable

 

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    from general collections on the mortgage loans to the extent not recoverable from the related non-serviced whole loan and to the extent allocable to the related non-serviced mortgage loan pursuant to the related co-lender agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOANS(1)(2)

 

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan

 

Primary Servicing
Fee Rate

 

Special Servicing
Fee Rate

  MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay    0.000625%   0.2500%(3)
  711 Fifth Avenue    0.002500%   0.2500%(4)
  JW Marriott Nashville(5)    0.001250%   0.2500%(4)
  Grand Canal Shoppes    0.002500%   0.2500%(4)
  32-42 Broadway    0.001250%   0.2500%(4)
  SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio    0.001250%   0.2500%(4)
  Redmond Town Center    0.001250%   0.2500%(6)
  White Oak Crossing    0.001250%   0.2500%(4)
  McCarthy Ranch    0.002500%   0.2500%  

 

     
(1)Does not reflect the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio mortgage loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District mortgage loan or the Cabinetworks Portfolio mortgage loan, each of which is part of a split loan structure comprised of the related mortgage loan and one or more pari passu companion loans that may be included in one or more future securitizations. After the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, the related mortgage loan will also be a non-serviced mortgage loan, and the related servicing shift master servicer and related servicing shift special servicer under the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement will be entitled to a primary servicing fee and special servicing fee, respectively, as will be set forth in such related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement.

 

(2)The fees related to the whole loans listed in the above chart relate to securitization transactions that have either closed or are expected to close on or prior to the closing date, and, in certain instances are based on publicly available information.

 

(3)Subject to an annual maximum of $250,000.

 

(4)Subject to a monthly minimum of $3,500.

 

(5)The JW Marriott Nashville whole loan is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Benchmark 2020-B21 securitization. From and after the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, such mortgage loan will be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing such securitization and the related special servicing fee rate will be as specified in such pooling and servicing agreement.

 

(6)Subject to a monthly minimum of $5,000.

 

Distributions

 

A. Allocation Between the
 Non-VRR Certificates

 and the VRR Interest   On each distribution date, the aggregate amount available for distributions to holders of the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest owners on each distribution date (net of specified expenses of the issuing entity, including fees payable to, and costs and expenses reimbursable to, the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer) will be allocated to (a) the VRR interest, in an amount equal to the product of such amount multiplied by approximately 4.07% and (b) the non-VRR certificates, in an amount equal to the product of such amount multiplied by the difference between 100% and

 

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    the percentage referenced in clause (a), in each case such percentages being referred to in this prospectus as their respective “percentage allocation entitlement”.

 

B. Amount and Order of

 Distributions on the

 Certificates   On each distribution date, funds available for distribution to the holders of the non-VRR certificates (other than the Class S certificates), net of any excess interest, yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums, will be distributed in the following amounts and order of priority:

 

    First, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to, and pro rata in accordance with, the interest entitlements for those classes;

 

    Second, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, to the extent of funds available for distribution of principal, in reduction of the then-outstanding certificate balances of those classes, in the following priority:

 

(A)to the Class A-AB certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to the Class A-AB scheduled principal balance set forth on Annex G to this prospectus for the relevant distribution date;

 

(B)to the Class A-1 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clause (A) above;

 

(C)to the Class A-2 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) above;

 

(D)to the Class A-3 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (C) above;

 

(E)to the Class A-4 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (D) above;

 

(F)to the Class A-5 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) above; and

 

(G)to the Class A-AB certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, without regard to the Class A-AB scheduled principal balance, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining

 

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  after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above.

 

    However, if the certificate balances of each class of principal balance certificates other than the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates have been reduced to zero, funds available for distributions of principal will be distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, pro rata, based on their respective certificate balances and without regard to the Class A-AB scheduled principal balance.

 

    Third, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata based upon, the aggregate unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to each such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth above at the pass-through rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related realized loss was allocated to such class until the date such realized loss is reimbursed;

 

    Fourth, to the Class A-S certificates as follows: (a) to interest on the Class A-S certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of funds available for distributions of principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates), to the Class A-S certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class A-S certificates first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth above at the pass-through rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related realized loss was allocated to such class until the date such realized loss is reimbursed;

 

    Fifth, to the Class B certificates as follows: (a) to interest on the Class B certificates in the amount of its interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of funds available for distributions of principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates), to the Class B certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class B certificates first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth above at the pass-through rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related realized loss was allocated to such class until the date such realized loss is reimbursed;

 

    Sixth, to the Class C certificates as follows: (a) to interest on the Class C certificates in the amount of its interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of funds available for distributions of principal

 

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    remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S and Class B certificates), to the Class C certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class C certificates first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth above at the pass-through rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related realized loss was allocated to such class until the date such realized loss is reimbursed; and

 

    Seventh, to the non-offered certificates (other than the Class RR and Class S certificates), in the amounts and order of priority described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

    For more detailed information regarding distributions on the certificates, see “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

C. Interest and Principal

 Entitlements   A description of the interest entitlement of each class of non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Interest Distribution Amount” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest”, respectively. As described in those sections, there are circumstances in which your interest entitlement for a distribution date could be less than one full month’s interest at the pass-through rate on your certificate’s balance or notional amount.

 

    A description of the amount of principal required to be distributed to each class of non-VRR certificates entitled to principal and the VRR interest on a particular distribution date can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Principal Distribution Amount” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest”, respectively.

 

D. Yield Maintenance Charges,

  Prepayment Premiums   Yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums with respect to the mortgage loans will be allocated to the VRR interest, on the one hand, and to the non-VRR certificates, on the other hand, in accordance with their respective percentage allocation entitlement. Yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums with respect to the mortgage loans allocated to the non-VRR certificates will be further allocated as described in “Description of the Certificates—Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums”.

 

    For an explanation of the calculation of yield maintenance charges, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

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E. Subordination, Allocation of

 Losses and Certain Expenses   The following chart describes the manner in which the payment rights of certain classes of non-VRR certificates will be senior or subordinate, as the case may be, to the payment rights of other classes of non-VRR certificates. The chart also shows the allocation between the VRR interest and the non-VRR certificates and the corresponding entitlement to receive principal and interest (other than excess interest that accrues on a mortgage loan that has an anticipated repayment date) on any distribution date in descending order (beginning with the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates). Among the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates, payment rights of certain classes will be as more particularly described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” in this prospectus. It also shows the manner in which mortgage loan losses are allocated between the VRR interest and the non-VRR certificates and the manner in which the certificate allocations are further allocated in ascending order (beginning with certain non-VRR certificates that are not being offered by this prospectus). Principal losses on the mortgage loans allocated to a class of certificates will reduce the related certificate balance of that class. Principal losses on the mortgage loans allocated to the VRR interest will reduce the VRR interest balance. Although no principal payments or mortgage loan losses will be allocated to the Class S, Class R, Class X-A, Class X-B or Class X-D certificates, principal payments or mortgage loan losses will reduce the notional amount of the Class X-A certificates (to the extent such principal payments or mortgage loan losses are allocated to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB or Class A-S certificates), the Class X-B certificates (to the extent such principal payments or mortgage loan losses are allocated to the Class B or Class C certificates) and the Class X-D certificates (to the extent such principal payments or mortgage loan losses are allocated to the Class D or Class E certificates), and, therefore, the amount of interest they accrue.

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*Class X-A and Class X-B certificates are interest-only certificates.
**Other than the Class S and Class R certificates.

 

    Other than the subordination of certain classes of certificates, as described above, no other form of credit enhancement will be available for the benefit of the holders of the offered certificates. The right to payment of owners of the VRR interest will be pro rata and pari passu with the right to payment of holders of the non-VRR certificates (as a collective whole), and, as described above, any losses incurred on the mortgage loans will be allocated between the VRR interest and the non-VRR certificates pro rata in accordance with their respective percentage allocation entitlement.

 

    Principal losses and principal payments, if any, on mortgage loans that are allocated to a class of non-VRR certificates (other than the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D or Class S certificates) will reduce the certificate balance of that class of certificates. Principal losses and principal payments, if any, on mortgage loans that are allocated to the VRR interest will reduce the VRR interest balance.

 

    The notional amount of the Class X-A certificates will be reduced by the aggregate amount of principal losses or principal payments, if any, allocated to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB or Class A-S certificates. The notional amount of the Class X-B certificates will be reduced by the aggregate amount of principal losses or principal payments, if any, allocated to the Class B or Class C certificates.

 

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    The notional amount of the Class X-D certificates will be reduced by the aggregate amount of principal losses or principal payments, if any, allocated to the Class D or Class E certificates.

 

    To the extent funds are available on a subsequent distribution date for distribution on your offered certificates, you will be reimbursed for any losses allocated to your offered certificates with interest at the pass-through rate on those offered certificates in accordance with the distribution priorities.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest” for more detailed information regarding the subordination provisions applicable to the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest and the allocation of losses to the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest.

 

F. Shortfalls in Available Funds   Shortfalls will reduce the aggregate available funds and will correspondingly reduce the amount allocated to the VRR interest and the non-VRR certificates. The reduction in amounts available for distribution to the non-VRR certificates will reduce distributions to the classes of non-VRR certificates with the lowest payment priorities:

 

shortfalls resulting from the payment of special servicing fees and other additional compensation that the special servicer is entitled to receive;

 

shortfalls resulting from interest on advances made by the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee (to the extent not covered by late payment charges or default interest paid by the related borrower);

 

shortfalls resulting from the application of appraisal reductions to reduce interest advances;

 

shortfalls resulting from extraordinary expenses of the issuing entity including indemnification payments payable to the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement;

 

shortfalls resulting from a modification of a mortgage loan’s interest rate or principal balance; and

 

shortfalls resulting from other unanticipated or default-related expenses of the issuing entity.

 

    In addition, prepayment interest shortfalls on the mortgage loans that are not covered by certain compensating interest payments made by the master servicer will be allocated between the VRR interest, on the one hand, and the non-VRR certificates, on the other hand, in accordance with their respective percentage allocation entitlement. The prepayment interest shortfalls allocated to the non-VRR certificates are required to be further allocated among the classes of non-VRR certificates (other than the Class S certificates), on a pro rata basis, to reduce the amount of interest payable on each such class of certificates to

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    the extent described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

    With respect to a whole loan that is comprised of a mortgage loan, in some cases, one or more pari passu companion loans and, in some cases, one or more subordinate companion loans, shortfalls in available funds resulting from any of the foregoing will result first in a reduction in amounts distributable in accordance with the related co-lender agreement in respect of the related subordinate companion loan(s), if any, and then, result in a reduction in amounts distributable in accordance with the related co-lender agreement in respect of the related mortgage loan (and any pari passu companion loans, on a pro rata basis), which allocations to the related mortgage loan will in turn reduce distributions in respect of the VRR interest and the non-VRR certificates as described above. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Co-Lender Agreement”, “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Co-Lender Agreement”, “—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Yield Considerations—Losses and Shortfalls”.

 

G. Excess Interest   On each distribution date, any excess interest in respect of the increase in the interest rate on a mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date after the related anticipated repayment date to the extent actually collected and applied as interest during a collection period will be distributed to the holders of the Class S certificates and the VRR interest owners on the related distribution date, as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Excess Interest”. This excess interest will not be available to make distributions to any other class of certificates or to provide credit support for other classes of certificates or offset any interest shortfalls or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Advances

 

A. P&I Advances   The master servicer is required to advance a delinquent periodic payment on each mortgage loan, including any non-serviced mortgage loan or REO loan (other than any portion of an REO loan related to a companion loan), unless the master servicer, the trustee or the special servicer determines that the advance would be non-recoverable. Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will be required to advance balloon payments due at maturity in excess of the regular periodic payment, interest in excess of a mortgage loan’s regular interest rate, default interest, late payment charges, prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges.

 

    The amount of the interest portion of any advance will be subject to reduction to the extent that an appraisal reduction of the related mortgage loan has occurred (and with respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a whole loan, to the extent such appraisal reduction amount is allocated to the related mortgage loan). There may be other circumstances in which the master

 

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    servicer will not be required to advance a full month of principal and/or interest. If the master servicer fails to make a required advance, the trustee will be required to make the advance, unless the trustee determines that the advance would be non-recoverable. If an interest advance is made by the master servicer, the master servicer will not advance the portion of interest that constitutes its servicing fee, but will advance the portion of interest that constitutes the monthly fees payable to the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer and the CREFC® license fee.

 

    None of the master servicer or the trustee will make, or be permitted to make, any principal or interest advance with respect to any companion loan. The special servicer is under no obligation to, and will not make, any principal or interest advance with respect to any mortgage loan or companion loan.

 

    See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

B. Property Protection Advances   The master servicer may be required to make advances with respect to mortgage loans and related companion loans that it is required to service to pay delinquent real estate taxes, assessments and hazard insurance premiums and similar expenses necessary to:

 

protect and maintain (and in the case of REO properties, lease and manage) the related mortgaged property;

 

maintain the lien on the related mortgaged property; and/or

 

enforce the related mortgage loan documents.

 

    The special servicer will have no obligation to make any property protection advances (although they may elect to make them in an emergency circumstance). If the special servicer makes a property protection advance, the master servicer will be required to reimburse the special servicer for that advance (unless the master servicer determines that the advance would be nonrecoverable in which case it will be reimbursed out of the collection account) and the master servicer will be deemed to have made that advance as of the date made by the special servicer.

 

    If the master servicer fails to make a required advance of this type, the trustee will be required to make this advance. None of the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee is required to advance amounts determined by such party to be nonrecoverable.

 

    None of the master servicer, special servicer or trustee will make or be permitted to make any advance of this type in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of any subordinate companion loan under the related co-lender agreement.

 

    See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

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    With respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan, the master servicer (and the trustee, as applicable) under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of that non-serviced whole loan will be required to make similar advances with respect to delinquent real estate taxes, assessments and hazard insurance premiums as described above.

 

C. Interest on Advances   The master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to interest on the above described advances at the “Prime Rate”, compounded annually, as published in The Wall Street Journal, as described in this prospectus. Interest accrued on outstanding advances may result in reductions in amounts otherwise payable on the certificates and the RR interest. Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will be entitled to interest on advances made with respect to principal and interest due on a mortgage loan until the related due date has passed and any grace period for late payments applicable to the mortgage loan has expired. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

    With respect to a non-serviced mortgage loan, the applicable makers of advances under the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced whole loan will similarly be entitled to interest on advances, and any accrued and unpaid interest on property protection advances made in respect of such non-serviced mortgage loan may be reimbursed from general collections on the other mortgage loans included in the issuing entity to the extent not recoverable from such non-serviced whole loan and to the extent allocable to the related non-serviced mortgage loan in accordance with the related co-lender agreement.

 

The Mortgage Pool

 

The Mortgage Pool   The issuing entity’s primary assets will be 46 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans, each evidenced by one or more promissory notes secured by first mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt or similar security instruments on the fee and/or leasehold estate of the related borrower in 89 commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing properties. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”.

 

    The aggregate principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date will be approximately $826,330,787.

 

    In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified, (i) references to a mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) by name refer to such mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (ii) references to a mortgage loan by name refer to such mortgage loan secured by the related mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (iii) any parenthetical with a percent next to a mortgaged property name (or portfolio of mortgaged properties name) indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal

 

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    balance of the related mortgage loan (or, if applicable, the allocated loan amount with respect to such mortgaged property) represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization, and (iv) any parenthetical with a percent next to a mortgage loan name or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal balance of such mortgage loan or the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such group of mortgage loans, as applicable, represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization.

 

Whole Loans

 

    Unless otherwise expressly stated in this prospectus, the term “mortgage loan” refers to each of the 46 commercial mortgage loans to be held by the issuing entity. Of the mortgage loans, each of the mortgage loans in the table below is part of a larger whole loan, each of which is comprised of the related mortgage loan and one or more loans that are pari passu in right of payment to the related mortgage loan (each referred to in this prospectus as a “pari passu companion loan”) and/or are subordinate in right of payment to the related mortgage loan (each referred to in this prospectus as a “subordinate companion loan”, and together with the pari passu companion loans, the “companion loans”). The companion loans, together with their related mortgage loan, are each referred to in this prospectus as a “whole loan”.

 

Whole Loan Summary

 


Mortgage Loan Name

 

Mortgage
Loan Cut-off
Date Balance

 

% of
Initial
Pool
Balance

 

Aggregate
Pari Passu
Companion Loan
Cut-off
Date Balance

 

Aggregate
Subordinate
Companion Loan Cut-off
Date Balance

 

Mortgage
Loan
Cut-off
Date
LTV
Ratio(1)(2)

 

Whole Loan Cut-off Date LTV
Ratio(2)(3)

 

Mortgage Loan Underwritten NCF DSCR(1)

 

Whole
Loan Underwritten NCF DSCR(3)

Elo Midtown Office
Portfolio 
  $70,000,000   8.5%   $71,000,000   $0   58.5%   58.5%   2.30x   2.30x
Signature Office Portfolio    $70,000,000   8.5%   $19,769,000   $0   69.0%   69.0%   1.50x   1.50x
Phoenix Industrial
Portfolio V 
  $65,000,000   7.9%   $30,000,000   $0   65.2%   65.2%   1.74x   1.74x
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay    $65,000,000   7.9%   $1,569,200,000   $1,365,800,000   35.5%   65.2%   4.95x   2.70x
711 Fifth Avenue    $40,000,000   4.8%   $505,000,000   $0   54.5%   54.5%   2.90x   2.90x
Appletree Business Park    $37,500,000   4.5%   $12,300,000   $0   56.9%   56.9%   1.92x   1.92x
JW Marriott Nashville    $35,000,000   4.2%   $150,000,000   $0   61.5%   61.5%   4.17x   4.17x
Grand Canal Shoppes    $25,000,000   3.0%   $735,000,000   $215,000,000   46.3%   59.5%   2.46x   1.67x
32-42 Broadway    $25,000,000   3.0%   $100,000,000   $0   51.4%   51.4%   2.66x   2.66x
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District    $20,000,000   2.4%   $40,000,000   $0   52.7%   52.7%   2.09x   2.09x
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio    $19,000,000   2.3%   $70,000,000   $0   59.9%   59.9%   1.40x   1.40x
Cabinetworks Portfolio    $15,000,000   1.8%   $32,333,000   $0   64.4%   64.4%   2.08x   2.08x
Redmond Town Center    $11,500,000   1.4%   $90,000,000   $0   67.2%   67.2%   1.79x   1.79x
White Oak Crossing    $11,375,000   1.4%   $52,000,000   $0   73.1%   73.1%   1.75x   1.75x
McCarthy Ranch    $5,000,000   0.6%   $40,000,000   $0   60.5%   60.5%   2.11x   2.11x

 

 

(1)Calculated including the related pari passu companion loans but excluding the related subordinate companion loan(s).
(2)In certain cases, calculated based on a value other than the “as-is” appraised value and/or based on a cut-off date balance that is net of a reserve amount, as described in the definition of “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.
(3)Calculated including the related pari passu companion loans and the related subordinate companion loan(s).

 

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  The Signature Office Portfolio whole loan, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V whole loan and the Appletree Business Park whole loan will be serviced by the master servicer and the special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction and are each referred to in this prospectus as a “serviced whole loan”, any related companion loan that is pari passu in right of payment to the related mortgage loan is referred to in this prospectus as a “serviced pari passu companion loan”.

 

  The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio whole loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan and the Cabinetworks Portfolio whole loan, each a “servicing shift whole loan”, will initially be serviced by the master servicer and the special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction. From and after the related servicing shift securitization date, it is anticipated that each servicing shift whole loan will be serviced under, and by the master servicer designated in, the related pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement, as applicable, entered into in connection with such securitization (each, a “servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement”). Prior to the related servicing shift securitization date, each servicing shift whole loan will be a “serviced whole loan”. On and after the related servicing shift securitization date, each servicing shift whole loan will be a “non-serviced whole loan”.

 

    The whole loans identified in the table below will not be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement and instead will each be serviced under a separate servicing agreement identified below relating to a related companion loan and are each referred to in this prospectus as a “non-serviced whole loan”. The related mortgage loans are each referred to as a “non-serviced mortgage loan” and any related companion loans are each referred to in this prospectus as a “non-serviced companion loan” or collectively as the “non-serviced companion loans”. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

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Non-Serviced Whole Loans(1)

 

Mortgage Loan Name

Transaction/ Pooling and Servicing Agreement(2)

% of
Initial
Pool
Balance

Master Servicer

Special
Servicer

Trustee

Certificate
Administrator and Custodian

Initial
Directing
Party

Operating Advisor

Asset
Representations
Reviewer

MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay  BX 2020-VIVA 7.9% KeyBank National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Citibank, N.A. CF LV SASB Holdings LLC(3) N/A N/A
711 Fifth Avenue  GSMS 2020-GC47 4.8% Wells Fargo Bank, National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association LD II Holdco X, LLC Park Bridge Lender Services LLC Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
JW Marriott Nashville  Benchmark 2020-B21(4) 4.2% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Goldman Sachs Bank USA(4) Park Bridge Lender Services LLC Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
Grand Canal Shoppes  MSC 2019-H7 3.0% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc.(5) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
32-42 Broadway  Benchmark 2020-B21 3.0% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Eightfold Real Estate Capital Fund V, L.P. Park Bridge Lender Services LLC Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio  BBCMS 2020-C8 2.3% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association LNR Partners, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association LNR Securities Holdings, LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
Redmond Town Center  Benchmark 2020-B19 1.4% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Citibank, N.A. RREF IV Debt AIV, LP Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
White Oak
Crossing 
CGCMT 2020-GC46 1.4% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association CWCapital Asset Management LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Citibank, N.A. Eightfold Real Estate Capital Fund V, L.P. Park Bridge Lender Services LLC Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
McCarthy Ranch  MSC 2020-L4 0.6% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Argentic Services Company LP Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Argentic Securities Income USA LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

 

 

(1)Does not reflect the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio mortgage loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District mortgage loan or the Cabinetworks Portfolio mortgage loan, which are each a servicing shift mortgage loan. On and after the related servicing shift securitization date, each servicing shift mortgage loan will also be a non-serviced mortgage loan and the related whole loan will be a non-serviced whole loan.
(2)The identification of a “Transaction/Pooling and Servicing Agreement” above indicates that we have identified a securitization trust that has closed or priced or as to which a preliminary prospectus or final prospectus has printed and that has included, or is expected to include, the related controlling note for such whole loan.
(3)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay whole loan is an AB whole loan, and the controlling note as of the date hereof is a related subordinate note included in the BX 2020-VIVA securitization. Upon the occurrence of certain trigger events specified in the related co-lender agreement, however, control will generally shift to a more senior note (or, if applicable, first to one more senior note and, following certain additional trigger events, to another more senior note) in the subject whole loan, which more senior note will thereafter be the controlling note. The more senior note may be included in another securitization trust, in which case the directing party for the related whole loan will be the party designated under the servicing agreement for such securitization trust. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan”.
(4)The JW Marriott Nashville whole loan is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Benchmark 2020-B21 securitization. From and after the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, such whole loan will be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing such securitization, such securitization will be the related controlling noteholder, and the directing party will be the directing certificateholder (or equivalent) specified in such pooling and servicing agreement.
(5)The initial controlling holder for the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan is CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc., the current holder of the related subordinate companion loan. Pursuant to the related co-lender agreement, following the occurrence (and during the continuance) of a Grand Canal Shoppes control appraisal period, the holder of note A-1-1 will be the controlling holder for the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan. Note A-1-1 was included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization, and the controlling holder (or equivalent party) under the MSC 2019-H7 pooling and servicing agreement (currently Argentic Securities Income USA LLC) is expected to exercise the rights of the controlling holder with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan.

 

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    For further information regarding the whole loans, see “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Whole Loans”, and for information regarding the servicing of the non-serviced whole loans, see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

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Mortgage Loan Characteristics

 

    The following table sets forth certain anticipated characteristics of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (unless otherwise indicated). Except as specifically provided in this prospectus, various information presented in this prospectus (including loan-to-value ratios, debt service coverage ratios, debt yields and cut-off date balances per net rentable square foot, room or unit, as applicable) with respect to any mortgage loan with a pari passu companion loan or subordinate companion loan is calculated including the principal balance and debt service payment of the related pari passu companion loan(s), but is calculated excluding the principal balance and debt service payment of any related subordinate companion loan(s) (or any other subordinate debt encumbering the related mortgaged property or any related mezzanine debt or preferred equity). However, unless specifically indicated, for the purpose of numerical and statistical information with respect to the composition of the mortgage pool contained in this prospectus (including any tables, charts and information set forth on Annex A-1, Annex A-2 and Annex A-3), no subordinate companion loan is reflected in this prospectus.

 

    The sum of the numerical data in any column may not equal the indicated total due to rounding. Unless otherwise indicated, all figures and percentages presented in this “Summary of Terms” are calculated as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Information” and, unless otherwise indicated, such figures and percentages are approximate and, in each case, represent the indicated figure or percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date. The principal balance of each mortgage loan as of the cut-off date assumes (or, in the case of each mortgage loan with a due date prior to the date of this prospectus, reflects) the timely receipt of principal scheduled to be paid on or before the cut-off date and no defaults, delinquencies or prepayments on, or modifications of, any mortgage loan on or prior to the cut-off date. Whenever percentages and other information in this prospectus are presented on the mortgaged property level rather than the mortgage loan level, the information for mortgage loans secured by more than one mortgaged property is based on allocated loan amounts as stated on Annex A-1.

 

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    The mortgage loans will have the following approximate characteristics as of the cut-off date:

 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Characteristics

 

   

All Mortgage Loans

  Initial Pool Balance(1)  $826,330,787
  Number of Mortgage Loans  46
  Number of Mortgaged Properties  89
  Range of Cut-off Date Balances  $2,400,000 - $70,000,000
  Average Cut-off Date Balance  $17,963,713
  Range of Mortgage Rates(2)  2.77000% to 4.75000%
  Weighted Average Mortgage Rate(2)  3.63083%
  Range of original terms to maturity/ARD(3)(4)  60 to 121 months
  Weighted average original term to maturity/ARD(3)(4)  119 months
  Range of remaining terms to maturity/ARD(3)(4)  51 to 121 months
  Weighted average remaining term to maturity/ARD(3)(4)  115 months
  Range of original amortization terms(5)  300 to 360 months
  Weighted average original amortization term(5)  359 months
  Range of remaining amortization terms(5)  292 to 360 months
  Weighted average remaining amortization term(5)  359 months
  Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(2)(3)(6)(10)(11)  35.5% to 73.1%
  Weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(3)(6)(10)(11)  58.5%
  Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(2)(3)(4)(7)(11)  35.5% to 68.0%
  Weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio(2)(3)(4)(7)(11)  53.7%
  Range of UW NCF DSCR(2)(3)(9)  1.35x to 4.95x
  Weighted average UW NCF DSCR(2)(3)(9)  2.50x
  Range of UW NOI Debt Yield(2)(3)(8)(9)(10)(11)  8.1% to 19.9%
  Weighted average UW NOI Debt Yield(2)(3)(5)(8)(9)(10)(11)  11.2%
  Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
  Interest-Only Balloon  44.5%
  Partial Interest-Only Balloon  26.5%
  Full-Term Amortizing Balloon(5)  21.2%
  Interest-Only-ARD  7.9%

 

     
(1)Subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5%.
(2)With respect to each mortgage loan that is part of a whole loan, the related pari passu companion loan (but not any related subordinate companion loan) are included for the purposes of calculating the Mortgage Rate, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield unless otherwise expressly stated. Other than as specifically noted, the Mortgage Rate, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield information for each mortgage loan is presented in this prospectus without regard to any other indebtedness (whether or not secured by the related mortgaged property, ownership interests in the related borrower or otherwise) that currently exists or that may be incurred by the related borrower or its owners in the future, in order to present statistics for the related mortgage loan without combination with the other indebtedness.
(3)With respect to four (4) mortgage loans (18.0%), the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the closing date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date. Information presented in this prospectus reflects the contractual loan terms, however, and each such mortgage loan is being treated as having an initial due date in January 2021.
(4)With respect to one (1) mortgage loan (7.9%) with an anticipated repayment date, calculated as of the anticipated repayment date.
(5)Does not include mortgage loans that pay interest-only until their maturity dates or anticipated repayment dates, as applicable.
(6)Unless otherwise indicated, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value. With respect to three (3) mortgage loans (6.5%), the Cut-off

 

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  Date LTV Ratio was calculated based upon a valuation other than an “as-is” appraised value of each related mortgaged property. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making any adjustments is 58.7%.
(7)Unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value. With respect to three (3) mortgage loans (6.5%), the respective Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios were calculated using a value other than the “as-is” appraised value of each related mortgaged property. The weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making such adjustments is 53.9%.
(8)Unless otherwise indicated, the Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each mortgage loan is the related mortgaged property’s Underwritten NOI divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of such mortgage loan.
(9)With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgage loan (7.9%), the related mortgaged property is master leased and for so long as the master lease is in effect, the borrower is entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents and other receipts from the mortgaged property. The UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay whole loan, based only on the master lease rent, are 2.70x and 9.7%, respectively.
(10)With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V mortgage loan (7.9%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and UW NOI Debt Yield of 65.2% and 11.1%, respectively, are calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and UW NOI Debt Yield with respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V mortgage loan without netting the achievement reserve are 68.1% and 10.6%, respectively.
(11)With respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio mortgage loan (3.7%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio of 61.6% and 49.3%, respectively, is each calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio appraised value, inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium, as of October 28, 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Maturity Date/ARD LTV without netting the holdback reserve and based on the “as-is” appraised value (without giving effect to the portfolio premium) are 66.7% and 54.1%, respectively. In addition, the UW NOI Debt Yield of 9.3% is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve. The UW NOI Debt Yield without netting the holdback reserve is 8.8%.

 

    Forty-five (45) (95.5%) of the mortgage loans accrue interest on an actual/360 basis. One (1) (4.5%) of the mortgage loans accrues interest on a 30/360 basis.

 

    For further information regarding the mortgage loans, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

Modified and Refinanced Loans   As of the cut-off date, none of the mortgage loans were modified due to a delinquency.

 

    See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings—Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings”.

 

Loans Underwritten Based on

Projections of Future Income   With respect to six (6) of the mortgaged properties (4.5%), such mortgaged properties were acquired by the related borrower or any affiliate of the borrower within 12 calendar months prior to the cut-off date and such borrower or affiliate was unable to provide the related mortgage loan seller with historical financial information (or provided limited historical financial information) for such acquired mortgaged property.

 

    See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Mortgaged Properties With Limited Prior Operating History”.

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Certain Variances from

Underwriting Standards   One (1) mortgage loan (2.3%) varies from the underwriting guidelines described under “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to SMC’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines”.

 

Additional Aspects of Certificates

 

Denominations   The offered certificates with certificate balances that are initially offered and sold to purchasers will be issued in minimum denominations of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess of $10,000. The offered certificates with notional amounts will be issued, maintained and transferred only in minimum denominations of authorized initial notional amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess of $1,000,000.

 

Registration, Clearance and

Settlement   Each class of offered certificates will initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or DTC.

 

    You may hold offered certificates through: (1) DTC in the United States; or (2) Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System. Transfers within DTC, Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System, will be made in accordance with the usual rules and operating procedures of those systems.

 

    We may elect to terminate the book-entry system through DTC (with the consent of the DTC participants), Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System, with respect to all or any portion of any class of the offered certificates.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination—Book-Entry Registration”.

 

Credit Risk Retention   For a discussion of the manner by which Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, as retaining sponsor, intends to satisfy the credit risk retention requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules, see “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

    None of the sponsors, the depositor, the underwriters, the issuing entity or any other party to the transaction intends to retain a material net economic interest in the securitization constituted by the issuance of the offered certificates in accordance with the European Due Diligence Requirements or to take any other action which may be required by EEA-regulated investors for the purposes of their compliance with the European Due Diligence Requirements or similar requirements. See “Risk Factors—General Risks—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity of the Offered Certificates”.

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Information Available to

Certificateholders and

the RR Interest Owner   On each distribution date, the certificate administrator will prepare and make available to each certificateholder of record and the RR interest owner, a statement as to the distributions being made on that date. Additionally, under certain circumstances, certificateholders of record and the RR interest owner may be entitled to certain other information regarding the issuing entity. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information”.

 

Deal Information/Analytics   Certain information concerning the mortgage loans and the certificates may be available to subscribers through the following services:

 

Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, CMBS.com, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Markit Group Limited, RealINSIGHT, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Intercontinental Exchange | ICE Data Services, KBRA Analytics, Inc. and DealView Technologies Ltd.;

 

The certificate administrator’s website initially located at www.ctslink.com; and

 

The master servicer’s website initially located at www.pnc.com/midland.

 

Optional Termination   On any distribution date on which the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans remaining in the issuing entity is less than 1.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if a mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date is still an asset of the issuing entity and such right is being exercised after its respective anticipated repayment date, then such mortgage loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans and from the aggregate principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the cut-off date), certain entities specified in this prospectus will have the option to purchase all of the remaining mortgage loans (and all REO property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any mortgage loan) at the price specified in this prospectus.

 

    The issuing entity may also be terminated in connection with a voluntary exchange of all the then-outstanding certificates (other than the Class S and Class R certificates) and the RR interest for the mortgage loans, and all REO property held by the issuing entity, provided that (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates are no longer outstanding, (ii) there is only one holder (or multiple holders acting unanimously) of the outstanding certificates (other than the Class S and Class R certificates) and the RR interest, and (iii) certain other conditions are satisfied as described under

 

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    Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”.

 

    See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”.

 

Required Repurchases or

Substitutions of Mortgage

Loans; Loss of Value Payment   Under certain circumstances, the related mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) may be obligated to (i) repurchase (without payment of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) or substitute for an affected mortgage loan from the issuing entity or (ii) make a cash payment that would be deemed sufficient to compensate the issuing entity in the event of a document defect or a breach of a representation and warranty made by the related mortgage loan seller with respect to the mortgage loan in the mortgage loan purchase agreement that materially and adversely affects the value of the mortgage loan, the value of the related REO property or the interests of the trustee, any certificateholders or the RR interest owner in the mortgage loan or REO property or causes the mortgage loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”); provided that with respect to the Signature Office Portfolio mortgage loan, each related mortgage loan seller will be obligated to take the above remedial actions only with respect to the related promissory note sold by it to the depositor as if the note contributed by each mortgage loan seller and evidencing such mortgage loan were a separate mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

Sale of Defaulted Loans   Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement, under certain circumstances the special servicer is required to solicit offers for defaulted mortgage loans (other than non-serviced mortgage loans) or defaulted serviced whole loans and/or related REO property and may accept the first (and, if multiple offers are received, the highest) cash offer from any person that constitutes a fair price for the defaulted mortgage loan (or defaulted serviced whole loan) and/or related REO property, determined as described in “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans” and “—Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties”, unless the special servicer determines, in accordance with the servicing standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the certificateholders, the RR interest owner and any related companion loan holders (as a collective whole as if such certificateholders, RR interest owner and such companion loan holders constituted a single lender and, with respect to a whole loan with a subordinate companion loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of such subordinate companion loan).

 

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    If a non-serviced mortgage loan with a related pari passu companion loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan and the special servicer under the related pooling and servicing agreement for the related pari passu companion loan determines to sell such pari passu companion loan, then that special servicer will be required to sell such non-serviced mortgage loan together with the related pari passu companion loan in a manner similar to that described above. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Tax Status   Elections will be made to treat designated portions of the issuing entity (exclusive of interest that is deferred after the anticipated repayment date of a mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date and the excess interest distribution account) as four separate REMICs (the “lower-tier REMIC” and the “upper-tier REMIC”) for federal income tax purposes. The “Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC” and the “White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC” will be designated as the “loan REMICs” and together with the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, the “trust REMICs”.

 

    The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC, created pursuant to a REMIC declaration effective as of June 2, 2020, holds the Grand Canal Shoppes mortgage loan and other related assets and has issued a class of uncertificated regular interests to be held by the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

    The White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC, created pursuant to a REMIC declaration effective as of December 1, 2020, holds the White Oak Crossing mortgage loan and other related assets and has issued a class of uncertificated regular interests to be held by the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

    In addition, (1) the portions of the issuing entity consisting of (i) the excess interest accrued on a mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date and the related distribution account, (ii) the uncertificated regular interests in the upper-tier REMIC corresponding to the VRR interest and distributions thereon, and (iii) the residual interests issued by the Loan REMICs, will be classified as a “trust” under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(c) (the “grantor trust”), (2) the Class S certificates and the VRR interest will represent undivided beneficial interests in the related portions of the excess interest and related distribution account, (3) the VRR interest will represent beneficial ownership of the uncertificated regular interests in the upper-tier REMIC corresponding to the VRR interest and distributions thereon and (4) the Class R certificates will represent beneficial ownership of the residual interests issued by the Loan REMICs.

 

    Pertinent federal income tax consequences of an investment in the offered certificates include:

 

Each class of offered certificates will constitute REMIC “regular interests”.

 

The offered certificates will be treated as newly originated debt instruments for federal income tax purposes.

 

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You will be required to report income on your offered certificates using the accrual method of accounting.

 

It is anticipated that the Class [__] certificates will be issued with original issue discount and that the Class [__] certificates will be issued at a premium for federal income tax purposes.

 

    See “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations”.

 

Certain ERISA Considerations   Subject to important considerations described under “Certain ERISA Considerations”, the offered certificates are eligible for purchase by persons investing assets of employee benefit plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

Legal Investment   No class of the offered certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities” for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended. If your investment activities are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, regulatory capital requirements, or review by regulatory authorities, then you may be subject to restrictions on investment in the certificates. You should consult your own legal advisors for assistance in determining the suitability of and consequences to you of the purchase, ownership, and sale of the certificates.

 

    The issuing entity will not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (both as defined in this prospectus).

 

    See “Legal Investment”.

 

Ratings   The offered certificates will not be issued unless each of the offered classes receives a credit rating from one or more of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations engaged by the depositor to rate the offered certificates. The decision not to engage one or more other rating agencies in the rating of certain classes of certificates to be issued in connection with this transaction, may negatively impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of those classes of certificates. Neither the depositor nor any other person or entity will have any duty to notify you if any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization issues, or delivers notice of its intention to issue, unsolicited ratings on one or more classes of certificates after the date of this prospectus.

 

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    See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Certificates; Ratings of the Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded” and “Ratings”.

 

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Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in the certificates involves risks. Any of the risks set forth in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” may have a material adverse effect on the cash flow on one or more mortgaged properties, the related borrowers’ ability to meet their respective payment obligations under the mortgage loans, and/or on your certificates. As a result, the market price of the certificates could decline significantly and you could lose a part or all of your investment. You should carefully consider all the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, evaluate the risks set forth in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in the certificates. The following is a summary of some of the principal risks associated with an investment in the certificates:

 

Special Risks

 

COVID-19: Economic conditions and restrictions on enforcing landlord rights due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental countermeasures may adversely affect the borrowers and/or the tenants and, therefore, the certificates. In addition, the underwriting of certain mortgage loans and the appraisals and property condition reports for certain mortgaged properties were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore may not reflect current conditions with respect to the mortgaged properties or the borrowers.

 

Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans

 

Non-Recourse Loans: The mortgage loans are non-recourse loans, and in the event of a default on a mortgage loan, recourse generally may only be had against the specific mortgaged property(ies) and other assets that have been pledged to secure the mortgage loan. Consequently, payment on the certificates is dependent primarily on the sufficiency of the net operating income or market value of the mortgaged properties, each of which may be volatile.

 

Borrowers: Frequent and early occurrence of borrower delinquencies and defaults may adversely affect your investment. Bankruptcy proceedings involving borrowers, borrower organizational structures and additional debt incurred by a borrower or its sponsors may increase risk of loss. In addition, borrowers may be unable to refinance or repay their mortgage loans at the maturity date or anticipated repayment date.

 

Property Performance: Certificateholders are exposed to risks associated with the performance of the mortgaged properties, including location, competition, condition (including environmental conditions), maintenance, ownership, management, and litigation. Property values may decrease even when current operating income does not. The property type (e.g., office, mixed use, retail, hospitality, industrial, multifamily, leased fee, parking and self-storage) may present additional risks.

 

Loan Concentration: Certain of the mortgage loans represent significant concentrations of the mortgage pool as of the cut-off date. A default on one or more of such mortgage loans may have a disproportionate impact on the performance of the certificates.

 

Property Type Concentration: Certain property types represent significant concentrations of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage pool as of the cut-off date, based on allocated loan amounts. Adverse developments with respect to those property types or related industries may have a disproportionate impact on the performance of the certificates.

 

Other Concentrations: Losses on loans to related borrowers or cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted loan groups, geographical concentration of the mortgaged properties, and concentration of tenants among the mortgaged properties, may disproportionately affect distributions on the offered certificates.

 

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Tenant Performance: The repayment of a commercial or multifamily mortgage loan is typically dependent upon the ability of the related mortgaged property to produce cash flow through the collection of rents. Therefore, the performance of the mortgage loans will be highly dependent on the performance of tenants and tenant leases.

 

Significant Tenants: Properties that are leased to a single tenant or a tenant that comprises a significant portion of the rental income are disproportionately susceptible to interruptions of cash flow in the event of a lease expiration or termination or a downturn in the tenant’s business.

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow: Underwritten net cash flow for the mortgaged properties could be based on incorrect or flawed assumptions.

 

Appraisals: Appraisals may not reflect the current or future market value of the mortgaged properties.

 

Inspections: Property inspections may not identify all conditions requiring repair or replacement.

 

Insurance: The absence or inadequacy of terrorism, fire, flood, earthquake and other insurance may adversely affect payment on the certificates.

 

Zoning: Changes in zoning laws may affect the ability to repair or restore a mortgaged property. Properties or structures considered to be “legal non-conforming” may not be able to be restored or rebuilt “as-is” following a casualty or loss.

 

Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest

 

Transaction Parties: Conflicts of interest may arise from the transaction parties’ relationships with each other or their economic interests in the transaction.

 

Directing Holder and Companion Holders: Certain certificateholders and companion loan holders have control and/or consent rights regarding the servicing of the mortgage loans and related whole loans. Such rights include rights to remove and replace the special servicer without cause and/or to direct or recommend the special servicer or non-serviced special servicer to take actions that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of certificates. The right to remove and replace the special servicer may give the directing holder the ability to influence the special servicer’s servicing actions in a manner that may be more favorable to the directing holder relative to other certificateholders.

 

Other Risks Relating to the Certificates

 

Limited Obligations: The certificates will only represent ownership interests in the issuing entity, and will not be guaranteed by the sponsors, the depositor or any other person. The issuing entity’s assets may be insufficient to repay the offered certificates in full.

 

Uncertain Yields to Maturity: The offered certificates have uncertain yields to maturity. Prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans will affect the average lives of the certificates; and the rate and timing of prepayments may be highly unpredictable. Optional early termination of the issuing entity may also adversely impact your yield or may result in a loss.

 

Rating Agency Feedback: Future events could adversely impact the credit ratings and value of your certificates.

 

Limited Credit Support: Credit support provided by subordination of certain certificates is limited and may not be sufficient to prevent loss on the offered certificates.

 

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Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the following risks before making an investment decision. In particular, distributions on your certificates will depend on payments received on, and other recoveries with respect to, the mortgage loans. Therefore, you should carefully consider the risk factors relating to the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties.

 

If any of the following events or circumstances identified as risks actually occur or materialize, your investment could be materially and adversely affected. We note that additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us may also impair your investment.

 

This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described below and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Special Risks

 

Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans

 

There has been a global outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and a related respiratory disease (“COVID-19”) that has spread throughout the world, including the United States, causing a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared to be a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, and the President of the United States has made a declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. A significant number of countries and the majority of United States state governments have also made emergency declarations and have attempted to slow the spread of the virus by providing social distancing guidelines, issuing stay-at-home orders and mandating the closure of certain non-essential businesses. We cannot assure you when states will permit full resumption of economic activity, whether or when people will feel comfortable in resuming economic activity, that containment or other measures will be successful in limiting the spread of the virus or that future regional or broader outbreaks of COVID-19 or other diseases will not result in resumed or additional countermeasures from governments.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic and the responses thereto have led, and will likely continue to lead, to severe disruptions in the global supply chain, financial and other markets, significant increases in unemployment, significant reductions in consumer demand and downturns in the economies of many nations, including the United States, and the global economy in general. The long-term effects of the social, economic and financial disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. While the United States government and other governments have implemented unprecedented financial support and relief measures (such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), the effectiveness of such measures cannot be predicted. The United States economy has contracted as a result, and it is unclear what the extent and duration of the contraction will be, and when economic expansion will resume.

 

With respect to the mortgage pool, it is unclear how many borrowers have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that many borrowers will be (or continue to be) adversely affected by the cumulative effects of COVID-19 and the measures implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. As a result, borrowers may not and/or may be unable to meet their payment obligations under the mortgage loans, which may result in significant losses, including shortfalls in distributions of interest and/or principal to the holders of the certificates. Shortfalls and losses will be particularly pronounced to the extent that the related mortgaged properties are located in geographic areas with significant numbers of COVID-19 cases or relatively restrictive COVID-19 countermeasures.

 

Certain geographic regions of the United States have experienced a larger concentration of COVID-19 infections and deaths than other regions, which is expected to result in lengthier COVID-19 countermeasures than in other less-impacted regions. However, as the COVID-19 emergency has continued, various regions of the United States have seen fluctuations in rates of COVID-19 cases.

 

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Therefore, we cannot assure you that any region will not experience an increase in such rates, and corresponding governmental countermeasures and economic distress.

 

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created personnel, supply-chain and other logistical issues that affect all property types, the effects are particularly severe for certain property types. For example:

 

hospitality properties and casino properties, due to travel limitations implemented by governments and businesses as well as declining interest in travel generally, and current or future closures, whether government mandated or voluntary;

 

retail properties, due to store closures, either government mandated or voluntary, declining interest in visiting large shared spaces such as shopping malls, restaurants, bars and movie theatres, and tenants (including certain national and regional chains) refusing to pay rent;

 

self-storage properties, which have rental payment streams that are sensitive to increased unemployment and reductions in disposable income available for non-essential expenses, and which payment streams are more commonly subject to interruption because of the short-term nature of self-storage tenant leases;

 

multifamily properties, which also have rental payment streams that are sensitive to unemployment and reductions in disposable income, as well as federal, state and local moratoria on eviction proceedings and other mandated tenant forbearance programs;

 

industrial properties, due to restrictions or shutdowns of tenant operations at such properties or as a result of general financial distress of such tenants;

 

office properties, particularly those with significant tenants who operate co-working or office-sharing spaces, due to restrictions on such spaces or declining interest in such spaces by their users, who typically are unaffiliated and license or sublease space for shorter durations; and

 

properties with significant tenants with executed leases that are not yet in place and whose leases are conditioned on tenant improvements being completed, the delivery of premises, or the vacancy of a current tenant by a date certain, due to lack of access to the mortgaged property and disruptions in labor and the global supply chain.

 

Federal, state and local governmental authorities may implement (and in some cases may already have implemented) measures designed to provide relief to borrowers and tenants, including moratoria on foreclosure or eviction proceedings and mandated forbearance programs. For example, recent legislation in Oregon imposes a temporary moratorium on foreclosures and other lender remedies. Any such measures relating to commercial real estate may lead to shortfalls and losses on the certificates.

 

In addition, businesses are adjusting their business plans in response to government actions and new industry practices in order to facilitate flexible and/or telecommuting working arrangements. Such changes may lead to reduced or modified levels of service, including in the services provided by the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator and the other parties to this transaction. Such parties’ ability to perform their respective obligations under the transaction documents may be adversely affected by such changes. Furthermore, because the master servicer and special servicer operate according to a servicing standard that is in part based on accepted industry practices, the servicing actions taken by such parties may vary from historical norms to the extent that such accepted industry practices change.

 

The loss models used by the rating agencies to rate certain of the certificates may not have accounted for the possible economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or the borrowers’ ability to make payments on the mortgage loans. We cannot assure you that declining economic conditions precipitated by COVID-19 and the measures implemented by governments to combat the pandemic will not result in downgrades to the ratings of the certificates after the closing date.

 

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Tenants may be unable to meet their rent obligations as a result of extended periods of unemployment and business slowdowns and shutdowns. Accordingly, tenants at certain of the mortgaged properties have sought, and are expected to continue to seek, rent relief at the mortgaged properties, and it would be expected that rent collections and/or occupancy rates may decline. Even as areas of the country reopen, we cannot assure you as to if and when the operations of commercial tenants and the income earning capacity of residential tenants will reach pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Prospective investors should also consider as the country reopens the impact that a continued surge in (as well as any future prolonged waves of) COVID-19 cases could have on economic conditions.

 

We cannot assure you that the cash flow at the mortgaged properties will be sufficient for the borrowers to pay all required insurance premiums. While certain mortgage loans provide for insurance premium reserves, we cannot assure you that the borrowers will be able to continue to fund such reserves or that such reserves will be sufficient to pay all required insurance premiums.

 

Although each mortgage loan generally requires the related borrower to maintain business interruption insurance, certain insurance companies have reportedly taken the position that such insurance does not cover closures due to the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, the COVID-19 emergency could adversely affect future availability and coverage of business interruption insurance. Furthermore, it is unclear whether such closures due to COVID-19 will trigger co-tenancy provisions.

 

Investors should understand that the underwriting of certain mortgage loans and the appraisals and property condition reports for certain mortgaged properties were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore may not reflect current conditions with respect to the mortgaged properties or the borrowers. In addition, the underwriting of mortgage loans originated during the COVID-19 pandemic may be based on assumptions that do not reflect current conditions. When evaluating the financial information and mortgaged property valuations presented in this prospectus (including certain information set forth in “Summary of Terms”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”, Annex A-1, Annex A-2 and Annex A-3), investors should take into consideration the dates as of which historical financial information is presented and appraisals and property condition reports were conducted and that the underwritten information may not reflect (or fully reflect) the events described in this risk factor or any potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because a pandemic of the scale and scope the COVID-19 pandemic has not occurred since the early 20th century, historical delinquency and loss experience is unlikely to accurately predict the performance of the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool. Investors should expect higher-than-average delinquencies and losses on the mortgage loans. The aggregate number and size of delinquent loans in a given collection period may be significant, and the master servicer may determine that advances of payments on such mortgage loans are not or would not be recoverable or the master servicer may not be able to make such advances given the severity of delinquencies (in this transaction or other transactions), which would result in shortfalls and losses on the certificates.

 

Some borrowers may seek forbearance arrangements at some point in the near future, if they have not already made such request. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—COVID Considerations”. We cannot assure you that the borrowers will be able to make debt service payments (including deferred amounts that were previously subject to forbearance) after the expiration of any such forbearance period. Some borrowers may also seek to use funds on deposit in reserve or escrow accounts to make debt service payments, rather than for the explicit purpose set forth in the mortgage loan documents. We cannot assure you that the cash flow at the mortgaged properties will be sufficient for the borrowers to replenish those reserves or escrows, which would then be unavailable for their original intended use.

 

In addition, you should be prepared for the possibility that a significant number of borrowers may not make timely payment on their mortgage loans at some point during the continuance of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the master servicer and the special servicer may implement a range of actions with respect to affected borrowers and the related mortgage loans to forbear or extend or otherwise modify the loan terms consistent with the applicable servicer’s customary servicing practices. Such actions may also lead to shortfalls and losses on the certificates.

 

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In addition, servicers have reported an increase in borrower requests for relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is likely that the volume of requests will continue to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses. The increased volume of borrower requests and communications may result in delays in the servicers’ ability to respond to such requests and their ability to perform their respective obligations under the related transaction documents.

 

The borrowers have provided additional information regarding the status of the mortgage loans and mortgaged properties, which is described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—COVID Considerations”, as of the dates set forth in that section. We cannot assure you that the information in that section is indicative of future performance or that tenants or borrowers will not seek rent or debt service relief (including forbearance arrangements) or other lease or loan modifications in the future. Such actions may lead to shortfalls and losses on the certificates.

 

Although the borrowers and certain tenants may have made their October, November and/or December debt service and rent payments, we cannot assure you that they will be able to make future payments. While certain mortgage loans may provide for debt service or rent reserves, we cannot assure you that any such reserve will be sufficient to satisfy any or all debt service payments on the affected mortgage loans.

 

Furthermore, we cannot assure you that future failure to make rent or debt service payments will not trigger cash sweeps or defaults under the mortgage loan documents.

 

Further, some federal, state and local administrative offices and courts have closed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreclosures, recordings of assignments and similar activities may not be processed in such offices and courts until such offices and courts reopen and may be further delayed as such offices and courts address any backlogs of such actions that accumulated during the period they were closed. Furthermore, to the extent the related jurisdiction has implemented a moratorium on foreclosures as discussed above, any processing of foreclosure actions would not commence until such moratorium has ended.

 

The mortgage loan sellers will agree to make certain limited representations and warranties with respect to the mortgage loans as set forth on Annex D-1, Annex E-1 and Annex F-1 to this prospectus; however, absent a breach of such a representation or warranty, no mortgage loan seller will have any obligation to repurchase a mortgage loan with respect to which the related borrower was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. See also “—Other Risks Relating to the CertificatesThe Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans or Pay Any Loss of Value Payment Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan.

 

The widespread and cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those described above, also heighten many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, such as those related to timely payments by borrowers and tenants, mortgaged property values and the performance, market value, credit ratings and secondary market liquidity of your certificates.

 

Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans

 

Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed

 

The mortgage loans are not insured or guaranteed by any person or entity, governmental or otherwise.

 

Investors should treat each mortgage loan as a non-recourse loan. If a default occurs, recourse generally may be had only against the specific mortgaged properties and other assets that have been pledged to secure the mortgage loan. Consequently, payment prior to maturity is dependent primarily on the sufficiency of the net operating income of the mortgaged property. Payment at maturity or anticipated repayment date is primarily dependent upon the market value of the mortgaged property or the borrower’s ability to refinance or sell the mortgaged property.

 

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Although the mortgage loans generally are non-recourse in nature, certain mortgage loans contain non-recourse carveouts for liabilities such as a result of fraud by the borrower, certain voluntary insolvency proceedings or other matters. Certain mortgage loans set forth under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations” either do not contain non-recourse carveouts or contain material limitations to non-recourse carveouts. Often these obligations are guaranteed by an affiliate of the related borrower, although liability under any such guaranty may be capped or otherwise limited in amount or scope. Furthermore, the guarantor’s net worth and liquidity may be less (and in some cases, materially less) than amounts due under the related mortgage loan or the guarantor’s sole asset may be its interest in the related borrower. In addition, the related guarantees may expire upon certain events, including upon the lender taking title to the related mortgaged property or a mezzanine lender taking title to equity in the borrower, or in the case of guarantees for environmental items, upon payment in full of the related mortgage loan and provision of a clean environmental report. Certain mortgage loans may have the benefit of a general payment guaranty of a portion of the indebtedness under the mortgage loan. In addition, certain non-recourse carveout guarantors may not be United States citizens. We cannot assure you that the lender will be able to collect on a guaranty from non-US citizens as such individuals or entities may be beyond the jurisdiction of United States courts. In all cases, however, the mortgage loans should be considered to be non-recourse obligations because neither the depositor nor the sponsors make any representation or warranty as to the obligation or ability of any borrower or guarantor to pay any deficiencies between any foreclosure proceeds and the mortgage loan indebtedness. No mortgage loan will be insured or guaranteed by any government, governmental instrumentality, private insurer or (except as described above) other person or entity.

 

Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally

 

The mortgage loans will be secured by various income producing commercial and multifamily properties. The repayment of a commercial or multifamily loan is typically dependent upon the ability of the related mortgaged property to produce cash flow through the collection of rents. Even the liquidation value of a commercial property is determined, in substantial part, by the capitalization of the property’s ability to produce cash flow. However, net operating income can be volatile and may be insufficient to cover debt service on the loan at any given time.

 

The net operating incomes and property values of the mortgaged properties may be adversely affected by a large number of factors. Some of these factors relate to the properties themselves, such as:

 

the age, design and construction quality of the properties;

 

perceptions regarding the safety, convenience and attractiveness of the properties;

 

the characteristics and desirability of the area where the property is located;

 

the strength and nature of the local economy, including labor costs and quality, tax environment and quality of life for employees;

 

the proximity and attractiveness of competing properties;

 

the adequacy of the property’s management and maintenance;

 

increases in interest rates, real estate taxes and operating expenses at the property and in relation to competing properties;

 

an increase in the capital expenditures needed to maintain the properties or make improvements;

 

a decline in the businesses operated by tenants or in their financial condition;

 

an increase in vacancy rates; and

 

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a decline in rental rates as leases are renewed or entered into with new tenants.

 

Other factors are more general in nature, such as:

 

national, regional or local economic conditions, including plant closings, military base closings, industry slowdowns, oil and/or gas drilling facility slowdowns or closings and unemployment rates;

 

local real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of competing properties, retail space, office space, multifamily housing or hotel capacity;

 

demographic factors;

 

consumer confidence;

 

political factors;

 

environmental factors;

 

seismic activity risk;

 

consumer tastes and preferences;

 

retroactive changes in building codes;

 

changes or continued weakness in specific industry segments;

 

location of certain mortgaged properties in less densely populated or less affluent areas; and

 

the public perception of safety for customers and clients.

 

The volatility of net operating income will be influenced by many of the foregoing factors, as well as by:

 

the length of tenant leases (including that in certain cases, all or substantially all of the tenants, or one or more sole, anchor or other major tenants, at a particular mortgaged property may have leases that expire or permit the tenant(s) to terminate its lease during the term of the loan);

 

the quality and creditworthiness of tenants;

 

tenant defaults;

 

in the case of rental properties, the rate at which new rentals occur; and

 

the property’s “operating leverage”, which is generally the percentage of total property expenses in relation to revenue, the ratio of fixed operating expenses to those that vary with revenues, and the level of capital expenditures required to maintain the property and to retain or replace tenants.

 

A decline in the real estate market or in the financial condition of a major tenant will tend to have a more immediate effect on the net operating income of properties with relatively higher operating leverage or short term revenue sources, such as short term or month to month leases, and may lead to higher rates of delinquency or defaults.

 

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Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases

 

General

 

Any tenant may, from time to time, experience a downturn in its business, which may weaken its financial condition and result in a reduction or failure to make rental payments when due. If tenants’ sales were to decline, percentage rents may decline and, further, tenants may be unable to pay their base rent or other occupancy costs. If a tenant defaults in its obligations to a property owner, that property owner may experience delays in enforcing its rights as lessor and may incur substantial costs and experience significant delays associated with protecting its investment, including costs incurred in renovating and reletting the property. Additionally, the income from, and market value of, the mortgaged properties leased to various tenants would be adversely affected if:

 

space in the mortgaged properties could not be leased or re-leased or substantial re-leasing costs were required and/or the cost of performing landlord obligations under existing leases materially increased;

 

leasing or re-leasing is restricted by exclusive rights of tenants to lease the mortgaged properties or other covenants not to lease space for certain uses or activities, or covenants limiting the types of tenants to which space may be leased;

 

a significant tenant were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case;

 

rental payments could not be collected for any other reason; or

 

a borrower fails to perform its obligations under a lease resulting in the related tenant having a right to terminate such lease.

 

Certain tenants currently may be in a rent abatement period. We cannot assure you that such tenants will be in a position to pay full rent when the abatement period expires. We cannot assure you that the net operating income contributed by the mortgaged properties will remain at its current or past levels.

 

A Tenant Concentration May Result in Increased Losses

 

Mortgaged properties that are owner-occupied or leased to a single tenant, or a tenant that makes up a significant portion of the rental income, also are more susceptible to interruptions of cash flow if that tenant’s business operations are negatively impacted or if such tenant fails to renew its lease. This is so because:

 

the financial effect of the absence of rental income may be severe;

 

more time may be required to re-lease the space; and

 

substantial capital costs may be incurred to make the space appropriate for replacement tenants.

 

In the event of a default by that tenant, if the related lease expires prior to the mortgage loan maturity date and the related tenant fails to renew its lease or if such tenant exercises an early termination option, there would likely be an interruption of rental payments under the lease and, accordingly, insufficient funds available to the borrower to pay the debt service on the mortgage loan. In certain cases where the tenant owns the improvements on the mortgaged property, the related borrower may be required to purchase such improvements in connection with the exercise of its remedies.

 

With respect to certain of these mortgaged properties that are leased to a single tenant, the related leases may expire prior to, or soon after, the maturity dates of the mortgage loans or the related tenant

 

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may have the right to terminate the lease prior to the maturity date of the mortgage loan. If the current tenant does not renew its lease on comparable economic terms to the expired lease, if a single tenant terminates its lease or if a suitable replacement tenant does not enter into a new lease on similar economic terms, there could be a negative impact on the payments on the related mortgage loan.

 

A deterioration in the financial condition of a tenant, the failure of a tenant to renew its lease or the exercise by a tenant of an early termination right can be particularly significant if a mortgaged property is owner-occupied, leased to a single tenant, or if any tenant makes up a significant portion of the rental income at the mortgaged property.

 

Concentrations of particular tenants among the mortgaged properties or within a particular business or industry at one or multiple mortgaged properties increase the possibility that financial problems with such tenants or such business or industry sectors could affect the mortgage loans. In addition, the mortgage loans may be adversely affected if a tenant at the mortgaged property is highly specialized, or dependent on a single industry or only a few customers for its revenue. See “—Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease” below, and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Tenant Concentrations” for information on tenant concentrations in the mortgage pool.

 

Mortgaged Properties Leased to Multiple Tenants Also Have Risks

 

If a mortgaged property has multiple tenants, re-leasing expenditures may be more frequent than in the case of mortgaged properties with fewer tenants, thereby reducing the cash flow available for payments on the related mortgage loan. Multi-tenant mortgaged properties also may experience higher continuing vacancy rates and greater volatility in rental income and expenses. See Annex A-1 for tenant lease expiration dates for the five largest tenants at each mortgaged property.

 

Mortgaged Properties Leased to Borrowers or Borrower Affiliated Entities Also Have Risks

 

If a mortgaged property is leased in whole or substantial part to the borrower under the mortgage loan or to an affiliate of the borrower, there may be conflicts. For instance, it is more likely a landlord will waive lease conditions for an affiliated tenant than it would for an unaffiliated tenant. We cannot assure you that the conflicts arising where a borrower is affiliated with a tenant at a mortgaged property will not adversely impact the value of the related mortgage loan.

 

In certain cases, an affiliated lessee may be a tenant under a master lease with the related borrower, under which the tenant is obligated to make rent payments but does not occupy any space at the mortgaged property. Master leases in these circumstances may be used to bring occupancy to a “stabilized” level with the intent of finding additional tenants to occupy some or all of the master leased space, but may not provide additional economic support for the mortgage loan. If a mortgaged property is leased in whole or substantial part to the borrower or to an affiliate of the borrower, a deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower or its affiliates could significantly affect the borrower’s ability to perform under the mortgage loan as it would directly interrupt the cash flow from the mortgaged property if the borrower’s or its affiliate’s financial condition worsens. We cannot assure you that any space leased by a borrower or an affiliate of the borrower will eventually be occupied by third-party tenants.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Affiliated Leases” for information on properties leased in whole or in part to borrowers and their affiliates.

 

Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease

 

The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant or a number of smaller tenants, such as in retail properties, may have an adverse impact on the mortgaged properties affected and the income produced by such mortgaged properties. Under the Bankruptcy Code, a tenant has the option of assuming or rejecting or, subject to certain conditions, assuming and assigning to a third party, any unexpired lease. If the tenant rejects the lease, the landlord’s claim for breach of the lease would (absent collateral securing the claim) be treated as a general unsecured claim against the tenant and a lessor’s damages for lease rejection are generally subject to certain limitations. We cannot assure you that tenants of the mortgaged

 

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properties will continue making payments under their leases or that tenants will not file for bankruptcy protection in the future or, if any tenants do file, that they will continue to make rental payments in a timely manner. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings” for information regarding bankruptcy issues with respect to certain mortgage loans.

 

Sale-Leaseback Transactions Also Have Risks

 

Each of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgaged properties (7.9%) and the Cabinetworks Portfolio mortgaged properties (1.8%) were the subject of a sale-leaseback transaction in connection with the acquisition of such property by the related borrower. Each of these mortgaged properties is leased to a tenant, who is the former owner of the mortgaged property (or is affiliated with the former owner of the mortgaged property), pursuant to a lease. We cannot assure you that any of these tenants will not file for bankruptcy protection.

 

A bankruptcy with respect to a tenant in a sale-leaseback transaction could result in the related lease being recharacterized as a loan from the borrower to the tenant.  If the lease were recharacterized as a loan, the lease would be a deemed loan and the tenant would gain a number of potential benefits in a bankruptcy case.  The tenant could retain possession of the mortgaged property during the pendency of its bankruptcy case without having to comply with the ongoing post-petition rent requirements of section 365(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, which requires a tenant to start paying rent within 60 days following the commencement of its bankruptcy case, while deciding whether to assume or reject a lease of nonresidential real property.  The tenant desiring to remain in possession of the mortgaged property would not have to assume the lease within 210 days following the commencement of its bankruptcy case pursuant to section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code or comply with the conditions precedent to assumption, including curing all defaults, compensating for damages and giving adequate assurance of future performance.  To the extent the deemed loan is under-secured, the tenant would be able to limit the secured claim to the then-current value of the mortgaged property and treat the balance as a general unsecured claim.  The tenant also might assert that the entire claim on the deemed loan is an unsecured claim.  In Liona Corp., Inc. v. PCH Associates (In re PCH Associates), 949 F.2d 585 (2d Cir. 1991), the court considered the effect of recharacterizing a sale-leaseback transaction as a financing rather than a true lease.  The court held that the landlord’s record title to the leased property should be treated as an equitable mortgage securing the deemed loan.  Under the reasoning of that case, if a lease were recharacterized as a loan, the related borrower would have a claim against the tenant secured by an equitable mortgage.  That secured claim has been collaterally assigned to the mortgagees. However, the legal authority considering the effects of such a recharacterization is limited, and we cannot assure you that a bankruptcy court would follow the reasoning of the PCH Associates case.

 

There is also a risk that a tenant that files for bankruptcy protection may reject the related lease.  Pursuant to section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, a lessor’s damages for lease rejection are limited to the amount owed for the unpaid rent reserved under the lease for the periods prior to the bankruptcy petition (or earlier surrender of the leased premises) which are unrelated to the rejection, plus the greater of one year’s rent or 15% of the remaining rent reserved under the lease (but not to exceed three years’ rent).

 

It is likely that each lease constitutes an “unexpired lease” for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code.  Federal bankruptcy law provides generally that rights and obligations under an unexpired lease of a debtor may not be terminated or modified at any time after the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code solely on the basis of a provision in such contract to such effect or because of certain other similar events.  This prohibition on so called “ipso facto clauses” could limit the ability of a borrower to exercise certain contractual remedies with respect to a lease.  In addition, the Bankruptcy Code provides that a trustee in bankruptcy or debtor in possession may, subject to approval of the court, (a) assume an unexpired lease and (i) retain it or (ii) unless applicable law excuses a party other than the debtor from accepting performance from or rendering performance to an entity other than the debtor, assign it to a third party (notwithstanding any other restrictions or prohibitions on assignment) or (b) reject such contract.  In a bankruptcy case of a tenant, if the lease were to be assumed, the trustee in bankruptcy on behalf of the tenant, or the tenant as debtor in possession, or the assignee, if applicable,

 

 

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must cure any defaults under the lease, compensate the related borrower for its losses and provide such borrower with “adequate assurance” of future performance.  Such remedies may be insufficient, however, as the borrower may be forced to continue under the lease with a tenant that is a poor credit risk or an unfamiliar tenant if the lease was assigned (if applicable state law does not otherwise prevent such an assignment), and any assurances provided to the borrower may, in fact, be inadequate.  If the lease is rejected, such rejection generally constitutes a breach of the lease immediately before the date of the filing of the petition.  As a consequence, the borrower would have only an unsecured claim against the tenant for damages resulting from such breach, which could adversely affect the security for the certificates.

 

Furthermore, there is likely to be a period of time between the date upon which a tenant files a bankruptcy petition and the date upon which the lease is assumed or rejected. Although the tenant is obligated to make all lease payments within 60 days following the commencement of the bankruptcy case, there is a risk that such payments will not be made due to the tenant’s poor financial condition. If the lease is rejected, the lessor will be treated as an unsecured creditor with respect to its claim for damages for termination of the lease and the borrower must re-let the mortgaged property before the flow of lease payments will recommence. In addition, pursuant to section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, a lessor’s damages for lease rejection are limited to the amount owed for the unpaid rent reserved under the lease for the periods prior to the bankruptcy petition (or earlier surrender of the leased premises) which are unrelated to the rejection, plus the greater of one year’s rent or 15% of the remaining rent reserved under the lease (but not to exceed three years’ rent).

 

As discussed above, bankruptcy courts, in the exercise of their equitable powers, have the authority to recharacterize a lease as a financing. We cannot assure you such recharacterization would not occur with respect to the mortgage loans that are subject to a sale-leaseback transaction.

 

The application of any of these doctrines to any one of the sale-leaseback transactions could result in substantial, direct and material impairment of the rights of the certificateholders.

 

Leases That Are Not Subordinated to the Lien of the Mortgage or Do Not Contain Attornment Provisions May Have an Adverse Impact at Foreclosure

 

In certain jurisdictions, if tenant leases are subordinated to the liens created by the mortgage but do not contain attornment provisions that require the tenant to subordinate the lease if the mortgagee agrees to enter into a non-disturbance agreement, the tenants may terminate their leases upon the transfer of the property to a foreclosing lender or purchaser at foreclosure. Accordingly, if a mortgaged property is located in such a jurisdiction and is leased to one or more desirable tenants under leases that are subordinate to the mortgage and do not contain attornment provisions, such mortgaged property could experience a further decline in value if such tenants’ leases were terminated. This is particularly likely if those tenants were paying above-market rents or could not be replaced. If a lease is not subordinate to a mortgage, the issuing entity will not possess the right to dispossess the tenant upon foreclosure of the mortgaged property (unless otherwise agreed to with the tenant). Also, if the lease contains provisions inconsistent with the mortgage (e.g., provisions relating to application of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards) or which could affect the enforcement of the lender’s rights (e.g., a right of first refusal to purchase the property), the provisions of the lease will take precedence over the provisions of the mortgage. Not all leases were reviewed to ascertain the existence of attornment or subordination provisions.

 

With respect to certain of the mortgage loans, the related borrower may have given to certain tenants or others an option to purchase, a right of first refusal and/or a right of first offer to purchase all or a portion of the mortgaged property in the event a sale is contemplated, and such right is not subordinate to the related mortgage. This may impede the mortgagee’s ability to sell the related mortgaged property at foreclosure, or, upon foreclosure, this may affect the value and/or marketability of the related mortgaged property. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Purchase Options and Rights of First Refusal” for information regarding material purchase options and/or rights of first refusal, if any, with respect to mortgaged properties securing certain mortgage loans.

 

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Early Lease Termination Options May Reduce Cash Flow

 

Leases often give tenants the right to terminate the related lease, abate or reduce the related rent, and/or exercise certain remedies against the related borrower for various reasons or upon various conditions, including:

 

if the borrower for the applicable mortgaged property allows uses at the mortgaged property in violation of use restrictions in current tenant leases,

 

if the borrower or any of its affiliates owns other properties within a certain radius of the mortgaged property and allows uses at those properties in violation of use restrictions,

 

if the related borrower fails to provide a designated number of parking spaces,

 

if there is construction at the related mortgaged property or an adjacent property (whether or not such adjacent property is owned or controlled by the borrower or any of its affiliates) that may interfere with visibility of, access to or a tenant’s use of the mortgaged property or otherwise violate the terms of a tenant’s lease,

 

upon casualty or condemnation with respect to all or a portion of the mortgaged property that renders such mortgaged property unsuitable for a tenant’s use or if the borrower fails to rebuild such mortgaged property within a certain time,

 

if a tenant’s use is not permitted by zoning or applicable law,

 

if the tenant is unable to exercise an expansion right,

 

if the landlord defaults on its obligations under the lease,

 

if a landlord leases space at the mortgaged property or within a certain radius of the mortgaged property to a competitor,

 

if the tenant fails to meet certain sales targets or other business objectives for a specified period of time,

 

if significant tenants at the subject property go dark or terminate their leases, or if a specified percentage of the mortgaged property is unoccupied,

 

if the landlord violates the tenant’s exclusive use rights for a specified period of time,

 

if the related borrower violates covenants under the related lease or if third parties take certain actions that adversely affect such tenants’ business or operations,

 

in the case of government sponsored tenants, any time or for lack of appropriations, or

 

if the related borrower violates covenants under the related lease or if third parties take certain actions that adversely affect such tenants’ business or operations.

 

In certain cases, compliance or satisfaction of landlord covenants may be the responsibility of a third party affiliated with the borrower or, in the event that partial releases of the applicable mortgaged property are permitted, an unaffiliated or affiliated third party.

 

Any exercise of a termination right by a tenant at a mortgaged property could result in vacant space at the related mortgaged property, renegotiation of the lease with the related tenant or re-letting of the space. Any such vacated space may not be re-let. Furthermore, such foregoing termination and/or abatement rights may arise in the future or materially adversely affect the related borrower’s ability to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan documents. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—

 

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Tenant Issues—Lease Expirations and Terminations” for information on material tenant lease expirations and early termination options.

 

Mortgaged Properties Leased to Not-for-Profit Tenants Also Have Risks

 

Certain mortgaged properties may have tenants that are charitable institutions that generally rely on contributions from individuals and government grants or other subsidies to pay rent on office space and other operating expenses. We cannot assure you that the rate, frequency and level of individual contributions or governmental grants and subsidies will continue with respect to any such institution. A reduction in contributions or grants may impact the ability of the related institution to pay rent, and we cannot assure you that the related borrower will be in a position to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan documents if such tenant fails to pay its rent.

 

Office Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” and “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases” above, other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of office properties, including:

 

the quality of an office building’s tenants;

 

an economic decline in the business operated by the tenant;

 

the physical attributes of the building in relation to competing buildings (e.g., age, condition, design, appearance, access to transportation and ability to offer certain amenities, such as sophisticated building systems and/or business wiring requirements);

 

the physical attributes of the building with respect to the technological needs of the tenants, including the adaptability of the building to changes in the technological needs of the tenants;

 

the diversity of an office building’s tenants (or reliance on a single or dominant tenant);

 

an adverse change in population, patterns of telecommuting or sharing of office space, and employment growth (which creates demand for office space);

 

the desirability of the area as a business location; and

 

the strength and nature of the local economy, including labor costs and quality, tax environment and quality of life for employees.

 

In the case of medical office properties, the performance of a medical office property may depend on (a) the proximity of such property to a hospital or other healthcare establishment, (b) reimbursements for patient fees from private or government sponsored insurers, (c) its ability to attract doctors and nurses to be on staff, and (d) its ability to afford and acquire the latest medical equipment. Issues related to reimbursement (ranging from nonpayment to delays in payment) from such insurers could adversely impact cash flow at medical office properties. Furthermore, the healthcare industry is highly regulated by federal, state and/or local authorities. Any change in applicable laws and regulations, as well as the costs and administrative burdens associated with complying with applicable laws and regulations, may adversely affect the operating income of medical office properties and the property values of such properties and the related borrower’s ability to make debt service payments on the related mortgage loan.

 

Moreover, the cost of refitting office space for a new tenant is often higher than the cost of refitting other types of properties for new tenants.

 

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costs to the related borrower and resulting in an adverse effect on the financial performance of the property.

 

Certain office tenants may operate co-working businesses through which they sublease their space to sublessees under subleases of varying duration. The ability of any such co-working tenants to make payments under their respective leases may depend on the availability of such sublessees and the ability of such sublessees to make payments under their respective subleases. Further, some of these subleases may be short-term, in which case their short-term nature may lead to income volatility for any such co-working tenants.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Office Properties”.

 

Hospitality Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” above, various other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of hospitality properties, including:

 

adverse economic and social conditions, either local, regional or national (which may limit the amount that can be charged for a room and reduce occupancy levels);

 

the quality of hospitality property management;

 

the presence or construction of competing hotels or resorts;

 

continuing expenditures for modernizing, refurbishing and maintaining existing facilities prior to the expiration of their anticipated useful lives;

 

ability to convert to alternative uses which may not be readily made;

 

the lack of a franchise affiliation or the loss of a franchise affiliation or a deterioration in the reputation of a franchise;

 

a deterioration in the financial strength or managerial capabilities of the owner or operator of a hospitality property;

 

changes in travel patterns caused by general adverse economic conditions, fear of terrorist attacks, adverse weather conditions, pandemics and changes in access, energy prices, strikes, travel costs, relocation of highways, the construction of additional highways, concerns about travel safety or other factors;

 

whether management contracts or franchise agreements are renewed or extended upon expiration;

 

desirability of particular locations;

 

location, quality and management company or franchise affiliation, each of which affects the economic performance of a hospitality property; and

 

relative illiquidity of hospitality investments which limits the ability of the borrowers and property managers to respond to changes in economic or other conditions.

 

Because rooms are generally rented for short periods of time, the financial performance of hospitality properties tends to be affected by adverse economic conditions and competition more quickly than other commercial properties. Additionally, as a result of high operating costs, relatively small decreases in revenue can cause significant stress on a property’s cash flow.

 

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Moreover, the hospitality and lodging industry is generally seasonal in nature and different seasons affect different hospitality properties differently depending on type and location. This seasonality can be expected to cause periodic fluctuations in a hospitality property’s room and entertainment revenues, occupancy levels, room rates and operating expenses. We cannot assure you that cash flow will be sufficient to offset any shortfalls that occur at the mortgaged property during slower periods or that the related mortgage loans provide for seasonality reserves, or if seasonality reserves are provided for, that such reserves will be funded or will be sufficient or available to fund such shortfalls.

 

In addition, some of the hospitality properties are limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels. Hospitality properties that are limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels may subject a lender to more risk than full-service hospitality properties as they generally require less capital for construction than full-service hospitality properties. In addition, as limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels generally offer fewer amenities than full-service hospitality properties, they are less distinguishable from each other. As a result, it is easier for limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels to experience increased or unforeseen competition.

 

In addition to hotel operations, some hospitality properties also operate entertainment and sports complexes that include restaurants, theaters, lounges, bars, nightclubs and/or banquet and meeting spaces and may derive a significant portion of the related property’s revenue from such operations. Consumer demand for entertainment resorts is particularly sensitive to downturns in the economy and the corresponding impact on discretionary spending on leisure activities. Changes in discretionary consumer spending or consumer preferences could be driven by factors such as perceived or actual general economic conditions, high energy, fuel and food costs, the increased cost of travel, the weakened job market, perceived or actual disposable consumer income and wealth, fears of recession and changes in consumer confidence in the economy, or fears of war and future acts of terrorism. These factors could reduce consumer demand for the leisure activities that the property offers, thus imposing practical limits on pricing and harming operations. Restaurants and nightclubs are particularly vulnerable to changes in consumer preferences. In addition, a nightclub’s, restaurant’s or bar’s revenue is extremely dependent on its popularity and perception. These characteristics are subject to change rapidly and we cannot assure you that any of a hospitality property’s restaurants, theaters, lounges, bars or nightclubs will maintain their current level of popularity or perception in the market. With respect to mortgaged properties that operate entertainment venues, the entertainment industry’s brand perception of the mortgaged property’s entertainment venue may have a significant impact on the ability to book talent and sell shows at the property. Any change in perception of entertainment venues by consumers or by the entertainment industry could have a material adverse effect on the net cash flow of the property. Furthermore, because of the unique construction requirements of restaurants, theaters, lounges, bars or nightclubs, the space at those hospitality properties would not easily be converted to other uses.

 

In addition, some hospitality properties also operate a casino business at the property, which is subject to a number of risks. See “—Risks Related to Casino Properties” below.

 

Some of the hospitality properties have liquor licenses associated with the mortgaged property. The liquor licenses for these mortgaged properties are generally held by affiliates of the related borrowers, unaffiliated managers or operating lessees. The laws and regulations relating to liquor licenses generally prohibit the transfer of such licenses to any person, or condition such transfer on the prior approval of the governmental authority that issued the license. In the event of a foreclosure of a hospitality property that holds a liquor license, the special servicer on behalf of the issuing entity or a purchaser in a foreclosure sale would likely have to apply for a new license, which might not be granted or might be granted only after a delay that could be significant. We cannot assure you that a new license could be obtained promptly or at all. The lack of a liquor license in a hospitality property could have an adverse impact on the revenue from the related mortgaged property or on the hospitality property’s occupancy rate. In addition, certain state laws prohibit the assignment of liquor revenues. In such case, the lender may not be able to obtain a security interest in such revenues, which may constitute a material portion of the revenues at the related hospitality property. As a result, the lender may lose its ability to obtain such revenues in a foreclosure in certain scenarios, including if there is bankruptcy of the liquor license holder. In certain cases, the liquor license holder may not be a single purpose entity.

 

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Further, liquor licenses are subject to extensive regulation. A revocation of the liquor license at a hospitality property, particularly a property with significant revenues from nightclubs, casinos, other entertainment venues, restaurants and lounges, could have a material adverse effect on revenues from such property.

 

In addition, there may be risks associated with hospitality properties that have not entered into or become a party to any franchise agreement, license agreement or other “flag”. Hospitality properties often enter into these types of agreements in order to align the hospitality property with a certain public perception or to benefit from a centralized reservation system. We cannot assure you that hospitality properties that lack such benefits will be able to operate successfully on an independent basis.

 

With respect to certain hospitality properties, including hospitality properties that are unflagged, the collateral may include the collateral assignment of the rights of the borrower in certain intellectual property and brand names used in connection with the operation of the properties. The success of the operation of the mortgaged property depends in part on the borrower’s continued ability to use this intellectual property and on adequate protection and enforcement of this intellectual property, as well as related brands, logos and branded merchandise, including to increase brand awareness and further develop the property’s brand. Not all of the trademarks, copyrights, proprietary technology or other intellectual property rights used in the operation of such a mortgaged property may have been registered, and some of these trademarks and other intellectual property rights may never be registered. Despite the borrower’s efforts to protect their proprietary rights, third parties may infringe or otherwise violate such intellectual property rights, and use information that the borrower regards as proprietary, and the borrower’s rights may be invalidated or rendered unenforceable.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Hospitality Properties”.

 

Industrial Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” and “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases” above, other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of industrial properties, including:

 

reduced demand for industrial space because of a decline in a particular industry segment;

 

the property becoming functionally obsolete;

 

building design and adaptability;

 

unavailability of labor sources;

 

changes in access, energy prices, strikes, relocation of highways, the construction of additional highways or other factors;

 

changes in proximity of supply sources;

 

the expenses of converting a previously adapted space to general use;

 

the location of the property; and

 

the property may be leased pursuant to a master lease with the related borrower.

 

Industrial properties may be adversely affected by reduced demand for industrial space occasioned by a decline in a particular industry segment in which the related tenant(s) conduct their businesses (for example, a decline in consumer demand for products sold by a tenant using the property as a distribution center). In addition, a particular industrial or warehouse property that suited the needs of its original

 

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tenant may be difficult to relet to another tenant or may become functionally obsolete relative to newer properties. Furthermore, lease terms with respect to industrial properties are generally for shorter periods of time and may result in a substantial percentage of leases expiring in the same year at any particular industrial property. In addition, mortgaged properties used for many industrial purposes are more prone to environmental concerns than other property types.

 

Aspects of building site design and adaptability affect the value of an industrial property. Site characteristics that are generally desirable to a warehouse/industrial property include high clear ceiling heights, wide column spacing, a large number of bays (loading docks) and large bay depths, divisibility, a layout that can accommodate large truck minimum turning radii and overall functionality and accessibility.

 

In addition, because of unique construction requirements of many industrial properties, any vacant industrial property space may not be easily converted to other uses. Thus, if the operation of any of the industrial properties becomes unprofitable due to competition, age of the improvements or other factors such that the borrower becomes unable to meet its obligations on the related mortgage loan, the liquidation value of that industrial property may be substantially less, relative to the amount owing on the related mortgage loan, than would be the case if the industrial property were readily adaptable to other uses.

 

Location is also important because an industrial property requires the availability of labor sources, proximity to supply sources and customers and accessibility to rail lines, major roadways and other distribution channels.

 

Further, certain of the industrial properties may have tenants that are subject to risks unique to their business, such as cold storage facilities. Cold storage facilities may have unique risks such as short lease terms due to seasonal use, making income potentially more volatile than for properties with longer term leases, and customized refrigeration design, rendering such facilities less readily convertible to alternative uses. Because of seasonal use, leases at such facilities are customarily for shorter terms, making income potentially more volatile than for properties with longer term leases. In addition, such facilities require customized refrigeration design, rendering them less readily convertible to alternative uses.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Industrial Properties”.

 

Mixed Use Properties Have Special Risks

 

Certain properties are mixed use properties. Such mortgaged properties are subject to the risks relating to the property types described in “—Office Properties Have Special Risks”, “—Retail Properties Have Special Risks” and “—Multifamily Properties Have Special Risks”. See Annex A-2 for the 5 largest tenants (by net rentable area leased) at each mixed use property. A mixed use property may be subject to additional risks, including the property manager’s inexperience in managing the different property types that comprise such mixed use property.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Mixed Use Properties”.

 

Multifamily Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” above, other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of multifamily properties, including:

 

the physical attributes of the apartment building such as its age, condition, design, appearance, access to transportation and construction quality;

 

the quality of property management;

 

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the ability of management to provide adequate maintenance and insurance;

 

the types of services or amenities that the property provides;

 

the property’s reputation;

 

the level of mortgage interest rates, which may encourage tenants to purchase rather than lease housing;

 

the generally short terms of residential leases and the need for continued reletting;

 

rent concessions and month-to-month leases, which may impact cash flow at the property;

 

the presence of competing properties and residential developments in the local market;

 

the tenant mix, such as the tenant population being predominantly students or being heavily dependent on workers from a particular business or industry or personnel from or workers related to a local military base or oil and/or gas drilling industries;

 

outstanding building code violations or tenant complaints at the property;

 

in the case of student housing facilities or properties leased primarily to students, which may be more susceptible to damage or wear and tear than other types of multifamily housing, the reliance on the financial well-being of the college or university to which it relates, closures of the related college or university due to the COVID-19 pandemic, competition from on campus housing units and new competitive student housing properties, which may adversely affect occupancy, the physical layout of the housing, which may not be readily convertible to traditional multifamily use, and that student tenants have a higher turnover rate than other types of multifamily tenants, which in certain cases is compounded by the fact that student leases are available for periods of less than 12 months, and closures of, or ongoing social distancing measures that may be instituted by, colleges and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

certain multifamily properties may be considered to be “flexible apartment properties”. Such properties have a significant percentage of units leased to tenants under short-term leases (less than one year in term), which creates a higher turnover rate than for other types of multifamily properties;

 

restrictions on the age of tenants who may reside at the property;

 

dependence upon governmental programs that provide rent subsidies to tenants pursuant to tenant voucher programs, which vouchers may be used at other properties and influence tenant mobility;

 

adverse local, regional or national economic conditions, which may limit the amount of rent that may be charged and may result in a reduction of timely rent payments or a reduction in occupancy levels;

 

state and local regulations, which may affect the building owner’s ability to increase rent to market rent for an equivalent apartment; and

 

the existence of government assistance/rent subsidy programs, and whether or not they continue and provide the same level of assistance or subsidies.

 

Certain of the mortgage loans are secured by multifamily properties that have been the site of criminal activities. Perceptions by prospective tenants of the safety and reputation of the mortgaged real property may influence the cash flow produced by these mortgaged properties, particularly in the case of

 

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student housing facilities or properties leased primarily to students. In addition, litigation may be brought against a borrower in connection with any criminal activities that occur at the related mortgaged property.

 

Certain states regulate the relationship of an owner and its tenants. Commonly, these laws require a written lease, good cause for eviction, disclosure of fees, and notification to residents of changed land use, while prohibiting unreasonable rules, retaliatory evictions, and restrictions on a resident’s choice of unit vendors. Apartment building owners have been the subject of suits under state “Unfair and Deceptive Practices Acts” and other general consumer protection statutes for coercive, abusive or unconscionable leasing and sales practices. A few states offer more significant protection. For example, there are provisions that limit the bases on which a landlord may terminate a tenancy or increase its rent or prohibit a landlord from terminating a tenancy solely by reason of the sale of the owner’s building.

 

In addition to state regulation of the landlord tenant relationship, numerous counties and municipalities impose rent control on apartment buildings. These ordinances may limit rent increases to fixed percentages, to percentages of increases in the consumer price index, to increases set or approved by a governmental agency, or to increases determined through mediation or binding arbitration. Any limitations on a borrower’s ability to raise property rents may impair such borrower’s ability to repay its multifamily loan from its net operating income or the proceeds of a sale or refinancing of the related multifamily property.

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may be secured in the future by mortgaged properties that are subject to certain affordable housing covenants and other covenants and restrictions with respect to various tax credit, city, state and federal housing subsidies, rent stabilization or similar programs, in respect of various units within the mortgaged properties. The limitations and restrictions imposed by these programs could result in losses on the mortgage loans. In addition, in the event that the program is cancelled, it could result in less income for the project. These programs may include, among others:

 

rent limitations that would adversely affect the ability of borrowers to increase rents to maintain the condition of their mortgaged properties and satisfy operating expense; and

 

tenant income restrictions that may reduce the number of eligible tenants in those mortgaged properties and result in a reduction in occupancy rates.

 

The difference in rents between subsidized or supported properties and other multifamily rental properties in the same area may not be a sufficient economic incentive for some eligible tenants to reside at a subsidized or supported property that may have fewer amenities or be less attractive as a residence. As a result, occupancy levels at a subsidized or supported property may decline, which may adversely affect the value and successful operation of such property.

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may be subject to New York’s Section 421-a (16) Program, which provides, among other things, that a market rate residential unit will be subject to rent stabilization unless the owner would be entitled to remove such market rate residential unit from rent stabilization upon vacancy of such unit by reason of the monthly rent exceeding any limit established under the rent stabilization laws. In general, in Section 421-a (16) Program buildings, apartments initially rented at a rent amount in excess of the high rent threshold qualify for permanent exemption from the rent regulations. Rent concessions given to a particular tenant may be relevant in determining whether a unit has been initially rented at a rent that is at or above the high rent threshold. However, there is currently no governing statute, judicial decision, or governmental authority regulatory guidance as to whether rent concessions such as free rent, should be included or excluded in determining whether a unit has been initially rented at a rent that is at or above the high rent threshold. Accordingly, if the lower net effective rent (taking any rent concessions into consideration) is used as the relevant rent (rather than the higher contractual stated rent), more units at such property could be subject to rent stabilization.

 

In addition, some counties and municipalities may later impose stricter rent control regulations on apartment buildings. For example, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the “HSTP Act”), among other things, limits the ability of landlords to increase rents in rent stabilized apartments at the time of lease renewal and after a vacancy. The HSTP Act also limits potential rent increases for major

 

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capital improvements and for individual apartment improvements. In addition, the HSTP Act permits certain qualified localities in the State of New York to implement the rent stabilization system. In particular, the impact of the HSTP Act on the appraised value of mortgaged real properties located in the City of New York that have significant numbers of rent stabilized units is uncertain. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations”.

 

We cannot assure you that the rent stabilization laws or regulations will not cause a reduction in rental income or the appraised value of mortgage real properties. If rents are reduced, we cannot assure you that any such mortgaged real property will be able to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy debt service payments and operating expenses.

 

Certain of the multifamily properties may be residential cooperative buildings and the land under the building are owned or leased by a non-profit residential cooperative corporation. The cooperative owns all the units in the building and all common areas. Its tenants own stock, shares or membership certificates in the corporation. This ownership entitles the tenant-stockholders to proprietary leases or occupancy agreements which confer exclusive rights to occupy specific units. Generally, the tenant-stockholders make monthly maintenance payments which represent their share of the cooperative corporation’s mortgage loan payments, real property taxes, reserve contributions and capital expenditures, maintenance and other expenses, less any income the corporation may receive. These payments are in addition to any payments of principal and interest the tenant-stockholder may be required to make on any loans secured by its shares in the cooperative.

 

A number of factors may adversely affect the value and successful operation of a residential cooperative property. Some of these factors include:

 

the primary dependence of a borrower upon maintenance payments and any rental income from units or commercial areas to meet debt service obligations;

 

the initial concentration of shares relating to occupied rental units of the sponsor, owner or investor after conversion from rental housing, which may result in an inability to meet debt service obligations on the residential cooperative corporation’s mortgage loan if the sponsor, owner or investor is unable to make the required maintenance payments;

 

the failure of a borrower to qualify for favorable tax treatment as a “cooperative housing corporation” each year, which may reduce the cash flow available to make payments on the related mortgage loan; and

 

that, upon foreclosure, in the event a cooperative property becomes a rental property, certain units could be subject to rent control, stabilization and tenants’ rights laws, at below market rents, which may affect rental income levels and the marketability and sale proceeds of the rental property as a whole.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Multifamily Properties”.

 

Retail Properties Have Special Risks

 

The value of retail properties is significantly affected by the quality of the tenants as well as fundamental aspects of real estate, such as location and market demographics, as well as changes in shopping methods and choices. Some of the risks related to these matters are further described in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” and “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases” above, and “—Changes in the Retail Sector, Such as Online Shopping and Other Uses of Technology, Could Affect the Business Models and Viability of Retailers”, “—The Performance of the Retail Properties is Subject to Conditions Affecting the Retail Sector” and “—Some Retail Properties Depend on Anchor Stores or Major Tenants to Attract Shoppers and Could be Materially Adversely Affected by the Loss of, or a Store Closure by, One or More of These Anchor Stores or Major Tenants” below.

 

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Rental payments from tenants of retail properties typically comprise the largest portion of the net operating income of those mortgaged properties. We cannot assure you that the net operating income contributed by the mortgaged retail properties or the rates of occupancy at the retail stores will remain at the levels specified in this prospectus or remain consistent with past performance. In addition, some or all of the rental payments from tenants may be tied to that tenant’s gross sales, so the success of that tenant’s business directly correlates to the value of the retail property. To the extent that a tenant changes the manner in which its gross sales are reported it could result in lower rent paid by that tenant. For example, if a tenant takes into account customer returns of merchandise purchased online and reduces the gross sales, this could result in lower gross sales relative to gross sales previously reported at that location even if the actual performance of the store remained unchanged.

 

Changes in the Retail Sector, Such as Online Shopping and Other Uses of Technology, Could Affect the Business Models and Viability of Retailers

 

Online shopping and the use of technology, such as smartphone shopping applications, to transact purchases or to aid purchasing decisions have increased in recent years and are expected to continue to increase in the future. This trend is affecting business models, sales and profitability of some retailers and could adversely affect the demand for retail real estate and occupancy at retail properties securing the mortgage loans. Any resulting decreases in rental revenue could have a material adverse effect on the value of retail properties securing the mortgage loans.

 

Some of these developments in the retail sector have led to retail companies, including several national retailers, filing for bankruptcy and/or voluntarily closing certain of their stores. Borrowers may be unable to re-lease such space or to re-lease it on comparable or more favorable terms. As a result, the bankruptcy or closure of a national tenant may adversely affect a retail borrower’s revenues. In addition, such closings may allow other tenants to modify their leases to terms that are less favorable for borrowers or to terminate their leases, also adversely impacting their revenues. See also “—Some Retail Properties Depend on Anchor Stores or Major Tenants to Attract Shoppers and Could be Materially Adversely Affected by the Loss of, or a Store Closure by, One or More of These Anchor Stores or Major Tenants” below.

 

In addition to competition from online shopping, retail properties face competition from sources outside a specific geographical real estate market. For example, all of the following compete with more traditional retail properties for consumer dollars: factory outlet centers, discount shopping centers and clubs, catalogue retailers, home shopping networks, and telemarketing. Continued growth of these alternative retail outlets (which often have lower operating costs) could adversely affect the rents collectible at the retail properties included in the pool of mortgage loans, as well as the income from, and market value of, the mortgaged properties and the related borrower’s ability to refinance such property. Moreover, additional competing retail properties may be built in the areas where the retail properties are located.

 

We cannot assure you that these developments in the retail sector will not adversely affect the performance of retail properties securing the mortgage loans.

 

The Performance of the Retail Properties is Subject to Conditions Affecting the Retail Sector

 

Retail properties are also subject to conditions that could negatively affect the retail sector, such as increased unemployment, increased federal income and payroll taxes, increased health care costs, increased state and local taxes, increased real estate taxes, industry slowdowns, lack of availability of consumer credit, weak income growth, increased levels of consumer debt, poor housing market conditions, adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, plant closings, and other factors. Similarly, local real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, retail space or retail goods, and the supply and creditworthiness of current and prospective tenants may negatively impact those retail properties.

 

In addition, the limited adaptability of certain shopping malls that have proven unprofitable may result in high (and possibly extremely high) loss severities on mortgage loans secured by those shopping malls.

 

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For example, it is possible that a significant amount of advances made by the applicable servicer(s) of a mortgage loan secured by a shopping mall property, combined with low liquidation proceeds in respect of that property, may result in a loss severity exceeding 100% of the outstanding principal balance of that mortgage loan.

 

Some Retail Properties Depend on Anchor Stores or Major Tenants to Attract Shoppers and Could be Materially Adversely Affected by the Loss of, or a Store Closure by, One or More of These Anchor Stores or Major Tenants

 

The presence or absence of an “anchor tenant” or a “shadow anchor tenant” in or near a retail property also can be important to the performance of a retail property because anchors play a key role in generating customer traffic and making a retail property desirable for other tenants. Retail properties may also have shadow anchor tenants. An “anchor tenant” is located on the related mortgaged property, usually proportionately larger in size than most or all other tenants in the mortgaged property, and is vital in attracting customers to a retail property. A “shadow anchor tenant” is usually proportionally larger in size than most tenants in the mortgaged property, is important in attracting customers to a retail property and is located sufficiently close and convenient to the mortgaged property so as to influence and attract potential customers, but is not located on the mortgaged property.

 

If anchor stores in a mortgaged property were to close, the related borrower may be unable to replace those anchors in a timely manner or without suffering adverse economic consequences. In addition, anchor tenants and non-anchor tenants at anchored or shadow anchored retail centers may have co-tenancy clauses and/or operating covenants in their leases or operating agreements that permit those tenants or anchor stores to cease operating, reduce rent or terminate their leases if the anchor or shadow anchor tenant goes dark or if the subject store is not meeting the minimum sales requirement under its lease. Even if non-anchor tenants do not have termination or rent abatement rights, the loss of an anchor tenant or a shadow anchor tenant may have a material adverse impact on the non-anchor tenant’s ability to operate because the anchor or shadow anchor tenant plays a key role in generating customer traffic and making a center desirable for other tenants. This, in turn, may adversely impact the borrower’s ability to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan. In addition, in the event that a “shadow anchor” fails to renew its lease, terminates its lease or otherwise ceases to conduct business within a close proximity to the mortgaged property, customer traffic at the mortgaged property may be substantially reduced. If an anchor tenant goes dark, generally the borrower’s only remedy may be to terminate that lease after the anchor tenant has been dark for a specified amount of time.

 

If anchor tenants or shadow anchor tenants at a particular mortgaged property were to close or otherwise become vacant or remain vacant, we cannot assure you that the related borrower’s ability to repay its mortgage loan would not be materially and adversely affected.

 

Certain anchor tenant and tenant estoppels will have been obtained in connection with the origination of the mortgage loans. These estoppels may identify disputes between the related borrower and the applicable anchor tenant or tenant, or alleged defaults or potential defaults by the applicable property owner under the lease or a reciprocal easement and/or operating agreement (each, an “REA”). Such disputes, defaults or potential defaults, could lead to a termination or attempted termination of the applicable lease or REA by the anchor tenant or tenant or to the tenant withholding some or all of its rental payments or to litigation against the related borrower. We cannot assure you that the anchor tenant or tenant estoppels obtained identify all potential disputes that may arise with respect to the mortgaged retail properties, or that anchor tenant or tenant disputes will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of borrowers to repay their mortgage loans.

 

Certain retail properties have specialty use tenants. See “—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses” below.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Retail Properties”.

 

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Manufactured Housing Community Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” and “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases” above, other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of manufactured housing community properties, including:

 

the number of competing residential developments in the local market, such as: other manufactured housing community properties apartment buildings and site built single family homes;

 

the physical attributes of the community, including its age and appearance;

 

the location of the manufactured housing property;

 

the presence and/or continued presence of sufficient manufactured homes at the manufactured housing property (manufactured homes are not generally part of the collateral for a mortgage loan secured by a manufactured housing property; rather, the pads upon which manufactured homes are located are leased to the owners of such manufactured homes; manufactured homes may be moved from a manufactured housing property);

 

the type of services or amenities it provides;

 

any age restrictions;

 

the property’s reputation; and

 

state and local regulations, including rent control and rent stabilization.

 

The manufactured housing community properties have few improvements (which are highly specialized) and are “single purpose” properties that could not be readily converted to general residential, retail or office use. Thus, if the operation of any of the manufactured housing community properties becomes unprofitable due to competition, age of the improvements or other factors such that the borrower becomes unable to meet its obligations on the related mortgage loan, the liquidation value of that manufactured housing property may be substantially less, relative to the amount owing on the related mortgage loan, than would be the case if the manufactured housing community property were readily adaptable to other uses.

 

Some manufactured housing community properties are either recreational vehicle resorts or have a significant portion of the properties that are intended for short-term recreational vehicle hook-ups, and tenancy of these communities may vary significantly by season. This seasonality may cause periodic fluctuations in revenues, tenancy levels, rental rates and operating expenses for these properties.

 

Certain of the manufactured housing community mortgaged properties may not be connected in their entirety to public water and/or sewer systems. In such cases, the borrower could incur a substantial expense if it were required to connect the property to such systems in the future. In addition, the use of well water enhances the likelihood that the property could be adversely affected by a recognized environmental condition that impacts soil and groundwater.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Manufactured Housing Community Properties”.

 

Self-Storage Properties Have Special Risks

 

In addition to the factors discussed in “—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally” above, other factors may adversely affect the financial performance and value of self-storage properties, including:

 

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decreased demand;

 

lack of proximity to apartment complexes or commercial users;

 

apartment tenants moving to single family homes;

 

decline in services rendered, including security;

 

dependence on business activity ancillary to renting units;

 

security concerns;

 

age of improvements; and

 

competition or other factors.

 

Self-storage properties are considered vulnerable to competition, because both acquisition costs and break-even occupancy are relatively low. The conversion of self-storage facilities to alternative uses would generally require substantial capital expenditures. Thus, if the operation of any of the self-storage properties becomes unprofitable, the liquidation value of that self-storage mortgaged property may be substantially less, relative to the amount owing on the mortgage loan, than if the self-storage mortgaged property were readily adaptable to other uses.

 

Tenants at self-storage properties tend to require and receive privacy, anonymity and efficient access, each of which may heighten environmental and other risks related to such property as the borrower may be unaware of the contents in any self-storage unit. No environmental assessment of a self-storage mortgaged property included an inspection of the contents of the self-storage units at that mortgaged property, and we cannot assure you that all of the units included in the self-storage mortgaged properties are free from hazardous substances or other pollutants or contaminants or will remain so in the future.

 

Certain mortgage loans secured by self-storage properties may be affiliated with a franchise company through a franchise agreement. The performance of a self-storage property affiliated with a franchise company may be affected by the continued existence and financial strength of the franchisor, the public perception of a service mark, and the duration of the franchise agreement. The transferability of franchise license agreements is restricted. In the event of a foreclosure, the lender or its agent would not have the right to use the franchise license without the franchisor’s consent. In addition, certain self-storage properties may derive a material portion of revenue from business activities ancillary to self-storage such as truck rentals, parking fees and similar activities which require special use permits or other discretionary zoning approvals.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Self-Storage Properties”.

 

Risks Relating to Affiliation with a Franchise or Hotel Management Company

 

The performance of a hospitality property affiliated with a franchise or hotel management company depends in part on:

 

the continued existence and financial strength of the franchisor or hotel management company;

 

the public perception of the franchise or hotel chain service mark; and

 

the duration of the franchise licensing or management agreements.

 

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The continuation of a franchise agreement, license agreement or management agreement is subject to specified operating standards and other terms and conditions set forth in such agreements. The failure of a borrower to maintain such standards or adhere to other applicable terms and conditions, such as property improvement plans, could result in the loss or cancellation of their rights under the franchise, license or management agreement. We cannot assure you that a replacement franchise could be obtained in the event of termination or that such replacement franchise affiliation would be of equal quality to the terminated franchise affiliation. In addition, replacement franchises, licenses and/or hospitality property managers may require significantly higher fees as well as the investment of capital to bring the hospitality property into compliance with the requirements of the replacement franchisor, licensor and/or hospitality property managers. Any provision in a franchise agreement, license agreement or management agreement providing for termination because of a bankruptcy of a franchisor, licensor or manager generally will not be enforceable.

 

The transferability of franchise agreements, license agreements and the property management agreements is restricted. In the event of a foreclosure, the lender may not have the right to use the franchise license without the franchisor’s consent or the manager might be able to terminate the management agreement. Conversely, in the case of certain mortgage loans, the lender may be unable to remove a franchisor/licensor or a hotel management company that it desires to replace following a foreclosure and, further, may be limited as regards the pool of potential transferees for a foreclosure or real estate owned property.

 

In some cases where a hospitality property is subject to a license, franchise or management agreement, the licensor, franchisor or property manager has required or may in the future require the completion of various repairs and/or renovations pursuant to a property improvement plan issued by the licensor, franchisor or property manager. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Redevelopment, Renovation and Expansion”. Failure to complete those repairs and/or renovations in accordance with the plan could result in the hospitality property losing its license or franchise or result in termination of the management agreement. Annex A-1 and the related footnotes set forth the amount of reserves, if any, established under the related mortgage loans in connection with any of those repairs and/or renovations. We cannot assure you that any amounts reserved will be sufficient to complete the repairs and/or renovations required with respect to any affected hospitality property. In addition, in some cases, those reserves will be maintained by the licensor, franchisor or property manager. Furthermore, the lender may not require a reserve for repairs and/or renovations in all instances.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types—Hospitality Properties”.

 

Risks Related to Casino Properties

 

Certain mortgaged properties may consist of casino properties, or may consist of hospitality and resort properties that include casinos. The casino business is highly competitive among a large number of participants, including riverboat casinos, dockside casinos, land-based casinos, video lottery, sweepstakes and poker machines not located in casinos, Native American gaming, internet lotteries and other internet wagering gaming services. In addition, the casino business is subject to the following risks: (i) the casino business is subject to changes in discretionary consumer spending, which may decline during economic downturns or for other reasons, (ii) the gaming industry is characterized by an element of chance, which may result in the actual win rates of the casino being less than anticipated, leading to losses, (iii) customers or employees may attempt or commit fraud or theft or cheat in order to increase winnings, (iv) credit extended to customers (which is unsecured) may be uncollectable, and (v) the gaming industry is subject to significant regulation, and loss of its gaming license could materially adversely affect the ability of the borrower to make payments under the related mortgage loan. In addition, the gaming laws of certain jurisdictions relating to casino operations prohibit the transfer of gaming licenses and, in the case of a transfer of the equity of the entity holding the gaming license, require the prior approval from the related gaming authorities. Accordingly, in the event of a foreclosure of the related mortgaged property, the lender or its agent, or a purchaser of the property, would not have the right to operate the casino without first obtaining a license, which may be granted after a delay, which

 

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could be significant, or may not be granted at all. Furthermore, because of the unique construction requirements of casinos, the space at those hospitality properties would not easily be converted to other uses.

 

Condominium Ownership May Limit Use and Improvements

 

The management and operation of a condominium is generally controlled by a condominium board representing the owners of the individual condominium units, subject to the terms of the related condominium rules or by-laws. Generally, the consent of a majority of the board members is required for any actions of the condominium board and a unit owner’s ability to control decisions of the board are generally related to the number of units owned by such owner as a percentage of the total number of units in the condominium. In certain cases, the related borrower does not have a majority of votes on the condominium board, which result in the related borrower not having control of the related condominium or owners association.

 

The board of managers or directors of the related condominium generally has discretion to make decisions affecting the condominium, and we cannot assure you that the related borrower under a mortgage loan secured by one or more interests in that condominium will have any control over decisions made by the related board of managers or directors. Even if a borrower or its designated board members, either through control of the appointment and voting of sufficient members of the related condominium board or by virtue of other provisions in the related condominium documents, has consent rights over actions by the related condominium associations or owners, we cannot assure you that the related condominium board will not take actions that would materially adversely affect the related borrower’s unit. Thus, decisions made by that board of managers or directors, including regarding assessments to be paid by the unit owners, insurance to be maintained on the condominium and many other decisions affecting the maintenance of that condominium, may have a significant adverse impact on the related mortgage loans in the issuing entity that are secured by mortgaged properties consisting of such condominium interests. We cannot assure you that the related board of managers or directors will always act in the best interests of the related borrower under the related mortgage loans.

 

The condominium board is generally responsible for administration of the affairs of the condominium, including providing for maintenance and repair of common areas, adopting rules and regulations regarding common areas, and obtaining insurance and repairing and restoring the common areas of the property after a casualty. Notwithstanding the insurance and casualty provisions of the related mortgage loan documents, the condominium board may have the right to control the use of casualty proceeds.

 

In addition, the condominium board generally has the right to assess individual unit owners for their share of expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the common elements. In the event that an owner of another unit fails to pay its allocated assessments, the related borrower may be required to pay such assessments in order to properly maintain and operate the common elements of the property. Although the condominium board generally may obtain a lien against any unit owner for common expenses that are not paid, such lien generally is extinguished if a lender takes possession pursuant to a foreclosure. Each unit owner is responsible for maintenance of its respective unit and retains essential operational control over its unit.

 

In addition, due to the nature of condominiums, a default on the part of the borrower with respect to such mortgaged properties will not allow the special servicer the same flexibility in realizing on the collateral as-is generally available with respect to commercial properties that are not condominium units. The rights of other unit or property owners, the documents governing the management of the condominium units and the state and local laws applicable to condominium units must be considered. In addition, in the event of a casualty with respect to a condominium, due to the possible existence of multiple loss payees on any insurance policy covering such property, there could be a delay in the allocation of related insurance proceeds, if any. Consequently, servicing and realizing upon the collateral described above could subject the certificateholders and the RR interest owner to a greater delay, expense and risk than with respect to a mortgage loan secured by a commercial property that is not a condominium unit.

 

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Certain condominium declarations and/or local laws provide for the withdrawal of a property from a condominium structure under certain circumstances. For example, the New York Condominium Act provides for a withdrawal of the property from a condominium structure by vote of 80% of unit owners. If the condominium is terminated, the building will be subject to an action for partition by any unit owner or lienor as if owned in common. This could cause an early and unanticipated prepayment of the mortgage loan. We cannot assure you that the proceeds from partition would be sufficient to satisfy borrower’s obligations under the mortgage loan. See also “—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions” for certain risks relating to use restrictions imposed pursuant to condominium declarations or other condominium especially in a situation where the mortgaged property does not represent the entire condominium building.

 

Shared Interest Structures

 

Vertical subdivisions and “fee above a plane” structures are property ownership structures in which owners have a fee simple interest in certain ground-level and above-ground parcels. A vertical subdivision or “fee above a plane” structure is generally governed by a declaration or similar agreement defining the respective owner’s fee estates and relationship where one or more owners typically relies on one or more other owners’ parcels for structural support. Each owner is responsible for maintenance of its respective parcel and retains essential operational control over its parcel. We cannot assure you that owners of parcels supporting collateral interests in vertical subdivision and “fee above a plane” parcels will perform any maintenance and repair obligations that may be required under the declaration with respect to the supporting parcel, or that proceeds following a casualty would be used to reconstruct a supporting parcel. Owners of interests in a vertical subdivision or “fee above a plane” structure may be required under the related declaration to pay certain assessments relating to any shared interests in the related property, and a lien may be attached for failure to pay such assessments. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests”.

 

Senior Housing Properties May Present Special Risks

 

The Independent Living Industry is a Highly Competitive Industry, and the Revenues, Profits or Market Share of Senior Housing Properties Could be Harmed if They Are Unable to Compete Effectively

 

The independent living facility market sector is highly competitive. Independent living and other congregate senior living facility properties face competition from numerous local, regional, and national providers of independent living and other congregate senior living. The formation of accountable care organizations, managed care networks and integrated delivery systems may also adversely affect the related mortgaged properties if there are incentives within the systems that lead to the greater utilization of other facilities or providers within the networks or systems or to the greater utilization of community based home care providers, instead of independent living properties. Additionally, some competing providers may be better capitalized than the manager of the related mortgaged properties, may offer services not offered by the related mortgaged properties, or may be owned by non-profit organizations or government agencies supported by endowments, charitable contributions, tax exemptions, tax revenues and other sources of income or revenue not available to the property manager or borrowers. The successful operation of the related mortgaged properties will also generally depend upon the number of competing facilities in the local market, as well as on other factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, competing facilities’ rental rates, location, the characteristics of the neighborhood where they are located, the type of services and amenities offered, the nature and condition of the competing facility, its age, appearance, overall maintenance, construction, quality, design, safety, convenience, reputation and management, resident and family preferences, relationship with other health care providers and other health care networks, quality and cost of care and quality of staff. Costs of renovating, refurbishing or expanding an independent living or congregate senior living facility in order to remain competitive can be substantial. If the related mortgaged properties fail to attract residents and to compete effectively with other health care providers, their revenues and profitability would decline.

 

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period of time. Because units in an independent living or other congregate senior living facility are typically leased on a short term basis, the tenants residing at a particular facility may easily move to alternative facilities with more desirable amenities or locations or lower fees. If the development of new independent living or other senior living facilities surpasses the demand for such facilities in particular markets, the markets may become saturated, which could have a material adverse effect on the related mortgaged properties in such areas.

 

Operation of a Mortgaged Property Depends on the Property Manager’s Performance

 

The successful operation of a real estate project depends upon the property manager’s performance and viability. The property manager is responsible for:

 

responding to changes in the local market;

 

planning and implementing the rental structure;

 

operating the property and providing building services;

 

managing operating expenses; and

 

assuring that maintenance and capital improvements are carried out in a timely fashion.

 

Properties deriving revenues primarily from short term sources, such as hotel guests or short term or month to month leases, are generally more management intensive than properties leased to creditworthy tenants under long term leases.

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties will be managed by affiliates of the related borrower. If a mortgage loan is in default or undergoing special servicing, such relationship could disrupt the management of the related mortgaged property, which may adversely affect cash flow. However, the related mortgage loans will generally permit, in the case of mortgaged properties managed by borrower affiliates, the lender to remove the related property manager upon the occurrence of an event of default under the related mortgage loan beyond applicable cure periods (or, in some cases, in the event of a foreclosure following such default), and in some cases a decline in cash flow below a specified level or the failure to satisfy some other specified performance trigger.

 

We make no representation or warranty as to the skills of any present or future managers. In many cases, the property manager will be an affiliate of the borrower and many not manage properties for non-affiliates. Additionally, we cannot assure you that the property managers will be in a financial condition to fulfill their management responsibilities throughout the terms of their respective management agreements. Further, certain individuals involved in the management or general business development at certain mortgaged properties may engage in unlawful activities or otherwise exhibit poor business judgment that adversely affect operations and ultimately cash flow at such properties.

 

Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses

 

The effect of mortgage pool loan losses will be more severe if the losses relate to mortgage loans that account for a disproportionately large percentage of the pool’s aggregate principal balance. As mortgage loans pay down or properties are released, the remaining mortgage loans may face a higher risk with respect to the diversity of property types and property characteristics and with respect to the number of borrowers.

 

See the table titled “Distribution of Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD” on Annex A-2 for a stratification of the remaining terms to maturity of the mortgage loans. Because principal on the certificates is payable in sequential order of payment priority, and a class receives principal only after the preceding class(es) have been paid in full, classes that have a lower sequential priority are more likely to face these types of risk of concentration than classes with a higher sequential priority.

 

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Several of the mortgage loans have cut-off date balances that are substantially higher than the average cut-off date balance. In general, concentrations in mortgage loans with larger-than-average balances can result in losses that are more severe, relative to the size of the mortgage loan pool, than would be the case if the aggregate balance of the mortgage loan pool were more evenly distributed.

 

A concentration of mortgage loans secured by the same mortgaged property types can increase the risk that a decline in a particular industry or business would have a disproportionately large impact on the pool of mortgage loans. Mortgaged property types representing at least 5.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (based on allocated loan amount) are office, hospitality, industrial, mixed-use, multifamily and retail. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Property Types” for information on the types of mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool.

 

Repayments by borrowers and the market value of the related mortgaged properties could be affected by economic conditions generally or specific to particular geographic areas or regions of the United States, and concentrations of mortgaged properties in particular geographic areas may increase the risk that conditions in the real estate market where the mortgaged property is located, or other adverse economic or other developments or natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, forest fires, tornadoes or hurricanes or changes in governmental rules or fiscal policies) affecting a particular region of the country, could increase the frequency and severity of losses on mortgage loans secured by those mortgaged properties.

 

Mortgaged properties securing approximately 5.0% or more of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (based on allocated loan amount) are located in each of New York, California, Nevada, Texas and Tennessee. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Geographic Concentrations”.

 

Some of the mortgaged properties are located in areas that, based on low population density, poor economic demographics (such as higher than average unemployment rates, lower than average annual household income and/or overall loss of jobs) and/or negative trends in such regards, would be considered secondary or tertiary markets.

 

A concentration of mortgage loans with the same borrower or related borrowers also can pose increased risks:

 

if a borrower that owns or controls several mortgaged properties (whether or not all of them secure mortgage loans in the mortgage pool) experiences financial difficulty at one mortgaged property, it could defer maintenance at another mortgaged property in order to satisfy current expenses with respect to the first mortgaged property;

 

a borrower could also attempt to avert foreclosure by filing a bankruptcy petition that might have the effect of interrupting debt service payments on the mortgage loans in the mortgage pool secured by that borrower’s mortgaged properties (subject to the master servicer’s and the trustee’s obligation to make advances for monthly payments) for an indefinite period; and

 

mortgaged properties owned by the same borrower or related borrowers are likely to have common management, common general partners and/or common managing members increasing the risk that financial or other difficulties experienced by such related parties could have a greater impact on the pool of mortgage loans. See “—A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans” below.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics” for information on the composition of the mortgage pool by property type and geographic distribution and loan concentration.

 

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Adverse Environmental Conditions at or Near Mortgaged Properties May Result in Losses

 

The issuing entity could become liable for a material adverse environmental condition at an underlying mortgaged property. Any such potential liability could reduce or delay payments on the offered certificates.

 

Each of the mortgaged properties was either (i) subject to environmental site assessments prior to the time of origination of the related mortgage loan (or, in certain limited cases, after origination) including Phase I environmental site assessments or updates of previously performed Phase I environmental site assessments, or (ii) subject to a secured creditor environmental insurance policy or other environmental insurance policy. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Environmental Considerations”.

 

We cannot assure you that the environmental assessments revealed all existing or potential environmental risks or that all adverse environmental conditions have been or will be completely abated or remediated or that any reserves, insurance or operations and maintenance plans will be sufficient to remediate the environmental conditions. Moreover, we cannot assure you that:

 

future laws, ordinances or regulations will not impose any material environmental liability; or

 

the current environmental condition of the mortgaged properties will not be adversely affected by tenants or by the condition of land or operations in the vicinity of the mortgaged properties (such as underground storage tanks).

 

We cannot assure you that any remediation plan or any projected remedial costs or time is accurate or sufficient to complete the remediation objectives, or that no additional contamination requiring environmental investigation or remediation will be discovered on any mortgaged property. Likewise, all environmental policies naming the lender as named insured cover certain risks or events specifically identified in the policy, but the coverage is limited by its terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions, and does not purport to cover all environmental conditions whatsoever affecting the applicable mortgaged property, and we cannot assure you that any environmental conditions currently known, suspected, or unknown and discovered in the future will be covered by the terms of the policy.

 

Before the trustee, the special servicer or the master servicer, as applicable, acquires title to a mortgaged property on behalf of the issuing entity or assumes operation of the property, it will be required to obtain an environmental assessment of such mortgaged property, or rely on a recent environmental assessment. This requirement is intended to mitigate the risk that the issuing entity will become liable under any environmental law. There is accordingly some risk that the mortgaged property will decline in value while this assessment is being obtained or remedial action is being taken. Moreover, we cannot assure you that this requirement will effectively insulate the issuing entity from potential liability under environmental laws. Any such potential liability could reduce or delay distributions to certificateholders and the RR interest owner.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Environmental Considerations” for additional information on environmental conditions at mortgaged properties securing certain mortgage loans in the issuing entity. See also representation and warranty number 40 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 40 in Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 43 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes”, “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans”.

 

See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Environmental Considerations”.

 

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Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties are currently undergoing or, in the future, are expected to undergo redevelopment, expansion or renovation. To the extent applicable, we cannot assure you that any escrow or reserve collected, if any, will be sufficient to complete the current renovation or be otherwise sufficient to satisfy any tenant improvement expenses at a mortgaged property. Failure to complete those planned improvements may have a material adverse effect on the cash flow at the mortgaged property and the related borrower’s ability to meet its payment obligations under the mortgage loan documents.

 

Certain of the hospitality properties securing the mortgage loans are currently undergoing or are scheduled to undergo renovations or property improvement plans (“PIPs”). In some circumstances, these renovations or PIPs may necessitate taking a portion of the available guest rooms temporarily offline, temporarily decreasing the number of available rooms and the revenue generating capacity of the related hospitality property. In other cases, these renovations may involve renovations of common spaces or external features of the related hospitality property, which may cause disruptions or otherwise decrease the attractiveness of the related hospitality property to potential guests. These PIPs may be required under the related franchise or management agreement and a failure to timely complete them may result in a termination or expiration of a franchise or management agreement and may be an event of default under the related mortgage loan.

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties are currently undergoing or are scheduled to undergo renovations or property expansions. Such renovations or expansions may be required under tenant leases and a failure to timely complete such renovations or expansions may result in a termination of such lease and may have a material adverse effect on the cash flow at the mortgaged property and the related borrower’s ability to meet its payment obligations under the mortgage loan documents.

 

We cannot assure you that current or planned redevelopment, expansion or renovation will be completed at all, that such redevelopment, expansion or renovation will be completed in the time frame contemplated, or that, when and if such redevelopment, expansion or renovation is completed, such redevelopment, expansion or renovation will improve the operations at, or increase the value of, the related mortgaged property. Failure of any of the foregoing to occur could have a material negative impact on the related mortgaged property, which could affect the ability of the related borrower to repay the related mortgage loan.

 

In the event the related borrower fails to pay the costs for work completed or material delivered in connection with such ongoing redevelopment, expansion or renovation, the portion of the mortgaged property on which there are renovations may be subject to mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens that may be senior to the lien of the related mortgage loan.

 

The existence of construction or renovation at a mortgaged property may take rental units or rooms or leasable space “off-line” or otherwise make space unavailable for rental, impair access or traffic at or near the mortgaged property, or, in general, make that mortgaged property less attractive to tenants or their customers, and accordingly could have a negative effect on net operating income. In addition, any such construction or renovation at a mortgaged property may temporarily interfere with the use and operation of any portion of such mortgaged property. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Redevelopment, Renovation and Expansion” for information regarding mortgaged properties which are currently undergoing or, in the future, are expected to undergo redevelopment, expansion or renovation. See also Annex A-3 for any additional information on redevelopment, renovation and expansion at the mortgaged properties securing the ten largest mortgage loans.

 

Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses

 

Certain mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans may have specialty use tenants and may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable for any reason.

 

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For example, retail, mixed use or office properties may have theater tenants. Properties with theater tenants are exposed to certain unique risks. Aspects of building site design and adaptability affect the value of a theater. In addition, decreasing attendance at a theater could adversely affect revenue of the theater, which may, in turn, cause the tenant to experience financial difficulties, resulting in downgrades in their credit ratings and, in certain cases, bankruptcy filings. In addition, because of unique construction requirements of theaters, any vacant theater space would not easily be converted to other uses.

 

Retail, mixed use or office properties may also have health clubs as tenants. Several factors may adversely affect the value and successful operation of a health club, including:

 

the physical attributes of the health club (e.g., its age, appearance and layout);

 

the reputation, safety, convenience and attractiveness of the property to users;

 

management’s ability to control membership growth and attrition;

 

competition in the tenant’s marketplace from other health clubs and alternatives to health clubs; and

 

adverse changes in economic and social conditions and demographic changes (e.g., population decreases or changes in average age or income), which may result in decreased demand.

 

In addition, there may be significant costs associated with changing consumer preferences (e.g., multipurpose clubs from single-purpose clubs or varieties of equipment, classes, services and amenities). In addition, health clubs may not be readily convertible to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable for any reason. The liquidation value of any such health club consequently may be less than would be the case if the property were readily adaptable to changing consumer preferences for other uses.

 

Certain retail, mixed use or office properties may be partially comprised of a parking garage. Parking garages and parking lots present risks not associated with other properties. The primary source of income for parking lots and garages is the rental fees charged for parking spaces.

 

Factors affecting the success of a parking lot or garage include:

 

the number of rentable parking spaces and rates charged;

 

the location of the lot or garage and, in particular, its proximity to places where large numbers of people work, shop or live;

 

the amount of alternative parking spaces in the area;

 

the availability of mass transit; and

 

the perceptions of the safety, convenience and services of the lot or garage.

 

Aspects of building site design and adaptability affect the value of a parking garage facility. Site characteristics that are valuable to a parking garage facility include location, clear ceiling heights, column spacing, zoning restrictions, number of spaces and overall functionality and accessibility.

 

In addition, because of the unique construction requirements of many parking garages and because a parking lot is often vacant paved land without any structure, a vacant parking garage facility or parking lot may not be easily converted to other uses.

 

Mortgaged properties may have other specialty use tenants, such as medical and dental offices, fitness centers, lab space, gas stations, dry cleaners, bank branches, data centers, urgent care facilities,

 

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schools, daycare centers and/or restaurants, as part of the mortgaged property. Re-tenanting certain specialty use tenants, such as gas stations and dry cleaners, may also involve substantial costs related to environmental remediation.

 

In the case of specialty use tenants such as restaurants and theaters, aspects of building site design and adaptability affect the value of such properties and other retailers at the mortgaged property. Decreasing patronage at such properties could adversely affect revenue of the property, which may, in turn, cause the tenants to experience financial difficulties, resulting in downgrades in their credit ratings, lease defaults and, in certain cases, bankruptcy filings. See “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease” above. Additionally, receipts at such properties are also affected not only by objective factors but by subjective factors. For instance, restaurant receipts are affected by such varied influences as the current personal income levels in the community, an individual consumer’s preference for type of food, style of dining and restaurant atmosphere, the perceived popularity of the restaurant, food safety concerns related to personal health with the handling of food items at the restaurant or by food suppliers and the actions and/or behaviors of staff and management and level of service to the customers. In addition, because of unique construction requirements of such properties, any vacant space would not easily be converted to other uses.

 

Mortgaged properties with specialty use tenants may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable, or the leased spaces were to become vacant, for any reason due to their unique construction requirements. In addition, converting commercial properties to alternate uses generally requires substantial capital expenditures and could result in a significant adverse effect on, or interruption of, the revenues generated by such properties.

 

In addition, a mortgaged property may not be readily convertible due to restrictive covenants related to such mortgaged property, including in the case of mortgaged properties that are subject to a condominium regime or subject to a ground lease, the use and other restrictions imposed by the condominium declaration and other related documents, especially in a situation where a mortgaged property does not represent the entire condominium regime. See “—Condominium Ownership May Limit Use and Improvements” above.

 

Some of the mortgaged properties may be part of tax-reduction programs that apply only if the mortgaged properties are used for certain purposes. Such properties may be restricted from being converted to alternative uses because of such restrictions.

 

Some of the mortgaged properties have government tenants or other tenants which may have space that was “built to suit” that particular tenant’s uses and needs. For example, a government tenant may require enhanced security features that required additional construction or renovation costs and for which the related tenant may pay above market rent. However, such enhanced features may not be necessary for a new tenant (and such new tenant may not be willing to pay the higher rent associated with such features). While a government office building or government leased space may be usable as a regular office building or tenant space, the rents that may be collected in the event the government tenant does not renew its lease may be significantly lower than the rent currently collected.

 

Additionally, zoning, historical preservation or other restrictions also may prevent alternative uses. See “—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions” below.

 

Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties may not comply with current zoning laws, including density, use, parking, height, landscaping, open space and set back requirements, due to changes in zoning requirements after such mortgaged properties were constructed. These properties, as well as those for which variances or special permits were issued or for which non-conformity with current zoning laws is otherwise permitted, are considered to be a “legal non-conforming use” and/or the improvements are considered to be “legal non-conforming structures”. This means that the borrower is not required to alter its structure to comply with the existing or new law; however, the borrower may not be able to rebuild the

 

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premises “as-is” in the event of a substantial casualty loss. This may adversely affect the cash flow of the property following the loss. If a substantial casualty were to occur, we cannot assure you that insurance proceeds would be available to pay the mortgage loan in full. In addition, if a non-conforming use were to be discontinued and/or the property were repaired or restored in conformity with the current law, the value of the property or the revenue-producing potential of the property may not be equal to that before the casualty.

 

In addition, certain of the mortgaged properties that do not conform to current zoning laws may not be “legal non-conforming uses” or “legal non-conforming structures”. The failure of a mortgaged property to comply with zoning laws or to be a “legal non-conforming use” or “legal non-conforming structure” may adversely affect the market value of the mortgaged property or the borrower’s ability to continue to use it in the manner it is currently being used or may necessitate material additional expenditures to remedy non-conformities. In some cases, the related borrower has obtained law and ordinance insurance to cover additional costs that result from rebuilding the mortgaged property in accordance with current zoning requirements. However, if as a result of the applicable zoning laws the rebuilt improvements are smaller or less attractive to tenants than the original improvements, the resulting loss in income will generally not be covered by law and ordinance insurance. Zoning protection insurance will generally reimburse the lender for the difference between (i) the mortgage loan balance on the date of damage loss to the mortgaged property from an insured peril and (ii) the total insurance proceeds at the time of the damage to the mortgaged property if such mortgaged property cannot be rebuilt to its former use due to new zoning ordinances.

 

In addition, certain of the mortgaged properties may be subject to certain use restrictions, building restrictions and/or operational requirements imposed pursuant to development agreements, ground leases, restrictive covenants, reciprocal easement agreements or operating agreements or historical landmark designations or, in the case of those mortgaged properties that are condominiums, condominium declarations or other condominium use restrictions or regulations, especially in a situation where the mortgaged property does not represent the entire condominium building. Such use restrictions could include, for example, limitations on the character of the improvements or the properties, limitations affecting noise and parking requirements, among other things, and limitations on the borrowers’ right to operate certain types of facilities within a prescribed radius. These limitations impose upon the borrower stricter requirements with respect to repairs and alterations, including following a casualty loss. These limitations could adversely affect the ability of the related borrower to lease the mortgaged property on favorable terms, thus adversely affecting the borrower’s ability to fulfill its obligations under the related mortgage loan. In addition, any alteration, reconstruction, demolition, or new construction affecting a mortgaged property designated a historical landmark may require prior approval. Any such approval process, even if successful, could delay any redevelopment or alteration of a related property. The liquidation value of such property, to the extent subject to limitations of the kind described above or other limitations on convertibility of use, may be substantially less than would be the case if such property was readily adaptable to other uses or redevelopment. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Use Restrictions” for examples of mortgaged properties that are subject to restrictions relating to the use of the mortgaged properties.

 

Risks Relating to Inspections of Properties

 

Licensed engineers or consultants inspected the mortgaged properties at or about the time of the origination of the mortgage loans to assess items such as structural integrity of the buildings and other improvements on the mortgaged property, including exterior walls, roofing, interior construction, mechanical and electrical systems and general condition of the site, buildings and other improvements. However, we cannot assure you that all conditions requiring repair or replacement were identified. No additional property inspections were conducted in connection with the issuance of the offered certificates.

 

Risks Relating to Costs of Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations

 

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, which requires all public accommodations to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by persons with disabilities. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Americans with Disabilities Act”. The expenditure of these costs or the imposition of injunctive relief, penalties or fines in connection with the borrower’s noncompliance could negatively impact the borrower’s cash flow and, consequently, its ability to pay its mortgage loan.

 

Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate

 

Although the mortgaged properties are required to be insured, or self-insured by a sole tenant of a related building or group of buildings, against certain risks, there is a possibility of casualty loss with respect to the mortgaged properties for which insurance proceeds may not be adequate or which may result from risks not covered by insurance. In addition, certain types of mortgaged properties have few or no insurable buildings or improvements and thus do not have casualty insurance or low limits of casualty insurance in comparison with the related mortgage loan balances.

 

Certain Risks Are Not Covered under Standard Insurance Policies

 

In general (other than where the mortgage loan documents permit the borrower to rely on a tenant (including a ground tenant) or other third party (such as a condominium association, if applicable) to obtain the insurance coverage on self-insurance provided by a tenant or on a tenant’s agreement to rebuild or continue paying rent), the master servicer and special servicer will be required to cause the borrower on each mortgage loan to maintain such insurance coverage in respect of the related mortgaged property as is required under the related mortgage loan documents. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Insurance Considerations”. In general, the standard form of fire and extended coverage policy covers physical damage to or destruction of the improvements of a property by fire, lightning, explosion, smoke, windstorm and hail, and riot, strike and civil commotion, subject to the conditions and exclusions specified in each policy (windstorm is a common exclusion for properties located in certain locations). Most policies typically do not cover any physical damage resulting from, among other things:

 

war;

 

revolution;

 

terrorism;

 

nuclear, biological or chemical materials;

 

governmental actions;

 

floods and other water related causes;

 

earth movement, including earthquakes, landslides, sinkholes and mudflows;

 

wet or dry rot;

 

vermin; and

 

domestic animals.

 

Unless the related mortgage loan documents specifically require the borrower to insure against physical damage arising from such causes, then, the resulting losses may be borne by you as a holder of certificates.

 

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Standard Insurance May Be Inadequate Even for Types of Losses That Are Insured Against

 

Even if a type of loss is covered by the insurance policies required to be in place at the mortgaged properties, the mortgaged properties may suffer losses for which the insurance coverage is inadequate. For example:

 

in a case where terrorism coverage is included under a policy, if the terrorist attack is for example, nuclear, biological or chemical in nature, the policy may include an exclusion that precludes coverage for such terrorist attack;

 

in certain cases, particularly where land values are high, the insurable value (at the time of origination of the mortgage loan) of the mortgaged property may be significantly lower than the principal balance of the mortgage loan;

 

with respect to mortgaged properties located in flood prone areas where flood insurance is required, the related mortgaged property may only have federal flood insurance (which only covers up to $500,000), not private flood insurance, and the related mortgaged property may suffer losses that exceed the amounts covered by the federal flood insurance;

 

the mortgage loan documents may limit the requirement to obtain related insurance to where the premium amounts are “commercially reasonable” or a similar limitation; and

 

if reconstruction or major repairs are required, changes in laws may materially affect the borrower’s ability to effect any reconstruction or major repairs and/or may materially increase the costs of the reconstruction or repairs and insurance may not cover or sufficiently compensate the insured.

 

We Cannot Assure You That Required Insurance Will Be Maintained

 

We cannot assure you that borrowers have maintained or will maintain the insurance required under the mortgage loan documents or that such insurance will be adequate.

 

Even if the mortgage loan documents specify that the related borrower must maintain standard extended coverage casualty insurance or other insurance that covers acts of terrorism, the borrower may fail to maintain such insurance and the master servicer or the special servicer may not enforce such default or cause the borrower to obtain such insurance if the special servicer has determined, in accordance with the servicing standard and subject to the discussion under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder” and “—The Operating Advisor”, that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the mortgaged property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates), or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate. Additionally, if the related borrower fails to maintain such terrorism insurance coverage, neither the applicable master servicer nor the special servicer will be required to maintain such terrorism insurance coverage if the special servicer determines, in accordance with the servicing standard, that such terrorism insurance coverage is not available for the reasons set forth in (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence. Furthermore, at the time existing insurance policies are subject to renewal, we cannot assure you that terrorism insurance coverage will be available and covered under the new policies or, if covered, whether such coverage will be adequate. Most insurance policies covering commercial real properties such as the mortgaged properties are subject to renewal on an annual basis. If this coverage is not currently in effect, is not adequate or is ultimately not continued with respect to some of the mortgaged properties and one of those properties suffers a casualty loss as a result of a terrorist act, then the resulting casualty loss could reduce the amount available to make distributions on your certificates.

 

In addition, hazard insurance policies will typically contain co-insurance clauses that in effect require an insured at all times to carry insurance of a specified percentage, generally 80% to 90%, of the full replacement value of the improvements on the related mortgaged property in order to recover the full

 

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amount of any partial loss. As a result, even if insurance coverage is maintained, if the insured’s coverage falls below this specified percentage, those clauses generally provide that the insurer’s liability in the event of partial loss does not exceed the lesser of (1) the replacement cost of the improvements less physical depreciation and (2) that proportion of the loss as the amount of insurance carried bears to the specified percentage of the full replacement cost of those improvements.

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties may be located in areas that are considered a high earthquake risk (seismic zones 3 or 4). For example, with respect to fourteen (14) mortgaged properties (17.6%), all of the mortgaged properties are located in an area with a high degree of seismic activity. Seismic reports were prepared for each of the mortgaged properties and no mortgaged property has a seismic expected loss (SEL) greater than 16%. Material damage to the mortgaged properties as a result of an earthquake could adversely affect the operations and revenues at the mortgaged properties, as well as the borrowers’ ability make payments with respect to the related mortgage loan. The borrowers have not obtained a separate earthquake insurance policy covering the mortgaged properties. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Geographic Concentrations”.

 

Furthermore, with respect to certain mortgage loans, the insurable value of the related mortgaged property as of the origination date of the related mortgage loan was lower than the principal balance of the related mortgage loan. In the event of a casualty when a borrower is not required to rebuild or cannot rebuild, we cannot assure you that the insurance required with respect to the related mortgaged property will be sufficient to pay the related mortgage loan in full and there is no “gap” insurance required under such mortgage loan to cover any difference. In those circumstances, a casualty that occurs near the maturity date may result in an extension of the maturity date of the mortgage loan if the master servicer, in accordance with the servicing standard, determines that such extension was in the best interest of certificateholders and the RR interest owner.

 

The mortgage loans do not all require flood insurance on the related mortgaged properties unless they are in a flood zone and flood insurance is available and, in certain instances, even where the related mortgaged property was in a flood zone and flood insurance was available, flood insurance was not required.

 

The National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2021. We cannot assure you if or when NFIP will be reauthorized by Congress. If NFIP is not reauthorized, it could have an adverse effect on the value of properties in flood zones or their ability to repair or rebuild after flood damage.

 

We cannot assure you that the borrowers will in the future be able to comply with requirements to maintain adequate insurance with respect to the mortgaged properties, and any uninsured loss could have a material adverse impact on the amount available to make payments on the related mortgage loan, and consequently, the offered certificates. As with all real estate, if reconstruction (for example, following fire or other casualty) or any major repair or improvement is required to the damaged property, changes in laws and governmental regulations may be applicable and may materially affect the cost to, or ability of, the borrowers to effect such reconstruction, major repair or improvement. As a result, the amount realized with respect to the mortgaged properties, and the amount available to make payments on the related mortgage loan, and consequently, the offered certificates, could be reduced. In addition, we cannot assure you that the amount of insurance required or provided would be sufficient to cover damages caused by any casualty, or that such insurance will be available in the future at commercially reasonable rates. See representation and warranty number 16 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 16 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 18 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Inadequacy of Title Insurers May Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Certificates

 

Title insurance for a mortgaged property generally insures a lender against risks relating to a lender not having a first lien with respect to a mortgaged property, and in some cases can insure a lender

 

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against specific other risks. The protection afforded by title insurance depends on the ability of the title insurer to pay claims made upon it. We cannot assure you that with respect to any mortgage loan:

 

a title insurer will have the ability to pay title insurance claims made upon it;

 

the title insurer will maintain its present financial strength; or

 

a title insurer will not contest claims made upon it.

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties are either completing initial construction or undergoing renovation or redevelopment. Under such circumstances, there may be limitations to the amount of coverage or other exceptions to coverage that could adversely affect the issuing entity if losses are suffered.

 

Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties

 

The occurrence or the possibility of terrorist attacks could (1) lead to damage to one or more of the mortgaged properties if any terrorist attacks occur or (2) result in higher costs for security and insurance premiums or diminish the availability of insurance coverage for losses related to terrorist attacks, particularly for large properties, which could adversely affect the cash flow at those mortgaged properties.

 

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area, all forms of insurance were impacted, particularly from a cost and availability perspective, including comprehensive general liability and business interruption or rent loss insurance policies required by typical mortgage loans. To give time for private markets to develop a pricing mechanism for terrorism risk and to build capacity to absorb future losses that may occur due to terrorism, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 was enacted on November 26, 2002, establishing the Terrorism Insurance Program. The Terrorism Insurance Program was reauthorized on December 20, 2019 through December 31, 2027 pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (“TRIPRA”).

 

The Terrorism Insurance Program requires insurance carriers to provide terrorism coverage in their basic “all-risk” policies. Any commercial property and casualty terrorism insurance exclusion that was in force on November 26, 2002 is automatically void to the extent that it excluded losses that would otherwise be insured losses. Any state approval of those types of exclusions in force on November 26, 2002 is also void.

 

Under the Terrorism Insurance Program, the federal government shares in the risk of losses occurring within the United States resulting from acts committed in an effort to influence or coerce United States civilians or the United States government. The federal share of compensation for insured losses of an insurer will be equal to 80% of the portion of such insured losses that exceed a deductible equal to 20% of the value of the insurer’s direct earned premiums over the calendar year immediately preceding that program year. Federal compensation in any program year is capped at $100 billion (with insurers being liable for any amount that exceeds such cap), and no compensation is payable with respect to a terrorist act unless the aggregate industry losses relating to such act exceed $200 million. The Terrorism Insurance Program does not cover nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attacks. Unless a borrower obtains separate coverage for events that do not meet the thresholds or other requirements above, such events will not be covered.

 

If the Terrorism Insurance Program is not reenacted after its expiration in 2027, premiums for terrorism insurance coverage will likely increase and the terms of such insurance policies may be materially amended to increase stated exclusions or to otherwise effectively decrease the scope of coverage available (perhaps to the point where it is effectively not available). In addition, to the extent that any insurance policies contain a “sunset clause” (i.e., clauses that void terrorism coverage if the federal insurance backstop program is not renewed), then such policies may cease to provide terrorism insurance upon the expiration of the Terrorism Insurance Program. We cannot assure you that the Terrorism Insurance Program or any successor program will create any long term changes in the availability and cost of such insurance. Moreover, future legislation, including regulations expected to be

 

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adopted by the Treasury Department pursuant to TRIPRA, may have a material effect on the availability of federal assistance in the terrorism insurance market. To the extent that uninsured or underinsured casualty losses occur with respect to the related mortgaged properties, losses on the mortgage loans may result. In addition, the failure to maintain such terrorism insurance may constitute a default under the related mortgage loan.

 

Some of the mortgage loans may not require the related borrower to maintain terrorism insurance. In addition, most of the mortgage loans contain limitations on the related borrower’s obligation to obtain terrorism insurance, such as (i) waiving the requirement that such borrower maintain terrorism insurance if such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates, (ii) providing that the related borrower is not required to spend in excess of a specified dollar amount (or in some cases, a specified multiple of what is spent on other insurance) in order to obtain such terrorism insurance, (iii) requiring coverage only for as long as the TRIPRA is in effect, or (iv) requiring coverage only for losses arising from domestic acts of terrorism or from terrorist acts certified by the federal government as “acts of terrorism” under the TRIPRA. See “Annex A-3—Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” for a summary of the terrorism insurance requirements under each of the ten largest mortgage loans.

 

Other mortgaged properties securing mortgage loans may also be insured under a blanket policy or self-insured or insured by a sole tenant. See “—Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance” below.

 

We cannot assure you that all of the mortgaged properties will be insured against the risks of terrorism and similar acts. As a result of any of the foregoing, the amount available to make distributions on your certificates could be reduced.

 

Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties are covered by blanket insurance policies, which also cover other properties of the related borrower or its affiliates (including certain properties in close proximity to the mortgaged properties). In the event that such policies are drawn on to cover losses on such other properties, the amount of insurance coverage available under such policies would thereby be reduced and could be insufficient to cover each mortgaged property’s insurable risks. In addition, with respect to some of the mortgaged properties, a sole or significant tenant is allowed to provide self-insurance against risks.

 

Additionally, if the mortgage loans that allow coverage under blanket insurance policies are part of a group of mortgage loans with related borrowers, then all of the related mortgaged properties may be covered under the same blanket policy, which may also cover other properties owned by affiliates of such borrowers.

 

Certain mortgaged properties may also be insured or self-insured by a sole or significant tenant, as further described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Insurance Considerations”.

 

Condemnation of a Mortgaged Property May Adversely Affect Distributions on Certificates

 

From time to time, there may be condemnations pending or threatened against one or more of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans. The proceeds payable in connection with a total condemnation may not be sufficient to restore the related mortgaged property or to satisfy the remaining indebtedness of the related mortgage loan. The occurrence of a partial condemnation may have a material adverse effect on the continued use of, or income generated by, the affected mortgaged property. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the occurrence of any condemnation will not have a negative impact upon distributions on your offered certificates.

 

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Limited Information Causes Uncertainty

 

Historical Information

 

Some of the mortgage loans that we intend to include in the issuing entity are secured in whole or in part by mortgaged properties for which limited or no historical operating information is available. As a result, you may find it difficult to analyze the historical performance of those mortgaged properties.

 

A mortgaged property may lack prior operating history or historical financial information because it is newly constructed or renovated, it is a recent acquisition by the related borrower or it is a single-tenant property that is subject to a triple net lease. In addition, a tenant’s lease may contain confidentiality provisions that restrict the sponsors’ access to or disclosure of such tenant’s financial information. The underwritten net cash flows and underwritten net operating income for such mortgaged properties are derived principally from current rent rolls or tenant leases and historical expenses, adjusted to account for inflation, significant occupancy increases and a market rate management fee. In some cases, underwritten net cash flows and underwritten net operating income for mortgaged properties are based all or in part on leases (or letters of intent) that are not yet in place (and may still be under negotiation) or on tenants that may have signed a lease (or letter of intent), or lease amendment expanding the leased space, but are not yet in occupancy and/or paying rent, which present certain risks described in “—Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based On Incorrect or Failed Assumptions” below.

 

See Annex A-1 for certain historical financial information relating to the mortgaged properties, including net operating income for the most recent reporting period and prior three (3) calendar years, to the extent available.

 

Ongoing Information

 

The primary source of ongoing information regarding the offered certificates, including information regarding the status of the related mortgage loans and any credit support for the offered certificates, will be the periodic reports delivered to you. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information”. We cannot assure you that any additional ongoing information regarding the offered certificates will be available through any other source. The limited nature of the available information in respect of the offered certificates may adversely affect their liquidity, even if a secondary market for the offered certificates does develop.

 

We are not aware of any source through which pricing information regarding the offered certificates will be generally available on an ongoing basis or on any particular date.

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based On Incorrect or Failed Assumptions

 

As described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”, underwritten net cash flow generally includes cash flow (including any cash flow from master leases) adjusted based on a number of assumptions used by the sponsors. We make no representation that the underwritten net cash flow set forth in this prospectus as of the cut-off date or any other date represents actual future net cash flows. For example, with respect to certain mortgage loans included in the issuing entity, the occupancy of the related mortgaged property reflects tenants that (i) may not have yet actually executed leases (or letters of intent), (ii) have signed leases but have not yet taken occupancy and/or are not paying full contractual rent, (iii) are seeking or may in the future seek to sublet all or a portion of their respective spaces, (iv) are “dark” tenants but paying rent, or (v) are affiliates of the related borrower and are leasing space pursuant to a master lease or a space lease. Similarly, with respect to certain mortgage loans included in the issuing entity, the underwritten net cash flow may be based on certain tenants that have not yet executed leases or that have signed leases but are not yet in place and/or are not yet paying rent, or have a signed lease or lease amendment expanding the leased space, but are not yet in occupancy in all or a portion of their space and/or paying rent, or may assume that future contractual rent steps (during some or all of the remaining term of a lease) have occurred. In many cases, co-tenancy provisions were assumed to be satisfied and vacant space was assumed to be occupied and space that was due to expire was assumed to have been re-let, in each case at market rates that may have

 

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exceeded current rent. You should review these and other similar assumptions and make your own determination of the appropriate assumptions to be used in determining underwritten net cash flow.

 

In addition, underwritten or adjusted cash flows, by their nature, are speculative and are based upon certain assumptions and projections. For example, as described under “—Special Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”, the assumptions and projections used to prepare underwritten information for the mortgage pool may not reflect any potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The failure of these assumptions or projections in whole or in part could cause the underwritten net operating income (calculated as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”) to vary substantially from the actual net operating income of a mortgaged property.

 

In the event of the inaccuracy of any assumptions or projections use in connection with the calculation of underwritten net cash flow, the actual net cash flow could be significantly different (and, in some cases, may be materially less) than the underwritten net cash flow presented in this prospectus, and this would change other numerical information presented in this prospectus based on or derived from the underwritten net cash flow, such as the debt service coverage ratios or debt yield presented in this prospectus. We cannot assure you that any such assumptions or projections made with respect to any mortgaged property will, in fact, be consistent with that mortgaged property’s actual performance.

 

In addition, the debt service coverage ratios set forth in this prospectus for the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties vary, and may vary substantially, from the debt service coverage ratios for the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties as calculated pursuant to the definition of such ratios as set forth in the related mortgage loan documents. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” in this prospectus for additional information on certain of the mortgage loans in the issuing entity.

 

Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

If you calculate the anticipated yield of your offered certificates based on a rate of default or amount of losses lower than that actually experienced on the mortgage loans and those additional losses result in a reduction of the total distributions on, or the certificate balance of, your offered certificates, your actual yield to maturity will be lower than expected and could be negative under certain extreme scenarios. The timing of any loss on a liquidated mortgage loan that results in a reduction of the total distributions on or the certificate balance of your offered certificates will also affect the actual yield to maturity of your offered certificates, even if the rate of defaults and severity of losses are consistent with your expectations. In general, the earlier a loss is borne by you, the greater the effect on your yield to maturity.

 

Delinquencies on the mortgage loans, if the delinquent amounts are not advanced, may result in shortfalls in distributions of interest and/or principal to the holders of the offered certificates for the current month. Furthermore, no interest will accrue on this shortfall during the period of time that the payment is delinquent. Additionally, in instances where the principal portion of any balloon payment scheduled with respect to a mortgage loan is collected by the master servicer following the end of the related collection period, no portion of the principal received on such payment will be passed through for distribution to the certificateholders or the RR interest owner until the subsequent distribution date, which may result in shortfalls in distributions of interest to the holders of the offered certificates in the following month. Furthermore, in such instances no provision is made for the master servicer or any other party to cover any such interest shortfalls that may occur as a result. In addition, if interest and/or principal advances and/or property protection advances are made with respect to a mortgage loan after a default and the related mortgage loan is thereafter worked out under terms that do not provide for the repayment of those advances in full at the time of the workout, then any reimbursements of those advances prior to the actual collection of the amount for which the advance was made may also result in shortfalls in distributions of principal to the holders of the offered certificates with certificate balances for the current month. Even if losses on the mortgage loans are not allocated to a particular class of offered certificates with certificate balances, the losses may affect the weighted average life and yield to maturity of that class of offered

 

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certificates. In the case of any material monetary or material non-monetary default, the special servicer may accelerate the maturity of the related mortgage loan, which could result in an acceleration of principal distributions to the certificateholders and the RR interest owner. The special servicer may also extend or modify a mortgage loan, which could result in a substantial delay in principal distributions to the certificateholders and the RR interest owner. In addition, losses on the mortgage loans, even if not allocated to a class of offered certificates with certificate balances, may result in a higher percentage ownership interest evidenced by those offered certificates in the remaining mortgage loans than would otherwise have resulted absent the loss. The consequent effect on the weighted average life and yield to maturity of the offered certificates will depend upon the characteristics of those remaining mortgage loans in the issuing entity.

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate number and size of delinquent loans in a given collection period may be significant, and the master servicer may determine that advances of payments on such mortgage loans are not or would not be recoverable or may not be able to make such advances given the severity of delinquencies (in this transaction or other transactions), which would result in shortfalls and losses on the certificates. See also “Risk FactorsSpecial Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Mortgage Loans Have Not Been Reviewed or Re-Underwritten by Us; Some Mortgage Loans May Not Have Complied With Another Originator’s Underwriting Criteria

 

Although the sponsors have conducted a review of the mortgage loans to be sold to us for this securitization transaction, we, as the depositor for this securitization transaction, have neither originated the mortgage loans nor conducted a review or re-underwriting of the mortgage loans. Instead, we have relied on the representations and warranties made by the applicable sponsor and the remedies for breach of a representation and warranty as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements” and each sponsor’s description of its underwriting criteria described under “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards”.

 

A description of the review conducted by each sponsor for this securitization transaction is set forth under “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Review of GSMC Mortgage Loans”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—Review of CREFI Mortgage Loans”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—Review of SMC Mortgage Loans”, “—Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Review of Mortgage Loans for Which Argentic is the Sponsor” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Review of Mortgage Loans for Which Societe Generale Financial Corporation is the Sponsor”.

 

The representations and warranties made by the sponsors may not cover all of the matters that one would review in underwriting a mortgage loan and you should not view them as a substitute for re-underwriting the mortgage loans. Furthermore, these representations and warranties in some respects represent an allocation of risk rather than a confirmed description of the mortgage loans. If we had re-underwritten the mortgage loans, it is possible that the re-underwriting process may have revealed problems with a mortgage loan not covered by a representation or warranty or may have revealed inaccuracies in the representations and warranties. See “—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—The Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans or Pay Any Loss of Value Payment Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan” below, and “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

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As a result of the foregoing, you are advised and encouraged to make your own investment decision based on a careful review of the information set forth in this prospectus and your own view of the mortgage pool.

 

Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of this Pool

 

As a result of the distinct nature of each pool of commercial mortgage loans, and the separate mortgage loans within the pool, this prospectus does not include disclosure concerning the delinquency and loss experience of static pools of periodic originations by any sponsor of assets of the type to be securitized (known as “static pool data”). In particular, static pool data showing a low level of delinquencies and defaults would not be indicative of the performance of this pool or any other pools of mortgage loans originated by the same sponsor or sponsors.

 

While there may be certain common factors affecting the performance and value of income-producing real properties in general, those factors do not apply equally to all income-producing real properties and, in many cases, there are unique factors that will affect the performance and/or value of a particular income-producing real property. Moreover, the effect of a given factor on a particular real property will depend on a number of variables, including but not limited to property type, geographic location, competition, sponsorship and other characteristics of the property and the related commercial mortgage loan. Each income-producing real property represents a separate and distinct business venture and, as a result, each of the mortgage loans requires a unique underwriting analysis. Furthermore, economic and other conditions affecting real properties, whether worldwide, national, regional or local, vary over time. The performance of a pool of mortgage loans originated and outstanding under a given set of economic conditions may vary significantly from the performance of an otherwise comparable mortgage pool originated and outstanding under a different set of economic conditions.

 

Therefore, you should evaluate this offering on the basis of the information set forth in this prospectus with respect to the mortgage loans, and not on the basis of any successful performance of other pools of securitized commercial mortgage loans.

 

Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property

 

Appraisals were obtained with respect to each of the mortgaged properties at or about the time of origination of the applicable mortgage loan (or whole loan, if applicable) or at or around the time of the acquisition of the mortgage loan (or whole loan, if applicable) by the related originator or sponsor. See Annex A-1 for the dates of the latest appraisals for the mortgaged properties. We have not obtained new appraisals of the mortgaged properties or assigned new valuations to the mortgage loans in connection with the offering of the offered certificates. The market values of the mortgaged properties could have declined since the origination of the related mortgage loans.

 

In general, appraisals represent the analysis and opinion of qualified appraisers and are not guarantees of present or future value. One appraiser may reach a different conclusion than that of a different appraiser with respect to the same property. The appraisals seek to establish the amount a typically motivated buyer would pay a typically motivated seller and, in certain cases, may have taken into consideration the purchase price paid by the borrower. The amount could be significantly higher than the amount obtained from the sale of a mortgaged property in a distress or liquidation sale.

 

Information regarding the appraised values of the mortgaged properties (including loan-to-value ratios) presented in this prospectus is not intended to be a representation as to the past, present or future market values of the mortgaged properties. For example, in some cases, a borrower or its affiliate may have acquired the related mortgaged property for a price or otherwise for consideration in an amount that is less than the related appraised value specified on Annex A-1, including at a foreclosure sale or through acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Historical operating results of the mortgaged properties used in these appraisals, as adjusted by various assumptions, estimates and subjective judgments on the part of the appraiser, may not be comparable to future operating results. In addition, certain appraisals may be based on extraordinary assumptions, including without limitation, that certain tenants are in-place and paying rent when such tenants have not yet taken occupancy or that certain renovations or property

 

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improvement plans have been completed. Such capital expenditures are not required and have not been reserved for under the Mortgage Loan documents, and we cannot assure you that they will be made. Additionally, certain appraisals with respect to mortgage loans secured by multiple mortgaged properties may have been conducted on a portfolio basis rather than on an individual property basis, and the sum of the values of the individual properties may be different from (and in some cases may be less than) the appraised value of the aggregate of such properties on a portfolio basis. In addition, other factors may impair the mortgaged properties’ value without affecting their current net operating income, including:

 

changes in governmental regulations, zoning or tax laws;

 

potential environmental or other legal liabilities;

 

the availability of refinancing; and

 

changes in interest rate levels.

 

In certain cases, appraisals may reflect “as-is” or other than “as-is” values. However, the appraised value reflected in this prospectus with respect to each mortgaged property, except as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”, reflects only the “as-is” value (or, in certain cases, may reflect the value other than “as-is” as a result of the satisfaction of the related conditions or assumptions unless otherwise specified), which may contain certain assumptions, such as future construction completion, projected re-tenanting or increased tenant occupancies. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Appraised Value”.

 

In addition, investors should be aware that the appraisals for the mortgaged properties were prepared prior to origination and generally have not been updated. Certain appraisals were prepared prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and do not account for the effects of the pandemic on the related mortgaged properties. In addition, more recent appraisals may not reflect the complete effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the related mortgaged properties as the cumulative impact of the pandemic may not be known for some time. Similarly, net operating income and occupancy information used in underwriting the mortgage loans may not reflect current conditions, and in particular, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, appraised values, net operating income, occupancy, and related metrics, such as loan-to-value ratios, debt service coverage ratios and debt yields, may not accurately reflect the current conditions at the mortgaged properties.

 

Additionally, with respect to the appraisals setting forth assumptions, particularly those setting forth extraordinary assumptions, as to the “as-is” and other than “as-is” values, we cannot assure you that those assumptions are or will be accurate or that the “as-stabilized” value will be the value of the related mortgaged property at the indicated stabilization date or at maturity or anticipated repayment date. Any engineering report, site inspection or appraisal represents only the analysis of the individual consultant, engineer or inspector preparing such report at the time of such report, and may not reveal all necessary or desirable repairs, maintenance and capital improvement items. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards” for additional information regarding the appraisals. We cannot assure you that the information set forth in this prospectus regarding the appraised values or loan-to-value ratios accurately reflects past, present or future market values of the mortgaged properties or the amount that would be realized upon a sale of the related mortgaged property.

 

Seasoned Mortgage Loans Present Additional Risk of Repayment

 

Certain of the mortgage loans are seasoned mortgage loans. For example, with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (7.9%), 711 Fifth Avenue (4.8%), JW Marriott Nashville (4.2%), Grand Canal Shoppes (3.0%), Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District (2.4%), Redmond Town Center (1.4%), White Oak

 

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Crossing (1.4%), Paramount Town Center (1.3%), La Quinta Downtown Waco (1.1%), Hampton Inn Alamogordo (0.7%), McCarthy Ranch (0.6%) and 1404 West University (0.5%) mortgage loans, the related mortgage loans were originated 10 to 20 months prior to the cut-off date. There are a number of risks associated with seasoned mortgage loans that are not present, or are present to a lesser degree, with more recently originated mortgage loans.

 

For example:

 

property values and surrounding areas have likely changed since origination; origination standards at the time the mortgage loans were originated may have been different than current origination standards;

 

the business circumstances and financial condition of the related borrowers and tenants may have changed since the mortgage loans were originated;

 

the environmental circumstances at the mortgaged properties may have changed since the mortgage loans were originated;

 

the physical condition of the mortgaged properties or improvements may have changed since origination; and

 

the circumstances of the mortgaged properties, the borrower and the tenants may have changed in other respects since the mortgage loans were originated.

 

In addition, any seasoned mortgage loan may not satisfy all of the related sponsor’s underwriting standards. See “Transaction PartiesThe Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property

 

The operation and performance of a mortgage loan (or whole loan) will depend in part on the identity of the persons or entities who control the borrower and the mortgaged property. The performance of a mortgage loan (or whole loan) may be adversely affected if control of a borrower changes, which may occur, for example, by means of transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower, or if the mortgage loan (or whole loan) is assigned to and assumed by another person or entity along with a transfer of the property to that person or entity.

 

Many of the mortgage loans generally place certain restrictions on the transfer and/or pledging of general partnership and managing member equity interests in a borrower, such as specific percentage or control limitations, although some have current or permit future mezzanine or subordinate debt. We cannot assure you the ownership of any of the borrowers would not change during the term of the related mortgage loan and result in a material adverse effect on your certificates. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness” and “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”.

 

The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks

 

The borrowers are legal entities rather than individuals. Mortgage loans made to legal entities may entail greater risks of loss than those associated with mortgage loans made to individuals. For example, a legal entity, as opposed to an individual, may be more inclined to seek legal protection from its creditors under the bankruptcy laws. Unlike individuals involved in bankruptcies, most entities generally, but not in all cases, do not have personal assets and creditworthiness at stake.

 

The terms of certain of the mortgage loans require that the borrowers be single-purpose entities and, in most cases, such borrowers’ organizational documents or the terms of the mortgage loans limit their activities to the ownership of only the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties and limit the borrowers’ ability to incur additional indebtedness. Such provisions are designed to mitigate the possibility

 

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that the borrower’s financial condition would be adversely impacted by factors unrelated to the related mortgaged property and mortgage loan. Such borrower may also have previously owned property other than the related mortgaged property or may be a so-called “recycled” single-purpose entity that previously had other business activities and liabilities. However, we cannot assure you that such borrowers have in the past complied, and will comply, with such requirements, and in some cases unsecured debt exists and/or is allowed in the future. Furthermore, in many cases such borrowers are not required to observe all covenants and conditions which typically are required in order for such borrowers to be viewed under standard rating agency criteria as “single purpose entities”.

 

Although a borrower may currently be a single purpose entity, in certain cases the borrowers were not originally formed as single purpose entities, but at origination of the related mortgage loan (or whole loan, as applicable) their organizational documents were amended. That borrower may have previously owned property other than the related mortgaged property and may not have observed all covenants that typically are required to consider a borrower a “single purpose entity” and thus may have liabilities arising from events prior to becoming a single purpose entity.

 

The organizational documents of a borrower or the direct or indirect managing partner or member of a borrower may also contain requirements that there be one or two independent directors, managers or trustees (depending on the entity form of such borrower) whose vote is required before the borrower files a voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institutes insolvency proceedings. Generally, but not always, the independent directors, managers or trustees may only be replaced with certain other independent successors. Although the requirement of having independent directors, managers or trustees is designed to mitigate the risk of a voluntary bankruptcy filing by a solvent borrower, a borrower could file for bankruptcy without obtaining the consent of its independent director(s) (and we cannot assure you that such bankruptcy would be dismissed as an unauthorized filing), and in any case the independent directors, managers or trustees may determine that a bankruptcy filing is an appropriate course of action to be taken by such borrower. Although the independent directors, managers or trustees generally owe no fiduciary duties to entities other than the borrower itself, such determination might take into account the interests and financial condition of such borrower’s parent entities and such parent entities’ other subsidiaries in addition to those of the borrower. Consequently, the financial distress of an affiliate of a borrower might increase the likelihood of a bankruptcy filing by a borrower.

 

The bankruptcy of a borrower, or a general partner or managing member of a borrower, may impair the ability of the lender to enforce its rights and remedies under the related mortgage loan. Certain of the mortgage loans have been made to single purpose limited partnerships that have a general partner or general partners that are not themselves single purpose entities. Such loans are subject to additional bankruptcy risk. The organizational documents of the general partner in such cases do not limit it to acting as the general partner of the partnership. Accordingly there is a greater risk that the general partner may become insolvent for reasons unrelated to the mortgaged property. The bankruptcy of a general partner may dissolve the partnership under applicable state law. In addition, even if the partnership itself is not insolvent, actions by the partnership and/or a bankrupt general partner that are outside the ordinary course of their business, such as refinancing the related mortgage loan, may require prior approval of the bankruptcy court in the general partner’s bankruptcy case. The proceedings required to resolve these issues may be costly and time-consuming.

 

Any borrower, even an entity structured as a single purpose entity, as an owner of real estate, will be subject to certain potential liabilities and risks as an owner of real estate. We cannot assure you that any borrower will not file for bankruptcy protection or that creditors of a borrower or a corporate or individual general partner or managing member of a borrower will not initiate a bankruptcy or similar proceeding against such borrower or corporate or individual general partner or managing member.

 

Certain borrowers’ organizational documents or the terms of certain mortgage loans permit an affiliated property manager to maintain a custodial account on behalf of such borrower and certain affiliates of such borrower into which funds available to such borrower under the terms of the related mortgage loans and funds of such affiliates are held, but which funds are and will continue to be separately accounted for as to each item of income and expense for each related mortgaged property and each related borrower. A custodial account structure for affiliated entities, while common among

 

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certain REITs, institutions or independent owners of multiple properties, presents a risk for consolidation of the assets of such affiliates as commingling of funds is a factor a court may consider in considering a request by other creditors for substantive consolidation. Substantive consolidation is an equitable remedy that could result in an otherwise solvent company becoming subject to the bankruptcy proceedings of an insolvent affiliate, making its assets available to repay the debts of affiliated companies. A court has the discretion to order substantive consolidation in whole or in part and may include non-debtor affiliates of the bankrupt entity in the proceedings. In particular, consolidation may be ordered when corporate funds are commingled and used for a principal’s personal purposes, inadequate records of transfers are made and corporate entities are deemed an alter ego of a principal. Strict adherence to maintaining separate books and records, avoiding commingling of assets and otherwise maintaining corporate policies designed to preserve the separateness of corporate assets and liabilities make it less likely that a court would order substantive consolidation, but we cannot assure you that the related borrowers, property managers or affiliates will comply with these requirements as set forth in the related mortgage loans.

 

Furthermore, with respect to any affiliated borrowers, creditors of a common parent in bankruptcy may seek to consolidate the assets of such borrowers with those of the parent. Consolidation of the assets of such borrowers would likely have an adverse effect on the funds available to make distributions on your certificates, and may lead to a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings of your certificates.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

In addition, borrowers may own a mortgaged property as a Delaware statutory trust or as tenants-in-common. Delaware statutory trusts may be restricted in their ability to actively operate a property, and in the case of a mortgaged property that is owned by a Delaware statutory trust or by tenants-in-common, there is a risk that obtaining the consent of the holders of the beneficial interests in the Delaware statutory trust or the consent of the tenants-in-common will be time consuming and cause delays with respect to the taking of certain actions by or on behalf of the borrower, including with respect to the related mortgaged property. See “—Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery” below. See also “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Tenancies-in-Common or Diversified Ownership”.

 

In addition, certain of the mortgage loans may have borrowers that are wholly or partially (directly or indirectly) owned by one or more crowd funding investor groups or other diversified ownership structures. Investments in the commercial real estate market through crowd funding investor groups are a relatively recent development and there may be certain unanticipated risks to this new ownership structure which may adversely affect the related mortgage loan. Typically, the crowd funding investor group is made up of a large number of individual investors who invest relatively small amounts in the group pursuant to a securities offering. With respect to an equity investment in the borrower, the crowd funding investor group in turn purchases a stake in the borrower. Accordingly, equity in the borrower is indirectly held by the individual investors in the crowd funding group. We cannot assure you that either the crowd funding investor group or the individual investors in the crowd funding investor group or other diversified ownership structure have relevant expertise in the commercial real estate market. Additionally, crowd funding investor groups are required to comply with various securities regulations related to offerings of securities and we cannot assure you that any enforcement action or legal proceeding regarding failure to comply with such securities regulations would not delay enforcement of the related mortgage loan. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that a bankruptcy proceeding by the crowd funding investor group or other diversified ownership structure will not delay enforcement of the related mortgage loan or otherwise impair the borrower’s ability to operate the related mortgaged property. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics—Tenancies-in-Common or Diversified Ownership”. See “—Litigation Regarding the Mortgaged Properties or Borrowers May Impair Your Distributions”, “—Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment” and “—The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property”.

 

See representation and warranty number 31 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 31 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 33 on Annex F-1 and any identified exceptions to

 

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those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans

 

Numerous statutory provisions, including the Bankruptcy Code and state laws affording relief to debtors, may interfere with and delay the ability of a secured mortgage lender to obtain payment of a loan, to realize upon collateral and/or to enforce a deficiency judgment. For example, under the Bankruptcy Code, virtually all actions (including foreclosure actions and deficiency judgment proceedings) are automatically stayed upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, and, often, no interest or principal payments are made during the course of the bankruptcy proceeding. Also, under federal bankruptcy law, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or on behalf of a junior lien holder may stay the senior lender from taking action to foreclose out such junior lien. Certain of the mortgage loans have sponsors that have previously filed bankruptcy and we cannot assure you that such sponsors will not be more likely than other sponsors to utilize their rights in bankruptcy in the event of any threatened action by the mortgagee to enforce its rights under the related mortgage loan documents. As a result, the issuing entity’s recovery with respect to borrowers in bankruptcy proceedings may be significantly delayed, and the aggregate amount ultimately collected may be substantially less than the amount owed. See “—Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk” below, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

Additionally, the courts of any state may refuse the foreclosure of a mortgage or deed of trust when an acceleration of the indebtedness would be inequitable or unjust or the circumstances would render the action unconscionable. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Foreclosure”.

 

See also “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease” above.

 

Litigation Regarding the Mortgaged Properties or Borrowers May Impair Your Distributions

 

There may be (and there may exist from time to time) pending or threatened legal proceedings against, or disputes with, the borrowers, the borrower sponsors and the managers of the mortgaged properties and their respective affiliates arising out of their ordinary business. We have not undertaken a search for all legal proceedings that relate to the borrowers, borrower sponsors or managers for the mortgaged properties and their respective affiliates. Potential investors are advised and encouraged to perform their own searches related to such matters to the extent relevant to their investment decision. Any such litigation or dispute may materially impair distributions to certificateholders and the RR interest owner if borrowers must use property income to pay judgments, legal fees or litigation costs. We cannot assure you that any litigation or dispute or any settlement of any litigation or dispute will not have a material adverse effect on your investment.

 

Additionally, a borrower or a principal of a borrower or affiliate may have been a party to a bankruptcy, foreclosure, litigation or other proceeding, particularly against a lender, or has been convicted of a crime in the past. In addition, certain of the borrower sponsors, property managers, affiliates of any of the foregoing and/or entities controlled thereby have been a party to bankruptcy proceedings, mortgage loan defaults and restructures, discounted payoffs, foreclosure proceedings or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions, or other material proceedings (including criminal proceedings) in the past, whether or not related to the mortgaged property securing a mortgage loan in this securitization transaction. In some cases, mortgaged properties securing certain of the mortgage loans may have previously secured other loans that had been in default, restructured or the subject of a discounted payoff, foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

 

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the borrower sponsors that have engaged in litigation or other proceedings in the past will not commence action against the issuing entity in the future upon any attempt by the special servicer to enforce the mortgage loan documents. Any such actions by the borrower or borrower sponsor may result in significant expense and potential loss to the issuing entity and a shortfall in funds available to make payments on the offered certificates. In addition, certain principals or borrower sponsors may have in the past been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a felony. We cannot assure you that the borrower or principal will not be more likely than other borrowers or principals to avail itself or cause a borrower to avail itself of its legal rights, under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, in the event of an action or threatened action by the lender or its servicer to enforce the related mortgage loan documents, or otherwise conduct its operations in a manner that is in the best interests of the lender and/or the mortgaged property. We cannot assure you that any such proceedings or actions will not have a material adverse effect upon distributions on your certificates. Further, borrowers, principals of borrowers, property managers and affiliates of such parties may, in the future, be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosure proceedings or other material proceedings (including criminal proceedings), whether or not related to the mortgage loans. We cannot assure you that any such proceedings will not negatively impact a borrower’s or borrower sponsor’s ability to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan and, as a result could have a material adverse effect upon your certificates.

 

Often it is difficult to confirm the identity of owners of all of the equity in a borrower, which means that past issues may not be discovered as to such owners. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Litigation and Other Considerations” and “—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings” for additional information on certain mortgage loans in the issuing entity. However, we cannot assure you that there are no undisclosed bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosure proceedings, deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure transaction and/or mortgage loan workout matters that involved one or more mortgage loans or mortgaged properties, and/or a guarantor, borrower sponsor or other party to a mortgage loan.

 

In addition, in the event the owner of a borrower experiences financial problems, we cannot assure you that such owner would not attempt to take actions with respect to the mortgaged property that may adversely affect the borrower’s ability to fulfill its obligations under the related mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Litigation and Other Considerations” for information regarding litigation matters with respect to certain mortgage loans.

 

Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk

 

When a borrower (or its constituent members) also has one or more other outstanding loans (even if they are pari passu, subordinated, mezzanine, preferred equity or unsecured loans or another type of equity pledge), the issuing entity is subjected to additional risk such as:

 

the borrower (or its constituent members) may have difficulty servicing and repaying multiple financings;

 

the existence of other financings will generally also make it more difficult for the borrower to obtain refinancing of the related mortgage loan (or whole loan, if applicable) or sell the related mortgaged property and may thereby jeopardize repayment of the mortgage loan (or whole loan, if applicable);

 

the need to service additional financings may reduce the cash flow available to the borrower to operate and maintain the mortgaged property and the value of the mortgaged property may decline as a result;

 

if a borrower (or its constituent members) defaults on its mortgage loan and/or any other financing, actions taken by other lenders such as a suit for collection, foreclosure or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy against the borrower could impair the security available to the issuing entity, including the mortgaged property, or stay the issuing entity’s ability to foreclose during the course of the bankruptcy case;

 

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the bankruptcy of another lender also may operate to stay foreclosure by the issuing entity; and

 

the issuing entity may also be subject to the costs and administrative burdens of involvement in foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings or related litigation.

 

Although the companion loans related to a serviced whole loan and any non-serviced mortgage loan are not assets of the issuing entity, each related borrower is still obligated to make interest and principal payments on such companion loans. As a result, the issuing entity is subject to additional risks, including:

 

the risk that the necessary maintenance of the related mortgaged property could be deferred to allow the borrower to pay the required debt service on these other obligations and that the value of the mortgaged property may fall as a result; and

 

the risk that it may be more difficult for the borrower to refinance these loans or to sell the related mortgaged property for purposes of making any balloon payment on the entire balance of such loans and the related additional debt at maturity or anticipated repayment date.

 

With respect to mezzanine financing (if any), while a mezzanine lender has no security interest in the related mortgaged properties, a default under a mezzanine loan could cause a change in control of the related borrower. With respect to mortgage loans that permit mezzanine financing, the relative rights of the mortgagee and the related mezzanine lender will generally be set forth in an intercreditor agreement, which agreements typically provide that the rights of the mezzanine lender (including the right to payment) against the borrower and mortgaged property are subordinate to the rights of the mortgage lender and that the mezzanine lender may not take any enforcement action against the mortgage borrower and mortgaged property.

 

In addition, the mortgage loan documents related to certain mortgage loans may have or permit future “preferred equity” structures, where one or more special limited partners or members receive a preferred return in exchange for an infusion of capital or other type of equity pledge that may require payments of a specified return or of excess cash flow. Such arrangements can present risks that resemble mezzanine debt, including dilution of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property, stress on the cash flow in the form of a preferred return or excess cash payments, and/or potential changes in the management of the related mortgaged property in the event the preferred return is not satisfied.

 

Additionally, the terms of certain mortgage loans permit or require the borrowers to post letters of credit and/or surety bonds for the benefit of the related mortgage loan, which may constitute a contingent reimbursement obligation of the related borrower or an affiliate. The issuing bank or surety will not typically agree to subordination and standstill protection benefiting the mortgagee.

 

In addition, borrowers under most of the mortgage loans are generally permitted to incur trade payables and equipment financing, which may not be limited or may be significant, in order to operate the related mortgaged properties. Also, with respect to certain mortgage loans the related borrower either has incurred or is permitted to incur unsecured debt from an affiliate of either the borrower or the borrower sponsor. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness—Other Unsecured Indebtedness”.

 

For additional information, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery

 

Certain of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity have borrowers that own the related mortgaged properties as tenants-in-common. In general, with respect to a tenant-in-common ownership structure, each tenant-in-common owns an undivided share in the property and if such tenant-in-common desires to sell its interest in the property (and is unable to find a buyer or otherwise needs to force a

 

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partition) the tenant-in-common has the ability to request that a court order a sale of the property and distribute the proceeds to each tenant in common proportionally. As a result, if a tenant-in-common that has not waived its right of partition or similar right exercises a right of partition, the related mortgage loan may be subject to prepayment. The bankruptcy, dissolution or action for partition by one or more of the tenants-in-common could result in an early repayment of the related mortgage loan, significant delay in recovery against the tenant-in-common borrowers, particularly if the tenant-in-common borrowers file for bankruptcy separately or in series (because each time a tenant-in-common borrower files for bankruptcy, the bankruptcy court stay will be reinstated), a material impairment in property management and a substantial decrease in the amount recoverable upon the related mortgage loan. Not all tenants-in-common under the mortgage loans will be single purpose entities. Each tenant-in-common borrower has waived its right to partition, reducing the risk of partition. However, we cannot assure you that, if challenged, this waiver would be enforceable. In addition, in some cases, the related mortgage loan documents may provide for full recourse (or in an amount equal to its pro rata share of the debt) to the related tenant-in-common borrower or the guarantor if a tenant-in-common files for partition.

 

Risks Relating to Enforceability of Cross-Collateralization

 

Cross-collateralization arrangements may be terminated in certain circumstances under the terms of the related mortgage loan documents. Cross-collateralization arrangements whereby multiple borrowers grant their respective mortgaged properties as security for one or more mortgage loans could be challenged as fraudulent conveyances by the creditors or the bankruptcy estate of any of the related borrowers.

 

Among other things, a legal challenge to the granting of the liens may focus on the benefits realized by that borrower from the respective mortgage loan proceeds, as well as the overall cross-collateralization. If a court were to conclude that the granting of the liens was an avoidable fraudulent conveyance, that court could subordinate all or part of the mortgage loan to other debt of that borrower, recover prior payments made on that mortgage loan, or take other actions such as invalidating the mortgage loan or the mortgages securing the cross-collateralization. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

In addition, when multiple real properties secure a mortgage loan, the amount of the mortgage encumbering any particular one of those properties may be less than the full amount of the related aggregate mortgage loan indebtedness, to minimize recording tax. This mortgage amount is generally established at 100% to 150% of the appraised value or allocated loan amount for the mortgaged property and will limit the extent to which proceeds from the property will be available to offset declines in value of the other properties securing the same mortgage loan.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics” for a description of any mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other or that are secured by multiple properties owned by multiple borrowers.

 

Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions

 

Provisions requiring yield maintenance charges, prepayment premiums or lockout periods may not be enforceable in some states and under federal bankruptcy law. Provisions requiring prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges also may be interpreted as constituting the collection of interest for usury purposes. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the obligation to pay a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium will be enforceable. Also, we cannot assure you that foreclosure proceeds will be sufficient to pay an enforceable yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

 

Additionally, although the collateral substitution provisions related to defeasance do not have the same effect on the certificateholders and the RR interest owner as prepayment, we cannot assure you that a court would not interpret those provisions as the equivalent of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium. In certain jurisdictions those collateral substitution provisions might therefore be deemed unenforceable or usurious under applicable law or public policy.

 

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Risks Associated with One Action Rules

 

Several states (such as California) have laws that prohibit more than one “judicial action” to enforce a mortgage obligation, and some courts have construed the term “judicial action” broadly. Accordingly, the special servicer will be required to obtain advice of counsel prior to enforcing any of the issuing entity’s rights under any of the mortgage loans that include mortgaged properties where a “one action” rule could be applicable. In the case of a multi property mortgage loan which is secured by mortgaged properties located in multiple states, the special servicer may be required to foreclose first on properties located in states where “one action” rules apply (and where non judicial foreclosure is permitted) before foreclosing on properties located in states where judicial foreclosure is the only permitted method of foreclosure. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Foreclosure”.

 

State Law Limitations on Assignments of Leases and Rents May Entail Risks

 

Generally mortgage loans included in an issuing entity secured by mortgaged properties that are subject to leases typically will be secured by an assignment of leases and rents pursuant to which the related borrower (or with respect to any indemnity deed of trust structure, the related property owner) assigns to the lender its right, title and interest as landlord under the leases of the related mortgaged properties, and the income derived from those leases, as further security for the related mortgage loan, while retaining a license to collect rents for so long as there is no default. If the borrower defaults, the license terminates and the lender is entitled to collect rents. Some state laws may require that the lender take possession of the related property and obtain a judicial appointment of a receiver before becoming entitled to collect the rents. In addition, if bankruptcy or similar proceedings are commenced by or in respect of the borrower, the lender’s ability to collect the rents may be adversely affected. In particular, with respect to properties that are master leased, state law may provide that the lender will not have a perfected security interest in the underlying rents (even if covered by an assignment of leases and rents), unless there is also a mortgage on the master tenant’s leasehold interest. Such a mortgage is not typically obtained. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Leases and Rents” and “—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

Various Other Laws Could Affect the Exercise of Lender’s Rights

 

The laws of the jurisdictions in which the mortgaged properties are located (which laws may vary substantially) govern many of the legal aspects of the mortgage loans. These laws may affect the ability to foreclose on, and, in turn the ability to realize value from, the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans. For example, state law determines:

 

what proceedings are required for foreclosure;

 

whether the borrower and any foreclosed junior lienors may redeem the property and the conditions under which these rights of redemption may be exercised;

 

whether and to what extent recourse to the borrower is permitted; and

 

what rights junior mortgagees have and whether the amount of fees and interest that lenders may charge is limited.

 

In addition, the laws of some jurisdictions may render certain provisions of the mortgage loans unenforceable or subject to limitations which may affect lender’s rights under the mortgage loans. Delays in liquidations of defaulted mortgage loans and shortfalls in amounts realized upon liquidation as a result of the application of these laws may create delays and shortfalls in payments to certificateholders and the RR interest owner. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans”.

 

For example, Florida statutes render unenforceable provisions that allow for acceleration and other unilateral modifications solely as a result of a property owner entering into an agreement for a property-assessed clean energy (“PACE”) financing. Consequently, given that certain remedies in connection therewith are not enforceable in Florida, we cannot assure you that any borrower owning assets in Florida

 

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will not obtain PACE financing notwithstanding any prohibition on such financing set forth in the related mortgage loan documents. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Absence of Lockboxes Entails Risks That Could Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Certificates

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may not presently require the related borrower to cause rent and other payments to be made into a lockbox account maintained on behalf of the mortgagee, although some of those mortgage loans do provide for a springing lockbox. If rental payments are not required to be made directly into a lockbox account, there is a risk that the borrower will divert such funds for other purposes.

 

Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgage loan (7.9%) provides that, if after a certain date (referred to as the anticipated repayment date) the related borrower has not prepaid the related mortgage loan in full, any principal outstanding after that anticipated repayment date will accrue interest at an increased interest rate rather than the related stated mortgage loan rate. Although this feature may create an incentive for the related borrower to repay such mortgage loan in full on its anticipated repayment date, a substantial payment would be required and the related borrower has no obligation to do so. Excess interest, to the extent actually collected, will be paid to the holders of the Class S certificates and the VRR interest, neither of which is offered by this prospectus. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—ARD Loan” and “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Excess Interest”.

 

Borrower May Be Unable To Repay Remaining Principal Balance on Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date; Longer Amortization Schedules and Interest-Only Provisions Increase Risk

 

Mortgage loans with substantial remaining principal balances at their stated maturity date or anticipated repayment date, as applicable, involve greater risk than fully-amortizing mortgage loans. This is because the borrower may be unable to repay the mortgage loan at that time. In addition, fully amortizing mortgage loans which may pay interest on an “actual/360” basis but have fixed monthly payments may, in effect, have a small balloon payment due at maturity or anticipated repayment date.

 

All of the mortgage loans have amortization schedules that are significantly longer than their respective terms to maturity or anticipated repayment date, as applicable, and many of the mortgage loans require only payments of interest for part or all of their respective terms. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Due Dates; Mortgage Rates; Calculations of Interest”. A longer amortization schedule or an interest-only provision in a mortgage loan will result in a higher amount of principal outstanding under the mortgage loan at any particular time, including at the maturity date of the mortgage loan, than would have otherwise been the case had a shorter amortization schedule been used or had the mortgage loan had a shorter interest-only period or not included an interest-only provision at all. That higher principal amount outstanding could both (i) make it more difficult for the related borrower to make the required balloon payment at maturity or anticipated repayment date and (ii) lead to increased losses for the issuing entity either during the loan term or at maturity or anticipated repayment date if the mortgage loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan.

 

A borrower’s ability to repay a mortgage loan (or whole loan) on its stated maturity date or anticipated repayment date, as applicable, typically will depend upon its ability either to refinance the mortgage loan (or whole loan) or to sell the mortgaged property at a price sufficient to permit repayment. A borrower’s ability to achieve either of these goals will be affected by a number of factors, including:

 

the availability of, and competition for, credit for commercial or multifamily real estate projects, which fluctuate over time;

 

the prevailing interest rates;

 

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the net operating income generated by the mortgaged property;

 

the fair market value of the related mortgaged property;

 

the borrower’s equity in the related mortgaged property;

 

significant tenant rollover at the related mortgaged properties (see “—Retail Properties Have Special Risks” and “—Office Properties Have Special Risks” above);

 

the borrower’s financial condition;

 

the operating history and occupancy level of the mortgaged property;

 

reductions in applicable government assistance/rent subsidy programs;

 

the tax laws; and

 

prevailing general and regional economic conditions.

 

With respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a whole loan, the risks relating to balloon payment obligations are enhanced by the existence and amount of any related companion loans.

 

None of the sponsors, any party to the pooling and servicing agreement or any other person will be under any obligation to refinance any mortgage loan. However, in order to maximize recoveries on defaulted mortgage loans, the pooling and servicing agreement permits the special servicer (and each pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of a non-serviced whole loan may permit the related special servicer) to extend and modify mortgage loans in a manner consistent with the servicing standard, subject to the limitations described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans” and “—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”.

 

Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will have the ability to extend or modify a non-serviced mortgage loan because such mortgage loan is being serviced by a master servicer or the special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the applicable non-serviced whole loan. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

We cannot assure you that any extension or modification will increase the present value of recoveries in a given case. Whether or not losses are ultimately sustained, any delay in collection of a balloon payment that would otherwise be distributable on your certificates, whether such delay is due to borrower default or to modification of the related mortgage loan, will likely extend the weighted average life of your certificates.

 

In addition, compliance with legal requirements, such as the credit risk retention regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act, could cause commercial real estate lenders to tighten their lending standards and reduce the availability of debt financing for commercial real estate borrowers. This, in turn, may adversely affect the borrower’s ability to refinance the mortgage loans or sell the mortgaged property on the stated maturity date. We cannot assure you that each borrower under a balloon loan will have the ability to repay the principal balance of such mortgage loan on the related maturity date or anticipated repayment date, as applicable.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics”.

 

Risks Related to Ground Leases and Other Leasehold Interests

 

With respect to certain mortgaged properties, the encumbered interest will be characterized as a “fee interest” if (i) the borrower has a fee interest in all or substantially all of the mortgaged property (provided that if the borrower has a leasehold interest in any portion of the mortgaged property, such portion is not

 

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material to the use or operation of the mortgaged property), or (ii) the mortgage loan is secured by the borrower’s leasehold interest in the mortgaged property as well as the borrower’s (or other fee owner’s) overlapping fee interest in the related mortgaged property.

 

Leasehold mortgage loans are subject to certain risks not associated with mortgage loans secured by a lien on the fee estate of the borrower. The most significant of these risks is that if the related borrower’s leasehold were to be terminated upon a lease default, the lender would lose its security in the leasehold interest. Generally, each related ground lease or a lessor estoppel requires the lessor to give the lender notice of the borrower’s defaults under the ground lease and an opportunity to cure them, permits the leasehold interest to be assigned to the lender or the purchaser at a foreclosure sale, in some cases only upon the consent of the lessor, and contains certain other protective provisions typically included in a “mortgageable” ground lease, although not all these protective provisions are included in each case.

 

Upon the bankruptcy of a lessor or a lessee under a ground lease, the debtor has the right to assume or reject the lease. If a debtor lessor rejects the lease, the lessee has the right pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code to treat such lease as terminated by rejection or remain in possession of its leased premises for the rent otherwise payable under the lease for the remaining term of the ground lease (including renewals) and to offset against such rent any damages incurred due to the landlord’s failure to perform its obligations under the lease. If a debtor lessee/borrower rejects any or all of the lease, the leasehold lender could succeed to the lessee/borrower’s position under the lease only if the lease specifically grants the lender such right. If both the lessor and the lessee/borrower are involved in bankruptcy proceedings, the issuing entity may be unable to enforce the bankrupt lessee/borrower’s pre-petition agreement to refuse to treat a ground lease rejected by a bankrupt lessor as terminated. In such circumstances, a ground lease could be terminated notwithstanding lender protection provisions contained in the ground lease or in the mortgage.

 

Some of the ground leases securing the mortgage loans may provide that the ground rent payable under the related ground lease increases during the term of the mortgage loan. These increases may adversely affect the cash flow and net income of the related borrower.

 

A leasehold lender could lose its security unless (i) the leasehold lender holds a fee mortgage, (ii) the ground lease requires the lessor to enter into a new lease with the leasehold lender upon termination or rejection of the ground lease, or (iii) the bankruptcy court, as a court of equity, allows the leasehold lender to assume the ground lessee’s obligations under the ground lease and succeed to the ground lessee’s position. Although not directly covered by the 1994 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, such a result would be consistent with the purpose of the 1994 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code granting the holders of leasehold mortgages permitted under the terms of the lease the right to succeed to the position of a leasehold mortgagor. Although consistent with the Bankruptcy Code, such position may not be adopted by the applicable bankruptcy court.

 

Further, in a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Precision Indus. v. Qualitech Steel SBQ, LLC, 327 F.3d 537 (7th Cir. 2003)) the court ruled with respect to an unrecorded lease of real property that where a statutory sale of the fee interest in leased property occurs under the Bankruptcy Code upon the bankruptcy of a landlord, such sale terminates a lessee’s possessory interest in the property, and the purchaser assumes title free and clear of any interest, including any leasehold estates. Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, a lessee may request the bankruptcy court to prohibit or condition the statutory sale of the property so as to provide adequate protection of the leasehold interest; however, the court ruled that this provision does not ensure continued possession of the property, but rather entitles the lessee to compensation for the value of its leasehold interest, typically from the sale proceeds. While there are certain circumstances under which a “free and clear” sale under the Bankruptcy Code would not be authorized (including that the lessee could not be compelled in a legal or equitable proceeding to accept a monetary satisfaction of his possessory interest, and that none of the other conditions of the Bankruptcy Code otherwise permits the sale), we cannot assure you that those circumstances would be present in any proposed sale of a leased premises. As a result, we cannot assure you that, in the event of a statutory sale of leased property pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, the lessee will be able to maintain possession of the property under the ground lease. In addition, we cannot assure you that the lessee and/or the lender will be able to recoup the full value of the leasehold interest

 

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in bankruptcy court. Most of the ground leases contain standard protections typically obtained by securitization lenders. Certain of the ground leases with respect to a mortgage loan included in the issuing entity may not.

 

See representation and warranty number 34 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 34 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 36 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Except as noted in this prospectus, each of the ground leases has a term that extends at least 20 years beyond the maturity date of the mortgage loan (taking into account all freely exercisable extension options) and contains customary mortgagee protection provisions, including notice and cure rights and the right to enter into a new lease with the applicable ground lessor in the event a ground lease is rejected or terminated.

 

With respect to certain of the mortgage loans, the related borrower may have given to certain lessors under the related ground lease a right of first refusal in the event a sale is contemplated or an option to purchase all or a portion of the mortgaged property and these provisions, if not waived, may impede the mortgagee’s ability to sell the related mortgaged property at foreclosure or adversely affect the foreclosure process.

 

See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

Increases in Real Estate Taxes May Reduce Available Funds

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans have or may in the future have the benefit of reduced real estate taxes in connection with a local government “payment in lieu of taxes” program or other tax abatement arrangements. Upon expiration of such program or if such programs were otherwise terminated, the related borrower would be required to pay higher, and in some cases substantially higher, real estate taxes. Prior to expiration of such program, the tax benefit to the mortgaged property may decrease throughout the term of the expiration date until the expiration of such program. An increase in real estate taxes may impact the ability of the borrower to pay debt service on the mortgage loan.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations” for descriptions of real estate tax matters relating to certain mortgaged properties.

 

Collective Bargaining Activity May Disrupt Operations, Increase Labor Costs or Interfere with Business Strategies

 

A number of employees at certain of the mortgaged properties are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. If relationships with such employees or the unions that represent them become adverse, such mortgaged properties could experience labor disruptions such as strikes, lockouts, boycotts and public demonstrations. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic, unions may encourage employees to leave work if the workplace does not meet certain safety requirements. Labor disputes, which may be more likely when collective bargaining agreements are being negotiated, could harm relationships with employees, result in increased regulatory inquiries and enforcement by governmental authorities. Further, adverse publicity related to a labor dispute could harm such mortgaged properties’ reputation and reduce customer demand for related services. Labor regulation and the negotiation of new or existing collective bargaining agreements could lead to higher wage and benefit costs, changes in work rules that raise operating expenses, legal costs, and limitations on the related borrower’s ability to take cost saving measures during economic downturns. We cannot assure you that the related borrower will be able to control the negotiations of collective bargaining agreements covering unionized labor employed at such mortgaged properties.

 

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State and Local Mortgage Recording Taxes May Apply Upon a Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure and Reduce Net Proceeds

 

Many jurisdictions impose recording taxes on mortgages which, if not paid at the time of the recording of the mortgage, may impair the ability of the lender to foreclose the mortgage. Such taxes, interest, and penalties could be significant in amount and would, if imposed, reduce the net proceeds realized by the issuing entity in liquidating the real property securing the related mortgage loan.

 

Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest

 

Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests

 

The originators, the sponsors and their affiliates (including certain of the underwriters) expect to derive ancillary benefits from this offering and their respective incentives may not be aligned with those of purchasers of the offered certificates. The sponsors originated or purchased the mortgage loans in order to securitize the mortgage loans by means of a transaction such as the offering of the offered certificates. The sponsors will sell the mortgage loans to the depositor (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, one of the sponsors, and an initial risk retention consultation party, and of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, one of the originators and the initial RR interest owner, and of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters) on the closing date in exchange for cash, derived from the sale of the offered certificates to investors and/or in exchange for offered certificates. A completed offering would reduce the originators’ exposure to the mortgage loans. The originators made the mortgage loans with a view toward securitizing them and distributing the exposure by means of a transaction such as this offering of offered certificates. In addition, certain mortgaged properties may have tenants that are affiliated with the related originator. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Affiliated Leases”. This offering of offered certificates will effectively transfer the originators’ exposure to the mortgage loans to purchasers of the offered certificates.

 

The originators, the sponsors and their affiliates expect to receive various benefits, including compensation, commissions, payments, rebates, remuneration and business opportunities, in connection with or as a result of this offering of offered certificates and their interests in the mortgage loans. The sponsors and their affiliates will effectively receive compensation, and may record a profit, in an amount based on, among other things, the amount of proceeds (net of transaction expenses) received from the sale of the offered certificates to investors relative to their investment in the mortgage loans. The benefits to the originators, the sponsors and their affiliates arising from the decision to securitize the mortgage loans may be greater than they would have been had other assets been selected.

 

Furthermore, the sponsors and/or their affiliates may benefit from a completed offering of the offered certificates because the offering would establish a market precedent and a valuation data point for securities similar to the offered certificates, thus enhancing the ability of the sponsors and their affiliates to conduct similar offerings in the future and permitting them to adjust the fair value of the mortgage loans or other similar assets or securities held on their balance sheet, including increasing the carrying value or avoiding decreasing the carrying value of some or all of such similar positions.

 

In some cases, the originators or their affiliates are the holders of the mezzanine loans and/or companion loans related to their mortgage loans. The originators and/or their respective affiliates may retain existing mezzanine loans and/or companion loans or originate future permitted mezzanine indebtedness with respect to the mortgage loans. These transactions may cause the originators and their affiliates or their clients or counterparties who purchase the mezzanine loans and/or companion loans, as applicable, to have economic interests and incentives that do not align with, and that may be directly contrary to, those of an investor in the offered certificates. In addition, these transactions or actions taken to maintain, adjust or unwind any positions in the future, may, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the market for the offered certificates (if any), including adversely affecting the value of the offered certificates, particularly in illiquid markets. The originators, the sponsors and their affiliates will have no obligation to take, refrain from taking or cease taking any action with respect to such companion

 

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loans or any existing or future mezzanine loans, based on the potential effect on an investor in the offered certificates, and may receive substantial returns from these transactions. In addition, the originators, the sponsors or any of their respective affiliates may benefit from certain relationships, including financial dealings, with any borrower, any non-recourse carveout guarantor or any of their respective affiliates, aside from the origination of mortgage loans or contribution of mortgage loans into this securitization. Conflicts may also arise because the sponsors and their respective affiliates intend to continue to actively acquire, develop, operate, finance and dispose of real estate-related assets in the ordinary course of their businesses. During the course of their business activities, the sponsors and their respective affiliates may acquire, sell or lease properties, or finance loans secured by properties, which may include the properties securing the mortgage loans or properties that are in the same markets as the mortgaged properties. Such other properties, similar to other third-party owned real estate, may compete with the mortgaged properties for existing and potential tenants. The sponsors may also, from time to time, be among the tenants at the mortgaged properties, and they should be expected to make occupancy-related decisions based on their self-interest and not that of the issuing entity. We cannot assure you that the activities of these parties with respect to such other properties will not adversely impact the performance of the mortgaged properties.

 

In addition, certain of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity may have been refinancings of debt previously held by a sponsor, an originator or one of their respective affiliates, or a sponsor, an originator or one of their respective affiliates may have or have had equity investments in the borrowers or mortgaged properties under certain of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. Each of the sponsors, the originators and their respective affiliates have made and/or may make loans to, or equity investments in, affiliates of the borrowers under the related mortgage loans. In the circumstances described above, the interests of the sponsors, the originators and their respective affiliates may differ from, and compete with, the interests of the issuing entity.

 

In addition, each of Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to hold a portion of the VRR interest as described in “Credit Risk Retention”, and each of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to be appointed as an initial risk retention consultation party. Each risk retention consultation party may, on a strictly non-binding basis, consult with the special servicer and recommend that the special servicer take actions that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the certificates. However, the special servicer is not required to follow any such recommendations or take directions from a risk retention consultation party and is not permitted to take actions that are prohibited by law or that violate the servicing standard or the terms of the mortgage loan documents. Each risk retention consultation party and the VRR interest owner by whom it is appointed may have interests that are in conflict with those of certain certificateholders, in particular if a risk retention consultation party or such VRR interest owner holds companion loan securities, or has financial interests in or other financial dealings (as a lender or otherwise) with a borrower or an affiliate of a borrower under any of the mortgage loans. In order to minimize the effect of certain of these conflicts of interest, for so long as any borrower party is a risk retention consultation party or a VRR interest owner by whom such risk retention consultation party was appointed (any such mortgage loan referred to in this context as an “excluded loan” as to such party), then such risk retention consultation party will not have consultation rights solely with respect to any such excluded loan.

 

Further, various originators, sponsors and their respective affiliates are acting in multiple capacities in or with respect to this transaction, which may include, without limitation, acting as one or more transaction parties or a subcontractor or vendor of such party, participating in or contracting for interim servicing and/or custodial services with certain transaction parties, providing warehouse financing to, or receiving warehouse financing from, certain other originators or sponsors prior to transfer of the related mortgage loans to the issuing entity, and/or conducting due diligence on behalf of an investor with respect to the mortgage loans prior to their transfer to the issuing entity.

 

For a description of certain of the foregoing relationships and arrangements that exist among the parties to this securitization, see “Certain Affiliations, Relationships And Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties” and “Transaction Parties”.

 

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These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as described in “—Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests”, “—Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans” and “—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment” below. Each of the foregoing relationships and related interests should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any offered certificates.

 

The Servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loans Will Shift to Other Servicers

 

The servicing of each of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio whole loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan and the Cabinetworks Portfolio whole loan, each a servicing shift whole loan, is expected to be governed by the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization only temporarily, until such whole loan’s servicing shift securitization date. At that time, the servicing and administration of the related servicing shift whole loan will shift to the master servicer and special servicer under the related servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement and will be governed exclusively by such servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement and the related co-lender agreement. Neither the closing date of such securitization nor the identity of such servicing shift master servicer or servicing shift special servicer has been determined. In addition, the provisions of each servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement have not yet been determined. Prospective investors should be aware that they will not have any control over the identity of a servicing shift master servicer or a servicing shift special servicer, nor can we assure you as to the particular terms of such servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement except to the extent of compliance with certain requirements set forth in the related co-lender agreement. Moreover, the controlling class representative for this securitization will not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of the servicing shift whole loans, other than those limited consent and consultation rights as are provided in the related co-lender agreement, and the holder of the related controlling companion loan or the controlling party in the related securitization of such controlling companion loan or such other party specified in the related co-lender agreement may have rights similar to, or more expansive than, those granted to the directing holder with regard to the other Serviced Mortgage Loans in this transaction. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”, “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Servicing of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan Will Shift to Other Servicers

 

The servicing of the JW Marriott Nashville whole loan will be governed by the Benchmark 2020-B21 pooling and servicing agreement only temporarily, until the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan. At that time, the servicing and administration of the JW Marriott Nashville whole loan will shift to the applicable master servicer and the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement that will govern the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan and will be governed exclusively by such pooling and servicing agreement and the related intercreditor agreement. Neither the closing date of such securitization nor the identity of such master servicer or special servicer has been determined. In addition, the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement will govern the securitization of such controlling pari passu companion loan have not yet been determined. Prospective investors should be aware that they will not have any control over the identity of the master servicer or special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the securitization of the JW Marriott Nashville controlling pari passu companion loan, nor will they have any assurance as to the particular terms of such pooling and servicing agreement except to the extent of compliance with any requirements set forth in the related intercreditor agreement. Moreover, the directing certificateholder for this securitization will not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of the JW Marriott Nashville whole loan, or any other non-serviced whole loan, other than those limited consent and consultation rights as are provided in the related intercreditor agreement, and the holder of the related controlling pari passu companion loan or the controlling party in the related securitization of such controlling pari passu companion loan or such other party specified in the related intercreditor agreement is expected to have rights substantially similar to, but not necessarily identical to, those granted to the directing certificateholder in this transaction.

 

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Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests

 

The activities and interests of the underwriters and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Underwriter Entities”) will not align with, and may in fact be directly contrary to, those of the certificateholders. The Underwriter Entities are each part of separate global investment banking, securities and investment management firms that provide a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. As such, they actively make markets in and trade financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of customers. These financial instruments include debt and equity securities, currencies, commodities, bank loans, indices, baskets and other products. The Underwriter Entities’ activities include, among other things, executing large block trades and taking long and short positions directly and indirectly, through derivative instruments or otherwise. The securities and instruments in which the Underwriter Entities take positions, or expect to take positions, include loans similar to the mortgage loans, securities and instruments similar to the offered certificates and other securities and instruments. Underwriter Entities hold or may hold companion loans and/or mezzanine loans related to a mortgage loan in this securitization. Market making is an activity where the Underwriter Entities buy and sell on behalf of customers, or for their own account, to satisfy the expected demand of customers. By its nature, market making involves facilitating transactions among market participants that have differing views of securities and instruments. Any short positions taken by the Underwriter Entities and/or their clients through marketing or otherwise will increase in value if the related securities or other instruments decrease in value, while positions taken by the Underwriter Entities and/or their clients in credit derivative or other derivative transactions with other parties, pursuant to which the Underwriter Entities and/or their clients sell or buy credit protection with respect to one or more classes of the offered certificates, may increase in value if the offered certificates default, are expected to default, or decrease in value.

 

The Underwriter Entities and their clients acting through them may execute such transactions, modify or terminate such derivative positions and otherwise act with respect to such transactions, and may exercise or enforce, or refrain from exercising or enforcing, any or all of their rights and powers in connection therewith, without regard to whether any such action might have an adverse effect on the offered certificates or the certificateholders. Additionally, none of the Underwriter Entities will have any obligation to disclose any of these securities or derivatives transactions to you in your capacity as a certificateholder. As a result, you should expect that the Underwriter Entities will take positions that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of investors in the offered certificates.

 

As a result of the Underwriter Entities’ various financial market activities, including acting as a research provider, investment advisor, market maker or principal investor, you should expect that personnel in various businesses throughout the Underwriter Entities will have and express research or investment views and make recommendations that are inconsistent with, or adverse to, the objectives of investors in the offered certificates.

 

If an Underwriter Entity becomes a holder of any of the certificates, through market-making activity or otherwise, any actions that it takes in its capacity as a certificateholder, including voting, providing consents or otherwise will not necessarily be aligned with the interests of other holders of the same class or other classes of the certificates. Similarly, the expected VRR interest owners and the parties expected to be designated to consult with the special servicer on their behalf as the risk retention consultation parties are each an Underwriter Entity. We cannot assure you that any actions that such party takes in either such capacity will necessarily be aligned with the interests of the holders of other classes of any certificates. To the extent an Underwriter Entity makes a market in the certificates (which it is under no obligation to do), it would expect to receive income from the spreads between its bid and offer prices for the certificates. The price at which an Underwriter Entity may be willing to purchase certificates, if it makes a market, will depend on market conditions and other relevant factors and may be significantly lower than the issue price for the certificates and significantly lower than the price at which it may be willing to sell certificates.

 

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In addition, none of the Underwriter Entities will have any obligation to monitor the performance of the certificates or the actions of the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement and will have no authority to advise any party to the pooling and servicing agreement or to direct their actions.

 

Furthermore, each Underwriter Entity expects that a completed offering will enhance its ability to assist clients and counterparties in the transaction or in related transactions (including assisting clients in additional purchases and sales of the certificates and hedging transactions). The Underwriter Entities expect to derive fees and other revenues from these transactions. In addition, participating in a successful offering and providing related services to clients may enhance the Underwriter Entities’ relationships with various parties, facilitate additional business development, and enable them to obtain additional business and generate additional revenue.

 

The Underwriter Entities are playing several roles in this transaction. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, the depositor, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, an originator and the holder of the companion loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “GS Bank” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”, and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a sponsor. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a sponsor, an originator and the holder of the companion loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “CREFI” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”. SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, a sponsor, an originator and the holder of the companion loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “SGFC” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”. In addition, each of Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to be a VRR interest owner, and each of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to be an initial risk retention consultation party. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”. Each of the foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any certificates.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer

 

The pooling and servicing agreement provides that the mortgage loans serviced thereunder are required to be administered in accordance with the servicing standard without regard to ownership of any certificate by the master servicer or the special servicer or any of their respective affiliates. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing Standard”. Each pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of a non-serviced whole loan provides that such non-serviced whole loan is required to be administered in accordance with a servicing standard that is generally similar to the servicing standard set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the master servicer, a sub-servicer, the special servicer or any of their respective affiliates and, as it relates to servicing and administration of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the master servicer, a sub-servicer, the special servicer or any of their respective affiliates under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of a non-serviced whole loan, may have interests when dealing with the mortgage loans that are in conflict with those of holders of the certificates, especially if the master servicer, a sub-servicer, the special servicer or any of their respective affiliates holds certificates or securities relating to any of the applicable companion loans, or has financial interests in or financial dealings with a borrower or a borrower sponsor.

 

In order to minimize the effect of certain of these conflicts of interest as they relate to the special servicer, for so long as the special servicer obtains knowledge that it is a borrower party with respect to a mortgage loan (other than a non-serviced mortgage loan) or serviced whole loan, the special servicer will be required to resign as special servicer with respect to that mortgage loan or serviced whole loan (referred to in this prospectus as an “excluded special servicer loan”) and a separate special servicer that is not a borrower party (referred to in this prospectus as an “excluded special servicer”) will be appointed

 

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as special servicer for such excluded special servicer loan as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Replacement of the Special Servicer Without Cause”. Any excluded special servicer will be required to perform all of the obligations of the special servicer with respect to such excluded special servicer loan and will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such excluded special servicer loan earned during such time as the related mortgage loan is an excluded special servicer loan. While the special servicer will have the same access to information related to the excluded special servicer loan as it does with respect to the other mortgage loans, the special servicer will covenant in the pooling and servicing agreement that it will not directly or indirectly provide any information related to any excluded special servicer loan to the related borrower party, any of the special servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related borrower party or the related mortgaged property or, to its actual knowledge, any non-affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related borrower party, and will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with those obligations. Notwithstanding those restrictions, we cannot assure you that the related borrower party will not obtain sensitive information related to the strategy of any contemplated workout or liquidation related to an excluded special servicer loan.

 

Each of these relationships may create a conflict of interest. For instance, if the special servicer or its affiliate holds a subordinate class of certificates, the special servicer might seek to reduce the potential for losses allocable to those certificates from the mortgage loans by deferring acceleration in hope of maximizing future proceeds. However, that action could result in less proceeds to the issuing entity than would be realized if earlier action had been taken. In addition, no servicer is required to act in a manner more favorable to the offered certificates or any particular class of certificates than to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 non-offered certificates, the RR interest owner, any serviced companion loan holder or the holder of any serviced companion loan securities.

 

Each of the master servicer and the special servicer services and is expected to continue to service, in the ordinary course of its respective business, existing and new mortgage loans for third parties, including portfolios of mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans. The real properties securing these other mortgage loans may be in the same markets as, and compete with, certain of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans. Consequently, personnel of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, may perform services, on behalf of the issuing entity, with respect to the mortgage loans at the same time as they are performing services, on behalf of other persons, with respect to other mortgage loans secured by properties that compete with the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans. In addition, the mortgage loan sellers will determine who will service mortgage loans that the mortgage loan sellers originate in the future, and that determination may be influenced by the mortgage loan seller’s opinion of servicing decisions made by the master servicer or the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement including, among their things, the manner in which the master servicer or the special servicer enforces breaches of representations and warranties against the related mortgage loan seller. This may pose inherent conflicts for the master servicer or the special servicer.

 

The special servicer may enter into one or more arrangements with the controlling class representative, a controlling class certificateholder, a serviced companion loan holder or other certificateholders (or an affiliate or a third party representative of one or more of the preceding parties) to provide for a discount and/or revenue sharing with respect to certain of the special servicer compensation in consideration of, among other things, the special servicer’s appointment (or continuance) as special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or the related co-lender agreement and limitations on the right of such person to replace the special servicer. See “—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment” below.

 

On the closing date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is expected to purchase the Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class S certificates (and may purchase certain other classes of certificates), to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, as the initial directing holder with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans or any applicable excluded loan), and to appoint LNR Partners, LLC as the special servicer. In addition, LNR Partners, LLC, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC (or its affiliate) with due

 

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diligence relating to the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool. LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership.

 

In addition, LNR Partners, LLC, the special servicer, is an affiliate of (a) Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, a sponsor and originator, (b) Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC, the initial holder of the Appletree Business Park Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Signature Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan and (c) Starwood Mortgage Funding III LLC, the initial holder of the McCarthy Ranch Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

Although the master servicer and the special servicer will be required to service and administer the mortgage loan pool in accordance with the servicing standard and, accordingly, without regard to their rights to receive compensation under the pooling and servicing agreement and without regard to any potential obligation to repurchase or substitute a mortgage loan if the master servicer or the special servicer is a mortgage loan seller, the possibility of receiving additional servicing compensation in the nature of assumption and modification fees, the continuation of receiving fees to service or specially service a mortgage loan, or the desire to avoid a repurchase demand resulting from a breach of a representation and warranty or material document default may under certain circumstances provide the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, with an economic disincentive to comply with this standard.

 

LNR Partners, LLC is currently the special servicer for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio whole loan pursuant to the BBCMS 2020-C8 pooling and servicing agreement. Under the BBCMS 2020-C8 pooling and servicing agreement, the controlling class representative will only be permitted to remove LNR Partners, LLC or its affiliate as special servicer without cause if LNR Securities Holdings, LLC or its affiliate owns less than 15% of the certificate balance of the then controlling class of certificates excluding any portion comprising the VRR interest. LNR Securities Holdings, LLC is the initial directing certificateholder and initial risk retention consultation party under the BBCMS 2020-C8 pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. or one of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, on the other hand, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association acts as interim servicer with respect to all of the mortgage loans contributed to this securitization by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between UBS AG or one of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, on the other hand, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association acts as interim servicer with respect to certain of the mortgage loans contributed to this securitization by Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC. Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC is expected to acquire these mortgage loans from UBS AG on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Each of the foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any certificates.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has been appointed as the initial operating advisor with respect to all of the mortgage loans (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan). See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer”. In the normal course of conducting its business, the initial operating advisor and its affiliates may have rendered services to, performed surveillance of, provided valuation services to, and negotiated with, numerous parties engaged in activities related to structured finance and commercial mortgage securitization. These parties may have included institutional investors, the depositor, the sponsors, the mortgage loan sellers, the originators, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the master servicer, the special servicer, the directing holder, the risk retention consultation parties, collateral property owners or affiliates of any of

 

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those parties. These relationships may continue in the future. In the normal course of its business, Pentalpha Surveillance and its affiliates are also hired by trustees and other transaction parties to perform valuation services with respect to properties that may have mortgages attached. Each of these relationships, to the extent they exist, may continue in the future, and may involve a conflict of interest with respect to the initial operating advisor’s duties as operating advisor. We cannot assure you that the existence of these relationships and other relationships in the future will not impact the manner in which the initial operating advisor performs its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

The operating advisor or its affiliates may have duties with respect to existing and new commercial and multifamily mortgage loans for itself, its affiliates or third parties, including portfolios of mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. These other mortgage loans and the related mortgaged properties may be in the same markets as, or have owners, obligors or property managers in common with, one or more of the mortgage loans in the issuing entity and the related mortgaged properties. As a result of the investments and activities described above, the interests of the operating advisor and its affiliates and their clients may differ from, and conflict with, the interests of the issuing entity. Consequently, personnel of the operating advisor may perform services, on behalf of the issuing entity, with respect to the mortgage loans at the same time as they are performing services, on behalf of other persons, with respect to other mortgage loans secured by properties that compete with the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. Although the operating advisor is required to consider the servicing standard in connection with its activities under the pooling and servicing agreement, the operating advisor will not itself be bound by the servicing standard.

 

In addition, the operating advisor and its affiliates may have interests that are in conflict with those of certificateholders and the RR interest owner, if the operating advisor or any of its affiliates holds certificates or has financial interests in or financial dealings with a borrower, a parent of a borrower, a borrower sponsor or any of their affiliates. Each of these relationships may also create a conflict of interest.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has been appointed as the initial asset representations reviewer with respect to all of the mortgage loans. See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer”. In the normal course of conducting its business, the initial asset representations reviewer and its affiliates may have rendered services to, performed surveillance of, provided valuation services to, and negotiated with, numerous parties engaged in activities related to structured finance and commercial mortgage securitization. These parties may have included institutional investors, the depositor, the sponsors, the mortgage loan sellers, the originators, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the master servicer, the special servicer, the directing holder, collateral property owners, the risk retention consultation parties or affiliates of any of those parties. These relationships may continue in the future. In the normal course of its business, Pentalpha Surveillance and its affiliates are also hired by trustees and other transaction parties to perform valuation services with respect to properties that may have mortgages attached. Each of these relationships, to the extent they exist, may involve a conflict of interest with respect to the initial asset representations reviewer’s duties as asset representations reviewer. We cannot assure you that the existence of these relationships and other relationships in the future will not impact the manner in which the initial asset representations reviewer performs its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

The asset representations reviewer or its affiliates may have duties with respect to existing and new commercial and multifamily mortgage loans for itself, its affiliates or third parties, including portfolios of mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. These other mortgage loans and the related mortgaged properties may be in the same markets as, or have owners, obligors or property managers in common with, one or more of the mortgage loans in the issuing entity and the related mortgaged properties. As a result of the investments and activities described above, the interests of the asset representations reviewer and its affiliates and their clients may differ from, and conflict with, the interests of the issuing entity. Consequently, personnel of the asset representations reviewer may perform services, on behalf of the issuing entity, with respect to the mortgage loans at the same time as

 

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they are performing services, on behalf of other persons, with respect to other mortgage loans secured by properties that compete with the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity.

 

In addition, the asset representations reviewer and its affiliates may have interests that are in conflict with those of certificateholders if the asset representations reviewer or any of its affiliates has financial interests in or financial dealings with a borrower, a parent of a borrower, a borrower sponsor or any of their affiliates. Each of these relationships may also create a conflict of interest.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Directing Holder and the Companion Loan Holders

 

On the closing date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is expected to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, as the initial directing holder with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans or any applicable excluded loan). LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership. The special servicer may, at the direction of the directing holder (for so long as a control termination event does not exist and other than with respect to any applicable excluded loan), take actions with respect to the specially serviced loans under the pooling and servicing agreement that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates. The controlling class representative will be controlled by the majority of the controlling class certificateholders.

 

The controlling class certificateholders and the holders of the companion loans or securities backed by such companion loans may have interests in conflict with those of the other certificateholders and the RR interest owner. As a result, it is possible that the directing holder on behalf of the controlling class certificateholders (for so long as a control termination event does not exist and other than with respect to any applicable excluded loan and the servicing shift mortgage loans), or the directing holder (or equivalent entity) under the pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement, as applicable, governing the servicing of a non-serviced whole loan, may direct the special servicer under such pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement, as applicable, relating to the other securitization transaction, as the case may be, to take actions that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the certificates or the interests of the RR interest owner. Set forth below is the identity of the initial directing holder (or equivalent entity) for each whole loan, the expected securitization trust holding the controlling note in such whole loan and the servicing agreement under which it is expected to be serviced.

 

Whole Loan

 

Transaction /
Servicing Agreement(1)

 

Controlling Noteholder

 

Initial Directing Party

Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   GSMS 2020-GSA2(2)   Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.(2)   Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.(2)
Signature Office Portfolio   GSMS 2020-GSA2   GSMS 2020-GSA2   LD II Holdco XIII, LLC
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V   GSMS 2020-GSA2   GSMS 2020-GSA2   LD II Holdco XIII, LLC
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   BX 2020-VIVA   BX 2020-VIVA   CF LV SASB Holdings LLC(3)
711 Fifth Avenue   GSMS 2020-GC47   GSMS 2020-GC47   LD II Holdco X, LLC
Appletree Business Park   GSMS 2020-GSA2   GSMS 2020-GSA2   LD II Holdco XIII, LLC
JW Marriott Nashville   Benchmark 2020-B21(4)   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(4)   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(4)
Grand Canal Shoppes   MSC 2019-H7   MSC 2019-H7   CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc.(5)
32-42 Broadway   Benchmark 2020-B21   Benchmark 2020-B21   Eightfold Real Estate Capital Fund V, L.P.
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District   GSMS 2020-GSA2(2)   Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.(2)   Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.(2)
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio   BBCMS 2020-C8   BBCMS 2020-C8   LNR Securities Holdings, LLC
Cabinetworks Portfolio   GSMS 2020-GSA2(2)   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(2)   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(2)
Redmond Town Center   Benchmark 2020-B19   Benchmark 2020-B19   RREF IV Debt AIV, LP
White Oak Crossing   CGCMT 2020-GC46   CGCMT 2020-GC46   Eightfold Real Estate Capital Fund V, L.P.
McCarthy Ranch   MSC 2020-L4   MSC 2020-L4   Argentic Securities Income USA LLC

 

 

(1)The identification of a “Transaction / Servicing Agreement” above indicates that we have identified a securitization trust that has closed or priced or as to which a preliminary prospectus or final prospectus has printed and that has included, or is expected to include, the related controlling note for such whole loan.

 

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(2)Each servicing of the servicing shift whole loan will be transferred on the related servicing shift securitization date. The initial controlling noteholder and initial directing party of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio whole loan will be Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as the holder of the related controlling companion loan. The initial controlling noteholder and initial directing party of the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan will be Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as holder of the related controlling companion loan. The initial controlling noteholder and initial directing party of the Cabinetworks Portfolio whole loan will be Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as holder of the related controlling companion loan. On and after the related servicing shift securitization date, the controlling noteholder of each servicing shift whole loan is expected to be the controlling class representative or other directing holder (or equivalent) under such securitization transaction.

 

(3)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay whole loan is an AB whole loan, and the controlling note as of the date hereof is a related subordinate note included in the BX 2020-VIVA securitization. Upon the occurrence of certain trigger events specified in the related co-lender agreement, however, control will generally shift to a more senior note (or, if applicable, first to one more senior note and, following certain additional trigger events, to another more senior note) in the subject whole loan, which more senior note will thereafter be the controlling note. The more senior note may be included in another securitization trust, in which case the directing party for the related whole loan will be the party designated under the servicing agreement for such securitization trust. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan”.

 

(4)The JW Marriott Nashville whole loan is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Benchmark 2020-B21 securitization. From and after the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, such whole loan will be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing such securitization, such securitization will be the related controlling noteholder, and the directing party will be the directing certificateholder (or equivalent) specified in such pooling and servicing agreement.

 

(5)The initial controlling holder for the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan is CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc., the current holder of the related subordinate companion loan. Pursuant to the related co-lender agreement, following the occurrence (and during the continuance) of a Grand Canal Shoppes control appraisal period, the holder of note A-1-1 will be the controlling holder for the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan. Note A-1-1 was included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization, and the controlling holder (or equivalent party) under the MSC 2019-H7 pooling and servicing agreement (currently Argentic Securities Income USA LLC) is expected to exercise the rights of the controlling holder with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes whole loan.

 

The special servicer, upon non-binding consultation with a serviced companion loan holder or its representative, may take actions with respect to the related serviced whole loan that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates, to the extent described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”. In connection with the whole loans serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization, the serviced companion loan holders do not have any duties to the holders of any class of certificates or the RR interest, and they may have interests in conflict with those of the certificateholders and the RR interest owner. As a result, it is possible that such non-binding consultation with a serviced companion loan holder (solely with respect to the related serviced whole loan) may advise the special servicer to take actions that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the certificates or the interests of the RR interest owner. However, the special servicer is not permitted to take actions that are prohibited by law or violate the servicing standard or the terms of the mortgage loan documents. In addition, except as limited by certain conditions described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events”, the special servicer may be replaced by the directing holder for cause at any time and without cause (for so long as a control termination event does not exist and other than with respect to any applicable excluded loan). See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder” and “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events”.

 

Similarly, the applicable controlling class related to the securitization trust indicated in the chart above as the controlling noteholder (or, on and after the related servicing shift securitization date, the securitization trust for the related controlling companion loan) has certain consent and/or consultation rights with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of that related non-serviced whole loan and have similar conflicts of interest with the holders of other certificates backed by the companion loans. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

The directing holder and its affiliates (and the directing holder (or equivalent entity) under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of any non-serviced whole loan and their respective affiliates) may have interests that are in conflict with those of certain certificateholders and the RR interest owner, especially if the applicable directing holder or any of its affiliates holds certificates or companion loan securities, or has financial interests in or other financial dealings (as lender or otherwise) with a borrower or an affiliate of a borrower. In order to minimize the effect of certain of these conflicts of interest, for so long as any borrower party is the controlling class representative or the holder of the majority of the controlling class certificates (by certificate balance) (any such loan referred to in this prospectus as an “excluded loan” as to such party), the directing holder will not have consent or consultation rights solely with respect to the related excluded loan (however, the directing holder will be

 

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provided certain notices and certain information relating to such excluded loan as described in the pooling and servicing agreement). In addition, for so long as any borrower party is the directing holder or a controlling class certificateholder, as applicable, the directing holder or such controlling class certificateholder, as applicable, will not be given access to any excluded information solely relating to the related excluded loan and/or the related mortgaged properties pursuant to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement. Notwithstanding those restrictions, we cannot assure you that the directing holder or any controlling class certificateholder will not obtain sensitive information related to the strategy of any contemplated workout or liquidation related to the applicable excluded loan or otherwise seek to exert its influence over the special servicer in the event an applicable excluded loan becomes subject to a workout or liquidation. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information” in this prospectus. Each of these relationships may create a conflict of interest.

 

On the closing date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is expected to purchase the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates (and may purchase certain other classes of certificates), to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, as the initial directing holder with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans or any applicable excluded loan), and to appoint LNR Partners, LLC as the special servicer. In addition, LNR Partners, LLC, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC (or its affiliate) with due diligence relating to the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool. LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership.

 

The special servicer, in connection with obtaining the consent of, or upon consultation with, the directing holder or a serviced companion loan holder or its representative, may take actions with respect to the related serviced whole loan that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates, to the extent described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”. In connection with the serviced whole loan, the serviced companion loan holder does not have any duties to the holders of any class of certificates or the RR interest, and it may have interests in conflict with those of the certificateholders and the RR interest owner. As a result, it is possible that the serviced companion loan holder may advise the special servicer to take actions with respect to the related serviced whole loan that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the certificates.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans

 

The anticipated initial investor in the Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class S certificates, which is referred to in this prospectus as the “B-piece buyer” (see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder—General”), was given the opportunity by the sponsors to perform due diligence on the mortgage loans originally identified by the sponsors for inclusion in the issuing entity, and to request the removal, re-sizing, decrease in the principal balance of the mortgage loan, reduction of the time during which the loan pays interest-only, increase in the amount of required reserves or change in the expected repayment dates or other features of some or all of the mortgage loans. The mortgage pool as originally proposed by the sponsors was adjusted based on certain of these requests. In addition, the B-piece buyer received or may receive price adjustments or cost mitigation arrangements in connection with accepting certain mortgage loans in the mortgage pool.

 

We cannot assure you that you or another investor would have made the same requests to modify the original pool as the B-piece buyer or that the final pool as influenced by the B-piece buyer’s feedback will not adversely affect the performance of your certificates and benefit the performance of the B-piece buyer’s certificates. Because of the differing subordination levels, the B-piece buyer has interests that may, in some circumstances, differ from those of purchasers of other classes of certificates, and may desire a portfolio composition that benefits the B-piece buyer but that does not benefit other investors. In addition, the B-piece buyer may enter into hedging or other transactions (except as may be restricted pursuant to the Credit Risk Retention Rules) or otherwise have business objectives that also could cause its interests with respect to the mortgage pool to diverge from those of other purchasers of the certificates. The B-piece buyer performed due diligence solely for its own benefit and has no liability to

 

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any person or entity for conducting its due diligence. The B-piece buyer is not required to take into account the interests of any other investor in the certificates in exercising remedies or voting or other rights in its capacity as owner of its certificates or in making requests or recommendations to the sponsors as to the selection of the mortgage loans and the establishment of other transaction terms. Investors are not entitled to rely on in any way the B-piece buyer’s acceptance of a mortgage loan. The B-piece buyer’s acceptance of a mortgage loan does not constitute, and may not be construed as, an endorsement of such mortgage loan, the underwriting for such mortgage loan or the originator of such mortgage loan.

 

The B-piece buyer will have no liability to any certificateholder for any actions taken by it as described in the preceding two paragraphs and the pooling and servicing agreement will provide that each certificateholder, by its acceptance of a certificate, waives any claims against such buyers in respect of such actions.

 

The B-piece buyer, or an affiliate, will constitute the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, the initial directing holder with respect to the mortgage loans (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans and any applicable excluded loan) and the related serviced companion loans. The directing holder will have certain rights to direct and consult with the special servicer. In addition, the controlling class representative will generally have certain consultation rights with regard to a non-serviced mortgage loan under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced whole loan and the related co-lender agreement. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans”.

 

On the closing date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is expected to purchase the Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class S certificates (and may purchase certain other classes of certificates), to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial controlling class representative and, therefore, as the initial directing holder with respect to each mortgage loan (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans or any applicable excluded loan), and to appoint LNR Partners, LLC as the special servicer. In addition, LNR Partners, LLC, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC (or its affiliate) with due diligence relating to the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool. LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Because the incentives and actions of the B-piece buyer may, in some circumstances, differ from or be adverse to those of purchasers of the offered certificates, you are advised and encouraged to make your own investment decision based on a careful review of the information set forth in this prospectus and your own view of the mortgage pool and should not rely upon the B-piece buyer’s due diligence or investment decision (or due diligence or the investment decision of its affiliates).

 

Conflicts of Interest May Occur as a Result of the Rights of the Applicable Directing Holder To Terminate the Special Servicer of the Applicable Whole Loan

 

With respect to each whole loan, the directing holder exercising control rights over that whole loan will be entitled, under certain circumstances, to remove the special servicer under the applicable pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such whole loan and, in such circumstances, appoint a successor special servicer for such whole loan (or have certain consent rights with respect to such removal or replacement). The party with this appointment power may have special relationships or interests that conflict with those of the holders of one or more classes of certificates. In addition, that party does not have any duties to the holders of any class of certificates, may act solely in its own interests, and will have no liability to any certificateholders for having done so. No certificateholder may take any action against the directing holder under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization or under any pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of any non-serviced whole loan, or against any other parties for having acted solely in their respective interests. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” for a description of these rights to terminate the special servicer.

 

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Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment

 

The special servicer (whether the special servicer or a successor) may enter into one or more arrangements with the controlling class representative, a controlling class certificateholder, a companion loan holder, the VRR interest owners, a holder of a companion loan security or other certificateholders (or an affiliate or a third party representative of one or more of the preceding) to provide for a discount and/or revenue sharing with respect to certain of the special servicer compensation in consideration of, among other things, the appointment (or continuance) of the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement and the co-lender agreements and limitations on the right of such person to replace the special servicer.

 

Each of the foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any certificates.

 

The managers of the mortgaged properties and the borrowers may experience conflicts of interest in the management and/or ownership of the mortgaged properties because:

 

a substantial number of the mortgaged properties are managed by property managers affiliated with the respective borrowers;

 

these property managers also may manage and/or franchise additional properties, including properties that may compete with the mortgaged properties;

 

affiliates of the managers and/or the borrowers, or the managers and/or the borrowers themselves, also may own other properties, including properties that compete with the mortgaged property for tenants and/or customers; and

 

tenants at the mortgaged property may have signed leases or letters of intent at a competing property controlled by the borrower sponsor.

 

None of the borrowers, property managers or any of their affiliates or any employees of the foregoing has any duty to favor the leasing of space in the mortgaged properties over the leasing of space in other properties, one or more of which may be adjacent to or near the mortgaged properties.

 

Each of the foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any certificates.

 

Other Risks Relating to the Certificates

 

The Certificates Are Limited Obligations

 

The certificates, when issued, will only represent ownership interests in the issuing entity. The certificates will not represent an interest in or obligation of, and will not be guaranteed by, the sponsors, the depositor, or any other person. The primary assets of the issuing entity will be the mortgage loans, and distributions on any class of non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest will depend solely on the amount and timing of payments and other collections in respect of the mortgage loans, and the subsequent allocation of such amounts between the VRR interest, on one hand, and the non-VRR certificates, on the other hand. We cannot assure you that the cash flow from the mortgaged properties and the proceeds of any sale or refinancing of the mortgaged properties will be sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the mortgage loans or to distribute in full the amounts of interest and principal to which the certificateholders and the RR interest owner will be entitled. See “Description of the Certificates—General”.

 

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The Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Certificates May Decline

 

Your certificates will not be listed on any national securities exchange or traded on any automated quotation systems of any registered securities association, and there is currently no secondary market for your certificates. While we have been advised by the underwriters that one or more of them, or one or more of their affiliates, currently intend to make a market in the certificates, none of the underwriters has any obligation to do so, any market-making may be discontinued at any time, and we cannot assure you than an active secondary market for the certificates will develop. Additionally, one or more investors may purchase substantial portions of one or more classes of certificates. Accordingly, you may not have an active or liquid secondary market for your certificates. Lack of liquidity could result in a substantial decrease in the market value of your certificates.

 

The market value of the certificates will also be influenced by the supply of and demand for CMBS generally. The supply of CMBS will depend on, among other things, the amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage loans, whether newly originated or held in portfolios, that are available for securitization. A number of factors will affect investors’ demand for CMBS, including:

 

the availability of alternative investments that offer higher yields or are perceived as being a better credit risk than CMBS, or as having a less volatile market value or being more liquid than CMBS;

 

legal and other restrictions that prohibit a particular entity from investing in CMBS or limit the amount or types of CMBS that it may acquire or require it to maintain increased capital or reserves as a result of its investment in CMBS;

 

accounting standards that may affect an investor’s characterization or treatment of an investment in CMBS for financial reporting purposes;

 

increased regulatory compliance burdens imposed on CMBS or securitizations generally, or on classes of securitizers, that may make securitization a less attractive financing option for commercial mortgage loans;

 

investors’ perceptions of commercial real estate lending or CMBS, which may be adversely affected by, among other things, a decline in real estate values or an increase in defaults and foreclosures on commercial mortgage loans;

 

investors’ perceptions regarding the capital markets in general, which may be adversely affected by political, social and economic events completely unrelated to the commercial real estate markets; and

 

the impact on demand generally for CMBS as a result of the existence or cancellation of government-sponsored economic programs.

 

If you decide to sell any certificates, the ability to sell your certificates will depend on, among other things, whether and to what extent a secondary market then exists for these certificates, and you may have to sell at a discount from the price you paid for reasons unrelated to the performance of the certificates or the mortgage loans. We cannot assure you that your certificates will not decline in value.

 

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Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Certificates; Ratings of the Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded

 

Ratings assigned to the offered certificates by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations engaged by the depositor:

 

are based on, among other things, the economic characteristics of the mortgaged properties and other relevant structural features of the transaction;

 

do not represent any assessment of the yield to maturity that a certificateholder or RR interest owner may experience;

 

reflect only the views of the respective rating agencies as of the date such ratings were issued;

 

may be reviewed, revised, suspended, downgraded, qualified or withdrawn entirely by the applicable rating agency as a result of changes in or unavailability of information;

 

may have been determined based on criteria that included an analysis of historical mortgage loan data that may not reflect future experience;

 

may reflect assumptions by such rating agencies regarding performance of the mortgage loans that are not accurate, as evidenced by the significant amount of downgrades, qualifications and withdrawals of ratings assigned to previously issued CMBS by the hired rating agencies and other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations during the recent credit crisis; and

 

do not consider to what extent the offered certificates will be subject to prepayment or that the outstanding principal amount of any class of offered certificates will be prepaid.

 

The nationally recognized statistical rating organizations that assign ratings to any class of offered certificates will establish the amount of credit support, if any, for such class of offered certificates based on, among other things, an assumed level of defaults, delinquencies and losses with respect to the related mortgage assets. Actual losses may, however, exceed the assumed levels. If actual losses on the related mortgage assets exceed the assumed levels, you may be required to bear the additional losses.

 

In addition, the rating of any class of offered certificates below an investment grade rating by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, whether upon initial issuance of such class of certificates or as a result of a ratings downgrade, could adversely affect the ability of an employee benefit plan or other investor to purchase or retain those offered certificates. See “Certain ERISA Considerations” and “Legal Investment”.

 

Nationally recognized statistical rating organizations that were not engaged by the depositor to rate the offered certificates may nevertheless issue unsolicited credit ratings on one or more classes of offered certificates, relying on information they receive pursuant to Rule 17g-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. If any such unsolicited ratings are issued, we cannot assure you that they will not be different from any ratings assigned by a rating agency engaged by the depositor. The issuance of unsolicited ratings by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization on a class of the offered certificates that are lower than ratings assigned by a rating agency engaged by the depositor may adversely impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of that class.

 

As part of the process of obtaining ratings for the offered certificates, the depositor (or its affiliate) had initial discussions with and submitted certain materials to five nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. Based on preliminary feedback from those nationally recognized statistical rating organizations at that time, the depositor selected three of those nationally recognized statistical rating

 

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organizations to rate certain classes of the certificates and not the other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, due in part to their initial subordination levels for the various classes of the certificates. If the depositor had selected the other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to rate the certificates, we cannot assure you that the ratings such other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations would have assigned to the certificates would not have been lower than the ratings assigned by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations engaged by the depositor. Further, in the case of one nationally recognized statistical rating organization, engaged by the depositor, the depositor only requested ratings for certain classes of rated certificates, due in part to the final subordination levels provided by such nationally recognized statistical rating organization for the classes of certificates. If the depositor had selected such nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to rate those other classes of rated certificates not rated by it, its ratings of those other certificates may have been different, and potentially lower, than those ratings ultimately assigned to those certificates by the other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations engaged to rate such certificates. In addition, the decision not to engage one or more other rating agencies in the rating of certain classes of certificates to be issued in connection with this transaction may negatively impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of those classes of certificates. Although unsolicited ratings may be issued by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization might be more likely to issue an unsolicited rating if it was not selected after having provided preliminary feedback to the depositor. Neither the depositor nor any other person or entity will have any duty to notify you if any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization issues, or delivers notice of its intention to issue, consolidated ratings on one or more classes of certificates after the date of this prospectus.

 

Furthermore, the Securities and Exchange Commission may determine that any or all of the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the certificates no longer qualifies as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or is no longer qualified to rate the certificates or may no longer rate similar securities for a limited period as a result of an enforcement action, and that determination may also have an adverse effect on the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of the offered certificates. To the extent that the provisions of any mortgage loan or the pooling and servicing agreement condition any action, event or circumstance on the delivery of a rating agency confirmation, the pooling and servicing agreement will require delivery or deemed delivery of a rating agency confirmation only from the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the certificates or, in the case of a serviced whole loan, any related companion loan securities.

 

On September 29, 2020, a settlement was reached between Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC and the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with an investigation into the policies and procedures deployed by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC to establish, maintain, enforce and document an effective internal control structure governing the implementation of and adherence to policies, procedures, and methodologies for determining credit ratings for conduit/fusion commercial mortgage-backed securities in accordance with Section 15E(c)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act.  The Securities and Exchange Commission found that Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC’s internal controls relating to its rating of conduit/fusion commercial mortgage-backed securities had deficiencies that resulted in material weaknesses in its internal control structure.  Under the settlement, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, without admitting or denying the findings of the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreed (a) to pay a civil penalty of $1.25 million, (b) to undertake, among other things, a review of the application of its internal processes, policies and procedures regarding the implementation of and adherence to procedures and methodologies for determining credit ratings, and (c) to take the necessary actions to ensure that such internal processes, policies and procedures accurately reflect the strictures of Section 15E(c)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act.  Any change in Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC’s rating criteria or methodology could result in a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of any rating assigned to any class of certificates, despite the fact that such class might still be performing fully to the specifications described in this prospectus and set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

In August 2011, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the U.S. Government’s credit rating from “AAA” to “AA+”. In the event that S&P Global Ratings is engaged by the depositor and thereafter elects pursuant to the transaction documents not to review, declines to review, or otherwise waives its review of one or more

 

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proposed defeasances of mortgage loans included in the trust and for which defeasance is permitted under the related loan documents, the transaction documents would then permit the related borrower to defease any such mortgage loan without actually obtaining a rating agency confirmation from S&P Global Ratings. Subsequent to any such defeasance(s), we cannot assure you that S&P Global Ratings would not thereafter decrease the ratings, if any, which it has assigned to the certificates.

 

We are not obligated to maintain any particular rating with respect to the certificates, and the ratings initially assigned to the certificates by any or all of the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the certificates could change adversely as a result of changes affecting, among other things, the mortgage loans, the mortgaged properties, the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement, or as a result of changes to ratings criteria employed by any or all of the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the certificates. Although these changes would not necessarily be or result from an event of default on any mortgage loan, any adverse change to the ratings of the offered certificates would likely have an adverse effect on the market value, liquidity and/or regulatory characteristics of those certificates.

 

Further, certain actions provided for in loan agreements may require a rating agency confirmation be obtained from the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the certificates and, in the case of a serviced whole loan, any companion loan securities as a precondition to taking such action. In certain circumstances, this condition may be deemed to have been met or waived without such a rating agency confirmation being obtained. In the event such an action is taken without a rating agency confirmation being obtained, we cannot assure you that the applicable rating agency will not downgrade, qualify or withdraw its ratings as a result of the taking of such action. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”, “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Rating Agency Confirmations” and “Ratings” for additional considerations regarding the ratings, including a description of the process of obtaining confirmations of ratings for the offered certificates.

 

Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors

 

General

 

The yield to maturity on each class of offered certificates will depend in part on the following:

 

the purchase price for the certificates;

 

the rate and timing of principal payments on the mortgage loans (both voluntary and involuntary), and the allocation of principal prepayments to the respective classes of offered certificates with certificate balances; and

 

the allocation of shortfalls and losses on the mortgage loans to the respective classes of offered certificates.

 

For this purpose, principal payments include voluntary and involuntary prepayments, such as prepayments resulting from the application of loan reserves, property releases, casualty or condemnation, defaults and liquidations as well as principal payments resulting from repurchases due to material breaches of representations and warranties or material document defects or purchases by a companion loan holder or mezzanine lender (if any) pursuant to a purchase option or sales of defaulted mortgage loans.

 

Any changes in the weighted average lives of your principal balance certificates may adversely affect your yield. In general, if you buy a certificate at a premium or if you buy the Class X certificates, and principal distributions occur faster than expected, your actual yield to maturity will be lower than expected. If principal distributions are very high, holders of certificates purchased at a premium or holders of the Class X certificates might not fully recover their initial investment. Conversely, if you buy a certificate at a discount other than a Class X certificate and principal distributions occur more slowly than expected, your actual yield to maturity will be lower than expected.

 

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Prepayments resulting in a shortening of weighted average lives of your principal balance certificates may be made at a time of low interest rates when you may be unable to reinvest the resulting payment of principal on your certificates at a rate comparable to the effective yield anticipated by you in making your investment in the certificates, while delays and extensions resulting in a lengthening of those weighted average lives may occur at a time of high interest rates when you may have been able to reinvest principal payments that would otherwise have been received by you at higher rates.

 

In addition, the extent to which prepayments on the mortgage loans in the issuing entity ultimately affect the weighted average life of the principal balance certificates will depend on the terms of the certificates, more particularly:

 

a class of certificates that entitles the holders of those certificates to a disproportionately larger share of the prepayments on the mortgage loans increases the “call risk” or the likelihood of early retirement of that class if the rate of prepayment is relatively fast; and

 

a class of certificates that entitles the holders of the certificates to a disproportionately smaller share of the prepayments on the mortgage loans increases the likelihood of “extension risk” or an extended average life of that class if the rate of prepayment is relatively slow.

 

The Timing of Prepayments and Repurchases May Change Your Anticipated Yield

 

We are not aware of any relevant publicly available or authoritative statistics with respect to the historical prepayment experiences of commercial mortgage loans. For this purpose, principal payments include both voluntary prepayments, if permitted, and involuntary prepayments, such as prepayments resulting from the application of loan reserves, property releases, casualty or condemnation, defaults and liquidations or repurchases upon breaches of representations and warranties or material document defects or purchases by a companion loan holder or mezzanine loan lender (if any) pursuant to a purchase option or sales of defaulted mortgage loans. The rate at which voluntary prepayments occur on the mortgage loans will be affected by a variety of factors, including:

 

the terms of the mortgage loans, including, the length of any prepayment lockout period and the applicable yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums and the extent to which the related mortgage loan terms may be practically enforced;

 

the level of prevailing interest rates;

 

the availability of credit for commercial real estate;

 

the master servicer’s or special servicer’s ability to enforce yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums;

 

the failure to meet certain requirements for the release of escrows;

 

the occurrence of casualties or natural disasters; and

 

economic, demographic, tax, legal or other factors.

 

Although a yield maintenance charge or other prepayment premium provision of a mortgage loan is intended to create an economic disincentive for a borrower to prepay voluntarily a mortgage loan, we cannot assure you that mortgage loans that have such provisions will not prepay.

 

The extent to which the master servicer or the special servicer forecloses upon, takes title to and disposes of any mortgaged property related to a mortgage loan or sells defaulted mortgage loans will affect the weighted average lives of your certificates. If the master servicer or the special servicer forecloses upon a significant number of the related mortgage loans, and depending upon the amount and timing of recoveries from the related mortgaged properties or sells defaulted mortgage loans, your certificates may have a shorter weighted average life.

 

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Delays in liquidations of defaulted mortgage loans and modifications extending the maturity of mortgage loans will tend to delay the payment of principal on the mortgage loans. The ability of the related borrower to make any required balloon payment typically will depend upon its ability either to refinance the mortgage loan or to sell the related mortgaged property. A significant number of the mortgage loans require balloon payments at maturity or anticipated repayment date and there is a risk that a number of those mortgage loans may default at maturity or anticipated repayment date, or that the master servicer or the special servicer may extend the maturity of a number of those mortgage loans in connection with workouts. We cannot assure you as to the borrowers’ abilities to make mortgage loan payments on a full and timely basis, including any balloon payments at maturity or anticipated repayment date. Bankruptcy of the borrower or adverse conditions in the market where the mortgaged property is located may, among other things, delay the recovery of proceeds in the case of defaults. Losses on the mortgage loans due to uninsured risks or insufficient hazard insurance proceeds may create shortfalls in distributions to certificateholders and the RR interest owner. Any required indemnification of a party to the pooling and servicing agreement in connection with legal actions relating to the issuing entity, the related agreements or the certificates may also result in shortfalls.

 

See “—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions” above and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Protections and Certain Involuntary Prepayments”.

 

In addition, if a sponsor repurchases a mortgage loan from the issuing entity due to a material breach of one or more of its representations or warranties or a material document defect, the repurchase price paid will be passed through to the holders of the certificates with the same effect as if the mortgage loan had been prepaid in part or in full, and no yield maintenance charge or other prepayment premium would be payable. Additionally, the holder of a subordinate companion loan may have the option to purchase the related mortgage loan after certain defaults, and the purchase price may not include any yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums. As a result of such a repurchase or purchase, investors in the Class X certificates and any other certificates purchased at a premium might not fully recoup their initial investment. A repurchase, a prepayment or the exercise of a purchase option may adversely affect the yield to maturity on your certificates. In this respect, see “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans”.

 

The certificates with notional amounts will not be entitled to distributions of principal but instead will accrue interest on their respective notional amounts. Because the notional amount of the certificates indicated in the table below is based upon the outstanding certificate balances of the related class or classes of certificates, the yield to maturity on the indicated certificates will be extremely sensitive to the rate and timing of prepayments of principal, liquidations and principal losses on the mortgage loans to the extent allocated to the related certificate(s).

 

Interest-Only Class of Certificates 

Related Class X Class(es) 

Class X-A Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates
Class X-B Class B and Class C certificates
Class X-D Class D and Class E certificates

 

A rapid rate of principal prepayments, liquidations and/or principal losses on the mortgage loans could result in the failure to recoup the initial investment in the Class X certificates. Investors in the Class X certificates should fully consider the associated risks, including the risk that an extremely rapid rate of amortization, prepayment or other liquidation of the mortgage loans (in the case of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates) could result in the failure of such investors to recoup fully their initial investments. The yield to maturity of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates may be adversely affected by the prepayment of mortgage loans with higher net mortgage loan rates. See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Yield on the Certificates with Notional Amounts”.

 

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Your Yield May Be Adversely Affected By Prepayments Resulting From Earnout Reserves

 

With respect to certain mortgage loans, earnout escrows may have been established at origination, which funds may be released to the related borrower upon satisfaction of certain conditions. If such conditions with respect to any such mortgage loan are not satisfied, the amounts reserved in such escrows are required to be applied to the payment of the mortgage loan, which would have the same effect on the offered certificates as a prepayment of the mortgage loan, except that such application of funds would not be accompanied by any prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. The pooling and servicing agreement will provide that unless required by the mortgage loan documents, the master servicer will not apply such amounts as a prepayment if no event of default has occurred.

 

Losses and Shortfalls May Change Your Anticipated Yield

 

If losses on the mortgage loans exceed the aggregate certificate balance of the classes of certificates subordinated to a particular class, that class will suffer a loss equal to the full amount of the excess (up to the outstanding certificate balance of that class). Even if losses on the mortgage loans are not borne by your certificates, those losses may affect the weighted average life and yield to maturity of your certificates.

 

For example, certain shortfalls in interest as a result of involuntary prepayments may reduce the funds available to make payments on your certificates. In addition, if the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee reimburses itself (or a master servicer, special servicer, trustee or other party to a pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of any non-serviced whole loan) out of general collections on the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity for any advance that it (or any such other party) has determined is not recoverable out of collections on the related mortgage loan, then to the extent that this reimbursement is made from collections of principal on the mortgage loans in the issuing entity, that reimbursement will reduce the amount of principal available to be distributed on the certificates and will result in a reduction of the certificate balance (or notional amount) of a class of non-VRR certificates and the interest balance of the VRR interest, pro rata based on their percentage allocation entitlement as described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”. Likewise, if the master servicer or the trustee reimburses itself out of principal collections on the mortgage loans for any workout-delayed reimbursement amounts, that reimbursement will reduce the amount of principal available to be distributed on the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest, pro rata based on their respective percentage allocation entitlement as described in this prospectus, on that distribution date. This reimbursement would have the effect of reducing current payments of principal on the offered certificates (other than the certificates with notional amounts) and extending the weighted average lives of the offered certificates with certificate balances. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”.

 

In addition, to the extent losses are realized on the mortgage loans and allocated to the non-VRR certificates, first to the Class H-RR certificates, then the Class G-RR certificates, then the Class F certificates, then the Class E certificates, then the Class D certificates, then the Class C certificates, then the Class B certificates, then the Class A-S certificates and, then pro rata, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, based on their respective certificate balances, will bear such losses up to an amount equal to the respective outstanding certificate balance thereof. A reduction in the certificate balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB or Class A-S certificates will result in a corresponding reduction in the notional amount of the Class X-A certificates. A reduction in the certificate balance of the Class B or Class C certificates will result in a corresponding reduction in the notional amount of the Class X-B certificates. A reduction in the certificate balance of the Class D or Class E certificates will result in a corresponding reduction in the notional amount of the Class X-D certificates. No representation is made as to the anticipated rate or timing of prepayments (voluntary or involuntary) or rate, timing or amount of liquidations or losses on the mortgage loans or as to the anticipated yield to maturity of any such offered certificate. See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”.

 

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Risk of Early Termination

 

The issuing entity is subject to optional termination under certain circumstances. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”. In the event of this termination, you might receive some principal payments earlier than otherwise expected, which could adversely affect your anticipated yield to maturity.

 

Subordination of the Subordinated Certificates Will Affect the Timing of Distributions and the Application of Losses on the Subordinated Certificates

 

As described in this prospectus, the rights of the holders of the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates to receive payments of principal and interest otherwise payable on their certificates will be subordinated to such rights of the holders of the more senior certificates having an earlier alphabetical or alphanumeric class designation.

 

If you acquire Class A-S, Class B or Class C certificates, then your rights to receive distributions of amounts collected or advanced on or in respect of the mortgage loans that are allocated to the non-VRR certificates will be subordinated to those of the holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates. The Class A-S certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates. The Class B certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates. The Class C certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates. As a result, investors in those classes of certificates that are subordinated in whole or part to other classes of certificates will generally bear the effects of losses on the mortgage loans and unreimbursed expenses of the issuing entity before the holders of those other classes of certificates. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” and “—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”.

 

Payments Allocated to the VRR Interest or the Non-VRR Certificates Will Not Be Available to the Non-VRR Certificates or the VRR Interest, Respectively

 

As described in this prospectus, payments of principal and interest in respect of the mortgage loans will be distributed to the holders of the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest owners, pro rata, based upon their respective percentage allocation entitlement. Amounts received and allocated to the non-VRR certificates will not be available to satisfy any amounts due and payable to the VRR interest. Likewise, amounts received and allocated to the VRR interest will not be available to satisfy any amounts due and payable to the non-VRR certificates. As a result of this allocation of payments, any losses incurred by the issuing entity will also be effectively allocated between the non-VRR certificates and the VRR interest, pro rata, based upon their respective percentage allocation entitlement. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” and Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest”.

 

Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and the Mortgage Loans Can Impact Your Investment

 

You Have Limited Voting Rights

 

Except as described in this prospectus, you and other certificateholders and the RR interest owner generally do not have a right to vote and do not have the right to make decisions with respect to the administration of the issuing entity and the mortgage loans. With respect to mortgage loans (other than mortgage loans that will be serviced under a separate pooling and servicing agreement), those decisions are generally made, subject to the express terms of the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction, by the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator, as applicable, subject to any rights of the directing holder or a risk retention consultation party under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction and the rights of the holders of any related companion loans and mezzanine debt under the related co-lender agreement and/or intercreditor agreement. With respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan, you will generally not have any right to vote

 

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or make decisions with respect any non-serviced mortgage loan, and those decisions will generally be made by the master servicer or the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the related non-serviced mortgage loan and any related companion loan, subject to the rights of the directing holder appointed under such pooling and servicing agreement. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”. In particular, with respect to the risks relating to a modification of a mortgage loan, see “—Risks Relating to Modifications of the Mortgage Loans” below.

 

In certain limited circumstances where certificateholders have the right to vote on matters affecting the issuing entity, in some cases, these votes are by certificateholders taken as a whole and in others the vote is by class. Your interests as an owner of certificates of a particular class may not be aligned with the interests of owners of one or more other classes of certificates in connection with any such vote. In all cases certificateholder voting is based on the outstanding certificate balance, which is reduced by realized losses. In certain cases with respect to the termination of the special servicer and the operating advisor, certain voting rights will also be reduced by appraisal reductions, as described below. These limitations on voting could adversely affect your ability to protect your interests with respect to matters voted on by certificateholders. See “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights”. You will have no rights to vote on any servicing matters related to the mortgage loans that will be serviced under a pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of any non-serviced whole loan.

 

In general, a certificate beneficially owned by the master servicer, the special servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the trustee, the certificate administrator, the depositor, the mortgage loan seller, a mortgagor, a Borrower Party or any affiliate of any of such persons will be deemed not to be outstanding and a holder of such certificate will not have the right to vote, subject to certain exceptions, as further described in the definition of “Certificateholder” under “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information” in this prospectus.

 

The Rights of the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties and the Operating Advisor Could Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

The controlling class representative will have certain consent and consultation rights with respect to certain matters relating to the mortgage loans as the directing holder (other than with respect to a non-serviced mortgage loan, the servicing shift mortgage loans and any excluded loan) and the right to replace the special servicer with or without cause, except that if a control termination event (i.e., an event in which the certificate balance of the most senior class of certificates that is eligible to be a controlling class, as reduced by the application of appraisal reductions and realized losses, is less than 25% of its initial certificate balance) is continuing, the controlling class representative will lose the consent rights and the right to replace the special servicer, and if a consultation termination event (i.e., an event in which the certificate balance of the most senior class of certificates that is eligible to be a controlling class (as reduced by the application of realized losses) is less than 25% of its initial certificate balance) is continuing, then the controlling class representative will lose the consultation rights. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder”.

 

In addition, the risk retention consultation parties will have certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to certain matters relating to the mortgage loans (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan and any applicable excluded loan). See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder—Major Decisions”.

 

These actions and decisions with respect to which the controlling class representative has consent or consultation rights and the risk retention consultation parties have consultation rights include, among others, certain modifications to the mortgage loans or serviced whole loans (other than the servicing shift whole loans), including modifications of monetary terms, foreclosure or comparable conversion of the related mortgaged properties, and certain sales of mortgage loans or REO properties for less than the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest, fees and expenses. As a result of the exercise of these rights by the directing holder and the risk retention consultation parties, the special servicer may

 

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take actions with respect to a mortgage loan that could adversely affect the interests of investors in one or more classes of offered certificates.

 

Similarly, with respect to a non-serviced mortgage loan, the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced mortgage loan may, at the direction or upon the advice of the directing holder of the related securitization trust holding the controlling note for the related non-serviced whole loan, take actions with respect to such non-serviced mortgage loan and related companion loan that could adversely affect such non-serviced mortgage loan, and therefore, the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates. The issuing entity (as the holder of the non-controlling note) will have limited consultation rights with respect to major decisions relating to a non-serviced whole loan and in connection with a sale of a defaulted loan, and such rights will be exercised by the directing holder for this transaction so long as no control termination event is continuing and by the special servicer if a control termination event is continuing. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Similarly, with respect to the servicing shift whole loans, prior to the related servicing shift securitization date, the special servicer may, at the direction or upon the advice of the holder of such controlling companion loan, take actions with respect to such whole loan that could adversely affect such whole loan, and therefore, the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates and the RR interest owner. The issuing entity (as the holder of the non-controlling note) will have limited consultation rights with respect to major decisions relating to a non-serviced whole loan or the servicing shift whole loans and in connection with a sale of a defaulted loan, and such rights will be exercised by the controlling class representative for this transaction so long as no consultation termination event is continuing and by the special servicer if a consultation termination event is continuing. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder”.

 

Although the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement and the special servicer for each non-serviced mortgage loan are not permitted to take actions which are prohibited by law or violate the servicing standard under the applicable pooling and servicing agreement or the terms of the related loan documents, it is possible that the directing holder (or equivalent entity) under such pooling and servicing agreement may direct or advise, as applicable, the related special servicer to take actions with respect to such mortgage loan that conflict with the interests of the holders of certain classes of the certificates.

 

You will be acknowledging and agreeing, by your purchase of offered certificates, that the directing holder and the risk retention consultation parties under this securitization transaction, as well as the directing holder and the risk retention consultation parties (or equivalent entities) under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of each non-serviced mortgage loan:

 

(i)    may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of certificates;

 

(ii)    may act solely in the interests of the holders of the controlling class or the VRR interest owners, as applicable (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the controlling class of the securitization trust formed under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced mortgage loan);

 

(iii)    does not have any duties to the holders of any class of certificates other than the controlling class or the VRR interest owners, as applicable (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the controlling class of the securitization trust formed under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced mortgage loan);

 

(iv)    may take actions that favor the interests of the holders of the controlling class or the VRR interest owners (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the controlling class of the securitization trust formed under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of

 

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such non-serviced mortgage loan), over the interests of the holders of one or more other classes of certificates; and

 

(v)    will have no liability whatsoever (other than to a controlling class certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) – (iv) above, and that no certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the directing holder or a risk retention consultation party under this securitization transaction, as well as the directing holder or risk retention consultation party (or equivalent entities) under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of a non-serviced mortgage loan or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, members, partners, agents or principals for having so acted.

 

In addition, if an operating advisor consultation event is continuing, the operating advisor will have certain consultation rights with respect to certain matters relating to the mortgage loans (other than a non-serviced mortgage loan). Further, the operating advisor will have the right to recommend a replacement of the special servicer, as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor” and “—Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote”. The operating advisor is generally required to act on behalf of the issuing entity and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the certificateholders and the RR interest owner and, with respect to any serviced whole loan (other than the servicing shift whole loans), for the benefit of the holders of any related companion loan (as a collective whole as if the certificateholders, RR interest owner and companion loan holders constituted a single lender and taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any such related companion loan). We cannot assure you that any actions taken by the special servicer as a result of a recommendation or consultation by the operating advisor will not adversely affect the interests of investors in one or more classes of certificates. With respect to a non-serviced mortgage loan, the operating advisor (if any) appointed under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of such non-serviced mortgage loan will have similar rights and duties under such pooling and servicing agreement. Further, the operating advisor will generally have no obligations or consultation rights under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan or any related REO property. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

You Have Limited Rights to Replace the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

In general, the directing holder will have the right to terminate and replace the special servicer with or without cause so long as no control termination event is continuing and other than in respect of any applicable excluded loan as described in this prospectus.

 

At any time a control termination event is continuing, the holders of the principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates may generally replace the special servicer without cause, as described in this paragraph. Holders of principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the voting rights (taking into account the application of appraisal reductions to notionally reduce the respective certificate balances) of all principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis may request a vote to replace the special servicer. The special servicer will be terminated and replaced upon receipt of approval by holders of certificates evidencing (i) at least 75% of a quorum of the certificateholders (which, for this purpose, is the holders of certificates evidencing at least 75% of the voting rights (taking into account the application of realized losses and the application of appraisal reductions to notionally reduce the respective certificate balances) of all principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis) or (ii) more than 50% of each class of “non-reduced interests” (each class of principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates then-outstanding that has not been reduced to less than 25% of its initial certificate balance (minus principal payments) through the application of principal payments, appraisal reduction amounts and realized losses).

 

In addition, if at any time the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer is not performing its duties as required under the pooling and servicing agreement or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the servicing standard, and (2) the replacement

 

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of the special servicer would be in the best interest of the certificateholders and the RR interest owner as a collective whole, then the operating advisor will have the right to recommend the replacement of the special servicer and deliver a report supporting such recommendation in the manner described in “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote”. The operating advisor’s recommendation to replace the special servicer must be confirmed by an affirmative vote of holders of principal balance certificates and Class RR certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum (which, for this purpose is the holders that (i) evidence at least 20% of the aggregate voting rights (taking into account the application of any appraisal reduction amounts to notionally reduce the respective certificate balances) of all principal balance certificates and the Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis) and (ii) consist of at least 3 certificateholders or certificate owners that are not risk retention affiliated with each other.

 

The certificateholders will generally have no right to replace and terminate the master servicer, the trustee and the certificate administrator without cause. The vote of the requisite percentage of voting rights may terminate the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer without cause. The vote of the requisite percentage of the voting rights will be required to replace the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer even for cause, and certain termination events may be waived by the vote of the requisite percentage of the voting rights. The certificateholders will have no right to replace the master servicer or the special servicer of the pooling and servicing agreement relating to any non-serviced mortgage loan. We cannot assure that your lack of control over the replacement of these parties will not have an adverse impact on your investment.

 

The Rights of Companion Loan Holders and Mezzanine Debt Could Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

The holders of a pari passu companion loan relating to the serviced mortgage loans will have certain consultation rights (on a non-binding basis) with respect to major decisions relating to the related whole loan under the related co-lender agreement. Such companion loan holder and its representative may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of some or all of the classes of certificates, and may advise the special servicer to take actions that conflict with the interests of the holders of certain classes of the certificates. Although any such consultation is non-binding and the special servicer is not obligated to consult with the companion loan holder if required under the servicing standard, we cannot assure you that the exercise of the rights of such companion loan holder will not delay any action to be taken by the special servicer and will not adversely affect your investment.

 

With respect to any mortgage loan that is subject to one or more subordinate companion loans, the holders of such companion loan(s) will generally have the right under limited circumstances to (i) cure certain defaults with respect to the related mortgage loan and to purchase (without payment of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) the related mortgage loan and (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a “control appraisal period” or a “control termination event” applicable to such subordinate companion loan, approve certain modifications and consent to certain actions to be taken with respect to the related whole loan. The rights of the holder of a subordinate companion loan could adversely affect your ability to protect your interests with respect to matters relating to the related mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

With respect to mortgage loans that have mezzanine debt or permit mezzanine debt in the future, the related mezzanine lender will have the right under certain limited circumstances to (i) cure certain defaults with respect to, and under certain default scenarios, purchase (without payment of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) the related mortgage loan and (ii) so long as no event of default with respect to the related mortgage loan continues after the mezzanine lender’s cure right has expired, approve certain modifications and consent to certain actions to be taken with respect to the related mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Mortgage Pool Characteristics” and “—Additional Indebtedness”.

 

The purchase option that the holder of a subordinate companion loan or mezzanine debt holds pursuant to the related intercreditor agreement or co-lender agreement generally permits such holder to purchase its related defaulted mortgage loan for a purchase price generally equal to the outstanding

 

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principal balance of the related defaulted mortgage loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) on, and unpaid servicing expenses, protective advances and interest on advances related to, such defaulted mortgage loan. However, in the event such holder is not obligated to pay some or all of those fees and additional expenses, including any liquidation fee payable to the special servicer under the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, then the exercise of such holder’s rights under the intercreditor agreement or co-lender agreement to purchase the related mortgage loan from the issuing entity may result in a loss to the issuing entity in the amount of those fees and additional expenses. In addition, such holder’s right to cure defaults under the related defaulted mortgage loan could delay the issuing entity’s ability to realize on or otherwise take action with respect to such defaulted mortgage loan.

 

In addition, with respect to a non-serviced mortgage loan, you will not have any right to vote with respect to any matters relating to the servicing and administration of any non-serviced mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

You will be acknowledging and agreeing, by your purchase of offered certificates, that the companion loan holders:

 

may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of certificates;

 

may act solely in its own interests, without regard to your interests;

 

do not have any duties to any other person, including the holders of any class of certificates or the RR interest owner;

 

may take actions that favor its interests over the interests of the holders of one or more classes of certificates; and

 

will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted and that no certificateholder or RR interest owner may take any action whatsoever against the companion loan holder or its representative or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the companion loan holder or its representative for having so acted.

 

Risks Relating to Modifications of the Mortgage Loans

 

As delinquencies or defaults occur, the special servicer and any sub-servicer will be required to utilize an increasing amount of resources to work with borrowers to maximize collections on the mortgage loans serviced by it. This may include modifying the terms of such mortgage loans that are in default or whose default is reasonably foreseeable. At each step in the process of trying to bring a defaulted mortgage loan current or in maximizing proceeds to the issuing entity, the special servicer and any sub-servicer will be required to invest time and resources not otherwise required when collecting payments on performing mortgage loans. Modifications of mortgage loans implemented by the special servicer or any sub-servicer in order to maximize ultimate proceeds of such mortgage loans to issuing entity may have the effect of, among other things, reducing or otherwise changing the mortgage rate, forgiving or forbearing payments of principal, interest or other amounts owed under the mortgage loan, extending the final maturity date of the mortgage loan, capitalizing or deferring delinquent interest and other amounts owed under the mortgage loan, forbearing payment of a portion of the principal balance of the mortgage loan or any combination of these or other modifications.

 

Any modified mortgage loan may remain in the issuing entity, and the modification may result in a reduction in (or may eliminate) the funds received with respect of such mortgage loan. In particular, any modification to reduce or forgive the amount of interest payable on the mortgage loan will reduce the amount cash flow available to make distributions of interest on the certificates, which will likely impact the most subordinated classes of certificates that suffer the shortfall. To the extent the modification defers principal payments on the mortgage loan (including as a result of an extension of its stated maturity date),

 

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certificates entitled to principal distributions will likely be repaid more slowly than anticipated, and if principal payments on the mortgage loan are forgiven, the reduction will cause a write-down of the certificate balances of the certificates in reverse order of seniority. See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”.

 

The ability to modify mortgage loans by the special servicer may be limited by several factors. First, if the special servicer has to consider a large number of modifications, operational constraints may affect the ability of the special servicer to adequately address all of the needs of the borrowers. Furthermore, the terms of the related servicing agreement may prohibit the special servicer from taking certain actions in connection with a loan modification, such as an extension of the loan term beyond a specified date such as a specified number of years prior to the rated final distribution date. You should consider the importance of the role of the special servicer in maximizing collections for the transaction and the impediments the special servicer may encounter when servicing delinquent or defaulted mortgage loans. In some cases, failure by the special servicer to timely modify the terms of a defaulted mortgage loan may reduce amounts available for distribution on the certificates in respect of such mortgage loan, and consequently may reduce amounts available for distribution to the related certificates. In addition, even if a loan modification is successfully completed, we cannot assure you that the related borrower will continue to perform under the terms of the modified mortgage loan.

 

Modifications that are designed to maximize collections in the aggregate may adversely affect a particular class of certificates or the RR interest. The pooling and servicing agreement obligates the special servicer not to consider the interests of individual classes of certificates. You should note that in connection with considering a modification or other type of loss mitigation, the special servicer may incur or bear related out-of-pocket expenses, such as appraisal fees, which would be reimbursed to the special servicer from the transaction as property protection advances and paid from amounts received on the modified loan or from other mortgage loans in the mortgage pool but in each case, prior to distributions being made on the certificates and the RR interest.

 

The Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans or Pay Any Loss of Value Payment Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan

 

Each sponsor is the sole warranting party in respect of the mortgage loans sold by such sponsor. Neither we nor any of our affiliates (except Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company in its capacity as a sponsor) is obligated to repurchase or substitute any mortgage loan or make any payment to compensate the issuing entity in connection with a breach of any representation or warranty of a sponsor or any document defect, if the related sponsor defaults on its obligation to do so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the related mortgage loan purchase agreement, Société Générale will guarantee the performance of Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s obligations to replace defective Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. We cannot assure you that the sponsors will effect such repurchases or substitutions or make such payment to compensate the issuing entity. Although a loss of value payment may only be made to the extent that the special servicer deems such amount to be sufficient to compensate the issuing entity for such material defect or material breach, we cannot assure you that such loss of value payment will fully compensate the issuing entity for such material defect or material breach in all respects. In addition, the sponsors may have various legal defenses available to them in connection with a repurchase or substitution obligation or an obligation to pay the loss of value payment. In particular, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan that is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the securitization of the related pari passu companion loan, the asset representations reviewer under that pooling and servicing agreement may review the diligence file relating to such pari passu companion loan concurrently with the review of the asset representations reviewer of the related mortgage loan for this transaction, and their findings may be inconsistent, and such inconsistency may allow the related mortgage loan seller to challenge the findings of the asset representations reviewer of the affected mortgage loan. Any mortgage loan that is not repurchased or substituted and that is not a “qualified mortgage” for a REMIC may cause the Trust REMICs to fail to qualify as REMICs or cause the issuing entity to incur a tax. See “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

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In addition, with respect to a mortgage loan that is comprised of more than one promissory note contributed to this securitization by more than one mortgage loan seller, each such mortgage loan seller will be obligated to take the above remedial actions as a result of a breach of any representation or warranty or any document defect only with respect to the related promissory note(s) sold by it to the depositor as if the notes contributed by each such mortgage loan seller and evidencing such mortgage loan was a separate mortgage loan. Accordingly, it is possible that, under certain circumstances, only one mortgage loan seller contributing a promissory note evidencing such mortgage loan will repurchase, or otherwise comply with any remedial obligations with respect to, its interest in such mortgage loan if there is a breach of any representation or warranty of or any document defect.

 

Risks Relating to Interest on Advances and Special Servicing Compensation

 

To the extent described in this prospectus, the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will each be entitled to receive interest on unreimbursed advances made by it at the “Prime Rate” as published in The Wall Street Journal, compounded annually. This interest will generally accrue from the date on which the related advance is made or the related expense is incurred to the date of reimbursement. In addition, under certain circumstances, including delinquencies in the payment of principal and/or interest, a mortgage loan will be specially serviced and the special servicer will be entitled to compensation for special servicing activities. The right to receive interest on advances or special servicing compensation is senior to the rights of certificateholders and the RR interest owner to receive distributions on the offered certificates and the RR interest, respectively. The payment of interest on advances and the payment of compensation to the special servicer may lead to shortfalls in amounts otherwise distributable on your certificates.

 

Bankruptcy of a Servicer May Adversely Affect Collections on the Mortgage Loans and the Ability to Replace the Servicer

 

The master servicer or the special servicer may be eligible to become a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or enter into receivership under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”). If a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, were to become a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or enter into receivership under the FDIA, although the pooling and servicing agreement provides that such an event would entitle the issuing entity to terminate the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, the provision would most likely not be enforceable. However, a rejection of the pooling and servicing agreement by a master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, in a bankruptcy proceeding or repudiation of the pooling and servicing agreement in a receivership under the FDIA would be treated as a breach of the pooling and servicing agreement and give the issuing entity a claim for damages and the ability to appoint a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable. An assumption under the Bankruptcy Code would require the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, to cure its pre-bankruptcy defaults, if any, and demonstrate that it is able to perform following assumption. The bankruptcy court may permit the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, to assume the servicing agreement and assign it to a third party. An insolvency by an entity governed by state insolvency law would vary depending on the laws of the particular state. We cannot assure you that a bankruptcy or receivership of the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, would not adversely impact the servicing of the mortgage loans or the issuing entity would be entitled to terminate the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, in a timely manner or at all.

 

If any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, becomes the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the issuing entity claim to collections in that master servicer or special servicer’s, as applicable, possession at the time of the bankruptcy filing or other similar filing may not be perfected. In this event, funds available to pay principal and interest on your certificates may be delayed or reduced.

 

Risks Relating to a Bankruptcy of an Originator, a Sponsor or the Depositor, or a Receivership or Conservatorship of Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an originator, a sponsor or the depositor, or a receivership or conservatorship of Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”), an originator and the parent

 

 

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of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, it is possible that the issuing entity’s right to payment from or ownership of certain of the mortgage loans could be challenged. If such challenge is successful, payments on the offered certificates would be reduced or delayed. Even if the challenge is not successful, payments on the offered certificates would be delayed while a court resolves the claim.

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a sponsor and an originator, is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Bank, a New York State chartered bank. The deposits of GS Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). If GS Bank were to become subject to receivership, the proceeding would be administered by the FDIC under the FDIA; likewise, if GS Bank were to become subject to conservatorship, the agency appointed as conservator would likely be the FDIC as well. The FDIA gives the FDIC the power to disaffirm or repudiate contracts to which a bank is party at the time of receivership or conservatorship and the performance of which the FDIC determines to be burdensome, in which case the counterparty to the contract has a claim for payment by the receivership or conservatorship estate of “actual direct compensatory damages” as of the date of receivership or conservatorship.

 

The FDIC has adopted a rule, substantially revised and effective January 1, 2011, establishing a safe harbor (the “FDIC Safe Harbor”) from its repudiation powers for securitizations meeting the requirements of the rule (12 C.F.R. § 360.6). The transfer of the applicable mortgage loans by the sponsors to the depositor will not qualify for the FDIC Safe Harbor. However, the transfers by the sponsors are not transfers by a bank, and in any event, even if the FDIC Safe Harbor were applicable to the transfers, the FDIC Safe Harbor is non-exclusive. Additionally, in the case of each sponsor and the depositor, an opinion of counsel will be rendered on the closing date to the effect that the transfer of the applicable mortgage loans by such sponsor to the depositor and by the depositor to the issuing entity would generally be respected as a sale in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of such sponsor.

 

A legal opinion is not a guaranty as to what any particular court would actually decide, but rather an opinion as to the decision a court would reach if the issues are competently presented and the court followed existing precedent as to legal and equitable principles applicable in bankruptcy cases. In this regard, legal opinions on bankruptcy law matters unavoidably have inherent limitations primarily because of the pervasive equity powers of bankruptcy courts, the overriding goal of reorganization to which other legal rights and policies may be subordinated, the potential relevance to the exercise of judicial discretion of future arising facts and circumstances, and the nature of the bankruptcy process. As a result, the FDIC, a creditor, bankruptcy trustee or another interested party, including an entity transferring a mortgage loan, as debtor-in-possession, could still attempt to assert that the transfer of a mortgage loan by the related sponsor was not a sale. If such party’s challenge is successful, payments on the offered certificates would be reduced or delayed. Even if the challenge is not successful payments on the offered certificates would be delayed while a court resolves the claim.

 

In addition, since the issuing entity is a common law trust, it may not be eligible for relief under the federal bankruptcy laws, unless it can be characterized as a “business trust” for purposes of the federal bankruptcy laws. Bankruptcy courts look at various considerations in making this determination, so it is not possible to predict with any certainty whether or not the issuing entity would be characterized as a “business trust”. Regardless of whether a bankruptcy court ultimately determines that the issuing entity is a “business trust”, it is possible that payments on the offered certificates would be delayed while the court resolved the issue.

 

Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides for an orderly liquidation authority (“OLA”) under which the FDIC can be appointed as receiver of certain systemically important non-bank financial companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries in certain cases. We make no representation as to whether this would apply to any of the sponsors. In January 2011, the former acting general counsel of the FDIC issued a letter (the “Former Acting General Counsel’s Letter”) in which he expressed his view that, under then-existing regulations, the FDIC, as receiver under the OLA, would not, in the exercise of its OLA repudiation powers, recover as property of a financial company assets transferred by the financial company, provided that the transfer satisfies the conditions for the exclusion of assets from the financial company’s estate under the Bankruptcy Code. The letter further noted that, while the FDIC staff may be considering recommending further regulations under OLA, the

 

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former acting general counsel would recommend that such regulations incorporate a 90-day transition period for any provisions affecting the FDIC’s statutory power to disaffirm or repudiate contracts. If, however, the FDIC were to adopt a different approach than that described in the Former Acting General Counsel’s Letter, delays or reductions in payments on the offered certificates would occur. We cannot assure you that either sponsor would not be considered a systemically important non-bank financial company for purposes of OLA.

 

The Requirement of the Special Servicer to Obtain FIRREA-Compliant Appraisals May Result in an Increased Cost to the Issuing Entity

 

Each appraisal obtained pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement is required to contain a statement, or is accompanied by a letter from the appraiser, to the effect that the appraisal was performed in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”), as in effect on the date such appraisal was obtained. Any such appraisal is likely to be more expensive than an appraisal that is not FIRREA compliant. Such increased cost could result in losses to the issuing entity. Additionally, FIRREA compliant appraisals are required to assume a value determined by a typically motivated buyer and seller, and could result in a higher appraised value than one not prepared assuming a forced liquidation or other distress situation. In addition, because a FIRREA compliant appraisal may result in a higher valuation than a non-FIRREA compliant appraisal, there may be a delay in calculating and applying appraisal reductions, which could result in the holders of a given class of certificates or the RR interest owner continuing to hold the full non-notionally reduced amount of such certificates or the RR interest for a longer period of time than would be the case if a non-FIRREA compliant appraisal were obtained.

 

Realization on the Mortgage Loans That Are Part of a Serviced Whole Loan May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Holder of the Related Serviced Companion Loan

 

If a serviced whole loan were to become defaulted, the related co-lender agreement requires the special servicer, in the event it determines to sell the related mortgage loan in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, to sell the related serviced companion loan(s) together with such defaulted mortgage loan. We cannot assure you that such a required sale of a defaulted serviced whole loan would not adversely affect the ability of the special servicer to sell such mortgage loan, or the price realized for such mortgage loan, following a default on the related serviced whole loan. Further, given that, pursuant to the co-lender agreements for the serviced whole loans, the related serviced companion loan holders will not be the related whole loan controlling noteholder, and the trust as holder of the related mortgage loan will be the controlling noteholder (with the right to consent to material servicing decisions and replace the special servicer, as described in this prospectus), with respect to each serviced whole loan, the related serviced companion loan(s) may not be as marketable as the related mortgage loan held by the issuing entity. Accordingly, if any such sale does occur with respect to a defaulted mortgage loan and the related serviced companion loans, then the net proceeds realized by the certificateholders and the RR interest owner in connection with such sale may be less than would be the case if only the related mortgage loan were subject to such sale.

 

Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment

 

Tax Considerations Relating to Foreclosure

 

If the issuing entity acquires a mortgaged property (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, a beneficial interest in a mortgaged property) subsequent to a default on the related mortgage loan (other than a non-serviced mortgage loan) or whole loan pursuant to a foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, the special servicer (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the related non-serviced special servicer) would be required to retain an independent contractor to operate and manage such mortgaged property. Among other items, the independent contractor generally will not be able to perform construction work other than repair, maintenance or certain types of tenant buildouts, unless the construction was more than 10% completed when the mortgage loan defaulted or when the default of the

 

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mortgage loan became imminent. Generally, any (i) net income from such operation (other than qualifying “rents from real property”) (ii) rental income based on the net profits of a tenant or sub-tenant or allocable to a service that is non-customary in the area and for the type of property involved and (iii) rental income attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property, if the rent attributable to the personal property exceeds 15% of the total rent for the taxable year, will subject the corresponding Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to federal tax (and possibly state or local tax) on such income at the corporate tax rate. No determination has been made whether any portion of the income from the mortgaged properties constitutes “rent from real property”. Any such imposition of tax will reduce the net proceeds available for distribution to certificateholders and the RR interest owner. The special servicer (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, the related non-serviced special servicer) may permit the corresponding Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to earn “net income from foreclosure property” that is subject to tax if it determines that the net after-tax benefit to certificateholders, the RR interest owner and any related companion loan holders, as a collective whole, could reasonably be expected to be greater than under another method of operating or leasing the mortgaged property. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans”. In addition, if the issuing entity were to acquire one or more mortgaged properties (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, a beneficial interest in a mortgaged property) pursuant to a foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, upon acquisition of those mortgaged properties (or, in the case of a non-serviced mortgage loan, a beneficial interest in a mortgaged property), the issuing entity may in certain jurisdictions, particularly in New York, be required to pay state or local transfer or excise taxes upon liquidation of such properties. Such state or local taxes may reduce net proceeds available for distribution to the certificateholders and the RR interest owner.

 

In addition, proceeds received from any Mortgaged Property located in a foreign jurisdiction may be reduced by the application of the applicable foreign taxes.

 

Changes to REMIC Restrictions on Loan Modifications May Impact an Investment in the Certificates

 

The IRS has issued guidance easing the tax requirements for a servicer to modify a commercial or multifamily mortgage loan held in a REMIC by interpreting the circumstances when default is “reasonably foreseeable” to include those where the servicer reasonably believes that there is a “significant risk of default” with respect to the underlying mortgage loan upon maturity of the loan or at an earlier date, and that by making such modification the risk of default is substantially reduced. Accordingly, if the master servicer or the special servicer determined that a Mortgage Loan was at significant risk of default and permitted one or more modifications otherwise consistent with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any such modification may impact the timing and ultimate recovery on the underlying mortgage loan, and likewise on one or more classes of certificates.

 

The IRS has also issued Revenue Procedure 2020-26 easing the tax requirements for a servicer to modify certain mortgage loans held in a REMIC by permitting certain forbearances (and related modifications) for up to 6 months that are agreed to by a borrower between March 27, 2020 and December 31, 2020, and that are made under certain forbearance programs for borrowers experiencing a financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 emergency. Under the revenue procedure, these forbearances (a) are not treated as resulting in a newly issued mortgage loan for purposes of Treasury Regulations section 1.860G-2(b)(1), (b) are not prohibited transactions under Code Section 860F(a)(2), and (c) do not result in a deemed reissuance of related REMIC regular interests. Accordingly, the special servicer may grant certain forbearances (and engage in related modifications) with respect to a Mortgage Loan in connection with the COVID-19 emergency, which may impact the timing of payments and ultimate recovery on the Mortgage Loan, and likewise on one or more classes of certificates. It is unclear whether the IRS will extend the application of Revenue Procedure 2020-26 or issue new guidance for forbearances granted after December 31, 2020.

 

In addition, the IRS has issued final regulations under the REMIC provisions that modify the tax restrictions imposed on a servicer’s ability to modify the terms of the underlying mortgage loans held by a REMIC relating to changes in the collateral, credit enhancement and recourse features. The IRS has also issued Revenue Procedure 2010-30, describing circumstances in which it will not challenge the treatment of mortgage loans as “qualified mortgages” on the grounds that the underlying mortgage loan is

 

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not “principally secured by real property,” that is, has a real property loan-to-value ratio greater than 125% following a release of liens on some or all of the real property securing such underlying mortgage loan. The general rule is that a mortgage loan must continue to be “principally secured by real property” following any such lien release, unless the lien release is pursuant to a defeasance permitted under the original loan documents and occurs more than two years after the startup day of the REMIC, all in accordance with the REMIC provisions. Revenue Procedure 2010-30 also allows lien releases in certain “grandfathered transactions” and transactions in which the release is part of a “qualified pay-down transaction” even if the underlying mortgage loan after the transaction might not otherwise be treated as principally secured by a lien on real property. If the value of the real property securing a mortgage loan were to decline, the need to comply with the rules of Revenue Procedure 2010-30 could restrict the servicers’ actions in negotiating the terms of a workout or in allowing minor lien releases in circumstances in which, after giving effect to the release, the underlying mortgage loan would not have a real property loan-to-value ratio of 125% or less (calculated as described above). This could impact the timing and ultimate recovery on a Mortgage Loan, and likewise on one or more classes of certificates.

 

You should consider the possible impact on your investment of any existing REMIC restrictions as well as any potential changes to the REMIC rules.

 

REMIC Status

 

If an entity intended to qualify as a REMIC fails to satisfy one or more of the REMIC provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), during any taxable year, the Code provides that such entity will not be treated as a REMIC for such year and any year thereafter. In such event, the issuing entity, including the Loan REMICs, the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC would likely be treated as one or more separate associations taxable as corporations under Treasury regulations, and the offered certificates may be treated as stock interests in those associations and not as debt instruments.

 

Material Federal Tax Considerations Regarding Original Issue Discount

 

One or more classes of the offered certificates may be issued with “original issue discount” for federal income tax purposes, which generally would result in the holder recognizing taxable income in advance of the receipt of cash attributable to that income. Accordingly, investors must have sufficient sources of cash to pay any federal, state or local income taxes with respect to the original issue discount. In addition, such original issue discount will be required to be accrued and included in income based on the assumption that no defaults will occur and no losses will be incurred with respect to the mortgage loans. This could lead to the inclusion of amounts in ordinary income early in the term of the certificate that later prove uncollectible, giving rise to a bad debt deduction. In the alternative, the investor may be required to treat such uncollectible amount as a capital loss under Section 166 of the Code.

 

General Risk Factors

 

Combination or “Layering” of Multiple Risks May Significantly Increase Risk of Loss

 

Although the various risks discussed in this prospectus are generally described separately, you should consider the potential effects of the interplay of multiple risk factors. Where more than one significant risk factor is present, the risk of loss to an investor in the certificates may be significantly increased.

 

The Certificates May Not Be a Suitable Investment for You

 

The certificates will not be suitable investments for all investors. In particular, you should not purchase any class of certificates unless you understand and are able to bear the risk that the yield to maturity and the aggregate amount and timing of distributions on the certificates will be subject to material variability from period to period and give rise to the potential for significant loss over the life of the certificates. The interaction of the foregoing factors and their effects are impossible to predict and are likely to change from time to time. As a result, an investment in the certificates involves substantial risks

 

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and uncertainties and should be considered only by sophisticated institutional investors with substantial investment experience with similar types of securities and who have conducted appropriate due diligence on the mortgage loans, the mortgaged properties and the certificates.

 

The Volatile Economy, Credit Crisis and Downturn in the Real Estate Market Have Adversely Affected and May Continue To Adversely Affect the Value of CMBS

 

The real estate and securitization markets, including the market for commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), have from time to time experienced significant dislocations, illiquidity and volatility. We cannot assure you that another dislocation in CMBS will not occur.

 

Any economic downturn may adversely affect the financial resources of borrowers under commercial mortgage loans and may result in their inability to make payments on, or refinance, their outstanding mortgage debt when due or to sell their mortgaged properties for an aggregate amount sufficient to pay off the outstanding debt when due. As a result, distributions of principal and interest on your certificates, and the value of your certificates, could be adversely affected.

 

Other Events May Affect the Value and Liquidity of Your Investment

 

Moreover, other types of events, domestic or international, may affect general economic conditions and financial markets:

 

Wars, revolts, terrorist attacks, armed conflicts, energy supply or price disruptions, political crises, natural disasters, civil unrest and/or protests and man-made disasters may have an adverse effect on the mortgaged properties and/or your certificates;

 

Trading activity associated with indices of CMBS may drive spreads on those indices wider than spreads on CMBS, thereby resulting in a decrease in value of such CMBS, including your certificates, and spreads on those indices may be affected by a variety of factors, and may or may not be affected for reasons involving the commercial and multifamily real estate markets and may be affected for reasons that are unknown and cannot be discerned; and

 

The market value of your certificates also may be affected by many other factors, including the then-prevailing interest rates and market perceptions of risks associated with commercial mortgage lending. A change in the market value of the certificates may be disproportionately impacted by upward or downward movements in the current interest rates.

 

You should consider that the foregoing factors may adversely affect the performance of the mortgage loans and accordingly the performance of the offered certificates.

 

Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity of the Offered Certificates

 

We make no representation as to the proper characterization of the offered certificates for legal investment, financial institution regulatory, financial reporting or other purposes, as to the ability of particular investors to purchase the offered certificates under applicable legal investment or other restrictions or as to the consequences of an investment in the offered certificates for such purposes or under such restrictions. Changes in federal banking and securities laws and other laws and regulations may have an adverse effect on issuers, investors, or other participants in the asset-backed securities markets including the CMBS market. While the general effects of such changes are uncertain, regulatory or legislative provisions applicable to certain investors may have the effect of limiting or restricting their ability to hold or acquire CMBS, which in turn may adversely affect the ability of investors in the offered certificates who are not subject to those provisions to resell their certificates in the secondary market. For example:

 

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Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the “European Securitization Regulation”) apply to certain types of EU-regulated and UK-regulated investors including institutions for occupational retirement; credit institutions (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, as amended, the “CRR”); alternative investment fund managers who manage or market alternative investment funds in the European Union or the United Kingdom; investment firms (as defined in the CRR); insurance and reinsurance undertakings; and management companies of UCITS funds (or internally managed UCITS) (“Affected Investors”).  Among other things, the European Due Diligence Requirements restrict an Affected Investor from investing in securitizations unless such Affected Investor has verified that: (i) the originator, sponsor or original lender will retain, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest of not less than five percent in the securitization determined in accordance with Article 6 of the European Securitization Regulation and the risk retention is disclosed to Affected Investors; (ii) the originator, sponsor or securitization special purpose entity (i.e., the issuer special purpose vehicle) has, where applicable, made available the information required by Article 7 of the European Securitization Regulation in accordance with the frequency and modalities provided for in that Article; and (iii) where the originator or original lender is established in a non-European Union country, the originator or original lender grants all the credits giving rise to the underlying exposures on the basis of sound and well-defined criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, renewing and financing those credits and has effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that credit-granting is based on thorough assessment of the obligor’s creditworthiness.

 

Pursuant to Article 14 of the CRR, consolidated subsidiaries of credit institutions and investment firms subject to the CRR may be required to satisfy the European Due Diligence Requirements. In order that such credit institutions and investment firms comply with Article 14 of the CRR, their subsidiaries (regardless of where they are established), which are consolidated for regulatory purposes must comply with the European Due Diligence Requirements.

 

Failure on the part of an Affected Investor to comply with the European Due Diligence Requirements may result in various penalties including, in the case of those investors subject to regulatory capital requirements, the imposition of a punitive capital charge in respect of the certificates acquired by the relevant investor. Aspects of the requirements and what is or will be required to demonstrate compliance to European national regulators remain unclear.

 

Prospective investors should make themselves aware of the European Due Diligence Requirements described above (and any corresponding implementing rules of their regulator), where applicable to them, in addition to any other applicable regulatory requirements with respect to their investment in the certificates.

 

Prospective investors should be aware that none of the originators, the sponsors, the depositor or the issuing entity intends to retain a material net economic interest in the securitization constituted by the issuance of the certificates in accordance with any European Due Diligence Requirements, provide information allowing an Affected Investor to comply with its due diligence obligations under the European Due Diligence Requirements, or take any other action which may be required by an Affected Investor for the purposes of its compliance with the European Due Diligence Requirements, and no such person assumes (i) any obligation to so retain or take any such other action or (ii) any liability whatsoever in connection with any certificateholder’s non-compliance with the European Due Diligence Requirements. Consequently, the certificates are not be a suitable investment for Affected Investors. As a result, the price and liquidity of the certificates in the secondary market may be adversely affected. This could adversely affect your ability to transfer your certificates or the price you may receive upon your sale of your certificates. Each investor should evaluate the impact any such non-compliance may have on it.

 

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The European Securitization Regulation is in force throughout the European Union, and is expected to be implemented in the non-European Union member states of the European Economic Area. In addition, notwithstanding that the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, the European Securitization Regulation continues to apply in the United Kingdom, pursuant to the withdrawal agreement made between the European Union and the United Kingdom with regard to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, for the duration of the transition period (the “Transition Period”) provided for by such agreement (which is expected to end on December 31, 2020).

 

It is expected that, with effect from the end of the Transition Period, the European Securitization Regulation will form part of UK domestic law as amended by the UK Securitisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The Securitisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (among other things) (i) prescribe the types of “institutional investor” to which the European Securitization Regulation will apply in the UK (“UK Affected Investors”), and (ii) include certain changes to the European Due Diligence Requirements insofar as such requirements apply to UK Affected Investors. References in this section to European Due Diligence Requirements and to Affected Investors also refer, respectively, to the European Due Diligence Requirements in the amended form applicable from the end of the Transition Period to UK Affected Investors and to UK Affected Investors.

 

Changes in federal banking and securities laws, including those resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) enacted in the United States, may have an adverse effect on issuers, investors or other participants in the asset-backed securities markets. In particular, capital regulations issued by the U.S. banking regulators in 2013 implement the increased capital requirements established under the Basel Accord and are being phased in over time. These capital regulations eliminate reliance on credit ratings and otherwise alter, and in most cases increase, the capital requirements imposed on depository institutions and their holding companies, including with respect to ownership of asset-backed securities such as CMBS. Further changes in capital requirements have been announced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and it is uncertain when such changes will be implemented in the United States. When fully implemented in the United States, these changes may have an adverse effect with respect to investments in asset-backed securities, including CMBS. As a result of these regulations, investments in CMBS such as the certificates by financial institutions subject to bank capital regulations may result in greater capital charges to these financial institutions and these new regulations may otherwise adversely affect the treatment of CMBS for their regulatory capital purposes.

 

Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (such statutory provision together with the implementing regulations, the “Volcker Rule”) generally prohibits “banking entities” (which is broadly defined to include U.S. banks and bank holding companies and many non-U.S. banking entities, together with their respective subsidiaries and other affiliates) from (i) engaging in proprietary trading, (ii) acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in or sponsoring a “covered fund” and (iii) entering into certain relationships with such funds. Under the Volcker Rule, unless otherwise jointly determined otherwise by specified federal regulators, a “covered fund” does not include an issuer that may rely on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act other than the exclusions contained in Section 3(c)(1) and Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act.

 

The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption under the Investment Company Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. Accordingly, the issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule. The general effects of the Volcker Rule remain uncertain. Any prospective investor in the certificates, including a U.S. or

 

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foreign bank or a subsidiary or other bank affiliate, should consult its own legal advisors regarding such matters and other effects of the Volcker Rule.

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has adopted changes to the accounting standards for structured products. These changes, or any future changes, may affect the accounting for entities such as the issuing entity, could under certain circumstances require an investor or its owner generally to consolidate the assets of the issuing entity in its financial statements and record third parties’ investments in the issuing entity as liabilities of that investor or owner or could otherwise adversely affect the manner in which the investor or its owner must report an investment in CMBS for financial reporting purposes.

 

For purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, no class of certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities”.

 

On October 17, 2019, a negotiated withdrawal agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union was endorsed by leaders at a special meeting of the European Council, providing for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020. The negotiated withdrawal agreement also provides for a transition period, which started on January 31, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2020, unless extended by a single decision for up to one or two years. However, the United Kingdom government has stated that it will not seek such an extension. The negotiated withdrawal agreement states that, unless otherwise provided in the agreement, European Union law is applicable to and in the United Kingdom during the transition period. Accordingly, all references to the European Union or the EU in the context of the applicability of European Union regulations and directives in these risk factors should be interpreted to include the United Kingdom until December 31, 2020 or the end of any extension period.

 

Further changes in federal banking and securities laws and other laws and regulations may have an adverse effect on issuers, investors, or other participants in the asset-backed securities markets (including the CMBS market) and may have adverse effect on the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of the offered certificates.

 

Accordingly, all investors whose investment activities are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, regulatory capital requirements, or review by regulatory authorities should consult with their own legal, accounting and other advisors in determining whether, and to what extent, the offered certificates will constitute legal investments for them or are subject to investment or other restrictions, unfavorable accounting treatment, capital charges or reserve requirements. See “Legal Investment”.

 

In addition, this transaction is structured to comply with the Credit Risk Retention Rules as and to the extent set forth under “Credit Risk Retention”. We cannot assure you that the retaining sponsor will at times satisfy such credit risk retention requirements. At this time, it is unclear what effect a failure of the retaining sponsor to be in compliance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules at any time will have on the certificateholders or the market value or liquidity of the certificates.

 

The Master Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Special Servicer May Have Difficulty Performing Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or a Related Sub-Servicing Agreement

 

Any economic downturn or recession, whether resulting from COVID-19 or otherwise, may adversely affect the master servicer’s, any sub-servicer’s or the special servicer’s ability to perform its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related sub-servicing agreement, including, if applicable, performance as it relates to the making of debt service or property protection advances or the ability to effectively service the underlying mortgage loans. Accordingly, this may adversely affect the performance of the underlying mortgage loans or the performance of the certificates.

 

Book-Entry Securities May Delay Receipt of Payment and Reports and Limit Liquidity and Your Ability to Pledge Certificates

 

If a trust or trust fund issues certificates in book-entry form, you may experience delays in receipt of your payments and/or reports, since payments and reports will initially be made to the book-entry

 

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depository or its nominee. In addition, the issuance of certificates in book-entry form may reduce the liquidity of certificates so issued in the secondary trading market, since some investors may be unwilling to purchase certificates for which they cannot receive physical certificates. Additionally, your ability to pledge certificates to persons or entities that do not participate in The Depository Trust Company system, or otherwise to take action in respect of the certificates, may be limited due to lack of a physical security representing the certificates.

 

Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record

 

Your certificates will be initially represented by one or more certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee for The Depository Trust Company, and will not be registered in your name. As a result, you will not be recognized as a certificateholder, or holder of record of your certificates. See “Description of the Certificates—Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination—Book-Entry Registration” in this prospectus and “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—Book-Entry Securities May Delay Receipt of Payment and Reports and Limit Liquidity and Your Ability to Pledge Certificates” in this prospectus for a discussion of important considerations relating to not being a certificateholder of record.

 

Description of the Mortgage Pool

 

General

 

The assets of the issuing entity will consist of a pool of forty-six fixed rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans” or, collectively, the “Mortgage Pool”) with an aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of approximately $826,330,787 (the “Initial Pool Balance”). The “Cut-off Date” means with respect to each Mortgage Loan and Whole Loan, the related Due Date in December 2020 (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan that has its first Due Date after December 2020, the date that would otherwise have been the related Due Date in December 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).

 

Fifteen (15) of the Mortgage Loans (62.2%), are each part of a larger whole loan, each of which is comprised of the related Mortgage Loan and one or more loans that are pari passu in right of payment to the related Mortgage Loan (collectively referred to in this prospectus as “Pari Passu Companion Loans”) and/or are subordinate in right of payment to the related Mortgage Loan (referred to in this prospectus as a “Subordinate Companion Loan”). Each Pari Passu Companion Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan is referred to as a “Companion Loan” in this prospectus. Each Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loans are collectively referred to as a “Whole Loan”. Each Companion Loan is secured by the same mortgage and the same single assignment of leases and rents securing the related Mortgage Loan. See “—The Whole Loans” below for more information regarding the rights of the holders of the Companion Loans and the servicing and administration of the Whole Loans that will not be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction.

 

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The Mortgage Loans and Whole Loans were originated, co-originated or acquired (or, on or prior to the Closing Date, will be acquired) by the mortgage loan sellers set forth in the following chart and such entities will sell their respective Mortgage Loans to the depositor, which will in turn sell the Mortgage Loans to the issuing entity:

 

Sellers of the Mortgage Loans

 

Seller(1) 

  Number of Mortgage Loans  Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of Mortgage Loans  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.   7   $235,500,000    28.5%
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC   15    188,129,789    22.8 
Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC   11    148,788,130    18.0 
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company   4    101,375,000    12.3 
Societe Generale Financial Corporation   8    82,537,869    10.0 
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. / Starwood
Mortgage Capital LLC(2)
   1    70,000,000    8.5 
Total   46   $826,330,787    100.0%

 

 

(1)Each Mortgage Loan was originated by its respective mortgage loan seller or its affiliate, except those certain Mortgage Loans that were acquired from unaffiliated third-party originators or are part of larger whole loan structures that were co-originated by the applicable mortgage loan seller or its affiliate with one or more other lenders. See “—Co-Originated or Unaffiliated Third-Party Originated Mortgage Loans” below.

 

(2)Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC are co-sponsors with respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%). The Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan is part of a Whole Loan that was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, and is evidenced by three (3) promissory notes, two (2) of which are going into the trust: (i) note A-1, with an outstanding principal balance of $35,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which CREFI is acting as mortgage loan seller and (ii) note A-2, with an outstanding principal balance of $35,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which SMC is acting as mortgage loan seller.

 

Each of the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans is evidenced by one or more promissory notes or similar evidence of indebtedness (each a “Mortgage Note”) and, in each case, secured by (or, in the case of an indemnity deed of trust, backed by a guaranty that is secured by) one or more mortgages, deeds of trust or other similar security instruments (each, a “Mortgage”) creating a first lien on a fee simple and/or leasehold interest in one or more commercial or multifamily real properties (each, a “Mortgaged Property”).

 

The Mortgage Loans and Whole Loans are generally non-recourse loans. In the event of a borrower default on a non-recourse Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, recourse may be had only against the specific Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties and the other limited assets securing such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, and not against the related borrower’s other assets. The Mortgage Loans and Whole Loans are not insured or guaranteed by the sponsors, the mortgage loan sellers or any other person or entity unrelated to the respective borrower. You should consider all of the Mortgage Loans and Whole Loans to be nonrecourse loans as to which recourse in the case of default will be limited to the specific property and other assets, if any, pledged to secure the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loans.

 

Co-Originated or Unaffiliated Third-Party Originated Mortgage Loans

 

The following Mortgage Loans are component promissory notes of whole loans co-originated by the related mortgage loan seller (or an affiliate) and another entity or were originated by an unaffiliated third party and transferred to the related mortgage loan seller:

 

The Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), for which CREFI and SMC are the mortgage loan sellers, is part of a Whole Loan which was co-originated by CREFI and SMC.

 

Each of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Mortgage Loan (1.0%), the Big Space Storage Mortgage Loan (0.5%) and the West Bellfort Self Storage Mortgage Loan (0.3%), for which Argentic is the Mortgage Loan Seller, was originated by UBS AG, an unaffiliated third party.

 

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The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), for which CREFI is the mortgage loan seller, is part of a Whole Loan which was co-originated by CREFI, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Societe Generale Financial Corporation.

 

The 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (4.8%), for which GSMC is the mortgage loan seller, is part of a Whole Loan that was co-originated by GS Bank and Bank of America, N.A.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan (3.0%), for which Argentic is the mortgage loan seller, is part of a Whole Loan that was co-originated by GS Bank, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

 

Certain Calculations and Definitions

 

This prospectus sets forth certain information with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties. The sum in any column of the tables presented on Annex A-2 and Annex A-3 may not equal the indicated total due to rounding. The information on Annex A-1 with respect to the Mortgage Loans (or Whole Loans, if applicable) and the Mortgaged Properties is based upon the pool of the Mortgage Loans as it is expected to be constituted as of the close of business on December 29, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), assuming that (i) all scheduled principal and interest payments due on or before the Cut-off Date will be made and (ii) there will be no principal prepayments on or before the Closing Date; and provided that with respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, each of CREFI and SMC will sell one of three promissory notes comprising such Mortgage Loan to the depositor. The statistics on Annex A-1, Annex A-2 and Annex A-3 were primarily derived from information provided to the depositor by each sponsor, which information may have been obtained from the borrowers.

 

All percentages of the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties, or of any specified group of Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties, referred to in this prospectus without further description are approximate percentages of the Initial Pool Balance by Cut-off Date Balances and/or the allocated loan amount allocated to such Mortgaged Properties as of the Cut-off Date.

 

All information presented in this prospectus with respect to each Mortgage Loan with one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans is calculated in a manner that reflects the aggregate indebtedness evidenced by that Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), unless otherwise indicated. All information presented in this prospectus with respect to each Mortgage Loan with one or more Subordinate Companion Loans is calculated without regard to such Subordinate Companion Loans, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Unless otherwise specified, (i) references to a Mortgaged Property (or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties) by name refer to such Mortgaged Property (or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (ii) references to a Mortgage Loan by name refer to such Mortgage Loan secured by the related Mortgaged Property (or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties) so identified on Annex A-1, (iii) any parenthetical with a percent next to a Mortgaged Property name (or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties name) indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (or, if applicable, the allocated loan amount with respect to such Mortgaged Property) represents of the Initial Pool Balance, and (iv) any parenthetical with a percent next to a Mortgage Loan name or a group of Mortgage Loans indicates the approximate percent (or approximate aggregate percent) that the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such group of Mortgage Loans, as applicable, represents of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

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Definitions

 

For purposes of this prospectus, including the information presented in the Annexes, to this prospectus, the indicated terms have the meanings set forth below. In reviewing such definitions, investors should be aware that the appraisals for the Mortgaged Properties were prepared prior to origination, and generally have not been updated. Certain appraisals were prepared prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and do not account for the effects of the pandemic on the related Mortgaged Properties. In addition, more recent appraisals may not reflect the complete effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the related mortgaged properties as the cumulative impact of the pandemic may not be known for some time. Similarly, net operating income and occupancy information used in underwriting the Mortgage Loans may not reflect current conditions, and in particular, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, appraised values, net operating income, occupancy, and related metrics, such as loan-to-value ratios, debt service coverage ratios and debt yields, may not accurately reflect the current conditions at the Mortgaged Properties. See “Risk Factors—Special Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”, “—Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value for Each Property” and “—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based On Incorrect or Failed Assumptions.”

 

ADR” means, for any hospitality property, average daily rate.

 

Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount” means, in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by multiple Mortgaged Properties, the allocated Cut-off Date Balance for each Mortgaged Property based on an allocated loan amount that has been assigned to the related Mortgaged Properties based upon one or more of the related appraised values, the related underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided that with respect to any Whole Loan secured by a portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, the Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount represents only the pro rata portion of the related Mortgage Loan principal balance amount relative to the related Whole Loan principal balance. Information presented in this prospectus with respect to the Mortgaged Properties expressed as a percentage of the Initial Pool Balance reflects the Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount allocated to such Mortgaged Property as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Annual Debt Service” generally means, for any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the current annualized debt service payable on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as of December 2020 (but without regard to any leap year adjustments) (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that has its first due date after December 2020, the anticipated annualized debt service payable on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as of December 2020); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a partial interest-only period, the Annual Debt Service is calculated based on the debt service due under such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during the amortization period (but without regard to any leap year adjustments). In the case of any Whole Loan, Annual Debt Service is calculated with respect to the Mortgage Loan including any related Pari Passu Companion Loan (but without regard to any related Subordinate Companion Loan unless expressly stated otherwise).

 

Appraised Value” means, for each of the Mortgaged Properties and any date of determination, the most current appraised value of such Mortgaged Property as determined by an appraisal of the Mortgaged Property and in accordance with Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) standards. With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Appraised Value set forth on Annex A-1 to this prospectus is the “as-is” appraised value unless otherwise specified under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Appraised Value” in this prospectus, and is in each case as determined by an appraisal made not more than six (6) months prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan as described under “Appraisal Date” on Annex A-1 to this prospectus. The appraisals for certain of the Mortgaged Properties may state an appraised value based on hypothetical or other projected values as well as an “as-is” value for such Mortgaged Properties that assumes that certain events will occur with respect to the re-tenanting, construction, renovation or repairs or other repositioning of the Mortgaged Property or which in certain cases may reflect a portfolio premium valuation, and such “retrospective” or other similar values may, to the extent indicated, be reflected elsewhere in this prospectus, on Annex A-1 to this prospectus. For such Appraised Values and other values on a property-by-property basis, see Annex A-1 of this

 

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prospectus and the related footnotes. With respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by the portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, the Appraised Value represents the “as-is” value for the portfolio of Mortgaged Properties as a collective whole, which may be higher than the aggregate of the “as-is” appraised value of the individual Mortgaged Properties. In addition, for certain Mortgage Loans, the LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD was calculated based on the “as stabilized” appraised value for the related Mortgaged Property. We cannot assure you that the value of any particular Mortgaged Property will not have declined from the Appraised Value shown on Annex A-1 to this prospectus. We make no representation that any Appraised Value presented in this prospectus would approximate either the value of that would be determined in a current appraisal of the Mortgaged Property or the amount that would be realized upon a sale of Mortgaged Property as described under the definition of “LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD”.

 

We cannot assure you that the value of any particular Mortgaged Property will not have declined from the Appraised Value shown on Annex A-1 to this prospectus. No representation is made that any Appraised Value presented in this prospectus would approximate either the value that would be determined in a current appraisal of the Mortgaged Property or the amount that would be realized upon a sale of the Mortgaged Property.

 

Balloon Balance” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the principal balance scheduled to be due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan at maturity (or, in the case of the ARD Loan, outstanding at the related Anticipated Repayment Date) assuming that all monthly debt service payments are timely received and there are no prepayments or defaults.

 

Crossed Group” identifies each group of Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other. There are no Crossed Groups in the Mortgage Pool.

 

Cut-off Date Balance” of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, will be the unpaid principal balance of that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as of the Cut-off Date after application of all payments due on or before that date, whether or not received.

 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” or “Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio” generally means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (1) the Cut-off Date Balance of that Mortgage Loan set forth on Annex A-1 to this prospectus divided by (2) the Appraised Value (which in certain cases, may reflect a portfolio premium valuation) of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties set forth on Annex A-1 to this prospectus, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

with respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio of 65.2% is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio without netting the achievement reserve is 68.1%.

 

with respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio of 61.6% is calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio Appraised Value of $47,075,000 (inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium) as of October 28, 2020.  The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio without netting the holdback reserve and based on the “as-is” Appraised Value of $45,700,000 (without giving effect to the portfolio premium) is 66.7%.

 

in addition to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan described above, with respect to the Mortgaged Properties that secure the Mortgage Loans listed in the following table, the respective Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated using the related values other than the “as-is” Appraised Values, each as set forth in the following table:

 

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Mortgage Loan Name 

% of Initial Pool Balance 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio
(Other Than “As-Is”) 

Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio
(“As-Is”) 

Appraised Value (“As-Is”) 

SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio(1) 2.3% 59.9% $148,500,000   66.2% $134,390,000  
1404 West University(2) 0.5% 67.2% $6,060,000   71.5% $5,700,000  
           

 

 

(1)The Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) represents the aggregate “as-is” portfolio Appraised Value, inclusive of an approximately 10.5% portfolio premium, as of September 18, 2020.

 

(2)The Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) represents the “hypothetical as though stabilized” Appraised Value, as of November 2, 2020, which assumes that 2,249 square feet of vacant space at the Mortgaged Property had been leased by a tenant that is paying market rent as of November 2, 2020.

 

Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow” or “Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the related Underwritten Net Cash Flow divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of that Mortgage Loan, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

with respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow of 10.0% is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow without netting the achievement reserve is 9.6%.

 

with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Mortgaged Properties are master leased to the sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC. MGM Lessee II, LLC (and each operating subtenant thereof) has the exclusive right to operate the Mortgaged Properties and the borrowers are entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents or receipts from the operation of the Mortgaged Properties by MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof). The UW NCF Debt Yield of the related Whole Loan, based only on the master lease rent, is 9.7%.

 

with respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve. The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow without netting the holdback reserve is 8.3%.

 

Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income”, “UW NOI Debt Yield” or “Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the related Underwritten Net Operating Income divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of that Mortgage Loan, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

with respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income of 11.1% is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income without netting the achievement reserve is 10.6%.

 

with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Mortgaged Properties are master leased to the sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC. MGM Lessee II, LLC (and each operating subtenant thereof) has the exclusive right to operate the Mortgaged

 

 

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Properties and the borrowers are entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents or receipts from the operation of the Mortgaged Properties by MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof). The UW NOI Debt Yield of the related Whole Loan, based only on the master lease rent, is 9.7%.

 

with respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve. The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income without netting the holdback reserve is 8.8%.

 

DSCR”, “Debt Service Coverage Ratio”, “Cut-off Date DSCR”, “UW NCF DSCR” or “Underwritten NCF DSCR” generally means, for any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of Underwritten Net Cash Flow produced by the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties to the aggregate amount of the Annual Debt Service, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of the DSCR is based on the aggregate Annual Debt Service that is due in connection with such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related Mortgaged Properties are master leased to a sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC. MGM Lessee II, LLC (and each operating subtenant thereof) has the exclusive right to operate the Mortgaged Properties and the borrowers are entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents or receipts from the operation of the Mortgaged Properties by MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof); the UW NCF DSCR of the related Whole Loan, based only on the master lease rent, is 2.70x.

 

Hard Lockbox” means that the borrower is required to direct the tenants to pay rents directly to a lockbox account controlled by the lender. Hospitality and multifamily properties are considered to have a hard lockbox if credit card receivables are required to be deposited directly into the lockbox account even though cash, checks or “over the counter” receipts are deposited by the manager of the related Mortgaged Property into the lockbox account controlled by the lender.

 

In-Place Cash Management” means, for funds directed into a lockbox, such funds are generally not made immediately available to the related borrower, but instead are forwarded to a cash management account controlled by the lender and the funds are disbursed according to the related loan documents with any excess remitted to the related borrower (unless an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents or one or more specified trigger events have occurred and are outstanding) generally on a daily basis.

 

Largest Tenant” means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, the tenant occupying the largest amount of net rentable square feet.

 

Largest Tenant Lease Expiration” means the date at which the applicable Largest Tenant’s lease is scheduled to expire.

 

Loan Per Unit” means the principal balance per unit of measure as of the Cut-off Date.

 

LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD”, “Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio” or “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (1) the Balloon Balance of such Mortgage Loan as adjusted to give effect to the amortization of the applicable Mortgage Loan as of its maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as applicable, assuming no prepayments or defaults, divided by (2) the Appraised Value (which, in certain cases may reflect a portfolio premium valuation) of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties shown on Annex A-1 to this prospectus, except as set forth below:

 

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with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of the LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD is based on the aggregate Balloon Balance at maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date of such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

with respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD of 49.3% is calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio Appraised Value $47,075,000 (inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium) as of October 28, 2020.  The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio without netting the holdback reserve and based on the “as-is” Appraised Value of $45,700,000 (without giving effect to the portfolio premium) is 54.1%.

 

in addition to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan described above, with respect to the Mortgaged Properties that secure the Mortgage Loans listed in the following table, the respective LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD was calculated using the related values other than the “as-is” Appraised Values, each as set forth in the following table:

 

Mortgage Loan Name 

% of Initial Pool Balance 

Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio
(Other Than “As-Is”) 

Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) 

Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio
(“As-Is”) 

Appraised Value (“As-Is”) 

SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio(1) 2.3% 52.1% $148,500,000   57.6% $134,390,000  
1404 West University(2) 0.5% 67.2% $6,060,000   71.5% $5,700,000  
           
 

(1)The Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) represents the aggregate “as-is” portfolio Appraised Value, inclusive of an approximately 10.5% portfolio premium, as of September 18, 2020.

 

(2)The Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) represents the “hypothetical as though stabilized” Appraised Value, as of November 2, 2020, which assumes that 2,249 square feet of vacant space at the Mortgaged Property had been leased by a tenant that is paying market rent as of November 2, 2020.

 

Most Recent NOI” and “Trailing 12 NOI” (which is for the period ending as of the date specified on Annex A-1 to this prospectus) is the net operating income for a Mortgaged Property as established by information provided by the borrowers, except that in certain cases such net operating income has been adjusted by removing certain non-recurring expenses and revenue or by certain other normalizations. Most Recent NOI and Trailing 12 NOI do not necessarily reflect accrual of certain costs such as taxes and capital expenditures and do not reflect non-cash items such as depreciation or amortization. In some cases, capital expenditures may have been treated by a borrower as an expense or expenses treated as capital expenditures. Most Recent NOI and Trailing 12 NOI were not necessarily determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Moreover, Most Recent NOI and Trailing 12 NOI are not a substitute for net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as a measure of the results of a property’s operations or a substitute for cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as a measure of liquidity and in certain cases may reflect partial year annualizations.

 

Occupancy” means, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, (i) in the case of multifamily, rental and mixed use (to the extent the related Mortgaged Property includes multifamily space) properties, the percentage of rental Units, rooms or beds, as applicable, that are rented as of the Occupancy Date; (ii) in the case of retail, office, industrial and mixed use (to the extent the related Mortgaged Property includes retail or office space) properties, the percentage of the net rentable square footage rented as of the Occupancy Date (subject to, in the case of certain Mortgage Loans, one or more of the additional leasing assumptions); and (iii) in the case of hospitality properties, the percentage of available Rooms occupied for the trailing 12-month period ending on Occupancy Date. In some cases, occupancy was calculated based on assumptions regarding occupancy, such as the assumption that a certain tenant at the Mortgaged Property that has executed a lease, but has not yet taken occupancy and/or has not yet commenced paying rent, will take occupancy on a future date generally expected to occur within twelve months of the Cut-off Date; assumptions regarding the renewal of particular leases and/or the re-leasing of certain space at the related Mortgaged Property; in some cases, assumptions regarding leases under

 

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negotiation being executed; in some cases, assumptions regarding tenants taking additional space in the future if currently committed to do so or, in some cases, the exclusion of dark tenants, tenants with material aged receivables, tenants that may have already given notice to vacate their space, bankrupt tenants that have not yet affirmed their lease and certain additional leasing assumptions. See footnotes to Annex A-1 to this prospectus for additional occupancy assumptions. We cannot assure you that the assumptions made with respect to any Mortgaged Property will, in fact, be consistent with that Mortgaged Property’s actual occupancy. See “—Tenant Issues” below.

 

Occupancy Date” means the date of determination of the Occupancy of a Mortgaged Property.

 

Original Balance” means the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as of the date of origination.

 

Prepayment Penalty Description” or “Prepayment Provision” means the number of payments from the first due date through and including the maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date for which a Mortgage Loan is, as applicable, (i) locked out from prepayment, (ii) provides for payment of a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge in connection with a prepayment, (iii) permits defeasance and/or (iv) permits prepayment without a payment of a prepayment premium or a yield maintenance charge.

 

Related Group” identifies each group of Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool with borrower sponsors affiliated with other borrower sponsors in the Mortgage Pool. Each Related Group is identified by a separate number on Annex A-1 to this prospectus.

 

RevPAR” means, with respect to any hospitality property, revenues per available room.

 

Soft Lockbox” means that the related borrower is required to deposit or cause the property manager to deposit all rents collected into a lockbox account. Hospitality and multifamily properties are considered to have a soft lockbox if credit card receivables, cash, checks or “over the counter” receipts are deposited into the lockbox account by the borrower or property manager.

 

Square Feet”, “SF” or “Sq. Ft.” means, in the case of a Mortgaged Property operated as a retail center, office, industrial/warehouse facility, combination retail/office or other single purpose property, the square footage of the net rentable or leasable area.

 

Springing Cash Management” means, until the occurrence of an event of default or one or more specified trigger events under the Mortgage Loan documents, revenue from the lockbox is forwarded to an account controlled by the related borrower or is otherwise made available to the related borrower. Upon the occurrence of an event of default or such a trigger event, the Mortgage Loan documents require the related revenue to be forwarded to a cash management account controlled by the lender and the funds are disbursed according to the related loan documents.

 

Springing Lockbox” means a lockbox that is not currently in place, but the related loan documents require the imposition of a lockbox account upon the occurrence of an event of default or one or more specified trigger events under the loan documents. In certain cases, the account agreement establishing the lockbox account is required to be delivered upon the occurrence of such trigger event(s), rather than at origination.

 

Underwritten Expenses” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means an estimate of operating expenses, as determined by the related originator and generally derived from historical expenses at the Mortgaged Property, the borrower’s budget or appraiser’s estimate, in some cases adjusted for significant occupancy increases and a market-rate management fee. We cannot assure you that the assumptions made with respect to any Mortgaged Property will, in fact, be consistent with that Mortgaged Property’s actual performance.

 

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Underwritten NOI decreased by an amount that the applicable mortgage loan seller has determined for tenant improvement and leasing commissions and / or replacement reserves for capital items. Underwritten NCF does not reflect debt service or non-cash items such as depreciation or amortization.

 

The Underwritten Net Cash Flow for each Mortgaged Property is calculated based on the basis of numerous assumptions and subjective judgments (including, but not limited to, with respect to future occupancy and rental rates), which, if ultimately proved erroneous, could cause the actual net cash flow for the Mortgaged Property to differ materially from the Underwritten Net Cash Flow set forth in this prospectus. In some cases, historical net cash flow for a particular Mortgaged Property, and/or the net cash flow assumed by the applicable appraiser in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, may be less (and, perhaps, materially less) than the Underwritten Net Cash Flow shown in this prospectus for such Mortgaged Property. For certain of the investment grade-rated or institutional tenants at the Mortgaged Properties, Underwritten Net Cash Flow is based on the “straight line” rent of those tenants generally over the lesser of the term of the related lease (which, in certain cases, may be calculated through the date of an early termination option) and the term of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related Mortgaged Properties are master leased to a sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC. MGM Lessee II, LLC (and each operating subtenant thereof) has the exclusive right to operate the Mortgaged Properties and the borrowers are entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents or receipts from the operation of the Mortgaged Properties by MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof).

 

Underwritten Net Operating Income” or “Underwritten NOI” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means Underwritten Revenues less Underwritten Expenses, as both are determined by the applicable mortgage loan seller, based in part upon borrower supplied information (including but not limited to a rent roll, leases, operating statements and budget) for a recent period which is generally the 12 months prior to the origination date or acquisition date of the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable), adjusted for specific property, tenant and market considerations. Historical operating statements may not be available for newly constructed Mortgaged Properties, Mortgaged Properties with triple net leases, Mortgaged Properties that have recently undergone substantial renovations and/or newly acquired Mortgaged Properties.

 

The Underwritten NOI for each Mortgaged Property is calculated based on the basis of numerous assumptions and subjective judgments (including, but not limited to, with respect to future occupancy and rental rates), which, if ultimately proved erroneous, could cause the actual net operating income for the Mortgaged Property to differ materially from the Underwritten NOI set forth in this prospectus. In some cases, historical net operating income for a particular Mortgaged Property, and/or the net operating income assumed by the applicable appraiser in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, may be less (and, perhaps, materially less) than the Underwritten NOI shown in this prospectus for such Mortgaged Property. For certain of the investment grade-rated or institutional tenants at the Mortgaged Properties, Underwritten Net Operating Income is based on the “straight line” rent of those tenants generally over the lesser of the term of the related lease (which, in certain cases, may be calculated through the date of an early termination option) and the term of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related Mortgaged Properties are master leased to a sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC. MGM Lessee II, LLC (and each operating subtenant thereof) has the exclusive right to operate the Mortgaged Properties and the borrowers are entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents or receipts from the operation of the Mortgaged Properties by MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof).

 

Underwritten Revenues” or “Underwritten EGI” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means an estimate of operating revenues, as determined by the applicable mortgage loan seller and generally derived from the rental revenue based on leases in place, leases that have been executed but the tenant is not yet paying rent, leases that are being negotiated and expected to be signed, additional space that a tenant has committed to take and in certain cases contractual rent steps generally

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within 13 months past the Cut-off Date, in certain cases an appraiser’s estimates of rental income, and in some cases adjusted downward to market rates, with vacancy rates equal to the Mortgaged Property’s historical rate, current rate, market rate or an assumed vacancy as determined by the related mortgage loan seller; plus any additional recurring revenue fees. Additionally, in determining rental revenue for multifamily rental and self-storage properties, the applicable mortgage loan seller either reviewed rental revenue shown on the certified rolling 12-month operating statements or annualized the rental revenue and reimbursement of expenses shown on rent rolls or recent partial year operating statements with respect to the prior one- to 12-month periods or in some cases may have relied on information provided in the appraisal for market rental rates and vacancy. In some cases the applicable mortgage loan seller included revenue otherwise payable by a tenant but for the existence of an initial “free rent” period or a permitted rent abatement while the leased space is built out. See “—Tenant Issues” below.

 

Units” or “Rooms” means (a) in the case of a Mortgaged Property operated as multifamily housing, the number of apartments, regardless of the size of or number of rooms in such apartment, (b) in the case of a Mortgaged Property operated as a hospitality property, the number of guest rooms or (c) in the case of a Mortgaged Property operated as a self-storage property, the number of units for self-storage.

 

Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Rate” means the weighted average of the Mortgage Rates as of the Cut-off Date.

 

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Mortgage Pool Characteristics

 

Overview

 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Characteristics

 

 

All Mortgage Loans 

Initial Pool Balance(1) $826,330,787
Number of Mortgage Loans 46
Number of Mortgaged Properties 89
Range of Cut-off Date Balances $2,400,000 - $70,000,000
Average Cut-off Date Balance $17,963,713
Range of Mortgage Rates(2) 2.77000% to 4.75000%
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate(2) 3.63083%
Range of original terms to maturity/ARD(3)(4) 60 to 121 months
Weighted average original term to maturity/ARD(3)(4) 119 months
Range of remaining terms to maturity/ARD(3)(4) 51 to 121 months
Weighted average remaining term to maturity/ARD(3)(4) 115 months
Range of original amortization terms(5) 300 to 360 months
Weighted average original amortization term(5) 359 months
Range of remaining amortization terms(5) 292 to 360 months
Weighted average remaining amortization term(5) 359 months
Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(2)(3)(6)(10)(11) 35.5% to 73.1%
Weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(3)(6)(10)(11) 58.5%
Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(2)(3)(4)(7)(11) 35.5% to 68.0%
Weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio(2)(3)(4)(7)(11) 53.7%
Range of UW NCF DSCR(2)(3)(9) 1.35x to 4.95x
Weighted average UW NCF DSCR(2)(3)(9) 2.50x
Range of UW NOI Debt Yield(2)(3)(8)(9)(10)(11) 8.1% to 19.9%
Weighted average UW NOI Debt Yield(2)(3)(5)(8)(9)(10)(11) 11.2%
Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
Interest-Only Balloon 44.5%
Partial Interest-Only Balloon 26.5%
Full-Term Amortizing Balloon(5) 21.2%
Interest-Only-ARD 7.9%

 

 

(1)Subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the related Pari Passu Companion Loan (but not any related Subordinate Companion Loan) are included for the purposes of calculating the Mortgage Rate, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield unless otherwise expressly stated. Other than as specifically noted, the Mortgage Rate, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield information for each Mortgage Loan is presented in this prospectus without regard to any other indebtedness (whether or not secured by the related Mortgaged Property, ownership interests in the related borrower or otherwise) that currently exists or that may be incurred by the related borrower or its owners in the future, in order to present statistics for the related Mortgage Loan without combination with the other indebtedness.

 

(3)With respect to four (4) Mortgage Loans (18.0%), the initial Due Dates for such Mortgage Loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such Mortgage Loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date (the “Closing Date Deposit Amount”). Information presented in this prospectus reflects the contractual loan terms, however, and each such Mortgage Loan is being treated as having an initial Due Date in January 2021.

 

(4)With respect to one (1) ARD Loan (7.9%), calculated as of the Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

(5)Does not include Mortgage Loans that pay interest-only until their maturity dates or Anticipated Repayment Dates, as applicable.

 

(6)Unless otherwise indicated, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” Appraised Value. With respect to three (3) Mortgage Loans (6.5%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated based upon a valuation other than an “as-is” Appraised Value of each related Mortgaged Property. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making any adjustments is 58.7%.

 

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(7)Unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” Appraised Value. With respect to three (3) Mortgage Loans (6.5%), the respective Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios were calculated using a value other than the “as-is” Appraised Value of each related Mortgaged Property. The weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making such adjustments is 53.9%.

 

(8)Unless otherwise indicated, the Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each Mortgage Loan is the related Mortgaged Property’s Underwritten NOI divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan.

 

(9)With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related Mortgaged Property is master leased and for so long as the master lease is in effect, the borrower is entitled to receive only rents from the master lease, and not the underlying rents and other receipts from the Mortgaged Property. The UW NCF DSCR and UW NOI Debt Yield of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, based only on the master lease rent, are 2.70x and 9.7%, respectively.

 

(10)With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and UW NOI Debt Yield of 65.2% and 11.1%, respectively, are calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and UW NOI Debt Yield without netting the achievement reserve are 68.1% and 10.6%, respectively.

 

(11)With respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio of 61.6% and 49.3%, respectively, is each calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio Appraised Value, inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium, as of October 28, 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Maturity Date/ARD LTV without netting the holdback reserve and based on the “as-is” Appraised Value (without giving effect to the portfolio premium) are 66.7% and 54.1%, respectively. In addition, the UW NOI Debt Yield of 9.3% is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve. The UW NOI Debt Yield without netting the holdback reserve is 8.8%.

 

The issuing entity will include twelve (12) Mortgage Loans (47.3%) that represent the obligations of multiple borrowers that are liable on a joint and several basis for the repayment of the entire indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Loan and/or represent separate obligations of each borrower that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other.

 

See also “—Certain Calculations and Definitions” above for important general and specific information regarding the manner of calculation of the underwritten debt service coverage ratios and loan-to-value ratios. See also “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans” below for important information relating to certain payment and other terms of the Mortgage Loans.

 

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Property Types

 

The table below shows the property type concentrations of the Mortgaged Properties:

 

Property Type Distribution(1)

 

Property Types  Number of Mortgaged Properties 

Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance(1) 

  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Office  20   $345,267,130   41.8%
CBD  7   178,667,130   21.6 
Suburban  6   140,850,000   17.0 
Medical  7   25,750,000   3.1 
Hospitality  6   $134,803,232   16.3%
Full Service  4   120,000,000   14.5 
Limited Service  2   14,803,232   1.8 
Industrial  10   $100,364,700   12.1%
Warehouse/Distribution  4   65,000,000   7.9 
Manufacturing  4   21,264,700   2.6 
Warehouse  1   8,000,000   1.0 
Flex  1   6,100,000   0.7 
Mixed Use  10   $82,360,000   10.0%
Office/Retail  2   51,500,000   6.2 
Multifamily/Retail  3   10,940,000   1.3 
Medical/Retail  2   9,100,000   1.1 
Multifamily/Retail/Office  1   5,600,000   0.7 
Multifamily/Office  2   5,220,000   0.6 
Multifamily  29   $69,870,000   8.5%
Garden  27   45,670,000   5.5 
Independent Living  1   13,200,000   1.6 
Student Housing  1   11,000,000   1.3 
Retail  5   $56,250,000   6.8%
Anchored  3   27,175,000   3.3 
Specialty Retail  1   25,000,000   3.0 
Unanchored  1   4,075,000   0.5 
Manufactured Housing  4   $20,676,137   2.5%
Manufactured Housing  4   20,676,137   2.5 
Self Storage  5   $16,739,588   2.0%
Self Storage  5   16,739,588   2.0 
Total   89   $826,330,787   100.0%

  

(1)Because this table presents information relating to Mortgaged Properties and not Mortgage Loans, the information for Mortgage Loans secured by more than one Mortgaged Property is based on allocated loan amounts as set forth on Annex A-1.

 

With respect to all of the property types listed above, the borrowers with respect to Mortgage Loans secured by such property types may face increased incidence of non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic and may have difficulty evicting non-paying tenants due to a variety of factors including (but not limited to): government-mandated moratoriums on evictions, court closures, and local officials refusing to enforce eviction orders. We cannot assure you that other borrowers of Mortgage Loans secured by any of these property types will not request forbearance or modifications or otherwise fail to make timely debt service payments due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. See “Risk Factors—Special Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans” and “—COVID Considerations” below.

 

Office Properties

 

With respect to the office properties set forth in the above chart and mixed use properties with office components set forth in the above chart, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Office Properties Have Special Risks”, “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some

 

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Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses” and “—Specialty Use Concentrations” below.

 

Hospitality Properties

 

With respect to the hospitality properties set forth in the above chart:

 

The following table shows the breakdown of each Mortgaged Property associated with a hotel brand through a license, franchise agreement, operating agreement or management agreement. If terminated, securing a new franchise license may require significant capital investment for renovations and upgrades necessary to satisfy a franchisor’s requirements.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Allocated Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Percentage (%) of the Initial Pool Balance by Allocated Loan Amount 

Expiration of Related License, Franchise Agreement, Operating Agreement or Management Agreement 

Maturity Date of the related Mortgage Loan 

JW Marriott Nashville $35,000,000   4.2% 07/01/2048 03/06/2030
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District $20,000,000   2.4% 10/31/2031 03/06/2030
La Quinta Downtown Waco $9,385,063   1.1% 10/22/2038 03/06/2030
Hampton Inn Alamogordo $5,418,169   0.7% 09/30/2033 04/01/2030

 

In each case described above, we cannot assure you the related franchise or management agreement will be renewed or will not be terminated.

 

In certain cases, Mortgage Loans secured by hospitality properties may derive a significant percentage of their underwritten revenue from food and beverage sales or membership sales. For example, with respect to the following Mortgaged Properties, food and beverage revenue or membership sales comprises greater than 20% of Underwritten Revenues:

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), each of the related Mortgaged Properties consist of a resort and casino and, as of the trailing twelve months ending June 30, 2020 (i) with respect to the Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Property, approximately 33.8% of the revenues were from hotel rooms, approximately 29.8% of the revenues were from food and beverage sales, approximately 13.6% of the revenues were from gaming, and approximately 22.8% of the revenues were from other sources and (ii) with respect to the MGM Grand Mortgaged Property, approximately 26.2% of the revenues were from hotel rooms, approximately 27.4% of the revenues were from food and beverage sales, approximately 24.4% of the revenues were from gaming, and approximately 22.0% of the revenues were from other sources. Effective as of November 30, 2020, the tenant at the Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Property has temporarily closed the hotel tower operations at the Mortgaged Property from Monday through (and including) Wednesday each week. At this time, the casino, restaurants and certain other amenities at the Mortgaged Property will remain open throughout the week. Business levels will continue to be evaluated to determine how long the closure will remain in effect. Based on the adjusted September 2020 trailing twelve month (“TTM”) EBITDAR of approximately $222.0 million and the initial master lease rent of $292.0 million, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan results in a September 2020 TTM EBITDAR-to rent coverage ratio of 0.76x.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay – MGM Grand Mortgaged Property (4.3%), approximately 29.8% of underwritten revenue solely for the hotel portion of the Mortgaged Property was derived from food and beverage sales.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay – Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Property (3.6%), approximately 30.0% of underwritten revenue solely for the hotel portion of the Mortgaged Property was derived from food and beverage sales.

 

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With respect to the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan (4.2%), approximately 41.3% of the underwritten revenue is attributed to food and beverage sales.

 

With respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan (2.4%), approximately 42.6% of underwritten revenue solely for the hotel portion of the Mortgaged Property was derived from food and beverage sales.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related Mortgaged Properties compete with other high-quality Las Vegas resorts, especially those located on the Las Vegas Strip, which have themes and attractions which directly compete with the operations of the Mortgaged Property, and may have greater name recognition and financial and marketing resources than such Mortgaged Property, some of which may be operated by affiliates of the master tenant of such Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), each of the related Mortgaged Properties is currently self-managed by the sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC (the “MGM Tenant”) and/or certain affiliated subtenants of the MGM Tenant and there are no franchise agreements, license agreements or management agreements currently in place at either of the Mortgaged Properties to which the borrowers are parties. The MGM Grand hotel and Mandalay Bay hotel at the Mortgaged Properties are each unflagged. The Four Seasons hotel and the Delano hotel at the Mortgaged Properties are each flagged and are each subject to a license agreement to which the borrowers are not parties. Such license agreements may expire during the term of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents do not require that such license agreements be extended or that such portions of the Mortgaged Properties be branded, flagged and/or operated as a Four Seasons hotel or Delano hotel.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), each of the related Mortgaged Properties is master leased by the borrowers to a sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction. The related master lease has an initial term expiring on February 28, 2050, with two, 10-year renewal options. In turn, MGM Lessee II, LLC subleased a portion of the Mortgaged Properties to each of Mandalay Bay, LLC, Mandalay Place, LLC and MGM Grand Hotel, LLC (collectively, and together with any future subtenant pursuant to the terms of the master lease, the “MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant”). Each MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant is (and must continue to be) a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International. Each MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant executed a joinder to the master lease on the origination date for the purposes of (x) agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of the master lease regarding the disposition of any portion of MGM Lessee II, LLC’s property owned by such MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant and (y) granting a security interest to the borrower in the portion of MGM Lessee II, LLC’s pledged property owned by such MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant and certain reserve funds under the master lease. Neither MGM Lessee II, LLC nor any MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant is a borrower nor an obligor under the Mortgage Loan documents. For so long as the master lease is in effect, the borrower is entitled to receive only rents from the master lease and not the underlying rents and other receipts from the Mortgaged Properties. Due to the need to find a tenant with the ability to obtain a gaming license and to manage the various operations at the Mortgaged Properties, if MGM Lessee II, LLC (and/or any operating subtenant thereof) were to fail to comply with the terms of the master lease or with any applicable gaming licenses, the borrowers may be unable to locate a suitable tenant at comparable rental rates or at all. The master tenant is not a bankruptcy remote entity. A bankruptcy of the master tenant, its lease guarantor or their affiliates could result in a loss of a substantial portion of the borrowers’ rental revenue and materially and adversely affect the borrowers. In addition, it is possible that a bankruptcy court could re-characterize the master lease transaction as a lending transaction, which would cause the borrowers to lose certain rights as the owner or landlord in the bankruptcy proceeding. See “Risk Factors—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will

 

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Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases”, “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Sale-Leaseback Transactions Also Have Risks”.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), MGM Lessee II, LLC, the master tenant at each of the related Mortgaged Properties, is permitted, without the borrower’s consent, to mortgage or otherwise encumber its estate in and to the leased property to one or more permitted leasehold mortgagees under one or more permitted leasehold mortgages and to pledge its right, title and interest under the related master lease as security for such permitted leasehold mortgage or any debt agreement secured thereby. The permitted leasehold mortgagee will not be entitled to be treated as such under the master lease unless, among other things, the leasehold mortgage includes an express acknowledgement that any exercise of remedies thereunder that would affect the leasehold estate are subject and subordinate to the terms of the master lease and such person executes a joinder to any existing intercreditor agreement between the permitted leasehold mortgagee and any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust secured by the Mortgaged Properties. Any permitted leasehold mortgage will be required to cover both Mortgaged Properties, and the master tenant will not have the right to encumber its (or any MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant’s) interest in one Mortgaged Property separately from the other Mortgaged Property. The lender’s ability to exercise remedies under the Mortgage Loan if there is a master lease event of default could be restricted by the master lease. Any permitted leasehold mortgagee will be given additional cure periods, to cure certain defaults triggered by the master tenant under the master lease, including a default triggered by a bankruptcy proceeding of the master tenant or the master lease guarantor. There could be a possible deterioration of the Mortgaged Properties or its business or operations during this extended cure period. The ability of the borrower and the lender to terminate the master lease as a result of a default by the master tenant could be limited after a foreclosure initiated by the permitted leasehold mortgagee since the permitted leasehold mortgagee is not required to cure defaults not susceptible to cure by the permitted leasehold mortgagee upon its foreclosure and assumption of the master lease. Furthermore, in the event of a foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the lender will be required to grant the master tenant (or any permitted leasehold mortgagee that succeeds to its interest) nondisturbance in the event that certain conditions are met, including that there is no uncured master lease event of default.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), upon a casualty at the related Mortgaged Properties (i) involving proceeds of less than $50,000,000 or (ii) involving proceeds of $50,000,000 or more where (x) the master tenant elects to restore the affected Mortgaged Property and reasonably demonstrates that the restoration can be completed within four years of the date on which master tenant can reasonably access the affected Mortgaged Property for the purposes of commencing restoration or (y) the master tenant is required by the master lease to restore the affected Mortgaged Property, the lender may not use the proceeds to pay down the Mortgage Loan and instead must make disbursements for restoration of the affected Mortgaged Property to the master tenant so long as it satisfies the conditions in the master lease.

 

With respect to the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan (4.2%), the related appraisal identified five hotels that are proposed or under construction within the related market that are anticipated to directly compete with the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the La Quinta Downtown Waco Mortgage Loan (1.1%), the sponsor owns a 99-key Candlewood Suites in Waco, Texas that directly competes with the Mortgaged Property.

 

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Renovations, replacements and other work is ongoing at certain of the hospitality properties in connection with, among other things, franchise agreement and franchisor program requirements. See “—Redevelopment, Renovation and Expansion” below.

 

Certain of the hospitality Mortgaged Properties may have a parking garage or include restaurants (either as part of the hotel or as tenants). These Mortgaged Properties and the related leased space may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable, or the leased spaces were to become vacant, for any reason. See “—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses” in this prospectus.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Affiliation with a Franchise or Hotel Management Company” and “—Hospitality Properties Have Special Risks” and
—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

Industrial Properties

 

With respect to the industrial properties set forth in the above chart:

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties may derive a portion of the Underwritten Revenues from (a) rent derived from the leasing of office space at the Mortgaged Property and (b) rent derived from cell tower leases.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Industrial Properties Have Special Risks”.

 

Mixed Use Properties

 

With respect to the mixed-used properties set forth in the above chart, the mixed use Mortgaged Properties have one or more office, multifamily and/or retail components, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Office Properties Have Special Risks”, “—Multifamily Properties Have Special Risks” and “—Retail Properties Have Special Risks”, as applicable.

 

Certain of the mixed use Mortgaged Properties may have specialty uses. See “—Specialty Use Concentrations” below.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

Multifamily Properties

 

With respect to the multifamily properties and mixed use properties with multifamily components set forth in the above chart:

 

With respect to the King City SV Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the Mortgaged Property is an independent living facility that is age-restricted to tenants 55 years or older.

 

With respect to the King City SV Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the Mortgaged Property is located in Oregon and is subject to the House Bill 4204, which was enacted by the Oregon legislature and effective June 30, 2020. HB 4204 imposes a temporary moratorium on foreclosures and other lender remedies, and affords COVID-impacted borrowers, including commercial borrowers, the right to defer debt service payments through December 31, 2020 until loan maturity. We cannot assure you that the statute will not be extended or otherwise modified, or that the Mortgaged Property will not be subject to COVID impacts that entitle the borrower to the relief contemplated by the statute. See “Risk Factors—Special Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the

 

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Mortgage Loans” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks”.

 

With respect to the UM Student Housing Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.3%), the Mortgaged Property is 100% leased to student tenants.

 

With respect to the IOM Villas Mortgage Loan (1.3%), as of the November 9, 2020 rent roll, 21 tenants at seven of the Mortgaged Properties received partial rent subsidies under Section 8 or similar county or state programs. In addition, a portion or all of each of the Indian Terrace Villas I-VI, Delta Villas I-IV, Crown Pointe Villas I&II, Fairmount Villas I&II, Schoolstreet Villas and Shirley Villas Mortgaged Properties are subject to certain regulatory agreements and/or declarations of restrictive covenants in favor of certain state or local agencies. Each such regulatory agreement and declaration generally requires that at least a certain portion of the units at the related Mortgaged Property be reserved for tenants earning no more than 60.0% of the area median income, subject to certain rental rate restrictions for the low-income units under Section 42(g)(2) of the Code. The regulatory agreements and declarations are scheduled to terminate at the Mortgaged Properties between 2021 and 2023.

 

With respect to the 7th Street Mixed Use Mortgage Loan (0.7%), the Mortgaged Property has 15 tenants, representing approximately 65.2% of the total units, utilizing tenant-based Section 8 vouchers.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Multifamily Properties Have Special Risks”.

 

Retail Properties

 

With respect to the retail properties and mixed use properties with retail components set forth in the above chart, see “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Retail Properties Have Special Risks”, “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses” and “—Specialty Use Concentrations” below.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), an affiliate of the borrowers currently owns the Fashion Show Mall located across the street from the Mortgaged Property, which competes with the Mortgaged Property. Neither of the borrowers nor any of their affiliates has any duty to favor the leasing of space in the Mortgaged Property over the leasing of space in other properties. In addition, the Mortgaged Property is located in a complex that includes the Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Palazzo Resort and Casino. A loss of a gaming license by such resorts, or a decline in visitors to such resorts, could have a material adverse effect on the Mortgaged Property.

 

Manufactured Housing Community Properties

 

With respect to the manufactured housing community set forth in the above chart, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Manufactured Housing Community Properties Have Special Risks”.

 

Self-Storage Properties

 

With respect to the self-storage properties set forth in the above chart:

 

Certain of the self-storage Mortgaged Properties also derive a portion of the Underwritten Revenue from one or more of (a) rent derived from retail operations and/or (b) the leasing of certain parking spaces located at the related Mortgaged Properties for purposes of recreational vehicle, other vehicle and/or boat storage.

 

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With respect to the Drive-Up Self Storage Mortgage Loan (0.3%), the organizational documents of the related borrower permit a majority of the non-managing members to request a sale of the related Mortgaged Property at any time after March 2025. If a sale of the Mortgaged Property is not effectuated within 180 days following such request, each such non-managing member has the right to cause the borrower to purchase such non-managing member’s ownership interest in an amount equal to such non-managing member’s unreturned capital contributions in the borrower. The Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” clause and is full recourse to the borrower and related borrower-sponsors in connection with the filing of any bankruptcy petition. See “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Self-Storage Properties Have Special Risks”.

 

Specialty Use Concentrations

 

Certain Mortgaged Properties have one of the 5 largest tenants that operates its space as a specialty use that may not allow the space to be readily converted to be suitable for another type of tenant, as set forth in the following table.

 

Specialty Use  Number of Mortgaged Properties  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Bank   5   17.6%
Restaurant   7   11.0%
Medical, Dental, Physical Therapy or Veterinary Offices or Clinics, Outpatient Facilities,
Research or Diagnostic Laboratories or
Health Management Services and/or Health Professional Schools
  12   9.6%
School or Educational Facility   2   7.6%
Theater   2   4.4%
Hair and/or Nail Salon, Spa   3   2.4%
Grocery   1   1.4%
Gym, Fitness Center or Health Club   1   0.3%

 

The White Oak Crossing Mortgaged Property (1.4%) includes one or more tenants that operate all or a portion of its space as an on-site gas station and/or an automobile repair and servicing facility.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

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Top 10 Mortgage Loans

 

The following table shows certain information regarding the 10 largest Mortgage Loans by Cut-off Date Balance:

 

Mortgage Loan Name  Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Cut-off Date Balance per SF/Room/Unit (1) 

 

UW NCF DSCR(2) 

 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(3) 

  Property Type
Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   $70,000,000   8.5%  419  2.30x  58.5%  Office
Signature Office Portfolio   70,000,000   8.5   191  1.50x  69.0%  Office
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V   65,000,000   7.9   21  1.74x  65.2%  Industrial
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   65,000,000   7.9   167,645  4.95x  35.5%  Hospitality
711 Fifth Avenue   40,000,000   4.8   1,603  2.90x  54.5%  Mixed Use
The Senator   39,700,000   4.8   225  2.53x  66.6%  Office
Appletree Business Park   37,500,000   4.5   118  1.92x  56.9%  Office
First Horizon Plaza   36,000,000   4.4   79  1.59x  69.1%  Office
JW Marriott Nashville   35,000,000   4.2   347,092  4.17x  61.5%  Hospitality
Houston Multifamily Portfolio   30,500,000   3.7   48,567  1.35x  61.6%  Multifamily
Top 5 Total/Weighted Average   $310,000,000   37.5%     2.64x  56.9%   
Top 10 Total/Weighted Average   $488,700,000   59.1%     2.52x  59.2%   

 

 

(1)In the case of each of the Mortgage Loans that is part of a Whole Loan, the calculation of the Cut-off Date Balance Per SF/Room/Unit, UW NCF DSCR and Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for each such Mortgage Loan is calculated based on the principal balance, debt service payment and Underwritten Net Cash Flow for the Mortgage Loan included in the issuing entity and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in the aggregate, but excludes the principal balance and debt service payment of any related Subordinate Companion Loan. The UW NCF DSCR and the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio including the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) but excluding any related mezzanine loans are, with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, 2.70x and 65.2%, respectively. See “—Assessments of Property Value and Condition” for additional information.

 

(2)In the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), UW NCF DSCR is calculated based on the initial master lease annual rent of $292,000,000.

 

(3)In the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated based upon a hypothetical valuation other than an “as-is” value. See “—Assessments of Property Value and Condition” for additional information.

 

For more information regarding the ten largest Mortgage Loans and related Mortgaged Properties, see the individual Mortgage Loan and portfolio descriptions under “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” on Annex A-3. Other than with respect to the top 10 Mortgage Loans identified in the table above, each of the other Mortgage Loans represents no more than 3.0% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses”.

 

Multi-Property Mortgage Loans and Related Borrower Mortgage Loans

 

The pool of Mortgage Loans will include ten (10) Mortgage Loans (43.8%), set forth in the table below titled “Multi-Property Mortgage Loans”, which are each secured by two or more properties.

 

The table below shows each individual Mortgage Loan that is secured by two or more Mortgaged Properties.

 

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Multi-Property Mortgage Loans

 

Mortgage Loan/Property Portfolio Names  Cut-off Date Balance  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   $70,000,000   8.5%
Signature Office Portfolio   70,000,000   8.5 
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V   65,000,000   7.9 
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   65,000,000   7.9 
Houston Multifamily Portfolio   30,500,000   3.7 
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio   19,000,000   2.3 
Cabinetworks Portfolio   15,000,000   1.8 
Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio   13,730,000   1.7 
IOM Villas   11,000,000   1.3 
Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP   2,515,000   0.3 
Total  $361,745,000   43.8%

 

In some cases, an individual Mortgaged Property may be comprised of two or more parcels that may not be contiguous or may be owned by separate borrowers. For example, with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), the related Mortgaged Property is comprised of more than one parcel.

 

Three (3) groups of Mortgage Loans (3.0%), set forth in the table below entitled “Related Borrower Loans”, are not cross-collateralized but have borrower sponsors related to each other, but no group of Mortgage Loans having borrower sponsors that are related to each other represents more than approximately 0.7% of the Initial Pool Balance. The following table shows each group of Mortgage Loans having borrowers that are related to each other. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses” in addition to Annex A-1.

 

Related Borrower Loans

 

Mortgage Loan  Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Group 1:          
South Bronx Medical Center   $6,750,000    0.8%
4781 Broadway    6,250,000    0.8 
Total for Group 1:  $13,000,000    1.6%
Group 2:          
Big Space Storage   $4,025,000    0.5%
West Bellfort Self Storage    2,546,000    0.3 
Total for Group 2:  $6,571,000    0.8%
Group 3:          
Smitty’s MHP   $2,861,137    0.3%
Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP    2,515,000    0.3 
Total for Group 3:  $5,376,137    0.7%

 

Mortgage Loans with related borrowers are identified under “Related Group” on Annex A-1. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses” in addition to Annex A-1 and the related footnotes.

 

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Geographic Concentrations

 

The following table shows the states that have concentrations of Mortgaged Properties that secure approximately 5.0% or more of the Initial Pool Balance:

 

Geographic Distribution(1)

 

State  Number of Mortgaged Properties  Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance  % of Initial Pool Balance
New York   12   $248,684,427   30.1%
California   12   $120,735,955   14.6%
Nevada   4   $98,350,000   11.9%
Texas   9   $76,181,063   9.2%
Tennessee   2   $71,000,000   8.6%

 

 

(1)       Because this table presents information relating to Mortgaged Properties and not the Mortgage Loans, the information for any Mortgaged Property that is one of multiple Mortgaged Properties securing a particular Mortgage Loan is based on an allocated loan amount as stated on Annex A-1.

 

The remaining Mortgaged Properties are located throughout seventeen (17) other states, with no more than approximately 3.0% of the Initial Pool Balance secured by Mortgaged Properties located in any such jurisdiction.

 

Repayments by borrowers and the market value of the related Mortgaged Properties could be affected by economic conditions generally or specific to particular geographic areas or the regions of the United States, and concentrations of Mortgaged Properties in particular geographic areas may increase the risk that conditions in the real estate market where the Mortgaged Property is located, or other adverse economic or other developments or natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, forest fires, tornadoes or hurricanes, terrorist attacks or changes in governmental rules or fiscal policies) affecting a particular region of the country, could increase the frequency and severity of losses on Mortgage Loans secured by those Mortgaged Properties. For example:

 

Mortgaged Properties located in Texas and California are more susceptible to certain hazards (such as earthquakes and/or wildfires) than properties in other parts of the country.

 

Mortgaged Properties located in coastal states, which include Mortgaged Properties located in, for example, New York, Texas, California and Florida, among others, also may be more generally susceptible to floods or hurricanes than properties in other parts of the country. Hurricanes in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States and in the Gulf Coast region, have resulted in severe property damage as a result of the winds and the associated flooding. The Mortgage Loans do not require flood insurance on the related Mortgaged Properties unless they are in a flood zone and flood insurance is available. We cannot assure you that any hurricane damage would be covered by insurance.

 

Mortgaged Properties located in an area covering the states that stretch from Texas to Canada, with its core centered in northern Texas, as well as in the southern United States, are prone to tornados.

 

In addition, certain of the Mortgaged Properties are located in cities or states that are currently facing or may face a depressed real estate market, which is not due to any natural disaster but which may cause an overall decline in property values.

 

Fourteen (14) Mortgaged Properties (17.6%), are located in areas that are considered a high earthquake risk (seismic zones 3 or 4), and seismic reports were prepared with respect to these Mortgaged Properties, and based on those reports, no Mortgaged Property has a seismic expected loss greater than 16%.

 

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Mortgaged Properties With Limited Prior Operating History

 

Six (6) Mortgaged Properties (4.5%) have a limited operating history (i.e., less than 18 most recent months of recent historical financials), as follows:

 

Each of the Cabinetworks Portfolio (1.8%), the King City SV (1.6%), the 2416 Merchant Street (0.8%) and the Smitty’s MHP (0.3%) Mortgage Loans is secured by Mortgaged Properties that were acquired by the related borrower or an affiliate of the borrower within 12 calendar months prior to the Cut-off Date and such borrower or affiliate was unable to provide the related Mortgage Loan Seller with historical financial information (or provided limited historical financial information) for such acquired Mortgaged Property.

 

Tenancies-in-Common or Diversified Ownership

 

Each of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (2.3%), the Parkway Office (1.5%), the White Oak Crossing (1.4%) and the Upper West Side Mixed-Use (0.8%) Mortgage Loans has one or more borrowers that own all or a portion of the related Mortgaged Property as tenants-in-common, and the respective tenants-in-common have agreed to a waiver of their rights of partition.

 

With respect to the King City SV Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the borrower is a Delaware statutory trust that is managed by an affiliated signatory trustee that is controlled and beneficially wholly owned by the underlying guarantors. The Mortgage Loan documents permit 100% of the beneficial interest in the borrower to be sold to up to 120 “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933) within 30 months of the origination date, provided that the lender’s prior written consent is required if any “accredited investor” acquires or increases its direct beneficial interest in the borrower to 20% or greater.

 

With respect to the Big Space Storage Mortgage Loan (0.5%) and the West Bellfort Self Storage Mortgage Loan (0.3%), more than 20 individuals have direct ownership interests in each related borrower.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks” and “—Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery”.

 

Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests

 

Each of the JW Marriott Nashville (4.2%), the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (2.3%) and the 7th Street Mixed Use (0.7%) Mortgage Loans is secured, in part, by the related borrower’s interest in one or more units in a condominium. With respect to all such Mortgage Loans (other than as described below), the borrower generally controls the appointment and voting of the condominium board or the condominium owners cannot take actions or cause the condominium association to take actions that would affect the borrower’s unit without the borrower’s consent.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), the borrowers are parties to a reciprocal easement agreement which governs the interrelationship between the Mortgaged Property and the owners of other interests in the complex that includes the Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Palazzo Resort and Casino. Under the reciprocal easement agreement, the borrowers covenant to continuously operate the Mortgaged Property and have agreed to maintain the quality standards of the tenant mix at the property. In addition, the borrowers are prohibited from leasing space to competitors of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. Casualty and business interruption insurance coverage for the Mortgaged Property is currently provided by a blanket insurance policy meeting the requirements under the reciprocal easement agreement. Proceeds of such insurance, as well as condemnation proceeds, are required to be administered in accordance with the provisions of the reciprocal easement agreement. Under the reciprocal easement agreement, a transfer of the Mortgaged Property (other than to lender (or a subsequent transferee) in connection with foreclosure of a mortgage secured by the property) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. If the subsequent transfer is not for at least

 

 

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95% of the price of the offer to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC would be entitled to purchase the Mortgaged Property at such lower sales price. See “—Purchase Options and Rights of First Refusal”. Additionally, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC has the right to cure certain defaults of the borrowers under the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and, in the case of acceleration of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, has the right, subject to the satisfaction of certain financial covenants, to purchase the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan at a price equal to the sum of (a) the principal balance, (b) accrued and unpaid interest up to (but excluding) the date of purchase, (c) all other amounts owed under the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan documents, including, without limitation (but only to the extent so owed) (1) any unreimbursed advances made by the servicer, with interest at the applicable rate, (2) any servicing and special servicing fees, (3) any exit fees, (4) any prepayment, yield maintenance or similar premiums and (5) if the date of purchase is not a scheduled payment date, accrued and unpaid interest, from the date of purchase up to (but excluding) the scheduled payment date next succeeding the date of purchase and (d) all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the lender in connection with the purchase.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage LoansCondominium Ownership May Limit Use and Improvements”.

 

Fee & Leasehold Estates; Ground Leases

 

The table below shows the distribution of underlying interests encumbered by the mortgages related to the Mortgaged Properties:

 

Property Ownership Interest(1)

 

Property Ownership Interest  Number of Mortgaged Properties  Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Fee Simple(2)   86   $765,878,203   92.7%
Fee Simple/Leasehold   2   60,000,000   7.3 
Leasehold   1   452,584   0.1 
Total   89   $826,330,787   100.0%

 

(1)Because this table presents information relating to Mortgaged Properties and not Mortgage Loans, the information for Mortgage Loans secured by more than one Mortgaged Property is based on allocated loan amounts as set forth on Annex A-1.

 

(2)For purposes of this prospectus, an encumbered interest will be characterized as “fee simple” and not a leasehold interest if (i) the borrower has a fee interest in all or substantially all of the Mortgaged Property (provided that if the borrower has a leasehold interest in any portion of the Mortgaged Property, such portion is not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property), or (ii) the Mortgage Loan is secured by the borrower’s leasehold interest in the Mortgaged Property as well as the borrower’s (or other fee owner’s) overlapping fee interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In general, unless the related fee interest is also encumbered by the related Mortgage, each of the ground leases (i) has a term that extends at least 20 years beyond the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan (taking into account all freely exercisable options), and (ii) except as noted below or in the exceptions, if any, to representation and warranty number 34 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 34 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 36 on Annex F-1 located on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, contains customary mortgagee protection provisions, including notice and cure rights and the right to enter into a new lease with the applicable ground lessor in the event a ground lease is rejected or terminated.

 

With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), (i) a complete version of the ground lease related to the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property has not been recorded and no estoppel was delivered by the related borrower in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the ground lease requires the ground lessor to provide any notice of default to the related lender, but does not expressly provide that no such notice is effective against such lender unless such notice is given to the lender and (iii) the ground lease does not expressly provide that a new ground lease is required in connection with a rejection of such ground lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

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Mortgage loans secured by ground leases present certain bankruptcy and foreclosure risks not present with Mortgage Loans secured by fee simple estates. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Related to Ground Leases and Other Leasehold Interests”, “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Foreclosure” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

COVID Considerations

 

The following table contains information regarding the status of the mortgage loans and mortgaged properties provided by the respective borrowers as of the date set forth in the “Information as of Date” column. The cumulative effects of the COVID-19 emergency on the global economy may cause tenants to be unable to pay their rent and borrowers to be unable to pay debt service under the mortgage loans. As a result, we cannot assure you that the information in the following table is indicative of future performance or that tenants or borrowers will not seek rent or debt service relief (including forbearance arrangements) or other lease or loan modifications in the future. Such actions may lead to shortfalls and losses on the certificates. The information in the following table was based on reports and data aggregated from the related borrower’s existing financial and operational reporting systems and in certain circumstances was produced on an interim or ad hoc basis or was provided by the related borrower verbally. While we have no reason to believe the information presented is not accurate, we cannot assure you that it will not change or be updated in the future. See “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” on Annex A-3 for discussions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations of certain tenants at the Mortgaged Properties.

 

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Loan # 

Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Seller 

Property Type 

Information as of Date 

First Due Date 

October Debt Service Payment Received (Y/N) 

November Debt Service Payment Received (Y/N) 

December Debt Service Payment Received
(Y/N) 

Forbearance or Other Debt Service Relief Requested (Y/N) 

Other Loan Modification Requested
(Y/N) 

Lease Modifi-cation or Rent Relief Re-
quested
(Y/N) 

Occupied SF or Unit Count Making Full October Rent Payment
(%) 

UW October Base Rent Paid (%) 

Occupied SF or Unit Count Making Full November Rent Payment
(%) 

UW November Base Rent Paid (%) 

1 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio(1) CREFI Office 12/6/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
2 Signature Office Portfolio CREFI/ SMC Office 12/6/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 98.3% 98.1% 98.3% 98.1%
3 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V AREF Industrial 11/27/2020 1/6/2021 NAP(2) NAP(2) NAP(2) N N N 98.6%(3) 99.8%(3) 98.6%(3) 99.6%(3)
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay CREFI Hospitality 12/6/2020 4/5/2020 Y Y Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
5 711 Fifth Avenue GSMC Mixed Use 12/1/2020 4/6/2020 Y Y Y N N Y(4) 100.0%(4) 100.0%(4) 100.0%(4) 100.0%(4)
6 The Senator SMC Office 12/3/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
7 Appletree Business Park SMC Office 12/3/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 96.7% 99.8% 99.8%
8 First Horizon Plaza(5) CREFI Office 12/6/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
9 JW Marriott Nashville GSMC Hospitality 11/30/2020 4/6/2020 Y(6) Y(6) Y(6) Y(6) Y(6) Y(6) NAP NAP NAP NAP
10 Houston Multifamily Portfolio SMC Multifamily 12/5/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 96.8% 97.4% NAP NAP
11 Grand Canal Shoppes AREF Retail 12/7/2020 8/1/2019 Y Y Y Y(7) N Y NAP(8) NAP(8) NAP(8) NAP(8)
12 32-42 Broadway(9) CREFI Office 12/6/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 98.5% 98.5% 76.1% 76.1%
13 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District CREFI Hospitality 12/6/2020 4/6/2020 Y Y Y N Y N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
14 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio SMC Office 12/5/2020 11/6/2020 NAP Y Y N N Y(10) 100.0% 100.0% 98.4% 98.7%
15 Bayshore Villa MHC SGFC Manufactured Housing 12/1/2020 1/1/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 95.8% 97.5% 95.8% 95.5%
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio GSMC Industrial 10/15/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 100.0%(11) 100.0%(11) 100.0%(11) 100.0%(11)
17 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio SGFC Various 12/1/2020 1/5/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
18 King City SV SGFC Multifamily 12/1/2020 10/1/2020 Y Y Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
19 Pacifica Plaza SGFC Office 12/1/2020 1/1/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N Y(12) 96.1% 100.0% 96.1% 100.0%
20 Parkway Office SGFC Office 12/1/2020 1/1/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
21 Redmond Town Center(13) CREFI Mixed Use 12/6/2020 4/6/2020 Y Y Y N N N 72.4% 68.5% 66.3% 68.2%
22 White Oak Crossing GSMC Retail 12/1/2020 1/6/2020 Y Y Y N N Y(14) 92.9% 91.0% 93.1% 91.5%
23 UM Student Housing Portfolio SMC Multifamily 12/8/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
24 IOM Villas AREF Multifamily 11/12/2020 1/6/2021 NAP(2) NAP(2) NAP(2) N N N 92.5%(15) 92.14%(15) 88.9%(15) 88.9%(15)
25 Paramount Town Center AREF Retail 11/23/2020 4/6/2020 Y Y Y N Y(16) Y(17) 95.6%(17) 79.5%(17) 95.6%(17) 79.5%(17)
26 La Quinta Downtown Waco SMC Hospitality 12/4/2020 4/6/2020 Y Y Y N N N NAP(18) NAP(18) NAP(18) NAP(18)
27 375 Warm Springs SMC Office 12/5/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
28 4850 Eucalyptus Avenue CREFI Industrial 12/6/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
29 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive AREF Office 12/2/2020 10/6/2020 Y Y Y N N Y(19) 89.2% 91.7% 91.6% 92.8%
30 South Bronx Medical Office AREF Office 12/1/2020 1/6/2021 NAP(2) NAP(2) NAP(2) N N Y(20) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
31 Upper West Side Mixed-Use AREF Mixed Use 11/9/2020 12/6/2020 NAP(2) NAP(2) Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
32 2416 Merchant Street SGFC Industrial 12/1/2020 1/1/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
33 4781 Broadway AREF Mixed Use 12/1/2020 1/6/2021 NAP(2) NAP(2) NAP(2) N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
34 2803 NE Loop 410 SMC Industrial 12/5/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
35 7th Street Mixed Use SMC Mixed Use 12/5/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 

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Loan # 

Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Seller 

Property Type 

Information as of Date 

First Due Date 

October Debt Service Payment Received (Y/N) 

November Debt Service Payment Received (Y/N) 

December Debt Service Payment Received
(Y/N) 

Forbearance or Other Debt Service Relief Requested (Y/N) 

Other Loan Modification Requested
(Y/N) 

Lease Modifi-cation or Rent Relief Re-
quested
(Y/N) 

Occupied SF or Unit Count Making Full October Rent Payment
(%) 

UW October Base Rent Paid (%) 

Occupied SF or Unit Count Making Full November Rent Payment
(%) 

UW November Base Rent Paid (%) 

36 Hampton Inn Alamogordo SGFC Hospitality 12/1/2020 5/1/2020 Y Y Y N N N NAP NAP NAP NAP
37 McCarthy Ranch SMC Retail 12/1/2020 3/6/2020 Y Y Y N N Y(21) 69.0%(20) 82.0%(20) NAP NAP
38 Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 SMC Self Storage 12/1/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 96.0% 95.0% 94.0% 92.0%
39 1404 West University SMC Retail 12/5/2020 7/6/2019 Y Y Y N Y Y(22) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
40 Big Space Storage AREF Self Storage 11/31/2020 10/6/2020 Y Y Y N N N 98.6% 96.7% 96.7%(23) 91.4%(23)
41 Freedom Storage Dallas SGFC Self Storage 12/1/2020 1/1/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 97.8% 98.2% 97.4% 97.2%
42 Smitty’s MHP SMC Manufactured Housing 12/1/2020 12/6/2020 NAP NAP Y N N N 90.6% 92.1% 93.9% 95.4%
43 Georgetown Square AREF Mixed Use 11/10/2020 5/6/2020 Y Y Y N N N 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
44 West Bellfort Self Storage AREF Self Storage 11/24/2020 12/6/2020 NAP(2) NAP(2) Y N N N 98.8% 97.2% 98.5%(25) 94.8%(25)
45 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP SMC Manufactured Housing 12/1/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N NAP(26) NAP(26) NAP(26) NAP(26)
46 Drive-Up Self Storage SMC Self Storage 12/5/2020 1/6/2021 NAP NAP NAP N N N 97.1% 97.8% 96.0% 95.0%

 

(Footnotes on table begin on the following page)

 

 

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(1)Elo Midtown Office Portfolio - UW Base Rent Paid (%) for October and November are greater than 100.0% at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgaged Properties as collections include the payback of rents that were previously deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

(2)Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V, IOM Villas, South Bronx Medical Office, Upper West Side Mixed-Use, 4781 Broadway, West Bellfort Self Storage - the Mortgage Loans have first due dates on January 6, 2021.

 

(3)Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V - the second largest tenant at the Fort Smith Mortgaged Property, Mars Petcare (7.0% of net rentable area and 8.0% of UW Base Rent) has up to 90 days to pay its monthly rent pursuant to the terms of its lease. The borrower sponsor indicated that Mars Petcare has been paying rent in three-month installments on a quarterly basis and has paid July through September rent in full on October 1, 2020. Given the 90-day grace period allowed for payments under the lease, rent for October and November are not due until December 29, 2020 and January 30, 2021, respectively. As such, Mars Petcare’s square footage and base rent were excluded in the calculations for both October and November. Furthermore, the borrower sponsor reported that Global Fiberglass Solutions, which leases 3.9% of net rentable area, has been delinquent on rent. The lender has underwritten the space leased to Global Fiberglass Solutions as vacant in the underwriting and has excluded the associated rent and square footage from the October and November calculations.

 

(4)711 Fifth Avenue - Includes one tenant, representing 4.2% of the square footage and 37.3% of UW Base Rent of the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgaged Property who paid their rent in accordance with an agreement to pay 50% abated rent for the months of April, May and June. The abated rent will be paid back 50% by the end of 2020 and the remainder by the end of Q1 2021.

 

(5)First Horizon Plaza - UW Base Rent Paid (%) for October and November are greater than 100.0% at the First Horizon Plaza Mortgaged Property as collections include the payback of rents that were previously deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

(6)JW Marriott Nashville - In April 2020, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan was modified to permit the use of Furniture, Fittings and Equipment Reserve (“FF&E”) reserve funds to pay debt service, and the borrower sponsor provided a guaranty for (i) debt service payments through October 2020, and (ii) taxes and insurance payments that the guarantor is liable for to the extent they are due and payable prior to the earlier to occur of (1) a conclusion of a trigger period or (2) the date on which the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan has been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. In October 2020, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan was further modified to waive the requirement to fund the FF&E reserve until April 2021, waive the cash management debt yield trigger through the second quarter of 2022, and otherwise permanently decrease the debt yield trigger level from 10% to 7.5%, in exchange for the borrower funding an 18-month debt service reserve to be applied to monthly payments from October 2020 through March 2022. Certain FF&E reserve funds have been used to pay debt service; therefore, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is in a cash management trigger period.

 

(7)Grand Canal Shoppes - With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the borrower sponsor provided written requests to Midland Loan Services, the master servicer which services the MSC 2019-H7 transaction in which the controlling note of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was contributed to (“Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer”), on April 22, 2020 and May 6, 2020 to seek consent to modify certain terms and conditions of the loan agreement. Such loan modification requests were not granted by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer. Furthermore, the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer indicated that no other request for forbearance or other debt service relief was received from the borrower sponsor as of December 6, 2020. As of December 6, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan was current and has remained current since the origination of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

(8)Grand Canal Shoppes - With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, information on lease modification or rent relief requested and October and November rent collections were not made readily available to the loan seller.  Pursuant to the Grand Canal Shoppes loan agreement, the borrower cannot enter into any amendment or modification of any material lease without the prior written consent of the lender.  As of December 9, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer, indicated that no consent requests for lease amendments or modifications on material leases were received from the borrower sponsor between March 1, 2020 and December 9, 2020.  On December 10, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer provided the loan seller with a borrower-provided accounts receivable report dated as of November 25, 2020.  1-30 day and 31-60 day delinquent base rent were estimated to be approximately $2.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively for tenants that were included in the September 30, 2020 rent roll.  The Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer also provided borrower-certified financials based on the trailing-three months as of September 30, 2020.  The total occupancy revenue as noted in the aforementioned financials was 83.3% of the borrower sponsor’s budget for the same time period.  The loan seller did not independently verify or make any assumptions or adjustments to the information provided by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer.  Furthermore, based on the list of operating stores available on the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Property’s website as of December 6, 2020, tenants representing approximately 87.9% of net rentable area and 90.9% of underwritten base rent were open for business.  Lastly, the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management which has not been triggered and is not currently active as of December 6, 2020.

 

(9)32-42 Broadway – due to the granularity of the 32-42 Broadway Mortgaged Property rent roll, the Occupied SF or Unit Count Making Full October and November Payment (%) was unable to be obtained and has been set to match the UW Base Rent Paid (%) for those months.

 

(10)Two tenants (4.3% of net rentable area and 6.0% of UW base rent) received COVID-19 related rent relief and two tenants (1.2% of net rentable area) ceased operations due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which tenants have been underwritten as vacant. No rent was forgiven; all COVID-19 relief requests consisted of applying security deposits towards base rent or deferring one to two months of base rent. Both tenants have paid back all deferred rent owed.

 

(11)Cabinetworks Portfolio – Single tenant occupying 100.0% of net rentable area. The tenant pays rent quarterly and all rent through to December 31, 2020 has been paid.

 

(12)Pacifica Plaza – Three tenants (7.8% of net rentable area and 7.5% of UW base rent) requested and received COVID-19-related rent relief. An additional tenant (3.8% of net rentable area) ceased operations due to COVID-19-related impacts, and was underwritten as vacant. No rent has been forgiven. All COVID-19 relief requests consisted of deferring one to three months of base rent with repayment due on or before June 30, 2021. Total outstanding deferred rent is $10,100.50.

 

(13)Redmond Town Center - Represents the amount of borrower collections.

 

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(14)White Oak Crossing – Eight tenants, representing approximately 51.2% of the UW Base Rent have requested rent relief.

 

(15)IOM Villas - the calculations shown reflect the percentage of account receivables collected in the respective months. The November figures were as of November 12, 2020.

 

(16)Paramount Town Center - the borrower and lender executed an amendment to the loan agreement on December 4, 2020 to modify the credit rating threshold of a major tenant, or its parent company, that triggers a lease sweep period from A- to BBB-, due to the COVID-related downgrade by S&P of Ross Stores, the parent company of Ross Dress for Less, in March 2020. In addition, the amendment extended the lease sweep trigger date from six months to 12 months for the expiration of a major tenant’s lease, instituted an on-going tenant improvement and leasing commission (“TI/LC”) of $1.00 per square footage and eliminated the TI/LC reserve cap (previously $950,000).

 

(17)Paramount Town Center - the largest tenant, Ross Dress for Less (49.1% of net rentable area and 35.0% of UW base rent), exercised an option to extend its lease to January 31, 2027. In exchange for the lease renewal, Ross Dress for Less received abated rent for May and June 2020 and deferral of 50% of base rent from July 2020 through February 2021. The deferred rent is required to be paid in 10 equal monthly installments commencing in March 2021. As Ross Dress for Less paid its rent pursuant to the terms of its lease extension, its square footage was included in the Occupied SF Making Full October and November Rent Payments. Furthermore, the borrower sponsor reported that two tenants (4.4% of net rentable area and 5.3% of UW base rent), did not pay full rent in October or November.

 

(18)La Quinta Downtown Waco - Not available due to the nature of the property type.

 

(19)6925 Lake Ellenor Drive - BimmerTech North America Inc, representing approximately 1.5% of UW rent and 1.3% of net rentable area, executed a lease modification in June 2020 to defer $1,325 of May and June rent payments.  As of November 2020, the deferred amounts were repaid and the tenant returned to paying scheduled rent.  The borrower sponsor indicated that two tenants representing 10.3% of net rentable area and 9.7% of UW Base Rent did not pay October rent. The borrower sponsor indicated that three tenants representing 7.2% of net rentable area and 7.2% of UW base rent did not pay November rent.

 

(20)South Bronx Medical Office - the largest tenant, Acacia Network (56.6% of net rentable area and 45.1% of UW base rent) deferred rent for the months of April through June 2020, which is expected to be repaid in 12 installments commencing in July 2020. Acacia Network has paid full rent since July 2020. No other tenant requested or received rent relief.

 

(21)McCarthy Ranch - Sportsmans Warehouse vacated in April. Additionally, there is a deferral agreement in place with Big Al’s in which Big Al’s is paying 50% of its rent through December. Excluding these two tenants, 100% of rent received was received in October. Due to the timing of the borrower sponsor’s accounting process, prior month’s collection information is typically not made available until the third week of the following month.

 

(22)1404 West University - Two tenants (Just Salad and Nekter Juice Bar) ceased paying rent for between five and six months. The borrower sponsor negotiated lease modifications with the related tenants and both tenants commenced full rental payments in October 2020.

 

(23)Big Space Storage - the Occupied Unit Count Making Full November Rent Payment and UW November Base Rent Paid figures include units that are 31-90 days delinquent. Including only those units that are 31-60 days delinquent, the Occupied SF Making Full November Rent Payments and UW November Base Rent Paid figures would be 97.8% and 96.5%, respectively.

 

(24)West Bellfort Self Storage - the Occupied Unit Count Making Full November Rent Payment and UW November Base Rent Paid figures include units that are 31-90 days delinquent. Including only those units that are 31-60 days delinquent, the Occupied SF Making Full November Rent Payments and UW November Base Rent Paid figures would be 99.4% and 98.3%, respectively.

 

(25)Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP – Both Mortgaged Properties were acquired in conjunction with the origination of the Mortgage Loan on November 24, 2020 and collection information for October and November was were not made available by the seller. Based on the monthly September collections annualized, the percentage of underwritten base rent paid was 100%.

 

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See “Risk Factors—Special RisksCurrent Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Environmental Considerations

 

An environmental report was prepared for each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan no more than 14 months (or, in the case of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), 19 months) prior to the Cut-off Date. See Annex A-1 for the date of the environmental report for each Mortgaged Property. The environmental reports were generally prepared pursuant to the American Society for Testing and Materials standard for a “Phase I” environmental site assessment (the “ESA”). In addition to the Phase I standards, some of the environmental reports will include additional research, such as limited sampling for asbestos-containing material, lead-based paint, radon or water damage with limited areas of potential or identified mold, and such ESAs may have recommended continuing implementation of an operations and maintenance plan and, in some cases, minor cost abatements depending on the property use and/or age. For some of the mortgaged real properties, the related ESAs may have noted that onsite underground storage tanks or leaking underground storage tanks previously had been removed or closed in place or other types of potential or actual spills or releases may have occurred, and based on criteria such as experience with past investigations, cleanups or other response actions, the quantities or types of hazardous materials involved, the absence of significant risk, tank test results or other records, and/or other circumstances including regulatory closure, the ESAs did not recommend any further investigation or other action. In some such cases, even where regulatory closure was documented for past incidents the ESAs may have reported that requests to governmental agencies for any related files are pending. However, those ESAs nevertheless concluded that such incidents were not likely to be significant at the time they were prepared. Additionally, as needed pursuant to American Society for Testing and Materials standards, supplemental “Phase II” site investigations have been completed for some Mortgaged Properties to further evaluate certain environmental issues, including certain recognized environmental conditions (each, a “REC”). A Phase II investigation generally consists of sampling and/or testing.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the related borrowers have obtained environmental insurance against claims for pollution and remediation legal liability (the “PLL Policy”) from Evanston Insurance Company, with the lenders as named insureds, with per incident and aggregate limits of $25,000,000. The current PLL Policy term expires in 2025. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents require that the PLL Policy term extend at least two years beyond the date of repayment of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (the “Required PLL Policy Term”), provided that the borrowers may obtain a policy with a term less than the Required PLL Policy Term, so long as the borrowers renew or extend such PLL Policy by the shorter of three years or a term not less than the Required PLL Policy term within ten business days of the current PLL Policy term expiration.

 

With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V—Newton Mortgaged Property (2.9%), the Phase I ESA identified a controlled recognized environmental condition (“CREC”) in connection with the Mortgaged Property’s listing in several federal regulatory databases due to environmental impacts to groundwater associated with the former use of the Mortgaged Property by the Maytag Company, which manufactured household laundry equipment at the Mortgaged Property from 1948 through 2007. The environmental consultant reported that a remedy plan was approved by the EPA, which, among other things, provides for continued monitoring of groundwater and requires continued operation of a groundwater extraction well to provide hydraulic control and contaminant mass reduction. In addition, the environmental consultant reported that an environmental covenant was implemented that includes groundwater use restrictions, land use restrictions and restrictions on activities that may result in exposures to soil and groundwater or interfere with ongoing remedial activities.

 

With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V—Fort Smith Mortgaged Property (2.5%), the Phase I ESA identified a CREC in connection with certain land use restrictions at the Mortgaged Property. The environmental consultant reported that prior sampling at the Mortgaged Property identified the potential for vapor intrusion to occur, particularly if the concrete floor at the building is disturbed. The environmental consultant reported that a deed restriction was put in place requiring that the Mortgaged

 

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Property be used for commercial or industrial purposes and that any future redevelopment plans include engineering and institutional controls to limit on-site worker exposure to contaminated soil, groundwater and soil vapor. The engineering consultant reported that no further action is required.

 

With respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the Vista Oaks Apartments Mortgaged Property ESA identified groundwater contamination in connection with dry cleaning operations at an adjoining property. The related environmental engineer considers the groundwater contamination to be a REC. The previous owner of the related Mortgaged Property was issued an innocent owner/operator certificate (“IOC”) granting the previous owner liability immunity in connection with the REC. The environmental engineer reported that the liability immunity in the IOC does not cover future owners, but future owners are eligible to be granted an IOC. The environmental engineer reported the worst case scenario remediation cost to be approximately $230,000 in connection with the REC. The borrower obtained an environmental insurance policy from Steadfast Insurance Company, listing the lender as an additional named insured, with a $750,000 policy limit per occurrence and in the aggregate, and a $25,000 deductible. Steadfast Insurance Company is rated A+ by A.M. Best. The policy expires November 10, 2033, which is approximately 3 years past the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan (2.4%), the related ESA identifies as a controlled REC for the Mortgaged Property impacts to soil and groundwater on the parking garage parcel associated with the historic, onsite use of gasoline underground storage tanks (“USTs”) and historic onsite dry cleaning operations. The USTs were closed in place in 1988 and the dry cleaning operations ended prior to 1989. The site was entered into the Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program (“VCP”) by the property owner in July 2005. Remediation was conducted under the VCP, which consisted of in-situ soil washing in conjunction with the pumping recovery of impacted groundwater, and in-situ bioremediation of impacted soil and groundwater. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) issued a Final Certificate of Completion in relation to the VCP cleanup on the garage parcel of the Mortgaged Property on April 23, 2009. However, because residual impacts to groundwater remain, a restrictive covenant was placed on the parking garage parcel limiting it to commercial/industrial use and prohibiting the use of groundwater. The consultant recommended continued compliance with the conditions identified in the 2009 Certificate of Completion and in the restrictive covenant. The ESA for the Mortgaged Property also identifies as an historic REC impacts to soil and groundwater on the hotel parcel associated with former gasoline USTs removed from the Mortgaged Property in the 1960s. The hotel parcel was entered into the VCP by the property owner in August 2005 to address impacts related to these former USTs.

 

With respect to the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan (1.4%), the ESA identifies as a REC dry cleaning operations historically located onsite. A Phase II was conducted in December 2019 to assess whether the historic dry cleaning operations may have adversely impacted the Mortgaged Property. The Phase II did not identify any impacts above laboratory detection limits in the soil or groundwater samples analyzed. Impacts were identified in soil vapor samples above residential but below non-residential land use standards. Given the current use of the Mortgaged Property as a shopping center, the Phase II consultant determined that identified soil vapor impacts did not pose an unacceptable vapor intrusion threat to indoor air, and concluded that no further investigation at the Mortgaged Property was necessary. However, to mitigate any potential for environmental liability caused by historic operations at the Mortgaged Property, as well as present and future use of the Mortgaged Property, the borrower obtained an environmental insurance policy issued by Zurich with CREFI and its successors and/or assigns as the named insured. The policy, which expires in February 2028, includes a loss limit of $7,000,000 (per claim and in the aggregate) and a $25,000 deductible. The maturity date of the Mortgage Loan is March 6, 2025.

 

With respect to the South Bronx Medical Office Mortgage Loan (0.8%), the Phase I ESA identified a REC in connection with the former operation of automotive repair facilities at the Mortgaged Property from approximately 1961 through the 1970s. In addition, the Phase I ESA identified a REC in connection with the historic use of gasoline tanks at the Mortgaged Property, including three former gasoline tanks in a portion of the garage building that was redeveloped in 1961, indirect evidence of a 4,000-gallon above ground storage tank (“AST”) that may have been removed, and an inactive 3,000-gallon AST. The

 

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environmental consultant recommended: (i) a limited sub-surface assessment to determine the impact of the former automotive repair and gasoline fueling operations at the Mortgaged Property; (ii) comprehensive testing and inspection to determine the status of the 3,000-gallon AST, including proper closure if no future uses are planned; and (iii) a review of any closure affidavits to determine the status of the potential former 4,000-gallon AST.

 

With respect to the 4781 Broadway Mortgage Loan (0.8%), the Phase I ESA identified a REC in connection with the former operation of a dry cleaning facility at the Mortgaged Property from approximately 1956 to 1968 and on an adjacent parcel from approximately 1963 to 1973. The environmental consultant recommended a limited Phase II assessment to determine the impact of the former dry cleaning operations at the Mortgaged Property.

 

Redevelopment, Renovation and Expansion

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are properties which are currently undergoing or are expected to undergo redevelopment, renovation or expansion, including with respect to hospitality properties, executing property improvement plans (“PIPs”) required by the franchisors.

 

Below are descriptions of (a) certain of such Mortgaged Properties that are undergoing (or are required or expected to undergo) redevelopment, expansion and/or renovation where the approximate estimated cost thereof is equal to or greater than the lesser of $1,000,000 and 10% of the related Mortgage Loan’s principal balance and (b) certain of such Mortgaged Properties that are subject to material PIPs.

 

With respect to the Parkway Office Mortgage Loan (1.5%), a required repair reserve was collected at closing in the amount of $1,613,343 in connection with the replacement of rooftop heating, ventilation and air conditioning units, exterior and interior painting and floor replacements.

 

Certain risks related to redevelopment, renovation and expansion at a Mortgaged Property are described in “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties”.

 

Assessments of Property Value and Condition

 

Appraisals

 

For each Mortgaged Property, the related mortgage loan seller or other originator obtained a current (within six (6) months of the origination date of the Mortgage Loan) full narrative appraisal conforming at least to the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”). See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards”.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Appraised Value”.

 

Engineering Reports

 

In connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan included in the trust, other than as identified below, the related mortgage loan seller or other originator obtained an engineering report with respect to the related Mortgaged Property with an engineering report dated within 14 months (or, in the case of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), 21 months) of the Cut-off Date. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting

 

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Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards”.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property”.

 

Zoning and Building Code Compliance and Condemnation

 

In connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan included in the trust, the related mortgage loan seller or other originator generally examined whether the use and occupancy of the related real property collateral was in material compliance with zoning, land-use, building rules, regulations and orders then applicable to that property. In addition, certain Mortgaged Properties may be legal non-conforming uses that may be restricted after certain events, such as casualties, at the Mortgaged Properties. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards”.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions” and see representation and warranty number 24 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 24 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 26 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Litigation and Other Considerations

 

There may be pending or threatened legal proceedings against, or other past or present criminal or adverse regulatory circumstances experienced by, the borrowers, the borrower sponsors and managers of the Mortgaged Properties and their respective affiliates arising out of the ordinary business of the borrowers, their sponsors, managers and affiliates. In addition, the Mortgaged Properties may be subject to ongoing litigation or condemnation proceedings.

 

With respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), the borrower sponsor and certain affiliates were involved with a dispute in 2015 with a plumber as to work the plumber did on ten buildings, two of which are collateral for the Mortgage Loan. The plumber filed mechanic’s liens on all of the buildings, including approximately $300,000 with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, for sums allegedly owed by the various entity owners, and commenced separate foreclosure actions for each lien. The mechanic’s liens relating to the Mortgaged Properties were bonded over and are no longer encumbrances on the title policies with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. However, we cannot assure you that such bonds will be sufficient to cover the costs of such litigation, if determined adversely.

 

With respect to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the borrower sponsor is subject to multiple pending lawsuits in connection with properties other than the Mortgaged Property. The first lawsuit is brought by the estate of a former tenant at a property other than the Mortgaged Property in connection with a shooting at such other property. The plaintiff is seeking $1,000,000 in damages. The second lawsuit involves a former tenant at a property other than the Mortgaged Property in connection with an injury resulting from falling drywall, and the amount of damages being sought are unknown. The third lawsuit is brought by the estate of a former tenant at a property other than the Mortgaged Property in connection with a wrongful death claim. The plaintiff is claiming an unspecified amount in damages. The fourth lawsuit is brought by a former tenant at a property other than the Mortgaged Property alleging claims of negligence and vicarious liability in connection with an injury resulting from a shooting at such other property. The plaintiff is seeking damages between $200,000 and $1,000,000.

 

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With respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan (2.4%), the related borrower is subject to a potential class action in the Southern District of New York for alleged violations of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the New York Human Rights Law arising from its online reservation system which allegedly fails to provide the ability to book ADA compliant accommodations and related features online.

 

With respect to the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan (1.4%), a portion of the Mortgaged Property is subject to threatened condemnation by Sound Transit, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, for minor easements in connection with the construction of a railroad on a neighboring property. The proposed easements are as follows: (i) a temporary vibration monitoring easement, the form of which is subject to the rights of tenants under leases and states that it will not interfere with the use and occupancy of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) a temporary construction easement the proposed location of which was plotted on the survey and does not materially impact the operation of the Mortgaged Property in any way, and (iii) a permanent water easement, the proposed location of which was plotted on the survey and does not materially impact the operation of the Mortgaged Property. Approval of the form of easement was not included in the Mortgage Loan documents; accordingly, the borrower will need to obtain the lender’s approval before execution and recordation of same. As of origination, the easement forms had not yet been agreed to by Sound Transit. If the parties cannot agree to a final form, Sound Transit may file a petition for condemnation in which case the transfer of easements would be by court order.

 

With respect to the 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Mortgage Loan (1.0%), one of the borrower sponsors, which holds an approximately 28.8% indirect ownership interest in the borrower, reported being subject to divorce proceedings that are expected to result in 50% of such borrower sponsor’s assets, including such borrower sponsor’s ownership interest in the borrower, being conveyed to such borrower sponsor’s spouse. Pursuant to a spousal consent, the borrower sponsor’s spouse agreed that all of the borrower sponsor’s separate property and all of the borrower sponsor and spouse’s marital property will be available to the lender to satisfy any obligations owed pursuant to the guaranty for the Mortgage Loan.

 

We cannot assure you that any such proceeding would not have an adverse effect on, or provide any indication of the future performance of the borrowers, borrower sponsors and managers related to, the Mortgage Loans.

 

With respect to certain of the Mortgage Loans, the related borrower, borrower sponsor, guarantor and/or their respective affiliates may be subject to multiple pending lawsuits, for claims related to, among other things, torts, negligence, personal injury, and premises liability. Such legal proceedings and other disputes may be covered by insurance. We cannot assure you that any such insurance will be adequate to cover litigation, disputes and related expenses. In addition, certain types of litigation may not be covered by insurance.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Litigation Regarding the Mortgaged Properties or Borrowers May Impair Your Distributions”.

 

Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings

 

Loan Purpose

 

Twenty-seven (27) of the Mortgage Loans (65.8%) were, in whole or in part, originated in connection with the borrower’s refinancing of a previous mortgage loan secured by the Mortgaged Property.

 

Thirteen (13) of the Mortgage Loans (18.1%) were, in whole or in part, originated in connection with the borrower’s acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Four (4) of the Mortgage Loans (5.4%) were, in whole or in part, originated in connection with the borrower’s recapitalization of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

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Two (2) of the Mortgage Loans (10.8%) were, in whole or in part, originated in connection with the borrower’s refinancing and acquisition of the related portfolio of Mortgage Properties.

 

Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings

 

With respect to certain of the Mortgage Loans prior to the date of origination, (a) related borrowers, sponsors and/or key principals (or affiliates thereof) have previously sponsored, been a key principal with respect to, or been a payment or non-recourse carveout guarantor on mortgage loans secured by, real estate projects (including in some such cases, the particular Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties referenced above in this sentence) that became the subject of foreclosure proceedings or a deed in lieu of foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings or directly or indirectly secured a real estate loan or a real estate related mezzanine loan that was the subject of a discounted payoff or (b) a Mortgaged Property was acquired by the related borrower or an affiliate thereof through foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure, as part of an REO transaction, at a foreclosure sale or out of receivership. For example, within approximately the last 10 years, with respect to the 20 largest Mortgage Loans:

 

With respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), beginning in May 2020, the borrower sponsor had conversations with the master servicer of its then-existing loan on the Mortgaged Property regarding a 90-day forbearance because tenants were no longer permitted to occupy the building under local law in New York. A forbearance agreement or other modification was never entered into, however, the borrower sponsor ceased making payments on such loan and as a result the loan went into payment default, and the master servicer transferred the loan to special servicing. Once the borrower sponsor was notified of the transfer, he sent a check for the full amount owed (approximately $750,000) to bring the loan current and continued to pay full, unabated debt service through November 2020.

 

With respect to the First Horizon Plaza Mortgage Loan (4.4%), the borrower sponsor is subject to a pending lawsuit regarding a foreclosure with respect to an unrelated property.

 

With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), in 2013, one of the borrower sponsors acquired a portion of the El Camino Real Mortgaged Property from a foreclosing lender as part of an REO transaction.

 

With respect to certain of the Mortgage Loans, related borrowers, sponsors and/or key principals (or affiliates thereof) may previously have been the subject of personal bankruptcy proceedings, or a related Mortgaged Property has previously been involved in a borrower, principal or tenant bankruptcy.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), each of the two borrowers are 50.1% indirectly owned by, and the non-recourse carveout guarantor is wholly owned by, entities affiliated with Brookfield Property REIT Inc., an entity formerly known as GGP, Inc., which was acquired by Brookfield Property Partners L.P. in 2018. GGP, Inc. previously filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and emerged from bankruptcy in 2010. In connection with such proceedings, each borrower also filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

With respect to the Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.7%), the borrower requested forbearances from prior lenders with respect to the Mortgaged Properties and obtained deferments or forbearances of up to two months from three different lenders with respect to four of the Mortgaged Properties (the 176-178 Grand Street Mortgaged Property, the 180 Grant Street Mortgaged Property, the 190 West Berks Street Mortgaged Property and the 3421-35 Richmond Street Mortgaged Property).  The borrower complied with all terms and conditions of the respective deferments and forbearances and all prior loans were satisfied in full in connection with the refinance with the Mortgage Loan by the lender.

 

For additional information regarding the status of the Mortgage Loans since the date of origination, see “—COVID Considerations”.

 

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We cannot assure you that there are no other bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosure proceedings, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions and/or mortgage loan workout matters that involved one or more Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties, and/or a guarantor, borrower, borrower sponsor or other party to a Mortgage Loan.

 

Certain risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings are described in “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans”, “—Litigation Regarding the Mortgaged Properties or Borrowers May Impair Your Distributions” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Laws”.

 

Tenant Issues

 

Tenant Concentrations

 

The Mortgaged Properties have single tenants as set forth below:

 

Six (6) of the Mortgaged Properties (4.9%) securing, in whole or in part, four (4) Mortgage Loans, are leased to a single tenant.

 

Excluding Mortgaged Properties that are part of a portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, no Mortgaged Property leased to a single tenant secures a Mortgage Loan representing more than approximately 1.5% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

With respect to certain of these Mortgaged Properties that are leased to a single tenant, the related leases may expire prior to, or soon after, the maturity dates of the Mortgage Loans or the related tenant may have the right to terminate the lease prior to the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan. If the current tenant does not renew its lease on comparable economic terms to the expired lease, if a single tenant terminates its lease or if a suitable replacement tenant does not enter into a new lease on similar economic terms, there could be a negative impact on the payments on the related Mortgage Loans.

 

The Mortgaged Properties have certain tenant concentrations (among the five largest tenants (based on net rentable area)) across multiple Mortgaged Properties securing 2.0% or more of the Initial Pool Balance (based on allocated loan amount), as set forth below:

 

Allstate Insurance is a tenant at each of the Signature Office Portfolio - Hauppauge Office Park Mortgaged Property (6.3%) and Signature Office Portfolio - 20 Commerce Mortgaged Property (2.1%).

 

Ross Dress for Less is a tenant at each of the White Oak Crossing Mortgaged Property (1.4%), Paramount Town Center Mortgaged Property (1.3%) and McCarthy Ranch Mortgaged Property (0.6%).

 

Best Buy is a tenant at each of the White Oak Crossing Mortgaged Property (1.4%) and McCarthy Ranch Mortgaged Property (0.6%).

 

See “—Lease Expirations and Terminations” below, “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks of Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Lending Generally”, “—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—A Tenant Concentration May Result in Increased Losses” and “—Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses”.

 

Lease Expirations and Terminations

 

Expirations

 

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relating to each of the top 15 Mortgage Loans, see the related summaries attached as Annex A-3 to this prospectus. In addition, see Annex A-1 for tenant lease expiration dates for the five largest tenants (based on net rentable area leased) at each retail, office, mixed use and industrial Mortgaged Property. Even if none of the top 5 tenants at a particular Mortgaged Property, as identified on Annex A-1, have leases that expire before, or shortly after, the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, there may still be a significant percentage of leases at a particular Mortgaged Property that expire in a single calendar year, a rolling 12-month period or prior to, or shortly after, the maturity of a Mortgage Loan. Furthermore, some of the Mortgaged Properties have significant leases or a significant concentration of leases that expire before, or shortly after, the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan. Identified below are certain material lease expirations or concentrations of lease expirations with respect to the Mortgaged Properties:

 

In certain cases, the lease of a single tenant, major tenant or anchor tenant at a multi-tenanted Mortgaged Property expires prior to the maturity date (or, in the case of any ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the Mortgage Loans secured, in whole or in part, by the Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, such Mortgaged Properties are occupied by a single tenant under a lease that expires prior to, or in the same year of, the maturity date (or, in the case of any ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

% of the Initial Pool Balance by Allocated Loan Amount 

Lease Expiration Date 

Mortgage Loan Maturity Date/ARD 

Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V—Coffeyville 0.8% 12/31/2022 12/06/2030
Parkway Office 1.5% 06/30/2027 12/01/2027

 

With respect to the Mortgage Loans shown in the table below, one or more leases representing 50% or greater of the net rentable square footage of the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties (excluding Mortgaged Properties leased to a single tenant set forth in the bullet above) expire in a single calendar year prior to, or the same year as, the maturity date (or, in the case of any ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan. There may be other Mortgaged Properties as to which leases representing at least 50% or greater of the net rentable square footage of the related Mortgaged Property expire over several calendar years prior to the maturity date (or, in the case of any ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

% of the Initial Pool Balance by Allocated Loan Amount 

% of Leased SF Expiring 

Calendar Year of Expiration 

Mortgage Loan Maturity Date/ARD 

SoCal & South Miami 

Medical Office Portfolio – Galloway Medical Park  

0.6% 57.8% 2024 10/06/2030

SoCal & South Miami 

Medical Office Portfolio – Tri-City Medical Park  

0.1% 67.6% 2022 10/06/2030
Paramount Town Center 1.3% 57.0% 2027 03/06/2030
South Bronx Medical Office 0.8% 56.6% 2031 12/06/2030
4781 Broadway 0.8% 92.1% 2030 12/06/2030

 

In addition, with respect to certain other Mortgaged Properties, there are leases that represent in the aggregate a material portion (but less than 50%) of the net rentable square footage of the related Mortgaged Property that expire in a single calendar year prior to, or shortly after, the maturity date (or, in the case of any ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Furthermore, tenants under certain leases included in the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, Underwritten Net Operating Income and/or Occupancy may be in financial distress, may have filed for bankruptcy or may be part of a chain that is in financial distress as a whole, or the tenant’s parent company may have implemented or expressed an intent to implement a plan to consolidate or reorganize its operations, close a number of stores in the chain, reduce exposure, relocate stores or otherwise reorganize its business to

 

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cut costs. In addition, certain shadow anchor tenants may be in financial distress or may be experiencing adverse business conditions, which could have a negative effect on the operations of certain tenants at the Mortgaged Properties. Furthermore, commercial tenants having multiple leases may experience adverse business conditions that result in their deciding to close under-performing stores. For example, with respect to the 5 largest tenants at any Mortgaged Property:

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), the Mortgaged Property was anchored by a Barneys New York store, which closed in connection with Barneys New York filing for bankruptcy in August 2019. The Barneys New York space is included in the collateral for the Mortgage Loan; however, the Mortgage Loan documents permit the borrowers to obtain a free release with respect to the Barneys New York space. As such, no value or rental income has been attributed to such space.

 

We cannot assure you that any other tenant or anchor tenant at a Mortgaged Property will not close stores, including stores at or near the Mortgaged Property.

 

Terminations

 

Certain Mortgage Loans have material lease early termination options. Leases often give tenants the right to terminate the related lease, abate or reduce the related rent, and/or exercise certain remedies against the related borrower for various reasons or upon various conditions, including (i) if the borrower for the applicable Mortgaged Property allows uses at the Mortgaged Property in violation of use restrictions in current tenant leases, (ii) if the borrower or any of its affiliates owns other properties within a certain radius of the Mortgaged Property and allows uses at those properties in violation of use restrictions, (iii) if the related borrower fails to provide a designated number of parking spaces, (iv) if there is construction at the related Mortgaged Property or an adjacent property (whether or not such adjacent property is owned or controlled by the borrower or any of its affiliates) that may interfere with visibility of, access to or a tenant’s use of the Mortgaged Property or otherwise violate the terms of a tenant’s lease, (v) upon casualty or condemnation with respect to all or a portion of the Mortgaged Property that renders such Mortgaged Property unsuitable for a tenant’s use or if the borrower fails to rebuild such Mortgaged Property within a certain time, (vi) if a tenant’s use is not permitted by zoning or applicable law, (vii) if the tenant is unable to exercise an expansion right, (viii) if the landlord defaults on its obligations under the lease, (ix) if a landlord leases space at the mortgaged property or within a certain radius of the mortgaged property to a competitor, (x) if the tenant fails to meet certain sales targets or other business objectives for a specified period of time, (xi) if certain anchor or significant tenants at the subject property go dark or terminate their leases, (xii) if the landlord violates the tenant’s exclusive use rights for a specified period of time, or (xiii) based upon contingencies other than those set forth in this “—Lease Expirations and Terminations” section. In certain cases, compliance or satisfaction of landlord covenants may be the responsibility of a third party affiliated with the borrower or, in the event that partial releases of the applicable Mortgaged Property are permitted, an unaffiliated or affiliated third party. We cannot assure you that all or any of the borrowers will comply with their lease covenants or such third parties will act in a manner required to avoid any termination and/or abatement rights of the related tenant.

 

Identified below are certain termination rights or situations in which the tenant may no longer occupy its leased space rights or pay full rent.

 

In addition, certain of the tenant leases permit the related tenant to unilaterally terminate its lease or otherwise reduce its leased space upon providing notice of such termination within a specified period prior to the termination date. For example, among the 5 largest tenants by net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Properties securing the largest 15 Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date Balance, or those Mortgaged Properties with a tenant that leases at least 20% of the net rentable square footage at the related Mortgaged Property (in each case excluding government tenants, which are described further below):

 

With respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), the largest tenant at the 15 West 47th Street Mortgaged Property, Avi & Co. Ny Corp., representing approximately 3.5% of the net rentable area, has the right to terminate its lease effective on August 31,

 

 

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2022 with 120 days’ written notice to the landlord and payment of a termination fee. The fourth largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Gogreen Diamonds Inc., representing approximately 1.9% of the net rentable area, has the right to terminate its lease effective on December 31, 2022 with 120 days’ written notice to the landlord.

 

With respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), the fifth largest tenant at the 20 Commerce Mortgaged Property, Allstate Insurance Company, representing approximately 6.8% of the net rentable area, has the option to terminate its lease effective as of June 01, 2022 by providing, among other things, twelve months’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee. The third largest tenant at the Hauppauge Office Park Mortgaged Property, Morgan Stanley, representing approximately 3.8% of the net rentable area, has the option to terminate its lease effective as of August 31, 2026 by providing, among other things, nine months prior notice and payment of a termination fee.

 

With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the second largest tenant at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V—Newton Mortgaged Property, Graphic Packaging, representing approximately 12.0% of the net rentable area of the Mortgaged Property, has the right to terminate its lease effective as of January 31, 2023, by providing, among other things, 180 days’ written notice.

 

With respect to the First Horizon Plaza Mortgage Loan (4.4%), the largest tenant, First Horizon Bank, representing approximately 13.8% of the net rentable area, has the option to terminate its lease with respect to suite 400, consisting of approximately 18,275 rentable square feet, or suite 500, consisting of approximately 16,559 rentable square feet, to be effective as of the last day of September of the applicable lease year by providing, among other things, 9 months’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee. The second largest tenant, Brunswick Corporation, representing approximately 7.9% of the net rentable area, has the option to terminate its lease effective as of March 31, 2025 by providing, among other things, 9 months’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee. Additionally, Brunswick Corporation has the right to reduce its space by up to 8,000 rentable square feet any time after February 1, 2022 by providing, among other things, 9 months’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee.

 

With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), the second largest tenant at the El Camino Real Mortgaged Property, Rady’s Children’s Hospital, representing approximately 11.2% of the net rentable area, has the right to terminate its lease exercisable in July 2024 and January 2026 with 150 days’ prior notice and payment of the unamortized leasing costs.

 

Certain of the tenant leases may permit the related tenant to terminate its lease and/or abate or reduce rent if the tenant fails to meet certain sales targets or other business objectives for a specified period of time. We cannot assure you that all or any of these tenants will meet the sales targets or business objectives required to avoid any termination and/or abatement rights.

 

Certain of the tenant leases for the Mortgaged Properties may permit affected tenants to terminate their leases and/or abate or reduce rent if another tenant at the Mortgaged Property or a tenant at an adjacent or nearby property terminates its lease or goes dark, or if a specified percentage of the Mortgaged Property is unoccupied.

 

In addition, certain of the tenant leases may permit a tenant to go dark at any time. For example, taking into account the 5 largest tenants based on net rentable square footage at those Mortgaged Properties securing the largest 15 Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date Balance or in cases where any Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant who has the option to go dark:

 

With respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (4.8%), the third largest tenant, Ralph Lauren, representing approximately 11.4% of the net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property, has the right to go dark at any time. If the borrower believes Ralph

 

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Lauren has ceased retail operations in all of the premises under the related lease, the borrower may give notice thereof to Ralph Lauren. Within 30 days after the borrower gives such notice, Ralph Lauren must notify the borrower whether it intends to cease retail operations at the premises. If Ralph Lauren notifies the borrower of its intent to cease such retail operations, the borrower has the right to terminate the lease. Ralph Lauren’s space (excluding the Polo Bar), is currently dark. According to a media report, the Ralph Lauren tenant has agreed to sublease its entire space to Mango, a Spanish retail chain, for $5 million per year. Pursuant to the terms of the lease and the loan documents, the tenant may not sublease the space to an unaffiliated third party without the consent of the borrower and the lender (in each case, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). It is not expected that any such sublease arrangement will relieve the Ralph Lauren tenant of its obligations under the lease (including the obligation to pay rent). We cannot assure you that such sublease will be executed or approved.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), pursuant to a reciprocal easement agreement among the borrowers and the owners of other interests in the complex that includes the Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Palazzo Resort and Casino, a transfer of the Mortgaged Property (other than to the lender (or a subsequent transferee) in connection with foreclosure of a mortgage secured by the property) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. If the subsequent transfer is not for at least 95% of the price of the offer to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC would be entitled to purchase the Mortgaged Property at such lower sales price. See “—Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests”.

 

Certain Mortgaged Properties may have tenants or sub-tenants that are charitable institutions that generally rely on contributions from individuals and government grants or other subsidies to pay rent on office space and other operating expenses. For example, set forth below are certain charitable institution tenants that individually represent more than 5% of the base rent at the related Mortgaged Property and have these types of risks. In addition, one or more leases at certain Mortgaged Properties representing less than 5% of the base rent could also have these types of risks.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

% of Initial Pool Balance by Allocated Loan Amount 

Tenant(s) 

% of Net Rentable Area 

% of U/W Base Rent 

The Senator 4.8% California Manufacturers and Technology Association 8.8% 10.1%
Paramount Town Center 1.3% Harbor-UCLA 7.8% 10.2%
7th Street Mixed Use 0.7% Alegria Community Living 20.2% 34.9%
7th Street Mixed Use 0.7% ARC/Unity Schools 6.8% 11.8%

 

With respect to the Paramount Town Center Mortgage Loan (1.3%), Harbor-UCLA, the fourth largest tenant at the mortgaged property, is a government funded non-profit tenant, operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”) Program. Harbor-UCLA has a one-time option to terminate its lease in the event that funding for the WIC Program is significantly reduced or discontinued. The termination option may be exercised upon 60 days’ prior written notice and payment of a termination fee equal to (i) two months of minimum rent then due under the lease, if the defunding event occurs prior to September 30, 2022 or (ii) one month of minimum rent then due under the lease, if the defunding event occurs prior to the expiration of the lease term on September 30, 2023.

 

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Certain of the Mortgaged Properties may be leased in whole or in part by government sponsored tenants. Government sponsored tenants frequently have the right to cancel their leases at any time or after a specific time (in some cases after the delivery of notice) or for lack of appropriations. For example, set forth below are certain government leases that individually represent more than 5% of the base rent at the related Mortgaged Property and have these types of risks. In addition, one or more leases at certain Mortgaged Properties representing less than 5% of the base rent could also have these types of risks.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

% of Initial Pool Balance by Allocated Loan Amount 

Tenant(s) 

% of Net Rentable Area 

% of U/W Base Rent 

Appletree Business Park 4.5% Internal Revenue Service 22.7% 28.8%
Appletree Business Park 4.5% County of Erie 18.5% 21.8%
32-42 Broadway 3.0% City of NY Dept. of Consumer Affairs 16.4% 15.4%
32-42 Broadway 3.0% City of NY Board of Elections 10.1% 10.6%
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio – Temecula Medical
Center
0.3% State of California 10.1% 15.7%
Parkway Office 1.5% County of Sacramento 100.0% 100.0%
375 Warm Springs 1.0% State of Nevada (Division of Welfare) 24.4% 33.0%
375 Warm Springs 1.0% State of Nevada (Department of Environmental Protection) 15.6% 17.9%

 

 

(1)Subject to certain requirements under the related lease, on each anniversary date of the tenant’s lease commencement, the total monthly rent of the lease may be adjusted by changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reflecting percentage increases.

 

Certain other tenants may have the right to terminate the related lease or abate or reduce the related rent if the related borrower violates covenants under the related lease or if third parties take certain actions that adversely affect such tenants’ business or operations.

 

Certain of the tenant leases may permit the related tenant to terminate its lease based upon contingencies other than those set forth above in this “—Terminations” section.

 

With respect to the Paramount Town Center Mortgage Loan (1.3%), Ross Dress for Less, representing approximately 49.1% of the net rentable area at the Mortgaged Property, has the option to terminate its lease upon 30 days’ prior written notice in the event that less than 70.0% of the leasable floor area is occupied by retail tenants that are open and operating for any consecutive 12-month period.

 

See “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” on Annex A-3 to this prospectus for more information on material termination options relating to the largest 15 Mortgage Loans.

 

Other

 

Tenants under certain leases included in the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, Underwritten NOI and/or Occupancy may not be in physical occupancy, may not have begun paying rent or may be in negotiation. For example, with respect to (i) tenants that are one of the 5 largest tenants by net rentable square footage at a Mortgaged Property securing one of the largest 15 Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date Balance or (ii) tenants individually or in the aggregate representing more than 25% of the net rentable square footage at any Mortgaged Property:

 

With respect to the First Horizon Plaza Mortgage Loan (4.4%), the second largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Brunswick Corporation, representing approximately 7.9% of the net rentable area, is in a free rent period since the commencement of the lease and is required to begin paying rent in February 2021.

 

As described under “—COVID Considerations”, tenants under certain leases included in the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, Underwritten NOI and/or Occupancy have requested and/or received rent relief, such as rent abatement and/or deferred rent.

 

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See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based On Incorrect or Failed Assumptions”.

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties may have tenants that sublet a portion of their space or have provided notice of their intent to sublet out a portion of their space in the future. For example, among the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable area) at the 15 largest Mortgage Loans or in cases where 10% or more of the aggregate net rentable area at a Mortgaged Property is sublet:

 

With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), the largest tenant at the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property, Tri-City Hospital, has two separate leases representing approximately 46.0% of the net rentable area, and has entered into sublease agreements with multiple affiliated specialty medical practice groups for certain portions of the leased space.

 

With respect to the 2416 Merchant Street Mortgage Loan (0.8%), the single tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Avon Protection Systems, Inc., subleases approximately 50,000 square feet to Ceradyne Inc. with a lease expiration date of March 31, 2021. Ceradyne Inc. pays $22,800 per month in rent through the term of its lease.

 

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many non-essential businesses at certain of the Mortgaged Properties may have been ordered to close by government mandate or may be operating at a reduced level. See “Risk Factors—Special Risks—Current Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

See Annex A-3 for more information on other tenant matters relating to the largest 15 Mortgage Loans.

 

Purchase Options and Rights of First Refusal

 

Below are certain purchase options, rights of first offer and rights of first refusal to purchase all or a portion of the Mortgaged Property with respect to certain of the Mortgaged Properties.

 

In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loans not included in the 15 largest Mortgage Loans, the Cabinetworks Portfolio (1.8%) and the Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio (1.7%) Mortgaged Properties are each subject to a purchase option, a right of first refusal and/or a right of first offer, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, to purchase all or a portion of the related Mortgaged Property in the event the related borrower decides to sell the related Mortgaged Property or its leased premises. Such rights are held by certain tenants, subtenants, sellers, franchisors, property managers, ground lessors, developers or owners’ associations at such Mortgaged Properties or other parties. The related right generally does not apply in the context of a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or other exercise of remedies under the Mortgage Loan documents, though such rights may apply to subsequent purchasers following a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or other exercise of remedies under the mortgage loan documents.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—Leases That Are Not Subordinated to the Lien of the Mortgage or Do Not Contain Attornment Provisions May Have an Adverse Impact at Foreclosure”.

 

Affiliated Leases

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties may be leased in whole or in part by borrowers or borrower affiliates. Set forth below are examples of Mortgaged Properties or portfolios of Mortgaged Properties at which at least 5.0% of (i) the gross income at the Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties relates to leases between the borrower and an affiliate of the borrower or (ii) the net rentable area at the Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties is leased to an affiliate of the borrower:

 

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With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), the borrowers have entered into certain leases with affiliates at both the Activity Medical Center Mortgaged Property and the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property. 52.6% of the net rentable area at the Activity Medical Center Mortgaged Property and 32.4% of the net rentable area at the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property are leased to affiliates. The related borrower sponsor and its affiliates operate various medical practices at the Mortgaged Properties.

 

With respect to the 4850 Eucalyptus Avenue Mortgage Loan (1.0%), the largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Balaji Trading, Inc., representing approximately 53.6% the net rentable area, is affiliated with the borrower sponsors.

 

Other Mortgaged Properties may have tenants that are affiliated with the related borrower but those tenants do not represent more than 5.0% of the gross income or net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Considerations

 

The Mortgage Loans generally require that each Mortgaged Property be insured by a hazard insurance policy in an amount (subject to an approved deductible) at least equal to the lesser of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and 100% of the replacement cost of the improvements located on the related Mortgaged Property, and if applicable, that the related hazard insurance policy contain appropriate endorsements or have been issued in an amount sufficient to avoid the application of co-insurance and not permit reduction in insurance proceeds for depreciation; provided that, in the case of certain of the Mortgage Loans, the hazard insurance may be in such other amounts as was required by the related originators.

 

In general, the standard form of hazard insurance policy covers physical damage to, or destruction of, the improvements on the Mortgaged Property by fire, lightning, explosion, smoke, windstorm and hail, riot or strike and civil commotion, subject to the conditions and exclusions set forth in each policy. Each Mortgage Loan generally also requires the related borrower to maintain comprehensive general liability insurance against claims for personal and bodily injury, death or property damage occurring on, in or about the related Mortgaged Property in an amount generally equal to at least $1,000,000. Each Mortgage Loan generally further requires the related borrower to maintain business interruption insurance in an amount not less than approximately 100% of the projected gross rental income from the related Mortgaged Property for not less than 12 months. In general, the Mortgage Loans (including those secured by Mortgaged Properties located in California) do not require earthquake insurance. Fourteen (14) of the Mortgaged Properties (17.6%), are located in areas that are considered a high earthquake risk (seismic zone 3 or 4). These areas include all or parts of the states of California, Oregon and Washington. Seismic reports were prepared with respect to these Mortgaged Properties, and based on those reports, no Mortgaged Property has a seismic expected loss greater than 16%.

 

In the case of 63 Mortgaged Properties which secure in whole or in part 27 Mortgage Loans (73.8%), the related borrowers maintain insurance under blanket policies.

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties may be insured by, or subject to self-insurance on the part of, a sole or significant tenant or the property manager, as described below:

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Mortgage Loan documents permit the borrowers to rely on insurance provided by the sole tenant, MGM Lessee II, LLC, provided that, among other conditions, MGM Lessee II, LLC maintains insurance policies (the “MGM Policies”) on each of the related Mortgaged Properties that satisfy the requirements set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, except that, so long as the master lease is in effect, the MGM Policies are permitted to vary from the requirements otherwise set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents with respect to (i) the named storm sublimit, which may be no less than $700,000,000 per occurrence (which amount is less than the full replacement cost otherwise required under the Mortgage Loan documents) and (ii)

 

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any property or terrorism deductible, which may be no greater than $5,000,000 (which, with respect to the terrorism deductible, is higher than the maximum terrorism deductible of $500,000 otherwise provided for under the Mortgage Loan documents).

 

With respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), the Temecula Medical Center Mortgaged Property is located within the Alquist-Priolo Special Study Zone. However, the related seismic report could not confirm the distance between the Mortgaged Property and the related fault line; therefore, it cannot be determined whether, under applicable state law, the Mortgaged Property may be rebuilt upon casualty or condemnation. In addition, the seismic engineer’s estimate of the probable maximum loss at the Mortgaged Property assumes that such Mortgaged Property is not adjacent to a fault line. At origination, the borrower obtained seismic insurance, which policy includes law and ordinance coverage, with a policy limit of $11,663,648 with a maximum 5% deductible from Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Company, General Security Indemnity Company of Arizona and Steadfast Insurance Company. Such insurance policies provide that, in the event of a casualty caused by an earthquake, such policy would pay out for a loss if the related borrower is unable to rebuild following an earthquake.

 

With respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.8%), the related borrower may rely on the insurance or self-insurance provided by the single tenant or so long as the tenant’s lease is in effect and no default has occurred under the lease and the tenant’s insurance meets the requirements under the related loan documents. If the tenant fails to provide acceptable insurance coverage, the borrower must obtain or provide supplemental coverage to meet the requirements under the loan documents.

 

With respect to the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan (1.4%), the Mortgage Loan documents permit the borrower to rely on insurance maintained by Kohl’s, the second largest tenant, representing approximately 16.4% of the net rentable area at the Mortgaged Property, solely with respect to the Kohl’s premises.

 

Many Mortgage Loans contain limitations on the obligation to obtain terrorism insurance. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties”.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance” and see representation and warranty number 16 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 16 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 18 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Use Restrictions

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are subject to restrictions that restrict the use of such Mortgaged Properties to its current use, place other use restrictions on such Mortgaged Property or limit the related borrower’s ability to make changes to such Mortgaged Property.

 

Further, the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans may have zoning, building code, or other local law issues in addition to the issues described above. In addition, certain of the Mortgaged Properties are subject to a temporary certificate of occupancy (the “TCO”). In such cases, the related Mortgage Loan documents require the related borrower to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the TCO, or cause the borrower sponsor of the Mortgage Loan to maintain the TCO, and to cause the TCO to be continuously renewed at all times until a permanent certificate of occupancy is obtained for the related Mortgaged Property or contain covenants to similar effect.

 

In addition, (i) certain of the Mortgaged Properties may be subject to zoning violations relating to maintenance and inspection requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, for which the related Mortgage Loan documents generally require the related borrowers to reserve funds to remedy the

 

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violations, and (ii) certain of the Mortgaged Properties are legal non-conforming uses that may be restricted after certain events, such as casualties, or may restrict renovations at the Mortgaged Properties. For example:

 

With respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), a municipal violation has been issued with respect to the 15 West 47th Street Mortgaged Property (4.3%) in connection with facade work required under applicable law, and violations have been issued with respect to alterations made to the Mortgaged Property without the issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy. With respect to the 48 West 48th Street Mortgaged Property (2.7%), a municipal violation has been issued in connection with the Mortgaged Property failing to comply with a local law requiring certain office buildings to be fully protected by a sprinkler system, and an open building permit was issued in 1995 for alterations that required the issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy. At the origination date of the Mortgage Loan, the violations remain outstanding, and an amended certificate of occupancy has not been issued with respect to either Mortgaged Property.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions” and see representation and warranty numbers 24 and 25 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty numbers 24 and 25 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty numbers 26 and 27 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Appraised Value

 

The appraised values presented in this prospectus and used in the calculation of financial metrics presented in this prospectus are based on appraisals obtained on the dates specified on Annex A-1, and do not reflect any changes in economic circumstances after the respective dates of the appraisals. See “Risk FactorsSpecial RisksCurrent Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and Will Likely Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

In certain cases, in addition to an “as-is” value, the appraisal states a value other than the “as-is” value that assumes that certain events will occur with respect to re-tenanting, construction, renovation or repairs at such Mortgaged Property or states an “as portfolio” value that assigns a premium to the value of the Mortgaged Properties as a whole, which value exceeds the sum of their individual appraised values. However, other than as set forth below, the Appraised Value reflected in this prospectus with respect to each Mortgaged Property reflects only the “as-is” value.

 

With respect to three (3) Mortgage Loans (6.5%) secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified in the definition of “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”, the related Maturity Date LTV Ratio is calculated using an Appraised Value other than the “as-is” Appraised Value. With respect to three (3) Mortgage Loans (6.5%) secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified in the definition of “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”, the related Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is calculated using an Appraised Value other than the “as-is” Appraised Value.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the Appraised Value (Other Than “As-Is”) represents the “As Is Real Property” value solely with respect to the real property at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties attributable to the Mortgaged Properties and excludes personal property and intangible property. The appraisal also includes an “As Leased–Sale–Leaseback Appraised Value,” which is equal to the Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value. The Appraised Value (“As-Is”) includes personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties. The personal property and intangible property relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties is owned by the MGM Tenant or certain sublessees at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties that are wholly owned subsidiaries of MGM (the “MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants”) (as more particularly provided in the master lease), which granted a security interest in certain property of the MGM Tenant and the MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants (with certain exclusions, including an exclusion for the intellectual property of MGM

 

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Tenant as more particularly described in the master lease; and provided that the FF&E is only transferred to the borrowers at no cost in the event of a termination of the master lease due to an event of default by the MGM Tenant thereunder) in favor of the borrowers, and such security interest was collaterally assigned by the borrowers to the lender.

 

In addition, the “as-is” Appraised Value may be based on certain assumptions or “extraordinary assumptions”, such as future construction completion, projected re-tenanting, payment of tenant improvement or leasing commissions allowances, free or abated rent periods or increased tenant occupancies. For example:

 

With respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (4.8%), the Appraised Value of $1,000,000,000 as of January 23, 2020 is an “As-Is” Appraised Value that includes the extraordinary assumption that the timely and workmanlike completion of certain scheduled renovations and improvements will be commensurate to similar Class A and Class B office buildings in the competitive marketplace.

 

Appraised Values are further calculated based on certain other assumptions and considerations set forth in the definition of “Appraised Value” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” in this prospectus.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property”.

 

Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations

 

While the Mortgage Loans generally contain non-recourse carveouts for liabilities such as a result of fraud by the borrower, certain voluntary insolvency proceedings or other matters, certain of the Mortgage Loans may not contain such carveouts or contain limitations to such carveouts. In general, the liquidity and net worth of a non-recourse guarantor under a Mortgage Loan will be less, and may be materially less, than the outstanding principal amount of that Mortgage Loan. In addition, certain Mortgage Loans have additional limitations to the non-recourse carveouts. See Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2 for additional information.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), each of the related non-recourse carveout guarantors’ liability for (i) any bankruptcy-related recourse events, is several (and not joint) and is limited to an amount equal to 10% of the then outstanding principal balance of the related Whole Loan as of the date of any such event and (ii) any transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the borrowers made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents, is limited to recourse for losses to the lender (and not full recourse). In addition, the Mortgage Loan documents only provide recourse to the borrowers (and not the related non-recourse carveout guarantors) for any breaches of the environmental covenants set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents; provided, however, that if the borrowers fail to maintain an environmental insurance policy satisfying the conditions set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the non-recourse carveout guarantors will be liable for any losses to the lender relating to breaches of the environmental covenants other than (x) for any amounts in excess of the applicable coverage amounts under the environmental policy had the same been renewed, replaced or extended as required under the Mortgage Loan documents and (y) for any amounts recovered under the environmental policy. Also, recourse for waste is limited to willful misconduct by the related borrowers, guarantors or certain of their affiliates that results in physical damage or waste to the Mortgaged Properties. See “Insurance Considerations” for a description of the related environmental policy.

 

With respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (4.8%), there are no separate non-recourse carveout guarantors, and the related borrower is the only indemnitor under the related environmental indemnity agreement.

 

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With respect to SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), there are two non-recourse carveout guarantors under a single guaranty, and the lender is first required to make a demand for collection from one of the guarantors at least 30 days before making a demand against the other guarantor.

 

With respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.8%), the recourse liability of the related borrower and guarantors under the guaranty and environmental indemnity is subject to a cap on total liability equal to the lesser of (i) the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (inclusive of yield maintenance, accrued interest and the costs of enforcement), (ii) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (iii) solely with respect to environmental liability, the then unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the liability of each guarantor is several (and not joint) and is subject to a cap on each individual claim by the lender equal to such guarantor’s percentage share of the indirect ownership interest in the related borrower. In addition, recourse for breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents is conditioned on the lender first making a claim under any related environmental insurance policy.

 

The non-recourse carveout provisions contained in certain of the Mortgage Loan documents may also limit the liability of the non-recourse carveout guarantor for certain monetary obligations or covenants related to the use and operation of the Mortgaged Property to the extent that there is sufficient cash flow generated by the Mortgaged Property and made available to the related borrower and/or non-recourse carveout guarantor to take or prevent such required action.

 

Consequently, payment prior to maturity is dependent primarily on the sufficiency of the net operating income of the Mortgaged Property, whereas payment at maturity is primarily dependent upon the market value of the Mortgaged Property or the related borrower’s ability to refinance the Mortgage Loan. Moreover, the absence of a guarantor may increase likelihood that the related borrower will take actions triggering recourse liability under such non-recourse carveout provisions than if there was a guarantor that would become liable were such non-recourse carveout provisions triggered.

 

In addition, there may be impediments and/or difficulties in enforcing some or all of the non-recourse carveout liability obligations of individual guarantors depending on the domicile or citizenship of the guarantor.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed”.

 

Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations

 

Below are descriptions of real estate tax matters relating to certain Mortgaged Properties:

 

With respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), the Hauppauge Office Park Mortgaged Property is subject to two “payment-in-lieu of taxes” (“PILOT”) programs. The first PILOT applies to the 888 and 898 Veterans Memorial Highway parcels of the Hauppauge Office Park Mortgaged Property and currently has approximately one year and three months remaining. Taxes are paid on the base assessment value of approximately $1,976,000 for years 1-7. In year 8, taxes are payed on the fully assessed value of the parcel. The second PILOT applies to the 878 Veterans Memorial Highway parcel of the Hauppauge Office Park Mortgaged Property, and is currently in year 6 of 15. The estimated tax liability is $55,000 for the first 5 years, which then increases by approximately 3% annually for the next 10 years. Taxes were underwritten to the abated payment amount for the 878 Veterans Memorial Highway parcel and the estimated pro rata share of the unabated tax amount for the 888 and 898 Veterans Memorial Highway parcels.

 

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With respect to the Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.7%), two of the Mortgaged Properties, 811-15 North 2nd Street and 3421-35 Richmond Street, are benefited by tax abatements granted by the City of Philadelphia as a redevelopment incentive. The tax abatements expire on December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2026, respectively. For each Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan was underwritten based on the abated taxes for the entirety of the 10-year Mortgage Loan term.

 

With respect to the La Quinta Downtown Waco Mortgage Loan (1.1%), the Mortgaged Property benefits from a tax increment financing agreement between the City of Waco, Mary U Parks Four, LLC and Marty U Parks Five, LLC, pursuant to which the borrower, along with other adjacent property owners, were granted partial funding for the development of the related Mortgaged Property and other adjacent properties. The agreement is scheduled to expire on the latest to occur of (i) December 31, 2025, (ii) six years after any extended completion date of the properties or (iii) all reimbursements in accordance with the agreement have been paid. If the McLennan County Appraisal District finds, for so long as the agreement is in effect, that the sum of the appraised values of the Mortgaged Property and such other adjacent properties falls below the projected aggregate taxable value of $32,649,150, the tax increment financing may be reduced in proportion to the difference in appraised value.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Increases in Real Estate Taxes May Reduce Available Funds” and see representation and warranty number 17 on Annex D-1, representation and warranty number 17 on Annex E-1 and representation and warranty number 19 on Annex F-1 and the identified exceptions to those representations and warranties, if any, on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, respectively, for additional information.

 

Delinquency Information

 

As of the Cut-off Date, none of the Mortgage Loans will be 30 days or more delinquent and none of the Mortgage Loans have been 30 days or more delinquent since origination. A Mortgage Loan will be treated as 30 days delinquent if the scheduled payment for a due date is not received from the related borrower by the immediately following due date.

 

For additional information regarding the status of the Mortgage Loans, see “—COVID Considerations”.

 

Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans

 

Amortization of Principal

 

The Mortgage Loans provide for one or more of the following:

 

Twenty-one (21) Mortgage Loans (44.5%) are interest-only until the maturity date.

 

Fourteen (14) Mortgage Loans (26.5%) provide for payments of interest-only for the first 24 – 61 months following the origination date and thereafter provide for regularly scheduled payments of interest and principal based on an amortization period longer than the remaining term of the related Mortgage Loan and therefore have an expected Balloon Balance at the related maturity date.

 

Ten (10) Mortgage Loans (21.2%) are amortizing until the maturity date and then have an expected Balloon Balance at the maturity date.

 

One (1) Mortgage Loan (excluding interest-only and partial interest-only Mortgage Loans) (7.9%) provides for payments of interest until the maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date and then has an expected Balloon Balance at the related maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

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Due Dates; Mortgage Rates; Calculations of Interest

 

Subject in some cases to a next business day convention, all of the Mortgage Loans have due dates upon which scheduled payments of principal, interest or both are required to be made by the related borrower under the related Mortgage Note (each such date, a “Due Date”) that occur as described in the following table:

 

Overview of Due Dates

 

Due Date  Default Grace Period (Days)  Number of Mortgage Loans  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
6  0   36   79.1%
5  0   2   9.5 
1  0   5   6.1 
1  (1)  1   3.0 
1  5   2   2.2 
Total       46   100.0%

 

 

(1)Two business days grace, once per trailing 12-month period

 

As used in this prospectus, “grace period” is the number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the terms of each Mortgage Loan. See Annex A-1 for information on the number of days before late payment charges are due under the Mortgage Loans. The information on Annex A-1 regarding the number of days before a late payment charge is due is based on the express terms of the Mortgage Loans. Some jurisdictions may impose a statutorily longer period.

 

All of the Mortgage Loans are secured by first liens on fee simple and/or leasehold interests in the related Mortgaged Properties, subject to the permitted exceptions reflected in the related title insurance policy. All of the Mortgage Loans bear fixed interest rates.

 

Forty-five (45) (95.5%) of the Mortgage Loans accrue interest on the basis of the actual number of days in a month, assuming a 360-day year (“Actual/360 Basis”). One (1) (4.5%) of the Mortgage Loans accrues interest on the basis of twelve 30-day months, assuming a 360-day year (“30/360 Basis”).

 

ARD Loan

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%) (the “ARD Loan”) provides that, after a certain date (the “Anticipated Repayment Date”), if the borrower has not prepaid such ARD Loan in full, any principal outstanding on that date will accrue interest at an increased interest rate (the “Revised Rate”) rather than the stated Mortgage Rate (the “Initial Rate”). See Annex A-1 for the Anticipated Repayment Date and the Revised Rate. In addition, such loan is interest-only until its Anticipated Repayment Date. “Excess Interest” is the interest accrued at the Revised Rate in respect of such ARD Loan in excess of the interest accrued at the Initial Rate (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the related Mortgage Loan documents, any compound interest thereon), including any such interest, that as Accrued and Deferred Principal (as defined below), has been added to the principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan following the Anticipated Repayment Date and that has been collected from the related borrower (after payment in full of all other principal and interest due and owing on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan). Any payments and other collections of Accrued and Deferred Principal will not be taken into account for purposes of calculating any amounts distributable as principal in respect of the Certificates or the “Stated Principal Balance” of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), on each payment date after the Anticipated Repayment Date, interest will accrue on the Mortgage Loan at the higher adjusted interest rate, and the borrower will continue to be obligated to make payments of interest in monthly installments. On each payment date following the Anticipated Repayment Date, up to and including the related maturity date, the borrower will be required to pay to the lender, (i) first, an amount equal to the scheduled monthly

 

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debt service payment amount and (ii) second, to the extent of funds available in the excess cash flow reserve account, an amount equal to the monthly additional interest amount (i.e., the amount accrued at the adjusted interest rate minus the amount of interest due as the scheduled monthly debt service payment). The failure to make the payment in clause (i) immediately above as and when due constitutes a Mortgage Loan event of default, but the failure to make the payment in clause (ii) immediately above (or the failure to have sufficient funds available in the excess cash flow reserve account to make such payment) as and when due will not constitute a Mortgage Loan event of default. On each payment date after the Anticipated Repayment Date, any remaining funds available in the excess cash flow reserve account after such payment of additional interest will be applied to principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (without payment of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium). If the borrower does not pay any such monthly additional interest amount (such amount not paid, together with interest accrued thereon at the adjusted interest rate, the “Accrued Interest”), the Accrued Interest will remain an obligation of the borrower but the borrower’s obligation to pay such Accrued Interest will be deferred and such Accrued Interest will be added to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (such additional principal, the “Accrued and Deferred Principal”) and will be payable on the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan to the extent not sooner paid pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan agreement.

 

Excess Interest, to the extent actually collected, will be paid to the holders of the Class S certificates and the VRR Interest Owners. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans”.

 

Prepayment Protections and Certain Involuntary Prepayments

 

All of the Mortgage Loans have a degree of voluntary prepayment protection in the form of prepayment lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance provisions. Voluntary prepayments, if permitted, generally require the payment of a yield maintenance charge or a prepayment premium unless the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) is prepaid within a specified period (ranging from approximately 3 to 7 payments) up to and including the stated maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date. See Annex A-1 and Annex A-2 for more information on the prepayment protections attributable to the Mortgage Loans on a loan-by-loan basis and a pool basis.

 

Additionally, certain Mortgage Loans may provide that in the event of the exercise of a purchase option by a tenant or the sale of real property or the release of a portion of the Mortgaged Property, that the related Mortgage Loans may be prepaid in part prior to the expiration of a prepayment/defeasance lockout provision. See “—Partial Releases” below.

 

Generally, no yield maintenance charge will be required for prepayments in connection with a casualty or condemnation, unless, in the case of most of the Mortgage Loans, an event of default has occurred and is continuing. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions” in this prospectus. In addition, certain of the Mortgage Loans permit the related borrower, after a total or partial casualty or partial condemnation, to prepay the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or the allocated loan amount of the related Mortgaged Property (after application of the related insurance proceeds or condemnation award to pay the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan), which may not be accompanied by any prepayment consideration.

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loans are secured in part by letters of credit and/or cash reserves that in each such case:

 

will be released to the related borrower upon satisfaction by the related borrower of certain performance related conditions, which may include, in some cases, meeting debt service coverage ratio levels and/or satisfying leasing conditions; and

 

if not so released, may, at the discretion of the lender, prior to loan maturity (or earlier loan default or loan acceleration), be drawn on and/or applied to prepay the subject Mortgage Loan if such performance related conditions are not satisfied within specified time periods.

 

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See Annex A-1 and Annex A-3 for more information on reserves relating to the Mortgage Loans.

 

Voluntary Prepayments

 

As of the Cut-off Date, the following prepayment restrictions and defeasance provisions applied to the Mortgage Loans:

 

One (1) Mortgage Loans (2.4%) permit the related borrower to prepay the Mortgage Loan with the payment of the greater of a yield maintenance charge and a prepayment premium of 1.0% if such repayment occurs prior to the related open prepayment period.

 

Five (5) Mortgage Loans (5.4%) permit the related borrower, after a lockout period of 24 to 59 payments following the origination date, to prepay the Mortgage Loan with the payment of the greater of a yield maintenance charge and a prepayment premium of 1.0%, as applicable, of the prepaid amount if such repayment occurs prior to the related open prepayment period.

 

With respect to five (5) Mortgage Loans (12.7%) (the “YM/Defeasance Loans”), the related Mortgage Loan documents permit the related borrower (i) to substitute U.S. government securities as collateral and obtain a release of the related Mortgaged Property after a lockout period of at least two years from the Closing Date and prior to the open prepayment period, or (ii) prepay the Mortgage Loan in whole or in part with the payment of the greater of a yield maintenance charge and a prepayment premium of 0.5% to 1.0% of the prepaid amount, in certain cases, subject to a lockout period and prior to the open prepayment period.

 

With respect to the Freedom Storage Dallas Mortgage Loan (0.4%), the Mortgage Loan documents provide that, in connection with any prepayment that is made within the first five days of a calendar month, the borrower is not required to pay interest on such prepayment through the following Due Date.

 

The Mortgage Loans that permit voluntary prepayment with yield maintenance have the following lock-out period as calculated from the Cut-off Date and as indicated in the following table:

 

Mortgage Loan 

Cut-off Date Principal Balance 

% of Initial Outstanding Pool Balance 

Lock-Out Period (payments from Cut-off Date) 

MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay $65,000,000 7.9% NAP
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District $20,000,000 2.4% NAP
Cabinetworks Portfolio $15,000,000 1.8% 24
Pacifica Plaza $13,000,000 1.6% 24
Parkway Office $12,000,000 1.5% 59
UM Student Housing Portfolio $11,000,000 1.3% 24
IOM Villas $11,000,000 1.3% 24
4850 Eucalyptus Avenue $8,000,000 1.0% 24
2416 Merchant Street $6,264,700 0.8% 24
1404 West University $4,075,000 0.5% 17
Freedom Storage Dallas $3,625,000 0.4% 24

 

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The Mortgage Loans generally permit voluntary prepayment without payment of a yield maintenance charge or any prepayment premium during a limited “open period” immediately prior to and including the stated maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as follows:

 

Prepayment Open Periods(1)

 

Open Periods (Payments)  Number of Mortgage Loans  % of Initial Pool Balance
4  28   49.0%
7  4   18.8 
6  3   13.7 
5  7   9.6 
3  4   8.9 
Total   46   100.0%

  

(1)See Annex A-1 for specific criteria applicable to the Mortgage Loans.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions”.

 

“Due-On-Sale” and “Due-On-Encumbrance” Provisions

 

The Mortgage Loans generally contain “due-on-sale” and “due-on-encumbrance” clauses, which in each case permits the holder of the Mortgage Loan to accelerate the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan if the related borrower sells or otherwise transfers or encumbers (subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents) the related Mortgaged Property or a controlling interest in the borrower without the consent of the mortgagee (which, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld). Many of the Mortgage Loans place certain restrictions (subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents) on the transfer and/or pledging of general partnership and managing member equity interests in a borrower such as specific percentage or control limitations. The terms of the mortgages generally permit, subject to certain limitations, affiliate, estate planning and family transfers, transfers at death, transfers of interest in a public company, the transfer or pledge of less than a controlling portion of the partnership, members’ or other equity interests in a borrower, the transfer or pledge of passive equity interests in a borrower (such as limited partnership interests and non-managing member interests in a limited liability company) and transfers to persons satisfying qualification criteria set forth in the related loan documents. Certain of the Mortgage Loans do not restrict the pledging of direct or indirect ownership interests in the related borrower, but do restrict the transfer of ownership interests in the related borrower by imposing a specific percentage, a control limitation or requiring the consent of the mortgagee to any such transfer. Generally, the Mortgage Loans do not prohibit transfers of non-controlling interests so long as no change of control results or, with respect to Mortgage Loans to tenant-in-common borrowers, transfers to new tenant-in-common borrowers. Certain of the Mortgage Loans do not prohibit the pledge by direct or indirect owners of the related borrower of equity distributions that may be made from time to time by the borrower to its equity owners.

 

Additionally, certain of the Mortgage Loans provide that transfers of the Mortgaged Property are permitted if certain conditions are satisfied, which may include one or more of the following:

 

no event of default has occurred;

 

the proposed transferee is creditworthy and has sufficient experience in the ownership and management of properties similar to the Mortgaged Property;

 

a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each of the Rating Agencies;

 

the transferee has executed and delivered an assumption agreement evidencing its agreement to abide by the terms of the Mortgage Loan together with legal opinions and title insurance endorsements; and

 

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the assumption fee has been received (which assumption fee will be paid as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”, but will in no event be paid to the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owners); however, certain of the Mortgage Loans allow the borrower to sell or otherwise transfer the related Mortgaged Property a limited number of times without paying an assumption fee.

 

Transfers resulting from the foreclosure of a pledge of the collateral for a mezzanine loan (if any) will also result in a permitted transfer. See “—Additional Indebtedness” below.

 

Defeasance; Collateral Substitution

 

The terms of thirty-five (35) of the Mortgage Loans (the “Defeasance Loans”) (79.6%) permit the applicable borrower at any time (provided no event of default exists) after a specified period (the “Defeasance Lock-Out Period”) to obtain a release of a Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage Loan (a “Defeasance Option”) in connection with a defeasance. With respect to all of the Defeasance Loans, the Defeasance Lock-Out Period ends at least two years after the Closing Date (or, with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%) and the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan (1.4%), such shorter period as described below).

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (3.0%), which is a Defeasance Loan, UBS AG (a prior owner of the Mortgage Loan) signed the REMIC declaration effective as of, and with a start-up date of, June 2, 2020, and a Defeasance Option is permitted to be exercised beginning July 1, 2022 (which is after the second anniversary of the start-up date of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC).

 

With respect to the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan (1.4%), which is a Defeasance Loan, GS Bank (the related originator) signed the REMIC declaration effective as of, and with a start-up date of, December 1, 2020, and a Defeasance Option is permitted to be exercised beginning December 6, 2022 (which is after the second anniversary of the start-up date of the White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC).

 

As described under “—Prepayment Protections and Certain Involuntary Prepayments” above, five (5) of the Mortgage Loans (12.7%) are YM/Defeasance Loans.

 

Exercise of a Defeasance Option is also generally conditioned on, among other things, (a) the borrower providing the mortgagee with at least 30 days prior written notice of the date on which such defeasance will occur (such date, the “Release Date”), and (b) the borrower (A) paying on any Release Date (i) all accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or, the related Whole Loan) up to and including the Release Date, (ii) all other sums (excluding scheduled interest or principal payments due following the Release Date), due under the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) and under all other loan documents executed in connection with the Defeasance Option, and (iii) an amount (the “Defeasance Deposit”) that will be sufficient to (x) purchase non-callable obligations of, or backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States of America or, in certain cases, other “government securities” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and otherwise satisfying REMIC requirements for defeasance collateral), that provide payments (1) on or prior to, but as close as possible to, all successive scheduled due dates occurring during the period from the Release Date to the related maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date (or to the first day of the open period for such Mortgage Loan) (or Whole Loan, if applicable) and (2) in amounts equal to the scheduled payments due on such due dates under the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable), or under the defeased portion of the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) in the case of a partial defeasance, including in the case of a Mortgage Loan with a balloon payment due at maturity, the balloon payment, or Anticipated Repayment Date, and (y) pay any costs and expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of such government securities, and (B) delivering a security agreement granting the issuing entity a first priority lien on the Defeasance Deposit and, in certain cases, the government securities purchased with the Defeasance Deposit and an opinion of counsel to such effect.

 

With respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (4.8%), provided no event of default is continuing, the borrower has the right at any time after the date that is the earlier of (i) two years from the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized and (ii) March 6, 2023, and

 

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solely in connection with, at the borrower’s option, the achievement of a DY Cure Event (as defined below), to defease a portion of the Mortgage Loan in the amount necessary to cause the achievement of a DY Cure Event as determined by the lender in its reasonable discretion without a corresponding release of any collateral from the liens of the Mortgage Loan documents subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, delivery of defeasance collateral in an amount sufficient to make all payments of interest and principal due under the defeased note until the first payment date in the prepayment period, a REMIC opinion and a rating agency confirmation. A “DY Cure Event” means (a) no event of default is continuing and (b) the achievement of a debt yield, determined as of the first day of each of two consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, equal to or greater than 7.0% (which (i) after the lockout period, debt yield test may be achieved, at the borrower’s sole discretion, by either (x) making voluntary prepayments or (y) effectuating a partial defeasance, in amounts necessary to achieve the debt yield or (ii) the debt yield test may be achieved, at the borrower’s sole discretion, by depositing in a reserve account, as additional collateral, cash or a letter of credit in an amount that when subtracted from the principal indebtedness for purposes of calculating debt yield would result in a debt yield that equals or exceeds 7.0% (provided that the aggregate notional amount of all outstanding letters of credit delivered at no time exceed 10% of the principal indebtedness)).

 

For additional information on Mortgage Loans that permit partial defeasance, see “—Partial Releases” below.

 

In general, if consistent with the related loan documents, a successor borrower established, designated or approved by the master servicer will assume the obligations of the related borrower exercising a Defeasance Option and the borrower will be relieved of its obligations under the Mortgage Loan. If a Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) is partially defeased, if consistent with the related loan documents, generally the related promissory note will be split and only the defeased portion of the borrower’s obligations will be transferred to the successor borrower.

 

Partial Releases

 

The Mortgage Loans described below permit the release of one or more of the Mortgaged Properties or a portion of a single Mortgaged Property in connection with a partial defeasance, a partial prepayment, a partial substitution, or for no consideration in the case of parcels that are vacant, non-income producing or were not taken into account in the underwriting of the Mortgage Loan, subject to the satisfaction of certain specified conditions, including the REMIC requirements. Additionally, certain Mortgage Loans may permit the addition of real property to the Mortgage Loan collateral.

 

Partial Releases; Partial Defeasance

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the borrower may at any time obtain the release of either individual Mortgaged Property, provided, among other conditions, (i) the borrower prepays the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in an amount equal to the applicable release amount (together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) in an amount equal to, with respect to either individual Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (a) the entire then outstanding principal balance of the related Whole Loan or (b) an amount equal to the allocated loan amount for such Mortgaged Property ($1,635,000,000 for the MGM Grand Mortgaged Property and $1,365,000,000 for the Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Property) multiplied by the following applicable percentages: (1) 105% until such time as of the outstanding principal balance of the related Whole Loan has been reduced to $2,250,000,000 and (2) thereafter, 110% (the amounts described in each of (a) and (b), as applicable, the “Release Amount”), in each instance, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium, (ii) after giving effect to such release, the debt service coverage ratio, as of the date of such release, is not less than 4.81x, and (iii) satisfaction of customary REMIC conditions. Notwithstanding the debt service coverage ratio requirement in clause (ii) above, in order to satisfy such debt service coverage ratio requirement, the borrower may prepay a portion of the Whole Loan, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium, or deposit cash with the lender to be held as cash collateral for the Whole Loan; provided, further, in the event such debt service coverage ratio requirement is not satisfied and the release of the applicable Mortgaged Property is in connection with an arm’s-length transfer to an

 

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unaffiliated third party, the borrower may obtain the release of the applicable individual Mortgaged Property upon payment of an amount equal to the greater of (i) the applicable Release Amount, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium and (ii) the lesser of (x) 100% of the applicable net sales proceeds derived from the sale of the individual Mortgaged Property and (y) an amount necessary to, after giving effect to such release, satisfy the debt service coverage ratio requirement described above, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the borrower may obtain the release of either individual Mortgaged Property in order to cure a default or event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents that is related to such individual Mortgaged Property (a “Default Release”), provided that, among other conditions: (i) prior to releasing such individual Mortgaged Property, the borrower first uses commercially reasonable efforts to cure such default or event of default (which efforts do not require any capital contributions to be made to the borrower or include any obligations of the borrower or guarantor to use any operating income or rents from the Mortgaged Property other than the applicable individual Mortgaged Property that is subject to the default or event of default to effectuate such cure), (ii) such default or event of default was not caused by (or at the direction of) the borrower or its affiliates in bad faith in order to circumvent the partial release requirements set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) the borrower prepays the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in an amount equal to the Release Amount, provided that no yield maintenance premium will be required for a prepayment made in connection with a Default Release and (iv) satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the borrower may, at any time after the earlier of (i) the date that is two (2) years from the closing date of the last securitization that includes the last note to be securitized and (ii) February 14, 2023, voluntarily defease a portion of the outstanding principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan solely in connection with a release of an individual Mortgaged Property from the lien of the applicable security instrument (in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Loan documents relating to a release of an individual Mortgaged Property other than the prepayment of any yield maintenance premium (if any)), provided that, among other conditions, (i) the borrower defeases the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in an amount equal to the Release Amount for such individual Mortgaged Property, (ii) after giving effect to such release, the debt service coverage ratio, as of the date of such release, is not less than 4.81x, and (iii) satisfaction of customary REMIC conditions. Notwithstanding the debt service coverage ratio requirement in clause (ii) above, in order to satisfy such debt service coverage ratio requirement, the borrower may defease a portion of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, or deposit cash with the lender to be held as cash collateral for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan; provided that in the event such debt service coverage ratio requirement is not satisfied and the release of the applicable Mortgaged Property is in connection with an arm’s-length transfer to an unaffiliated third party, the borrower may release the applicable individual Mortgaged Property upon defeasing the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the applicable Release Amount together with any yield maintenance premium then required (if any), and (ii) the lesser of (x) 100% of the applicable net sales proceeds derived from the sale of the individual Mortgaged Property and (y) an amount necessary to, after giving effect to such release, satisfy the debt service coverage ratio requirement described above, together with any yield maintenance premium then required (if any).

 

With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the borrower may obtain the release of a Mortgaged Property from the Mortgage Loan, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) no event of default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the borrower defeases a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to 125.0% of the allocated loan amount for the released Mortgaged Property; (iii) after giving effect to such release, the debt service coverage ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties for the immediately preceding trailing 12-month period is at least equal to the greater of (A) 1.70x and (B) the debt service coverage ratio for all Mortgaged Properties (including the released Mortgaged Property) immediately prior to such release; (iv) after giving effect to such release, the debt yield for the remaining Mortgaged Properties for the immediately preceding trailing 12-month period is at least equal to the greater of (A) 9.5% and (B) the debt service coverage ratio for all Mortgaged Properties (including the released Mortgaged Property)

 

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immediately prior to such release; (v) after giving effect to such release, the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties does not exceed the lesser of (A) 68.1% and (B) the loan-to-value ratio (including the released Mortgaged Property) immediately prior to such release; (vi) the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V—Coffeyville Mortgaged Property is not the sole remaining Mortgaged Property; and (vii) the lender receives a REMIC opinion.

 

With respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.8%), the related borrower is permitted to obtain a release of one or more of the Mortgaged Properties solely in connection with the occurrence of a casualty or condemnation that results in the sole tenant terminating its lease with respect to such Mortgaged Property, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) no event of default exists, unless the lender reasonably determines that the completion of such release will result in the cure of all events of default; (ii) prepayment (together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) or, following the lockout period, defeasance of the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to 120% of the allocated loan amount for the applicable released portion of the Mortgaged Properties; and (iii) after giving effect to such release (a) the debt yield for the remaining portion of the Mortgaged Properties (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) 12.38% and (y) the debt yield immediately prior to such release, (b) the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining portion of the Mortgaged Properties (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) is equal to or less than the lesser of (x) 64.4% and (y) the loan-to-value ratio immediately prior to such release, and (c) the debt-service-coverage ratio for the remaining portion of the Mortgaged Properties (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) 2.35x and (y) the debt-service-coverage ratio immediately prior to such release.

 

With respect to the IOM Villas Mortgage Loan (1.3%), on any payment date after December 6, 2022, the borrower may obtain the release of a Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage Loan upon an arms’ length sale, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but not limited to: (i) prepayment of the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to (a) with respect to a sale to a bona fide third-party, the greater of (x) 70.0% of the net sales proceeds of the released Mortgaged Property and (y) 125% of the allocated loan amount of such released Mortgaged Property, (b) with respect to a sale to any borrower-affiliated party, the greater of (x) 100% of the net sales proceeds of the released Mortgaged Property and (y) 135% of the allocated loan amount of such released Mortgaged Property, or (c) an amount such that the loan-to-value ratio of the Mortgage Loan immediately after the release is no more than 125%; (ii) payment of any applicable yield maintenance premium and accrued and unpaid interest on the principal being prepaid; and (iii) after giving effect to the release, the debt yield for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is no less than the greater of (a) the debt yield of all the Mortgaged Properties (including the released Mortgaged Property) immediately preceding such release and (b) 10.35%.

 

Furthermore, some of the Mortgage Loans permit the release or substitution of specified parcels of real estate or improvements that secure the Mortgage Loans but were not assigned any material value or considered a source of any material cash flow for purposes of determining the related Appraised Value or Underwritten Net Cash Flow or considered material to the use or operation of the property, or permit the general right to release as yet unidentified parcels if they are non-income producing so long as such release does not materially adversely affect the use or value of the remaining property, among other things. Such real estate may be permitted to be released, subject to certain REMIC rules, without payment of a release price and consequent reduction of the principal balance of the subject Mortgage Loan or substitution of additional collateral if zoning and other conditions are satisfied. We cannot assure you that the development of a release parcel, even if approved by the special servicer as having no material adverse effect to the remaining property, may not for some period of time either disrupt operations or lessen the value of the remaining property.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions”.

 

Additional Collateral

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Yield Maintenance Charges, Prepayment Premiums or Defeasance Provisions”.

 

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Escrows

 

Twenty-four (24) of the Mortgage Loans (86.1%), secured by retail, office, industrial or mixed use properties, provide for upfront or monthly escrows (or credit) for the full term or a portion of the term of the related Mortgage Loan to cover anticipated re-leasing costs, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions or other lease termination or occupancy issues. Such escrows are typically considered for retail, office, industrial and mixed use properties only.

 

Forty (40) of the Mortgage Loans (78.5%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover ongoing replacements and capital repairs.

 

Forty (40) of the Mortgage Loans (77.5%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover property taxes on the Mortgaged Properties.

 

Thirty-five (35) of the Mortgage Loans (62.8%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover insurance premiums on the Mortgaged Properties.

 

With respect to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (7.9%), the borrower deposited $4,000,000 into an achievement reserve at origination. The Mortgage Loan documents provide that in the absence of a cash management period under the Mortgage Loan documents, the funds in the achievement reserve will be disbursed to the borrower upon the borrower’s satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including, among others: (i) a lease with respect to a portion of the Fort Smith Mortgaged Property, with QualServ Solutions LLC as tenant (which is expected to be the third largest tenant at the Fort Smith Mortgaged Property, representing approximately 22.8% of the net rentable area at the Fort Smith Mortgaged Property), is in full force and effect, and such tenant is in possession of its leased premises; (ii) the debt yield is not less than 10.6%; and (iii) the loan-to-value ratio is not greater than 65.38%. In addition, the Mortgage Loan documents provide that if the borrower fails to obtain the release of all or any portion of the funds in the achievement reserve prior to the date that is 2 years from the closing date of the last securitization involving any portion of the Mortgage Loan, the borrower will be required to partially defease the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to the then-remaining balance in the achievement reserve and deliver defeasance collateral in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loans described above permit the related borrower to post a letter of credit in lieu of maintaining cash reserves. In addition, in certain cases, the related borrower may not be required to maintain the escrows described above until the occurrence of a specified trigger.

 

Many of the Mortgage Loans provide for other escrows and reserves, including, in certain cases, reserves for debt service, operating expenses, vacancies at the related Mortgaged Property and other shortfalls or reserves to be released under circumstances described in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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Mortgaged Property Accounts

 

Lockbox Accounts

 

The Mortgage Loan documents prescribe the manner in which the related borrowers are permitted to collect rents from tenants at each Mortgaged Property. The following table sets forth the manner in which tenant rent is transferred to a lockbox account, in some cases, only upon the occurrence of a trigger event:

 

Lockbox Account Types

 

Lockbox Type  Number of Mortgage Loans  Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance  Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance
Hard   21   $572,881,830   69.3%
Springing   21   201,548,957   24.4 
Soft   3   45,300,000   5.5 
Soft (Residential) / Hard (Commercial Tenants)   1   6,600,000   0.8 
Total   46   $826,330,787   100.0%

 

The lockbox accounts will not be assets of the issuing entity. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions—Definitions” or Annex A-1 to this prospectus for a description of lockbox and cash management accounts.

 

Delaware Statutory Trusts

 

With respect to the King City SV Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the borrower is a Delaware statutory trust. A Delaware statutory trust is restricted in its ability to actively operate a property. Accordingly, the related borrower has master leased the property to a newly formed, single-purpose entity that is wholly owned by the same entity that owns the signatory trustee for the related borrower. The master lease has been collaterally assigned to the lender and has been subordinated to the related Mortgage Loan documents. In the case of a Mortgaged Property that is owned by a Delaware statutory trust, there is a risk that obtaining the consent of the holders of the beneficial interests in the Delaware statutory trust will be time consuming and cause delays with respect to the taking of certain actions by or on behalf of the borrower, including with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Exceptions to Underwriting Guidelines

 

See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines”, “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to CREFI’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines”, “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to SMC’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines”, “—Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes—Exceptions” and “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting StandardsExceptions”.

 

Additional Indebtedness

 

General

 

The Mortgage Loans generally prohibit borrowers from incurring any additional debt secured by their Mortgaged Property without the consent of the lender. However:

 

substantially all of the Mortgage Loans permit the related borrower to incur limited indebtedness in the ordinary course of business that is not secured by the related Mortgaged Property;

 

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the borrowers under certain of the Mortgage Loans have incurred and/or may incur in the future unsecured debt other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

any borrower that is not required pursuant to the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to meet single purpose entity criteria may not be restricted from incurring unsecured debt or mezzanine debt;

 

the terms of certain Mortgage Loans permit the borrowers to post letters of credit and/or surety bonds for the benefit of the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loans, which may constitute a contingent reimbursement obligation of the related borrower or an affiliate. The issuing bank or surety will not typically agree to subordination and standstill protection benefiting the mortgagee;

 

although the Mortgage Loans generally place certain restrictions on incurring mezzanine debt by the pledging of general partnership and managing member equity interests in a borrower, such as specific percentage or control limitations, the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents generally permit, subject to certain limitations, the pledge of the limited partnership or non-managing membership equity interests in a borrower or less than a controlling interest of any other equity interests in a borrower; and

 

certain of the Mortgage Loans do not restrict the pledging of ownership interests in the borrower, but do restrict the transfer of ownership interests in a borrower by imposing limitations on transfer of control or a specific percentage of ownership interests.

 

Whole Loans

 

Certain Mortgage Loans are subject to the rights of a holder of one or more related Companion Loans, as further described in “—The Whole Loans” below.

 

Mezzanine Indebtedness

 

The mezzanine loans related to the Mortgage Loans identified in the table below are each subject to an intercreditor agreement between the holder(s) of the related mezzanine loan(s) and the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan that sets forth the relative priorities between the related Mortgage Loan and the related mezzanine loan(s). Each intercreditor agreement provides, among other things, generally that (a) all payments due under the related mezzanine loan(s) are subordinate after an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (taking into account the cure rights of the mezzanine lender(s), and in certain cases, only after the mezzanine lender(s) receive notice of such event of default) to any and all payments required to be made under the related Mortgage Loan (except for any payments from funds other than the Mortgaged Property or proceeds of any enforcement upon the mezzanine loan collateral, or required redemptions thereof, and any mezzanine loan guarantees in respect of which the related mortgage lender does not own a corresponding claim or right), (b) so long as there is no event of default under the related Mortgage Loan, (taking into account the cure rights of the mezzanine lender(s)), the related mezzanine lender(s) may accept payments on and prepayments of the related mezzanine loan(s) prior to the prepayment in full of the Mortgage Loan, provided that such prepayment is from a source of funds other than the respective Mortgaged Property (unless such funds are derived from excess cash), (c) the related mezzanine lender(s) will have certain rights to receive notice of and cure defaults under the related Mortgage Loan prior to any acceleration or enforcement of the related Mortgage Loan, (d) the related mezzanine lender(s) may amend or modify the related mezzanine loan(s) in certain respects without the consent of the related mortgage lender, and the mortgage lender must obtain the consent of the mezzanine lender(s) to amend or modify the Mortgage Loan in certain respects, (e) upon the occurrence of an event of default under the related mezzanine loan documents and upon compliance with the terms and conditions in the applicable intercreditor agreement, the related mezzanine lender(s) may foreclose upon the pledged equity interests in the related Mortgage Loan borrower or, if applicable, the related senior mezzanine loan borrower, which could result in a change of control with respect to the related Mortgage Loan borrower or, if applicable, the related senior mezzanine loan borrower, and a

 

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change in the management of the related Mortgaged Properties and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan is accelerated or, in some cases, becomes specially serviced or if a monetary default (or, in some cases, a non-monetary default) occurs and continues for a specified period of time under the related Mortgage Loan or if the Mortgage Loan borrower becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy or if the related Mortgage Loan lender exercises any enforcement action under the related Mortgage Loan documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan borrower or the related Mortgaged Properties, the related mezzanine lender(s) has or have, as applicable, the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan, in whole but not in part, for a price generally equal to the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts due thereon, plus any advances made by the related Mortgage Loan lender or its servicer and any interest thereon plus, subject to certain limitations, any Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees and Special Servicing Fees payable under the PSA, but generally excluding any late charges, default interest, exit fees, spread maintenance charges payable in connection with a prepayment or yield maintenance charges, liquidated damages and prepayment premiums.

 

Although the Mortgage Loans generally place certain restrictions on incurring mezzanine debt by the pledging of general partnership and managing member equity interests in a borrower, such as specific percentage or control limitations, the terms of the Mortgages generally permit, subject to certain limitations, the pledge of less than a controlling portion of the limited partnership or non-managing membership equity interests in a borrower. Certain Mortgage Loans described below permit the incurrence of mezzanine debt subject to satisfaction of certain conditions including a certain maximum combined loan-to-value ratio and/or a minimum combined debt service coverage ratio, and in some cases mezzanine debt is already in place. Also, certain of the Mortgage Loans do not restrict the pledging of ownership interests in the related borrower, but do restrict the transfer of ownership interests in a borrower by imposing limitations on transfer of control or a specific percentage of ownership interests. In addition, in general, a borrower (or its direct or indirect owners) that does not meet single-purpose entity criteria may not be restricted in any way from incurring mezzanine debt.

 

The Mortgage Loans generally place certain restrictions on the transfer and/or pledging of general partnership and managing member equity interests in a borrower such as specific percentage or control limitations as described under “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”, “—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions” above. Certain of the Mortgage Loans do not prohibit the pledge by direct or indirect owners of the related borrower of equity distributions that may be made from time to time by the borrower to its equity owners.

 

With respect to the Mortgage Loans listed in the following chart, the direct and indirect equity owners of the borrower are permitted to incur future mezzanine debt, subject to the satisfaction of conditions contained in the related loan documents, including, among other things, a combined maximum loan-to-value ratio, a combined minimum debt service coverage ratio and/or a combined minimum debt yield, as listed in the following chart and determined in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents:

 

Mortgage Loan Name 

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Combined Maximum LTV Ratio 

Combined Minimum DSCR 

Combined Minimum Debt Yield 

Intercreditor Agreement Required 

Signature Office Portfolio $70,000,000 69.0% 1.50x 8.9% Yes
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V $65,000,000 68.1% 1.70x 9.5% Yes
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay $65,000,000 67.0% 4.81x N/A Yes
711 Fifth Avenue(1) $40,000,000 54.5% 2.80x 8.98% Yes
Cabinetworks Portfolio $15,000,000 64.4% 2.35x 12.38% Yes
Smitty’s MHP $2,861,137 45.3% 1.67x 9.8% Yes
Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP $2,515,000 65.0% 1.55x 9.2% Yes

 

 

(1)The mezzanine loan principal amount may not exceed $35,000,000.

 

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The specific rights of the related mezzanine lender with respect to any such future mezzanine loan will be specified in the related intercreditor agreement and may include certain cure and repurchase rights of the mezzanine lender. Other than in the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, the intercreditor required to be entered into in connection with any future mezzanine loan will be subject to receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation. The direct and/or indirect owners of a borrower under a Mortgage Loan are also generally permitted to pledge their interest in such borrower as security for a mezzanine loan in circumstances where the ultimate transfer of such interest to the mezzanine lender would be a permitted transfer under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Generally, upon a default under a mezzanine loan, subject to the terms of any applicable intercreditor or subordination agreement, the holder of the mezzanine loan would be entitled to foreclose upon the equity in the related borrower, which has been pledged to secure payment of such debt. Although this transfer of equity may not trigger the due on sale clause under the related Mortgage Loan, it could cause a change in control of the borrower and/or cause the obligor under the mezzanine loan to file for bankruptcy, which could negatively affect the operation of the related Mortgaged Property and the related borrower’s ability to make payments on the related Mortgage Loan in a timely manner.

 

See “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk”.

 

Preferred Equity

 

Because preferred equity often provides for a higher rate of return to be paid to the holders of such preferred equity, preferred equity in some respects functions like mezzanine indebtedness, and reduces a principal’s economic stake in the related Mortgaged Property, reduces cash flow on the borrower’s Mortgaged Property after the payment of debt service and payments on the preferred equity and may increase the likelihood that the owner of a borrower will permit the value or income-producing potential of a Mortgaged Property to fall and may create a greater risk that a borrower will default on the Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property whose value or income is relatively weak.

 

Other Secured Indebtedness

 

Some of the Mortgage Loans permit certain affiliates of the related borrower to pledge their indirect ownership interests in the borrower including, but not limited to, pledges to an institutional lender providing a corporate line of credit or corporate credit facility as collateral for such corporate line of credit or corporate credit facility. In connection with those pledges, the Mortgage Loan documents for such Mortgage Loans may: (i) contain limitations on the amounts that such collateral may secure and prohibit foreclosure of such pledges unless such foreclosure would represent a transfer otherwise permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents but do not prohibit a change in control in the event of a permitted foreclosure; or (ii) require that such financing be secured by all or substantially all of the pledgor’s assets or by at least a certain number of assets other than such ownership interests in the related borrower.

 

With respect to the 2416 Merchant Street Mortgage Loan (0.8%), an affiliated lender has made a loan in the original principal amount of $1,832,426 to the sole member of the non-controlling JV investment member of the borrower, which owns 65% of the beneficial interest in the borrower (the “Investment Member”), which such loan is secured by a pledge of such entity’s beneficial interest in the Investment Member and is co-terminus with the Mortgage Loan. The affiliate lender entered into a subordination and standstill agreement with the lender which, among other things, limits the affiliate lender’s repayment solely to the extent of excess cash flow from the Mortgaged Property and prohibits the affiliate lender from declaring events of defaults, exercising any of its remedies, or amending its loan documents, in each case without the lender’s prior written consent.

 

With respect to the Drive-Up Self Storage Mortgage Loan (0.3%), the managing member of the borrower pledged all of its collateral, including its 5.0% interest in the related borrower, for a corporate Small Business Association (“SBA”) loan in the original principal amount of $82,500. At origination, the borrower escrowed the full amount of the SBA loan which may only be released upon satisfactory

 

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evidence to the lender that such pledged 5.0% interest in the related borrower is no longer security for the SBA loan.

 

Other Unsecured Indebtedness

 

Certain Mortgage Loans permit the borrower to incur certain other subordinate indebtedness as described below:

 

With respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan (2.4%), the related Mortgage Loan documents permit the borrower to incur unsecured loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the United States Small Business Administration in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, and the Borrower obtained a loan in the amount of approximately $2,493,400 under the PPP program in April 2020.

 

With respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan (1.8%), the Mortgage Loan documents permit a pledge of the direct or indirect equity interests in the borrower to secure certain debt of the related non-recourse carveout guarantors (individually or collectively, the “Cabinetworks Portfolio Guarantor”) provided that (x) such debt is secured by a pledge of equity interests in at least 50% of the Cabinetworks Portfolio Guarantor’s other direct or indirect subsidiaries formed in the United States, or other substantial collateral, in addition to such pledge of direct or indirect equity interest in the borrower, (y) the proceeds of the indebtedness secured by such pledge are utilized for purposes other than in connection with the Mortgaged Property, and (z) to the extent any such pledge results in a foreclosure of 15% or more of the direct or indirect interests in the borrower, the borrower agrees to provide the lender with evidence of the transfer of such interests within 10 business days after receiving knowledge thereof (and provided further that any transfer of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the borrower as a result of such foreclosure remains subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents).

 

With respect to the 7th Street Mixed Use Mortgage Loan (0.7%), the related Mortgage Loan documents permit the borrower to incur certain additional unsecured financing in an amount not exceeding $200,000 for the purchase, installation and/or construction of solar panels at the Mortgaged Property.

 

Certain risks relating to additional debt are described in “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk”.

 

The Whole Loans

 

General

 

Each of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, the Appletree Business Park Mortgage Loan, the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan, the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan and the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan is part of a Whole Loan consisting of such Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and/or in certain cases, the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s). In connection with each Whole Loan, the rights between the trustee on behalf of the issuing entity and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s) (the “Companion Loan Holder” or “Companion Loan Holders”) are generally governed by a co-lender agreement (each, a “Co-Lender Agreement”). With respect to each of the Whole Loans, the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s) are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted.

 

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The following terms are used in reference to the Whole Loans:

 

AB Whole Loan” means the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan.

 

Benchmark 2020-B19 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Redmond Town Center Whole Loan.

 

Benchmark 2020-B21 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of each of the 32-42 Broadway Whole Loan and (prior to the securitization of the related controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan) the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan.

 

BX 2020-VIVA TSA” means the trust and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan.

 

CGCMT 2020-GC46 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the White Oak Crossing Whole Loan.

 

Control Note” means, with respect to any Whole Loan, the “Controlling Note” or other similar term or concept specified in the related Co-Lender Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Control Note with respect to each Whole Loan will be the promissory note(s) listed as the “Control Note” in the column “Control Note/Non-Control Note” in the table below titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes”.

 

Controlling Holder” means, with respect to any Whole Loan, the holder of the related Control Note. As of the Closing Date, the Controlling Holder with respect to each Whole Loan will be the holder listed next to the related Control Note in the column “Note Holder” in the table below titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes”.

 

Controlling Companion Loan” means, with respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the related Pari Passu Companion Loan related to which, upon the securitization of such Pari Passu Companion Loan, servicing is expected to shift to the Servicing Shift PSA entered into in connection with such securitization. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. or an affiliate is currently the holder of the “Controlling Companion Loan” with respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. or an affiliate is currently the holder of the “Controlling Companion Loan” with respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Whole Loan. Goldman Sachs Bank USA or an affiliate thereof is currently the holder of the “Controlling Companion Loan” with respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Whole Loan.

 

GSMS 2020-GC47 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan.

 

MSC 2019-H7 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

MSC 2020-L4 PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan.

 

Non-Control Note” means, with respect to any Whole Loan, any “Non-Controlling Note” or other similar term or concept specified in the related Co-Lender Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Non-Control Notes with respect to each Whole Loan will be the promissory notes listed as the “Non-Control Notes” in the column “Control Note/Non-Control Note” in the table below titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes”.

 

Non-Controlling Holder” means, with respect to any Whole Loan, the holder of a Non-Control Note. As of the Closing Date, the Non-Controlling Holders with respect to each Whole Loan will be the holders

 

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listed next to the related Non-Control Notes in the column “Note Holder” in the table below titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes”.

 

Non-Serviced AB Whole Loan” means the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the certificate administrator under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Co-Lender Agreement” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan” means each of the Companion Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Non-Serviced Custodian” means with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the custodian (or its equivalent) under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Directing Holder” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the directing holder (or its equivalent) under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Master Servicer” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the master servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan” means each of the Mortgage Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below and, after the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan” means each of the Companion Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” (or “Servicing Shift” after the Servicing Shift Securitization Date) under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” that is pari passu in right of payment with the related Mortgage Loan in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan” means each of the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” with one or more Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and no Subordinate Companion Loans in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below and, after the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced PSA” means each of the pooling and servicing agreements or trust and servicing agreements, as applicable, identified under the column titled “Non-Serviced PSA/TSA” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Non-Serviced Securitization Trust” means a securitization trust that is created and governed by a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Special Servicer” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the special servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trustee” means, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan” means each of the Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans, the Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans and, after the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan” means each of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

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Serviced Mortgage Loan” means each of the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below and, prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan” means each of the Companion Loans identified as “Serviced” (or “Servicing Shift” prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date) under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” that is pari passu in right of payment with the related Mortgage Loan in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan” means each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan” means each of the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” with one or more Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below and, prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan” means each of the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below and, prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan” means each of the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Servicing Shift PSA” means, with respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement governing the servicing of each Servicing Shift Whole Loan following the Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Servicing Shift Securitization Date” means, with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the closing date of the securitization of the related Controlling Companion Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan” means each of the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column titled “Mortgage Loan Type” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” below.

 

Subordinate Companion Loan” means with respect to any AB Whole Loan, any related subordinated note not included in the issuing entity, which is generally subordinated in right of payment to the related Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Whole Loan” means each of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan, the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan, the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan, the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, the 32-42 Broadway Whole Loan, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Whole Loan, the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan, the Cabinetworks Portfolio Whole Loan, the Redmond Town Center Whole Loan, the White Oak Crossing Whole Loan and the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan, as the context may require and as applicable.

 

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The table below provides certain information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a corresponding Companion Loan:

 

Whole Loan Summary

 

Mortgage Loan Name  Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance  % of Initial Pool Balance  Aggregate Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance  Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1)(2) 

 

Whole Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(3) 

 

Mortgage Loan Underwritten NCF DSCR(1) 

 

Whole Loan Underwritten NCF DSCR(2) 

Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   $70,000,000   8.5%  $71,000,000   $0   58.5%  58.5%  2.30x  2.30x
Signature Office Portfolio   $70,000,000   8.5%  $19,769,000   $0   69.0%  69.0%  1.50x  1.50x
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V   $65,000,000   7.9%  $30,000,000   $0   65.2%  65.2%  1.74x  1.74x
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   $65,000,000   7.9%  $1,569,200,000   $1,365,800,000   35.5%  65.2%  4.95x  2.70x
711 Fifth Avenue   $40,000,000   4.8%  $505,000,000   $0   54.5%  54.5%  2.90x  2.90x
Appletree Business Park   $37,500,000   4.5%  $12,300,000   $0   56.9%  56.9%  1.92x  1.92x
JW Marriott Nashville   $35,000,000   4.2%  $150,000,000   $0   61.5%  61.5%  4.17x  4.17x
Grand Canal Shoppes   $25,000,000   3.0%  $735,000,000   $215,000,000   46.3%  59.5%  2.46x  1.67x
32-42 Broadway   $25,000,000   3.0%  $100,000,000   $0   51.4%  51.4%  2.66x  2.66x
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District   $20,000,000   2.4%  $40,000,000   $0   52.7%  52.7%  2.09x  2.09x
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio   $19,000,000   2.3%  $70,000,000   $0   59.9%  59.9%  1.40x  1.40x
Cabinetworks
Portfolio
  $15,000,000   1.8%  $32,333,000   $0   64.4%  64.4%  2.08x  2.08x
Redmond Town Center   $11,500,000   1.4%  $90,000,000   $0   67.2%  67.2%  1.79x  1.79x
White Oak Crossing   $11,375,000   1.4%  $52,000,000   $0   73.1%  73.1%  1.75x  1.75x
McCarthy Ranch   $5,000,000   0.6%  $40,000,000   $0   60.5%  60.5%  2.11x  2.11x

 

 

(1)Calculated including the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) but excluding the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s).

 

(2)In certain cases, calculated based on a value other than the “as-is” Appraised Value and/or based on a Cut-off Date Balance that is net of a reserve amount, as described in the definition of “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

(3)Calculated including the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s).

 

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Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes

 

Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan Type Non-Serviced PSA/TSA(1) Note Name Control Note / Non-Control Note Note Type Note Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder
Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Servicing Shift NAP(2) A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $71,000,000 CREFI(2)
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $70,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
Signature Office Portfolio Serviced NAP A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $35,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $35,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $19,769,000 SMF II
Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Serviced NAP A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $45,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $23,000,000 UBS AG
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $15,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $7,000,000 UBS AG
A-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Serviced BX 2020-VIVA A-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $268,056 BX 2020-VIVA
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $134,028 BX 2020-VIVA
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $134,028 BX 2020-VIVA
A-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $134,028 BX 2020-VIVA
A-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $317,944 BX 2020-VIV2
A-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $158,972 BX 2020-VIV2
A-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $158,972 BX 2020-VIV2
A-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $158,972 BX 2020-VIV2
A-9 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $400,000 BX 2020-VIV3
A-10 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $200,000 BX 2020-VIV3
A-11 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $200,000 BX 2020-VIV3
A-12 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $200,000 BX 2020-VIV3
A-13-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $43,333,333 Benchmark 2020-B18
A-13-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $53,333,333 Benchmark 2020-B19
A-13-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $255,000,000 BX 2020-VIV4(3)
A-13-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $46,666,667 Benchmark 2020-B20
A-13-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-13-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $56,666,667 CREFI
A-13-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $65,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-13-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $82,694,000 CREFI
A-14-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $44,500,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
A-14-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 WFCM 2020-C58
A-14-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 WFCM 2020-C58
A-14-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $135,000,000 BX 2020-VIV4(3)
A-14-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $101,847,000 BCREI
A-15-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $21,666,667 Benchmark 2020-B18
A-15-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9
A-15-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $26,666,667 Benchmark 2020-B19
A-15-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $23,333,333 Benchmark 2020-B20
A-15-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 BX 2020-VIV4(3)
A-15-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-15-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $28,333,333 DBRI
A-15-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $101,347,000 DBRI
A-16-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
A-16-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $110,000,000 BX 2020-VIV4(3)
A-16-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $191,347,000 SGFC
B-1-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $70,549 BX 2020-VIVA
B-1-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $61,396 BX 2020-VIVA
B-2-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $35,274 BX 2020-VIVA
B-2-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $30,698 BX 2020-VIVA
B-3-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $35,274 BX 2020-VIVA
B-3-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $30,698 BX 2020-VIVA
B-4-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $35,274 BX 2020-VIVA
B-4-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $30,698 BX 2020-VIVA
B-5-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $83,451 BX 2020-VIV2
B-5-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $149,658,604 BX 2020-VIV2
B-6-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $41,726 BX 2020-VIV2
B-6-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $74,829,302 BX 2020-VIV2
B-7-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $41,726 BX 2020-VIV2
B-7-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $74,829,302 BX 2020-VIV2

 

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      B-8-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $41,726 BX 2020-VIV2
B-8-B Non-Control Note Subordinate $74,829,302 BX 2020-VIV2
B-9-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $171,886,000 BX 2020-VIV3
B-10-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $85,943,000 BX 2020-VIV3
B-11-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $85,943,000 BX 2020-VIV3
B-12-A Non-Control Note Subordinate $85,943,000 BX 2020-VIV3
C-1 Control Note(4) Subordinate $224,560,000 BX 2020-VIVA
C-2 Non-Control Note Subordinate $112,280,000 BX 2020-VIVA
C-3 Non-Control Note Subordinate $112,280,000 BX 2020-VIVA
C-4 Non-Control Note Subordinate $112,280,000 BX 2020-VIVA
711 Fifth Avenue Non-Serviced GSMS 2020-GC47 A-1-1 Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 GSMS 2020-GC47
A-1-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $60,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-1-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 GS Bank
A-1-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-1-5-A Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 GS Bank
A-1-5-B Non-Control Note Pari Passu $15,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B20
A-1-5-C Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 GS Bank
A-1-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 JPMDB 2020-COR7
A-1-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 JPMDB 2020-COR7
A-1-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18
A-1-9 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18
A-1-10 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $12,500,000 GSMS 2020-GC47
A-1-11 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9
A-1-12 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9
A-1-13 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18
A-1-14 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9
A-1-15 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B19
A-1-16 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $2,500,000 GS Bank
A-1-17 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $1,500,000 GS Bank
A-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $60,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK28
A-2-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $43,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK27
A-2-3-A Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,500,000 BANK 2020-BNK29
A-2-3-B Non-Control Note Pari Passu $15,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK30(5)
A-2-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
Appletree Business Park Serviced NAP A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $37,500,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $12,300,000 SMF II
JW Marriott Nashville Non-Serviced NAP(6) A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 GS Bank(6)
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 GS Bank
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 GS Bank
A-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 GS Bank
A-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 GS Bank
A-9 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 GS Bank
Grand Canal Shoppes Non-Serviced MSC 2019-H7 PSA A-1-1 Non-Control Note(7) Pari Passu $60,000,000 MSC 2019-H7
A-1-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK19
A-1-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 MSC 2019-L3
A-1-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK21
A-1-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $13,846,154 MSC 2019-L3
A-1-6 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 MSC 2019-H7
A-1-7 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20
A-1-8 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20
A-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK19
A-2-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20
A-2-2-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $30,000,000 CSAIL 2019-C17
A-2-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $40,000,000 UBS 2019-C17
A-2-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,384,615 UBS 2019-C17
A-3-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B12
A-3-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $50,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B13
A-3-3-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B14
A-3-3-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 JPMDB 2019-COR6
A-3-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 CF 2019-CF2
A-3-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,384,615 Benchmark 2019-B14
A-4-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $60,000,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41
A-4-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $60,000,000 CGCMT 2019-GC43
A-4-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 GSMS 2019-GC42
A-4-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 GSMS 2019-GSA1
A-4-5 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,384,615 CGCMT 2019-GC43
B Control Note(7) Subordinate $215,000,000

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32-42 Broadway Non-Serviced Benchmark 2020-B21 A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $75,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 CREFI
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Servicing Shift NAP(8) A-1-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-1-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 CREFI
A-1-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 CREFI
A-1-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $3,500,000 CREFI
A-2-1 Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 CREFI(8)
A-2-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $1,500,000 CREFI
SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Non-Serviced BBCMS 2020-C8 A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $60,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
A-2-A Non-Control Note Pari Passu $10,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
A-2-B Non-Control Note Pari Passu $19,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
Cabinetworks Portfolio Servicing Shift NAP(9) A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $17,333,000 GS Bank(9)
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $15,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $15,000,000 GS Bank
Redmond Tower Center Non-Serviced Benchmark 2020-B19 A-1-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B19
A-1-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-1-2-2-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-1-2-2-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $11,500,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2 Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B19
A-3-1 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B20
A-3-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B20
White Oak Crossing Non-Serviced CGCMT 2020-GC46 A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $32,000,000 CGCMT 2020-GC46
A-2 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21
A-3 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $6,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-4 Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,375,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
McCarthy Ranch Non-Serviced MSC 2020-L4 A-1 Control Note Pari Passu $25,000,000 MSC 2020-L4
A-2-A Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8
A-2-B Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2
A-2-C Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 SMF III
A-2-D Non-Control Note Pari Passu $5,000,000 SMF III

 

 

(1)The identification of a “Non-Serviced PSA/TSA” above indicates that we have identified a securitization trust that has closed or priced or as to which a preliminary prospectus or final prospectus has printed and that has included, or is expected to include, the related controlling note for such whole loan.

 

(2)From and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Servicing Shift PSA entered into in connection with the securitization of the A-1 Controlling Companion Loan.

 

(3)The BX 2020-VIV4 securitization transaction is expected to close after the Closing Date.

 

(4)The initial controlling note is Note C-1, so long as no related control appraisal period with respect to Note C-1 and the related pari passu C notes has occurred and is continuing. If and for so long as a control appraisal period has occurred and is continuing, then the controlling note will be as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan”.

 

(5)The BANK 2020-BNK30 securitization transaction is expected to close prior to the Closing Date.

 

(6)The JW Marriott Nashville whole loan is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Benchmark 2020-B21 securitization. Upon the securitization of the A-1 Controlling Companion Loan, the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization of the A-1 Controlling Companion Loan.

 

(7)With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, the initial Control Note is Note B. During the continuance of a Grand Canal Shoppes control appraisal period, Note A-1-1 will be the Control Note. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans— Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan”.

 

(8)From and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Servicing Shift PSA entered into in connection with the securitization of the A-2-1 Controlling Companion Loan.

 

(9)From and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Servicing Shift PSA entered into in connection with the securitization of the A-1 Controlling Companion Loan.

 

The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans

 

The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans will be serviced pursuant to the PSA in accordance with the terms of the PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement. None of the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee will be required to make a monthly payment advance on any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, but the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be required to (and the special servicer, at its option in emergency situations, may) make Property Protection Advances in respect of the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans unless such advancing party (or, even if it is not the advancing party, the special servicer) determines that such a Property Protection Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

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Each Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the PSA (and, accordingly, will be a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, after which such Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA (and, accordingly, will be a Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan). With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the discussion under this section only applies to the period prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Co-Lender Agreement

 

The Co-Lender Agreement related to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan provides that:

 

The promissory notes comprising such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (and consequently, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and each related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) are of equal priority with each other and none of such promissory notes (or mortgage loans) will have priority or preference over any other such promissory note (or mortgage loan).

 

All payments, proceeds and other recoveries on the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be applied to the promissory notes comprising such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan on a pro rata and pari passu basis (subject, in each case, to (a) the allocation of certain amounts to escrows and reserves, certain repairs or restorations or payments to the applicable borrower required by the Mortgage Loan documents and (b) certain payment and reimbursement rights of the parties to the PSA, in accordance with the terms of the PSA).

 

The transfer of up to 49% of the beneficial interest of a promissory note comprising the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan is generally permitted. The transfer of more than 49% of the beneficial interest of any such promissory note is generally prohibited unless (i) the transferee is a large institutional lender or investment fund (other than, without the consent of the non-transferring noteholder or a rating agency, as applicable, a related borrower or an affiliate thereof) that satisfies minimum net worth and/or experience requirements or certain securitization vehicles that satisfy certain ratings and other requirements or (ii)(a) each non-transferring holder has consented to such transfer (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), and (b) if any such non-transferring holder’s interest in the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan is held in a securitization, a rating agency communication is provided to each applicable rating agency (or, in certain cases, a rating agency confirmation is obtained from each applicable rating agency). The foregoing restrictions do not apply to a sale of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the PSA.

 

With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, certain costs, fees and expenses (such as a pro rata share of a Property Protection Advance) allocable to a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan may be paid or reimbursed out of payments and other collections on the Mortgage Pool, subject to the issuing entity’s right to reimbursement from future payments and other collections on such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or from general collections with respect to any securitization of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Control Rights with respect to Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans Other than the Servicing Shift Whole Loans

 

With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Whole Loans), the related Control Note will be included in the issuing entity, and the Directing Holder will have certain consent rights (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) and consultation rights (during a Control Termination Event, but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) with respect to such Whole Loan as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Directing Holder”.

 

Control Rights with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loans

 

With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related Control Note will be held as of the Closing Date by the Controlling Holder listed in the

 

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table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” above under “—General”. The related Controlling Holder will be entitled (i) to direct the servicing of such Whole Loan in a manner that is substantially similar to the rights of the Directing Holder appointed by the Controlling Class pursuant to the PSA, (ii) to consent to certain servicing decisions in respect of such Whole Loan and actions set forth in a related asset status report and (iii) to replace the special servicer with respect to such Whole Loan with or without cause; provided that with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, in general, neither the related borrower nor an affiliate thereof will be entitled to exercise the rights of such “Controlling Holder” under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder

 

With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the holder of any related Non-Control Note (or if such Non-Control Note has been securitized, the directing holder (or equivalent party) with respect to such securitization or other designated party under the related pooling and servicing agreement) will be entitled to certain consent and consultation rights described below; provided that if such party or its representative is (or is an affiliate of) the related borrower or if all or a specified portion of the subject Non-Control Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, such party will not be entitled to exercise the right of a Non-Controlling Holder, and/or there will be deemed to be no such Non-Controlling Holder under the related Co-Lender Agreement with respect to such Non-Control Note. With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a related Non-Control Note will be included in the issuing entity, and, prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, pursuant to the PSA, the Controlling Class Representative appointed by the Controlling Class, for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, or the special servicer (consistent with the Servicing Standard), during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, will be entitled to exercise the consultation rights, if any, of the Non-Controlling Holder under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

The master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, will be required to (i) provide each Non-Controlling Holder or its representative copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder with respect to the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or any proposed action to be taken in respect of a Major Decision with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Directing Holder due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) use reasonable efforts to consult each Non-Controlling Holder or its representative on a strictly non-binding basis (to the extent such party requests consultation after having received the aforementioned notices, information and reports) with respect to any such recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report by the special servicer or any proposed action to be taken by the special servicer in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan that constitutes a Major Decision, and consider on a non-binding basis alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Holder.

 

Such consultation right will generally expire ten business days (or, in certain cases, with respect to an “acceptable insurance default”, 30 days) after the delivery to such Non-Controlling Holder of written notice of a proposed action (together with copies of the notices, information and reports required to be delivered thereto) (unless the special servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten business day (or 30-day) period will be deemed to begin anew). In no event will the special servicer be obligated to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Holder (or its representative). In addition, if the special servicer determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the promissory notes comprising a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, it may take, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, any action constituting a Major Decision with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or any action set forth in any applicable Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten business day period.

 

In addition to the aforementioned consultation right, each Non-Controlling Holder will have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the master servicer or special

 

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servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan are discussed.

 

If a Servicer Termination Event has occurred with respect to the special servicer that affects a Non-Controlling Holder, such Non-Controlling Holder will have the right to direct the trustee to terminate the special servicer under the PSA solely with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, other than with respect to any rights such special servicer may have as a Certificateholder, entitlements to amounts payable to such special servicer at the time of termination, entitlements to indemnification amounts and any other entitlements of the terminated party that survive the termination.

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loan

 

If any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the special servicer decides to sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan, the special servicer will be required to sell such Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and each related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together as interests evidencing one whole loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the special servicer will not be permitted to sell a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan without the consent of each Non-Controlling Holder (provided that such consent will not be required if the related Non-Controlling Holder is a borrower or an affiliate thereof) unless special servicer has delivered to such holder (a) at least 15 business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, (b) at least ten days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the special servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if requested by such Non-Controlling Holder), and (c) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to offerors or otherwise approved by the master servicer or special servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans

 

Each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA in accordance with the terms of such Non-Serviced PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement. No Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee will be required to make monthly payment advances on a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as applicable, will be required to (and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, at its option in certain cases, may) make property protection advances (or equivalent term) in respect of the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA unless such advancing party (or, in certain cases, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, even if it is not the advancing party) determines that such a property protection advance (or equivalent term) would be a nonrecoverable advance. Monthly payment advances on each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be made by the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, to the extent provided under the PSA. None of the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee will be obligated to make property protection advances (or equivalent term) with respect to a Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” for a description of the material servicing terms of the Non-Serviced PSAs.

 

With respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loans, the discussion under this “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” section only applies to the period on or after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

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Co-Lender Agreement

 

The Co-Lender Agreement related to each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan provides that:

 

The promissory notes comprising such Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (and consequently, the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) are of equal priority with each other and none of such promissory notes (or mortgage loans) will have priority or preference over any other such promissory note (or mortgage loan).

 

All payments, proceeds and other recoveries on the Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be applied to the promissory notes comprising such Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan on a pro rata and pari passu basis (subject, in each case, to (a) the allocation of certain amounts to escrows and reserves, certain repairs or restorations or payments to the applicable borrower required by the Mortgage Loan documents and (b) certain payment and reimbursement rights of the parties to the related Non-Serviced PSA, in accordance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The transfer of up to 49% of the beneficial interest of a promissory note comprising the Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan is generally permitted. The transfer of more than 49% of the beneficial interest of any such promissory note is generally prohibited unless (i) the transferee is a large institutional lender or investment fund (other than, without the consent of the non-transferring noteholder or a rating agency, as applicable, a related borrower or an affiliate thereof) that satisfies minimum net worth and/or experience requirements or certain securitization vehicles that satisfy certain ratings and other requirements or (ii)(a) each non-transferring holder has consented to such transfer (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), and (b) if any such non-transferring holder’s interest in the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan is held in a securitization, a rating agency communication is provided to each applicable rating agency (or, in certain cases, a rating agency confirmation is obtained from each applicable rating agency). The foregoing restrictions do not apply to a sale of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan together with the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Any losses, liabilities, claims, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with a Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan that are not otherwise paid out of collections on such Whole Loan may, to the extent allocable to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, be payable or reimbursable out of general collections on the mortgage pool for this securitization.

 

Control Rights

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (other than each Servicing Shift Whole Loan on or after the Servicing Shift Securitization Date), the related Control Note will be held as of the Closing Date by the Controlling Holder listed in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” above under “—General”. The related Controlling Holder (or a designated representative) will be entitled to (i) direct the servicing of such Whole Loan in a manner that is substantially similar to the rights of the directing holder (or equivalent party) under the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) consent to certain servicing decisions in respect of such Whole Loan and actions set forth in a related asset status report and (iii) replace the special servicer with respect to such Whole Loan with or without cause; provided that with respect to each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, if such holder (or its designated representative) is (or is an affiliate of) the related borrower or if all or a specified portion of the subject Control Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, such party will not be entitled to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Holder”, and/or there will be deemed to be no such “Controlling Holder” under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

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Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the holder of any related Non-Control Note (or if such Non-Control Note has been securitized, the directing holder (or equivalent party)) with respect to such securitization (or other designated party under the related Non-Serviced PSA) will be entitled to certain consent and consultation rights described below; provided that if such party or its representative is (or is an affiliate of) the related borrower or if all or a specified portion of the subject Non-Control Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, such party will not be entitled to exercise the rights of a Non-Controlling Holder, and/or there will be deemed to be no “Non-Controlling Holder” with respect to such Non-Control Note under the related Co-Lender Agreement. With respect to each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (including each Servicing Shift Whole Loan on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date), one or more related Non-Control Notes will be included in the issuing entity, and the Controlling Class Representative, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, or the special servicer (consistent with the Servicing Standard), following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event will be entitled to exercise the consent or consultation rights described below.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement, will be required to (i) provide each Non-Controlling Holder or its representative copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the related Non-Serviced Directing Holder under the related Non-Serviced PSA with respect to the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report relating to the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or any proposed action to be taken in respect of a major decision under the related Non-Serviced PSA with respect to such Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the related Non-Serviced Directing Holder due to the occurrence and continuance of a “control termination event” or a “consultation termination event” (or analogous concepts) under such Non-Serviced PSA) and (ii) consult (or to use reasonable efforts to consult) each Non-Controlling Holder or its representative on a strictly non-binding basis (to the extent such party requests consultation after having received the aforementioned notices, information and reports) with respect to any such recommended actions outlined in an asset status report by such Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer or any proposed action to be taken by such Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the applicable major decision.

 

Such consultation right will generally expire ten business days (or, in certain cases, with respect to an “acceptable insurance default”, 30 days) after the delivery to such Non-Controlling Holder of written notice of a proposed action (together with copies of the notices, information and reports required to be delivered thereto), whether or not such Non-Controlling Holder has responded within such period (unless the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable, proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten business day (or 30-day) period will be deemed to begin anew). In no event will the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable, be obligated to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Holder (or its representative).

 

If the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the promissory notes comprising a Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, it may take, in accordance with the servicing standard under the related Non-Serviced PSA, any action constituting a major decision with respect to such Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or any action set forth in any applicable asset status report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten business day period.

 

In addition to the aforementioned consultation right, each Non-Controlling Holder will have the right to annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan are discussed.

 

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If a special servicer termination event (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Holder, such Non-Controlling Holder will have the right to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under such Non-Serviced PSA solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, other than with respect to any rights such Non-Serviced Special Servicer may have as a certificateholder under such Non-Serviced PSA, entitlements to amounts payable to such Non-Serviced Special Servicer at the time of termination, entitlements to indemnification amounts and any other entitlements of the terminated party that survive the termination.

 

Custody of the Mortgage File

 

The related Non-Serviced Custodian is expected to be the custodian of the mortgage file with respect to each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan (other than any promissory notes not contributed to the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust).

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loan

 

If any Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, and if the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer decides to sell the related Control Note contributed to securitization trust created pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA, such Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be required to sell the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together as interests evidencing one whole loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell a Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan without the consent of each Non-Controlling Holder (or its representative under the related pooling and servicing agreement) (except, in certain cases, if the Non-Controlling Holder is the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower) unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least 15 business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, (b) at least ten days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if requested by such Non-Controlling Holder), and (c) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the applicable Non-Serviced Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to offerors or otherwise approved by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan

 

General

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (7.9%) is part of a split loan structure comprised of 60 promissory notes, each of which is secured by the same mortgage instrument on the same underlying Mortgaged Properties.

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan is evidenced by one promissory note, Note A-13-7, with a Cut-off Date Balance of $65,000,000. The “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan” consists of (a) the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, (b) 35 pari passu companion notes (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Pari Passu Companion Loans” and, together with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes”) evidenced by promissory notes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-10, A-11, A-12, A-13-1, A-13-2, A-13-3, A-13-4, A-13-5, A-13-6, A-13-8, A-14-1, A-14-2, A-14-3, A-14-4, A-14-5, A-15-1, A-15-2, A-15-3, A-15-4, A-15-5, A-15-6, A-15-7, A-15-8, A-16-1, A-16-2 and A-16-3, (c) 12 senior subordinate companion B notes (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes”) evidenced by promissory notes B-1-A, B-2-A, B-3-A, B-4-A, B-5-A, B-6-A, B-7-A, B-8-A, B-9-A, B-10-A, B-11-A and B-12-A, (d) 8 junior subordinate companion B notes (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes” and, together with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Notes”) evidenced by promissory notes B-1-B, B-2-B, B-3-B,

 

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B-4-B, B-5-B, B-6-B, B-7-B and B-8-B and (e) 4 subordinate companion C notes (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes” and, together with the with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Notes, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Subordinate Companion Loans”) evidenced by promissory notes C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Subordinate Companion Loans and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes (excluding the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan) are collectively referred to as the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans”.

 

Servicing

 

Pursuant to the terms of the related Amended and Restated Agreement Between Noteholders (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement”), the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the servicing agreement governing the securitization of note A-1, which is the trust and servicing agreement (the “BX 2020-VIVA TSA”), dated as of May 5, 2020, between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as master servicer (the “BX 2020-VIVA Servicer”), Situs Holdings, LLC, as special servicer (the “BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “BX 2020-VIVA Trustee”), by the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer and the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, subject to the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement. Amounts payable to the issuing entity as holder of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement will be included in the Available Funds for the related Distribution Date to the extent described in this prospectus.

 

Custody of the Mortgage File

 

Citibank, N.A., as custodian under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, is the custodian of the mortgage file related to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (other than the promissory notes evidencing the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan and the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans not included in the BX 2020-VIVA securitization).

 

Application of Payments

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement sets forth the respective rights of the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan and the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans with respect to distributions of funds received in respect of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and provides, in general, that:

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to any such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note will at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes and MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Notes, as further described below. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to any MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note will at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, as further described below. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to any such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note will at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes and the rights of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, as further described below.

 

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Prior to the occurrence and continuance of (i) any event of default with respect to an obligation of the related borrower to pay money due under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or (ii) any non-monetary event of default as a result of which the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan becomes a specially serviced mortgage loan under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA (which, for clarification, will not include any imminent event of default (each, a “Triggering Event of Default”)), all amounts tendered by the related borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or amounts realized as proceeds of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties, after payment of amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the mortgage loan documents and amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable pursuant to the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will be applied and distributed by the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments are required to be made at such times as are set forth in BX 2020-VIVA TSA):

 

(i)         first, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each holder, the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such holder, including any unreimbursed trust fund expenses not previously reimbursed to such holder (or paid or advanced by any servicer or trustee on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement or the BX 2020-VIVA TSA;

 

(ii)        second, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(iii)       third, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(v)        fifth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(vi)       sixth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(vii)      seventh, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

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(viii)      eighth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)       ninth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(x)        tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(ix) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xi)       eleventh, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(x) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xii)      twelfth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xi) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xiii)     thirteenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xii) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xiv)      fourteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the

 

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accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xv)      fifteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xvi)      sixteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xvii)     seventeenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xviii)    eighteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xix)     nineteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xx)      twentieth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)     twenty-first, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective

 

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Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, in an aggregate amount equal to the remaining principal payments received, if any, with respect to such payment date with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxii)    twenty-second, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxi) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxiii)    twenty-third, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxii) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxiv)    twenty-fourth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxiii) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxv)     twenty-fifth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxiv) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxvi)    twenty-sixth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxvii)   twenty-seventh, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case

 

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of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxviii)  twenty-eighth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement

 

(xxix)   twenty-ninth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxx)    thirtieth, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the related borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any advances, to pay any additional servicing expenses or to compensate the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments relate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the related borrower, will be paid to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, pro rata, based on their respective percentage interests; and

 

(xxxi)   thirty-first, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxx), any remaining amount will be paid pro rata to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective initial percentage interests.

 

Upon the occurrence and continuance of a Triggering Event of Default, all amounts tendered by the related borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or amounts realized as proceeds of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties, after payment of amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the mortgage loan documents and amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable pursuant to the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will be applied and distributed by the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments are required to be made at such times as are set forth in BX 2020-VIVA TSA):

 

(i)         first, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such holder, including any unreimbursed trust fund expenses not previously reimbursed to such holder (or paid or advanced by any servicer or trustee on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement or the BX 2020-VIVA TSA;

 

(ii)        second, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related A Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

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(iii)       third, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(v)        fifth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note at the applicable net initial interest rate;

 

(vi)       sixth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(vii)       seventh, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(viii)      eighth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)       ninth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective regular principal balances of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the regular principal balance for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(x)        tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(ix) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xi)       eleventh, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(x) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

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(xii)      twelfth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xi) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xiii)     thirteenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xii) and, as a result of a workout the regular principal balances for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the regular principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net initial interest rate;

 

(xiv)      fourteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xv)       fifteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xvi)      sixteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xvii)     seventeenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note at the applicable post-ARD interest rate differential (exclusive of any portion of such accrued and unpaid interest that constitutes Accrued Interest under the mortgage loan agreement allocable to, and added or to be added to the principal balance of, such note);

 

(xviii)    eighteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, all remaining

 

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funds, if any, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xix)     nineteenth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xx)      twentieth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)     twenty-first, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the respective Accrued and Deferred Principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, all remaining funds, if any, until the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for each MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxii)     twenty-second, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxi) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxiii)    twenty-third, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxii) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxiv)    twenty-fourth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxiii) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxv)     twenty-fifth, following the Anticipated Repayment Date, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties exceed the amounts required to be applied in

 

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accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxiv) and, as a result of a workout the Accrued and Deferred Principal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes have been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to the related holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to the reduction, if any, of the Accrued and Deferred Principal amount for the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

(xxvi)    twenty-sixth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each related holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxvii)   twenty-seventh, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxviii)  twenty-eighth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxix)   twenty-ninth, to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on their respective entitlements, up to, in the case of each such holder, an amount equal to all yield maintenance premiums allocated to the related MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note in accordance with the mortgage loan agreement;

 

(xxx)    thirtieth, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the related borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any advances, to pay any additional servicing expenses or to compensate the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments relate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the related borrower, will be paid to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, pro rata, based on their respective percentage interests; and

 

(xxxi)   thirty-first, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xxx), any remaining amount will be paid pro rata to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective initial percentage interests.

 

All expenses and losses relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties will be allocated first, pro rata, to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes and then, pro rata, to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes and then, pro rata, to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, and then, pro rata, to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if an advance of principal or interest is made with respect to any note relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, then advance interest amounts thereon will only be reimbursed from default interest and late payment charges collected on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, as and to the extent provided in the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, from amounts paid by the related borrower to cover

 

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such advance interest amounts and otherwise (i) in the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes, first, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), second, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), third, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), and fourth, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holder of such note as to which the advance of principal or interest was made, (ii) in the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes, first, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), second, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the Junior B Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), and third, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holder of such note as to which the advance of principal or interest was made, (iii) in the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes, first, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes (on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances), and second, out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holder of such note as to which the advance of principal or interest was made, and (iv) in the case of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes, solely out of any amounts received with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that would otherwise be distributable to the holder of such note as to which the advance of principal or interest was made.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a P&I Advance is made with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, then that P&I Advance, together with interest thereon, may only be reimbursed out of future payments and collections on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan or, as and to the extent described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances” in this prospectus, on other Mortgage Loans, but not out of payments or other collections on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans.

 

Certain costs and expenses allocable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan (such as a pro rata share of a nonrecoverable property protection advance) may, to the extent not otherwise paid out of collections on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan may, to the extent allocable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, be payable or reimbursable out of general collections on the Mortgage Pool. This may result in temporary (or, if not ultimately reimbursed, permanent) shortfalls to the Certificateholders.

 

Consultation and Control

 

Pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement, the controlling holder with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder”), as of any date of determination, will be (i) the holder of note C-1, unless an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, (ii) if an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of note B-5-B, or any other MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note specified by the holder of note B-5-B, unless an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, (iii) if an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of note B-9-A, or any other MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note specified by the holder of note B-9-A, unless an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note Control Appraisal

 

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Period has occurred and is continuing, or (iv) if an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of note A-9, or any other MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note specified by the holder of note A-9; provided that, if any such holder would be the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement, but a greater than 49% interest in the subject controlling note is held by a borrower, borrower affiliate or other borrower restricted party, or a borrower, borrower affiliate or other borrower restricted party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder (and, in the case of note C-1, an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period will be deemed to exist, in the case of note B-5-B or any other designated MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note, an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note Control Appraisal Period will be deemed to exist, and in the case of note B-9-A or any other designated MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note, an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note Control Appraisal Period will be deemed to exist). Further, no representative entitled to exercise the rights of an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder may be a borrower, borrower affiliate or other borrower restricted party.

 

Pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement, if any consent, modification, amendment or waiver under or other action in respect of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (whether or not a servicing transfer event under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA has occurred and is continuing) that would constitute an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision, the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to provide the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) with at least ten (10) business days (or, in the case of a determination of an acceptable insurance default, twenty (20) days) prior notice requesting consent to the requested MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision. The BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, is not permitted to take any action with respect to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision (or make a determination not to take action with respect to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision), unless and until the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer receives the written consent of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) before implementing a decision with respect to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision; provided that the provisions of the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will govern the consent and consultation rights under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the servicing standard under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, may take actions with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties before obtaining the consent of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder if the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, reasonably determines in accordance with the servicing standard under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA that failure to take such actions prior to such consent would materially and adversely affect the interest of the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan as a collective whole, and the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer and the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer will not be permitted to follow any advice or consultation provided by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) that would require or cause the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, including the REMIC provisions, be inconsistent with the servicing standard under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, require or cause the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement or the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, require or cause the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, or materially expand the scope of the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer’s or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement or the BX 2020-VIVA TSA.

 

Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period, the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer will be required to (A) provide copies to the issuing entity (at any time the holder of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan is not the MGM

 

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Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder) and each holder of an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note or an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Note (at any time such holder is not the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder) (each, an “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder”) of any notice, information and report that is required to be provided to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the BX 2020-VIVA TSA with respect to any MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decisions, or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report, within the same time frame that such notice, information and report is required to be provided to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder, and (B) consult with each holder of an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note or an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Note (at any time such holder is not the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder) or its representative on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, any such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder requests consultation with respect to any such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report, and consider alternative actions recommended by such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder or its representative; provided that after the expiration of a period of 10 business days from the delivery to any such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder by the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and reports, the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer will no longer be obligated to consult with such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder, whether or not such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder has responded within such 10 business day period. Notwithstanding the consultation rights of any holder of an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note or an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Note that is an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer may make any MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision or take any recommended action outlined in an asset status report before the expiration of the aforementioned 10 business day period if the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the noteholders. In no event will the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by an MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder.

 

An “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period” will exist with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, if and for so long as (a)(1) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes after the date of their creation, (y) any appraisal reduction amounts for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances and (z) any losses realized with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances, is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes after the date of their creation.

 

An “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note Control Appraisal Period” will exist with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, if and for so long as (a)(1) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes after the date of their creation, (y) any appraisal reduction amounts for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances and (z) any losses realized with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances, is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes after the date of their creation.

 

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An “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note Control Appraisal Period” will exist with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, if and for so long as (a)(1) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes after the date of their creation, (y) any appraisal reduction amounts for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances and (z) any losses realized with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan that are allocated to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes in reduction of their regular principal balances, is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes after the date of their creation.

 

MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision” means a “Major Decision” under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA.

 

Sale of Defaulted Whole Loan

 

If the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA and the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer decides to sell the notes included in the BX 2020-VIVA securitization, the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer will be required to sell the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans, together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the BX 2020-VIVA TSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan or any MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Note or MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Note not included in the BX 2020-VIVA securitization (such notes, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Securitization Notes”) without the consent of the holders thereof (including the issuing entity, as holder of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan) (together, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Noteholders”) unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least 15 business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Securitization Notes, (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and any documents in the servicing file maintained by the BX 2020-VIVA Servicer and/or BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan reasonably requested by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Noteholder that are material to the price of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Securitization Notes, and (c) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to the other offerors and the controlling class representative under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale, provided that such MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Noteholder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence.

 

Special Servicer Appointment Rights

 

Pursuant to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder (or its controlling noteholder representative) will be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer, with or without cause, and appoint a replacement special servicer with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan

 

General

 

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Mortgaged Property. The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan is evidenced by one (1) promissory note A-2-4 with a Cut-off Date Balance of $25,000,000. The related Pari Passu Companion Loans (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans”, and together with the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the “Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans”) have an original principal balance of $735,000,000 and are evidenced by 24 senior pari passu promissory notes. The Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan and the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans are pari passu with each other in terms of priority. There is also one (1) Subordinate Companion Loan (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan”), evidenced by a subordinate promissory note with an original principal balance of $215,000,000. Neither the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan nor the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans will be included in the issuing entity. The Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, together with the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans, are referred to in this prospectus as the “Grand Canal Shoppes Companion Loans,” and the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, together with the Grand Canal Shoppes Companion Loans, are referred to in this prospectus as the “Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan”. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-1-1 and A-1-6 are currently held by the MSC 2019-H7 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-1-2 and A-2-1 are currently held by the BANK 2019-BNK19 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-1-4 is currently held by the BANK 2019-BNK21 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-1-7, A-1-8 and A-2-2-1 are currently held by the BANK 2019-BNK20 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-2-2-2 is currently held by the CSAIL 2019-C17 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory note A-2-3 and A-2-5 are currently held by the UBS 2019-C17 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-1 is currently held by the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-2 is currently held by the Benchmark 2019-B13 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-4-1 is currently held by the CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-4-3 is currently held by the GSMS 2019-GC42 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-1-3 and A-1-5 are currently held by the MSC 2019-L3 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-3-1 is currently held by the Benchmark 2019-B14 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-3-2 is currently held by the JPMDB 2019-COR6 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-4 is currently held by the CF 2019-CF2 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-4-2 and A-4-5 are currently held by CGCMT 2019-GC43. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-3-5 is currently held by the Benchmark 2019-B14 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note A-4-4 is currently held by the GSMS 2019-GSA1 securitization trust. The Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan evidenced by promissory note B is currently held by CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan are cross-defaulted and have the same borrowers, maturity date, amortization schedule and prepayment structure. Interest is payable on each of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans at a rate equal to 3.74080% per annum (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate”) and on the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan at a rate equal to 6.25000% per annum (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate”). For purposes of the information presented in this prospectus with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan unless otherwise specifically indicated, the loan-to-value ratio, debt yield and debt service coverage ratio information

 

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includes the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans and does not take into account the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

The rights of the issuing entity, as the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, and the rights of the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Companion Loans are subject to the terms of a Co-Lender Agreement (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement”). The consultation rights of the issuing entity (as a non-controlling note holder) under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement will be exercised by the Directing Holder so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and if a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, by the operating advisor. The following summaries describe certain provisions of the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Servicing

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the MSC 2019-H7 securitization (the “MSC 2019-H7 PSA”).

 

Application of Payments

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement provides, in general, that the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan and the right of the holder thereof to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect thereto is at all times, junior, subject and subordinate to the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans and the right of the holders thereof to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect thereto, in each case to the extent described below.

 

If no Grand Canal Shoppes Sequential Pay Event (as defined below) has occurred and is continuing, then all amounts tendered by the borrowers or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property (net of certain amounts for required reserves and escrows and certain fees, costs and expenses of the parties to the MSC 2019-H7 PSA) will be applied and distributed as follows:

 

first, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, pro rata, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the aggregate principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

second, (i) to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis in an amount equal to the product of (A) the sum of the Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, multiplied by (B) the sum of principal payments received, if any, with respect to the related monthly payment date, until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero, and (ii) 100% of any insurance and condemnation proceeds payable as principal to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes are required to be distributed to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis until the principal balances thereof have been reduced to zero;

 

third, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans that have paid any unreimbursed costs and expenses, on a pro rata and pari passu basis up to the amount of any such unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such holders including any Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs not previously reimbursed to such holders (or paid or advanced by the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on any such holder’s behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan pursuant to the MSC 2019-H7 PSA or the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement;

 

fourth, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of the Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans multiplied by (ii) the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Relative Spread and (iii) any prepayment premium paid by the borrowers;

 

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fifth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through fourth, such excess amount is required to be paid to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, on a pro rata and pari passu basis in an amount up to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized principal losses previously allocated to such holders, plus interest thereon at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

sixth, to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate;

 

seventh, (i) to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount equal to its Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interest of principal payments received, if any, with respect to such monthly payment date, until the principal balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and (ii) with respect to any insurance and condemnation proceeds payable as principal to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes, the portion thereof remaining after distribution to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans pursuant to clause second above is required to be distributed to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan until the principal balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

 

eighth, to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount equal to the product of (i) its Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interest multiplied by (ii) the Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread and (iii) any prepayment premium paid by the borrowers;

 

ninth, to the extent the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan has made any payments or advances to cure defaults as described below under “—Cure Rights,” to reimburse such holder for all such amounts;

 

tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through ninth, such excess amount is required to be paid to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount up to aggregate of unreimbursed realized principal losses previously allocated to such holder, plus interest on such amount at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate;

 

eleventh, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the borrowers are not required to be otherwise applied under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any advances, to pay any additional servicing expenses or to compensate the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments related to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the borrowers, are required to be paid to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes, pro rata based on their respective Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests; and

 

twelfth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through eleventh, any remaining amount is required to be paid pro rata to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes in accordance with their respective initial Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of (i) any monetary event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, (ii) any other event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan that causes the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan to become accelerated or a Specially Serviced Loan or (iii) any bankruptcy or insolvency event that constitutes an event of default, in each case, provided that the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan has not

 

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exercised its cure rights under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement (as described below under “—Cure Rights”) (each, a “Grand Canal Shoppes Sequential Pay Event”), all amounts tendered by the borrowers or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property (net of certain amounts for required reserves and escrows and certain fees, costs and expenses of the parties to the MSC 2019-H7 PSA) will be applied and distributed as follows:

 

first, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, pro rata, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the aggregate principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

second, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, pro rata based on their outstanding principal balances, until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero;

 

third, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans that have paid any unreimbursed costs and expenses, on a pro rata and pari passu basis up to the amount of any such unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such holders including any Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs not previously reimbursed to such holders (or paid or advanced by the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on any such holder’s behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan pursuant to the MSC 2019-H7 PSA or the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement;

 

fourth, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of the Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans multiplied by (ii) the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Relative Spread and (iii) any prepayment premium paid by the borrowers;

 

fifth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through fourth, such excess amount is required to be paid to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, on a pro rata and pari passu basis in an amount up to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized principal losses previously allocated to such holders, plus interest thereon at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

sixth, to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate;

 

seventh, to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, until the outstanding principal balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

 

eighth, to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount equal to the product of (i) its Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interest multiplied by (ii) the Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread and (iii) any prepayment premium paid by the borrowers;

 

ninth, to the extent the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan has made any payments or advances to cure defaults as described below under “—Cure Rights,” to reimburse such holder for all such amounts;

 

tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through ninth, such excess amount is required to be paid to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan in an amount up to aggregate of unreimbursed realized principal losses previously allocated to such holder, plus interest on such amount at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate;

 

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eleventh, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the borrowers are not required to be otherwise applied under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any advances, to pay any additional servicing expenses or to compensate the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments related to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the borrowers, are required to be paid to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes, pro rata based on their respective Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests; and

 

twelfth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through eleventh, any remaining amount is required to be paid pro rata to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes in accordance with their respective initial Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interests.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate” means the note rate applicable to the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, less the applicable servicing fee rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate” means the note rate applicable to the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, less the applicable servicing fee rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Relative Spread” means the ratio of the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan Rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread” means the ratio of the Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan Rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan Rate” means as of any date of determination, the weighted average of the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate and the Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate, weighted based on the outstanding principal balances of the Grand Canal Shoppes notes.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interest” means, with respect to any holder of a Grand Canal Shoppes note, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal balance of such note, and the denominator of which is the outstanding principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

The Directing Holder

 

The controlling noteholder (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder”) under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement, as of any date of determination, is (i) the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, unless a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of Note A-1-1 (whose rights are exercisable under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA by the directing certificateholder for such securitization or the special servicer (following a control termination event under the related securitization)).

 

A “Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period” is any period, with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, if and for so long as: (a)(1) the initial principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan that is allocated to the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan and (z) without duplication, any realized principal losses with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property (or portion thereof) or the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan that are allocated to the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, plus (3) any Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral (as defined below), (to the extent such amount is not already taken into account in the Appraisal Reduction Amount), plus (4) without duplication of any items set

 

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forth above in clauses (1) through (3), insurance and condemnation proceeds that constitute collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan (whether paid or then payable by any insurance company or government authority, provided that, if not then paid, such amounts are payable to the lender for application to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or to pay the costs of restoring the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property) is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

For purposes of determining whether a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period is in effect, Appraisal Reduction Amounts and realized principal losses will be allocated to reduce first, the principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, and second, the principal balances of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans (on a pro rata and pari passu basis), in each case, up to the outstanding amount thereof.

 

In addition, the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan will be entitled to avoid (or terminate) a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount upon satisfaction of the following (which must be completed within 30 days of the special servicer’s receipt of any third party appraisal that indicates such Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period has occurred): (i) the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan will have delivered as a supplement to the appraised value of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property, in the amount specified in clause (ii) below, to the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, together with documentation acceptable to the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard to create and perfect a first priority security interest in favor of such servicer on behalf of the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans in such collateral cash collateral for the benefit of, and acceptable to, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, or an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit with the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans as the beneficiary, issued by a bank or other financial institutions the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are at all times rated at least “AA” by S&P, “A” by Fitch and “Aa2” by Moody’s or the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “F-1” by Fitch and “P-1” by Moody’s (either (a) or (b), the “Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral”), and (ii) the Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral is required to be in an amount that would cause the applicable Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period not to occur pursuant to the definition of “Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period”. If the requirements described in this paragraph are satisfied by the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan (a “Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Cure”), no Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period will be deemed to have occurred.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Cure will continue until (i) the Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral would not be sufficient to prevent a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period from occurring pursuant to the definition of “Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period”; or (ii) the occurrence of a final recovery determination in respect of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan. If the appraised value of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property, upon any redetermination thereof, is sufficient to avoid the occurrence of a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period without taking into consideration any, or some portion of, the Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral previously delivered by the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan, then any or such portion of Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral held by the master servicer or special servicer is required to be promptly returned to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan (at its sole expense). Upon a final recovery determination with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, such Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral will be available to reimburse each Grand Canal Shoppes noteholder for any realized principal loss in accordance with the priority of distributions described under “—Distributions” above with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan after application of the net proceeds of liquidation, not in excess of the principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable interest rate and all other additional servicing expenses reimbursable under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement and under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA.

 

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Consultation and Control

 

The master servicer and the special servicer will be required to seek the written consent of the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) prior to taking any action that would constitute a Grand Canal Shoppes Major Decision (as defined below). If the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) fails to respond to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, within five business days (or, in the case of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 10 business days) after receipt of such notice, such servicer will be required to deliver a second notice, and if the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) fails to respond within five business days (or, in the case of certain insurance defaults, 10 business days) after receipt of such second notice, the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) will not have further consent rights with respect to the specific action proposed in such notice.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Major Decisions” means:

 

(i)        any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which will include acquisitions of any REO Property by deed-in-lieu or otherwise) of the ownership of one or more properties securing the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan if it comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of, or consent to any deferral of compliance with, any monetary term (other than late fees and default interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs or the material modification or termination of cash management or lockbox arrangements) of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, or any extension of the maturity date of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan;

 

(iii)       following a default or an event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial, bankruptcy or otherwise, under the related mortgage loan documents or seeking to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the borrowers or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the borrowers;

 

(iv)       any sale of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan (when it is a defaulted loan) or REO Property for less than the applicable purchase price;

 

(v)        any determination to bring the related Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any hazardous materials located at such Mortgaged Property or REO Property;

 

(vi)       any direct or indirect transfer of the related Mortgaged Property (or any interest therein), any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or any consent or determination with respect to any of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related mortgage loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vii)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or of any direct or indirect interest in the borrowers or change in control of the borrowers;

 

(viii)      any incurrence of additional debt by the borrowers or any mezzanine financing by any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of the borrowers (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the related mortgage loan documents);

 

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(ix)       any material modification, waiver or amendment of, or any material consent granted or withheld in connection with, or the execution of, an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any material modification, waiver or amendment thereof;

 

(x)       any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager and/or terminating, modifying or entering into any property management agreement (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the related mortgage loan documents);

 

(xi)       releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required to be released pursuant to the specific terms of the related mortgage loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xii)      any release of the borrowers or guarantor or other obligor from liability under any of the related mortgage loan documents (including acceptance of an assumption agreement) and the addition of a new guarantor, or any consent or determination with respect to any of the foregoing, other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xiii)     any determination of an acceptable insurance default;

 

(xiv)      the approval of or voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan or other material action or decision in the bankruptcy of the borrowers;

 

(xv)      any material modification, waiver or amendment of any guaranty or environmental indemnity related to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan;

 

(xvi)     any approval of any property insurance settlements or award in connection with a taking related to the related Mortgaged Property or the approval of a determination to apply such insurance proceeds or award to the repayment of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan rather than to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xvii)     any determination by the master servicer to transfer the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan to the special servicer based on a determination that (A) a default (other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) is reasonably foreseeable, (B) such default will materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and (C) the default is likely to continue unremedied;

 

(xviii)    any material modification or waiver of the insurance requirements set forth in the related mortgage loan documents;

 

(xix)     any material modification or waiver of any special purpose entity requirements set forth in the related mortgage loan documents; or

 

(xx)      any material modification of, or material waiver of any provision of, the related reciprocal easement;

 

provided that during any Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period, “Grand Canal Shoppes Major Decisions” will mean the list of major decisions described under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA.

 

Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be required to follow any advice or consultation provided by the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) that would require or cause the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, including the REMIC provisions, be inconsistent with the related servicing standard, require or cause such master servicer or

 

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special servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement or the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, require or cause such master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, or materially expand the scope of any of the master servicer’s or special servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement or the MSC 2019-H7 PSA.

 

Cure Rights

 

If the related borrowers fails to make any monetary payment by the end of the applicable grace period for such payment permitted under the applicable mortgage loan documents or the related borrowers otherwise defaults with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan will have the right to cure a default (i) with respect to any monetary default, within five business days after receipt of notice of such monetary default or (ii) with respect to any non-monetary default, within the cure period afforded to the borrowers under the related Whole Loan documents (but at least 30 days in any event) or such longer period as provided in the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement. The holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan will be limited to ten cures related to monetary defaults, no more than six of which may occur within any consecutive 12-month period.

 

So long as a monetary default exists for which a cure payment permitted the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement is made, such monetary default will not be treated as an event of default by any Grand Canal Shoppes noteholder (including for purposes of (i) the definition of “Grand Canal Shoppes Sequential Pay Event” as provided in “—Distributions” above, (ii) accelerating the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, modifying, amending or waiving any provisions of the related Whole Loan documents or commencing proceedings for foreclosure or the taking of title by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or other similar legal proceedings with respect to any Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property; or (iii) treating the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan as a specially serviced loan).

 

Purchase Option

 

At any time an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing, upon written notice to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans (such notice, a “Grand Canal Shoppes Noteholder Purchase Notice”), the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan will have the right to purchase the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans in whole but not in part at the applicable Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price on a date selected by such holder that is not earlier than seven business days after, or later than 45 days after, the date of the Grand Canal Shoppes Noteholder Purchase Notice. All out-of-pocket costs and expenses related to such purchase are required to be paid by the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

The right of the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan to purchase the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans will automatically terminate upon a foreclosure sale, sale by power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property (and the special servicer will be required to give the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan at least 15 days’ prior written notice of its intent with respect to any such action).

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” means the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, (b) accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid in full by related borrowers up to and including the end of the interest accrual period relating to the monthly payment date next following the date of purchase, (c) any other amounts due under the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, other than prepayment premiums, default interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, provided that if the related borrowers or a borrower related party is the purchaser, the Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price will include prepayment premiums, default interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, (d) without duplication of amounts under clause (c), any unreimbursed property protection or servicing advances

 

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and any expenses incurred in enforcing the mortgage loan documents (including, without limitation, servicing advances payable or reimbursable to any servicer, and earned and unpaid special servicing fees), (e) without duplication of amounts under clause (c), any accrued and unpaid interest on advances, (f) (x) if the related borrowers or a borrower related party is the purchaser or (y) if the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is purchased after 90 days after such option first becomes exercisable, any liquidation or workout fees payable under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and (g) any Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs, but only to the extent not reimbursed previously to a Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loan pursuant to the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan holder is purchasing from the related borrowers or a borrower related party, the Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price will not include the amounts described under clauses (d) through (f) of this definition. If the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is converted into a REO Property, for purposes of determining the Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, interest will be deemed to continue to accrue on each Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loan at the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate as if the related Whole Loan were not so converted. In no event will the Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price include amounts due or payable to the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan holder under the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs” means any amounts referred to in clause (d) and/or (e) of the definition of “Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” that at the time of determination have been paid from sources other than the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan or the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property.

 

Sale of Defaulted Whole Loan

 

If the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, the special servicer will be required to sell the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans together as notes evidencing one whole A note, and will not have the right to sell the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan without the consent of the holder thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the special servicer will not be permitted to sell any Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loan without the consent of the holder thereof unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least 15 business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the special servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if requested by such holder that are material to the price of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans), and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to offerors or otherwise approved by the special servicer in connection with the proposed sale. In conducting such sale, whether any cash offer from an interested person constitutes a fair price for the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans is required to be determined by the trustee; provided, that no offer from an interested person will constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) at least two bona fide other offers are received from independent third parties.

 

Special Servicer Appointment Rights

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder (or its designee) will have the right to terminate the special servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, with or without cause, upon at least 10 business days’ prior notice to the special servicer. Any such termination will not be effective unless and until (a) each applicable rating agency delivers a rating agency confirmation, (b) the initial or successor special servicer has assumed in writing all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the special servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA from and after the date it becomes the special servicer of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the trustee under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA and (c) the trustee under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the trustee to the effect that (i) the designation of such replacement to serve as special

 

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servicer with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan under MSC 2019-H7 PSA is in compliance with the terms of the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, (ii) such replacement special servicer will be bound by the terms of the MSC 2019-H7 PSA with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and (iii) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, the MSC 2019-H7 PSA will be enforceable against the replacement special servicer, in accordance with its terms.

 

Additional Information

 

Each of the tables presented on Annex A-2 sets forth selected characteristics of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if applicable. For a detailed presentation of certain additional characteristics of the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties on an individual basis, see Annex A-1. For a brief summary of the 15 largest Mortgage Loans in the pool of Mortgage Loans, see Annex A-3.

 

The description in this prospectus, including Annex A-1, Annex A-2 and Annex A-3, of the Mortgage Pool and the Mortgaged Properties is based upon the Mortgage Pool as expected to be constituted at the close of business on the Cut-off Date, as adjusted for the scheduled principal payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date. Prior to the issuance of the Offered Certificates, a Mortgage Loan may be removed from the Mortgage Pool if the depositor deems such removal necessary or appropriate or if it is prepaid. This may cause the range of Mortgage Rates and maturities as well as the other characteristics of the Mortgage Loans to vary from those described in this prospectus.

 

A Form ABS-EE with the information required by Item 1125 of Regulation AB (17 CFR 2219.1125), Schedule AL – Asset-Level Information will be filed or caused to be filed by the depositor with respect to the issuing entity on or prior to the date of the filing of this prospectus and will provide such information for a reporting period commencing on the day after the hypothetical Determination Date in November 2020 and ending on the hypothetical Determination Date in December 2020. In addition, a Current Report on Form 8-K containing detailed information regarding the Mortgage Loans will be available to persons (including beneficial owners of the Offered Certificates) who receive this prospectus and will be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), together with the PSA, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or prior to the date of the filing of the final prospectus.

 

Transaction Parties

 

The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC and Societe Generale Financial Corporation are sponsors and mortgage loan sellers in this securitization transaction.

 

For a description of certain affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the sponsors and the other transaction parties, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest” and “Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

 

General

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (“GSMC”) is a New York limited partnership, is a sponsor and a mortgage loan seller. The respective Mortgage Loans that GSMC is selling to the depositor in this securitization transaction are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “GSMC Mortgage Loans”.

 

GSMC was formed in 1984. Its general partner is Goldman Sachs Real Estate Funding Corp. and its limited partner is Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”). GSMC’s executive offices are located at 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone number (212) 902-1000. GSMC is an initial Risk

 

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Retention Consultation Party and an affiliate of the depositor, GS Bank, an originator and the initial RR Interest Owner, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, an underwriter.

 

GS Bank is the originator (or co-originator) of all of the GSMC Mortgage Loans. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Co-Originated or Unaffiliated Third-Party Originated Mortgage Loans” for additional information.

 

Neither GSMC nor any of its affiliates will insure or guarantee distributions on the certificates. The Certificateholders will have no rights or remedies against GSMC for any losses or other claims in connection with the certificates or the Mortgage Loans except in respect of the repurchase and substitution obligations for material document defects or the material breaches of representations and warranties made by GSMC in the related MLPA as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

GSMC’s Commercial Mortgage Securitization Program

 

As a sponsor, GSMC originates and acquires fixed and floating rate commercial mortgage loans and either by itself or together with other sponsors or mortgage loan sellers, organizes and initiates the public and/or private securitization of such commercial mortgage loans by transferring the commercial mortgage loans to a securitization depositor, including GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II or another entity that acts in a similar capacity. In coordination with its affiliates, Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital, L.P., GS Bank and other unaffiliated underwriters, GSMC works with rating agencies, investors, unaffiliated mortgage loan sellers and servicers in structuring the securitization transaction.

 

From the beginning of its participation in commercial mortgage securitization programs in 1996 through December 31, 2019, GSMC originated or acquired approximately 3,045 fixed and floating rate commercial and multifamily mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $132.7 billion. As of December 31, 2019, GSMC had acted as a sponsor and mortgage loan seller on approximately 211 fixed and floating-rate commercial mortgage-backed securitization transactions. GSMC securitized approximately $2.165 billion, $4.636 billion, $6.586 billion, $5.098 billion, $6.284 billion, $6.972 billion, $11.730 billion, $8.548 billion and $9.960 billion of commercial mortgage loans in public and private offerings in calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

 

Review of GSMC Mortgage Loans

 

Overview. GSMC, in its capacity as the sponsor of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, has conducted a review of the GSMC Mortgage Loans in connection with the securitization described in this prospectus. The review of the GSMC Mortgage Loans was performed by a deal team comprised of real estate and securitization professionals who are employees of one or more of GSMC’s affiliates (the “GSMC Deal Team”). The review procedures described below were employed with respect to all of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, except that certain review procedures only were relevant to the large loan disclosures in this prospectus, as further described below. No sampling procedures were used in the review process.

 

Database. To prepare for securitization, members of the GSMC Deal Team created a database of loan-level and property-level information relating to each GSMC Mortgage Loan. The database was compiled from, among other sources, the related Mortgage Loan documents, third party reports, zoning reports, insurance policies, borrower supplied information (including, but not limited to, rent rolls, leases, operating statements and budgets) and information collected by the Goldman Originator during the underwriting process. After origination of each GSMC Mortgage Loan, the GSMC Deal Team updated the information in the database with respect to the GSMC Mortgage Loan based on updates provided by the related servicer relating to loan payment status and escrows, updated operating statements, rent rolls and leasing activity, and information otherwise brought to the attention of the GSMC Deal Team.

 

A data tape (the “GSMC Data Tape”) containing detailed information regarding each GSMC Mortgage Loan was created from the information in the database referred to in the prior paragraph. The GSMC

 

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Data Tape was used by the GSMC Deal Team to provide certain numerical information regarding the GSMC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus.

 

Data Comparison and Recalculation. GSMC engaged a third party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures designed by GSMC, relating to information in this prospectus regarding the GSMC Mortgage Loans. These procedures included:

 

comparing certain information in the GSMC Data Tape against various source documents provided by GSMC that are described above under “—Database”;

 

comparing numerical information regarding the GSMC Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the GSMC Data Tape; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the GSMC Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. GSMC engaged various law firms to conduct certain legal reviews of the GSMC Mortgage Loans for disclosure in this prospectus. In anticipation of the securitization of each GSMC Mortgage Loan, origination counsel prepared a loan and property summary that sets forth salient loan terms and summarizes material deviations from GSMC’s standard form loan documents. In addition, origination counsel for each GSMC Mortgage Loan reviewed GSMC’s representations and warranties set forth on Annex D-1 and, if applicable, identified exceptions to those representations and warranties.

 

Securitization counsel was also engaged to assist in the review of the GSMC Mortgage Loans. Such assistance included, among other things, (i) a review of sections of the loan agreement relating to certain GSMC Mortgage Loans marked against the standard form document, (ii) a review of the loan and property summaries referred to above relating to the GSMC Mortgage Loans prepared by origination counsel and (iii) a review of a due diligence questionnaire completed by the GSMC Deal Team. Securitization counsel also reviewed the property release provisions, if any, for each GSMC Mortgage Loan with multiple Mortgaged Properties for compliance with the REMIC provisions. In addition, for each GSMC Mortgage Loan originated by GSMC or its affiliates, GSMC prepared and delivered to its securitization counsel for review an asset summary, which summary includes important loan terms and certain property level information obtained during the origination process.

 

Based on their respective reviews of pertinent sections of the related Mortgage Loan documents, origination counsel or securitization counsel also assisted in the preparation of the Mortgage Loan summaries of those of the GSMC Mortgage Loans included in the ten largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, and the abbreviated Mortgage Loan summaries for those of the GSMC Mortgage Loans included in the next five largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, which summaries are incorporated in “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” on Annex A-3. The applicable borrowers and borrowers’ counsel reviewed these GSMC Mortgage Loan summaries as well.

 

Other Review Procedures. With respect to any pending litigation that existed at the origination of any GSMC Mortgage Loan, GSMC requested updates from the related borrower, origination counsel and/or borrower’s litigation counsel. GSMC conducted a search with respect to each borrower under a GSMC Mortgage Loan to determine whether it filed for bankruptcy after origination of the GSMC Mortgage Loan. If GSMC became aware of a significant natural disaster in the vicinity of any Mortgaged Property securing a GSMC Mortgage Loan, GSMC obtained information on the status of the Mortgaged Property from the related borrower to confirm no material damage to the Mortgaged Property.

 

The GSMC Deal Team also consulted with the Goldman Originator to confirm that the GSMC Mortgage Loans were originated in compliance with the origination and underwriting criteria described below under “—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, as well as to identify any material deviations from those origination and underwriting criteria. See “—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines” below.

 

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Findings and Conclusions. Based on the foregoing review procedures, GSMC determined that the disclosure regarding the GSMC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. GSMC also determined that the GSMC Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired in accordance with GSMC’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria except as described under “—Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines” below. GSMC attributes to itself all findings and conclusions resulting from the foregoing review procedures.

 

The Goldman Originator

 

GS Bank is affiliated with GSMC, one of the sponsors, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters, and the depositor. GS Bank is referred to as the “Goldman Originator” in this prospectus.

 

The primary business of the Goldman Originator is the underwriting and origination, either by itself or together with another originator, of mortgage loans secured by commercial or multifamily properties. The commercial mortgage loans originated by the Goldman Originator include both fixed and floating rate commercial mortgage loans and such commercial mortgage loans are often included in both public and private securitizations. Many of the commercial mortgage loans originated by GS Bank are acquired by GSMC and sold to securitizations in which GSMC acts as sponsor and/or loan seller.

 

Fixed Rate Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)

 

Year

Total Goldman Originator
Fixed Rate Loans Originated
(approximate)

Total Goldman Originator
Fixed Rate Loans Securitized
(approximate)

2019 $6.0 billion $5.3 billion
2018 $3.1 billion $2.6 billion
2017 $7.3 billion $7.7 billion
2016 $6.1 billion $5.2 billion
2015 $6.2 billion $6.0 billion
2014 $2.9 billion $3.1 billion
2013 $5.0 billion $5.3 billion
2012 $5.6 billion $4.6 billion
2011 $2.3 billion $2.2 billion
2010 $1.6 billion $1.1 billion
2009 $400 million $400 million

 

 

(1)Represents origination for the Goldman Originator and affiliates of the Goldman Originator originating commercial mortgage loans.

 

Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)

 

Year

Total Goldman Originator
Floating Rate Loans Originated
(approximate)

Total Goldman Originator
Floating Rate Loans Securitized
(approximate)

2019 $6.4 billion $4.7 billion
2018 $8.1 billion $5.9 billion
2017 $5.6 billion $4.0 million
2016 $2.3 billion $1.6 million
2015 $2.0 billion $261.0 million
2014 $3.2 billion $2.0 billion
2013 $777 million $1.3 billion
2012 $1.9 billion $0
2011 $140 million $0
2010 $0 $0
2009 $40 million $0

 

 

(1)Represents origination for the Goldman Originator and affiliates of the Goldman Originator originating commercial mortgage loans.

 

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Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes

 

The Goldman Originator’s commercial mortgage loans are primarily originated in accordance with the origination procedures and underwriting criteria described below. However, variations from these procedures and criteria may occur as a result of various conditions including each loan’s specific terms, the quality or location of the underlying real estate, the property’s tenancy profile, the background or financial strength of the borrower/sponsor, or any other pertinent information deemed material by the Goldman Originator. Therefore, this general description of the Goldman Originator’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria is not intended as a representation that every commercial mortgage loan originated by it complies entirely with all procedures and criteria set forth below. For important information about the circumstances that have affected the underwriting of a GSMC Mortgage Loan in the mortgage pool, see “—Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines” below and “Annex D-2—Exceptions to Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company Representations and Warranties”.

 

The underwriting process for each mortgage loan originated by the Goldman Originator is performed by an origination team comprised of real estate professionals which typically includes an originator, analyst, loan officer and commercial closer. This team conducts a review of the related mortgaged property, which typically includes an examination of historical operating statements (if available), rent rolls, certain tenant leases, current and historical real estate tax information, insurance policies and/or schedules, and third party reports pertaining to appraisal/valuation, zoning, environmental status and physical condition/seismic/engineering. In certain cases, the Goldman Originator may engage an independent third party due diligence provider, pursuant to a program of specified procedures, to assist in the underwriting and preparation of analyses required by such procedures, subject to the oversight and ultimate review and approval by the Goldman Originator origination team.

 

A member of the Goldman Originator origination team performs or engages a third party to perform an inspection of the property in order to assess the physical quality of the collateral, confirm tenancy, and determine visibility and accessibility of the property as well as proximity to major thoroughfares, transportation centers, employment sources, retail areas, educational facilities and recreational areas. Such site inspections are also generally used to assess the submarket in which the property is located and to evaluate the property’s competitiveness within its market.

 

The Goldman Originator origination team also performs a review of the financial status, credit history and background of the borrower and certain key principals of the borrower. Among the items generally reviewed are financial statements, independent credit reports, criminal/background investigations, and specific searches in select jurisdictions for judgments, liens, bankruptcy and pending litigation.

 

After the compilation and review of all documentation and other relevant considerations, the origination team finalizes its underwriting analysis of the property’s cash flow in accordance with the property specific cash flow underwriting guidelines of the Goldman Originator. Determinations are also made regarding the implementation of appropriate loan terms to structure around risks, resulting in features such as ongoing escrows or up front reserves, letters of credit, lockboxes/cash management agreements or guarantees. A complete credit committee package is prepared to summarize all of the above referenced information.

 

All commercial mortgage loans must be presented to one or more credit committees which consist of senior real estate professionals, among others. After a review of the credit committee package and a discussion of the loan, the committee may approve the loan as recommended or request additional due diligence, modify the terms, or reject the loan entirely.

 

The Goldman Originator’s underwriting guidelines generally require that a mortgage loan have, at origination, a minimum underwritten debt service coverage ratio of 1.20x for multifamily properties, 1.40x for hospitality properties and 1.25x for all other property types and maximum loan-to-value ratio of 80% for multifamily properties and 75% for all other property types. However these thresholds are guidelines and exceptions may be made on the merits of each individual loan taking into account such factors as reserves, letters of credit and/ or guarantees, the Goldman Originator’s judgment of the property and/or market performance in the future.

 

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Certain properties may also be encumbered by, or otherwise support payments on, subordinate debt and/or mezzanine debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower. It is possible that the Goldman Originator or an affiliate will be a lender on that additional debt, and may either sell such debt to an unaffiliated third party or hold it in inventory. When such additional debt is taken into account, the aggregate debt may not conform to the aforementioned debt service coverage ratio and loan-to-value ratio parameters.

 

The Goldman Originator may require borrowers to fund various escrows for taxes, insurance, capital expenses and replacement reserves. In addition, the Goldman Originator may identify certain risks that warrant additional escrows or holdbacks for items such as leasing-related matters, deferred maintenance, environmental remediation or unfunded obligations, which escrows or holdbacks would be released upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions. Springing escrows may also be structured for identified risks such as specific rollover exposure, to be triggered upon the non-renewal of one or more key tenants. In some cases, the borrower may be allowed to post a letter of credit or guaranty in lieu of a cash reserve, or provide periodic evidence of timely payment of a typical escrow item. Escrows are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are not required for all commercial mortgage loans originated by the Goldman Originator.

 

Generally, the required escrows for GSMC Mortgage Loans are as follows:

 

Taxes—An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are typically required to satisfy all taxes and assessments, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if there is an institutional or high net-worth individual property sponsor or (ii) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property in which the related tenant is required to pay taxes directly.

 

Insurance—An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property insurance premium are typically required to pay all insurance premiums, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related borrower maintains a blanket insurance policy or (ii) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant is required to obtain insurance directly or self-insures.

 

Replacement Reserves—Replacement reserves are generally calculated in accordance with the expected useful life of the components of the property during the term of the mortgage loan. Annual replacement reserves are generally underwritten to the suggested replacement reserve amount from an independent, third party property condition or engineering report, or to certain minimum requirements by property type, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant is responsible for all repairs and maintenance, including those required with respect to the roof and improvement structure.

 

Tenant Improvement / Leasing Commissions—Tenant improvement / leasing commission reserves may be required to be funded either at loan origination and/or during the related mortgage loan term to cover certain anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs which might be associated with re-leasing the space, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant’s lease extends beyond the loan term or (ii) where rent at the related mortgaged property is considered below market.

 

Deferred Maintenance—A deferred maintenance reserve may be required to be funded at loan origination in an amount equal to 100% to 125% of the estimated cost of material immediate repairs or replacements identified in the property condition or engineering report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee to complete the immediate repairs in a

 

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specified amount of time, (ii) the deferred maintenance amount does not materially impact the function, performance or value of the property or (iii) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property the tenant is responsible for the repairs.

 

Environmental Remediation—An environmental remediation reserve may be required at loan origination in an amount equal to 100% to 125% of the estimated remediation cost identified in the environmental report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee agreeing to take responsibility and pay for the identified environmental issues or (ii) environmental insurance is obtained or already in place.

 

For a description of the escrows collected with respect to the GSMC Mortgage Loans, please see Annex A-1.

 

The Goldman Originator and its origination counsel will generally examine whether the use and occupancy of the property is in material compliance with zoning, land-use, building rules, regulations and orders then applicable to that property. Evidence of this compliance may be in the form of one or more of the following: legal opinions, surveys, recorded documents, temporary or permanent certificates of occupancy, letters from government officials or agencies, title insurance endorsements, engineering or consulting reports, zoning reports and/or representations by the related borrower. In some cases, a mortgaged property may constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure. In such cases, the Goldman Originator may require an endorsement to the title insurance policy and/or the acquisition of law and ordinance coverage in the casualty insurance policy with respect to the particular non-conformity unless it determines that: (i) the non-conformity should not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the borrower to rebuild; or (ii) if the improvements are rebuilt in accordance with currently applicable law, the value and performance of the property would be acceptable; or (iii) any major casualty that would prevent rebuilding has a sufficiently remote likelihood of occurring; or (iv) a cash reserve, a letter of credit or an agreement imposing recourse liability from a principal of the borrower is provided to cover losses.

 

The borrower is required to provide, and the Goldman Originator or its origination counsel typically will review, a title insurance policy for each property. The title insurance policies provided typically must meet the following requirements: (i) written by a title insurer licensed to do business in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located, (ii) in an amount at least equal to the original principal balance of the mortgage loan, (iii) protection and benefits run to the mortgagee and its successors and assigns, (iv) written on an American Land Title Association form or equivalent policy promulgated in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located and (v) if a survey was prepared, the legal description of the mortgaged property in the title policy conforms to that shown on the survey.

 

Except in certain instances where credit rated tenants are required to obtain insurance or may self-insure, the Goldman Originator typically requires that the related mortgaged property be insured by a hazard insurance policy with a customary deductible and in an amount at least equal to the lesser (x) of the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan and (y) 100% of the full insurable replacement cost of the improvements located on the property. If applicable, the policy contains appropriate endorsements to avoid the application of coinsurance and does not permit reduction in insurance proceeds for depreciation, except that the policy may permit a deduction for depreciation in connection with a cash settlement after a casualty if the insurance proceeds are not being applied to rebuild or repair the damaged improvements.

 

Flood insurance, if available, must be in effect for any mortgaged property that at the time of origination included material improvements in any area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area. The flood insurance policy must meet the requirements of the then-current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration, be provided by a generally acceptable insurance carrier and be in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of: (i) the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan, (ii) the full insurable value of the property and (iii) the maximum amount of insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, except in some cases where self-insurance is permitted.

 

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The standard form of hazard insurance policy typically covers physical damage or destruction of the improvements on the mortgaged property caused by fire, lightning, explosion, smoke, windstorm and hail, riot or strike and civil commotion. The policies may contain some conditions and exclusions to coverage, including exclusions related to acts of terrorism. Generally, each of the mortgage loans requires that the related property have coverage for terrorism or terrorist acts, if such coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates. In some cases, there is a cap on the amount that the related borrower will be required to expend on terrorism insurance.

 

Each mortgage typically also requires the borrower to maintain comprehensive general liability insurance against claims for personal and bodily injury, death or property damage occurring on, in or about the property in an amount customarily required by institutional lenders.

 

Each mortgage typically further requires the related borrower to maintain business interruption or rent loss insurance in an amount not less than 100% of the projected rental income from the related property for not less than twelve months.

 

Although properties are typically not insured for earthquake risk, a borrower will be required to obtain earthquake insurance if the seismic report indicates that the PML or SEL is greater than 20%.

 

In the course of originating their respective GSMC Mortgage Loans, the Goldman Originator generally considered the results of third party reports as described below:

 

Appraisal—The Goldman Originator obtains an appraisal or an update of an existing appraisal for each mortgaged property prepared by an appraisal firm approved in accordance with the Goldman Originator’s internal documented appraisal policy. The Goldman Originator origination team and a third party consultant engaged by the Goldman Originator typically reviews the appraisal. All appraisals are conducted by an independent appraiser that is state certified, an appraiser belonging to the Appraisal Institute, a member association of professional real estate appraisers, or any otherwise qualified appraiser. All appraisals are conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices. In addition, the appraisal report (or a separate letter) includes a statement by the appraiser that the guidelines in Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, were followed in preparing the appraisal.

 

Environmental Report—The Goldman Originator obtains a Phase I site assessment or an update of a previously obtained site assessment for each mortgaged property prepared by an environmental firm approved by the Goldman Originator. In certain cases, the borrower may have obtained the Phase I site assessment, and the assessment is then re-addressed to the Goldman Originator. The Goldman Originator origination team and a third party environmental consultant engaged by the Goldman Originator or the borrower typically reviews the Phase I site assessment to verify the presence or absence of potential adverse environmental conditions. Furthermore, an environmental assessment conducted at any particular real property collateral will not necessarily cover all potential environmental issues. For example, an analysis for radon, lead-based paint, mold and lead in drinking water will usually be conducted only at multifamily rental properties and only when the Goldman Originator or the environmental consultant believes that such an analysis is warranted under the circumstances. In cases in which the Phase I site assessment identifies any potential adverse environmental conditions and no third party is identified as responsible for such condition, or the condition has not otherwise been satisfactorily mitigated, the Goldman Originator generally requires additional environmental testing, such as a Phase II environmental assessment on the related mortgaged property, an environmental insurance policy, the borrower to conduct remediation activities or to establish an operations and maintenance plan, or to place funds in escrow to be used to address any required remediation.

 

Physical Condition Report—The Goldman Originator obtains a physical condition report (“PCR”) or an update of a previously obtained PCR for each mortgaged property prepared by

 

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a structural engineering firm approved by the Goldman Originator to assess the structure, exterior walls, roofing, interior structure and/ or mechanical and electrical systems. In certain cases, the borrower may have obtained the PCR, and the PCR is then re-addressed to the Goldman Originator. The Goldman Originator and a third party structural consultant engaged by the Goldman Originator or the borrower typically reviews the PCR to determine the physical condition of the property, and to determine the anticipated costs of necessary repair, replacement and major maintenance or capital expenditure over the term of the mortgage loan. In cases in which the PCR identifies an immediate need for material repairs or replacements with an anticipated cost that is over a certain minimum threshold or percentage of loan balance, the Goldman Originator generally requires that funds be put in escrow at the time of origination of the mortgage loan to complete such repairs or replacements or obtains a guarantee from a sponsor of the borrower in lieu of reserves.

 

Seismic—The Goldman Originator generally obtains a seismic report or an update of a previously obtained seismic report for all mortgaged properties located in seismic zone 3 or 4 to assess probable maximum loss (“PML”) or scenario expected loss (“SEL”) for the related mortgaged property. In certain cases, the borrower may have obtained the seismic report and the seismic report is then re-addressed to the Goldman Originator.

 

From time to time, the Goldman Originator originates mortgage loans together with other financial institutions. The resulting mortgage loans are evidenced by two or more promissory notes, at least one of which will reflect the Goldman Originator as the payee. GSMC has in the past and may in the future deposit such promissory notes for which the Goldman Originator is named as payee with one or more securitization trusts, while the co-originators have in the past and may in the future deposit such promissory notes for which they are named payee into other securitization trusts.

 

Servicing

 

Interim servicing for all of GSMC’s loans prior to securitization is typically performed by a nationally recognized rated third party interim servicer. In addition, primary servicing is occasionally retained by certain qualified mortgage brokerage firms under established sub-servicing agreements with GSMC, which firms may continue primary servicing certain loans following the securitization closing date. Otherwise, servicing responsibilities are transferred from the interim servicer to the master servicer of the securitization trust (and a primary servicer when applicable) at closing of the securitization. From time to time, the interim servicer may retain primary servicing.

 

Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines

 

The Goldman Originator has disclosed generally its underwriting guidelines with respect to the GSMC Mortgage Loans. However, one or more of the GSMC Mortgage Loans may vary from the specific Goldman Originator underwriting guidelines described above when additional credit positive characteristics are present as discussed above. In addition, in the case of one or more of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, the Goldman Originator may not have applied each of the specific underwriting guidelines described above as the result of case-by-case permitted flexibility based upon other compensating factors. In certain cases, the Goldman Originator may have made exceptions and the underwriting of a particular mortgage loan did not comply with all aspects of the disclosed criteria.

 

The GSMC Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with the underwriting standards set forth above.

 

Certain characteristics of the GSMC Mortgage Loans can be found on Annex A-1.

 

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Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

GSMC most recently filed a Form ABS-15G pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act on November 13, 2020. GSMC’s Central Index Key is 0001541502. With respect to the period from and including October 1, 2017 to and including September 30, 2020, GSMC has the following activity to report as required by Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act with respect to repurchase or replacement requests in connection with breaches of representations and warranties made by it as a sponsor of commercial mortgage securitizations.

 

% of principal balance Check if Regis-
tered
Name of Originator

Total Assets in ABS by Originator

Assets That Were Subject of Demand

Assets That Were Repurchased or Replaced

Assets Pending Repurchase or Replacement (due to expired cure period)

Demand in Dispute

Demand Withdrawn

Demand Rejected

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(b)

(c)

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$
(k)

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(m)

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$
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(v)

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Asset Class: Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-GCJ9
(CIK 0001560456)
X Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 12 411,105,625 29.6 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. 30 313,430,906 22.6 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
Archetype Mortgage Funding I LLC 14 137,272,372 9.9 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
Jefferies LoanCore LLC 18 527,119,321 38.0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
Total by Asset Class 74 1,388,928,224 100% 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
                                                   

Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

As of the date of this prospectus, neither GSMC nor any of its affiliates intends to retain any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization, other than the RR Interest. However, GSMC and/or its affiliates may retain on the Closing Date or own in the future certain classes of certificates. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such certificates at any time. GSMC (or its MOA) will be required to retain the RR Interest as described under “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

The information set forth under “—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company” has been provided by GSMC.

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”) is a sponsor and a mortgage loan seller. The respective Mortgage Loans that CREFI is selling to the depositor in this securitization transaction are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “CREFI Mortgage Loans”. CREFI originated or co-originated all of the CREFI Mortgage Loans.

 

CREFI is a New York corporation organized in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citicorp LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation. CREFI maintains its principal office at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Mortgage Finance Group, and its facsimile number is (212) 723-8604. CREFI is an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (one of the underwriters). CREFI makes, and purchases (or may purchase) from lenders, commercial and multifamily mortgage loans primarily for the purpose of securitizing them in CMBS transactions.

 

Neither CREFI nor any of its affiliates will insure or guarantee distributions on the certificates. The Certificateholders will have no rights or remedies against CREFI for any losses or other claims in connection with the certificates or the Mortgage Loans except in respect of the repurchase and

 

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substitution obligations for material document defects or material breaches of the representations and warranties made by CREFI in the related MLPA as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—General”.

 

CREFI’s Commercial Mortgage Origination and Securitization Program

 

CREFI, directly or through correspondents or affiliates, originates multifamily and commercial mortgage loans throughout the United States. CREFI has been engaged in the origination of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans for securitization since January 2017, and in the securitization of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans since April 2017. CREFI is an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. (“CGMRC”), which was engaged in the origination of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans for securitization from 1996 to 2017. Many CREFI staff worked for CGMRC, and CREFI’s underwriting guidelines, credit committee approval process and loan documentation are substantially similar to CGMRC’s. The multifamily and commercial mortgage loans originated by CREFI may include both fixed rate loans and floating rate loans.

 

In addition, in the normal course of its business, CREFI may also acquire multifamily and commercial mortgage loans from various third-party originators. These mortgage loans may have been originated using underwriting guidelines not established by CREFI.

 

In connection with the commercial mortgage securitization transactions in which it participates, CREFI generally transfers the subject mortgage assets to a depositor, who then transfers those mortgage assets to the issuing entity for the related securitization. In return for the transfer of the subject mortgage assets by the depositor to the issuing entity, the issuing entity issues commercial mortgage pass-through certificates that are in whole or in part backed by, and supported by the cash flows generated by, those mortgage assets.

 

CREFI will generally act as a sponsor, originator and/or mortgage loan seller in the commercial mortgage securitization transactions in which it participates. In such transactions there may be a co-sponsor and/or other mortgage loan sellers and originators.

 

CREFI generally works with rating agencies, unaffiliated mortgage loan sellers, servicers, affiliates and underwriters in structuring a securitization transaction. Generally, CREFI and/or the related depositor contract with other entities to service the multifamily and commercial mortgage loans following their transfer into a trust fund in exchange for a series of certificates and, in certain cases, uncertificated interests.

 

Review of the CREFI Mortgage Loans

 

Overview. In connection with the preparation of this prospectus, CREFI conducted a review of the Mortgage Loans or portions thereof that it is selling to the depositor. The review was conducted as set forth below and was conducted with respect to each of the CREFI Mortgage Loans. No sampling procedures were used in the review process.

 

Database. First, CREFI created a database of information (the “CREFI Securitization Database”) obtained in connection with the origination of the CREFI Mortgage Loans, including:

 

certain information from the CREFI Mortgage Loan documents;

 

certain information from the rent rolls and operating statements for, and certain leases relating to, the related Mortgaged Properties (in each case to the extent applicable);

 

insurance information for the related Mortgaged Properties;

 

information from third party reports such as the appraisals, environmental and property condition reports, seismic reports, zoning reports and other zoning information;

 

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bankruptcy searches with respect to the related borrowers; and

 

certain information and other search results obtained by CREFI’s deal team for each of the CREFI Mortgage Loans during the underwriting process.

 

CREFI also included in the CREFI Securitization Database certain updates to such information received by CREFI’s securitization team after origination, such as information from the interim servicer regarding loan payment status and current escrows, updated rent rolls and leasing activity information provided pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, and information otherwise brought to the attention of CREFI’s securitization team. Such updates were not intended to be, and do not serve as, a re-underwriting of any CREFI Mortgage Loan.

 

Using the information in the CREFI Securitization Database, CREFI created a Microsoft Excel file (the “CREFI Data File”) and provided that file to the depositor for the inclusion in this prospectus (particularly in Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 to this prospectus) of information regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans.

 

With respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which is part of a Whole Loan that was co-originated by CREFI and SMC, the CREFI Data File was used by CREFI in providing the numerical information regarding such Mortgage Loan.

 

Data Comparison and Recalculation. CREFI engaged a third-party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures designed by CREFI, relating to information in this prospectus regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans. These procedures included:

 

comparing the information in the CREFI Data File against various source documents provided by CREFI that are described above under “—Database” above;

 

comparing numerical information regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the CREFI Data File; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the CREFI Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. CREFI also reviewed and responded to a Due Diligence Questionnaire (as defined below) relating to the CREFI Mortgage Loans, which questionnaire was prepared by the depositor’s legal counsel for use in eliciting information relating to the CREFI Mortgage Loans and including such information in this prospectus to the extent material.

 

Although the Due Diligence Questionnaire may be revised from time to time, it typically contains various questions regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related borrowers, sponsors and tenants, and any related additional debt. For example, the due diligence questionnaire (a “Due Diligence Questionnaire”) may seek to elicit, among other things, the following information:

 

whether any mortgage loans were originated by third party originators and the names of such originators, and whether such mortgage loans were underwritten or re-underwritten in accordance with CREFI’s (or the applicable mortgage loan seller’s) criteria;

 

whether any mortgage loans are not first liens, or have a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80%;

 

whether any mortgage loans are 30 days or more delinquent with respect to any monthly debt service payment as of the Cut-off Date or have been 30 days or more delinquent at any time during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Cut-off Date;

 

a description of any material issues with respect to any of the mortgage loans;

 

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whether any mortgage loans permit, or have existing, mezzanine debt, additional debt secured by the related mortgaged properties or other material debt, and the material terms and conditions for such debt;

 

whether any mortgaged properties have additional debt that is included in another securitization transaction and information related to such other securitization transaction;

 

whether intercreditor agreements, subordination and standstill agreements or similar agreements are in place with respect to secured debt, mezzanine debt or additional debt and the terms of such agreements;

 

whether any mortgage loans are interest-only for their entire term or a portion of their term;

 

whether any mortgage loans permit prepayment or defeasance (in whole or in part), or provide for yield maintenance, and the types of prepayment lock-out provisions and prepayment charges that apply;

 

whether any mortgage loans permit the release of all or a portion of the related mortgaged properties, and the material terms of any partial release, substitution and condemnation/casualty provisions;

 

whether any mortgage loans are cross-collateralized or secured by multiple properties, or have related borrowers with other mortgage loans in the subject securitization;

 

whether any mortgage loans have a right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar options, in favor of a tenant or any other party;

 

whether there are post-close escrows or earn-out reserves that could be used to pay down the mortgage loan, or whether there are escrows or holdbacks that have not been fully funded;

 

information regarding lockbox arrangements, grace periods interest accrual and amortization provisions, non-recourse carveouts, and any other material provisions with respect to the mortgage loan;

 

whether the borrower or sponsor of any related borrower has been subject to bankruptcy proceedings, or has a past or present material criminal charge or record;

 

whether any borrower is not a special purpose entity;

 

whether any borrowers or sponsors of related borrowers have been subject to litigation or similar proceedings and the material terms thereof;

 

whether any borrower under a mortgage loan is affiliated with a borrower under another mortgage loan to be included in the issuing entity;

 

whether any of the mortgage loans is a leasehold mortgage, the terms of the related ground lease, and whether the term of the related ground lease extends at least 20 years beyond the stated loan maturity;

 

a list of any related Mortgaged Properties for which a single tenant occupies over 50% of such property, and whether there are any significant lease rollovers at a particular Mortgaged Property;

 

a list of any significant tenant concentrations or material tenant issues, e.g., dark tenants, subsidized tenants, government or student tenants, or Section 8 tenants, etc.;

 

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a description of any material leasing issues at the related Mortgaged Properties;

 

whether any related Mortgaged Properties are subject to condemnation proceedings or litigation;

 

a list of related Mortgaged Properties for which a Phase I environmental site assessment has not been completed, or for which a Phase II environmental site assessment was performed, and whether any environmental site assessment reveals any material adverse environmental condition or circumstance at any related Mortgaged Property except for those which will be remediated by the Cut-off Date;

 

whether there is any terrorism, earthquake, tornado, flood, fire or hurricane damage with respect to any of the related Mortgaged Properties, or whether there are any zoning issues at the mortgaged properties;

 

a list of Mortgaged Properties for which an engineering inspection has not been completed and whether any property inspection revealed material issues; and/or

 

general information regarding property type, condition, use, plans for renovation, etc.

 

CREFI also provided to origination counsel a set of mortgage loan representations and warranties substantially similar to those attached as Annex E-1 to this prospectus and requested that origination counsel identify exceptions to such representations and warranties. CREFI compiled and reviewed the draft exceptions received from origination counsel, engaged separate counsel to review the exceptions, revised the exceptions and provided them to the depositor for inclusion on Annex E-2 to this prospectus. In addition, for each CREFI Mortgage Loan originated by CREFI or one of its affiliates, CREFI prepared and delivered to its securitization counsel for review an asset summary, which summary includes important loan terms and certain property level information obtained during the origination process. The loan terms included in each asset summary may include, without limitation, the principal amount, the interest rate, the loan term, the interest calculation method, the due date, any applicable interest-only period, any applicable amortization period, a summary of any prepayment and/or defeasance provisions, a summary of any lockbox and/or cash management provisions, a summary of any release provisions, and a summary of any requirement for the related borrower to fund up-front and/or on-going reserves. The property level information obtained during the origination process included in each asset summary may include, without limitation, a description of the related Mortgaged Property (including property type, ownership structure, use, location, size, renovations, age and physical attributes), information relating to the commercial real estate market in which the Mortgaged Property is located, information relating to the related borrower and sponsor of the related borrower, an underwriter’s assessment of strengths and risks of the loan transaction, tenant analysis, and summaries of third party reports such as appraisal, environmental and property condition reports.

 

For each CREFI Mortgage Loan, if any, purchased by CREFI or its affiliates from a third-party originator of such CREFI Mortgage Loan, CREFI reviewed the purchase agreement and related representations and warranties, and exceptions to those representations and warranties, made by the seller of such CREFI Mortgage Loan to CREFI or its affiliates, reviewed certain provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents and third party reports concerning the related Mortgaged Property provided by the originator of such CREFI Mortgage Loan, prepared exceptions to the representations and warranties in the MLPA based upon such review, and provided them to the depositor for inclusion on Annex E-2 to this prospectus. With respect to any CREFI Mortgage Loan that is purchased by CREFI or its affiliates from a third party originator, the representations and warranties made by the third party originator in the related purchase agreement between CREFI or its affiliates, on the one hand, and the third party originator, on the other hand, are solely for the benefit of CREFI or its affiliates. The rights, if any, that CREFI or its affiliates may have under such purchase agreement upon a breach of such representations and warranties made by the third party originator will not be assigned to the trustee for this securitization, and the Certificateholders and the trustee for this securitization will not have any recourse against the third party originator in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by such

 

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third party originator. As described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—General”, the substitution or repurchase obligation of, or the obligation to make a Loss of Value Payment on the part of, CREFI, as mortgage loan seller, with respect to the CREFI Mortgage Loans under the related MLPA constitutes the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the trustee for this securitization for any uncured material breach of any of CREFI’s representations and warranties regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans, including any CREFI Mortgage Loans that were purchased by CREFI or its affiliates from a third party originator.

 

In addition, with respect to each CREFI Mortgage Loan, CREFI reviewed, and in certain cases requested that its counsel review, certain Mortgage Loan document provisions as necessary for disclosure of such provisions in this prospectus, such as property release provisions and other provisions specifically disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Certain Updates. Furthermore, CREFI requested the borrowers under the CREFI Mortgage Loans (or the borrowers’ respective counsel) for updates on any significant pending litigation that existed at origination. Moreover, if CREFI became aware of a significant natural disaster in the vicinity of a Mortgaged Property relating to a CREFI Mortgage Loan, CREFI requested information on the property status from the related borrower in order to confirm whether any material damage to the property had occurred.

 

Large Loan Summaries. Finally, CREFI prepared, and reviewed with origination counsel and/or securitization counsel, the Mortgage Loan summaries for those of the CREFI Mortgage Loans included in the ten largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, and the abbreviated Mortgage Loan summaries for those of the CREFI Mortgage Loans included in the next five largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, which summaries are incorporated in “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” on Annex A-3.

 

Findings and Conclusions. Based on the foregoing review procedures, CREFI found and concluded that the disclosure regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. CREFI also found and concluded that the CREFI Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with CREFI’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria, except for any material deviations described under “—Exceptions to CREFI’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines” below. CREFI attributes to itself all findings and conclusions resulting from the foregoing review procedures.

 

CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes

 

General. CREFI’s commercial mortgage loans (including any co-originated mortgage loans) are primarily originated in accordance with the procedures and underwriting criteria described below. However, variations from the procedures and criteria described below may be implemented as a result of various conditions including each loan’s specific terms, the quality or location of the underlying real estate, the property’s tenancy profile, the background or financial strength of the borrower/sponsor or any other pertinent information deemed material by CREFI. Therefore, this general description of CREFI’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria is not intended as a representation that every commercial mortgage loan originated by it or on its behalf complies entirely with all criteria set forth below.

 

Process. The credit underwriting process for each of CREFI’s loans is performed by a deal team comprised of real estate professionals which typically includes an originator, an underwriter, a commercial closer and a third party due diligence provider operating under the review of CREFI. This team conducts a thorough review of the related mortgaged property, which in most cases includes an examination of the following information, to the extent both applicable and available: historical operating statements, rent rolls, tenant leases, current and historical real estate tax information, insurance policies and/or schedules, and third party reports pertaining to appraisal/valuation, zoning, environmental status and physical condition/seismic condition/engineering (see “—Escrow Requirements”, “—Title Insurance Policy”, “—Property Insurance”, “—Third Party Reports—Appraisal”, “—Third Party Reports—Environmental Report” and “—Third Party Reports—Property Condition Report” below). In some cases (such as a property having a limited operating history or having been recently acquired by its current owner), historical operating statements may not be available. Rent rolls would not be examined for certain property types, such as hospitality properties or single tenant properties, and tenant leases would not be examined for

 

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certain property types, such as hospitality, self-storage, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties.

 

A member of CREFI’s deal team or one of its agents performs an inspection of the property as well as a review of the surrounding market environment, including demand generators and competing properties (if any), in order to confirm tenancy information, assess the physical quality of the collateral, determine visibility and access characteristics, and evaluate the property’s competitiveness within its market.

 

CREFI’s deal team or one of its agents also performs a detailed review of the financial status, credit history, credit references and background of the borrower and certain key principals using financial statements, income tax returns, credit reports, criminal/background investigations, and specific searches for judgments, liens, bankruptcy and pending litigation. Circumstances may also warrant an examination of the financial strength and credit of key tenants as well as other factors that may impact the tenants’ ongoing occupancy or ability to pay rent.

 

After the compilation and review of all documentation and other relevant considerations, the deal team finalizes its detailed underwriting analysis of the property’s cash flow in accordance with CREFI’s property-specific, cash flow underwriting guidelines. Determinations are also made regarding the implementation of appropriate loan terms to structure around risks, resulting in features such as ongoing escrows or up-front reserves, letters of credit, lockboxes/cash management agreements or guarantees. A complete credit committee package is prepared to summarize all of the above referenced information.

 

Credit Approval. All commercial mortgage loans must be presented to one or more credit committees that include senior real estate professionals among others. After a review of the credit committee package and a discussion of the loan, the committee may approve the loan as recommended or request additional due diligence, modify the terms, or reject the loan entirely.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-Value Ratio Requirements. CREFI’s underwriting standards generally require a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.20x and a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 80%. However, these thresholds are guidelines and exceptions are permitted under the guidelines on the merits of each individual loan, such as reserves, letters of credit and/or guarantees and CREFI’s assessment of the property’s future prospects. Property and loan information is not updated for securitization unless CREFI determines that information in its possession has become stale.

 

Certain properties may also be encumbered by subordinate debt secured by such property and/or mezzanine debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower and, when such mezzanine or subordinate debt is taken into account, may result in aggregate debt that does not conform to the aforementioned debt service coverage ratio and loan-to-value ratio parameters.

 

Amortization Requirements. While CREFI’s underwriting guidelines generally permit a maximum amortization period of 30 years, certain loans may provide for interest-only payments through maturity or for a portion of the loan term. If the loan entails only a partial interest-only period, the monthly debt service, annual debt service and debt service coverage ratio set forth in this prospectus and Annex A-1 to this prospectus reflect a calculation on the future (larger) amortizing loan payment. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool” in this prospectus.

 

Escrow Requirements. CREFI may require borrowers to fund escrows for taxes, insurance, capital expenditures and replacement reserves. In addition, CREFI may identify certain risks that warrant additional escrows or holdbacks for items to be released to the borrower upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. Such escrows or holdbacks may cover tenant improvements/leasing commissions, deferred maintenance, environmental remediation or unfunded obligations, among other things. Springing escrows may also be structured for identified risks such as specific rollover exposure, to be triggered upon the non-renewal of one or more key tenants. In some cases, the borrower may be allowed to post a letter of credit or guaranty in lieu of a cash reserve, or provide periodic evidence of timely payment of a typical escrow item. Escrows are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are not required for all of CREFI’s commercial mortgage loans.

 

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Generally, CREFI requires escrows as follows:

 

Taxes—An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are typically required to satisfy all taxes and assessments, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if there is an institutional sponsor or the sponsor is a high net worth individual or (ii) if and to the extent that a single or major tenant (which may be a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is required to pay taxes directly or reimburse the landlord for the real estate taxes paid.

 

Insurance—An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property insurance premium are typically required to pay all insurance premiums, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related borrower or an affiliate thereof maintains a blanket insurance policy, (ii) if and to the extent that a single or major tenant (which may be a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is obligated to maintain the insurance or is permitted to self-insure, or (iii) if and to the extent that another third party unrelated to the borrower (such as a condominium board, if applicable) is obligated to maintain the insurance.

 

Replacement Reserves—Replacement reserves are generally calculated in accordance with the expected useful life of the components of the mortgaged property during the term of the mortgage loan. Annual replacement reserves are generally underwritten to the suggested replacement reserve amount from an independent, third-party property condition or engineering report, or to certain minimum requirements depending on the property type, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, if and to the extent that a single or major tenant (which may be a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is responsible for all repairs and maintenance, including those required with respect to the roof and structure of the improvements.

 

Tenant Improvement / Leasing Commissions—In the case of retail, office and industrial properties, a tenant improvement / leasing commission reserve may be required to be funded either at loan origination and/or during the term of the mortgage loan to cover anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs that might be associated with re-leasing certain space involving major tenants, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the tenant’s lease extends beyond the loan term or (ii) if the rent for the space in question is considered below market.

 

Deferred Maintenance—A deferred maintenance reserve may be required to be funded at loan origination in an amount equal to 125% of the estimated cost of material immediate repairs or replacements identified in the property condition report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee to complete the immediate repairs in a specified amount of time, (ii) if the deferred maintenance amount does not materially impact the related mortgaged property’s function, performance or value or (iii) if a single or major tenant (which may be a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is responsible for the repairs.

 

Environmental Remediation—An environmental remediation reserve may be required to be funded at loan origination in an amount equal to 100% to 125% of the estimated remediation cost identified in the environmental report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee wherein it agrees to take responsibility and pay for the identified environmental issues, (ii) if environmental insurance is obtained or already in place or (iii) if a third party unrelated to the borrower is identified as the responsible party.

 

For a description of the escrows collected with respect to the CREFI Mortgage Loans, please see Annex A-1 to this prospectus.

 

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Title Insurance Policy. The borrower is required to provide, and CREFI or its counsel typically will review, a title insurance policy for each property. The provisions of the title insurance policy are required to comply with the mortgage loan representation and warranty set forth in paragraph (7) on Annex E-1 to this prospectus without any exceptions that CREFI deems material.

 

Property Insurance. CREFI requires the borrower to provide, or authorizes the borrower to rely on a tenant or other third party to obtain, insurance policies meeting the requirements set forth in the mortgage loan representations and warranties in paragraphs (17) and (30) on Annex E-1 to this prospectus without any exceptions that CREFI deems material (other than with respect to deductibles and allowing a tenant to self-insure).

 

Third Party Reports. In addition to or as part of applicable origination guidelines or reviews described above, in the course of originating the CREFI Mortgage Loans, CREFI generally considered the results of third party reports as described below. In many instances, however, one or more provisions of the guidelines were waived or modified in light of the circumstances of the relevant loan or property.

 

Appraisal

 

CREFI obtains an appraisal meeting the requirements described in the mortgage loan representation and warranty set forth in paragraph (42) on Annex E-1 to this prospectus without any exceptions that CREFI deems material. In addition, the appraisal (or a separate letter) includes a statement by the appraiser that the guidelines in Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, were followed in preparing the appraisal.

 

Environmental Report

 

CREFI generally obtains a Phase I site assessment or an update of a previously obtained site assessment for each mortgaged property prepared by an environmental firm approved by CREFI. CREFI or its designated agent typically reviews the Phase I site assessment to verify the presence or absence of potential adverse environmental conditions. In cases in which the Phase I site assessment identifies any such conditions, CREFI generally requires that the condition be addressed in a manner that complies with the mortgage loan representation and warranty set forth in paragraph (41) on Annex E-1 to this prospectus without any exceptions that CREFI deems material.

 

Property Condition Report

 

CREFI generally obtains a current property condition report (a “PCR”) for each mortgaged property prepared by a structural engineering firm approved by CREFI. CREFI or an agent typically reviews the PCR to determine the physical condition of the property and to determine the anticipated costs of necessary repair, replacement and major maintenance or capital expenditure over the term of the mortgage loan. In cases in which the PCR identifies an immediate need for material repairs or replacements with an anticipated cost that is over a certain minimum threshold or percentage of loan balance, CREFI often requires that funds be put in escrow at the time of origination of the mortgage loan to complete such repairs or replacements or obtains a guarantee from a sponsor of the borrower in lieu of reserves. See “—Escrow Requirements” above.

 

Servicing

 

Interim servicing for all of CREFI’s loans prior to securitization is typically performed by a nationally recognized rated third party interim servicer. In addition, primary servicing is occasionally retained by certain qualified mortgage brokerage firms under established sub-servicing agreements with CREFI, which firms may continue primary servicing certain loans following the securitization closing date. Otherwise, servicing responsibilities are transferred from the interim servicer to the master servicer of the securitization trust (and a primary servicer when applicable) at closing of the securitization. From time to time, the interim servicer may retain primary servicing.

 

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Exceptions to CREFI’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines

 

One or more of the CREFI Mortgage Loans may vary from the specific CREFI underwriting guidelines described above when additional credit positive characteristics are present as discussed above. In addition, in the case of one or more of the CREFI Mortgage Loans, CREFI may not have applied each of the specific underwriting guidelines described above as the result of case-by-case permitted flexibility based upon other compensating factors.

 

The CREFI Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with the underwriting standards set forth above.

 

Certain characteristics of the CREFI Mortgage Loans can be found on Annex A-1.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

CREFI most recently filed a Form ABS-15G pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act on February 14, 2020. CREFI’s Central Index Key is 0001701238. With respect to the period from and including October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020, CREFI has no demand, repurchase or replacement history to report as required by Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act with respect to repurchase or replacement requests in connection with breaches of representations and warranties made by it as a sponsor of commercial mortgage securitizations.

 

Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

Neither CREFI nor any of its affiliates intends to retain on the Closing Date any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization, other than the Class RR certificates and except that an affiliate of CREFI may purchase the Class R certificates. However, CREFI and/or its affiliates may retain on the Closing Date, or own in the future certain additional classes of certificates. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such certificates (other than the Class RR certificates held thereby) at any time. CREFI (or its MOA) will be required to retain the Class RR certificates as described under “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

The information set forth under “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.” has been provided by CREFI.

 

Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC

 

General

 

Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (“SMC” and, together with its subsidiaries, including SMC, “Starwood”). SMC is a sponsor and a seller of certain mortgage loans (the “SMC Mortgage Loans”) into the securitization described in this prospectus. Starwood was formed to invest in commercial real estate debt. The executive offices of Starwood are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 800, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Starwood also maintains offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, Manhattan Beach, California and New York, New York.

 

SMC is a sponsor, an originator, a mortgage loan seller and is an affiliate of (a) Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC, the initial holder of the Appletree Business Park Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Signature Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, (b) Starwood Mortgage Funding III LLC, the initial holder of the McCarthy Ranch Pari Passu Companion Loans, (c) LNR Partners, LLC, the special servicer with respect to the Serviced Mortgage Loans (other than any Excluded Special Servicer Loans) and any related Companion Loan, (d) LNR Partners, LLC, the special servicer of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan (2.3%) under the BBCMS 2020-C8 pooling and servicing agreement and (e) LNR Securities Holdings, LLC, the initial directing certificateholder and initial risk retention consultation party under the BBCMS 2020-C8 pooling and servicing agreement, which governs the servicing of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan (2.3%).

 

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affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acts as interim servicer with respect to 15 of the SMC Mortgage Loans (22.8%) and acts as interim custodian with respect to four of the SMC Mortgage Loans (15.9%).

 

Starwood’s Securitization Program

 

This is the 90th commercial mortgage securitization to which Starwood is contributing loans. Certain key members of the senior management team of SMC were senior officers at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Deutsche Bank Mortgage Capital, LLC, Wachovia Bank, National Association and Banc of America Securities. These members of the senior management team have been active in the commercial mortgage securitization business since 1992, and have been directly and/or indirectly responsible for the origination and/or securitization of several billion dollars of loans. Starwood securitized approximately $13.3 billion of commercial loans in its prior securitizations.

 

Starwood originates commercial mortgage loans that are secured by retail shopping centers, office buildings, multifamily apartment complexes, hotels, mixed use, self storage and industrial properties located in North America. Starwood’s securitization program generally provides fixed rate mortgage loans having maturities between five (5) and ten (10) years. Additionally, Starwood may from time to time provide bridge/transitional loans, mezzanine/subordinate loans and preferred equity structures.

 

Review of SMC Mortgage Loans

 

Overview. SMC has conducted a review of the SMC Mortgage Loans in connection with the securitization described in this prospectus. The review of the SMC Mortgage Loans was performed by a team comprised of real estate and securitization professionals who are employees of Starwood or one or more of its affiliates (the “Starwood Review Team”). The review procedures described below were employed with respect to all of the SMC Mortgage Loans. No sampling procedures were used in the review process.

 

Database. To prepare for securitization, members of the Starwood Review Team created a database of loan-level and property-level information relating to each SMC Mortgage Loan. The database was compiled from, among other sources, the related mortgage loan documents, appraisals, environmental assessment reports, property condition reports, seismic studies, zoning reports, insurance review summaries, borrower-supplied information (including, but not limited to, rent rolls, leases, operating statements and budgets) and information collected by the Starwood Review Team during the underwriting process. After origination of each SMC Mortgage Loan, the Starwood Review Team updated the information in the database with respect to such SMC Mortgage Loan based on updates provided by the related servicer relating to loan payment status and escrows, updated operating statements, rent rolls and leasing activity, and information otherwise brought to the attention of the Starwood Review Team.

 

A data tape (the “SMC Data Tape”) containing detailed information regarding each SMC Mortgage Loan was created from the information in the database referred to in the prior paragraph. The SMC Data Tape was used to provide the numerical information regarding the SMC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus.

 

With respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which is part of a Whole Loan that was co-originated by SMC and CREFI, the CREFI Data File was used by the SMC Review Team in providing the numerical information regarding such Mortgage Loan.

 

Data Comparison and Recalculation. SMC engaged a third-party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures, the nature, extent and timing of which were designed by SMC, relating to information in this prospectus regarding the SMC Mortgage Loans.

 

These procedures included:

 

comparing the information in the SMC Data Tape against various source documents provided by SMC that are described above under “—Database”;

 

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comparing numerical information regarding the SMC Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the SMC Data Tape; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the SMC Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. Starwood engaged various law firms to conduct certain legal reviews of the SMC Mortgage Loans for disclosure in this prospectus. In anticipation of the securitization of each SMC Mortgage Loan, Starwood’s origination counsel reviewed a form of securitization representations and warranties at origination and, if applicable, identified exceptions to those representations and warranties. Starwood’s origination and underwriting staff performed a similar review and prepared similar exception reports.

 

Legal counsel was also engaged in connection with this securitization to assist in the review of the SMC Mortgage Loans. Such assistance included, among other things, (i) a review of Starwood’s internal credit memorandum for each SMC Mortgage Loan, (ii) a review of the representations and warranties and exception reports referred to above relating to the SMC Mortgage Loans prepared by origination counsel, (iii) the review and assistance in the completion by the Starwood Review Team of a due diligence questionnaire relating to the SMC Mortgage Loans, and (iv) the review of certain loan documents with respect to the SMC Mortgage Loans.

 

Other Review Procedures. With respect to any material pending litigation of which Starwood was aware at the origination of any SMC Mortgage Loan, Starwood requested updates from the related borrower, origination counsel and/or borrower’s litigation counsel.

 

The Starwood Review Team, with the assistance of counsel engaged in connection with this securitization, also reviewed the SMC Mortgage Loans to determine whether any SMC Mortgage Loan materially deviated from the underwriting guidelines set forth under “—SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes” below.

 

Findings and Conclusions. Based on the foregoing review procedures, Starwood determined that the disclosure regarding the SMC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. Starwood also determined that the SMC Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with Starwood’s origination procedures and underwritten (or reunderwritten) in accordance with Starwood’s underwriting criteria, except as described below under “—Exceptions to SMC’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines” below. SMC attributes to itself all findings and conclusions resulting from the foregoing review procedures.

 

Review Procedures in the Event of a Mortgage Loan Substitution. SMC will perform a review of any mortgage loan that it elects to substitute for a mortgage loan in the pool in connection with a material breach of a representation or warranty or a material document defect. SMC, and if appropriate its legal counsel, will review the mortgage loan documents of the substitute mortgage loan to confirm it meets each of the criteria required under the terms of the related mortgage loan purchase agreement and the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

SMC’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes

 

Overview. Set forth below is a discussion of certain general underwriting guidelines with respect to mortgage loans originated by SMC for securitization (which guidelines are also applicable to mortgage loans acquired by Starwood and re-underwritten prior to contribution to a securitization).

 

Notwithstanding the discussion below, given the unique nature of commercial mortgaged properties, the underwriting and origination procedures and the credit analysis with respect to any particular commercial mortgage loan may significantly differ from one asset to another, and will be driven by circumstances particular to that property, including, among others, the property type, current use, size, location, market conditions, reserve requirements, additional collateral, tenant quality and lease terms, borrower identity, sponsorship, performance history and/or other factors. Therefore, this general

 

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description of Starwood’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria is not intended as a representation that every commercial mortgage loan originated (or acquired and reunderwritten) by SMC complies entirely with all procedures and criteria set forth below. For important information about the circumstances that have affected the underwriting of an SMC Mortgage Loan in the mortgage pool, see the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus, the other subsections of this “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers” section and “Exceptions to Mortgage Loan Representations and Warranties” on Annex D-3 to this prospectus.

 

If a mortgage loan exhibits any one or more of the following characteristics, variances from general underwriting/origination procedures described below may be considered acceptable under the circumstances indicated: (i) low loan-to-value ratio; (ii) high debt service coverage ratio; (iii) experienced property loan sponsor(s)/guarantor(s) with financial wherewithal; (iv) additional springing reserves; (v) cash flow sweeps; and (vi) elements of recourse included in the mortgage loan.

 

Loan Analysis. Generally, both a credit analysis and a collateral analysis are conducted with respect to each mortgage loan. The credit analysis of the borrower generally includes a review of third-party credit reports and/or judgment, lien, bankruptcy and pending litigation searches. The collateral analysis generally includes a review of, in each case to the extent available and applicable, the historical property operating statements, rent rolls and certain significant tenant leases. The credit underwriting also generally includes a review of third party appraisals, as well as environmental reports, engineering assessments, zoning reports and seismic reports, if applicable, and obtained. Generally, a member of the mortgage loan underwriting team also conducts a site inspection to ascertain the overall quality, functionality and competitiveness of the property, including its neighborhood and market, accessibility and visibility, and to assess the tenancy of the property. The submarket in which the property is located is assessed to evaluate competitive or comparable properties as well as market trends. Unless otherwise specified in this prospectus, all financial, occupancy and other information contained in this prospectus is based on such information and we cannot assure you that such financial, occupancy and other information remains accurate.

 

Loan Approval. All mortgage loans originated by Starwood require approval by a loan credit committee which includes senior executives of SMC. The committee may approve a mortgage loan as recommended, request additional due diligence prior to approval, approve it subject to modifications of the loan terms or decline a loan transaction.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-Value Ratio. Generally, the debt service coverage ratio for mortgage loans originated by Starwood will be equal to or greater than 1.20x and the loan-to-value ratio for mortgage loans originated by Starwood will be equal to or less than 80%; provided, however, the underwriting guidelines provide that exceptions may be made when consideration is given to circumstances particular to the mortgage loan, the related property, loan-to-value ratio, reserves or other factors. For example, Starwood may originate a mortgage loan with a debt service coverage ratio below 1.20x based on, among other things, the amortization features of the mortgage loan (for example, if the mortgage loan provides for relatively rapid amortization), the type of tenants and leases at the property, the taking of additional collateral such as reserves, letters of credit and/or guarantees, Starwood’s judgment of improved property and/or market performance and/or other relevant factors.

 

In addition, with respect to certain mortgage loans originated by Starwood, there may exist subordinate debt secured by the related property and/or mezzanine debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower. Such mortgage loans may have a lower debt service coverage ratio, and a higher loan-to-value ratio, if such subordinate or mezzanine debt is taken into account. Also, certain mortgage loans may provide for only interest payments prior to maturity, or for an interest-only period during a portion of the term of the mortgage loan. The debt service coverage ratio guideline discussed above is calculated based on values determined at the origination of the mortgage loan.

 

Additional Debt. Certain mortgage loans originated by Starwood may have, or permit in the future, certain additional pari passu or subordinate debt, whether secured or unsecured. It is possible that an affiliate of Starwood may be the lender on that additional debt.

 

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The debt service coverage ratios described above will be lower based on the inclusion of the payments related to such additional debt and the loan-to-value ratios described above will be higher based on the inclusion of the amount of any such additional debt.

 

Assessments of Property Condition. As part of the underwriting process, the property assessments and reports described below generally will be obtained:

 

Appraisals. Independent appraisals or an update of an independent appraisal is required in connection with the origination of each mortgage loan. Starwood requires that the appraiser comply with and abide by Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (although such act is not applicable to Starwood) and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

 

Environmental Assessment. Phase I environmental assessments that conform to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E1527-05 entitled, “Standard Practices for Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process,” as may be amended from time to time, are performed on all properties. However, when circumstances warrant, an update of a prior environmental assessment, a transaction screen or a desktop review may be utilized. Nevertheless, an environmental assessment conducted at any particular real property collateral will not necessarily uncover all potential environmental issues.

 

Depending on the findings of the initial environmental assessment, any of the following may be required: additional environmental testing, such as a Phase II environmental assessment with respect to the subject real property collateral; an environmental insurance policy; and/or a guaranty or reserves with respect to environmental matters.

 

Property Condition Assessments. Inspections or updates of previously conducted inspections are conducted by independent licensed engineers or architects or both for all properties in connection with the origination of a mortgage loan. The inspections are conducted to inspect the exterior walls, roofing, interior construction, mechanical and electrical systems and general condition of the site, buildings and other improvements located at a property. The resulting reports on some of the properties may indicate a variety of deferred maintenance items and recommended capital expenditures. In some instances, repairs or maintenance are completed before closing or cash reserves are established to fund the deferred maintenance or replacement items or both.

 

Seismic Report. Generally, a seismic report is required for all properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4.

 

Zoning and Building Code Compliance. With respect to each mortgage loan, Starwood will generally consider whether the use and occupancy of the related real property collateral is in material compliance with zoning, land-use, building rules, regulations and orders then applicable to that property. Evidence of this compliance may be in the form of one or more of the following: legal opinions; surveys; recorded documents; temporary or permanent certificates of occupancy; letters from government officials or agencies; title insurance endorsements; engineering or consulting reports; and/or representations by the related borrower.

 

However, the underwriting guidelines provide that Starwood may, on a case-by-case basis, consider a loan secured by a property that does not conform to current zoning regulations governing density, size, set-backs or parking for the property under certain circumstances including, but not limited to, when (i) legislation or the local zoning or housing authority permits the improvements to be rebuilt to pre-damage use, size and density in the event of partial or full destruction; and (ii) documentation of such permission is submitted in the form of legislation or a variance letter or certificate of rebuildability from the zoning authority.

 

Escrow Requirements. Generally, Starwood requires most borrowers to fund various escrows for taxes and insurance, capital expenses and replacement reserves. Generally, the required escrows for mortgage loans originated by Starwood are as follows:

 

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Taxes. Typically, an initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are required to provide Starwood with sufficient funds to satisfy all taxes and assessments, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if there is an institutional loan sponsor or high net worth individual loan sponsor, or (ii) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property in which the related tenant is required to pay taxes directly.

 

Insurance. If the property is insured under an individual policy (i.e., the property is not covered by a blanket policy), typically an initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual property insurance premium are required to provide Starwood with sufficient funds to pay all insurance premiums, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related borrower maintains a blanket insurance policy, or (ii) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant self-insures.

 

Replacement Reserves. Replacement reserves are generally calculated in accordance with the expected useful life of the components of the property during the term of the mortgage loan, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant is responsible for all repairs and maintenance, including those required with respect to the roof and improvement structure.

 

Completion Repair/Environmental Remediation. Typically, a completion repair or remediation reserve is required where an environmental or engineering report suggests that such reserve is necessary. Upon funding of the applicable mortgage loan, Starwood generally requires that at least 125% of the estimated costs of repairs or replacements be reserved and generally requires that repairs or replacements be completed within a year after the funding of the applicable mortgage loan, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee with respect to such matter, (ii) if the estimated cost of such repair or remediation does not materially impact the property’s function, performance or value, or if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property for which the tenant is responsible for such repair or remediation or (iii) if environmental insurance is obtained or already in place.

 

Tenant Improvement/Lease Commissions. In most cases, various tenants have lease expirations within the loan term. To mitigate this risk, special reserves may be required to be funded either at closing of the mortgage loan and/or during the related loan term to cover certain anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs which might be associated with re-leasing the space occupied by such tenants, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related mortgaged property is a single tenant property and the related tenant’s lease extends beyond the loan term, or (ii) where rent at the related mortgaged property is considered below market.

 

Furthermore, Starwood may accept an alternative to a cash escrow or reserve from a borrower, such as a letter of credit or a guarantee from the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower or periodic evidence that the items for which the escrow or reserve would have been established are being paid or addressed. In some cases, Starwood may determine that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Starwood’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the subject expense or cost absent creation of an escrow or reserve.

 

For a description of certain escrows collected with respect to the SMC Mortgage Loans, please see Annex A-1.

 

Title Insurance Policy. The borrower is required to provide, and Starwood or its origination counsel typically will review, a title insurance policy for each property. The title insurance policies provided typically must meet the following requirements: (a) written by a title insurer licensed to do business in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located, (b) in an amount at least equal to the original principal balance of the mortgage loan, (c) protection and benefits run to the mortgagee and its

 

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successors and assigns, (d) written on an American Land Title Association form or equivalent policy promulgated in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located and (e) if a survey was prepared, the legal description of the mortgaged property in the title policy conforms to that shown on the survey.

 

Property Insurance. Starwood typically requires the borrower to provide one or more of the following insurance policies: (1) commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury or death and property damage; (2) an “All Risk of Physical Loss” policy; (3) if applicable, boiler and machinery coverage; and (4) if the mortgaged property is located in a special flood hazard area where mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply, flood insurance. In some cases, a sole tenant is responsible for maintaining insurance and, subject to the satisfaction of rating conditions or net worth criteria, is allowed to self-insure against the risks.

 

Servicing. Interim servicing for all loans originated (or acquired) by Starwood prior to securitization is typically performed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof. Generally, servicing responsibilities are transferred from the interim servicer to the master servicer of the securitization trust at the closing of the securitization. From time to time, the interim servicer may retain primary servicing.

 

Exceptions to SMC’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines

 

One or more of the SMC Mortgage Loans may vary from the specific SMC underwriting guidelines described above when additional credit positive characteristics are present as discussed above. In addition, in the case of one or more of the SMC Mortgage Loans, SMC may not have applied each of the specific underwriting guidelines described above on a case-by-case basis, as a result of other compensating factors.

 

Except with respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%), none of the SMC Mortgage Loans were originated with material exceptions to SMC’s underwriting guidelines and procedures.

 

The SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.3%) was originated subject to an exception from SMC’s underwriting guidelines and procedures due to the fact that the related ground lessor with respect to the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property did not deliver an estoppel in connection with origination of the Mortgage Loan. SMC’s decision to include the Mortgage Loan in the transaction was supported by, among other things, (i) the relatively small percentage of overall value contributed by the Tri-City Medical Park Mortgaged Property to the portfolio of Mortgaged Properties securing such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the various terms of such ground lease and (iii) the fact that the borrower and guarantors are liable for (a) any losses suffered by the lender as a result of the borrower’s failure to pay rent, additional rent or certain other amounts due under the ground lease and (b) the repayment of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the ground lease is amended or modified without the lender’s prior written consent, or the ground lease is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to exist.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

Starwood has no history as a securitizer prior to February 2012. SMC most recently filed a Form ABS-15G on February 4, 2020. SMC’s Central Index Key is 0001548405. Starwood has no demand, repurchase or replacement history to report as required by Rule 15Ga-1.

 

Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

Neither Starwood nor any of its affiliates will retain any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization, except that (a) LNR Partners currently acts as special servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, pursuant to which the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan is serviced, (b) Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC is the initial holder of the Appletree Business Park Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Signature Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loans, (c) Starwood Mortgage Funding III LLC is the initial holder of the McCarthy Ranch

 

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Pari Passu Companion Loan and (d) LNR Securities Holdings, LLC is the initial directing certificateholder and initial risk retention consultation party under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, which is governs the servicing of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan. In addition, Starwood or its affiliates may acquire certificates pursuant to secondary market transactions. Any such party will have the right to dispose of such certificates at any time.

 

The information set forth under “—Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC” has been provided by Starwood.

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC

 

General

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“Argentic”) (formerly known as Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC) is a sponsor of, and a seller of certain mortgage loans (the “Argentic Mortgage Loans”) into, the securitization described in this prospectus. Argentic is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The primary offices of Argentic are located at 31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10001.

 

Pursuant to interim servicing agreements between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which is the trustee and certificate administrator, and Argentic, which is a sponsor and an originator, or certain affiliates thereof, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acts as interim servicer and interim custodian with respect to six (6) of the Argentic Mortgage Loans (5.4%). In addition, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or an affiliate thereof, provides warehouse financing to Argentic and certain of its affiliates through a master repurchase facility. One (1) of the Argentic Mortgage Loans, representing approximately 1.3% of the Initial Pool Balance, are or are expected to be subject to that repurchase facility as of the date of this prospectus. Proceeds received by Argentic in connection with this securitization transaction will be used, in part, to repurchase from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or an affiliate thereof, each of the Argentic Mortgage Loans subject to such master repurchase facility, which Argentic Mortgage Loans will be transferred to the depositor free and clear of any liens.

 

Argentic’s Securitization Program

 

Argentic began originating and acquiring loans in 2014 and has not been involved in the securitization of any other types of financial assets. Argentic originates and acquires from unaffiliated third party originators, commercial and multifamily mortgage loans throughout the United States. Since 2014, Argentic has securitized approximately 471 commercial and multifamily mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $7,205,370,000.

 

In connection with this commercial mortgage securitization transaction, Argentic will transfer the Argentic Mortgage Loans to the depositor, who will then transfer the Argentic Mortgage Loans to the issuing entity for this securitization. In return for the transfer by the depositor to the issuing entity of the Argentic Mortgage Loans (together with the other mortgage loans being securitized), the issuing entity will issue commercial mortgage pass-through certificates that are, in whole or in part, backed by, and supported by the cash flows generated by, the mortgage loans being securitized. In coordination with underwriters or initial purchasers and the depositor, Argentic will work with rating agencies, the other loan sellers, servicers and investors and will participate in structuring the securitization transaction to maximize the overall value and capital structure, taking into account numerous factors, including without limitation geographic and property type diversity and rating agency criteria.

 

Pursuant to an MLPA, Argentic will make certain representations and warranties, subject to certain exceptions set forth therein, and undertake certain loan document delivery requirements with respect to the Argentic Mortgage Loans; and, in the event of an uncured material breach of any such representation and warranty or an uncured material document defect or omission, Argentic will generally be obligated to repurchase or replace the affected mortgage loan or, in some cases, pay an amount estimated to cover the approximate loss associated with such breach, defect or omission.

 

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Argentic does not act as a servicer of the commercial and multifamily mortgage loans that Argentic originates or acquires and will not act as servicer in this commercial mortgage securitization transaction. Instead, Argentic sells the right to be appointed servicer of its securitized loans to unaffiliated third party servicers and utilizes unaffiliated third party servicers as interim servicers.

 

Review of Mortgage Loans for Which Argentic is the Sponsor

 

Overview. Argentic has conducted a review of the Argentic Mortgage Loans in connection with the securitization described in this prospectus. The review of the Argentic Mortgage Loans was performed by a team comprised of real estate and securitization professionals (the “Argentic Review Team”). The review procedures described below were employed with respect to all of the Argentic Mortgage Loans, except that certain review procedures may only be relevant to the large loan disclosures, if any, in this prospectus. No sampling procedures were used in the review process.

 

Database. Members of the Argentic Review Team maintain a database of loan-level and property-level information, and prepared an asset summary report, relating to each Argentic Mortgage Loan. The database and the respective asset summary reports were compiled from, among other sources, the related mortgage loan documents, appraisals, environmental assessment reports, property condition reports, seismic studies, zoning reports, insurance review summaries, borrower-supplied information (including, but not limited to, rent rolls, leases, operating statements and budgets) and information collected by the Argentic Team during the underwriting process. After origination of each Argentic Mortgage Loan, the Argentic Review Team updated the information in the database and the related asset summary report with respect to such Argentic Mortgage Loan based on updates provided by the related servicer relating to loan payment status and escrows, updated operating statements, rent rolls and leasing activity, and information otherwise brought to the attention of the Argentic Review Team.

 

A data tape (the “Argentic Data Tape”) containing detailed information regarding each Argentic Mortgage Loan was created from the information in the database referred to in the prior paragraph. The Argentic Data Tape was used to provide the numerical information regarding the Argentic Mortgage Loans in this prospectus.

 

Data Comparison and Recalculation. Argentic engaged a third-party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures, the nature, extent and timing of which were designed by Argentic, relating to information in this prospectus regarding the Argentic Mortgage Loans. These procedures included:

 

comparing the information in the Argentic Data Tape against various source documents provided by Argentic that are described under “—Review of Argentic Mortgage Loans—Database” above;

 

comparing numerical information regarding the Argentic Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the Argentic Data Tape; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the Argentic Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. Argentic engaged various law firms to conduct certain legal reviews of the Argentic Mortgage Loans for disclosure in this prospectus. In anticipation of the securitization of each Argentic Mortgage Loan, Argentic’s origination counsel prepared a due diligence questionnaire that sets forth salient loan terms. In addition, such origination counsel for each Argentic Mortgage Loan reviewed Argentic’s representations and warranties set forth on Annex F-1 to this prospectus and, if applicable, identified exceptions to those representations and warranties.

 

Legal counsel was also engaged in connection with this securitization to assist in the review of the Argentic Mortgage Loans. Such assistance included, among other things, (i) a review of Argentic’s asset summary report, and its origination counsel’s due diligence questionnaire, for each Argentic Mortgage Loan, (ii) a review of the representations and warranties and exception reports referred to above relating

 

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to the Argentic Mortgage Loans prepared by origination counsel, and (iii) the review of select provisions in certain loan documents with respect to certain of the Argentic Mortgage Loans.

 

Other Review Procedures. With respect to any material pending litigation on the underlying mortgaged properties of which Argentic was aware at the origination of any Argentic Mortgage Loan, the Argentic Review Team requested updates from the related borrower, origination counsel and/or borrower’s litigation counsel. Argentic conducted a search with respect to each borrower under the related Argentic Mortgage Loan to determine whether it filed for bankruptcy. If the Argentic Review Team became aware of a significant natural disaster in the vicinity of the Mortgaged Property securing any Argentic Mortgage Loan, the Argentic Review Team obtained information on the status of the Mortgaged Property from the related borrower to confirm no material damage to the Mortgaged Property.

 

The Argentic Review Team, with the assistance of counsel engaged in connection with this securitization, also reviewed the Argentic Mortgage Loans to determine whether any Argentic Mortgage Loan materially deviated from the underwriting guidelines set forth under “—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes” above. See “—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes—Exceptions” above.

 

Findings and Conclusions. Based on the foregoing review procedures, the Argentic Review Team determined that the disclosure regarding the Argentic Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. The Argentic Review Team also determined that the Argentic Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with Argentic’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria, except as described under “—Argentic’s Underwriting Standard and Processes—Exceptions” above. Argentic attributes to itself all findings and conclusions resulting from the foregoing review procedures.

 

Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes

 

Each of the Argentic Mortgage Loans was originated or acquired by Argentic. Set forth below is a discussion of certain general underwriting guidelines and processes with respect to commercial and multifamily mortgage loans originated or acquired by Argentic.

 

Notwithstanding the discussion below, given the unique nature of commercial and multifamily mortgaged properties, the underwriting and origination procedures and the credit analysis with respect to any particular commercial or multifamily mortgage loan may significantly differ from one asset to another, and will be driven by circumstances particular to that property, including, among others, its type, current use, size, location, market conditions, reserve requirements and additional collateral, tenants and leases, borrower identity, sponsorship, performance history and/or other factors. Consequently, the underwriting of certain commercial or multifamily mortgage loan originated or acquired by Argentic may not conform to the general guidelines and processes described below. For important information about the circumstances that have affected the underwriting of particular Argentic Mortgage Loans, see “—Exceptions” below and “Exceptions to Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC Representations and Warranties” on Annex F-2 to this prospectus.

 

Loan Analysis. Generally both a credit analysis and a collateral analysis are conducted with respect to each commercial and multifamily mortgage loan. The credit analysis of the borrower generally includes a review of third party credit reports or judgment, lien, bankruptcy and pending litigation searches. The collateral analysis generally includes a review of, in each case to the extent available and applicable, the historical property operating statements, rent rolls and certain significant tenant leases. The credit underwriting also generally includes a review of third party appraisals, as well as environmental reports, engineering assessments and seismic reports, if applicable and obtained. Generally, Argentic also conducts or causes a third party to conduct a site inspection to ascertain the overall quality, functionality and competitiveness of the property, including its neighborhood and market, accessibility and visibility, and to assess the tenancy of the property. The submarket in which the property is located is assessed to evaluate competitive or comparable properties as well as market trends.

 

Loan Approval. Prior to commitment, each commercial and multifamily mortgage loan to be originated or acquired must be approved by a loan committee that includes senior personnel of Argentic Investment

 

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Management LLC, the investment advisor of Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC. The committee may approve a mortgage loan as recommended, request additional due diligence, modify the loan terms or decline a loan transaction.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-Value Ratio. The underwriting includes a calculation of the debt service coverage ratio and loan-to-value ratio. Argentic’s underwriting standards generally require, without regard to any other debt, a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.20x and a loan-to-value ratio of not more than 80.0%.

 

A debt service coverage ratio will generally be calculated based on the underwritten net cash flow from the property in question as determined by Argentic and payments on the loan based on actual (or, in some cases, assumed) principal and/or interest due on the loan. However, underwritten net cash flow is often a highly subjective number based on a variety of assumptions regarding, and adjustments to, revenues and expenses with respect to the related real property collateral. For example, when calculating the debt service coverage ratio for a commercial or multifamily mortgage loan, annual net cash flow that was calculated based on assumptions regarding projected future rental income, expenses and/or occupancy may be utilized. There is no assurance that the foregoing assumptions made with respect to any prospective commercial or multifamily mortgage loan will, in fact, be consistent with actual property performance. Such underwritten net cash flow may be higher than historical net cash flow reflected in recent financial statements. Additionally, certain mortgage loans may provide for only interest payments prior to maturity or for an interest-only period during a portion of the term of the mortgage loan.

 

A loan-to-value ratio, in general, is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the then-outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan divided by the estimated value of the related property based on an appraisal.

 

Additional Debt. Certain mortgage loans may have or permit in the future certain subordinate debt, whether secured or unsecured, and/or mezzanine debt. It is possible that Argentic or an affiliate may be the lender on that subordinate debt and/or mezzanine debt.

 

The debt service coverage ratios described above will be lower based on the inclusion of the payments related to such additional debt and the loan-to-value ratios described above will be higher based on the inclusion of the amount of any such subordinate debt and/or mezzanine debt.

 

Assessment of Property Condition. As part of the underwriting process, the property assessments and reports described below will typically be obtained:

 

Appraisals. Independent appraisals or an update of an independent appraisal will generally be required in connection with the origination or acquisition of each mortgage loan that meets the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation, or the guidelines in Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989. In some cases, however, the value of the subject real property collateral may be established based on a cash flow analysis, a recent sales price or another method or benchmark of valuation.

 

Environmental Assessment. In most cases, a Phase I environmental assessment will be required with respect to the real property collateral for a prospective commercial or multifamily mortgage loan. However, when circumstances warrant, an update of a prior environmental assessment, a transaction screen or a desktop review may be utilized. Alternatively, in limited circumstances, an environmental assessment may not be required, such as when the benefits of an environmental insurance policy or an environmental guarantee have been obtained. It should be noted that an environmental assessment conducted at any particular real property collateral will not necessarily cover all potential environmental issues. For example, an analysis for radon, lead-based paint, mold and lead in drinking water will usually be conducted only at multifamily rental properties and only if it is believed that such an analysis is warranted under the circumstances. Depending on the findings of the initial environmental assessment, any of the following may be required: additional environmental testing, such as a Phase II environmental assessment with respect to

 

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the subject real property collateral; an environmental insurance policy; that the borrower conduct remediation activities or establish an operations and maintenance plan; and/or a guaranty or reserve with respect to environmental matters.

 

Engineering Assessment. In connection with the origination/acquisition process, in most cases, it will be required that an engineering firm inspect the real property collateral for any prospective commercial or multifamily mortgage loan to assess the structure, exterior walls, roofing, interior structure and/or mechanical and electrical systems. Based on the resulting report, the appropriate response will be determined to any recommended repairs, corrections or replacements and any identified deferred maintenance.

 

Seismic Report. Generally, a seismic report is required for all properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4.

 

Title Insurance. The borrower is required to provide a title insurance policy for each property. The title insurance policies provided typically must meet the following requirements: (i) written by a title insurer licensed to do business in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located, (ii) in an amount at least equal to the original principal balance of the mortgage loan, (iii) protection and benefits run to the mortgagee and its successors and assigns, (iv) written on an American Land Title Association form or equivalent policy promulgated in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located and (v) if a survey was prepared, the legal description of the mortgaged property in the title policy conforms to that shown on the survey.

 

Casualty Insurance. Except in certain instances where sole or significant tenants (which may include ground tenants) are required to obtain insurance or may self-insure, Argentic typically requires that the related mortgaged property be insured by a hazard insurance policy with a customary deductible and in an amount at least equal to the lesser of the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan and 100% of the full insurable replacement cost of the improvements located on the property. If applicable, the policy must contain appropriate endorsements to avoid the application of coinsurance and not permit reduction in insurance proceeds for depreciation, except that the policy may permit a deduction for depreciation in connection with a cash settlement after a casualty if the insurance proceeds are not being applied to rebuild or repair the damaged improvements.

 

Flood insurance, if available, must be in effect for any mortgaged property that at the time of origination or acquisition included material improvements in any area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency a special flood hazard area. The flood insurance policy must meet the requirements of the then-current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration, be provided by a generally acceptable insurance carrier and be in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan, (ii) the full insurable value of the property or, in cases where only a portion of the property is in the flood zone, the full insurable value of the portion of the property contained therein, and (iii) the maximum amount of insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 1968, except in some cases where self-insurance was permitted.

 

The standard form of hazard insurance policy typically covers physical damage or destruction of the improvements on the mortgaged property caused by fire, lightning, explosion, smoke, windstorm and hail, riot or strike and civil commotion. The policies may contain some conditions and exclusions to coverage, including exclusions related to acts of terrorism. Generally, each of the mortgage loans requires that the related property have coverage for terrorism or terrorist acts, if such coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates. In all (or almost all) cases, there is a cap on the amount that the related borrower will be required to expend on terrorism insurance.

 

Each mortgage instrument typically also requires the borrower to maintain comprehensive general liability insurance against claims for personal and bodily injury, death or property damage occurring on, in or about the property in an amount customarily required by institutional lenders.

 

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Each mortgage instrument typically further requires the related borrower to maintain business interruption or rent loss insurance in an amount not less than 100% of the projected rental income from the related property for not less than twelve months.

 

Although properties are typically not insured for earthquake risk, a borrower will be required to obtain earthquake insurance if the property has material improvements and the seismic report indicates that the PML or SEL is greater than 20%.

 

Zoning and Building Code Compliance. In connection with the origination or acquisition of a commercial or multifamily mortgage loan, Argentic will generally examine whether the use and occupancy of the related real property collateral is in material compliance with zoning, land-use, building rules, regulations and orders then applicable to that property. Evidence of this compliance may be in the form of one or more of the following: legal opinions, surveys, recorded documents, temporary or permanent certificates of occupancy, letters from government officials or agencies, title insurance endorsements, engineering or consulting reports, zoning reports and/or representations by the related borrower.

 

In some cases, a mortgaged property may constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure. In such cases, Argentic may require an endorsement to the title insurance policy or the acquisition of law and ordinance insurance with respect to the particular non conformity unless it determines that: (i) the non-conformity should not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the borrower to rebuild; or (ii) if the improvements are rebuilt in accordance with currently applicable law, the value and performance of the property would be acceptable; or (iii) any major casualty that would prevent rebuilding has a sufficiently remote likelihood of occurring; or (iv) a cash reserve, a letter of credit or an agreement from a principal of the borrower is provided to cover losses.

 

If a material violation exists with respect to a mortgaged property, Argentic may require the borrower to remediate such violation and, subject to the discussion under “—Argentic’s Underwriting Standards and Processes—Escrow Requirements” below, to establish a reserve to cover the cost of such remediation, unless a cash reserve, a letter of credit or an agreement from a principal of the borrower is provided to cover losses.

 

Escrow Requirements. Based on Argentic’s analysis of the real property collateral, the borrower and the principals of the borrower, a borrower under a commercial or multifamily community mortgage loan may be required to fund various escrows for taxes, insurance, replacement reserves, tenant improvements/leasing commissions, deferred maintenance and/or environmental remediation. A case-by-case analysis will be conducted to determine the need for a particular escrow or reserve. Consequently, the aforementioned escrows and reserves are not established for every commercial and multifamily mortgage loan. Furthermore, Argentic may accept an alternative to a cash escrow or reserve from a borrower, such as a letter of credit or a guarantee from the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower or periodic evidence that the items for which the escrow or reserve would have been established are being paid or addressed. In some cases, Argentic may determine that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Argentic’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the subject expense or cost absent creation of an escrow or reserve. In some cases, Argentic may determine that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted because a tenant or other third party has agreed to pay the subject cost or expense for which the escrow or reserve would otherwise have been established.

 

Generally, subject to the discussion in the prior paragraph, the required escrows for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans originated or acquired by Argentic are as follows:

 

Taxes—Monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are typically required to satisfy real estate taxes and assessments, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if there is an institutional property sponsor or high net worth individual property sponsor, or (ii) if and to the extent that a sole or major tenant (which may include a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is required to pay taxes directly.

 

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Insurance—Monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property insurance premium are typically required to pay insurance premiums, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if there is an institutional property sponsor or high net worth individual property sponsor, (ii) if the related borrower maintains a blanket insurance policy, or (iii) if and to the extent that a sole or major tenant (which may include a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property is obligated to maintain the insurance or is permitted to self-insure.

 

Replacement Reserves—Replacement reserves are generally calculated in accordance with the expected useful life of the components of the property during the term of the mortgage loan. Annual replacement reserves are generally underwritten to the suggested replacement reserve amount from an independent, third-party property condition or engineering report, or to certain minimum requirements by property type, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if a tenant (which may include a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property or other third party is responsible for all repairs and maintenance, or (ii) if Argentic determines that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Argentic’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the cost of repairs and maintenance absent creation of an escrow or reserve.

 

Tenant Improvements / Leasing Commissions—In the case of retail, office and industrial properties, a tenant improvements / leasing commissions reserve may be required to be funded either at loan origination and/or during the related mortgage loan term to cover certain anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs which might be associated with re-leasing the space occupied by significant tenants, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the related tenant’s lease extends beyond the loan term, (ii) if the rent for the space in question is considered below market, or (iii) if Argentic determines that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Argentic’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs absent creation of an escrow or reserve.

 

Deferred Maintenance—A deferred maintenance reserve may be required to be funded at loan origination or acquisition in an amount typically equal to 100% to 125% of the estimated cost of material immediate repairs or replacements identified in the property condition or engineering report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee to complete the immediate repairs in a specified amount of time, (ii) if the deferred maintenance amount does not materially impact the function, performance or value of the property, (iii) if a tenant (which may include a ground tenant) at the related mortgaged property or other third party is responsible for the repairs, or (iv) if Argentic determines that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Argentic’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the cost of repairs absent creation of an escrow or reserve.

 

Environmental Remediation—An environmental remediation reserve may be required at loan origination or acquisition in an amount equal to 100% to 125% of the estimated remediation cost identified in the environmental report, except that such escrows are not required in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) if the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee agreeing to take responsibility and pay for the identified environmental issues, (ii) if environmental insurance is obtained or already in place, (iii) if a third party unrelated to the borrower is identified as the responsible party or (iv) if Argentic determines that establishing an escrow or reserve is not warranted given the amounts that would be involved and Argentic’s evaluation of the ability of the property, the borrower or a holder of direct or indirect ownership interests in the borrower to bear the cost of remediation absent creation of an escrow or reserve.

 

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For a description of the escrows collected with respect to the Argentic Mortgage Loans, see Annex A-1 to this prospectus.

 

Exceptions.

 

The Argentic Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with the underwriting standards set forth above.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

Argentic most recently filed a Form ABS-15G on November 6, 2020. Argentic’s Central Index Key is 0001624053. The following table provides information regarding the demand, repurchase and replacement activity with respect to the mortgage loans securitized by Argentic, which activity occurred during the period from and including September 29, 2014 (the date of the first securitization into which Argentic sold mortgage loans pursuant to which the underlying transaction documents provide a covenant to repurchase an underlying asset for breach of a representation or warranty) to and including September 30, 2020, as required by Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act with respect to repurchase or replacement requests in connection with breaches of representations and warranties made by it as a sponsor of commercial mortgage securitizations.

 

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Name of
Issuing
Entity
Check if Registered Name of Originator Total Assets in ABS by Originator(4) Assets That Were Subject of Demand(4) (5) Assets That Were Repurchased or Replaced(6) Assets Pending Repurchase (within cure period)(7) Demand in
Dispute(8)
Demand Withdrawn(9) Demand Rejected(4)(10)
      # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance # $ % of principal balance
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (l) (k) (1) (m) (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) (v) (w) (x)

Asset Class – Commercial Mortgages

 

                                             
                                               
                                               

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015- C26, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-C26

 

CIK #: 1630513

 

X Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (formerly known as Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC)(1)(2)(3) 8 101,199,999.00 12.02 1 30,949,659.02 3.76 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 30,949,659.02 3.76
 

 

 

 

(1)       Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“Argentic”) is one of multiple originators. 

(2)       “Originator” generally refers to the party identified in securities offering materials at the time of issuance for purposes of meeting applicable SEC disclosure requirements. (For columns (c) through (f)) 

(3)       Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as general special servicer for Mortgage Loan number 5 (with respect to the property known as “Aloft Houston by the Galleria,” located at 5415 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056) (the “Aloft Houston Loan”), in a letter dated September 11, 2020 (the “Repurchase Request”), requested that Argentic repurchase the Aloft Houston Loan on the basis that a Material Document Defect occurred. In a letter dated September 21, 2020, Argentic rejected the Repurchase Request because a Material Document Defect can be addressed by curing (as set forth in Section 5(a) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), and even if the deficiency described in the Repurchase Request were a Material Document Defect, it has already been cured, by virtue of the existence and effectiveness of an Interim Franchise Agreement that was executed on July 13, 2020. 

(4)       The principal balances (shown in columns (e), (h) and (w)) are with respect to Argentic’s asset contribution only (without taking into account assets contributed by other originators). However, the percentages of principal balances (shown in columns (f), (i) and (x)) are with respect to the entire securitization pool (taking into account assets contributed by other originators) and based on (i) a principal balance of approximately $841,810,000.00 at the time of securitization (for column (f)), as shown on the issuing entity’s Form 424B5 filed on February 12, 2015; and (ii) a principal balance of $822,634,502.01 as of September 30, 2020 (for columns (i) and (x)), as shown on the issuing entity’s Form 10-D filed on November 2, 2020. 

(5)       Includes only new demands received during the reporting period. (For columns (g) through (i)) 

(6)       Includes assets for which a reimbursement payment is in process and where the asset has been otherwise liquidated by or on behalf of the issuing entity at the time of initiation of such reimbursement process. (For columns (j) through (1)) 

(7)       Includes assets which are subject to a demand and within the cure period, but where no decision has yet been made to accept or contest the demand. (For columns (m) through (o)) 

(8)       Includes assets pending repurchase or replacement outside of the cure period. (For columns (p) through (r)) 

(9)       Includes assets for which a reimbursement payment is in process, and where the asset has not been repurchased or replaced. Also includes assets for which the requesting party rescinds or retracts the demand in writing. (For columns (s) through (u)) 

(10)       Includes assets for which a party has responded to one or more related demands to repurchase or replace such asset by refuting the allegations supporting such demand and rejecting the repurchase demand(s) and the party demanding repurchase or replacement of such asset has not responded to the most recent such rejection as of the end of the reporting period covered by this Form ABS-15G. (For columns (v) through (x))

 

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Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

Except as described above, neither Argentic nor any of its affiliates will retain on the Closing Date any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization and except that an affiliate of Argentic may purchase the Class R Certificates. However, Argentic and/or its affiliates may acquire in the future, certain additional classes of certificates. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such certificates at any time.

 

The information set forth under “—Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC” has been provided by Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC.

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation

 

General

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Societe Generale Financial Corporation”), is a sponsor and a mortgage loan seller in this transaction and an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters. Societe Generale Financial Corporation is an indirect subsidiary of Société Générale, a limited company (société anonyme) licensed in France as a credit institution (établissement de crédit) (“Société Générale”). The principal offices of Societe Generale Financial Corporation are located at 245 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10167, telephone number (212) 278-6461.

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Commercial Mortgage Securitization Program

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation or its affiliates (collectively, the “SGFC Entities”) have been engaged in commercial mortgage securitization in the United States since January 2015, although the SGFC Entities were also engaged in mortgage securitization businesses prior to 2009. Prior to November 2018, the SGFC Entities originated commercial mortgage loans through the New York Branch of Société Générale (“SGNY”). The vast majority of mortgage loans originated by Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s commercial real estate securitization business line are intended to be either sold through securitization transactions in which Societe Generale Financial Corporation acts as a sponsor or sold to third parties in individual loan sale transactions. Other business lines within the SGFC Entities may from time to time engage in the business of making commercial real estate loans that are not originated for the purposes of securitization and that may in fact be held by the SGFC Entities through maturity. The following is a general description of the types of mortgage loans related to commercial real estate that Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s commercial real estate securitization team originates for securitization purposes:

 

Fixed rate mortgage loans generally having maturities between five and ten years and generally secured by commercial real estate such as office, retail, hotel, multifamily, residential, healthcare, self-storage and industrial properties. These loans are Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s commercial real estate securitization team’s principal loan product and are primarily originated for the purpose of securitization.

 

Floating rate loans generally having shorter maturities and secured by stabilized and non-stabilized commercial real estate properties. These loans are primarily originated for securitization, though in certain cases only a senior interest in the loan is intended to be securitized.

 

Subordinate mortgage loans and mezzanine loans are generally not originated for securitization by Societe Generale Financial Corporation and are sold in individual loan sale transactions.

 

In general, Societe Generale Financial Corporation does not hold the loans that its commercial real estate securitization team originates until maturity.

 

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Societe Generale Financial Corporation originates mortgage loans and initiates a securitization transaction by selecting the portfolio of mortgage loans to be securitized and transferring those mortgage loans to a securitization depositor, who in turn transfers those mortgage loans to the issuing trust fund. In selecting a portfolio to be securitized, consideration is given to geographic concentration, property type concentration and rating agency models and criteria, such that the overall value and capital structure is maximized for the benefit of Societe Generale Financial Corporation. Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s role may also include engaging third-party service providers such as the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee and the certificate administrator, and engaging the rating agencies. In coordination with the underwriters for the related offering, Societe Generale Financial Corporation works with rating agencies, investors, mortgage loan sellers and servicers in structuring the securitization transaction.

 

None of the SGFC Entities act as servicer of the mortgage loans in its securitization transactions it participates in. Instead, other entities will be contracted to service the mortgage loans in such securitization transactions.

 

SGNY sold mortgage loans into securitizations until 2009 and resumed this activity with the WFCM 2015-SG1 transaction. For the period beginning in January 2015 through December 31, 2018, SGNY securitized 196 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $4.8 billion. For the period beginning in February 2019 through September 30, 2020, Societe Generale Financial Corporation securitized 92 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $2.68 billion.

 

Review of the Mortgage Loans for Which Societe Generale Financial Corporation is the Sponsor

 

Overview. In connection with the securitization described in this prospectus, Societe Generale Financial Corporation, as a sponsor of this offering, has conducted a review of the mortgage loans (the “Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans”) it is selling to the depositor designed and effected to provide reasonable assurance that the disclosure related to such Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans is accurate in all material respects. Societe Generale Financial Corporation determined the nature, extent and timing of the review and the level of assistance provided by any third parties. The review of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans was conducted as described below with respect to each of those Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. The review of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans was performed by a deal team comprised of real estate and securitization professionals who are employees and contractors of Societe Generale Financial Corporation or its affiliates (collectively, the “Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team”) with the assistance of certain third parties. Societe Generale Financial Corporation has ultimate authority and control over, and assumes all responsibility for and attributes to itself, the review of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans and the review’s findings and conclusions. The review procedures described below were employed with respect to all of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans (rather than relying on sampling procedures), except that certain review procedures were only relevant to the large loan disclosures in this prospectus, as further described below.

 

Database. To prepare for securitization, members of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team created a database of loan level and property level information, and prepared an asset summary report, regarding each of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. The database and the respective asset summary reports were compiled from, among other sources, the related mortgage loan documents, appraisals, environmental reports, seismic reports, property condition reports, zoning reports, insurance review summaries, borrower supplied information (including, but not limited to, rent rolls, leases, operating statements and budgets) and information collected by Societe Generale Financial Corporation during the underwriting process. After origination of each of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team may have updated the information in the database and the related asset summary report with respect to the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans based on updates provided by the related servicer relating to loan payment status and escrows, updated operating statements, rent rolls and leasing activity, and information otherwise brought to the attention of the Societe Generale Financial

 

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Corporation Deal Team. Such updates were not intended to be, and do not serve as, a re-underwriting of any Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan.

 

A data tape (the “Societe Generale Financial Corporation Data Tape”) containing detailed information regarding each of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans was created from the information in the database referred to in the prior paragraph. The Societe Generale Financial Corporation Data Tape was used by the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team to provide the numerical information regarding the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans in this prospectus.

 

Data Comparisons and Recalculation. Societe Generale Financial Corporation engaged a third party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures designed or provided by Societe Generale Financial Corporation, relating to information in this prospectus regarding the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. These procedures included:

 

comparing the information in the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Data Tape against various source documents provided by Societe Generale Financial Corporation;

 

comparing numerical information regarding the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the information contained in the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Data Tape; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. Societe Generale Financial Corporation engaged various law firms to conduct certain legal reviews of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans for disclosure in this prospectus. In anticipation of the securitization of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, origination counsel prepared a loan summary that sets forth salient loan terms and summarizes material deviations from Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s standard form loan documents. In addition, origination counsel for each Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan reviewed Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s representations and warranties set forth on Annex D-4 and, if applicable, identified exceptions to those representations and warranties.

 

Loan seller’s counsel was also engaged to assist in the review of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. Such assistance included, among other things, (i) a review of sections of the Mortgage Loan documents that deviate materially from Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s standard form documents, as identified by Societe Generale Financial Corporation and origination counsel, (ii) a review of the asset summary reports and the loan summaries prepared by Societe Generale Financial Corporation relating to the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, and (iii) a review of due diligence questionnaires completed by origination counsel.

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation prepared, and both originating counsel and loan seller’s counsel reviewed, the loan summaries for the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans included in the 10 largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, and the abbreviated loan summaries for the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans included in the next 5 largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool, which loan summaries and abbreviated loan summaries are incorporated in “Description of the Top 15 Mortgage Loans” in the attached Annex A-3.

 

Other Review Procedures. With respect to any pending litigation that existed at the origination of any of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, Societe Generale Financial Corporation requested updates from the related borrower, origination counsel and/or borrower’s litigation counsel. In connection with the origination of each Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan, Societe Generale Financial Corporation, together with origination counsel, conducted a search with respect to each borrower under the related Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan to determine whether it filed for bankruptcy. If Societe Generale Financial Corporation became aware of a significant natural disaster in the vicinity of any Mortgaged Property securing one of the Societe Generale Financial

 

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Corporation Mortgage Loans, Societe Generale Financial Corporation obtained information on the status of the Mortgaged Property from the related borrower to confirm that there was no material damage to the Mortgaged Property.

 

Additionally, with respect to each Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan, the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team also consulted with the applicable Societe Generale Financial Corporation mortgage loan origination team to confirm that each of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans was originated in compliance with the origination and underwriting criteria described above under “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards”, as well as to identify any material deviations from those origination and underwriting criteria.

 

Review Procedures in the Event of a Mortgage Loan Substitution. Societe Generale Financial Corporation will perform a review of any Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan that it elects to substitute for a Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loan in the pool in connection with a material breach of a representation or warranty or a material document defect. Societe Generale Financial Corporation, and if appropriate its legal counsel, will review the mortgage loan documents and servicing history of the substitute mortgage loan to confirm it meets each of the criteria required under the terms of the related MLPA and the PSA (the “Qualification Criteria”). Societe Generale Financial Corporation may engage a third party to compare the Qualification Criteria against the underlying source documentation to verify the accuracy of the review by Societe Generale Financial Corporation and to confirm any numerical and/or statistical information to be disclosed in any required filings under the Exchange Act. Legal counsel will also be engaged by Societe Generale Financial Corporation to render any tax opinion required in connection with the substitution.

 

Findings and Conclusions. Societe Generale Financial Corporation found and concluded with reasonable assurance that the disclosure regarding the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. Societe Generale Financial Corporation also found and concluded with reasonable assurance that the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria.

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards

 

Each of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans was generally originated or co-originated in accordance with the underwriting criteria described below. Each lending situation is unique, however, and the facts and circumstances surrounding a particular mortgage loan, such as the quality and location of the real estate collateral, the sponsorship of the borrower and the tenancy of the collateral, will impact the extent to which the general guidelines below are applied to that specific loan. These underwriting criteria are general, and Societe Generale Financial Corporation cannot assure you that every loan will comply in all respects with the guidelines. Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s commercial real estate securitization business line originates mortgage loans principally for securitization. Commercial real estate loans originated by other business lines within the SGFC Entities for purposes other than securitization are not required to be originated in accordance with the underwriting criteria described below.

 

General. Societe Generale Financial Corporation originates mortgage loans for securitization from its headquarters in New York, New York. Bankers within the origination group focus on sourcing, structuring, underwriting and performing due diligence on their loans. Bankers within the structured finance group work closely with the loans’ originators to ensure that the loans are suitable for securitization and satisfy rating agency criteria. All mortgage loans must be approved by at least one or more members of Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s credit committee, depending on the size of the mortgage loan.

 

Loan Analysis. Generally, Societe Generale Financial Corporation performs both a credit analysis and collateral analysis with respect to a loan applicant and the real estate that will secure a mortgage loan. In general, the analysis of a borrower includes a review of money laundering and background checks and the analysis of its sponsor includes a review of money laundering and background checks, third-party credit reports, bankruptcy and lien searches, general banking references and commercial

 

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mortgage related references. In general, the analysis of the collateral includes a site visit and a review of the property’s historical operating statements (if available), independent market research, an appraisal with an emphasis on rental and sales comparables, engineering and environmental reports, the property’s historic and current occupancy, financial strengths of tenants, the duration and terms of tenant leases and the use of the property. Each report is reviewed for acceptability by a real estate finance officer of Societe Generale Financial Corporation. The borrower’s and property manager’s experience and presence in the subject market are also reviewed. Consideration is also given to anticipated changes in cash flow that may result from changes in lease terms or market considerations.

 

Borrowers are generally required to be single purpose entities although they are generally not required to be structured to limit the possibility of becoming insolvent or bankrupt unless the loan has a principal balance of greater than $30 million, in which case additional limitations including the requirement that the borrower have at least one independent director are required.

 

Loan Approval. All mortgage loans originated by Societe Generale Financial Corporation must be approved by at least one real estate finance credit officer and the head of commercial real estate securitization. Prior to closing loans, a credit memorandum is produced and delivered to the credit committee. If deemed appropriate a member of the real estate credit department will visit the subject property. The credit committee may approve a mortgage loan as recommended, request additional due diligence, modify the loan terms or decline a loan transaction.

 

Property Analysis. Prior to origination of a loan, Societe Generale Financial Corporation typically performs, or causes to be performed, site inspections at each property. Depending on the property type, such inspections generally include an evaluation of one or more of the following: functionality, design, attractiveness, visibility and accessibility of the property as well as proximity to major thoroughfares, transportation centers, employment sources, retail areas, educational facilities and recreational areas. Such inspections generally assess the submarket in which the property is located, which may include evaluating competitive or comparable properties.

 

Appraisal and Loan-to-value Ratio. Societe Generale Financial Corporation typically obtains an appraisal that complies, or is certified by the appraiser to comply, with the real estate appraisal regulations issued jointly by the federal bank regulatory agencies under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices as amended from time to time. The loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loan is generally based on the “as-is” value set forth in the appraisal. In certain cases, the loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loan is based on the “as-complete” or “as-stabilized” value set forth in the appraisal. In certain cases, an updated appraisal is obtained.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-value Ratio. Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s underwriting standards generally mandate minimum debt service coverage ratios and maximum loan-to-value ratios. A loan-to-value ratio generally based upon the appraiser’s determination of value as well as the value derived using a stressed capitalization rate is considered. The debt service coverage ratio is based upon the underwritten net cash flow and is given particular importance. However, notwithstanding such guidelines, in certain circumstances the actual debt service coverage ratios, loan-to-value ratios and amortization periods for the mortgage loans originated by Societe Generale Financial Corporation may vary from these guidelines.

 

Escrow Requirements. Generally, Societe Generale Financial Corporation requires most borrowers to fund various escrows for taxes and insurance, capital expenses and replacement reserves. In the case of certain hotel loans, FF&E reserves may be held by the franchisor or manager rather than the lender. Generally, the required escrows for mortgage loans originated by Societe Generale Financial Corporation are as follows (see Annex A-1 for instances in which reserves were not taken):

 

Taxes—Typically an initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are required to provide the lender with sufficient funds to satisfy all taxes and assessments. Societe Generale Financial Corporation may waive this escrow requirement under appropriate circumstances including, but not limited to, (i) where a tenant is required to pay the taxes directly,

 

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(ii) where there is institutional sponsorship or a high net worth individual, or (iii) where there is a low loan-to-value ratio (i.e., less than 60%).

 

Insurance—If the property is insured under an individual policy (i.e., the property is not covered by a blanket policy), typically an initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to 1/12th of the annual property insurance premium are required to provide the lender with sufficient funds to pay all insurance premiums. Societe Generale Financial Corporation may waive this escrow requirement under appropriate circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) where a property is covered by a blanket insurance policy maintained by the borrower or borrower sponsor, (ii) where there is institutional sponsorship or a high net worth individual, (iii) where an investment grade tenant is responsible for paying all insurance premiums, or (iv) where there is a low loan-to-value ratio (i.e., less than 60%).

 

Replacement Reserves—Replacement reserves are generally calculated in accordance with the expected useful life of the components of the property during the term of the mortgage loan plus two years. Societe Generale Financial Corporation relies on information provided by an independent engineer to make this determination. Societe Generale Financial Corporation may waive this escrow requirement under appropriate circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) where an investment grade tenant is responsible for replacements under the terms of its lease, (ii) where there is institutional sponsorship or a high net worth individual, or (iii) where there is a low loan-to-value ratio (i.e., less than 60%).

 

Completion Repair/Environmental Remediation—Typically, a completion repair or remediation reserve is required where an environmental or engineering report suggests that such reserve is necessary. Upon funding of the related mortgage loan, Societe Generale Financial Corporation generally requires that at least 115%-125% of the estimated costs of repairs or replacements be reserved and generally requires that repairs or replacements be completed within a year after the funding of the related mortgage loan. Societe Generale Financial Corporation may waive this escrow requirement under appropriate circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) where a secured creditor insurance policy or borrower insurance policy is in place, or (ii) where an investment grade party has agreed to take responsibility, and pay, for any required repair or remediation.

 

Tenant Improvement/Lease Commissions—In most cases, various tenants have lease expirations within the mortgage loan term. To mitigate this risk, special reserves may be required to be funded either at origination of the mortgage loan and/or during the mortgage loan term to cover certain anticipated leasing commissions or tenant improvement costs which might be associated with re-leasing the space occupied by such tenants. Societe Generale Financial Corporation may waive this escrow requirement under appropriate circumstances, including, but not limited to, (i) where there is institutional sponsorship or a high net worth individual, (ii) where tenant improvement costs are the responsibility of investment grade tenants who do not have termination rights under their leases, (iii) where rents at the mortgaged property are considered to be significantly below market, (iv) where no material leases expire within the mortgage loan term, or (v) where there is a low loan-to-value ratio (i.e., less than 60%).

 

Environmental Report. Societe Generale Financial Corporation generally obtains a Phase I ESA or an update of a previously obtained Phase I ESA for each mortgaged property prepared by an approved environmental consulting firm. Societe Generale Financial Corporation or its designated agent typically reviews the Phase I ESA to verify the presence or absence of potential adverse environmental conditions. In cases in which the Phase I ESA identifies any such conditions and no third party is identified as responsible for such condition, or the condition has not otherwise been satisfactorily mitigated, Societe Generale Financial Corporation generally requires the borrower to conduct remediation activities, or to establish an operations and maintenance plan or to place funds in escrow to be used to address any required remediation. In cases in which the Phase I ESA recommends that a Phase II ESA be obtained, Societe Generale Financial Corporation generally requires such Phase II ESA to be obtained.

 

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Physical Condition Report. Societe Generale Financial Corporation generally obtains a current Physical Condition Report (“PCR”) for each mortgaged property prepared by an approved structural engineering firm. Societe Generale Financial Corporation, or an agent, typically reviews the PCR to determine the physical condition of the property, and to determine the anticipated costs of necessary repair, replacement and major maintenance or capital expenditure over the term of the mortgage loan. In cases in which the PCR identifies an immediate need for material repairs or replacements with an anticipated cost that is over a certain minimum threshold or percentage of loan balance, Societe Generale Financial Corporation often requires that funds be put in escrow at the time of origination of the mortgage loan to complete such repairs or replacements or obtains a guarantee from a borrower sponsor in lieu of reserves.

 

Title Insurance Policy. The borrower is required to provide, and Societe Generale Financial Corporation or its counsel typically will review, a title insurance policy for each property. The title insurance policies provided typically must meet the following requirements: (a) written by a title insurer licensed to do business in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located, (b) in an amount at least equal to the original principal balance of the mortgage loan, (c) protection and benefits run to the mortgagee and its successors and assigns, (d) written on an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) form or equivalent policy promulgated in the jurisdiction where the mortgaged property is located and (e) if a survey was prepared, the legal description of the mortgaged property in the title policy conforms to that shown on the survey.

 

Property Insurance. Societe Generale Financial Corporation typically requires the borrower to provide one or more of the following insurance policies: (1) commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury or death and property damage; (2) an “All Risk of Physical Loss” policy; (3) if applicable, boiler and machinery coverage; and (4) if the mortgaged property is located in a special flood hazard area where mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply, flood insurance. In some cases, a sole tenant is responsible for maintaining insurance and, subject to the satisfaction of rating conditions or net worth criteria, is allowed to self-insure against the risks.

 

Other Factors. Other factors that are considered by Societe Generale Financial Corporation in the origination of a commercial mortgage loan include current operations, occupancy and tenant base.

 

Exceptions. Notwithstanding the discussion under “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Underwriting Standards” above, one or more of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans may vary from, or do not comply with, Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s underwriting guidelines described above. In addition, in the case of one or more of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, Societe Generale Financial Corporation may not have strictly applied the underwriting guidelines described above as the result of a case by case permitted exception based upon other compensating factors. None of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans were originated with any material exceptions to Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s underwriting policies.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation has no history as a securitizer prior to February 2019. Societe Generale Financial Corporation’s Central Index Key number is 0001755531. Societe Generale Financial Corporation most recently filed a Form ABS-15G with the SEC pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 on February 13, 2020. Societe Generale Financial Corporation has no history of repurchases or repurchase requests through and including September 30, 2020 required to be reported by Societe Generale Financial Corporation under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, as amended, with respect to breaches of representations and warranties made by it as a sponsor of commercial mortgage loan securitizations. Further, with respect to the SGFC Entities past commercial mortgage loan securitization activities, SGNY most recently filed a Form ABS-15G with the SEC pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 on February 13, 2020. SGNY’s Central Index Key number is 0001238163. With respect to the period from and including January 1, 2012 to and including September 30, 2020, SGNY does not have any activity to report as required by Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act with respect to repurchase or replacement requests in connection with breaches of representations and warranties made by it as a sponsor of commercial mortgage securitizations.

 

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Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

Neither Societe Generale Financial Corporation nor any of its affiliates intends to retain on the Closing Date any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization. However, Societe Generale Financial Corporation or its affiliates may acquire or own in the future certain classes of certificates issued by the issuing entity. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such certificates at any time.

 

The information set forth under “—Societe Generale Financial Corporation” has been provided by Societe Generale Financial Corporation.

 

Compensation of the Sponsors

 

In connection with the offering and sale of the certificates contemplated by this prospectus, the sponsors (including affiliates of the sponsors) will be compensated for the sale of their respective percentage interest in the Mortgage Loans in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of:

 

(a) the sum of any proceeds received from the sale of the certificates to investors and the sale of servicing rights to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, over

 

(b) the sum of the costs and expense of originating or acquiring the Mortgage Loans and the costs and expenses related to the issuance, offering and sale of the certificates as described in this prospectus.

 

The mortgage servicing rights were sold to the master servicer for a price based on the value of the Servicing Fee to be paid to the master servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan and, which may include, among other things, the value of the right to earn income on investments on amounts held by the master servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

 

The Depositor

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, the depositor, is a Delaware corporation and was formed in 1995 for the purpose of engaging in the business, among other things, of acquiring and depositing mortgage assets in trusts in exchange for certificates evidencing interests in the trusts and selling or otherwise distributing the certificates. The sole shareholder of the depositor is The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS). The depositor’s executive offices are located at 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone number (212) 902-1000. The depositor will not have any material assets. The depositor is an affiliate of GSMC, a sponsor, mortgage loan seller and an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, GS Bank, an originator and the initial RR Interest Owner, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, an underwriter.

 

After establishing the issuing entity, the depositor will have minimal ongoing duties with respect to the certificates and the Mortgage Loans. The depositor’s ongoing duties will include: (i) appointing a successor trustee or certificate administrator in the event of the removal of the trustee or certificate administrator, (ii) paying any ongoing fees (such as surveillance fees) of the Rating Agencies, (iii) promptly delivering to the certificate administrator any document that comes into the depositor’s possession that constitutes part of the mortgage file or servicing file for any mortgage loan, (iv) upon discovery of a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the master servicer, the special servicer or the operating advisor which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, giving prompt written notice of such breach to the affected parties, (v) providing information in its possession with respect to the certificates to the certificate administrator to the extent necessary to perform REMIC and Grantor Trust administration, (vi) indemnifying the issuing entity, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the master servicer and the special servicer for any loss, liability or reasonable expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by such parties arising from the depositor’s willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud and/or negligence in the performance of its

 

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duties contained in the PSA or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under the PSA, and (vii) signing any annual report on Form 10-K, including the required certification in Form 10-K under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and any distribution reports on Form 10-D and Current Reports on Form 8-K required to be filed by the issuing entity.

 

The depositor purchases commercial mortgage loans and interests in commercial mortgage loans for the purpose of selling those assets to trusts created in connection with the securitization of pools of assets and does not engage in any activities unrelated to those securitizations. On the Closing Date, the depositor will acquire the mortgage loans from the mortgage loan sellers and will simultaneously transfer them, without recourse, to the trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner.

 

The depositor remains responsible under the PSA for providing the master servicer, the special servicer, certificate administrator and trustee with certain information and other assistance requested by those parties and reasonably necessary to performing their duties under the PSA. The depositor also remains responsible for mailing notices to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner upon the appointment of certain successor entities under the PSA.

 

The Issuing Entity

 

The issuing entity, GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2, will be a New York common law trust, formed on the Closing Date pursuant to the PSA.

 

The only activities that the issuing entity may perform are those set forth in the PSA, which are generally limited to owning and administering the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property (which includes, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest in any REO Property acquired with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable pooling and servicing agreement, but does not include the Serviced Companion Loan’s pro rata interest in any such REO Property), disposing of defaulted mortgage loans and REO Property, issuing the certificates, making distributions, providing reports to certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and other activities described in this prospectus. Accordingly, the issuing entity may not issue securities other than the certificates, or invest in securities, other than investing of funds in the Collection Account and other accounts maintained under the PSA in certain short-term high-quality investments. The issuing entity may not lend or borrow money, except that the master servicer and the trustee may make advances of delinquent monthly debt service payments to the issuing entity, and the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee may make property protection advances to the issuing entity, but in each case only to the extent it deems such advances to be recoverable from the related mortgage loan; such advances are intended to provide liquidity, rather than credit support. The PSA may be amended as set forth under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Amendment” in this prospectus. The issuing entity administers the mortgage loans through the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer and the special servicer. A discussion of the duties of the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer and the special servicer, including any discretionary activities performed by each of them, is set forth under “Transaction Parties—The Trustee and Certificate Administrator”, “—The Master Servicer”, “—The Special Servicer” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

The only assets of the issuing entity other than the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties (which includes, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest in any REO property acquired with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable pooling and servicing agreement but does not include the Serviced Companion Loan’s pro rata interest in any such REO Property) are the Distribution Accounts and other accounts maintained pursuant to the PSA and the short term investments in which funds in the Collection Account and other accounts are invested. The issuing entity has no present liabilities, but has potential liability relating to ownership of the mortgage loans and any REO Properties, including, with respect to the Non-Serviced Whole Loans, the trust’s interest in any REO Property acquired pursuant to the applicable pooling and servicing agreement and the other activities described in this prospectus, and indemnity obligations to the depositor, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer, the asset representations reviewer and the operating advisor and various related persons. The fiscal year of the issuing entity is the calendar

 

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year. The issuing entity has no executive officers or board of directors and acts through the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer and the special servicer.

 

The depositor will be contributing the mortgage loans to the issuing entity. The depositor will be purchasing the mortgage loans from the mortgage loan sellers, as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”) will act as trustee, custodian, and certificate administrator under the PSA. Wells Fargo Bank is a national banking association and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. A diversified financial services company, Wells Fargo & Company is a U.S. bank holding company with approximately $1.97 trillion in assets and approximately 266,000 employees as of June 30, 2020, which provides banking, insurance, trust, mortgage and consumer finance services throughout the United States and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank provides retail and commercial banking services and corporate trust, custody, securities lending, securities transfer, cash management, investment management and other financial and fiduciary services. The transaction parties may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with Wells Fargo Bank and its affiliates. Wells Fargo Bank maintains principal corporate trust offices at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951 (among other locations) and its office for certificate transfer services is located at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479.

 

Under the terms of the PSA, Wells Fargo Bank is responsible for securities administration, which includes pool performance calculations, distribution calculations and the preparation of monthly distribution reports. As certificate administrator, Wells Fargo Bank is responsible for the preparation and filing of all REMIC tax returns on behalf of the trust REMICs and tax returns on behalf of the Grantor Trust, and to the extent required under the PSA, the preparation of monthly reports on Form 10-D, certain current reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K that are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the issuing entity. Wells Fargo Bank has been engaged in the business of securities administration since June 30, 1995, and in connection with commercial mortgage-backed securities since 1997. As of June 30, 2020, Wells Fargo Bank was acting as securities administrator with respect to more than $549 billion of outstanding commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

Wells Fargo Bank is acting as custodian of the mortgage loan files pursuant to the PSA. In that capacity, Wells Fargo Bank is responsible to hold and safeguard the mortgage notes and other contents of the mortgage files on behalf of the trustee and the Certificateholders. Wells Fargo Bank maintains each mortgage loan file in a separate file folder marked with a unique bar code to assure loan-level file integrity and to assist in inventory management. Files are segregated by transaction or investor. Wells Fargo Bank has been engaged in the mortgage document custody business for more than 25 years. Wells Fargo Bank maintains its commercial document custody facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of June 30, 2020, Wells Fargo Bank was acting as custodian of more than 288,000 commercial mortgage loan files.

 

Wells Fargo Bank serves or may have served within the past two years as loan file custodian for various mortgage loans owned by the sponsors or an affiliate of the sponsors one or more of those mortgage loans may be included in the issuing entity. The terms of any custodial agreement under which those services are provided by Wells Fargo Bank are customary for the mortgage-backed securitization industry and provide for the delivery, receipt, review and safekeeping of mortgage loan files.

 

For four CMBS transactions, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. disclosed transaction-level noncompliance on its 2019 Annual Statement of Compliance furnished pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB related to its CMBS bond administration function. For two CMBS transactions, an administrative error resulted in a payment error to certain classes for one distribution period. The affected distributions were revised to correct the error before the next distribution date. For two CMBS transactions, a technical issue caused a wire processing delay that resulted in a portion of the distribution for each transaction to occur one

 

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business day late. Wells Fargo has incorporated additional payment control procedures in an effort to prevent further similar payment errors.

 

Beginning on June 18, 2014, a group of institutional investors filed civil complaints in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and later the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, against Wells Fargo Bank in its capacity as trustee for certain residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts. The complaints against Wells Fargo Bank alleged that the trustee caused losses to investors and asserted causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to: (i) notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, (ii) notify investors of alleged events of default, and (iii) abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Relief sought included money damages in an unspecified amount, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief. In November 2018, Wells Fargo Bank reached an agreement, in which it denied any wrongdoing, to resolve such claims on a classwide basis for the 271 RMBS trusts at issue. On May 6, 2019, the court entered an order approving the settlement agreement. Separate lawsuits against Wells Fargo Bank making similar allegations filed by certain other institutional investors concerning several RMBS trusts in New York federal and state court are not covered by the agreement. With respect to such litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs’ claims are without merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the RMBS trusts.

 

In addition to the foregoing cases, in August 2014 and August 2015 Nomura Credit & Capital Inc. (“Nomura”) and Natixis Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Natixis”) filed a total of seven third-party complaints against Wells Fargo Bank in New York state court. In the underlying first-party actions, Nomura and Natixis have been sued for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities sponsored by them. In the third-party actions, Nomura and Natixis allege that Wells Fargo Bank, as master servicer, primary servicer or securities administrator, failed to notify Nomura and Natixis of their own breaches, failed to properly oversee the primary servicers, and failed to adhere to accepted servicing practices. Natixis additionally alleges that Wells Fargo Bank failed to perform default oversight duties. Wells Fargo Bank has asserted counterclaims alleging that Nomura and Natixis failed to provide Wells Fargo Bank notice of their representation and warranty breaches.

 

With respect to each of the foregoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs’ claims are without merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the related RMBS trusts.

 

Neither Wells Fargo Bank nor any of its affiliates intends to retain any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization. However, each of Wells Fargo Bank and its affiliates will be entitled at their discretion to acquire certificates issued by the issuing entity, and in each such case will have the right to dispose of any such certificates at any time.

 

The foregoing information set forth under this sub-heading “—The Trustee and Certificate Administrator” has been provided by Wells Fargo Bank.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the trustee, the certificate administrator and the other transaction parties, see “Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

The trustee and the certificate administrator will only be liable under the PSA to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the PSA. For further information regarding the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the trustee and the certificate administrator under the PSA, including those related to indemnification, see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”. Certain terms of the PSA regarding the certificate administrator’s removal, replacement or resignation are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator”.

 

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The Master Servicer

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association (“Midland”), is expected to be the master servicer and in this capacity is expected to be responsible for the master servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Companion Loans pursuant to the PSA. Certain servicing and administrative functions may also be provided by one or more primary servicers that previously serviced the mortgage loans for the mortgage loan seller. Midland’s principal servicing office is located at 10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300, Overland Park, Kansas 66210.

 

Midland is a commercial financial services company that provides loan servicing, asset management and technology solutions for large pools of commercial and multifamily real estate assets. Midland is approved as a master servicer, special servicer and primary servicer for investment-grade commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) by S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS Morningstar and KBRA. Midland has received rankings as a master, primary and special servicer of real estate assets under U.S. CMBS transactions from S&P, Fitch and Morningstar. For each category, S&P ranks Midland as “Above Average”, and Morningstar ranks Midland as “MOR CS2” for master servicer and primary servicer, and “MOR CS1” for special servicer. Fitch ranks Midland as “CMS2” for master servicer, “CPS2” for primary servicer, and “CSS2+” for special servicer. Midland is also a HUD/FHA-approved mortgagee and a Fannie Mae-approved multifamily loan servicer.

 

Midland has detailed operating procedures across the various servicing functions to maintain compliance with its servicing obligations and the servicing standards under Midland’s servicing agreements, including procedures for managing delinquent and specially serviced loans. The policies and procedures are reviewed annually and centrally managed. Furthermore, Midland’s business continuity and disaster recovery plans are reviewed and tested annually. Midland’s policies, operating procedures and business continuity plan anticipate and provide the mechanism for some or all of Midland’s personnel to work remotely as determined by management to comply with changes in federal, state or local laws, regulations, executive orders, other requirements and/or guidance, to address health and/or other concerns related to a pandemic or other significant event or to address market or other business purposes. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal, state, and local orders, requirements and/or guidance, Midland implemented part of its business continuity plan that includes the requirement that most of its personnel work remotely until management determines otherwise.

 

Midland will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the underlying Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans. Midland may from time to time have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for enforcement actions involving particular Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans or otherwise. To the extent that Midland has custody of any such documents for any such servicing purposes, such documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

No securitization transaction involving commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which Midland was acting as master servicer, primary servicer or special servicer has experienced a servicer event of default or servicer termination event as a result of any action or inaction of Midland as master servicer, primary servicer or special servicer, as applicable, including as a result of Midland’s failure to comply with the applicable servicing criteria in connection with any securitization transaction. Midland has made all advances required to be made by it under the servicing agreements on the commercial and multifamily mortgage loans serviced by Midland in securitization transactions.

 

From time to time Midland is a party to lawsuits and other legal proceedings as part of its duties as a loan servicer (e.g., enforcement of loan obligations) and/or arising in the ordinary course of business. Midland does not believe that any such lawsuits or legal proceedings would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business or its ability to service loans pursuant to the PSA.

 

Midland currently maintains an internet-based investor reporting system, CMBS Investor Insight®, that contains performance information at the portfolio, loan and property levels on the various commercial

 

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mortgage backed securities transactions that it services. Certificateholders, prospective transferees of the certificates and other appropriate parties may obtain access to CMBS Investor Insight® through Midland’s website at www.pnc.com/midland. Midland may require registration and execution of an access agreement in connection with providing access to CMBS Investor Insight®.

 

As of September 30, 2020, Midland was master and primary servicing approximately 28,094 commercial and multifamily mortgage loans with a principal balance of approximately $486 billion. The collateral for such loans is located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada. Approximately 12,071 of such loans, with a total principal balance of approximately $242 billion, pertain to commercial and multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The related loan pools include multifamily, office, retail, hospitality and other income-producing properties. As of September 30, 2020, Midland was named the special servicer in approximately 390 commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $169 billion. With respect to such transactions as of such date, Midland was administering approximately 386 assets with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $7.5 billion.

 

Midland has been servicing mortgage loans in CMBS transactions since 1992. The table below contains information on the size of the portfolio of commercial and multifamily loans and leases in CMBS and other servicing transactions for which Midland has acted as master and/or primary servicer from 2017 to 2019.

 

Portfolio Size - Master/Primary

Calendar Year End
(Approximate amounts in billions)

 

2017

2018

2019

CMBS $162 $181 $219
Other

$323

$351

$387

Total

$486

$532

$606

 

Midland has acted as a special servicer for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans in CMBS transactions since 1992. The table below contains information on the size of the portfolio of specially serviced commercial and multifamily loans, leases and REO properties that have been referred to Midland as special servicer in CMBS transactions from 2017 to 2019.

 

Portfolio Size - Special Servicing

Calendar Year End
(Approximate amounts in billions)

 

2017

2018

2019

Total

$145

$158

$171

 

PNC Bank, National Association and its affiliates may use some of the same service providers (e.g., legal counsel, accountants and appraisal firms) as are retained on behalf of the issuing entity. In some cases, fee rates, amounts or discounts may be offered to PNC Bank, National Association and its affiliates by a third party vendor which differ from those offered to the issuing entity as a result of scheduled or ad hoc rate changes, differences in the scope, type or nature of the service or transaction, alternative fee arrangements, and negotiation by PNC Bank, National Association or its affiliates other than the Midland division.

 

From time to time, Midland and/or its affiliates may purchase or sell securities, including, CMBS certificates. Midland and/or its affiliates may review this prospectus and purchase or sell certificates issued in this offering, including in the secondary market.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between CREFI or one of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to all of the CREFI Mortgage Loans, including, prior to their inclusion in the issuing entity.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between UBS AG or one of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to certain Argentic

 

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Mortgage Loans, including, prior to their inclusion in the issuing entity. Argentic is expected to acquire these Argentic Mortgage Loans from UBS AG on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Midland will acquire the right to act as master servicer and/or primary servicer (and the related right to receive and retain the excess servicing strip) with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold to the issuing entity by the sponsor pursuant to one or more servicing rights appointment agreements entered into on the Closing Date. The “excess servicing strip” means a portion of the Servicing Fee payable to Midland that accrues at a per annum rate initially equal to the Servicing Fee Rate minus 0.00125%, but which may be reduced under certain circumstances as provided in the PSA.

 

The reports on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria for the twelve month periods ending on December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019, respectively, furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB for Midland, identified a material instance of noncompliance relating to the servicing criterion described in Item 1122(d)(3)(i)(A) of Regulation AB, which requires that:

 

“Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports: (A) Are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements….”

 

For CMBS transactions subject to the reporting requirements of Regulation AB on and after November 23, 2016 (the effective date of the most recent amendment to Regulation AB), Midland as master servicer of certain of those CMBS transactions became responsible for Schedule AL (Asset Level) reporting on behalf of the related CMBS trusts. Midland’s Schedule AL reporting process was enhanced in April of 2019, however, the process remained manual throughout the 2019 calendar year and additional errors during such year were identified during the related audit. Following identification, Midland made staffing changes and additional improvements to its processes and procedures to support its Schedule AL reporting obligations and expects to move to an automated solution for this process.

 

Midland is (i) the master servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, pursuant to which the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is serviced, (ii) the master servicer under the CGCMT 2020-GC46 PSA, pursuant to which the White Oak Crossing Whole Loan is serviced, (iii) the master servicer under the Benchmark 2020-B19 PSA, pursuant to which the Redmond Town Center Whole Loan is serviced, (iv) the master servicer and special servicer under the Benchmark 2020-B21 PSA, pursuant to which the 32-42 Broadway Whole Loan and (prior to the securitization of the related controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan) the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan are serviced, (v) the master servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, pursuant to which the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan is serviced, and (vi) the master servicer under the MSC 2020-L4 PSA, pursuant to which the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan is serviced.

 

The foregoing information regarding Midland under this section “—The Master Servicer” has been provided by Midland.

 

Midland does not make any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the PSA (other than as to it being a valid obligation of Midland as master servicer), the certificates, the RR Interest, this prospectus (other than as to the accuracy of the information provided by Midland), the Mortgage Loans or any related documents.

 

Midland may resign under the PSA as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Resignation of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer” in this prospectus.

 

Midland will have various duties under the PSA. Certain duties and obligations of Midland are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”, “—Enforcement of ‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”, “—Inspections”, “—Collection of Operating Information” and “—Appraisal Reduction Amounts” in this prospectus. The ability of a master servicer to waive or modify any terms, fees, penalties or payments on the underlying Mortgage Loans and the effect of that ability on the potential cash flows from the underlying Mortgage Loans are described under “Pooling and Servicing

 

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Agreement—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments” below. The master servicer’s obligations as the servicer to make advances, and the interest or other fees charged for those advances and the terms of the master servicer’s recovery of those advances, are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

Midland, in its capacity as master servicer, will only be liable under the PSA to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the PSA. Certain terms of the PSA regarding the master servicer’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”, “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events” and “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event”. Midland’s rights and obligations with respect to indemnification, and certain limitations on Midland’s liability under the PSA are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.

 

The Special Servicer

 

LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR Partners”), a Florida limited liability company and a subsidiary of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD”), a Maryland corporation, will initially be appointed to act as special servicer for the Mortgage Loans to be deposited into the issuing entity (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (except as described in this prospectus) and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan. The principal executive offices of LNR Partners are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 and its telephone number is (305) 695-5600.

 

STWD through its subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures, is involved in the real estate finance, management and development business and engages in, among other activities:

 

acquiring, developing, repositioning, managing and selling commercial and multifamily residential real estate properties,

 

investing in high-yielding real estate-related debt and equity, and

 

investing in, and managing as special servicer, unrated, below investment grade rated and investment grade rated commercial mortgage backed securities.

 

LNR Partners and its affiliates have substantial experience in working out loans and in performing the other obligations of the special servicer as more particularly described in the pooling and servicing agreement, including, but not limited to, processing borrower requests for lender consent to assumptions, leases, easements, partial releases and expansion and/or redevelopment of the mortgaged properties. LNR Partners and its affiliates have been engaged in the special servicing of commercial real estate assets for over 22 years. The number of commercial mortgage backed securitization pools specially serviced by LNR Partners and its affiliates has increased from 46 in December 1998 to 163 as of September 30, 2020. More specifically, LNR Partners (and its predecessors in interest) acted as special servicer with respect to:

 

84 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2001, with a then current face value in excess of $53 billion;

 

101 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2002, with a then current face value in excess of $67 billion;

 

113 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2003, with a then current face value in excess of $79 billion;

 

134 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2004, with a then current face value in excess of $111 billion;

 

142 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2005, with a then current face value in excess of $148 billion;

 

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143 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2006, with a then current face value in excess of $201 billion;

 

143 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2007 with a then current face value in excess of $228 billion;

 

138 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2008 with a then current face value in excess of $210 billion;

 

136 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2009 with a then current face value in excess of $191 billion;

 

144 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2010 with a then current face value in excess of $201 billion;

 

140 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2011 with a then current face value in excess of $176 billion;

 

131 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2012 with a then current face value in excess of $136 billion;

 

141 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2013 with a then current face value in excess of $133 billion;

 

152 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2014 with a then current face value in excess of $135 billion;

 

159 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2015 with a then current face value in excess of $111 billion;

 

153 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2016 with a then current face value in excess of $87 billion;

 

160 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2017 with a then current face value in excess of $68.9 billion;

 

175 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2018 with a then current face value in excess of $78.6 billion; and

 

185 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of December 31, 2019 with a then current face value in excess of $93.9 billion.

 

163 domestic commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as of September 30, 2020 with a then current face value in excess of $82.4 billion.

 

As of September 30, 2020, LNR Partners has resolved approximately $79.6 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily loans over the past 22 years, including approximately $1.1 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2001, approximately $1.9 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2002, approximately $1.5 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2003, approximately $2.1 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2004, approximately $2.4 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2005, approximately $0.9 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2006, approximately $1.4 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2007, approximately $1.0 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2008, approximately $1.2 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2009, approximately $7.7 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2010, approximately $10.9 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2011, approximately $11.7 billion of U.S. commercial

 

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and multifamily mortgage loans during 2012, approximately $6.5 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2013, approximately $6.3 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2014, approximately $6 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2015, approximately $3.9 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2016, approximately $4.5 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during 2017, approximately $3.8 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during December 31, 2018, approximately $2.6 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans during December 31, 2019, and approximately $1.95 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily mortgage loans through September 30, 2020.

 

STWD or one of its affiliates generally seeks CMBS investments where it has the right to appoint LNR Partners as the special servicer. LNR Partners and its affiliates have regional offices located across the country in Florida, Georgia, California, New York and North Carolina. As of September 30, 2020, LNR Partners and its affiliates specially service a portfolio, which included approximately 5,585 assets across the United States with a then current face value of approximately $82.4 billion, all of which are commercial real estate assets. Those commercial real estate assets include mortgage loans secured by the same types of income producing properties as secure the mortgage loans backing the Certificates. Accordingly, the assets of LNR Partners and its affiliates may, depending upon the particular circumstances, including the nature and location of such assets, compete with the mortgaged real properties securing the underlying mortgage loans for tenants, purchasers, financing and so forth. LNR Partners does not service any assets other than commercial real estate assets.

 

LNR Partners maintains internal and external watch lists, corresponds with master servicers on a monthly basis and conducts overall deal surveillance and shadow servicing. LNR Partners has developed distinct strategies and procedures for working with borrowers on problem loans (caused by delinquencies, bankruptcies or other breaches of the loan documents) designed to maximize value from the assets for the benefit of the certificateholders. These strategies and procedures vary on a case by case basis, and include, but are not limited to, liquidation of the underlying collateral, note sales, discounted payoffs, and borrower negotiation or workout in accordance with the applicable servicing standard. Generally, four basic factors are considered by LNR Partners as part of its analysis and determination of what strategies and procedures to utilize in connection with problem loans. They are (i) the condition and type of mortgaged property, (ii) the borrower, (iii) the jurisdiction in which the mortgaged property is located and (iv) the actual terms, conditions and provisions of the underlying loan documents. After each of these items is evaluated and considered, LNR Partners’ strategy is guided by the servicing standard and all relevant provisions of the applicable pooling and servicing agreement pertaining to specially serviced and REO mortgage loans.

 

LNR Partners has the highest ratings afforded to special servicers by S&P and is rated “CSS1-” by Fitch.

 

There have not been, during the past three years, any material changes to the policies or procedures of LNR Partners in the servicing function it will perform under the pooling and servicing agreement for assets of the same type included in this securitization transaction. LNR Partners has not engaged, and currently does not have any plans to engage, any sub-servicers to perform on its behalf any of its duties with respect to this securitization transaction. LNR Partners does not believe that its financial condition will have any adverse effect on the performance of its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement and, accordingly, will not have any material impact on the Mortgage Pool performance or the performance of the certificates. Generally, LNR Partners’ servicing functions under pooling and servicing agreements do not include collection on the pool assets, however LNR Partners does maintain certain operating accounts with respect to REO mortgage loans in accordance with the terms of the applicable pooling and servicing agreements and consistent with the servicing standard set forth in each of such pooling and servicing agreements. LNR Partners does not have any material advancing obligations with respect to the commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as to which it acts as special servicer. Generally, LNR Partners has the right, but not the obligation, to make property related servicing advances in emergency situations with respect to commercial mortgage backed securitization pools as to which it acts as special servicer.

 

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LNR Partners will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the underlying mortgage loans. On occasion, LNR Partners may have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for enforcement actions involving particular mortgage loans or otherwise. To the extent that LNR Partners has custody of any such documents, such documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

No securitization transaction involving commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which LNR Partners was acting as special servicer has experienced an event of default as a result of any action or inaction by LNR Partners as special servicer. LNR Partners has not been terminated as servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger. In addition, there has been no previous disclosure of material noncompliance with servicing criteria by LNR Partners with respect to any other securitization transaction involving commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which LNR Partners was acting as special servicer.

 

There are, to the actual current knowledge of LNR Partners, no special or unique factors of a material nature involved in special servicing the particular types of assets included in the subject securitization, as compared to the types of assets specially serviced by LNR Partners in other commercial mortgage backed securitization pools generally, for which LNR Partners has developed processes and procedures which materially differ from the processes and procedures employed by LNR Partners in connection with its special servicing of commercial mortgaged backed securitization pools generally.

 

There are currently no legal proceedings pending, and no legal proceedings known to be contemplated, by governmental authorities, against LNR Partners or of which any of its property is the subject, that are material to the Certificateholders.

 

LNR Partners is not an affiliate of the depositor, the underwriters, the issuing entity, the master servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, any sponsor, other than SMC, any originator, other than SMC, or any significant obligor. LNR Partners is an affiliate of (i) SMC, a sponsor and originator (ii) Starwood Mortgage Funding II, the holder of one of the companion loans in the Signature Portfolio Whole Loan and one of the companion loans in the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan, (iii) Starwood Mortgage Funding III, the holder of two of the companion loans in the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan and (iv). LNR Partners, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC or its affiliate with due diligence relating to the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Mortgage Pool.

 

LNR Partners currently serves as special servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA which governs the servicing of SoCal South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan and its affiliate, LNR Securities Holdings LLC is currently the Directing Certificateholder and Risk Retention Consultation Party under that PSA. As long as LNR Securities Holdings LLC, or its affiliate, owns at least 15% of the certificate balance (excluding any portion comprising the VRR interest) of the then controlling class for the BBCMS 2020-C8 transaction, LNR Partners, or its affiliate, may not be removed as special servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA except for cause. Additionally Starwood Conduit CMBS Vertical Retention I LLC, the holder of the VRR Interest under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA and Starwood CMBS Horizontal Retention BBCMS 2020-C8 LLC, the current holder of the initial controlling class under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA are affiliates of LNR Partners.

 

Except for LNR Partners acting as special servicer for this securitization transaction and except as disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus, there are no specific relationships that are material involving or relating to this securitization transaction or the securitized mortgage loans between LNR Partners or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and the issuing entity, the sponsors, the trustee, the certificate administrator, any originator, any significant obligor, the master servicer, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer, on the other hand, that currently exist or that existed during the past two years. In addition, other than as disclosed in this prospectus, there are no business relationships, agreements, arrangements, transactions or understandings that have been entered into outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party – apart from this securitization transaction – between LNR Partners or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and the issuing entity, the sponsors, the trustee, the certificate administrator,

 

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any originator, any significant obligor, the master servicer, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer, on the other hand, that currently exist or that existed during the past two years and that are material to an investor’s understanding of the certificates.

 

In the commercial mortgage-backed securitizations in which LNR Partners acts as special servicer, LNR Partners may enter into one or more arrangements with any party entitled to appoint or remove and replace the special servicer to provide for a discount and/or revenue sharing with respect to certain of the special servicer compensation in consideration of, among other things, LNR Partners’ appointment as special servicer under the applicable servicing agreement and limitations on such person’s right to replace LNR Partners as the special servicer.

 

Neither LNR Partners nor any of its affiliates currently hold any certificates issued by the Trust or any other economic interest in this securitization (although for the avoidance of doubt, LNR Partners will be entitled special servicing fees and certain other fees and compensation as provided in the pooling and servicing agreement ). However, LNR Partners or its affiliates may, from time to time after the initial sale of the certificates to investors on the Closing Date, acquire certificates pursuant to secondary market transactions. Any such party will have the right to dispose of such certificates at any time.

 

The foregoing information regarding LNR Partners under this heading “Transaction Parties—The Special Servicer” has been Provided by LNR Partners.

 

LNR Partners does not make any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the PSA (other than as to it being a valid obligation of LNR Partners as special servicer), the certificates, the RR Interest, this prospectus (other than as to the accuracy of the information provided by LNR Partners), the Mortgage Loans or any related documents.

 

The special servicer will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans. The special servicer may from time to time have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for enforcement actions involving particular Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans or otherwise. To the extent that the special servicer has custody of any such documents for any such servicing purposes, such documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

The special servicer will not have any material advancing rights or any advancing obligations. In certain instances, the special servicer may have the right to make property related property protection advances in emergency situations.

 

The special servicer’s role and responsibilities are set forth in this prospectus under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”. The special servicer’s ability to waive or modify any terms, fees, penalties or payments on the Serviced Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the effect of that ability on the potential cash flows from such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”.

 

The special servicer will only be liable under the PSA to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the PSA. Certain terms of the PSA regarding the special servicer’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”, “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events” and “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event”. The special servicer’s rights and obligations with respect to indemnification, and certain limitations on the special servicer’s liability under the PSA, are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.

 

The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pentalpha Surveillance”), will act as the operating advisor under the PSA. The operating advisor will have certain review and consultation duties with respect to activities of the special servicer, including the right to recommend the replacement

 

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of the special servicer at any time. Pentalpha Surveillance will also be serving as the asset representations reviewer under the PSA. The asset representations reviewer generally will be required to review certain delinquent Mortgage Loans after a specified delinquency threshold has been exceeded and notification from the certificate administrator that the required percentage of Certificateholders have voted to direct a review of such delinquent Mortgage Loans.

 

The principal office of Pentalpha Surveillance is located at Two Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831. Pentalpha Surveillance is a privately held firm founded in 2005 that is primarily dedicated to providing independent oversight of loan securitization trusts’ ongoing operations.

 

Pentalpha Surveillance and its affiliates have been engaged by individual securitization trusts, financial institutions, institutional investors as well as agencies of the U.S. Government. Pentalpha Surveillance’s platform uses specialized compliance checking software and a team of industry operations veterans focused on loan origination and servicing oversight, with engagements in surveillance, valuation, collections optimization, representation and warranty settlements, derivative contract errors, litigation support, and expert testimony as well as other consulting assignments.

 

As of September 30, 2020, Pentalpha Surveillance was acting as operating advisor or trust advisor for approximately 203 commercial mortgage-backed securitizations with an aggregate initial unpaid principal balance of approximately $185 billion. As of September 30, 2020, Pentalpha Surveillance was acting as asset representations reviewer for 83 commercial mortgage-backed securitizations with an aggregate initial unpaid principal balance of approximately $78 billion.

 

Pentalpha Surveillance has not been operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of, one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing concerns with the operating advisor as the sole or a material factor in such rating action.

 

Pentalpha Surveillance is not an affiliate of the issuing entity, the depositor, the sponsors, the mortgage loan sellers, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, any “originators” (within the meaning of Item 1110 of Regulation AB) or any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1112 of Regulation AB) with respect to the Trust.

 

There are currently no legal proceedings pending against Pentalpha Surveillance, or to which any of its property is the subject, that are material to the holders of the certificates, nor does Pentalpha Surveillance have actual knowledge of any proceedings of this type contemplated by governmental authorities.

 

As a result of the foregoing information with respect to Pentalpha Surveillance’s experience and independence, the representations and warranties being given by Pentalpha Surveillance under the PSA, and satisfaction that no payments have been paid by any special servicer to Pentalpha Surveillance of any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations under the PSA, or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become a special servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance qualifies as an Eligible Operating Advisor under the PSA.

 

The foregoing information under this heading “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer” has been provided by Pentalpha Surveillance LLC.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer and the other transaction parties, see “Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

The operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer will only be liable under the PSA to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the PSA, and no implied duties or obligations may be asserted against the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer. For further information regarding the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer, as the case may be, under the PSA, including those related to indemnification,

 

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see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor”, “—The Asset Representations Reviewer” and “—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”. Certain terms of the PSA regarding the operating advisor’s or the asset representations reviewer’s, as the case may be, removal, replacement, resignation or transfer are described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor” and “—The Asset Representations Reviewer” in this prospectus.

 

Credit Risk Retention

 

General

 

This transaction is required to comply with the Credit Risk Retention Rules. GSMC has been designated by the sponsors to act as the “retaining sponsor” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) (in such capacity, the “Retaining Sponsor”) and intends to satisfy the credit risk retention requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules as follows:

 

The “VRR Interest” is an interest in the issuing entity representing the right to receive approximately 4.070% (the “VRR Percentage”) of all amounts collected on the Mortgage Loans, net of all expenses of the issuing entity, and distributed on the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest (i.e., representing the right to receive the VRR Allocation Percentage of all amounts distributed on the Non-VRR Certificates on each Distribution Date). The two types of interests comprising the VRR Interest will be the uncertificated interest retained by GSMC (or its MOA) as described below (the “RR Interest”) and the definitive Class RR certificates acquired by CREFI (or its MOA) as described below. The VRR Interest will constitute an “eligible vertical interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) in the issuing entity and will have an aggregate initial VRR Interest Balance of $33,631,664. The owner of the RR Interest is referred to in this prospectus as the “RR Interest Owner” and the RR Interest Owner and the holders of the Class RR certificates (the “Class RR Certificateholders”) are referred to collectively in this prospectus as the “VRR Interest Owners”.

 

The Retaining Sponsor (or GS Bank, as its MOA) is expected to retain a portion of the VRR Interest, in the form of the RR Interest, with a VRR Interest Balance equal to $22,622,314 (the “Original RR Interest Balance”) and representing approximately 67.3% of the VRR Interest on the Closing Date.

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to offset a portion of its risk retention requirements under the Credit Risk Retention Rules by the portion of the VRR Interest acquired by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”), a New York Corporation. CREFI is expected to acquire on the Closing Date and retain (or cause its MOA to retain) a portion of the VRR Interest, in the form of Class RR certificates, with a VRR Interest Balance equal to $11,009,350 of the VRR Interest, representing approximately 32.7% of the VRR Interest. CREFI originated Mortgage Loans representing approximately 32.7% of the Initial Pool Balance, which is at least 20% of the Initial Pool Balance and is equal to or greater than its percentage ownership of the VRR Interest in accordance with Rule 11(a)(1) of the Credit Risk Retention Rules. CREFI will acquire the Class RR certificates from the depositor by selling to the depositor the CREFI Mortgage Loans in exchange for cash consideration and the Class RR certificates. The VRR Interest Balance of the Class RR certificates (i) will represent a reduction in the price received by CREFI from the depositor for the CREFI Mortgage Loans sold by CREFI to the depositor for transfer to the issuing entity and (ii) will equal the amount by which the Retaining Sponsor’s required risk retention under the Credit Risk Retention Rules is reduced by CREFI’s acquisition in accordance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

LD II Holdco XIII, LLC or its affiliate (the “Retaining Third-Party Purchaser”) is expected to purchase the Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates (collectively, the “HRR Certificates”), with an aggregate initial Certificate Balance of $40,626,123, representing approximately 0.954% of the aggregate fair value of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and

 

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the RR Interest. The HRR Certificates will constitute an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules).

 

The percentage of all amounts collected on the Mortgage Loans, net of all expenses of the issuing entity, and distributed on the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest represented by the VRR Interest (which is approximately 4.070%) and the percentage of the aggregate fair value of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest represented by the HRR Certificates (which is approximately 0.954%) will equal at least 5%, as of the Closing Date.

 

Credit Risk Retention Rules” means Regulation RR, 12 C.F.R. Part 244.

 

MOA” means a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules).

 

Qualifying CRE Loans

 

The sponsors have determined that for purposes of this transaction 0.0% of the Initial Pool Balance (the “Qualifying CRE Loan Percentage”) is comprised of mortgage loans that are “qualifying CRE loans” as such term is described in §244.17 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

The total required credit risk retention percentage (the “Required Risk Retention Percentage”) for this transaction is 5.0%. The Required Risk Retention Percentage is equal to the product of (i) 1 minus the Qualifying CRE Loan Percentage (expressed as a decimal) and (ii) 5%; subject to a minimum Required Risk Retention Percentage of no less than 2.50% if the issuing entity includes any non-qualifying CRE loans.

 

The VRR Interest

 

General

 

The right to payment of VRR Interest Owners is pro rata and pari passu with the right to payment of holders of the Non-VRR Certificates (as a collective whole). On each Distribution Date, the portion of Aggregate Available Funds allocable to: (a) the VRR Interest will be the product of such Aggregate Available Funds multiplied by the VRR Percentage; and (b) the Non-VRR Certificates will be the product of such Aggregate Available Funds multiplied by the Non-VRR Percentage. In addition, any losses incurred on the Mortgage Loans will be allocated between the VRR Interest, on the one hand, and the Principal Balance Certificates, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the VRR Percentage and the Non-VRR Percentage, respectively.

 

VRR Available Funds

 

The aggregate amount available for distribution to the VRR Interest Owners on each Distribution Date will, in general, equal the sum of (i) the VRR Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date and (ii) the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount (collectively, the “VRR Available Funds”).

 

The “VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount” for each Distribution Date will equal the lesser of, (i) the amount on deposit in the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the amount distributable from the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

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Priority of Distributions on the VRR Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, for so long as the aggregate VRR Interest Balance has not been reduced to zero, the certificate administrator is required to apply amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account, to the extent of the VRR Available Funds, in the following order of priority:

 

First, to the RR Interest and the Class RR certificates, pro rata based on their respective VRR Interest Balances, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

Second, to the RR Interest and the Class RR certificates, pro rata based on their respective VRR Interest Balances, in reduction of the VRR Interest Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the VRR Interest Balance has been reduced to zero; and

 

Third, to the RR Interest and the Class RR certificates, pro rata based on their respective VRR Interest Balances, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to the VRR Interest, plus interest on that amount equal to the VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

provided, however, that to the extent any VRR Available Funds remain in the Distribution Account after applying amounts as set forth in clauses First through Third above, any such amounts will be disbursed to the Class R certificates, which evidence the REMIC residual interest in each Trust REMIC, in compliance with the Code and applicable REMIC Regulations.

 

Except for tax reporting purposes, the VRR Interest does not have a specified pass-through rate; however, the effective interest rate on the VRR Interest will be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for the related Distribution Date (the “VRR Interest Rate”).

 

Reimbursement of previously allocated VRR Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the VRR Interest Balance in respect of which a reimbursement is made.

 

The “Non-VRR Percentage” is an amount expressed as a percentage equal to 100% minus the VRR Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, at all times, the sum of the VRR Percentage and the Non-VRR Percentage will equal 100%.

 

RR Interest Balance” means, with respect to the RR Interest (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original RR Interest Balance and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the RR Interest Balance on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on such Distribution Date as described in clauses First, Second and Third above in this “—Priority of Distributions on the VRR Interest”, (b) any VRR Realized Losses allocated to the RR Interest on such Distribution Date, and (c) any recoveries on the Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the VRR Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to the RR Interest and added to the RR Interest Balance.

 

The “VRR Allocation Percentage” will equal a fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal to the VRR Percentage divided by the Non-VRR Percentage.

 

The “VRR Interest Balance” means the Certificate Balance of the Class RR certificates and/or the RR Interest Balance of the RR Interest, as applicable.

 

The “VRR Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and the VRR Interest will equal the product of (a) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (b) the aggregate amount distributed to the Non-VRR Certificates according to clauses First, Fourth, Seventh, Tenth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth,

 

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Nineteenth, Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions”.

 

The “VRR Principal Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and the VRR Interest will equal the product of (a) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (b) the aggregate amount distributed to the Non-VRR Certificates according to clauses Second, Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-third and Twenty-sixth in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions”.

 

The “VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and the VRR Interest will equal the product of (a) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (b) the aggregate amount of interest on unreimbursed Realized Losses distributed to the Non-VRR Certificates according to clauses Third, Sixth, Ninth, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-first, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-seventh in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions”.

 

Allocation of VRR Realized Losses

 

On each Distribution Date, the certificate administrator will be required to reduce the VRR Interest Balance pro rata based on the VRR Interest Balances of each of the RR Interest and the Class RR certificates, by the amount of any VRR Realized Losses for such Distribution Date.

 

The “VRR Realized Loss”, with respect to each Distribution Date, is the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate VRR Interest Balance, after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date, exceeds (ii) the product of (A) the VRR Percentage and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool (for purposes of this calculation, the aggregate Stated Principal Balance will not be reduced by the amount of principal payments received on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse the master servicer or the trustee from general collections of principal on the Mortgage Loans for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, to the extent those amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances), including any REO Loans (but in each case, excluding any Companion Loan), as of the end of the last day of the related Collection Period.

 

In the event that VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to the VRR Interest in reduction of its VRR Interest Balance are recovered subsequent to such VRR Interest Balance being reduced to zero, VRR Interest Owners may receive distributions in respect of such recoveries (with interest) in accordance with the distribution priorities described under “—The VRR InterestPriority of Distributions on the VRR Interest”.

 

Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums

 

On each Distribution Date, the VRR Interest Owners will be entitled to the VRR Percentage of any yield maintenance charge and prepayment premium collected on the Mortgage Loans as of the related Determination Date, as described in “Description of the CertificatesAllocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums”.

 

Excess Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, the VRR Interest Owners will be entitled to the VRR Percentage of any Excess Interest received with respect to an ARD Loan on or prior to the related Determination Date, as described in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsExcess Interest”.

 

Material Terms

 

For a description of the material terms of the VRR Interest, see “Description of the Certificates” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”. You are strongly urged to review this prospectus in its entirety.

 

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HRR Certificates

 

General

 

The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser is expected to purchase the HRR Certificates, consisting of the classes of certificates identified in the table below.

 

Class of HRR
Certificates

Expected
Initial Certificate Balance(1)

Estimated Range of Fair Value of
the HRR Certificates
(in $ and %)(2)

Estimated Purchase
Price(3)

Class G-RR $7,927,000 $3,263,744 / 0.365% - 0.380% 41.1725%
Class H-RR $32,699,123 $5,093,379 / 0.570% - 0.593% 15.5765%

 

 

(1)Includes the expected initial Certificate Balance of each class of HRR Certificates that the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser expects to purchase on the Closing Date. The balance of the VRR Interest is not included in the Certificate Balance of any class of HRR Certificates.

 

(2)The estimated fair value (expressed as a dollar amount) and estimated range of fair value (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate fair value of all of the certificates (other than the class R certificates) and the RR Interest) of the HRR Certificates. The fair value of the HRR Certificates has been determined as described under “—Determination of Amount of Required Horizontal Credit Risk Retention—Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates—Retaining Third-Party Purchaser Assumed Certificate Characteristics”. The fair value of the other certificates (other than the class R certificates) and the RR Interest is unknown and has been determined by the sponsors as described under “—Determination of Amount of Required Horizontal Credit Risk Retention” below.

 

(3)Expressed as a percentage of the expected initial Certificate Balance of each class of the HRR Certificates, excluding accrued interest. The aggregate purchase price expected to be paid for the HRR Certificates to be acquired by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser is approximately $8,357,123 (excluding accrued interest).

 

The aggregate purchase price and fair value of the HRR Certificates is equal to approximately $8,357,123, representing approximately 0.954% of the aggregate fair value of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest. The aggregate fair value of all the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest is approximately $876,062,573 (excluding accrued interest).

 

The Retaining Sponsor estimates that, if it had relied solely on retaining an “eligible horizontal residual interest” in order to meet the credit risk retention requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules with respect to this securitization transaction, it would have retained an eligible horizontal residual interest with an aggregate fair value dollar amount of approximately $43,803,129 representing 5% of the aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest.

 

A reasonable time after the Closing Date, the Retaining Sponsor will be required to disclose to, or cause to be disclosed to, Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner the following: (a) the fair value of the HRR Certificates that will be retained by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser based on actual sale prices and finalized tranche sizes, (b) the fair value of the “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) that the Retaining Sponsor would have been required to retain under the Credit Risk Retention Rules, and (c) to the extent the valuation methodology or any of the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value or range of fair values disclosed in this prospectus under the heading “—Determination of Amount of Required Horizontal Credit Risk Retention” prior to the pricing of the certificates materially differs from the methodology or key inputs and assumptions used to calculate the fair value at the time of the Closing Date, descriptions of those material differences. Any such notice from the Retaining Sponsor of such disclosures are expected to be posted on the certificate administrator’s website on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

Retaining Third-Party Purchaser

 

LD II Holdco XIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is expected to purchase the HRR Certificates and will act as the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser. LD II Holdco XIII, LLC is directly or indirectly owned by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II, L.P. and by Prime Finance Long Duration (B-Piece) II (Parallel Entity), L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Fund”). The Fund was formed primarily to acquire or invest in unrated or below investment-grade commercial mortgage backed securities and certain other investments. The Fund commenced operations on July 16,

 

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2018, and has total investor capital commitments of $438.7 million to date. This will represent the Fund’s eighteenth purchase of CMBS B-Piece Securities.

 

The Fund is advised by Prime Finance Advisor, L.P. (“Prime Finance”). Prime Finance is an experienced commercial real estate debt investor. The six members of the investment committee responsible for the Fund had an average of more than 28 years of real estate experience as of November 13, 2020. Funds advised by Prime Finance have made investments in floating-rate whole loans on transitional properties, subordinate debt, preferred equity and CMBS B-Piece Securities. As of November 13, 2020, funds advised by Prime Finance own approximately 211 separate real estate credit investments, including thirty-one (31) CMBS B-Piece Securities.

 

As of November 13, 2020, Prime Finance affiliates have originated or acquired over $15 billion of commercial real estate debt investments. Prime Finance is registered as an investment adviser under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Solely for its own purposes and benefit, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser has completed an independent review of the credit risk of each mortgage loan. The review consisted of a review of the sponsors’ underwriting standards as provided by the sponsors, the collateral securing each mortgage loan and expected cash flows related to the mortgage loans. Such review was based on the mortgage loan files and information regarding the mortgage loans provided by or on behalf of the sponsors and was not independently verified by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser. The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser performed its due diligence solely for its own benefit. The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser has no liability to any person or entity for the manner in which it conducted its due diligence or the extent of such due diligence. The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s review and conclusions may not be relied upon by anyone else and may not be construed as an approval or endorsement of the sponsors’ underwriting standards or of any mortgage loan or any loan level disclosure in this prospectus. The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser makes no representations or warranties with respect to any such underwriting standards, information or disclosure and has not independently verified the truth or accuracy of any representations and warranties made by the sponsors or any other party to the transaction or any related documents.

 

The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser is not required to take into account the interests of any other investor in the certificates or any other party in conducting its due diligence or in exercising remedies or voting or other rights in its capacity as owner of its certificates or in making requests or recommendations to the sponsors as to the selection of the mortgage loans and the establishment of other transaction terms. Investors and other third parties are not entitled to rely on in any way the Retaining Third Party-Purchaser’s due diligence or acceptance of a mortgage loan. The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s acceptance of a mortgage loan does not constitute, and may not be construed as, an endorsement or approval of any such mortgage loan, the underwriting for such mortgage loan or of the originator of such mortgage loan.

 

The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser will have no liability to any certificateholder for any actions taken by it and the PSA will provide that each certificateholder, by its acceptance of a certificate, forever waives and releases any claims against the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser and such buyers, and their respective affiliates, in respect of such actions.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer”.

 

Determination of Amount of Required Horizontal Credit Risk Retention

 

General

 

CMBS such as the Principal Balance Certificates are typically priced based relative to either the swap yield curve or to a targeted yield. The method of pricing used is primarily a function of the rating, but can also be determined by prevailing market conditions or investor preference. For this transaction, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates (the “Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates”) are anticipated to be priced

 

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based on the swap yield curve and the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates (the “Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates”) are anticipated to be priced based on a targeted yield, and the sponsors calculated the expected scheduled principal payments (the “Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments”) on each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates and the Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates as described below. CMBS such as the Class X Certificates (the “Interest-Only Certificates”) are typically priced relative to the treasury yield curve. The sponsors made their determination of the fair value of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the RR Interest presented above based on a number of inputs consistent with these typical pricing methodologies in the manner described below for the applicable class of certificates.

 

Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Based on the Modeling Assumptions and assuming a 0% CPR prepayment rate, the sponsors calculated what the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments on each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates would be over the course of the transaction based on when principal payments are required to be made under the terms of the underlying Mortgage Loan documents during each Collection Period and which classes of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates will be entitled to receive principal payments based on the certificate payment priorities described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”. On the basis of the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments, the sponsors calculated the weighted average life for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates.

 

Swap Yield Curve. The sponsors utilized the assumed swap yield curve in the table below in determining the range of fair values of the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates. The actual swap yield curve that will be used as a basis for determining the price of the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates is not known at this time and differences in the swap yield curve will ultimately result in higher or lower fair value calculations. For an expected range of values at specified points along the swap yield curve, see the table below titled “Range of Swap Yields for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates”. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below at each maturity on the swap yield curve, which represents the sponsor’s estimate of the largest increase or decrease in the swap yield at that maturity reasonably expected to occur prior to pricing of the certificates, based on 10 business day rolling periods over the past 6 months.

 

Range of Swap Yields for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Maturity

Low Estimate of
Swap Yield

Base Case
Swap Yield

High Estimate of
Swap Yield

2Y 0.157% 0.221% 0.262%
3Y 0.183% 0.263% 0.313%
4Y 0.253% 0.354% 0.419%
5Y 0.337% 0.457% 0.536%
6Y 0.426% 0.565% 0.658%
7Y 0.518% 0.672% 0.783%
8Y 0.601% 0.770% 0.894%
9Y 0.671% 0.857% 1.005%
10Y 0.732% 0.933% 1.080%
12Y 0.862% 1.063% 1.210%

 

Based on the swap yield curve, the sponsors will determine for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates the swap yield reflected on the swap yield curve (the “Interpolated Yield”) that corresponds to that Class’ weighted average life, by using a straight-line interpolation using the swap yield curve with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 year maturities if the weighted average life does not correspond to a specified maturity on the swap yield curve.

 

Credit Spread Determination. The sponsors determined the credit spread for each class of certificates on the basis of market bids obtained for similar CMBS with similar credit ratings, pool composition and asset quality, payment priority and weighted average lives of the related class of certificates as of the date of this prospectus. The credit spread for a particular class of certificates at the time of pricing is not known at this time and differences in the then current credit spread demanded by

 

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investors for similar CMBS will ultimately result in higher or lower fair values. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below from the base case credit spread percentage, which represents the sponsor’s estimate of the largest increase or decrease in the credit spread for newly issued CMBS reasonably expected to occur prior to pricing of the certificates based on the sponsor’s experience in the placement of CMBS with similar characteristics.

 

Range of Credit Spreads for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Class of Certificates 

Low Estimate of
Credit Spread 

Base Case
Credit Spread

High Estimate of
Credit Spread

Class A-1 0.25% 0.30% 0.40%
Class A-2 0.65% 0.70% 0.80%
Class A-3 0.80% 0.85% 0.95%
Class A-4 0.78% 0.83% 0.93%
Class A-5 0.80% 0.85% 0.95%
Class A-AB 0.65% 0.75% 0.90%
Class A-S 1.10% 1.20% 1.40%
Class B 1.35% 1.50% 1.75%
Class C 2.10% 2.35% 2.70%
Class D 3.75% 4.00% 4.35%
Class E 5.60% 5.85% 6.20%

 

Discount Yield Determination. The discount yield (the “Discount Yield”) for each class of certificates is the sum of the Interpolated Yield for such class and the related credit spread established at pricing. For an expected range of values for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, see the table titled “Range of Discount Yields for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates” below. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below for each such class of certificates as the range from (i) the sum of the lowest estimated Interpolated Yield for that class and the lowest estimated credit spread to (ii) the sum of the highest estimated Interpolated Yield for that class and the highest estimated credit spread.

 

Range of Discount Yields for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Class of Certificates

Low Estimate of
Discount Yield

Base Case
Discount Yield

High Estimate of
Discount Yield

Class A-1 0.4175% 0.5379% 0.6825%
Class A-2 0.9196% 1.0743% 1.2421%
Class A-3 1.3119% 1.5149% 1.7247%
Class A-4 1.4558% 1.6930% 1.9409%
Class A-5 1.5217% 1.7701% 2.0173%
Class A-AB 1.1139% 1.3591% 1.6095%
Class A-S 1.8288% 2.1290% 2.4760%
Class B 2.0788% 2.4290% 2.8260%
Class C 2.8323% 3.2833% 3.7803%
Class D 4.4840% 4.9350% 5.4320%
Class E 6.3340% 6.7850% 7.2820%

 

Determination of Class Sizes. The depositor and the sponsors were provided credit support levels for each class of certificates by each Rating Agency. Based on the individual credit support levels (expressed as a percentage) provided by the Rating Agencies, the depositor and the sponsors determined the highest required credit support level of the Rating Agencies selected to rate a particular class of certificates (the “Constraining Level”). In certain circumstances, the depositor, the sponsors, or their affiliates may elect not to engage a rating agency for particular classes of certificates, based in part on the credit support levels provided by such rating agency. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Certificates; Ratings of the Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded”. The Certificate Balance for the classes of certificates with the highest credit rating was determined by multiplying the Initial Pool Balance by a percentage equal to 1.0 minus that Class’ Constraining Level. For each other subordinate class of Principal Balance Certificates, that class’

 

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Certificate Balance was determined by multiplying the Initial Pool Balance by a percentage equal to the difference of the Constraining Level for the immediately senior class of Principal Balance Certificates minus such subordinate class’ Constraining Level.

 

Target Price Determination. The sponsors determined a target price (the “Target Price”) for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates on the basis of the price (expressed as a percentage of the Certificate Balance of that class) that similar CMBS with similar credit ratings, cash flow profiles and prepayment risk have priced at in recent securitization transactions. The Target Price that was utilized for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates is set forth in the table below. The Target Prices utilized by the sponsors have not changed materially during the prior year.

 

Class of Certificates

Target Price(1)

Class A-1 100%
Class A-2 103%
Class A-3 101%
Class A-4 101%
Class A-5 103%
Class A-AB 103%
Class A-S 103%
Class B 100%
Class C 100%
Class D 100%
Class E 100%

 

 
  
(1)The Target Price may not be realized in all scenarios.

 

Determination of Assumed Certificate Coupon. Based on the Target Price, the Discount Yield and the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, the sponsors determined the assumed certificate coupon (the “Assumed Certificate Coupon”) by calculating what coupon would be required to be used based on the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments for such class of certificates in order to achieve the related Target Price for that class of certificates when utilizing the related Discount Yield in determining that Target Price. The Assumed Certificate Coupon for each class of certificates and Range of Assumed Certificate Coupons generated as a result of the range of possible Discount Yields is set forth in the table below.

 

Range of Assumed Certificate Coupons for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Class of Certificates 

Low Estimate of
Assumed Initial
Certificate Coupon

Base Case
Assumed Initial
Certificate Coupon

High Estimate of
Assumed Initial
Certificate Coupon

Class A-1 0.421% 0.542% 0.688%
Class A-2 1.656% 1.814% 1.984%
Class A-3 1.464% 1.668% 1.878%
Class A-4 1.573% 1.811% 2.059%
Class A-5 1.850% 2.102% 2.352%
Class A-AB 1.603% 1.852% 2.106%
Class A-S 2.157% 2.461% 2.811%
Class B 2.075% 2.423% 2.817%
Class C 2.823% 3.270% 3.614%(1)
Class D 2.250% 2.250% 2.250%
Class E 2.250% 2.250% 2.250%

 

 

(1)       Based on the WAC Rate.

 

Determination of Swap-Priced Expected Price. Based on interest payments using the Assumed Certificate Coupons for the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, the Discount Yield and the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, the sponsors determined the price (the “Swap-Priced Expected Price”) expressed as a percent of the Certificate Balance of that class by determining the net present value of the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments and interest payments accruing at the related Assumed Certificate Coupon discounted at the related Discount Yield; however, for purposes of such calculation no Assumed

 

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Certificate Coupon exceeded the related WAC Rate. The sponsors determined the Swap-Priced Expected Price for each class of Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates based on the low estimate and high estimate of Assumed Certificate Coupons and Discount Yield. The lower the yield based on the Assumed Certificate Coupon, the higher the corresponding Swap-Priced Expected Price for a class of certificates will be, therefore, the low range of fair market values of the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates will correspond to the high range of the estimate of potential Assumed Certificate Coupons and correspondingly, the high range of fair market values of the Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates will correspond to the low range of the estimate of potential Assumed Certificate Coupons.

 

Interest-Only Certificates

 

Based on the Modeling Assumptions and assuming a 100% CPY prepayment rate, the sponsors calculated what the expected scheduled interest payments on each class of Interest-Only Certificates would be over the course of the transaction (for each class of Interest-Only Certificates, the “Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments”) based on what the Notional Amount of the related class of Interest-Only Certificates would be during each Collection Period as a result of the application of the expected principal payments during such Collection Period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents assuming a 100% CPY prepayment rate and the classes of certificates that would be entitled to those principal payments based on the payment priorities described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”. On the basis of the periodic reduction in the Notional Amount of each class of Interest-Only Certificates, the sponsors calculated the weighted average life for each such class of Interest-Only Certificates.

 

Treasury Yield Curve. The sponsors utilized the assumed treasury yield curve in the table below in determining the range of fair values of the Interest-Only Certificates. The actual treasury yield curve that will be used as a basis for determining the price of the Interest-Only Certificates is not known at this time and differences in the treasury yield curve will ultimately result in higher or lower fair market value calculations. For an expected range of values at specified points along the treasury yield curve, see the table below titled “Range of Treasury Yields for the Interest-Only Certificates”. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below at each maturity on the treasury yield, which represents the sponsor’s estimate of the largest increase or decrease in the treasury yield at that maturity reasonably expected to occur prior to pricing of the certificates, based on 10 business day rolling periods over the past 6 months.

 

Range of Treasury Yields for the Interest-Only Certificates

 

Maturity

Low Estimate of
Treasury Yield

Base Case Treasury
Yield

High Estimate of
Treasury Yield

7Y 0.496% 0.664% 0.777%
10Y 0.714% 0.928% 1.079%

 

Based on the treasury yield curve, the sponsors determined for each class of Interest-Only Certificates the yield reflected on the treasury yield curve (the “Interpolated Yield”) that corresponds to that class’ weighted average life of the class(es) of Principal Balance Certificates that is the component of such class of Interest-Only Certificates by using a straight-line interpolation using treasury yield curves with 7 and 10 year maturities if the weighted average life does not correspond to a specified maturity on the treasury yield curve.

 

Credit Spread Determination. The sponsors determined the credit spread for each class of Interest-Only Certificates on the basis of market bids obtained for similar CMBS with similar credit ratings, pool composition and asset quality, payment priority and weighted average lives of the related class of Interest-Only Certificates as of the date of this prospectus. The credit spread for a particular class of Interest-Only Certificates at the time of pricing is not known at this time and differences in the then current credit spread demanded by investors for similar CMBS will ultimately result in higher or lower fair market values. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below from the base case credit spread percentage, which represents the sponsor’s estimate of the largest increase or decrease in the credit spread for newly issued CMBS reasonably expected to occur prior to pricing of the certificates based on the sponsor’s experience in the placement of CMBS with similar characteristics.

 

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Class of Certificates 

Low Estimate of
Credit Spread

Base Case
Credit Spread

High Estimate of
Credit Spread

Class X-A 2.40% 2.50% 2.70%
Class X-B 2.15% 2.25% 2.45%
Class X-D 3.65% 3.80% 4.05%

 

Discount Yield Determination. The discount yield (the “Discount Yield”) for each class of Interest-Only Certificates is the sum of the Interpolated Yield for such class and the related credit spread. For an expected range of values for each class of Interest-Only Certificates, see the table titled “Range of Discount Yields for the Interest-Only Certificates” below. The sponsors identified the range presented in the table below for each such class of certificates as the range from (i) the sum of the lowest estimated Interpolated Yield for such class and the lowest estimated credit spread to (ii) the sum of the highest estimated Interpolated Yield for such class and the highest estimated credit spread.

 

Range of Discount Yields for the Interest-Only Certificates

 

Class of Certificates

Low Estimate of
Discount Yield

Base Case
Discount Yield

High Estimate of
Discount Yield

Class X-A 3.0217% 3.3164% 3.6513%
Class X-B 2.8470% 3.1577% 3.5056%
Class X-D 4.3481% 4.7087% 5.1070%

 

Determination of Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments. Based on the range of Assumed Certificate Coupons determined for the Principal Balance Certificates, the sponsors determined the range of Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments in each scenario for each class of Interest-Only Certificates based on the defined Pass-Through Rate for such class of certificates.

 

Determination of Interest-Only Expected Price. Based on the Discount Yield and the Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments for each class of Interest-Only Certificates, the sponsors determined the price (the “Interest-Only Expected Price”) expressed as a percent of the Notional Amount of such class by determining the net present value of the Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments discounted at the related Discount Yield. The sponsors determined the Interest-Only Expected Price for each class of Interest-Only Certificates based on the low estimate and high estimate of Assumed Certificate Coupons for the Principal Balance Certificates and the resulting Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments due to the Interest-Only Certificates in each scenario. Lower Assumed Certificate Coupons on the Principal Balance Certificates result in an increase in the Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments to the Interest-Only Certificates and therefore a higher Interest-Only Expected Price, and higher Assumed Certificate Coupons on the Principal Balance Certificates result in a decrease in the Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments to the Interest-Only Certificates and therefore a lower Interest-Only Expected Price.

 

Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates

 

Retaining Third-Party Purchaser Assumed Certificate Characteristics. The Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates include the Class F and each class of HRR Certificates expected to be acquired by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser, and the inputs for the valuation of each such Class of HRR Certificates were derived from the bid that the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser made to acquire such class of HRR Certificates. The range of values were derived from variances in the inputs estimated by the sponsors for newly issued CMBS reasonably expected to occur prior to pricing of the certificates based on the sponsor’s experience in placement of CMBS with similar characteristics. Various factors may have influenced the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s determination of its required Discount Yield and the related Assumed Certificate Coupon, including without limitation, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s assessment of the assumed default probability on the Mortgage Loans, the expected loss severity following any default, the assumed prepayment rate, and the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s cost of funds and ultimate return on investment that the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser wishes to achieve. In addition, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser’s bid may be influenced by its desire to capture

 

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market-share or other strategic business considerations. The Discount Yield for the Class F Certificates is approximately 9.5000%, the Discount Yield for the Class G-RR Certificates is approximately 15.5000%, and the Discount Yield for the Class H-RR Certificates is approximately 33.4123%.

 

Determination of Class Size. The sponsors determined the Certificate Balance of each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates in the same manner described in “—Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates—Determination of Class Sizes” above.

 

Weighted Average Life. On the basis of the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments, the sponsors calculated the weighted average life for each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates.

 

Determination of Yield-Priced Expected Price. Based on a 0% CPY prepayment rate and the interest payments using the Assumed Certificate Coupon assumed to be equal to the related WAC Rate for each class of the Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, the Discount Yield and the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments for each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates, the sponsors determined the price (the “Yield-Priced Expected Price” and, together with the Swap-Priced Expected Price and the Interest-Only Expected Price, the “Expected Prices” or each an “Expected Price”) expressed as a percent of the Certificate Balance of that class by determining the net present value of the Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments and interest payments accruing at the related Assumed Certificate Coupon discounted at the related Discount Yield. The sponsors determined the Yield-Priced Expected Price for each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates based on the low estimate and high estimate of Discount Yields. The lower the Discount Yield, the higher the corresponding Yield-Priced Expected Price for a class of certificates will be, therefore, the low range of fair market values of each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates will correspond to the high range of the estimate of potential Discount Yields and correspondingly, the high range of fair market values of each class of Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates will correspond to the low range of the estimate of potential Discount Yields.

 

Calculation of Fair Value

 

Based on the Expected Prices, the sponsors determined the range of fair values set forth in the table below for each indicated class of certificates (excluding accrued interest). For the “Base Case Fair Value”, the sponsors determined the fair value of the related class of certificates by multiplying the relevant Expected Price by the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such class of certificates. For the “High Estimate of Fair Value (Based on Low Estimate of Discount Yield)”, the sponsors determined the fair value for the related class of certificates by multiplying the relevant Expected Price by the high estimate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such class of certificates. For the “Low Estimate of Fair Value (Based on High Estimate of Discount Yield)”, the sponsors determined the fair value of the related class of certificates by multiplying the relevant Expected Price by the low estimate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such class of certificates (or, in the case of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Certificates, by the estimated Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates).

 

The sponsors determined the fair value of the VRR Interest by (i) calculating the aggregate fair value of all of the Non-VRR Certificates, (ii) multiplying such aggregate fair value by the VRR Allocation Percentage and, (iii) based on the assumption that the restrictions on liquidity (as described under “—Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions” below) constitute an embedded characteristic of the VRR Interest rather than an entity specific restriction, applying a liquidity discount. The sponsors determined the range of fair values for the VRR Interest based on the low estimate and high estimate of the calculation set forth in clause (i).

 

The sponsors determined that the Class S certificates have a fair value equal to zero based on the fact that there is a low probability of Excess Interest being received and, if received, it would be received near the stated maturity date of the related Mortgage Loan. Accordingly, there is a limited or no market for the Class S certificates.

 

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Range of Fair Value

 

Class of Certificates
and VRR Interest

Low Estimate of Fair
Value (Based on High
Estimate of Discount
Yield)

Base Case Fair Value

High Estimate of Fair Value
(Based on Low Estimate of
Discount Yield)

Class A-1 $17,051,693 $17,051,608 $17,051,795
Class A-2 $10,741,495 $10,741,766 $10,741,547
Class A-3 $13,890,797 $13,891,100 $13,890,811
Class A-4(1) $201,992,400 $201,995,200 $201,989,000
Class A-5(1) $289,734,036 $289,732,630 $289,718,846
Class A-AB $33,328,060 $33,328,093 $33,327,963
Class X-A(1) $62,974,490 $75,723,825 $88,329,256
Class X-B $2,465,739 $4,902,003 $7,459,104
Class A-S $59,191,567 $59,193,866 $59,191,165
Class B $35,668,895 $35,668,967 $35,669,038
Class C $37,316,194 $37,651,004 $37,650,402
Class D $20,273,619 $21,157,491 $21,997,941
Class X-D $5,030,180 $5,120,109 $5,203,611
Class E $12,841,773 $13,388,108 $13,907,293
Class F $12,503,929 $12,503,929 $12,503,929
Class G-RR $3,263,744 $3,263,744 $3,263,744
Class H-RR $5,093,379 $5,093,379 $5,093,379
Class S $0 $0 $0
VRR Interest(1) $34,932,604 $35,655,752 $36,359,259

 

 

(1)The range of estimated fair values set forth in the table above with respect to the Class A-4 certificates, the Class A-5 certificates and the Class X-A certificates is based on the Class A-4 certificates having an initial Certificate Balance of $200,000,000 and the Class A-5 certificates having an initial Certificate Balance of $281,296,000. However, the exact initial Certificate Balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are unknown and will be determined based on the final pricing of those classes of certificates. The initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates is expected to be within a range of $0 and $200,000,000, and the initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates is expected to be within a range of $281,296,000 and $481,296,000. The aggregate initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates is expected to be approximately $481,296,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. Alternatively, assuming that the Class A-4 certificates have an initial Certificate Balance of $0, and the Class A-5 certificates have an initial Certificate Balance of $481,296,000, the estimated fair values for the Class A-4 certificates, the Class A-5 certificates, the Class X-A certificates and the VRR Interest will instead be as set forth in the following table:

 

Class of Certificates and
VRR Interest

Low Estimate of Fair
Value (Based on High
Estimate of Discount
Yield)

Base Case Fair Value

High Estimate of Fair
Value (Based on Low
Estimate of Discount
Yield)

Class A-4 $0 $0 $0
Class A-5 $496,291,739 $495,731,030 $496,094,408
Class X-A $58,642,655 $71,884,328 $84,126,629
VRR Interest $34,942,492 $35,662,680 $36,367,062

 

The estimated range of fair value for all the certificates and the RR Interest is approximately $858,294,596 to $893,539,821, excluding accrued interest.

 

Material Terms

 

For a description of the material terms of the classes of certificates that comprise the HRR Certificates, see “Description of the Certificates” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” in this prospectus. You are strongly urged to review this prospectus in its entirety.

 

Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions

 

The Retaining Third-Party Purchaser will agree to certain hedging, transfer and financing restrictions that are applicable to a “third-party purchaser” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules).

 

These restrictions will include an agreement by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser not to transfer the HRR Certificates, except to an MOA (in accordance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules) or, on and after the date that is 5 years following the Closing Date or such earlier or later date that such transfer is first permitted under the Credit Risk Retention Rules then in effect, to a subsequent third-party purchaser.

 

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In addition, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser and its affiliates will not be permitted to enter into any hedging, financing, pledging, hypothecation or any other similar transaction or activity with respect to the HRR Certificates unless such transaction complies with the Credit Risk Retention Rules (as then in effect).

 

Unless stated otherwise, the restrictions described under this heading “—Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions” related to the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser will expire on the earliest of (i) the date that is the latest of (a) the date on which the total unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33% of the total unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date; (b) the date on which the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the certificates and RR Interest Balance of the RR Interest has been reduced to 33% of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the certificates and RR Interest Balance of the RR Interest as of the Closing Date; or (c) two years after the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which all of the Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with the risk retention requirements set forth in §244.7(b)(8)(i) of the Credit Risk Retention Rules, or (iii) the date on which the Credit Risk Retention Rules are withdrawn or repealed in their entirety (collectively, the “HRR Transfer Restriction End Date”).

 

In the event that any restriction or limitation under the Credit Risk Retention Rules applicable to the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser (including those restrictions and limitations described in this prospectus) is withdrawn, repealed or modified to be less restrictive, the parties to the underlying risk retention agreement have agreed to modify any corresponding terms of such agreement to reflect any such withdrawal, repeal or modification.

 

No VRR Interest Owner or its affiliates will be permitted to transfer its respective VRR Interest or enter into any hedging, financing, pledging, hypothecation or any other similar transaction or activity with respect to its respective VRR Interest, unless such transaction complies with the Credit Risk Retention Rules (as then in effect).

 

Operating Advisor

 

The operating advisor for this securitization transaction will be Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The operating advisor will be required to be an Eligible Operating Advisor. For information regarding the operating advisor and a description of how the operating advisor satisfies the requirements of an Eligible Operating Advisor, see “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer”. For a description of the material terms of the PSA with respect to the operating advisor and the operating advisor’s compensation, see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor” and “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses—Operating Advisor Compensation”. For a description of any material conflicts of interest or material potential conflicts of interest between the Operating Advisor and another party to this securitization transaction, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor”.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each of GSMC, CREFI, SMC, Argentic and Societe Generale Financial Corporation will make the representations and warranties identified on Annex D-1, Annex E-1 and Annex F-1, as applicable, to this prospectus with respect to the Mortgage Loans, subject to certain exceptions to such representations and warranties set forth on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2, as applicable, to this prospectus.

 

At the time of its decision to include the GSMC Mortgage Loans in this transaction, GSMC determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex D-2 to this prospectus were not material or were mitigated by one or more compensating factors, including without limitation, reserves, title insurance or other relevant insurance, opinions of legal counsel, letters of credit, a full or partial recourse guaranty from the mortgage loan sponsor, a full or partial cash sweep, positive credit metrics (such as a low loan-to-value ratio, high debt service coverage ratio or debt yield, or any combination of such factors), or by other circumstances, such as strong sponsorship, a

 

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desirable property type, strong tenancy at the related Mortgaged Property, the likelihood that the related mortgage loan borrower or a third party may (and/or is required to under the related loan documents) resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by GSMC that the acceptance of the related fact or circumstance by the related originator was prudent and consistent with market standards after consultation with appropriate industry experts or a determination by GSMC that the circumstances that gave rise to such exception should not have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the related Mortgaged Property or on any related lender’s security interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which GSMC based its decisions will in fact sufficiently mitigate those risks. In particular, we note that an evaluation of the risks presented by such exceptions, including whether any mitigating factors or circumstances are sufficient, may necessarily involve an assessment as to the likelihood of future events as to which no assurance can be given. Additional information regarding the applicable GSMC Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

At the time of its decision to include the CREFI Mortgage Loans in this transaction, CREFI determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex E-2 to this prospectus were not material or were mitigated by one or more compensating factors, including without limitation, reserves, title insurance or other relevant insurance, opinions of legal counsel, letters of credit, a full or partial recourse guaranty from the mortgage loan sponsor, a full or partial cash sweep, positive credit metrics (such as a low loan-to-value ratio, high debt service coverage ratio or debt yield, or any combination of such factors), or by other circumstances, such as strong sponsorship, a desirable property type, strong tenancy at the related Mortgaged Property, the likelihood that the related mortgage loan borrower or a third party may (and/or is required to under the related loan documents) resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by CREFI that the acceptance of the related fact or circumstance by the related originator was prudent and consistent with market standards after consultation with appropriate industry experts or a determination by CREFI that the circumstances that gave rise to such exception should not have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the related Mortgaged Property or on any related lender’s security interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which CREFI based its decisions will in fact sufficiently mitigate those risks. In particular, we note that an evaluation of the risks presented by such exceptions, including whether any mitigating factors or circumstances are sufficient, may necessarily involve an assessment as to the likelihood of future events as to which no assurance can be given. Additional information regarding the applicable CREFI Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

At the time of its decision to include the SMC Mortgage Loans in this transaction, SMC determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex D-3 to this prospectus were not material or were mitigated by one or more compensating factors, including without limitation, reserves, title insurance or other relevant insurance, opinions of legal counsel, letters of credit, a full or partial recourse guaranty from the mortgage loan sponsor, a full or partial cash sweep, positive credit metrics (such as a low loan-to-value ratio, high debt service coverage ratio or debt yield, or any combination of such factors), or by other circumstances, such as strong sponsorship, a desirable property type, strong tenancy at the related Mortgaged Property, the likelihood that the related mortgage loan borrower or a third party may (and/or is required to under the related loan documents) resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by SMC that the acceptance of the related fact or circumstance by the related originator was prudent and consistent with market standards after consultation with appropriate industry experts or a determination by SMC that the circumstances that gave rise to such exception should not have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the related Mortgaged Property or on any related lender’s security interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which SMC based its decisions will in fact sufficiently mitigate those risks. In particular, we note that an evaluation of the risks presented

 

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by such exceptions, including whether any mitigating factors or circumstances are sufficient, may necessarily involve an assessment as to the likelihood of future events as to which no assurance can be given. Additional information regarding the applicable SMC Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

At the time of its decision to include the Argentic Mortgage Loans in this transaction, Argentic determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex F-2 to this prospectus were not material or were mitigated by one or more compensating factors, including without limitation, reserves, title insurance or other relevant insurance, opinions of legal counsel, letters of credit, a full or partial recourse guaranty from the mortgage loan sponsor, a full or partial cash sweep, positive credit metrics (such as a low loan-to-value ratio, high debt service coverage ratio or debt yield, or any combination of such factors), or by other circumstances, such as strong sponsorship, a desirable property type, strong tenancy at the related Mortgaged Property, the likelihood that the related mortgage loan borrower or a third party may (and/or is required to under the related loan documents) resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by Argentic that the acceptance of the related fact or circumstance by the related originator was prudent and consistent with market standards after consultation with appropriate industry experts or a determination by Argentic that the circumstances that gave rise to such exception should not have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the related Mortgaged Property or on any related lender’s security interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which Argentic based its decisions will in fact sufficiently mitigate those risks. In particular, we note that an evaluation of the risks presented by such exceptions, including whether any mitigating factors or circumstances are sufficient, may necessarily involve an assessment as to the likelihood of future events as to which no assurance can be given. Additional information regarding the applicable Argentic Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

At the time of its decision to include the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans in this transaction, Societe Generale Financial Corporation determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex D-4 to this prospectus were not material or were mitigated by one or more compensating factors, including without limitation, reserves, title insurance or other relevant insurance, opinions of legal counsel, letters of credit, a full or partial recourse guaranty from the mortgage loan sponsor, a full or partial cash sweep, positive credit metrics (such as a low loan-to-value ratio, high debt service coverage ratio or debt yield, or any combination of such factors), or by other circumstances, such as strong sponsorship, a desirable property type, strong tenancy at the related Mortgaged Property, the likelihood that the related mortgage loan borrower or a third party may (and/or is required to under the related loan documents) resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by Societe Generale Financial Corporation that the acceptance of the related fact or circumstance by the related originator was prudent and consistent with market standards after consultation with appropriate industry experts or a determination by Societe Generale Financial Corporation that the circumstances that gave rise to such exception should not have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the related Mortgaged Property or on any related lender’s security interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which Societe Generale Financial Corporation based its decisions will in fact sufficiently mitigate those risks. In particular, we note that an evaluation of the risks presented by such exceptions, including whether any mitigating factors or circumstances are sufficient, may necessarily involve an assessment as to the likelihood of future events as to which no assurance can be given. Additional information regarding the applicable Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

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Description of the Certificates

 

General

 

The Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-GSA2 will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, among the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer (the “PSA”) and will consist of the following classes to be designated as set forth in the table below:

 

One or more of such classes and the RR Interest will also be collectively referred to as follows:

 

Designation 

Classes 

Offered Certificates The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B and Class C certificates
Senior Certificates The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates
Subordinate Certificates The Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates
Principal Balance Certificates The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates
Class X Certificates The Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates
HRR Certificates The Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates
Regular Certificates The Senior Certificates and the Subordinate Certificates
Residual Certificates The Class R certificates
Non-VRR Certificates The Principal Balance Certificates, the Class X Certificates and the Class S certificates
VRR Interest Class RR certificates and RR Interest

 

The certificates and the RR Interest will represent in the aggregate the entire ownership interest in the issuing entity. The assets of the issuing entity will consist of: (1) the Mortgage Loans and all payments under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after the Cut-off Date (exclusive of payments of principal and/or interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and interest relating to periods prior to, but due after, the Cut-off Date); (2) any REO Property but, with respect to any Whole Loan, only to the extent of the issuing entity’s interest in such Whole Loan; (3) those funds or assets as from time to time are deposited in the accounts discussed in “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Accounts” (such accounts collectively, the “Securitization Accounts”) (but, with respect to any Whole Loan, only to the extent of the issuing entity’s interest in such Whole Loan), if established; (4) the rights of the mortgagee under all insurance policies with respect to any Whole Loan, only to the extent of the issuing entity’s interest in such Whole Loan; (5) certain rights of the depositor under each MLPA relating to Mortgage Loan document delivery requirements and the representations and warranties of each mortgage loan seller regarding the Mortgage Loans it sold to the depositor; and (6) the “regular interests” in the Loan REMICs and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

As further described in this prospectus, the primary source for payments of principal and interest on the Non-VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest will be amounts received by the issuing entity in respect of the Mortgage Loans.

 

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Upon initial issuance, the Principal Balance Certificates will have the respective Certificate Balances, and the Class X Certificates will have the respective Notional Amounts, shown below (in each case, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%):

 

Class 

Initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount 

Class A-1 $17,052,000
Class A-2 $10,429,000
Class A-3 $13,754,000
Class A-4(1) $0 – $200,000,000
Class A-5(1) $281,296,000 – $481,296,000
Class A-AB(2) $32,358,000
Class X-A(3) $612,360,000
Class X-B(3) $73,324,000
Class A-S $57,471,000
Class B $35,671,000
Class C $37,653,000
Class D $26,754,000
Class X-D(3) $46,571,000
Class E $19,817,000
Class F(4) $19,818,000
Class G-RR(4) $7,927,000
Class H-RR(4) $32,699,123

 

 

(1)The exact initial Certificate Balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are unknown and will be determined based on the final pricing of those classes of certificates. However, the respective initial Certificate Balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are expected to be within the applicable ranges reflected in the chart above. The initial aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates is expected to be approximately $481,296,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)The Class A-AB certificates have a certain priority with respect to reducing the Certificate Balance of those certificates to their scheduled principal balance, as described in this prospectus.

 

(3)The Notional Amount of each class of the Class X Certificates is subject to change depending upon the final pricing of the Principal Balance Certificates, as follows: (1) if as a result of such pricing the Pass-Through Rate of any class of Principal Balance Certificates whose Certificate Balance comprises such Notional Amount is equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), the certificate balance of such class of Principal Balance Certificates may not be part of, and reduce accordingly, such Notional Amount of the related Class X Certificates (or, if as a result of such pricing the Pass-Through Rate of the related Class X Certificates is equal to zero, such Class X Certificates may not be issued on the Closing Date), and/or (2) if as a result of such pricing the Pass-Through Rate of any class of Principal Balance Certificates that does not comprise such notional amount of the related Class X Certificates is less than the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), such class of Principal Balance Certificates may become a part of, and increase accordingly, such Notional Amount of the related Class X Certificates.

 

(4)The initial Certificate Balance of each of the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates is subject to change based on final pricing of all Non-VRR certificates and the final determination of the amount of the HRR Certificates that will be retained by the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser and the final determination of the amount of the VRR interest that will be retained as described under “Credit Risk Retention” to satisfy the U.S. risk retention requirements of Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, as retaining sponsor. For more information regarding the methodology and key inputs and assumptions used to determine the sizing of the HRR Certificates, see “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

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The “Certificate Balance” of any class of Principal Balance Certificates or Class RR certificates outstanding at any time represents the maximum amount that its holders are entitled to receive as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the Mortgage Loans and the other assets in the issuing entity, all as described in this prospectus. On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of each class of Principal Balance Certificates and Class RR certificates will be reduced by any distributions of principal actually made on, and by any Realized Losses actually allocated to, such class of certificates on that Distribution Date and increased by the amount of any subsequent recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances that was added to the Certificate Balance of such class for such Distribution Date. In the event that Realized Losses previously allocated to a class of certificates, in reduction of its Certificate Balance are recovered subsequent to such Certificate Balance being reduced to zero, holders of such class of certificates may receive distributions in respect of such recoveries in accordance with the distribution priorities described under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” below.

 

The Residual Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance or entitle their holders to distributions of principal or interest.

 

The Class X Certificates will not have Certificate Balances, nor will they entitle their holders to distributions of principal, but the Class X Certificates will represent the right to receive distributions of interest in an amount equal to the aggregate interest accrued on their respective notional amounts (each, a “Notional Amount”). The Notional Amounts of the Class X Certificates will be equal to the aggregate certificate balances of the related class(es) of certificates (the “Related Class X Class”) indicated below:

 

Interest-Only
Class of Certificates 

Class Notional Amount 

Related Class X Class(es) 

Class X-A $612,360,000 Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates
Class X-B $73,324,000 Class B and Class C certificates
Class X-D $46,571,000 Class D and Class E certificates

 

The Class S certificates will not have a Certificate Balance nor will they entitle their holders to distributions of principal but the Class S certificates will represent the right to receive the Non-VRR Percentage of any Excess Interest received on an ARD Loan, as described under “—Distributions—Excess Interest”.

 

Distributions

 

Method, Timing and Amount

 

Distributions on the certificates and the RR Interest are required to be made by the certificate administrator, to the extent of available funds as described in this prospectus, on the 4th business day following each Determination Date (each, a “Distribution Date”). The “Determination Date” will be the 6th day of each calendar month (or, if the 6th calendar day of that month is not a business day, then the next business day) commencing in January 2021.

 

All distributions to Certificateholders (other than the final distribution on any certificate) are required to be made to the Certificateholders in whose names the certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date. With respect to any Distribution Date, the “Record Date” will be the last business day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs. These distributions to Certificateholders are required to be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities to accept such funds, if the Certificateholder has provided the certificate administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five business days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent distributions) or otherwise by check mailed to the Certificateholder. The final distribution on any certificate is required to be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of the certificate at the location that will be specified in a notice of the pendency of the final distribution. All distributions made with respect to a class of

 

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certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding certificates of that class based on their respective Percentage Interests.

 

The “Percentage Interest” evidenced by any certificate (other than a Class S or Class R certificate) will equal its initial denomination as of the Closing Date divided by the initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of the related class.

 

The master servicer is authorized but not required to direct the investment of funds held in the Collection Account in U.S. government securities and other obligations that satisfy criteria established by the Rating Agencies (“Permitted Investments”). The master servicer will be entitled to retain any interest or other income earned on such funds and the master servicer will be required to bear any losses resulting from the investment of such funds, as provided in the PSA. The certificate administrator is authorized but not required to direct the investment of funds held in the Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in Permitted Investments. The certificate administrator will be entitled to retain any interest or other income earned on such funds and the certificate administrator will be required to bear any losses resulting from the investment of such funds, as provided in the PSA.

 

Available Funds

 

The aggregate amount available for distribution to holders of the certificates, the RR Interest Owner and the Class R certificates on each Distribution Date (the “Aggregate Available Funds”) will, in general, equal the sum of the following amounts (without duplication):

 

(a)   the aggregate amount of all cash received on the Mortgage Loans (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, only to the extent received by the issuing entity pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) and any REO Property that is on deposit in the Collection Account (in each case, exclusive of any amount on deposit in or credited to any portion of the Collection Account that is held for the benefit of the holder of any related Companion Loan), as of the Master Servicer Remittance Date, exclusive of (without duplication):

 

all Periodic Payments that are due on a Due Date after the end of the related Collection Period, excluding Excess Interest and interest relating to periods prior to, but due after, the Cut-off Date;

 

all unscheduled payments of principal (including prepayments), unscheduled interest, liquidation proceeds, net insurance proceeds and net condemnation proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries received subsequent to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to voluntary prepayments of principal of each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, subsequent to the related Due Date) allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

all amounts in the Collection Account that are due or reimbursable to any person other than the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner;

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is an Actual/360 Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each February and in any January occurring in a year that is not a leap year (unless such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Withheld Amounts related to the Mortgage Loans to the extent those funds are on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans (which is separately distributed to holders of the Class S certificates and the VRR Interest as described under “—Excess Interest”);

 

all yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums;

 

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all amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error; and

 

any late payment charges or accrued interest on a Mortgage Loan allocable to the default interest rate for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted by law, excluding any interest calculated at the Mortgage Rate for the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)   if and to the extent not already included in clause (a), the aggregate amount transferred from the applicable REO Account allocable to the Mortgage Loans to the Collection Account for such Distribution Date;

 

(c)   all Compensating Interest Payments made by the master servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date and P&I Advances on the Mortgage Loans made by the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Distribution Date (net of certain amounts that are due or reimbursable to persons other than the Certificateholders);

 

(d)   with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is an Actual/360 Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each March (or February, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Withheld Amounts related to the Mortgage Loans as required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to the PSA; and

 

(e)   solely with respect to the Distribution Date occurring in January 2021, the Closing Date Deposit Amount.

 

The “Collection Period” for each Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan will be the period commencing on the day immediately following the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the month preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs or the date that would have been the Due Date if such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan had a Due Date in such preceding month and ending on and including the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan occurring in the month in which that Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the last day of a Collection Period (or applicable grace period) is not a business day, any Periodic Payments received with respect to Mortgage Loans or Whole Loan relating to such Collection Period on the business day immediately following such day will be deemed to have been received during such Collection Period and not during any other Collection Period.

 

Due Date” means, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the date on which scheduled payments of principal, interest or both are required to be made by the related borrower.

 

Non-VRR Available Funds” means, as to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Non-VRR Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount withdrawn from the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for distribution on such Distribution Date.

 

The “Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount” for each Distribution Date, is the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the amount distributable from the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

Periodic Payment” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than any Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any balloon payment, which is payable by a borrower from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of a default and without regard to any Excess Interest.

 

Priority of Distributions

 

On each Distribution Date, for so long as the Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts of the Non-VRR Certificates have not been reduced to zero, the certificate administrator is required to apply amounts

 

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on deposit in the Distribution Account, to the extent of the Non-VRR Available Funds, in the following order of priority:

 

First, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class X-B certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to, and pro rata in accordance with, the respective Interest Distribution Amounts for those classes;

 

Second, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balances of those classes, in the following priority:

 

(i) prior to the Cross-Over Date,

 

(a)           to the Class A-AB certificates, in an amount equal of the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-AB certificates is reduced to the scheduled principal balance set forth on Annex G to this prospectus with respect to the Class A-AB certificates (the “Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance”) for such Distribution Date;

 

(b)           to the Class A-1 certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clause (a) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(c)           to the Class A-2 certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clauses (a) and (b) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(d)           to the Class A-3 certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(e)           to the Class A-4 certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(f)             to the Class A-5 certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates is reduced to zero; and

 

(g)           to the Class A-AB certificates, in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion of it remaining after the distributions specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) above) for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-AB certificates, without regard to the Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance, is reduced to zero.

 

(ii)       on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, pro rata (based upon their respective Certificate Balance), in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates are reduced to zero;

 

Third, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata based upon, the aggregate unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to each such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all

 

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accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Fourth, to the Class A-S certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class A-S certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Sixth, to the Class A-S certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Seventh, to the Class B certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class B certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Ninth, to the Class B certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Tenth, to the Class C certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S and Class B certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class C certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Twelfth, to the Class C certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Thirteenth, to the Class D and Class X-D certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to, and pro rata in accordance with, the respective Interest Distribution Amounts of those classes;

 

Fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B and Class C certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class D certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR

 

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Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Fifteenth, to the Class D certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Sixteenth, to the Class E certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class E certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Eighteenth, to the Class E certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Nineteenth, to the Class F certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class F certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-first, to the Class F certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

Twenty-second, to the Class G-RR certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class G-RR certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-fourth, to the Class G-RR certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

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Twenty-fifth, to the Class H-RR certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of such class;

 

Twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class G-RR certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Class H-RR certificates, in reduction of their Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such class is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-seventh, to the Class H-RR certificates, first (i) up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Non-VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to such class, then (ii) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) at the Pass-Through Rate for such class compounded monthly from the date the related Non-VRR Realized Loss was allocated to such class until the date such Non-VRR Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

 

Twenty-eighth, to the Class R certificates, any remaining amounts.

 

The “Cross-Over Date” means the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of all the Subordinate Certificates are (or are expected to be) reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Non-VRR Realized Losses to those certificates.

 

Reimbursement of previously allocated Non-VRR Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the class of certificates in respect of which a reimbursement is made.

 

Pass-Through Rates

 

The interest rate (the “Pass-Through Rate”) applicable to each class of Non-VRR Certificates (other than the Class S certificates) for any Distribution Date will equal the rates set forth below:

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-1 certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-2 certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-3 certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-4 certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-5 certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-AB certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-S certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class B certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class C certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class D certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class E certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class F certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class G-RR certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

The Pass-Through Rate on the Class H-RR certificates is a per annum rate equal to [__]%.

 

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The Class S certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate or be entitled to distributions in respect of interest other than the Non-VRR Percentage of any Excess Interest, if any, with respect to any ARD Loan.

 

Although it does not have a specified Pass-Through Rate (other than for tax reporting purposes), the effective interest rate for the VRR Interest will be the VRR Interest Rate.

 

The Pass-Through Rate for each class of Class X Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the WAC Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Related Class X Class (or the Pass-Through Rate on the Related Class X Class, if only one) for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to that Distribution Date.

 

The “WAC Rate” with respect to any Distribution Date is equal to the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan (other than the portion of the REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of their respective Due Dates in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately following the Distribution Date (or, if applicable, the Closing Date) in such preceding month.

 

The “Net Mortgage Rate” for each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan (other than the portion of the REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) is equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of an ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), less the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and Withheld Amounts, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the master servicer, the special servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related borrower or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Mortgage Loans that accrue interest on an Actual/360 Basis, then, solely for purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rate on the Regular Certificates, the Net Mortgage Rate of any Mortgage Loan for any one-month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of the Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually required to be paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the one-month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, however, that with respect to each Actual/360 Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one-month period (1) prior to the Due Dates in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or in February in any year which is a leap year (in either case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date) will be determined exclusive of Withheld Amounts and (2) prior to the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date) in any year, will be determined inclusive of Withheld Amounts for the immediately preceding February and January, as applicable; providedfurther, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which the Closing Date Deposit Amount was made, the Closing Date Deposit Amount will be included in determining the Mortgage Rate relating to the initial Distribution Date. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate will be calculated as described above, as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

Administrative Cost Rate” as of any date of determination will be a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate.

 

Mortgage Rate” with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), REO Loan, Companion Loan or Whole Loan, is the annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan, REO Loan, Companion Loan or Whole Loan during such period (in the absence of a default), as stated in the related Mortgage Note, promissory note or componentization notice evidencing such Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), REO Loan, Companion Loan or Whole Loan without giving effect to any default rate.

 

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Interest Distribution Amount

 

The “Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and each class of Non-VRR Certificates (other than the Class S certificates) will equal (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such class for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such class for such Distribution Date, less (B) any Non-VRR Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such class on such Distribution Date.

 

Non-VRR Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall” means, for any Distribution Date, the Non-VRR Percentage of the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date.

 

The “Interest Accrual Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and any class of Non-VRR Certificates (other than the Class S certificates) is equal to the interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the Pass-Through Rate for such class on the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, for such class immediately prior to that Distribution Date. Calculations of interest for each Interest Accrual Period will be made on 30/360 Basis.

 

An “Interest Shortfall” with respect to any Distribution Date for any class of Non-VRR Certificates (other than the Class S certificates) is the sum of (a) the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for such class remaining unpaid as of the close of business on the preceding Distribution Date, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) in the case of Principal Balance Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such class for the current Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, one-month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

The “Interest Accrual Period” for each Distribution Date will be the calendar month prior to the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Principal Distribution Amount

 

The “Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount” for any Distribution Date will be equal to the sum of the following amounts:

 

(a)   the Aggregate Principal Shortfall for that Distribution Date,

 

(b)   the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for that Distribution Date, and

 

(c)   the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for that Distribution Date;

 

provided that the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date will be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of:

 

(A)   Nonrecoverable Advances (including any property protection advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, and

 

(B)   Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date,

 

provided, further, that in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs.

 

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The “Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates will equal the Non-VRR Percentage of the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

The “Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount” for each Distribution Date will equal the aggregate of the principal portions of (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding balloon payments) with respect to the Mortgage Loans due during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced and distributed to Certificateholders on a preceding Distribution Date, prior to the related Collection Period and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent paid by the related borrower as of the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring, or a grace period ending, after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or, last day of such grace period, as applicable, to the extent received by the master servicer as of the business day preceding the Master Servicer Remittance Date) or advanced by the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, and (b) all balloon payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring, or a grace period ending, after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or, last day of such grace period, as applicable, to the extent received by the master servicer as of the business day preceding the Master Servicer Remittance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above. The Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount from time to time will include all late payments of principal made by a borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loans, including late payments in respect of a delinquent balloon payment, received by the times described above in this definition, except to the extent those late payments are otherwise available to reimburse the master servicer or the trustee, as the case may be, for prior Advances, as described above.

 

The “Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount” for each Distribution Date will equal the aggregate of the following: (a) all prepayments of principal received on the Mortgage Loans on or prior to the related Determination Date; and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and, if applicable, income, rents, and profits from REO Property or otherwise, received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan on or prior to the related Determination Date, but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances” in respect of a preceding Distribution Date; provided that all such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds will be reduced by any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, accrued interest on Advances and other additional expenses of the issuing entity incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan.

 

The “Assumed Scheduled Payment” for any Collection Period and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is delinquent in respect of its balloon payment or any REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of any P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan), is an amount equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of the Periodic Payment that would have been due on such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan on the related Due Date based on the constant payment required by such related Mortgage Note or the original amortization schedule of the Mortgage Loan (as calculated with interest at the related Mortgage Rate), if applicable, assuming the related balloon payment has not become due, after giving effect to any reduction in the principal balance occurring in connection with a modification of such Mortgage Loan in connection with a default or a bankruptcy modification (or similar proceeding), and (b) interest on the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of any P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan) at its Mortgage Rate (net of interest at the applicable rate at which the Servicing Fee is calculated).

 

The “Aggregate Principal Shortfall” for any Distribution Date means the amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date exceeds (2) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount.

 

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Certain Calculations with Respect to Individual Mortgage Loans

 

The “Stated Principal Balance” of each Mortgage Loan will initially equal its Cut-off Date Balance (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) and, on each Distribution Date, will be reduced by the amount of principal payments received on such Mortgage Loan or advanced for such Distribution Date. With respect to any other Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance will equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. With respect to any Whole Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of such Whole Loan will be the sum of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan and each related Companion Loan on such date. The Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan may also be reduced in connection with any modification that reduces the principal amount due on such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as the case may be, or any forced reduction of its actual unpaid principal balance imposed by a court presiding over a bankruptcy proceeding in which the related borrower is the debtor. See “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans”. If any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is paid in full or the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (or any Mortgaged Property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan) is otherwise liquidated, then, as of the first Distribution Date that follows the end of the Collection Period in which that payment in full or liquidation occurred and notwithstanding that a loss may have occurred in connection with any liquidation, the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan will be zero.

 

For purposes of calculating allocations of, or recoveries in respect of, Realized Losses, as well as for purposes of calculating the Servicing Fee and Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee payable each month, each REO Property (including any REO Property with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan held pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) will be treated as if there exists with respect to such REO Property an outstanding Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, each related Companion Loan (an “REO Loan”), and all references to Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and pool of Mortgage Loans in this prospectus, when used in that context, will be deemed to also be references to or to also include, as the case may be, any REO Loans. Each REO Loan will generally be deemed to have the same characteristics as its actual predecessor Mortgage Loan (including related Companion Loan), including the same fixed Mortgage Rate (and, accordingly, the same Net Mortgage Rate) and the same unpaid principal balance and Stated Principal Balance. Amounts due on the predecessor Mortgage Loan (including related Companion Loan) including any portion of it payable or reimbursable to the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the certificate administrator or the trustee, as applicable, will continue to be “due” in respect of the REO Loan; and amounts received in respect of the related REO Property, net of payments to be made, or reimbursement to the master servicer or the special servicer for payments previously advanced, in connection with the operation and management of that property, generally will be applied by the master servicer as if received on the predecessor Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan.

 

With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to any related Companion Loan will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner or to reimburse the issuing entity, other than in the limited circumstances related to Property Protection Advances, indemnification, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the PSA.

 

With respect to an AB Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to a Subordinate Companion Loan will be available for amounts due to the holders of the certificates, other than indirectly in the limited circumstances related to reimbursement of Property Protection Advances, indemnification, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to an AB Whole Loan incurred with respect to an AB Whole Loan in accordance with the PSA.

 

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Excess Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, the certificate administrator is required to distribute (i) to the holders of the Class S certificates, the Non-VRR Percentage of any Excess Interest received with respect to an ARD Loan on or prior to the related Determination Date, and (ii) to the VRR Interest Owners, the remainder of such Excess Interest received with respect to an ARD Loan on or prior to the related Determination Date. Excess Interest will not be available to make distributions to any other class of certificates or to provide credit support for other classes of certificates or offset any interest shortfalls or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the PSA. The Class S certificates and the VRR Interest will be entitled to such distributions of Excess Interest notwithstanding any reduction of their related Certificate Balance or VRR Interest Balance, as applicable, to zero.

 

Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections

 

Absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Co-Lender Agreement), all amounts collected by or on behalf of the issuing entity in respect of any Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related borrower, Liquidation Proceeds, condemnation proceeds or insurance proceeds (excluding, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, any amounts payable to the holder of any related Companion Loan(s) pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement) will be deemed to be allocated for purposes of collecting amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the PSA, in the following order of priority:

 

First, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid expenses of the issuing entity (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees previously paid by the issuing entity from general collections) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount);

 

Third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause First, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through and including the end of the applicable Mortgage Loan interest accrual period in which such collections are received by or on behalf of the issuing entity, over (ii) the sum of (a) (x) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause Fifth below on earlier dates) or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, and (b) Accrued AB Loan Interest;

 

Fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause First, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

Fifth, as a recovery of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would

 

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have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the master servicer that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance and (ii) Accrued AB Loan Interest (in each of clause (i) and (ii), to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause Fifth on earlier dates);

 

Sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

Seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

Eighth, as a recovery of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

Twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

 

Thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC provisions of the Code, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC provisions.

 

Accrued AB Loan Interest” means, with respect to any AB Modified Loan and any date of determination, accrued and unpaid interest that remains unpaid with respect to the junior note(s) of such AB Modified Loan.

 

Collections by or on behalf of the issuing entity in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of any related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement) will be deemed to be allocated for purposes of collecting amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the PSA, in the following order of priority:

 

First, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid expenses of the

 

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issuing entity (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees previously paid by the issuing entity from general collections) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount);

 

Third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause First, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through and including the end of the applicable Mortgage Loan interest accrual period in which such collections are received by or on behalf of the issuing entity, over (ii) the sum of (a) (x) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause Fifth below or clause Fifth of the prior waterfall under this “—Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections” above on earlier dates) or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, and (b) Accrued AB Loan Interest;

 

Fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause First, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

Fifth, as a recovery of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the master servicer that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance and (ii) Accrued AB Loan Interest (in each of clause (i) and (ii), to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause Fifth or clause Fifth of the prior waterfall under this “—Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections” above on earlier dates);

 

Sixth, as a recovery of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

Ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

Tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest.

 

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Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums

 

On each Distribution Date, prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges collected as of the related Determination Date are required to be distributed to the VRR Interest Owners and the holders of the classes of certificates as described below.

 

On each Distribution Date, the VRR Percentage of any yield maintenance charge collected on the Mortgage Loans during the one-month period ending on the related Determination Date is required to be distributed to the VRR Interest Owners, and the Non-VRR Percentage of any yield maintenance charge collected on the Mortgage Loans during the one-month period ending on the related Determination Date is required to be distributed as follows: (a) pro rata, between (i) the group (the “YM Group A”) of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A and Class A-S certificates, (ii) the group (the “YM Group B”) of the Class X-B, Class B and Class C certificates, and (iii) the group (together with the YM Group A and the YM Group B, the “YM Groups”) of the Class X-D, Class D and Class E certificates based upon the aggregate amount of principal distributed to the classes of Principal Balance Certificates in each YM Group on such Distribution Date; and (b) as among the respective classes of Principal Balance Certificates in each YM Group in the following manner: (i) each class of Principal Balance Certificates in such YM Group will be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date the portion of such yield maintenance charge in an amount equal to the product of (x) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Principal Balance Certificates in such YM Group on such Distribution Date, (y) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment and such class of certificates, and (z) the aggregate amount of such yield maintenance charge allocated to such YM Group and (ii) the portion of such yield maintenance charge allocated to such YM Group remaining after such distributions to the applicable classes of Principal Balance Certificates, will be distributed to the class of Class X Certificates in such YM Group. If there is more than one class of Principal Balance Certificates in either YM Group entitled to distributions of principal on any particular Distribution Date on which yield maintenance charges are distributable to such classes, the aggregate amount of such yield maintenance charges will be allocated among all such classes of Principal Balance Certificates up to, and on a pro rata basis in accordance with, their respective entitlements in those yield maintenance charges in accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph.

 

The “Base Interest Fraction” with respect to any principal prepayment on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any class of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates is a fraction (a) whose numerator is the amount, if any, by which (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such class of certificates exceeds (ii) the discount rate used in accordance with the related loan documents in calculating the yield maintenance charge with respect to such principal prepayment and (b) whose denominator is the amount, if any, by which the (i) Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan exceeds (ii) the discount rate used in accordance with the related loan documents in calculating the yield maintenance charge with respect to such principal prepayment; provided, however, that under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than one. However, if such discount rate is greater than or equal to the lesser of (x) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and (y) the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; provided that if such discount rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan, but less than the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal one.

 

If a prepayment premium is imposed in connection with a prepayment rather than a yield maintenance charge, then the prepayment premium so collected will be allocated as described above. For this purpose, the discount rate used to calculate the Base Interest Fraction will be the discount rate used to determine the yield maintenance charge for Mortgage Loans that require payment at the greater of a yield maintenance charge and a minimum amount equal to a fixed percentage of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or, for Mortgage Loans that only have a prepayment premium based on a fixed percentage of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, such other discount rate as may be specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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No prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges will be distributed to holders of the Class S or Class R certificates. Instead, after the Notional Amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates, and the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates have been reduced to zero, all prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges with respect to Mortgage Loans allocated to the Certificateholders will be distributed pro rata to the holders of the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates.

 

For a description of yield maintenance charges, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans” and “Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans—Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments”.

 

Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date

 

The “Assumed Final Distribution Date” with respect to any class of certificates is the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of that class of certificates would be reduced to zero based on the assumptions set forth below. The Assumed Final Distribution Date with respect to each class of Offered Certificates will in each case be as follows:

 

Class Designation 

Assumed Final Distribution Date 

Class A-1 March 2025
Class A-2 March 2025
Class A-3 December 2027
Class A-4 NAP – March 2030(1)
Class A-5 December 2030
Class A-AB June 2029
Class X-A December 2030
Class X-B January 2031
Class A-S December 2030
Class B December 2030
Class C January 2031

 

 

(1)The range of Assumed Final Distribution Dates is based on the initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates ranging from $0 to $200,000,000.

 

The Assumed Final Distribution Dates set forth above were calculated without regard to any delays in the collection of balloon payments and without regard to delinquencies, defaults or liquidations. Accordingly, in the event of defaults on the Mortgage Loans, the actual final Distribution Date for one or more classes of the Offered Certificates may be later, and could be substantially later, than the related Assumed Final Distribution Date(s).

 

In addition, the Assumed Final Distribution Dates set forth above were calculated on the basis of a 0% CPY prepayment rate and the Modeling Assumptions. Since the rate of payment (including prepayments) of the Mortgage Loans may exceed the scheduled rate of payments, and could exceed the scheduled rate by a substantial amount, the actual final Distribution Date for one or more classes of the Offered Certificates may be earlier, and could be substantially earlier, than the related Assumed Final Distribution Date(s). The rate of payments (including prepayments) on the Mortgage Loans will depend on the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans, as well as on the prevailing level of interest rates and other economic factors, and we cannot assure you as to actual payment experience.

 

The “Rated Final Distribution Date” for each class of Offered Certificates will be the Distribution Date in December 2053. See “Ratings”.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfalls

 

If a borrower prepays a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in whole or in part, after the due date but on or before the Determination Date in any calendar month, the amount of interest (net of related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) accrued on such prepayment from such due date to, but not

 

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including, the date of prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues) will, to the extent actually collected (without regard to any prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge actually collected) constitute a “Prepayment Interest Excess”. Conversely, if a borrower prepays a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (with such prepayment allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement) in whole or in part after the Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, with a due date occurring after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date) in any calendar month and does not pay interest on such prepayment through the following Due Date, then the shortfall in a full month’s interest (net of related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on such prepayment will constitute a “Prepayment Interest Shortfall”. Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for each Distribution Date with respect to each AB Whole Loan will generally be allocated first, to the related Subordinate Companion Loans in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement and then, pro rata to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan. Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any non-serviced mortgage loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the master servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

The master servicer will be required to deliver to the certificate administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment described below that is allocable to a Serviced Companion Loan and is required to be made to the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan) on each Master Servicer Remittance Date, without any right of reimbursement thereafter, a cash payment (a “Compensating Interest Payment”) in an amount, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, equal to the lesser of:

 

(i)    the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (in each case other than a Specially Serviced Loan or if the special servicer allowed a prepayment on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date, and

 

(ii)    the aggregate of (A) a portion of the master servicer’s Servicing Fees to be paid under the PSA for the related Distribution Date calculated at a rate of 0.00125% per annum on each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and, so long as a Whole Loan is serviced under the PSA, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan), (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the master servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and, so long as a Whole Loan is serviced under the PSA, any related Serviced Whole Loan) subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to the master servicer for such Collection Period received by the master servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and, so long as a Whole Loan is serviced under the PSA, any related Serviced Whole Loan), as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative.

 

If a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of the master servicer allowing the related borrower to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding principal prepayments (other than (v) any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (w) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (x) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the master servicer is required to accept such principal prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (y) at the request or with the consent of the special servicer or, so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, and only with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan, the Directing Holder or (z) in connection with the payment of any insurance

 

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proceeds or condemnation awards, unless the master servicer did not apply the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the related loan documents and such failure causes the shortfall), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, master servicer will pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments.

 

Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Serviced Whole Loans will be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts, and the master servicer will be required to pay the portion of such Compensating Interest Payments allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the applicable master servicer under the related other pooling and servicing agreement.

 

The aggregate of any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date will, to the extent of the Non-VRR Percentage thereof, be allocated on such Distribution Date among each class of Non-VRR Certificates, (other than the Class S Certificates) pro rata in accordance with their respective Interest Accrual Amounts for that Distribution Date, with the remaining portion thereof being deemed allocated to the VRR Interest.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any principal prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date that are not covered by the master servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for such Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses

 

The rights of holders of the Subordinate Certificates to receive the Non-VRR Percentage of distributions of amounts collected or advanced on the Mortgage Loans will be subordinated, to the extent described in this prospectus, to the rights of holders of the Senior Certificates. In particular, the rights of the holders of the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates to receive distributions of interest and principal, as applicable, will be subordinated to such rights of the holders of the Senior Certificates. The Class A-S certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates. The Class B certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates. The Class C certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates.

 

This subordination will be effected in two ways: (i) by the preferential right of the holders of a class of certificates to receive on any Distribution Date the amounts of interest and/or principal distributable to them prior to any distribution being made on such Distribution Date in respect of any classes of certificates subordinate to that class (as described above under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”) and (ii) by the allocation of Non-VRR Realized Losses to classes of Principal Balance Certificates that are subordinate to more senior classes, as described below.

 

Other than the subordination of certain classes of certificates, as described above, no other form of credit support will be available for the benefit of the Offered Certificates.

 

Prior to the Cross-Over Date, allocation of principal allocable to the Non-VRR Certificates on any Distribution Date will be made as described under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” above. On or after the Cross-Over Date, allocation of principal will be made to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates that are still outstanding, pro rata, without regard to the Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance, until their Certificate Balances have been reduced to zero. See “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” above.

 

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Allocation to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, for so long as they are outstanding, of the entire Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount for each Distribution Date will have the effect of reducing the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates at a proportionately faster rate than the rate at which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans will decline. Therefore, as principal is distributed to the holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, the percentage interest in the issuing entity evidenced by the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates will be decreased (with a corresponding increase in the percentage interest in the issuing entity evidenced by the Subordinate Certificates), thereby increasing, relative to their respective Certificate Balances, the subordination afforded to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates by the Subordinate Certificates.

 

Following retirement of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates, the successive allocation on each Distribution Date of the remaining Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount to the Class A-S certificates, the Class B certificates, the Class C certificates, the Class D certificates, the Class E certificates, the Class F certificates, the Class G-RR certificates and the Class H-RR certificates, in that order, for so long as they are outstanding, will provide a similar, but diminishing benefit to those certificates as to the relative amount of subordination afforded by the outstanding classes of certificates with later sequential designations.

 

On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner on that date, the certificate administrator is required to calculate the Non-VRR Realized Loss and the VRR Realized Loss for such Distribution Date.

 

The “Non-VRR Realized Loss” with respect to any Distribution Date is the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date, exceeds (ii) the product of (A) the Non-VRR Percentage and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this calculation only, the aggregate Stated Principal Balance will not be reduced by the amount of principal payments received on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee from general collections of principal on the Mortgage Loans for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, to the extent those amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans, including any REO Loans (but in each case, excluding any Companion Loan) as of the end of the last day of the related Collection Period.

 

The certificate administrator will be required to allocate any Non-VRR Realized Losses among the respective classes of Principal Balance Certificates in the following order, until the Certificate Balance of each such class is reduced to zero:

 

first, to the Class H-RR certificates;

 

second, to the Class G-RR certificates;

 

third, to the Class F certificates;

 

fourth, to the Class E certificates;

 

fifth, to the Class D certificates;

 

sixth, to the Class C certificates;

 

seventh, to the Class B certificates; and

 

eighth, to the Class A-S certificates.

 

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Realized Losses among the Senior Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B certificates), pro rata, based upon their respective Certificate Balances, until their respective Certificate Balances have been reduced to zero.

 

Realized Losses will not be allocated to the Class S or the Class R certificates and will not be directly allocated to the Class X Certificates. However, the Notional Amounts of the classes of Class X Certificates will be reduced if any Related Class X Class is reduced by such Realized Losses.

 

VRR Realized Losses will be allocated to the VRR Interest. Non-VRR Realized Losses will be allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates.

 

The VRR Realized Losses and the Non-VRR Realized Losses are referred to in this prospectus as “Realized Losses”.

 

In general, Realized Losses could result from the occurrence of: (1) losses and other shortfalls on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans, including as a result of defaults and delinquencies on the related Mortgage Loans, Nonrecoverable Advances made in respect of the Mortgage Loans, the payment to the special servicer of any compensation as described in “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”, and the payment of interest on Advances and certain servicing expenses; and (2) certain unanticipated, non-Mortgage Loan specific expenses of the issuing entity, including certain reimbursements to the certificate administrator or trustee as described under “Transaction Parties—The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator” or “—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer”, and certain federal, state and local taxes, and certain tax-related expenses, payable out of the issuing entity, as described under “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations”.

 

A class of Regular Certificates or the VRR Interest will be considered outstanding until its Certificate Balance or Notional Amount or VRR Interest Balance, as applicable, is reduced to zero. However, notwithstanding a reduction of its Certificate Balance or VRR Interest Balance to zero, reimbursements of any previously allocated Non-VRR Realized Losses and VRR Realized Losses are required thereafter to be made to a class of Principal Balance Certificates and the VRR Interest, as applicable, in accordance with the payment priorities set forth in “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest”.

 

Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information

 

Certificate Administrator Reports

 

On each Distribution Date, the certificate administrator will be required to prepare and make available to each Certificateholder and RR Interest Owner of record a Distribution Date Statement based in part on the information delivered to it by the master servicer in the form of Annex B (the “Distribution Date Statement”) and providing all information required under Regulation AB relating to distributions made on that date for the relevant class and the recent status of the Mortgage Loans. The certificate administrator will include on each Distribution Date statement a statement that each Certificateholder and the RR Interest Owner may access such notices via the certificate administrator’s website and that each Certificateholder and the RR Interest Owner may register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

In addition, the certificate administrator will include (to the extent it receives such information) (i) the identity of any Mortgage Loans permitting additional secured debt, identifying (A) the amount of any additional secured debt incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of the mortgage loan and such additional secured debt and (C) the aggregate loan-to-value ratio calculated on the basis of the mortgage loan and the additional secured debt in each applicable Form 10-D filed on behalf of the issuing entity and (ii) the beginning and ending account balances for each of the Securitization Accounts (for the applicable period) in each Form 10-D filed on behalf of the issuing entity.

 

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Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the certificate administrator is required to furnish to each person or entity who at any time during the calendar year was a holder of a certificate or the RR Interest Owner, a statement containing information as to (i) the amount of the distribution on each Distribution Date in reduction of the Certificate Balance of the certificates and a reduction in the RR Interest Balance of the RR Interest, and (ii) the amount of the distribution on each Distribution Date of the applicable Interest Accrual Amount, in each case, as to the applicable class, aggregated for the related calendar year or applicable partial year during which that person was a Certificateholder, together with any other information that the certificate administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder, RR Interest Owner or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to prepare their tax returns for that calendar year. This obligation of the certificate administrator will be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information will be provided by the certificate administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

In addition, the certificate administrator will make available on its website (www.ctslink.com), to the extent received from the applicable person, on each Distribution Date to each Privileged Person the following reports (other than clause (1) below, the “CREFC® Reports”) prepared by the master servicer, the certificate administrator or the special servicer, as applicable, substantially in the form provided in the PSA, in the case of the Distribution Date Statement (which form is subject to change) and as required under the PSA in the case of the CREFC® Reports, and including substantially the following information:

 

(1)       a report as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date, containing some categories of information regarding the Mortgage Loans provided on Annex A-2, calculated, where applicable, on the basis of the most recent relevant information provided by the borrowers to the master servicer and by the master servicer to the certificate administrator, and presented in a loan-by-loan and tabular format substantially similar to the formats utilized on Annex B;

 

(2)       a Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (“CREFC®”) delinquent loan status report;

 

(3)       a CREFC® historical loan modification and corrected loan report;

 

(4)       a CREFC® advance recovery report;

 

(5)       a CREFC® total loan report;

 

(6)       a CREFC® operating statement analysis report;

 

(7)       a CREFC® comparative financial status report;

 

(8)       a CREFC® net operating income adjustment worksheet;

 

(9)       a CREFC® real estate owned status report;

 

(10)     a CREFC® servicer watch list;

 

(11)     a CREFC® loan level reserve and letter of credit report;

 

(12)     a CREFC® property file;

 

(13)     a CREFC® financial file;

 

(14)     a CREFC® loan setup file; and

 

(15)     a CREFC® loan periodic update file.

 

The master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, may omit any information from these reports that the master servicer or the special servicer regards as confidential, so long as such information is not required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 1125 of Regulation AB. Subject to any

 

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potential liability for willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”, none of the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator will be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information supplied to it by a borrower, a mortgage loan seller or another party to the PSA or a party under a Non-Serviced PSA that is included in any reports, statements, materials or information prepared or provided by it. Some information will be made available to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner by electronic transmission as may be agreed upon between the depositor and the certificate administrator.

 

Before each Distribution Date, the master servicer will deliver to the certificate administrator by electronic means, as required under the PSA:

 

a CREFC® property file;

 

a CREFC® financial file;

 

a CREFC® loan setup file;

 

a CREFC® loan periodic update file; and

 

a CREFC® appraisal reduction amount template (if any Appraisal Reduction Amount has been calculated).

 

No later than two business days following each Distribution Date, the master servicer will deliver to the certificate administrator by electronic means a CREFC® Schedule AL file.

 

In addition, the master servicer (with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan) or special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, is also required to prepare the following for each Mortgaged Property and REO Property:

 

Within 30 days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, a CREFC® operating statement analysis report but only to the extent the related borrower is required by the Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, that information, for the Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the date of this prospectus, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property unless such Mortgaged Property is analyzed on a trailing 12 month basis, or if the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan is on the CREFC® servicer watch list). The master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, will deliver to the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and each holder of a Serviced Companion Loan by electronic means the operating statement analysis upon request.

 

Within 30 days after receipt by the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) or the master servicer (with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan) of any annual operating statements or rent rolls commencing for the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, a CREFC® net operating income adjustment worksheet, but only to the extent the related borrower is required by the Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, that information, presenting the computation made in accordance with the methodology described in the PSA to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the master servicer to satisfy its obligation to deliver the CREFC® net operating income adjustment worksheet described above. The special servicer

 

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  or the master servicer will deliver to the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and each holder of a related Serviced Companion Loan by electronic means the CREFC® net operating income adjustment worksheet upon request.

 

Certificate Owners and any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan who are also Privileged Persons may also obtain access to any of the certificate administrator reports upon request and pursuant to the provisions of the PSA. Otherwise, until the time Definitive Certificates are issued to evidence the certificates, the information described above will be available to the related Certificate Owners only if DTC and its participants provide the information to the Certificate Owners. See “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record”.

 

Privileged Person” includes the depositor and its designees, the initial purchasers, the underwriters, the sponsors, the master servicer, the special servicer, any Excluded Special Servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, any additional servicer designated by the master servicer or the special servicer, the operating advisor, any affiliate of the operating advisor designated by the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, any holder of a Companion Loan who provides an Investor Certification, any person (including the Directing Holder, the Controlling Class Representative, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or a VRR Interest Owner) who provides the certificate administrator with an Investor Certification and any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act (“NRSRO”), including any Rating Agency, that delivers an NRSRO Certification to the certificate administrator, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the certificate administrator’s website; provided that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is a Risk Retention Consultation Party or a special servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the certificate administrator’s website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the certificate administrator in which case such access will only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement; provided, however, that, if the special servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party, the special servicer will nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided, further, however, that the special servicer may not directly or indirectly provide any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan (which may include any asset status reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), and such other information as may be specified in the PSA pertaining to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan) to the related Borrower Party, any of the special servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or, to its actual knowledge, any non-affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with those obligations; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder will be permitted to reasonably request and obtain, in accordance with terms of the PSA, any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the certificate administrator’s website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) from the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this prospectus, neither the master servicer nor the certificate administrator will have any obligation to restrict access by the special servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The “Risk Retention Consultation Parties” will be (i) a party selected by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and (ii) a party selected by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., in each case, as an owner of the VRR Interest. The depositor will promptly provide the name and contact information for each initial Risk Retention Consultation Party upon request and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the depositor. The certificate administrator and the other parties to the PSA will be entitled to assume that the identity of a Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity and contact information for) a replacement of the Risk Retention Consultation Party from the RR Interest Owner or the Class RR

 

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Certificateholder, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Risk Retention Consultation Party will have any consultation rights with respect to any related Excluded Loan. Each of GSMC and CREFI or their respective affiliate is expected to be an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

In determining whether any person is an additional servicer or an affiliate of the operating advisor, the certificate administrator may rely on a certification by the master servicer, the special servicer, a mortgage loan seller or the operating advisor, as the case may be.

 

Borrower Party” means a borrower, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, a Restricted Mezzanine Holder or a Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate” means, with respect to a borrower, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or a Restricted Mezzanine Holder, (a) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, manager or Restricted Mezzanine Holder, as applicable, or (b) any other person owning, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, manager or Restricted Mezzanine Holder, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Loan” means a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Party.

 

Excluded Information” means, with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, which may include any asset status reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), and such other information as may be specified in the PSA pertaining to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, other than any such information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level and other than CREFC® Reports (other than the CREFC® special servicer loan file for the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan).

 

Excluded Loan” means with respect to (i) the Controlling Class Representative, any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which the Controlling Class Representative or the holder of the majority of the Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is a Borrower Party, or (ii) a Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan if, as of any date of determination, such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the person entitled to appoint such Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Party.

 

Investor Certification” means a certificate (which may be in electronic form), substantially in the form attached to the PSA or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the certificate administrator’s website (which may be a click through confirmation), representing (i) that such person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner, the Directing Holder or a Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, to the extent such person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a certificate, a Companion Loan Holder or a prospective purchaser of a certificate (or any investment advisor or manager of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such person is a Risk Retention Consultation Party or is not a Borrower Party, in which case such person will have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the certificate administrator’s website under the PSA, or (b) such person is a Borrower Party (other than a Risk Retention Consultation Party), in which case (1) if such person is the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person will have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the certificate administrator’s website under the PSA other than any Excluded Information as set forth in the PSA or (2) if such person is not the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person will only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the certificate administrator, (iii) such person has received a copy of the final prospectus and (iv) such person agrees to keep any Privileged

 

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Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) will be permitted to obtain, upon request in accordance with terms of PSA, any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the certificate administrator’s website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) from the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, and (ii) will be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

Restricted Mezzanine Holder” means a holder of a related mezzanine loan that has been accelerated or as to which the mezzanine lender has initiated foreclosure or enforcement proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure such mezzanine loan.

 

A “Certificateholder” is the person in whose name a certificate (including the Class RR certificates) is registered in the certificate register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to the PSA, any certificate (including the Class RR certificates) registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the master servicer, the special servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the trustee, the certificate administrator, the depositor, a mortgage loan seller, a mortgagor, a Borrower Party or any affiliate of any of such persons will be deemed to be not outstanding (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Controlling Class certificates owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder will be deemed to be not outstanding as to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that any Controlling Class certificates owned by the special servicer or an affiliate thereof will be deemed to be not outstanding as to the special servicer or such affiliate solely with respect to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan), and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled will not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval, waiver or take any such action has been obtained; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions will not apply in the case of the master servicer, the special servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the trustee, the certificate administrator, the depositor, the mortgage loan sellers or any affiliate of any of such persons unless such consent, approval or waiver sought from such party would in any way increase its compensation or limit its obligations in the named capacities under the PSA or waive a Servicer Termination Event or trigger an Asset Review with respect to such Mortgage Loan; provided, further, that so long as there is no Servicer Termination Event with respect to the master servicer or special servicer, the master servicer and the special servicer or such affiliate of either will be entitled to exercise such Voting Rights with respect to any issue which could reasonably be believed to adversely affect such party’s compensation or increase its obligations or liabilities under the PSA; and provided, further, that such restrictions will not apply to (i) the exercise of the special servicer’s, the master servicer’s or the related mortgage loan seller’s rights, if any, or any of their affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class or (ii) any affiliate of the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator, as applicable.

 

NRSRO Certification” means a certification (a) executed by an NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency as such term is defined in the PSA or that such NRSRO has provided the depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”), that such NRSRO has access to the depositor’s 17g-5 website, and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public.

 

Under the PSA, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, is required to provide to the holders of any Companion Loan (or their designee including any master servicer or any special servicer)

 

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certain other reports, copies and information relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan to the extent required under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the certificates, including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® Reports, may be provided by the certificate administrator at the direction of the depositor (which may be in the form of a standing order) to certain market data providers, such as Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, CMBS.com, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Markit Group Limited, RealINSIGHT, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Intercontinental Exchange | ICE Data Services, KBRA Analytics, Inc. and DealView Technologies Ltd. (each, a “Financial Market Publisher”), pursuant to the terms of the PSA.

 

Upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner that is a Privileged Person identified to the master servicer’s reasonable satisfaction, the master servicer may provide (or forward electronically) at the expense of such Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements obtained by the master servicer; provided, that in connection with such request, the master servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the master servicer, generally to the effect that such person is a Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person, will keep such information confidential and will use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder and the RR Interest Owner may have under the PSA. Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner will not, however, be given access to or be provided copies of, any Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

Information Available Electronically

 

The certificate administrator will make available to any Privileged Person via the certificate administrator’s website and will make available to the general public this prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, the PSA, each MLPA and the SEC EDGAR filings referred to below:

 

the following “deal documents”:

 

this prospectus;

 

the PSA, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the certificate administrator from and after the Closing Date, if any, and each MLPA and any amendments and exhibits to those agreements;

 

the CREFC® loan setup file delivered to the certificate administrator by the master servicer;

 

the following “SEC EDGAR filings”:

 

any reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K, 8-K and ABS-EE that have been filed by the certificate administrator with respect to the issuing entity through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) system;

 

the following documents, which will be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

the Distribution Date Statements;

 

the CREFC® bond level files;

 

the CREFC® collateral summary files;

 

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the CREFC® Reports, other than the CREFC® loan setup file and CREFC® special servicer loan file (provided that they are received by the certificate administrator);

 

the CREFC® appraisal reduction amount template;

 

the annual reports prepared by the operating advisor;

 

the following documents, which will be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

the summary of any Final Asset Status Report as provided by the special servicer;

 

any property inspection reports, any environmental reports and appraisals delivered to the certificate administrator in electronic format;

 

the following documents, which will be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

notice of any release based on an environmental release under the PSA;

 

notice of any waiver, modification or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan;

 

notice of final payment on the certificates or the RR Interest;

 

all notices of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event received by the certificate administrator or any notice to Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner of the termination of the master servicer or the special servicer;

 

any notice of resignation or termination of the master servicer or the special servicer;

 

notice of resignation of the trustee or the certificate administrator, and notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator, as applicable;

 

any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Voting Rights for a vote to terminate the special servicer, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer;

 

any notice to Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner of the operating advisor’s recommendation to replace the special servicer and the related report prepared by the operating advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

notice of resignation or termination of the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer and notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer;

 

notice of the certificate administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and a copy of any Asset Review Report Summary received by the certificate administrator;

 

officer’s certificates supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

any notice of the termination of the issuing entity;

 

any notice that a Control Termination Event or of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred;

 

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any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

any Proposed Course of Action Notice;

 

any assessment of compliance delivered to the certificate administrator;

 

any Attestation Reports delivered to the certificate administrator;

 

any document provided by the master servicer or the depositor directing the certificate administrator to post same;

 

any “special notices” requested by a Certificateholder to be posted on the certificate administrator’s website described under “—Certificateholder Communication” below;

 

the “Investor Q&A Forum”;

 

solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry”; and

 

the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of any applicable Excluded Loan, the certificate administrator will only be required to make available such notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event to the extent the certificate administrator has been notified of such Excluded Loan.

 

The certificate administrator will be required to, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered to receive access to the certificate administrator’s website that a notice has been posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is a Borrower Party with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan (such party, an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”), such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is required to promptly notify each of the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the trustee and the certificate administrator pursuant to the PSA and provide a new Investor Certification pursuant to the PSA and will not be entitled to access any Excluded Information (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the certificate administrator in which case such access will only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the certificate administrator’s website for so long as it is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. The PSA will require each Excluded Controlling Class Holder in such new Investor Certification to certify that it acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing and reviewing (and it agrees not to access and review) any Excluded Information. In addition, if the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such person will certify and agree that they will not share any Excluded Information with any Excluded Controlling Class Holder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing set forth in the PSA will prohibit the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the certificate administrator’s website on account of it constituting Excluded Information, such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan will be permitted to reasonably request and obtain such information in accordance with terms of the PSA and the master

 

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servicer and the special servicer, as applicable, may require and rely on certifications and other reasonable information prior to releasing any such information.

 

To the extent the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to the PSA to any Excluded Information on the certificate administrator’s website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder will be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

Any reports on Form 10-D filed by the certificate administrator will contain (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) concerning all Mortgage Loans held by the issuing entity that were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace due to a breach or alleged breach of one or more representations and warranties made by the related mortgage loan seller, (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the depositor and the mortgage loan sellers, if applicable, and the SEC’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer and (iii) certain account balances to the extent available to the certificate administrator.

 

The certificate administrator will not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on the certificate administrator’s website or its filing of such information pursuant to the PSA, including, but not limited to, filing via EDGAR, and will assume no responsibility for any such report, document or other information, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the certificate administrator. In addition, the certificate administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it or filed by it, as applicable, for which it is not the original source.

 

In connection with providing access to the certificate administrator’s website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with the PSA), the certificate administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer, including an agreement to keep certain nonpublic information made available on the website confidential, as required under the PSA. The certificate administrator will not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the PSA.

 

The certificate administrator will make the “Investor Q&A Forum” available to Privileged Persons via the certificate administrator’s website under a tab or heading designated “Investor Q&A Forum”, where (i) Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and beneficial owners that are Privileged Persons may submit inquiries to (a) the certificate administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statements, (b) the master servicer or the special servicer relating to servicing reports, the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the related Mortgaged Properties or (c) the operating advisor relating to annual or other reports prepared by the operating advisor or actions by the special servicer referenced in such reports, and (ii) Privileged Persons may view previously submitted inquiries and related answers. The certificate administrator will forward such inquiries to the appropriate person and, in the case of an inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the applicable party under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer or the operating advisor, as applicable, will be required to answer each inquiry, unless such party determines (i) the question is beyond the scope of the topics detailed above, (ii) that answering the inquiry would not be in the best interests of the issuing entity and/or the Certificateholders and/or the RR Interest Owner, (iii) that answering the inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the PSA (including requirements in respect of non-disclosure of Privileged Information) or the Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) that answering the inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer or the operating advisor, as applicable, (v) that answering the inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception) or (vi) that answering the inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable. In addition, no party will post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the

 

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Directing Holder or a Risk Retention Consultation Party as part of its responses to any inquiries. In the case of an inquiry relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the certificate administrator is required to make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the applicable party under the related Non-Serviced PSA; provided that the certificate administrator will not be responsible for the content of such answer, or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The certificate administrator will be required to post the inquiries and related answers, if any, on the Investor Q&A Forum, subject to and in accordance with the PSA. The Investor Q&A Forum may not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted through the certificate administrator’s website. Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and will not be deemed to be answers from any of the depositor, the underwriters or any of their respective affiliates. None of the underwriters, depositor, any of their respective affiliates or any other person will certify as to the accuracy of any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such person will have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information.

 

The certificate administrator will make the “Investor Registry” available to any Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner and beneficial owner that is a Privileged Person via the certificate administrator’s website. Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and beneficial owners may register on a voluntary basis for the “Investor Registry” and obtain contact information for any other Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner or beneficial owner that has also registered, provided that they comply with certain requirements as provided for in the PSA.

 

The certificate administrator’s website will initially be located at “www.ctslink.com”. Access will be provided by the certificate administrator to such persons upon receipt by the certificate administrator from such person of an Investor Certification or NRSRO Certification in the form(s) attached to the PSA, which form(s) will also be located on and may be submitted electronically via the certificate administrator’s website. The parties to the PSA will not be required to provide that certification. In connection with providing access to the certificate administrator’s website, the certificate administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The certificate administrator will not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of the PSA. The certificate administrator will make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and will assume no responsibility for them. In addition, the certificate administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by the certificate administrator for which it is not the original source. Assistance in using the certificate administrator’s website can be obtained by calling the certificate administrator’s customer service desk at 866-846-4526.

 

The certificate administrator is responsible for the preparation of tax returns on behalf of the issuing entity and the preparation of Distribution Reports on Form 10-D (based on information included in each monthly Distribution Date Statement and other information provided by other transaction parties) and Annual Reports on Form 10-K and certain other reports on Form 8-K that are required to be filed with the SEC on behalf of the issuing entity.

 

17g-5 Information Provider” means the certificate administrator.

 

The PSA will require the master servicer and the special servicer, subject to certain restrictions (including execution and delivery of a confidentiality agreement) set forth in the PSA, to provide certain of the reports or, in the case of the master servicer and the Controlling Class Certificateholder, access to the reports available as set forth above, as well as certain other information received by the master servicer, to any Privileged Person so identified by a Certificate Owner or an underwriter, that requests reports or information. However, the master servicer and the special servicer will be permitted to require payment of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable costs and expenses of providing copies of these reports or information (which such amounts in any event are not reimbursable as additional trust fund expenses), except that, other than for extraordinary or duplicate requests, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder will be entitled to reports and information free of charge. Except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, until the time definitive certificates are issued, notices and statements required to be mailed to Certificateholders will be available to Certificate Owners of certificates only to the extent they are forwarded by or otherwise available through DTC and its Participants. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Participants, and by Participants to

 

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Certificate Owners, will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator and the depositor are required to recognize as Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner only those persons in whose names the certificates or the RR Interest, as applicable, are registered on the books and records of the certificate registrar. The initial registered holder of the Offered Certificates will be Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC.

 

Voting Rights

 

At all times during the term of the PSA, the voting rights for the certificates (the “Voting Rights”) will be allocated among the respective classes of Certificateholders as follows:

 

(1)       1% in the case of the Class X Certificates, allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination, and

 

(2)       99% in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates, allocated among the holders of such respective classes of certificates in proportion to the Certificate Balances of their certificates (and solely in connection with certain votes relating to the replacement of the special servicer and the operating advisor as described in this prospectus, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such certificates).

 

The Voting Rights of any class of certificates are required to be allocated among Certificateholders of such class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

None of the Class S certificates, the Class R certificates or the RR Interest will be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination

 

The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B certificates) will be issued, maintained and transferred in the book-entry form only in minimum denominations of $10,000 initial Certificate Balance, and in multiples of $1 in excess of $10,000. The Class X-A and Class X-B certificates will be issued, maintained and transferred only in minimum denominations of authorized initial Notional Amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess of $1,000,000.

 

Book-Entry Registration

 

The Offered Certificates will initially be represented by one or more global certificates for each such class registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The depositor has been informed by DTC that DTC’s nominee will be Cede & Co. No holder of an Offered Certificate will be entitled to receive a certificate issued in fully registered, certificated form (each, a “Definitive Certificate”) representing its interest in such class, except under the limited circumstances described under “―Definitive Certificates” below. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued, all references to actions by holders of the Offered Certificates will refer to actions taken by DTC upon instructions received from holders of Offered Certificates through its participating organizations (together with Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg (“Clearstream”) and Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) participating organizations, the “Participants”), and all references in this prospectus to payments, notices, reports, statements and other information to holders of Offered Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to DTC or Cede & Co., as the registered holder of the Offered Certificates, for distribution to holders of Offered Certificates through its Participants in accordance with DTC procedures; provided, however, that to the extent that the party to the PSA responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information has been provided in writing with the name of the Certificate Owner of such an Offered Certificate (or the prospective transferee of such Certificate Owner), such report, statement or other information will be provided to such Certificate Owner (or prospective transferee).

 

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Until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of the Offered Certificates, interests in the Offered Certificates will be transferred on the book-entry records of DTC and its Participants. The certificate administrator will initially serve as certificate registrar for purposes of recording and otherwise providing for the registration of the Offered Certificates.

 

Holders of Offered Certificates may hold their certificates through DTC (in the United States) or Clearstream or Euroclear (in Europe) if they are Participants of such system, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold omnibus positions on behalf of the Clearstream Participants and the Euroclear Participants, respectively, through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their respective depositaries (collectively, the “Depositaries”), which in turn will hold such positions in customers’ securities accounts in the Depositaries’ names on the books of DTC. DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its Participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Participants through electronic computerized book-entries, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Participants (“DTC Participants”) include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations. Indirect access to the DTC system also is available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”).

 

Transfers between DTC Participants will occur in accordance with DTC Rules. Transfers between Clearstream Participants and Euroclear Participants will occur in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear.

 

Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly through Clearstream Participants or Euroclear Participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC Rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its Depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its Depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream Participants and Euroclear Participants may not deliver instructions directly to the Depositaries.

 

Because of time-zone differences, credits of securities in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC Participant will be made during the subsequent securities settlement processing, dated the business day following the DTC settlement date, and such credits or any transactions in such securities settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream Participant or Euroclear Participant on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of securities by or through a Clearstream Participant or a Euroclear Participant to a DTC Participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

 

The holders of Offered Certificates that are not Participants or Indirect Participants but desire to purchase, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of, or other interests in, such Offered Certificates may do so only through Participants and Indirect Participants. In addition, holders of Offered Certificates in global form (“Certificate Owners”) will receive all distributions of principal and interest through the Participants who in turn will receive them from DTC. Under a book-entry format, holders of such Offered Certificates may experience some delay in their receipt of payments, since such payments will be forwarded by the certificate administrator to Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. DTC will forward such payments to its Participants, which thereafter will forward them to Indirect Participants or the applicable Certificate Owners. Certificate Owners will not be recognized by the trustee, the certificate administrator, the

 

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certificate registrar, the operating advisor, the special servicer or the master servicer as holders of record of certificates and Certificate Owners will be permitted to receive information furnished to Certificateholders and to exercise the rights of Certificateholders only indirectly through DTC and its Participants and Indirect Participants, except that Certificate Owners will be entitled to receive or have access to notices and information and to exercise certain rights as holders of beneficial interests in the certificates through the certificate administrator and the trustee to the extent described in “—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information, —Certificateholder Communication” and “—List of Certificateholders” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Operating Advisor, —The Asset Representations Reviewer, —Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote, —Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to Institute a Proceeding”, “—Termination; Retirement of Certificates” and—Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator”.

 

Under the rules, regulations and procedures creating and affecting DTC and its operations (the “DTC Rules”), DTC is required to make book-entry transfers of Offered Certificates in global form among Participants on whose behalf it acts with respect to such Offered Certificates and to receive and transmit distributions of principal of, and interest on, such Offered Certificates. Participants and Indirect Participants with which the Certificate Owners have accounts with respect to the Offered Certificates similarly are required to make book-entry transfers and receive and transmit such payments on behalf of their respective Certificate Owners. Accordingly, although the Certificate Owners will not possess the Offered Certificates, the DTC Rules provide a mechanism by which Certificate Owners will receive payments on Offered Certificates and will be able to transfer their interest.

 

Because DTC can only act on behalf of Participants, who in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants and certain banks, the ability of a holder of Offered Certificates in global form to pledge such Offered Certificates to persons or entities that do not participate in the DTC system, or to otherwise act with respect to such Offered Certificates, may be limited due to the lack of a physical certificate for such Offered Certificates.

 

DTC has advised the depositor that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of an Offered Certificate under the PSA only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose accounts with DTC such certificate is credited. DTC may take conflicting actions with respect to other undivided interests to the extent that such actions are taken on behalf of Participants whose holdings include such undivided interests.

 

Clearstream is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg and is a global securities settlement clearing house. Clearstream holds securities for its participating organizations (“Clearstream Participants”) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Transactions may be settled in Clearstream in numerous currencies, including United States dollars. Clearstream provides to its Clearstream Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Clearstream is regulated as a bank by the Luxembourg Monetary Institute. Clearstream Participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Participant, either directly or indirectly.

 

Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of the Euroclear system (“Euroclear Participants”) and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Transactions may now be settled in any of numerous currencies, including United States dollars. The Euroclear system includes various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries generally similar to the arrangements for cross-market transfers with DTC described

 

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above. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (the “Euroclear Operator”). All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Euroclear Participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to the Euroclear system is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly.

 

Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related operating procedures of the Euroclear System and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within the Euroclear system, withdrawal of securities and cash from the Euroclear system, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in the Euroclear system. All securities in the Euroclear system are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants.

 

Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have implemented the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in book-entry securities among Participants of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to comply with such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. None of the depositor, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer or the underwriters will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective direct or indirect Participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

 

Definitive Certificates

 

Owners of beneficial interests in book-entry certificates of any class will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Certificates unless: (i) DTC advises the certificate registrar in writing that DTC is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the book-entry certificates of such class or ceases to be a clearing agency, and the certificate administrator and the depositor are unable to locate a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Certificateholders of such class and the trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the trustee to obtain possession of the certificates of such class.

 

Until the HRR Transfer Restriction End Date, the HRR Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and held by a custodian on behalf of the related investor pursuant to the PSA. Any request for release of an HRR Certificate must be consented to by the Retaining Sponsor and may be subject to any additional requirements pursuant to the PSA.

 

The Class RR certificates are expected to be held at all times in definitive form by the certificate administrator on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Class RR certificates.

 

Certificateholder Communication

 

Access to Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses

 

Upon the written request of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has delivered an executed Investor Certification to the trustee or the certificate administrator, the certificate administrator (in its capacity as certificate registrar) will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to such requesting party a list of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record Date as they appear in the certificate register, at the expense of the requesting party.

 

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Requests to Communicate

 

The PSA will require that the certificate administrator include on any Form 10–D any request received prior to the Distribution Date to which such Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of the PSA. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure regarding the request to communicate is required to include the following and no more than the following: (i) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (ii) the date the request was received, (iii) a statement to the effect that the certificate administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the PSA, and (iv) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner.

 

Any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishing to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners regarding the exercise of its rights under the terms of the PSA (such party, a “Requesting Investor”) should deliver a written request (a “Communication Request”) signed by an authorized representative of the Requesting Investor to the certificate administrator at the address below:

 

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Group – GSMS 2020-GSA2
with a copy to: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Any Communication Request must contain the name of the Requesting Investor and the method other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners should use to contact the Requesting Investor, and, if the Requesting Investors is not the registered holder of a class of certificates, then the Communication Request must contain (i) a written certification from the Requesting Investor that it is a beneficial owner of a class of certificates, and (ii) one of the following forms of documentation evidencing its beneficial ownership in such class of certificates: (A) a trade confirmation, (B) an account statement, (C) a medallion stamp guaranteed letter from a broker or dealer stating the Requesting Investor is the beneficial owner, or (D) a document acceptable to the certificate administrator that is similar to any of the documents identified in clauses (A) through (C). The certificate administrator will not be permitted to require any information other than the foregoing in verifying a certificateholder’s or certificate owner’s identity in connection with a Communication Request. Requesting Investors will be responsible for their own expenses in making any Communication Request, but will not be required to bear any expenses of the certificate administrator.

 

List of Certificateholders

 

Upon the written request of any Certificateholder, which is required to include a copy of the communication the Certificateholder proposes to transmit, that has provided an Investor Certification, which request is made for purposes of communicating with other holders of certificates of the same series with respect to their rights under the PSA or the certificates, the certificate registrar or other specified person will, within 10 business days after receipt of such request afford such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) access during normal business hours to the most recent list of Certificateholders related to the class of certificates.

 

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Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements

 

General

 

On the Closing Date, the depositor will acquire the Mortgage Loans from each mortgage loan seller pursuant to a separate mortgage loan purchase agreement (each, an “MLPA”), between the applicable mortgage loan seller and the depositor. For purposes of the respective MLPAs pursuant to which CREFI and SMC are selling Mortgage Loans and the related discussion below, the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan will constitute a “Mortgage Loan” under each such MLPA only to the extent of the portion thereof to be sold to the depositor by CREFI or SMC, as applicable.

 

Under the applicable MLPA, the depositor will require each mortgage loan seller to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the certificate administrator, in its capacity as custodian, among other things, the following documents (except that the documents with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan (other than the original promissory note) will be held by the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA) with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by such mortgage loan seller (collectively, as to each Mortgage Loan, the “Mortgage File”):

 

(i)      the original executed Mortgage Note for such Mortgage Loan, endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the trustee for the benefit of the registered Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not the applicable mortgage loan seller) (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note), and in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, a copy of the executed Mortgage Note for any related Companion Loan;

 

(ii)     an original or copy of the Mortgage, together with an original or copy of any intervening assignments of the Mortgage, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified by the applicable recorder’s office;

 

(iii)    an original or copy of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), together with originals or copies of any intervening assignments thereof, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified by the applicable recorder’s office;

 

(iv)    an original executed assignment, in recordable form (except for missing recording information not yet available if the instrument being assigned has not been returned from the applicable recording office), of (A) the Mortgage and (B) any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), in favor of the trustee, for the benefit of the registered Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as their interests may appear or a copy of such assignment (if the applicable mortgage loan seller or its designee, rather than the trustee or certificate administrator, is responsible for the recording thereof);

 

(v)     an original or copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan, in favor of the trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of the certificates, the RR Interest Owner and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as their interests may appear;

 

(vi)     originals or copies of final written modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances where the terms or provisions of the Mortgage Note for such Mortgage Loan (or, if applicable, any Mortgage Note of a Whole Loan) or the related Mortgage have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable

 

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recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon if the instrument being modified is a recordable document;

 

(vii)    the original (which may be in the form of an electronically issued title policy) or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued in connection with such Mortgage Loan or the related Serviced Whole Loan (or, if such policy has not been issued, a “marked up” pro forma title policy marked as binding and countersigned by the title insurer or its authorized agent, or an irrevocable, binding commitment to issue such title insurance policy);

 

(viii)   an original or copy of the related ground lease relating to such Mortgage Loan (or the related Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable), if any, and any ground lessor estoppel;

 

(ix)    an original or copy of the related Mortgage Loan agreement, if any;

 

(x)     an original of any guaranty under such Mortgage Loan or the related Whole Loan, if any;

 

(xi)    an original or copy of the environmental indemnity from the related mortgagor, if any;

 

(xii)    an original or copy of the related escrow agreement and the related security agreement (in each case, if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) and, if applicable, the originals or copies of any intervening assignments thereof;

 

(xiii)   an original assignment of the related security agreement (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage and if such item is not included in the assignment described in clause (v)), in favor of the trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holder of the related Companion Loan, as their interests may appear;

 

(xiv)   any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements in favor of the originator of such Mortgage Loan or the related Whole Loan or in favor of any assignee prior to the trustee, and an original UCC-3 assignment thereof, in form suitable for filing, in favor of the trustee (or, in each case, a copy thereof, certified to be the copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for filing);

 

(xv)    an original or copy of the lockbox agreement or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xvi)   in the case of any Mortgage Loan or the related Whole Loan as to which there exists a related mezzanine loan, an original or a copy of any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xvii)  an original or copy of any related environmental insurance policy or environmental guaranty relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xviii)  a copy of any letter of credit relating to such Mortgage Loan or the related Whole Loan and any related assignment thereof (with the original to be delivered to the master servicer);

 

(xix)   copies of any franchise agreement, property management agreement or hotel management agreement and related comfort letters (together with (i) copies of any notices of transfer that are necessary to transfer or assign to the issuing entity or the trustee the benefits of such comfort letter or (ii) if the related comfort letter contemplates that a request be made of the related franchisor to issue a replacement comfort letter for the benefit of the issuing entity or trustee, a copy of the notice requesting the issuance of such replacement comfort letter (the copy of such notice is required to be delivered by the applicable mortgage loan seller to the custodian for inclusion in the Mortgage File within the time period set forth in the PSA and/or estoppel letters relating to such Mortgage Loan or the related Serviced Whole Loan and any related assignment thereof)); and

 

(xx)   in the case of a Whole Loan, an original or a copy of the related Co-Lender Agreement;


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provided that with respect to (A) any Mortgage Loan which is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date, the foregoing documents (other than the documents described in clause (i) above) will be delivered to and held by the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA on or prior to the Closing Date and (B) the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, the foregoing documents will be delivered to the custodian on or prior to the Closing Date and such documents (other than the documents described in clause (i) above) will be transferred to the custodian related to the securitization that includes the related Controlling Companion Loan on or about the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the obligation of each of the applicable mortgage loan sellers to deliver mortgage note(s) as part of the related Mortgage File will be limited to delivery of only the mortgage notes held by such party. In addition, each mortgage loan seller will be required to deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each of its Mortgage Loans within 60 days after the Closing Date to the depositor and the depositor will deliver to the certificate administrator an electronic copy of such Diligence Files to be posted to the secure data room.

 

Diligence File” means with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if applicable, generally the following documents in electronic format:

 

(a)   A copy of each of the following documents:

 

(i)     (A) for each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached thereto, without recourse, to the order of the trustee or in blank (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable mortgage loan seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note), and (B) if such Mortgage is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, the executed promissory note for each related Serviced Companion Loan;

 

(ii)     the Mortgage, together with any intervening assignments of the Mortgage, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified by the applicable recorder’s office (if in the possession of the related mortgage loan seller);

 

(iii)    any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) and any intervening assignments of such assignment of leases, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified by the applicable recorder’s office (if in the possession of the related mortgage loan seller);

 

(iv)     final written modification agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note have been modified, in each case (unless the particular item has not been returned from the applicable recording office) with evidence of recording indicated thereon if the instrument being modified is a recordable document;

 

(v)      the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued in connection with such Mortgage Loan (or the related Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(vi)     the related ground lease, if any, and any ground lessor estoppel;

 

(vii)    the related loan agreement, if any;

 

(viii)    the guaranty under such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable), if any;

 

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(ix)    the related lockbox agreement or cash management agreement, if any;

 

(x)     the environmental indemnity from the related borrower, if any;

 

(xi)    the related escrow agreement and the related security agreement (in each case, if such item is a document separate from the related Mortgage) and, if applicable, any intervening assignments thereof;

 

(xii)    in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a part of a Whole Loan, the related Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(xiii)   any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements in favor of the originator of such Mortgage Loan (or the related Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) or in favor of any assignee prior to the trustee and UCC-3 assignment financing statements in favor of the trustee (or, in each case, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for filing), if in the possession of the related mortgage loan seller;

 

(xiv)   in the case of each Loan REMIC, a copy of the related REMIC Declaration and the related filed IRS Forms SS-4 and 8811;

 

(xv)    any mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement;

 

(xvi)   any related environmental insurance policy;

 

(xvii)  any related letter of credit and any related assignment thereof; and

 

(xviii)  any related franchise agreement, property management agreement or hotel management agreement and related comfort letters and/or estoppel letters, and any related assignment thereof.

 

(b)   a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports;

 

(c)   other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll;

 

(d)   for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related mortgage loan seller;

 

(e)   a copy of all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related mortgage loan seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(f)    a copy of all mortgagor’s certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies (to the extent not previously included as part of this definition), if any, delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(g)   a copy of the appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(h)   for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease;

 

(i)    a copy of the applicable mortgage loan seller’s asset summary;

 

(j)    a copy of all surveys for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(k)   a copy of all zoning reports;

 

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(l)    a copy of financial statements of the related mortgagor;

 

(m)  a copy of operating statements for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(n)   a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)   a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)   a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)   a copy of origination settlement statement;

 

(r)    a copy of insurance summary report;

 

(s)   a copy of organizational documents of the related mortgagor and any guarantor;

 

(t)    a copy of escrow statements related to the escrow account balances as of the Mortgage Loan origination date, if not included in the origination settlement statement;

 

(u)   the original or a copy of all related environmental reports that were received by the related mortgage loan seller;

 

(v)    unless already included as part of the environmental reports, a copy of any closure letter (environmental); and

 

(w)   unless already included as part of the environmental reports, a copy of any environmental remediation agreement for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties,

 

in each case, to the extent that the related mortgage loan seller received such documents or information in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. In the event any of the items identified above were not received in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than documents that would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of the Mortgage Loan of that structure or type, taking into account whether or not such Mortgage Loan has any additional debt), the Diligence File will be required to include a statement to that effect. No information that is proprietary to the mortgage loan sellers or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis will constitute part of the Diligence File. It is generally not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of Diligence File, and the Diligence File will be required to include a statement to that effect. Each mortgage loan seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents or information as part of the Diligence File that such mortgage loan seller believes should be included to enable the asset representations reviewer to perform the Asset Review on a Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified.

 

Each MLPA will contain certain representations and warranties of the related mortgage loan seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by such mortgage loan seller. Those representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans are set forth on Annex D-1, Annex E-1 and Annex F-1, and will be made as of the Closing Date, or as of another date specifically provided in the representation and warranty, subject to certain exceptions to such representations and warranties as set forth on Annex D-2, Annex D-3, Annex D-4, Annex E-2 and Annex F-2.

 

If the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator or the operating advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) discovers or receives notice alleging that any of the documents required to be included by (or on behalf of) the related mortgage loan seller in the Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan is missing from the Mortgage File or defective or if there is a breach of a representation or warranty relating to any Mortgage Loan, then such party is required to give notice of such omission, breach or defect to each other party to the PSA and the applicable mortgage loan seller. The master servicer (with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Loan) or special servicer (with

 

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respect to a Specially Serviced Loan), as applicable, will be required to determine whether such omission, breach or defect materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related REO Property or the interests of the trustee or any Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner in the Mortgage Loan or REO Property or causes the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage (a “Material Defect”). The master servicer or the special servicer may (but will not be obligated to) consult with the master servicer or the special servicer regarding any determination of a Material Defect for a non-Specially Serviced Loan. The Enforcing Servicer will be required to give notice of any such Material Defect to the other parties to the PSA, the applicable mortgage loan seller and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Directing Holder.

 

The applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, with respect to the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation to the same extent as Societe Generale Financial Corporation) will be required to, no later than 90 days following:

 

(x)     the earlier of (i) the mortgage loan seller’s discovery of the Material Defect and (ii) the mortgage loan seller’s receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party listed above and receipt of a demand to take action with respect to such Material Defect, except in the case of the following clause (y); or

 

(y)     in the case of such Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the discovery by any party to the PSA of such Material Defect,

 

(1)   cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at its own expense,

 

(2)   repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the applicable portion thereof) or REO Loan at the Purchase Price, or

 

(3)   substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, as applicable, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan, and pay a shortfall amount in connection with such substitution; provided that no such substitution may occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date;

 

provided, however, that the applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) will generally have an additional 90-day period to cure such Material Defect (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the applicable portion thereof) or REO Loan or, if applicable, substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)), if it is diligently proceeding toward that cure, and has delivered to the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee and the operating advisor, an officer’s certificate that describes the reasons such Material Defect was not cured within the initial 90-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no such 90-day extension, if such Material Defect would cause the related Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

 

No delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect will relieve the applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan unless (i) such mortgage loan seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is the result of the failure by a party to the PSA to promptly provide

 

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prompt notice as required by the terms of the PSA after such party has actual knowledge of such defect or breach (knowledge will not be deemed to exist by reason of the custodian’s exception report) and such delay precludes the related mortgage loan seller from curing such Material Defect and (iii) such Material Defect did not relate to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan will not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) will not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the applicable portion thereof) if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related mortgage loan seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release would not (A) cause each Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon each Trust REMIC, the Grantor Trust or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of a mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) repurchasing, substituting or curing such Material Defect, to the extent that such mortgage loan seller (or in the case of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, Société Générale) and the special servicer (with the consent of the Directing Holder in respect of any Mortgage Loan that is not an applicable Excluded Loan and for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) are able to agree upon a cash payment payable by the related mortgage loan seller (or in the case of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, Société Générale) to the issuing entity that would be deemed sufficient to compensate the issuing entity for such Material Defect (a “Loss of Value Payment”), the related mortgage loan seller (or in the case of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, Société Générale) may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay such Loss of Value Payment. The special servicer will determine the amount of any applicable Loss of Value Payment (with the consent of the Directing Holder in respect of any Mortgage Loan that is not an applicable Excluded Loan and for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) and, in the case of any PSA Party Repurchase Request with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans prior to the occurrence of a Resolution Failure, will communicate such amount to the master servicer for its enforcement action with the related mortgage loan seller (or in the case of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, Société Générale). In connection with any such determination with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan, the master servicer will promptly provide the special servicer, but in any event within the time frame and in the manner provided in the PSA, with the servicing file and all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such non-Specially Serviced Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the master servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the master servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the special servicer to the extent set forth in the PSA in order to permit the special servicer to calculate the Loss of Value Payment as set forth in the PSA. Upon its making such payment, the applicable mortgage loan seller (or in the case of Societe Generale Financial Corporation, Société Générale) will be deemed to have cured such Material Defect in all respects. A Loss of Value Payment may not be made with respect to any such Material Defect that would cause the applicable Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

 

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In addition, each MLPA provides that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if a material document defect exists under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and the related mortgage loan seller repurchases the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust, such seller is required to repurchase the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that no such repurchase obligation will apply to any material document defect related solely to the promissory notes for any Pari Passu Companion Loan contained in the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the “Purchase Price” equals the sum of (1) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (excluding, for the purposes of a repurchase pursuant to the related MLPA, any related Companion Loan)), as of the date of purchase, (2) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (excluding, for such purpose, any related Companion Loan)) at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents default interest or Excess Interest on the ARD Loan), to, but not including, the due date immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase, (3) all related unreimbursed Property Protection Advances (including any Property Protection Advances and advance interest amounts that were reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans) (or, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the pro rata portion of any comparable amounts allocable to such Mortgage Loan and payable with respect thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement), (4) all accrued and unpaid advance interest amounts in respect of related Advances (or, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, all comparable amounts with respect to P&I Advances related to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and, with respect to outstanding Property Protection Advances, the pro rata portion of any comparable amounts payable with respect thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement), (5) any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and any other unpaid additional trust fund expenses outstanding (which, for the avoidance of doubt, include any unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) or previously incurred in respect of the related Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the pro rata portion of any comparable amounts allocable to such Mortgage Loan and payable with respect thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement), and if such Mortgage Loan is being purchased by a mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) pursuant to the related MLPA, all expenses incurred or to be incurred by the master servicer, the special servicer, the asset representations reviewer, the depositor, the certificate administrator and the trustee in respect of the breach or document defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation (to the extent not otherwise included in the amount described in clause (3) above), (6) if the applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) repurchases or substitutes for such Mortgage Loan, any related Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee to the extent not previously paid by such mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation), and (7) if a mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) repurchases or substitutes for such Mortgage Loan more than 90 days following the earlier of the responsible party’s discovery or receipt of notice of the subject material breach or material document defect, as the case may be, a Liquidation Fee. With respect to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Purchase Price that would be payable by each of the applicable mortgage loan sellers for its related promissory note(s) will be equal to its respective percentage interest in such Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date multiplied by the total Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan.

 

A “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” is a substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a material breach or document defect exists that must, on the date of substitution:

 

(a)   have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the due date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs;

 

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(b)   have a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan (determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan);

 

(c)   have the same due date and a grace period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan;

 

(d)   accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months);

 

(e)   have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than two years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan;

 

(f)    have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of (i) the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and (ii) 75%, in each case using a “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an appraisal conducted by an appraiser who is an MAI prepared in accordance with the requirements of the FIRREA;

 

(g)   comply (except in a manner that would not be adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner) as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the related MLPA;

 

(h)   have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and that will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File;

 

(i)    have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of (i) the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and (ii) 1.25x;

 

(j)    constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(4) as evidenced by an opinion of counsel (provided at the applicable mortgage loan seller’s expense);

 

(k)   not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date two years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date;

 

(l)    have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan;

 

(m)  not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the trustee and the certificate administrator have received a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable mortgage loan seller);

 

(n)   have been approved, so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an applicable Excluded Loan, by the Directing Holder;

 

(o)   prohibit defeasance within two years of the Closing Date;

 

(p)   not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in the termination of the REMIC status of any Trust REMIC or the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust or the imposition of tax on any Trust REMIC, the Grantor Trust or the issuing entity other than a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of the PSA, as determined by an opinion of counsel;

 

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(q)   have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related servicing file; and

 

(r)    be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due.

 

In the event that more than one Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then (x) the amounts described in clause (a) are required to be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances and (y) each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan must individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (b) through (r) of the preceding sentence, except (z) the rates described in clause (b) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (e) above are required to be determined on a weighted average basis, provided that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related primary servicing fee rate) may be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (not based on or subject to a cap equal to the WAC Rate) of any class of Principal Balance Certificates having a principal balance then-outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable mortgage loan seller will be required to certify that the Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and send the certification to the trustee the certificate administrator and, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder.

 

The cure, repurchase and substitution obligations or the obligation to pay the Loss of Value Payment described above will constitute the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner in connection with a material breach of any representation or warranty or a material document defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan. None of the depositor, the underwriters, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator or any other person will be obligated to repurchase or replace any affected Mortgage Loan or make a Loss of Value Payment in connection with a breach of any of the representations and warranties or a document defect if the applicable mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) defaults on its obligations to do so. We cannot assure you that a mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation) will have sufficient assets to repurchase or substitute a Mortgage Loan if required to do so.

 

As stated above, with respect to a Material Defect related to the Signature Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (8.5%), each of CREFI and SMC will only be a mortgage loan seller with respect to, and will only be obligated to take the remedial actions described above with respect to, its percentage interest in such Mortgage Loan that it sold to the depositor. It is possible that under certain circumstances only one of the applicable mortgage loan sellers will repurchase, or otherwise comply with any repurchase obligations with respect to, its interest in such Mortgage Loan if there is a Material Defect. If for any reason, one of those mortgage loan sellers repurchases its interest in such Mortgage Loan and the other mortgage loan seller does not, (i) the non-repurchased portion of the Mortgage Loan will be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” under the PSA, the repurchasing mortgage loan seller’s interest in such Mortgage Loan will be deemed to constitute a “Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan” with respect such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the related Whole Loan will continue to be serviced and administered under the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) all amounts applied in respect of interest, principal and yield maintenance premiums in respect of the related Whole Loan from time to time will be allocated pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement between the issuing entity, the repurchasing mortgage loan seller and the other related Companion Loan Holders and (iv) the repurchasing mortgage loan seller will be entitled to receive remittances of allocated collections monthly to the same extent as any other related Companion Loan Holder.

 

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Dispute Resolution Provisions

 

Each mortgage loan seller will be subject to the dispute resolution provisions described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Dispute Resolution Provisions” to the extent those provisions are triggered with respect to any mortgage loan sold to the depositor by the related mortgage loan seller and will be obligated under the related MLPA to comply with all applicable provisions and to take part in any mediation or arbitration proceedings that may result.

 

Asset Review Obligations

 

Each mortgage loan seller will be obligated to perform its obligations described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer—Asset Review” relating to any Asset Reviews performed by the asset representations reviewer, and each mortgage loan seller will have the rights described under that heading.

 

Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

General

 

The servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related REO Properties (including any interest of the holder of any Companion Loan in the REO Property acquired with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan) will be governed by the PSA and any related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Non-Serviced Companion Loans and any related REO Properties (including the issuing entity’s interest in any REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) will be serviced by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA in accordance with such Non-Serviced PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated and except where the context otherwise indicates (such as with respect to P&I Advances), discussions in this section or in any other section of this prospectus regarding the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans should be deemed to include the servicing and administration of any related Serviced Companion Loans but do not include any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan and any related REO Property.

 

The following summaries describe certain provisions of the PSA relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Companion Loans and any related REO Properties. In the case of the Serviced Whole Loans, certain provisions of the related Co-Lender Agreement are described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Certain provisions of each Non-Serviced PSA relating to the servicing and administration of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan and the related REO Properties and the related Co-Lender Agreement are summarized under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

As to particular servicing matters, the discussion under this heading “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” is applicable with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loans only while the PSA governs the servicing of such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As described in “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—The Servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loans Will Shift to Other Servicers”, on or after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Servicing Shift PSA, and the provisions of such Servicing Shift PSA may be different than the terms of the PSA, although such Servicing Shift Whole Loan will still need to be serviced in compliance with the requirements of the related Co-Lender Agreement, as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” and “—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”.

 

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The PSA does not include an obligation for any party of the PSA to advise a Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner with respect to its rights and protections relative to the issuing entity.

 

Assignment of the Mortgage Loans

 

The depositor will purchase the Mortgage Loans to be included in the issuing entity on or before the Closing Date from each of the mortgage loan sellers pursuant to separate MLPAs. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers” and “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

On the Closing Date, the depositor will sell, transfer or otherwise convey, assign or cause the assignment of the Mortgage Loans, without recourse, together with the depositor’s rights and remedies against the mortgage loan sellers under the MLPAs, to the trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the certificates and the RR Interest Owner. On or prior to the Closing Date, the depositor will require each mortgage loan seller to deliver to the certificate administrator, in its capacity as custodian, the Mortgage Notes and certain other documents and instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan. The custodian will hold such documents in trust for the benefit of the holders of the certificates and the RR Interest Owner. The custodian is obligated to review certain documents for each Mortgage Loan within 60 days of the Closing Date and report any missing documents or certain types of document defects to the parties to the PSA and the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than in respect of any applicable Excluded Loan) and the mortgage loan seller.

 

In addition, pursuant to the related MLPA, each mortgage loan seller will be required to deliver (or cause to be delivered) an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans within 60 days after the Closing Date to the depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the designated Intralinks website, and the depositor will deliver to the certificate administrator an electronic copy of such Diligence Files to be posted to the secure data room.

 

Pursuant to the PSA, the depositor will assign to the trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner the representations and warranties made by the mortgage loan sellers to the depositor in the MLPAs and any rights and remedies that the depositor has against the mortgage loan sellers under the MLPAs with respect to any Material Defect. See “—Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the MLPA” below and “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

Servicing Standard

 

The master servicer and the special servicer will each be required to diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the related REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), for which it is responsible in accordance with applicable law, the terms of the PSA, the Mortgage Loan documents, and the related Co-Lender Agreements and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care:

 

(1)       the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third-party portfolios, and

 

(2)       the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the master servicer or the special servicer,

 

as the case may be, with a view to: (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, the maximization of timely recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the issuing

 

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entity and the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner constituted a single lender) (and, in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the issuing entity, the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holder of any related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holder or holders of any related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan) as determined by the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent, institutional commercial and multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from:

 

(A)   any relationship that the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, or any of their respective affiliates, as the case may be, may have with any of the underlying borrowers, the sponsors, the mortgage loan sellers, the originators, any party to the PSA or any affiliate of the foregoing;

 

(B)   the ownership of any certificate (or any interest in any Companion Loan, mezzanine loan or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan) by the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, or any of their respective affiliates;

 

(C)   the obligation, if any, of the master servicer to make Advances;

 

(D)   the right of the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, or any of its affiliates to receive compensation or reimbursement of costs under the PSA generally or with respect to any particular transaction;

 

(E)   the ownership, servicing or management for others of (i) any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (ii) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by the PSA or held by the issuing entity by the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, or any of its affiliates;

 

(F)   any debt that the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, or any of its affiliates, has extended to any underlying borrower or an affiliate of any borrower (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing);

 

(G)  any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, or any of their affiliates, may have; and

 

(H)   any obligation of the master servicer, the special servicer, or one of their respective affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a mortgage loan seller (if the master servicer or the special servicer or any of their respective affiliates is a mortgage loan seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

All net present value calculations and determinations made under the PSA with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard” set forth above) will be made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents or, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, by using a discount rate (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or sale of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (1) the rate determined by the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related borrower on similar non-defaulted debt of the related borrower as of such date of determination, (2) the Mortgage Rate and (3) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent appraisal (or updated appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

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In the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the master servicer and the special servicer will be required to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to their respective obligations under the PSA.

 

Subservicing

 

The master servicer may delegate and/or assign some or all of their respective servicing obligations and duties with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan to one or more third-party sub-servicers provided that the master servicer will remain obligated under the PSA. A sub-servicer may be an affiliate of the depositor, the master servicer or the special servicer.

 

Each sub-servicing agreement between the master servicer and a sub-servicer (a “Sub-Servicing Agreement”) will generally be required to provide that (i) if for any reason the master servicer is no longer acting in that capacity (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the trustee or any successor master servicer may assume or terminate such party’s rights and obligations under such Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) the sub-servicer will be in default under such Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement will be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) if the sub-servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the master servicer pursuant to the PSA or such Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the depositor is a party to, (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in such Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required in order for any party to the PSA to perform its obligations under the PSA or under the Exchange Act reporting requirements of any other pooling and servicing agreement that the depositor is a party to or (C) to perform other covenants and obligations set forth in such Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The master servicer will be required to monitor the performance of sub-servicers retained by it and will have the right to remove a sub-servicer retained by it (other than any sub-servicer retained by it at the request of a mortgage loan seller, which is only removable for cause) at any time it considers removal to be in the best interests of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. However, no sub-servicer will be permitted under any Sub-Servicing Agreement to make material servicing decisions, such as loan modifications or determinations as to the manner or timing of enforcing remedies under the Mortgage Loan documents, without the consent of the master servicer. The master servicer’s consent may also be required for certain other servicing decisions as provided in the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

Generally, the master servicer will be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any sub-servicer retained by the master servicer, without regard to whether the master servicer’s compensation pursuant to the PSA is sufficient to pay those fees. Each sub-servicer will be required to be reimbursed by the master servicer for certain expenditures which such sub-servicer makes, generally to the same extent the master servicer would be reimbursed under the PSA.

 

Advances

 

P&I Advances

 

On the business day immediately preceding each Distribution Date (the “Master Servicer Remittance Date”), except as otherwise described below, the master servicer will be obligated, unless determined to be nonrecoverable as described below, to make advances (each, a “P&I Advance”) out of its own funds or, subject to the replacement of those funds as provided in the PSA, certain funds held in the Collection Account that are not required to be part of the Aggregate Available Funds for that Distribution Date, in an amount equal to (but subject to reduction as described below) the aggregate of:

 

(1)       all Periodic Payments (other than balloon payments) (net of any applicable Servicing Fees) that were due on the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any REO Loan

 

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(other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and not received as of the business day preceding the Master Servicer Remittance Date; and

 

(2)       in the case of each Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its balloon payment as of the Master Servicer Remittance Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the balloon payment would have been past due), an amount equal to its Assumed Scheduled Payment.

 

The master servicer’s obligations to make P&I Advances in respect of any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) will continue, except if a determination as to non-recoverability is made, through and up to liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be. However, no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance made with respect to a Mortgage Loan unless the related Periodic Payment is received after the related Due Date has passed and any applicable grace period has expired or if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the Master Servicer Remittance Date. To the extent that the master servicer fails to make a P&I Advance that it is required to make under the PSA, the trustee will be required to make the required P&I Advance in accordance with the terms of the PSA.

 

If an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been assessed with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an appraisal reduction has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the master servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount), then the interest portion of any P&I Advance in respect of that Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date will be reduced (there will be no reduction in the principal portion, if any, of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of the P&I Advance for that Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date without regard to this sentence, and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the related Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of any Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the related Distribution Date.

 

Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will make or be permitted to make a P&I Advance for balloon payments, default interest, late payment charges, yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums, or Excess Interest or with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

Advances are intended to maintain a regular flow of scheduled interest and principal payments to holders of the class or classes of certificates entitled thereto, and are not credit support for the certificates and will not act to guarantee or insure against losses on the mortgage loans or otherwise.

 

Property Protection Advances

 

In addition to P&I Advances, except as otherwise described under “—Recovery of Advances” below and except in certain limited circumstances described below, the master servicer will also be obligated (subject to the limitations described in this prospectus), to make advances (“Property Protection Advances” and, collectively with P&I Advances, “Advances”) in connection with the servicing and administration of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, as applicable, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or is reasonably foreseeable, or, in connection with the servicing and administration of any Mortgaged Property or REO Property, in order to pay delinquent real estate taxes, assessments and hazard insurance premiums and to cover other similar costs and expenses necessary to preserve the priority of or enforce the related Mortgage Loan documents or to protect, lease, manage and maintain the related Mortgaged Property. To the extent that the master servicer fails to make a Property Protection Advance that it is required to make under the PSA and the trustee has received notice or otherwise has actual knowledge of this failure, the trustee will be required to make the required Property Protection Advance in accordance with the terms of the PSA.

 

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However, none of the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee will make or be permitted to make any Property Protection Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement or the PSA.

 

The special servicer will have no obligation to make any Property Protection Advances. However, in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Property Protection Advance, the special servicer may make such Property Protection Advance, and the master servicer will be required to reimburse the special servicer for such Advance (with interest on that Advance) within a specified number of days as set forth in the PSA, unless such Advance is determined to be nonrecoverable by the master servicer in its reasonable judgment (in which case it will be reimbursed out of the collection account). Once the special servicer is reimbursed, the master servicer will be deemed to have made the special servicer’s Property Protection Advance as of the date made by the special servicer, and will be entitled to reimbursement with interest on that Advance in accordance with the terms of the PSA.

 

No Property Protection Advances will be made with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan if the related Mortgage Loan is no longer held by the issuing entity or if such Serviced Whole Loan is no longer serviced under the PSA and no Property Protection Advances will be made for any Non-Serviced Whole Loan under the PSA. Any requirement of the master servicer or the trustee to make an Advance in the PSA is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such person the risk of loss with respect to one or more Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan.

 

The master servicer will also be obligated to make Property Protection Advances with respect to Serviced Whole Loans. With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the applicable servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA will be obligated to make property protection advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan. See “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” below and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Nonrecoverable Advances

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee will be obligated to make any Advance that it determines in its reasonable judgment would, if made, be non-recoverable (including recovery of interest on the Advance) out of Related Proceeds (a “Nonrecoverable Advance”). In addition, the special servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if it makes such a determination, must deliver to the master servicer (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to any master servicer or special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement governing any securitization trust into which the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited, and, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related master servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA), the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination, which determination will be binding upon the master servicer and the trustee. No special servicer will have any obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance is, or would be, recoverable; however, if the special servicer makes any such determination, such determination will not be binding upon the master servicer or the trustee. In the absence of a determination by the special servicer that such an Advance is non-recoverable, each such decision will remain with the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable. If the special servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance is non-recoverable, the master servicer and the trustee will have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance is non-recoverable.

 

In making such non-recoverability determination, each person will be entitled to consider (among other things): (a) the obligations of the borrower under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified, (b) the related Mortgaged Properties in

 

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their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse change with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (c) estimated future expenses and (d) estimated timing of recoveries, and will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the master servicer or the trustee, in light of the fact that Related Proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any such person may update or change its recoverability determinations (but not reverse any other person’s determination that an Advance is non-recoverable) at any time and may obtain, promptly upon request, from the special servicer at the expense of the issuing entity any analysis, appraisals or market value estimates or other information for such purposes. Absent bad faith, any non-recoverability determination described in this paragraph will be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, and will be binding upon, the master servicer and the trustee. Nonrecoverable Advances will represent a portion of the losses to be borne by the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be non-recoverable, such determination will not be binding on the master servicer and the trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided, however, the master servicer and the trustee may rely on the non-recoverability determination of the other master servicer or other trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Similarly, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the master servicer or the special servicer determines that any P&I Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be non-recoverable, such determination will not be binding on the related master servicer and related trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA as such determination relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise); provided, however, the other master servicer and other trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA may rely on the non-recoverability determination of the master servicer or the trustee.

 

Recovery of Advances

 

The master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to recover (a) any Property Protection Advance made out of its own funds from any amounts collected in respect of a Mortgage Loan (or, consistent with the related Co-Lender Agreement, a Serviced Whole Loan) or REO Loan as to which such Property Protection Advance was made, and (b) any P&I Advance made out of its own funds from any amounts collected in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan as to which such P&I Advance was made, whether in the form of late payments, insurance and condemnation proceeds, liquidation proceeds or otherwise from the related Mortgage Loan (“Related Proceeds”). Each of the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will be entitled to recover any Advance by it that it subsequently determines to be a Nonrecoverable Advance out of general collections relating to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool on deposit in the Collection Account (first from principal collections and then from any other collections). Amounts payable in respect of each Serviced Companion Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement will not be available for distributions on the certificates or for the reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances that are P&I Advances of principal or interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. However, amounts payable in respect of each Serviced Companion Loan will be available, in accordance with the PSA and related Co-Lender Agreement, for the reimbursement of any Property Protection Advances with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to a Property Protection Advance on a Serviced Whole Loan the master servicer will be entitled to reimbursement first, from amounts that would have been allocable to the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, on a pro rata basis (based on each such loan’s outstanding principal balance), and then, if the Property Protection Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, from general collections of the issuing entity; provided that the master servicer will be required, after receiving payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, if any, to (i) promptly notify the holder of any related Companion Loan and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to exercise on behalf of the issuing entity the rights of the issuing entity under the related Co-Lender Agreement to obtain reimbursement for

 

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a pro rata portion of such amount allocable to any related Pari Passu Companion Loans from the holders of such Companion Loans.

 

If the funds in the Collection Account relating to the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal on the Mortgage Loans are insufficient to fully reimburse the party entitled to reimbursement, then such party as an accommodation may elect, on a monthly basis, at its sole option and discretion to defer reimbursement of the portion that exceeds such amount allocable to principal (in which case interest will continue to accrue on the unreimbursed portion of the advance) for a time as required to reimburse the excess portion from principal for a consecutive period up to 12 months (provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan, any such deferral exceeding 6 months will require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Holder) and any election to so defer will be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided that no such deferral may occur at any time to the extent that amounts otherwise distributable as principal are available for such reimbursement.

 

In connection with a potential election by the master servicer or the trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of all or a portion of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the master servicer or the trustee will be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of all or a portion of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance; provided, however, that if, at any time the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be required to use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider 15 days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website, unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, and thereafter will be required to deliver copies of such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider as soon as practical. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give such notice will in no way affect the master servicer’s or the trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement.

 

Each of the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will be entitled to recover any Advance that is outstanding at the time that a Mortgage Loan is modified but is not repaid in full by the borrower in connection with such modification but becomes an obligation of the borrower to pay such amounts in the future (such Advance, together with interest on that Advance, a “Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount”) out of principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in the Collection Account.

 

Any amount that constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount may in the future be determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and thereafter will be recoverable as any other Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

In connection with its recovery of any Advance, each of the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will be entitled to be paid, out of any amounts relating to the Mortgage Loans then on deposit in the Collection Account, interest at the Prime Rate, compounded annually (the “Reimbursement Rate”), accrued on the amount of the Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will be entitled to interest on P&I Advances that accrues before the related due date has passed and any applicable grace period has expired. The “Prime Rate” will be the prime rate, for any day, set forth in The Wall Street Journal, New York edition.

 

See “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” for reimbursements of property protection advances made in respect of each Non-Serviced Whole Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Accounts

 

The master servicer is required to establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts and subaccounts (collectively, the “Collection Account”) in its own name on behalf

 

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of the trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. The master servicer is required to deposit in the Collection Account (and in no event later than the 2nd business day following receipt of properly identified and available funds) all properly identified payments and collections due after the Cut-off Date and other amounts received or advanced with respect to the Mortgage Loans (including, without limitation, all proceeds (the “Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”) received under any hazard, title or other insurance policy that provides coverage with respect to a Mortgaged Property or the related Mortgage Loan or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property (other than proceeds applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the related borrower in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or, if applicable, the special servicer) and/or the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage) and all other amounts received and retained in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan that is defaulted and any related defaulted Companion Loans or property acquired by foreclosure or otherwise (the “Liquidation Proceeds”)) together with the net operating income (less reasonable reserves for future expenses) derived from the operation of any REO Properties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the collections on the Whole Loans deposited into the Collection Account will be limited to the portion of such amounts that are payable to the holder of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

The master servicer will also be required to establish and maintain a segregated custodial account (the “Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account”) with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, which may be a sub-account or ledger account of the Collection Account, and deposit amounts collected in respect of each Serviced Whole Loan in the related Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account. The issuing entity will only be entitled to amounts on deposit in a Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account to the extent these funds are not otherwise payable to the holder of a related Serviced Companion Loan or payable or reimbursable to any party to the PSA. Any amounts in a Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account to which the issuing entity is entitled will be transferred on a monthly basis to the Collection Account.

 

With respect to each Distribution Date, on the related Master Servicer Remittance Date, the master servicer will be required to disburse from the Collection Account and remit to the certificate administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, to the extent of funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date and any yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums received as of the related Determination Date. The certificate administrator is required to establish and maintain various accounts, including a “Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account”, a “Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”, and an “Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”, each of which may be sub-accounts of a single account (collectively, the “Distribution Accounts”), in its own name on behalf of the trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner.

 

On each Distribution Date, the certificate administrator is required to apply amounts on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (which will include all funds that were remitted by the master servicer from the Collection Account), plus, among other things, any related P&I Advances less amounts, if any, distributable to the Class R certificates as set forth in the PSA generally to make distributions of interest and principal from (i) Non-VRR Available Funds to the holders of the Non-VRR Certificates and (ii) VRR Available Funds to the VRR Interest Owners, as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest”. Amounts received with respect to the Loan REMIC Residual Interests will be deposited into the Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account.

 

The certificate administrator is also required to establish and maintain an account (the “Interest Reserve Account”) which may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account, in its own name on behalf of the trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. On the Master Servicer Remittance Date occurring each February and on any Master Servicer Remittance Date occurring in any January which occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the certificate administrator will be required to deposit amounts remitted by the master servicer or P&I Advances made on the related Mortgage Loans into the Interest Reserve Account during the related interest period, in respect of the Mortgage Loans that accrue interest on an Actual/360 Basis (collectively, the “Actual/360 Loans”), in an amount equal to one day’s interest at the Net

 

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Mortgage Rate for each such Actual/360 Loan on its Stated Principal Balance and as of the Distribution Date in the month preceding the month in which the Master Servicer Remittance Date occurs, to the extent a Periodic Payment or P&I Advance or other deposit is made in respect of the Mortgage Loans (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January (if applicable) and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On the Master Servicer Remittance Date occurring each March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the certificate administrator will be required to withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit that amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

The certificate administrator is also required to establish and maintain an account (the “Excess Interest Distribution Account”), which may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account, in the name of the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Class S certificates and the VRR Interest Owners. Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the master servicer is required to remit to the certificate administrator for deposit into the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received by the master servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date.

 

The certificate administrator may be required to establish and maintain accounts (the “Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account” and the “VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”), each of which may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account, in its own name on behalf of the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Non-VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest Owners, respectively. To the extent that any gains are realized on sales of Mortgaged Properties (or, with respect to any Whole Loan, the portion of such amounts that are payable on the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement), such gains will be deposited (i) into the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in an amount equal to the Non-VRR Percentage multiplied by such gains and (ii) into the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in an amount equal to the VRR Percentage multiplied by such gains.

 

Amounts in the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account will be applied on each Distribution Date to reimburse the Principal Balance Certificates up to an amount equal to all Non-VRR Realized Losses, if any, previously deemed allocated to them and unreimbursed after application of the Non-VRR Available Funds for such Distribution Date, and amounts in the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account will be applied on each Distribution Date to reimburse the VRR Interest Owners up to an amount equal to all VRR Realized Losses, if any, previously deemed allocated to the VRR Interest and unreimbursed after application of the VRR Available Funds for such Distribution Date. To the extent not so applied, such gains will be held and applied to offset future Realized Losses, if any (as determined by the special servicer). Upon termination of the issuing entity, any remaining amounts in the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account will be distributed on the Class R certificates.

 

Other accounts to be established pursuant to the PSA are one or more segregated custodial accounts (the “REO Account”) for collections from REO Properties. Each REO Account will be maintained by the special servicer in its own name on behalf of the trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner.

 

The Collection Account, the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, and the REO Account are collectively referred to as the “Securitization Accounts” (but with respect to any Whole Loan, only to the extent of the issuing entity’s interest in the Whole Loan). Each of the foregoing accounts will be held at a depository institution or trust company meeting the requirements of the PSA.

 

Amounts on deposit in the foregoing accounts may be invested in certain United States government securities and other investments meeting the requirements of the PSA (“Permitted Investments”). Interest or other income earned on funds in the accounts maintained by the master servicer, the certificate administrator or the special servicer, as the case may be, will be payable to such person as additional compensation, and such person will be required to bear any losses resulting from their investment of such funds.

 

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Withdrawals from the Collection Account

 

The master servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account, exclusive of the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account that may be a subaccount of the Collection Account) for any of the following purposes, in each case only to the extent permitted under the PSA and with respect to the Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement, without duplication (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):

 

(i)    to remit on each Master Servicer Remittance Date (A) to the certificate administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account certain portions of the Aggregate Available Funds and any prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges attributable to the Mortgage Loans on the related Distribution Date, (B) to the certificate administrator for deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount required to be withheld as described above under “—Accounts”, or (C) to the certificate administrator for deposit into the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received in the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date, if any;

 

(ii)    to pay or reimburse the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the PSA for Advances made by any of them and interest on Advances (the master servicer’s, the special servicer’s or the trustee’s respective right, as applicable, to reimbursement for items described in this clause (ii) being limited as described above under “—Advances”) (provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements are subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement);

 

(iii)    to pay to the master servicer and the special servicer, as compensation, the aggregate unpaid servicing compensation;

 

(iv)    to pay to the operating advisor the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee (but only to the extent actually received from the related borrower) or the Operating Advisor Fee;

 

(v)     to pay to the asset representations reviewer the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee to the extent payable as a trust fund expense;

 

(vi)    to reimburse the trustee, the special servicer and the master servicer, as applicable, for any Nonrecoverable Advances or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts;

 

(vii)    to reimburse the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, as applicable, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred with respect to each related Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased or substituted by such person pursuant to the PSA or otherwise;

 

(viii)    to reimburse the master servicer, the special servicer, the asset representations reviewer or the trustee for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable mortgage loan seller’s obligations under the applicable section of the related MLPA;

 

(ix)     to pay for any unpaid costs and expenses incurred by the issuing entity;

 

(x)     to pay the master servicer and the special servicer, as applicable, as additional servicing compensation, (A) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the issuing entity held in the Collection Account and the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account (but only to the extent of the net investment earnings during the applicable one month period ending on the related Distribution Date), (B) certain penalty charges and default interest and (C) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excess and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any

 

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Serviced Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments;

 

(xi)     to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)    to the extent not reimbursed or paid pursuant to any of the above clauses, (A) to reimburse or pay the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the depositor or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, unpaid additional expenses of the issuing entity and certain other unreimbursed expenses incurred by such person pursuant to and to the extent reimbursable under the PSA and to satisfy any indemnification obligations of the issuing entity under the PSA and (B) to reimburse or pay any party to the PSA any unpaid expenses specifically reimbursable from the Collection Account under the PSA;

 

(xiii)    to pay for the cost of the opinions of counsel or the cost of obtaining any extension to the time in which the issuing entity is permitted to hold REO Property;

 

(xiv)    to pay any applicable federal, state or local taxes imposed on each Trust REMIC, the Grantor Trust or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator or the trustee is liable under the PSA;

 

(xv)     to pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee;

 

(xvi)     to reimburse the certificate administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for legal expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the issuing entity of any administrative or judicial proceedings related to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority;

 

(xvii)    to pay the applicable mortgage loan seller or any other person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased or replaced by such person pursuant to the PSA, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or replacement relating to periods after the date of purchase or replacement;

 

(xviii)    to remit to the companion paying agent for deposit into the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to the PSA; and

 

(xix)     to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to a plan for termination and liquidation of the issuing entity.

 

No amounts payable or reimbursable to the parties to the PSA out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to any related Companion Loan.

 

Certain costs and expenses (such as a pro rata share of any related Property Protection Advances) allocable to the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan may be paid or reimbursed out of payments and other collections on the other Mortgage Loans, subject to the issuing entity’s right to reimbursement from future payments and other collections on any related Companion Loan or from general collections with respect to the securitization of any related Companion Loan. If the master servicer makes, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, any reimbursement or payment out of the Collection Account to cover the related Serviced Companion Loan’s share of any cost, expense, indemnity, Property Protection Advance or interest on such Property Protection Advance, or fee with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, then the master servicer must use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amount out of collections on such Serviced Companion Loan or, if and to the extent permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, from the holder of the related Serviced Companion Loan.

 

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The master servicer will also be entitled to make withdrawals, from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursements required to be paid to the parties to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced Co-Lender Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA. See “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

If a P&I Advance is made with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is part of a Whole Loan, then that P&I Advance, together with interest on such P&I Advance, may only be reimbursed out of future payments and collections on that Mortgage Loan or, as and to the extent described under “—Advances” above, on other Mortgage Loans, but not out of payments or other collections on the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Likewise, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee and the Operating Advisor Fee that accrue with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is part of a Whole Loan and any other amounts payable to the operating advisor may only be paid out of payments and other collections on such Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgage Pool generally, but not out of payments or other collections on the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses

 

General

 

The parties to the PSA other than the depositor will be entitled to payment of certain fees as compensation for services performed under the PSA. Below is a summary of the fees payable to the parties to the PSA from amounts that the issuing entity is entitled to receive. In addition, CREFC® will be entitled to a license fee for use of their names and trademarks, including a collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as described in the PSA (the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”). Certain additional fees and costs payable by the related borrowers are allocable to the parties to the PSA other than the depositor, but such amounts are not payable from amounts that the issuing entity is entitled to receive.

 

The amounts available for distribution on the certificates and the RR Interest on any Distribution Date will generally be net of the following amounts:

 

Type/Recipient(1) 

Amount(1) 

Source(1) 

Frequency 

       
Fees      
Master Servicing Fee /
Master Servicer
With respect to the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, the product of the monthly portion of the related annual Servicing Fee Rate calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan. Out of recoveries of interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loans) or if unpaid after final recovery on the related Mortgage Loan, out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Monthly
Special Servicing Fee / Special Servicer With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loan that are a Specially Serviced Loan, the product of the monthly portion of the related annual Special Servicing Fee Rate calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan. First, from liquidation proceeds, insurance and condemnation proceeds, and collections in respect of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loans), and then from general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Monthly

 

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Type/Recipient(1) 

Amount(1) 

Source(1) 

Frequency 

Workout Fee /
Special Servicer(2)
With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loan that are a Corrected Loan, the Workout Fee Rate multiplied by all payments of interest and principal received on such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan for so long as they remain a Corrected Loan. Out of each collection of interest, principal, and prepayment consideration received on the related Mortgage Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) and then from general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Time to time
Liquidation Fee /
Special Servicer(2)
With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loan that are a Specially Serviced Loan for which the special servicer obtains a full, partial or discounted payoff or any liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds and condemnation proceeds an amount calculated by application of a Liquidation Fee Rate to the related payment or proceeds (exclusive of default interest). From any liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and any other revenues received with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) and then from general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Time to time
Additional Servicing Compensation / Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer(3) All modification fees, assumption application fees, defeasance fees, assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, late payment charges, default interest, review fees and similar fees actually collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Serviced Companion Loans. Related payments made by borrowers with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and related Serviced Companion Loans. Time to time
Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee/Certificate Administrator With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the monthly portion of the annual Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan. Out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account. Monthly
Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee/Trustee With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the monthly portion of the annual Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account. Monthly

 

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Type/Recipient(1) 

Amount(1) 

Source(1) 

Frequency 

Operating Advisor Fee / Operating Advisor With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the monthly portion of the annual Operating Advisor Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan. First, out of recoveries of interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and then, if the related Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Monthly
Operating Advisor Consulting Fee / Operating Advisor $10,000 for each Major Decision made with respect to a Mortgage Loan (or, such lesser amount as the related borrower agrees to pay with respect to such Mortgage Loan). Payable by the related borrower. Time to time
Asset Representations Reviewer Fee / Asset Representations Reviewer With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the monthly portion of the annual Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan. Out of general collections with respect to Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Monthly
Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (i) $15,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) $20,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000 or (iii) $25,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $40,000,000. By the mortgage loan seller; provided, however, that if the mortgage loan seller is insolvent, such fee will become an expense of the issuing entity. Upon the completion of each Asset Review with respect to a Delinquent Loan.
Property Protection Advances / Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee To the extent of funds available, the amount of any Property Protection Advances. First, from funds collected with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loans), and with respect to any Nonrecoverable Advance or a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account, subject to certain limitations. Time to time

 

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Interest on Property Protection
Advances / Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee
At a rate per annum equal to the Reimbursement Rate, compounded annually, calculated on the number of days the related Advance remains unreimbursed. First, out of late payment charges and default interest on the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loans), and then, after or at the same time that advance is reimbursed, out of any other amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account, subject to certain limitations. Time to time
P&I Advances on the Mortgage Loans / Master Servicer and Trustee To the extent of funds available, the amount of any P&I Advances. First, from funds collected with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and then, with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance or a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account. Time to time
Interest on P&I Advances on the Mortgage Loans/ Master Servicer and Trustee At a rate per annum equal to Reimbursement Rate, compounded annually, calculated on the number of days the related Advance remains unreimbursed. First, out of default interest and late payment charges on the related Mortgage Loan and then, after or at the same time that advance is reimbursed, out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans. Monthly
Indemnification Expenses /
Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Depositor, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer or Special Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing parties
Amount to which such party is entitled for indemnification under the PSA. Out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account (and, under certain circumstances, from collections on Serviced Companion Loans) Time to time
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee / CREFC® With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate multiplied by the outstanding principal amount of each Mortgage Loan. Out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account. Monthly
Expenses of the issuing entity not advanced (which may include reimbursable expenses incurred by the Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer, expenses relating to environmental remediation or appraisals, expenses of operating REO Property and expense incurred by any independent contractor hired to operate REO Property) Based on third party charges. First from collections on the related Mortgage Loan (income on the related REO Property), if applicable, and then from general collections, in the Collection Account (and custodial account with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), subject to certain limitations. Time to time

 

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(1)With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan (or any Specially Serviced Loan) in respect of which an REO Property was acquired, and all references to Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan, and Specially Serviced Loan in this table will be deemed to also be references to or to also include any REO Loans.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related master servicer, special servicer, certificate administrator, trustee, operating advisor and/or asset representations reviewer under the related Non-Serviced PSA governing the servicing of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be entitled to receive similar fees and reimbursements with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan in amounts, from sources and at frequencies that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to those described above and, in certain cases (for example, with respect to unreimbursed special servicing fees and property protection advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan), such amounts may be reimbursable from general collections on the other Mortgage Loans to the extent not recoverable from the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

In connection with the servicing and administration of each Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement, the master servicer and the special servicer will be entitled to servicing compensation, without duplication, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan as well as the related Mortgage Loan to the extent consistent with the PSA and not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(2)Subject to certain offsets as described below. Circumstances as to when a Liquidation Fee is not payable are set forth in this “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” section.

 

(3)Allocable between the master servicer and the special servicer as provided in the PSA.

 

Master Servicing Compensation

 

The fee of the master servicer including the fee of any primary or other sub-servicer (the “Servicing Fee”) will be payable monthly from amounts allocable in respect of interest received in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent not prohibited under the related Co-Lender Agreement) and any related REO Loan, and will accrue at a rate (the “Servicing Fee Rate”) on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or related REO Loan, as applicable, equal to a per annum rate ranging from 0.00188% to 0.04250%. The Servicing Fee payable to the master servicer with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan will be payable, subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement, from amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan or if unpaid after final recovery on the related Mortgage Loan, out of general collections on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the other Mortgage Loans.

 

In addition to the Servicing Fee, the master servicer will be entitled to retain, as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the following amounts to the extent collected from the related borrower:

 

100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement and that do not involve a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision and 50% (provided, however, that the master servicer will receive 0% of any Payment Accommodation Fees with respect to a Payment Accommodation processed by the special servicer) of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement and that involve one or more Special Servicer Major Decisions or (if processed by the master servicer) Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions, and 0% with respect to Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions processed by the special servicer;

 

100% of all assumption application fees received on any Mortgage Loans, only for which the master servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) (whether or not the consent of the special servicer is required) and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee will not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the special servicer is entitled to under the PSA);

 

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100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and similar fees pursuant to the PSA on any Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) which do not involve a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision;

 

50% (provided, however, that the master servicer will receive 0% of any Payment Accommodation Fees with respect to a Payment Accommodation processed by the special servicer) of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees), in each case, with respect to all Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) which involve a Special Servicer Major Decision or (if processed by the master servicer) Special Servicer Non-Major Decision, and 0% with respect to Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions processed by the special servicer; and

 

late payment charges and default interest paid by the borrowers (that were accrued while the related Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Serviced Companion Loan (to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) were not Specially Serviced Loans), but only to the extent such late payment charges and default interest are not needed to pay interest on Advances or certain additional trust fund expenses incurred with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or, if provided under the related Co-Lender Agreement, any related Serviced Companion Loan since the Closing Date.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the master servicer and the special servicer will each be entitled to charge and retain reasonable review fees in connection with any borrower request to the extent such fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents and are actually paid by or on behalf of the related borrower.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the master servicer and the special servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the master servicer and the special servicer will each have the right, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee (in the case of a split fee with respect to penalty charges, subject to certain limitations set forth in the PSA); provided that (A) neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the master servicer or the special servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee will not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the master servicer decides not to charge any fee, the special servicer will nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the special servicer would have been entitled if the master servicer had charged a fee and the master servicer will not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the special servicer.

 

In addition, the master servicer also is authorized but not required to invest or direct the investment of funds held in the Collection Account in Permitted Investments, and the master servicer will be entitled to retain any interest or other income earned on those funds and will bear any losses resulting from the investment of these funds, except as set forth in the PSA. The master servicer also is entitled to retain any interest earned on any servicing escrow account to the extent the interest is not required to be paid to the related borrowers.

 

See “—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”.

 

Modification Fees” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loans, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of such Mortgage Loan documents and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

 

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With respect to each of the master servicer and the special servicer, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such person from the related borrower (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such person from the related borrower within the prior 12-months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap equal to the greater of (i) 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) $25,000.

 

The Servicing Fee is calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans and Serviced Companion Loans. The Servicing Fee for each Mortgage Loan is included in the Administrative Cost Rate listed for that Mortgage Loan on Annex A-1. Any Servicing Fee Rate calculated on an Actual/360 Basis will be recomputed on the basis of twelve 30-day months, assuming a 360-day year (“30/360 Basis”) for purposes of calculating the Net Mortgage Rate.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the PSA, Midland will be entitled to retain a portion of the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, to the extent provided for in the related Co-Lender Agreement, each Serviced Companion Loan notwithstanding any termination or resignation of Midland as master servicer; provided that Midland may not retain any portion of the Servicing Fee to the extent that portion of the Servicing Fee is required to appoint a successor master servicer. In addition, Midland will have the right to assign and transfer its rights to receive that retained portion of its Servicing Fee to another party.

 

The master servicer will be required to pay its overhead and any general and administrative expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities under the PSA. The master servicer will not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred by it except as expressly provided in the PSA. The master servicer will be responsible for all fees payable to any sub-servicers. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount”.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the primary servicer of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be entitled to a primary servicing fee accruing at a rate equal to (i) 0.000625% per annum for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, (ii) 0.00125% per annum for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Mortgage Loan and the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan and (iii) 0.00250% per annum for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan and the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan.

 

Special Servicing Compensation

 

The principal compensation to be paid to the special servicer in respect of its special servicing activities will be the Special Servicing Fee, the Workout Fee and the Liquidation Fee. The special servicer will not be entitled to retain any portion of the Excess Interest paid on any ARD Loan.

 

The “Special Servicing Fee” will accrue with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on a loan-by-loan basis at the Special Servicing Fee Rate calculated on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan (including any REO Loan), as applicable, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans, and will be payable monthly, first from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, and collections in respect of the related REO Property or Specially Serviced Loan and then from general collections on all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties. The Non-Serviced Whole Loans will be subject to a similar special servicing fee pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA. For further detail, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Special Servicing Fee Rate” means (a) 0.25% per annum or (b) if such rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than any

 

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interest in REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property will be the higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

The “Workout Fee” will generally be payable with respect to each Corrected Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan) and will be calculated by application of a “Workout Fee Rate” equal to the lesser of (a) 1.00% to each collection (other than penalty charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid) (including scheduled payments, prepayments, balloon payments, and payments at maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date) received on the Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan and (b) such lower rate as would result in a Workout Fee of $1,000,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, from the date such Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the related maturity date (or if the rate in clause (a) above would result in a Workout Fee that would be less than $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then related maturity date, then the Workout Fee Rate will be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Workout Fee equal to $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then related maturity date); provided that no Workout Fee will be payable by the issuing entity with respect to any Corrected Loan if and to the extent that the Corrected Loan became a Specially Serviced Loan under clause (5) or clause (7) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” (and no other clause of that definition) and no event of default actually occurs, unless the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan is modified by the special servicer in accordance with the terms of the PSA; provided, further that if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan only because of an event described in clause (1) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” as a result of a payment default at maturity and the related collection of interest and principal is received within 90 days following the related maturity date in connection with the full and final pay-off or refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, the special servicer will not be entitled to collect a Workout Fee, but may collect and retain appropriate fees from the related borrower in connection with such workout. The Workout Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan that becomes a Corrected Loan will be reduced by any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related borrower with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as described in the definition of “Excess Modification Fees”, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

The Non-Serviced Whole Loans will be subject to a similar workout fee pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA. For further details, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if the Corrected Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan but will become payable again if and when the Mortgage Loan (including a Serviced Companion Loan) again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Workout Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan that becomes a Corrected Loan will be reduced by any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related borrower with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and received by the special servicer as compensation within the prior 18 months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

If the special servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it will retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that became a Corrected Loan during the period that it acted as special servicer and remained a Corrected

 

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Loan at the time of that termination or resignation, except that such Workout Fees will cease to be payable if the Corrected Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. The successor special servicer will not be entitled to any portion of those Workout Fees. If the special servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated special servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the special servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the special servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the borrower had not made three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the borrower making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments.

 

A “Liquidation Fee” will be payable to the special servicer with respect to (i) each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) as to which the special servicer receives (a) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related borrower or (b) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to any related Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) except as otherwise described below, any Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, only to the extent that (i) the special servicer is enforcing the applicable mortgage loan seller’s obligations under the applicable mortgage loan purchase agreement with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan and (ii) the related Liquidation Fee is not otherwise required to be paid to the special servicer engaged with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan securitization trust or otherwise prohibited from being paid to the special servicer (in each case, under the related pooling and servicing agreement for the securitization trust that owns such Serviced Companion Loan)) for which the special servicer is the Enforcing Servicer and either (A) such Mortgage Loan (and Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) is repurchased or substituted for by the applicable mortgage loan seller or (B) a Loss of Value Payment has been made with respect to such Mortgage Loan (and Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable). The Liquidation Fee for each such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property will be payable from, and will be calculated by application of the Liquidation Fee Rate, to the related payment or proceeds; provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related borrower with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property as described in the definition of “Excess Modification Fees”, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee; provided, however, that any such fee payable with respect to the Serviced Companion Loan will be payable solely from proceeds on such Serviced Companion Loan; provided, further, that except as contemplated by each of the immediately preceding provisos and the second following paragraph, no Liquidation Fee will be less than $25,000.

 

The “Liquidation Fee Rate” will be a rate equal to the lesser of (a) such rate as would result in a Liquidation Fee of $1,000,000 and (b) 1.00% with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent provided in the definition of “Liquidation Fee”) repurchased, substituted or for which a Loss of Value Payment has been made, each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Property.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary described above, no Liquidation Fee will be payable based upon, or out of, Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with:

 

(i)    (A) the repurchase of, or substitution for, any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan by a mortgage loan seller for a breach of representation or warranty or for defective or deficient Mortgage Loan documentation within the initial 90 day time period (as may be extended) provided for such repurchase or substitution if such repurchase or substitution occurs prior to the termination of such extended period, or (B) the payment of a Loss of Value Payment in connection with any such breach or document defect within the initial 90-day time period (as may be extended) provided for the Loss of Value Payment, if such Loss of Value Payment occurs prior to the termination of such extended period,

 

(ii)    the purchase of (A) any Specially Serviced Loan that is an AB Whole Loan or related REO Property by the holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan or (B) any Specially Serviced

 

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Loan or an REO Property that is subject to mezzanine indebtedness by the holder of the related mezzanine loan, in each case described in clause (ii)(A) or (B) above, within 90 days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during the period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan,

 

(iii)    the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, in connection with an optional termination of the issuing entity,

 

(iv)    with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (A) a repurchase of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan by the related mortgage loan seller for a breach of representation or warranty or for defective or deficient Mortgage Loan documentation under the pooling and servicing agreement for the securitization trust that owns such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan within the time period (or extension of such time period) provided for such repurchase if such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of such extended period provided in such pooling and servicing agreement or (B) a purchase of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan by an applicable party to a pooling and servicing agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of another securitization entity,

 

(v)    the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the special servicer or its affiliate (except if such affiliate purchaser is the Directing Holder or its affiliate; provided, however, that if no Control Termination Event is continuing, such affiliated Directing Holder or its affiliate purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within 90 days after the special servicer delivers to such Directing Holder for approval the initial asset status report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the special servicer will not be entitled to a liquidation fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Holder or its affiliates), or

 

(vi)    if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan only because of an event described in clause (1) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” under the heading “—Special Servicing Transfer Event” and the related Liquidation Proceeds are received within 90 days following the related maturity date as a result of the related Mortgage Loan or the Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a liquidation fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (i) through (v) above, the special servicer may still collect and retain a liquidation fee and similar fees from the related borrower to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Non-Serviced Whole Loans will be subject to a similar liquidation fee pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA. For further detail, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

The special servicer will also be entitled to additional servicing compensation with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which it acts as special servicer (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), in the following amounts to the extent collected from the related borrower:

 

(i)    100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans, 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions that are processed by the special servicer, and 100% of Payment Accommodation Fees,

 

(ii)    100% of all assumption application fees received on any Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan (to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement), only for which the special servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction,

 

(iii)    100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and similar fees on any Specially Serviced Loan or certain other similar fees paid by the related borrower, and

 

(iv)    50% (or 100% with respect to Payment Accommodation Fees) of all Excess Modification Fees and 50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and similar fees (other than

 

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assumption application and defeasance fees) received with respect to all Mortgage Loans (including any Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreements, if applicable) (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans that involve one or more Special Servicer Major Decisions or (if processed by the master servicer) Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions, and 100% with respect to Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions processed by the special servicer.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the master servicer and the special servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the master servicer and the special servicer will each have the right, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee (in the case of a split fee with respect to penalty charges, subject to certain limitations set forth in the PSA); provided that (A) neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the master servicer or the special servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee will not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the special servicer decides not to charge any fee, the master servicer will nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the master servicer would have been entitled if the special servicer had charged a fee and the special servicer will not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the master servicer.

 

The special servicer will also be entitled to late payment charges and default interest paid by the borrowers and accrued while the related Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, and to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) were Specially Serviced Loans and that are not needed to pay interest on Advances or certain additional trust fund expenses with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, to the extent not prohibited by the related Co-Lender Agreement) since the Closing Date. The special servicer also is authorized but not required to invest or direct the investment of funds held in the applicable REO Account or Loss of Value Payment reserve fund in Permitted Investments, and the special servicer will be entitled to retain any interest or other income earned on those funds and will bear any losses resulting from the investment of these funds, except as set forth in the PSA.

 

Each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is serviced under the related Non-Serviced PSA (including those occasions under the related Non-Serviced PSA when the servicing of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has been transferred from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer to the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer). Accordingly, in its capacity as special servicer under the PSA, the special servicer will not be entitled to receive any special servicing compensation for any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Only the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be entitled to special servicing compensation on the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and only the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be entitled to special servicing compensation on the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Excess Modification Fees” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable (but not with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the sum of (A) the excess of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable), over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed Advances and additional expenses of the issuing entity (including, without limitation, interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by or on behalf of the borrower (including indirect reimbursement from penalty charges or otherwise) with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable), but excluding (1) Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees and (2) borrower delayed reimbursements) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the issuing entity with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) and reimbursed from such Modification Fees (which additional expenses will be reimbursed from such Modification Fees) and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related borrower as penalty charges, specific reimbursements or otherwise. All Excess Modification Fees earned by the special servicer will be required to offset any future Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan) or REO Property; provided that if the related Mortgage Loan (or

 

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Serviced Whole Loan) ceases being a Corrected Loan, and is subject to a subsequent modification, any Excess Modification Fees earned by the special servicer prior to such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) ceasing to be a Corrected Loan will no longer be offset against future Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees unless such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) ceased to be a Corrected Loan within 18 months of it becoming a modified Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan). If such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) ceases to be a Corrected Loan, the special servicer will be entitled to a Liquidation Fee or Workout Fee (to the extent not previously offset) with respect to the new modification, waiver, extension or amendment or future liquidation of the Specially Serviced Loan or related REO Property (including in connection with a repurchase, sale, refinance, discounted or final payoff or other liquidation); provided that any Excess Modification Fees earned and paid to the special servicer in connection with such subsequent modification, waiver, extension or amendment will be applied to offset such Liquidation Fee or Workout Fee to the extent described above. Within any prior 12-month period, all Excess Modification Fees earned by the master servicer or the special servicer (after taking into account any offset described above applied during such prior 12-month period) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) will be subject to a cap equal to the greater of (i) 1% of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) after giving effect to such transaction, and (ii) $25,000.

 

The PSA will provide that the special servicer and its affiliates will be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any person (including, without limitation, the issuing entity, any borrower, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under the PSA, other than Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and compensation and other remuneration expressly provided for in the PSA.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees” means any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title insurance and/or other insurance commissions and fees, title agency fees, and appraisal fees received or retained by the special servicer or any of its affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property, in each case, in accordance with the PSA.

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees

 

The PSA will provide that, with respect to each Distribution Date, the special servicer must deliver or cause to be delivered to the master servicer within two (2) business days following the Determination Date, and the master servicer must deliver, to the extent it has received, to the certificate administrator, without charge and on the same day as the master servicer is required to deliver the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package for such Distribution Date, an electronic report which discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the special servicer or any of its affiliates with respect to such Distribution Date, provided that no such report will be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property (other than any interest in REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees and rebates received or retained by the special servicer or any of its affiliates that is paid by any person or entity (including, without limitation, the issuing entity, any borrower, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and any purchaser of the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property)) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable), the management or disposition of the related REO Property, and the performance by the special servicer or any such affiliate of any other special servicing duties under the PSA other than (1) any compensation

 

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which is payable to the special servicer under the PSA or (2) to the extent included in a CREFC® Report for the applicable period, any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

The special servicer will be required to pay its overhead and any general and administrative expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities under the PSA. The special servicer will not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred by it except as expressly provided in the PSA. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount.”

 

Certificate Administrator and Trustee Compensation

 

As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be paid a fee (collectively, the “Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee”); provided that the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee includes the trustee fee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee will be payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans will be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00932% per annum (the “Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and will be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee includes the trustee fee.

 

Operating Advisor Compensation

 

The fee of the operating advisor (the “Operating Advisor Fee”) will be payable monthly from amounts received in respect of each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan but not any Companion Loan), and will accrue at a rate (the “Operating Advisor Fee Rate”), equal to a per annum rate of 0.00178%, and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans and will be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

An “Operating Advisor Consulting Fee” will be payable to the operating advisor with respect to each Major Decision on which the operating advisor has consultation obligations and performed its duties with respect to that Major Decision. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee will be a fee for each such Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount as the related borrower agrees to pay with respect to such Mortgage Loan) (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided that the operating advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, that the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will each be permitted to waive or reduce the amount of any such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related borrower if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but may in no event take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection (provided that the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will be required to consult, on a non-binding basis, with the operating advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

Each of the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee will be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account out of amounts otherwise available to make distributions on the Offered Certificates as described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”, but with respect to the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee only as and to the extent that such fee is actually received from the related borrower. If the operating advisor has consultation rights with respect to a Major Decision, the PSA will require the master servicer or the special servicer processing the Major Decision, to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related borrower in connection with such Major Decision (taking into account whether or not such fees are provided for in the related loan agreement), but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

In addition to the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee, the operating advisor will be entitled to reimbursement of Operating Advisor Expenses in accordance with the terms of the PSA. “Operating Advisor Expenses” for each Distribution Date will equal any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional trust fund expenses payable to the operating advisor pursuant to the PSA (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

 

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Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation

 

As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the asset representations reviewer will be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and will be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00030% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and will be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans. Upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan (in such case, a “Subject Loan”), the asset representations reviewer will be required to be paid a fee equal to the sum of (i) $15,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) $20,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000 or (iii) $25,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $40,000,000 (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”).

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer Fee will be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account out of amounts otherwise available to make distributions on the certificates as described above in “—Withdrawals from the Collection Account”. The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan will be required to be paid by the mortgage loan sellers; provided, however, that if the related mortgage loan seller is insolvent, such fee will become an expense of the issuing entity following delivery by the asset representations reviewer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, of such insolvency; provided, further, that notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the issuing entity to the asset representations reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related mortgage loan seller and the master servicer or the special servicer will be required to pursue remedies against such mortgage loan seller in accordance with the servicing standard in order to seek recovery of such amounts from such mortgage loan seller or its insolvency estate. The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan is required to be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review and that is repurchased by the related mortgage loan seller to the extent such fee was not already paid by such mortgage loan seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received will be used to reimburse the trust for such fees paid to the asset representations reviewer pursuant to the terms of the PSA.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee will be paid to CREFC® on a monthly basis.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Serviced Companion Loan) and for any Distribution Date is the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts will be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan is computed and will be prorated for partial periods. The CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee is a fee payable to CREFC® for a license to use the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in connection with the servicing and administration, including delivery of periodic reports to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, of the issuing entity pursuant to the PSA. No CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee will be paid on any Companion Loan.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan is a rate equal to 0.00050% per annum.

 

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Appraisal Reduction Amounts

 

After an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan, an Appraisal Reduction Amount is required to be calculated. An “Appraisal Reduction Event” will occur on the earliest of:

 

(1)       the date on which a reduction in the amount of Periodic Payments on the Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, or a change in any other material economic term of the Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan, as applicable, (other than an extension of its maturity), becomes effective as a result of a modification of the related Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan, as applicable, by the special servicer;

 

(2)       the 60th day after an uncured delinquency (without regard to the application of any grace period), other than any uncured delinquency in respect of a balloon payment, occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan or a related Companion Loan, as applicable;

 

(3)       solely in the case of a delinquent balloon payment, (A) the date occurring 60 days beyond the date on which that balloon payment was due (except as described in clause B below) or (B) if the related borrower has delivered to the master servicer (and the master servicer will be required to promptly deliver a copy of such document to the special servicer, if it is not evident that a copy has been delivered to the special servicer), on or prior to the date on which that balloon payment was due, a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) commitment, letter of intent, or otherwise binding application for refinancing or similar document that is, in each case, binding upon an acceptable lender or signed purchase agreement, in each case reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the master servicer and (for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder, which provides that such refinancing or purchase will occur within 120 days of such related maturity date, the date occurring 120 days after the date on which that balloon payment was due (or for such shorter period beyond the date on which that balloon payment was due during which the refinancing or purchase is scheduled to occur pursuant to the commitment for refinancing or signed purchase agreement or on which such commitment or signed purchase agreement terminates);

 

(4)       the date on which the related Mortgaged Property became an REO Property;

 

(5)       the 60th day after a receiver or similar official is appointed (and continues in that capacity) in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(6)       the 60th day after the date the related borrower or the tenant at a single tenant property is subject to a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings (if not dismissed within those 60 days); and

 

(7)       the date on which the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) remains outstanding 5 years following any extension of its maturity date pursuant to the PSA.

 

No Appraisal Reduction Event may occur at any time when the Certificate Balances of all classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) above, neither (i) a Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan nor (ii) any default or delinquency that would have existed but for such Payment Accommodation will constitute an Appraisal Reduction Event, for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

A “Payment Accommodation” for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan means the entering into of any temporary forbearance agreement as a result of the COVID-19 emergency (as reasonably determined by the special servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) relating to payment obligations or operating covenants under the related mortgage loan documents or the use of funds on deposit in any reserve account or escrow account for any purpose other than the explicit purpose described in the related mortgage loan documents, that in each case require full repayment of deferred

 

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payments, reserves and escrows within 21 months of the date of the first forbearance for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

The “Appraisal Reduction Amount” for any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the special servicer in consultation with the Directing Holder (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan), and in consultation with the operating advisor (during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), as of the first Determination Date that is at least 10 business days following the later of (i) the date the special servicer receives an appraisal or conducts a valuation described below and (ii) the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event equal to the excess of:

 

(a)   the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, over

 

(b)   the excess of

 

1.the sum of

 

a)90% of the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (A) by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by the special servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which will be paid by the master servicer as an Advance), or (B) by an internal valuation performed by the special servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus with respect to any MAI appraisals such downward adjustments as the special servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the appraisals and any other information it deems relevant, and

 

b)all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of that Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as of the date of calculation; over

 

2.the sum as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination of

 

a)to the extent not previously advanced by the master servicer or the trustee, all unpaid interest due on that Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan at a per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate (and any accrued and unpaid interest on any Subordinate Companion Loan),

 

b)all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Property Protection Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan not reimbursed from the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and interest on those Advances at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of that Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan,

 

c)all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments, insurance premiums and ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan (which tax, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, as applicable); and

 

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d)any other unpaid additional expenses of the issuing entity in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s), as applicable, that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan based upon their respective Stated Principal Balances. For a summary of the provisions in the related Non-Serviced PSA relating to appraisal reductions, see “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

The special servicer will be required to order an appraisal or conduct a valuation, promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan). On the first Determination Date occurring on or after the tenth business day following the later of (a) receipt of the MAI appraisal or the completion of the valuation and (b) the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event, the special servicer will be required to calculate and report to the master servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and, prior to the occurrence of any Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder, the Appraisal Reduction Amount, taking into account the results of such appraisal or valuation and receipt of information requested by the special servicer from such master servicer reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Such report will also be forwarded by the master servicer to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in a securitization transaction, to the master servicer of such securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the master servicer.

 

In the event that the special servicer has not received any required MAI appraisal within 120 days after the event described in the definition of “Appraisal Reduction Event” (without regard to the time periods set forth in the definition), then solely for purposes of determining the amounts of the P&I Advances, the Appraisal Reduction Amount will be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) until an MAI appraisal is received by the special servicer. The Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least 10 business days after the later of (a) the special servicer’s receipt of such MAI appraisal or the completion of the valuation and (b) the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. The master servicer will provide (via electronic delivery) the special servicer with any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, redetermine, calculate or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to its definition using reasonable efforts to deliver such information within 4 business days of the special servicer’s reasonable request; provided, however, that the special servicer’s failure to timely make such a request will not relieve the master servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the special servicer within 4 business days following the special servicer’s reasonable request. The master servicer will not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments, and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to that Mortgage Loan during the preceding 3 months (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the special servicer is required (i) within 30 days of the end of each 9-month period following the related Appraisal Reduction Event and (ii) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, to notify the master servicer of the occurrence of such 9-month period or determination and to order an appraisal (which may be an update of a prior appraisal), the cost of which will be paid by the master servicer as a Property Protection Advance (or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the issuing entity paid out of the Collection Account), or to conduct an internal valuation, as applicable. Based upon the appraisal or valuation and receipt of information reasonably requested by the special servicer from the master servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction

 

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Amount, the special servicer is required to determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the master servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder, the calculated or recalculated amount of the Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Such report will also be forwarded to the holder of any related Companion Loan by the master servicer (or the special servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the special servicer will consult with the Directing Holder, with respect to any appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the special servicer will not be required to obtain an appraisal or valuation with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is the subject of an Appraisal Reduction Event to the extent the special servicer has obtained an appraisal or valuation with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the 9-month period prior to the occurrence of the Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the special servicer may use the prior appraisal or valuation in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, provided that the special servicer has no knowledge of any material change to the Mortgaged Property that has occurred that would affect the validity of the appraisal or valuation.

 

Each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the provisions in the related Non-Serviced PSA relating to appraisal reductions that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to the provisions described above, and appraisal reduction amounts calculated under the related Non-Serviced PSA will be applied to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan in a manner that is similar to the provisions described above. The existence of an appraisal reduction under the related Non-Serviced PSA in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will proportionately reduce the master servicer’s or the trustee’s, as the case may be, obligation to make P&I Advances on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and will generally have the effect of reducing the amount otherwise available for distributions to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. Pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA, each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be treated, together with the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, as a single mortgage loan for purposes of calculating an appraisal reduction amount with respect to the loans that comprise a Non-Serviced Whole Loan. Any appraisal reduction calculated with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan will generally be allocated first to any related Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, on a pro rata basis based upon their respective Stated Principal Balances.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount becomes a Corrected Loan, and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, then such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount and the related Appraisal Reduction Event will cease to exist. Similarly, when a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to appraisal reduction amounts under the related Non-Serviced PSA, then such appraisal reduction amounts will no longer be applied to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

As a result of calculating one or more Appraisal Reduction Amounts (and, in the case of any Whole Loan, to the extent allocated in the related Mortgage Loan), the amount of any required P&I Advance with respect to the related Mortgage Loan will be reduced, which will have the effect of reducing the amount of interest available to the VRR Interest (to the extent of the VRR Percentage of the reduction in such P&I Advance), on the one hand, and to the most subordinate class of Non-VRR Certificates then-outstanding (i.e., first, to the Class H-RR certificates; then, to the Class G-RR certificates; then, to the Class F certificates; then, to the Class E certificates; then, pro rata based on interest entitlements, to the Class D and Class X-D certificates; then, to the Class C certificates; then, to the Class B certificates; then, to the Class A-S certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlements, to the Senior Certificates) to the extent of the Non-VRR Percentage of the reduction in such P&I Advance, on the other hand. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

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Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to a related Mortgage Loan will be allocated between the VRR Interest on the one hand and the Non-VRR Certificates, on the other hand, based on the VRR Percentage and the Non-VRR Percentage, respectively.

 

As of the first Determination Date following a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becoming an AB Modified Loan, the special servicer will be required to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the special servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. The master servicer will be required to provide (via electronic delivery) the special servicer with any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, redetermine, calculate or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount for any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan using reasonable efforts to deliver such information within 4 business days of the special servicer’s reasonable request. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by the master servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the master servicer will be required to (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the master servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the master servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the master servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to the PSA that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party will be required to promptly notify the master servicer thereof. None of the master servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the special servicer (with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the trustee, the operating advisor or the certificate administrator will calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

A “Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount” with respect to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination is equal to the sum of (i) all Appraisal Reduction Amounts then in effect, and (ii) with respect to any AB Modified Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount then in effect. The certificate administrator and the master servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely on the special servicer’s calculation or determination of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the special servicer and the certificate administrator will be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer’s calculation of any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and on the master servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

AB Modified Loan” means any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) due to a modification thereto that resulted in the creation of an A/B note structure (or similar structure) and as to which the new junior note(s) did not previously exist or the principal amount of the new junior note(s) was previously part of either an A note held by the issuing entity or the original unmodified Mortgage Loan and (2) as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount is not in effect.

 

Collateral Deficiency Amount” means, with respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s)), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan) (x) the most recent appraised value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such

 

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appraised value and to the extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related borrower at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related to) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the master servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y)) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination. The certificate administrator, the operating advisor and the master servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely on the special servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). The certificate administrator, the operating advisor and the special servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely on the master servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

For purposes of determining the Non-Reduced Interests, the Controlling Class and the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, the VRR Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to a Mortgage Loan will be allocated to the VRR Interest to notionally reduce (to not less than zero) the VRR Interest Balance thereof, and the Non-VRR Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to a Mortgage Loan will be allocated to each class of Principal Balance Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance thereof until the related Certificate Balance of each such class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class H-RR certificates, then, to the Class G-RR certificates, then, to the Class F certificates, then, to the Class E certificates, then, to the Class D certificates, then, to the Class C certificates; then, to the Class B certificates; then, to the Class A-S certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlements, to the Senior Certificates). In addition, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class and the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, the Non-VRR Percentage of Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to a related Mortgage Loan that is an AB Modified Loan will be allocated to each class of Control Eligible Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance thereof until the related Certificate Balance of each such class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class H-RR certificates, then, to the Class G-RR certificates, then, to the Class F certificates, and, then, to the Class E certificates). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class and the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, any class of Control Eligible Certificates will be allocated the Non-VRR Percentage of both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts, as described in this paragraph.

 

The appraised value of any applicable Mortgaged Property is required to be determined on an “as-is” basis for purposes of determining all Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The special servicer (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the master servicer (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) will be required to promptly notify the special servicer or the master servicer, as applicable, and the certificate administrator of (i) any Appraisal Reduction Amount, (ii) any Collateral Deficiency Amount, and (iii) any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, and the certificate administrator will be required to promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the certificate administrator’s website.

 

Any class of Control Eligible Certificates, the Certificate Balance of which (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts or Collateral Deficiency Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such class) has been reduced to less than 25% of its initial Certificate Balance, is referred to as an “Appraised-Out Class”. The holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of an Appraised-Out Class will have the right, at their sole expense, to require the special servicer to order (or, with respect to a Collateral Deficiency Amount calculation for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, require the master servicer to request from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer) a second appraisal of any related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such holders, the “Requesting Holders”). With respect to any such Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the special servicer will use its reasonable efforts to cause such appraisal to be (i) delivered within 30 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (ii) prepared on an

 

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“as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser. With respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the master servicer will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such second appraisal from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer. Upon receipt of such supplemental appraisal, the master servicer (for Collateral Deficiency Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer (for Appraisal Reduction Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans to the extent provided for in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and applicable Co-Lender Agreement) and the special servicer (for Mortgage Loans other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) will be required to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, is warranted and, if so warranted will recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based upon such supplemental appraisal and (for Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loans) receipt of information requested by the special servicer from the master servicer as described above. If required by any such recalculation, the applicable Appraised-Out Class will be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class will, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, if applicable.

 

In addition, the holders of certificates representing the majority of the Certificate Balance of any Appraised-Out Class will have the right, at their sole expense, to require the special servicer to order an additional appraisal of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount if an event has occurred at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties that would have a material effect on its appraised value, and the special servicer is required to use its reasonable efforts to cause such appraisal to be (i) delivered within 30 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (ii) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser; provided that the special servicer will not be required to obtain such appraisal if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that no events at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties have occurred that would have a material effect on the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties.

 

Any Appraised-Out class for which the Requesting Holders are challenging the master servicer’s or the special servicer’s, as applicable, Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount determination may not exercise any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class, until such time, if any, as such class is reinstated as the Controlling Class. The rights of the Controlling Class will be exercised by the next most senior Control Eligible Certificates, if any, during such period.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related directing holder will be subject to provisions similar to those described above. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”. With respect to an AB Whole Loan, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan may in certain circumstances post collateral to avoid a change of control as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Maintenance of Insurance

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and required by the Servicing Standard, the master servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) will be required to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause each borrower to maintain, and the special servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Mortgaged Property securing a related Non-Serviced Whole Loan and subject to the conditions set forth in the following sentence) will maintain, for the related Mortgaged Property all insurance coverage required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided, however, that the master servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans and Serviced Companion Loans) will not be required to cause the borrower to maintain and the special servicer (with respect to REO Properties) will not be required to maintain terrorism insurance to the extent that the failure of the related

 

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borrower to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as defined below) or if the trustee does not have an insurable interest. Insurance coverage is required to be in the amounts (which, in the case of casualty insurance, is generally equal to the lesser of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan and the replacement cost of the related Mortgaged Property), and from an insurer meeting the requirements, set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents. If the borrower does not maintain such coverage, the master servicer (with respect to such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the special servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Mortgaged Property securing a related Non-Serviced Whole Loan), as the case may be, will be required to maintain such coverage to the extent such coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates and the trustee has an insurable interest, as determined by the master servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or special servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Mortgaged Property securing a related Non-Serviced Whole Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided that the master servicer will be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the borrower to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the borrower’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) with (in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan and unless a Control Termination Event is continuing) the consent of the Directing Holder and (ii) (other than an applicable Excluded Loan) after consultation by the special servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties”.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provision above, the master servicer will not be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless (other than with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, the trustee has an insurable interest and such insurance is currently available at commercially reasonable rates. In addition, the master servicer and special servicer will be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. After the master servicer determines that a Mortgaged Property other than the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is located in an area identified as a federally designated special flood hazard area (and flood insurance has been made available), the master servicer will be required to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (1) to cause each borrower to maintain (to the extent required by the related Mortgage Loan documents), and (2) if the borrower does not so maintain, to itself maintain to the extent the trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest in the Mortgaged Property and such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the master servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) a flood insurance policy in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (x) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and (y) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard, but only to the extent that the related Mortgage Loan permits the lender to require the coverage and maintaining coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan, that either (x) require the borrower to maintain “all-risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable borrower to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the master servicer will be required to, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain exclusions in addition to those customarily found in insurance policies for mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties on or prior to September 11, 2001 (“Additional Exclusions”), (B) request the borrower to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its

 

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reasons for failing to purchase such insurance, and (C) notify the special servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge that any borrower fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the master servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. If the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the master servicer will be required to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained following such determination (if made by the master servicer) or following notice of such determination (if made by the special servicer). If the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, determines that such failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default, it will be required to promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the 10 highest outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans then included in the issuing entity or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the issuing entity.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the related borrower to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) any failure on the part of the related borrower to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case, as to which default the master servicer and the special servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action; provided that, subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder and/or the consultation rights of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties or the holder of any Companion Loan as described under “—The Directing Holder—Major Decisionsthe master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) has determined in its reasonable judgment based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate.

 

During the period that the master servicer or the special servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance, or waiting for a response from the Directing Holder or to consult with a Risk Retention Consultation Party, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the borrower to maintain such insurance and neither will be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure unless the master servicer or the special servicer is required to take any immediate action pursuant to the Servicing Standard and other servicing requirements under the PSA as described under “—The Directing Holder—Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event” and “—Servicing Override”.

 

The special servicer will be required to maintain (or cause to be maintained), fire and hazard insurance on each REO Property (other than any REO Property with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), to the extent obtainable at commercially reasonable rates and the trustee has an insurable interest, in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of (1) the full replacement cost of the improvements on the REO Property, and (2) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related REO Loan, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions. In addition, if the REO Property is located in an area identified as a federally designated special flood hazard area, the special servicer will be required to cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the special servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance that is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.

 

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respective obligation to maintain hazard insurance by maintaining a blanket or master single interest or force-placed policy insuring against hazard losses on the Mortgage Loans and related Serviced Companion Loan and REO Properties (other than the Mortgaged Property securing the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan), as applicable. Any losses incurred with respect to Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Properties due to uninsured risks (including earthquakes, mudflows and floods) or insufficient hazard insurance proceeds may adversely affect payments to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. Any cost incurred by the master servicer or the special servicer in maintaining a hazard insurance policy, if the borrower defaults on its obligation to do so, will be advanced by the master servicer as a Property Protection Advance and will be charged to the related borrower. Generally, no borrower is required by the Mortgage Loan documents to maintain earthquake insurance on any Mortgaged Property and the special servicer will not be required to maintain earthquake insurance on any REO Properties. Any cost of maintaining that kind of required insurance or other earthquake insurance obtained by the special servicer will be paid out of the applicable REO Account or advanced by the master servicer as a Property Protection Advance.

 

The costs of the insurance may be recovered by the master servicer or the trustee, as the case may be, from reimbursements received from the borrower or, if the borrower does not pay those amounts, as a Property Protection Advance as set forth in the PSA. All costs and expenses incurred by the special servicer in maintaining the insurance described above on REO Properties will be paid out of the related REO Account or, if the amount in such account is insufficient, such costs and expenses will be advanced by the master servicer to the special servicer as a Property Protection Advance to the extent that such Property Protection Advance is not determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

No pool insurance policy, special hazard insurance policy, bankruptcy bond, repurchase bond or certificate guarantee insurance will be maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans, nor will any Mortgage Loan be subject to FHA insurance.

 

Modifications, Waivers and Amendments

 

Subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, (i) the special servicer will be responsible for processing waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to (a) any Specially Serviced Loan and (b) any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which the matter involves a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”, which the master servicer will process with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans, subject to special servicer consent or deemed consent as provided in the PSA) or a Special Servicer Major Decision, and (ii) the master servicer will be responsible for processing waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan and does not involve a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”, which the master servicer will process, subject to special servicer consent or deemed consent as provided in the PSA); provided that, except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, neither the special servicer nor the master servicer may waive, modify or amend (or consent to waive, modify or amend) any provision of a Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable except for (1) the waiver of any due-on-sale clause or due-on-encumbrance clause to the extent permitted in the PSA, and (2) any waiver, modification or amendment more than three months after the Closing Date that would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC, the Grantor Trust or the issuing entity. Subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, the master servicer will not be permitted under the PSA to agree to any modifications, waivers and amendments that constitute Special Servicer Major Decisions without the consent of the special servicer (which such consent may be deemed received by the master servicer if the special servicer does not respond within 10 business days of delivery to the special servicer of the analysis and all information in the master servicer’s possession that is reasonably requested by the special servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent, plus, if

 

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applicable, any additional time provided to the Directing Holder or other relevant party under the PSA and, if applicable, any additional time period provided to a holder of a Companion Loan under a related Co-Lender Agreement), except certain non-material consents and waivers described in the PSA and as permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

With respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans, the master servicer, prior to taking any action with respect to any Special Servicer Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Special Servicer Major Decision) and prior to taking any action with respect to any Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”) or making a determination not to take action with respect to the Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), will be required to refer any request with respect to such Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision to the special servicer, which will process the request directly, or if mutually agreed to by the special servicer and the master servicer, the master servicer will be required to process such request, and if the master servicer processes such request and is recommending approval of such request, the master servicer will be required to prepare and submit its written analysis and recommendation to the special servicer with all information in the possession of the master servicer that the special servicer may reasonably request in order to withhold or grant its consent, and in all cases the special servicer will be entitled (subject to the discussion under “—The Directing Holder” below) to approve or disapprove any modification, waiver, amendment or other action that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision. In addition, the master servicer will be required to provide the special servicer with any notice that it receives relating to a default by the borrower under a ground lease where all or any portion of the collateral for the Mortgage Loan is the ground lease, and the special servicer will determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether to cure any borrower defaults relating to ground leases.

 

If, and only if, the special servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution or release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the special servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable, is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the issuing entity and, if applicable, the holders of any applicable Companion Loan, than liquidation of the Specially Serviced Loan, then the special servicer may, but is not required to, agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of the Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (x) the restrictions and limitations described below, (y) with respect to any Major Decision, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Holder (or after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Controlling Class Representative), and consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, as provided in the PSA and described in this prospectus and (z) with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the holder of the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to advise or consult with the special servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement and, with respect to a Mortgage Loan that has mezzanine debt, the rights of the mezzanine lender, if any, to consent to such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related intercreditor agreement.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than a Mortgaged Property securing the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan) or any portion of a Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than a Mortgaged Property securing the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan) or any portion of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related borrower of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation will, unless then permitted by

 

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the REMIC provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

Borrowers may request payment forbearance because of COVID-19 related financial hardship. The PSA will permit the special servicer to grant a forbearance on a Mortgage Loan related to the global COVID-19 emergency if (i) such forbearance is permitted under another provision of the PSA and the requirements under such provision are satisfied, or (ii) an opinion of counsel is delivered to the effect that such forbearance will not result in an adverse REMIC event. See the discussion of Revenue Procedure 2020-26 under the caption “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment—Changes to REMIC Restrictions on Loan Modifications May Impact an Investment in the Certificates”.

 

The special servicer is required to use its reasonable efforts to the extent reasonably possible to fully amortize a modified Mortgage Loan prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. The special servicer may not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if that modification, waiver or amendment would:

 

(1)       extend the maturity date of the Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (A) five years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (B) if the Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and (A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Holder and (B) to the extent such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties (in each case, other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an applicable Excluded Loan as to such party), ten years, prior to the end of the current term of the ground lease, plus any options to extend exercisable unilaterally by the borrower; or

 

(2)       provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the Mortgage Loan or the Serviced Whole Loans, generally, at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

If the special servicer gives notice of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) or related Companion Loan, the special servicer will be required to notify the master servicer, the holder of any related Companion Loan, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the Directing Holder (other than following the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and with respect to an applicable Excluded Loan), the Risk Retention Consultation Parties (other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan), the operating advisor (only if a Control Termination Event is continuing) and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who will thereafter post any such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website. If the master servicer gives notice of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, the master servicer will be required to notify the certificate administrator, trustee, the special servicer, the Directing Holder (other than following the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and with respect to an applicable Excluded Loan), the Risk Retention Consultation Parties (other than with respect to an applicable Excluded Loan), the holder of any related Companion Loan and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who will be required to thereafter post any such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website. The party providing notice will be required to deliver to the custodian for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement related to the modification, waiver or amendment, promptly following the execution of that agreement, and if required, a copy to the master servicer and to the holder of any related Companion Loan, all as set forth in the PSA. Copies of each agreement whereby the modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan is effected are required to be available for review during normal business hours at the offices of the custodian. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information”.

 

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agreement. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Other Financings or Ability To Incur Other Indebtedness Entails Risk”.

 

Special Servicer Non-Major Decision” means each of the following:

 

(i)    agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (A) a waiver of a mortgage loan event of default (but excluding non-monetary events of default other than defaults relating to transfers of interests in the borrower or the existing collateral or material modifications of the existing collateral), (B) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the related Mortgage Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America would be permitted, or (C) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the related Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; provided that the foregoing is not otherwise a Major Decision or another Special Servicer Non-Major Decision;

 

(ii)    any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held, as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as further identified on a schedule to the PSA, but excluding (subject to clause (iv) below) as to Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loan which are non-Specially Serviced Loans, (A) any routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria or lender discretion is not required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the related loan documents, (B) any request with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is a non-Specially Serviced Loan for the funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the loan documents or (C) any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the master servicer and special servicer;

 

(iii)    in circumstances where no lender discretion is permitted other than confirming that the conditions in the related Mortgage Loan documents have been satisfied (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), any request to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided that the foregoing is not otherwise a Major Decision or another Special Servicer Non-Major Decision;

 

(iv)    in circumstances where no lender discretion is required other than confirming the satisfaction of the applicable terms of the Mortgage Loan documents (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), processing requests for any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that, in any case, Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions will not include (i) the release, substitution or addition of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral; or (ii) requests that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the Mortgaged Property; provided that such release or substitution or addition of collateral is not otherwise a Major Decision; and

 

(v)    approving easements or rights of way that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the borrower’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

provided, however, that with respect to clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of this definition, the master servicer will be required to process such request with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans and obtain the consent or deemed consent of the special servicer as provided in the PSA.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the master servicer and the special servicer may mutually agree as contemplated in the PSA that the master servicer will process any of the foregoing matters (excluding any Payment Accommodation, which will be processed by the special servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a non-Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the master servicer and the special servicer, including the special servicer’s consent. If the master servicer and special servicer mutually agree that the master servicer will process a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a non-Specially Serviced Loan, the master servicer will be required to obtain the special servicer’s prior consent (or deemed consent) to the Special Servicer Non-Major Decision.

 

Any fees or other charges charged by the special servicer in connection with processing any Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (in the aggregate with each other such Payment Accommodation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan) may not exceed an amount equal to 0.30% of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (“Payment Accommodation Fees”) (excluding attorneys’ fees and third party expenses) and may only be borne by the borrower, not the issuing entity.

 

Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be permitted to enter into any modification, waiver, amendment, work-out, consent or approval with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, restructure any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, or restructure any borrower equity (in each case, including, without limitation, by way of the application of credits, discounts, forgiveness or otherwise) in a manner that would have the effect of placing amounts payable as compensation, or otherwise reimbursable, to the master servicer or special servicer in a higher priority than that which is provided in the allocation and payment priorities described under “Description of the Certificates—l Distributions—Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections” or in the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Any modification, extension, waiver or amendment of the payment terms of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be required to be structured so as to be consistent with the Servicing Standard and the allocation and payment priorities in the related loan documents and the related Co-Lender Agreement, such that neither the issuing entity as holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan nor any holder of any related Companion Loan gains a priority over the other holder that is not reflected in the related loan documents and the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Enforcement of “Due-on-Sale” and “Due-on-Encumbrance” Provisions

 

The special servicer will be required to determine (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or, to the extent such action is a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan), and the master servicer will be required to determine (with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan, to the extent such action is not a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision” which items the master servicer will be required to determine)), in each case, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, whether to (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan containing a “due-on-sale” clause (1) to accelerate the payments on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or (2) to grant or withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or to (b) waive its right to exercise such rights; provided, however, that (i) with respect to such consent or waiver of rights that is a Major Decision, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Holder (or after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, upon consultation with the Directing Holder), and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that (A) represents at least 5.0% of the aggregate Stated Principal

 

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Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (B) represents one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans based on Stated Principal Balance and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (C) has a Stated Principal Balance that is more than $35,000,000 or (D) is a Mortgage Loan as to which the related Serviced Companion Loan represents one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in the related other securitization (provided that the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to reasonably rely upon the written notification provided by the master servicer, special servicer, trustee or certificate administrator of such other securitization as to whether such Serviced Companion Loan is one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in such other securitization, or if no timely response is received, permitted to rely upon the most recent CREFC® Reports from such other securitization), a Rating Agency Confirmation is received by the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any).

 

The special servicer will be required to determine (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or, to the extent such action is a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan with a “due-on-encumbrance” clause) and the master servicer will be required to determine (with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan, to the extent such action is not a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision” which items, the master servicer will be required to determine)), in each case, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, whether to (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan containing a “due-on-encumbrance” clause (1) to accelerate the payments thereon, or (2) to grant or withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided, however, (i) with respect to such consent or waiver of rights that is a Major Decision, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Holder (or after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, upon consultation with the Directing Holder), and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that (A) represents at least 2.0% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (B) represents one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans based on Stated Principal Balance and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (C) has a Stated Principal Balance that is more than $35,000,000, (D) has a loan-to-value ratio that is equal to or greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (E) has a debt service coverage ratio that is less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, or (F) is a Mortgage Loan as to which the related Serviced Companion Loan represents one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in the related other securitization (provided that the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to reasonably rely upon the written notification provided by the master servicer, special servicer, trustee or certificate administrator of such other securitization as to whether such Serviced Companion Loan is one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in such other securitization, or if no timely response is received, permitted to rely upon the most recent CREFC® Reports from such other securitization), a Rating Agency Confirmation is received by the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any).

 

With respect to any matter described in the preceding two paragraphs, with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such action is a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer

 

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Non-Major Decision, the special servicer and the master servicer may mutually agree that the master servicer will process such action in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the master servicer and the special servicer, including the special servicer’s consent and subject to the rights of the Directing Holder discussed under “—The Directing Holder”; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of the definition of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”, the master servicer will be required to process such request with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans and obtain the consent or deemed consent of the special servicer as provided in the PSA.

 

Inspections

 

The master servicer will be required to perform (at its own expense) or cause to be performed (at its own expense), physical inspections of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which is subject to inspection pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA, and other than a Specially Serviced Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance of (A) $2,000,000 or more at least once every 12 months and (B) less than $2,000,000 at least once every 24 months, in each case commencing in the calendar year 2022 unless a physical inspection has been performed by the special servicer within the previous 12 months and the master servicer has no knowledge of a material change in the Mortgaged Property since such physical inspection; provided that if any scheduled payment becomes more than 60 days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the special servicer is required to inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as the Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan (the cost of which inspection, to the extent not paid by the related borrower, will be reimbursed first from default interest and late charges on the related Mortgage Loan (but with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, only amounts available for such purpose under the related Co-Lender Agreement) and then from the Collection Account as an expense of the issuing entity, and in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, as an expense of the holders of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the extent provided in the related Co-Lender Agreement). The special servicer or the master servicer, as applicable, will be required to prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of the inspection describing, among other things, the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of any vacancies in the Mortgaged Property of which it has knowledge and deems material, of any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which it has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, of any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the preparer of such report deems material, or of any material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection.

 

Copies of the inspection reports referred to above that are delivered to the certificate administrator will be posted to the certificate administrator’s website for review by Privileged Persons pursuant to the PSA. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information”.

 

Collection of Operating Information

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan that requires the borrower to deliver operating statements, the special servicer or the master servicer, as applicable, is also required to use reasonable efforts to collect and review the annual operating statements beginning with calendar year end 2021 of the related Mortgaged Property. Most of the Mortgage Loan documents obligate the related borrower to deliver annual property operating statements. However, we cannot assure you that any operating statements required to be delivered will in fact be delivered, nor is the special servicer or the master servicer likely to have any practical means of compelling the delivery in the case of an otherwise performing Mortgage Loan.

 

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Special Servicing Transfer Event

 

The Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related REO Properties will be serviced by the special servicer under the PSA in the event that the servicing responsibilities of the master servicer are transferred to the special servicer as described below. Such Mortgage Loans and related Serviced Companion Loans (including those loans that have become REO Properties) serviced by the special servicer are referred to in this prospectus collectively as the “Specially Serviced Loans”. The master servicer will be required to transfer certain of the servicing responsibilities to the special servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) for which the master servicer is responsible for servicing (each, a “Special Servicing Transfer Event”):

 

(1)       as to which a payment default has occurred at its original maturity date, or, if the original maturity date has been extended, at its extended maturity date; and in the case of a balloon payment, if the balloon payment is delinquent and the related borrower has not provided the master servicer (and the master servicer will be required to promptly forward a copy of such document to the special servicer, if it is not evident that a copy has been delivered to the special servicer), on or prior to the related maturity date, with (a) a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) commitment, letter of intent, or otherwise binding application for refinancing or similar document that is, in each case, binding upon an acceptable lender or (b) a signed purchase agreement, in the case of clause (a) or (b), reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the master servicer and (for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder, which provides that such refinancing or purchase will occur within 120 days of such related maturity date; provided that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan will become a Specially Serviced Loan immediately if the related borrower fails to diligently pursue such financing or purchase or to pay any Assumed Scheduled Payment on the related due date (subject to any applicable grace period) at any time before the refinancing or purchase or, if such refinancing or purchase does not occur, such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan at the end of such 120-day period (or for such shorter period beyond the date on which the related balloon payment was due within which the refinancing or purchase is scheduled to occur pursuant to the commitment for refinancing or signed purchase agreement or on which such commitment or signed purchase agreement terminates);

 

(2)       as to which any Periodic Payment is more than 60 days delinquent;

 

(3)       as to which (i) the borrower has entered into or consented to bankruptcy, appointment of a receiver or conservator or a similar insolvency proceeding, (ii) the borrower has become the subject of a decree or order for that proceeding and it has not been stayed or discharged or dismissed within 60 days (or a shorter period if the master servicer or the special servicer (and, in the case of the special servicer, with the consent of the Directing Holder, unless a Control Termination Event is continuing) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the circumstances warrant that the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or REO Loan) be transferred to special servicing), or (iii) the related borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, has admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations;

 

(4)       as to which the master servicer or special servicer has received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or foreclosure or proposed foreclosure or similar proceedings of any lien other than the Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;

 

(5)       as to which, in the judgment of the master servicer, a payment default is imminent or reasonably foreseeable and is not likely to be cured by the borrower within 30 days;

 

(6)       as to which a default that the master servicer or special servicer has notice (other than a failure by the related borrower to pay principal or interest) and which the master servicer determines, in its good faith reasonable judgment, may materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and, with respect to any Whole Loan, the holders of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan, as applicable)), has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the

 

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Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan documents, other than in certain circumstances the failure to maintain terrorism insurance (or if no grace period is specified for events of default that are capable of cure, 30 days); or

 

(7)       as to which the master servicer (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, with the consultation of the Directing Holder in accordance with the provisions under “The Directing Holder—Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event”) determines that (i) a default (other than as described in clause (5) above) under the Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or otherwise materially adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the holders of any related Companion Loan as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loans)), and (iii) the default will continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for 30 days (provided that such 30-day grace period does not apply to a default that gives rise to immediate acceleration without application of a grace period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan); provided that any determination that a special servicing transfer event has occurred under this clause (7) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan solely by reason of the failure (or imminent failure) of the related borrower to maintain or cause to be maintained insurance coverage against damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism may only be made by the master servicer (and with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Holder) as described under “—Maintenance of Insurance” above.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and for purposes of clauses (2), (3)(iii), (5), (6) and (7) above, neither (i) a Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan nor (ii) any default or delinquency that would have existed but for such Payment Accommodation will constitute a Special Servicing Transfer Event, for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

However, the master servicer will be required to continue to (x) receive payments on the Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) (including amounts collected by the special servicer), (y) make certain calculations with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan and (z) make remittances and prepare certain reports to the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan. Additionally, the master servicer will continue to receive the Servicing Fee in respect of the Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and any related REO Loan at the Servicing Fee Rate.

 

If the related Mortgaged Property is acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) (upon acquisition, an “REO Property”) whether through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the special servicer will continue to be responsible for its operation and management. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes specially serviced, then the related Mortgage Loan will also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, then the related Serviced Companion Loan will also become a Specially Serviced Loan. The master servicer will have no responsibility for the performance by the special servicer of its duties under the PSA. Any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), that is or becomes a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan and is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan will become a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

If any Specially Serviced Loan, in accordance with its original terms or as modified in accordance with the PSA, becomes performing for at least three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that no additional event of default is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the special servicer and no other event or circumstance exists that causes such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan to otherwise constitute a Specially Serviced Loan), the special servicer will be required to transfer servicing of such Specially Serviced Loan (a “Corrected Loan”) to the master servicer.

 

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Asset Status Report

 

The special servicer will be required to prepare a report (an “Asset Status Report”) for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, any Serviced Whole Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan upon the earlier of (i) 60 days after the servicing of such Mortgage Loan is transferred to the special servicer and (ii) prior to taking action with respect to any Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Major Decision) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan (the “Initial Delivery Date”) and will be required to prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan changes in strategy reflected in the initial Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Report) are necessary to reflect the then current recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). Each Asset Status Report will be required to be delivered in electronic form to:

 

the Directing Holder (but only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing);

 

the Risk Retention Consultation Parties (but only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan);

 

with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent such Serviced Companion Loan has been included in a securitization transaction, to the master servicer of such securitization into which such Serviced Companion Loan has been sold or, to the extent such Serviced Companion Loan has not been included in a securitization transaction, to the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan;

 

the operating advisor (but only for so long as an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing);

 

the master servicer; and

 

the 17g-5 Information Provider, which will be required to post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website.

 

A summary of each Final Asset Status Report will be provided to the certificate administrator and the trustee.

 

An Asset Status Report prepared for each Specially Serviced Loan will be required to include, among other things, the following information:

 

summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related borrower;

 

a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the special servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Specially Serviced Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(A) the special servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the master servicer for regular servicing or foreclosed or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a

 

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Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the special servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

the decision that the special servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the special servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the special servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the special servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

such other information as the special servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, other than any applicable Excluded Loan, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder will have the right to disapprove the Asset Status Report prepared by the special servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan within 10 business days after receipt of the Asset Status Report. If the Directing Holder does not disapprove an Asset Status Report within 10 business days or if the special servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval by the Directing Holder (communicated to the special servicer within ten business days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (taken as a collective whole), the special servicer will be required to implement the recommended action as outlined in the Asset Status Report. If the Directing Holder disapproves the Asset Status Report within the 10 business day period and the special servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the special servicer will be required to revise the Asset Status Report as soon as practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 30 days after the disapproval. The special servicer will be required to continue to revise the Asset Status Report until the Directing Holder fails to disapprove the revised Asset Status Report or until the special servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (taken as a collective whole); provided that, if the Directing Holder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of 60 business days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the special servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Directing Holder Approval Process”.

 

A “Final Asset Status Report” means, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the initial Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the special servicer to the Directing Holder that does not include any communication (other than the Final Asset Status Report) between the special servicer and the Directing Holder or a Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan required to be delivered by the special servicer by the Initial Delivery Date or any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Holder pursuant to the Directing Holder Approval Process or

 

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following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the special servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedures described above. Each Final Asset Status Report will be labeled or otherwise identified or communicated as being final.

 

The special servicer will be required to notify the operating advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the operating advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Holder or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the operating advisor and the special servicer.

 

For so long as an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is not continuing, the special servicer will be required to promptly deliver each Final Asset Status Report to the operating advisor after the completion of the Directing Holder Approval Process. In addition, prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the operating advisor will only be required to review Final Asset Status Reports delivered to the operating advisor by the special servicer; provided that the operating advisor will be required to request delivery of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent the operating advisor has actual knowledge of such Final Asset Status Report.

 

While an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the operating advisor will be required to provide comments to the special servicer in respect of each Asset Status Report, if any, within 10 business days following the later of (i) receipt of such asset status report or (ii) such related additional information reasonably requested by the operating advisor, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Controlling Class certificates), as a collective whole. The special servicer will be required to consider such alternative courses of action on a non-binding basis, if any, and any other feedback provided by the operating advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder) in connection with the special servicer’s preparation of any asset status report that is provided while an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing. The special servicer may revise the asset status report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the operating advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder), to the extent the special servicer determines that the operating advisor’s and/or Directing Holder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, as a collective whole. If the special servicer determines to revise any asset status report to take into account any input and/or comments from the operating advisor or the Directing Holder, the special servicer will be required to deliver to the operating advisor and the Directing Holder the revised asset status report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”. For additional information, see “—The Operating Advisor—Additional Duties of the Operating Advisor While an Operating Advisor Consultation Event Is Continuing”.

 

The special servicer will not be required to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the operating advisor or, during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder, or a recommendation of the operating advisor or, during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder.

 

During the continuance of a Control Termination Event but for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, each of, the Directing Holder (except with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan) and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the operating advisor, will be entitled to consult, on a non-binding basis, with the special servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder will have no right to consult with the special servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the special servicer will send the Asset Status Report to the operating advisor and will only be obligated to consult with the operating advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The special servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as

 

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it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the operating advisor or the Directing Holder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the operating advisor or the Directing Holder.

 

The special servicer will implement the Final Asset Status Report.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related directing holder under the related Non-Serviced PSA will have approval and consultation rights with respect to any asset status report prepared by the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA that are substantially similar, but not identical, to the approval and consultation rights of the Directing Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Whole Loans. See “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Realization Upon Mortgage Loans

 

If a payment default or material non-monetary default on a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan has occurred and such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, then, pursuant to the PSA, the special servicer, on behalf of the trustee, may, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the PSA, at any time institute foreclosure proceedings, exercise any power of sale contained in the related Mortgage, obtain a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise acquire title to the related Mortgaged Property, by operation of law or otherwise. The special servicer is not permitted, however, to cause the trustee to acquire title to any Mortgaged Property, have a receiver of rents appointed with respect to any Mortgaged Property or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property that would cause the trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, or any other specified person to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or an “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of certain federal environmental laws, unless the special servicer has determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an updated environmental assessment report prepared by a person who regularly conducts environmental audits and performed within six months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action (which report will be an expense of the issuing entity subject to the terms of the PSA) that:

 

(a)   such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of each related Serviced Companion Loan), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and, if applicable, Serviced Companion Loan holders constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

(b)   there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of each related Serviced Companion Loan), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and, if applicable, the Serviced Companion Loan holders constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

Such requirement precludes enforcement of the security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan until a satisfactory environmental site assessment is obtained (or until any required remedial action is taken), but will decrease the likelihood that the issuing entity will become liable for a material adverse environmental condition at the Mortgaged Property. However, we cannot assure you that the

 

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requirements of the PSA will effectively insulate the issuing entity from potential liability for a materially adverse environmental condition at any Mortgaged Property.

 

If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired by the issuing entity (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose), the special servicer will be required to sell the Mortgaged Property prior to the close of the third calendar year beginning after the year of acquisition, unless (1) the IRS grants (or has not denied) an extension of time to sell the property or (2) the special servicer, the certificate administrator and the trustee receive an opinion of independent counsel to the effect that the holding of the property by the related Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC longer than the above-referenced three year period will not result in the imposition of a tax on any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the Code at any time that any certificate is outstanding. Subject to the foregoing and any other tax-related limitations, pursuant to the PSA, the special servicer will generally be required to attempt to sell any Mortgaged Property so acquired in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The special servicer will also be required to cause any Mortgaged Property acquired by the issuing entity to be administered so that it constitutes “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(8) at all times, and that the sale of the property does not result in the receipt by the issuing entity of any income from nonpermitted assets as described in Code Section 860F(a)(2)(B). If a Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC acquires title to any Mortgaged Property, the special servicer, on behalf of the related Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC, will retain, at the expense of the issuing entity, an independent contractor to manage and operate the property. The independent contractor generally will be permitted to perform construction (including renovation) on a foreclosed property only if the construction was more than 10% completed at the time default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent. The retention of an independent contractor, however, will not relieve the special servicer of its obligation to manage the Mortgaged Property as required under the PSA.

 

In general, the special servicer will be obligated to cause any Mortgaged Property acquired as an REO Property to be operated and managed in a manner that would, in its reasonable judgment and in accordance with the Servicing Standard, maximize the issuing entity’s net after-tax proceeds from such property. Generally, none of the Trust REMICs will be taxable on income received with respect to a Mortgaged Property acquired by the issuing entity to the extent that it constitutes “rents from real property”, within the meaning of Code Section 856(d) and Treasury regulations under the Code. Rents from real property include fixed rents and rents based on the gross receipts or sales of a tenant but do not include the portion of any rental based on the net income or profit of any tenant or sub-tenant. No determination has been made whether rent on any of the Mortgaged Properties meets this requirement. Rents from real property include charges for services customarily furnished or rendered in connection with the rental of real property, whether or not the charges are separately stated. Services furnished to the tenants of a particular building will be considered as customary if, in the geographic market in which the building is located, tenants in buildings which are of similar class are customarily provided with the service. No determination has been made whether the services furnished to the tenants of the Mortgaged Properties are “customary” within the meaning of applicable regulations. It is therefore possible that a portion of the rental income with respect to a Mortgaged Property owned by the issuing entity would not constitute rents from real property, or that none of such income would qualify if a separate charge is not stated for such non-customary services or they are not performed by an independent contractor. Rents from real property also do not include income from the operation of a trade or business on the Mortgaged Property, such as a hospitality property, or rental income attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property if the rent attributable to personal property exceeds 15% of the total net rent for the taxable year. Any of the foregoing types of income may instead constitute “net income from foreclosure property”, which would be taxable to the related Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC at the federal corporate rate (which, currently, is 21%) and may also be subject to state or local taxes. The PSA provides that the special servicer will be permitted to cause the related Loan REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to earn “net income from foreclosure property” that is subject to tax if it determines that the net after-tax benefit to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner is greater than another method of operating or net leasing the Mortgaged Property. Because these sources of income, if they exist, are already in place with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, it is generally viewed as beneficial to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to permit the issuing entity to continue to earn them if it

 

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acquires a Mortgaged Property, even at the cost of this tax. These taxes would be chargeable against the related income for purposes of determining the proceeds available for distribution to holders of certificates and the RR Interest Owner. See “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations—Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC—Prohibited Transactions”.

 

Under the PSA, the special servicer is required to establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, to be held on behalf of the trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of each related Serviced Companion Loan, for the retention of revenues and insurance proceeds derived from each REO Property. The special servicer is required to use the funds in the applicable REO Account to pay for the proper operation, management, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the applicable REO Account relate to such REO Property. To the extent that amounts in the applicable REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient to make such payments, the master servicer is required to make a Property Protection Advance, unless it determines such Property Protection Advance would be nonrecoverable. On the later of the date that is (x) on or prior to the Determination Date or (y) 2 business days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available, the special servicer is required to deposit all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during such Collection Period, net of any amounts withdrawn to make any permitted disbursements, to the Collection Account; provided that the special servicer may retain in the applicable REO Account permitted reserves.

 

Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties

 

If the special servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it would be in the best economic interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner or, in the case of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and any holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and Serviced Companion Loan holder constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan) to attempt to sell a Defaulted Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan,) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan as described below, the special servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holder of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in such manner as will be reasonably likely to maximize the value of the Defaulted Loan on a net present value basis. In the case of certain Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans, under certain limited circumstances permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, to the extent that such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the special servicer for the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the special servicer will be entitled to sell (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner. The special servicer is required to accept the first cash offer received from any person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan. If multiple offers are received during the period designated by the special servicer for receipt of offers, the special servicer is required to select the highest offer. The special servicer is generally required to give the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the operating advisor and (other than in respect of any applicable Excluded Loan) the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Parties not less than 10 business days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any such Defaulted Loan. Neither the trustee nor any of its affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Defaulted Loan. “Defaulted Loan” means a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and (i) that is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Periodic Payments or delinquent in respect of its balloon payment, if any; provided that in respect of a balloon payment, such period will be 120 days after the related maturity date (or for such shorter period beyond the date on which the related balloon payment was due within which the refinancing or purchase referred to below is scheduled to occur pursuant to the commitment for refinancing or signed purchase agreement or on which such commitment or signed purchase agreement terminates) if the related borrower has provided the master servicer (and the master

 

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servicer will be required to promptly forward a copy of such document to the special servicer, if it is not evident that a copy has been delivered to the special servicer), on or prior to the related maturity date, with (a) a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) commitment, letter of intent, or otherwise binding application for refinancing or similar document that is, in each case, binding upon an acceptable lender or (b) a signed purchase agreement, in the case of clause (a) or (b), reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the master servicer and (for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder, which provides that such refinancing or purchase will occur within 120 days of such related maturity date; and, in either case, such delinquency is to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the master servicer or the special servicer has, by written notice to the related borrower, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note.

 

The special servicer will be required to determine whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan if the highest offeror is a person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the special servicer will be required to take into account (in addition to the results of any appraisal, updated appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the PSA within the prior 9 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy.

 

If the highest offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the trustee may not be a offeror), then the trustee, subject to any additional conditions in an applicable Co-Lender Agreement, will be required to determine whether the cash offer constitutes a fair price; provided, however, that no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if the offer is less than the applicable Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the trustee will be supplied with and will be required to rely on the most recent appraisal or updated appraisal conducted in accordance with the PSA within the preceding 9-month period or, in the absence of any such appraisal, on a new appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Property Protection Advance by the master servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least 5 years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, that has been selected with reasonable care by the trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the trustee will be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party pursuant to this paragraph will be covered by, and will be paid in advance of any such determination by the Interested Person; provided that the trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the trustee.

 

The special servicer is required to use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each REO Property on behalf of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and any related holders(s) of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if applicable) and to sell each REO Property in the same manner as with respect to a Defaulted Loan.

 

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing paragraphs, the special servicer will not be required to accept the highest cash offer for a Defaulted Loan or REO Property if the special servicer determines (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan, in consultation with the Directing Holder (unless a Consultation Termination Event exists), the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, and, in the case of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, any related Companion Loan Holder(s)), in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that

 

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rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, any related Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan), and the special servicer may accept a lower offer (from any person other than itself or an affiliate) if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and, in the case of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, any related Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any related Companion Loan).

 

An “Interested Person” is the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, any borrower sponsor, any Borrower Party, any independent contractor engaged by the special servicer or any known affiliate of any of the preceding entities, and, with respect to a Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by the special servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Loan Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known affiliate of any such party described above.

 

With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement(s), if such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the special servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the discussion in this “—Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties” section, then the special servicer will be required to sell any related Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan. The special servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Pari Passu Companion Loan if such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan without the consent of the holder of the related Pari Passu Companion Loan, unless the special servicer complies with certain notice and delivery requirements set forth in the PSA. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans.”

 

In addition, with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if such Mortgage Loan has become a defaulted loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will generally have the right to sell such Mortgage Loan together with any related Companion Loan as notes evidencing one whole loan. The issuing entity, as the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, will have the right to consent to such sale, provided that the Non-Serviced Special Servicer may sell the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan without such consent if the required notices and information regarding such sale are provided to the issuing entity in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement. The Controlling Class Representative will be entitled to exercise such consent right so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, and if a Control Termination Event is continuing, the special servicer will exercise such consent rights. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder”.

 

In addition, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, if a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, the special servicer (or, on or after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the special servicer under the related Servicing Shift PSA) will be required to sell such Mortgage Loan together with the related Companion Loans as notes evidencing one whole loan, in accordance with the provisions of the related Co-Lender Agreement and the PSA or the related Servicing Shift PSA, as the case may be.

 

To the extent that Liquidation Proceeds collected with respect to any Mortgage Loan are less than the sum of (1) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (2) interest accrued thereon and (3) the aggregate amount of outstanding reimbursable expenses (including any (i) unpaid servicing compensation, (ii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances, (iii) accrued and unpaid interest on all Advances and (iv) additional expenses of the issuing entity) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan,

 

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the issuing entity will realize a loss in the amount of the shortfall. The trustee, the master servicer and/or the special servicer will be entitled to reimbursement out of the Liquidation Proceeds recovered on any Mortgage Loan, prior to the distribution of those Liquidation Proceeds to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, of any and all amounts that represent unpaid servicing compensation in respect of the related Mortgage Loan, certain unreimbursed expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any unreimbursed Advances (including interest on Advances) made with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, amounts otherwise distributable on the certificates will be further reduced by interest payable to the master servicer, the special servicer or trustee on these Advances.

 

The Directing Holder

 

General

 

Subject to the rights of the holder of any related Companion Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement as described under “—Rights of Holders of Companion Loans” below, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, the Directing Holder (a) will be entitled to advise (1) the special servicer, with respect to the applicable Specially Serviced Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan, as to all Major Decisions, (2) the special servicer, with respect to the applicable non-Specially Serviced Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan, as to all Special Servicer Major Decisions, and (3) the master servicer, with respect to the applicable non-Specially Serviced Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan, as to all Master Servicer Major Decisions, and (b) will have the right to replace the special servicer with or without cause and have certain other rights under the PSA, each as described below. With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder will have certain consultation rights only, and upon the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder will not have any consent or consultation rights, as further described below.

 

The “Controlling Class Representative” will be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or its representative) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, as determined by the certificate registrar from time to time; provided, however, that

 

(1)       absent that selection, or

 

(2)       until a Controlling Class Representative is so selected, or

 

(3)       upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Controlling Class Representative is no longer designated, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that represents that it owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (with evidence of ownership), or its representative, will be the Controlling Class Representative;

 

provided, however, that (i) in the case of clause (3), in the event no one holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Controlling Class Representative until appointed in accordance with the terms of the PSA, and (ii) the certificate administrator and the other parties to the PSA will be entitled to assume that the identity of the Controlling Class Representative has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Controlling Class Representative from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class, or the resignation of the then-current Controlling Class Representative.

 

The initial Controlling Class Representative is expected to be LD II Holdco XIII, LLC or its affiliate.

 

The initial Controlling Class Representative, and any subsequent Controlling Class Representative, is hereby deemed to have agreed and acknowledged by virtue of its purchase of a Control Eligible Certificate (or beneficial ownership interest in such certificate) that its identity will be reported monthly by the certificate administrator in the Distribution Date Statement.

 

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The “Directing Holder” means:

 

(1)       with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Whole Loans), the Controlling Class Representative; and

 

(2)       with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, prior to the occurrence of the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related Loan-Specific Directing Holder.

 

The “Loan-Specific Directing Holder” means, with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the “controlling holder”, the “directing certificateholder”, the “directing holder”, “directing lender” or any analogous concept under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the “Loan-Specific Directing Holder” with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan will initially be the holder of the related Controlling Companion Loan, which is (i) Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (or an affiliate) with respect to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan, (ii) Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (or an affiliate) with respect to the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Whole Loan and (iii) Goldman Sachs Bank USA (or an affiliate) with respect to the Cabinetworks Portfolio Whole Loan. On or after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Holder under the PSA with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

A “Controlling Class Certificateholder” is each holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the certificate registrar from time to time, upon request by any party to the PSA.

 

The “Controlling Class” will be, as of any time of determination, the most subordinate class of Control Eligible Certificates then-outstanding that has an aggregate Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such class) at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that class; provided that if, at any time, the Certificate Balances of all Control Eligible Certificates, as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts (but without regard to any Collateral Deficiency Amount) allocable to such classes, have been reduced to zero, the Controlling Class will be the most senior class of Control Eligible Certificates that has a principal balance greater than zero; provided, further that if at any time the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the “Controlling Class” will be the most subordinate class of Control Eligible Certificates that has an aggregate Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts (or any Collateral Deficiency Amount) to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class. The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class H-RR certificates.

 

The “Control Eligible Certificates” will be the Class F, Class G-RR and Class H-RR certificates.

 

The master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the certificate administrator, the trustee or any Certificateholder may request that the certificate registrar determine which class of Control Eligible Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class and the certificate registrar must thereafter provide such information to the requesting party. The depositor, the trustee, the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor and, for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative, may request that the certificate administrator provide, and the certificate administrator must so provide, a list of the holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class. The trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer and the operating advisor may each rely on any such list so provided.

 

In the event that no Directing Holder has been appointed or identified to the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, and the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the certificate administrator and no such entity has been identified to the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new

 

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Directing Holder is identified, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Holder, as the case may be.

 

Major Decisions

 

Except as otherwise described under “—Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event” and “—Servicing Override” below and subject to the rights of the holder of any related Companion Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement as described under “—Rights of Holders of Companion Loans” below, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be permitted to take any of the following actions, as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten business days (or thirty (30) days with respect to clause (xiv) of the definition of “Major Decision” below) after receipt of the related Major Decision Reporting Package (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, within such ten-business-day (or 30-day) period, the Directing Holder will be deemed to have approved such action) (each of the following, a “Major Decision”):

 

(i)    any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans and/or Serviced Whole Loans as come into and continue in default;

 

(ii)    any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than penalty charges (which the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, is permitted to waive pursuant to the PSA)) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, a Payment Accommodation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted pay-offs, but excluding the waiver of penalty charges) of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(iii)    any sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the issuing entity as described under “—Termination; Retirement of Certificates” in this prospectus) for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

(iv)    any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at an REO Property or any approval of a borrower’s determination to bring a Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at a Mortgaged Property, to the extent the lender is required to consent to, or approve, any such determination by the borrower under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(v)    any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than immaterial condemnation actions and other similar takings, or if otherwise required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vi)    any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if lender consent is required, any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the borrower or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the related loan agreement and for which there is no lender discretion or related to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement;

 

(vii)    releases of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance or “earn-out” escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

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(viii)    any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting transfers of interests in a borrower or guarantor or releasing a borrower or guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(ix)    following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the related Mortgage Loan documents or with respect to the related borrower or Mortgaged Property;

 

(x)    approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other similar agreements with respect to any lease that (a) involves a lease of an outparcel or affects an area greater than or equal to the lesser of (1) 30,000 square feet or (2) 30% of the net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property, (b) involves a tenant or space specifically identified by name or space location in the related Mortgage Loan documents as requiring the consent of the lender for the associated activity or (c) such transaction is not a routine leasing matter for a customary lease of space for parking office retail, warehouse, industrial and/or manufacturing purposes (in each case of clause (a), (b) and (c), to the extent the lender is required to approve under the Mortgage Loan documents);

 

(xi)    the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of a borrower;

 

(xii)    any consent or approval of (a) any property management changes on a Mortgage Loan with an outstanding principal balance exceeding $10,000,000 and a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of less than 1.25x or franchise changes, and (b) any amendments, modifications, waivers, or other similar actions with respect to any property management agreement or franchise agreement, as applicable (in each case of clause (a) and (b), to the extent the lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan documents);

 

(xiii)    any modification, waiver or amendment of a Co-Lender Agreement, intercreditor agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender, holder of a Pari Passu Companion Loan or subordinate debt holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, or an action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, in each case, in a manner that materially and adversely affects the holders of the Control Eligible Certificates;

 

(xiv)    any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xv)    any proposed modification or waiver of any material provision in the related Mortgage Loan documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the related borrower;

 

(xvi)    any approval of any casualty insurance settlements or condemnation settlements, and any determination to apply casualty proceeds or condemnation awards to the reduction of the debt rather than to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property, in each case, to the extent the lender has discretion under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(xvii)    approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property with increases (in excess of 10%) in operating expenses or payments to entities actually known by the master servicer to be affiliates of the related borrower (excluding affiliated managers paid at fee rates agreed to at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan);

 

(xviii)    any consent to incurrence of additional debt by a borrower or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a borrower, to the extent the lender’s approval is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

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(xix)    determining whether to cure any default by a borrower under a ground lease or permit any ground lease modification, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new ground lease;

 

(xx)    other than in the case of a non-Specially Serviced Loan, consent to actions and releases related to condemnation of parcels of a Mortgaged Property with respect to a material parcel or a material income producing parcel or any condemnation that materially affects the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related borrower to pay amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan when due, in each case, to the extent the lender has discretion under the related Mortgage Loan documents; and

 

(xxi)    approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements which in no event relieve any borrower of the obligation to provide financial statements on at least a quarterly basis) following three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this section, (a) the special servicer will process all requests for any matter that constitutes a “Major Decision” with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, (b) the special servicer will process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) unless the master servicer and the special servicer have mutually agreed to have the master servicer process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the master servicer and special servicer, including the special servicer’s consent, (c) the master servicer will process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Master Servicer Major Decision with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (d) the master servicer will process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) if the master servicer and the special servicer have mutually agreed to have the master servicer process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the master servicer and special servicer, including the special servicer’s consent. For the avoidance of doubt, the master servicer and the special servicer have mutually agreed that the master servicer will process the items listed in clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision” with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans, subject to special servicer consent or deemed consent as provided in the PSA. Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision, the master servicer will be required to forward such request to the special servicer and, unless the master servicer and the special servicer mutually agree that the master servicer will process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the master servicer and special servicer, including the special servicer’s consent, the special servicer will be required to process such request and the master servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Special Servicer Major Decision.

 

With respect to any borrower request or other action on non-Specially Serviced Loans that is not a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision or a Major Decision, the master servicer will not be required to obtain the consent of or consult with the special servicer, any Directing Holder or the operating advisor.

 

For so long as no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, with respect to any Major Decision that the special servicer is processing, the special servicer will be required to provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the operating advisor promptly after the special servicer receives the Directing Holder’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package; provided, however, that with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan no Major Decision Reporting Package will be required to be delivered (and the special servicer will use reasonable efforts not to deliver such Major Decision Reporting Package) for so long as no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing. For so long as an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing (whether or not a Control Termination Event is continuing), the master servicer or the special servicer that is processing the related Major Decision will be required to provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the operating advisor simultaneously with the master servicer’s or the special servicer’s written request, as applicable, for the operating advisor’s input regarding the related Major Decision (which written request and Major Decision Reporting Package may be delivered in one notice), as set forth under “—Control Termination Event,

 

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Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event” below. With respect to any particular Major Decision and/or related Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report required to be delivered by the master servicer or the special servicer, to the operating advisor, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will be required to make available to the operating advisor a servicing officer with the relevant knowledge regarding the applicable Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the operating advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report.

 

Major Decision Reporting Package” means, with respect to any Major Decision which it is processing, a written report by the master servicer or the special servicer (which in the discretion of the special servicer may be in the form of an Asset Status Report), as applicable, describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, and (ii) the proposed course of action recommended.

 

Master Servicer Major Decision” means any Major Decision with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Loan under clauses (xii) through (xvii) of the definition of “Major Decision”.

 

Special Servicer Major Decision” means any Major Decision with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Loan under clauses (i) through (xi) and clauses (xviii) through (xxi) of the definition of “Major Decision”.

 

Asset Status Report

 

So long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing, the Directing Holder will have the right to disapprove the Asset Status Report prepared by the special servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan. If a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative will have no right to consult with the special servicer with respect to the Asset Status Reports.

 

Replacement of Special Servicer

 

So long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing, the applicable Directing Holder will have the right to replace the special servicer with or without cause as described under “—Replacement of the Special Servicer Without Cause” and “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events” below.

 

Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event and Operating Advisor Consultation Event

 

If a Control Termination Event is continuing, but for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be required to obtain the consent of the Directing Holder with respect to any of the Major Decisions or Asset Status Reports, but will be required to consult with the Directing Holder in connection with any Major Decision that it is processing or, in the case of the special servicer, any Asset Status Report (or any other matter for which the consent of the Directing Holder would have been required or for which the Directing Holder would have the right to direct the master servicer or the special servicer if no Control Termination Event was continuing) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Holder in respect of such Major Decision or Asset Status Report (or such other matter). Such consultation will not be binding on the master servicer or the special servicer. In the event the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, receives no response from the Directing Holder within 10 days following the master servicer’s or the special servicer’s written request for input (which initial request is required to include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will not be obligated to consult with the Directing Holder on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Holder to respond will not relieve the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, from consulting with the Directing Holder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan (that is not also an applicable Excluded Loan), if any, the Directing Holder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) will be required to select an Excluded Special Servicer with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan. During the continuance of a

 

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Control Termination Event or if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an applicable Excluded Loan, the resigning special servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer.

 

In addition, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the master servicer or the special servicer will also be required to consult with the operating advisor in connection with any Major Decision that it is processing (and such other matters that are subject to consultation rights of the operating advisor pursuant to the PSA) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the operating advisor in respect of such Major Decision; provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, receives no response from the operating advisor within 10 days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which request is required to include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the operating advisor that is in possession of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, related to the subject matter of such consultation, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will not be obligated to consult with the operating advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the operating advisor to respond will not relieve the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, from consulting with the operating advisor on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this prospectus, with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan related to the Controlling Class Representative (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing), the master servicer, the special servicer or the related Excluded Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to consult with the operating advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the operating advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the PSA for consulting with the operating advisor.

 

In addition, (i) for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any applicable Excluded Loan), and (ii) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any applicable Excluded Loan), the master servicer or the special servicer will also be required to consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties in connection with any Major Decision it is processing (and such other matters that are subject to consultation rights of any such Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to the PSA) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the Risk Retention Consultation Parties in respect of such Major Decision; provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, receives no response from any such Risk Retention Consultation Party within 10 days following the later of (i) the master servicer’s or the special servicer’s written request for input (which request is required to include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by such Risk Retention Consultation Party related to the subject matter of such consultation, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will not be obligated to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of such Risk Retention Consultation Party to respond will not relieve the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable using reasonable efforts to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any other Mortgage Loan.

 

If a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, no class of certificates will act as the Controlling Class, and the Controlling Class Representative will have no consultation or consent rights under the PSA and will have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Controlling Class Representative under the PSA. The master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will nonetheless be required to consult with the operating advisor in connection with Major Decisions that it is processing, asset status reports and other material special servicing actions to the extent set forth in the

 

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PSA, and no Controlling Class Certificateholder will be recognized or have any right to approve or be consulted with respect to asset status reports or material special servicer actions.

 

A “Control Termination Event” will occur with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, in each case excluding the Servicing Shift Whole Loans (and the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loans composing such Whole Loan), when one or more of the following is true: (i) the Class F certificates have a Certificate Balance (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such class) of less than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that class or (ii) such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is an applicable Excluded Loan;

 

provided, further, that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Holder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” will not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Holder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that if at any time, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then no Control Termination Event will be deemed to occur.

 

A “Consultation Termination Event” will occur with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, in each case excluding the Servicing Shift Whole Loans (and the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loans composing such Whole Loan), when one or more of the following is true: (i) there is no class of Control Eligible Certificates that has a then-outstanding Certificate Balance at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that class, in each case, without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is an applicable Excluded Loan; and

 

provided, further, that, no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Holder related to the Servicing Shift Whole Loans and the term “Consultation Termination Event” will not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Holder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loans; provided, further, that if at any time, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then no Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to occur.

 

With respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder will not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of such Excluded Loan and a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded Loan.

 

For a description of certain restrictions on any modification, waiver or amendment to the Mortgage Loan documents, see “—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments” above.

 

Servicing Override

 

In the event that the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect to any Major Decision (or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event in the PSA (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties or the operating advisor)) is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan), as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loans), the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties or the operating advisor, as the case may be); provided that the special servicer or master servicer, as applicable,

 

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provides the Directing Holder (or the operating advisor, if applicable) with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis for such action.

 

In addition, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer (i) will be required to take or refrain from taking any action pursuant to instructions or objections from the Directing Holder or Controlling Class Representative or (ii) may follow any advice or consultation provided by the Directing Holder or Controlling Class Representative or the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) that would (1) cause it to violate any applicable law, the related Mortgage Loan documents, any related Co-Lender Agreement, the PSA, including the Servicing Standard, or the REMIC provisions, (2) expose the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the issuing entity or the trustee to liability, (3) materially expand the scope of responsibilities of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, under the PSA or (4) cause the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of any related Companion Loan, as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”).

 

Rights of Holders of Companion Loans

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the Controlling Class Representative will not be entitled to exercise the rights described above, but such rights, or rights substantially similar to those rights, will be exercisable by the related directing holder under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The issuing entity, as the holder of each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, has non-binding consultation rights with respect to certain major decisions relating to each Non-Serviced Whole Loan or each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as applicable, and, other than in respect of any applicable Excluded Loan, so long as a Consultation Termination Event is not continuing, the Controlling Class Representative will be entitled to exercise such consultation rights of the issuing entity pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement. In the event a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the special servicer will be required to exercise such consultation rights of the issuing entity pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement. See also “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans—Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Holder” and “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

With respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the holder of the Pari Passu Companion Loan has non-binding consultation rights with respect to certain major decisions and certain rights in connection with the sale of such Serviced Whole Loan if it has become a Defaulted Loan, as provided in the applicable Co-Lender Agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “—Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties”.

 

Limitation on Liability of Directing Holder

 

The Directing Holder will not be liable to the issuing entity or the Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. However, the Directing Holder will not be protected against any liability to the Controlling Class Certificateholders that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders.

 

Each Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner will acknowledge and agree, by its acceptance of its certificates or RR Interest, that the Directing Holder:

 

(a)   may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of certificates or the RR Interest;

 

(b)   may act solely in the interests of the Controlling Class Certificateholders;

 

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(c)   does not have any liability or duties to the holders of any class of certificates other than the Controlling Class;

 

(d)   may take actions that favor the interests of the Controlling Class Certificateholders over the interests of the holders of one or more other classes of certificates; and

 

(e)   will have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder, to the extent the Controlling Class Representative is the Directing Holder) for having so acted as set forth in (a) through (d) above, and no Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Holder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Holder for having so acted.

 

The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the master servicer or special servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Holder, which does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, any law or the Servicing Standard or the provisions of the PSA or the related Co-Lender Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the master servicer or the special servicer.

 

Each Certificateholder will acknowledge and agree, by its acceptance of its certificates, that the Loan-Specific Directing Holder and the holders of the Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s) or a Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan or their respective designees (e.g. the related directing holder under the related Non-Serviced PSA) will have limitations on liability with respect to actions taken in connection with the related Mortgage Loan similar to the limitations of the Directing Holder described above pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

The Operating Advisor

 

General

 

The operating advisor will act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in the PSA, and in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, and will have no fiduciary duty to any party. The operating advisor’s duties will be limited to its specific duties under the PSA, and the operating advisor will have no duty or liability to any particular class of certificates or any Certificateholder, the RR Interest or the RR Interest Owner. The operating advisor is not the special servicer, the master servicer or a sub-servicer and will not be charged with changing the outcome on any particular decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan. By purchasing a certificate, potential investors acknowledge and agree that there could be a variety of activities or decisions made with respect to, or multiple strategies to resolve a Mortgage Loan and that the goal of the operating advisor’s participation is to provide additional oversight with respect to the special servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard in making its determinations as to which strategy to execute.

 

Potential investors should note that the operating advisor is not an “advisor” for any purpose other than as specifically set forth in the PSA and is not an advisor to any person, including without limitation any Certificateholder and the RR Interest Owner. For the avoidance of doubt, the operating advisor is not an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or a “broker” or “dealer” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and the Mortgage Loans Can Impact Your Investment”.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the operating advisor will generally have no obligations or consultation rights as operating advisor under the PSA for this transaction with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, (each of which will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) or any related REO Properties.

 

In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, although the operating advisor may have certain consultation duties with the master servicer with respect to certain Major Decisions processed by the master servicer (as later described), the operating advisor will have no obligations or responsibility at any

 

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time to review or assess the actions of the master servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the operating advisor will not be required to consider such master servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report. Meanwhile, the operating advisors or equivalent parties (if any) under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA have certain obligations and consultation rights with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. Furthermore, the operating advisor will have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review or assess the actions of the master servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the operating advisor will not be required to consider such master servicer actions in connection with any annual report.

 

Duties of Operating Advisor In General

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the operating advisor’s obligations will generally consist of the following:

 

(a)   reviewing (i) the actions of the special servicer with respect to a Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Loan and (ii) during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the actions of the special servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to a Mortgage Loan when it is not a Specially Serviced Loan, as described in “—The Directing Holder—Major Decisions” above;

 

(b)   reviewing (i) all reports by the special servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website and (ii) each Asset Status Report (during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and Final Asset Status Report;

 

(c)   promptly recalculating the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with: (1) any Appraisal Reduction Amount or (2) net present value calculations used in the special servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Loan; and

 

(d)   preparing an annual report (if, at any time during the prior calendar year (i) a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or (ii) the operating advisor was entitled to consult with the special servicer with respect to a Major Decision) generally in the form attached to this prospectus as Annex C, to be provided to the special servicer, the depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider (and made available through the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website) and the certificate administrator (and made available through the certificate administrator’s website) in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, as described in “—Annual Report”.

 

In connection with the performance of the duties described in clause (c) above:

 

(i)    after the calculation has been finalized (and if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing prior to the utilization by the special servicer), the special servicer will be required to deliver the foregoing calculations together with information and support materials (including such additional information reasonably requested by the operating advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Information) to the operating advisor;

 

(ii)    if the operating advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation in any material respect, the operating advisor and the special servicer will be required to consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement; and

 

(iii)    if the operating advisor and the special servicer are not able to resolve such matters, the operating advisor will be required to promptly notify the certificate administrator and the certificate

 

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administrator will be required to examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the special servicer and the operating advisor and determine which calculation is to apply.

 

Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the operating advisor review will be limited to an after-the-action review of the reports and material described above (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the operating advisor), and, therefore, it will have no involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the special servicer may perform under the PSA and will have no obligations at any time with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the determination of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, the operating advisor is entitled to rely solely on its receipt from the certificate administrator of notice pursuant to the PSA (which includes notices posted to the certificate administrator’s website), and, with respect to any obligations of the operating advisor that are performed only after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the operating advisor will have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event.

 

The “Operating Advisor Standard” means the requirement that the operating advisor must act solely on behalf of the issuing entity and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of any related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu nature of any related Pari Passu Companion Loan and the subordinate nature of any related Subordinate Companion Loan), and not to holders of any particular class of certificates (as determined by the operating advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the operating advisor or any of its affiliates may have with any of the underlying borrowers, property managers, any sponsor, any mortgage loan seller, the depositor, the master servicer, any special servicer, the asset representations reviewer, the Directing Holder, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner or any of their respective affiliates.

 

Annual Report

 

Based on the operating advisor’s review of any Assessment of Compliance, any Attestation Report, any Major Decision Reporting Package and/or Asset Status Report (in each case, during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), any Final Asset Status Report and other reports by the special servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website during the prior calendar year, the operating advisor will (if, at any time during the prior calendar year (i) any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) was a Specially Serviced Loan or (ii) the operating advisor was entitled to consult with the special servicer with respect to any Major Decision) prepare an annual report substantially in the form attached to this prospectus as Annex C (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”) to be provided to the special servicer, the depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider (and made available through the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website) and the certificate administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and made available through the certificate administrator’s website) within 120 days of the end of the prior calendar year that (a) sets forth whether the operating advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the special servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the PSA with respect to Specially Serviced Loans (and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to Major Decisions processed by the special servicer on non-Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans) during the prior calendar year on a platform-level basis, and (b) identifies (1) which, if any, standards the operating advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the special servicer has failed to comply and (2) any deviations from the special servicer’s obligations under the PSA with respect to the resolution

 

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or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than with respect to any REO Property related to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that in the event the special servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report will only relate to the entity that was acting as special servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report. In preparing any Operating Advisor Annual Report, the operating advisor (i) will not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the PSA that the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial, and (ii) will not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion. Only as used in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “platform-level basis” refers to the special servicer’s performance of its duties with respect to the pool of Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to Major Decisions processed by the special servicer on non-Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans) under the PSA taking into account the special servicer’s specific duties under the PSA as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the operating advisor of any Assessment of Compliance, Attestation Report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report (during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), Final Asset Status Report and other information, in each case, delivered to the operating advisor by the special servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Holder and the special servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to the PSA.

 

The special servicer must be given an opportunity to review any Operating Advisor Annual Report at least 5 business days prior to such Operating Advisor Annual Report’s delivery to the certificate administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider; provided that the operating advisor will have no obligation to adopt any comments to such Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the special servicer.

 

Each Operating Advisor Annual Report will be required to comply with the confidentiality requirements, subject to certain exceptions, each as described in this prospectus and as provided in the PSA regarding Privileged Information.

 

The ability to perform the duties of the operating advisor and the quality and the depth of any Operating Advisor Annual Report will be dependent upon the timely receipt of information prepared or made available by others and the accuracy and the completeness of such information. In addition, in no event will the operating advisor have the power to compel any transaction party to take, or refrain from taking, any action. It is possible that the lack of access to Privileged Information may limit or prohibit the operating advisor from performing its duties under the PSA, in which case any Operating Advisor Annual Report will describe any resulting limitations, and the operating advisor will not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The operating advisor will be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance thereunder.

 

Additional Duties of the Operating Advisor While an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is Continuing

 

While an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, in addition to the duties described above, the operating advisor will be required to perform the following additional duties:

 

(a)   to consult (on a non-binding basis) with the special servicer (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) in respect of any Asset Status Reports in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, as described under “—Asset Status Report”; and

 

(b)   to consult (on a non-binding basis) with the master servicer or the special servicer to the extent it has received a Major Decision Reporting Package, as applicable, (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) in accordance with the Operating

 

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Advisor Standard with respect to any Major Decisions processed by the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, as described under “—The Directing Holder—Major Decisions”.

 

To facilitate the consultation described above, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will be required to send to the operating advisor an Asset Status Report or Major Decision Reporting Package, as applicable, before the action is implemented.

 

An “Operating Advisor Consultation Event” will occur and continue for so long as either (i) the aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of any class of HRR Certificates) is 25% or less of the initial aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates or (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, a Control Termination Event is continuing.

 

Recommendation of the Replacement of the Special Servicer

 

If at any time the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer is not performing its duties as required under the PSA or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (2) the replacement of the special servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner as a collective whole, then the operating advisor may recommend the replacement of the special servicer and deliver a report supporting such recommendation in the manner described in “—Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote”.

 

Eligibility of Operating Advisor

 

The operating advisor will be required to be an Eligible Operating Advisor at all times during the term of the PSA. “Eligible Operating Advisor” means an entity:

 

(i)    that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the operating advisor, this transaction) but has not been special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of, one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing concerns with the special servicer or operating advisor as the sole or a material factor in such rating action;

 

(ii)    that can and will make the representations and warranties of the operating advisor set forth in the PSA;

 

(iii)    that is not (and is not Risk Retention Affiliated with) the depositor, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer, a sponsor, any Borrower Party, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser, the Controlling Class Representative, the Directing Holder, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Risk Retention Affiliates;

 

(iv)    that has not been paid by the special servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations under the PSA or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become the special servicer;

 

(v)    that (x) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections, and (y) has at least five years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and

 

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(vi)    that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any certificates, any Mortgage Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which the PSA relates, other than in fees from its role as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer (to the extent it also acts as the asset representations reviewer).

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated” means “affiliate of” or “affiliated with”, as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. 244.2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Other Obligations of Operating Advisor

 

At all times, subject to the Privileged Information Exception, the operating advisor and its affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any “Privileged Information” received from the special servicer or Directing Holder in connection with the Directing Holder’s exercise of any rights under the PSA (including, without limitation, in connection with any Asset Status Report) or otherwise in connection with the transaction, except under the circumstances described below. As used in this prospectus, “Privileged Information” means (i) any correspondence between the Directing Holder or a Risk Retention Consultation Party and the special servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan) or the exercise of the Directing Holder’s consent or consultation rights or a Risk Retention Consultation Party’s consultation rights under the PSA, (ii) any strategically sensitive information that the special servicer has reasonably determined (and has labeled, identified or otherwise communicated as privileged or confidential information) could compromise the issuing entity’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related borrower or other interested party, (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege (which has been labeled, identified or otherwise communicated as privileged or confidential information) and (iv) any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report.

 

The operating advisor is required to keep all such Privileged Information confidential and may not, without the prior written consent of the special servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and any applicable Excluded Loan), disclose such Privileged Information to any person (including Certificateholders other than the Controlling Class Representative and the RR Interest Owner), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by the PSA, to the other parties to the PSA with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception, or (3) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the operating advisor to replace the special servicer. Each party to the PSA that receives Privileged Information from the operating advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information may not without the prior written consent of the special servicer and, unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and any applicable Excluded Loan) and the Controlling Class Representative, disclose such Privileged Information to any person other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the operating advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to other securitizations that involve the same parties or borrowers involved in this securitization, any experience or knowledge gained by the operating advisor from such other engagements may not be imputed to the operating advisor or its employees for this transaction; provided, however, the operating advisor may consider such experience or knowledge as pertinent information for discussion with the special servicer during its periodic meetings.

 

Privileged Information Exception” means, with respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is (in the case of the

 

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master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the certificate administrator and the trustee, as evidenced by written advice of counsel (which will be an additional expense of the issuing entity) delivered to each of the master servicer, the special servicer, the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan), the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer, the certificate administrator and the trustee), required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Delegation of Operating Advisor’s Duties

 

The operating advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors in accordance with the PSA to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (iii), (iv) and (vi) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor”; provided, however, the operating advisor will remain obligated and primarily liable for any actions required to be performed by it under the PSA without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the operating advisor alone were performing its obligations under the PSA.

 

Termination of the Operating Advisor With Cause

 

The following constitute operating advisor termination events under the PSA (each, an “Operating Advisor Termination Event”), whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)       any failure by the operating advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under the PSA, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the operating advisor by any party to the PSA or to the operating advisor, the certificate administrator and the trustee by the holders of certificates evidencing greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights; provided that with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such 30 day period, the operating advisor will have an additional cure period of 30 days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30 day period and has provided the trustee and the certificate administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)       any failure by the operating advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the operating advisor by any party to the PSA;

 

(c)       any failure by the operating advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the operating advisor by any party to the PSA;

 

(d)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order remains in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;

 

(e)       the operating advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and

 

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liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)        the operating advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the certificate administrator of notice of the occurrence of any Operating Advisor Termination Event, the certificate administrator will be required to promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner electronically by posting such notice on its internet website and by mail, unless the certificate administrator has received notice that such Operating Advisor Termination Event has been remedied.

 

Rights Upon Operating Advisor Termination Event

 

After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the trustee may, and upon the written direction of holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the classes of certificates), the trustee will, promptly terminate the operating advisor for cause and appoint a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination will be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the operating advisor under the PSA. The trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement operating advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. If the trustee is unable to find a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor within 30 days of the termination of the operating advisor, the depositor will be permitted to find a replacement.

 

Upon any termination of the operating advisor and appointment of a successor operating advisor, the trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the special servicer, the master servicer, the certificate administrator, the depositor, the Controlling Class Representative (for any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan and only for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), any Companion Loan noteholder, the Certificateholders, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, the RR Interest Owner and the 17g-5 Information Provider (and made available through the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website).

 

Waiver of Operating Advisor Termination Event

 

The holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the certificate administrator of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event will cease to exist and will be deemed to have been remedied. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the issuing entity.

 

Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause

 

Upon (i) the written direction of holders of Non-Reduced Interests evidencing not less than 15% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Interests requesting a vote to terminate and replace the operating advisor with a proposed successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor, and (ii) payment by such holders to the certificate administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the certificate administrator in connection with administering such vote, the certificate administrator will promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the operating advisor of such request by posting such notice on its internet website, and by mailing such notice to all Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the operating advisor.

 

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Upon the written direction of holders of Non-Reduced Interests evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Interests that exercise their right to vote (provided that holders of Non-Reduced Interests evidencing at least 50% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Interests exercise their right to vote), the trustee will terminate all of the rights and obligations of the operating advisor under the PSA (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by written notice to the operating advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

The certificate administrator will include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder, RR Interest Owner and beneficial owner may access such notices on the certificate administrator’s website and each Certificateholder, RR Interest Owner and beneficial owner may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted on the website. The certificate administrator will be entitled to reimbursement from the requesting Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner for the reasonable expenses of posting notices of such requests.

 

Resignation of the Operating Advisor

 

The operating advisor may resign upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the asset representations reviewer, the Controlling Class Representative and the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, if the operating advisor has secured a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and such replacement operating advisor has accepted its appointment as the replacement operating advisor and receipt by the trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been so appointed and accepted the appointment within 30 days after the notice of resignation, the resigning operating advisor may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. The resigning operating advisor must pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

Operating Advisor Compensation

 

Certain fees will be payable to the operating advisor, and the operating advisor will be entitled to be reimbursed for certain expenses, as described under “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses—Operating Advisor Compensation”.

 

In the event the operating advisor resigns or is terminated for any reason it will remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid fees and reimbursement of Operating Advisor Expenses and any rights to indemnification provided under the PSA with respect to the period for which it acted as operating advisor.

 

The operating advisor will be entitled to reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the operating advisor in the event that the operating advisor is terminated without cause. See “—Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause” above.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Asset Review

 

Asset Review Trigger

 

On or prior to each Distribution Date, based on the CREFC® delinquent loan status report and/or the CREFC® loan periodic update file delivered by the master servicer for such Distribution Date, the certificate administrator will be required to determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred.  If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the certificate administrator will be required to promptly provide notice to the asset representations reviewer, the master servicer, the special servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, all Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner in accordance with the terms of the PSA. On each Distribution Date after providing such notice to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, the certificate administrator, based on information provided to it by the master servicer,

 

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will be required to determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver written notice of such information (which may be via email) within 2 business days of such determination to the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer.  An “Asset Review Trigger” will occur when either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan) held by the issuing entity) as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the related Collection Period or (2) at least 15 Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the related Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the issuing entity as of the end of the applicable Collection Period. The PSA will require that the certificate administrator include in the Distribution Date Statement on Form 10-D relating to the distribution period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred a description of the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur.

 

We believe this Asset Review Trigger is appropriate considering the unique characteristics of pools of Mortgage Loans underlying CMBS. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of this Pool”. While we do not believe static pool information is relevant to CMBS transactions as a general matter, as a point of relative context, with respect to the 62 prior pools of commercial mortgage loans for which GSMC (or its predecessors) was a sponsor in a public offering of CMBS with a securitization closing date on or after October 1, 2010, the highest percentage of a particular pool of loans (by outstanding principal balance) that were delinquent at least 60 days at the end of any reporting period between January 1, 2015 and September 30, 2020 was approximately 26%.

 

This pool of Mortgage Loans is not homogeneous or granular, and there are individual Mortgage Loans that each represent a significant percentage, by outstanding principal balance, of the Mortgage Pool.  For example, the three (3) largest Mortgage Loans in the pool represent approximately 24.8% of the Initial Pool Balance.  Given this mortgage pool composition and the fact that CMBS pools as a general matter include a small relative number of larger mortgage loans, we believe it would not be appropriate for the delinquency of the three (3) largest Mortgage Loans, in the case of this mortgage pool, to cause the Asset Review Trigger to be met, as that would not necessarily be indicative of the overall quality of the Mortgage Pool. On the other hand, a significant number of Delinquent Loans by loan count, but representing a smaller percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans than the percentage set forth in clause (1) of the definition of “Asset Review Trigger”, could indicate an issue with the quality of the Mortgage Pool. As a result, we believe it would be appropriate to have the alternative test as set forth in clause (2) of the definition of “Asset Review Trigger”, namely to have the Asset Review Trigger be met if 15 Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans, assuming those Delinquent Loans represent at least 20% of aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the issuing entity as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

CMBS as an asset class has historically not had a large number of claims for, or repurchases based on, breaches of representations and warranties.  While the Asset Review Trigger we have selected is less than this historical peak, we feel it remains at a level that avoids a trigger based on market variability while providing an appropriate threshold to capture delinquencies that may have resulted from an underlying deficiency in a mortgage loan seller’s Mortgage Loans that could be the basis for claims against the related mortgage loan seller based on breaches of the representations and warranties.

 

Delinquent Loan” means a Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Periodic Payments or balloon payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any grace period. For the avoidance of doubt, a delinquency that would have existed but

 

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for a Payment Accommodation will not constitute a delinquency, for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

Asset Review Vote

 

If holders of certificates evidencing not less than 5.0% of the Voting Rights deliver to the certificate administrator, within 90 days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), the certificate administrator will be required to promptly provide written notice of such direction to the asset representations reviewer and all Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, and to conduct a solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review evidencing at least a majority of the votes cast but in any event at least a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within 150 days of the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the certificate administrator will be required to promptly provide written notice of such Affirmative Asset Review Vote to all parties to the PSA, the underwriters, the mortgage loan sellers, the Controlling Class Representative, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, the RR Interest Owner and the Certificateholders. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the asset representations reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) an additional Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect, (C) the certificate administrator has timely received an Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) above and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) above. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the certificate administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the issuing entity from the Collection Account.

 

An “Asset Review Quorum” means, in connection with any solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review as described above, the holders of certificates evidencing at least 5.0% of the aggregate Voting Rights.

 

Review Materials

 

Upon receipt of notice from the certificate administrator of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote (the “Asset Review Notice”), the custodian (with respect to clauses (i) through (v) below for non-Specially Serviced Loans), the master servicer (with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii) below for non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, will be required to promptly, but in no event later than 10 business days (except with respect to clause (vii)) after receipt of such notice from the certificate administrator, provide, or make available, the following materials for each Delinquent Loan (in electronic format) to the asset representations reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files, any notice of a breach of a representation or warranty relating to any Delinquent Loan received by the asset representations reviewer from any other party to the PSA, a copy of the prospectus, a copy of the applicable MLPA and a copy of the PSA, the “Review Materials”):

 

(i)     a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(ii)    a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(iii)   a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (i) or (ii) above;

 

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(iv)    a copy of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(v)     a copy of an assignment in favor of the trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(vi)    a copy of any notice previously delivered by the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan; and

 

(vii)   any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan that are necessary in connection with the asset representations reviewer’s completion of any Asset Review and that are requested (in writing in accordance with the PSA) by the asset representations reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described below.

 

In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of any Delinquent Loan, the asset representations reviewer determines that the Review Materials provided to it with respect to such Delinquent Loan are missing any documents that are required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan or which were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan that, in either case, are necessary in connection with its completion of any Test in connection with such Asset Review, the asset representations reviewer will promptly, but in no event later than 10 business days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing documents, and request the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, promptly, but in no event later than 10 business days after receipt of such notification from the asset representations reviewer, to deliver to the asset representations reviewer such missing documents to the extent in its possession. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, within such 10-business day period, the asset representations reviewer will request such documents from the related mortgage loan seller. Each mortgage loan seller will be required under each MLPA to deliver such additional documents only to the extent such documents are in the possession of such mortgage loan seller.

 

In addition, with respect to any Delinquent Loan that is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent any documents required by the asset representations reviewer to complete a Test are missing or have not been received from the related mortgage loan seller, the asset representations reviewer will request such document(s) from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (if such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Master Servicer) or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (if such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Special Servicer).

 

The asset representations reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a person that is not a party to the PSA or the related mortgage loan seller, and will do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the asset representations reviewer) and is determined by the asset representations reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”), as described below.

 

Asset Review

 

Upon its receipt of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence Files posted to the secure data room with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the asset representations reviewer, as an independent contractor, will be required to commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to that Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). An Asset Review of each Delinquent Loan will consist of the application of a set of pre-determined review procedures (the “Tests”) for each representation and warranty made by the related mortgage loan seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan, provided, however, the asset representations reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials if, and only to the extent, the

 

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asset representations reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review will be required of or performed on that Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or become a Delinquent Loan again at the time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such Asset Review Trigger.

 

Asset Review Standard” means the performance by the asset representations reviewer of its duties under the PSA in good faith subject to the express terms of the PSA. All determinations or assumptions made by the asset representations reviewer in connection with an Asset Review are required to be made in the asset representations reviewer’s good faith discretion and judgment based on the facts and circumstances known to it at the time of such determination or assumption.

 

No Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner will have the right to change the scope of the asset representations reviewer’s review, and the asset representations reviewer will not be required to review any information other than (i) the Review Materials and (ii) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

The asset representations reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

In the event that the asset representations reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the asset representations reviewer by the applicable mortgage loan seller, the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the master servicer’s or the special servicer’s possession within 10 business days upon request as described above, the asset representations reviewer will list such missing documents in a preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the asset representations reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test (the “Preliminary Asset Review Report”). The asset representations reviewer will be required to provide such Preliminary Asset Review Report to the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) and the applicable mortgage loan seller no later than 60 days after the date on which access to the Diligence Files in the secure data room is made available to the asset representations reviewer by the certificate administrator. If the Preliminary Asset Review Report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the applicable mortgage loan seller will have 90 days from receipt of the Preliminary Asset Review Report (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any information and documents provided or explanations given to support the applicable mortgage loan seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test will be required to be promptly delivered by such mortgage loan seller to the asset representations reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the asset representations reviewer will not be required to prepare a Preliminary Asset Review Report in the event the asset representations reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Delinquent Loan.

 

The asset representations reviewer will be required, within the later of (x) 60 days after the date on which access to the Diligence Files posted to the secure data room is provided to the asset representations reviewer by the certificate administrator or (y) 10 days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period to complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the asset representations reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the asset representations reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to the PSA and the related mortgage loan seller, and (ii) a summary of the asset representations reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the trustee and certificate administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered

 

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may be extended by up to an additional 30 days, upon written notice to the parties to the PSA and the related mortgage loan seller, if the asset representations reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Delinquent Loans and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the asset representations reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the issuing entity should enforce any rights it may have against the related mortgage loan seller (or Société Générale, as guarantor of the repurchase and substitution obligations of Societe Generale Financial Corporation), which, in each such case, will be the responsibility of the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable. See “—Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the MLPA” below. In addition, in the event that the asset representations reviewer does not receive any documentation that it requested from the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans), the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related mortgage loan seller in sufficient time to allow the asset representations reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the asset representations reviewer will be required to prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the documentation received by the asset representations reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the asset representations reviewer will have no responsibility to independently obtain any such documentation from any party to the PSA or otherwise. The PSA will require that the certificate administrator (i) include the Asset Review Report Summary in the Distribution Date Statement on Form 10–D relating to the distribution period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was received by the certificate administrator, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the certificate administrator’s website not later than 2 business days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the asset representations reviewer.

 

Eligibility of Asset Representations Reviewer

 

The asset representations reviewer will be required to represent and warrant in the PSA that it is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The asset representations reviewer is required to be at all times an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. If the asset representations reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the asset representations reviewer is required to immediately notify the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the operating advisor, the certificate administrator, the Controlling Class Representative and the Directing Holder of such disqualification and immediately resign under the PSA as described under the “—Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer” below.

 

An “Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer” is an entity that (i) is a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of DBRS, Inc. (“DBRS Morningstar”), Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”), Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“KBRA”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC (“Morningstar”) or S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and that has not been the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which DBRS Morningstar, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar or S&P has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of, one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the special servicer, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (ii) can and will make the representations and warranties of the asset representations reviewer set forth in the PSA, (iii) is not (and is not Risk Retention Affiliated with) a sponsor, a mortgage loan seller, the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the Risk Retaining Third-Party Purchaser, the Controlling Class Representative, the Directing Holder, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their respective Risk Retention Affiliates, (iv) has not performed (and is not affiliated with any party hired to perform) any due diligence, loan underwriting, brokerage, borrower advisory or similar services with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan prior to the Closing Date for or on behalf of a sponsor, a mortgage loan seller, any underwriter, any party to the PSA, the Controlling Class Representative, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Directing Holder or any of their respective affiliates, or have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any of them in connection with any such services and (v) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any certificates, the RR Interest, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a

 

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Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which the PSA relates, other than in fees from its role as asset representations reviewer (or as operating advisor, if applicable) and except as otherwise set forth in the PSA.

 

Other Obligations of Asset Representations Reviewer

 

The asset representations reviewer and its affiliates are required to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to the PSA or any sponsor under the PSA (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any person (including Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by the PSA in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to the PSA with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to the PSA that receives such Privileged Information from the asset representations reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information may not disclose such Privileged Information to any person without the prior written consent of the special servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition, the asset representations reviewer will be required to keep all documents received by the asset representations reviewer in connection with an Asset Review that are provided by the applicable mortgage loan seller, the master servicer and the special servicer confidential and will not be permitted to disclose such documents except (i) for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations under the PSA, (ii) if such documents become generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the asset representations reviewer, (iii) if it is reasonable and necessary for the asset representations reviewer to disclose such documents in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (iv) if such documents or information was already known to the asset representations reviewer and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (v) if the asset representations reviewer is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such document.

 

Neither the asset representations reviewer nor any of its affiliates may make any investment in any class of certificates or the RR Interest; provided, however, that such prohibition will not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer affiliate of the asset representations reviewer or (ii) investments by an affiliate of the asset representations reviewer if the asset representations reviewer and such affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the asset representations reviewer under the PSA from personnel involved in such affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the issuing entity and the asset representations reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Delegation of Asset Representations Reviewer’s Duties

 

The asset representations reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors in accordance with the PSA, however, the asset representations reviewer will remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required in accordance with the provisions of the PSA without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the asset representations reviewer alone were performing its obligations under the PSA.

 

Assignment of Asset Representations Reviewer’s Rights and Obligations

 

The asset representations reviewer may assign its rights and obligations under the PSA in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its asset representations reviewer portfolio, provided that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (A) is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer resulting from a merger, consolidation or succession that is permitted under the PSA, (B) assumes in writing each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the asset representations reviewer under the PSA and (C) is not a prohibited party under the PSA; (ii) the asset representations reviewer will not be released from its obligations under the PSA that arose prior to the

 

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effective date of such assignment and delegation; (iii) the rate at which each of the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (or any component thereof) is calculated may not exceed the rate then in effect and (iv) the resigning asset representations reviewer will be required to be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to the PSA and the Rating Agencies in connection with such transfer. Upon acceptance of such assignment and delegation, the purchaser or transferee will be required to provide notice to each party to the PSA and then will be the successor asset representations reviewer under the PSA.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Events

 

The following constitute asset representations reviewer termination events under the PSA (each, an “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event”) whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)    any failure by the asset representations reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under the PSA, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the asset representations reviewer by the trustee or to the asset representations reviewer and the trustee by the holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights;

 

(ii)    any failure by the asset representations reviewer to perform its obligations set forth in the PSA in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the asset representations reviewer by any party to the PSA;

 

(iii)    any failure by the asset representations reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the asset representations reviewer by any party to the PSA;

 

(iv)    a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the asset representations reviewer, and such decree or order has remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;

 

(v)    the asset representations reviewer consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the asset representations reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)    the asset representations reviewer admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the certificate administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the certificate administrator will be required to promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner electronically by posting such notice on its internet website and by mail, unless the certificate administrator has received notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied.

 

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Rights Upon Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event

 

If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event occurs, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has not been remedied, then either the trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts) will be required to, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the asset representations reviewer under the PSA, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by written notice to the asset representations reviewer. The asset representations reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to the PSA in connection with its termination for cause.

 

Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer Without Cause

 

Upon (i) the written direction of holders of certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the asset representations reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, and (ii) payment by such holders to the certificate administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the certificate administrator in connection with administering such vote, the certificate administrator will promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the asset representations reviewer of such request by posting such notice on its internet website, and by mailing to all Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the asset representations reviewer. Upon the written direction of holders of certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Quorum (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the trustee will be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the asset representations reviewer under the PSA (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by written notice to the asset representations reviewer, and the proposed successor asset representations reviewer will be appointed.

 

In the event that holders of certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Quorum (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the asset representations reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer

 

The asset representations reviewer may at any time resign by giving written notice to the other parties to the PSA. In addition, the asset representations reviewer will at all times be required to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, and will be required to resign if it fails to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer by giving written notice to the other parties. Upon such notice of resignation, the depositor will be required to promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. No resignation of the asset representations reviewer will be effective until a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer has been appointed and accepted the appointment. If no successor asset representations reviewer has been so appointed and accepted the appointment within 30 days after the notice of resignation, the resigning asset representations reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The resigning asset representations reviewer must pay all costs and expenses of each other party to the PSA and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation and the transfer of its duties.

 

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Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation

 

Certain fees will be payable to the asset representations reviewer, and the asset representations reviewer will be entitled to be reimbursed for certain expenses, as described under “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”.

 

Limitation on Liability of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties

 

No Risk Retention Consultation Party will be liable to the issuing entity or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. However, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties will not be protected against any liability to the VRR Interest Owners that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the VRR Interest Owners.

 

Each Certificateholder will acknowledge and agree, by its acceptance of its certificates and each VRR Interest Owner with respect to each other VRR Interest, that a Risk Retention Consultation Party:

 

(a)   may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of certificates or VRR Interest Owners other than the applicable VRR Interest Owner;

 

(b)   may act solely in the interests of the applicable VRR Interest Owner;

 

(c)   does not have any liability or duties to the holders of any class of certificates or VRR Interest Owner other than the applicable VRR Interest Owner;

 

(d)   may take actions that favor the interests of the holders of one or more classes of certificates or, the applicable VRR Interest Owner, over the interests of the holders of one or more other classes of certificates or other VRR Interest; and

 

(e)   will have no liability whatsoever (other than to the applicable VRR Interest Owner) for having so acted as set forth in (a) – (d) above, and no Certificateholder or other VRR Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against the applicable Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the applicable Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by any master servicer or any special servicer in accordance with the recommendation of a Risk Retention Consultation Party, which does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, any law, the Servicing Standard or the provisions of the PSA or the related Co-Lender Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of such master servicer or special servicer.

 

Replacement of the Special Servicer Without Cause

 

Except as limited by certain conditions described in this prospectus and subject to the rights of the holder of any related Companion Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement, the special servicer may generally be replaced, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, at any time and without cause, by the Directing Holder so long as, among other things, the Directing Holder appoints a replacement special servicer that meets the requirements of the PSA, including that the trustee and the certificate administrator receive a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and that such replacement special servicer may not be the asset representations reviewer or any of its affiliates. The reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of any such termination incurred by the Directing Holder without cause (including the costs of obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation) will be paid by the holders of the Controlling Class.

 

If at any time a Control Termination Event is continuing, the holders of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates may generally replace the special servicer without cause, as described in this paragraph. Upon (i) the written direction of holders of Principal Balance Certificates

 

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and/or Class RR certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of such certificates) of the Principal Balance Certificates and Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis requesting a vote to replace the special servicer with a new special servicer, (ii) payment by such holders to the certificate administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the certificate administrator in connection with administering such vote (which fees and expenses will not be additional trust fund expenses), and (iii) delivery by such holders to the certificate administrator and the trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (such Rating Agency Confirmation will be obtained at the expense of those holders requesting such vote), the certificate administrator will be required to post notice of the same on the certificate administrator’s website and concurrently by mail and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Voting Rights in such regard, which requisite affirmative votes must be received within 180 days of the posting of such notice. Upon the written direction of holders of certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Quorum or holders of certificates evidencing more than 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights of each class of Non-Reduced Interests on an aggregate basis, the trustee will be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the special servicer under the PSA and appoint the successor special servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such holders, subject to indemnification, right to outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances and other rights set forth in the PSA, which survive such termination.

 

The certificate administrator will include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner may access such notices via the certificate administrator’s website and that each Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner may register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

A “Quorum” means, in connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the special servicer or the asset representations reviewer, the holders of Voting Rights evidencing at least 75% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Realized Losses and, other than with respect to the termination of the asset representations reviewer, the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the special servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, an “Excluded Special Servicer Loan”), the special servicer will be required to resign as special servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder will be entitled to select a successor special servicer that is not a Borrower Party in accordance with the terms of the PSA (the “Excluded Special Servicer”) for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan, unless such Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an applicable Excluded Loan. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event or if at any time the Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an applicable Excluded Loan, the resigning special servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer. The special servicer will not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer. It will be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then current ratings of the certificates and the equivalent from each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (ii) the applicable Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the applicable Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the depositor and the certificate administrator and any applicable depositor and applicable certificate administrator of any other securitization, if applicable, that contains a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the information, if any, required pursuant to Item 6.02 of the Form 8-K regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

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Servicer Loan, (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer will be required to resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan will no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) the special servicer will become the special servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) the special servicer will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer will be required to perform all of the obligations of the special servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the special servicer will remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect to all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

Non-Reduced Interests” means any class of Principal Balance Certificates or the Class RR certificates then-outstanding for which (a)(1) the initial Certificate Balance of such class of certificates, minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) distributed to the Certificateholders of such class of certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such class of certificates, and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such class of certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (1) the initial Certificate Balance of such class of certificates, less (2) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such class of certificates.

 

A “Qualified Replacement Special Servicer” is a replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to special servicers in the PSA, (ii) is not the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer or an affiliate of the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer, (iii) is not obligated to pay the operating advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the operating advisor in respect of its obligations under the PSA, or (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the operating advisor for the replacement special servicer to become a special servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the operating advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the operating advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the operating advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, (vi) is included on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (vii) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, and (viii) is not a special servicer that has been publicly cited by KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote

 

If at any time the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer is not performing its duties as required under the PSA or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (2) the replacement of the special servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner as a collective whole, then the operating advisor will have the right to recommend the replacement of the special servicer. In such event, the operating advisor will be required to deliver to the trustee and the certificate administrator, with a copy to the special servicer, a written recommendation detailing the reasons supporting its position (provided that the operating advisor will not be permitted to recommend the replacement of the special servicer for any Whole Loan so long as the holder of the related Companion Loan is the Directing Holder under the related Co-Lender Agreement) (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement

 

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Special Servicer). The certificate administrator will be required to promptly notify each Certificateholder and the RR Interest Owner of the recommendation and post such notice and report on the certificate administrator’s website, and to conduct the solicitation of votes with respect to such recommendation.

 

The operating advisor’s recommendation to replace the special servicer must be confirmed within 180 days of after the notice is posted to the certificate administrator’s website by an affirmative vote of holders of Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum (which, for this purpose is the holders that (i) evidence at least 20% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances) of all Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates on an aggregate basis) and (ii) consist of at least 3 Certificateholders or Certificate Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other.

 

In the event the holders of such Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates evidencing the requisite Voting Rights elect to remove and replace the special servicer (which requisite affirmative votes must be received within 180 days of the posting of the notice of the operating advisor’s recommendation to replace the special servicer to the certificate administrator’s website), the certificate administrator will be required to receive a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies at that time. In the event the certificate administrator receives such a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies (and the successor special servicer agrees to be bound by the terms of the PSA), the trustee (upon receipt of written confirmation from the certificate administrator, if the certificate administrator and the trustee are different entities) will then be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the special servicer under the PSA and to appoint the successor special servicer approved by the Certificateholders, provided that such successor special servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer, subject to the terminated special servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances and other rights set forth in the PSA that survive termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering the vote of the applicable holders of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Class RR certificates and the operating advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer will be an additional trust fund expense.

 

In any case, the trustee will notify the outgoing special servicer promptly of the effective date of its termination. Any replacement special servicer recommended by the operating advisor must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer.

 

In the event the special servicer is terminated as a result of the recommendation of the operating advisor described in this “—Replacement of the Special Servicer After Operating Advisor Recommendation and Investor Vote”, the Directing Holder may not subsequently reappoint as special servicer such terminated special servicer or any Risk Retention Affiliate of such terminated special servicer.

 

No appointment of the special servicer will be effective until the depositor or the depositor for the securitization of a Companion Loan has filed any required Exchange Act filings related to the removal and replacement of the special servicer.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer may be removed, and a successor special servicer appointed at any time by the related directing holder appointed under the related Non-Serviced PSA (and not by the Controlling Class Representative for this transaction) to the extent set forth in the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

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Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause

 

Servicer Termination Events

 

A “Servicer Termination Event” under the PSA with respect to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, will include, without limitation:

 

(a)   (i) any failure by the master servicer to make a required deposit to the Collection Account, to the companion paying agent for deposit into the related Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account or to a holder of a Companion Loan, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance was first required to be made, which failure is not remedied within one business day, or (ii) any failure by the master servicer to deposit into, or remit to the certificate administrator for deposit into, the Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the relevant Distribution Date;

 

(b)   any failure by the special servicer to deposit into the applicable REO Account within two business days after the day such deposit is required to be made, or to remit to the master servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, or any other account required under the PSA, any such deposit or remittance required to be made by the special servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the PSA;

 

(c)   any failure by the master servicer or the special servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations under the PSA, which failure continues unremedied for 30 days (or (i) 5 business days in the case of certain of the master servicer’s or special servicer’s, as applicable, obligations regarding the Exchange Act reporting required under the PSA (except as otherwise provided under clause (i) of this definition of “Servicer Termination Event”), (ii) 10 days in the case of the master servicer’s failure to make a Property Protection Advance or (iii) 15 days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained under the PSA) after written notice of the failure has been given to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, by any other party to the PSA, or to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to the related PSA, by the holders of certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan if affected by such failure, by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; provided, however, that if that failure is capable of being cured and the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional 30 days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting;

 

(d)   any breach on the part of the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty in the PSA that materially and adversely affects the interests of any class of Certificateholders or holders of any Serviced Companion Loan or the RR Interest Owner and which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which notice of that breach, requiring the same to be remedied, will have been given to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, by the depositor, the certificate administrator or the trustee, or to the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, the certificate administrator and the trustee by the holders of certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan if affected by such breach, by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; provided, however, that if that breach is capable of being cured and the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional 30 days;

 

(e)   certain events of insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings in respect of or relating to the master servicer or the special servicer, and certain actions by or on behalf of the master servicer or the special servicer indicating its insolvency or inability to pay its obligations;

 

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(f)     the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, is removed from S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, and is not restored to such status on such list within sixty (60) days;

 

(g)   the master servicer or the special servicer is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such master servicer or special servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting;

 

(h)   KBRA (or, in the case of serviced companion loan securities, any companion loan rating agency) (i) has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates or one or more classes of serviced companion loan securities, or (ii) has placed one or more classes of certificates or one or more classes of serviced companion loan securities on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and in the case of clause (i) and (ii), such action has not been withdrawn by KBRA (or, in the case of serviced companion loan securities, any companion loan rating agency) within 60 days of such event) and, in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), publicly citing servicing concerns with the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(i)     any failure by the master servicer or the special servicer to deliver (a) any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered by the master servicer or the special servicer to the trustee or the certificate administrator under the PSA (other than items to be delivered by a sub-servicer retained by a mortgage loan seller) by the time required under the PSA after any applicable grace periods or (b) any Exchange Act reporting items that a primary servicer, sub-servicer or servicing function participant retained by the master servicer is required to deliver (any such primary servicer, sub-servicer or servicing function participant will be terminated if it defaults in accordance with the provision of this clause (i)), which failure (other than in the case of Form 8-K reporting requirements) is not remedied within 3 business days.

 

Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event

 

If a Servicer Termination Event occurs with respect to the master servicer or the special servicer under the PSA, then, so long as the Servicer Termination Event remains unremedied, the depositor or the trustee will be authorized, and at the written direction of (i) the holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights, or (ii) for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, the Directing Holder (solely with respect to the special servicer and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan), the trustee will be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the defaulting party as master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be; provided, however, that rights in respect of indemnification, entitlement to be paid any outstanding servicing or special servicing compensation and entitlement to reimbursement of amounts due, including Advances and interest thereon, will survive such termination under the PSA. The trustee will then succeed to all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the defaulting party as master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under the PSA and will be entitled to similar compensation arrangements. If the trustee is unwilling or unable to so act, it may (or, at the written direction of the holders of certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights, or for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and other than in respect of any applicable Excluded Loan, the Directing Holder will be required to) appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a loan servicing institution or other entity, subject to the trustee’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, that has been approved by the Controlling Class Representative which approval may not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, none of the asset representations reviewer, the operating advisor and their respective affiliates may be appointed as a successor master servicer or special servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the section described above, if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the special servicer remains unremedied and affects the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, and the special servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or, if applicable, the related trustee, acting at the

 

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direction of the related directing holder (or similar entity)) will be entitled to direct the trustee to terminate the special servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the special servicer with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the trustee or, prior to a Control Termination Event, by the Controlling Class Representative; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the special servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be the person (or an affiliate of such person) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, without the prior written consent of such holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the section described above, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and such Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the trustee (or, prior to a Control Termination Event, the trustee acting at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) will generally be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate such Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan(s), and a successor will be appointed in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the section described above, if the master servicer receives notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event described in clauses (f), (g) or (h) under “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events” above, and prior to being replaced as described in the third preceding paragraph, the master servicer will have 45 days after receipt of the notice of termination to find, and sell its rights and obligations to, a successor master servicer that meets the requirements of a master servicer under the PSA; provided that the Rating Agencies have each provided a Rating Agency Confirmation. The termination of the master servicer will be effective when such successor master servicer has succeeded the terminated master servicer, as successor master servicer and such successor master servicer has assumed the terminated master servicer’s servicing obligations and responsibilities under the PSA. If a successor has not entered into the PSA as successor master servicer within 45 days after notice of the termination of the master servicer, the master servicer will be replaced by the trustee as described above.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the master servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any class of certificates backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan, and if the master servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the master servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any class of certificates backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan, then the master servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any certificates backed, wholly or partially, by such Serviced Companion Loan, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, the master servicer will be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Further, if replaced as a result of a Servicer Termination Event, the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, will be responsible for the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

In addition, the depositor may terminate each of the master servicer and the special servicer upon five business days’ notice if the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, fails to comply with certain of its reporting obligations under the PSA.

 

Waiver of Servicer Termination Event

 

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on the part of the special servicer with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan only, by the related Serviced Companion Loan holder). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (a) or (b) under “—Servicer Termination Events” above may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected classes and any Serviced Companion Loan holder affected by such Servicer Termination Event, and (2) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (c) or clause (i) under “—Servicer Termination Events” above may be waived only with the consent of the depositor and any Serviced Companion Loan holder affected by such Servicer Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with an enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the issuing entity.

 

Resignation of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer

 

The PSA permits the master servicer and the special servicer to resign from their respective obligations only upon (a) the appointment of, and the acceptance of the appointment by, a successor and receipt by the certificate administrator and the trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Serviced Companion Loan (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation required under the PSA may be considered satisfied with respect to the certificates as described in this prospectus); and, as to the special servicer only, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, the approval of such successor by the Directing Holder, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or (b) a determination that their respective obligations are no longer permissible with respect to the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, under applicable law. In the event that the master servicer or the special servicer resigns as a result of the determination that their respective obligations are no longer permissible under applicable law, the trustee will then succeed to all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the resigning party as master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under the PSA and will be entitled to similar compensation arrangements. If the trustee is unwilling or unable to so act, it may appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a loan servicing institution or other entity, subject to the trustee’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies.

 

No resignation will become effective until the trustee or other successor has assumed the obligations and duties of the resigning master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under the PSA. Further, the resigning master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, must pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties; provided, however, that rights in respect of indemnification, entitlement to be paid any outstanding servicing or special servicing compensation and entitlement to reimbursement of amounts due, including Advances and interest thereon, will survive such resignation under the PSA. Other than as described under “—Termination of Master Servicer and Special Servicer for Cause—Servicer Termination Events” above, in no event will the master servicer or the special servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if such master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to the PSA. In addition, the PSA will prohibit the appointment of the asset representations reviewer, the operating advisor or one of their respective affiliates as successor to the master servicer or the special servicer.

 

Resignation of Master Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation

 

Under the Credit Risk Retention Rule, any Retaining Third-Party Purchaser is prohibited from being Risk Retention Affiliated with, among other persons, the master servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer. As long as the prohibition exists, upon the occurrence of (i) a servicing officer of the master servicer or a responsible officer of the certificate administrator or the trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the master servicer, the certificate administrator or the trustee, as applicable, is or has become Risk Retention Affiliated with or a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser (in such case, an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the master servicer, certificate administrator or the trustee receiving written notice by any

 

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other party to the PSA, the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser, any sponsor or any underwriter or initial purchaser that the master servicer, certificate administrator or the trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser or any other party to the PSA (in such case, an “Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate” and “Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate”, respectively; and either of an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate and an Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate being an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is required to promptly notify the sponsors and the other parties to the PSA and resign in accordance with the terms of the PSA. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate will be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to the PSA, the issuing entity and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under the PSA; provided, however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of Retaining Third-Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses will be an expense of the issuing entity.

 

Limitation on Liability; Indemnification

 

The PSA will provide that none of the master servicer (including in its capacity as the paying agent for any Companion Loan), the special servicer, the depositor, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer or any partner, shareholder, member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of any of them will be under any liability to the issuing entity, Certificateholders or holders of any related Companion Loan or the RR Interest Owner, as applicable, for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant to the PSA or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that none of the master servicer (including in its capacity as the paying agent for any Companion Loan), the special servicer, the depositor, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer or similar person will be protected against any breach of a representation or warranty made by such party, as applicable, in the PSA or any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties under the PSA or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties. The PSA will also provide that the master servicer (including in its capacity as the paying agent for any Companion Loan), the special servicer, the depositor, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer and their respective affiliates and any partner, shareholder, member, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of any of them will be entitled to indemnification by the issuing entity against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any legal action or claim that relates to the PSA, the Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan or the certificates; provided, however, that the indemnification will not extend to any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by such party, as applicable, in the PSA or incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties under the PSA, by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations or duties, or in the case of the depositor and any of its partners, shareholders, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the trustee nor the certificate administrator (including in its capacity as custodian) will be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the trustee or the certificate administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The PSA will also provide that any related master servicer, depositor, special servicer, operating advisor (or the equivalent), asset representations reviewer, certificate administrator or trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of them and the applicable Non-Serviced Securitization Trust will be entitled to indemnification by the issuing entity and held harmless against the issuing entity’s pro rata share of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related non-serviced Mortgaged Property under the related Non-Serviced PSA or the PSA

 

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(as and to the same extent the securitization trust formed under the related Non-Serviced PSA is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the securitization trust formed under the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

In addition, the PSA will provide that none of the master servicer (including in its capacity as the paying agent for any Companion Loans), the special servicer, the depositor, the operating advisor or the asset representations reviewer will be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its respective responsibilities under the PSA or that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not reimbursed by the issuing entity. However, each of the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer will be permitted, in the exercise of its discretion, to undertake any action that it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to the enforcement and/or protection of the rights and duties of the parties to the PSA and the interests of the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner and the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole), taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Serviced Companion Loan) under the PSA; provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to such Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the issuing entity for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In that event, the legal expenses and costs of the action, and any liability resulting from the action, will be expenses, costs and liabilities of the issuing entity, and the master servicer (including in its capacity as the paying agent for any Companion Loans), the special servicer, the depositor, the asset representations reviewer or the operating advisor, as the case may be, will be entitled to be reimbursed out of the Collection Account for the expenses.

 

Pursuant to the PSA, the master servicer and the special servicer will each be required to maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy or their equivalent that provides coverage against losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors and omissions, subject to certain limitations as to amount of coverage, deductible amounts, conditions, exclusions and exceptions permitted by the PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the master servicer and the special servicer will be allowed to self-insure with respect to an errors and omissions policy and a fidelity bond so long as certain conditions set forth in the PSA are met.

 

Any person into which the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, operating advisor, asset representations reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer is a party, or any person succeeding to the business of the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, will be the successor of the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, as the case may be, under the PSA. The master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer may have other normal business relationships with the depositor or the depositor’s affiliates.

 

The trustee and the certificate administrator make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the PSA (other than as to it being a valid obligation of the trustee and the certificate administrator), the certificates, the Mortgage Loans, this prospectus (other than as to the accuracy of the information provided by the trustee and the certificate administrator as set forth above) or any related documents and will not be accountable for the use or application by or on behalf of the master servicer or the special servicer of any funds paid to the master servicer or the special servicer in respect of the certificates or the Mortgage Loans, or any funds deposited into or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the master servicer or the special servicer. The PSA provides that no provision of such agreement will be construed to relieve the trustee and the certificate administrator from liability for their own negligent action, their own negligent failure to act or their own willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

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The PSA provides that neither the trustee nor the certificate administrator, as applicable, will be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a responsible officer of the trustee or the certificate administrator, unless it is proven that the trustee or the certificate administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. In addition, neither the trustee nor the certificate administrator, as applicable, will be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of holders of certificates entitled to greater than 25% of the percentage interest of each affected class, or of the aggregate Voting Rights of the certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee and the certificate administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee and the certificate administrator, under the PSA (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

The trustee and the certificate administrator and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the trustee and the certificate administrator, will be entitled to indemnification by the issuing entity, to the extent of amounts held in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account from time to time, for any loss, liability, damages, claims or unanticipated expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or incurred by the trustee or the certificate administrator in connection with their participation in the transaction and any act or omission of the trustee or the certificate administrator relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the trustee and the certificate administrator (including in any capacities in which they serve, e.g., paying agent, REMIC administrator, authenticating agent, custodian, certificate registrar and the 17g-5 Information Provider) under the PSA. However, the indemnification will not extend to any loss, liability or expense that constitutes a specific liability imposed on the trustee or the certificate administrator pursuant to the PSA, or to any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence on the part of the trustee or the certificate administrator in the performance of their obligations and duties under the PSA, or by reason of their negligent disregard of those obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the trustee or the certificate administrator made in the PSA.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in the PSA providing that the issuing entity or a party to the PSA is required to indemnify another party to the PSA for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the MLPA

 

In the event the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator or the operating advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) receives a request or demand from a Requesting Investor to the effect that a Mortgage Loan should be repurchased or replaced due to a Material Defect, or if such party to the PSA determines that a Mortgage Loan should be repurchased or replaced due to a Material Defect, that party to the PSA will be required to promptly forward such request or demand to the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, which will in turn be required to promptly forward it to the applicable mortgage loan seller. The Enforcing Servicer will be required to enforce the obligations of the mortgage loan sellers under the MLPAs pursuant to the terms of the PSA and the MLPA. These obligations include obligations resulting from a Material Defect. Subject to the provisions of the applicable MLPA relating to the dispute resolutions as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Dispute Resolution Provisions”, such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, will be required to be carried out in such form, to such extent and at such time as the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, would require were it, in its individual capacity, the owner of the affected Mortgage Loan.

 

Within 45 days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) will be required to determine whether at that time, based on the Servicing Standard, there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the master servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the special servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced

 

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Loans) determines that a Material Defect exists, the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, will be required to enforce the obligations of the applicable mortgage loan seller under the MLPA with respect to such Material Defect as discussed in the preceding paragraph. See “—The Asset Representations Reviewer—Asset Review” above.

 

Any costs incurred by the master servicer or the special servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a mortgage loan seller under the applicable MLPA will be deemed to be Property Protection Advances, to the extent not recovered from the related mortgage loan seller or the Requesting Investor. See “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Dispute Resolution Provisions”.

 

Dispute Resolution Provisions

 

Certificateholder’s Rights When a Repurchase Request is Initially Delivered by a Certificateholder

 

In the event an Initial Requesting Holder delivers a written request to the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the certificate registrar, the operating advisor (solely in its capacity as the operating advisor) or the custodian that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable mortgage loan seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Owner Repurchase Request”), the receiving party will be required to promptly forward that Owner Repurchase Request to the master servicer and the special servicer. The Enforcing Servicer will then be required to promptly forward that Owner Repurchase Request to the applicable mortgage loan seller and each other party to the PSA. An “Initial Requesting Holder” is the first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (in either case, other than a holder of the Class RR certificates) to deliver an Owner Repurchase Request as described above with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and there may not be more than one Initial Requesting Holder with respect to any Mortgage Loan. Subject to the provisions described below under this heading “—Dispute Resolution Provisions”, the Enforcing Servicer will be the Enforcing Party with respect to the Owner Repurchase Request.

 

The “Enforcing Servicer” will be (a) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the special servicer, and (b) with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Loan, (i) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by the special servicer, the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, the master servicer, and (ii) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by any person other than the special servicer, the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, (A) prior to the Resolution Failure relating to such non-Specially Serviced Loan, the master servicer, and (B) from and after a Resolution Failure relating to such non-Specially Serviced Loan, the special servicer.

 

An “Enforcing Party” is the person obligated to or that elects pursuant to the terms of the PSA to enforce the rights of the issuing entity against the related mortgage loan seller with respect to a Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Delivered by a Party to the PSA

 

In the event that the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator or the operating advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) has knowledge of a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan, that party will be required to deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to the PSA, identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and, each of an Owner Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, a “Repurchase Request”), and the Enforcing Servicer will be required to promptly send the PSA Party Repurchase Request to the related mortgage loan seller. The Enforcing Servicer will be required to act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the issuing entity against the related mortgage loan seller with respect to the PSA Party Repurchase Request. However, if a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to the PSA Party Repurchase Request, the provisions described below under “—Resolution of a Repurchase Request” will apply.

 

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In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the applicable mortgage loan seller receives the Repurchase Request as described in “—Certificateholder’s Rights When a Repurchase Request is Initially Delivered by a Certificateholder” or “—Repurchase Request Delivered by a Party to the PSA” above, a “Resolution Failure” will be deemed to have occurred. Receipt of the Repurchase Request will be deemed to occur 2 business days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the applicable mortgage loan seller. “Resolved” means, with respect to a Repurchase Request, that (i) the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related MLPA, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related MLPA, (iv) the applicable mortgage loan seller has made the Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement is entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the issuing entity, and the related mortgage loan seller that settles the related mortgage loan seller’s obligations under the related MLPA or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the issuing entity as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with the PSA.

 

Resolution of a Repurchase Request

 

Within 2 business days after a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request made by any person other than the special servicer, the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder relating to a non-Specially Serviced Loan, the master servicer will be required to send a written notice (a “Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the special servicer, indicating the master servicer’s analysis and recommended course of action with respect to such Repurchase Request. The master servicer will also be required to deliver to the special servicer the servicing file and all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such non-Specially Serviced Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the master servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the master servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the special servicer to the extent set forth in the PSA for such non-Specially Serviced Loan. Upon receipt of such Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice and such servicing file, information, documents and records, the special servicer will become the Enforcing Servicer with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Holder or by a party to the PSA), the Enforcing Servicer will be required to send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, at the address specified in the Initial Requesting Holder’s Repurchase Request, and to the certificate administrator. The certificate administrator will be required to make the Proposed Course of Action available to all other Certificateholders, Certificate Owners and the RR Interest Owner, by posting such notice on the certificate administrator’s website, indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Proposed Course of Action”).

 

The Proposed Course of Action will be required to include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within 30 days of the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such 30-day period will not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that if any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer will be compelled to follow (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority, by Certificate Balance of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures described below relating to the delivery of Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices and Final Dispute Resolution Election Notices, (c) a statement that responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the Enforcing Servicer and the certificate administrator. Within three (3) business days after the expiration of the 30-day response

 

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period, the certificate administrator will be required to tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The certificate administrator will only count responses timely received that clearly indicate agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language will not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the applicable Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The certificate administrator will be under no obligation to answer questions from Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the certificate administrator’s obligations in connection with this heading “—Resolution of a Repurchase Request” will be limited solely to tabulating Certificateholder responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation will not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the certificate administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the certificate administrator’s tabulation of the majority, by Certificate Balance of the responding Certificateholders.

 

If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the applicable mortgage loan seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, as discussed below under “—Mediation and Arbitration Provisions”, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable mortgage loan seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within 30 days after the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the certificate administrator’s website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. In the event that (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicated a recommendation to undertake mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, (b) any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice and (c) the Enforcing Servicer also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such additional responses from other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners will also be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting such Proposed Course of Action for purposes of determining the course of action approved by the majority, by Certificate Balance, of Certificateholders.

 

If neither the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer, as the Enforcing Party, will be the sole party obligated and entitled to determine a course of action, including but not limited to, enforcing the issuing entity’s rights against the related mortgage loan seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder.

 

Promptly and in any event within 10 business days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (i) the Initial Requesting Holder, if any, or (ii) any other Certificateholder, Certificate Owner (other than the Class RR certificates) (each of clauses (i) or (ii), a “Requesting Holder”), the Enforcing Servicer will be required to consult with each Requesting Holder regarding such Requesting Holder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Holder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than 10 business days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer will be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than 5 business days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Holder may

 

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provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Holder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and remain obligated under the PSA to determine a course of action, including but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the issuing entity with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or RR Interest Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

If a Requesting Holder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Holder will become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there is more than one Requesting Holder that timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Holders will collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Holders will be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Holder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of the PSA within 30 days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Holder to act as the Enforcing Party will terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration; (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer will take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect will be deemed waived for all purposes under the PSA and the related MLPA; provided, however, that such Material Defect will not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Holder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party; and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer will again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, will be the sole party obligated and entitled to determine a course of action, including but not limited to, enforcing the issuing entity’s rights against the related mortgage loan seller.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described under this heading “—Resolution of a Repurchase Request” will not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer will remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

In the event a Requesting Holder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the issuing entity, will remain a party to any proceedings against the related mortgage loan seller as further described below. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the depositor, the mortgage loan seller with respect to the subject mortgage loan or any of their respective affiliates (except for any holders of the Controlling Class) will be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Holder or a Requesting Holder, to act as a Certificateholder for purposes of delivering any Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice or Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice or otherwise to vote certificates owned by it or such affiliate(s) with respect to a course of action proposed or undertaken pursuant to the procedures described under this “—Dispute Resolution Provisions” heading.

 

Mediation and Arbitration Provisions

 

If the Enforcing Party elects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, the mediation or arbitration will be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration or mediation organization selected by the related mortgage loan seller. A single mediator or arbitrator will be selected by the mediation or arbitration organization from a list of neutrals maintained by it according to its mediation or arbitration rules then in effect. The mediator or arbitrator must be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and either

 

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commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters or other complex commercial transactions.

 

The expenses of any mediation will be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

In any arbitration, the arbitrator will be required to resolve the dispute in accordance with the MLPA and PSA, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive or consequential damages. In its final determination, the arbitrator will determine and award the costs of the arbitration to the parties to the arbitration in its reasonable discretion. In the event a Requesting Holder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Holder will be required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

The final determination of the arbitrator will be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be entered and enforced in any court with jurisdiction over the parties and the matter. By selecting arbitration, the Enforcing Party would be waiving its right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

In the event a Requesting Holder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, will be required under the PSA to contain an acknowledgment that the issuing entity, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, will be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding will be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Holder, provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is continuing and any applicable Excluded Loan is not involved, and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party will be required to be paid to the issuing entity, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, will provide that in the event a Requesting Holder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the issuing entity nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf will be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Holder.

 

The issuing entity (or the Enforcing Servicer or the trustee, acting on its behalf), the depositor or any mortgage loan seller will be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings will be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such proceedings; provided, however, the Certificateholders and Certificate Owners will be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent described under “Description of the Certificates—Certificateholder Communication”.

 

For avoidance of doubt, in no event will the exercise of any right of a Requesting Holder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the master servicer or the special servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Holder.

 

Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration will be reimbursable as trust fund expenses.

 

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Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans

 

General

 

Each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is expected to be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Co-Lender Agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans”.

 

The servicing terms of each such Non-Serviced PSA are expected to be similar in all material respects to the servicing terms of the PSA applicable to the Serviced Mortgage Loans; however, the servicing arrangements under such agreements will differ in certain respects. For example:

 

Each Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be required to service the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to a servicing standard set forth in the related Non-Serviced PSA that is substantially similar to, but may not be identical to, the Servicing Standard.

 

Any party to the related Non-Serviced PSA that makes a property protection advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be entitled to reimbursement for that advance, with interest at the prime rate, in a manner substantially similar to the reimbursement of Property Protection Advances under the PSA. The issuing entity, as holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, will be responsible for its pro rata share of any such advance reimbursement amounts (including out of general collections on the GSMS 2020-GSA2 mortgage pool, if necessary); provided that, in the case of the Non-Serviced PSA for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, there are no mortgage loans other than the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan serviced under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA, the liquidation fee, the special servicing fee and the workout fee with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are similar to the corresponding fees payable under the PSA, except that caps, floors and offsets may differ or not apply.

 

The extent to which modification fees or other fee items with respect to the related Whole Loan may be applied to offset interest on advances, servicer expenses and servicing compensation may, in certain circumstances, be less than is the case under the PSA.

 

Items with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan that are the equivalent of assumption application fees, defeasance fees, assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, late payment charges, default interest and/or modification fees and that constitute additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA will not be payable to the master servicer or the special servicer under the PSA and one or more of such items will be allocated between the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA in proportions that may be different than the allocation of similar fees under the PSA between the master servicer and the special servicer for this transaction.

 

The Non-Serviced Directing Holder under the related Non-Serviced PSA will have or is expected to have rights substantially similar to the Directing Holder under the PSA with respect to the servicing and administration of the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, including consenting to the substantial equivalent of Major Decisions under such Non-Serviced PSA proposed by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, and reviewing and consenting to asset status reports prepared by such Non-Serviced Special Servicer in respect of the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. “Major Decisions” under the related Non-Serviced PSA may differ in certain respects from those actions that constitute Major Decisions under the PSA, and therefore the specific types of servicer actions with respect to which the applicable Non-Serviced Directing Holder will be permitted to consent may correspondingly differ. The related Non-Serviced PSA also

 

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  provides or is expected to provide for the removal of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer by the related Non-Serviced Directing Holder under such Non-Serviced PSA under certain conditions that are similar to the conditions under which the Directing Holder is permitted to replace the special servicer under the PSA.

 

The termination events that will result in the termination of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer are or are expected to be substantially similar to, but not necessarily identical to, the Servicer Termination Events under the PSA applicable to the master servicer and special servicer, as applicable.

 

Servicing transfer events under the related Non-Serviced PSA that would cause the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan to become specially serviced will be or are expected to be substantially similar to, but not necessarily identical to, the corresponding provisions under the PSA.

 

The servicing decisions which the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer will perform, and in certain cases for which the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer must obtain the related Non-Serviced Directing Holder’s or Non-Serviced Special Servicer’s consent, may differ in certain respects from those decisions that constitute Master Servicer Major Decisions under the PSA.

 

The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be required to take actions with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan if it becomes the equivalent of a defaulted mortgage loan, which actions are or are expected to be substantially similar, but not necessarily identical, to the actions described under “—Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties”.

 

Appraisal reduction amounts in respect of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be calculated by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA in a manner substantially similar to, but not necessarily identical to, calculations of such amounts by the special servicer under the PSA in respect of Serviced Mortgage Loans; except that, in the case of the Non-Serviced PSA for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, the related Non-Serviced PSA does not contain an express exception in the definition of “Appraisal Reduction Event” (or equivalent term) for the entering into of any temporary forbearance agreement (such as a Payment Accommodation) as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, the related Non-Serviced PSA does not contain an express exception to any servicing transfer events for the entering into of any temporary forbearance agreement (such as a Payment Accommodation) as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.

 

The requirement of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer to make compensating interest payments in respect of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is similar, but not necessarily identical, to the requirement of the master servicer to make Compensating Interest Payments in respect of the Serviced Mortgage Loans under the PSA (although the portion of the servicing fee to be applied to make such payments may be less).

 

The servicing provisions under the related Non-Serviced PSA relating to performing inspections and collecting operating information are or are expected to be substantially similar but not necessarily identical to those of the PSA.

 

While the special servicer under the PSA and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the related Non-Serviced PSA must each resign as special servicer with respect to a mortgage loan if it obtains knowledge that it has (or, in certain cases, if it has) become affiliated with the related borrower under such mortgage loan, the particular types of affiliations that trigger

 

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  such resignation obligation, as well as the parties that are entitled to appoint a successor special servicer, may differ as between the PSA and the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

The parties to the related Non-Serviced PSA (and their related directors, officers and other agents) will be entitled to reimbursement and/or indemnification for losses, liabilities, costs and expenses associated with the servicing of the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan under such Non-Serviced PSA to the same extent that parties to the PSA performing similar functions (and their related directors, officers and other agents) are entitled to reimbursement and/or indemnification for losses, liabilities, costs and expenses associated with their obligations under the PSA. The issuing entity, as holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, will be responsible for its pro rata share of any such indemnification amounts (including out of general collections on the GSMS 2020-GSA2 mortgage pool, if necessary).

 

The matters as to which notice or rating agency confirmation with respect to the rating agencies under the related Non-Serviced PSA are required are or are expected to be similar, but not necessarily identical to, similar matters with respect to the Rating Agencies under the PSA (and such agreements may differ as to whether it is notice or rating agency confirmation that is required and whether a notice to, or a confirmation from, the rating agencies under the related Non-Serviced PSA in connection with an action involving the subject Non-Serviced Whole Loan would also be required to be made to or obtained from the Rating Agencies under the PSA).

 

With respect to non-specially serviced mortgage loans, the related Non-Serviced PSA may differ with respect to whether the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be responsible for conducting or managing certain litigation related to such mortgage loans.

 

Each of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will be liable in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA only to the extent of its obligations specifically imposed by that agreement. Accordingly, in general, each of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will not be liable for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, in good faith pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA or for errors in judgment; provided that neither such party will be protected against any breach of representations or warranties made by it in the related Non-Serviced PSA or against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the related lead securitization that includes the controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan does not involve the issuance of “eligible vertical interests” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules), the related Non-Serviced PSA may not provide for “risk retention consultation parties” with certain consultation rights.

 

With respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, there is no operating advisor under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

With respect to each of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, there is no (i) asset representations reviewer under the related Non-Serviced PSA or (ii) certificateholder-directed dispute resolution procedures similar to those described under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions” with respect to the Companion Loan(s) securitized under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

The provisions of the related Non-Serviced PSA may also vary from the PSA with respect to one or more of the following: timing, control or consultation triggers or thresholds, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service

 

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  providers or certificateholder or investor voting or consent thresholds, master servicer and special servicer termination events, rating requirements for accounts and permitted investments, eligibility requirements applicable to servicers and other service providers, and the circumstances under which approvals, consents, consultation, notices or rating agency confirmations may be required.

 

The master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator and the trustee under the PSA have no obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make servicing advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the master servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the certificate administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the servicing of each Servicing Shift Whole Loan is expected to be governed by the PSA only temporarily, until the securitization of the related Controlling Companion Loan. Thereafter, such Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced by the related master servicer and, if and to the extent necessary, the related special servicer under and pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Shift PSA governing such future securitization. Although, in the case of each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the related Co-Lender Agreement imposes some requirements regarding the terms of the related Servicing Shift PSA governing such future securitization, the securitization to which the related Controlling Companion Loan is to be contributed has not been determined, and accordingly, the servicing terms of such future Servicing Shift PSA are unknown and may not be consistent with the description of Non-Serviced PSAs above.

 

Servicing of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan is being serviced pursuant to the BX 2020-VIVA TSA. The servicing terms of the BX 2020-VIVA TSA are similar to the servicing terms of the PSA applicable to the Serviced Whole Loans; however, the servicing arrangements under such agreements will differ in certain respects, including as set forth above under “—General” and the following:

 

The related Non-Serviced Master Servicer under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA earns a primary servicing fee with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan equal to 0.000625% per annum.

 

Upon the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan becoming a specially serviced loan under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will earn a special servicing fee payable monthly with respect to the Mortgage Loan accruing at a rate equal to 0.25000% per annum, subject to an annual cap of $250,000.

 

The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will be entitled to a workout fee determined, with respect to each applicable principal and interest collection, at a workout fee rate equal to 0.50%, subject to a maximum workout fee of $2,500,000.

 

The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the BX 2020-VIVA TSA will be entitled to a liquidation fee determined, with respect to the applicable liquidation proceeds, at a liquidation fee rate equal to 0.50%, subject to a maximum liquidation fee of $2,500,000.

 

See also “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan”.

 

Servicing of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan is being serviced pursuant to the MSC 2019-H7 PSA. The servicing terms of the MSC 2019-H7 PSA are similar in all material respects to the servicing terms of the

 

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PSA applicable to the Serviced Whole Loans; however, the servicing arrangements under such agreements will differ in certain respects, including as set forth above under “—General” and the following:

 

The related Non-Serviced Master Servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA earns a servicing fee with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan equal to 0.0025% per annum.

 

Upon the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan becoming a specially serviced loan under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA will earn a special servicing fee payable monthly with respect to the Mortgage Loan accruing at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum, subject to a monthly minimum fee of $3,500.

 

The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA will be entitled to a workout fee determined, with respect to each applicable principal and interest collection (other than any amount for which a liquidation fee would be paid), at a workout fee rate equal to 1.0%, subject to a minimum fee of $25,000 and a cap of $1,000,000 with respect to any particular workout of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan

 

The related Non-Serviced Special Servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA will be entitled to a liquidation fee determined, with respect to the applicable liquidation proceeds, at a liquidation fee rate equal to the lesser of 1.0% and such percentage as would result in a liquidation fee of $1,000,000, provided that if the liquidation fee would be less than $25,000, then the liquidation fee rate will be such higher rate as would result in a liquidation fee of $25,000.

 

See also “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan” in this prospectus.

 

Rating Agency Confirmations

 

The PSA will provide that, notwithstanding the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of the PSA, if any action under such Mortgage Loan documents or the PSA requires a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmations has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within 10 business days of such request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such Requesting Party will be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again. The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this prospectus as a “RAC No-Response Scenario”.

 

If there is no response to either such Rating Agency Confirmation request within 5 business days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation, or with respect to any other matter under the PSA relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation will be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency, and the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the master servicer or the special servicer, such condition will be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the replacement master servicer or special

 

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servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, if S&P is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency, or (iii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency. Promptly following the master servicer’s or special servicer’s determination to take any action discussed above following any requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) as described in clause (x) above, the master servicer or the special servicer will be required to provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who will promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website pursuant to the PSA, of the action taken.

 

For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed above, the applicable Requesting Party will be required to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies. In the event an action otherwise requires a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies, in absence of such Rating Agency Confirmation, we cannot assure you that any Rating Agency will not downgrade, qualify or withdraw its ratings as a result of any such action taken by the master servicer or the special servicer in accordance with the procedures discussed above.

 

As used above, “Rating Agency Confirmation” means, with respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event specified in this prospectus will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any class of certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter. The “Rating Agencies” mean each of S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“KBRA”).

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation requests made by the master servicer, the special servicer, certificate administrator, or trustee, as applicable, pursuant to the PSA, will be required to be made in writing, which writing must contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and must contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation requests must be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who will be required to post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in accordance with the PSA).

 

The master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator and the trustee will be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related borrowers or any other matters relating to the PSA or any related Co-Lender Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary the same day such communication takes place; provided, further, that the summary of such oral communications will not identify with which Rating Agency the communication was. The 17g-5 Information Provider will be required to post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in accordance with the provisions of the PSA. All other information required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to the PSA or requested by the Rating Agencies, will first be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who will be required to post such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in accordance with the PSA. The operating advisor will have no obligation or authority to communicate directly with the Rating Agencies, but may deliver required information to the Rating Agencies to the extent set forth in this prospectus.

 

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The PSA will provide that the PSA may be amended to change the procedures regarding compliance with Rule 17g-5 without any Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner consent; provided that notice of any such amendment must be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who will post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website) and to the certificate administrator (which will post such report to the certificate administrator’s website).

 

To the extent required under the PSA, in the event a rating agency confirmation is required by the applicable rating agencies that any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or the PSA will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of any such rating agency’s then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, then such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as described above with respect to any Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency.

 

Evidence as to Compliance

 

Each of the master servicer, the special servicer (regardless of whether the special servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the custodian, the trustee (provided, however, that the trustee will not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no relevant servicing criteria applicable to it) and the certificate administrator will be required to furnish (and each such party will be required, with respect to each sub-servicer (required to provide such officer’s certificate under Regulation AB) with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to cause (or, in the case of a sub-servicer (required to provide such officer’s certificate under Regulation AB) that a mortgage loan seller requires the master servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such sub-servicer to furnish) to the depositor, the certificate administrator, the trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider, an officer’s certificate of the officer responsible for the servicing activities of such party stating, as to the signer thereof, among other things, that (i) a review of that party’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion of that year and of performance under the PSA or any sub-servicing agreement in the case of an additional master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on the review, such party has fulfilled all of its obligations under the PSA or the sub-servicing agreement in the case of an additional master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in all material respects throughout the preceding calendar year or portion of such year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status of the failure.

 

In addition, each of the master servicer, the special servicer (regardless of whether the special servicer has commenced special servicing of any Mortgage Loan), the trustee (provided, however, that the trustee will not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no relevant servicing criteria applicable to it), the custodian, the certificate administrator and the operating advisor, each at its own expense, will be required to furnish (and each such party will be required, with respect to each servicing function participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans to cause (or, in the case of a sub-servicer that is also a servicing function participant that a mortgage loan seller requires the master servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such servicing function participant to furnish) to the trustee, the certificate administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider and the depositor (and, with respect to the special servicer, also to the operating advisor) a report (an “Assessment of Compliance”) assessing compliance by that party with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (as described below) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) that contains the following:

 

a statement of the party’s responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it;

 

a statement that the party used the criteria in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB to assess compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

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the party’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria during and as of the end of the fiscal year, covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to the PSA setting forth any material instance of noncompliance identified by the party, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status of such failure; and

 

a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report (an “Attestation Report”) on the party’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria during and as of the end of the prior fiscal year.

 

Each party that is required to deliver an Assessment of Compliance will also be required to simultaneously deliver an Attestation Report of a registered public accounting firm, prepared in accordance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the public company accounting oversight board, that expresses an opinion, or states that an opinion cannot be expressed (and the reasons for this), concerning the party’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, each of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the related Non-Serviced Trustee and the related Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator will have obligations under the related Non-Serviced PSA similar to those described above.

 

Regulation AB” means subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100–229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the SEC or by the staff of the SEC, or as may be provided by the SEC or its staff from time to time.

 

Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner to Institute a Proceeding

 

Other than with respect to any rights to deliver an Owner Repurchase Request and exercise the rights described under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions”, no Certificateholder or RR Interest Owner will have any right under the PSA to institute any proceeding with respect to the PSA or with respect to the certificates or the RR Interest, unless the holder previously has given to the trustee and the certificate administrator written notice of default and the continuance of the default and unless the holders of certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the class have made written request upon the trustee to institute a proceeding in its own name (as trustee) and have offered to the trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the trustee for 60 days after receipt of the request and indemnity has neglected or refused to institute the proceeding. However, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by the PSA or the certificates, the RR Interest or to institute, conduct or defend any related litigation at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner, unless the Certificateholders or the RR Interest Owner have offered to the trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred as a result.

 

Termination; Retirement of Certificates

 

The obligations created by the PSA will terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to all Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner of all amounts held by the certificate administrator on behalf of the trustee and required to be paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier of (1) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject to the PSA, (2) the voluntary exchange of all the then-outstanding certificates (other than the Class S and Class R certificates) and the RR Interest for the Mortgage Loans, and each REO Property remaining in the issuing entity (provided, however, that (a) the aggregate certificate balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates and the Notional Amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates have been reduced to zero, (b) there is only one holder (or multiple holders acting unanimously) of the then-outstanding certificates (other than the Class S and Class R certificates) and the RR Interest and

 

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(c) the master servicer is paid a fee equal to (i) the product of (x) the Prime Rate, (y) the aggregate Certificate Balance of the then-outstanding certificates (other than the Class X Certificates, the Class S certificates and Class R certificates) as of the date of the exchange and (z) three, divided by (ii) 360) or (3) the purchase or other liquidation of all of the assets of the issuing entity as described below by the holders of the Controlling Class, the special servicer, the master servicer or the holders of the Class R certificates, in that order of priority. Written notice of termination of the PSA will be given by the certificate administrator to each Certificateholder, the Loan-Specific Directing Holder and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who will promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website). The final distribution will be made only upon surrender and cancellation of the certificates at the office of the certificate registrar or other location specified in the notice of termination.

 

The holders of the Controlling Class representing greater than 50% of the Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, the special servicer, the master servicer and the holders of the Class R certificates representing greater than 50% of the Percentage Interest of such class (in that order) will have the right to purchase all of the assets of the issuing entity. This purchase of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the issuing entity is required to be made at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) then included in the issuing entity, (2) the appraised value of the issuing entity’s portion of all REO Properties then included in the issuing entity (which fair market value for any REO Property may be less than the Purchase Price for the corresponding REO Loan), as determined by an appraiser selected by the master servicer and approved by certain classes of certificates, (3) the reasonable out of pocket expenses of the master servicer or special servicer related to such purchase, unless the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, is the purchaser and (4) if the Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an REO Property under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related property, as determined by the Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clause (2) above, less (b) solely in the case where the master servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, and interest thereon, and unpaid Servicing Fees remaining outstanding and payable solely to the master servicer (which items will be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the master servicer in connection with such purchase). This purchase will effect early retirement of the then-outstanding certificates, but the rights of the holders of the Controlling Class, the special servicer, the master servicer or the holders of the Class R certificates to effect the termination is subject to the requirements that the then aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans remaining in the issuing entity is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if an ARD Loan is still an asset of the issuing entity and such right is being exercised after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date, then such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the Initial Pool Balance). The voluntary exchange of certificates (other than the Class R certificates), for the remaining Mortgage Loans is not subject to the above described percentage limits but is limited to each such class of outstanding certificates being held by one Certificateholder (or group of Certificateholders acting unanimously) who must voluntarily participate.

 

On the applicable Distribution Date, the aggregate amount paid by the holders of the Controlling Class, the special servicer, the master servicer or the holders of the Class R certificates, as the case may be, for the Mortgage Loans and other applicable assets in the issuing entity, together with all other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a person other than the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner, will be applied generally as described above under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

Amendment

 

The PSA may be amended by the parties to the PSA, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner or holders of any Companion Loan:

 

(a)   to correct any defect or ambiguity in the PSA in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the PSA;

 

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(b)   to cause the provisions in the PSA to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the certificates, the RR Interest, the issuing entity or the PSA or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions in the PSA or to correct any error;

 

(c)   to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account, provided that (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date will in no event be later than the business day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner, as evidenced in writing by an opinion of counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment;

 

(d)   to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to the extent as will be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the issuing entity, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the trustee and the certificate administrator have received an opinion of counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner or holder of a Companion Loan;

 

(e)   to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Residual Certificates; provided that the depositor has determined that the amendment will not, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel, give rise to any federal tax with respect to the transfer of the Residual Certificates to a non-permitted transferee;

 

(f)     to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the PSA or any other change, provided that the required action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, the RR Interest Owner or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an opinion of counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the certificates as described in this prospectus);

 

(g)   to amend or supplement any provision of the PSA to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each class of Offered Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the certificates as described in this prospectus); provided that such amendment or supplement would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel;

 

(h)   to modify the provisions of the PSA with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts if (a) the depositor, the master servicer, the trustee and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan and for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has

 

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changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel and (c) a Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the certificates as described in this prospectus);

 

(i)     to modify the procedures set forth in the PSA relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5, provided that the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced by (A) an opinion of counsel or (B) if any certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such certificates; and provided, further, that the certificate administrator must give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website and the certificate administration must post such notice to its website;

 

(j)     to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(k)   to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions (i) to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel, or (ii) in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel; provided that no such modification, elimination or addition may change in any manner the rights or obligations of the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser under the PSA or the related risk retention agreement without the consent of the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser.

 

The PSA may also be amended by the parties to the PSA with the consent of the RR Interest Owner (if affected by such amendment) and the holders of certificates of each class affected by such amendment evidencing, in the case of Certificateholders, a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the PSA or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the certificates or the RR Interest Owner, except that the amendment may not directly (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a certificate of any class, or the RR Interest without the consent of the holder of such certificate or the RR Interest Owner or which are required to be distributed to a holder of a Companion Loan without the consent of such holder, (2) reduce the aforesaid percentage of certificates of any class the holders of which are required to consent to the amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any holder of a Companion Loan, without the consent of the holders of all certificates of that class then-outstanding or such holder of any related Companion Loan, (3) adversely affect the Voting Rights of any class of certificates, without the consent of the holders of all certificates of that class then-outstanding, (4) change in any manner any defined term used in any MLPA or the obligations or rights of a mortgage loan seller under the related MLPA without the consent of such mortgage loan seller, or (5) amend the Servicing Standard without, in each case, the consent of 100% of the holders of certificates and the RR Interest Owner or a Rating Agency Confirmation by each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the certificates as described in this prospectus).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the PSA may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of a mortgage loan seller under the related MLPA or the rights of such mortgage loan seller, including as a third party beneficiary, under the PSA, without the consent of such mortgage loan

 

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seller. In addition, no amendment to the PSA may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the PSA by any Non-Serviced Co-Lender Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. Further, no amendment to the PSA may be made that materially and adversely affects the RR Interest Owner without the RR Interest Owner’s consent.

 

Also, notwithstanding the foregoing, no party will be required to consent to any amendment to the PSA without the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer, the asset representations reviewer and the operating advisor having first received an opinion of counsel (at the issuing entity’s expense) to the effect that the amendment does not conflict with the terms of the PSA, and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the master servicer, the special servicer, the depositor, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the issuing entity or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

 

Each of the trustee and the certificate administrator will at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under the PSA, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and, in the case of the trustee, will not be an affiliate of the master servicer or the special servicer (except during any period when the trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A-” by S&P and “A-” by Fitch; provided that the trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “A-” by S&P and “A-” by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “A-2” from S&P and “F1” by Fitch and (c) the master servicer maintains a rating of at least “A” by S&P and “A+” by Fitch, or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation, and (iv) an entity that is not on the depositor’s “prohibited party” list.

 

The trustee and the certificate administrator will be also permitted at any time to resign from their obligations and duties under the PSA by giving 30 days’ prior written notice (which notice will be posted to the certificate administrator’s website pursuant to the PSA) to the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator, as applicable, all Certificateholders, the RR Interest Owner, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who will promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website). Upon receiving this notice of resignation, the depositor will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator has accepted an appointment within 120 days after the giving of notice of resignation, the resigning trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the issuing entity.

 

If at any time the trustee or certificate administrator ceases to be eligible to continue as trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under the PSA, and fails to resign after written request therefor by the depositor or the master servicer, or if at any time the trustee or certificate administrator becomes incapable of acting, or if certain events of, or proceedings in respect of, bankruptcy or insolvency occur with respect to the trustee or certificate administrator, or if the trustee or certificate administrator fails to timely publish any report to be delivered, published, or otherwise made available by the certificate administrator pursuant to the PSA, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of 5 days, or if the certificate administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to the PSA, the depositor will be

 

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authorized to remove the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator reasonably acceptable to the master servicer.

 

In addition, holders of certificates entitled to at least 50% of the Voting Rights may at any time upon 30 days’ written notice, with or without cause, remove the trustee or certificate administrator under the PSA and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator. In the event that holders of certificates entitled to at least 50% of the Voting Rights elect to remove the trustee or certificate administrator without cause and appoint a successor, the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

Any resignation or removal of the trustee or certificate administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator will not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and (ii) the certificate administrator files any required Form 8-K. Further, the resigning trustee or certificate administrator, as the case may be, must pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

The trustee or certificate administrator will be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to the PSA and each Rating Agency in connection with any removal for cause or resignation of such trustee or certificate administrator as and to the extent required under the PSA.

 

The PSA will prohibit the appointment of the asset representations reviewer or one of its affiliates as successor to the trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; and Consent to Jurisdiction

 

The PSA will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Each party to the PSA will waive its respective right to a jury trial for any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of or related to the PSA or certificates. Additionally each party to the PSA will consent to the jurisdiction of any New York State and Federal courts sitting in New York City with respect to matters arising out of or related to the PSA.

 

Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans

 

The following discussion contains general summaries of certain legal aspects of mortgage loans secured by commercial and multifamily residential properties. Because such legal aspects are governed by applicable local law (which laws may differ substantially), the summaries do not purport to be complete, to reflect the laws of any particular jurisdiction, or to encompass the laws of all jurisdictions in which the security for the mortgage loans is situated.

 

New York

 

Twelve (12) Mortgaged Properties (30.1%) are located in New York. Mortgage loans in New York are generally secured by mortgages on the related real estate. Foreclosure of a mortgage is usually accomplished in judicial proceedings. After an action for foreclosure is commenced, and if the lender secures a ruling that is entitled to foreclosure ordinarily by motion for summary judgment, the court then appoints a referee to compute the amount owed together with certain costs, expenses and legal fees of the action. The lender then moves to confirm the referee’s report and enter a final judgment of foreclosure and sale. Public notice of the foreclosure sale, including the amount of the judgment, is given for a statutory period of time, after which the mortgaged real estate is sold by a referee at public auction. There is no right of redemption after the foreclosure of sale. In certain circumstances, deficiency judgments may be obtained. Under mortgages containing a statutorily sanctioned covenant, the lender has a right to have a receiver appointed without notice and without regard to the adequacy of the mortgaged real estate as security for the amount owed.

 

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California

 

Twelve (12) Mortgaged Properties (14.6%) are located in California. Mortgage loans in California are generally secured by deeds of trust on the related real estate. Foreclosure of a deed of trust in California may be accomplished by a non-judicial trustee’s sale (so long as it is permitted under a specific provision in the deed of trust) or by judicial foreclosure, in each case subject to and in accordance with the applicable procedures and requirements of California law. Public notice of either the trustee’s sale or the judgment of foreclosure is given for a statutory period of time after which the mortgaged real estate may be sold by the trustee, if foreclosed pursuant to the trustee’s power of sale, or by court appointed sheriff under a judicial foreclosure. Following a judicial foreclosure sale, the borrower or its successor-in-interest may, for a period of up to one year, redeem the property; however, there is no redemption following a trustee’s power of sale. California’s “security first” and “one action” rules require the lender to complete foreclosure of all real estate provided as security under the deed of trust in a single action in an attempt to satisfy the full debt before bringing a personal action (if otherwise permitted) against the borrower for recovery of the debt, except in certain cases involving environmentally impaired real property where foreclosure of the real property is not required before making a claim under the indemnity. This restriction may apply to property which is not located in California if a single promissory note is secured by property located in California and other jurisdictions. California case law has held that acts such as (but not limited to) an offset of an unpledged account constitute violations of such statutes. Violations of such statutes may result in the loss of some or all of the security under the mortgage loan and a loss of the ability to sue for the debt. A sale by the trustee under the deed of trust does not constitute an “action” for purposes of the “one action rule”. Other statutory provisions in California limit any deficiency judgment (if otherwise permitted) against the borrower following a judicial foreclosure to the amount by which the indebtedness exceeds the fair value at the time of the public sale and in no event greater than the difference between the foreclosure sale price and the amount of the indebtedness. Further, under California law, once a property has been sold pursuant to a power of sale clause contained in a deed of trust (and in the case of certain types of purchase money acquisition financings, under all circumstances), the lender is precluded from seeking a deficiency judgment from the borrower or, under certain circumstances, guarantors.

 

Nevada

 

Four (4) Mortgaged Properties (11.9%) are located in Nevada. Nevada imposes certain statutory procedures, prohibitions or limitations that limit the exercise of rights by, and the remedies available to, a mortgagee under a mortgage or a beneficiary under a deed of trust. In Nevada, the lien evidenced by a deed of trust may be foreclosed judicially or non-judicially. Judicial foreclosures are extremely rare, however, as they give rise to a one year right of redemption, and are generally employed only in cases of defective trust deeds, mortgages, or cases alleging equitable mortgages. A non-judicial foreclosure is conducted by the trustee under the deed of trust, which, subject to the requirements of Nevada law, typically is a title insurance company or agent, pursuant to a power of sale granted in the deed of trust, and in accordance with Nevada law. More specifically, notice and opportunity to cure must be given, a notice of default and election to sell the property must be recorded, a notice of sale must be recorded, and notice must be given to the trustor, any guarantor or surety, and other parties with an interest in the real property or the indebtedness evidenced by a lien on the real property. Then, following the expiration of the required statutory period, the trustee’s sale is held. In addition, please note that special notice and affidavit requirements are required if the real property being foreclosed is a residential property. With limited exceptions, Nevada law also requires a beneficiary to exhaust its real property security prior to bringing an action against the trustor and, generally and unless (to the extent possible) waived, any guarantor, surety or other obligor to collect the debt. Further, actions for deficiency judgments following any foreclosure, judicial or non-judicial, must be brought within six months of the foreclosure, and are limited to the lesser of (i) the amount by which the secured indebtedness exceeds the fair market value of the real property sold at the time of sale, with interest from the date of sale, or (ii) the difference between the proceeds of the sale and the secured indebtedness, with interest from the date of sale. Additional limitations may apply in the residential context if the party seeking the deficiency acquired the right to obtain the judgment from a person who previously held that right. The laws of the State of Nevada also provide subrogation rights to a guarantor, surety, or other obligor who fully satisfies a debt secured by a lien evidenced by a deed of trust, which, in the case of partial satisfaction, is subject only to the lender’s

 

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prior right to recover the balance of any indebtedness owed by a borrower, which subrogation rights may be waived only after default. Finally, in Nevada, certain tax and, as and to the extent allowed by Nevada law, environmental liens may have priority over liens evidenced by previously recorded deeds of trust.

 

General

 

Each mortgage loan will be evidenced by a promissory note and secured by an instrument granting a security interest in real property, which may be a mortgage, deed of trust or a deed to secure debt, depending upon the prevailing practice and law in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located. Mortgages, deeds of trust and deeds to secure debt are in this prospectus collectively referred to as “mortgages”. A mortgage creates a lien upon, or grants a title interest in, the real property covered thereby, and represents the security for the repayment of the indebtedness customarily evidenced by a promissory note. The priority of the lien created or interest granted will depend on the terms of the mortgage and, in some cases, on the terms of separate subordination agreements or co-lender agreements with others that hold interests in the real property, the knowledge of the parties to the mortgage and, generally, the order of recordation of the mortgage in the appropriate public recording office. However, the lien of a recorded mortgage will generally be subordinate to later-arising liens for real estate taxes and assessments and other charges imposed under governmental police powers.

 

Types of Mortgage Instruments

 

There are two parties to a mortgage: a mortgagor (the borrower and usually the owner of the applicable property) and a mortgagee (the lender). In contrast, a deed of trust is a three-party instrument, among a trustor (the equivalent of a borrower), a trustee to whom the real property is conveyed, and a beneficiary (the lender) for whose benefit the conveyance is made. Under a deed of trust, the trustor grants the property, irrevocably until the debt is paid, in trust and generally with a power of sale, to the trustee to secure repayment of the indebtedness evidenced by the related note. A deed to secure debt typically has two parties, pursuant to which the borrower, or grantor, conveys title to the real property to the grantee, or lender generally with a power of sale, until such time as the debt is repaid. In a case where the borrower is a land trust, there would be an additional party because legal title to the property is held by a land trustee under a land trust agreement for the benefit of the borrower. At origination of a mortgage loan involving a land trust, the borrower may execute a separate undertaking to make payments on the promissory note. The land trustee would not be personally liable for the promissory note obligation. The mortgagee’s authority under a mortgage, the trustee’s authority under a deed of trust and the grantee’s authority under a deed to secure debt are governed by the express provisions of the related instrument, the law of the state in which the real property is located, certain federal laws and, in some deed of trust transactions, the directions of the beneficiary.

 

Leases and Rents

 

Mortgages that encumber income-producing property often contain an assignment of rents and leases, and/or may be accompanied by a separate assignment of rents and leases, pursuant to which the borrower assigns to the lender the borrower’s right, title and interest as landlord under each lease and the income derived from the lease, while (unless rents are to be paid directly to the lender) retaining a revocable license to collect the rents for so long as there is no default. If the borrower defaults, the license terminates and the lender is entitled to collect the rents. Local law may require that the lender take possession of the property and/or obtain a court-appointed receiver before becoming entitled to collect the rents.

 

In most states, hospitality property and motel room rates are considered accounts receivable under the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”). In cases where hospitality properties or motels constitute loan security, the revenues are generally pledged by the borrower as additional security for the loan. In general, the lender must file financing statements in order to perfect its security interest in the room revenues and must file continuation statements, generally every five years, to maintain perfection of such

 

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security interest. In certain cases, mortgage loans secured by hospitality properties or motels may be included in the issuing entity even if the security interest in the room revenues was not perfected. Even if the lender’s security interest in room revenues is perfected under applicable nonbankruptcy law, it will generally be required to commence a foreclosure action or otherwise take possession of the property in order to enforce its rights to collect the room revenues following a default. In the bankruptcy setting, however, the lender will be stayed from enforcing its rights to collect room revenues, but those room revenues constitute “cash collateral” and therefore generally cannot be used by the bankruptcy debtor without a hearing or lender’s consent or unless the lender’s interest in the room revenues is given adequate protection (e.g., cash payment for otherwise encumbered funds or a replacement lien on unencumbered property, in either case in value equivalent to the amount of room revenues that the debtor proposes to use, or other similar relief). See “—Bankruptcy Laws” below.

 

Personalty

 

In the case of certain types of mortgaged properties, such as hospitality properties, motels, nursing homes and manufactured housing, personal property (to the extent owned by the borrower and not previously pledged) may constitute a significant portion of the property’s value as security. The creation and enforcement of liens on personal property are governed by the UCC. Accordingly, if a borrower pledges personal property as security for a mortgage loan, the lender generally must file UCC financing statements in order to perfect its security interest in that personal property, and must file continuation statements, generally every five years, to maintain that perfection. Certain mortgage loans secured in part by personal property may be included in the issuing entity even if the security interest in such personal property was not perfected.

 

Foreclosure

 

General

 

Foreclosure is a legal procedure that allows the lender to recover its mortgage debt by enforcing its rights and available legal remedies under the mortgage. If the borrower defaults in payment or performance of its obligations under the promissory note or mortgage, the lender has the right to institute foreclosure proceedings to sell the real property at public auction to satisfy the indebtedness.

 

Foreclosure Procedures Vary from State to State

 

Two primary methods of foreclosing a mortgage are judicial foreclosure, involving court proceedings, and nonjudicial foreclosure pursuant to a power of sale granted in the mortgage instrument. Other foreclosure procedures are available in some states, but they are either infrequently used or available only in limited circumstances.

 

A foreclosure action is subject to most of the delays and expenses of other lawsuits if defenses are raised or counterclaims are interposed, and sometimes requires several years to complete.

 

Judicial Foreclosure

 

A judicial foreclosure proceeding is conducted in a court having jurisdiction over the mortgaged property. Generally, the action is initiated by the service of legal pleadings upon all parties having a subordinate interest of record in the real property and all parties in possession of the property, under leases or otherwise, whose interests are subordinate to the mortgage. Delays in completion of the foreclosure may occasionally result from difficulties in locating defendants. When the lender’s right to foreclose is contested, the legal proceedings can be time-consuming. Upon successful completion of a judicial foreclosure proceeding, the court generally issues a judgment of foreclosure and appoints a referee or other officer to conduct a public sale of the mortgaged property, the proceeds of which are used to satisfy the judgment. Such sales are made in accordance with procedures that vary from state to state.

 

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Equitable and Other Limitations on Enforceability of Certain Provisions

 

United States courts have traditionally imposed general equitable principles to limit the remedies available to lenders in foreclosure actions. These principles are generally designed to relieve borrowers from the effects of mortgage defaults perceived as harsh or unfair. Relying on such principles, a court may alter the specific terms of a loan to the extent it considers necessary to prevent or remedy an injustice, undue oppression or overreaching, or may require the lender to undertake affirmative actions to determine the cause of the borrower’s default and the likelihood that the borrower will be able to reinstate the loan. In some cases, courts have substituted their judgment for the lender’s and have required that lenders reinstate loans or recast payment schedules in order to accommodate borrowers who are suffering from a temporary financial disability. In other cases, courts have limited the right of the lender to foreclose in the case of a nonmonetary default, such as a failure to adequately maintain the mortgaged property or an impermissible further encumbrance of the mortgaged property. Finally, some courts have addressed the issue of whether federal or state constitutional provisions reflecting due process concerns for adequate notice require that a borrower receive notice in addition to statutorily-prescribed minimum notice. For the most part, these cases have upheld the reasonableness of the notice provisions or have found that a public sale under a mortgage providing for a power of sale does not involve sufficient state action to trigger constitutional protections.

 

In addition, some states may have statutory protection such as the right of the borrower to reinstate a mortgage loan after commencement of foreclosure proceedings but prior to a foreclosure sale.

 

Nonjudicial Foreclosure/Power of Sale

 

In states permitting nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings, foreclosure of a deed of trust is generally accomplished by a nonjudicial trustee’s sale pursuant to a power of sale typically granted in the deed of trust. A power of sale may also be contained in any other type of mortgage instrument if applicable law so permits. A power of sale under a deed of trust allows a nonjudicial public sale to be conducted generally following a request from the beneficiary/lender to the trustee to sell the property upon default by the borrower and after notice of sale is given in accordance with the terms of the mortgage and applicable state law. In some states, prior to such sale, the trustee under the deed of trust must record a notice of default and notice of sale and send a copy to the borrower and to any other party who has recorded a request for a copy of a notice of default and notice of sale. In addition, in some states the trustee must provide notice to any other party having an interest of record in the real property, including junior lienholders. A notice of sale must be posted in a public place and, in most states, published for a specified period of time in one or more newspapers. The borrower or junior lienholder may then have the right, during a reinstatement period required in some states, to cure the default by paying the entire actual amount in arrears (without regard to the acceleration of the indebtedness), plus the lender’s expenses incurred in enforcing the obligation. In other states, the borrower or the junior lienholder is not provided a period to reinstate the loan, but has only the right to pay off the entire debt to prevent the foreclosure sale. Generally, state law governs the procedure for public sale, the parties entitled to notice, the method of giving notice and the applicable time periods.

 

Public Sale

 

A third party may be unwilling to purchase a mortgaged property at a public sale because of the difficulty in determining the exact status of title to the property (due to, among other things, redemption rights that may exist) and because of the possibility that physical deterioration of the mortgaged property may have occurred during the foreclosure proceedings. Potential buyers may also be reluctant to purchase mortgaged property at a foreclosure sale as a result of the 1980 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Durrett v. Washington National Insurance Co., 621 F.2d 2001 (5th Cir. 1980) and other decisions that have followed its reasoning. The court in Durrett held that even a non-collusive, regularly conducted foreclosure sale was a fraudulent transfer under the Bankruptcy Code and, thus, could be rescinded in favor of the bankrupt’s estate, if (1) the foreclosure sale was held while the debtor was insolvent and not more than one year prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition and (2) the price paid for the foreclosed property did not represent “fair consideration”, which is “reasonably

 

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equivalent value” under the Bankruptcy Code. Although the reasoning and result of Durrett in respect of the Bankruptcy Code was rejected by the United States Supreme Court in BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp., 511 U.S. 531 (1994), the case could nonetheless be persuasive to a court applying a state fraudulent conveyance law which has provisions similar to those construed in Durrett. Therefore, it is common for the lender to purchase the mortgaged property for an amount equal to the secured indebtedness and accrued and unpaid interest plus the expenses of foreclosure, in which event the borrower’s debt will be extinguished, or for a lesser amount in order to preserve its right to seek a deficiency judgment if such is available under state law and under the terms of the mortgage loan documents. Thereafter, subject to the borrower’s right in some states to remain in possession during a redemption period, the lender will become the owner of the property and have both the benefits and burdens of ownership, including the obligation to pay debt service on any senior mortgages, to pay taxes, to obtain casualty insurance and to make such repairs as are necessary to render the property suitable for sale. Frequently, the lender employs a third-party management company to manage and operate the property. The costs of operating and maintaining a property may be significant and may be greater than the income derived from that property. The costs of management and operation of those mortgaged properties which are hotels, motels, restaurants, nursing or convalescent homes, hospitals or casinos may be particularly significant because of the expertise, knowledge and, with respect to certain property types, regulatory compliance, required to run those operations and the effect which foreclosure and a change in ownership may have on the public’s and the industry’s, including franchisors’, perception of the quality of those operations. The lender also will commonly obtain the services of a real estate broker and pay the broker’s commission in connection with the sale or lease of the property. Depending upon market conditions, the ultimate proceeds of the sale of a property may not equal the lender’s investment in the property. Moreover, a lender commonly incurs substantial legal fees and court costs in acquiring a mortgaged property through contested foreclosure and/or bankruptcy proceedings. Because of the expenses associated with acquiring, owning and selling a mortgaged property, a lender could realize an overall loss on a mortgage loan even if the mortgaged property is sold at foreclosure, or resold after it is acquired through foreclosure, for an amount equal to the full outstanding principal amount of the loan plus accrued interest.

 

Furthermore, an increasing number of states require that any environmental contamination at certain types of properties be cleaned up before a property may be resold. In addition, a lender may be responsible under federal or state law for the cost of cleaning up a mortgaged property that is environmentally contaminated. See “—Environmental Considerations” below.

 

The holder of a junior mortgage that forecloses on a mortgaged property does so subject to senior mortgages and any other prior liens, and may be obliged to keep senior mortgage loans current in order to avoid foreclosure of its interest in the property. In addition, if the foreclosure of a junior mortgage triggers the enforcement of a “due-on-sale” clause contained in a senior mortgage, the junior mortgagee could be required to pay the full amount of the senior mortgage indebtedness or face foreclosure.

 

Rights of Redemption

 

The purposes of a foreclosure action are to enable the lender to realize upon its security and to bar the borrower, and all persons who have interests in the property that are subordinate to that of the foreclosing lender, from exercise of their “equity of redemption”. The doctrine of equity of redemption provides that, until the property encumbered by a mortgage has been sold in accordance with a properly conducted foreclosure and foreclosure sale, those having interests that are subordinate to that of the foreclosing lender have an equity of redemption and may redeem the property by paying the entire debt with interest. Those having an equity of redemption must generally be made parties and joined in the foreclosure proceeding in order for their equity of redemption to be terminated.

 

The equity of redemption is a common-law (nonstatutory) right which should be distinguished from post-sale statutory rights of redemption. In some states, after sale pursuant to a deed of trust or foreclosure of a mortgage, the borrower and foreclosed junior lienors are given a statutory period in which to redeem the property. In some states, statutory redemption may occur only upon payment of the foreclosure sale price. In other states, redemption may be permitted if the former borrower pays only a portion of the sums due. The effect of a statutory right of redemption is to diminish the ability of the lender

 

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to sell the foreclosed property because the exercise of a right of redemption would defeat the title of any purchaser through a foreclosure. Consequently, the practical effect of the redemption right is to force the lender to maintain the property and pay the expenses of ownership until the redemption period has expired. In some states, a post-sale statutory right of redemption may exist following a judicial foreclosure, but not following a trustee’s sale under a deed of trust.

 

Anti-Deficiency Legislation

 

Some or all of the mortgage loans are nonrecourse loans, as to which recourse in the case of default will be limited to the mortgaged property and such other assets, if any, that were pledged to secure the mortgage loan. However, even if a mortgage loan by its terms provides for recourse to the borrower’s other assets, a lender’s ability to realize upon those assets may be limited by state law. For example, in some states a lender cannot obtain a deficiency judgment against the borrower following foreclosure or sale under a deed of trust.

 

A deficiency judgment is a personal judgment against the former borrower equal to the difference between the net amount realized upon the public sale of the real property and the amount due to the lender. Other statutes may require the lender to exhaust the security afforded under a mortgage before bringing a personal action against the borrower. In certain other states, the lender has the option of bringing a personal action against the borrower on the debt without first exhausting that security; however, in some of those states, the lender, following judgment on that personal action, may be deemed to have elected a remedy and thus may be precluded from foreclosing upon the security. Consequently, lenders in those states where such an election of remedy provision exists will usually proceed first against the security. Finally, other statutory provisions, designed to protect borrowers from exposure to large deficiency judgments that might result from bidding at below-market values at the foreclosure sale, limit any deficiency judgment to the excess of the outstanding debt over the fair market value of the property at the time of the sale.

 

Leasehold Considerations

 

Mortgage loans may be secured by a mortgage on the borrower’s leasehold interest in a ground lease. Leasehold mortgage loans are subject to certain risks not associated with mortgage loans secured by a lien on the fee estate of the borrower. The most significant of these risks is that if the borrower’s leasehold were to be terminated upon a lease default, the leasehold mortgagee would lose its security. This risk may be lessened if the ground lease requires the lessor to give the leasehold mortgagee notices of lessee defaults and an opportunity to cure them, permits the leasehold estate to be assigned to and by the leasehold mortgagee or the purchaser at a foreclosure sale, and contains certain other protective provisions typically included in a “mortgageable” ground lease. Certain mortgage loans, however, may be secured by ground leases which do not contain these provisions.

 

In addition, where a lender has as its security both the fee and leasehold interest in the same property, the grant of a mortgage lien on its fee interest by the land owner/ground lessor to secure the debt of a borrower/ground lessee may be subject to challenge as a fraudulent conveyance. Among other things, a legal challenge to the granting of the liens may focus on the benefits realized by the land owner/ground lessor from the loan. If a court concluded that the granting of the mortgage lien was an avoidable fraudulent conveyance, it might take actions detrimental to the holders of the offered certificates, including, under certain circumstances, invalidating the mortgage lien on the fee interest of the land owner/ground lessor.

 

Cooperative Shares

 

Mortgage loans may be secured by a security interest on the borrower’s ownership interest in shares, and the related proprietary leases, allocable to cooperative dwelling units that may be vacant or occupied by non-owner tenants. Such loans are subject to certain risks not associated with mortgage loans secured by a lien on the fee estate of a borrower in real property. Such a loan typically is subordinate to the mortgage, if any, on the cooperative’s building which, if foreclosed, could extinguish the equity in the

 

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building and the proprietary leases of the dwelling units derived from ownership of the shares of the cooperative. Further, transfer of shares in a cooperative are subject to various regulations as well as to restrictions under the governing documents of the cooperative, and the shares may be cancelled in the event that associated maintenance charges due under the related proprietary leases are not paid. Typically, a recognition agreement between the lender and the cooperative provides, among other things, the lender with an opportunity to cure a default under a proprietary lease.

 

Under the laws applicable in many states, “foreclosure” on cooperative shares is accomplished by a sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the UCC and the security agreement relating to the shares. Article 9 of the UCC requires that a sale be conducted in a “commercially reasonable” manner, which may be dependent upon, among other things, the notice given the debtor and the method, manner, time, place and terms of the sale. Article 9 of the UCC provides that the proceeds of the sale will be applied first to pay the costs and expenses of the sale and then to satisfy the indebtedness secured by the lender’s security interest. A recognition agreement, however, generally provides that the lender’s right to reimbursement is subject to the right of the cooperative to receive sums due under the proprietary leases.

 

Bankruptcy Laws

 

Operation of the federal bankruptcy code in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time (“Bankruptcy Code”) and related state laws may interfere with or affect the ability of a lender to obtain payment of a loan, realize upon collateral and/or to enforce a deficiency judgment. For example, under the Bankruptcy Code, virtually all actions (including foreclosure actions and deficiency judgment proceedings) are automatically stayed upon the filing of the bankruptcy petition, and, usually, no interest or principal payments are made during the course of the bankruptcy case. The delay and the consequences of a delay caused by an automatic stay can be significant. For example, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or on behalf of a junior mortgage lien holder may stay the senior lender from taking action to foreclose out such junior lien. At a minimum, the senior lender would suffer delay due to its need to seek bankruptcy court approval before taking any foreclosure or other action that could be deemed in violation of the automatic stay under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Under the Bankruptcy Code, a bankruptcy trustee, or a borrower as debtor-in-possession, may under certain circumstances sell the related mortgaged property or other collateral free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and interests, which liens would then attach to the proceeds of such sale, despite the provisions of the related mortgage or other security agreement to the contrary. Such a sale may be approved by a bankruptcy court even if the proceeds are insufficient to pay the secured debt in full.

 

Under the Bankruptcy Code, provided certain substantive and procedural safeguards for a lender are met, the amount and terms of a mortgage or other security agreement secured by property of a debtor may be modified under certain circumstances. Pursuant to a confirmed plan of reorganization, lien avoidance or claim objection proceeding, the secured claim arising from a loan secured by real property or other collateral may be reduced to the then-current value of the property (with a corresponding partial reduction of the amount of lender’s security interest), thus leaving the lender a secured creditor to the extent of the then current value of the property and a general unsecured creditor for the difference between such value and the outstanding balance of the loan. Such general unsecured claims may be paid less than 100% of the amount of the debt or not at all, depending upon the circumstances. Other modifications may include the reduction in the amount of each scheduled payment, which reduction may result from a reduction in the rate of interest and/or the alteration of the repayment schedule (with or without affecting the unpaid principal balance of the loan), and/or an extension (or reduction) of the final maturity date. Some courts have approved bankruptcy plans, based on the particular facts of the reorganization case, that effected the curing of a mortgage loan default by paying arrearages over a number of years. Also, under the Bankruptcy Code, a bankruptcy court may permit a debtor through its plan of reorganization to reinstate the loan even though the lender accelerated the mortgage loan and final judgment of foreclosure had been entered in state court (provided no sale of the property had yet occurred) prior to the filing of the debtor’s petition. This may be done even if the plan of reorganization does not provide for payment of the full amount due under the original loan. Thus, the full amount due

 

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under the original loan may never be repaid. Other types of significant modifications to the terms of mortgage loan may be acceptable to the bankruptcy court, such as making distributions to the mortgage holder of property other than cash, or the substitution of collateral which is the “indubitable equivalent” of the real property subject to the mortgage, or the subordination of the mortgage to liens securing new debt (provided that the lender’s secured claim is “adequately protected” as such term is defined and interpreted under the Bankruptcy Code), often depending on the particular facts and circumstances of the specific case.

 

Federal bankruptcy law may also interfere with or otherwise adversely affect the ability of a secured mortgage lender to enforce an assignment by a borrower of rents and leases (which “rents” may include revenues from hotels and other lodging facilities specified in the Bankruptcy Code) related to a mortgaged property if the related borrower is in a bankruptcy proceeding. Under the Bankruptcy Code, a lender may be stayed from enforcing the assignment, and the legal proceedings necessary to resolve the issue can be time consuming and may result in significant delays in the receipt of the rents. Rents (including applicable hotel and other lodging revenues) and leases may also escape such an assignment, among other things, (i) if the assignment is not fully perfected under state law prior to commencement of the bankruptcy proceeding, (ii) to the extent such rents and leases are used by the borrower to maintain the mortgaged property, or for other court authorized expenses, (iii) to the extent other collateral may be substituted for the rents and leases, (iv) to the extent the bankruptcy court determines that the lender is adequately protected, or (v) to the extent the court determines based on the equities of the case that the post-petition rents are not subject to the lender’s pre-petition securities interest.

 

Under the Bankruptcy Code, a security interest in real property acquired before the commencement of the bankruptcy case does not extend to income received after the commencement of the bankruptcy case unless such income is a proceed, product or rent of such property. Therefore, to the extent a business conducted on the mortgaged property creates accounts receivable rather than rents or results from payments under a license rather than payments under a lease, a valid and perfected pre-bankruptcy lien on such accounts receivable or license income generally would not continue as to post-bankruptcy accounts receivable or license income.

 

The Bankruptcy Code provides that a lender’s perfected pre-petition security interest in leases, rents and hotel revenues continues in the post-petition leases, rents and hotel revenues, unless a bankruptcy court orders to the contrary “based on the equities of the case”. The equities of a particular case may permit the discontinuance of security interests in pre-petition leases and rents. Thus, unless a court orders otherwise, revenues from a mortgaged property generated after the date the bankruptcy petition is filed will constitute “cash collateral” under the Bankruptcy Code. Debtors may only use cash collateral upon obtaining the lender’s consent or a prior court order finding that the lender’s interest in the mortgaged hotel, motel or other lodging property and the cash collateral is “adequately protected” as the term is defined and interpreted under the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to post-petition rents, any cash held by a lender in a lockbox or reserve account generally would also constitute “cash collateral” under the Bankruptcy Code. So long as the lender is adequately protected, a debtor’s use of cash collateral may be for its own benefit or for the benefit of any affiliated entity group that is also subject to bankruptcy proceedings, including use as collateral for new debt. It should be noted, however, that the court may find that the lender has no security interest in either pre-petition or post-petition revenues if the court finds that the loan documents do not contain language covering accounts, room rents, or other forms of personality necessary for a security interest to attach to such revenues.

 

The Bankruptcy Code provides generally that rights and obligations under an unexpired lease of the debtor/lessee may not be terminated or modified at any time after the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code solely because of a provision in the lease to that effect or because of certain other similar events. This prohibition on so-called “ipso facto” clauses could limit the ability of a lender to exercise certain contractual remedies with respect to the leases on any mortgaged property. In addition, section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code operates as an automatic stay of, among other things, any act to obtain possession of property from a debtor’s estate, which may delay a lender’s exercise of those remedies, including foreclosure, in the event that a lessee becomes the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code. Thus, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or on behalf of a lessee of a mortgaged

 

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property would result in a stay against the commencement or continuation of any state court proceeding for past due rent, for accelerated rent, for damages or for a summary eviction order with respect to a default under the related lease that occurred prior to the filing of the lessee’s petition. While relief from the automatic stay to enforce remedies may be requested, it can be denied for a number of reasons, including where the collateral is “necessary to an effective reorganization” for the debtor, and if a debtor’s case has been administratively consolidated with those of its affiliates, the court may also consider whether the property is “necessary to an effective reorganization” of the debtor and its affiliates, taken as a whole.

 

The Bankruptcy Code generally provides that a trustee in bankruptcy or debtor-in-possession may, with respect to an unexpired lease of non-residential real property, before the earlier of (i) 120 days after the filing of a bankruptcy case or (ii) the entry of an order confirming a plan, subject to approval of the court, (a) assume the lease and retain it or assign it to a third party or (b) reject the lease. If the trustee or debtor-in-possession fails to assume or reject the lease within the time specified in the preceding sentence, subject to any extensions by the bankruptcy court, the lease will be deemed rejected and the property will be surrendered to the lessor. The bankruptcy court may for cause shown extend the 120-day period up to 90 days for a total of 210 days. If the lease is assumed, the trustee in bankruptcy on behalf of the lessee, or the lessee as debtor-in-possession, or the assignee, if applicable, must cure any defaults under the lease, compensate the lessor for its losses and provide the lessor with “adequate assurance” of future performance. These remedies may be insufficient, however, as the lessor may be forced to continue under the lease with a lessee that is a poor credit risk or an unfamiliar tenant (if the lease was assigned), and any assurances provided to the lessor may, in fact, be inadequate. If the lease is rejected, the rejection generally constitutes a breach of the executory contract or unexpired lease as of the date immediately preceding the filing date of the bankruptcy petition. As a consequence, the other party or parties to the lease, such as the borrower, as lessor under a lease, generally would have only an unsecured claim against the debtor, as lessee, for damages resulting from the breach, which could adversely affect the security for the related mortgage loan. In addition, under the Bankruptcy Code, a lease rejection damages claim is limited to the “(a) rent reserved by the lease, without acceleration, for the greater of one year, or 15 percent, not to exceed three years, of the remaining term of such lease, following the earlier of the date of the bankruptcy petition and the date on which the lessor regained possession of the real property, (b) plus any unpaid rent due under such lease, without acceleration, on the earlier of such dates.”

 

If a trustee in bankruptcy on behalf of a lessor, or a lessor as debtor-in-possession, rejects an unexpired lease of real property, the lessee may treat the lease as terminated by the rejection or, in the alternative, the lessee may remain in possession of the leasehold for the balance of the term and for any renewal or extension of the term that is enforceable by the lessee under applicable non-bankruptcy law. The Bankruptcy Code provides that if a lessee elects to remain in possession after a rejection of a lease, the lessee may offset against rents reserved under the lease for the balance of the term after the date of rejection of the lease, and the related renewal or extension of the lease, any damages occurring after that date caused by the nonperformance of any obligation of the lessor under the lease after that date.

 

Similarly, bankruptcy risk is associated with an insolvency proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code of either a borrower ground lessee or a ground lessor. In general, upon the bankruptcy of a lessor or a lessee under a lease of nonresidential real property, including a ground lease, that has not been terminated prior to the bankruptcy filing date, the debtor entity has the statutory right to assume or reject the lease. Given that the Bankruptcy Code generally invalidates clauses that terminate contracts automatically upon the filing by one of the parties of a bankruptcy petition or that are conditioned on a party’s insolvency, following the filing of a bankruptcy petition, a debtor would ordinarily be required to perform its obligations under such lease until the debtor decides whether to assume or reject the lease. The Bankruptcy Code provides certain additional protections with respect to non-residential real property leases, such as establishing a specific timeframe in which a debtor must determine whether to assume or reject the lease. The bankruptcy court may extend the time to perform for up to 60 days for cause shown. Even if the agreements were terminated prior to bankruptcy, a bankruptcy court may determine that the agreement was improperly terminated and therefore remains part of the debtor’s bankruptcy estate. The debtor also can seek bankruptcy court approval to assume and assign the lease to a third party, and to

 

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modify the lease in connection with such assignment. In order to assume the lease, the debtor or assignee generally will have to cure outstanding defaults and provide “adequate assurance of future performance” in addition to satisfying other requirements imposed under the Bankruptcy Code. Under the Bankruptcy Code, subject to certain exceptions, once a lease is rejected by a debtor lessee, it is deemed breached, and the non-debtor lessor will have a claim for lease rejection damages, as described above.

 

If the ground lessor files for bankruptcy, it may determine until the confirmation of its plan of reorganization whether to reject the ground lease. On request of any party to the lease, the bankruptcy court may order the debtor to determine within a specific period of time whether to assume or reject the lease or to comply with the terms of the lease pending its decision to assume or reject. In the event of rejection, the non-debtor lessee will have the right to treat the lease as terminated by virtue of its terms, applicable nonbankruptcy law, or any agreement made by the lessee. The non-debtor lessee may also, if the lease term has begun, retain its rights under the lease, including its rights to remain in possession of the leased premises under the rent reserved in the lease for the balance of the term of the lease (including renewals). The term “lessee” includes any “successor, assign or mortgagee permitted under the terms of such lease”. If, pre-petition, the ground lessor had specifically granted the leasehold mortgagee such right, the leasehold mortgagee may have the right to succeed to the lessee/borrower’s position under the lease.

 

In the event of concurrent bankruptcy proceedings involving the ground lessor and the lessee/borrower, actions by creditors against the borrower/lessee debtor would be subject to the automatic stay, and a lender may be unable to enforce both the bankrupt lessee’s/borrower’s pre-petition agreement to refuse to treat a ground lease rejected by a bankrupt lessor as terminated and any agreement by the ground lessor to grant the lender a new lease upon such termination. In such circumstances, a lease could be terminated notwithstanding lender protection provisions contained in that lease or in the mortgage. A lender could lose its security unless the lender holds a fee mortgage or the bankruptcy court, as a court of equity, allows the mortgagee to assume the ground lessee’s obligations under the ground lease and succeed to the ground lessee’s position. Although consistent with the Bankruptcy Code, such position may not be adopted by the bankruptcy court.

 

Further, in an appellate decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Precision Indus. v. Qualitech Steel SBQ, LLC, 327 F.3d 537 (7th Cir, 2003)), the court ruled with respect to an unrecorded lease of real property that where a statutory sale of leased property occurs under the Bankruptcy Code upon the bankruptcy of a landlord, that sale terminates a lessee’s possessory interest in the property, and the purchaser assumes title free and clear of any interest, including any leasehold estates. Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, a lessee may request the bankruptcy court to prohibit or condition the statutory sale of the property so as to provide adequate protection of the leasehold interest; however, the court ruled that, at least where a memorandum of lease had not been recorded, this provision does not ensure continued possession of the property, but rather entitles the lessee to compensation for the value of its leasehold interest, typically from the sale proceeds. As a result, we cannot assure you that, in the event of a statutory sale of leased property pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, the lessee would be able to maintain possession of the property under the ground lease. In addition, we cannot assure you that a leasehold mortgagor and/or a leasehold mortgagee (to the extent it has standing to intervene) would be able to recover the full value of the leasehold interest in bankruptcy court.

 

Because of the possible termination of the related ground lease, whether arising from a bankruptcy, the expiration of a lease term or an uncured defect under the related ground lease, lending on a leasehold interest in a real property is riskier than lending on the fee interest in the property.

 

In a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving a borrower, action may be taken seeking the recovery as a preferential transfer of any payments made by such borrower, or made directly by the related lessee, under the related mortgage loan to the issuing entity. Payments on long term debt may be protected from recovery as preferences if they qualify for the “ordinary course” exception under the Bankruptcy Code or if certain other defenses in the Bankruptcy Code are applicable. Whether any particular payment would be protected depends upon the facts specific to a particular transaction.

 

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In addition, in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving any borrower or an affiliate, an action may be taken to avoid the transaction (or any component of the transaction, such as joint and several liability on the related mortgage loan) as an actual or constructive fraudulent conveyance under state or federal law. Any payment by a borrower in excess of its allocated share of the loan could be challenged as a fraudulent conveyance by creditors of that borrower in an action outside a bankruptcy case or by the representative of the borrower’s bankruptcy estate in a bankruptcy case. Generally, under federal and most state fraudulent conveyance statutes, the incurrence of an obligation or the transfer of property by a person will be subject to avoidance under certain circumstances if the person transferred such property with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or the person did not receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value in exchange for such obligation or transfer and (i) was insolvent or was rendered insolvent by such obligation or transfer, (ii) was engaged in business or a transaction, or was about to engage in business or a transaction, for which any property remaining with the person constituted unreasonably small capital, or (iii) intended to, or believed that it would, incur debts that would be beyond the person’s ability to pay as such debts matured. The measure of insolvency will vary depending on the law of the applicable jurisdiction. However, an entity will generally be considered insolvent if the present fair salable value of its assets is less than (x) the sum of its debts or (y) the amount that would be required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured. Accordingly, a lien granted by a borrower to secure repayment of the loan in excess of its allocated share could be avoided if a court were to determine that (i) such borrower was insolvent at the time of granting the lien, was rendered insolvent by the granting of the lien, was left with inadequate capital, or was not able to pay its debts as they matured and (ii) the borrower did not, when it allowed its property to be encumbered by a lien securing the entire indebtedness represented by the loan, receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value for pledging such property for the equal benefit of each other borrower.

 

A bankruptcy court may, under certain circumstances, authorize a debtor to obtain credit after the commencement of a bankruptcy case, secured among other things, by senior, equal or junior liens on property that is already subject to a lien. In the bankruptcy case of General Growth Properties filed on April 16, 2009, the debtors initially sought approval of a debtor-in-possession loan to the corporate parent entities guaranteed by the property-level single purpose entities and secured by second liens on their properties. Although the debtor-in-possession loan subsequently was modified to eliminate the subsidiary guarantees and second liens, we cannot assure you that, in the event of a bankruptcy of the borrower sponsor, the borrower sponsor would not seek approval of a similar debtor-in-possession loan, or that a bankruptcy court would not approve a debtor-in-possession loan that included such subsidiary guarantees and second liens on such subsidiaries’ properties.

 

Certain of the borrowers may be partnerships. The laws governing limited partnerships in certain states provide that the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to a general partner will cause a person to cease to be a general partner of the limited partnership, unless otherwise provided in writing in the limited partnership agreement. This provision may be construed as an “ipso facto” clause and, in the event of the general partner’s bankruptcy, may not be enforceable. Certain limited partnership agreements of the borrowers may provide that the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the related general partner constitutes an event of withdrawal (assuming the enforceability of the clause is not challenged in bankruptcy proceedings or, if challenged, is upheld) that might trigger the dissolution of the limited partnership, the winding up of its affairs and the distribution of its assets, unless (i) at the time there was at least one other general partner and the written provisions of the limited partnership permit the business of the limited partnership to be carried on by the remaining general partner and that general partner does so or (ii) the written provisions of the limited partnership agreement permit the limited partners to agree within a specified time frame (often 60 days) after the withdrawal to continue the business of the limited partnership and to the appointment of one or more general partners and the limited partners do so. In addition, the laws governing general partnerships in certain states provide that the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code or state bankruptcy laws with respect to a general partner of the partnerships triggers the dissolution of the partnership, the winding up of its affairs and the distribution of its assets. Those state laws, however, may not be enforceable or effective in a bankruptcy case. Limited liability companies may be subjected to similar treatment as that described in this prospectus with respect to limited partnerships. The dissolution

 

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of a borrower, the winding up of its affairs and the distribution of its assets could result in an acceleration of its payment obligation under the borrower’s mortgage loan, which may reduce the yield on the Offered Certificates in the same manner as a principal prepayment.

 

In addition, the bankruptcy of the general or limited partner of a borrower that is a partnership, or the bankruptcy of a member of a borrower that is a limited liability company or the bankruptcy of a shareholder of a borrower that is a corporation may provide the opportunity in the bankruptcy case of the partner, member or shareholder to obtain an order from a court consolidating the assets and liabilities of the partner, member or shareholder with those of the mortgagor pursuant to the doctrines of substantive consolidation or piercing the corporate veil. In such a case, the respective mortgaged property, for example, would become property of the estate of the bankrupt partner, member or shareholder. Not only would the mortgaged property be available to satisfy the claims of creditors of the partner, member or shareholder, but an automatic stay would apply to any attempt by the trustee to exercise remedies with respect to the mortgaged property. However, such an occurrence should not affect a lender’s status as a secured creditor with respect to the mortgagor or its security interest in the mortgaged property.

 

A borrower that is a limited partnership, in many cases, may be required by the loan documents to have a single purpose entity as its sole general partner, and a borrower that is a general partnership, in many cases, may be required by the loan documents to have as its general partners only entities that are single purpose entities. A borrower that is a limited liability company may be required by the loan documents to have a single purpose member or a springing member. All borrowers that are tenants-in-common may be required by the loan documents to be single purpose entities. These provisions are designed to mitigate the risk of the dissolution or bankruptcy of the borrower partnership or its general partner, a borrower limited liability company or its member (if applicable), or a borrower that is a tenant-in-common. However, we cannot assure you that any borrower partnership or its general partner, or any borrower limited liability company or its member (if applicable), or a borrower that is a tenant-in-common, will not dissolve or become a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Environmental Considerations

 

General

 

A lender may be subject to environmental risks when taking a security interest in real property. Of particular concern may be properties that are or have been used for industrial, manufacturing, military or disposal activity. Such environmental risks include the possible diminution of the value of a contaminated property or, as discussed below, potential liability for clean-up costs or other remedial actions that could exceed the value of the property or the amount of the lender’s loan. In certain circumstances, a lender may decide to abandon a contaminated mortgaged property as collateral for its loan rather than foreclose and risk liability for clean-up costs.

 

Superlien Laws

 

Under the laws of many states, contamination on a property may give rise to a lien on the property for clean-up costs. In several states, such a lien has priority over all existing liens, including those of existing mortgages. In these states, the lien of a mortgage may lose its priority to such a “superlien.”

 

CERCLA

 

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”), imposes strict liability on present and past “owners” and “operators” of contaminated real property for the costs of clean-up. A secured lender may be liable as an “owner” or “operator” of a contaminated mortgaged property if agents or employees of the lender have participated in the management or operation of such mortgaged property. Such liability may exist even if the lender did not cause or contribute to the contamination and regardless of whether the lender has actually taken possession of a mortgaged property through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. Moreover, such liability is not limited to the original or unamortized principal balance of a loan or to the

 

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value of the property securing a loan. Excluded from CERCLA’s definition of “owner” or “operator”, however, is a person “who, without participating in the management of the facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect his security interest”. This is the so called “secured creditor exemption.”

 

The Asset Conservation, Lender Liability and Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 1996 (the “1996 Act”) amended, among other things, the provisions of CERCLA with respect to lender liability and the secured creditor exemption. The 1996 Act offers protection to lenders by defining the activities in which a lender can engage and still have the benefit of the secured creditor exemption. In order for a lender to be deemed to have participated in the management of a mortgaged property, the lender must actually participate in the operational affairs of the property of the borrower. The 1996 Act provides that “merely having the capacity to influence, or unexercised right to control” operations does not constitute participation in management. A lender will lose the protection of the secured creditor exemption if it exercises decision-making control over the borrower’s environmental compliance and hazardous substance handling or disposal practices, or assumes day-to-day management of environmental or substantially all other operational functions of the mortgaged property. The 1996 Act also provides that a lender will continue to have the benefit of the secured creditor exemption even if it forecloses on a mortgaged property, purchases it at a foreclosure sale or accepts a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure provided that the lender seeks to sell the mortgaged property at the earliest practicable commercially reasonable time on commercially reasonable terms.

 

Certain Other Federal and State Laws

 

Many states have statutes similar to CERCLA, and not all of those statutes provide for a secured creditor exemption. In addition, under federal law, there is potential liability relating to hazardous wastes and underground storage tanks under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

 

Some federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances govern the management, removal, encapsulation or disturbance of asbestos-containing materials. These laws, as well as common law standards, may impose liability for releases of or exposure to asbestos-containing materials, and provide for third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injuries associated with those releases.

 

Federal legislation requires owners of residential housing constructed prior to 1978 to disclose to potential residents or purchasers any known lead-based paint hazards and will impose treble damages for any failure to disclose. In addition, the ingestion of lead-based paint chips or dust particles by children can result in lead poisoning. If lead-based paint hazards exist at a property, then the owner of that property may be held liable for injuries and for the costs of removal or encapsulation of the lead-based paint.

 

In a few states, transfers of some types of properties are conditioned upon clean-up of contamination prior to transfer. In these cases, a lender that becomes the owner of a property through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, may be required to clean-up the contamination before selling or otherwise transferring the property.

 

Beyond statute-based environmental liability, there exist common law causes of action (for example, actions based on nuisance or on toxic tort resulting in death, personal injury or damage to property) related to hazardous environmental conditions on a property. While it may be more difficult to hold a lender liable under common law causes of action, unanticipated or uninsured liabilities of the borrower may jeopardize the borrower’s ability to meet its loan obligations or may decrease the re-sale value of the collateral.

 

Additional Considerations

 

The cost of remediating hazardous substance contamination at a property can be substantial. If a lender becomes liable, it can bring an action for contribution against the owner or operator who created the environmental hazard, but that individual or entity may be without substantial assets. Accordingly, it is

 

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possible that such costs could become a liability of the issuing entity and occasion a loss to the certificateholders.

 

If a lender forecloses on a mortgage secured by a property, the operations on which are subject to environmental laws and regulations, the lender will be required to operate the property in accordance with those laws and regulations. Such compliance may entail substantial expense, especially in the case of industrial or manufacturing properties.

 

In addition, a lender may be obligated to disclose environmental conditions on a property to government entities and/or to prospective buyers (including prospective buyers at a foreclosure sale or following foreclosure). Such disclosure may decrease the amount that prospective buyers are willing to pay for the affected property, sometimes substantially, and thereby decrease the ability of the lender to recover its investment in a loan upon foreclosure.

 

Due-on-Sale and Due-on-Encumbrance Provisions

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may contain “due-on-sale” and “due-on-encumbrance” clauses that purport to permit the lender to accelerate the maturity of the loan if the borrower transfers or encumbers the related mortgaged property. The Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 (the “Garn Act”) generally preempts state laws that prohibit the enforcement of due-on-sale clauses and permits lenders to enforce these clauses in accordance with their terms, subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Garn Act and related regulations. Accordingly, a lender may nevertheless have the right to accelerate the maturity of a mortgage loan that contains a “due-on-sale” provision upon transfer of an interest in the property, without regard to the lender’s ability to demonstrate that a sale threatens its legitimate security interest.

 

Subordinate Financing

 

The terms of certain of the mortgage loans may not restrict the ability of the borrower to use the mortgaged property as security for one or more additional loans, or such restrictions may be unenforceable. Where a borrower encumbers a mortgaged property with one or more junior liens, the senior lender is subjected to additional risk. First, the borrower may have difficulty servicing and repaying multiple loans. Moreover, if the subordinate financing permits recourse to the borrower (as-is frequently the case) and the senior loan does not, a borrower may have more incentive to repay sums due on the subordinate loan. Second, acts of the senior lender that prejudice the junior lender or impair the junior lender’s security may create a superior equity in favor of the junior lender. For example, if the borrower and the senior lender agree to an increase in the principal amount of or the interest rate payable on the senior loan, the senior lender may lose its priority to the extent any existing junior lender is harmed or the borrower is additionally burdened. Third, if the borrower defaults on the senior loan and/or any junior loan or loans, the existence of junior loans and actions taken by junior lenders can impair the security available to the senior lender and can interfere with or delay the taking of action by the senior lender. Moreover, the bankruptcy of a junior lender may operate to stay foreclosure or similar proceedings by the senior lender.

 

Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments

 

Promissory notes and mortgages may contain provisions that obligate the borrower to pay a late charge or additional interest if payments are not timely made, and in some circumstances, may prohibit prepayments for a specified period and/or condition prepayments upon the borrower’s payment of prepayment fees or yield maintenance penalties. In certain states, there are or may be specific limitations upon the late charges which a lender may collect from a borrower for delinquent payments. Certain states also limit the amounts that a lender may collect from a borrower as an additional charge if the loan is prepaid. In addition, the enforceability of provisions that provide for prepayment fees or penalties upon an involuntary prepayment is unclear under the laws of many states.

 

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Applicability of Usury Laws

 

Title V of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“Title V”) provides that state usury limitations will not apply to certain types of residential (including multifamily) first mortgage loans originated by certain lenders after March 31, 1980. Title V authorized any state to reimpose interest rate limits by adopting, before April 1, 1983, a law or constitutional provision that expressly rejects application of the federal law. In addition, even where Title V is not so rejected, any state is authorized by the law to adopt a provision limiting discount points or other charges on mortgage loans covered by Title V. Certain states have taken action to reimpose interest rate limits and/or to limit discount points or other charges.

 

Statutes differ in their provisions as to the consequences of a usurious loan. One group of statutes requires the lender to forfeit the interest due above the applicable limit or impose a specified penalty. Under this statutory scheme, the borrower may cancel the recorded mortgage or deed of trust upon paying its debt with lawful interest, and the lender may foreclose, but only for the debt plus lawful interest. A second group of statutes is more severe. A violation of this type of usury law results in the invalidation of the transaction, thereby permitting the borrower to cancel the recorded mortgage or deed of trust without any payment or prohibiting the lender from foreclosing.

 

Americans with Disabilities Act

 

Under Title III of the ADA and related regulations, in order to protect individuals with disabilities, public accommodations (such as hospitality properties, restaurants, shopping centers, hospitals, schools and social service center establishments) must remove architectural and communication barriers which are structural in nature from existing places of public accommodation to the extent “readily achievable”. In addition, under the ADA, alterations to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility are to be made so that, to the maximum extent feasible, such altered portions are readily accessible to and usable by disabled individuals. The “readily achievable” standard takes into account, among other factors, the financial resources of the affected site, owner, landlord or other applicable person. In addition to imposing a possible financial burden on the borrower in its capacity as owner or landlord, the ADA may also impose such requirements on a foreclosing lender who succeeds to the interest of the borrower as owner or landlord. Furthermore, since the “readily achievable” standard may vary depending on the financial condition of the owner or landlord, a foreclosing lender who is financially more capable than the borrower of complying with the requirements of the ADA may be subject to more stringent requirements than those to which the borrower is subject.

 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

 

Under the terms of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as amended (the “Relief Act”), a borrower who enters military service after the origination of such borrower’s mortgage loan (including a borrower who was in reserve status and is called to active duty after origination of the mortgage loan), upon notification by such borrower, will not be charged interest, including fees and charges, in excess of 6% per annum during the period of such borrower’s active duty status. In addition to adjusting the interest, the lender must forgive any such interest in excess of 6% unless a court or administrative agency orders otherwise upon application of the lender. The Relief Act applies to individuals who are members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Reserves, Coast Guard and officers of the U.S. Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration assigned to duty with the military. Because the Relief Act applies to individuals who enter military service (including reservists who are called to active duty) after origination of the related mortgage loan, no information can be provided as to the number of loans with individuals as borrowers that may be affected by the Relief Act. Application of the Relief Act would adversely affect, for an indeterminate period of time, the ability of a master servicer or special servicer to collect full amounts of interest on certain of the mortgage loans. Any shortfalls in interest collections resulting from the application of the Relief Act would result in a reduction of the amounts distributable to the holders of certificates, and would not be covered by advances or, any form of credit support provided in connection with the certificates. In addition, the Relief Act imposes limitations that would impair the ability of a lender to foreclose on an affected mortgage loan during the borrower’s

 

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period of active duty status, and, under certain circumstances, during an additional three-month period thereafter.

 

Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions and Bribery

 

Many jurisdictions have adopted wide-ranging anti-money laundering, economic and trade sanctions, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, and regulations (collectively, the “Requirements”). Any of the depositor, the issuing entity, the underwriters or other party to the PSA could be requested or required to obtain certain assurances from prospective investors intending to purchase certificates and to retain such information or to disclose information pertaining to them to governmental, regulatory or other authorities or to financial intermediaries or engage in due diligence or take other related actions in the future. Failure to honor any request by the depositor, the issuing entity, the underwriters or other party to the PSA to provide requested information or take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable for the depositor, the issuing entity, the underwriters or other party to the PSA to comply with any Requirements, related legal process or appropriate requests (whether formal or informal) may result in, among other things, a forced sale to another investor of such investor’s certificates. In addition, it is expected that each of the depositor, the issuing entity, the underwriters and the other parties to the PSA will comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (also known as the “Patriot Act”) and any other anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism, economic and trade sanctions, and anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws, and regulations of the United States and other countries, and will disclose any information required or requested by authorities in connection with such compliance.

 

Potential Forfeiture of Assets

 

Federal law provides that assets (including property purchased or improved with assets) derived from criminal activity or otherwise tainted, or used in the commission of certain offenses, is subject to the blocking requirements of economic sanctions laws and regulations, and can be blocked and/or seized and ordered forfeited to the United States of America. The offenses that can trigger such a blocking and/or seizure and forfeiture include, among others, violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, the anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, economic sanctions, and anti-bribery laws and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the regulations issued pursuant to that act, as well as the narcotic drug laws. In many instances, the United States may seize the property even before a conviction occurs.

 

In the event of a forfeiture proceeding, a lender may be able to establish its interest in the property by proving that (a) its mortgage was executed and recorded before the commission of the illegal conduct from which the assets used to purchase or improve the property were derived or before the commission of any other crime upon which the forfeiture is based, or (b) the lender, at the time of the execution of the mortgage, “did not know or was reasonably without cause to believe that the property was subject to forfeiture”. However, we cannot assure you that such a defense will be successful.

 

Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties

 

GSMC and its affiliates are playing several roles in this transaction. GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II is the depositor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSMC. GSMC, a sponsor, is an affiliate of GS Bank, an originator, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, an underwriter for the offering of the offered certificates. In addition, GS Bank (as GSMC’s MOA) is expected to be the initial RR Interest Owner and GSMC is expected to be an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

GS Bank currently holds the Companion Loans for which the noteholder is identified as “GS Bank” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”. However, GS Bank intends to sell such Companion Loans in connection with future securitizations.

 

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CREFI, an originator and a sponsor, is an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., an underwriter for the offering of the offered certificates. In addition, CREFI is expected to be the initial Class RR Certificateholder and an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party. CREFI currently holds the Companion Loans for which the noteholder is identified as “CREFI” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”. However, CREFI intends to sell such Companion Loans in connection with future securitizations.

 

SMC is also an affiliate of (i) Starwood Mortgage Funding II, the holder of one of the companion loans in the Signature Portfolio Whole Loan and one of the companion loans in the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan and (ii) Starwood Mortgage Funding III, the holder of two of the companion loans in the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan.

 

Argentic, an originator and a sponsor, is an affiliate of Argentic Services Company LP, the special servicer under the MSC 2020-L4 PSA pursuant to which the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan is serviced.

 

Societe Generale Financial Corporation, an originator and a sponsor, is an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, an underwriter for the offering of the offered certificates. Societe Generale Financial Corporation currently holds the Companion Loans for which the noteholder is identified as “SGFC” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”. However, Societe Generale Financial Corporation intends to sell such Companion Loans in connection with future securitizations.

 

Midland, the master servicer, is (i) the master servicer under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA, pursuant to which the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is serviced, (ii) the master servicer under the CGCMT 2020-GC46 PSA, pursuant to which the White Oak Crossing Whole Loan is serviced, (iii) the master servicer under the Benchmark 2020-B19 PSA, pursuant to which Redmond Town Center Whole Loan is serviced, (iv) the master servicer and special servicer under the Benchmark 2020-B21 PSA, pursuant to which the 32-42 Broadway Whole Loan and (prior to the securitization of the related controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan) the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan are serviced, (v) the master servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, pursuant to which the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan is serviced, and (vi) the master servicer under the MSC 2020-L4 PSA, pursuant to which the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan is serviced.

 

LNR Partners, the Special Servicer and the current special servicer under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, is an affiliate of (i) SMC, a sponsor and originator, (ii) Starwood Mortgage Funding II, the holder of one of the companion loans in the Signature Portfolio Whole Loan and one of the companion loans in the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan, (iii) Starwood Mortgage Funding III, the holder of two of the companion loans in the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan, (iv) LNR Securities Holdings LLC, which is the directing certificateholder and risk retention consultation party under BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA, (v) Starwood Conduit CMBS Vertical Retention I, LLC, the entity that purchased the VRR interest under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA and (vi) Starwood CMBS Horizontal Retention BBCMS 2020-C8 LLC, the entity that purchased the initial controlling class under the BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA. LNR Partners, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC or its affiliate with due diligence relating to the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Mortgage Pool.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, the trustee and certificate administrator, is also (i) the certificate administrator and custodian under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and (ii) the certificate administrator and custodian under the GSMS 2020-GC47 PSA with respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan.

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, the operating advisor and asset representations reviewer, is also (i) the operating advisor and asset representations reviewer under the (a) BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA with respect to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan, (b) Benchmark 2020-B19 PSA with respect to the Redmond Town Center Whole Loan, (c) MSC 2020-L4 PSA with respect to the McCarthy Ranch Whole Loan and (d) MSC 2019-H7 PSA with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

 

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Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Wells Fargo Bank and GSMC or certain of its affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim servicer with respect to one of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $15,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Midland and CREFI or certain of its affiliates, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to all of the CREFI Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $270,500,000 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Wells Fargo Bank and SMC or certain of its affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim servicer with respect to 15 of the SMC Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $188,129,789 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Midland and UBS AG or certain of its affiliates, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to four of the Argentic Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $79,538,130 as of the Cut-off Date. Argentic is expected to acquire these Argentic Mortgage Loans from UBS AG on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Wells Fargo Bank and Argentic or certain of its affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim servicer with respect to six of the Argentic Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $44,250,000 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Wells Fargo Bank and Societe Generale Financial Corporation or certain of its affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim servicer with respect to all of the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $82,537,869 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim custodian of the loan documents with respect to all of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, the CREFI Mortgage Loans and the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans, except for the related Mortgage File with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is currently (or becomes prior to the Closing Date) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

Wells Fargo Bank acts as interim custodian of the loan documents with respect to four of the SMC Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $131,200,000, and six of the Argentic Mortgage Loans, with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $44,250,000.

 

On the Closing Date, LD II Holdco XIII, LLC or its affiliate is expected to appoint itself or its affiliate as the initial Controlling Class Representative and, therefore, as the initial Directing Holder with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans or any applicable Excluded Loan). In addition, LNR Partners, LLC, or its affiliate, assisted LD II Holdco XIII, LLC (or its affiliate) with due diligence relating to the mortgage loans to be included in the mortgage pool.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer”, “—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer”, “—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Directing Holder and the Companion Loan Holders” and “—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Performance of the Mortgage Loans Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases—Mortgaged Properties Leased to Borrowers or Borrower Affiliated Entities Also Have Risks”. For a description of certain other affiliations, relationships and related transactions, to the extent known and material, among the transaction parties, see the individual descriptions of the transaction parties under “Transaction Parties”.

 

Pending Legal Proceedings Involving Transaction Parties

 

While the sponsors have been involved in, and are currently involved in, certain litigation or potential litigation, including actions relating to repurchase claims, there are no legal proceedings pending, or any proceedings known to be contemplated by any governmental authorities, against the sponsors that are material to Certificateholders.

 

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For a description of certain other material legal proceedings pending against the transaction parties, see the individual descriptions of the transaction parties under “Transaction Parties”.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

Certain of the net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Certificates, together with the net proceeds from the sale of the other certificates not being offered by this prospectus, will be used by the depositor to purchase the mortgage loans from the mortgage loan sellers and to pay certain expenses in connection with the issuance of the certificates.

 

Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations

 

Yield Considerations

 

General

 

The yield to maturity on the Offered Certificates will depend upon the price paid by the investors, the rate and timing of the distributions in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of the applicable class of Offered Certificates, the extent to which yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums allocated to the class of Offered Certificates are collected, and the rate, timing and severity of losses on the Mortgage Loans and the extent to which such losses are allocable in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of the class of Offered Certificates, as well as prevailing interest rates at the time of payment or loss realization.

 

Rate and Timing of Principal Payments

 

The rate and amount of distributions in reduction of the Certificate Balance of any class of Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates and the yield to maturity of any class of Offered Certificates will be directly related to the rate of payments of principal (both scheduled and unscheduled) on the Mortgage Loans, as well as borrower defaults and the severity of losses occurring upon a default and the resulting rate and timing of collections made in connection with liquidations of Mortgage Loans due to these defaults. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loans will be affected by their amortization schedules, lockout periods, defeasance provisions, provisions relating to the release and/or application of earnout reserves, provisions requiring prepayments in connection with the release of real property collateral, requirements to pay yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums in connection with principal payments, the dates on which balloon payments are due, incentives for a borrower to repay an ARD Loan by the respective Anticipated Repayment Date, property release provisions, provisions relating to the application or release of earnout reserves, and any extensions of maturity dates by the master servicer or the special servicer. While voluntary prepayments of some Mortgage Loans are generally prohibited during applicable prepayment lockout periods, effective prepayments may occur if a sufficiently significant portion of a mortgaged property is lost due to casualty or condemnation. In addition, such distributions in reduction of Certificate Balances of the respective classes of Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates may result from repurchases of, or substitutions for, Mortgage Loans made by the sponsors due to missing or defective documentation or breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans as described under “Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”, purchases of the Mortgage Loans in the manner described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”, or the exercise of purchase options by the holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan or mezzanine loan, if any. To the extent a Mortgage Loan requires payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium in connection with a voluntary prepayment, any such yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium generally is not due in connection with a prepayment due to casualty or condemnation, is not included in the purchase price of a Mortgage Loan purchased or repurchased due to a breach of a representation or warranty or otherwise, and may not be enforceable or collectible upon a default.

 

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Because the certificates with Notional Amounts are not entitled to distributions of principal, the yield on such certificates will be extremely sensitive to prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans to the extent distributed to reduce the related Notional Amount of the applicable class of certificates. In addition, although the borrower under an ARD Loan may have certain incentives to prepay such ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date, we cannot assure you that the borrower will be able to prepay such ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date. The failure of a borrower to prepay an ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date will not be an event of default under the terms of such ARD Loan, and pursuant to the terms of the PSA, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will be permitted to take any enforcement action with respect to the related borrower’s failure to pay Excess Interest until the scheduled maturity of such ARD Loan; provided that the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the issuing entity’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the related ARD Loan documents. With respect to the Class A-AB certificates, the extent to which the planned balances are achieved and the sensitivity of the Class A-AB certificates to principal prepayments of the Mortgage Loans will depend in part on the period of time during which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates remain outstanding. As such, the Class A-AB certificates will become more sensitive to the rate of prepayments on the mortgage loans than they were when the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates were outstanding.

 

Prospective investors should consider the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate, timing and amount of collections on the Mortgage Loans, including the likelihood of resulting defaults and/or the impact of associated forbearance arrangements. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Risks Relating to Modifications of the Mortgage Loans” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Loan Purpose; Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings—Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings”.

 

The extent to which the yield to maturity of any class of Offered Certificates may vary from the anticipated yield will depend upon the degree to which the certificates are purchased at a discount or premium and when, and to what degree, payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans are in turn distributed on the certificates or, in the case of the Class X-A and Class X-B certificates, applied to reduce their Notional Amounts. An investor should consider, in the case of any certificate (other than a certificate with a Notional Amount) purchased at a discount, the risk that a slower than anticipated rate of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans could result in an actual yield to such investor that is lower than the anticipated yield and, in the case of any certificate purchased at a premium and certificates with Notional Amounts, the risk that a faster than anticipated rate of principal payments could result in an actual yield to such investor that is lower than the anticipated yield. In general, the earlier a payment of principal on the Mortgage Loans is distributed or otherwise results in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of a certificate purchased at a discount or premium, the greater will be the effect on an investor’s yield to maturity. As a result, the effect on an investor’s yield of principal payments distributed on an investor’s certificates occurring at a rate higher (or lower) than the rate anticipated by the investor during any particular period would not be fully offset by a subsequent like reduction (or increase) in the rate of principal payments.

 

The yield on each of the classes of certificates that have a Pass-Through Rate equal to, limited by, or based on, the WAC Rate could (or in the case of any class of certificates with a Pass-Through Rate equal to, or based on, the WAC Rate, would) be adversely affected if the Mortgage Loans with higher Mortgage Rates prepay faster than the Mortgage Loans with lower Mortgage Rates. The Pass-Through Rates on these classes of certificates may be adversely affected by a decrease in the WAC Rate even if principal prepayments do not occur.

 

Losses and Shortfalls

 

The Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of any class of Offered Certificates may be reduced without distributions of principal as a result of the occurrence and allocation of Realized Losses, reducing the maximum amount distributable in respect of principal on the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates as well as the amount of interest that would have otherwise been payable on the

 

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Offered Certificates in the absence of such reduction. In general, a Non-VRR Realized Loss (and a corresponding VRR Realized Loss) occurs when the principal balance of a Mortgage Loan is reduced without an equal distribution (based on the allocation of amounts among the Principal Balance Certificates, on the one hand, and the VRR Interest, on the other hand) to applicable Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner in reduction of the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates and the VRR Interest Balance. Non-VRR Realized Losses and the corresponding VRR Realized Losses may occur in connection with a default on a Mortgage Loan, acceptance of a discounted pay-off, the liquidation of the related Mortgaged Properties, a reduction in the principal balance of a Mortgage Loan by a bankruptcy court or pursuant to a modification, a recovery by the master servicer or trustee of a Nonrecoverable Advance on a Distribution Date or the incurrence of certain unanticipated or default-related costs and expenses (such as interest on Advances, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees and Special Servicing Fees). Any reduction of the Certificate Balances of the class or classes of Principal Balance Certificates indicated in the table below as a result of the application of Non-VRR Realized Losses will also reduce the Notional Amount of the related class of Class X Certificates.

 

Interest-Only
Class of Certificates 

Class Notional Amount 

Related Class X Class(es) 

Class X-A $612,360,000 Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates
Class X-B $73,324,000 Class B and Class C certificates
Class X-D $46,571,000 Class D and Class E certificates

 

Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner are not entitled to receive distributions of Periodic Payments when due except to the extent they are either covered by a P&I Advance or actually received. Consequently, any defaulted Periodic Payment for which no such P&I Advance is made will tend to extend the weighted average lives of the Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates, whether or not a permitted extension of the due date of the related Mortgage Loan has been completed.

 

Losses and shortfalls on any AB Whole Loan and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for each Distribution Date with respect to an AB Whole Loan will generally be allocated first to the related Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Mortgage Loan (and correspondingly to the certificates and the RR Interest to the extent not covered by the master servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for such Distribution Date in the case of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall) and any Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata basis.

 

Certain Relevant Factors Affecting Loan Payments and Defaults

 

The rate and timing of principal payments and defaults and the severity of losses on the Mortgage Loans may be affected by a number of factors, including, without limitation, the availability of credit for commercial or multifamily real estate, prevailing interest rates, the terms of the Mortgage Loans (for example, due-on-sale clauses, lockout periods or yield maintenance charges, release of property provisions, amortization terms that require balloon payments and incentives for a borrower to repay its mortgage loan by an anticipated repayment date), the demographics and relative economic vitality of the areas in which the Mortgaged Properties are located and the general supply and demand for rental properties in those areas, the quality of management of the Mortgaged Properties, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, possible changes in tax laws and other opportunities for investment. See “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

The rate of prepayment on the pool of Mortgage Loans is likely to be affected by prevailing market interest rates for Mortgage Loans of a comparable type, term and risk level as the Mortgage Loans. When the prevailing market interest rate is below a mortgage interest rate, a borrower may have an increased incentive to refinance its Mortgage Loan. Although the Mortgage Loans contain provisions designed to mitigate the likelihood of an early loan repayment, we cannot assure you that the related borrowers will refrain from prepaying their Mortgage Loans due to the existence of these provisions, or that involuntary prepayments will not occur. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

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With respect to certain Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Loan documents allow for the sale of individual properties and the severance of the related debt and the assumption by the transferee of such portion of the Mortgage Loan as-is allocable to the individual property acquired by that transferee, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. In addition, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Loan documents allow for partial releases of individual Mortgaged Properties during a lockout period or during such time as a yield maintenance charge would otherwise be payable, which could result in a prepayment of a portion of the initial principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium. Additionally, in the case of a partial release of an individual Mortgaged Property, the related release amount in many cases is greater than the allocated loan amount for the Mortgaged Property being released, which would result in a greater than proportionate paydown of the Mortgage Loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Partial Releases”.

 

Depending on prevailing market interest rates, the outlook for market interest rates and economic conditions generally, some borrowers may sell Mortgaged Properties in order to realize their equity in the Mortgaged Property, to meet cash flow needs or to make other investments. In addition, some borrowers may be motivated by federal and state tax laws (which are subject to change) to sell Mortgaged Properties prior to the exhaustion of tax depreciation benefits.

 

We make no representation as to the particular factors that will affect the rate and timing of prepayments and defaults on the Mortgage Loans, as to the relative importance of those factors, as to the percentage of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that will be prepaid or as to which a default will have occurred as of any date or as to the overall rate of prepayment or default on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Delay in Payment of Distributions

 

Because each monthly distribution is made on each Distribution Date, which is at least 12 days after the end of the related Interest Accrual Period for the certificates, the effective yield to the holders of such certificates will be lower than the yield that would otherwise be produced by the applicable Pass-Through Rates and purchase prices (assuming the prices did not account for the delay).

 

Yield on the Certificates with Notional Amounts

 

The yield to maturity of the certificates with Notional Amounts will be highly sensitive to the rate and timing of reductions made to the Certificate Balances of the related class or classes of Principal Balance Certificates indicated in the table below, including by reason of prepayments and principal losses on the Mortgage Loans and other factors described above.

 

Interest-Only
Class of Certificates 

Class Notional Amount 

Related Class X Class(es) 

Class X-A $612,360,000 Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5,
Class A-AB and Class A-S certificates
Class X-B $73,324,000 Class B and Class C certificates
Class X-D $46,571,000 Class D and Class E certificates

 

Any optional termination by the holders of the Controlling Class, the special servicer, the master servicer or the holders of the Class R certificates would result in prepayment in full of the Offered Certificates and would have an adverse effect on the yield of a class of the certificates with Notional Amounts because a termination would have an effect similar to a principal prepayment in full of the Mortgage Loans and, as a result, investors in these certificates and any other Offered Certificates purchased at premium might not fully recoup their initial investment. See “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”.

 

Investors in the certificates with Notional Amounts should fully consider the associated risks, including the risk that an extremely rapid rate of prepayment or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loans could result in the failure of such investors to recoup fully their initial investments.

 

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Weighted Average Life

 

The weighted average life of a Principal Balance Certificate refers to the average amount of time that will elapse from the date of its issuance until each dollar allocable to principal of the certificate is distributed to the related investor. The weighted average life of a Principal Balance Certificate will be influenced by, among other things, the rate at which principal on the Mortgage Loans is paid or otherwise received, which may be in the form of scheduled amortization, voluntary prepayments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds. Distributions among the various classes of Non-VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest will be made as set forth under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” and “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest—Priority of Distributions on the VRR Interest”.

 

Prepayments may be measured by a prepayment standard or model. The “Constant Prepayment Rate” or “CPR” model represents an assumed constant annual rate of prepayment each month, expressed as a per annum percentage of the then-scheduled principal balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans. The “CPY” model represents an assumed CPR prepayment rate after any applicable lockout period, any applicable period in which defeasance is permitted and any applicable yield maintenance period has expired. The model used in this prospectus is the CPY model. As used in each of the following tables, the column headed “0% CPY” assumes that none of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans is prepaid before its maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as the case may be. The columns headed “25% CPY”, “50% CPY”, “75% CPY” and “100% CPY” assume prepayments on the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans at those levels of CPR following the expiration of any applicable lockout period, any applicable period in which defeasance is permitted and any applicable yield maintenance period (except as described below). We cannot assure you, however, that prepayments of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will conform to any level of CPY, and we make no representation that the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will prepay at the levels of CPY shown or at any other prepayment rate.

 

The following tables indicate the percentage of the initial Certificate Balance (or, in the case of each Class of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates, the percentage of the related potential maximum and minimum initial Certificate Balances, respectively) of each class of the Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates that would be outstanding after each of the dates shown at various CPYs and the corresponding weighted average life of each class of Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates. The tables have been prepared on the basis of the following assumptions (the “Modeling Assumptions”), among others:

 

scheduled Periodic Payments including payments due at maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date of principal and/or interest on the Mortgage Loans will be received on a timely basis and will be distributed on the 10th day (each assumed to be a business day) of the related month, beginning in January 2021;

 

the Mortgage Rate in effect for each Mortgage Loan and AB Whole Loan as of the Cut-off Date will remain in effect to the related maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as the case may be, and will be adjusted, if necessary, as required pursuant to the definition of Mortgage Rate;

 

there are no delinquencies;

 

the mortgage loan sellers will not be required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan, and none of the holders of the Controlling Class (or any other Certificateholder), the RR Interest Owner, the special servicer or the master servicer will exercise its option to purchase all the Mortgage Loans and thereby cause an early termination of the issuing entity and no holder of any mezzanine debt or other indebtedness will exercise its option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan;

 

any principal prepayments on the Mortgage Loans will be received on their respective Due Dates after the expiration of any applicable lockout period, any applicable period in which

 

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  defeasance is permitted, and any applicable yield maintenance period, in each case, at the respective levels of CPY set forth in the tables (without regard to any limitations in such Mortgage Loans on partial voluntary principal prepayment);

 

any principal prepayments on the AB Whole Loans will be received on their respective Due Dates after the expiration of any applicable lockout period, any applicable period in which defeasance is permitted, and any applicable yield maintenance period, in each case, at the respective levels of CPY set forth in the tables (without regard to any limitations in such Whole Loans on partial voluntary principal prepayment) and allocated to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement;

 

all prepayments are assumed to be voluntary prepayments and will not include, without limitation, Liquidation Proceeds, condemnation proceeds, insurance proceeds, proceeds from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan from the issuing entity or any prepayment that is accepted by the master servicer or the special servicer pursuant to a workout, settlement or loan modification;

 

no Prepayment Interest Shortfalls are incurred and no prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges are collected;

 

the Closing Date occurs on December 29, 2020;

 

each ARD Loan prepays in full on its respective Anticipated Repayment Date;

 

the Pass-Through Rates, initial Certificate Balances and initial Notional Amounts of the respective classes of Offered Certificates are as described in this prospectus;

 

the Administrative Cost Rate is calculated on the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Mortgage Loans;

 

no reserves, earnouts, holdbacks, insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds are applied to prepay any related Mortgage Loan or AB Whole Loan in whole or in part;

 

no additional trust fund expenses are incurred;

 

no property releases (or yield maintenance charge or other prepayment premium or related re-amortizations) occur;

 

the optional termination is not exercised; and

 

there are no modifications or maturity date extensions in respect of the Mortgage Loans.

 

To the extent that the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans have characteristics that differ from those assumed in preparing the tables set forth below, a class of Offered Certificates that is also a Principal Balance Certificate may mature earlier or later than indicated by the tables. The tables set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and it is highly unlikely that the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will actually prepay at any constant rate until maturity or that all the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will prepay at the same rate. In addition, variations in the actual prepayment experience and the balance of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans that prepay may increase or decrease the percentages of initial Certificate Balances (and weighted average lives) shown in the following tables. These variations may occur even if the average prepayment experience of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans were to equal any of the specified CPY percentages. Investors should not rely on the prepayment assumptions set forth in this prospectus and are urged to conduct their own analyses of the rates at which the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans may be expected to prepay, based on their own assumptions. Furthermore, in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, several of the Modeling Assumptions (particularly, those regarding the timely receipt of all scheduled loan payments and the absence of any delinquencies, defaults, forbearances, loan modifications and advances) may not prove to

 

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be entirely accurate. Based on the foregoing assumptions, the following tables indicate the resulting weighted average lives of each class of Offered Certificates that is also a Principal Balance Certificate and set forth the percentage of the initial Certificate Balance of each class of Offered Certificates that is also a Principal Balance Certificate that would be outstanding after each of the dates shown at the indicated CPYs.

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-1 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 83% 83% 83% 83% 83%
December 2022 64% 64% 64% 64% 64%
December 2023 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%
December 2024 6% 4% 2% 0% 0%
December 2025 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.39 2.39
First Principal Payment Date January 2021 January 2021 January 2021 January 2021 January 2021
Last Principal Payment Date March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 December 2024

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-2 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 98% 9%
December 2025 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 4.20 4.19 4.18 4.16 3.96
First Principal Payment Date March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 December 2024
Last Principal Payment Date March 2025 March 2025 March 2025 March 2025 February 2025

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-3 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 6.93 6.92 6.91 6.88 6.68
First Principal Payment Date November 2027 August 2027 August 2027 August 2027 February 2025
Last Principal Payment Date December 2027 December 2027 December 2027 December 2027 September 2027

 

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Percentages of the Maximum Initial Certificate Balance ($200,000,000)(1) of
the Class A-4 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 79% 70% 59% 43% 1%
December 2030 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.08 9.04 8.98 8.91 8.65
First Principal Payment Date June 2029 March 2029 March 2029 March 2029 September 2027
Last Principal Payment Date March 2030 March 2030 March 2030 March 2030 January 2030

 

 

 

(1)The exact initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates is unknown and will be determined based on final pricing of that Class. The information in the chart above is based on the maximum potential initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates, however, the actual Certificate Balance may be less than the maximum shown, in which case the Weighted Average Lives, First Principal Payment Dates and Last Principal Payment Dates may be different than those shown above.

 

Percentages of the Minimum Initial Certificate Balance ($0)(1) of
the Class A-4 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2021 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2022 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2023 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2024 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2025 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2026 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2027 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2028 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2029 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
December 2030 and thereafter NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
Weighted Average Life (in years) NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
First Principal Payment Date NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
Last Principal Payment Date NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP

 

 

 

(1)The exact initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates is unknown and will be determined based on final pricing of that Class. The information in the chart above is based on the minimum potential initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 certificates, however, the actual Certificate Balance may be more than the minimum shown, in which case the Weighted Average Lives, First Principal Payment Dates and Last Principal Payment Dates may be different than those shown above.

 

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Percentages of the Maximum Initial Certificate Balance ($481,296,000)(1) of
the Class A-5 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 91% 88% 83% 76% 59%
December 2030 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.52 9.49 9.45 9.39 9.16
First Principal Payment Date June 2029 March 2029 March 2029 March 2029 September 2027
Last Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 September 2030

 

 

 

(1)The exact initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates is unknown and will be determined based on final pricing of that Class. The information in the chart above is based on the maximum potential initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates, however, the actual Certificate Balance may be less than the maximum shown, in which case the Weighted Average Lives, First Principal Payment Dates and Last Principal Payment Dates may be different than those shown above.

 

Percentages of the Minimum Initial Certificate Balance ($281,296,000)(1) of
the Class A-5 certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2030 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.83 9.81 9.77 9.73 9.52
First Principal Payment Date March 2030 March 2030 March 2030 March 2030 January 2030
Last Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 September 2030

 

 

 

(1)The exact initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates is unknown and will be determined based on final pricing of that Class. The information in the chart above is based on the minimum potential initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 certificates, however, the actual Certificate Balance may be more than the minimum shown, in which case the Weighted Average Lives, First Principal Payment Dates and Last Principal Payment Dates may be different than those shown above.

 

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Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-AB certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 83% 83% 83% 83% 84%
December 2026 61% 61% 61% 61% 61%
December 2027 37% 37% 37% 37% 37%
December 2028 13% 13% 13% 13% 13%
December 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 6.41 6.41 6.41 6.41 6.41
First Principal Payment Date March 2025 March 2025 March 2025 March 2025 March 2025
Last Principal Payment Date June 2029 June 2029 June 2029 June 2029 June 2029

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-S certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2030 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.95 9.95 9.95 9.95 9.70
First Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 September 2030
Last Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 September 2030

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class B certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2030 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.95 9.95 9.95 9.95 9.75
First Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 September 2030
Last Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 October 2030

 

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Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class C certificates at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Distribution Date

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2029 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
December 2030 68% 44% 12% 0% 0%
December 2031 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 10.00 9.98 9.96 9.95 9.78
First Principal Payment Date December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 December 2030 October 2030
Last Principal Payment Date January 2031 January 2031 January 2031 December 2030 October 2030

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity Tables

 

The following tables indicate the approximate pre-tax yield to maturity on a corporate bond equivalent basis on the Offered Certificates for the specified CPYs based on the assumptions set forth under “—Weighted Average Life” above. It was further assumed that the purchase price of the Offered Certificates is as specified in the tables below, expressed as a percentage of the initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, plus accrued interest from December 1, 2020 to the Closing Date.

 

The yields set forth in the following tables were calculated by determining the monthly discount rates that, when applied to the assumed streams of cash flows to be paid on the applicable class of Offered Certificates, would cause the discounted present value of such assumed stream of cash flows to equal the assumed purchase price of such class, and by converting such monthly rates to semi-annual corporate bond equivalent rates. Such calculations do not take into account shortfalls in collection of interest due to prepayments (or other liquidations) of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans or the interest rates at which investors may be able to reinvest funds received by them as distributions on the applicable class of certificates (and, accordingly, do not purport to reflect the return on any investment in the applicable class of Offered Certificates when such reinvestment rates are considered).

 

The characteristics of the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans may differ from those assumed in preparing the tables below. In addition, we cannot assure you that the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will prepay in accordance with the above assumptions at any of the rates shown in the tables or at any other particular rate, that the cash flows on the applicable class of Offered Certificates will correspond to the cash flows shown in this prospectus or that the aggregate purchase price of such class of Offered Certificates will be as assumed. In addition, it is unlikely that the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will prepay in accordance with the above assumptions at any of the specified CPYs until maturity or that all the Mortgage Loans and AB Whole Loans will so prepay at the same rate. Timing of changes in the rate of prepayments may significantly affect the actual yield to maturity to investors, even if the average rate of principal prepayments is consistent with the expectations of investors. Investors must make their own decisions as to the appropriate prepayment assumption to be used in deciding whether to purchase any class of Offered Certificates. Furthermore, in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, several of the Modeling Assumptions (particularly, those regarding the timely receipt of all scheduled loan payments and the absence of any delinquencies, defaults, forbearances, loan modifications and advances) may not prove to be entirely accurate.

 

For purposes of this prospectus, prepayment assumptions with respect to the Mortgage Loans are presented in terms of the CPY model described under “—Weighted Average Life” above.

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-1 certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-1 certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-2 certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-2 certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-3 certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-3 certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

507

 

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-4 certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-4 certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-5 certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-5 certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-AB certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-AB certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class X-A certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Notional Amount of Class X-A certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class X-B certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Notional Amount of Class X-B certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-S certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class A-S certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class B certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class B certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class C certificates
at the Respective CPYs Set Forth Below:

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPY)

Assumed Price (% of Initial Certificate Balance of Class C certificates) 

0% CPY

25% CPY

50% CPY

75% CPY

100% CPY

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
         

 

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Material Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

General

 

The following is a general discussion of the anticipated material federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the certificates. The discussion below does not purport to address all federal income tax consequences that may be applicable to particular categories of investors (such as banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, foreign persons, investors whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, and investors that hold the certificates as part of a “straddle” or “conversion transaction”), some of which may be subject to special rules. The authorities on which this discussion is based are subject to change or differing interpretations, and any such change or interpretation could apply retroactively. This discussion reflects the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as well as regulations (the “REMIC Regulations”) promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS. Investors are encouraged to consult their tax advisors in determining the federal, state, local or any other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the certificates.

 

Four separate real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) elections will be made with respect to designated portions of the issuing entity (the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and the “Upper-Tier REMIC”, and, together with the Loan REMICs, the “Trust REMICs”). The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC, created pursuant to a REMIC declaration effective as of June 2, 2020, holds the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan and other related assets and has issued a class of uncertificated regular interests to be held by the Lower-Tier REMIC. The White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC, created pursuant to a REMIC declaration effective as of December 1, 2020, holds the White Oak Crossing mortgage loan and other related assets and has issued a class of uncertificated regular interests to be held by the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans, the regular interests issued by each Loan REMIC and certain other assets (excluding Excess Interest for the ARD Loan) and will issue (i) certain classes of regular interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”) to the Upper-Tier REMIC and (ii) an uncertificated interest represented by the Class R certificates as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class RR certificates and the RR Interest (exclusive of Excess Interest) (collectively, the “Regular Interests”), each of which represents a regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC and (ii) an uncertificated interest represented by the Class R certificates as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Qualification as a REMIC requires ongoing compliance with certain conditions. Assuming (i) the making of appropriate elections, (ii) compliance with the PSA and each Co-Lender Agreement, (iii) compliance with the White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC declaration and the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC declaration, (iv) compliance with the provisions of each Non-Serviced PSA and any amendments thereto and the continued qualification of the REMICs formed under each Non-Serviced PSA and (v) compliance with any changes in the law, including any amendments to the Code or applicable Treasury regulations thereunder, in the opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, special tax counsel to the depositor, (a) each Trust REMIC will qualify as a REMIC on the Closing Date and thereafter, (b) each of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests will constitute a “regular interest” in the Lower-Tier REMIC, (c) each class of Regular Interests will constitute a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC, (d) each of the Loan REMIC Regular Interests will constitute a class of regular interests in the related Loan REMICs and (e) the Class R certificates will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in each Trust REMIC.

 

In addition, in the opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, special tax counsel to the depositor, (1) the portion of the issuing entity consisting of (i) the Excess Interest and the Excess Interest Distribution Account, (ii) the uncertificated regular interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC corresponding to the VRR Interest and distributions thereon and (iii) the Loan REMIC uncertificated residual interests and the Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account will be treated as a grantor trust (the “Grantor Trust”) for federal income tax purposes under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, (2) the Class S

 

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certificates and the VRR Interest will represent undivided beneficial interests in the related portions of the Excess Interest and the Excess Interest Distribution Account, (3) the VRR Interest will represent beneficial ownership of the uncertificated regular interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC corresponding to the VRR interest and distributions thereon and (4) and the Class R Certificates will represent beneficial ownership of the Loan REMIC uncertificated residual interests and the Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account.

 

Qualification as a REMIC

 

In order for each Trust REMIC to qualify as a REMIC, there must be ongoing compliance on the part of such Trust REMIC with the requirements set forth in the Code. Each Trust REMIC must fulfill an asset test, which requires that no more than a de minimis portion of the assets of such Trust REMIC, as of the close of the third calendar month beginning after the Closing Date (which for purposes of this discussion is the date of the issuance of the Regular Interests, the “Startup Day”) and at all times thereafter, may consist of assets other than “qualified mortgages” and “permitted investments”. The REMIC Regulations provide a safe harbor pursuant to which the de minimis requirements will be met if at all times the aggregate adjusted basis of the nonqualified assets is less than 1% of the aggregate adjusted basis of all such Trust REMIC’s assets. Each Trust REMIC also must provide “reasonable arrangements” to prevent its residual interest from being held by “disqualified organizations” or their agents and must furnish applicable tax information to transferors or agents that violate this restriction. The PSA will provide that no legal or beneficial interest in the Class R certificates may be transferred or registered unless certain conditions, designed to prevent violation of this restriction, are met. It is expected that each Trust REMIC will qualify as a REMIC at all times that any of the Regular Interests are outstanding.

 

A qualified mortgage is any obligation that is principally secured by an interest in real property and that is either transferred to a REMIC on the Startup Day or is purchased by a REMIC within a three (3) month period thereafter pursuant to a fixed price contract in effect on the Startup Day. Qualified mortgages include (i) whole mortgage loans or split note interests in such mortgage loans, such as the Mortgage Loans; provided that, in general, (a) the fair market value of the real property security (including buildings and structural components of the real property security and reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property security that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property security that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is at least 80% of the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loan either at origination or as of the Startup Day (a loan-to-value ratio of not more than 125% with respect to the real property security) or (b) substantially all the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan or the underlying mortgages were used to acquire, improve or protect an interest in real property that, at the date of origination, was the only security for the Mortgage Loan, and (ii) regular interests in another REMIC, such as the Lower-Tier Regular Interests that will be held by the Upper-Tier REMIC. If a Mortgage Loan was not in fact principally secured by real property or is otherwise not a qualified mortgage, it must be disposed of within 90 days of discovery of such defect, or otherwise ceases to be a qualified mortgage after such 90-day period.

 

Permitted investments include “cash flow investments”, “qualified reserve assets” and “foreclosure property”. A cash flow investment is an investment, earning a return in the nature of interest, of amounts received on or with respect to qualified mortgages for a temporary period, not exceeding 13 months, until the next scheduled distribution to holders of interests in the REMIC. A qualified reserve asset is any intangible property held for investment that is part of any reasonably required reserve maintained by the REMIC to provide for payments of expenses of the REMIC or amounts due on its regular or residual interests in the event of defaults (including delinquencies) on the qualified mortgages, lower than expected reinvestment returns, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and certain other contingencies. The Trust REMICs will not hold any qualified reserve assets. Foreclosure property is real property acquired by a REMIC in connection with the default or imminent default of a qualified mortgage and maintained by the REMIC in compliance with applicable rules and personal property that is incidental to such real property; provided that the mortgage loan sellers had no knowledge or reason to know, as of the Startup Day, that such a default had occurred or would occur. Foreclosure property may generally not be held after the close of the third calendar year beginning after the date the issuing entity acquires such property, with one extension that may be granted by the IRS.

 

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A mortgage loan held by a REMIC will fail to be a qualified mortgage if it is “significantly modified” unless default is “reasonably foreseeable” or where the servicer believes there is a “significant risk of default” upon maturity of the mortgage loan or at an earlier date, and that by making such modification the risk of default is substantially reduced. A mortgage loan held by a REMIC will not be considered to have been “significantly modified” following the release of the lien on a portion of the real property collateral if (a) the release is pursuant to a defeasance permitted under the mortgage loan documents that occurs more than two years after the startup day of the REMIC or (b) following the release the loan-to-value ratio for the mortgage loan is not more than 125% with respect to the real property security. Furthermore, if the release is not pursuant to a defeasance and following the release the loan-to-value ratio for the mortgage loan is greater than 125%, the mortgage loan will continue to be a qualified mortgage if the release is part of a “qualified paydown transaction” in accordance with Revenue Procedure 2010-30.

 

In addition to the foregoing requirements, the various interests in a REMIC also must meet certain requirements. All of the interests in a REMIC must be either of the following: (i) one or more classes of regular interests or (ii) a single class of residual interests on which distributions, if any, are made pro rata. A regular interest is an interest in a REMIC that is issued on the Startup Day with fixed terms, is designated as a regular interest, and unconditionally entitles the holder to receive a specified principal amount (or other similar amount), and provides that interest payments (or other similar amounts), if any, at or before maturity either are payable based on a fixed rate or a qualified variable rate, or consist of a specified, nonvarying portion of the interest payments on the qualified mortgages. The rate on the specified portion may be a fixed rate, a variable rate, or the difference between one fixed or qualified variable rate and another fixed or qualified variable rate. The specified principal amount of a regular interest that provides for interest payments consisting of a specified, nonvarying portion of interest payments on qualified mortgages may be zero. An interest in a REMIC may be treated as a regular interest even if payments of principal with respect to such interest are subordinated to payments on other regular interests or the residual interest in the REMIC, and are dependent on the absence of defaults or delinquencies on qualified mortgages or permitted investments, lower than reasonably expected returns on permitted investments, expenses incurred by the REMIC or Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. A residual interest is an interest in a REMIC other than a regular interest that is issued on the Startup Day that is designated as a residual interest. Accordingly, each of the Loan REMIC Regular Interests will constitute a class of regular interests in the related Loan REMICs, each of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests will constitute a class of regular interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC, each class of the Regular Interests will constitute a class of regular interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC, and the Class R certificates will represent the sole class of residual interests in each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, and will represent beneficial ownership of the Loan REMIC uncertificated residual interests.

 

If an entity fails to comply with one or more of the ongoing requirements of the Code for status as a REMIC during any taxable year, the Code provides that the entity or applicable portion of it will not be treated as a REMIC for such year and thereafter. In this event, any entity with debt obligations with two or more maturities, such as the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, may be treated as a separate association taxable as a corporation under Treasury regulations, and the certificates may be treated as equity interests in such an association. The Code, however, authorizes the Treasury Department to issue regulations that address situations where failure to meet one or more of the requirements for REMIC status occurs inadvertently and in good faith. Investors should be aware, however, that the Conference Committee Report to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the “1986 Act”) indicates that the relief may be accompanied by sanctions, such as the imposition of a corporate tax on all or a portion of a REMIC’s income for the period of time in which the requirements for REMIC status are not satisfied.

 

Status of Offered Certificates

 

Offered Certificates held by a real estate investment trust will constitute “real estate assets” within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(5)(B), and interest (including original issue discount) on the Offered Certificates will be considered “interest on obligations secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property” within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(3)(B) in the same proportion that, for both purposes, the assets of the issuing entity would be so treated. For purposes of Code Section

 

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856(c)(5)(B), payments of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans that are reinvested pending distribution to holders of Regular Interests qualify for such treatment. Offered Certificates held by a domestic building and loan association will be treated as “loans . . . secured by an interest in real property which is . . . residential real property” within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(19)(C)(v) or as other assets described in Code Section 7701(a)(19)(C) only to the extent the applicable loans are secured by residential real property. As of the Cut-off Date, 35 of the Mortgaged Properties (11.1%) securing seven (7) Mortgage Loans are, in whole or in part, multifamily properties or mixed use properties with a multifamily component. If at all times 95% or more of the assets of the issuing entity qualify for each of the foregoing treatments, the Offered Certificates will qualify for the corresponding status in their entirety. For the purposes of the foregoing determinations, the Trust REMICs will be treated as a single REMIC. In addition, the Mortgage Loans that have been defeased with government securities will not qualify for such treatment. Offered Certificates will be “qualified mortgages” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) for another REMIC. Moreover, Offered Certificates held by certain financial institutions will constitute an “evidence of indebtedness” within the meaning of Code Section 582(c)(1).

 

Taxation of Regular Interests

 

General

 

Each class of Regular Interests represents a regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Regular Interests will represent newly originated debt instruments for federal income tax purposes. In general, interest, original issue discount and market discount on a Regular Interest will be treated as ordinary income to the holder of a Regular Interest (a “Regular Interestholder”), and principal payments on a Regular Interest will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the Regular Interestholder’s basis in the Regular Interest. Regular Interestholders must use the accrual method of accounting with regard to the Regular Interests, regardless of the method of accounting otherwise used by such Regular Interestholders.

 

Original Issue Discount

 

Holders of Regular Interests issued with original issue discount generally must include original issue discount in ordinary income for federal income tax purposes as it accrues in accordance with the constant yield method, which takes into account the compounding of interest, in advance of receipt of the cash attributable to such income. The following discussion is based in part on temporary and final Treasury regulations (the “OID Regulations”) under Code Sections 1271 through 1273 and 1275 and in part on the provisions of the 1986 Act. Regular Interestholders should be aware, however, that the OID Regulations do not adequately address certain issues relevant to prepayable securities, such as the Regular Interests. To the extent such issues are not addressed in the OID Regulations, the certificate administrator will apply the methodology described in the Conference Committee Report to the 1986 Act. No assurance can be provided that the IRS will not take a different position as to those matters not currently addressed by the OID Regulations. Moreover, the OID Regulations include an anti-abuse rule allowing the IRS to apply or depart from the OID Regulations if necessary or appropriate to ensure a reasonable tax result in light of the applicable statutory provisions. A tax result will not be considered unreasonable under the anti-abuse rule, however, in the absence of a substantial effect on the present value of a taxpayer’s tax liability. Investors are advised to consult their own tax advisors as to the discussion in this prospectus and the appropriate method for reporting interest and original issue discount with respect to the Regular Interests.

 

Each Regular Interest will be treated as a single installment obligation for purposes of determining the original issue discount includible in a Regular Interestholder’s income. The total amount of original issue discount on a Regular Interest is the excess of the “stated redemption price at maturity” of the Regular Interest over its “issue price”. The issue price of a class of Regular Interests is the first price at which a substantial amount of Regular Interests of such class is sold to investors (excluding bond houses, brokers and underwriters). Although unclear under the OID Regulations, the certificate administrator will treat the issue price of Regular Interests for which there is no substantial sale as of the issue date as the fair market value of such Regular Interests as of the issue date. The issue price of the Regular Interests also

 

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includes the amount paid by an initial Regular Interestholder for accrued interest that relates to a period prior to the issue date of such class of Regular Interests. The stated redemption price at maturity of a Regular Interest is the sum of all payments provided by the debt instrument other than any qualified stated interest payments. Under the OID Regulations, qualified stated interest generally means interest payable at a single fixed rate or a qualified variable rate; provided that such interest payments are unconditionally payable at intervals of one year or less during the entire term of the obligation. Because there is no penalty or default remedy in the case of nonpayment of interest with respect to a Regular Interest, it is possible that no interest on any class of Regular Interests will be treated as qualified stated interest. However, because the Mortgage Loans provide for remedies in the event of default, the certificate administrator will treat all payments of stated interest on the Regular Interests (other than the Class X Certificates) as qualified stated interest (other than accrued interest distributed on the first Distribution Date for the number of days that exceed the interval between the Closing Date and the first Distribution Date). Based upon the anticipated issue price of each such class and a stated redemption price equal to the par amount of each such class (plus such excess interest accrued thereon), it is anticipated that the Class [__] certificates will be issued with original issue discount for federal income tax purposes.

 

It is anticipated that the certificate administrator will treat each class of Class X Certificates as having no qualified stated interest. Accordingly, such classes will be considered to be issued with original issue discount in an amount equal to the excess of all distributions of interest expected to be received on such classes over their respective issue prices (including interest accrued prior to the Closing Date). Any “negative” amounts of original issue discount on such classes attributable to rapid prepayments with respect to the Mortgage Loans will not be deductible currently. The holder of a Class X Certificate may be entitled to a deduction for a loss, which may be a capital loss, to the extent it becomes certain that such holder will not recover a portion of its basis in such class, assuming no further prepayments.

 

Under a de minimis rule, original issue discount on a Regular Interest will be considered to be zero if such original issue discount is less than 0.25% of the stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest multiplied by the weighted average maturity of the Regular Interest. For this purpose, the weighted average maturity of the Regular Interest is computed as the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying the number of full years (i.e., rounding down partial years) from the issue date until each distribution in reduction of stated redemption price at maturity is scheduled to be made by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of each distribution included in the stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest and the denominator of which is the stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest. The Conference Committee Report to the 1986 Act provides that the schedule of such distributions should be determined in accordance with the assumed rate of prepayment on the Mortgage Loans used in pricing the transaction, i.e., the assumption that subsequent to the date of any determination the mortgage loans will prepay at a rate equal to a CPR of 0%; provided that it is assumed that each ARD Loan prepays on its respective Anticipated Repayment Date (the “Prepayment Assumption”). See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Weighted Average Life”. Holders generally must report de minimis original issue discount pro rata as principal payments are received, and such income will be capital gain if the Regular Interest is held as a capital asset. Under the OID Regulations, however, Regular Interestholders may elect to accrue all de minimis original issue discount, as well as market discount and premium, under the constant yield method. See “—Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below. It is anticipated that the Class [__] certificates will be issued with de minimis original issue discount for federal income tax purposes.

 

A holder of a Regular Interest issued with original issue discount generally must include in gross income for any taxable year the sum of the “daily portions”, as defined below, of the original issue discount on the Regular Interest accrued during an accrual period for each day on which it holds the Regular Interest, including the date of purchase but excluding the date of disposition. With respect to each such Regular Interest, a calculation will be made of the original issue discount that accrues during each successive full accrual period that ends on the day prior to each Distribution Date with respect to the Regular Interests, assuming that prepayments and extensions with respect to the Mortgage Loans will be made in accordance with the Prepayment Assumption. The original issue discount accruing in a full accrual period will be the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (a) the present value of all of the remaining

 

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distributions to be made on the Regular Interest as of the end of that accrual period and (b) the distributions made on the Regular Interest during the accrual period that are included in the Regular Interest’s stated redemption price at maturity, over (ii) the adjusted issue price of the Regular Interest at the beginning of the accrual period. The present value of the remaining distributions referred to in the preceding sentence is calculated based on (i) the yield to maturity of the Regular Interest as of the Startup Day, (ii) events (including actual prepayments) that have occurred prior to the end of the accrual period, and (iii) the assumption that the remaining payments will be made in accordance with the original Prepayment Assumption. For these purposes, the adjusted issue price of a Regular Interest at the beginning of any accrual period equals the issue price of the Regular Interest, increased by the aggregate amount of original issue discount with respect to the Regular Interest that accrued in all prior accrual periods and reduced by the amount of distributions included in the Regular Interest’s stated redemption price at maturity that were made on the Regular Interest that were attributable to such prior periods. The original issue discount accruing during any accrual period (as determined in this paragraph) will then be divided by the number of days in the period to determine the daily portion of original issue discount for each day in the period.

 

Under the method described above, the daily portions of original issue discount required to be included as ordinary income by a Regular Interestholder (other than a holder of a Class X Certificate) generally will increase to take into account prepayments on the Regular Interests as a result of prepayments on the Mortgage Loans that exceed the Prepayment Assumption, and generally will decrease (but not below zero for any period) if the prepayments are slower than the Prepayment Assumption. Due to the unique nature of interest-only certificates, the preceding sentence may not apply in the case of the Class X Certificates.

 

Acquisition Premium

 

A purchaser of a Regular Interest at a price greater than its adjusted issue price and less than its remaining stated redemption price at maturity will be required to include in gross income the daily portions of the original issue discount on the Regular Interest reduced pro rata by a fraction, the numerator of which is the excess of its purchase price over such adjusted issue price and the denominator of which is the excess of the remaining stated redemption price at maturity over the adjusted issue price. Alternatively, such a purchaser may elect to treat all such acquisition premium under the constant yield method, as described under the heading “—Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below.

 

Market Discount

 

A purchaser of a Regular Interest also may be subject to the market discount rules of Code Sections 1276 through 1278. Under these Code sections and the principles applied by the OID Regulations in the context of original issue discount, “market discount” is the amount by which the purchaser’s original basis in the Regular Interest (i) is exceeded by the remaining outstanding principal payments and non-qualified stated interest payments due on the Regular Interest, or (ii) in the case of a Regular Interest having original issue discount, is exceeded by the adjusted issue price of such Regular Interest at the time of purchase. Such purchaser generally will be required to recognize ordinary income to the extent of accrued market discount on such Regular Interest as distributions includible in its stated redemption price at maturity are received, in an amount not exceeding any such distribution. Such market discount would accrue in a manner to be provided in Treasury regulations and should take into account the Prepayment Assumption. The Conference Committee Report to the 1986 Act provides that until such regulations are issued, such market discount would accrue, at the election of the holder, either (i) on the basis of a constant interest rate or (ii) in the ratio of interest accrued for the relevant period to the sum of the interest accrued for such period plus the remaining interest after the end of such period, or, in the case of classes issued with original issue discount, in the ratio of original issue discount accrued for the relevant period to the sum of the original issue discount accrued for such period plus the remaining original issue discount after the end of such period. Such purchaser also generally will be required to treat a portion of any gain on a sale or exchange of the Regular Interest as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount accrued to the date of disposition under one of the foregoing methods, less any accrued market discount

 

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previously reported as ordinary income as partial distributions in reduction of the stated redemption price at maturity were received. Such purchaser will be required to defer deduction of a portion of the excess of the interest paid or accrued on indebtedness incurred to purchase or carry the Regular Interest over the interest (including original issue discount) distributable on the Regular Interest. The deferred portion of such interest expense in any taxable year generally will not exceed the accrued market discount on the Regular Interest for such year. Any such deferred interest expense is, in general, allowed as a deduction not later than the year in which the related market discount income is recognized or the Regular Interest is disposed of. As an alternative to the inclusion of market discount in income on the foregoing basis, the Regular Interestholder may elect to include market discount in income currently as it accrues, in which case the interest deferral rule will apply. The election, if made, will apply to all market discount instruments acquired by such Regular Interestholder as of the first day of the taxable year for which the election is made and to all market discount instruments acquired thereafter. It is irrevocable except with the approval of the IRS. See “—Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below regarding making the election under Code Section 1276 and an alternative manner in which such election may be deemed to be made.

 

Market discount with respect to a Regular Interest will be considered to be zero if such market discount is less than 0.25% of the remaining stated redemption price at maturity of such Regular Interest multiplied by the weighted average maturity of the Regular Interest remaining after the date of purchase. For this purpose, the weighted average maturity is determined by multiplying the number of full years (i.e., rounding down partial years) from the issue date until each distribution in reduction of stated redemption price at maturity is scheduled to be made by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of each such distribution included in the stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest and the denominator of which is the total stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest. It appears that de minimis market discount would be reported pro rata as principal payments are received. Treasury regulations implementing the market discount rules have not yet been proposed, and investors should therefore consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of these rules as well as the advisability of making any of the elections with respect to such rules. Investors should also consult Revenue Procedure 92-67 concerning the elections to include market discount in income currently and to accrue market discount on the basis of the constant yield method.

 

Premium

 

A Regular Interest purchased upon initial issuance or in the secondary market at a cost greater than its remaining stated redemption price at maturity generally is considered to be purchased at a premium. If the Regular Interestholder holds such Regular Interest as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Code Section 1221, the Regular Interestholder may elect under Code Section 171 to amortize such premium under the constant yield method. The election, if made, will apply to all market discount instruments acquired by such Regular Interestholder as of the first day of the taxable year for which the election is made and to all market discount instruments acquired thereafter. It is irrevocable except with the approval of the IRS. See “—Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below regarding making the election under Code Section 171 and an alternative manner in which the Code Section 171 election may be deemed to be made. Final Treasury regulations under Code Section 171 do not, by their terms, apply to prepayable obligations such as the Regular Interests. The Conference Committee Report to the 1986 Act indicates a Congressional intent that the same rules that will apply to the accrual of market discount on installment obligations will also apply to amortizing bond premium under Code Section 171 on installment obligations such as the Regular Interests, although it is unclear whether the alternatives to the constant interest method described above under “—Market Discount” are available. Amortizable bond premium will be treated as an offset to interest income on a Regular Interest rather than as a separate deduction item. It is anticipated that the Class [__] certificates will be issued at a premium for federal income tax purposes.

 

Election To Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method

 

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interest. For purposes of applying the constant yield method to a debt instrument subject to such an election, (i) “interest” includes stated interest, original issue discount, de minimis original issue discount, market discount and de minimis market discount, as adjusted by any amortizable bond premium or acquisition premium and (ii) the debt instrument is treated as if the instrument were issued on the holder’s acquisition date in the amount of the holder’s adjusted basis immediately after acquisition. It is unclear whether, for this purpose, the initial Prepayment Assumption would continue to apply or if a new prepayment assumption as of the date of the holder’s acquisition would apply. A holder generally may make such an election on an instrument by instrument basis or for a class or group of debt instruments. However, if the holder makes such an election with respect to a debt instrument with amortizable bond premium or with market discount, the holder is deemed to have made elections to amortize bond premium or to report market discount income currently as it accrues under the constant yield method, respectively, for all taxable premium bonds held or acquired or market discount bonds acquired by the holder on the first day of the year of the election or thereafter. The election is made on the holder’s federal income tax return for the year in which the debt instrument is acquired and is irrevocable except with the approval of the IRS. Investors are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the advisability of making such an election.

 

Treatment of Losses

 

Holders of the Regular Interests will be required to report income with respect to the Regular Interests on the accrual method of accounting, without giving effect to delays or reductions in distributions attributable to defaults or delinquencies on the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent it can be established that such losses are uncollectible. Accordingly, a Regular Interestholder may have income, or may incur a diminution in cash flow as a result of a default or delinquency, but may not be able to take a deduction (subject to the discussion below) for the corresponding loss until a subsequent taxable year. In this regard, investors are cautioned that while they generally may cease to accrue interest income if it reasonably appears that the interest will be uncollectible, the IRS may take the position that original issue discount must continue to be accrued in spite of its uncollectibility until the debt instrument is disposed of in a taxable transaction or becomes worthless in accordance with the rules of Code Section 166. The following discussion does not apply to holders of interest-only Regular Interests. Under Code Section 166, it appears that the holders of Regular Interests that are corporations or that otherwise hold the Regular Interests in connection with a trade or business should in general be allowed to deduct as an ordinary loss any such loss sustained (and not previously deducted) during the taxable year on account of any such Regular Interests becoming wholly or partially worthless, and that, in general, the Regular Interestholders that are not corporations and do not hold the Regular Interests in connection with a trade or business will be allowed to deduct as a short term capital loss any loss with respect to principal sustained during the taxable year on account of such Regular Interests becoming wholly worthless. Although the matter is not free from doubt, such non-corporate holders of Regular Interests should be allowed a bad debt deduction at such time as the principal balance of any class of such Regular Interests is reduced to reflect losses on the Mortgage Loans below such holder’s basis in the Regular Interests. The IRS, however, could take the position that non-corporate holders will be allowed a bad debt deduction to reflect such losses only after the classes of Regular Interests have been otherwise retired. The IRS could also assert that losses on a class of Regular Interests are deductible based on some other method that may defer such deductions for all holders, such as reducing future cash flow for purposes of computing original issue discount. This may have the effect of creating “negative” original issue discount that, with the possible exception of the method discussed in the following sentence, would be deductible only against future positive original issue discount or otherwise upon termination of the applicable class. Although not free from doubt, a holder of Regular Interests with negative original issue discount may be entitled to deduct a loss to the extent that its remaining basis would exceed the maximum amount of future payments to which such holder was entitled, assuming no further prepayments. No bad debt losses will be allowed with respect to the Class X Certificates. Regular Interestholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the appropriate timing, amount and character of any loss sustained with respect to such Regular Interests. Special loss rules are applicable to banks and thrift institutions, including rules regarding reserves for bad debts. Such taxpayers are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the treatment of losses on the Regular Interests.

 

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Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums

 

Yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums actually collected on the Mortgage Loans will be distributed to the certificates as described in “Description of the Certificates—Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums”. It is not entirely clear under the Code when the amount of prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges so allocated should be taxed to the holder of an Offered Certificate, but it is not expected, for federal income tax reporting purposes, that prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges will be treated as giving rise to any income to the holder of an Offered Certificate prior to the master servicer’s actual receipt of a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge. Prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges, if any, may be treated as paid upon the retirement or partial retirement of a certificate. The IRS may disagree with these positions. Certificateholders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the treatment of prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges.

 

Sale or Exchange of Regular Interests

 

If a Regular Interestholder sells or exchanges a Regular Interest, such Regular Interestholder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount received and its adjusted basis in the Regular Interest. The adjusted basis of a Regular Interest generally will equal the cost of the Regular Interest to the seller, increased by any original issue discount, market discount or other amounts previously included in the seller’s gross income with respect to the Regular Interest and reduced by amounts included in the stated redemption price at maturity of the Regular Interest that were previously received by the seller, by any amortized premium, and by any deductible losses on the Regular Interest.

 

Except as described above with respect to market discount, and except as provided in this paragraph, any gain or loss on the sale or exchange of a Regular Interest realized by an investor that holds the Regular Interest as a capital asset will be capital gain or loss and will be long term or short term depending on whether the Regular Interest has been held for the long term capital gain holding period (more than one year). Such gain will be treated as ordinary income: (i) if the Regular Interest is held as part of a “conversion transaction” as defined in Code Section 1258(c), up to the amount of interest that would have accrued on the Regular Interestholder’s net investment in the conversion transaction at 120% of the appropriate applicable federal rate under Code Section 1274(d) in effect at the time the taxpayer entered into the transaction minus any amount previously treated as ordinary income with respect to any prior disposition of property that was held as part of such transaction; (ii) in the case of a non-corporate taxpayer, to the extent such taxpayer has made an election under Code Section 163(d)(4) to have net capital gains taxed as investment income at ordinary income rates; or (iii) to the extent that such gain does not exceed the excess, if any, of (a) the amount that would have been includible in the gross income of the Regular Interestholder if his yield on such Regular Interest were 110% of the applicable federal rate as of the date of purchase, over (b) the amount of income actually includible in the gross income of such Regular Interestholder with respect to the Regular Interest. In addition, gain or loss recognized from the sale or exchange of a Regular Interest by certain banks or thrift institutions will be treated as ordinary income or loss pursuant to Code Section 582(c). Long-term capital gains of certain non-corporate taxpayers generally are subject to a lower maximum tax rate than ordinary income of such taxpayers for property held for more than one year. The maximum tax rate for corporations is the same with respect to both ordinary income and capital gains.

 

Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC

 

Prohibited Transactions

 

Income from certain transactions by each Trust REMIC, called prohibited transactions, will not be part of the calculation of income or loss includible in the federal income tax returns of residual holders, but rather will be taxed directly to the Trust REMIC at a 100% rate. Prohibited transactions generally include (i) the disposition of a qualified mortgage other than for (a) substitution within two years of the Startup Day for a defective (including a defaulted) obligation (or repurchase in lieu of substitution of a defective (including a defaulted) obligation at any time) or for any qualified mortgage within three months of the

 

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Startup Day, (b) foreclosure, default or imminent default of a qualified mortgage, (c) bankruptcy or insolvency of the REMIC, or (d) a qualified (complete) liquidation, (ii) the receipt of income from assets that are not the type of mortgages or investments that the REMIC is permitted to hold, (iii) the receipt of compensation for services or (iv) the receipt of gain from disposition of cash flow investments other than pursuant to a qualified liquidation. Notwithstanding (i) and (iv), it is not a prohibited transaction to sell REMIC property to prevent a default on regular interests as a result of a default on qualified mortgages or to facilitate a qualified liquidation or a clean-up call. The REMIC Regulations indicate that the modification of a mortgage loan generally will not be treated as a disposition if it is occasioned by a default or reasonably foreseeable default, an assumption of a mortgage loan or the waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause. It is not anticipated that the Trust REMICs will engage in any prohibited transactions.

 

Contributions to a REMIC After the Startup Day

 

In general, a REMIC will be subject to a tax at a 100% rate on the value of any property contributed to the REMIC after the Startup Day. Exceptions are provided for cash contributions to the REMIC (i) during the three months following the Startup Day, (ii) made to a qualified reserve fund by a holder of a Class R certificate, (iii) in the nature of a guarantee, (iv) made to facilitate a qualified liquidation or clean-up call, and (v) as otherwise permitted in Treasury regulations yet to be issued. It is not anticipated that there will be any taxable contributions to the Trust REMICs.

 

Net Income from Foreclosure Property

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC or the Loan REMICs (as applicable) will be subject to federal income tax at the corporate rate on “net income from foreclosure property”, determined by reference to the rules applicable to real estate investment trusts. Generally, property acquired by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure would be treated as “foreclosure property” until the close of the third calendar year beginning after the Lower-Tier REMIC’s or the Loan REMICs’ (as applicable) acquisition of an REO Property with a possible extension. Net income from foreclosure property generally means gain from the sale of a foreclosure property that is inventory property and gross income from foreclosure property other than qualifying rents and other qualifying income for a real estate investment trust.

 

In order for a foreclosed property to qualify as foreclosure property, any operation of the foreclosed property by the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Loan REMICs (as applicable) generally must be conducted through an independent contractor. Further, such operation, even if conducted through an independent contractor, may give rise to “net income from foreclosure property”, taxable at the corporate rate. Payment of such tax by the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Loan REMICs (as applicable) would reduce amounts available for distribution to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner.

 

The special servicer will be required to determine generally whether the operation of foreclosed property in a manner that would subject the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Loan REMICs (as applicable) to such tax would be expected to result in higher after-tax proceeds than an alternative method of operating such property that would not subject the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Loan REMICs (as applicable) to such tax.

 

REMIC Partnership Representative

 

A “partnership representative” (as defined in Section 6223 of the Code) will represent each Trust REMIC in connection with any IRS and judicial proceeding relating to the REMIC and the PSA will designate the certificate administrator as such representative. Under the audit rules applicable to REMICs, (1) unless a REMIC elects otherwise, taxes arising from IRS audit adjustments are required to be paid by the REMIC rather than by its residual interest holders, (2) the partnership representative acts as a REMIC’s sole representative and its actions, including agreeing to adjustments to REMIC taxable income, are binding on the residual interest holders and (3) if the IRS makes an adjustment to a REMIC’s taxable year, the holders of residual interests for the audited taxable year may have to take the

 

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adjustment into account for the taxable year in which the adjustment is made rather than for the audited taxable year.

 

The partnership representative will be directed to utilize any election or other exception available to make the holders of the Class R Certificates, rather than the REMICs, liable for any taxes arising from audit adjustments to the related REMICs’ taxable incomes. It is unclear how any such elections may affect the procedural rules available to challenge any audit adjustment that would otherwise be available in the absence of any such elections. Investors should discuss with their own tax advisors the possible effect of these rules on them.

 

Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors

 

Interest, including original issue discount, distributable to the Regular Interestholders that are nonresident aliens, foreign corporations or other Non-U.S. Tax Persons will be considered “portfolio interest” and, therefore, generally will not be subject to a 30% United States withholding tax; provided that such Non-U.S. Tax Person (i) is not a “10 percent shareholder” within the meaning of Code Section 871(h)(3)(B) or a controlled foreign corporation described in Code Section 881(c)(3)(C) with respect to the Trust REMICs and (ii) provides the certificate administrator, or the person that would otherwise be required to withhold tax from such distributions under Code Section 1441 or 1442, with an appropriate statement, signed under penalties of perjury, identifying the beneficial owner and stating, among other things, that the beneficial owner of the Regular Interest is a Non-U.S. Tax Person. The appropriate documentation includes IRS Form W-8BEN-E or W-8BEN, if the Non-U.S. Tax Person is an entity (such as a corporation) or individual, respectively, eligible for the benefits of the portfolio interest exemption or an exemption based on a treaty; IRS Form W-8ECI if the Non-U.S. Tax Person is eligible for an exemption on the basis of its income from the Regular Interest being effectively connected to a United States trade or business; IRS Form W-8BEN-E or W-8IMY if the Non-U.S. Tax Person is a trust, depending on whether such trust is classified as the beneficial owner of the Regular Interest; and Form W-8IMY, with supporting documentation as specified in the Treasury regulations, required to substantiate exemptions from withholding on behalf of its partners, if the Non-U.S. Tax Person is a partnership. With respect to IRS Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8IMY and W-8ECI, each (other than IRS Form W-8IMY) expires after three full calendar years or as otherwise provided by applicable law. An intermediary (other than a partnership) must provide IRS Form W-8IMY, revealing all required information, including its name, address, taxpayer identification number, the country under the laws of which it is created, and certification that it is not acting for its own account. A “qualified intermediary” must certify that it has provided, or will provide, a withholding statement as required under Treasury regulations Section 1.1441-1(e)(5)(v), but need not disclose the identity of its account holders on its IRS Form W-8IMY, and may certify its account holders’ status without including each beneficial owner’s certification. A “non-qualified intermediary” must additionally certify that it has provided, or will provide, a withholding statement that is associated with the appropriate IRS Forms W-8 and W-9 required to substantiate exemptions from withholding on behalf of its beneficial owners. The term “intermediary” means a person acting as a custodian, a broker, nominee or otherwise as an agent for the beneficial owner of a Regular Interest. A “qualified intermediary” is generally a foreign financial institution or clearing organization or a non-U.S. branch or office of a U.S. financial institution or clearing organization that is a party to a withholding agreement with the IRS.

 

If such statement, or any other required statement, is not provided, 30% withholding will apply unless reduced or eliminated pursuant to an applicable tax treaty or unless the interest on the Regular Interest is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States by such Non-U.S. Tax Person. In the latter case, such Non-U.S. Tax Person will be subject to United States federal income tax at regular rates. Investors that are Non-U.S. Tax Persons should consult their own tax advisors regarding the specific tax consequences to them of owning a Regular Interest.

 

A “Non-U.S. Tax Person” is a person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

 

A “U.S. Tax Person” is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, including any

 

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entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

FATCA

 

Under the “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act” (“FATCA”) provisions of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, a 30% withholding tax is generally imposed on certain payments, including U.S.-source interest to “foreign financial institutions” and certain other foreign financial entities if those foreign entities fail to comply with the requirements of FATCA. The certificate administrator will be required to withhold amounts under FATCA on payments made to holders who are subject to the FATCA requirements and who fail to provide the certificate administrator with proof that they have complied with such requirements. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the applicability of FATCA to their certificates.

 

Backup Withholding

 

Distributions made on the certificates, and proceeds from the sale of the certificates to or through certain brokers, may be subject to a “backup” withholding tax under Code Section 3406 on “reportable payments” (including interest distributions, original issue discount and, under certain circumstances, principal distributions) unless the Certificateholder is a U.S. Tax Person and provides IRS Form W-9 with the correct taxpayer identification number; in the case of the Regular Interests, is a Non-U.S. Tax Person and provides IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, identifying the Non-U.S. Tax Person and stating that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. Tax Person; or can be treated as an exempt recipient within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii). Any amounts to be withheld from distribution on the certificates would be refunded by the IRS or allowed as a credit against the Certificateholder’s federal income tax liability. Information reporting requirements may also apply regardless of whether withholding is required. Holders are urged to contact their own tax advisors regarding the application to them of backup withholding and information reporting.

 

Information Reporting

 

Holders who are individuals (and certain domestic entities that are formed or availed of for purposes of holding, directly or indirectly, “specified foreign financial assets”) may be subject to certain foreign financial asset reporting obligations with respect to their certificates held through a financial account maintained by a foreign financial institution if the aggregate value of their certificates and their other “specified foreign financial assets” exceeds $50,000. Significant penalties can apply if a holder fails to disclose its specified foreign financial assets. We urge you to consult your tax advisor with respect to this and other reporting obligations with respect to your certificates.

 

3.8% Medicare Tax on “Net Investment Income”

 

Certain non-corporate U.S. holders will be subject to an additional 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income”, which may include the interest payments and any gain realized with respect to the certificates, to the extent of their net investment income that, when added to their other modified adjusted gross income, exceeds $200,000 for an unmarried individual, $250,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return (or a surviving spouse), or $125,000 for a married individual filing a separate return. The 3.8% Medicare tax is determined in a different manner than the regular income tax. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to their consequences with respect to the 3.8% Medicare tax.

 

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Reporting Requirements

 

Each Trust REMIC will be required to maintain its books on a calendar year basis and to file federal income tax returns in a manner similar to a partnership. The form for such returns is IRS Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return. The trustee will be required to sign each Trust REMIC’s returns.

 

Reports of accrued interest, original issue discount, if any, and information necessary to compute the accrual of any market discount on the Regular Interests will be made annually to the IRS and to individuals, estates, non-exempt and non-charitable trusts, and partnerships that are either Regular Interestholders or beneficial owners that own Regular Interests through a broker or middleman as nominee. All brokers, nominees and all other nonexempt Regular Interestholders (including corporations, non-calendar year taxpayers, securities or commodities dealers, placement agents, real estate investment trusts, investment companies, common trusts, thrift institutions and charitable trusts) may request such information for any calendar quarter by telephone or in writing by contacting the person designated in IRS Publication 938 with respect to the REMIC. Holders through nominees must request such information from the nominee.

 

In addition, the Grantor Trust may be subject to Treasury regulations providing specific reporting rules for “widely-held fixed investment trusts”. Under these regulations, the certificate administrator will be required to file IRS Form 1099 (or any successor form) with the IRS with respect to holders of Class S certificates and Class R certificates who are not “exempt recipients” (a term that includes corporations, trusts, securities dealers, middlemen and certain other non-individuals) and do not hold such certificates through a middleman, to report the issuing entity’s gross income and, in certain circumstances, unless the certificate administrator reports under the safe harbor as described in the last sentence of this paragraph, if any assets of the issuing entity were disposed of or certificates are sold in secondary market sales, the portion of the gross proceeds relating to the assets of the issuing entity that are attributable to such holder. The same requirements would be imposed on middlemen holding such certificates on behalf of the related holders. Under certain circumstances, the certificate administrator may report under the safe harbor for widely-held mortgage trusts, as such term is defined under Treasury regulations Section 1.671-5.

 

These regulations also require that the certificate administrator make available information regarding interest income and information necessary to compute any original issue discount to (i) exempt recipients (including middlemen) and non-calendar year taxpayers, upon request, in accordance with the requirements of the regulations and (ii) Certificateholders who do not hold their certificates through a middleman. The information must be provided to parties specified in clause (i) on or before the later of the 30th day after the close of the calendar year to which the request relates and 14 days after the receipt of the request. The information must be provided to parties specified in clause (ii) on or before March 15 of the calendar year for which the statement is being furnished.

 

DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE RULES AND THE CURRENT UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE MANNER OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE ISSUING ENTITY AND CERTIFICATEHOLDERS, IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT POTENTIAL INVESTORS CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE TAX TREATMENT OF THEIR ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES.

 

Certain State and Local and Foreign Tax Considerations

 

In addition to the federal income tax consequences described in “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” above, purchasers of Offered Certificates should consider the state and local and foreign income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Offered Certificates. State and local and foreign income tax law may differ substantially from the corresponding federal law, and this discussion does not purport to describe any aspect of the income tax laws of any state, locality or foreign jurisdiction.

 

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It is possible that one or more jurisdictions may attempt to tax nonresident holders of Offered Certificates solely by reason of the location in that jurisdiction of the depositor, the trustee, the certificate administrator, a sponsor, a related borrower or a mortgaged property or on some other basis, may require nonresident holders of certificates or the RR Interest Owner to file returns in such jurisdiction or may attempt to impose penalties for failure to file such returns; and it is possible that any such jurisdiction will ultimately succeed in collecting such taxes or penalties from nonresident holders of Offered Certificates. We cannot assure you that holders of Offered Certificates will not be subject to tax in any particular state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.

 

You should consult with your tax advisor with respect to the various state, local and foreign, and any other, tax consequences of an investment in the Offered Certificates.

 

Method of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the depositor and the underwriters, the depositor has agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the underwriters have severally, but not jointly, agreed to purchase from the depositor the respective Certificate Balance or the Notional Amount, as applicable, of each class of Offered Certificates set forth below subject in each case to a variance of 5%.

 

Class 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 

SG Americas Securities, LLC 

Class A-1 $ $ $
Class A-2 $ $ $
Class A-3 $ $ $
Class A-4 $ $ $
Class A-5 $ $ $
Class A-AB $ $ $
Class X-A $ $ $
Class X-B $ $ $
Class A-S $ $ $
Class B $ $ $
Class C $ $ $

 

The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters will be subject to certain conditions precedent and that the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all Offered Certificates if any are purchased. In the event of a default by any underwriter, the Underwriting Agreement provides that, in certain circumstances, purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriter(s) may be increased or the Underwriting Agreement may be terminated.

 

The parties to the PSA have severally agreed to indemnify the underwriters, and the underwriters have agreed to indemnify the depositor and controlling persons of the depositor, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and have agreed, if required, to contribute to payments required to be made in respect of these liabilities.

 

The depositor has been advised by the underwriters that they propose to offer the Offered Certificates to the public from time to time in one or more negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale. Proceeds to the depositor from the sale of Offered Certificates will be approximately [__]% of the initial aggregate Certificate Balance of the Offered Certificates, plus accrued interest on the Offered Certificates from December 1, 2020, before deducting expenses payable by the depositor. The underwriters may effect the transactions by selling the Offered Certificates to or through dealers, and the dealers may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters. In connection with the purchase and sale of the Offered Certificates, the underwriters and dealers may be deemed to have received compensation from the depositor in the form of underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

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Expenses payable by the depositor are estimated at approximately $[__], excluding underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

We anticipate that the Offered Certificates will be sold primarily to institutional investors. Purchasers of Offered Certificates, including dealers, may, depending on the facts and circumstances of those purchases, be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with reoffers and resales by them of Offered Certificates. If you purchase Offered Certificates, you should consult with your legal advisors in this regard prior to any reoffer or resale. The underwriters expect to make, but are not obligated to make, a secondary market in the Offered Certificates. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—The Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Certificates May Decline”.

 

The primary source of ongoing information available to investors concerning the Offered Certificates will be the monthly statements discussed under “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner; Certain Available Information”. We cannot assure you that any additional information regarding the Offered Certificates will be available through any other source. In addition, we are not aware of any source through which price information about the Offered Certificates will be generally available on an ongoing basis. The limited nature of that information regarding the Offered Certificates may adversely affect the liquidity of the Offered Certificates, even if a secondary market for the Offered Certificates becomes available.

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of the depositor, an affiliate of GSMC (a sponsor and an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party), and an affiliate of GS Bank (an originator, the initial RR Interest Owner and the holder of the Companion Loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “GS Bank” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”).

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of CREFI (a sponsor, an originator, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, an initial Class RR Certificateholder and the holder of the Companion Loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “CREFI” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”).

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC, one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of Societe Generale Financial Corporation (a sponsor, an originator and the holder of the Companion Loans (if any) for which the noteholder is identified as “SGFC” in the table titled “Whole Loan Control Notes and Non-Control Notes” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General”).

 

A substantial portion of the net proceeds of this offering (after the payment of underwriting compensation and transaction expenses) is intended to be directed to affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC, which are underwriters for this offering. That flow of funds will occur by means of the collective effect of the payment by the underwriters to the depositor, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, of the purchase price for the Offered Certificates, and the following payments: (i) the payment by the depositor to GSMC, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, in its capacity as a sponsor, of the purchase price for the mortgage loans (or portions thereof) to be sold to the depositor by GSMC, (ii) the payment by the depositor to CREFI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in its capacity as a sponsor, of the purchase price for the mortgage loans (or portions thereof) to be sold to the depositor by CREFI and (iii) the payment by the depositor to Societe Generale Financial Corporation, an affiliate of SG Americas Securities, LLC, in its capacity as a sponsor, of the purchase price for the mortgage loans sold to the depositor by Societe Generale Financial Corporation. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

As a result of the circumstances described above in this paragraph and the prior paragraph, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC each have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the consolidated rules of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. In addition, other circumstances exist that result in the underwriters or their affiliates having conflicts of interest, notwithstanding that such circumstances may not constitute a “conflict of interest”

 

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within the meaning of such Rule 5121. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned With Your Interests”.

 

Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference

 

All reports filed or caused to be filed by the depositor with respect to the issuing entity before the termination of this offering pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that relate to the Offered Certificates (other than Annual Reports on Form 10-K) will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, except that if a Non-Serviced PSA is entered into after termination of this offering, any Current Report on Form 8-K filed after termination of this offering that includes as an exhibit such Non-Serviced PSA will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

In addition, the disclosures filed as exhibits to the most recent Form ABS-EE filed on or prior to the date of the filing of this prospectus by or on behalf of the depositor with respect to the issuing entity (file number 333-226082-09) – in accordance with Item 601(b)(102) and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K (17 C.F.R. 601(b)(102) and 601(b)(103)) – are hereby incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

The depositor will provide or cause to be provided without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered in connection with this offering (including beneficial owners of the Offered Certificates), upon written or oral request of that person, a copy of any or all documents or reports incorporated in this prospectus by reference, in each case to the extent the documents or reports relate to the Offered Certificates, other than the exhibits to those documents (unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in those documents). Requests to the depositor should be directed in writing to its principal executive offices at 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Leah Nivison, or by telephone at (212) 902-1000.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

The depositor has filed a Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (SEC File No. 333-226082) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to multiple series of CMBS, including the Offered Certificates, with the SEC. This prospectus will form a part of the Registration Statement, but the Registration Statement includes additional information. Copies of the Registration Statement and other materials filed with or furnished to the SEC, including Distribution Reports on Form 10-D, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Forms ABS-15G, and any amendments to these reports may be accessed electronically at “http://www.sec.gov” at which you can view and download copies of reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed or furnished electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system.

 

The depositor has met the registrant requirements of Section I.A.1. of the General Instructions to the Registration Statement.

 

Copies of all reports of the issuing entity on Forms 10-D, 10-K, 8-K and ABS-EE will also be made available on the website of the certificate administrator as soon as reasonably practicable after these materials are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC through the EDGAR system.

 

Financial Information

 

The issuing entity will be newly formed and will not have engaged in any business activities or have any assets or obligations prior to the issuance of the Offered Certificates. Accordingly, no financial statements with respect to the issuing entity are included in this prospectus.

 

The depositor has determined that its financial statements will not be material to the offering of the Offered Certificates.

 

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Certain ERISA Considerations

 

General

 

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”), and Code Section 4975 impose certain requirements on retirement plans, and on certain other employee benefit plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans, collective investment funds, insurance company separate accounts and some insurance company general accounts in which those plans, accounts or arrangements are invested that are subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or to Code Section 4975 (all of which are referred to as “Plans”), and on persons who are fiduciaries with respect to Plans, in connection with the investment of Plan assets. Certain employee benefit plans, such as governmental plans (as defined in ERISA Section 3(32)), and, if no election has been made under Code Section 410(d), church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) are not subject to ERISA requirements. However, those plans may be subject to the provisions of other applicable federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) materially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code. Moreover, those plans, if qualified and exempt from taxation under Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a), are subject to the prohibited transaction rules set forth in Code Section 503.

 

ERISA generally imposes on Plan fiduciaries certain general fiduciary requirements, including those of investment prudence and diversification and the requirement that a Plan’s investments be made in accordance with the documents governing the Plan. In addition, ERISA and the Code prohibit a broad range of transactions involving assets of a Plan and persons (“Parties in Interest”) who have certain specified relationships to the Plan, unless a statutory, regulatory or administrative exemption is available. Certain Parties in Interest that participate in a prohibited transaction may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Code Section 4975, unless a statutory, regulatory or administrative exemption is available. These prohibited transactions generally are set forth in Section 406 of ERISA and Code Section 4975. Special caution should be exercised before the assets of a Plan are used to purchase an offered certificate if, with respect to those assets, the depositor, any servicer or the trustee or any of their affiliates, either: (a) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of those assets of that Plan; (b) has authority or responsibility to give, or regularly gives, investment advice with respect to those assets for a fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that the advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to those assets and that the advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the Plan; or (c) is an employer maintaining or contributing to the Plan.

 

Before purchasing any Offered Certificates with Plan assets, a Plan fiduciary should consult with its counsel and determine whether there exists any prohibition to that purchase under the requirements of ERISA or Code Section 4975, whether any prohibited transaction class exemption or any individual administrative prohibited transaction exemption (as described below) applies, including whether the appropriate conditions set forth in those exemptions would be met, or whether any statutory prohibited transaction exemption is applicable. Fiduciaries of plans subject to a Similar Law should consider the need for, and the availability of, an exemption under such applicable Similar Law.

 

Plan Asset Regulations

 

A Plan’s investment in Offered Certificates may cause the assets of the issuing entity to be deemed Plan assets. Section 2510.3-101 of the regulations of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, provides that when a Plan acquires an equity interest in an entity, the Plan’s assets include both the equity interest and an undivided interest in each of the underlying assets of the entity, unless certain exceptions not applicable to this discussion apply, or unless the equity participation in the entity by “benefit plan investors” (that is, Plans and entities whose underlying assets include plan assets) is not “significant”. For this purpose, in general, equity participation in an entity will be “significant” on any date if, immediately after the most recent acquisition of any certificate, 25% or more of any class of certificates is held by benefit plan investors.

 

In general, any person who has discretionary authority or control respecting the management or disposition of Plan assets, and any person who provides investment advice with respect to those assets

 

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for a fee, is a fiduciary of the investing Plan. If the assets of the issuing entity constitute Plan assets, then any party exercising management or discretionary control regarding those assets, such as a master servicer, a special servicer or any sub-servicer, may be deemed to be a Plan “fiduciary” with respect to the investing Plan, and thus subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Code Section 4975. In addition, if the assets of the issuing entity constitute Plan assets, the purchase of Offered Certificates by a Plan, as well as the operation of the issuing entity, may constitute or involve a prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Code.

 

Administrative Exemptions

 

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC an individual prohibited transaction exemption, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 89-88 (October 17, 1989) as amended by PTE 2013-08 (July 9, 2013) (the “Exemption”). The Exemption generally exempts from the application of the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and the excise taxes imposed on prohibited transactions pursuant to Code Sections 4975(a) and (b), certain transactions, among others, relating to the servicing and operation of pools of mortgage loans, such as the pool of mortgage loans held by the issuing entity, and the purchase, sale and holding of mortgage pass-through certificates, such as the Offered Certificates, underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, provided that certain conditions set forth in the Exemption are satisfied. The depositor expects that the Exemption generally will apply to the Offered Certificates.

 

The Exemption sets forth five general conditions that must be satisfied for a transaction involving the purchase, sale and holding of the Offered Certificates to be eligible for exemptive relief. First, the acquisition of the Offered Certificates by a Plan must be on terms (including the price paid for the Offered Certificates) that are at least as favorable to the Plan as they would be in an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated party. Second, the Offered Certificates at the time of acquisition by the Plan must be rated in one of the four highest generic rating categories by at least one NRSRO that meets the requirements of the Exemption (an “Exemption Rating Agency”). Third, the trustee cannot be an affiliate of any other member of the Restricted Group other than an underwriter. The “Restricted Group” consists of any underwriter, the depositor, the trustee, the master servicer, the special servicer, any sub-servicer, any entity that provides insurance or other credit support to the issuing entity and any borrower with respect to mortgage loans constituting more than 5% of the aggregate unamortized principal balance of the mortgage loans as of the date of initial issuance of the Offered Certificates, and any affiliate of any of the foregoing entities. Fourth, the sum of all payments made to and retained by the underwriters must represent not more than reasonable compensation for underwriting the Offered Certificates, the sum of all payments made to and retained by the depositor pursuant to the assignment of the mortgage loans to the issuing entity must represent not more than the fair market value of the mortgage loans and the sum of all payments made to and retained by the master servicer, the special servicer and any sub-servicer must represent not more than reasonable compensation for that person’s services under the PSA and reimbursement of the person’s reasonable expenses in connection therewith. Fifth, the investing Plan must be an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

It is a condition of the issuance of the Offered Certificates that they have the ratings described above required by the Exemption and the depositor believes that each of the Rating Agencies qualifies as an Exemption Rating Agency. Consequently, the second general condition set forth above will be satisfied with respect to the Offered Certificates as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, the third general condition set forth above will be satisfied with respect to the Offered Certificates. In addition, the depositor believes that the fourth general condition set forth above will be satisfied with respect to the Offered Certificates. A fiduciary of a Plan contemplating purchasing an Offered Certificate in the secondary market must make its own determination that, at the time of purchase, the Offered Certificates continue to satisfy the second general condition set forth above. A fiduciary of a Plan contemplating purchasing an Offered Certificate, whether in the initial issuance of the Offered Certificates or in the secondary market, must make its own determination that the first and fifth general conditions set forth above will be satisfied with respect to the related Offered Certificate.

 

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The Exemption also requires that the issuing entity meet the following requirements: (1) the issuing entity must consist solely of assets of the type that have been included in other investment pools; (2) certificates in those other investment pools must have been rated in one of the four highest categories by at least one of the Exemption Rating Agencies for at least one year prior to the Plan’s acquisition of Offered Certificates; and (3) certificates in those other investment pools must have been purchased by investors other than Plans for at least one year prior to any Plan’s acquisition of Offered Certificates.

 

The depositor believes that the conditions to the applicability of the Exemption will generally be met with respect to the Offered Certificates, other than those conditions which are dependent on facts unknown to the depositor or which it cannot control, such as those relating to the circumstances of the Plan purchaser or the Plan fiduciary making the decision to purchase any such Offered Certificates.

 

If the general conditions of the Exemption are satisfied, the Exemption may provide an exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(a) and 407(a) of ERISA (as well as the excise taxes imposed by Code Sections 4975(a) and (b) by reason of Code Sections 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D)) in connection with (1) the direct or indirect sale, exchange or transfer of Offered Certificates in the initial issuance of certificates between the depositor or the underwriters and a Plan when the depositor, any of the underwriters, the trustee, the master servicer, the special servicer, a sub-servicer or a borrower is a party in interest with respect to the investing Plan, (2) the direct or indirect acquisition or disposition in the secondary market of the Offered Certificates by a Plan and (3) the holding of Offered Certificates by a Plan. However, no exemption is provided from the restrictions of Sections 406(a)(1)(E), 406(a)(2) and 407 of ERISA for the acquisition or holding of an Offered Certificate on behalf of an “Excluded Plan” by any person who has discretionary authority or renders investment advice with respect to the assets of the Excluded Plan. For purposes of this prospectus, an “Excluded Plan” is a Plan sponsored by any member of the Restricted Group.

 

If certain specific conditions of the Exemption are also satisfied, the Exemption may provide an exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(b)(1) and (b)(2) of ERISA and the taxes imposed by Code Section 4975(c)(1)(E) in connection with (1) the direct or indirect sale, exchange or transfer of Offered Certificates in the initial issuance of certificates between the depositor or the underwriters and a Plan when the person who has discretionary authority or renders investment advice with respect to the investment of Plan assets in those certificates is (a) a borrower with respect to 5% or less of the fair market value of the mortgage loans or (b) an affiliate of that person, (2) the direct or indirect acquisition or disposition in the secondary market of Offered Certificates by a Plan and (3) the holding of Offered Certificates by a Plan.

 

Further, if certain specific conditions of the Exemption are satisfied, the Exemption may provide an exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(a), 406(b) and 407(a) of ERISA, and the taxes imposed by Code Sections 4975(a) and (b) by reason of Code Section 4975(c) for transactions in connection with the servicing, management and operation of the pool of mortgage loans.

 

A fiduciary of a Plan should consult with its counsel with respect to the applicability of the Exemption. The fiduciary of a plan not subject to ERISA or Code Section 4975, such as a governmental plan, should determine the need for and availability of exemptive relief under applicable Similar Law. A purchaser of an Offered Certificate should be aware, however, that even if the conditions specified in one or more exemptions are satisfied, the scope of relief provided by an exemption may not cover all acts which might be construed as prohibited transactions.

 

Insurance Company General Accounts

 

Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60 exempt from the application of the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406(a), 406(b) and 407(a) of ERISA and Code Section 4975 transactions in connection with the acquisition of a security (such as a certificate issued by the issuing entity) as well as the servicing, management and operation of a trust (such as the issuing entity) in which an insurance company general account has an interest as a result of its acquisition of certificates issued by the issuing entity, provided that certain conditions are satisfied. If these conditions are met, insurance company general accounts investing assets that are treated as

 

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assets of Plans would be allowed to purchase certain classes of certificates which do not meet the ratings requirements of the Exemption. All other conditions of the Exemption would have to be satisfied in order for PTCE 95-60 to be available. Before purchasing any class of Offered Certificates, an insurance company general account seeking to rely on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 should itself confirm that all applicable conditions and other requirements have been satisfied.

 

Section 401(c) of ERISA provides certain exemptive relief from the provisions of Part 4 of Title I of ERISA and Code Section 4975, including the prohibited transaction restrictions imposed by ERISA and the related excise taxes imposed by the Code, for transactions involving an insurance company general account. Pursuant to Section 401(c) of ERISA, the DOL issued regulations (“401(c) Regulations”), generally effective July 5, 2001, to provide guidance for the purpose of determining, in cases where insurance policies supported by an insurance company’s general account are issued to or for the benefit of a Plan on or before December 31, 1998, which general account assets constitute Plan assets. Any assets of an insurance company general account which support insurance policies issued to a Plan after December 31, 1998 or issued to Plans on or before December 31, 1998 for which the insurance company does not comply with the 401(c) Regulations may be treated as Plan assets. In addition, because Section 401(c) of ERISA does not relate to insurance company separate accounts, separate account assets are still generally treated as Plan assets of any Plan invested in that separate account. Insurance companies contemplating the investment of general account assets in the Offered Certificates should consult with their counsel with respect to the applicability of Section 401(c) of ERISA.

 

Each purchaser of Offered Certificates that is a Plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the depositor, the issuing entity, the sponsors, the underwriters, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the master servicer, the special servicer, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment recommendation or investment advice on which the Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the Plan has relied in connection with the decision to acquire Offered Certificates, and they are not otherwise acting as a fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code) to the Plan in connection with the Plan’s acquisition of Offered Certificates (except where an exemption applies (all of the conditions of which are satisfied) or it would not otherwise result in a non-exemption prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code), and (ii) the Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Offered Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Offered Certificates.

 

Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties imposed upon persons involved in prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that potential investors who are Plan fiduciaries or who are investing Plan assets consult with their counsel regarding the consequences under ERISA and the Code of their acquisition and ownership of certificates.

 

THE SALE OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO A PLAN IS IN NO RESPECT A REPRESENTATION BY THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OF THE UNDERWRITERS THAT THIS INVESTMENT MEETS ANY RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS BY PLANS GENERALLY OR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN, OR THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR PLANS GENERALLY OR ANY PARTICULAR PLAN.

 

Legal Investment

 

No class of Offered Certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities” for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended (“SMMEA”). Generally, the only classes of Offered Certificates which will qualify as “mortgage related securities” will be those that (1) are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least one NRSRO; and (2) are part of a series evidencing interests in a trust consisting of loans originated by certain types of originators specified in SMMEA and secured by first liens on real estate.

 

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ratings test, the SEC has neither proposed nor adopted a rule establishing new creditworthiness standards for purposes of SMMEA as of the date of this prospectus. However, the SEC has issued a transitional interpretation (Release No. 34-67448 (effective July 20, 2012)), which provides that, until such time as final rules establishing new standards of creditworthiness become effective, the standard of creditworthiness for purposes of the definition of the term “mortgage related security” is a security that is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least one NRSRO. Depending on the standards of creditworthiness that are ultimately established by the SEC, it is possible that certain classes of Offered Certificates specified to be “mortgage related securities” for purposes of SMMEA may no longer qualify as such as of the time such new standards are effective.

 

The appropriate characterization of the Offered Certificates under various legal investment restrictions, and thus the ability of investors subject to those restrictions to purchase the Offered Certificates, are subject to significant interpretive uncertainties. We make no representation as to the proper characterization of the Offered Certificates for legal investment, financial institution regulatory, or other purposes, or as to the ability of particular investors to purchase any Offered Certificates under applicable legal investment restrictions. Further, any ratings downgrade of a class of Offered Certificates by an NRSRO to less than an “investment grade” rating (i.e., lower than the top four rating categories) may adversely affect the ability of an investor to purchase or retain, or otherwise impact the regulatory characteristics of, that class. The uncertainties described above (and any unfavorable future determinations concerning the legal investment or financial institution regulatory characteristics of the Offered Certificates) may adversely affect the liquidity and market value of the Offered Certificates.

 

Accordingly, if your investment activities are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, regulatory capital requirements, or review by regulatory authorities, you should consult with your own legal advisors in determining whether and to what extent the Offered Certificates constitute legal investments or are subject to investment, capital, or other regulatory restrictions.

 

The issuing entity will not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

Legal Matters

 

The validity of the Offered Certificates and certain federal income tax matters will be passed upon for the depositor by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York.

 

Ratings

 

It is a condition to their issuance that the Offered Certificates receive investment grade credit ratings from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the depositor to rate such Offered Certificates.

 

We are not obligated to maintain any particular rating with respect to any class of Offered Certificates. Changes affecting the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Properties, the parties to the PSA or another person may have an adverse effect on the ratings of the Offered Certificates, and thus on the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of the Offered Certificates, although such adverse changes would not necessarily be an event of default under the applicable Mortgage Loan.

 

The ratings address the likelihood of full and timely receipt by the Certificateholders and the RR Interest Owner of all distributions of interest at the applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Offered Certificates to which they are entitled on each distribution date and, except in the case of the Class X-A and Class X-B certificates, the ultimate payment in full of the Certificate Balance of each class of Offered Certificates on a date that it not later than the Rated Final Distribution Date with respect to such class of

 

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certificates. The Rated Final Distribution Date for the Offered Certificates will be the distribution date in December 2053. See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations” and “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”. Any ratings of each Offered Certificates should be evaluated independently from similar ratings on other types of securities.

 

The ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, a measure of asset value or an indication of the suitability of an investment, and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by any Rating Agency. In addition, these ratings do not address: (a) the likelihood, timing, or frequency of prepayments (both voluntary and involuntary) and their impact on interest payments or the degree to which such prepayments might differ from those originally anticipated, (b) the possibility that a Certificateholder or the RR Interest Owner might suffer a lower than anticipated yield, (c) the likelihood of receipt of yield maintenance charges, prepayment charges, prepayment premiums, prepayment fees or penalties, default interest or post-Anticipated Repayment Date additional interest, (d) the likelihood of experiencing any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, an assessment of whether or to what extent the interest payable on any class of Offered Certificates may be reduced in connection with any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, or of receiving Compensating Interest Payments, (e) the tax treatment of the Offered Certificates or effect of taxes on the payments received, (f) the likelihood or willingness of the parties to the respective documents to meet their contractual obligations or the likelihood or willingness of any party or court to enforce, or hold enforceable, the documents in whole or in part, (g) an assessment of the yield to maturity that investors may experience, (h) the likelihood, timing or receipt of any payments of interest to the holders of the Offered Certificates resulting from an increase in the interest rate on any Mortgage Loan in connection with a Mortgage Loan modification, waiver or amendment, (i) Excess Interest or (j) other non-credit risks, including, without limitation, market risks or liquidity.

 

The ratings take into consideration the credit quality of the underlying Mortgaged Properties and the Mortgage Loans, structural and legal aspects associated with the Offered Certificates, and the extent to which the payment stream of the Mortgage Loans is adequate to make payments required under the Offered Certificates. However, as noted above, the ratings do not represent an assessment of the likelihood, timing or frequency of principal prepayments (both voluntary and involuntary) by the borrowers, or the degree to which such prepayments might differ from those originally anticipated. In general, the ratings address credit risk and not prepayment risk. Ratings are forward-looking opinions about credit risk and express an agency’s opinion about the ability and willingness of an issuer of securities to meet its financial obligations in full and on time. Ratings are not indications of investment merit. In addition, the ratings do not represent an assessment of the yield to maturity that investors may experience or the possibility that investors might not fully recover their initial investment in the event of delinquencies or defaults or rapid prepayments on the Mortgage Loans (including both voluntary and involuntary prepayments) or the application of any realized losses. In the event that holders of such certificates do not fully recover their investment as a result of rapid principal prepayments on the Mortgage Loans, all amounts “due” to such holders will nevertheless have been paid, and such result is consistent with the ratings assigned to such certificates. As indicated in this prospectus, holders of the certificates with Notional Amounts are entitled only to payments of interest on the related Mortgage Loans. If the Mortgage Loans were to prepay in the initial month, with the result that the holders of the certificates with Notional Amounts receive only a single month’s interest and therefore, suffer a nearly complete loss of their investment, all amounts “due” to such holders will nevertheless have been paid, and such result is consistent with the rating received on those certificates. The Notional Amounts of the certificates with Notional Amounts on which interest is calculated may be reduced by the allocation of realized losses and prepayments, whether voluntary or involuntary. The ratings do not address the timing or magnitude of reductions of such Notional Amount, but only the obligation to pay interest timely on the Notional Amount, as so reduced from time to time. Therefore, the ratings of the certificates with Notional Amounts should be evaluated independently from similar ratings on other types of securities. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”.

 

Although the depositor will prepay fees for ongoing rating surveillance by certain of the Rating Agencies, the depositor has no obligation or ability to ensure that any Rating Agency performs ratings

 

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surveillance. In addition, a Rating Agency may cease ratings surveillance if the information furnished to that Rating Agency is insufficient to allow it to perform surveillance.

 

Any of the three NRSROs that we hired may issue unsolicited credit ratings on one or more classes of certificates that we did not hire it to rate. Additionally, other NRSROs that we have not engaged to rate the certificates may nevertheless issue unsolicited credit ratings on one or more classes of certificates relying on information they receive pursuant to Rule 17g-5 or otherwise. If any such unsolicited ratings are issued, we cannot assure you that they will not be different from those ratings assigned by the Rating Agencies. The issuance of unsolicited ratings of a class of the certificates that are lower than the ratings assigned by the Rating Agencies may adversely impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of that class. As part of the process of obtaining ratings for the certificates, the depositor (or its affiliate) had initial discussions with and submitted certain materials to five NRSROs. Based on preliminary feedback from those NRSROs at that time, the depositor hired three of the NRSROs to rate the certificates and not the other NRSROs due, in part, to their initial subordination levels for the various classes of certificates. Had the depositor selected such other NRSROs to rate the certificates, we cannot assure you as to the ratings that such other NRSROs would ultimately have assigned to the certificates. Further, in the case of one NRSRO hired by the depositor, the depositor only requested ratings for certain classes of rated certificates, due in part to the final subordination levels provided by that NRSRO for those classes of certificates. If the depositor had selected such NRSRO to rate those other classes of certificates not rated by it, its ratings of those other certificates may have been different, and potentially lower, than those ratings ultimately assigned to those certificates by the other NRSROs engaged to rate such certificates. In addition, the decision not to engage one or more other rating agencies in the rating of certain classes of certificates to be issued in connection with this transaction may negatively impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of those classes of certificates. Although unsolicited ratings may be issued by any NRSRO, an NRSRO might be more likely to issue an unsolicited rating if it was not selected after having provided preliminary feedback to the depositor.

 

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Index of Defined Terms

 

1  
17g-5 Information Provider 355
1986 Act 513
1996 Act 490
3  
30/360 Basis 203, 389
4  
401(c) Regulations 530
A  
AB Modified Loan 401
AB Whole Loan 217
Acceptable Insurance Default 405
Accrued AB Loan Interest 338
Accrued and Deferred Principal 204
Accrued Interest 204
Actual/360 Basis 203
Actual/360 Loans 379
ADA 188
Additional Exclusions 404
Administrative Cost Rate 333
ADR 157
Advances 375
Affected Investors 151
Affirmative Asset Review Vote 442
Aggregate Available Funds 327
Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount 334
Aggregate Principal Shortfall 335
Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount 157
Aloft Houston Loan 287
ALTA 294
Annual Debt Service 157
Anticipated Repayment Date 203
Appraisal Reduction Amount 398
Appraisal Reduction Event 397
Appraised Value 157
Appraised-Out Class 402
Approved Exchange 20
ARD Loan 203
Argentic 279
Argentic Data Tape 280
Argentic Mortgage Loans 279
Argentic Review Team 280
ASR Consultation Process 417
Assessment of Compliance 471
Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee 396
Asset Representations Reviewer Fee 396
Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate 396
Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event 447
Asset Review 443
Asset Review Notice 442
Asset Review Quorum 442
Asset Review Report 444
Asset Review Report Summary 444
Asset Review Standard 444
Asset Review Trigger 441
Asset Review Vote Election 442
Asset Status Report 415
Assumed Certificate Coupon 316
Assumed Final Distribution Date 341
Assumed Scheduled Payment 335
AST 185
Attestation Report 472
B  
Balloon Balance 158
Bankruptcy Code 484
Base Interest Fraction 340
BBCMS 2020-C8 PSA 217
Benchmark 2020-B19 PSA 217
Benchmark 2020-B21 PSA 217
Borrower Party 349
Borrower Party Affiliate 349
B-piece buyer 128
BX 2020-VIVA Servicer 230
BX 2020-VIVA Special Servicer 230
BX 2020-VIVA Trustee 230
BX 2020-VIVA TSA 217, 230
C  
Cabinetworks Portfolio Guarantor 216
CERCLA 489
Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee 395
Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate 395
Certificate Balance 326
Certificate Owners 357
Certificateholder 350


 

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CGCMT 2020-GC46 PSA 217
CGMRC 264
Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance 329
Class RR certificateholders 4
Class RR Certificateholders 308
Class X certificates 3
Class X Certificates 324
Clearstream 356
Clearstream Participants 358
Closing Date 156
Closing Date Deposit Amount 165
CMBS 150, 299
CNBV 22
Code 149, 511
Co-Lender Agreement 216
Collateral Deficiency Amount 401
Collection Account 378
Collection Period 328
Communication Request 360
Companion Loan 154
Companion Loan Holder 216
Companion Loan Holders 216
Compensating Interest Payment 342
Constant Prepayment Rate 500
Constraining Level 315
Consultation Termination Event 430
Control Eligible Certificates 424
Control Note 217
Control Termination Event 430
Controlling Class 424
Controlling Class Certificateholder 424
controlling class representative 27
Controlling Class Representative 423
Controlling Companion Loan 217
Controlling Holder 217
Corrected Loan 414
COVID-19 63
CPR 500
CPY 500
CREC 184
Credit Risk Retention Rules 309
CREFC® 346
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 396
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate 396
CREFC® Investor Reporting Package 383
CREFC® Reports 346
CREFI 263, 308
CREFI Data File 265
CREFI Mortgage Loans 263
CREFI Securitization Database 264
Crossed Group 158
Cross-Over Date 332
CRR 151
Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount 401
Cure/Contest Period 444
Cut-off Date 154
Cut-off Date Balance 158
Cut-off Date DSCR 160
Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio 158
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 158
D  
DBRS Morningstar 445
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 160
Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF 159
Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow 159
Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income 159
Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI 159
Defaulted Loan 420
Defeasance Deposit 207
Defeasance Loans 207
Defeasance Lock-Out Period 207
Defeasance Option 207
Definitive Certificate 356
Delegated Directive 16
Delinquent Loan 441
Depositaries 357
Determination Date 326
Diligence File 363
Directing Holder 424
Directing Holder Approval Process 416
Disclosable Special Servicer Fees 394
Discount Yield 315, 318
Dispute Resolution Consultation 462
Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date 462
Distribution Accounts 379
Distribution Date 326
Distribution Date Statement 345
Dodd-Frank Act 152
DOL 527
DSCR 160
DTC 356
DTC Participants 357
DTC Rules 358
Due Date 203, 328
Due Diligence Questionnaire 265
DY Cure Event 208
E  
EDGAR 526
EEA 16
Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer 445


 

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Eligible Operating Advisor 436
Enforcing Party 460
Enforcing Servicer 460
ERISA 527
ESA 184
Euroclear 356
Euroclear Operator 359
Euroclear Participants 358
European Due Diligence Requirements 150
European Securitization Regulation 151
Excess Interest 203
Excess Interest Distribution Account 380
Excess Modification Fees 393
Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall 343
Exchange Act 254
Excluded Controlling Class Holder 353
Excluded Controlling Class Loan 349
Excluded Information 349
Excluded Loan 349
Excluded Special Servicer 450
Excluded Special Servicer Loan 450
Exemption 528
Exemption Rating Agency 528
Expected Price 319
Expected Prices 319
F  
FATCA 522
FDIA 145
FDIC 146
FDIC Safe Harbor 146
FETL 20
FF&E 182
FIEL 21
Final Asset Status Report 416
Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice 463
Financial Market Publisher 351
Financial Promotion Order 17
FIRREA 147, 186
Fitch 445, 470
Former Acting General Counsel’s Letter 146
FPO Persons 17
FSMA 17
Fund 312
G  
Garn Act 491
Goldman Originator 257
Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement 245
Grand Canal Shoppes Companion Loans 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price 252
Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Loan REMIC 58
Grand Canal Shoppes Major Decisions 250, 251
Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Relative Spread 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Noteholder Purchase Notice 252
Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Percentage Interest 248
Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs 253
Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Sequential Pay Event 247
Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer 182
Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral 249
Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Cure 249
Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan Rate 248
grantor trust 58
Grantor Trust 511
GS Bank 145, 254
GSMC 254
GSMC Data Tape 255
GSMC Deal Team 255
GSMC Mortgage Loans 254
GSMS 2020-GC47 PSA 217


 

536

 

 

H  
Hard Lockbox 160
HRR Certificates 4, 308, 324
HRR Transfer Restriction End Date 321
HSTP Act 80
I  
Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate 457
Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate 457
Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate 457
Impermissible TPP Affiliate 456
Indirect Participants 357
Initial Delivery Date 415
Initial Pool Balance 154
Initial Rate 203
Initial Requesting Holder 460
In-Place Cash Management 160
Institutional Investor 20
Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds 379
Insurance Distribution Directive 16
Interest Accrual Amount 334
Interest Accrual Period 334
Interest Distribution Amount 334
Interest Reserve Account 379
Interest Shortfall 334
Interested Person 422
Interest-Only Certificates 314
Interest-Only Expected Price 318
Interpolated Yield 314, 317
Investment Member 215
Investor Certification 349
J  
Japanese Retention Requirement 21
JRR Rule 21
K  
KBRA 445, 470
L  
Largest Tenant 160
Largest Tenant Lease Expiration 160
Liquidation Fee 391
Liquidation Fee Rate 391
Liquidation Proceeds 379
LNR Partners 302
Loan Per Unit 160
Loan REMIC Residual Distribution Account 379
loan REMICs 58
Loan-Specific Directing Holder 424
Loss of Value Payment 367
Lower-Tier Regular Interests 511
lower-tier REMIC 58
Lower-Tier REMIC 511
Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account 379
LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD 160
M  
MAI 157
Major Decision 425
Major Decision Reporting Package 428
MAS 19
Master Servicer Major Decision 428
Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice 461
Master Servicer Remittance Date 374
Material Defect 366
Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio 160
Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio 160
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes 229
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay B Notes 229
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Note Control Appraisal Period 242
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay C Notes 230
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Co-Lender Agreement 230
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Companion Loans 230
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Controlling Noteholder 240
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Note Control Appraisal Period 242
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior B Notes 229
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Major Decision 243
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Controlling Noteholder 242
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Noteholders 243
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Non-Lead Securitization Notes 243
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Pari Passu Companion Loans 229


 

537

 

 

MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Note Control Appraisal Period 243
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior B Notes 229
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Subordinate Companion Loans 230
MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan 229
MGM Policies 197
MGM Tenant 169
MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant 169
MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants 199
Midland 299
MiFID II 16
MLPA 361
MOA 309
Modeling Assumptions 500
Modification Fees 388
Moody’s 445
Morningstar 445
Mortgage 155
Mortgage File 361
Mortgage Loans 154
Mortgage Note 155
Mortgage Pool 154
Mortgage Rate 333
Mortgaged Property 155
Most Recent NOI 161
MSC 2019-H7 PSA 217
MSC 2019-H7 PSA 245
MSC 2020-L4 PSA 217
N  
Natixis 298
Net Cash Flow 162
Net Mortgage Rate 333
NFIP 98
NI 33-105 22
Nomura 298
Non-Control Note 217
Non-Controlling Holder 217
non-offered certificates 33
Nonrecoverable Advance 376
Non-Reduced Interests 451
Non-Serviced AB Whole Loan 218
Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator 218
Non-Serviced Co-Lender Agreement 218
non-serviced companion loan 49
Non-Serviced Companion Loan 218
Non-Serviced Custodian 218
Non-Serviced Directing Holder 218
Non-Serviced Master Servicer 218
non-serviced mortgage loan 49
Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan 218
Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan 218
Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan 218
Non-Serviced PSA 218
Non-Serviced Securitization Trust 218
Non-Serviced Special Servicer 218
Non-Serviced Trustee 218
non-serviced whole loan 49
Non-Serviced Whole Loan 218
Non-U.S. Tax Person 521
Non-VRR Available Funds 328
non-VRR certificates 3
Non-VRR Certificates 324
Non-VRR Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall 334
Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount 328
Non-VRR Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account 380
Non-VRR Percentage 310
Non-VRR Principal Distribution Amount 335
Non-VRR Realized Loss 344
Notional Amount 326
NRSRO 348
NRSRO Certification 350
O  
Occupancy 161
Occupancy Date 162
Offered Certificates 324
OID Regulations 514
OLA 146
Operating Advisor Annual Report 434
Operating Advisor Consultation Event 436
Operating Advisor Consulting Fee 395
Operating Advisor Expenses 395
Operating Advisor Fee 395
Operating Advisor Fee Rate 395
Operating Advisor Standard 434
Operating Advisor Termination Event 438
Original Balance 162
Original RR Interest Balance 308
Owner Repurchase Request 460
P  
P&I Advance 374


 

538

 

 

PACE 113
Pari Passu Companion Loans 154
Participants 356
Parties in Interest 527
Pass-Through Rate 332
Patriot Act 493
Payment Accommodation 397
Payment Accommodation Fees 410
PCR 261, 271, 294
Pentalpha Surveillance 306
percentage allocation entitlement 39
Percentage Interest 327
Periodic Payment 328
Permitted Investments 327, 380
Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees 394
PILOT 201
PIPs 92, 186
Plans 527
PLL Policy 184
PML 262
PPP 216
PRC 18
Preliminary Asset Review Report 444
Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice 462
Prepayment Assumption 515
Prepayment Interest Excess 342
Prepayment Interest Shortfall 342
Prepayment Penalty Description 162
Prepayment Provision 162
PRIIPs Regulation 16
Prime Finance 313
Prime Rate 378
principal balance certificates 3
Principal Balance Certificates 324
Privileged Information 437
Privileged Information Exception 437
Privileged Person 348
Prohibited Prepayment 342
Promotion Of Collective Investment Schemes Exemptions Order 17
Property Protection Advances 375
Proposed Course of Action 461
Proposed Course of Action Notice 461
Prospectus Regulation 16
PSA 324
PSA Party Repurchase Request 460
PTCE 529
Purchase Price 368
Q  
Qualification Criteria 291
Qualified Investor 16
Qualified Replacement Special Servicer 451
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan 368
Qualifying CRE Loan Percentage 309
Quorum 450
R  
RAC No-Response Scenario 469
Rated Final Distribution Date 341
Rating Agencies 470
Rating Agency Confirmation 470
REA 83
Realized Losses 345
REC 184
Record Date 326
Registration Statement 526
Regular Certificates 324
Regular Interestholder 514
Regular Interests 511
Regulation AB 472
Reimbursement Rate 378
Related Class X Class 326
Related Group 162
Related Proceeds 377
Release Amount 208
Release Date 207
Relevant Persons 18
Relief Act 492
REMIC 511
REMIC Regulations 511
REO Account 380
REO Loan 336
REO Property 414
Repurchase Request 287, 460
Requesting Holder 462
Requesting Holders 402
Requesting Investor 360
Requesting Party 469
Required PLL Policy Term 184
Required Risk Retention Percentage 309
Requirements 493
Residual Certificates 324
Resolution Failure 461
Resolved 461
Restricted Group 528
Restricted Mezzanine Holder 350
Restricted Party 437
Retaining Sponsor 308
Retaining Third-Party Purchaser 308
Review Materials 442
Revised Rate 203
RevPAR 162
Risk Retention Affiliate 437
Risk Retention Affiliated 437


 

539

 

 

risk retention consultation parties 29
Risk Retention Consultation Parties 348
RMBS 298
RNV 22
Rooms 164
RR Interest 308
RR Interest Balance 310
RR interest owner 4
RR Interest Owner 308
Rule 17g-5 350
S  
S&P 445, 470
SBA 215
Scheduled Certificate Interest Payments 317
Scheduled Certificate Principal Payments 314
Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount 335
SEC 254
Securities Act 471
Securitization Accounts 324, 380
SEL 262
Senior Certificates 324
Serviced Companion Loan 218
Serviced Mortgage Loan 219
serviced pari passu companion loan 49
Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan 219
Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan 219
Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan 219
serviced whole loan 49
Serviced Whole Loan 219
Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account 379
Servicer Termination Event 453
Servicing Fee 387
Servicing Fee Rate 387
Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan 219
servicing shift pooling and servicing agreement 49
Servicing Shift PSA 219
servicing shift securitization date 28
Servicing Shift Securitization Date 219
servicing shift whole loan 49
Servicing Shift Whole Loan 219
Servicing Standard 373
SF 162
SFA 19
SFO 19
SGFC Entities 288
SGNY 288
Similar Law 527
SMC 272
SMC Data Tape 273
SMC Mortgage Loans 272
SMMEA 530
Société Générale 288
Societe Generale Financial Corporation 288
Societe Generale Financial Corporation Data Tape 290
Societe Generale Financial Corporation Deal Team 289
Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans 289
Soft Lockbox 162
Special Servicer Major Decision 428
Special Servicer Non-Major Decision 409
Special Servicing Fee 389
Special Servicing Fee Rate 389
Special Servicing Transfer Event 413
Specially Serviced Loans 413
Springing Cash Management 162
Springing Lockbox 162
Sq. Ft. 162
Square Feet 162
Startup Day 512
Starwood 272
Starwood Review Team 273
Stated Principal Balance 336
static pool data 104
STWD 302
Subject Loan 396
Subordinate Certificates 324
Subordinate Companion Loan 154, 219
Subsequent Asset Status Report 415
Sub-Servicing Agreement 374
Swap-Priced Expected Price 316
Swap-Priced Principal Balance Certificates 313
T  
Target Price 316
TCEQ 185
TCO 198
Terms and Conditions 359
Tests 443
TI/LC 183
Title V 492
Trailing 12 NOI 161
Transition Period 18, 152
Triggering Event of Default 231
TRIPRA 99
trust REMICs 58
Trust REMICs 511


 

540

 

 

TTM 168
U  
U.S. Tax Person 521
UCC 479
UK Affected Investors 152
Underwriter Entities 121
Underwriting Agreement 524
Underwritten EGI 163
Underwritten Expenses 162
Underwritten NCF 162
Underwritten Net Cash Flow 162
Underwritten Net Operating Income 163
Underwritten NOI 163
Underwritten Revenues 163
Units 164
Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount 335
Unsolicited Information 443
upper-tier REMIC 58
Upper-Tier REMIC 511
Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account 379
USTs 185
UW NCF DSCR 160
UW NOI Debt Yield 159
V  
VCP 185
Volcker Rule 152
Voting Rights 356
VRR Allocation Percentage 310
VRR Available Funds 309
VRR interest 4
VRR Interest 308
VRR Interest 324
VRR Interest Balance 310
VRR Interest Distribution Amount 310
VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount 309
VRR Interest Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account 380
VRR interest owners 4
VRR Interest Owners 308
VRR Interest Rate 310
VRR Percentage 308
VRR Principal Distribution Amount 311
VRR Realized Loss 311
VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount 311
W  
WAC Rate 333
Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Rate 164
Wells Fargo Bank 297
White Oak Crossing Loan REMIC 58
Whole Loan 154, 219
WIC 194
Withheld Amounts 380
Workout Fee 390
Workout Fee Rate 390
Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount 378
Y  
Yield-Priced Expected Price 319
Yield-Priced Principal Balance Certificates 314
YM Group A 340
YM Group B 340
YM Groups 340
YM/Defeasance Loans 205


 

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ANNEX A-1

 

CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

AND MORTGAGED PROPERTIES

 

 

 

 

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GSMS 2020-GSA2 Annex A-1

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Originator Mortgage Loan Seller Related Group Crossed Group Address City State Zip Code General Property Type Detailed Property Type
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio CREFI CREFI NAP NAP            
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street         15 West 47th Street New York New York 10036 Office CBD
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street         48 West 48th Street New York New York 10036 Office CBD
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street         151 West 46th Street New York New York 10036 Office CBD
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio CREFI, SMC CREFI, SMC NAP NAP            
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park         878, 888, 898 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge New York 11788 Office Suburban
2.02 Property   20 Commerce         20 Commerce Drive Cranford New Jersey 07016 Office Suburban
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V UBS AG AREF NAP NAP            
3.01 Property   Newton         801 North 19th Avenue East Newton Iowa 50208 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
3.02 Property   Fort Smith         6400 Jenny Lind Road Fort Smith Arkansas 72908 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
3.03 Property   Flint         1101 North Center Road Flint Michigan 48506 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville         2654 US-169 Coffeyville Kansas 67337 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay CREFI, BCREI, DBNY, SGFC CREFI NAP NAP            
4.01 Property   MGM Grand         3799 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas Nevada 89109 Hospitality Full Service
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay         3950 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas Nevada 89119 Hospitality Full Service
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue GSBI, BANA GSMC NAP NAP 711 5th Avenue New York New York 10022 Mixed Use Office/Retail
6 Loan   The Senator SMC SMC NAP NAP 1121-1123 L Street Sacramento California 95814 Office CBD
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park SMC SMC NAP NAP 2875 Union Road Cheektowaga New York 14227 Office Suburban
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza CREFI CREFI NAP NAP 800 South Gay Street Knoxville Tennessee 37929 Office CBD
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville GSBI GSMC NAP NAP 201 8th Avenue South Nashville Tennessee 37203 Hospitality Full Service
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio SMC SMC NAP NAP            
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments         225 Aldine Bender Road Houston Texas 77060 Multifamily Garden
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments         18100 Nassau Bay Drive Houston Texas 77058 Multifamily Garden
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments         8400 Broadway Boulevard Houston Texas 77061 Multifamily Garden
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes GSBI, MSBNA, WFB, JPMCB AREF NAP NAP 3327 & 3377 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas Nevada 89109 Retail Specialty Retail
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway CREFI CREFI NAP NAP 32-42 Broadway New York New York 10004 Office CBD
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District CREFI CREFI NAP NAP 5701 Main Street Houston Texas 77005 Hospitality Full Service
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio SMC SMC NAP NAP            
14.01 Property   El Camino Real         285 & 499 North El Camino Real Encinitas California 92024 Office Medical
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park         7400 & 7500 Southwest 87th Avenue Miami Florida 33173 Office Medical
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek         7800 Southwest 87th Avenue Miami Florida 33173 Office Medical
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center         27699 Jefferson Avenue Temecula California 92590 Office Medical
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center         8901 Activity Road San Diego California 92126 Office Medical
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park         3907 Waring Road Oceanside California 92056 Office Medical
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 3499 East Bayshore Road Redwood City California 94063 Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio GSBI GSMC NAP NAP            
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue         15535 South State Avenue Middlefield Ohio 44062 Industrial Manufacturing
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue         150 Grand Valley Avenue Orwell Ohio 44076 Industrial Manufacturing
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway         16052 Industrial Parkway Middlefield Ohio 44062 Industrial Manufacturing
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio SGFC SGFC NAP NAP            
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street         3421-35 Richmond Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134 Mixed Use Multifamily/Office
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street         811-15 North 2nd Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19123 Multifamily Garden
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street         180 Grand Street Brooklyn New York 11211 Mixed Use Multifamily/Retail
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street         176-178 Grand Street Brooklyn New York 11211 Mixed Use Multifamily/Retail
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street         1706-10 North 2nd Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19122 Mixed Use Multifamily/Office
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street         190 West Berks Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19122 Multifamily Garden
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 11777 Southwest Queen Elizabeth Avenue King City Oregon 97224 Multifamily Independent Living
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 100 Pacifica Irvine California 92618 Office Suburban
20 Loan   Parkway Office SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 7001A East Parkway Sacramento California 95823 Office Suburban
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center CREFI CREFI NAP NAP 7330, 7530 & 7345 164th Avenue Northeast Redmond Washington 98052 Mixed Use Retail/Office
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing GSBI GSMC NAP NAP 120-280 Shenstone Boulevard and 7085 White Oak Road Garner North Carolina 27529 Retail Anchored
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio SMC SMC NAP NAP 1001 South Forest, 543 Church, 515 Walnut, 521 Walnut and 1506 Geddes Ann Arbor Michigan 48104 Multifamily Student Housing
24 Loan   IOM Villas AREF AREF NAP NAP            
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI         1110 Huron Way Auburn Indiana 46706 Multifamily Garden
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV         233 High Street Butler Indiana 46721 Multifamily Garden
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV         101 Oakview Drive Delta Ohio 43515 Multifamily Garden
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III         601-605 Park Avenue Antwerp Ohio 45813 Multifamily Garden
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III         701 East Lutz Road Archbold Ohio 43502 Multifamily Garden
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II         214 Morrow Street Topeka Indiana 46571 Multifamily Garden
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II         401 Cadillac Street Ligonier Indiana 46767 Multifamily Garden
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas         265 North State Street Shipshewana Indiana 46565 Multifamily Garden
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II         320 West Factory Street LaGrange Indiana 46761 Multifamily Garden
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II         200 Holiday Lane Cromwell Indiana 46732 Multifamily Garden
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas         1300 Duplex Avenue Auburn Indiana 46706 Multifamily Garden
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II         2950 East Follett Lane Fremont Indiana 46737 Multifamily Garden
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas         SEC Hamsher at Warfield Garrett Indiana 46738 Multifamily Garden
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas         514 West 2nd Avenue Garrett Indiana 46738 Multifamily Garden
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas         253-279 Enterprise Avenue Wauseon Ohio 43567 Multifamily Garden
24.16 Property   Maple Villas         22156 Maple Court Woodburn Indiana 46797 Multifamily Garden
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas         601-607 East Church Street West Unity Ohio 43570 Multifamily Garden
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas         100 Lee Street Shirley Indiana 47384 Multifamily Garden
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas         284 School Street Brooklyn Michigan 49230 Multifamily Garden
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas         10 Park Terrace Boulevard Columbia City Indiana 46725 Multifamily Garden
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas         501 South Gonser Avenue Ashley Indiana 46705 Multifamily Garden
24.22 Property   West Side Villas         515 North Main Street Antwerp Ohio 45813 Multifamily Garden
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center AREF AREF NAP NAP 16230-16280 Paramount Boulevard Paramount California 90723 Retail Anchored

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Originator Mortgage Loan Seller Related Group Crossed Group Address City State Zip Code General Property Type Detailed Property Type
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco SMC SMC NAP NAP 911 South 10th Street Waco Texas 76706 Hospitality Limited Service
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs SMC SMC NAP NAP 375 East Warm Springs Road Las Vegas Nevada 89119 Office Suburban
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue CREFI CREFI NAP NAP 4850 Eucalyptus Avenue Chino California 91710 Industrial Warehouse
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive UBS AG AREF NAP NAP 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Orlando Florida 32809 Office CBD
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office AREF AREF Group 1 NAP 324-330 East 149th Street Bronx New York 10451 Office Medical
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use AREF AREF NAP NAP 57 West 86th Street New York New York 10024 Mixed Use Multifamily/Retail
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 2416 Merchant Street Lexington Kentucky 40511 Industrial Manufacturing
33 Loan   4781 Broadway AREF AREF Group 1 NAP 4781 Broadway New York New York 10034 Mixed Use Medical/Retail
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 SMC SMC NAP NAP 2803 Northeast Interstate 410 Loop San Antonio Texas 78218 Industrial Flex
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use SMC SMC NAP NAP 410-418 7th Street Oakland California 94607 Mixed Use Multifamily/Retail/Office
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 1295 Hamilton Road Alamogordo New Mexico 88310 Hospitality Limited Service
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch SMC SMC NAP NAP 15-251 Ranch Drive Milpitas California 95035 Retail Anchored
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 SMC SMC NAP NAP 6 Farris Drive McDonough Georgia 30253 Self Storage Self Storage
39 Loan 78 1404 West University SMC SMC NAP NAP 1404 West University Avenue Gainesville Florida 32603 Retail Unanchored
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage UBS AG AREF Group 2 NAP 11847 Spears Road Houston Texas 77067 Self Storage Self Storage
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas SGFC SGFC NAP NAP 10331 Scyene Road Dallas Texas 75227 Self Storage Self Storage
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP SMC SMC Group 3 NAP 730 South Pine Avenue Hastings Nebraska 68901 Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing
43 Loan   Georgetown Square AREF AREF NAP NAP 1831-1851 West Irving Park Road Schaumburg Illinois 60193 Mixed Use Retail/Medical
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage UBS AG AREF Group 2 NAP 9831 West Bellfort Street Houston Texas 77031 Self Storage Self Storage
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP SMC SMC Group 3 NAP            
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP         604 152nd Street South Sioux City Nebraska 68776 Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP         1 B Avenue, 8 E Avenue and 11 D Avenue Missouri Valley Iowa 51555 Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage SMC SMC NAP NAP 445-453 Hickory Street Kearny New Jersey 07032 Self Storage Self Storage

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Year Built Year Renovated Units, Pads, Rooms, Sq Ft Unit Description Loan Per Unit ($) Ownership Interest Original Balance ($) Cut-off Date Balance ($) Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount ($) % of Initial Pool Balance Balloon Balance ($) Mortgage Loan Rate (%)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio     336,302 SF 419.27   70,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000 8.5% 70,000,000 3.51000%
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street 1926 NAP 133,139 SF   Fee Simple     35,496,454      
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street 1926 NAP 137,663 SF   Fee Simple     22,588,652      
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street 1928 NAP 65,500 SF   Fee Simple     11,914,894      
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio     469,901 SF 191.04   70,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000 8.5% 60,313,342 3.84000%
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park 1990, 2014 NAP 281,954 SF   Fee Simple     52,244,427      
2.02 Property   20 Commerce 1991 2020 187,947 SF   Fee Simple     17,755,573      
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V     4,421,618 SF 21.49   65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 7.9% 51,096,834 3.71750%
3.01 Property   Newton 1948, 1954, 1957 2015-2019 1,850,001 SF   Fee Simple     23,947,368      
3.02 Property   Fort Smith 1962 2019 1,196,746 SF   Fee Simple     20,526,316      
3.03 Property   Flint 1960 2020 495,271 SF   Fee Simple     13,684,211      
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville 1978 1999 879,600 SF   Fee Simple     6,842,105      
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay     9,748 Rooms 167,644.65   65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 7.9% 65,000,000 3.55800%
4.01 Property   MGM Grand 1993 NAP 4,998 Rooms   Fee Simple     35,425,000      
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay 1999 NAP 4,750 Rooms   Fee Simple     29,575,000      
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 1927 2013-2019 340,024 SF 1,602.83 Fee Simple 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 4.8% 40,000,000 3.16000%
6 Loan   The Senator 1924 2019 176,797 SF 224.55 Fee Simple 39,700,000 39,700,000 39,700,000 4.8% 39,700,000 3.37700%
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 1972 2000 423,047 SF 117.72 Fee Simple 37,500,000 37,500,000 37,500,000 4.5% 31,266,237 3.84200%
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 1978 NAP 457,937 SF 78.61 Fee Simple 36,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 4.4% 28,302,413 3.72000%
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 2018 NAP 533 Rooms 347,091.93 Fee Simple and Leasehold 35,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 4.2% 35,000,000 3.13900%
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio     628 Units 48,566.88   30,500,000 30,500,000 30,500,000 3.7% 24,727,897 4.58500%
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments 1977 2020 256 Units   Fee Simple     12,346,827      
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments 1965 2018 162 Units   Fee Simple     10,478,118      
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments 1973 2020 210 Units   Fee Simple     7,675,055      
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 1999 2007 759,891 SF 1,000.14 Fee Simple and Leasehold 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 3.0% 25,000,000 3.74080%
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 1889, 1904 2019 521,573 SF 239.66 Fee Simple 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 3.0% 25,000,000 3.25000%
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 1925 1968, 2005-2007 315 Rooms 190,476.19 Fee Simple 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 2.4% 18,088,727 3.80000%
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio     297,839 SF 298.82   19,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 2.3% 16,513,816 4.19500%
14.01 Property   El Camino Real 1984 2019 74,124 SF   Fee Simple     6,688,427      
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park 1998-2014 NAP 82,753 SF   Fee Simple     4,643,258      
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek 1989 NAP 58,764 SF   Fee Simple     3,020,787      
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center 1990 NAP 43,425 SF   Fee Simple     2,467,865      
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center 1988 2015 28,698 SF   Fee Simple     1,727,079      
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 1985 2017 10,075 SF   Leasehold     452,584      
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 1962 NAP 143 Pads 106,993.01 Fee Simple 15,300,000 15,300,000 15,300,000 1.9% 15,300,000 2.99000%
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio     1,528,894 SF 30.96   15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 1.8% 13,450,012 3.32200%
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue 1989 2004 937,825 SF   Fee Simple     9,201,803      
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue 1995 2004 353,588 SF   Fee Simple     3,468,100      
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway 1984 2005 237,481 SF   Fee Simple     2,330,097      
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio     74 Units 185,540.54   13,730,000 13,730,000 13,730,000 1.7% 13,730,000 3.35500%
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street 1950 2005 26 Units   Fee Simple     3,630,000      
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street 2011 NAP 11 Units   Fee Simple     2,610,000      
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street 1910 NAP 4 Units   Fee Simple     2,440,000      
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street 1899 NAP 3 Units   Fee Simple     1,900,000      
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street 2007 NAP 20 Units   Fee Simple     1,590,000      
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street 1925 2007 10 Units   Fee Simple     1,560,000      
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 1986 2018 114 Units 115,789.47 Fee Simple 13,200,000 13,200,000 13,200,000 1.6% 13,200,000 3.03000%
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 1990 NAP 74,481 SF 174.54 Fee Simple 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 1.6% 11,535,130 2.77000%
20 Loan   Parkway Office 1964 2000 95,427 SF 125.75 Fee Simple 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 1.5% 12,000,000 3.65500%
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 1996, 1999, 2013 NAP 386,415 SF 262.67 Fee Simple 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 1.4% 10,872,188 3.85000%
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 2002, 2003 NAP 527,874 SF 120.06 Fee Simple 11,375,000 11,375,000 11,375,000 1.4% 9,989,795 3.54400%
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 1960 NAP 80 Units 137,500.00 Fee Simple 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 1.3% 11,000,000 3.19800%
24 Loan   IOM Villas     415 Units 26,506.02   11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 1.3% 8,968,089 4.75000%
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI 1990-1996 NAP 76 Units   Fee Simple     2,410,000      
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV 1989-1998 NAP 36 Units   Fee Simple     1,111,065      
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV 1990 NAP 36 Units   Fee Simple     883,935      
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III 1990 NAP 36 Units   Fee Simple     832,787      
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III 1990 NAP 28 Units   Fee Simple     721,311      
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II 1998 NAP 18 Units   Fee Simple     557,377      
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II 1990 NAP 18 Units   Fee Simple     544,262      
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas 1999 NAP 16 Units   Fee Simple     459,016      
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II 1989 NAP 16 Units   Fee Simple     426,229      
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II 1992 NAP 16 Units   Fee Simple     393,443      
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas 2003 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     393,443      
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II 1993 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     347,541      
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas 1988 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     327,869      
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas 1989 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     314,754      
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas 1990 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     308,197      
24.16 Property   Maple Villas 1988 NAP 8 Units   Fee Simple     195,000      
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas 1990 NAP 8 Units   Fee Simple     190,164      
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas 1991 NAP 10 Units   Fee Simple     170,492      
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas 1993 NAP 12 Units   Fee Simple     146,066      
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas 1980 NAP 15 Units   Fee Simple     137,869      
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas 1989 NAP 4 Units   Fee Simple     80,000      
24.22 Property   West Side Villas 1990 NAP 2 Units   Fee Simple     49,180      
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 1986 NAP 57,288 SF 188.52 Fee Simple 10,800,000 10,800,000 10,800,000 1.3% 10,800,000 3.69000%

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Year Built Year Renovated Units, Pads, Rooms, Sq Ft Unit Description Loan Per Unit ($) Ownership Interest Original Balance ($) Cut-off Date Balance ($) Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount ($) % of Initial Pool Balance Balloon Balance ($) Mortgage Loan Rate (%)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 2018 NAP 118 Rooms 79,534.44 Fee Simple 9,500,000 9,385,063 9,385,063 1.1% 7,600,728 4.20000%
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 2002 2019 68,353 SF 122.16 Fee Simple 8,350,000 8,350,000 8,350,000 1.0% 8,350,000 3.15600%
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 1998 NAP 86,204 SF 92.80 Fee Simple 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 1.0% 8,000,000 3.56000%
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 1975 2015 107,391 SF 74.19 Fee Simple 8,000,000 7,967,130 7,967,130 1.0% 6,387,866 4.14800%
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 1931 1994 40,315 SF 167.43 Fee Simple 6,750,000 6,750,000 6,750,000 0.8% 6,750,000 3.37500%
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 1930 2017 11,036 SF 598.04 Fee Simple 6,600,000 6,600,000 6,600,000 0.8% 6,600,000 4.15500%
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 1990 NAP 114,900 SF 54.52 Fee Simple 6,264,700 6,264,700 6,264,700 0.8% 5,633,561 3.48000%
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 1951 1969 17,726 SF 352.59 Fee Simple 6,250,000 6,250,000 6,250,000 0.8% 6,250,000 3.37500%
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 1983 2019 74,733 SF 81.62 Fee Simple 6,100,000 6,100,000 6,100,000 0.7% 6,100,000 3.06000%
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 1998 2008 32,870 SF 170.37 Fee Simple 5,600,000 5,600,000 5,600,000 0.7% 5,600,000 3.76300%
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 1999 2017-2018 70 Rooms 77,402.41 Fee Simple 5,500,000 5,418,169 5,418,169 0.7% 3,987,139 4.18000%
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 1994 NAP 265,994 SF 169.18 Fee Simple 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 0.6% 5,000,000 3.69400%
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 2017 NAP 67,142 SF 61.71 Fee Simple 4,150,000 4,143,588 4,143,588 0.5% 3,248,540 3.60500%
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 1952 2015 9,746 SF 418.12 Fee Simple 4,075,000 4,075,000 4,075,000 0.5% 4,075,000 4.41600%
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 2015 NAP 137,760 SF 29.22 Fee Simple 4,025,000 4,025,000 4,025,000 0.5% 3,381,016 3.90000%
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 2003 NAP 71,600 SF 50.63 Fee Simple 3,625,000 3,625,000 3,625,000 0.4% 3,275,585 3.75000%
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 1965 NAP 267 Pads 10,715.87 Fee Simple 2,865,000 2,861,137 2,861,137 0.3% 2,305,559 4.37000%
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 2005 NAP 16,189 SF 176.05 Fee Simple 2,850,000 2,850,000 2,850,000 0.3% 2,602,948 4.38000%
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 2008 NAP 42,925 SF 59.31 Fee Simple 2,546,000 2,546,000 2,546,000 0.3% 2,338,062 4.72500%
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP     199 Pads 12,638.19   2,515,000 2,515,000 2,515,000 0.3% 2,017,855 4.28300%
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP 1975 NAP 132 Pads   Fee Simple     1,452,231      
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP 1975 NAP 67 Pads   Fee Simple     1,062,769      
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 1925 2000 21,524 SF 111.50 Fee Simple 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 0.3% 2,177,643 3.99000%

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Administrative Cost Rate (%) (1) Net Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Monthly Debt Service ($) (2) Annual Debt Service ($) Pari Passu Companion Loan Monthly Debt Service ($) Pari Passu Companion Loan Annual Debt Service ($) Amortization Type Interest Accrual Method Seasoning Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 0.01440% 3.49560% 207,593.75 2,491,125.00 210,559.38 2,526,712.56 Interest Only Actual/360 0 121 121 121 121
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street                          
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street                          
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street                          
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 0.01440% 3.82560% 327,766.13 3,933,193.56 92,565.84 1,110,790.08 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 0 37 37 121 121
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park                          
2.02 Property   20 Commerce                          
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 0.01440% 3.70310% 299,827.68 3,597,932.16 138,382.01 1,660,584.12 Amortizing Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120
3.01 Property   Newton                          
3.02 Property   Fort Smith                          
3.03 Property   Flint                          
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville                          
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 0.01378% 3.54423% 195,401.74 2,344,820.88 4,717,298.52 56,607,582.24 Interest Only - ARD Actual/360 9 120 111 120 111
4.01 Property   MGM Grand                          
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay                          
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 0.01565% 3.14435% 106,796.30 1,281,555.60 1,348,303.24 16,179,638.88 Interest Only Actual/360 9 120 111 120 111
6 Loan   The Senator 0.04440% 3.33260% 113,274.12 1,359,289.40     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 0.01440% 3.82760% 175,631.80 2,107,581.60 57,607.24 691,286.88 Interest Only, Then Amortizing 30/360 0 24 24 120 120
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 0.01440% 3.70560% 166,109.37 1,993,312.44     Amortizing Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 0.01440% 3.12460% 92,825.75 1,113,909.00 397,824.66 4,773,895.92 Interest Only Actual/360 9 120 111 120 111
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 0.01440% 4.57060% 156,083.23 1,872,998.76     Amortizing Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments                          
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments                          
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments                          
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 0.01565% 3.72515% 79,015.74 948,188.88 2,323,062.78 27,876,753.36 Interest Only Actual/360 17 120 103 120 103
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 0.01440% 3.23560% 68,648.73 823,784.76 274,594.90 3,295,138.80 Interest Only Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 0.01440% 3.78560% 93,191.47 1,118,297.64 186,382.94 2,236,595.28 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 9 60 51 120 111
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 0.01440% 4.18060% 92,857.82 1,114,293.84 342,107.78 4,105,293.36 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 2 36 34 120 118
14.01 Property   El Camino Real                          
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park                          
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek                          
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center                          
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center                          
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park                          
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 0.01440% 2.97560% 38,651.98 463,823.76     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio 0.01440% 3.30760% 65,875.16 790,501.92 141,996.10 1,703,953.20 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 1 60 59 120 119
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue                          
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue                          
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway                          
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio 0.01440% 3.34060% 38,919.94 467,039.28     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street                          
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street                          
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street                          
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street                          
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street                          
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street                          
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 0.01440% 3.01560% 33,792.92 405,515.04     Interest Only Actual/360 3 120 117 120 117
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 0.01440% 2.75560% 53,209.17 638,510.04     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 0 60 60 120 120
20 Loan   Parkway Office 0.01440% 3.64060% 37,057.64 444,691.68     Interest Only Actual/360 0 84 84 84 84
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 0.01440% 3.83560% 53,912.95 646,955.40 421,927.41 5,063,128.92 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 9 24 15 60 51
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 0.01440% 3.52960% 51,358.63 616,303.56 234,782.29 2,817,387.48 Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 12 48 36 120 108
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 0.01440% 3.18360% 29,722.15 356,665.83     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
24 Loan   IOM Villas 0.01440% 4.73560% 57,381.21 688,574.52     Amortizing Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI                          
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV                          
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV                          
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III                          
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III                          
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II                          
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II                          
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas                          
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II                          
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II                          
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas                          
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II                          
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas                          
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas                          
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas                          
24.16 Property   Maple Villas                          
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas                          
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas                          
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas                          
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas                          
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas                          
24.22 Property   West Side Villas                          
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 0.01440% 3.67560% 33,671.25 404,055.00     Interest Only Actual/360 9 120 111 120 111

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Administrative Cost Rate (%) (1) Net Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Monthly Debt Service ($) (2) Annual Debt Service ($) Pari Passu Companion Loan Monthly Debt Service ($) Pari Passu Companion Loan Annual Debt Service ($) Amortization Type Interest Accrual Method Seasoning Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 0.01440% 4.18560% 46,456.63 557,479.56     Amortizing Actual/360 9 0 0 120 111
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 0.05440% 3.10160% 22,265.51 267,186.08     Interest Only Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 0.01440% 3.54560% 24,062.96 288,755.52     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 0.01440% 4.13360% 38,878.96 466,547.52     Amortizing Actual/360 3 0 0 120 117
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 0.01440% 3.36060% 19,248.05 230,976.60     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 0.01440% 4.14060% 23,169.90 278,038.80     Interest Only Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 0.01440% 3.46560% 28,061.41 336,736.92     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 0 61 61 121 121
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 0.01440% 3.36060% 17,822.27 213,867.24     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 0.01440% 3.04560% 15,771.04 189,252.50     Interest Only Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 0.01440% 3.74860% 17,804.57 213,654.78     Interest Only Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 0.01440% 4.16560% 29,580.44 354,965.28     Amortizing Actual/360 8 0 0 120 112
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 0.01565% 3.67835% 15,605.44 187,265.28 124,843.52 1,498,122.22 Interest Only Actual/360 10 120 110 120 110
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 0.01440% 3.59060% 18,879.44 226,553.28     Amortizing Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 0.01440% 4.40160% 15,204.28 182,451.33     Interest Only Actual/360 18 120 102 120 102
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 0.01440% 3.88560% 18,984.65 227,815.80     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 3 24 21 120 117
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 0.01440% 3.73560% 16,787.94 201,455.28     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 0 60 60 120 120
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 0.01440% 4.35560% 14,296.07 171,552.84     Amortizing Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 0.01440% 4.36560% 14,238.04 170,856.48     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 8 60 52 120 112
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 0.01440% 4.71060% 13,242.80 158,913.60     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 1 24 23 84 83
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP 0.01440% 4.26860% 12,420.92 149,051.04     Amortizing Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP                          
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP                          
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 0.01440% 3.97560% 11,444.14 137,329.68     Interest Only, Then Amortizing Actual/360 0 61 61 121 121

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Original Amortization Term (Mos.) Remaining Amortization Term (Mos.) Origination Date Due Date First Due Date Last IO Due Date First P&I Due Date Maturity Date / ARD ARD (Yes / No) Final Maturity Date Grace Period- Late Fee Grace Period- Default
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 0 0 12/10/2020 6 1/6/2021 1/6/2031   1/6/2031 No   0 0
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street                        
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street                        
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street                        
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 360 360 12/7/2020 6 1/6/2021 1/6/2024 2/6/2024 1/6/2031 No   0 0
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park                        
2.02 Property   20 Commerce                        
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 360 360 11/24/2020 6 1/6/2021   1/6/2021 12/6/2030 No   0 0
3.01 Property   Newton                        
3.02 Property   Fort Smith                        
3.03 Property   Flint                        
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville                        
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 0 0 2/14/2020 5 4/5/2020 3/5/2030   3/5/2030 Yes 3/5/2032 0 0
4.01 Property   MGM Grand                        
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay                        
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 0 0 3/6/2020 6 4/6/2020 3/6/2030   3/6/2030 No   0 0
6 Loan   The Senator 0 0 12/2/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 360 360 11/25/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2022 1/6/2023 12/6/2030 No   0 0
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 360 360 12/3/2020 6 1/6/2021   1/6/2021 12/6/2030 No   0 0
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 0 0 3/6/2020 6 4/6/2020 3/6/2030   3/6/2030 No   0 0
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 360 360 11/10/2020 6 1/6/2021   1/6/2021 12/6/2030 No   0 0
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments                        
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments                        
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments                        
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 0 0 6/3/2019 1 8/1/2019 7/1/2029   7/1/2029 No   0 2 business days grace, once per trailing 12-month period
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 0 0 11/3/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2030   11/6/2030 No   0 0
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 360 360 3/2/2020 6 4/6/2020 3/6/2025 4/6/2025 3/6/2030 No   0 0
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 360 360 9/25/2020 6 11/6/2020 10/6/2023 11/6/2023 10/6/2030 No   0 0
14.01 Property   El Camino Real                        
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park                        
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek                        
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center                        
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center                        
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park                        
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 0 0 11/20/2020 1 1/1/2021 12/1/2030   12/1/2030 No   0 0
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio 360 360 10/26/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2025 12/6/2025 11/6/2030 No   0 0
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue                        
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue                        
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway                        
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio 0 0 11/20/2020 5 1/5/2021 12/5/2030   12/5/2030 No   0 0
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street                        
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street                        
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street                        
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street                        
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street                        
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street                        
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 0 0 8/21/2020 1 10/1/2020 9/1/2030   9/1/2030 No   0 0
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 360 360 11/24/2020 1 1/1/2021 12/1/2025 1/1/2026 12/1/2030 No   0 0
20 Loan   Parkway Office 0 0 11/30/2020 1 1/1/2021 12/1/2027   12/1/2027 No   5 5
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 360 360 2/21/2020 6 4/6/2020 3/6/2022 4/6/2022 3/6/2025 No   0 0
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 360 360 11/14/2019 6 1/6/2020 12/6/2023 1/6/2024 12/6/2029 No   0 0
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 0 0 11/18/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
24 Loan   IOM Villas 360 360 11/13/2020 6 1/6/2021   1/6/2021 12/6/2030 No   5 days grace, one time during the term of the loan 0
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI                        
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV                        
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV                        
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III                        
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III                        
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II                        
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II                        
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas                        
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II                        
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II                        
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas                        
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II                        
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas                        
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas                        
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas                        
24.16 Property   Maple Villas                        
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas                        
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas                        
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas                        
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas                        
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas                        
24.22 Property   West Side Villas                        
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 0 0 3/3/2020 6 4/6/2020 3/6/2030   3/6/2030 No   0 0

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Original Amortization Term (Mos.) Remaining Amortization Term (Mos.) Origination Date Due Date First Due Date Last IO Due Date First P&I Due Date Maturity Date / ARD ARD (Yes / No) Final Maturity Date Grace Period- Late Fee Grace Period- Default
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 360 351 3/2/2020 6 4/6/2020   4/6/2020 3/6/2030 No   0 0
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 0 0 11/4/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2030   11/6/2030 No   0 0
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 0 0 12/4/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 360 357 8/31/2020 6 10/6/2020   10/6/2020 9/6/2030 No   0 0
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 0 0 12/3/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 0 0 11/5/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2030   11/6/2030 No   0 0
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 360 360 12/3/2020 1 1/1/2021 1/1/2026 2/1/2026 1/1/2031 No   5 5
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 0 0 12/3/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 0 0 10/30/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2030   11/6/2030 No   0 0
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 0 0 11/19/2020 6 1/6/2021 12/6/2030   12/6/2030 No   0 0
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 300 292 3/2/2020 1 5/1/2020   5/1/2020 4/1/2030 No   0 0
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 0 0 1/24/2020 6 3/6/2020 2/6/2030   2/6/2030 No   0 0
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 360 359 11/5/2020 6 12/6/2020   12/6/2020 11/6/2030 No   0 0
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 0 0 5/10/2019 6 7/6/2019 6/6/2029   6/6/2029 No   0 0
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 360 360 9/1/2020 6 10/6/2020 9/6/2022 10/6/2022 9/6/2030 No   0 0
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 360 360 11/9/2020 1 1/1/2021 12/1/2025 1/1/2026 12/1/2030 No   0 0
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 360 359 10/23/2020 6 12/6/2020   12/6/2020 11/6/2030 No   0 0
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 360 360 3/9/2020 6 5/6/2020 4/6/2025 5/6/2025 4/6/2030 No   0 0
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 360 360 11/6/2020 6 12/6/2020 11/6/2022 12/6/2022 11/6/2027 No   0 0
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP 360 360 11/24/2020 6 1/6/2021   1/6/2021 12/6/2030 No   0 0
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP                        
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP                        
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 360 360 12/7/2020 6 1/6/2021 1/6/2026 2/6/2026 1/6/2031 No   0 0

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Prepayment Provision (3) 2017 EGI ($) 2017 Expenses ($) 2017 NOI ($) 2018 EGI ($) 2018 Expenses ($) 2018 NOI ($) 2019 EGI ($) 2019 Expenses ($) 2019 NOI ($) Most Recent EGI (if past 2019) ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/4 19,256,554 6,714,703 12,541,851 19,301,583 6,955,364 12,346,219 19,355,597 7,410,407 11,945,190 16,421,332
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street   10,260,190 3,243,356 7,016,833 9,773,916 3,144,906 6,629,010 9,664,447 3,525,636 6,138,811 8,651,241
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street   6,247,588 2,443,704 3,803,884 6,421,117 2,646,973 3,774,144 6,482,031 2,648,139 3,833,892 5,380,555
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street   2,748,777 1,027,643 1,721,134 3,106,550 1,163,485 1,943,065 3,209,119 1,236,632 1,972,487 2,389,536
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 12,459,775 4,598,959 7,860,816 12,399,240 4,534,916 7,864,324 12,255,769
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park   N/A N/A N/A 8,249,472 2,710,995 5,538,477 8,309,478 2,617,345 5,692,134 8,485,101
2.02 Property   20 Commerce   N/A N/A N/A 4,210,303 1,887,964 2,322,339 4,089,762 1,917,571 2,172,190 3,770,669
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Lockout/24_Defeasance/90_0%/6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,781,992 2,362,152 5,419,840 11,562,759
3.01 Property   Newton   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,312,608 1,651,385 3,661,223 5,428,049
3.02 Property   Fort Smith   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,510,025 431,205 1,078,820 2,165,111
3.03 Property   Flint   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 865,810 257,857 607,953 1,735,155
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 93,549 21,705 71,844 2,234,445
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay >YM or 0.5%/33_Defeasance or >YM or 0.5%/80_0%/7 2,161,960,165 1,556,922,957 605,037,208 2,191,540,530 1,574,171,264 617,369,266 2,106,295,488 1,586,215,135 520,080,353 1,157,516,861
4.01 Property   MGM Grand   1,179,680,639 834,995,842 344,684,797 1,226,105,346 854,539,115 371,566,231 1,161,850,748 879,242,083 282,608,665 662,869,240
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay   982,279,526 721,927,115 260,352,411 965,435,184 719,632,149 245,803,035 944,444,740 706,973,052 237,471,688 494,647,621
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue Lockout/33_Defeasance/80_0%/7 62,723,555 17,358,037 45,365,518 63,038,695 18,950,129 44,088,566 69,563,590 20,967,241 48,596,349 69,060,254
6 Loan   The Senator Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 4,267,111 1,936,106 2,331,005 4,524,206 1,910,692 2,613,514 5,463,289 2,277,860 3,185,429 6,046,610
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park Lockout/24_Defeasance/90_0%/6 6,807,852 2,975,608 3,832,244 7,069,157 2,873,552 4,195,605 8,577,237 3,090,517 5,486,720 9,032,798
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/3 6,892,046 3,207,646 3,684,400 6,783,541 3,161,408 3,622,133 7,061,336 3,109,902 3,951,434 6,892,993
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville Lockout/33_Defeasance/80_0%/7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 93,677,197 65,123,527 28,553,670 48,245,221
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,076,554 605,869 470,685 4,778,928 2,112,017 2,666,910 4,897,936
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,039,068 776,808 1,262,260 2,065,502
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,488,309 780,943 707,366 1,534,198
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments   N/A N/A N/A 1,076,554 605,869 470,685 1,251,551 554,267 697,284 1,298,236
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes Lockout/35_Defeasance/80_0%/5 107,586,327 33,160,381 74,425,947 103,110,653 31,784,180 71,326,473 102,473,435 31,007,624 71,465,811 96,622,400
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4 21,214,177 10,436,824 10,777,353 22,313,427 10,791,578 11,521,849 23,020,311 11,125,485 11,894,826 23,543,821
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District >YM or 1%/117_0%/3 35,576,225 26,509,951 9,066,274 36,140,047 27,348,440 8,791,607 35,451,900 26,636,357 8,815,543 20,545,319
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Lockout/26_Defeasance/89_0%/5 7,486,028 2,476,656 5,009,372 9,029,630 3,093,303 5,936,327 9,505,208 3,410,928 6,094,280 9,640,692
14.01 Property   El Camino Real   999,775 244,826 754,949 2,234,443 729,827 1,504,616 2,187,765 771,533 1,416,232 2,289,312
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park   2,934,790 975,005 1,959,785 3,083,561 1,055,966 2,027,594 3,187,499 1,128,913 2,058,586 3,173,905
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek   1,939,552 693,709 1,245,843 1,948,260 685,892 1,262,368 1,942,524 758,466 1,184,059 1,973,769
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center   1,003,894 351,816 652,078 981,048 331,461 649,587 1,098,277 413,418 684,858 1,062,415
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center   608,018 211,300 396,718 686,822 237,797 449,025 830,877 219,884 610,993 856,365
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park   N/A N/A N/A 95,496 52,359 43,137 258,266 118,714 139,552 284,926
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 2,083,816 764,919 1,318,897 2,133,930 806,538 1,327,392 2,231,450
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio Lockout/25_Defeasance or >YM or 1%/88_0%/7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway   N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,218,831 156,174 1,062,657 1,247,293 164,290 1,083,003 1,338,586
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street   N/A N/A N/A 376,040 38,536 337,504 377,478 41,566 335,912 408,847
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street   N/A N/A N/A 242,375 21,501 220,874 241,125 21,510 219,615 254,750
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street   N/A N/A N/A 170,676 19,799 150,877 189,575 21,960 167,615 194,525
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street   N/A N/A N/A 139,140 13,960 125,180 145,992 14,926 131,066 154,774
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street   N/A N/A N/A 145,600 34,014 111,586 147,748 35,170 112,578 170,265
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street   N/A N/A N/A 145,000 28,363 116,637 145,375 29,158 116,217 155,425
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV Lockout/27_Defeasance/89_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,659,611
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza Lockout/24_Defeasance/80_Defeasance or >YM or 1%/11_0%/5 N/A N/A N/A 2,234,945 777,342 1,457,603 2,327,838 813,964 1,513,874 2,405,103
20 Loan   Parkway Office Lockout/59_>YM or 1%/21_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,719,852 418,129 1,301,723 1,748,882 457,504 1,291,378 1,776,461
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center Lockout/33_Defeasance/23_0%/4 12,572,296 3,843,706 8,728,590 12,945,809 3,914,837 9,030,971 13,766,778 4,065,369 9,701,409 N/A
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing Lockout/35_Defeasance/80_0%/5 8,380,001 1,662,835 6,717,167 8,528,386 1,741,540 6,786,847 8,639,220 1,625,210 7,014,010 8,333,797
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio Lockout/24_>YM or 1%/90_0%/6 1,861,613 603,953 1,257,660 1,910,284 612,674 1,297,610 1,944,841 607,388 1,337,453 1,936,984
24 Loan   IOM Villas Lockout/24_>YM or 1%/93_0%/3 N/A N/A N/A 1,032,912 417,642 615,270 2,667,981 1,422,219 1,245,762 2,767,369
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI   N/A N/A N/A 194,891 67,415 127,476 514,910 239,346 275,564 529,345
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV   N/A N/A N/A 90,855 34,880 55,975 230,195 101,820 128,375 239,742
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV   N/A N/A N/A 92,991 33,990 59,001 232,500 116,572 115,929 239,437
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III   N/A N/A N/A 69,880 35,611 34,268 196,010 118,842 77,168 200,783
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III   N/A N/A N/A 69,315 22,528 46,786 175,256 79,614 95,642 178,784
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II   N/A N/A N/A 52,564 20,567 31,997 132,741 65,602 67,139 135,143
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II   N/A N/A N/A 44,924 15,537 29,387 116,479 66,069 50,410 127,104
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas   N/A N/A N/A 43,127 21,584 21,542 117,692 64,687 53,005 120,147
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II   N/A N/A N/A 41,694 14,293 27,401 106,620 59,268 47,352 110,415
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II   N/A N/A N/A 39,116 18,650 20,466 86,348 68,695 17,653 100,156
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas   N/A N/A N/A 36,109 12,272 23,837 87,398 40,157 47,241 90,725
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II   N/A N/A N/A 29,084 10,440 18,644 78,891 43,504 35,387 81,972
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas   N/A N/A N/A 28,731 13,621 15,110 79,061 35,349 43,711 81,588
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas   N/A N/A N/A 31,054 11,184 19,870 79,161 36,831 42,330 78,819
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas   N/A N/A N/A 31,164 13,072 18,092 79,703 46,911 32,792 81,362
24.16 Property   Maple Villas   N/A N/A N/A 21,293 7,246 14,047 51,259 29,720 21,539 55,895
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas   N/A N/A N/A 17,673 8,266 9,406 49,649 33,331 16,318 51,702
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas   N/A N/A N/A 22,314 14,796 7,518 57,532 36,864 20,668 60,933
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas   N/A N/A N/A 31,393 19,713 11,681 79,034 60,190 18,844 82,621
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas   N/A N/A N/A 30,373 13,003 17,371 78,997 56,324 22,673 81,649
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas   N/A N/A N/A 9,220 6,899 2,321 25,586 15,748 9,838 26,300
24.22 Property   West Side Villas   N/A N/A N/A 5,148 2,074 3,074 12,960 6,774 6,186 12,748
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center Lockout/33_Defeasance/83_0%/4 1,190,264 366,334 823,930 1,462,717 370,798 1,091,919 1,523,770 403,526 1,120,244 1,524,776

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Prepayment Provision (3) 2017 EGI ($) 2017 Expenses ($) 2017 NOI ($) 2018 EGI ($) 2018 Expenses ($) 2018 NOI ($) 2019 EGI ($) 2019 Expenses ($) 2019 NOI ($) Most Recent EGI (if past 2019) ($)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco Lockout/33_Defeasance/83_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,031,263 1,987,132 2,044,131 2,370,041
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 903,906 318,593 585,312 1,028,636
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue Lockout/24_Defeasance or >YM or 1%/92_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,131,000 141,362 989,638 1,036,400 148,276 888,124 1,036,400
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Lockout/27_Defeasance/89_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,018,531 489,029 529,502 1,144,875 616,381 528,494 1,287,434
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 1,168,526 372,443 796,083 1,178,737 395,828 782,909 1,222,079 425,576 796,503 1,169,171
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use Lockout/25_Defeasance/92_0%/3 N/A N/A N/A 1,161,851 454,725 707,126 1,214,977 487,994 726,983 1,265,830
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street Lockout/24_>YM or 1%/93_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 758,431
33 Loan   4781 Broadway Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4 1,177,811 402,149 775,662 1,197,584 400,774 796,810 1,260,674 419,007 841,667 1,159,262
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 604,545 217,268 387,277 869,310
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use Lockout/24_Defeasance/91_0%/5 663,025 230,853 432,171 741,091 254,471 486,620 796,608 264,086 532,522 833,560
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo Lockout/32_Defeasance/84_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 1,402,264 1,069,313 332,951 2,321,417 1,183,211 1,138,206 2,043,552
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch Lockout/34_Defeasance/82_0%/4 3,376,131 1,315,559 2,060,572 3,806,476 1,303,754 2,502,722 5,076,248 1,368,290 3,707,958 5,025,608
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 423,990 240,610 183,380 585,762 262,056 323,706 638,031
39 Loan 78 1404 West University Lockout/35_>YM or 1%/81_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 347,492 115,284 232,208 224,933
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage Lockout/27_Defeasance/89_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 429,723 213,749 215,974 565,444 184,799 380,646 647,039
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas Lockout/24_Defeasance/35_Defeasance or >YM or 1%/57_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A 567,335 288,086 279,249 635,348 311,066 324,282 649,893
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP Lockout/25_Defeasance/90_0%/5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 584,318
43 Loan   Georgetown Square Lockout/32_Defeasance/84_0%/4 460,595 222,155 238,440 481,776 238,545 243,231 568,312 243,584 324,728 571,084
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage Lockout/25_Defeasance/55_0%/4 355,846 132,176 223,670 393,865 120,902 272,963 419,032 125,423 293,609 428,303
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP Lockout/24_Defeasance/91_0%/5 N/A N/A N/A 528,975 258,931 270,044 531,331 251,172 280,159 530,845
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP   N/A N/A N/A 326,655 138,511 188,144 312,919 135,896 177,023 314,128
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP   N/A N/A N/A 202,320 120,420 81,900 218,412 115,276 103,136 216,717
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 384,902 152,505 232,397 399,726

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Most Recent Expenses (if past 2019) ($) Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) ($) Most Recent NOI Date (if past 2019) Most Recent # of months Most Recent Description Underwritten EGI ($) Underwritten Expenses ($) Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) Underwritten Replacement / FF&E Reserve ($) Underwritten TI / LC ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 7,098,959 9,322,373 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 19,909,478 7,846,160 12,063,318 8.6% 69,310 450,439
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street 3,328,036 5,323,205 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 9,799,176 3,846,095 5,953,081   26,628 218,206
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street 2,563,454 2,817,101 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 6,700,325 2,731,610 3,968,716   27,533 160,909
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street 1,207,469 1,182,067 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 3,409,976 1,268,455 2,141,521   15,150 71,324
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 4,394,022 7,861,747 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 13,066,360 4,800,723 8,265,637 9.2% 119,914 587,376
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park 2,471,476 6,013,625 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 8,834,672 2,867,188 5,967,484   60,535 352,443
2.02 Property   20 Commerce 1,922,546 1,848,123 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 4,231,688 1,933,535 2,298,154   59,379 234,934
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 2,960,143 8,602,616 9/30/2020 Various Various 14,641,777 4,579,626 10,062,150 11.1% 380,766 554,412
3.01 Property   Newton 1,678,006 3,750,043 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 6,080,861 2,761,490 3,319,371   222,000 372,368
3.02 Property   Fort Smith 413,208 1,751,902 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,970,845 648,617 2,322,228   11,967 77,802
3.03 Property   Flint 292,519 1,442,636 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 3,066,885 520,242 2,546,644   14,858 83,725
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville 576,410 1,658,034 9/30/2020 10 Annualized 2,523,185 649,278 1,873,907   131,940 20,517
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 935,475,514 222,041,347 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,106,295,488 1,586,215,135 520,080,353 17.9% 32,774,592 0
4.01 Property   MGM Grand 533,910,560 128,958,680 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,161,850,748 879,242,083 282,608,665   16,011,953 0
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay 401,564,954 93,082,667 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 944,444,740 706,973,052 237,471,688   16,762,639 0
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 21,771,999 47,288,255 3/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 74,193,553 22,888,769 51,304,783 9.4% 85,006 544,350
6 Loan   The Senator 2,449,748 3,596,862 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 6,057,283 2,405,775 3,651,509 9.2% 40,322 176,797
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 3,239,290 5,793,508 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 8,934,352 3,259,336 5,675,015 11.4% 116,956 190,371
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 3,027,297 3,865,695 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 7,089,751 3,316,437 3,773,313 10.5% 146,540 455,777
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 40,461,820 7,783,401 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 94,449,843 66,104,698 28,345,145 15.3% 3,777,994 0
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 2,136,094 2,761,841 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 4,897,936 2,212,412 2,685,524 9.3% 157,669 0
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments 793,616 1,271,886 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,065,502 856,138 1,209,364   66,099 0
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments 793,491 740,707 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,534,198 778,163 756,035   40,954 0
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments 548,987 749,249 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,298,236 578,112 720,124   50,616 0
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 31,272,093 65,350,307 9/30/2020 9 Annualized 104,029,334 31,007,624 73,021,709 9.6% 0 2,023,806
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 10,777,257 12,766,564 6/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 23,169,206 10,872,817 12,296,389 9.8% 365,101 979,245
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 19,480,292 1,065,027 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 35,451,900 27,006,649 8,445,251 14.1% 1,418,076 0
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 3,377,373 6,263,319 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 11,197,785 3,392,125 7,805,659 8.8% 83,740 402,083
14.01 Property   El Camino Real 739,578 1,549,734 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 3,064,117 720,332 2,343,786   17,773 100,067
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park 1,166,230 2,007,674 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 3,268,291 1,159,286 2,109,005   29,708 111,717
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek 686,878 1,286,891 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,085,016 717,234 1,367,782   13,704 79,331
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center 402,765 659,650 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,450,386 400,367 1,050,019   12,442 58,624
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center 271,664 584,701 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,019,845 300,601 719,244   5,955 38,742
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 110,257 174,669 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 310,129 94,306 215,824   4,157 13,601
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 841,669 1,389,781 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,332,518 802,008 1,530,510 10.0% 7,150 0
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Available 5,732,615 171,978 5,560,637 11.7% 229,334 145,245
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Available 3,516,392 105,492 3,410,900   140,674 89,093
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Available 1,325,784 39,774 1,286,011   53,038 33,591
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Available 890,439 26,713 863,726   35,622 22,561
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio 175,740 1,162,846 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,328,903 211,032 1,117,871 8.1% 19,708 16,879
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street 44,085 364,762 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 389,615 49,257 340,359   7,697 12,761
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street 21,598 233,152 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 253,365 28,175 225,190   3,036 0
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street 24,871 169,654 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 188,765 30,262 158,503   1,234 1,100
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street 20,364 134,410 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 152,772 23,738 129,033   869 1,476
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street 35,852 134,413 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 190,201 44,382 145,819   3,692 1,542
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street 28,970 126,455 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 154,185 35,218 118,967   3,180 0
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 2,267,519 1,392,092 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 3,931,002 2,295,560 1,635,442 12.4% 37,506 0
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 811,924 1,593,180 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,413,031 766,558 1,646,473 12.7% 18,637 74,546
20 Loan   Parkway Office 468,714 1,307,747 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,836,359 487,382 1,348,977 11.2% 12,669 119,284
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center N/A N/A N/A N/A Not Available 15,096,303 4,207,821 10,888,482 10.7% 57,962 637,089
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 1,470,557 6,863,240 9/30/2020 10 Annualized 8,072,109 1,699,717 6,372,392 10.1% 163,641 192,065
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 603,480 1,333,504 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,953,552 570,048 1,383,504 12.6% 25,760 0
24 Loan   IOM Villas 1,483,758 1,283,611 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,787,627 1,461,599 1,326,028 12.1% 181,824 0
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI 249,985 279,360 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 532,053 252,808 279,245   33,298 0
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV 106,728 133,014 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 242,317 102,433 139,884   15,773 0
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV 125,169 114,267 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 238,081 125,572 112,509   15,773 0
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III 118,344 82,438 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 221,355 118,714 102,640   15,773 0
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III 84,123 94,661 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 174,619 83,832 90,787   12,268 0
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II 71,335 63,809 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 133,784 69,397 64,387   7,886 0
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II 66,442 60,662 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 132,438 65,333 67,105   7,886 0
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas 73,059 47,088 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 121,074 71,968 49,106   7,010 0
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II 61,639 48,776 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 110,451 58,361 52,090   7,010 0
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II 66,210 33,945 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 111,402 65,053 46,349   7,010 0
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas 47,426 43,299 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 90,278 45,725 44,553   5,258 0
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II 45,298 36,674 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 83,662 44,344 39,318   5,258 0
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas 39,661 41,927 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 80,315 38,237 42,078   5,258 0
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas 45,421 33,398 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 80,197 44,087 36,111   5,258 0
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas 42,090 39,272 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 77,701 41,811 35,890   5,258 0
24.16 Property   Maple Villas 27,404 28,492 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 53,796 25,896 27,900   3,505 0
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas 27,239 24,463 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 51,976 27,321 24,656   3,505 0
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas 40,762 20,171 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 58,528 39,515 19,013   4,381 0
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas 60,553 22,068 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 75,933 58,799 17,134   5,258 0
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas 61,452 20,197 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 78,819 59,181 19,639   6,572 0
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas 17,366 8,934 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 25,689 17,246 8,443   1,753 0
24.22 Property   West Side Villas 6,052 6,696 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 13,157 5,966 7,191   876 0
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 403,597 1,121,179 8/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,475,225 399,923 1,075,302 10.0% 17,186 16,113

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Most Recent Expenses (if past 2019) ($) Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) ($) Most Recent NOI Date (if past 2019) Most Recent # of months Most Recent Description Underwritten EGI ($) Underwritten Expenses ($) Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) Underwritten Replacement / FF&E Reserve ($) Underwritten TI / LC ($)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 1,742,922 627,119 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 4,031,263 2,166,526 1,864,737 19.9% 161,251 0
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 312,823 715,813 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,329,889 367,491 962,398 11.5% 17,772 68,353
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 152,538 883,862 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,059,974 188,177 871,797 10.9% 9,698 34,482
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 605,822 681,612 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,469,456 551,540 917,916 11.5% 24,700 52,652
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 436,783 732,388 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,233,105 468,176 764,929 11.3% 6,047 15,000
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 494,674 771,156 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,223,076 519,445 703,630 10.7% 3,525 0
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 98,431 660,000 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 845,176 224,124 621,052 9.9% 11,490 22,980
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 430,902 728,360 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,260,796 427,929 832,867 13.3% 2,659 10,000
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 195,890 673,421 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 1,002,231 211,266 790,965 13.0% 14,947 74,733
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 274,207 559,352 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 837,930 335,972 501,958 9.0% 8,638 8,448
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 1,075,415 968,137 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 2,260,688 1,189,632 1,071,057 19.8% 90,428 0
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 1,508,116 3,517,493 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 5,379,369 1,576,791 3,802,578 8.5% 53,199 199,496
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 265,937 372,094 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 638,031 263,953 374,078 9.0% 6,714 0
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 138,985 85,948 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 489,686 134,139 355,546 8.7% 2,148 9,746
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 188,790 458,249 7/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 681,017 245,853 435,163 10.8% 13,776 0
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 327,382 322,511 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 656,330 327,024 329,306 9.1% 2,513 0
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 249,775 334,543 9/30/2020 6 Annualized 584,318 286,606 297,712 10.4% 13,350 0
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 272,754 298,330 8/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 610,567 310,019 300,548 10.5% 3,238 24,284
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 110,593 317,710 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 422,423 166,776 255,647 10.0% 4,293 0
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP 268,169 262,676 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 530,845 298,145 232,700 9.3% 9,950 0
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP 153,604 160,524 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 314,128 196,108 118,020   6,600 0
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP 114,565 102,152 9/30/2020 12 Trailing 12 216,717 102,037 114,681   3,350 0
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 181,275 218,451 10/31/2020 12 Trailing 12 399,726 182,552 217,174 9.0% 4,021 0

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) Underwritten NCF DSCR (x) (4) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) Appraised Value ($) Appraisal Date As Is Appraised Value ($) As Is Appraisal Date Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) Occupancy (%) (5) Occupancy Date ADR ($) RevPAR ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 11,543,568 2.30 8.2% 241,000,000 11/1/2020 241,000,000 11/1/2020 58.5% 58.5% 95.3%   NAP NAP
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street 5,708,247     120,000,000 11/1/2020 120,000,000 11/1/2020     88.1% 11/5/2020 NAP NAP
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street 3,780,274     79,000,000 11/1/2020 79,000,000 11/1/2020     100.0% 11/3/2020 NAP NAP
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street 2,055,047     42,000,000 11/1/2020 42,000,000 11/1/2020     100.0% 11/1/2020 NAP NAP
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 7,558,347 1.50 8.4% 130,100,000 Various 130,100,000 Various 69.0% 59.5% 86.8%   NAP NAP
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park 5,554,506     97,100,000 6/10/2020 97,100,000 6/10/2020     91.1% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
2.02 Property   20 Commerce 2,003,841     33,000,000 6/11/2020 33,000,000 6/11/2020     80.4% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 9,126,973 1.74 10.0% 139,600,000 Various 139,600,000 Various 65.2% 53.5% 81.8%   NAP NAP
3.01 Property   Newton 2,725,003     50,800,000 10/16/2020 50,800,000 10/16/2020     77.5% 11/16/2020 NAP NAP
3.02 Property   Fort Smith 2,232,459     40,800,000 10/18/2020 40,800,000 10/18/2020     67.8% 11/16/2020 NAP NAP
3.03 Property   Flint 2,448,060     27,300,000 10/9/2020 27,300,000 10/9/2020     99.4% 11/16/2020 NAP NAP
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville 1,721,450     20,700,000 10/21/2020 20,700,000 10/21/2020     100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 487,305,761 4.95 17.9% 4,600,000,000 1/10/2020 4,600,000,000 1/10/2020 35.5% 35.5% 71.4%   196.52 180.94
4.01 Property   MGM Grand 266,596,712     2,505,000,000 1/10/2020 2,505,000,000 1/10/2020     68.5% 9/30/2020 190.29 173.85
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay 220,709,049     2,095,000,000 1/10/2020 2,095,000,000 1/10/2020     74.8% 9/30/2020 202.98 188.40
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 50,675,427 2.90 9.3% 1,000,000,000 1/23/2020 1,000,000,000 1/23/2020 54.5% 54.5% 76.5% 1/31/2020 NAP NAP
6 Loan   The Senator 3,434,390 2.53 8.7% 59,600,000 11/12/2020 59,600,000 11/12/2020 66.6% 66.6% 86.0% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 5,367,688 1.92 10.8% 87,500,000 11/10/2020 87,500,000 11/10/2020 56.9% 47.5% 94.9% 11/18/2020 NAP NAP
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 3,170,996 1.59 8.8% 52,100,000 10/19/2020 52,100,000 10/19/2020 69.1% 54.3% 82.1% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 24,567,151 4.17 13.3% 301,000,000 11/10/2020 301,000,000 11/10/2020 61.5% 61.5% 44.1% 9/30/2020 295.53 253.69
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 2,527,855 1.35 8.7% 47,075,000 10/28/2020 45,700,000 10/13/2020 61.6% 49.3% 94.3%   NAP NAP
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments 1,143,265     18,500,000 10/13/2020 18,500,000 10/13/2020     94.9% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments 715,082     15,700,000 10/13/2020 15,700,000 10/13/2020     90.7% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments 669,508     11,500,000 10/13/2020 11,500,000 10/13/2020     96.2% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 70,997,903 2.46 9.3% 1,640,000,000 4/3/2019 1,640,000,000 4/3/2019 46.3% 46.3% 93.0% 9/30/2020 NAP NAP
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 10,952,043 2.66 8.8% 243,000,000 8/28/2020 243,000,000 8/28/2020 51.4% 51.4% 90.5% 9/1/2020 NAP NAP
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 7,027,175 2.09 11.7% 113,800,000 1/9/2020 113,800,000 1/9/2020 52.7% 47.7% 65.4% 12/31/2019 236.22 154.44
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 7,319,837 1.40 8.2% 148,500,000 9/18/2020 134,390,000 Various 59.9% 52.1% 96.2%   NAP NAP
14.01 Property   El Camino Real 2,225,945     47,700,000 8/27/2020 47,700,000 8/27/2020     88.5% 9/21/2020 NAP NAP
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park 1,967,580     33,200,000 8/31/2020 33,200,000 8/31/2020     98.7% 9/1/2020 NAP NAP
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek 1,274,747     21,600,000 8/31/2020 21,600,000 8/31/2020     100.0% 9/1/2020 NAP NAP
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center 978,953     16,300,000 8/26/2020 16,300,000 8/26/2020     96.0% 9/21/2020 NAP NAP
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center 674,547     12,350,000 8/26/2020 12,350,000 8/26/2020     100.0% 9/21/2020 NAP NAP
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 198,065     3,240,000 8/26/2020 3,240,000 8/26/2020     100.0% 9/21/2020 NAP NAP
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 1,523,360 3.28 10.0% 29,400,000 11/3/2020 29,400,000 11/3/2020 52.0% 52.0% 93.7% 10/22/2020 NAP NAP
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio 5,186,058 2.08 11.0% 73,450,000 10/1/2020 73,450,000 10/1/2020 64.4% 57.8% 100.0%   NAP NAP
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue 3,181,133     45,400,000 10/1/2020 45,400,000 10/1/2020     100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue 1,199,382     16,550,000 10/1/2020 16,550,000 10/1/2020     100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway 805,543     11,500,000 10/1/2020 11,500,000 10/1/2020     100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio 1,081,284 2.32 7.9% 20,200,000 Various 20,200,000 Various 68.0% 68.0% 93.2%   NAP NAP
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street 319,901     5,300,000 10/16/2020 5,300,000 10/16/2020     80.8% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street 222,154     3,850,000 10/16/2020 3,850,000 10/16/2020     100.0% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street 156,169     3,600,000 10/13/2020 3,600,000 10/13/2020     100.0% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street 126,688     2,800,000 10/13/2020 2,800,000 10/13/2020     100.0% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street 140,585     2,350,000 10/16/2020 2,350,000 10/16/2020     100.0% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street 115,787     2,300,000 10/16/2020 2,300,000 10/16/2020     100.0% 11/10/2020 NAP NAP
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 1,597,936 3.94 12.1% 24,100,000 7/8/2020 24,100,000 7/8/2020 54.8% 54.8% 93.9% 9/24/2020 NAP NAP
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 1,553,290 2.43 11.9% 27,200,000 10/29/2020 27,200,000 10/29/2020 47.8% 42.4% 92.8% 9/30/2020 NAP NAP
20 Loan   Parkway Office 1,217,024 2.74 10.1% 20,640,000 10/5/2020 20,640,000 10/5/2020 58.1% 58.1% 100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 10,193,431 1.79 10.0% 151,000,000 8/4/2020 151,000,000 8/4/2020 67.2% 63.5% 92.9% 1/15/2020 NAP NAP
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 6,016,686 1.75 9.5% 86,750,000 10/7/2019 86,750,000 10/7/2019 73.1% 64.2% 93.0% 6/30/2020 NAP NAP
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 1,357,744 3.81 12.3% 25,400,000 10/27/2020 25,400,000 10/27/2020 43.3% 43.3% 100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24 Loan   IOM Villas 1,144,204 1.66 10.4% 16,705,000 Various 16,705,000 Various 65.8% 53.7% 97.1%   NAP NAP
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI 245,947     3,580,000 9/30/2020 3,580,000 9/30/2020     98.7% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV 124,112     1,530,000 9/30/2020 1,530,000 9/30/2020     94.4% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV 96,736     1,340,000 9/29/2020 1,340,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III 86,868     1,270,000 9/29/2020 1,270,000 9/29/2020     94.4% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III 78,519     1,100,000 9/29/2020 1,100,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II 56,501     850,000 10/2/2020 850,000 10/2/2020     94.4% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II 59,218     850,000 10/2/2020 850,000 10/2/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas 42,096     700,000 10/2/2020 700,000 10/2/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II 45,080     650,000 10/2/2020 650,000 10/2/2020     93.8% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II 39,339     600,000 10/2/2020 600,000 10/2/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas 39,295     600,000 9/30/2020 600,000 9/30/2020     83.3% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II 34,060     530,000 10/2/2020 530,000 10/2/2020     91.7% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas 36,821     500,000 9/30/2020 500,000 9/30/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas 30,853     480,000 9/30/2020 480,000 9/30/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas 30,633     470,000 9/29/2020 470,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.16 Property   Maple Villas 24,395     280,000 9/30/2020 280,000 9/30/2020     75.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas 21,150     290,000 9/29/2020 290,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas 14,631     260,000 9/30/2020 260,000 9/30/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas 11,876     330,000 9/29/2020 330,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas 13,067     290,000 10/2/2020 290,000 10/2/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas 6,690     130,000 9/30/2020 130,000 9/30/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
24.22 Property   West Side Villas 6,315     75,000 9/29/2020 75,000 9/29/2020     100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 1,042,002 2.58 9.6% 18,100,000 1/28/2020 18,100,000 1/28/2020 59.7% 59.7% 100.0% 9/30/2020 NAP NAP

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) Underwritten NCF DSCR (x) (4) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) Appraised Value ($) Appraisal Date As Is Appraised Value ($) As Is Appraisal Date Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) Occupancy (%) (5) Occupancy Date ADR ($) RevPAR ($)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 1,703,486 3.06 18.2% 17,400,000 2/4/2020 17,400,000 2/4/2020 53.9% 43.7% 50.4% 10/31/2020 131.45 92.15
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 876,273 3.28 10.5% 13,100,000 9/3/2020 13,100,000 9/3/2020 63.7% 63.7% 98.2% 11/3/2020 NAP NAP
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 827,618 2.87 10.3% 16,100,000 11/4/2020 16,100,000 11/4/2020 49.7% 49.7% 100.0% 11/1/2020 NAP NAP
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 840,564 1.80 10.6% 11,850,000 7/17/2020 11,850,000 7/17/2020 67.2% 53.9% 96.2% 11/1/2020 NAP NAP
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 743,881 3.22 11.0% 12,200,000 11/17/2020 12,200,000 11/17/2020 55.3% 55.3% 100.0% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 700,105 2.52 10.6% 11,400,000 9/30/2020 11,400,000 9/30/2020 57.9% 57.9% 100.0% 9/25/2020 NAP NAP
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 586,582 1.74 9.4% 9,800,000 11/13/2020 9,800,000 11/13/2020 63.9% 57.5% 100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 820,208 3.84 13.1% 13,150,000 11/17/2020 13,150,000 11/17/2020 47.5% 47.5% 100.0% 11/30/2020 NAP NAP
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 701,285 3.71 11.5% 9,400,000 9/29/2020 9,400,000 9/29/2020 64.9% 64.9% 100.0% 10/1/2020 NAP NAP
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 484,872 2.27 8.7% 9,240,000 9/16/2020 9,240,000 9/16/2020 60.6% 60.6% 98.5% 11/16/2020 NAP NAP
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 980,629 2.76 18.1% 8,700,000 11/25/2019 8,700,000 11/25/2019 62.3% 45.8% 69.3% 8/31/2020 114.72 88.34
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 3,549,884 2.11 7.9% 74,400,000 12/4/2019 74,400,000 12/4/2019 60.5% 60.5% 83.6% 7/31/2020 NAP NAP
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 367,364 1.62 8.9% 7,000,000 10/23/2020 7,000,000 10/23/2020 59.2% 46.4% 91.5% 10/29/2020 NAP NAP
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 343,652 1.88 8.4% 6,060,000 11/2/2020 5,700,000 11/2/2020 67.2% 67.2% 100.0% 12/1/2020 NAP NAP
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 421,387 1.85 10.5% 6,540,000 7/16/2020 6,540,000 7/16/2020 61.5% 51.7% 98.1% 8/16/2020 NAP NAP
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 326,793 1.62 9.0% 6,200,000 9/25/2020 6,200,000 9/25/2020 58.5% 52.8% 94.1% 9/15/2020 NAP NAP
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 284,362 1.66 9.9% 6,320,000 9/25/2020 6,320,000 9/25/2020 45.3% 36.5% 55.4% 10/20/2020 NAP NAP
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 273,027 1.60 9.6% 4,340,000 2/14/2020 4,340,000 2/14/2020 65.7% 60.0% 100.0% 8/31/2020 NAP NAP
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 251,355 1.58 9.9% 3,950,000 9/30/2020 3,950,000 9/30/2020 64.5% 59.2% 94.2% 10/6/2020 NAP NAP
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP 222,750 1.49 8.9% 3,810,000 10/16/2020 3,810,000 10/16/2020 66.0% 53.0% 67.8%   NAP NAP
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP 111,420     2,200,000 10/16/2020 2,200,000 10/16/2020     56.8% 11/18/2020 NAP NAP
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP 111,331     1,610,000 10/16/2020 1,610,000 10/16/2020     89.6% 11/18/2020 NAP NAP
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 213,153 1.55 8.9% 4,420,000 11/5/2020 4,420,000 11/5/2020 54.3% 49.3% 87.7% 12/4/2020 NAP NAP

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Largest Tenant Largest Tenant Sq Ft Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Second Largest Tenant Second Largest Tenant Sq Ft Second Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Third Largest Tenant Third Largest Tenant Sq Ft
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio                
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street Avi & Co. Ny Corp. 4,697 8/31/2025 Diamond Services 3,884 1/31/2022 The Del Gatto Luxury Group LLC 3,473
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street Rockefeller Corp. 10,350 5/31/2030 Luccello, Inc. 5,100 11/30/2026 EZ Estate LLC 4,763
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street Havana Central- Ny 2, LLC 5,000 12/31/2029 Neiger LLP 5,000 8/31/2023 City Casting Corp. 5,000
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio                
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park Allstate Insurance 87,945 10/31/2026 The Bridgehampton National Bank 83,426 3/31/2028 Morgan Stanley   10,630
2.02 Property   20 Commerce Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP 34,373 6/30/2030 Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C. 24,838 5/31/2025 O’Connor Davies, LLP 19,503
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V                
3.01 Property   Newton Arcosa Wind Towers 299,461 4/30/2022 Graphic Packaging 222,402 12/31/2027 FBN Inputs LLC 186,508
3.02 Property   Fort Smith MP Warehouse, Inc. 355,139 6/30/2024 Mars Petcare US, Inc. 307,815 8/31/2023 Stryten Manufacturing, LLC 148,196
3.03 Property   Flint Genesee Packaging Inc. 290,267 7/31/2024 Hirotec America Inc. 143,689 5/31/2026 Webcor Packaging Corporation 58,493
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville Array Technologies, Inc. 879,600 12/31/2022 NAP     NAP  
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay                
4.01 Property   MGM Grand NAP     NAP     NAP  
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay NAP     NAP     NAP  
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue SunTrust Banks 84,516 4/30/2024 Allen & Company 70,972 9/30/2033 Ralph Lauren 38,638
6 Loan   The Senator California Manufacturers and Technology Association 15,627 12/31/2030 Lang, Hansen, Giroux & Associates 10,877 11/30/2025 School Services of California 8,783
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park Internal Revenue Service 96,150 12/26/2035 County of Erie 78,229 3/31/2024 Time Warner NY Cable LLC 54,343
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza First Horizon Bank 63,124 9/30/2024 Brunswick Corporation 35,979 3/31/2027 Kramer Rayson, LLP 18,179
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville NAP     NAP     NAP  
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio                
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments NAP     NAP     NAP  
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments NAP     NAP     NAP  
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments NAP     NAP     NAP  
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes Venetian Casino Resort 81,105 5/31/2029 TAO 49,441 1/31/2025 Madame Tussauds Las Vegas 28,235
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway City of NY Dept of Consumer Affairs 85,573 7/31/2027 City of NY Board of Elections 52,618 2/6/2022 Magilla Entertainment, LLC 33,106
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District NAP     NAP     NAP  
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio                
14.01 Property   El Camino Real AAA 8,626 6/30/2026 Rady’s Children’s Hospital 8,309 1/31/2028 Sola Salons 5,872
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park Diagnostic Center for Women 14,730 6/30/2024 South Florida Digest / Gastro Health, P.L. 13,981 6/30/2024 Baptist Cardiovascular Center 12,758
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek South Florida Pediatric 7,500 12/31/2021 Unique Medical Centers 6,165 11/30/2024 FemCare OBGYN, LLC 6,120
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center Rady’s Children’s Hospital 7,078 5/31/2026 State of California 4,378 1/31/2031 Oasis MD / Summit Institute 3,480
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center Oasis Ortho & Oasis Plastic Surgery 5,341 9/30/2031 Peak Diagnostics 4,007 3/31/2028 ShareMD Suites 3,057
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park Tri-City Hospital 4,632 7/31/2022 ShareMD Suites 3,262 10/31/2032 ENT Associates 2,181
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC NAP     NAP     NAP  
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio                
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue Cabinetworks 937,825 8/31/2040 NAP     NAP  
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue Cabinetworks 353,588 8/31/2040 NAP     NAP  
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway Cabinetworks 237,481 8/31/2040 NAP     NAP  
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio                
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street NAP     NAP     NAP  
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV NAP     NAP     NAP  
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza Applied Financial Planning Inc. 5,806 3/31/2026 USG Insurance Services, Inc. 5,539 11/30/2022 GGEC America, Inc. 4,970
20 Loan   Parkway Office County of Sacramento 95,427 6/30/2027 NAP     NAP  
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center iPic Theaters 38,858 9/30/2025 Guitar Center 15,393 5/31/2025 Haiku Seafood & Sushi Buffet 11,381
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing BJ’s Wholesale Club 115,396 8/31/2023 Kohl’s 86,584 1/31/2024 Dick’s Sporting Goods 45,624
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio NAP     NAP     NAP  
24 Loan   IOM Villas                
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.16 Property   Maple Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
24.22 Property   West Side Villas NAP     NAP     NAP  
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center Ross Dress For Less 28,125 1/31/2027 Wells Fargo 4,562 6/20/2026 IHOP 4,536

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Largest Tenant Largest Tenant Sq Ft Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Second Largest Tenant Second Largest Tenant Sq Ft Second Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Third Largest Tenant Third Largest Tenant Sq Ft
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco NAP     NAP     NAP  
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs State of Nevada (Division of Welfare) 16,669 11/30/2024 State of Nevada (Department of Environmental Protection) 10,658 6/30/2029 Assured Partners 9,631
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue Balaji Trading, Inc. 46,204 11/1/2035 McFerran Furniture 40,000 11/1/2032 NAP  
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Orlando Medical Institute LLC 12,584 8/31/2025 IBTS 1 LLC 7,661 5/31/2024 Allied Marketing Insurance Group Inc 7,484
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office Acacia Network (Casa de Salud) 22,815 4/30/2031 HIP of Greater NY 17,500 1/31/2033 NAP  
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use JPMorgan Chase Ground Level 3,500 7/31/2024 NAP     NAP  
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street Avon Protection Systems, Inc. 114,900 1/31/2035 NAP     NAP  
33 Loan   4781 Broadway NY Presbyterian Hospital 16,325 12/31/2030 Town Drug 1,401 4/30/2023 NAP  
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 Team Combat 10,610 1/31/2026 Aviva 8,510 9/30/2025 Soldier’s Angels 8,000
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use Chanco LLC 8,899 9/14/2024 Algeria Community Living 3,100 1/31/2023 ProActive Solutions 1,820
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo NAP     NAP     NAP  
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch Best Buy 51,250 1/31/2025 Big Al’s 46,000 4/30/2034 Ross Stores 27,000
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 NAP     NAP     NAP  
39 Loan 78 1404 West University Foxtail Coffee LOI 2,249 2/28/2031 SusHi EatStation 2,200 11/30/2030 JCG Apparel 1,881
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage NAP     NAP     NAP  
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas NAP     NAP     NAP  
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP NAP     NAP     NAP  
43 Loan   Georgetown Square Anytime Fitness 5,000 12/31/2022 Home Dialysis Services 3,000 1/31/2024 Eye Boutique Inc 2,948
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage NAP     NAP     NAP  
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP                
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP NAP     NAP     NAP  
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP NAP     NAP     NAP  
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage NAP     NAP     NAP  

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Third Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fourth Largest Tenant Fourth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fourth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fifth Largest Tenant Fifth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fifth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Environmental Phase I Report Date Environmental Phase II Environmental Phase II Report Date
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio                    
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street 8/31/2025 Gogreen Diamonds Inc. 2,546 12/31/2025 Luxury Time NYC Inc. 2,500 10/31/2025 2/27/2020 No NAP
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street 4/30/2022 Intercolor Inc. 4,069 6/30/2021 Sunrise Jewelry Corp 3,973 1/31/2023 10/28/2020 No NAP
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street 3/31/2022 Artevyl Kiab LLC 5,000 7/31/2029 T. O. Dey Corp 5,000 8/31/2022 2/27/2020 No NAP
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio                    
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park 8/31/2031 Viner Finance Inc. 8,870 6/30/2023 TheraCare Preschool Services, Inc. 8,778 7/31/2027 7/17/2020 No NAP
2.02 Property   20 Commerce 11/30/2022 Crossmark, Inc. 13,171 3/31/2021 Allstate Insurance Company 12,800 6/30/2024 7/17/2020 No NAP
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V                    
3.01 Property   Newton 6/30/2028 Whirlpool Corporation 133,405 12/31/2023 MidAmerican Energy Co. 129,521 12/31/2023 10/27/2020 No NAP
3.02 Property   Fort Smith 12/31/2025 NAP     NAP     10/27/2020 No NAP
3.03 Property   Flint 12/31/2022 ADESA Lansing, LLC 1 10/31/2028 NAP     10/27/2020 No NAP
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville   NAP     NAP     10/27/2020 No NAP
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay                    
4.01 Property   MGM Grand   NAP     NAP     2/11/2020 No NAP
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay   NAP     NAP     2/11/2020 No NAP
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 6/30/2029 Loro Piana USA 24,388 8/31/2025 Sandler Capital 17,200 6/30/2027 2/3/2020 No NAP
6 Loan   The Senator 5/31/2025 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 7,940 5/31/2028 Reed Addis 7,240 2/29/2032 11/3/2020 No NAP
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 11/30/2023 First Choice Evaluations 26,345 8/31/2027 M&T Bank 25,324 11/30/2021 11/16/2020 No NAP
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 12/31/2025 Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. 15,261 9/9/2022 Arnett, Draper, and Hagood 13,677 12/31/2024 10/23/2020 No NAP
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville   NAP     NAP     2/25/2020 No NAP
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio                    
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments   NAP     NAP     10/14/2020 No NAP
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments   NAP     NAP     10/22/2020 No NAP
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments   NAP     NAP     10/22/2020 No NAP
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 7/31/2024 Regis Galerie 28,099 5/31/2025 Grand Lux Cafe 19,100 12/31/2029 5/15/2019 No NAP
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 9/15/2024 Premier Home Health Care Services, Inc. 18,000 1/31/2023 Agudath Israel of America 17,000 1/31/2026 9/3/2020 No NAP
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District   NAP     NAP     1/16/2020 No NAP
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio                    
14.01 Property   El Camino Real 12/14/2021 ShareMD Suites 5,660 9/30/2032 Anicira Veterniary Center 4,760 12/31/2030 9/4/2020 No NAP
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park 11/30/2025 Baptist Surgery & Endoscopy Centers, LLC 12,261 6/30/2024 Urology Center SoFlo 7,124 8/26/2021 6/24/2020 No NAP
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek 9/30/2025 Asthma+Allergy CB&Y 5,427 1/31/2021 Dermcare 4,532 9/30/2026 6/24/2020 No NAP
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center 3/31/2028 David T. Phan, DDS, Inc. 3,000 2/28/2031 Quest Diagnostics 2,922 10/31/2024 9/4/2020 No NAP
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center 10/31/2032 Sports Medicine Foundation 2,828 8/31/2031 Prime Med Spa 2,704 3/31/2028 9/4/2020 No NAP
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 8/31/2022 NAP     NAP     9/2/2020 No NAP
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC   NAP     NAP     8/19/2020 No NAP
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio                    
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue   NAP     NAP     7/24/2020 No NAP
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue   NAP     NAP     7/24/2020 No NAP
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway   NAP     NAP     7/24/2020 No NAP
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio                    
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street   NAP     NAP     10/19/2020 No NAP
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street   NAP     NAP     10/20/2020 No NAP
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street   NAP     NAP     10/20/2020 No NAP
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street   NAP     NAP     10/20/2020 No NAP
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street   NAP     NAP     10/20/2020 No NAP
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street   NAP     NAP     10/19/2020 No NAP
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV   NAP     NAP     3/11/2020 No NAP
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 3/31/2021 Closingmark Home Loans, Inc. 4,610 5/31/2022 Localligence, Inc. / Ntersol, Inc. 4,491 4/30/2022 11/4/2020 No NAP
20 Loan   Parkway Office   NAP     NAP     10/9/2020 No NAP
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 9/30/2021 Pediatric Associates, Inc. P.S. 10,996 9/30/2028 Gene Juarez Salon & Spa 9,568 5/31/2024 2/19/2020 Yes 12/12/2019
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 1/31/2024 Best Buy 45,000 1/31/2024 Ross Dress for Less 30,187 1/31/2024 10/15/2019 No NAP
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio   NAP     NAP     11/6/2020 No NAP
24 Loan   IOM Villas                    
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.16 Property   Maple Villas   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas   NAP     NAP     10/7/2020 No NAP
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas   NAP     NAP     10/6/2020 No NAP
24.22 Property   West Side Villas   NAP     NAP     10/8/2020 No NAP
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 1/31/2027 Harbor-UCLA 4,460 9/30/2023 La Michoacana Premium 4,450 3/31/2022 4/10/2020 No NAP

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Third Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fourth Largest Tenant Fourth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fourth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fifth Largest Tenant Fifth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fifth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Environmental Phase I Report Date Environmental Phase II Environmental Phase II Report Date
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco   NAP     NAP     2/13/2020 No NAP
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 8/31/2026 Paramount Marketing 8,656 6/30/2025 Cohen-Johnson 7,554 2/28/2026 9/10/2020 No NAP
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue   NAP     NAP     11/16/2020 No NAP
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 11/30/2024 Florida Financial Academy, LLC 7,167 5/31/2027 DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc 7,110 11/23/2028 7/22/2020 No NAP
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office   NAP     NAP     11/20/2020 No NAP
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use   NAP     NAP     10/2/2020 No NAP
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street   NAP     NAP     11/19/2020 No NAP
33 Loan   4781 Broadway   NAP     NAP     11/19/2020 No NAP
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 3/31/2024 Alama Card House 6,423 8/31/2028 Gobrands 6,194 4/30/2026 10/9/2020 No NAP
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 1/31/2023 ARC/Unity Schools 1,050 5/31/2022 NAP     10/23/2020 No NAP
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo   NAP     NAP     12/11/2019 No NAP
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 1/31/2025 PetSmart 25,416 4/30/2025 Michael’s 23,781 6/30/2028 12/17/2019 No NAP
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155   NAP     NAP     10/27/2020 No NAP
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 8/31/2025 Just Salad 1,816 11/30/2029 Nekter Juice Bar 1,600 4/30/2030 11/6/2020 No NAP
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage   NAP     NAP     7/21/2020 No NAP
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas   NAP     NAP     10/5/2020 No NAP
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP   NAP     NAP     10/12/2020 No NAP
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 3/31/2024 Starbucks 1,996 9/30/2027 Comfort Dental Care 1,816 4/30/2024 2/19/2020 No NAP
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage   NAP     NAP     10/12/2020 No NAP
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP                    
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP   NAP     NAP     11/2/2020 No NAP
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP   NAP     NAP     11/2/2020 No NAP
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage   NAP     NAP     11/12/2020 No NAP

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Engineering Report Date Seismic Report Date PML or SEL (%) Earthquake Insurance Required Upfront RE Tax Reserve ($) Ongoing RE Tax Reserve ($) Upfront Insurance Reserve ($) Ongoing Insurance Reserve ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio       No 0 490,582 0 5,716 0 5,605
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street 2/26/2020 NAP NAP No            
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street 10/28/2020 NAP NAP No            
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street 2/26/2020 NAP NAP No            
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio       No 411,382 102,846 65,149 13,030 0 9,993
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park 7/17/2020 NAP NAP No            
2.02 Property   20 Commerce 7/17/2020 NAP NAP No            
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V       No 372,457 84,962 298,808 37,241 0 36,847
3.01 Property   Newton 10/27/2020 NAP NAP No            
3.02 Property   Fort Smith 10/28/2020 NAP NAP No            
3.03 Property   Flint 10/28/2020 NAP NAP No            
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville 10/27/2020 NAP NAP No            
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay       No 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.01 Property   MGM Grand 2/11/2020 NAP NAP No            
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay 2/11/2020 NAP NAP No            
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 1/30/2020 NAP NAP No 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Loan   The Senator 11/3/2020 11/3/2020 16% No 140,213 46,738 41,915 6,986 0 3,360
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 11/13/2020 NAP NAP No 689,371 82,789 0 0 150,000 9,746
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 10/23/2020 NAP NAP No 260,076 65,019 0 0 0 12,212
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 2/26/2020 NAP NAP No 0 0 0 0 1,875,692 Beginning on the payment date in April 2021, the borrower is required to deposit an amount equal to (i) for the payment dates through and including July 2023, 3% of Gross Revenues for the prior calendar month and (ii) thereafter, 4% of Gross Revenues for the prior calendar month
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio       No 346,852 53,313 106,505 14,224 0 13,139
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments 10/14/2020 NAP NAP No            
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments 10/21/2020 NAP NAP No            
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments 10/21/2020 NAP NAP No            
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 3/18/2019 NAP NAP No 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 9/3/2020 NAP NAP No 0 393,685 0 0 0 30,425
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 1/16/2020 NAP NAP No 333,947 111,316 157,038 31,408 0 0
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio       No 569,523 79,239 498,277 41,684 0 6,979
14.01 Property   El Camino Real 9/4/2020 9/4/2020 8%-9% No            
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park 9/8/2020 NAP NAP No            
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek 9/8/2020 NAP NAP No            
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center 9/4/2020 9/4/2020 15% No            
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center 9/4/2020 9/4/2020 12% No            
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 9/4/2020 9/4/2020 8% No            
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 8/19/2020 9/3/2020 10% No 47,951 15,984 28,094 4,013 0 596
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio       No 0 0 0 0 0 0
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue 7/24/2020 NAP NAP No            
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue 7/23/2020 NAP NAP No            
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway 7/24/2020 NAP NAP No            
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio       No 30,245 4,135 6,197 6,197 0 1,642
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street 10/20/2020 NAP NAP No            
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 3/11/2020 3/4/2020 4% No 141,613 12,874 9,642 4,821 375,000 0
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 11/4/2020 11/4/2020 10% No 44,526 4,947 0 0 0 0
20 Loan   Parkway Office 10/9/2020 10/9/2020 13% No 102,042 20,408 8,897 1,271 1,056 1,056
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 2/20/2020 2/7/2020 10% No 411,531 68,589 130,585 10,045 0 4,830
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 10/14/2019 NAP NAP No 0 71,051 0 0 0 13,637
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 11/5/2020, 11/6/2020 NAP NAP No 85,539 14,233 21,121 3,017 0 2,147
24 Loan   IOM Villas       No 47,214 15,738 58,818 14,705 606,081 15,152
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.16 Property   Maple Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
24.22 Property   West Side Villas 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No            
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 2/20/2020 1/29/2020 9% No 43,137 17,255 19,214 1,921 0 1,432

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Engineering Report Date Seismic Report Date PML or SEL (%) Earthquake Insurance Required Upfront RE Tax Reserve ($) Ongoing RE Tax Reserve ($) Upfront Insurance Reserve ($) Ongoing Insurance Reserve ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 2/13/2020 NAP NAP No 72,578 24,193 37,606 2,893 0 13,438
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 9/10/2020 NAP NAP No 15,148 5,124 1,520 760 0 1,481
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 12/1/2020 11/5/2020 13% No 10,370 10,370 9,771 1,086 100,000 808
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 7/22/2020 NAP NAP No 129,919 11,200 37,055 4,309 0 2,058
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 11/20/2020 NAP NAP No 30,915 30,915 5,228 0 0 504
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 10/2/2020 NAP NAP No 201,537 33,590 2,032 1,016 0 294
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 11/18/2020 NAP NAP No 0 0 9,983 4,992 958 958
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 11/19/2020 NAP NAP No 28,906 28,906 2,858 0 0 222
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 10/9/2020 NAP NAP No 0 7,306 7,303 913 0 1,246
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 10/23/2020 10/23/2020 12% No 25,979 11,917 2,173 1,087 0 720
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 12/11/2019 NAP NAP No 18,331 3,055 19,236 3,206 0 3,869
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 12/16/2019 12/16/2019 15% No 47,794 47,794 69,027 5,310 0 4,433
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 10/26/2020 NAP NAP No 4,482 4,482 0 0 0 560
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 11/6/2020 NAP NAP No 34,687 4,955 6,147 473 0 179
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 7/21/2020 NAP NAP No 98,023 10,211 7,866 3,025 0 1,148
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 10/5/2020 NAP NAP No 113,775 9,481 11,676 1,168 209 209
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 10/1/2020 NAP NAP No 25,614 2,134 13,570 1,234 0 1,113
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 2/19/2020 NAP NAP No 66,624 19,035 1,289 430 0 270
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 10/12/2020 NAP NAP No 60,938 5,253 4,844 1,863 0 358
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP       No 16,965 2,310 2,583 1,291 0 829
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP 10/30/2020 NAP NAP No            
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP 10/30/2020 NAP NAP No            
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 11/12/2020 NAP NAP No 11,350 2,838 4,396 1,465 0 335

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Replacement Reserve Caps ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Caps ($) Upfront Debt Service Reserve ($) Ongoing Debt Service Reserve ($) Upfront Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Ongoing Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Upfront Environmental Reserve ($) Ongoing Environmental Reserve ($) Upfront Other Reserve ($) Ongoing Other Reserve ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 0 0 28,025 0 2,508,919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street                        
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street                        
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street                        
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 0 0 48,948 0 0 0 95,675 0 0 0 673,330 0
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park                        
2.02 Property   20 Commerce                        
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 880,000 1,500,000 0 1,500,000 0 0 234,194 0 37,786 0 5,677,346 63,750
3.01 Property   Newton                        
3.02 Property   Fort Smith                        
3.03 Property   Flint                        
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville                        
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.01 Property   MGM Grand                        
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay                        
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 170,012 0 0 1,020,072 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,048,024 0
6 Loan   The Senator 161,300 0 14,733 650,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 724,500 0
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 585,000 800,000 15,864 1,000,000 1,753,873 0 0 0 0 0 1,615,800 0
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 0 1,000,000 76,323 0 0 0 25,625 0 0 0 474,621 0
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 0 0 0 0 8,831,707 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 529,563 0 0 0 1,500,000 0
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments                        
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments                        
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments                        
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 386,928 12,309,694 0 2,321,544 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,218,246 0
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 0 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 4,062,500 0 32,450 0 0 0 131,038 0
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 0 0 0 0 2,311,667 0 35,000 0 0 0 0 0
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 418,740 0 33,524 2,000,000 0 0 99,786 0 0 0 1,544,610 0
14.01 Property   El Camino Real                        
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park                        
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek                        
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center                        
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center                        
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park                        
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 241,800 0 0 0 0 0
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio 305,779 0 0 1,528,894 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue                        
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue                        
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway                        
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio 0 0 1,407 0 116,760 0 29,288 0 15,000 0 0 0
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street                        
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street                        
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street                        
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street                        
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street                        
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street                        
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV 375,000 0 0 0 166,650 0 840 0 0 0 0 0
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza 0 38,000 0 150,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 102,549 0
20 Loan   Parkway Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,613,343 0 0 0 236,182 0
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center 0 0 53,090 2,750,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,809,532 0
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,926 0
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio 0 0 0 0 356,666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Loan   IOM Villas 0 0 0 0 0 0 194,540 0 33,750 0 0 0
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI                        
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV                        
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV                        
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III                        
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III                        
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II                        
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II                        
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas                        
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II                        
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II                        
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas                        
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II                        
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas                        
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas                        
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas                        
24.16 Property   Maple Villas                        
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas                        
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas                        
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas                        
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas                        
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas                        
24.22 Property   West Side Villas                        
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center 0 600,000 4,774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Replacement Reserve Caps ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Caps ($) Upfront Debt Service Reserve ($) Ongoing Debt Service Reserve ($) Upfront Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Ongoing Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Upfront Environmental Reserve ($) Ongoing Environmental Reserve ($) Upfront Other Reserve ($) Ongoing Other Reserve ($)
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs 150,000 75,000 9,114 350,000 132,495 0 0 0 0 0 49,069 0
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,250 0 0 0 0 0
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive 65,000 300,000 0 300,000 0 0 89,956 0 0 0 31,976 0
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office 0 0 1,250 0 0 0 0 0 12,500 0 0 0
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street 57,450 2,873 2,873 172,350 0 0 9,438 0 0 0 500,000 0
33 Loan   4781 Broadway 0 0 833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 100,000 0 6,228 225,000 92,110 15,352 0 0 0 0 86,964 0
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use 43,200 0 704 40,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,562 0 0 0 25,000 0
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch 300,000 500,000 16,625 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,083,976 0
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 50,000 0 0 0 143,526 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Loan 78 1404 West University 0 0 656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 751,239 0
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 171,188 0 0 0 0 0
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 49,000 0 0 0 165,000 0
43 Loan   Georgetown Square 0 0 2,024 150,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP                        
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP                        
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82,500 0

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Other Reserve Description Borrower Name Delaware Statutory Trust?
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   Elo Equity LLC, Simco Realty LLC and Elo Group LLC No
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street      
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street      
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street      
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($619,885), COVID Reserve ($53,445) Commerce Dr LLC, SIG 888 LLC and 878 Lease LLC No
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park      
2.02 Property   20 Commerce      
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Achievement Reserve (Upfront: $4,000,000); Unfunded Obligations (Upfront: $1,677,345.60); Array Technologies Rollover Reserve (Monthly: $63,750) Phoenix Fort Smith Industrial Investors LLC, Phoenix Flint Center Road, LLC, Phoenix Coffeyville Industrial Investors LLC and Phoenix Newton Industrial Investors LLC No
3.01 Property   Newton      
3.02 Property   Fort Smith      
3.03 Property   Flint      
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville      
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   MGM Grand PropCo, LLC and Mandalay PropCo, LLC No
4.01 Property   MGM Grand      
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay      
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue TCO Renewal Reserve ($2,000,000), Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($1,048,024.18) 711 Fifth Ave Principal Owner LLC No
6 Loan   The Senator Elevator Reserve Senator Seagate, LP No
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park Planned Renovations Reserve Appletree Realty Holdings, LLC No
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza Unfunded Obligations Reserve Tennessee Holdings I LLC No
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville   8th & Demonbreun Hotel LP No
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio Economic Holdback APT Broadway Village, LLC, APTONB, LLC and APTVO, LLC No
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments      
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments      
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments      
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes Gap Rent Reserve Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and The Shoppes at the Palazzo, LLC No
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway Unfunded Obligations Reserve 32-42 Broadway Owner LLC No
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District   Transformation 5701, LLC No
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Outstanding TI/LC Reserve ($1,122,424), Rent Concession Reserve ($422,186) Jefferson MOB LLC, Bella Tierra Investments LLC, Activity MOB LLC, 285 El Camino MOB LLC, 3907 Waring Rd MOB, LLC, Gull House No. 2, LLC, Gull House No. 7, LLC, Gull House No. 14, LLC, Galloway Medical Park Associates, LLC and Galloway Medical Park Associates II, LLC No
14.01 Property   El Camino Real      
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park      
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek      
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center      
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center      
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park      
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC   Trailer Rancho Associates, L.P. No
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio   AGNL Pantry, L.L.C. No
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue      
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue      
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway      
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio   Viera Property Management PANY LLC, Viera Property Management PANY II LLC, Viera Property Management PANY III LLC and Viera Property Management PANY IV LLC No
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street      
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street      
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street      
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street      
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street      
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street      
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV   LSC-King City, DST Yes
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza Free Rent Reserve Dolphinshire Pacifica, LLC No
20 Loan   Parkway Office County of Sacramento Lease Rent Reserve 7001 East Parkway, LLC and 7001 East Parkway Investors, LLC No
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center Unfunded Obligations Reserve FHR Main Retail Center, LLC No
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing Unfunded Obligations Reserve NC-Garner White-DDP TIC, LLC and NC-Garner White-Northwood TIC, LLC No
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio   Walnut Forest Investments, LLC No
24 Loan   IOM Villas   PK Villas, LLC No
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI      
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV      
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV      
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III      
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III      
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II      
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II      
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas      
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II      
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II      
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas      
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II      
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas      
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas      
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas      
24.16 Property   Maple Villas      
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas      
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas      
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas      
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas      
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas      
24.22 Property   West Side Villas      
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center   Paramount East Center, L.P. No

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Other Reserve Description Borrower Name Delaware Statutory Trust?
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco   SPE Waco Downtown, LLC No
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs Free Rent Reserve ESN Properties 20-01 LLC No
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue   Emare, LLC No
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Rent Concession Reserve ($16,976.20), TATILC Reserve ($15,000) Heaven 3 RE, LLC No
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office   149 Partners LLC No
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use   David Herzog LLC and Michael Herzog LLC No
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street Roof Repairs Reserve Beitel 3S KY JV, LLC No
33 Loan   4781 Broadway   4781 Broadway, LLC No
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 Prepaid Rent Reserve PRE 2803 LLC No
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use   DBRB LLC No
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo Excess Flood COI Reserve Otero County Motel Co., Inc. No
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch PetSmart Reserve ($4,000,000), Bao Bao Reserve ($83,976) TMS McCarthy LP No
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155, LLC No
39 Loan 78 1404 West University Economic Holdback Gator Retail Investors, LLC No
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage   AMR Premium Storage & Warehouse, LLC No
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas   Scyene Storage, LP No
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP Economic Holdback Smittys MHP, LLC No
43 Loan   Georgetown Square   Georgetown Square, LLC No
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage   AMR Premium W Bellfort, LLC No
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP   Crystal Lake MHP, LLC and Sunnyside Village MHP, LLC No
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP      
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP      
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage SBA Holdback Kearny Drive-Up Storage, LLC No

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Carve-out Guarantor Loan Purpose Loan Amount (sources) Principal’s New Cash Contribution (7) Subordinate Debt Other Sources Total Sources Loan Payoff
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Jack Elo Refinance/Acquisition 141,000,000 11,536,649 0 0 152,536,649 34,270,386
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street                
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street                
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street                
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio Abraham Brach Refinance 89,769,000 0 0 0 89,769,000 85,982,302
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park                
2.02 Property   20 Commerce                
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Irrevocable Children’s Trust Dated 7/22/91, Irrevocable Children’s Trust No. 2 Dated 7/22/91 Refinance 95,000,000 0 0 0 95,000,000 77,502,297
3.01 Property   Newton                
3.02 Property   Fort Smith                
3.03 Property   Flint                
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville                
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. and MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Acquisition 1,634,200,000 1,617,792,163 1,365,800,000 0 4,617,792,163 0
4.01 Property   MGM Grand                
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay                
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue None Refinance 545,000,000 60,294,721 0 0 605,294,721 598,153,683
6 Loan   The Senator Willis K. Polite, Jr., Mark Bauman Polite, Dennis P. Fisco, Trent R. Isgrig and Brian Johnson Refinance 39,700,000 0 0 0 39,700,000 38,318,258
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park AmCap Incorporated and Jay Kaiser Refinance 49,800,000 0 0 0 49,800,000 32,808,238
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza Toby Mandel and Joseph Brunner Refinance 36,000,000 0 0 0 36,000,000 33,096,009
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville Jacquelyn Soffer Refinance 185,000,000 5,002,002 0 0 190,002,002 184,529,539
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio Gary W. Gates, Jr. Refinance 30,500,000 0 0 0 30,500,000 26,371,565
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments                
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments                
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments                
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes BPR Nimbus LLC Refinance 760,000,000 0 215,000,000 0 975,000,000 627,284,452
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway Eli Schron, Mark Schron and Avi Schron Refinance 125,000,000 2,050,134 0 0 127,050,134 115,986,003
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Charles S. Givens and Snowmass Creek Capital, L.L.C. Refinance 60,000,000 0 0 0 60,000,000 45,536,018
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio George Scopetta and JDS Real Holdings, LLC Refinance/Acquisition 89,000,000 13,236,260 0 0 102,236,260 41,332,975
14.01 Property   El Camino Real                
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park                
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek                
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center                
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center                
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park                
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC Lee M. Kort and Michael H. Scott Refinance 15,300,000 0 0 67,899 15,367,899 6,248,125
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio AG Net Lease IV (Q) Corp., AG Net Lease IV Corp. and AG Net Lease Realty Fund IV Investments (H-1), L.P. Acquisition            
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue                
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue                
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway                
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio Enrique Viera Refinance            
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street                
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street                
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street                
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street                
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street                
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street                
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV Pietro V. Scola and Joseph L. Fox Acquisition            
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza Kevin S. Pitts and Peter Snowden Recapitalization            
20 Loan   Parkway Office Greenlaw Partners, LLC and Les Barkley Recapitalization            
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center Fairbourne Partners, LLC Recapitalization            
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing Stanley Werb and Jonathan S. Gaines Acquisition            
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio Fred Zwas and Judy I. Zwas Refinance            
24 Loan   IOM Villas Ronald J. Potterpin, Terry Potterpin, Christopher Potterpin and Charles E. Patterson Refinance            
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI                
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV                
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV                
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III                
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III                
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II                
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II                
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas                
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II                
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II                
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas                
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II                
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas                
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas                
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas                
24.16 Property   Maple Villas                
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas                
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas                
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas                
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas                
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas                
24.22 Property   West Side Villas                
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center Kamyar Mateen and Shervin Mateen Refinance            

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Carve-out Guarantor Loan Purpose Loan Amount (sources) Principal’s New Cash Contribution (7) Subordinate Debt Other Sources Total Sources Loan Payoff
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco Rajeshkumar Patel a/k/a Raju Patel Refinance            
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs Earl Lariscy Acquisition            
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue Mukesh Batta and Rajesh Batta Recapitalization            
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Michael H. Kramer and James I. Kramer Refinance            
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office Robert Gershon Refinance            
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use David Herzog and Michael Herzog Acquisition            
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street Binyamin Beitel Acquisition            
33 Loan   4781 Broadway Robert Gershon Refinance            
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 Justin Alec Laub, Jonas David Levy and Collins Financial, LP Acquisition            
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use Daniel Bornstein and Renuka Bornstein Acquisition            
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo Amit Bhakta, Priyavaden Desai and Sanmukh Patel Refinance            
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch MPI Realty Corp., Bonseph Holdings Limited, Eliahu Swirsky and Shlomo Cohen Refinance            
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 Fred D. Rickman, Jr. Refinance            
39 Loan 78 1404 West University David E. Salmanson, Trustee of the David E. Salmanson GST Exempt Trust 2015 Refinance            
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage Gordon Rush Graves, Jr. Acquisition            
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas William Brown and Eugene Taylor Refinance            
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP Park Avenue Partners Fund 1, LLC Refinance            
43 Loan   Georgetown Square Troy Brost and Cheryl Brost Acquisition            
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage Gordon Rush Graves, Jr. Acquisition            
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP Park Avenue Partners Fund 1, LLC Acquisition            
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP                
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP                
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage Jason Lami and Samir Mistry Refinance            

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Purchase Price Closing Costs Reserves Principal Equity Distribution Other Uses Total Uses Lockbox Cash Management
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio 110,000,000 5,757,344 2,508,919 0 0 152,536,649 Soft Springing
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street                
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street                
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street                
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio 0 2,009,822 1,245,537 531,339 0 89,769,000 Hard Springing
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park                
2.02 Property   20 Commerce                
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V 0 967,444 8,120,590 8,409,670 0 95,000,000 Hard Springing
3.01 Property   Newton                
3.02 Property   Fort Smith                
3.03 Property   Flint                
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville                
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay 4,600,000,000 17,792,163 0 0 0 4,617,792,163 Hard Springing
4.01 Property   MGM Grand                
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay                
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue 0 4,093,014 3,048,024 0 0 605,294,721 Hard Springing
6 Loan   The Senator 0 445,867 906,628 29,247 0 39,700,000 Springing Springing
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park 0 1,006,074 5,009,044 10,976,644 0 49,800,000 Hard In Place
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza 0 1,037,235 1,760,322 106,434 0 36,000,000 Hard Springing
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 0 3,596,771 1,875,692 0 0 190,002,002 Hard Springing
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio 0 688,479 2,482,919 957,037 0 30,500,000 Springing Springing
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments                
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments                
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments                
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 0 1,143,041 13,527,940 333,044,567 0 975,000,000 Hard Springing
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway 0 3,838,143 7,225,988 0 0 127,050,134 Hard Springing
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 0 454,884 525,985 13,483,114 0 60,000,000 Hard Springing
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 53,650,000 2,491,088 2,712,196 0 2,050,000 102,236,260 Soft Springing
14.01 Property   El Camino Real                
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park                
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek                
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center                
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center                
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park                
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC 0 313,527 317,846 8,488,401 0 15,367,899 Soft Springing
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio             Hard Springing
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue                
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue                
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway                
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio             Springing Springing
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street                
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street                
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street                
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street                
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street                
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street                
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV             Springing Springing
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza             Springing Springing
20 Loan   Parkway Office             Hard Springing
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center             Hard Springing
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing             Springing Springing
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio             Springing Springing
24 Loan   IOM Villas             Soft Springing
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI                
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV                
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV                
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III                
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III                
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II                
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II                
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas                
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II                
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II                
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas                
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II                
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas                
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas                
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas                
24.16 Property   Maple Villas                
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas                
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas                
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas                
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas                
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas                
24.22 Property   West Side Villas                
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center             Hard Springing

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Purchase Price Closing Costs Reserves Principal Equity Distribution Other Uses Total Uses Lockbox Cash Management
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco             Springing Springing
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs             Springing Springing
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue             Springing Springing
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive             Hard Springing
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office             Hard Springing
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use             Soft (Residential) / Hard (Nonresidential) In Place
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street             Hard In Place
33 Loan   4781 Broadway             Hard Springing
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410             Springing Springing
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use             Springing Springing
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo             Springing Springing
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch             Hard Springing
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155             Springing Springing
39 Loan 78 1404 West University             Springing Springing
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage             Springing Springing
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas             Springing Springing
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP             Springing Springing
43 Loan   Georgetown Square             Hard Springing
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage             Springing Springing
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP             Springing Springing
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP                
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP                
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage             Springing Springing

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Cash Management Triggers Ground Lease Y/N Ground Lease Expiration Date
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 7.0%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period    
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street   No  
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street   No  
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street   No  
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 8.0%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period    
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park   No  
2.02 Property   20 Commerce   No  
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.30x, (iii) Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Guarantor, Key Principal or Manager, (iv) the occurrence of a Property Management Trigger Event, (v) the occurrence of a Material Tenant Trigger Event    
3.01 Property   Newton   No  
3.02 Property   Fort Smith   No  
3.03 Property   Flint   No  
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville   No  
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 2.50x, (iii) the occurrence of an MGM/Mandalay Tenant Bankruptcy Event,(iv) the occurrence of an OpCo Trigger Event, (v) the occurrence of an ARD Failure Event    
4.01 Property   MGM Grand   No  
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay   No  
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 7.0%, (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default under any New Mezzanine Loan or Approved Mezzanine Loan, (iv) the occurrence of a Downgraded Tenant Sweep, (v) the occurrence of a Tenant Rollover Sweep, (vi) the occurrence of a TCO Renewal Failure No  
6 Loan   The Senator (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x No  
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.30x, (iii) the occurrence of a Major Tenant Trigger Event, (iv) the occurrence of a Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event No  
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period No  
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) beginning on September 30, 2022, Debt Yield is less than 7.5% at the conclusion of any two consecutive fiscal quarters, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Debt Service Withdrawal Yes 3/6/2030
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x    
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments   No  
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments   No  
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments   No  
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.5% Yes Various
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii)as of any date of determination occurring on or after 18 months from the note date, the Debt Yield falling below 6.25%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period No  
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 9.50%, (iii) the occurrence of a Franchise Agreement Trigger Period No  
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x    
14.01 Property   El Camino Real   No  
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park   No  
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek   No  
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center   No  
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center   No  
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park   Yes 2/27/2059
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 2.00x No  
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) the occurrence of a Tenant Trigger Event, (iv) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Permitted Mezzanine Loan or New Mezzanine Loan    
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue   No  
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue   No  
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway   No  
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio (i) the Stated Maturity Date, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) DSCR is less than 1.50x, (iv) commencing on the Payment Date in January 2030 the Debt Yield is less than 7.0%    
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street   No  
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street   No  
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street   No  
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street   No  
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street   No  
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street   No  
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.50x, (iii) the Closing Date No  
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x No  
20 Loan   Parkway Office (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period No  
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 8.0% No  
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.10x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event No  
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 2.00x No  
24 Loan   IOM Villas (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.30x    
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI   No  
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV   No  
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV   No  
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III   No  
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III   No  
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II   No  
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II   No  
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas   No  
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II   No  
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II   No  
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas   No  
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II   No  
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas   No  
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas   No  
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas   No  
24.16 Property   Maple Villas   No  
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas   No  
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas   No  
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas   No  
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas   No  
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas   No  
24.22 Property   West Side Villas   No  
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.50x, (iii) the commencement of a Lease Sweep Period No  

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Cash Management Triggers Ground Lease Y/N Ground Lease Expiration Date
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.40x, (iii) the occurrence of a Franchise Sweep Event No  
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x, (iii) the occurrence of a Major Tenant Event Period No  
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.75% (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period No  
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Guarantor, Key Principal or Manager, (iv) the occurrence of a Property Management Trigger Event or (v) the occurrence of a Material Tenant Trigger Event No  
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office (i) the Stated Maturity Date, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) DSCR is less than 2.25x, (iv) the Debt Yield is less than 9.5%, (v) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period No  
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) DY<8.0%, (iv) the commencement of a Lease Sweep Period,(v) failure to make required repairs as required in the Loan Agreement No  
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.30x, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period No  
33 Loan   4781 Broadway (i) the Stated Maturity Date, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) DSCR is less than 2.00x, (iv) Debt Yield is less than 10.0%, (v) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period No  
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410 (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.45x, (iii) occupancy at the property falls below 65% No  
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.60x No  
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo (i) the occurrence of a Event of Default,  (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) the occurrence of a Franchise Agreement Sweep Period, (iv) the occurrence of a PIP Trigger Event Period No  
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x No  
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 the occurrence of an Event of Default No  
39 Loan 78 1404 West University (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x No  
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Guarantor, Key Principal or Manager, (iv) the occurrence of a Property Management Trigger Event No  
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas (i) the occurrence of a Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x No  
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the date upon which a Mezzanine Loan is obtained No  
43 Loan   Georgetown Square (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.35x, (iii) the commencement of a Lease Sweep Period No  
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Guarantor, Key Principal or Manager, (iv) the occurrence of a Property Management Trigger Event No  
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the date upon which a Mezzanine Loan is obtained    
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP   No  
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP   No  
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x No  

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Annual Ground Lease Payment ($) Cut-off Date Pari Passu Companion Loan Balance ($) Cut-off Date Subordinate Companion Loan Balance ($) Subordinate Companion Loan Interest Rate Cut-off Date Mezzanine Debt Balance ($) Terrorism Insurance Required Franchise Agreement Expiration Control Number
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio   71,000,000       Yes NAP 1
1.01 Property   15 West 47th Street           Yes NAP 1.01
1.02 Property   48 West 48th Street           Yes NAP 1.02
1.03 Property   151 West 46th Street           Yes NAP 1.03
2 Loan 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 Signature Office Portfolio   19,769,000       Yes NAP 2
2.01 Property   Hauppauge Office Park           Yes NAP 2.01
2.02 Property   20 Commerce           Yes NAP 2.02
3 Loan 8, 16, 17, 18, 19 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V   30,000,000       Yes NAP 3
3.01 Property   Newton           Yes NAP 3.01
3.02 Property   Fort Smith           Yes NAP 3.02
3.03 Property   Flint           Yes NAP 3.03
3.04 Property 20 Coffeyville           Yes NAP 3.04
4 Loan 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay   1,569,200,000 1,365,800,000 3.55800%   Yes NAP 4
4.01 Property   MGM Grand           Yes NAP 4.01
4.02 Property   Mandalay Bay           Yes NAP 4.02
5 Loan 8, 31, 32, 33, 34 711 Fifth Avenue   505,000,000       Yes NAP 5
6 Loan   The Senator           Yes NAP 6
7 Loan 8, 17 Appletree Business Park   12,300,000       Yes NAP 7
8 Loan 35 First Horizon Plaza           Yes NAP 8
9 Loan 8, 32, 36, 37 JW Marriott Nashville 1 150,000,000       Yes 7/1/2048 9
10 Loan 38, 39, 40 Houston Multifamily Portfolio           Yes NAP 10
10.01 Property   Vista Oaks Apartments           Yes NAP 10.01
10.02 Property   Oaks at Nassau Apartments           Yes NAP 10.02
10.03 Property   Broadway Village Apartments           Yes NAP 10.03
11 Loan 8, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Grand Canal Shoppes 600,002 735,000,000 215,000,000 6.25000%   Yes NAP 11
12 Loan 8, 50 32-42 Broadway   100,000,000       Yes NAP 12
13 Loan 8, 51 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District   40,000,000       Yes 10/31/2031 13
14 Loan 8, 52, 53 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio   70,000,000       Yes NAP 14
14.01 Property   El Camino Real           Yes NAP 14.01
14.02 Property   Galloway Medical Park           Yes NAP 14.02
14.03 Property   Snapper Creek           Yes NAP 14.03
14.04 Property   Temecula Medical Center           Yes NAP 14.04
14.05 Property   Activity Medical Center           Yes NAP 14.05
14.06 Property   Tri-City Medical Park 30,450         Yes NAP 14.06
15 Loan   Bayshore Villa MHC           Yes NAP 15
16 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56 Cabinetworks Portfolio   32,333,000       Yes NAP 16
16.01 Property   15535 South State Avenue           Yes NAP 16.01
16.02 Property   150 Grand Valley Avenue           Yes NAP 16.02
16.03 Property   16052 Industrial Parkway           Yes NAP 16.03
17 Loan 57 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio           Yes NAP 17
17.01 Property 58 3421-35 Richmond Street           Yes NAP 17.01
17.02 Property 58 811-15 North 2nd Street           Yes NAP 17.02
17.03 Property   180 Grand Street           Yes NAP 17.03
17.04 Property   176-178 Grand Street           Yes NAP 17.04
17.05 Property   1706-10 North 2nd Street           Yes NAP 17.05
17.06 Property   190 West Berks Street           Yes NAP 17.06
18 Loan 59, 60, 61 King City SV           Yes NAP 18
19 Loan 62, 63 Pacifica Plaza           Yes NAP 19
20 Loan   Parkway Office           Yes NAP 20
21 Loan 8, 64, 65 Redmond Town Center   90,000,000       Yes NAP 21
22 Loan 8, 66, 67 White Oak Crossing   52,000,000       Yes NAP 22
23 Loan   UM Student Housing Portfolio           Yes NAP 23
24 Loan   IOM Villas           Yes NAP 24
24.01 Property   Indian Terrace Villas I-VI           Yes NAP 24.01
24.02 Property   Fawn Villas I-IV           Yes NAP 24.02
24.03 Property   Delta Villas I-IV           Yes NAP 24.03
24.04 Property   Park Ave. Villas I-III           Yes NAP 24.04
24.05 Property   Lutz Road Villas I-III           Yes NAP 24.05
24.06 Property   Topeka Villas I&II           Yes NAP 24.06
24.07 Property   Martin House Villas I&II           Yes NAP 24.07
24.08 Property   Shipshewana Villas           Yes NAP 24.08
24.09 Property   LaGrange Villas I&II           Yes NAP 24.09
24.10 Property   Crown Point Villas I&II           Yes NAP 24.10
24.11 Property   Timber Trace Villas           Yes NAP 24.11
24.12 Property   Fairmont Villas I&II           Yes NAP 24.12
24.13 Property   Oak Tree Villas           Yes NAP 24.13
24.14 Property   South Oak Villas           Yes NAP 24.14
24.15 Property   West Elm Villas           Yes NAP 24.15
24.16 Property   Maple Villas           Yes NAP 24.16
24.17 Property   West Unity Villas           Yes NAP 24.17
24.18 Property   Shirley Villas           Yes NAP 24.18
24.19 Property   Schoolstreet Villas           Yes NAP 24.19
24.20 Property   Riverside Villas           Yes NAP 24.20
24.21 Property   Ashley Villas           Yes NAP 24.21
24.22 Property   West Side Villas           Yes NAP 24.22
25 Loan   Paramount Town Center           Yes NAP 25

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GSMS 2020-GSA2 Annex A-1

                       
Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Property Name Annual Ground Lease Payment ($) Cut-off Date Pari Passu Companion Loan Balance ($) Cut-off Date Subordinate Companion Loan Balance ($) Subordinate Companion Loan Interest Rate Cut-off Date Mezzanine Debt Balance ($) Terrorism Insurance Required Franchise Agreement Expiration Control Number
26 Loan 68 La Quinta Downtown Waco           Yes 10/22/2038 26
27 Loan   375 Warm Springs           Yes NAP 27
28 Loan   4850 Eucalyptus Avenue           Yes NAP 28
29 Loan 16, 69, 70 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive           Yes NAP 29
30 Loan   South Bronx Medical Office           Yes NAP 30
31 Loan 71 Upper West Side Mixed-Use           Yes NAP 31
32 Loan 72, 73, 74 2416 Merchant Street           Yes NAP 32
33 Loan   4781 Broadway           Yes NAP 33
34 Loan   2803 NE Loop 410           Yes NAP 34
35 Loan 75 7th Street Mixed Use           Yes NAP 35
36 Loan 76 Hampton Inn Alamogordo           Yes 9/30/2033 36
37 Loan 8, 77 McCarthy Ranch   40,000,000       Yes NAP 37
38 Loan   Storage Xxtra Hwy 155           Yes NAP 38
39 Loan 78 1404 West University           Yes NAP 39
40 Loan 16 Big Space Storage           Yes NAP 40
41 Loan   Freedom Storage Dallas           Yes NAP 41
42 Loan   Smitty’s MHP           Yes NAP 42
43 Loan   Georgetown Square           Yes NAP 43
44 Loan 16 West Bellfort Self Storage           Yes NAP 44
45 Loan 38 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP           Yes NAP 45
45.01 Property   Lake Village MHP           Yes NAP 45.01
45.02 Property   Sunnyside Village MHP           Yes NAP 45.02
46 Loan 72 Drive-Up Self Storage           Yes NAP 46

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Footnotes to Annex A-1
   
(1) The Administrative Cost Rate includes the Servicing Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate applicable to each Mortgage Loan.
   
(2) The Monthly Debt Service shown for Mortgage Loans with a partial interest-only period reflects the amount payable after the expiration of the interest-only period.
   
(3) The open period is inclusive of the Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date.
   
(4) Underwritten NCF DSCR is calculated based on amortizing debt service payments (except for interest-only loans).
   
(5) Occupancy reflects tenants that have signed leases, but are not yet in occupancy or may not be paying rent.
   
(6) The lease expirations shown are based on full lease terms; however, in some instances, the tenant may have the option to terminate its lease prior to the expiration date shown. In addition, in some instances, a tenant may have the right to assign its lease or sublease the leased premises and be released from its obligations under the lease.
   
(7) If the purpose of the Mortgage Loan was to finance an acquisition of the Mortgaged Property, the field “Principal’s New Cash Contribution” reflects the cash investment by one or more of the equity owners in the borrower in connection with such acquisition. If the purpose of the Mortgage Loan was to refinance the Mortgaged Property, the field “Principal’s New Cash Contribution” reflects the cash contributed to the borrower by one or more of the equity owners at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated.
   
(8) The Mortgage Loan is part of a whole loan structure. Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD, Underwritten NCF DSCR, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow and Loan Per Unit calculations are based on the Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loans, but exclude any related Subordinate Companion Loans.
   
(9) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in January 2021. Defeasance of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Loan in full is permitted after the date that is the earlier to occur of (i) December 9, 2023 or (ii) the date that is two years from the closing date of the securitization that includes the last pari passu note to be securitized. The assumed lockout period of 24 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(10) Under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the first payment date is the due date in February 2021, and the Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.), Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.), Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) are each 120 months. However, due to the fact that the related mortgage loan seller will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity on the Closing Date to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to the Mortgage Loan at the related interest rate with respect to a January 2021 payment date, such Mortgage Loan is being treated as having a first payment date on the due date in January 2021, and an Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.), Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.), Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) of 121 months.
   
(11) The increase from Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) to Underwritten Net Operating Income at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgaged Properties is primarily attributable to the inclusion of contractual rent steps through November 2021 and potential income from vacant space.
   
(12) The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC.
   
(13) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in January 2021. Defeasance of the Signature Office Portfolio Loan in full is permitted after the date that is the earlier to occur of (i) December 7, 2024 or (ii) the date that is two years from the closing date of the securitization that includes the last pari passu note to be securitized. The assumed lockout period of 24 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(14) Under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the first payment date is the due date in February 2021, and the Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) and Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) are each 36 months, and the Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) are each 120 months. However, due to the fact that the related mortgage loan seller will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity on the Closing Date to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to the Mortgage Loan at the related interest rate with respect to a January 2021 payment date, such Mortgage Loan is being treated as having a first payment date on the due date in January 2021, and an Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) and Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) of 37 months, and an Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) of 121 months.
   
(15) On each monthly payment date occurring during a specified tenant trigger period with respect to Allstate Insurance or The Bridgehampton National Bank, the borrower is required to deposit $225,000 with respect to the Allstate Insurance tenant and $150,000 with respect to The Bridgehampton National Bank tenant into the extraordinary TI/LC reserve. The extraordinary TI/LC reserve will be capped at $2,700,000 in connection with the Allstate Insurance tenant and $1,800,000 with respect to The Bridgehampton National Bank tenant.
   
(16) Each of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, the 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive Mortgage Loan, the Big Space Storage Mortgage Loan and the West Bellfort Self Storage Mortgage Loan, for which Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC is the Mortgage Loan Seller, was originated by UBS AG, an unaffiliated third party.

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(17) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in January 2021. For the purpose of this prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 24 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(18) The borrowers are required to deposit into a TI/LC reserve, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to $55,270 when the amount in the TI/LC reserve is less than $1,000,000, until such time the TI/LC reserve equals or exceeds $1,500,000.
   
(19) The borrowers deposited $4,000,000 into an achievement reserve at origination. The Mortgage Loan documents provide that in the absence of a cash management period under the Mortgage Loan documents, the funds in the achievement reserve will be disbursed to the borrowers upon the borrowers’ satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including, among others: (i) a certain lease to be entered into with respect to a portion of the Fort Smith Mortgaged Property is in full force and effect, and the related tenant under such lease is in possession of its leased premises; (ii) the debt yield is not less than 10.6%; and (iii) the loan-to-value ratio is not greater than 65.38%. If the borrowers fail to obtain the release of all or any portion of the funds in the achievement reserve prior to the date that is two years from the closing date of the last securitization involving any portion of the Mortgage Loan, the borrowers will be required to partially defease the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to the then-remaining balance in the achievement reserve and deliver defeasance collateral in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income, and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow of 65.2%, 11.1%, and 10.0% respectively, are calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of the $4,000,000 achievement reserve. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income, and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow without netting the achievement reserve are 68.1%, 10.6%, and 9.6% respectively.
   
(20) Historical operating performance for the Coffeyville Mortgaged Property is not available as the Coffeyville Mortgaged Property was acquired in December 2019. As such, 2019 operating performance includes partial year information for the Coffeyville Mortgaged Property.
   
(21) The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its New York Branch and Société Générale Financial Corporation.
   
(22) Each of the related Mortgaged Properties consist of a resort and casino and, as of the trailing 12 months ending September 30, 2020 (i) with respect to the MGM Grand Mortgaged Property, approximately 27.0% of the revenues were from hotel rooms, approximately 23.1% of the revenues were from food and beverage sales, approximately 26.9% of the revenues were from gaming, and approximately 23.1% of the revenues were from other sources and (ii) with respect to the Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Property, approximately 34.0% of the revenues were from hotel rooms, approximately 26.5% of the revenues were from food and beverage sales, approximately 17.5% of the revenues were from gaming, and approximately 22.0% of the revenues were from other sources.
   
(23) The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is structured with an Anticipated Repayment Date (“ARD”) of March 5, 2030 and a final maturity date of March 5, 2032. After the ARD, the following structure will apply: (i) the interest rate will increase by 200 basis points over the greater of (x) 3.55800%, and (y) (1) the ARD Treasury Note Rate in effect on the ARD (such new rate, the “Adjusted Interest Rate”) plus (2) 1.77000%, (ii) amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account (as defined in the related loan agreement) will be applied first to pay monthly additional interest amounts which, to the extent not paid, will be deferred (together with interest accrued thereon at the Adjusted Interest Rate) and added to the principal balance of the applicable note(s) comprising a portion of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in the manner set forth in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, and (iii) a full cash flow sweep to the extent of remaining amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve will be applied to principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in the manner set forth in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents.
   
(24) The Appraised Value of $4,600,000,000 as of January 10, 2020, set forth above is the appraised value solely with respect to real property at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties, excluding personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties (the “Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value”). The appraisal also includes an “As Leased–Sale–Leaseback Appraised Value,” which is equal to the Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value. The Appraised Value of $7,352,600,000 (the “Aggregate As Is Appraised Value”) as of January 10, 2020, includes personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties. The personal property and intangible property relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties is owned by the MGM tenant or certain sublessees at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties that are wholly owned subsidiaries of MGM (the “MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants”) (as more particularly provided in the master lease), which granted a security interest in certain property of the MGM tenant and the MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants (with certain exclusions, including an exclusion for the intellectual property of MGM tenant (as more particularly described in the master lease); and provided that the FF&E is only transferred to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers at no cost in the event of a termination of the master lease due to an event of default by the MGM tenant thereunder) in favor of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers, and such security interest was collaterally assigned by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers to the lender.
   
(25) The Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Mortgage Loan LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD are based on the “Aggregate As Is Appraised Value” and are 22.2% and 22.2%, respectively, based on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan. The Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Mortgage Loan LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD based on the “Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value” are 35.5% and 35.5%, respectively, based on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan.

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(26) The defeasance lockout period will be at least 33 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in April 2020. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers have the option to defease the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, in whole or in part, after the earlier to occur of (i) two years after the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized and (ii) February 14, 2023. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, subject to payment of the applicable yield maintenance premium if such prepayment occurs prior to September 5, 2029 (provided no yield maintenance will be due in connection with mandatory prepayments arising out of any casualty, condemnation or in connection with a special release or a Default Release (as defined in the related loan agreement)). The assumed lockout period of 33 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(27) Under the Master Lease, MGM Lessee II, LLC, (the “MGM Tenant”) is required to pay to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers an initial lease rent of $292.0 million per annum ($159.0 million allocated to the MGM Grand Property and $133.0 million allocated to the Mandalay Bay Property, the “Master Lease Rent”), subject to annual increases of (i) 2.0% in years 2 through 15 of the initial lease term, and (ii) thereafter, the greater of 2.0% or CPI (CPI capped at 3.0%) for the remainder of the initial lease term. Additionally, MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) will be required to continue to invest in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties, with (x) a minimum aggregate capital investment requirement of 3.5% of actual net revenues every five years (the first such period beginning January 1, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2024, and the second such period beginning January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025, and each five-year period thereafter on a rolling basis) in the aggregate for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties (such amount not to be less than 2.5% of the actual net revenue of any individual Mortgaged Property) (collectively, the “Required CapEx”) and (y) a monthly reserve equal to 1.5% of actual net revenues which may be used for FF&E and on qualifying capital expenditures in satisfaction of the Required CapEx spend. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties were acquired in a sale-leaseback transaction.
   
(28) Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Mortgage Loan LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD is calculated using the appraised value of $4,600,000,000 as of January 10, 2020, set forth above, which is the appraised value solely with respect to real property at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties, excluding personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties.
   
(29) The increase by 10% or more from Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) to Underwritten Net Operating Income is a result of the temporary closure of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties due to COVID-19. On May 1, 2020, MGM Resorts International reported that, as a result of the temporary closure of its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties) following the outbreak of COVID-19, its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties) were effectively generating no revenue, there were high levels of room and convention cancellation through the third quarter of 2020, and that, following the re-opening of its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties), it expected weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things.
   
(30) The guarantors’ liability for full recourse events is several and not joint and is capped at an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan as of the date of the event. In addition, only the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers are liable for breaches of environmental covenants; provided, however, that if the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers fail to maintain an environmental insurance policy required under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, the guarantor is liable for losses other than (x) for any amounts in excess of the applicable coverage amounts under the environmental policy had the same been renewed, replaced or extended as required under the loan agreement and (y) for any amounts recovered under the environmental policy. In addition, recourse for transfers of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgaged Properties or controlling equity interests in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay borrowers is loss recourse, rather than full recourse.
   
(31) The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Bank of America, N.A.
   
(32) The lockout period will be at least 33 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in April 2020. For the purpose of this prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 33 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(33) At origination, the borrower funded $2,000,000 for estimated costs in connection with obtaining a new temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy to replace the temporary certificate of occupancy that expired in November 2019. The borrower obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy that was effective as of March 24, 2020, and the $2,000,000 has been disbursed to the borrower.
   
(34) The Third Largest Tenant, Ralph Lauren, representing approximately 11.4% of the net rentable area, is dark with respect to 31,202 SF of its space. The tenant continues to operate the 7,436 SF Polo Bar, which is open for takeout and delivery, at the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgaged Property. If the borrower believes the tenant has ceased retail operations in all of the premises under the related lease, the borrower may give notice thereof to the tenant. Within 30 days after the borrower gives such notice, the tenant must notify the borrower whether the tenant intends to cease retail operations at the premises. If the tenant notifies the borrower of its intent to cease such retail operations, the borrower has the right to terminate the lease.

According to a media report, Ralph Lauren has agreed to sublease its entire space to Mango, a Spanish retail chain, for $5 million per year. Pursuant to the terms of the lease and the loan documents, the tenant may not sublease the space to an unaffiliated third party without the consent of the borrower and the lender (in each case, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). It is not expected that any such sublease arrangement will relieve the Ralph Lauren tenant of its obligations under the lease (including the obligation to pay rent). We cannot assure you that such sublease will be executed or approved.
   
(35) The borrower is required to deposit $76,322.83 into the TI/LC Reserve on each monthly payment date through and including December 2021. On each monthly payment date beginning in January 2022, the borrower is required to deposit $38,161.42 into the TI/LC Reserve.

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(36) Beginning on the Due Date in April 2021, the Ongoing Replacement Reserve is an FF&E reserve in an amount equal to (i) for the Due Dates through and including July 2023, 3% of the gross revenues of the Mortgaged Property for the prior calendar month and (ii) thereafter, 4% of the gross revenues of the Mortgaged Property for the prior calendar month.
   
(37) The increase from the Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) to Underwritten Net Operating Income is primarily attributable to underwriting stabilized hotel operations pre-COVID-19 as of the trailing 12-month period ending on January 31, 2020. The latest trailing 12-month period ending on September 30, 2020 reflects the months heavily impacted by COVID-19. Additionally, the borrower sponsor has posted an 18-month debt service reserve equal to $8,831,707, which will be applied to monthly debt service payments through March 2022.
   
(38) Loan amounts are allocated to the Mortgaged Properties based upon appraised values.
   
(39) The Appraised Value represents a 3.0% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgaged Properties was $45,700,000 as of October 13, 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD calculated using the aggregate “as-is” appraised values are 66.7% and 54.1%, respectively.
   
(40) At origination of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the borrowers deposited $1,500,000 into an economic holdback reserve, to be released to the borrowers upon the net cash flow debt yield at the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgaged Properties being at least 9.0% based on a trailing 12-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no disbursement is permitted prior to the payment date in January 2022 or if an event of default exists. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow calculations are based on the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $29,000,000 (net of the $1,500,000 economic holdback). Assuming the gross Houston Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $30,500,000 and the “as-portfolio” appraised value, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD, Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow calculations are 64.8%, 52.5%, 8.8% and 8.3%, respectively.
   
(41) The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.
   
(42) Units, Pads, Rooms, Sq Ft excludes the 84,743 SF space currently leased to Barneys New York (the “Barneys Parcel”). The Barneys Parcel is included in the collateral; however, the borrowers have the right to obtain a free release with respect to the Barneys Parcel. As such, no value or rental income has been attributed to the Barneys Parcel.
   
(43) The Largest Tenant, Venetian Casino Resort, has (i) 38,920 SF expiring on May 31, 2029, (ii) 34,088 SF expiring on July 31, 2025, (iii) 8,096 SF expiring on September 30, 2033 and (iv) 1 SF expiring on December 31, 2019 (per the September 2020 rent roll, the 1 SF unit was extended through December 31, 2020).
   
(44) The Second Largest Tenant, TAO, has (i) 39,553 SF expiring on January 31, 2025, (ii) 8,800 SF expiring on May 31, 2029 (per the September 2020 rent roll, the 8,800 SF unit expires on February 28, 2030) and (iii) 1,088 SF expiring on January 31, 2020 (per the September 2020 rent roll, the 1,088 SF unit is on a month-to-month basis).
   
(45) The Third Largest Tenant, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, has (i) 28,000 SF expiring on July 31, 2024 and (ii) 235 SF expiring on December 31, 2019 (per the September 2020 rent roll, the 235 SF unit is on a month-to-month basis).
   
(46) The Fourth Largest Tenant, Regis Galerie, has (i) 15,039 SF expiring on May 31, 2025, (ii) 4,654 SF expiring on February 29, 2020 (per the September 2020 rent roll, the 4,654 SF unit is on a month-to-month basis) and (iii) 8,406 SF expiring on December 31, 2020.
   
(47) The Appraised Value represents the “as-is” appraised value of $1,640,000,000 for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property as of April 3, 2019, which excludes the Barneys Parcel that is subject to a free release under the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan documents. The “as-is” appraised value of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property, including the Barneys Parcel, as of April 3, 2019 is $1,680,000,000, and results in a Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD of 45.2%.
   
(48) The trailing 12-month financials dated September 30, 2020 were provided by the servicer, Midland Loan Services, and were not reviewed or adjusted by the lender.
   
(49) The borrowers are tenants under two ground leases and an air rights lease at the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property. One ground lease is for the retail and restaurant space on the casino level of the Venetian Hotel and Casino and expires on May 14, 2093 with no extension options. The other ground lease is for the retail and restaurant space on the casino level of The Palazzo and expires on February 28, 2097 with no extension options. The annual rent under each ground lease is $1 and the borrowers have the option to purchase the applicable premises for $1 on their respective expiration dates.

The air rights above the space leased to Walgreens Co. and used as a Walgreen’s store are leased by a third party to the borrowers. The air rights lease expires on February 28, 2064 and has one 40-year extension option. The annual ground rent under the air rights lease was initially $600,000. Such rent is subject to annual increases in an amount equal to the percentage increase in the consumer price index during the corresponding period, subject to a cap of 2.0%. The underwritten ground rent expense is $133,475. The borrowers sublease a portion of the air rights to The Venetian Casino Resort, LLC who pays 80.68% of the rent payable under the air rights lease, with the borrowers responsible for the remaining 19.32%.

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(50) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in December 2020. Defeasance of the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan in full is permitted after the date that is the earlier to occur of (i) November 3, 2024 or (ii) the date that is two years from the closing date of the securitization that includes the last pari passu note to be securitized. The assumed lockout period of 25 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(51) On each monthly payment date beginning in January 2022, the borrower is required to deposit into the FF&E reserve an amount equal to 1/12th of (a) with respect to the period commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2022, 2.5%, (b) with respect to the period commencing on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2023, 3.25%, and (c) with respect to the period commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on the maturity date, 4.0%, in each case, of the greater of (x) the annual gross revenues for the hotel related operations at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgaged Property for the immediately preceding calendar year as reasonably determined by lender and (y) the projected annual gross revenues for the hotel related operations at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgaged Property for the calendar year in which such monthly payment date occurs as set forth in the approved annual budget.
   
(52) The lockout period will be at least 26 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in November 2020. For the purpose of this prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 26 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(53) The Appraised Value represents a 10.5% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgaged Properties was $134,390,000 as of August 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD calculated using the aggregate “as-is” appraised values are 66.2% and 57.6%, respectively.
   
(54) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in December 2020. For the purpose of this prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 25 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(55) The Replacement Reserve Cap is calculated as the product of (x) $0.20 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable SF then contained in the Mortgaged Properties. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable SF is 1,528,894.
   
(56) The TI/LC Cap is calculated as the product of (x) $1.00 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable SF then contained in the Mortgaged Properties. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable SF is 1,528,894.
   
(57) The Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio Mortgaged Properties are comprised of 74 multifamily units which include 48 multifamily units and 26 commercial units (16,879 SF). Income from multifamily space is approximately 70.6% of underwritten gross potential rent and income from the commercial space is approximately 29.4% of underwritten gross potential rent.
   
(58) The 3421-35 Richmond Street Mortgaged Property benefits from a 10-year city tax abatement program that expires in 2026. The 3421-35 Richmond Street Mortgaged Property currently has six years remaining on the 10-year city tax abatement program. The unabated estimated tax amount is $47,490 for the 2020/2021 tax year. Real estate taxes were underwritten to the estimated abated tax amount of approximately $6,344.

The 811-15 North 2nd Street Mortgaged Property benefits from a 10-year city tax abatement program that expires in 2022. The 811-15 North 2nd Street Mortgaged Property currently has two years remaining on the 10-year city tax abatement program. The unabated estimated tax amount is $42,565 for the 2020/2021 tax year. Real estate taxes were underwritten to the estimated abated tax amount of approximately $4,257.
   
(59) If the replacement reserve account falls below $100,000, the borrower will be required to deposit on each payment date an amount initially equal to 1/12th of the product obtained by multiplying $329 by the number of apartment units at the King City SV Mortgaged Property (initially $3,125.50 per month).
   
(60) The Upfront Debt Service Reserve represents five months of debt service (the “Minimum Debt Service Reserve Balance”) the Minimum Debt Service Reserve Balance may be reduced to $99,990 (three months of debt service) upon expiration of the Emergency Period (as defined in the Emergency Law). The Emergency Law means the Oregon House Bill 4204 (as may be amended, modified or extended solely in connection with, or in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic).
   
(61) The King City SV Mortgaged Property is subject to a master lease pursuant to which the borrower is the master lessor and a borrower affiliate is the master tenant. Pursuant to the terms of the master lease, income from the operations of the King City SV Mortgaged Property will be used to pay master rent to the borrower in accordance with a rent schedule agreed to by the borrower, the master lessee, and the lender. In the event of a foreclosure, the lender may cause the termination of the master lease.
   
(62) The Third Largest Tenant, GGEC America, Inc. subleases 100% of its space (4,970 SF) to BRIC-TPS, LLC, which sublease is coterminous with the original lease, which expires March 31, 2021. BRIC-TPS, LLC’s current rent is $29.52 PSF, which remains in effect through the expiration date. Underwritten base rent is based on the contractual rent under the GGEC America, Inc. lease.
   
(63) The Fourth Largest Tenant, Closingmark Home Loans, Inc. subleases 100% of its space (4,610 SF) to Clear Mortgage Capital, Inc., which sublease is coterminous with the original lease, which expires May 31, 2022. Clear Mortgage Capital, Inc.’s current rent is $24.00 PSF, which remains in effect through the expiration date. Underwritten base rent is based on the contractual rent under the Closingmark Home Loans, Inc. lease.

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(64) The Mortgaged Property consists of 314,547 SF of retail space that is 91.7% occupied and accounts for 78.9% of underwritten gross potential rent. The Mortgaged Property also consists of 71,868 SF of office space that is 98.0% occupied and accounts for 17.2% of gross potential rent.
   
(65) The increase from Most Recent NOI (if past 2019) to Underwritten Net Operating Income at the Redmond Town Center Mortgaged Property is primarily attributable to the inclusion of contractual rent steps through February 2021.
   
(66) On each Due Date, if and to the extent the amount contained in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $1,000,000, the borrower is required to deposit into the TI/LC reserve account an Ongoing TI/LC Reserve amount equal to $25,000.
   
(67) The 2019 cash flow is based on the trailing 12-month period ending September 30, 2019. Most Recent cash flow is based on the trailing 10-month period annualized ending on September 30, 2020. A full trailing 12 months was not available as October 2019 and November 2019 financials were not available.
   
(68) On each monthly payment date, the related borrower is required to deposit into an FF&E reserve account an amount equal to 1/12th of 4% of annual gross income for the prior calendar year for the La Quinta Downtown Waco Mortgaged Property, currently $10,851.
   
(69) The Second Largest Tenant, IBTS 1 LLC, has (i) 6,452 SF expiring on May 31, 2024 and (ii) 1,209 SF that expired on October 10, 2020.
   
(70) The borrower is required to deposit into a TI/LC reserve, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to approximately $5,370 when the amount in the TI/LC reserve is less than $85,000, until such time the TI/LC reserve equals or exceeds $300,000.
   
(71) The Upper West Side Mixed-Use Mortgaged Property is comprised of 12 multifamily units and one 3,500 SF commercial unit.
   
(72) Under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the first payment date is the due date in February 2021, and the Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) and Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) are each 60 months, and the Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) are each 120 months. However, due to the fact that the related mortgage loan seller will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity on the Closing Date to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to the Mortgage Loan at the related interest rate with respect to a January 2021 payment date, such Mortgage Loan is being treated as having a first payment date on the due date in January 2021, and an Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) and Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) of 61 months, and an Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) and Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) of 121 months.
   
(73) The sole tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Avon Protection Systems, Inc. subleases a portion of its space to Ceradyne, Inc. with a lease expiration date of March 31, 2021. Ceradyne, Inc. pays $22,800 per month in rent through the term of its lease.
   
(74) On the date of origination, a subordinate loan of $1,832,426 was entered into with 3S Avon JV Inc. (the “Subordinate Borrower”). The subordinate loan is secured by, among other things, a pledge to Al Nasr Capital SPV Limited (the “Subordinate Lender”) of all of the Subordinate Borrower’s ownership interest (the “Pledge Collateral”) in 3S – Beitel TIC LLC, pursuant to a pledge agreement. The Subordinate Borrower is the sole member of 3S – Beitel TIC. 3S Beitel TIC is the 65% investment member of the borrower of the 2416 Merchant Street Mortgaged Property.
   
(75) The 7th Street Mixed Use Mortgaged Property is comprised of 23 multifamily units totaling 17,505 SF, 8,899 SF of ground floor retail space and 6,466 SF of second floor office space.
   
(76) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve on each payment date will equal an amount equal to (i) 1/12th of 2% of the annual operating income of the Mortgaged Property (based on the prior year) until the 36th payment date and (ii) commencing on the 37th payment date and on each payment date thereafter an amount equal to 1/12th of 4% of the annual operating income of the Hampton Inn Alamogordo Mortgaged Property (based on the prior year).
   
(77) The lockout period will be at least 34 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in March 2020. For the purpose of this prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 34 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(78) Occupancy assumes that the largest tenant, Foxtail Coffee LOI, has taken occupancy. Foxtail Coffee LOI currently has a letter of intent with the borrower sponsor, but has not yet executed a lease. Excluding Foxtail Coffee LOI, occupancy at the 1404 West University Mortgaged Property is 76.9%.
   

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ANNEX A-2

 

MORTGAGE POOL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

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Distribution of Loan Purpose
                                 
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
    Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Loan Purpose   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
Refinance   27   $ 543,405,087   65.8 %   $ 20,126,114   2.27x   3.670%   117.0   60.6%   54.5%
Acquisition   13     149,425,700   18.1     $ 11,494,285   3.58x   3.532%   113.8   51.1%   48.9%
Refinance/Acquisition   2     89,000,000   10.8     $ 44,500,000   2.11x   3.656%   120.4   58.8%   57.1%
Recapitalization   4     44,500,000   5.4     $ 11,125,000   2.43x   3.430%   92.5   55.9%   53.4%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0 %   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Distribution of Amortization Types(1)
                                           
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
    Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Amortization Type   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
Interest Only   21   $ 367,455,000   44.5   $ 17,497,857   2.87x   3.385%   115.2   57.4%   57.4%
Interest Only, Then Amortizing(2)   14     219,085,700   26.5     $ 15,648,979   1.76x   3.762%   114.5   62.5%   54.6%
Amortizing (30 Years)   9     169,371,919   20.5     $ 18,819,102   1.70x   4.005%   119.3   64.4%   51.9%
Interest Only -  ARD   1     65,000,000   7.9     $ 65,000,000   4.95x   3.558%   111.0   35.5%   35.5%
Amortizing (25 Years)   1     5,418,169   0.7     $ 5,418,169   2.76x   4.180%   112.0   62.3%   45.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0 %   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
(1) All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date / ARD.
(2) Original partial interest only periods range from 24 to 61 months.
                                           
Distribution of Cut-off Date Balances
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Cut-off Date   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Balances ($)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
2,400,000 - 5,000,000   10   $ 34,040,725   4.1 %   $ 3,404,073   1.73x   4.056%   112.4   60.5%   54.2%
5,000,001 - 10,000,000   11     76,685,062   9.3     $ 6,971,369   2.83x   3.688%   117.8   58.6%   54.3%
10,000,001 - 15,000,000   10     122,605,000   14.8     $ 12,260,500   2.51x   3.488%   107.7   60.3%   56.6%
15,000,001 - 25,000,000   5     104,300,000   12.6     $ 20,860,000   2.36x   3.607%   113.6   52.1%   49.7%
25,000,001 - 50,000,000   6     218,700,000   26.5     $ 36,450,000   2.44x   3.604%   116.9   61.6%   55.9%
50,000,001 - 70,000,000   4     270,000,000   32.7     $ 67,500,000   2.60x   3.657%   118.4   57.3%   52.0%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0 %   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
                                           
Min   $2,400,000                                    
Max   $70,000,000                                    
Weighted Average   $17,963,713                                    

 

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Distribution of Underwritten Net Cash Flow Debt Service Coverage Ratios(1)(2)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Underwritten Net Cash Flow   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Debt Service Coverage Ratios (x)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
1.35 - 1.40   2   $ 49,500,000   6.0   $ 24,750,000   1.37x   4.435%   119.2   60.9%   50.4%
1.41 - 1.60   6     116,311,000   14.1     $ 19,385,167   1.53x   3.848%   119.6   68.5%   57.5%
1.61 - 1.70   4     21,629,725   2.6     $ 5,407,431   1.65x   4.313%   119.7   60.6%   49.9%
1.71 - 2.00   8     147,706,830   17.9     $ 18,463,354   1.80x   3.783%   113.0   63.9%   54.1%
2.01 - 2.50   8     167,330,000   20.2     $ 20,916,250   2.28x   3.506%   116.4   56.6%   55.0%
2.51 - 3.50   12     187,303,232   22.7     $ 15,608,603   2.81x   3.408%   114.4   57.5%   56.5%
3.51 - 4.95   6     136,550,000   16.5     $ 22,758,333   4.46x   3.340%   113.1   46.5%   46.5%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   1.35x                                      
Max   4.95x                                      
Weighted Average   2.50x                                      
                                           

(1)  Unless otherwise indicated, the Underwritten Debt Service Coverage Ratio for each mortgage loan is calculated by dividing the Underwritten Net Cash Flow from the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties by the annual debt service for such mortgage loan, as adjusted in the case of mortgage loans with a partial interest only period by using the first 12 amortizing payments due instead of the actual interest only payment.

(2)  The UW NCF DSCR on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgage loan is calculated based on the master lease annual rent of $292,000,000.

                                           
Distribution of Mortgage Interest Rates
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Mortgage   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Interest Rates (%)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
2.770 - 3.000   2   $ 28,300,000   3.4   $ 14,150,000   2.89x   2.889%   120.0   50.1%   47.6%
3.001 - 3.250   7     138,650,000   16.8     $ 19,807,143   3.41x   3.157%   114.6   55.9%   55.9%
3.251 - 3.500   6     87,694,700   10.6     $ 14,615,783   2.51x   3.371%   119.9   64.0%   62.4%
3.501 - 3.750   12     315,943,588   38.2     $ 26,328,632   2.66x   3.626%   114.7   55.8%   51.1%
3.751 - 4.000   7     151,025,000   18.3     $ 21,575,000   1.74x   3.837%   114.0   63.0%   54.9%
4.001 - 4.500   9     60,671,500   7.3     $ 6,741,278   2.01x   4.219%   115.1   60.3%   51.8%
4.501 - 4.750   3     44,046,000   5.3     $ 14,682,000   1.44x   4.634%   117.9   62.8%   51.0%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   2.770%                                      
Max   4.750%                                      
Weighted Average   3.631%                                      

 

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Distribution of Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratios(1)(2)(3)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Cut-off Date   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Loan-to-Value Ratios (%)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
35.5 - 40.0   1   $ 65,000,000   7.9   $ 65,000,000   4.95x   3.558%   111.0   35.5%   35.5%
40.1 - 50.0   6     66,111,137   8.0     $ 11,018,523   2.82x   3.430%   113.5   46.6%   45.1%
50.1 - 55.0   7     125,285,063   15.2     $ 17,897,866   2.86x   3.339%   114.5   53.3%   51.6%
55.1 - 60.0   9     170,418,588   20.6     $ 18,935,399   2.18x   3.708%   117.0   58.2%   54.8%
60.1 - 65.0   11     123,803,869   15.0     $ 11,254,897   2.66x   3.685%   115.7   62.3%   57.0%
65.1 - 70.0   11     264,337,130   32.0     $ 24,030,648   1.80x   3.765%   116.8   67.3%   58.7%
70.1 - 73.1   1     11,375,000   1.4     $ 11,375,000   1.75x   3.544%   108.0   73.1%   64.2%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   35.5%                                      
Max   73.1%                                      
Weighted Average   58.5%                                      
                                           

(1)  Unless otherwise indicated, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value (which in certain cases may reflect a portfolio premium valuation). With respect to three mortgage loans (6.5% of the initial pool balance) the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated based upon a valuation other than an “as-is” value of each related mortgaged property. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making any adjustments is 58.7%.

(2)  The Weighted Average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V mortgage loan is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve.

(3)  The Weighted Average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Weighted Average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio on the Houston Multifamily Portfolio mortgage loan are each calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio appraised value, inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium, as of October 28, 2020, unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value.

                                           
Distribution of Maturity Date / ARD Loan-to-Value Ratios(1)(2)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Maturity Date / ARD   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Loan-to-Value Ratios (%)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
35.5 - 40.0   2   $ 67,861,137   8.2   $ 33,930,569   4.81x   3.592%   111.3   35.9%   35.5%
40.1 - 50.0   12     172,596,820   20.9     $ 14,383,068   2.27x   3.828%   115.7   53.5%   46.9%
50.1 - 55.0   12     242,632,130   29.4     $ 20,219,344   2.19x   3.602%   117.9   60.7%   53.4%
55.1 - 60.0   10     202,810,700   24.5     $ 20,281,070   2.05x   3.671%   117.4   62.8%   58.7%
60.1 - 65.0   7     82,925,000   10.0     $ 11,846,429   3.13x   3.365%   104.2   64.2%   62.5%
65.1 - 68.0   3     57,505,000   7.0     $ 19,168,333   2.43x   3.445%   118.7   67.0%   67.0%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   35.5%                                      
Max   68.0%                                      
Weighted Average   53.7%                                      
                                           

(1)  Unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date / ARD LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value.  With respect to three mortgage loans, representing approximately 6.5% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the Cut-off Date, the respective Maturity Date / ARD LTV Ratios were calculated using an “as stabilized” or “prospective as stabilized” appraised value assuming certain reserves were pre-funded instead of the related “as-is” appraised value. The weighted average Maturity Date / ARD LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool without making such adjustments is 53.9%. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” in the Preliminary Prospectus for a description of Maturity Date / ARD LTV Ratio.

(2)  The Weighted Average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and the Weighted Average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio on the Houston Multifamily Portfolio mortgage loan are each calculated based on (i) a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $1,500,000 holdback reserve and (ii) the aggregate “as-is” portfolio appraised value, inclusive of an approximately 3.0% portfolio premium, as of October 28, 2020, unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value.

 

A-2-3 

 

 

Distribution of Original Terms to Maturity / ARD(1)(2)(3)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Original   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Terms to Maturity / ARD (mos)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
60   1   $ 11,500,000   1.4   $ 11,500,000   1.79x   3.850%   51.0   67.2%   63.5%
84   2     14,546,000   1.8     $ 7,273,000   2.54x   3.842%   83.8   59.2%   58.3%
120 - 121   43     800,284,787   96.8     $ 18,611,274   2.51x   3.624%   117.0   58.3%   53.5%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   60 months                                      
Max   121 months                                      
Weighted Average   119 months                                      
                                           

(1)  All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date / ARD.

(2)   With respect to four mortgage loans, representing approximately 18.0% of the initial pool balance, the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date.

(3)  With respect to one mortgage loan, representing approximately 7.9% of the initial pool balance, each mortgage loan has an anticipated repayment date and, unless otherwise indicated, is presented as if it matured on its anticipated repayment date.

                                           
Distribution of Remaining Terms to Maturity / ARD(1)(2)(3)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Remaining   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Terms to Maturity / ARD (mos)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
51 - 84   3   $ 26,046,000   3.2   $ 8,682,000   2.21x   3.846%   69.3   62.7%   60.6%
102 - 112   12     233,903,232   28.3     $ 19,491,936   3.43x   3.541%   109.9   51.0%   49.3%
117 - 119   11     112,246,855   13.6     $ 10,204,260   2.46x   3.558%   118.4   58.6%   54.4%
120 - 121   20     454,134,700   55.0     $ 22,706,735   2.05x   3.683%   120.3   62.0%   55.4%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   51 months                                      
Max   121 months                                      
Weighted Average   115 months                                      
                                           

(1)   All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date / ARD.

(2)   With respect to four mortgage loans, representing approximately 18.0% of the initial pool balance, the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date.

(3)   With respect to one mortgage loan, representing approximately 7.9% of the initial pool balance, each mortgage loan has an anticipated repayment date and, unless otherwise indicated, is presented as if it matured on its anticipated repayment date.

 

A-2-4 

 

 

Distribution of Original Amortization Terms (1)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Original Amortization   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Terms (mos)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
Interest Only   22   $ 432,455,000   52.3   $ 19,657,045   3.18x   3.411%   114.6   54.1%   54.1%
300   1     5,418,169   0.7     $ 5,418,169   2.76x   4.180%   112.0   62.3%   45.8%
360   23     388,457,619   47.0     $ 16,889,462   1.73x   3.868%   116.6   63.3%   53.5%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   300 months                                      
Max   360 months                                      
Weighted Average   359 months                                      
                                           
(1)  With respect to four mortgage loans, representing approximately 18.0% of the initial pool balance, the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date.
                                           
Distribution of Remaining Amortization Terms (1)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Remaining Amortization   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Terms (mos)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
Interest Only   22   $ 432,455,000   52.3   $ 19,657,045   3.18x   3.411%   114.6   54.1%   54.1%
292   1     5,418,169   0.7     $ 5,418,169   2.76x   4.180%   112.0   62.3%   45.8%
350 - 360   23     388,457,619   47.0     $ 16,889,462   1.73x   3.868%   116.6   63.3%   53.5%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   292 months                                      
Max   360 months                                      
Weighted Average   359 months                                      
                                           
(1)  With respect to four mortgage loans, representing approximately 18.0% of the initial pool balance, the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date.
                                           

 

A-2-5 

 

 

Distribution of Original Partial Interest Only Periods (1)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Original Partial Interest Only   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
 Periods (mos)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
24   4   $ 55,571,000   6.7   $ 13,892,750   1.87x   3.888%   103.8   59.7%   51.7%
36   1   $ 19,000,000   2.3 %   $ 19,000,000   1.40x   4.195%   118.0   59.9%   52.1%
37   1   $ 70,000,000   8.5 %   $ 70,000,000   1.50x   3.840%   121.0   69.0%   59.5%
48   1   $ 11,375,000   1.4 %   $ 11,375,000   1.75x   3.544%   108.0   73.1%   64.2%
60   5   $ 54,475,000   6.6 %   $ 10,895,000   2.11x   3.450%   116.0   55.8%   50.2%
61   2   $ 8,664,700   1.0 %   $ 4,332,350   1.69x   3.621%   121.0   61.2%   55.2%
                                           
(1)  With respect to four mortgage loans, representing approximately 18.0% of the initial pool balance, the initial due dates for such mortgage loans occur after January 2021. On the Closing Date, the related mortgage loan seller(s) will contribute an initial interest deposit amount to the issuing entity to cover an amount that represents one month’s interest that would have accrued with respect to each such mortgage loan at the related interest rate with respect to the assumed January 2021 payment date.
                                           
Distribution of Prepayment Provisions
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

    Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
    Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

    Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Prepayment Provisions   Loans   Balance  

Balance 

    Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
Defeasance   35   $ 657,366,087   79.6   $ 18,781,888   2.28x   3.642%   116.3   61.1%   55.9%
Yield Maintenance or Defeasance   5     104,625,000   12.7     $ 20,925,000   3.95x   3.433%   114.3   43.1%   41.2%
Yield Maintenance   6     64,339,700   7.8     $ 10,723,283   2.38x   3.840%   109.4   56.3%   52.1%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%

 

A-2-6 

 

 

Distribution of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Operating Income (1)(2)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Debt Yields on   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Underwritten Net Operating Income (%)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
8.1 - 9.0   8   $ 123,948,588   15.0   $ 15,493,573   2.10x   3.659%   119.2   60.2%   58.5%
9.1 - 10.0   12     271,250,700   32.8     $ 22,604,225   2.19x   3.641%   116.6   60.3%   56.1%
10.1 - 11.0   8     83,211,137   10.1     $ 10,401,392   1.85x   3.787%   108.3   65.3%   56.2%
11.1 - 12.0   7     152,567,130   18.5     $ 21,795,304   2.05x   3.681%   116.9   62.1%   53.5%
12.1 - 15.0   7     80,550,000   9.7     $ 11,507,143   2.88x   3.466%   117.2   53.3%   49.5%
15.1 - 19.9   4     114,803,232   13.9     $ 28,700,808   4.46x   3.512%   111.0   46.2%   44.6%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   8.1%                                      
Max   19.9%                                      
Weighted Average   11.2%                                      
                                           

(1)   The Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgage loan is calculated based on the master lease annual rent of $292,000,000.

(2)   The Weighted Average Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V mortgage loan is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve.

 
                                           
Distribution of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (1)(2)
                                           
                          Weighted       Weighted        
             

Percentage of

        Average Debt   Weighted   Average   Weighted   Weighted
    Number of        

Aggregate

  Average   Service   Average   Remaining   Average   Average
Range of Debt Yields on   Mortgage   Cut-off Date  

Cut-off Date

  Cut-off Date   Coverage   Mortgage   Terms to   Cut-off Date   Maturity Date / ARD
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%)   Loans   Balance  

Balance

  Balance   Ratio   Interest Rate   Maturity / ARD (mos)   LTV   LTV
7.9 - 9.0   15   $ 331,288,588   40.1   $ 22,085,906   1.93x   3.730%   119.9   63.3%   57.7%
9.1 - 10.0   11     193,496,837   23.4     $ 17,590,622   2.24x   3.569%   110.0   59.4%   54.3%
10.1 - 11.0   10     117,192,130   14.2     $ 11,719,213   2.26x   3.787%   115.8   59.6%   53.4%
11.1 - 12.0   3     39,100,000   4.7     $ 13,033,333   2.46x   3.342%   115.2   53.0%   48.6%
12.1 - 15.0   4     65,450,000   7.9     $ 16,362,500   4.03x   3.149%   114.6   55.8%   55.8%
15.1 - 18.2   3     79,803,232   9.7     $ 26,601,077   4.58x   3.676%   111.1   39.5%   37.2%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.   46   $ 826,330,787   100.0   $ 17,963,713   2.50x   3.631%   115.5   58.5%   53.7%
                                           
Min   7.9%                                      
Max   18.2%                                      
Weighted Average   10.5%                                      
                                           

(1)  The Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay mortgage loan is calculated based on the master lease annual rent of $292,000,000.

(2)   The Weighted Average Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V mortgage loan is calculated based on a Cut-off Date Balance net of a $4,000,000 achievement reserve.

 

A-2-7 

 

 

Distribution of Lockbox Types                  
                             
          Percentage of                    
   Number of       Aggregate                    
   Mortgage   Cut-off Date   Cut-off Date                    
Lockbox Type  Loans  Balance  Balance                    
Hard  20  $502,881,830  60.9%               
Springing  21   201,548,957  24.4                     
Soft  4   115,300,000  14.0                     
Soft (Residential) / Hard (Nonresidential)  1   6,600,000  0.8                     
Total  46  $826,330,787  100.0%                    
                                
                                
Distribution of Escrows                    
                                
          Percentage of                    
   Number of       Aggregate                    
   Mortgage   Cut-off Date   Cut-off Date                    
Escrow Type  Loans  Balance  Balance                    
Replacement Reserves(1)  40  $648,330,787  78.5%                    
Real Estate Tax  40  $640,066,087  77.5%                    
TI/LC(2)  24  $506,811,830  86.1%                    
Insurance  35  $519,312,200  62.8%                    
                                
(1) Includes mortgage loans with FF&E reserves.
(2) Percentage of total retail, office, mixed use and industrial properties only.

 

A-2-8 

 

 

Distribution of Property Types
                          
                  Weighted     Weighted      
          Percentage of      Average Debt  Weighted  Average  Weighted  Weighted
   Number of       Aggregate  Average  Service  Average  Remaining  Average  Average
   Mortgaged   Cut-off Date   Cut-off Date   Cut-off Date   Coverage  Mortgage    Terms to  Cut-off Date  Maturity Date / ARD
Property Types  Properties  Balance(1)  Balance   Balance   Ratio(2)  Interest Rate(2)  Maturity / ARD (mos)(2)  LTV(2)  LTV(2)
Office  20  $345,267,130  41.8%  $17,263,357  2.08x  3.619%  118.9  61.9%  56.5%
CBD  7   178,667,130  21.6   $25,523,876  2.24x  3.515%  120.1  61.8%  58.3%
Suburban  6   140,850,000  17.0   $23,475,000  1.91x  3.685%  117.4  62.6%  54.9%
Medical  7   25,750,000  3.1   $3,678,571  1.88x  3.980%  118.5  58.7%  52.9%
Hospitality  6  $134,803,232  16.3%  $22,467,205  4.11x  3.555%  111.0  47.2%  45.0%
Full Service  4   120,000,000  14.5   $30,000,000  4.25x  3.476%  111.0  46.0%  45.1%
Limited Service  2   14,803,232  1.8   $7,401,616  2.95x  4.193%  111.4  57.0%  44.5%
Industrial  10  $100,364,700  12.1%  $10,036,470  2.00x  3.591%  119.9  63.7%  54.8%
Warehouse/Distribution  4   65,000,000  7.9   $16,250,000  1.74x  3.718%  120.0  65.2%  53.5%
Manufacturing  4   21,264,700  2.6   $5,316,175  1.98x  3.369%  119.6  64.3%  57.7%
Warehouse  1   8,000,000  1.0   $8,000,000  2.87x  3.560%  120.0  49.7%  49.7%
Flex  1   6,100,000  0.7   $6,100,000  3.71x  3.060%  119.0  64.9%  64.9%
Mixed Use  10  $82,360,000  10.0%  $8,236,000  2.63x  3.458%  105.6  58.4%  57.7%
Office/Retail  2   51,500,000  6.2   $25,750,000  2.65x  3.314%  97.6  57.3%  56.5%
Multifamily/Retail  3   10,940,000  1.3   $3,646,667  2.44x  3.838%  119.4  61.9%  61.9%
Medical/Retail  1   6,250,000  0.8   $6,250,000  3.84x  3.375%  120.0  47.5%  47.5%
Multifamily/Retail/Office  1   5,600,000  0.7   $5,600,000  2.27x  3.763%  120.0  60.6%  60.6%
Multifamily/Office  2   5,220,000  0.6   $2,610,000  2.32x  3.355%  120.0  68.0%  68.0%
Retail/Medical  1   2,850,000  0.3   $2,850,000  1.60x  4.380%  112.0  65.7%  60.0%
Multifamily  29  $69,870,000  8.5%  $2,409,310  2.33x  4.025%  119.4  58.5%  51.2%
Garden  27   45,670,000  5.5   $1,691,481  1.51x  4.512%  120.0  63.2%  52.1%
Independent Living  1   13,200,000  1.6   $13,200,000  3.94x  3.030%  117.0  54.8%  54.8%
Student Housing  1   11,000,000  1.3   $11,000,000  3.81x  3.198%  120.0  43.3%  43.3%
Retail  5  $56,250,000  6.8%  $11,250,000  2.27x  3.736%  106.1  57.1%  55.3%
Anchored  3   27,175,000  3.3   $9,058,333  2.15x  3.630%  109.6  65.5%  61.7%
Specialty Retail  1   25,000,000  3.0   $25,000,000  2.46x  3.741%  103.0  46.3%  46.3%
Unanchored  1   4,075,000  0.5   $4,075,000  1.88x  4.416%  102.0  67.2%  67.2%
Manufactured Housing  4  $20,676,137  2.5%  $5,169,034  2.84x  3.338%  119.9  52.8%  50.0%
Manufactured Housing  4   20,676,137  2.5   $5,169,034  2.84x  3.338%  119.9  52.8%  50.0%
Self Storage  5  $16,739,588  2.0%  $3,347,918  1.66x  3.933%  113.5  59.7%  51.4%
Self Storage  5   16,739,588  2.0   $3,347,918  1.66x  3.933%  113.5  59.7%  51.4%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.  89  $826,330,787  100.0%  $9,284,616  2.50x  3.631%  115.5  58.5%  53.7%
                               
                               
(1) Calculated based on the mortgaged property’s allocated loan amount for mortgage loans secured by more than one mortgaged property.
(2) Weighted average based on the mortgaged property’s allocated loan amount for mortgage loans secured by more than one mortgaged property.

 

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Geographic Distribution
                               
                  Weighted     Weighted      
          Percentage of      Average Debt  Weighted  Average  Weighted  Weighted
   Number of       Aggregate  Average  Service  Average  Remaining  Average  Average
Geographic Distribution  Mortgaged   Cut-off Date   Cut-off Date  Cut-off Date   Coverage  Mortgage    Terms to  Cut-off Date  Maturity Date / ARD
Property Location  Properties  Balance(1)  Balance  Balance   Ratio(2)  Interest Rate(2)  Maturity / ARD (mos)(2)  LTV(2)  LTV(2)
New York  12  $248,684,427  30.1%  $20,723,702  2.28x  3.554%  118.9  58.9%  55.5%
California  12   120,735,955  14.6   $10,061,330  2.53x  3.438%  115.0  59.0%  57.7%
Nevada  4   98,350,000  11.9   $24,587,500  4.18x  3.570%  109.6  40.6%  40.6%
Texas  9   76,181,063  9.2   $8,464,563  1.99x  4.138%  115.1  58.5%  50.1%
Tennessee  2   71,000,000  8.6   $35,500,000  2.86x  3.434%  115.6  65.4%  57.8%
Iowa  2   25,010,137  3.0   $12,505,069  1.73x  3.742%  120.0  65.2%  53.5%
Michigan  3   24,830,277  3.0   $8,276,759  2.66x  3.493%  120.0  55.5%  49.0%
Arkansas  1   20,526,316  2.5   $20,526,316  1.74x  3.718%  120.0  65.2%  53.5%
New Jersey  2   20,155,573  2.4   $10,077,786  1.51x  3.858%  121.0  67.2%  58.3%
Florida  4   19,706,175  2.4   $4,926,544  1.66x  4.222%  114.3  64.4%  56.0%
Ohio  9   17,985,574  2.2   $1,998,397  2.01x  3.559%  119.2  64.6%  57.1%
Oregon  1   13,200,000  1.6   $13,200,000  3.94x  3.030%  117.0  54.8%  54.8%
Washington  1   11,500,000  1.4   $11,500,000  1.79x  3.850%  51.0  67.2%  63.5%
North Carolina  1   11,375,000  1.4   $11,375,000  1.75x  3.544%  108.0  73.1%  64.2%
Pennsylvania  4   9,390,000  1.1   $2,347,500  2.32x  3.355%  120.0  68.0%  68.0%
Indiana  15   7,868,360  1.0   $524,557  1.66x  4.750%  120.0  65.8%  53.7%
Kansas  1   6,842,105  0.8   $6,842,105  1.74x  3.718%  120.0  65.2%  53.5%
Kentucky  1   6,264,700  0.8   $6,264,700  1.74x  3.480%  121.0  63.9%  57.5%
New Mexico  1   5,418,169  0.7   $5,418,169  2.76x  4.180%  112.0  62.3%  45.8%
Nebraska  2   4,313,368  0.5   $2,156,684  1.60x  4.341%  119.3  52.3%  42.1%
Georgia  1   4,143,588  0.5   $4,143,588  1.62x  3.605%  119.0  59.2%  46.4%
Illinois  1   2,850,000  0.3   $2,850,000  1.60x  4.380%  112.0  65.7%  60.0%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg.  89  $826,330,787  100.0%  $9,284,616  2.50x  3.631%  115.5  58.5%  53.7%
                               
(1) Calculated based on the mortgaged property’s allocated loan amount for mortgage loans secured by more than one mortgaged property.
(2) Weighted average based on the mortgaged property’s allocated loan amount for mortgage loans secured by more than one mortgaged property.

 

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ANNEX A-3

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE TOP 15 MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 3   Loan Seller CREFI
Location (City/State) New York, New York   Cut-off Date Balance(3) $70,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(2) $419.27
Size (SF) 336,302   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 8.5%
Total Occupancy as of Various(1) 95.3%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of Various(1) 95.3%   Type of Security Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1926, 1928 / NAP   Mortgage Rate 3.51000%
Appraised Value $241,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)(4) 121
      Original Amortization Term (Months) NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)(4) 121
         
         
Underwritten Revenues $19,909,478      
Underwritten Expenses $7,846,160   Escrows(5)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $12,063,318     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $11,543,568   Taxes $0 $490,582
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2) 58.5%   Insurance $0 $5,716
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2) 58.5%   Replacement Reserve $0 $5,605
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2) 2.40x / 2.30x   TI/LC $0 $28,025
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2) 8.6% / 8.2%   Other(6) $2,508,919 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Whole Loan Amount $141,000,000 92.4% Purchase Price $110,000,000 72.1%
Sponsor Equity 11,536,649 7.6    Loan Payoff 34,270,386 22.5   
      Origination Costs 5,757,344 3.8   
      Reserves 2,508,919 1.6   
           
           
Total Sources $152,536,649 100.0% Total Uses $152,536,649 100.0%
               

 

(1)Occupancy dates for the 48 West 48th Street, 151 West 46th Street, and 15 West 47th Street properties are November 3, 2020, November 1, 2020, and November 5, 2020, respectively.

(2)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan (as defined below).

(3)The Cut-off Date Balance of $70,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-2, which is part of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan consisting of two senior pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $141,000,000.

(4)The first payment date for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is February 6, 2021. On the Closing Date, CREFI will deposit sufficient funds to pay the amount of interest that would be due with respect to a January 6, 2021 payment. Original Term to Maturity (Months), Original Interest Only Period (Months) and prepayment provisions are inclusive of the additional January 6, 2021 interest-only payment to be funded on the Closing Date.

(5)See “—Escrows” below.

(6)Other reserves represent a debt service reserve ($2,508,919).

 

The Mortgage Loan. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio mortgage loan (the “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Loan”) is part of a whole loan with an aggregate original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $141,000,000 (the “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan”), which is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrowers’ fee simple interests in three office properties located in New York, New York (collectively, the “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties”). The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is comprised of two pari passu promissory notes, one of which (non-controlling note A-2), having an original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $70,000,000, is being contributed to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 transaction and constitutes the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Loan.

 

The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan was originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”) on December 10, 2020. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.51000% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan to acquire one property and refinance existing debt on the other two properties, in each case, comprising the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties, fund reserves, and pay origination costs.

 

The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan has an initial term of 121 months and has a remaining term of 121 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan requires interest only payments on each due date through the scheduled maturity date in January 2031. Voluntary prepayment of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is prohibited prior to the due date in October 2030. At any time after the earlier to occur of (a) the third anniversary of the origination date of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan and (b) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio notes are securitized, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan may be defeased in full with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America.

 

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The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note 

 

Original Balance 

 

Cut-off Date Balance 

 

Note Holder 

 

Controlling Piece 

A-1   $71,000,000   $71,000,000   CREFI(1)  Yes(2)
A-2   70,000,000   70,000,000   GSMS 2020-GSA2  No
Total  $141,000,000   $141,000,000       

 

 

(1)The related note is currently held by the Note Holder identified in the table above and is expected to be contributed to a future transaction.

(2)The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan will initially be master serviced and, if necessary, specially serviced by the master servicer and special servicer for this securitization. Upon the securitization of the controlling note (A-1 held by CREFI), the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is expected to be serviced by the master servicer and, if necessary, the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement for such securitization (which pooling and servicing agreement will then be the controlling pooling and servicing agreement for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan). Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer for such securitization has been identified.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties are comprised of three office properties located in Midtown Manhattan. The 48 West 48th Street property is located on the south side of 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, the 151 West 46th Street property is located on the north side of 46th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, and the 15 West 47th Street property is on the north side of 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. All three buildings are Class B office buildings with ground floor retail space.

 

The 48 West 48th Street property was constructed in 1926 and it spans 137,663 SF across 16 stories on a 0.219-acre site. According to the appraisal, the property is located within the Diamond District and within close proximity to two of the top 10 largest jewelry exchanges in the world, whereby 90% of the jewelry, diamonds and precious stones in the United States originally transact. The property is 100% occupied by a diverse roster of office tenants and three retail tenants. The office component represents 119,830 SF (approximately 87.0% of NRA) and, per the appraisal, is typical for buildings within the Diamond District, whereby jewelry tenants seek space featuring small, functional suites. The largest office tenants based on net rentable square feet include Luccello, Inc. (5,100 SF), EZ Estate LLC (4,763 SF), Intercolor Inc. (4,069 SF), and Sunrise Jewelry Corp (3,973 SF). The retail component represents the remaining 17,833 SF of the building and is occupied by three ground floor tenants, with frontage along the south side of West 48th Street. The largest retail tenant, occupying 10,350 SF, is Rockefeller Corp. dba Delis 48, a restaurant that serves custom salads and sandwiches, fruit juices and smoothies and other items.

 

The 151 West 46th Street property, constructed in 1928, spans 65,500 SF across 15 stories on a 0.115-acre site. The property is 100% occupied by one retail tenant, 20 office tenants and one telecom tenant. According to the appraisal, the property features small, functional floor plates demised for both single and multi-tenant occupants. The five largest tenants, based on net rentable square feet in the building, occupy 5,000 SF each. One of the tenants, Havana Central- Ny 2, LLC, a Cuban-themed restaurant and bar, occupies the ground level retail space and they recently extended their lease until December 2029 at $192.00 per SF. The other four largest tenants in the building include Neiger LLP, City Casting Corp., Artevyl Kiab LLC, and T.O. Dey Corp.

 

The 15 West 47th Street property, constructed in 1926, spans 133,139 SF across 18 stories on a 0.225-acre site. The property is 88.1% occupied by a diverse roster of office and retail tenants. The office space comprises 105,214 SF and the retail space comprises 27,925 SF. The largest office tenants based on net rentable square feet include The Del Gatto Luxury Group LLC, Avi & Co. Ny Corp., and Gogreen Diamonds Inc. According to the appraisal, the retail unit is comprised of a large arcade unit, which is 8,762 SF and contains approximately 35 different booths.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 6, 2020 the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties are open and operating. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower sponsor offered a one-time rent concession for one or two months on a tenant-by-tenant basis that was not required to be repaid at the 48 West 48th Street and 151 West 46th Street properties in order to maintain strong relationships with tenants. Tenants at the 15 West 47th Street property were given a similar rent deferral option but were required to pay back any deferred rent. According to the borrower sponsor, collections at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties were 122.7% and 110.1% for October and November 2020, respectively, which is inclusive of rent being paid back. As of December 6, 2020, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is not subject to any modification or forbearance requests. The first

 

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  payment date under the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan documents of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is February 6, 2021.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have
co-tenancy provisions) at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Largest Owned Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P) 

 

Tenant GLA (SF) 

 

% of Owned GLA 

 

UW Base Rent(2) 

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(2) 

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(2) 

 

Lease Expiration 

 

Renewal / Extension Options 

Havana Central- Ny 2, LLC  NR/NR/NR  5,000   1.5%   $988,800   5.5%   $197.76   12/31/2029  None
Rockefeller Corp.  NR/NR/NR  10,350   3.1    810,372   4.5    78.30   5/31/2030  None
Ultimate Jewelry(3)(4)  NR/NR/NR  2,025   0.6    415,338   2.3    205.11   Various  None
Stir Fry Cuisine Inc.  NR/NR/NR  3,607   1.1    314,592   1.8    87.22   2/28/2026  None
Diamond Fantasies Inc, Et. Al.  NR/NR/NR  526   0.2    301,070   1.7    572.38   7/31/2025  None
Avi & Co. Ny Corp.(5)  NR/NR/NR  4,697   1.4    278,205   1.5    59.23   8/31/2025  None
Sashka & Company Inc.  NR/NR/NR  2,500   0.7    244,431   1.4    97.77   9/30/2021  None
Diamond Services(6)  NR/NR/NR  3,884   1.2    240,703   1.3    61.97   Various  1, 2-year option
Tian Fu Lou, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  3,876   1.2    216,000   1.2    55.73   1/31/2026  2, 5-year options
Luccello, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  5,100   1.5    200,628   1.1    39.34   11/30/2026  1, 5-year option
Ten Largest Owned Tenants     41,565   12.4%   $4,010,140   22.3%   $96.48       
Remaining Owned Tenants     278,850   82.9    13,940,500   77.7    $49.99       
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     15,887   4.7    0   0.0    $0.00       
Totals / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants     336,302   100.0%   $17,950,639   100.0%   $56.02       

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.

(2)UW Base Rent, UW Base Rent $ per SF and % of Total UW Base Rent are based on the underwritten rent rolls dated November 1, 2020, November 3, 2020, and November 5, 2020.

(3)Ultimate Jewelry leases 1,768 SF expiring on October 31, 2025 and 257 SF expiring on December 31, 2021.

(4)Ultimate Jewelry has the option to terminate its lease no earlier than April 30, 2023, with 90 days’ written notice to the landlord.

(5)Avi & Co. Ny Corp. has the option to terminate its lease no earlier than August 31, 2022, with 120 days’ written notice to the landlord. Avi & Co. Ny Corp. will be required to pay a termination fee equal to the sum of $27,081.30.

(6)Diamond Services leases 2,163 SF expiring on January 31, 2022 and 1,721 SF expiring on December 31, 2022.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31 

 

Expiring Owned GLA 

 

% of Owned GLA 

 

Cumulative % of Owned GLA 

 

UW Base Rent(3) 

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(3) 

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF(3) 

 

# of Expiring
Leases 

MTM  6,832  2.0%  2.0%   $681,801   3.8%   $99.80   15
2020  10,288  3.1   5.1%   498,578   2.8    48.46   12
2021  64,340  19.1   24.2%   3,100,046   17.3    48.18   72
2022  73,917  22.0   46.2%   3,232,378   18.0    43.73   60
2023  43,886  13.0   59.3%   2,150,422   12.0    49.00   44
2024  19,611  5.8   65.1%   950,128   5.3    48.45   19
2025  56,408  16.8   81.9%   4,269,906   23.8    75.70   58
2026  12,583  3.7   85.6%   731,220   4.1    58.11   3
2027  2,500  0.7   86.3%   98,340   0.5    39.34   1
2028  0  0.0   86.3%   0   0.0    0.00   0
2029  10,000  3.0   89.3%   1,132,800   6.3    113.28   2
2030  17,850  5.3   94.6%   1,040,220   5.8    58.28   3
2031 & Thereafter  2,200  0.7   95.3%   64,800   0.4    29.45   1
Vacant  15,887  4.7   100.0%   0   0.0    0.00   0
Total / Wtd. Avg.  336,302  100.0%       $17,950,639   100.0%   $56.02   290

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.

(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent rolls dated November 1, 2020, November 3, 2020, and November 5, 2020.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017 

2018 

2019 

As of 11/2020(2) 

97.0% 97.4% 95.5% 95.3%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrowers and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent rolls dated November 1, 2020, November 3, 2020, and November 5, 2020.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2017 

 

2018

 

2019 

 

TTM 10/31/2020(2) 

 

Underwritten(2) 

 

Underwritten  

$ per SF 

Base Rent  $16,827,267  $16,958,175  $17,172,852  $15,543,967  $17,497,930  $52.03 
Contractual Rent Steps(3)  0  0  0  0  452,710  1.35 
Vacant Income  0  0  0  0  1,928,184  5.73 
Reimbursements  2,221,080  2,147,137  2,008,175  1,550,685  1,858,048  5.52 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0  0  0  (774,110)  (1,928,184)  (5.73)
Other Income  208,207  196,271  174,570  100,790  100,790  0.30 
Effective Gross Income  $19,256,554  $19,301,583  $19,355,597  $16,421,332  $19,909,478  $59.20 
Total Operating Expenses  6,714,703  6,955,364  7,410,407  7,098,959  7,846,160  23.33 
Net Operating Income  $12,541,851  $12,346,219  $11,945,190  $9,322,373  $12,063,318  $35.87 
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  450,439  1.34 
Capital Expenditures  0  0  0  0  69,310  0.21 
Net Cash Flow  $12,541,851  $12,346,219  $11,945,190  $9,322,373  $11,543,568  $34.33 

 

 

(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)The increase in TTM 10/31/2020 Net Operating Income to Underwritten Net Operating Income can be attributed to the rent deferments given to tenants at the 48 West 48th Street and 151 West 46th Street properties by the borrower sponsor that were not required to be repaid, contractual rent steps, and potential income from vacant space. Historical Net Operating Income is in-line with Underwritten Net Operating Income.

(3)Contractual Rent Steps include $452,710 underwritten for various tenants through November 1, 2021.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisals, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $241,000,000 as of November 1, 2020.

 

Environmental Matters. According to Phase I environmental reports dated February 27, 2020 and October 28, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties are located within the Midtown Manhattan office market which, according to the appraisal, contains approximately 289 million SF of office space with an availability rate of 14.6% and average asking rents of $83.20 as of the third quarter of 2020. More specifically, the 15 West 47th Street property and the 48 West 48th Street property are both located within the Sixth Avenue/Rockefeller Center office submarket and the 151 West 46th Street property is located within the Times Square office submarket.

 

According to the appraisal, the Sixth Avenue/Rockefeller Center office submarket is generally bounded by 41st Street to 59th Street, Seventh Avenue to midblock Sixth – Fifth Avenue. According to the appraisal, the average asking rent in the third quarter of 2020 was $84.58 per SF, a $0.83 per SF increase from the prior year’s average asking rent of $83.75, however, vacancy rates for office space in the Sixth Avenue/Rockefeller Center submarket have increased 1.5% over the past year, from 4.6% to 6.1%. The appraisal also noted that third quarter 2020

 

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leasing activity totaled 542,503 SF, all of which were either renewals or extensions, which represents a significant increase from the 92,191 SF leased in the second quarter.

 

Based on the appraisal, the Times Square office submarket is defined as 41st Street to 48th Street, Ninth Avenue to Seventh Avenue. According to the appraisal, the average asking rent in the third quarter of 2020 was $79.27 per SF, a $4.09 per SF increase from the prior year’s asking rent. Vacancy rates for office space in the Times Square submarket have increased 1.0% over the past year, from 6.4% to 7.4%.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Comparable Office Buildings(1)

 

Property Name 

City / State 

NRA 

Year Built 

Occupancy 

Elo Midtown Office Portfolio New York, NY 336,302(2) 1926, 1928 95.3%(2)
11 East 44th Street New York, NY 135,150 1927 94.3%
34 West 44th Street New York, NY 190,000 1922 95.1%
6 East 45th Street New York, NY 90,000 1930 94.9%
2 West 45th Street New York, NY 100,000 1910 92.8%
7 West 45th Street New York, NY 87,750 1913 98.1%

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent rolls dated November 1, 2020, November 3, 2020, and November 5, 2020.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are Elo Equity LLC, Simco Realty LLC, and Elo Group LLC (collectively, the “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower”). Legal counsel to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan.

 

The borrower sponsor and nonrecourse carve-out guarantor is Jack Elo of Elo Organization, an active and multi-generational owner and operator of office buildings in Midtown Manhattan.

 

Escrows. At origination, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower funded approximately $2,508,919 with respect to a debt service reserve.

 

Tax Reserve – On each due date, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to deposit reserves of 1/12 of the taxes that the lender estimates will be payable over the next-ensuing 12-month period (initially estimated to be approximately $490,582 monthly).

 

Insurance Reserve – On each due date, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to fund 1/12 of the insurance premiums that the lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of coverage afforded by such policies provided with respect to the 15 West 47th Street property (estimated to be $5,716 monthly); the insurance reserve with respect to the remaining Elo Midtown Office Portfolio properties has been conditionally waived so long as the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower maintains a blanket policy meeting the requirements of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents.

 

Replacement Reserve – On each due date, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to deposit approximately $5,605 into a replacement reserve for capital expenditures.

 

TI/LC Reserve – On each due date, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to make monthly deposits of approximately $28,025 into a TI/LC reserve account.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan is structured with a soft lockbox and springing cash management. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required, upon the occurrence of an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period (as defined below), to deliver a tenant direction letter to the existing tenants at the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties, directing them to remit their rent checks directly to the

 

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  lender-controlled lockbox. Prior to an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period, the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to cause revenue received by the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower or any applicable property manager from the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties to be deposited into such lockbox immediately upon receipt. All funds deposited into the lockbox are required to be transferred on each business day to or at the direction of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower unless an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period exists. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept on each business day to a cash management account under the control of the lender to be applied and disbursed in accordance with the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, and all excess cash flow funds remaining in the cash management account after the application of such funds in accordance with the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents are required to be held by the lender in an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan. Upon the cure of the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period, so long as no other Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period exists, the lender is required to return any amounts remaining on deposit in the excess cash flow reserve account to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower. Upon an event of default under the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, the lender will apply funds to the debt in such priority as it may determine.

 

An “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Trigger Period” means a period commencing upon the earliest to occur of (i) an event of default under the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, (ii) the debt yield falling to 7.00% or below, and (iii) an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period (as defined below), and expiring upon (a) with respect to clause (i) above, the cure (if applicable) of such event of default, (b) with respect to clause (ii) above, the debt yield is equal to or greater than 7.50% for two consecutive calendar quarters, and (c) with respect to clause (iii) above, such Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period ceasing to exist.

 

An “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant” means as applicable, (i) Havana Central- Ny 2, LLC, (ii) 48 Rockefeller Corp., (iii) as to each of The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties (x) any tenant whose lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the applicable property with the same tenant or its affiliate, either (A) accounts for 10.0% or more of the total rental income for the applicable property, or (B) demises 10.0% or more of the square feet of the applicable property’s gross leasable area, and (iv) any other lessee(s) of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space, and any guarantor(s) of the applicable related Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease(s).

 

An “Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period” means a period (A) commencing upon the first to occur of (i) any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant being in material non-monetary default under its lease beyond all applicable notice and grace periods, (ii) any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant being in monetary default under its lease beyond all applicable notice and grace periods (provided, that, if such monetary default was solely the result of such Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant being restricted from the use and occupancy of its applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space due to its compliance with orders by a governmental authority as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, then such monetary default has continued for the lesser of (x) three months or (y) the period commencing on the date such orders going into effect and expiring upon the date such order is lifted applicable governmental authority), (iii) any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant failing to be in actual, physical possession of its Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof), failing to be open for business during customary hours and/or “going dark” in its Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof) for more than five consecutive business days, (iv) any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant giving notice that it is terminating its lease for all of its Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space or any portion of its Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space equal to or greater than 15%, (v) any termination or cancellation of any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease (including, without limitation, rejection in any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding) and/or any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease failing to otherwise be in full force and effect and (vi) any bankruptcy or similar insolvency of any Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant; and (B) expiring upon the first to occur of the lender’s receipt of evidence reasonably acceptable to the lender (including, without limitation, a duly executed estoppel certificate from the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant in form and substance acceptable to the lender, unless the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant refuses to deliver the such an estoppel certificate and

 

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the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to require delivery of thereof) of (1) the satisfaction of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Cure Conditions or (2) the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower leasing the entire Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof) in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, the applicable tenant under such lease being in actual, physical occupancy of, and open to the public for business in, the space demised under its lease and paying the full amount of the rent due under its lease. For the purposes of this definition, an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant will not be deemed to have failed to be open for business and/or “gone dark” if such discontinuation is effectuated in order to comply with orders by a governmental authority which restrict the use and occupancy of the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant resumes operations in its Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space within five business days after such restrictions are lifted. During the continuance of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant will be deemed to be operating in its respective space its premises is operational (i.e. with minimal staff coming in on an ongoing basis to perform necessary administrative functions) and available to the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio tenant’s employees for use on a voluntary basis.

 

“Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Cure Conditions” means each of the following, as applicable (i) the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant has cured all defaults under the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease, (ii) the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant is in actual, physical possession of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof), open for business during customary hours and not “dark” in the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof), (iii) the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant has revoked or rescinded all termination or cancellation notices with respect to the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease and has re-affirmed the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease as being in full force and effect, (iv) with respect to any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings involving the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant and/or the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease, the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant is no longer insolvent or subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and has affirmed the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease pursuant to final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction and (v) the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant is paying full, unabated rent under the applicable Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease.

 

Property Management. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Properties are self-managed.

 

Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage, together with a six-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 2   Loan Seller   CREFI, SMC
Location (City/State) Various   Cut-off Date Balance(2)   $70,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)   $191.04
Size (SF) 469,901   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   8.5%
Total Occupancy as of 12/1/2020 86.8%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 12/1/2020 86.8%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1990, 1991, 2014 / 2020   Mortgage Rate   3.84000%
Appraised Value $130,100,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)(3)   121
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)(3)   37
           
           
Underwritten Revenues $13,066,360        
Underwritten Expenses $4,800,723   Escrows(4)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $8,265,637     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $7,558,347   Taxes $411,382 $102,846
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 69.0%   Insurance $65,149 $13,030
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 59.5%   Replacement Reserve $0 $9,993
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 1.64x / 1.50x   TI/LC $0 $48,948
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 9.2% / 8.4%   Other(5) $769,005 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses $ %      
Whole Loan Amount $89,769,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $85,982,302 95.8%
      Origination Costs 2,009,822 2.2   
      Reserves 1,245,537 1.4   
      Return of Equity 531,339 0.6   
Total Sources $89,769,000 100.0% Total Uses $89,769,000 100.0%
                     

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan.

(2)The Cut-off Date Balance of $70,000,000 represents the controlling note A-1 and note A-2, which are part of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan consisting of three pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $89,769,000.

(3)The first payment date for the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is February 6, 2021. On the Closing Date, CREFI (as defined below) and SMC (as defined below) will deposit sufficient funds to pay the amount of interest that would be due with respect to a January 6, 2021 payment. Original Term to Maturity (Months), Original Interest Only Period (Months) and prepayment provisions presented herein are inclusive of the additional January 6, 2021 interest-only payment to be funded on the Closing Date.

(4)See “—Escrows” below.

(5)Other reserves represent a COVID reserve ($53,445), unfunded obligations reserve ($619,885), and an immediate repairs reserve ($95,675).

 

The Mortgage Loan. The Signature Office Portfolio mortgage loan (the “Signature Office Portfolio Loan”) is part of a whole loan with an aggregate original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $89,769,000 (the “Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan”), which is secured by first mortgages encumbering (i) with respect to the property known as 878 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, the borrower’s fee simple, leasehold, and sub-sub-leasehold interest, (ii) with respect to the property known as 888-898 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, the borrower’s fee simple and sub-leasehold interest, and (iii) with respect to the property known as 20 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey, the borrower’s fee simple interest (collectively, the “Signature Office Portfolio Properties”). The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is comprised of three pari passu promissory notes, two of which (controlling note A-1 and note A-2, having an aggregate original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $70,000,000), are being contributed to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 transaction and constitutes the Signature Office Portfolio Loan.

 

The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”) and Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC (“SMC”) on December 7, 2020. The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.84000% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan to refinance existing debt on the Signature Office Portfolio Properties, fund reserves, pay origination costs, and return equity to the borrower sponsor.

 

The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan had an initial term of 121 months and has a remaining term of 121 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan requires interest only payments on each due date through and including the due date in January 2024 and thereafter requires monthly payments of interest and principal sufficient to amortize the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan over a 30-year amortization schedule. The scheduled maturity date of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is the due date in January 2031. Voluntary prepayment of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is prohibited prior to the due date in October 2030. At any time after the earlier to occur of (a) the fourth anniversary of the origination date of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan and (b) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into

 

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which the last of the Signature Office Portfolio notes are securitized, the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan may be defeased in full with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note

 

Original Balance

 

Cut-off Date Balance

 

Note Holder

 

Controlling Piece

A-1   $35,000,000   $35,000,000   GSMS 2020-GSA2(1)   Yes
A-2   $35,000,000   $35,000,000   GSMS 2020-GSA2(2)   No
A-3   19,769,000   19,769,000   Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC(3)   No
Total  

$89,769,000

 

$89,769,000

       

 

 

(1)The related note is being contributed by SMC.

(2)The related note is being contributed by CREFI.

(3)The related note is currently held by the Note Holder identified in the table above and is expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The Signature Office Portfolio Properties are comprised of two office properties located in New York and New Jersey.

 

The Hauppauge Office Park property, located in Hauppauge, New York, is a three-building office park that spans 281,954 SF on a 24.960-acre site. The Hauppauge Office Park property is comprised of 99.9% office space and 0.1% other space. The office park shares a courtyard area with a central fountain and seating. The 878 Veterans Memorial Highway building is an 87,945 SF, four-story office building. The building is 100.0% occupied by Allstate Insurance on a net lease through October 31, 2026. Allstate Insurance utilizes this space as their regional headquarters. The 888 Veterans Memorial Highway building is an 108,110 SF, five-story office building. The largest tenants include Morgan Stanley (10,630 SF), Viner Finance Inc. (8,870 SF) and TheraCare Preschool Services, Inc. (8,778 SF). The 898 Veterans Memorial Highway building is an 85,899 SF, four-story office building. The largest tenant, The Bridgehampton National Bank (83,426 SF) occupies 97.1% of the NRA.

 

The 20 Commerce property, located in Cranford, New Jersey, spans 187,947 SF across four stories (with an additional lower-level) on a 6.355-acre site. The 20 Commerce property is 80.4% occupied by 16 office tenants as of December 1, 2020. The largest tenants in the building include Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP (34,373 SF), Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C. (24,838 SF), and O’Connor Davies, LLP (19,503 SF).

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 6, 2020 the Signature Office Portfolio Properties are open and operating with most tenants working remotely. One tenant representing 1.7% of NRA and 1.9% of underwritten base rent is in arrears on rent. According to the borrower sponsor, collections at the Signature Office Portfolio were 98.3% for October and November 2020. As of December 6, 2020, the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is not subject to any modification or forbearance requests. The first payment date of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is February 6, 2021.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Largest Owned Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

  Tenant GLA (SF)   % of
Owned
GLA
 

UW Base Rent(3)

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(3)

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(3)

  Lease
Expiration
  Renewal / Extension
Options
Allstate Insurance(4)  A-/A3/A-  100,745  21.4%  $2,903,708  24.9%  $28.82  Various  2, 5-year options
The Bridgehampton National Bank(5)  NR/NR/NR  83,426  17.8   2,676,299  23.0   32.08  Various  1, 5-year option
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP  NR/NR/NR  34,373  7.3   936,664  8.0   27.25  6/30/2030  2, 5-year options
Herbert L. Jamison & Co., L.L.C.  NR/NR/NR  24,838  5.3   651,998  5.6   26.25  5/31/2025  2, 5-year options
O'Connor Davies, LLP  NR/NR/NR  19,503  4.2   526,581  4.5   27.00  11/30/2022  1, 5-year option
Crossmark, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  13,171  2.8   335,861  2.9   25.50  3/31/2021  1, 5-year option
Morgan Stanley(6)  NR/NR/NR  10,630  2.3   321,686  2.8   30.26  8/31/2031  1, 5-year option
Viner Finance Inc.,  NR/NR/NR  8,870  1.9   249,602  2.1   28.14  6/30/2023  NA
TheraCare Preschool Services, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  8,778  1.9   244,204  2.1   27.82  7/31/2027  1, 5-year option
Quatela Chimeri, PLLC  NR/NR/NR  7,774  1.7   220,237  1.9   28.33  8/31/2030  NA
Ten Largest Owned Tenants     312,108  66.4%  $9,066,840  77.8%  $29.05      
Remaining Owned Tenants     95,910  20.4   2,588,402  22.2   26.99      
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     61,883  13.2   0  0.0   0.00      
Totals / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants     469,901  100.0%  $11,655,242  100.0%  $28.57      

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent entity whether or not the parent entity guarantees the lease.

(3)UW Base Rent, UW Base Rent $ per SF and % of Total UW Base Rent are inclusive of rent steps and are based on the underwritten rent roll dated December 1, 2020.

(4)Allstate Insurance leases 87,945 SF scheduled to expire on October 31, 2026 and 12,800 SF scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024.

(5)The Bridgehampton National Bank leases 76,330 SF scheduled to expire on March 31, 2028, 5,101 SF scheduled to expire on December 31, 2027, and 1,995 SF scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022.

(6)Morgan Stanley has the option to terminate its lease effective as of August 31, 2026.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(3)

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(3)

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF(3)

  # of Expiring
Leases
MTM  0  0.0%  0.0%  $500   0.0%  $0.00   2
2020  0  0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2021  28,977  6.2   6.2%  789,356   6.8   27.24   7
2022  47,133  10.0   16.2%  1,412,438   12.1   29.97   11
2023  21,810  4.6   20.8%  598,652   5.1   27.45   6
2024  38,724  8.2   29.1%  960,882   8.2   24.81   7
2025  31,353  6.7   35.8%  830,778   7.1   26.50   3
2026  93,189  19.8   55.6%  2,720,207   23.3   29.19   2
2027  13,879  3.0   58.5%  408,078   3.5   29.40   2
2028  76,330  16.2   74.8%  2,455,763   21.1   32.17   2
2029  0  0.0   74.8%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2030  42,147  9.0   83.7%  1,156,902   9.9   27.45   2
2031 & Thereafter  14,476  3.1   86.8%  321,686   2.8   22.22   3
Vacant  61,883  13.2   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
Total / Wtd. Avg.  469,901  100.0%      $11,655,242   100.0%  $28.57   47

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.

(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are inclusive of rent steps and are based on the underwritten rent roll dated December 1, 2020.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2018

2019

As of 12/1/2020

89.1% 91.5% 86.8%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2018

 

2019

 

TTM 10/31/2020

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent  $10,953,679   $10,760,410   $10,724,485   $11,135,649   $23.70 
Contractual Rent Steps(2)  0   0   0   519,593   1.11 
Vacant Income  0   0   0   1,929,969   4.11 
Reimbursements  1,411,495   1,551,668   1,472,614   1,352,448   2.88 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   (1,929,969)  (4.11)
Other Income(3)  94,602   87,162   58,670   58,670   0.12 
Effective Gross Income  $12,459,775   $12,399,240   $12,255,769   $13,066,360   $27.81 
Total Operating Expenses  4,598,959   4,534,916   4,394,022   4,800,723   10.22 
Net Operating Income  $7,860,816   $7,864,324   $7,861,747   $8,265,637   $17.59 
TI/LC  0   0   0   587,376   1.25 
Capital Expenditures  0   0   0   119,914   0.26 
Net Cash Flow  $7,860,816   $7,864,324   $7,861,747   $7,558,347   $16.08 

 

 

(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Contractual Rent Steps are underwritten per each tenant's lease through December 1, 2021. Straight-line rent has been underwritten for investment grade tenants and The Bridgehampton National Bank.

(3)Other income includes parking revenue, storage income, conference room billings, tenant extra billings, miscellaneous income, and late fees.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisals, the Signature Office Portfolio Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $130,100,000 as of June 10, 2020 and June 11, 2020.

 

Appraisal Approach

As-Is Value

Discount Rate

Capitalization Rate

Direct Capitalization Approach $136,200,000 NAP 7.25%
Income Capitalization Approach $130,100,000 7.25%   6.50%(1)

 

 

(1)Represents the terminal capitalization rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to the Phase I environmental reports dated July 17, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Signature Office Portfolio Properties are located in two different submarkets: the Hauppauge Office Park property is within the Western Suffolk office submarket and the 20 Commerce property is within the West Union County submarket.

 

The Western Suffolk office submarket contains approximately 21,384,694 SF of office inventory with a vacancy rate of 8.3% in the first quarter of 2020. According to the appraisal, the average asking rent in the first quarter of 2020 was $25.03 per SF, compared to the prior quarter’s average asking rent of $25.75 per SF. Vacancy rates in the Western Suffolk office submarket have increased by 0.4% over the previous quarter, from 7.9% to 8.3%.

 

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The West Union County submarket contains approximately 7,196,000 SF of office inventory with a vacancy rate of 18.5% in the first quarter of 2020. According to the appraisal, the average asking rent in the first quarter of 2020 was $25.14 per SF, only a $0.02 decrease from the previous quarter’s average asking rent. Vacancy rates in the West Union County submarket have decreased 0.1% over the previous quarter, from 18.6% to 18.5%.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Hauppauge Office Park property:

 

Comparable Office Buildings(1)

 

Property Name

City / State

NRA

Year Built

Occupancy

Distance to Subject

Hauppauge Office Park Hauppauge, NY 281,954(2) 1990, 2014 91.1%(2) -
850 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 25,193 1980 100% 0.3 Miles
700-800 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 129,888 1938, 1980 96% 0.5 Miles
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 39,000 1989 95% 0.7 Miles
1100 & 1180 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 78,967 1986, 1989 97% 0.8 Miles
1300 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 25,200 1989 94% 0.8 Miles

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of December 1, 2020.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the 20 Commerce property:

 

Comparable Office Buildings(1)

 

Property Name

City / State

NRA

Year Built

Occupancy

Distance to Subject

20 Commerce Cranford, NJ 187,947(2) 1991 80.4%(2) -
11 Commerce Drive Cranford, NJ 90,000 1980 56.8% 0.5 Miles
4 Commerce Drive Cranford, NJ 47,808 1984 91.9% 0.7 Miles
6 Commerce Drive Cranford, NJ 56,000 1973 56.8% 0.7 Miles
50 Cardinal Drive Westfield, NJ 41,280 2006 100.0% 4.9 Miles
100 Connell Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ 430,000 1984 86.2% 9.5 Miles

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of December 1, 2020.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are Commerce DR LLC, SIG 888 LLC and 878 Lease LLC (collectively, the “Signature Office Portfolio Borrower”). Legal counsel to the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan.

 

The borrower sponsor and nonrecourse carve-out guarantor is Abraham Brach of Signature Acquisitions, which is a private real estate investment firm based in New York that develops, owns and manages office, retail, and multifamily property throughout the tristate area. Their holdings total 6.0 million SF across 26 office assets, 6 retail assets, and several multifamily properties in Brooklyn, NY. Mr. Brach is the Founder and President of Signature Acquisitions as well as numerous other business ventures. Mr. Brach engages in specific types of real estate, specifically, office park ownership. In addition, Mr. Brach owns and manages companies outside of real estate including Northside Packaging Corp., Healthy Food Brands, LLC, and Simply Natural Foods. Mr. Brach’s partner, Eric Zabarkus, is responsible for the day-to-day asset management of Signature’s holdings. Mr. Zabarkus has over 20 years of experience in the industry and has transactional experiences in excess of $2 billion across 14 million SF.

 

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Escrows. At origination, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower funded approximately (i) $411,382 with respect to a tax reserve, (ii) $65,149 with respect to an insurance reserve, (iii) $619,885 with respect to unfunded obligations, (iv) 53,445 with respect to a COVID reserve, and (v) $95,675 with respect to immediate repairs.

 

Tax Reserve – On each due date, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to deposit reserves of 1/12 of the taxes that the lender estimates will be payable over the next-ensuing 12-month period (initially estimated to be approximately $102,846). However, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is not required to make that portion of the Monthly Tax Deposit relating to PILOT Payments (see below) due and payable in connection with the 878 Property (as defined below) so long as the 878 Partial Tax Reserve Waiver Conditions are satisfied. “878 Partial Tax Reserve Waiver Conditions” means each of the following: (i) no event of default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Allstate Insurance lease is in full force and effect with no monetary or material non-monetary defaults thereunder continuing beyond any applicable notice and cure period thereunder, (iii) the Allstate Insurance tenant continues to make the payments and perform the obligations required under the Allstate Insurance lease, in each case, relating to the payment of PILOT Payments with respect to the 878 Property by no later than the date on which the same are due, (iv) the Allstate Insurance tenant is not bankrupt or insolvent, and (v) the Allstate Insurance tenant has not expressed its intention in writing to terminate, cancel or default (which such default is a monetary default and/or material non-monetary default) under the Allstate Insurance lease (including, without limitation, in connection with any rejection in any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding). The “878 Property” means that certain portion of the Signature Office Portfolio Property more commonly known as 878 Veterans Memorial Highway, located in Hauppauge, New York.

 

Insurance Reserve – On each due date, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to fund 1/12 of the insurance premiums that the lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of coverage afforded by such policies (initially estimated to be approximately $13,030).

 

Replacement Reserve – On each due date, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to deposit approximately $9,993 into a replacement reserve for capital expenditures.

 

TI/LC Reserve – On each due date, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to make monthly deposits of approximately $48,948 into the TI/LC Reserve account.

 

Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve – On each due date occurring on and after the occurrence and continuance of an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to reserve with the lender an amount equal to (A) with respect to an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period in connection with Allstate Insurance, $225,000, and/or (B) with respect to an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period in connection with The Bridgehampton National Bank, $150,000. The Signature Office Portfolio Borrower will not be required to make more than 12 monthly Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposits with respect to Allstate Tenant ($2,700,000 in total) or more than 12 monthly Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposits with respect to Bridgehampton Tenant ($1,800,000 in total).

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to deliver a tenant direction letter to the existing tenants at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties, directing them to remit their rent checks directly to the lender-controlled lockbox. The Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to cause revenue received by the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower or the property manager from the Signature Office Portfolio Properties to be immediately deposited into such lockbox. All funds deposited into the lockbox are required to be transferred on the first business day of each week to or at the direction of the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower unless a Signature Office Portfolio Trigger Period (as defined below) exists. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Signature Office Portfolio Trigger Period, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept on each business day to a cash management account under the control of the lender to be applied and disbursed in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, and all excess cash flow funds remaining in the cash management account after the application of such funds in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents are required to (i) to the extent that any Signature Office Portfolio Trigger Period exists other than solely as the result of a Single Tenant Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period (as defined below), be deposited into in an excess cash flow reserve account and as additional

 

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collateral for the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan or (ii) to the extent that any Signature Office Portfolio Trigger Period exists solely as the result of a Single Tenant Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period (as defined below), be disbursed to the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower. Upon an event of default under the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, the lender will apply funds to the debt in such priority as it may determine.

 

A “Signature Office Portfolio Trigger Period” means a period commencing upon the earliest to occur of (i) an event of default under the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, (ii) the date on which the debt yield falls below 8.0% and (iii) a Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period (as defined below) occurring, and expiring upon (a) with respect to clause (i) above, the cure (if applicable) of such event of default, (b) with respect to clause (ii) above, the debt yield being equal to or greater than 8.50% for two consecutive calendar quarters, and (c) with respect to clause (iii) above, such Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period ceasing to exist.

 

A “Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant” means (i) Allstate Insurance, (ii) The Bridgehampton National Bank, and/or (iii) any tenant under a lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the Signature Office Portfolio Properties with the same tenant or its affiliate, either (A) accounts for 10% or more of the total rental income for all of the properties in the aggregate, or (B) demises 10% or more of the total square footage of all of the properties in the aggregate.

 

A “Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period” will (A) commence upon the first to occur of (i) the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant being in default under the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods, (ii) Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant failing to be in actual possession of the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof), failing to be open to the public and/or “going dark”, provided that a tenant will not be considered to be not in actual possession, not open to the public, or “dark” if it is either an investment grade tenant or satisfies the acceptable remote-working conditions in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, (iii) the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant giving notice that it is terminating its lease with respect to all or any portion of the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space, (iv) any termination or cancellation of the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease (including, without limitation, rejection in any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding), (v) any bankruptcy or similar insolvency of the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant, and (vi) the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant failing to extend or renew the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease on or prior to the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant extension deadline in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions thereof and of the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, and (B) expire upon the first to occur of (x) the satisfaction of the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Cure Conditions (as defined below), or (y) the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower leasing the entire Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space (or applicable portion thereof) and such tenant is (I) either (A) paying the full amount of rent due under such lease or (B) is an investment grade tenant, and (II) is in actual possession of and open to the public in such space (provided that a tenant will not fail the foregoing clause (II) if it is either an investment grade tenant or such failure is due to any acceptable remote-working conditions in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Loan documents, or (z) the date on which (I) the lender approves the applicable replacement leases, and (II) the debt yield on such date has been equal to or greater than 8.5% for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

“Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Cure Conditions” means each of the following, as applicable: (a) with respect to clause (A)(i) of the definition of Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant has cured all defaults under the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease, (b) with respect to clause (A)(ii) of the definition of Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant is in actual possession of the Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant space, open to the public for business and not “dark” (provided that a tenant will not be considered to be not in actual possession, not open to the public, or “dark” if it is either an investment grade tenant or satisfies the acceptable remote-working conditions in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Loan documents), (c) with respect to clause (A)(iii) of the definition of Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant having revoked or rescinded all termination or cancellation notices with respect to the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified

 

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Tenant lease and has re-affirmed the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant lease as being in full force and effect, (d) with respect to clauses (A)(iv) and/or (A)(vi) of the definition of Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant has, as applicable, either (1) with the lender’s written consent revoked or rescinded the termination or cancellation of such lease and reaffirmed such lease as being in full force and effect or (2) renewed or extended the applicable lease in accordance with the Signature Office Portfolio Loan documents, (e) with respect to clause (v) of the definition of Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant is no longer insolvent or subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and has affirmed the lease pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (f) with respect to any Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period, the applicable Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant paying full, unabated rent under such lease.

 

Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period” means a Signature Office Portfolio Specified Tenant Trigger Period with respect to Allstate Insurance and/or The Bridgehampton National Bank.

 

Single Tenant Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period” means (i) an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period solely with respect to Allstate Insurance only or (ii) an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period solely with respect to The Bridgehampton National Bank only. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period simultaneously exists with respect to both Allstate Insurance and The Bridgehampton National Bank tenants, then a Single Tenant Extraordinary TI/LC Reserve Deposit Period will not be deemed to exist.

 

Property Management. The Hauppauge Office Park property is currently managed by Diversified Management Plus, LLC, a third-party property management company. The 20 Commerce property is currently managed by Signature Acquisitions LLC, a borrower affiliated property management company. Under the related loan documents, the Signature Office Portfolio Properties are required to remain managed by the aforementioned management companies, or any other management company approved by the lender, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, but may be conditioned upon lender’s receipt of a rating agency confirmation. The lender has the right to replace, or require the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower to replace, either property manager if at any time during the loan (a) the property manager becomes insolvent or a debtor in (i) any involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding that is not dismissed within ninety (90) days of the filing thereof, or (ii) any voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (b) an event of default exists under the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents, (c) the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds, or (d) there exists a default by the property manager beyond all applicable notice and cure periods under the management agreement.

 

PILOT Documents/Payments. The 878 Property benefits from certain real estate tax abatements pursuant to certain agreements, including, among others, with the Town of Islip Industrial Development Agreement (the “PILOT Documents”). In connection with the PILOT program, the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower ground leases the 878 Property from the Town of Islip Industrial Development Agreement. Among other requirements, the PILOT Documents require the Signature Office Portfolio Borrower to make certain payments in lieu of taxes (the “PILOT Payments”) during the period of the relevant tax abatement.

 

Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. A member of the borrower is permitted to incur future mezzanine debt (secured by a pledge of direct or indirect equity interests in the borrower), provided that among other conditions: (i) no event of default is continuing under the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan documents; (ii) after giving effect to the mezzanine loan, (a) the debt service coverage ratio is equal to or greater than 1.50x, (b) the debt yield is equal to or greater than 8.9%, (c) the loan-to-value ratio is equal to or less than 69.0%, (iii) the mezzanine loan is co-terminus with the Signature Office Portfolio Whole Loan, (iv) an intercreditor agreement is executed that is acceptable to the rating agencies and reasonably acceptable to the lender; and (v) at the lender’s option, a rating agency confirmation is delivered.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

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Terrorism Insurance. The Signature Office Portfolio Borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Signature Office Portfolio Properties, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage, together with a six-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 4   Loan Seller   AREF
Location (City/State) Various   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(6)   $65,000,000
Property Type Industrial   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(4)   $21.49
Size (SF) 4,421,618   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   7.9%
Total Occupancy as of Various Dates(1) 81.8%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of Various Dates(1) 81.8%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / Various   Mortgage Rate   3.71750%
Appraised Value(2) $139,600,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   NAP
           
           
Underwritten Revenues(3) $14,641,777        
Underwritten Expenses(3) $4,579,626   Escrows(7)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI)(3) $10,062,150     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF)(3) $9,126,973   Taxes $372,457 $84,962
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(4) 65.2%   Insurance $298,808 $37,241
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2)(4) 53.5%   Replacement Reserve $0 $36,847
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(4) 1.91x / 1.74x   TI/LC $1,500,000 $0(8)
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(4)(5) 11.1% / 10.0%   Other(9) $5,949,325 $63,750
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $               % Uses $ %
Whole Loan Amount $95,000,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $68,339,110 71.9%
      Partnership Buyout 9,163,186 9.6
      Principal Equity Distribution 8,409,670 8.9
      Reserves 8,120,590 8.5
      Origination Costs 967,444 1.0
Total Sources $95,000,000 100.0% Total Uses $95,000,000 100.0%
                     

 

(1)Based on various underwritten rent rolls dated as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties (as defined below). Includes two tenants, Stryten Manufacturing, LLC (148,196 SF, $3.65 UW Base Rent PSF) and Hirotec America Inc. (143,689 SF, $5.05 UW Base Rent PSF) which have leases starting in January 2021.

(2)The aggregate “as stabilized” appraisal value, which assumes that the Fort Smith property reaches a stabilized occupancy of 90.0% as of October 18, 2022, is $145.3 million. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio above is calculated based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan (as defined below) net of the $4.0 million achievement reserve and the aggregate “as is” appraised value of $139.6 million. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio calculated based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan and the aggregate “as is” appraised value is 68.1%. The Maturity Date LTV Ratio above is calculated based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan and the aggregate “as is” appraised value. The Maturity Date LTV Ratio calculated based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan and the aggregate “as stabilized” appraised value of $145.3 million is 51.4%.

(3)See “—Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow” below for further discussion of underwritten rents.

(4)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan.

(5)The Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF above is based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan net of a $4.0 million achievement reserve. The Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF based on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is 10.6% / 9.6%.

(6)The Cut-off Date Balance of $65,000,000 represents the controlling note A-1 and non-controlling notes A-3 and A-5, which are part of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan consisting of five pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $95,000,000.

(7)See “—Escrows” below.

(8)Monthly TI/LC deposits are not required until such time as the total amount on deposit in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $1,000,000, and will thereafter continue until such time as the total amount on deposit in the TI/LC reserve account equals or exceeds $1,500,000.

(9)Other upfront reserves represent a deferred maintenance reserve (approximately $234,194), an achievement reserve ($4,000,000), an unfunded obligations reserve related to free rent and tenant improvements (approximately $1,677,346) and an environmental insurance reserve (approximately $37,786). On each monthly payment date commencing on January 6, 2021 through and including December 6, 2022, the borrowers are required to deposit $63,750 for tenant allowances, tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions in connection with any portion of the Array Technologies, Inc. space.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Loan”) is part of a whole loan with an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $95,000,000 (the “Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan”), which is secured by the borrowers’ fee simple interest in a portfolio of four industrial properties containing approximately 4,421,618 SF located across four states (collectively, the “Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties”). The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is comprised of five pari passu promissory notes, three of which (controlling note A-1 and non-controlling notes A-3 and A-5), having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $65,000,000, are being contributed to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 transaction and constitute the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Loan.

 

The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan was originated by UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG”) on November 24, 2020. AREF subsequently purchased notes A-1, A-3 and A-5. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.71750% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan to refinance existing debt on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties, fund a partnership buyout, return equity to the borrower sponsor, fund upfront reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan has a 10-year term and requires payments of principal and interest sufficient to amortize the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan over a 30-year amortization schedule. The

 

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Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The scheduled maturity date of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is the due date in December 2030. Voluntary prepayment of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan in whole is permitted on or after July 6, 2030 without payment of a prepayment premium. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan may be defeased in whole (or in part as described below under “—Release of Collateral”) at any time after the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan to be securitized.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note 

Original Balance 

Cut-off Date Balance 

Note Holder 

Controlling Piece 

A-1, A-3, A-5 $65,000,000      $65,000,000      GSMS 2020-GSA2 Yes(1)
A-2, A-4 30,000,000      30,000,000      UBS AG(2) No
Total

$95,000,000      

$95,000,000     

   

 

 

(1)The controlling note is note A-1.

(2)The related notes are currently held by the Note Holder identified in the table above and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are comprised of four industrial properties containing a total of 4,421,618 SF located in Iowa (41.8% of NRA), Arkansas (27.1% of NRA), Kansas (19.9% of NRA) and Michigan (11.2% of NRA). As of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties were 81.8% leased by 20 tenants. The borrower sponsor acquired the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties between 2015 and 2019 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.6 million. Since acquisition, the borrower sponsor has invested approximately $77.2 million in capital improvements and other/soft costs at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Property Name 

City, State 

Allocated Whole Loan Amount 

% of Allocated Whole Loan Amount 

Total SF(1) 

Occ. (%)(1) 

Year Built/Renovated(2) 

As-Is Appraised Value(2) 

UW NCF 

Newton Newton, IA $35,000,000      36.8%        1,850,001   77.5%(3)  1948, 1954, 1957 / 2015-2019 $50,800,000 $2,725,003
Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR 30,000,000      31.6           1,196,746 67.8         1962 / 2019 40,800,000 2,232,459
Flint Flint, MI 20,000,000      21.1           495,271 99.4        1960 / 2020 27,300,000 2,448,060
Coffeyville Coffeyville, KS

10,000,000     

10.5          

879,600 

100.0        

1978 / 1999

20,700,000 

1,721,450 

Total   $95,000,000      100.0%        4,421,618 81.8%       $139,600,000 $9,126,973

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties.

(2)Source: Appraisals.

(3)Excludes Global Fiberglass Solutions, which is currently open and operating, but is delinquent in rent. Including Global Fiberglass Solutions, the Newton property is 86.9% occupied as of November 16, 2020.

 

The Newton property is comprised of three industrial warehouse buildings totaling 1,850,001 SF located in Newton, Iowa. The improvements were constructed in 1948, 1954 and 1957, renovated between 2015 and 2019 and include approximately 4.1% of office space. The Newton property is situated on an approximately 105.7-acre site with 1,165 surface parking spaces (0.6 per 1,000 SF). The Newton property has a total of 84 dock-high doors, 11 drive-in doors, and clear heights of 16 feet to 28 feet. As of November 16, 2020, the Newton property was 86.9% occupied by 13 tenants. Global Fiberglass Solutions, which is currently open and operating, has been underwritten as vacant as the tenant has been delinquent in rent. Excluding Global Fiberglass Solutions, the Newton property was 77.5% leased by 12 tenants as of November 16, 2020. The two largest tenants are Arcosa Wind Towers (16.2% of property NRA, 13.6% of property UW Base Rent) and Graphic Packaging (12.0% of property NRA, 19.0% of property UW Base Rent). Since acquisition of the Newton property in March 2015, the borrower sponsor has invested approximately $18.7 million in capital improvements and other/soft costs at the Newton property.

 

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The Fort Smith property is a 1,196,746 SF industrial warehouse building located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The improvements were constructed in 1962, renovated in 2019 and include approximately 5.0% of office space. The Fort Smith property is situated on a 97.0-acre site with 2,009 surface parking spaces (1.7 per 1,000 SF). The Fort Smith property has a total of 53 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors, and clear heights of 32 feet. As of November 16, 2020, the Fort Smith property was 67.8% occupied by three tenants. The borrower sponsor is finalizing a five-year lease with QualServ Solutions LLC (see “—Escrows” below for further discussion of the Achievement Lease (as defined below)) for 272,423 square feet of space at a base rent of $3.65 PSF. The three tenants are MP Warehouse, Inc. (29.7% of property NRA, 45.2% of property UW Base Rent), Mars Petcare US, Inc. (25.7% of property NRA, 34.2% of property UW Base Rent) and Stryten Manufacturing, LLC (12.4% of property NRA, 20.6% of property UW Base Rent). Since acquisition of the Fort Smith property in February 2017, the borrower sponsor has invested approximately $26.6 million in capital improvements and other/soft costs at the Fort Smith property.

 

The Flint property is a 495,271 SF industrial warehouse building located in Flint, Michigan. The improvements were constructed in 1960, renovated in 2020 and include approximately 1.0% of office space. The Flint property is situated on a 76.3-acre site with a total of 26 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, and clear heights of 28 feet. As of November 16, 2020, the Flint property was 99.4% occupied by four tenants. The three largest tenants are Genesee Packaging Inc. (58.6% of property NRA, 50.7% of property UW Base Rent), Hirotec America Inc. (29.0% of property NRA, 28.7% of property UW Base Rent) and Webcor Packing Corporation (11.8% of property NRA, 11.1% of property UW Base Rent). Since acquisition of the Flint property in September 2017, the borrower sponsor has invested approximately $29.5 million in capital improvements and other/soft costs at the Flint property.

 

The Coffeyville property is an 879,600 SF industrial warehouse building located in Coffeyville, Kansas. The improvements were constructed in 1978, renovated in 1999 and include approximately 3.4% of office space. The Coffeyville property is situated on a 108.8-acre site with 784 surface parking spaces (0.9 per 1,000 SF). The Coffeyville property has a total of 70 dock-high doors, three drive-in doors, and clear heights of 24 feet to 38 feet. As of December 1, 2020, the Coffeyville property was 100.0% occupied by Array Technologies, Inc. Array Technologies, Inc. has been at the Coffeyville property since December 2019 on a three-year lease with a current underwritten base rent of $2.08 PSF. Since acquisition of the Coffeyville property in December 2019, the borrower sponsor has invested approximately $2.4 million in capital improvements and other/soft costs at the Coffeyville property.

 

COVID-19 Update.  As of December 1, 2020, all of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are open and operating. The occupied SF making full rent payment for October 2020, the UW base rent paid for October 2020, the occupied SF making full rent payment for November 2020 and the UW base rent paid for November 2020 are 98.6%, 99.8%, 98.6% and 99.6%, respectively. The borrower sponsor reported that Global Fiberglass Solutions, which leases 3.9% of NRA, has been delinquent on rent. The lender has underwritten the space leased to Global Fiberglass Solutions as vacant in the underwriting and has excluded the associated rent and square footage from the aforementioned October and November calculations. As of December 1, 2020, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is not subject to any modification or forbearance request. 

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the tenants at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Ten Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P) 

Tenant GLA (SF) 

% of GLA 

UW Base Rent 

% of Total UW Base Rent 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF 

Lease Expiration 

Renewal / Extension Options 

Array Technologies, Inc.(2) NR/NR/NR 879,600 19.9%     $1,829,568 16.6%     $2.08        12/31/2022 2, 3-year options
Genesee Packaging Inc. NR/NR/NR 290,267 6.6        1,284,050 11.6        4.42        7/31/2024 2, 3-year options
MP Warehouse, Inc. NR/NR/NR 355,139 8.0        1,189,716 10.8        3.35        6/30/2024 1, 5-year option
Mars Petcare US, Inc.(3) NR/NR/NR 307,815 7.0        898,820 8.1        2.92        8/31/2023 3, 5-year options
Graphic Packaging(4) NR/NR/NR 222,402 5.0        767,287 7.0        3.45        12/31/2027 1, 5-year option
Hirotec America Inc.(5) NR/NR/NR 143,689 3.2        725,629 6.6        5.05        5/31/2026 2, 5-year options
FBN Inputs LLC NR/NR/NR 186,508 4.2        645,318 5.9        3.46        6/30/2028 None
Arcosa Wind Towers NR/NR/NR 299,461 6.8        551,164 5.0        1.84        4/30/2022 2, 5-year options
Stryten Manufacturing, LLC(5) NR/NR/NR 148,196 3.4        540,915 4.9        3.65        12/31/2025 1, 5-year option
TPI Iowa II LLC NR/NR/NR

114,078

2.6       

435,778

4.0       

3.82       

2/28/2023 2, 5-year options
Total / Wtd. Avg. 2,947,155 66.7%     $8,868,245 80.4%     $3.01           
Remaining Owned Tenants 669,065 15.1        2,162,505 19.6        3.23           
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)

805,398

18.2       

0

0.0       

0.00       

   
Totals / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants 4,421,618 100.0%     $11,030,750 100.0%     $3.05           

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties and include contractual rent steps of $144,859 through December 2021.

(2)Array Technologies, Inc. has a one-time termination option during each of its two extended terms (and not prior), provided that the tenant is required to provide the borrower with 180 days’ written notice of its intent to terminate and to pay all rent due and unpaid through the date that is 180 days after the receipt of such termination notice.

(3)Mars Petcare US, Inc. has up to 90 days to pay its monthly rent pursuant to the terms of its lease. The borrower sponsor indicated that Mars Petcare US, Inc. has been paying rent in three-month installments on a quarterly basis and paid July through September 2020 rent in full on October 1, 2020. Given the 90-day grace period for payments under the lease, the latest due dates for the October and November 2020 rents are December 29, 2020 and January 30, 2021, respectively

(4)Graphic Packaging has a one-time right to terminate its lease effective on January 31, 2023 with 180 days’ notice along with payment of all other outstanding amounts due under the lease as of the date of such delivery.

(5)Hirotec America Inc. and Stryten Manufacturing, LLC have leases starting in January 2021.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(3) 

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(3) 

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF(3) 

  # of Expiring
Leases
MTM  168,199  3.8%  3.8%  $430,298   3.9%  $2.56   3 
2020  0  0.0   3.8%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2021  74,717  1.7   5.5%  253,291   2.3   3.39   1 
2022  1,237,554  28.0   33.5%  2,660,913   24.1   2.15   3 
2023  684,819  15.5   49.0%  1,965,764   17.8   2.87   4 
2024  645,406  14.6   63.6%  2,473,766   22.4   3.83   2 
2025  209,640  4.7   68.3%  731,392   6.6   3.49   2 
2026  186,974  4.2   72.5%  861,977   7.8   4.61   2 
2027  222,402  5.0   77.6%  767,287   7.0   3.45   1 
2028  186,509  4.2   81.8%  886,063   8.0   4.75   2 
2029  0  0.0   81.8%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2030  0  0.0   81.8%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2031 & Thereafter  0  0.0   81.8%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Vacant  805,398  18.2   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  4,421,618  100.0%      $11,030,750   100.0%  $3.05   20 

 

 

(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by the tenants.

(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent roll as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties and include contractual rent steps of $144,859 through December 2021.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2019 

Most Recent Occupancy(2) 

70.7% 81.8%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrowers and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

(2)Based on various underwritten rent rolls dated as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2019(2)

 

TTM 9/30/2020(3) 

  Underwritten 

Stabilized UW(4) 

 

Underwritten 

$ per SF 

Base Rent  $6,100,064  $9,112,805  $10,885,891  $11,880,235  $2.46
Contractual Rent Steps(5)  0  0  144,859  144,859  0.03
Vacant Income  0  0  2,468,647  1,515,166  0.56
Reimbursements  1,681,928  2,449,954  4,399,425  4,399,425  0.99
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0  0  (3,324,684)  (2,217,651)  (0.75)
Other Income  0  0  67,640  67,640  0.02
Effective Gross Income  $7,781,992  $11,562,759  $14,641,777  $15,789,673  $3.31
Total Operating Expenses  2,362,152  2,960,143  4,579,626  4,614,063  1.04
Net Operating Income(6)  $5,419,840  $8,602,616  $10,062,150  $11,175,610  $2.28
TI/LC  0  0  554,412  554,412  0.13
Capital Expenditures  0  0  380,766  380,766  0.09
Net Cash Flow  $5,419,840  $8,602,616  $9,126,973  $10,240,432  $2.06

 

 

(1)Certain items such as interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Historical operating performance and Underwritten Net Cash Flow is not available as the Coffeyville property was acquired in December 2019. As such, 2019 operating performance and Underwritten Net Cash Flow includes partial year information for the Coffeyville property.

(3)TTM 9/30/2020 represents trailing 12 months ending September 30, 2020, apart from the Coffeyville property, which represents trailing 10 months ending September 30, 2020, annualized.

(4)Stabilized U/W reflects QualServ Solutions LLC’s lease, which is out for execution as of November 2020. QualServ Solutions LLC’s lease is expected to be executed at $3.65 PSF and is expected to cover an additional 272,423 SF of space at the Fort Smith property. Including the QualServ Solutions LLC lease, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are anticipated to be 87.9% leased. We cannot assure you that such lease will be signed or that QualServ Solutions LLC will occupy its space as expected or at all.

(5)Contractual Rent Steps are through December 2021.

(6)The increase in Underwritten Net Operating Income from TTM 9/30/2020 Net Operating Income is primarily attributed to (i) $144,859 of rent steps and (ii) recent leasing, including Stryten Manufacturing, LLC ($540,915 in UW base rent), Hirotec America Inc. ($725,629 in UW base rent), Rock Communications Ltd ($190,476 in UW base rent), Webcor Packaging Corporation ($280,181 in UW base rent) and US Engineered Wood, Inc. ($136,348 in UW base rent).

 

Appraisals. According to the appraisals, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $139,600,000 as of October 9, 2020 through October 21, 2020 and an aggregate “as-stabilized” appraised value of $145,300,000, which assumes that the Fort Smith property reaches a stabilized occupancy of 90.0% as of October 18, 2022.

 

Environmental Matters. According to the Phase I environmental reports dated October 27, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties. There is environmental liability coverage in the amount of $2.0 million per incident and $2.0 million in the aggregate, pursuant to a certain environmental impairment liability policy with respect to the Flint property and the Fort Smith property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are located in Newton, Iowa (41.8% of NRA), Fort Smith, Arkansas (27.1% of NRA), Flint, Michigan (11.2% of NRA) and Coffeyville, Kansas (19.9% of NRA).

 

Newton, Iowa (36.8% of Cut-off Date Allocated Loan Amount “ALA”): The Newton property is located approximately 37.6 miles east of the Des Moines central business district. According to the appraisal, the Newton property is located in a commercial corridor on the north side of Newton. Commercial development in the surrounding area consists primarily of small to mid-size industrial properties, as well as some smaller retail and

 

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self-storage properties. Primary access to the area is provided by Interstate 80, approximately 4.3 miles south of the Newton property. According to the appraisal, the Newton property is located in the Jasper County industrial submarket, which had approximately 4.1 million SF of inventory and a vacancy rate of 11.3% as of the third quarter of 2020. The last reported asking rent was $3.75 PSF as of the second quarter of 2019. Compared to the asking rent of $2.82 PSF as of the third quarter of 2017, the asking rent in the Jasper County industrial submarket exhibited a compounded average growth rate of 4.2%. Since the third quarter of 2018, the Jasper County industrial submarket had average quarterly vacancy of 14.4%.

 

Fort Smith, Arkansas (31.6% of ALA): The Fort Smith property is located approximately 5.9 miles south of downtown Fort Smith, approximately 4.5 miles west of the Fort Smith Regional Airport, approximately 150 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 186 miles east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to the appraisal, the Fort Smith property is located in a suburban area surrounded by industrial and retail properties. Primary access to the area is provided by U.S. Route 71, approximately 0.5 miles north of the Fort Smith property and major thoroughfares include U.S. Route 271, Interstate 540 and Interstate 49. According to the appraisal, the Fort Smith property is located in the Greater Fort Smith industrial submarket, which has inventory of approximately 16.9 million SF and as of the third quarter of 2020, had a vacancy and asking rent of 13.0% and $4.20 PSF, respectively. Compared to asking rent of $2.99 PSF as of the second quarter of 2017, the asking rent in the Greater Fort Smith industrial submarket exhibited a compounded average growth rate of 2.6%. Since the third quarter of 2018, the Greater Fort Smith industrial submarket had average quarterly vacancy of 10.8%.

 

Flint, Michigan (21.1% of ALA): The Flint property is located in Genesee County, approximately 3.6 miles east of downtown Flint, approximately 8.5 miles northeast of the Bishop International Airport and approximately 71.0 miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan. Major cities in the county are located along Interstate 75, Interstate 69 and US Highway 23, which intersect near the Flint property; including Grand Blanc, Burton, Mount Morris, Davison, Fenton and Mundy Township. According to the appraisal, the Flint property is located in a suburban area surrounded by retail and industrial properties. Mass Transportation Authority provides scheduled bus routes in the Flint service area with 12 bus stops throughout Flint. According to the appraisal, the Flint property is located in the Genesee County industrial submarket, which has inventory of approximately 29.7 million SF and as of the second quarter of 2020, had a vacancy and asking rent of 3.8% and $4.84 PSF, respectively. Compared to asking rent of $3.97 PSF as of the first quarter of 2017, asking rent in the Genesee County industrial submarket exhibited a compounded average growth rate of 1.5%. Since the second quarter of 2018, the Genesee County industrial submarket had average quarterly vacancy of 3.8%.

 

Coffeyville, Kansas (10.5% of ALA): The Coffeyville property is located in Montgomery County, approximately 6.6 miles north of downtown Coffeyville, approximately 79.8 miles northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma and approximately 73.9 miles north of the Tulsa International Airport. Primary access to the area is provided by US-169, an arterial that crosses the city of Coffeyville in a north/south direction. Access to the subject from US-169 is provided by Angola Road. According to the appraisal, the neighborhood consists of industrial uses and agricultural land. The Coffeyville property had within a 50-mile radius, approximately 10.9 million SF of inventory and a vacancy rate of 3.4% as of the third quarter of 2020. The last reported asking rent was $3.25 PSF as of the first quarter of 2020. Since the third quarter of 2018, the average quarterly vacancy within a 50-mile radius is 7.0%.

 

The following table presents certain market information relating to the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Property Name 

 

Total SF(1) 

 

5-Mile
Radius
Population(2)
 

 

5-Mile Radius Average
Household Income(2)
 

 

Annual UW
Base Rent
PSF(1)
 

 

Market Rent
PSF(3)
 

 

Occ. (%)(1) 

 

Market
Vacancy(3)
 

Newton  1,850,001   18,155   $67,872   $2.91   $3.12   77.5%(4)  15.0%
Fort Smith  1,196,746   65,445   62,566   3.24   3.50   67.8   10.0 
Flint  495,271   132,041   50,235   5.14   5.00   99.4   5.0 
Coffeyville  879,600   6,762   58,867   2.08   2.00   100.0   9.0 
Total  4,421,618   41,444   $62,669   $3.08   $3.21   81.8%  11.3%

 

 

(1)Based on various underwritten rent rolls dated as of December 1, 2020, with respect to the Coffeyville property and November 16, 2020, with respect to the other Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties.

(2)Estimated 2020 based on third party market research reports.

(3)Source: Appraisals.

(4)Excludes Global Fiberglass Solutions, which is currently open and operating, but is delinquent in rent. Including Global Fiberglass Solutions, the Newton property is 86.9% occupied as of November 16, 2020.

 

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The Borrowers. The borrowers are Phoenix Newton Industrial Investors LLC, Phoenix Fort Smith Industrial Investors LLC, Phoenix Flint Center Road, LLC and Phoenix Coffeyville Industrial Investors LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company and special purpose entity with one independent director. Legal counsel to the borrowers delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan. The non-recourse carveout guarantors under the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan are Irrevocable Children's Trust dated 7/22/91 and Irrevocable Children's Trust No. 2 dated 7/22/91. The borrower sponsor is Phoenix Investors, which is the affiliated management company for the guarantors’ investments.

 

Escrows. At origination, the borrowers deposited approximately (i) $372,457 for real estate taxes, (ii) $298,808 for insurance premiums, (iii) $1,500,000 tenant improvements and leasing commissions (“TI/LC”), (iv) $234,194 for deferred maintenance, (v) $4,000,000 in an achievement reserve (as further detailed below), (vi) approximately $1,677,346 for unfunded obligations related to free rent (approximately $302,346) and tenant improvements ($1,375,000) and (vii) $37,786 in an environmental insurance reserve.

 

Tax Reserve – The borrowers are required to deposit into a real estate tax reserve, on a monthly basis, 1/12 of the estimated annual real estate taxes (initially estimated at approximately $84,962).

 

Insurance Reserve – The borrowers are required to deposit into an insurance reserve, on a monthly basis, 1/12 of the estimated insurance premiums (initially estimated at approximately $37,241).

 

Replacement Reserve – The borrowers are required to deposit into a replacement reserve, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to $36,847, subject to a cap of $880,000.

 

TI/LC Reserve – The borrowers are required to deposit into a TI/LC reserve, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to $55,270 when the amount in the TI/LC reserve is less than $1,000,000, until such time the TI/LC reserve equals or exceeds $1,500,000.

 

Array Technology Rollover Funds – On each monthly payment date commencing January 6, 2021 through and including December 6, 2022, the borrowers are required to deposit $63,750 for tenant allowances, tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions in connection with any portion of the Array Technologies, Inc. space.

 

Material Tenant Rollover Reserve – During a Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event (as defined below), on a monthly basis, the borrowers are required to deposit with the lender all Material Tenant (as defined below) excess cash flow for tenant allowances, tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions, so long as the aggregate amount deposited does not exceed an amount equal to $3.00 PSF of such Material Tenant's space.

 

Achievement Reserve – At origination, the borrowers deposited $4,000,000 into an achievement reserve. All funds on deposit in the achievement reserve will be (i) during the continuation of a Phoenix Industrial Cash Management Trigger Event (as defined below), transferred to the cash management account, or (ii) in the absence of a Phoenix Industrial Cash Management Trigger Event, returned to the borrowers; provided, however, that the following conditions have been fully satisfied by the borrowers: (i) on the date such request is made, no Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event or Phoenix Industrial Cash Sweep Trigger Event (as defined below) has occurred and is then continuing, (ii) the borrowers have submitted a written request to the lender at least 30 days prior to the requested release, (iii) the borrowers have provided written evidence acceptable to the lender that all of the Achievement Lease conditions have been satisfied (which include: (a) the applicable Achievement Lease is in full force and effect, no event of default has occurred and remains outstanding thereunder and, if such Achievement Lease is a Material Tenant lease, no Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event has occurred and remains outstanding with respect to the related Material Tenant, such Material Tenant lease or any lease guarantor with respect to such Material Tenant, (b) the tenant under the Achievement Lease is in possession of its premises and is paying full rent (or the amount of any rent abatements has been deposited with the lender), (c) all tenant improvement work required to be completed by the borrowers in connection with the Achievement Lease has been completed, (d) all tenant allowances and leasing commissions in connection with the Achievement Lease have been paid in full (or any outstanding amounts have been deposited with the lender) and (e) the borrowers delivered a tenant estoppel confirming all of the foregoing conditions have been satisfied and is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the lender), (iv) the borrowers have delivered written evidence that the debt yield based on the full outstanding principal balance

 

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of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is not less than 10.6%, (v) the borrowers have delivered written evidence that the loan-to-value ratio based on the full outstanding principal balance of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is not greater than 65.38% and (vi) the borrowers have delivered to the lender a fully executed lease for QualServ Solutions LLC (or a new lease with another tenant containing terms substantially similar to the proposed QualServ Solutions LLC lease) (the “Achievement Lease”).

 

A “Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event” means a period commencing upon the earlier of (i) a Material Tenant giving notice of its intention to terminate or cancel or not to extend or renew its lease, (ii) on or prior to the date that is six months (with respect to Array Technologies, Inc.) or 12 months (with respect to any Material Tenant other than Array Technologies, Inc.) prior to the then applicable expiration date under the applicable Material Tenant lease, if the Material Tenant does not extend or renew such Material Tenant lease, (iii) on or prior to the date a Material Tenant is required under its Material Tenant lease to notify the borrowers of its election to extend or renew its lease, if such Material Tenant does not give notice, (iv) an event of default under a Material Tenant lease occurring and continuing beyond any applicable notice and/or cure period, (v) a bankruptcy action of a Material Tenant or guarantor of any Material Tenant lease occurring, (vi) a Material Tenant lease being terminated or no longer being in full force and effect, provided that, with respect to any partial termination of a Material Tenant lease, such partial termination relates to no less than 20% of (x) the total net rentable square footage at the applicable property or (y) the total in-place base rent at the applicable property or (vii) a Material Tenant “going dark”, vacating, ceasing to occupy or ceasing to conduct business in the ordinary course at the applicable property or a portion thereof constituting no less than 20% of the total net rentable square footage at the applicable property for a period in excess of 12 consecutive months (other than temporary cessation of operations in connection with remodeling, renovation or restoration of its leased premises); however, a Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event is deemed to not have occurred if the following two conditions are satisfied: (1) the debt yield (excluding all income generated pursuant to any Material Tenant lease with respect to which a Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event has occurred and remains outstanding, but will otherwise be based on the net cash flow (based on annualized in-place rents)) for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties, is equal to or greater than the debt yield as of the origination date, and (2) the weighted average remaining lease term for the tenants at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties (excluding the tenants that are month-to-month as of the origination date), is equal to or greater than three years (excluding any renewal options).

 

A “Material Tenant” means (i) Array Technologies, Inc. or (ii) any other tenant at the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties that, together with its affiliates, either (a) leases no less than 20% of the total rentable square footage or (b) accounts for (or would account for) no less than 20% of the total in-place base rent.

 

A “Phoenix Industrial Cash Management Trigger Event” means a period commencing upon the earlier of (i) an event of default under the related Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan documents, (ii) any bankruptcy action involving the borrowers, the guarantors, the key principal or the property manager, (iii) the trailing 12-month period DSCR falling below 1.30x, (iv) any indictment for fraud or misappropriation of funds by the borrowers, the guarantors, the key principal or an affiliated or third party property manager (provided that, in the case of the third party property manager, such fraud or misappropriation is related to any of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties), or any director or officer of the aforementioned or (v) a Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event.

 

A “Phoenix Industrial Cash Sweep Trigger Event” will occur upon (i) an event of default under the related Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan documents, (ii) any bankruptcy action involving the borrowers, the guarantors, the key principal or the property manager or (iii) the trailing 12-month period DSCR falling below 1.30x.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. During the continuance of a Phoenix Industrial Cash Management Trigger Event, all excess funds on deposit in the cash management account (after payment of required monthly reserve deposits, debt service payment on the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan and cash management bank fees) will be applied as follows: (a) if a Phoenix Industrial Material Tenant Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, to a Material Tenant rollover reserve, (b) if a Phoenix Industrial Cash Sweep Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, to the lender-controlled excess cash flow account or (c) if no Phoenix Industrial

 

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Material Tenant Trigger Event or Phoenix Industrial Cash Sweep Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, to the borrowers.

 

Property Management. The Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are currently managed by Phoenix Investors, an affiliate of the borrower sponsor. Under the related Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan documents, the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties are required to be managed by Phoenix Investors or another property management company approved by the lender, with respect to which, if required by the lender, a rating agency confirmation has been received and, to the extent the other manager is affiliated with the borrowers or guarantors, delivery of a non-consolidation opinion. The lender has the right to require the borrowers to replace the property manager (i) if the property manager files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy, (ii) during the continuance of an event of default under the related Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Whole Loan documents, (iii) during the continuance of an event of default by the property manager under the management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods) or (iv) if the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds.

 

Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness. The borrowers are permitted to obtain a mezzanine loan subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including, but not limited to (i) the loan-to-value on the aggregate of the mortgage loan and the mezzanine loan is not greater than 68.1%, (ii) the trailing 12-month period DSCR on the aggregate of the mortgage loan and the mezzanine loan is equal to or greater than 1.70x, (iii) the debt yield on the aggregate of the mortgage loan and the mezzanine loan is equal to or greater than 9.5%, (iv) the mezzanine loan is coterminous with the mortgage loan, (v) the mezzanine loan is made by a qualified transferee as defined by the related loan documents (and such qualified transferee executes an intercreditor agreement in form and substance acceptable to the lender and rating agencies) and (vi) the lender has received a rating agency confirmation.

 

Release of Collateral. The borrowers may obtain a release of an individual property from the lien of the mortgage, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions including, but not limited to (i) defeasance in an amount equal to 125% of the allocated loan amount, (ii) the DSCR after the release is no less than the greater of (a) the DSCR prior to the release and (b) 1.70x, (iii) the loan-to-value ratio after the release is no more than the lesser of (a) the loan-to-value ratio prior to the release and (b) 68.1%, (iv) the debt yield after release is no less than the greater of (a) the debt yield prior to the release and (b) 9.5%, (v) the Coffeyville property is not the sole remaining property and (vi) the lender receives an opinion of counsel that the release of such individual property does not constitute a prohibited transaction for any REMIC trust formed in connection with a securitization and will not disqualify such REMIC trust as a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrowers are required to maintain comprehensive all risk insurance (including coverage for acts of terrorism) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Properties, as well as 18 months of business interruption coverage, together with a six-month extended period of indemnity following restoration.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties(1) 2   Loan Seller(7)   CREFI
Location (City/State)  Las Vegas, Nevada   Cut-off Date Balance(7)   $65,000,000
Property Type Hospitality   Cut-off Date Balance per Room(7) $167,644.65
Size (Rooms)(2) 9,748   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   7.9%
Total TTM Occupancy as of 9/30/2020(2) 71.4%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned TTM Occupancy as of 9/30/2020(2) 71.4%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation(3) Various / NAP   Mortgage Rate    3.55800%
Appraised Value(4) $4,600,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)(6)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)     NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
           
Underwritten Revenues $2,106,295,488        
Underwritten Expenses $1,586,215,135    
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $520,080,353         Escrows(8)
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $487,305,761     Upfront Monthly
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(4)(7) 35.5%   Taxes $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(4)(6)(7) 35.5%   Insurance $0 $0
DSCR Based on Master Lease Rent(1)(7) 4.95x   Replacement Reserve $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Master Lease Rent(1)(7) 17.9%   Other $0 $0
           
  Sources and Uses      
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Senior Loan Amount $1,634,200,000    35.4% Purchase Price $4,600,000,000 99.6%
Subordinate Loan Amount 1,365,800,000 29.6 Closing Costs 17,792,163   0.4
Principal’s New Cash Contribution(9) 1,617,792,163 35.0      
           
Total Sources $4,617,792,163 100.0% Total Uses $4,617,792,163 100.0%
                                         

 

 

(1)On January 14, 2020, MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (“MGP OP”), an affiliate of BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. (“BREIT OP”; and together with MGP OP, the “Sponsors”, or the “Borrower Sponsors”) and certain other parties entered into an agreement to, among other things, form a joint venture (50.1% indirectly owned by MGP OP and 49.9% indirectly owned by BREIT OP) (the “Joint Venture”) to acquire the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties (as defined below) for a purchase price of $4.60 billion ($471,892 per room). Contemporaneously with the acquisition, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers (as defined below), as landlord entered into a 30-year triple-net master/operating lease (the “MGM/Mandalay Lease” or “Master Lease”) with two, 10-year renewal options with MGM Lessee II, LLC (“MGM Tenant”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (“MGM”). Financial and other information presented in this Term Sheet is presented on a “look through” basis, based on the rents and receipts of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. For so long as the MGM/Mandalay Lease is in effect, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers will be entitled only to the rent due under the MGM/Mandalay Lease and not to the underlying rent and other income from the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. The DSCR Based on Master Lease Rent, and Debt Yield Based on Master Lease Rent presented in the chart above are based on the initial MGM/Mandalay Lease annual rent of $292,000,000. The DSCR Based on NCF, and the Debt Yield based on NCF for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay A Notes (based on the U/W NCF of approximately $487.3 million) are 8.27x and 29.8%, respectively. Based on the September 2020 TTM adjusted EBITDAR of approximately $222.0 million, the Mortgage Loan results in a DSCR of 2.05x (which is below the DSCR Threshold – See “Lockbox and Cash Management” herein for more detail). On May 1, 2020, MGM Resorts International reported that, as a result of the temporary closure of its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) following the outbreak of COVID-19, its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) were effectively generating no revenue, there were high levels of room and convention cancellation through the third quarter of 2020, and that, following the re-opening of its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties), it expected weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things. The September 2020 TTM financials reflect the suspension of operations at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties from March 17, 2020 through the end of the first calendar quarter of 2020 (although operations at the MGM Grand Property remained suspended until June 4, 2020 and operations at The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort remained suspended through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively). The adjusted September 2020 TTM EBITDAR of $222.0 million takes into account an adjustment for a combined net extraordinary loss add-back of approximately $82.4 million during the September 2020 TTM period (primarily comprised of employee payroll expenses and corporate allocations and net of a combined extraordinary gain of approximately $0.7 million related to a reversal of certain accrued benefit expenses) related to the temporary closure of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The lender underwriting presented above is based on 2019 financials, which reflect a full year of uninterrupted operations at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. Please see the “Cash Flow Analysis” and “Historical Performance” tables herein, and the footnotes thereto, for more detailed underwritten cash flow information.

(2)Size and Occupancy are based solely on the hotel at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. As of the trailing 12 months ending September 30, 2020, approximately 30.0% of revenues were generated by rooms, 22.9% of revenues were from gaming, 24.5% from food & beverage and 22.6% from other sources.

(3)The MGM Grand Property (as defined below) was built in 1993 and the Mandalay Bay Property (as defined below) was built in 1999. The MGM Grand Property has benefited from capital investment of approximately $480.0 million (approximately $96,000 per room) since 2010, $144.0 million of which was spent on a full rooms’ renovation from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, approximately $118.9 million was recently spent on an expansion and renovation of the convention center completed in December 2018, which is expected to expand the group business at the MGM Grand Property. The Mandalay Bay Property (including the Delano) underwent a substantial rooms’ renovation for approximately $159.7 million from 2012 to 2016 and, inclusive of the Four Seasons, has received a total of approximately $510.6 million (approximately $107,500 per room) of capital investment since 2010.

(4)The Appraised Value of $4,600,000,000 as of January 10, 2020, set forth above is the appraised value solely with respect to real property at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties, excluding personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties (the “Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value”). The appraisal also includes an “As Leased-Sale-Leaseback Appraised Value,” which is equal to the Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value. The appraised value of $7,352,600,000 (“Aggregate As-Is Appraised Value”) as of January 10, 2020, includes personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. The personal property and intangible property relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties is owned by the MGM Tenant or certain sublessees at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties that are wholly owned subsidiaries of MGM (the “MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants”) (as more particularly provided in the Master Lease), which granted a security interest in certain property of the MGM Tenant and the MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants (with certain exclusions, including an exclusion for the intellectual property of MGM Tenant as more particularly described in the Master Lease); and provided that the FF&E is only transferred to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers at no cost in the event of a termination of the Master Lease due to an event of default by the MGM Tenant thereunder) in favor of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers, and such security interest was collaterally assigned by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers to the mortgage lender. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio based on the Aggregate As-Is Appraised Value are 22.2% and 22.2%, respectively, based on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan (as defined below). The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio based on the Aggregate As-Is Appraised Value are 40.8% and 40.8%, respectively, based on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (as defined below).

(5)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan (as defined below) is part of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, which is comprised of (i) 36 pari passu senior promissory notes with an aggregate Cut-off Date balance of $1,634,200,000 (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes,” and collectively, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan”) and (ii) 24 promissory notes with an aggregate Cut-off Date balance of $1,365,800,000 consisting of multiple subordination levels, which are subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes (the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes”). The MGM Grand Property has an allocated mortgage loan amount (“ALA”) of $1,635,000,000 and the Mandalay Bay Property has an allocated loan amount (“ALA”) equal to $1,365,000,000. The lockout period will be at least 33 payment dates beginning with and including the first payment date of April 5, 2020. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers have the option to defease the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, in whole or in part, after the earlier to occur of (i) two years after the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized and (ii) February 14, 2023. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, subject to payment of the applicable yield maintenance premium if such prepayment occurs prior to September 5, 2029 (provided no yield maintenance will be due in connection with mandatory prepayments arising out of any casualty, condemnation or in connection with certain releases under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents. The assumed lockout period of 33 payment dates is based on the expected GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization closing date in December 2020. The actual lockout period may be longer.

(6)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is structured with an Anticipated Repayment Date (“ARD”) of March 5, 2030 and a final maturity date of March 5, 2032. After the ARD, the following structure will apply: (i) the interest rate will increase by 200 basis points over the greater of (x) 3.55800%, and (y) (1) the ARD Treasury Note Rate (as defined below) in effect on the ARD plus (2) 1.77000%, (ii) amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve (as defined below) will be applied first to pay monthly additional interest amounts which, to the extent not paid (such amount not paid, together with accrued interest thereon at the Adjusted Interest Rate (as defined below), the “Accrued Interest”), will be deferred and added to the principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and (iii) a full cash flow sweep to the extent of remaining amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve will be applied to the principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan. The metrics presented above are calculated based on the ARD.

 

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(7)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”), Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“BCREI”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”) and Société Générale Financial Corporation (“SGFC”). CREFI will be contributing Note A-13-7 with an outstanding principal balance of $65,000,000.

(8)See “—Escrows” below.

(9)Includes MGM’s approximately $80.0 million of retained equity interest in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties after the sale-leaseback, by virtue of operating partnership units in MGP OP issued to MGM on the origination date of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan”) is part of a whole loan (the “The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan”) in the aggregate original principal balance of $3,000,000,000. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrowers’ fee simple interest in two full service luxury resort and casinos located in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “MGM Grand Property,” and the “Mandalay Bay Property,” and collectively “The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties”). The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan was co-originated by CREFI, DBNY, BCREI, and SGFC on February 14, 2020. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is comprised of (i) the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan, comprised of 36 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes with an aggregate principal balance of $1,634,200,000, and (ii) the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes comprised of 24 notes of multiple subordination levels which are subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Loan with an aggregate principal balance of $1,365,800,000, each as described in the table below. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes are subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes to the extent described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool–The Whole Loans–The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans–The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan” in the Preliminary Prospectus. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan, which is evidenced by the non-controlling note A-13-7, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $65,000,000 and represents approximately 7.9% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

Each note evidencing the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.55800% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan to acquire the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties and pay closing costs.

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan has a 10-year interest-only term through the ARD of March 5, 2030. After the ARD, through and including March 5, 2032 (the “Maturity Date”), the following structure would apply: (i) the interest rate will increase by 200 basis points over the greater of (x) 3.55800%, and (y)(1) the ARD Treasury Note Rate in effect on the ARD (such new rate, the “Adjusted Interest Rate”) plus (2) 1.77000%, (ii) amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve (as defined below) will be applied first to pay monthly additional interest amounts which, to the extent not paid, will be deferred (together with interest accrued thereon at the Adjusted Interest Rate) and added to the principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan, and (iii) a full cash flow sweep to the extent of remaining amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve will be applied to principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan. For the period from the origination date through the ARD, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes and Junior Notes accrue at the rate of 3.55800% per annum. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan proceeds along with borrower sponsor equity were used to purchase the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties for $4.6 billion.

 

ARD Treasury Note Rate” means the rate of interest per annum calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields, as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 Selected Interest Rates under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” for the business day ending immediately prior to the ARD, of “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” with maturity dates (one longer and one shorter) most nearly approximating the Maturity Date. In the event Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 Selected Interest Rates is no longer published or in the event Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 Selected Interest Rates no longer publishes “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities”, the mortgage lender will select a comparable publication to determine such “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” and the applicable ARD Treasury Note Rate. The mortgage lender’s determination of the ARD Treasury Note Rate will be final absent manifest error.

 

The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 111 months as of the Cut-off Date. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan requires payments of interest only until the ARD in March 2030 or the final maturity date in March 2032. Voluntary prepayment of The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan without payment of a yield maintenance premium is permitted on or after the due date in September 2029. Defeasance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan with certain direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America is permitted under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay

 

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Whole Loan documents at any time after the earlier of (i) February 14, 2023 or (ii) the second anniversary of the securitization of the last note of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans—The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note

Original Balance

Cut-off Date Balance

Note Holder

Controlling Piece

A-13-7 $65,000,000 $65,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2(1) No
A-13-5, A-15-6 $75,000,000 $75,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21 No
A-13-4, A-15-4 $70,000,000 $70,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B20 No
A-13-2, A-15-3 $80,000,000 $80,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B19 No
A-13-1, A-15-1 $65,000,000 $65,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18 No
A-15-2 $50,000,000 $50,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9 No
A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 $670,139 $670,139 BX 2020-VIVA No
A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8 $794,861 $794,861 BX 2020-VIV2 No
A-9, A-10, A-11, A-12 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 BX 2020-VIV3 No
A-13-3, A-14-4, A-15-5, A-16-2 $550,000,000 $550,000,000 BX 2020-VIV4(4) No
A-14-1, A-16-1 $69,500,000 $69,500,000 BBCMS 2020-C8 No
A-13-6, A-13-8 $139,360,667 $139,360,667 CREFI(2) No
A-14-2, A-14-3 $45,000,000 $45,000,000 WFCM 2020-C58 No
A-14-5 $101,847,000 $101,847,000 Barclays Bank PLC(2) No
A-15-7, A-15-8 $129,680,333 $129,680,333 DBRI(2) No

A-16-3

$191,347,000

$191,347,000

SGFC(2) No
Total Senior Notes $1,634,200,000 $1,634,200,000    
B-1-A, B-2-A, B-3-A, B-4-A, B-1-B, B-2-B, B-3-B, B-4-B(5) $329,861 $329,861 BX 2020-VIVA No
B-5-A, B-6-A, B-7-A, B-8-A, B-5-B, B-6-B, B-7-B, B-8-B(5) $374,355,139 $374,355,139 BX 2020-VIV2 No
B-9-A, B-10-A, B-11-A, B-12-A(5) $429,715,000 $429,715,000 BX 2020-VIV3 No

C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4(5)

$561,400,000

$561,400,000

BX 2020-VIVA Yes(3)
Whole Loan $3,000,000,000 $3,000,000,000    

 

 

(1)CREFI will be contributing Note A-13-7, which has an outstanding principal balance of $65,000,000 to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization.
(2)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.
(3)The initial controlling note is Note C-1, so long as no related control appraisal period with respect to Note C-1 and the related pari passu C notes has occurred and is continuing. If and for so long as a control appraisal period has occurred and is continuing, then the controlling note will be as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool–The Whole Loans–The Non-Serviced AB Whole Loans–The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan” in the Preliminary Prospectus.
(4)The BX 2020-VIV4 securitization transaction is expected to close after the Closing Date.
(5)The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes are subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes.

 

The Mortgaged Properties.

 

MGM Grand (54.5% of Mortgage ALA and Master Lease Rent)

 

Built in 1993, the MGM Grand Property is a full-service luxury resort and casino property located on the Las Vegas Strip, situated between Tropicana Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. According to World Atlas, the MGM Grand Property is the third largest hotel in the world by room count. The MGM Grand Property is also a recipient of the AAA Four Diamond award. The MGM Grand Property covers approximately 101.9 acres and consists of 4,998 hotel rooms: 4,270 standard rooms, 554 suites, 88 luxury suites, 51 SKYLOFTS suites (excluding one additional office unit), 30 mansion villas (Mediterranean-themed villas targeted for high-end gamblers, celebrities and casino-invited guests on the strip) (the “Mansion Villas”) and four entourage rooms associated with the Mansion Villas. The MGM Grand Property contains approximately 177,268 square feet (“SF”) of casino space, featuring 1,553 slot machines and 128 gaming tables, over 748,000 SF of meeting space, 18 restaurants, an approximately 22,858 SF spa, four swimming pools and approximately 41,800 SF of rentable retail space (featuring 31 retailers). The MGM Grand Property is home to Cirque du Soleil’s “Kà”, an acrobatic theater production that has been in residence at the MGM Grand Property since October 2004. The MGM Grand Property also includes the David Copperfield Theatre, Hakkasan Nightclub and the MGM Grand Garden Arena,

 

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which has a seating capacity of over 16,000 and hosts premier concerts, award shows, sporting events including championship boxing, and other special events.

 

Room sizes range from 346 SF to 11,517 SF and the MGM Grand Property offers one to four bedroom rooms. Standard room amenities include air conditioning, in-room dining service, minibar, telephone, hair dryer, in-room safe, and high-speed internet. SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand, a AAA Four-Diamond, Forbes Five Star hotel, occupies the top two floors of the main building. The hotel has 51 lofts ranging from 1,401 to 6,040 SF per loft. SKYLOFTS is also a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The Mansion at the MGM Grand Property contains 30 Mansion Villas ranging from 2,358 to 11,517 SF per villa and $5,000 to $35,000 per night.

 

Since 2010, the MGM Grand Property has benefited from total capital investment of approximately $480.0 million (approximately $96,036 per room). Notable capital expenditures from this time period include an approximately $144.0 million full rooms renovation from 2010 to 2013 and a recent $118.9 million expansion and renovation of the conference center, which was completed in December 2018.

 

Mandalay Bay (45.5% of Mortgage ALA and Master Lease Rent)

 

Built in 1999, the Mandalay Bay Property is a full-service luxury resort and casino property located as the first major resort on the strip to greet visitors arriving by automobile from Southern California. The AAA Four Diamond award winning resort is a premier conference hotel in Las Vegas with approximately 2.2 million SF of convention, ballroom and meeting space, making it the fifth single largest event space in the United States. The Mandalay Bay Property is immediately across Interstate 15 from Allegiant Stadium, the new home stadium of the National Football League’s (“NFL”) Raiders, which was substantially completed in July 2020. The Raiders started the 2020 football season at the stadium and are hosting games, however, the stadium will remain closed to fans for the season due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The Mandalay Bay Property covers approximately 124.1 acres and consists of 4,750 hotel rooms. Also included within the Mandalay Bay Property are: (i) the Delano, which is an all-suite hotel tower within the complex and (ii) a Four Seasons hotel, each of which has its own lobby, restaurants and pool and spa. In addition to the significant meeting space, the Mandalay Bay Property contains approximately 152,159 SF of casino space, featuring approximately 1,232 slot machines and 71 gaming tables, 27 total restaurants, an approximately 30,000 SF spa, ten swimming pools and approximately 54,000 SF of rentable retail space featuring 41 retailers. The Mandalay Bay Property is also the home to Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson “ONE”, which has been in residence at the Mandalay Bay Property in an approximately 1,805-seat showroom since 2013, an approximately 12,000-seat special events arena, the House of Blues (which features an arena seating up to 2,500 people) and the Shark Reef Aquarium. Additionally, Mandalay Bay Property’s expansive pool and beach area plays host to an array of evening open air concerts during the pool season, a large wave pool, and Moorea, a European-style “ultra” beach and Daylight Beach Club.

 

Room sizes range from 400 to 5,605 SF and the Mandalay Bay Property offers one- to four-bedroom rooms. Standard room amenities include air conditioning, in-room dining service, minibar, telephone, hair dryer, in-room safe, and high-speed internet. Floors 60–62 are designed as penthouse suites, with a penthouse lounge on level 62 for guests staying in the penthouses. Floors numbered 35–39 of the main hotel building are occupied by the five-star and AAA Four-Diamond Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. Located at the resort's 43-story second tower, the Delano Las Vegas is comprised of 45 rooms and 1,072 suites. Each suite at the Delano is at least 725 SF.

 

The Mandalay Bay Property (including the Delano) underwent a substantial rooms’ renovation of approximately $159.7 million (approximately $35,150 per room) from 2012 to 2016 and has received a total of approximately $510.6 million (approximately $107,485 per room) of capital investment since 2010.

 

Cirque du Soleil performances at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties scheduled through September 30, 2020 have been cancelled. On June 29, 2020, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group (“Cirque”) announced that it and certain of its affiliated companies filed for protection from creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in order to restructure its capital structure, which application was granted by the court. On July 16, 2020, Cirque announced that it entered into a new “stalking horse” purchase agreement with a group of existing first lien and second lien secured lenders pursuant to which such lenders would acquire substantially all

 

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of Cirque’s assets in settlement of Cirque’s first and second lien debt. Such purchase agreement was approved by the court on July 17, 2020, and served as the new “stalking horse” bid in a SISP supervised by the court and the court-appointed monitor. As of August 18, 2020, it was reported that the lenders’ bid was the highest bid, which requires court approval to take effect.

 

COVID-19 Update. According to a press release issued on March 15, 2020, MGM announced that it would suspend operations at all of its Las Vegas properties, including the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties, until further notice, effective as of March 17, 2020, and that casino operations would close on March 16, 2020, followed by hotel operations on March 17, 2020. MGM cited COVID-19 as a pandemic that had intensified in the United States, requiring major collective action to slow its progression. MGM stated that it cancelled all reservations at its Las Vegas properties prior to May 21, 2020. MGM further reported that it incurred substantial operating losses in March 2020 and did not expect to see a material improvement until more is known regarding the duration and severity of the pandemic, including when MGM’s properties can reopen to the public. On May 1, 2020, MGM reported in its first quarter Form 10-Q filing that as a result of the government-mandated closure, its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties and several properties which are not part of the collateral for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan) were effectively generating no revenue. In addition, in its Form 10-Q filing, MGM Resorts International reported high levels of room and convention cancellation across its domestic properties through the third quarter of 2020 with some tentative re-bookings in the fourth quarter and into 2021. As of June 4, 2020, the MGM Grand was reopened, with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures. MGM Resorts International reopened The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place on June 25, 2020 and the Mandalay Bay resort on July 1, 2020, both with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures. On August 3, 2020, MGM reported in its second quarter Form 10-Q filing that, while throughout May, June and July 2020, it re-opened most of its properties with limited amenities and certain measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) may be subject to temporary, complete or partial shutdowns in the future. On August 28, 2020, several news outlets reported that MGM is expected to lay off approximately 18,000 furloughed workers in the United States, more than one-quarter of its pre-COVID-19 pandemic U.S. workforce, due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MGM’s business. However, MGM permitted certain stage shows and performances to resume at select properties (including the MGM Grand) on or about November 6, 2020. On November 3, 2020, MGM reported in its most recent third quarter Form 10-Q filing that (i) throughout the second and third quarters of 2020, all of its properties reopened but are operating without certain amenities and subject to certain occupancy limitations and therefore are generating revenues that are significantly lower than historical results and (ii) although MGM has engaged in aggressive cost reduction efforts, it still has significant fixed and variable costs, which will adversely affect its profitability, and has seen and expects to continue to see weakened demand in light of continued domestic and international travel restrictions or warnings, restrictions on amenity use (such as gaming, restaurant and pool capacity limitations), consumer fears and reduced consumer discretionary spending, general economic uncertainty and increased rates of unemployment. As has been reported on MGM’s third quarter 2020 earnings call, MGM disclosed that it is evaluating plans to minimize mid-week Adjusted Property EBITDAR losses at its properties in light of its seasonal low period during the winter months, which could include reducing amenities at some of its properties and the closure of certain hotel towers. Effective as of November 30, 2020, MGM has temporarily closed the hotel tower operations at Mandalay Bay from Monday through (and including) Wednesday each week. At this time, the casino, restaurants and certain other amenities at Mandalay Bay will remain open throughout the week. MGM does not expect the temporary closure to continue past December, however, MGM will continue to evaluate business levels to determine how long the closure will remain in effect. As of December 6, 2020, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties continue to operate subject to the restrictions described above. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is current through the November 2020 payment date and as of November 6, 2020, no loan modification or forbearance requests have been made. Additionally, September 2020 and October 2020 master lease payments have been made and there have been no lease modification requests.

 

Revenue Streams. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties benefit from a diverse set of revenue streams with a substantial contribution from non-gaming sources (only 18.0% of combined year-end (“YE”) December 2019 revenues derived from casino) and offer nearly 2.8 million SF of combined meeting and convention space.

 

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As of YE December 2019, the MGM Grand Property generated 77.8% of net revenues from rooms, food and beverage, retail, entertainment and other operations. The gaming segment contributed 22.2% of net revenue (approximately $257.9 million), representing a decline from the 2018 level of 29.8% of net revenue (of approximately $365.7 million). A portion of the decline can be attributed to a renovation of the Mansion Villas in 2019, which serve as the MGM Grand Property’s main attractant to high-end gamblers. Nearly all departments at the MGM Grand Property (including rooms, F&B, retail and entertainment) experienced continued growth in the YE December 2019 period despite the decline in casino revenue.

 

The Mandalay Bay Property has a much smaller casino department as a percentage of total net revenue (12.9% as of YE December 2019) than most casinos on the Las Vegas strip. The Mandalay Bay Property revenues are primarily driven by (i) the focus on group and convention business (according to the appraisal, the Mandalay Bay Property had a 2019 penetration factor of 134.8% for group business) and (ii) the fact that two of the three room types are operated as non-casino focused third party franchises (the Delano and Four Seasons). As of YE December 2019, 64.1% of total revenues at the Mandalay Bay Property were derived from rooms’ revenue (34.1%) and food & beverage revenue (30.0%).

 

As of YE December 2019, the MGM Grand Property achieved occupancy, ADR and RevPAR of 91.4%, $190.29 and $173.85, respectively. As of YE December 2019, the Mandalay Bay Property achieved occupancy, ADR and RevPAR of 92.8%, $202.98 and $188.40, respectively.

 

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Historical Performance

                                     
EBITDAR ($ Millions)(1) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 March 2020 TTM(1) June 2020 TTM(1) Sept. 2020 TTM(1) UW
MGM Grand $329 $396 $271 $214 $163 $149 $181 $236 $255 $281 $332 $345 $372 $283 $263 $220 $129 $283
Mandalay Bay $282 $291 $251 $160 $125 $169 $147 $167 $176 $204 $237 $260 $246 $237 $224 $161 $93 $237
Total Collateral $611 $688 $522 $374 $288 $318 $327 $403 $431 $485 $569 $605 $617 $520 $487 $381 $222 $520
Debt Yield(2) 20.4% 22.9% 17.4% 12.5% 9.6% 10.6% 10.9% 13.4% 14.4% 16.2% 19.0% 20.2% 20.6% 17.3% 16.2% 12.7% 7.4% 17.3%
Rent Coverage(3) 2.1x 2.4x 1.8x 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x 1.5x 1.7x 1.9x 2.1x 2.1x 1.8x 1.7x 1.3x 0.8x 1.8x
                                     
                                       
(1)On May 1, 2020, MGM Resorts International reported in its first quarter Form 10-Q filing that, as a result of the temporary closure of its domestic properties (which includes the Properties) following the outbreak of COVID-19, its domestic properties (which includes the Properties) were effectively generating no revenue, and there were high levels of room and convention cancellation through the third quarter of 2020. The March 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at the Properties from March 17, 2020 through the end of the first calendar quarter of 2020. On August 3, 2020, MGM reported in its second quarter Form 10-Q filing that, while throughout May, June and July 2020, it re-opened most of its properties with limited amenities and certain measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such properties (which include the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) may be subject to temporary, complete or partial shutdowns in the future. On November 3, 2020, MGM reported in its most recent third quarter Form 10-Q filing that throughout the second and third quarter of 2020, all of its properties reopened but are operating without certain amenities and subject to certain occupancy limitations and therefore are generating revenues that are significantly lower than historical results, and that it has seen and expects to continue to see weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things. The June 2020 TTM and September 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the operations at the MGM Grand Property, which remained suspended until June 4, 2020, operations at The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort, which remained suspended through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively, and the occupancy limitations imposed on the Properties by the state of Nevada during the third quarter of 2020. The $487 million presented above represents the adjusted March 2020 TTM EBITDAR, which takes into account an adjustment for a combined net extraordinary loss of approximately $20.6 million during the March 2020 TTM period (reflecting primarily operating losses during closure comprised mainly of employee payroll expenses and corporate allocations and net of a combined extraordinary gain of approximately $0.7 million related to a reversal of certain accrued benefit expenses) related to the temporary closure of the Properties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The $381 million presented above represents the adjusted June 2020 TTM EBITDAR and the $222 million presented above represents the adjusted September 2020 TTM EBITDAR, each of which takes into account an adjustment for a combined net extraordinary loss of approximately $82.4 million during each of the respective TTM periods (reflecting primarily operating losses during closure comprised mainly of employee payroll expenses and corporate allocations and net of a combined extraordinary gain of approximately $0.7 million related to a reversal of certain accrued benefit expenses) related to the temporary closure of the Properties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The Lender UW presented above is based on 2019 financials, which reflects a full year of uninterrupted operations at the Properties. Please see “Cash Flow Analysis” herein, and the footnotes thereto, for more detailed underwritten cash flow information.
(2)Debt Yield metrics presented above are based on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan Cut-off Date balance of $3.0 billion and the EBITDAR of each respective time period.
(3)Rent Coverage ratios presented above are based on the initial Master Lease Rent of $292.0 million and the EBITDAR of each respective time period.

  

Historical Performance – MGM Grand(1)

 

 

2006 2007      2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 March 2020 TTM(2) June 2020 TTM(2) September 2020 TTM(2)
RevPAR $154 $162 $145 $112 $112 $128 $136 $138 $151 $155 $162 $167 $169 $174 $172 $161 $126
Net Revenue ($ bns) $1.19 $1.32 $1.22 $1.09 $1.03 $1.05 $1.07 $1.15 $1.21 $1.16 $1.15 $1.18 $1.23 $1.16 $1.10 $0.87 $0.66
EBITDAR Margin 28% 30% 22% 20% 16% 14% 17% 21% 21% 24% 29% 29% 30% 24% 24% 25% 20%
(1)Any financial information contained in this Term Sheet for the MGM Grand Property which relates to any period prior to 2015 has not been recast to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 revenue recognition under GAAP and thus, any financial information provided for periods prior to 2015 may not be comparable to periods on or after 2015 with respect to which recasting has been applied.
(2)The March 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at the Properties from March 17, 2020 through the end of the first calendar quarter of 2020. On August 3, 2020, MGM reported in its second quarter Form 10-Q filing that, while throughout May, June and July 2020, it re-opened most of its properties with limited amenities and certain measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such properties (which include the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) may be subject to temporary, complete or partial shutdowns in the future, and that it has seen and expects to continue to see weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things. The June 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the operations at the MGM Grand Property, which remained suspended until June 4, 2020 and operations at The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort, which remained suspended through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively. The September 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at (i) the MGM Grand Property from March 17, 2020 through June 3, 2020 and (ii) The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort from March 17, 2020 through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively, and the occupancy limitations imposed on the Properties by the state of Nevada during the third quarter of 2020. Upon reopening, both Properties were operating with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures. The lender UW presented above is based on 2019 financials, which reflects a full-year of uninterrupted operations at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties.

  

Historical Performance – Mandalay Bay(1)

 

 

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 March 2020 TTM(2) June 2020
TTM(2)
September 2020 TTM(2)
RevPAR $199 $213 $193 $142 $142 $160 $162 $164 $176 $177 $185 $186      $184 $188 $188 $186 $143
Net Revenue ($ bns) $0.99 $1.02 $0.95 $0.79 $0.78 $0.84 $0.78 $0.86 $0.95 $0.94 $0.97 $0.98      $0.97 $0.94 $0.90 $0.67 $0.49
EBITDAR Margin 29% 28% 26% 20% 16% 20% 19% 19% 19% 22% 24% 27%        25% 25% 25% 24% 19%
                                         
(1)Any financial information contained in this Term Sheet for the Mandalay Bay Property which relates to any period prior to 2015 has not been recast to reflect the adoption of ASC 606 revenue recognition under GAAP and thus, any financial information provided for periods prior to 2015 may not be comparable to periods on or after 2015 with respect to which recasting has been applied.
(2)The March 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at the Properties from March 17, 2020 through the end of the first calendar quarter of 2020. On August 3, 2020, MGM reported in its second quarter Form 10-Q filing that, while throughout May, June and July 2020, it re-opened most of its properties with limited amenities and certain measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such properties (which include the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) may be subject to temporary, complete or partial shutdowns in the future, and that it has seen and expects to continue to see weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things. The June 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the operations at the MGM Grand Property, which remained suspended until June 4, 2020 and operations at The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort, which remained suspended through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively. The September 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at (i) the MGM Grand Property from March 17, 2020 through June 3, 2020 and (ii) The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort from March 17, 2020 through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively, and the occupancy limitations imposed on the Properties by the state of Nevada during the third quarter of 2020. Upon reopening, both Properties were operating with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures. The Lender UW presented above is based on 2019 financials, which reflects a full-year of uninterrupted operations at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties.

 

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Master Lease.  The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are master leased to MGM Lessee II, LLC (“MGM Tenant”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MGM under a 30-year, triple-net master and operating lease with two, 10-year renewal options. In turn, the MGM Tenant has subleased a portion of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties to each of MGM Grand Hotel, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Grand Operating Subtenant”), Mandalay Bay, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Mandalay Bay Subtenant”) and Mandalay Place, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Mandalay Place Subtenant”; and, together with Grand Operating Subtenant and Mandalay Bay Subtenant, individually or collectively as the context may require, together with any person to whom all or any portion of a Property is sublet by MGM Tenant pursuant to a MGM/Mandalay Operating sublease pursuant to the express terms and conditions of the MGM/Mandalay Lease, each a “MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant”). Each MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant executed a joinder to the MGM/Mandalay Lease for the purpose of (x) agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of the MGM/Mandalay Lease regarding the disposition of any portion of the MGM Tenant’s Property owned by such MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant and (y) granting a security interest to the Borrowers in the portion of the MGM Tenant’s pledged property owned by such MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant and certain reserve funds under the MGM/Mandalay Lease. The MGM Tenant and each MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant is not a borrower or an obligor under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan documents.

 

Under the Master Lease, the MGM Tenant is required to pay to the Borrowers an initial lease rent of $292.0 million per annum ($159.0 million allocated to the MGM Grand Property and $133.0 million allocated to the Mandalay Bay Property, the “Master Lease Rent”), subject to annual increases of (i) 2.0% in years 2 through 15 of the initial lease term, and (ii) thereafter, the greater of 2.0% or CPI (CPI capped at 3.0%) for the remainder of the initial lease term. Additionally, MGM will be required to continue to invest in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties, with (x) a minimum aggregate capital investment requirement of 3.5% of actual net revenues every five years (the first such period beginning January 1, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2024, and the second such period beginning January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025, and each five-year period thereafter on a rolling basis) in the aggregate for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties (such amount not to be less than 2.5% of the actual net revenue of any individual Property) (collectively, the “Required CapEx”) and (y) a monthly reserve equal to 1.5% of actual net revenues which may be used for FF&E and on qualifying capital expenditures in satisfaction of the Required CapEx spend. Upon early termination of the Master Lease due to an event of default by MGM Tenant thereunder, the FF&E will be transferred to the Borrowers at no cost.

 

Beginning with the first full calendar quarter after the origination date for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and continuing thereafter, if either (a) (x) EBITDAR to Rent Ratio (as defined in the Master Lease) for the prior four fiscal quarters is less than 1.60x and (y) MGM’s market cap is less than $6.0 billion or (b) (x) MGM is no longer publicly traded and listed on NYSE, AMEX or NASDAQ and (y) the EBITDAR to Rent Ratio for the prior four fiscal quarters is less than 2.00x, then MGM Tenant will be required to provide one or more letters of credit or fund a cash escrow in an aggregate amount equal to the following year’s rent (taking into account the applicable escalations). Based on the adjusted September 2020 TTM EBITDAR of approximately $222.0 million and the initial Master Lease rent of $292.0 million, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan results in a September 2020 TTM EBITDAR-to-rent coverage ratio of 0.76x.

 

No intellectual property is licensed to the Borrowers and the Borrowers have no option to purchase upon expiration of the Master Lease. Upon the expiration of the Master Lease term or earlier termination of Master Lease, MGM Tenant will be obligated to provide up to 18 months of transition services to permit the continuous and uninterrupted operation of the Property.

 

MGM (NYSE: MGM, rated Ba3/BB-/BB- by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P) guarantees to the Borrowers the payment and performance of all monetary obligations and certain other obligations of the MGM Tenant under the Master Lease. In addition to the lease guaranty, MGM (in such capacity, “Shortfall Collection Guarantor”) has executed a shortfall guaranty for the benefit of the mortgage lenders for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan, pursuant to which MGM has guaranteed to the mortgage lenders the unpaid portion of the initial principal amount of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan (without giving effect to any future amendments that may increase the principal balance) and all interest accrued and unpaid thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the Shortfall Collection Guarantor does not guarantee any Accrued Interest or any additional principal as a result of any unpaid Accrued Interest after the ARD. Transfers of interests in MGM are not restricted under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan documents and any bankruptcy or other adverse event with respect to the Shortfall Collection Guarantor does not constitute a default

 

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under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan documents. Neither MGM nor its affiliates (including, without limitation, MGM Tenant) are considered an affiliate of the Borrowers for any purpose under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan documents so long as such person does not control the Borrowers. There is no continuing net worth requirement with respect to MGM in connection with the shortfall guaranty. As of the origination of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan, neither MGM nor MGM Tenant controlled the Borrowers.

 

As of December 31, 2019, MGM had a market capitalization of approximately $16.7 billion, full-year 2019 revenue of approximately $12.9 billion and consolidated, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of approximately $3.0 billion. As of March 31, 2020, MGM reported revenue of approximately $2.3 billion for the first quarter of 2020. This represents a 29% decrease to the first quarter of 2019 which was primarily driven by MGM’s temporary suspension of its domestic and Macau casino operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. MGM had $6.0 billion of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020, which included $1.8 billion at MGP and $381 million at MGM China. In addition, on April 23, 2020, MGM commenced a private offering of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.75% coupon senior notes due in 2025, which further added to MGM’s cash position. As of June 30, 2020, MGM reported (i) revenue of approximately $290.0 million for the second quarter of 2020 (of which approximately $151.0 million was derived from MGM’s Las Vegas Strip resorts(1)), (ii) a total consolidated liquidity position of $8.1 billion (which includes MGM Resorts, MGM China and MGP and is comprised of cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.8 billion and approximately $3.3 billion available under certain revolving credit facilities) and (iii) a market capitalization of approximately $8.3 billion. According to MGM’s second quarter 2020 earnings presentation, the Adjusted Property EBITDAR margin across all reopened MGM properties on the Las Vegas Strip (during the period the properties were operating through June 30, 2020) increased by approximately 450 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2019 (calculation methodology presented below)(2). As of September 30, 2020, MGM reported (i) revenue of approximately $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2020 (of which approximately $481.4 million was derived from MGM’s Las Vegas Strip resorts), (ii) a total consolidated liquidity position of $7.8 billion (which includes MGM Resorts, MGM China and MGP and is comprised of cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.6 billion and approximately $3.2 billion available under certain revolving credit facilities), (iii) an MGM Resorts liquidity position of approximately $4.5 billion (which excludes MGP OP and MGM China) and is comprised of cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3.5 billion and approximately $922 million available under its $1.5 billion revolving facility and (iv) a market capitalization of approximately $10.7 billion. Also as of September 30, 2020, MGM reported that it had $700.0 million remaining under its previously announced agreement with MGP OP to redeem for cash up to $1.4 billion of its MGP OP units and it does not have any debt maturing prior to 2022.

 

MGM Tenant is a casino owner-operator for 29 unique hotel offerings totaling over 44,000 rooms across Las Vegas, United States regional markets and Macau. MGM Tenant has managed the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties for more than 27 and 18 years, respectively.

 

(1)Second quarter 2020 revenue of approximately $151.0 million for MGM’s Las Vegas Strip resorts reflects revenue from certain resorts which reopened during the second quarter of 2020 with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures: the Bellagio (reopened on June 4, 2020), the MGM Grand (reopened on June 4, 2020), New York New York (reopened on June 4, 2020), Excalibur (reopened on June 11, 2020) and Luxor (reopened on June 25, 2020). The Mandalay Bay, ARIA, Vdara, Mirage and Park MGM resorts were not open during the second quarter of 2020.
(2)Second quarter 2020 Adjusted Property EBITDAR calculation methodology: Reflects MGM management's estimates of operating trends for the periods in which the properties were operating (commencing on each respective properties reopening date and calculated through June 30, 2020), compared to the same periods in 2019 using monthly property level financials and internally generated daily operating reports to calculate activity for partial monthly periods, based on the days in the second quarter of 2020 that such properties were opened prior to June 30, 2020, including activity for invitation only customer events prior to reopening to the general public.

 

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Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, on an aggregate basis and per room, at The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

TTM September 2020

Underwritten

Underwritten
$ per Room(2)

Hotel Revenue $576,193,751 $611,611,719 $621,671,255 $619,356,266 $635,408,160 $347,024,422 $635,408,160 $65,183
Casino Revenue 461,726,103 438,253,825 459,676,698 492,001,712 379,532,959 264,556,936 379,532,959 $38,934
F&B Revenue 578,021,518 598,992,505 608,876,978 604,859,218 629,566,379 283,966,048 629,566,379 $64,584
Other Revenue 480,778,051 465,818,022 471,735,234 475,323,334 461,787,990 261,969,455 461,787,990(3) $47,373
Total Revenue $2,096,719,423 $2,114,676,071 $2,161,960,165 $2,191,540,530 $2,106,295,488 1,157,516,861 $2,106,295,488 $216,075
                 
Hotel Expense 230,915,708 235,477,994 249,304,637 255,303,612 265,201,312 176,427,144 265,201,312 $27,206
Casino Expense 253,918,628 213,245,938 229,109,011 226,996,812 223,320,361 168,325,682 223,320,361 $22,909
F&B Expense 428,952,166 429,128,035 433,970,578 437,033,184 449,487,794 231,438,278 449,487,794 $46,111
Other Expense 349,547,741 323,328,025 322,504,168 316,078,620 304,747,043

174,051,892

304,747,043 $31,263
Total Departmental Expense $1,263,334,243 $1,201,179,992 $1,234,888,394 $1,235,412,228 $1,242,756,510 $750,242,996 $1,242,756,510 $127,488
Total Undistributed Expense(4) 324,769,878 321,683,055 300,490,103 314,251,565 315,817,430 236,317,563 315,817,430  $32,398
Fixed Charges 23,317,324 23,039,610 21,544,460 24,507,471 27,641,195 31,292,385 27,641,195 $2,836
Total Operating Expenses $348,087,202 $344,722,665 $322,034,563 $338,759,036 $343,458,625 $267,609,948 $343,458,625 $35,234
Net Extraordinary Loss Add-back(5) 0 0 0 0 0 82,377,430 0   $0
EBITDAR $485,297,978 $568,773,414 $605,037,208 $617,369,266 $520,080,353 $222,041,347(7) $520,080,353 $53,353
FF&E(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0

32,774,592

3,362

Net Cash Flow $485,297,978 $568,773,414 $605,037,208 $617,369,266 $520,080,353 $222,041,347(7) $487,305,761 $49,990
                 
Occupancy 92.5% 92.4% 91.0% 91.5% 92.1% 71.4% 92.1%  
EBITDAR Debt Yield 16.2% 19.0% 20.2% 20.6% 17.3% 7.4% 17.3%  
EBITDAR DSCR(8) 1.66x 1.95x 2.07x 2.11x 1.78x 0.76x 1.78x  

 

 

(1)Certain items such as interest expense, interest income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.
(2)Based on 9,748 guest rooms.
(3)The most recent available breakout of the Signature Condo-Hotel revenue as a component of Other Revenue was from the November 2019 trailing 12-month period.
(4)2018 property administration expense was adjusted for the Mandalay Bay Property to exclude $21.8 million of one-time business interruption proceeds related to the October 1, 2017 shooting at a country concert in Las Vegas.
(5)Net extraordinary loss add-back represents a net combined extraordinary loss from the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties of approximately $82.4 million during the TTM September 2020 period (primarily comprised of employee payroll expenses and corporate allocations and net of a combined extraordinary gain of approximately $0.7 million related to a reversal of certain accrued benefit expenses) related to the temporary closure of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties following the outbreak of COVID-19. The TTM September 2020 EBITDAR of approximately $222.0 million represents the combined adjusted EBITDAR as calculated per the Master Lease (after taking into account the extraordinary loss add-back for the TTM September 2020 period).
(6)Underwritten FF&E is based on the 1.5% contractual FF&E reserve based on total net revenues (excluding net revenues associated with the Signature Condo-Hotel development at the MGM Grand Property for which FF&E is not reserved under the Master Lease). With respect to the Mandalay Bay Property, 5.0% FF&E Reserve was underwritten for the revenues associated with the closing date Four Seasons Management Agreement.
(7)On May 1, 2020, MGM Resorts International reported in its first quarter Form 10-Q filing that, as a result of the temporary closure of its domestic properties (which includes the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) following the outbreak of COVID-19, its domestic properties (which includes the Properties) were effectively generating no revenue, and there were high levels of room and convention cancellation through the third quarter of 2020. On August 3, 2020, MGM reported in its second quarter Form 10-Q filing that, while throughout May, June and July 2020, it re-opened most of its properties with limited amenities and certain measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such properties (which include the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties) may be subject to temporary, complete or partial shutdowns in the future. On November 3, 2020, MGM reported in its most recent third quarter Form 10-Q filing that throughout the second and third quarters of 2020, all of its properties reopened but are operating without certain amenities and subject to certain occupancy limitations and therefore are generating revenues that are significantly lower than historical results, and that it has seen and expects to continue to see weakened demand in light of consumer fears and general economic uncertainty, among other things. The September 2020 TTM financials presented above reflect the suspension of operations at (i) the MGM Grand Property from March 17, 2020 through June 3, 2020 and (ii) The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place and the Mandalay Bay resort from March 17, 2020 through June 24, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively, and the occupancy limitations imposed on the Properties by the state of Nevada during the third quarter of 2020. Upon reopening, both Properties were operating with limited amenities and certain COVID-19 mitigation procedures. The Lender UW presented above is based on 2019 financials, which reflects a full-year of uninterrupted operations at the Properties.
(8)EBITDAR DSCR is calculated using the Master Lease Rent of $292,000,000.

 

Appraisal. The Appraised Value of $4,600,000,000 as of January 10, 2020, is the Aggregate Real Property Appraised Value solely with respect to real property at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties, excluding personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. The appraisal also includes an As Leased-Sale-Leaseback Appraised Value, which is equal to the Aggregate Real

 

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 Property Appraised Value. The Aggregate As-Is Appraised Value of $7,352,600,000 as of January 10, 2020, includes personal property and intangible property attributable to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. The personal property and intangible property relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties is owned by the MGM Tenant or the MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants (as more particularly provided in the Master Lease), which granted a security interest in certain property of the MGM Tenant and the MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenants (with certain exclusions, including an exclusion for the intellectual property of MGM Tenant as more particularly described in the Master Lease); and provided that the FF&E will be transferred to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers at no cost in the event of a termination of the Master Lease due to an event of default by the MGM Tenant thereunder) in favor of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers, and such security interest was collaterally assigned by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers to the mortgage lenders.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated February 11, 2020, the environmental consultant identified underground storage tanks at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. Due to the presence of underground storage tanks, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers purchased, and are required to maintain under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan agreement, an environmental insurance policy.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are located on the Las Vegas Strip in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitor volume and airport passenger traffic into the Las Vegas region have more than doubled from 1990 to 2019. In connection with the financial downturn in 2008 and 2009, the Las Vegas market generally experienced a contraction. During 2010, the market began to rebound and visitation has returned to or near peak levels. McCarran International Airport welcomed 51.5 million passengers in 2019 (surpassing the 2018 passenger count of approximately 49.6 million).

 

Since 2010, annual convention attendance in Las Vegas has grown by over 2 million people (4.0% CAGR). With an estimated local population of 2.3 million people as of 2019, an additional approximately 42.5 million tourists visiting the metropolitan Las Vegas area annually and recent investments in Las Vegas by major sports leagues, the amount of existing gaming activity has increased steadily since the 2009 trough. In Clark County, gaming revenue has increased approximately 17.2% through 2019 since the gaming revenue trough in 2009.

 

Market Overview(1)
Category 1990 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Visitor Volume (thousands) 20,954 36,351 37,335 38,929 39,727 39,668 41,127 42,312 42,936 42,214 42,117 42,524
YoY % Change NAP -3.0% 2.7% 4.3% 2.1% -0.1% 3.7% 2.9% 1.5% -1.7% -0.2% 1.0%
Clark County Gaming Revenues ($mm) $4,104 $8,838 $8,909 $9,223 $9,400 $9,674 $9,554 $9,618 $9,714 $9,979 $10,250 $10,355
YoY % Change NAP -9.8% 0.8% 3.5% 1.9% 2.9% -1.2% 0.7% 1.0% 2.7% 2.7% 1.0%
Hotel / Motel Rooms Inventory 73,730 148,941 148,935 150,161 150,481 150,593 150,544 149,213 149,339 148,896 149,158 149,422
YoY % Change NAP 6.0% 0.0% 0.8% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% -0.9% 0.1% -0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Airport Passenger Traffic (thousands) 19,090 40,469 39,757 41,481 41,668 41,857 42,885 45,319 47,368 48,430 49,645 51,538
YoY % Change NAP -8.2% -1.8% 4.3% 0.4% 0.5% 2.5% 5.7% 4.5% 2.2% 2.5% 3.8%
Convention Attendance (thousands) 1,742 4,492 4,473 4,865 4,944 5,107 5,195 5,891 6,311 6,646 6,502 6,649
YoY % Change NAP -23.9% -0.4% 8.8% 1.6% 3.3% 1.7% 13.4% 7.1% 5.3% -2.2% 2.3%
(1)Source: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

 

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The Las Vegas Strip hotel average occupancy has been approximately 90% over the last three years. The Las Vegas Strip average 2019 occupancy was 90.4% and average 2018 occupancy was 89.5%. The Las Vegas Strip average 2019 ADR of $143.31 increased 3.3% relative to the average 2018 ADR of $138.71.

 

Historical Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR – Competitive Set
  MGM Grand Resort(1) Competitive Set(2)(3) MGM Grand Penetration Factor(2)
Year Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR
December 31, 2017 92.1% $181.76 $167.36 92.0% $181.95 $167.10 100.2% 100.0% 100.3%
December 31, 2018 92.7% $182.10 $168.76 93.0% $187.63 $173.66 100.1%   97.4% 97.6%
December 31, 2019 91.4% $190.29 $173.85 94.0% $193.23 $181.41 98.7%   98.6% 97.3%
(1)Source: Historical operating statements.
(2)Source: Appraisal.
(3)Includes: The Mirage, New York New York, Luxor, Caesars, Planet Hollywood, and Venetian/Palazzo.

 

Historical Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR – Competitive Set
  Mandalay Bay Resort(1) Competitive Set(2)(3) Mandalay Bay Penetration Factor(2)
Year Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR
December 31, 2017 90.0% $206.28 $185.57 92.0% $177.98 $164.06 98.0% 113.2% 110.9%
December 31, 2018 90.2% $203.96 $183.96 93.0% $183.94 $171.13 97.4% 109.2% 106.4%
December 31, 2019 92.8% $202.98 $188.40 94.0% $190.09 $178.15 96.6% 108.8% 105.1%
(1)Source: Historical operating statements.
(2)Source: Appraisal.
(3)Includes: The Mirage, New York New York, Luxor, Caesars, Planet Hollywood, and Venetian/Palazzo.

 

Additional group business is expected to enter the market as a result of the delivery of Allegiant Stadium in August 2020 (across the street from the Mandalay Bay Property) which will serve as the home stadium for the Raiders NFL team. Non-gaming revenue in the Las Vegas market was approximately 65% of total revenue in 2019 compared to pre-recession levels of approximately 59% in 2007.

 

Each of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties share the same competitive set. The primary competitive set for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties consists of six hotels, which range in size from 2,024 to 7,117 rooms and collectively contain an aggregate 23,058 rooms. According to the appraisal, there are two mega resorts in the construction phase with planned delivery between 2021 and 2022. Resorts World Las Vegas is a 59-story Chinese-themed mega resort under construction at the former Stardust Resort and Casino site on the northern Las Vegas Strip with scheduled delivery by summer of 2021 according to the appraisal. The Drew is a 735-foot tall, 75% completed mega casino resort scheduled to be delivered by 2022.

 

Comparable Properties(1)
Property Name No. of Rooms Year Opened Meeting Space (SF) Casino Space (SF)

Estimated

2019 Occ.

Estimated

2019 ADR

Estimated

2019 RevPAR

MGM Grand(2) 4,998 1993 748,325 177,268 91.4% $190.29 $173.85
Mandalay Bay(2) 4,750 1999 2,100,000 152,159 92.8% $202.98 $188.40
The Mirage 3,044 1989 170,000 94,000 94.6% $178.00 $168.39
New York New York 2,024 1997 30,500 81,000 95.5% $151.00 $144.21
Luxor 4,397 1993 20,000 120,000 95.0% $119.00 $113.05
Caesar’s Palace 3,976 1966 300,000 124,200 93.0% $221.00 $205.53
Planet Hollywood 2,500 2000 20,000 64,500 90.0% $185.00 $166.50
Venetian/Palazzo 7,117 1999 450,000 335,878 94.6% $237.00 $224.20
(1)Source: Appraisal, unless otherwise indicated.
(2)Source: Underwriting and Borrower Sponsor provided information.

 

The Borrowers. On January 14, 2020, MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (“MGP OP”), an affiliate of BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. (“BREIT OP” and together with MGP OP, the “Sponsors”, as more particularly referred to as the “Borrower Sponsors”), and certain other parties entered into an agreement to, among other things, form a joint venture (50.1% indirectly owned by MGP OP and 49.9% indirectly owned by BREIT OP) (the “Joint Venture”) to acquire the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties in Las Vegas for a purchase price of $4.60 billion ($471,892 per room). The borrowers under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan are MGM Grand PropCo, LLC and Mandalay PropCo, LLC (individually, a “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrower” and, collectively, the “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers” or the “Borrowers”), which are subsidiaries of the Joint Venture. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers are Delaware limited liability

 

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 companies and single purpose entities with two independent directors. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) is a non-traded real estate investment trust focused on investing in commercial real estate properties diversified by sector with an emphasis on providing investors with access to Blackstone’s institutional real estate investment platform. BREIT seeks to directly own stabilized income-generating United States commercial real estate across the key property types, including multifamily, industrial, retail, hotel, healthcare and office. BREIT is managed by an external advisor, BX REIT Advisors L.L.C., which is an affiliate of The Blackstone Group Inc. (“Blackstone”). Blackstone’s real estate investor capital under management totals approximately $161.0 billion as of March 31, 2020 and includes prime assets such as the Bellagio, Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Hotel Del Coronado, Grand Wailea, Arizona Biltmore, Ritz Carlton Kapalua, and Turtle Bay Resort.

 

MGM Growth Properties LLC (“MGP”) is one of the leading publicly traded real estate investment trusts engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure resorts. MGP currently owns a portfolio of properties, consisting of 12 premier destination resorts in Las Vegas and elsewhere across the United States, with over 27,400 rooms, as well as MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, OH, Empire Resort Casino in Yonkers, NY, and a retail and entertainment district, The Park, in Las Vegas.

 

MGP OP and BREIT OP (together, individually or collectively as the context may require, the “Guarantor”), are the non-recourse carveout guarantors on a several basis in proportion to each Guarantor’s Liability Percentage (as defined below). The Liability Percentage of each Guarantor will be automatically increased or decreased from time to time, as applicable, to the extent any direct and/or indirect equity interest in the Borrowers is transferred by one Guarantor (or its affiliates) to the other Guarantor (or its affiliates) with the transferring Guarantor’s Liability Percentage increasing by the amount of such transferred interests and the transferee Guarantor’s Liability Percentage decreasing by such amount. In no event will the Liability Percentage of the Guarantors in the aggregate be less than or greater than one hundred percent (100%). For the avoidance of doubt, transfers by a Guarantor (or its affiliates) to a third party that is not an affiliate of the other Guarantor will not result in an adjustment to the Liability Percentage of either Guarantor. For illustrative purposes, if BREIT OP transfers a twenty-five percent (25%) indirect equity interest in Borrower to a third party that is not an Affiliate of MGP OP and subsequently transfers a ten percent (10%) indirect equity interest in Borrower to MGP OP, the adjustments required to be made as a result of such transfers will be: (i) a decrease of ten percentage points to BREIT OP's Liability Percentage and (ii) an increase of ten percentage points to MGP OP's Liability Percentage.

 

The Guarantor’s liability for full recourse events is capped at an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan as of the date of the event. In addition, only the Borrowers are liable for breaches of environmental covenants; provided, however, that if the Borrowers fail to maintain an environmental insurance policy required under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, the Guarantor is liable for losses other than (x) for any amounts in excess of the applicable coverage amounts under the environmental policy had the same been renewed, replaced or extended as required under the loan agreement and (y) for any amounts recovered under the environmental policy. In addition, recourse for transfers of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties or controlling equity interests in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers is loss recourse, rather than full recourse.

 

Liability Percentage” means, initially, (x) with respect to BREIT OP, 49.9% and (y) with respect to MGP OP, 50.1%.

 

Escrows.

 

Under the Master Lease, the MGM Tenant is obligated to make monthly deposits of 1.50% of net revenues at an eligible institution to be used for FF&E and qualifying capital expenditures (the “OpCo FF&E Reserve Account”). MGM Tenant granted the Borrowers a security interest in the OpCo FF&E Reserve Account, and the Borrowers collaterally assigned the Borrowers’ security interest in the OpCo FF&E Reserve Account to the mortgage lender.

 

Real Estate Taxes Reserve - For so long as the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are subject to the Master Lease, no reserves for real estate taxes are required under the loan documents. If the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are not subject to the Master Lease, solely if a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period is in effect, the loan documents provide for ongoing monthly reserves for real estate taxes in an amount equal to 1/12 of the real estate taxes that the lender estimates will be payable during the next 12 months at least

 

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30 days prior to their respective due dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement for such monthly reserves will be reduced dollar for dollar by any taxes paid or reserved for by a brand manager or casino operator pursuant to a brand management or casino management agreement relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties.

 

Insurance Reserve - For so long as the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are subject to the Master Lease, no reserves for insurance premiums are required under the loan documents. If the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are not subject to the Master Lease, solely if a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period is in effect, the loan documents provide for ongoing monthly reserves for insurance premiums in an amount equal to 1/12 of the insurance premiums that the lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the insurance policies at least 30 days prior to the expiration thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement for such monthly reserves will be reduced dollar for dollar by any insurance premiums paid or reserved for by a brand manager or casino operator pursuant to a brand management or casino management agreement relating to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties. In addition, such monthly reserves will not be required so long as (i) no event of default is continuing, and (ii) the insurance coverage for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are included in a blanket policy reasonably acceptable to the lender.

 

FF&E Reserve - For so long as the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are not subject to the Master Lease, (i) on each Payment Date during a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period, the Borrowers will be required to make a deposit equal to (a) 4.0% of net revenue from guest rooms and Borrower-managed food and beverage operations and (b) 0.5% of all other net revenue (other than non-recurring items), in each case for the calendar month that is two months prior to the calendar month in which the applicable deposit to the FF&E reserve fund is to be made (the sum of (a) and (b), the “FF&E Reserve Monthly Deposit”), and (ii) if a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period does not exist, on the first Payment Date of each calendar quarter, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the FF&E Reserve Current Year Lookback Deficiency (as defined below) and (y) the FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Deficiency (as defined below) (the lesser of (x) and (y), the “FF&E Reserve Quarterly Deposit”), provided that for so long as any individual MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Property is managed by (x) a brand manager pursuant to a brand management agreement and/or (y) a casino operator pursuant to a casino management agreement, the amounts required to be funded as a FF&E Reserve Monthly Deposit or a FF&E Reserve Quarterly Deposit will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amounts deposited into a manager account for FF&E, PIP work or brand mandated work for the applicable calendar months as set forth in the annual budget and required pursuant to the terms of the brand management agreement and/or casino management agreement if the Borrowers deliver evidence reasonably satisfactory to the mortgage lender that such deposit has been made.

 

A “FF&E Reserve Current Year Lookback Deficiency” means an amount equal to (x) the aggregate amount of FF&E Reserve Monthly Deposits which would have been funded from the beginning of the then calendar year to the date of determination had a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period been in effect for the entirety of such period less (y) the sum of (1) the aggregate amount expended on replacements, PIP work and brand mandated work during such calendar year to date and (2) the aggregate amount funded into the FF&E Reserve during such calendar year to date; provided, if the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, the FF&E Reserve Current Year Lookback Deficiency will be deemed to be zero.

 

A “FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Deficiency” means (i) zero, with respect to any period before December 31, 2024, and (ii) from and after January 1, 2025, an amount equal to (x) 4.0% of net revenue from guest rooms and Borrower-managed food and beverage operations and 0.5% of all other net revenues (other than non-recurring items) during the FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Period (as defined below) less (y) the sum of (1) the aggregate amount expended on replacements, PIP Work and brand mandated work during the FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Period (including amounts expended by MGM Tenant pursuant to the express terms and conditions of the Master Lease) and (2) the aggregate amounts funded into the FF&E Reserve during such FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Period; provided, if the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, the FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Deficiency will be deemed to be zero.

 

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A “FF&E Reserve Five Year Lookback Period” means each five year period (on a rolling basis) with the first period commencing on January 1, 2020 and expiring on December 31, 2024 and the second period commencing on January 1, 2021 and expiring on December 31, 2025.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is subject to a hard lockbox with springing cash management. Amounts on deposit in the lockbox account will be disbursed to the Borrower’s operating account in accordance with the clearing account agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuation of a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period (as defined below), the Borrowers will establish a cash management account and, at least two times per week, the clearing account bank will sweep funds from the lockbox accounts into the cash management account in accordance with the clearing account agreement and the cash management bank will apply funds on deposit in the order of priority described in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, with the remaining excess cash flow (“Excess Cash Flow Reserve”) to be held as additional collateral for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (and, after the ARD, all amounts in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve account will be used to pay the monthly additional interest amount and applied to the principal of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan).

 

A “MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period” means a period (A) commencing upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) falling below 2.50x (“DSCR Threshold”) for two consecutive quarters (“DSCR Trigger”), (ii) the MGM Tenant is subject to a bankruptcy action (“OpCo Bankruptcy”), (iii) an event of default under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing (“EOD Trigger”), (iv) an OpCo Trigger Event (as defined below) or (v) the Borrowers fail to repay the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in full on or before the ARD and (B) terminating upon (i) in the event of a DSCR Trigger, either such time that the DSCR exceeds the DSCR Threshold for two consecutive quarters or the Borrowers make voluntary prepayments of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in accordance with the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents in amounts necessary to achieve a DSCR greater than or equal to the DSCR Threshold (without any obligation to wait two consecutive quarters), (ii) in the event of an OpCo Bankruptcy, the assumption of the Master Lease in such bankruptcy proceeding or the replacement of the MGM Tenant as provided in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents (or in the event the Master Lease is terminated and not replaced, the DSCR is equal to or greater than the DSCR Threshold or the Borrowers make voluntary prepayments of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in accordance with the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents in amounts necessary to achieve a DSCR greater than or equal to the DSCR Threshold (without any obligation to wait two consecutive quarters)), (iii) in the event of an OpCo Trigger Event, any OpCo Trigger Event Cure (as defined below) and (iv) in the event of an EOD Trigger, no other events of default exist and are continuing and the mortgage lender will have accepted a cure by the Borrowers of such event of default. For the avoidance of doubt, in no instance will a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period caused by the failure of the Borrowers to repay the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in full on or before the ARD be capable of being cured or deemed to expire.

 

An “OpCo Trigger Event” means the occurrence and continuance of all of the following conditions simultaneously: (i) an event of default under the Master Lease has occurred and is continuing; (ii) (x) the managing member of the Joint Venture is an affiliate of the Borrowers other than MGP or MGP OP that is controlled by MGP or MGP OP and (y) MGP OP is controlled by MGM and (iii) such managing member is permitted under the terms of the Joint Venture agreement to take any of the following actions without the consent of (x) BCORE Windmill Parent LLC (the member of the Joint Venture that is affiliated with BREIT OP) (a) granting any consent, approval or wavier or making any election under the Master Lease, Lease Guaranty or other related lease documents, (b) entering into any amendment, supplement or modification to the Master Lease, Lease Guaranty or other related lease documents, or (c) declaring an event of default under the Master Lease, Lease Guaranty or other related lease documents or (y) if applicable, a Qualified Transferee (as defined in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents) that is not an affiliate of MGM Tenant which owns a 15% or greater direct and/or indirect interest in the Borrowers.

 

A “Lease Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty of Lease Documents dated as of February 14, 2020, made by MGM in favor of the Borrowers.

 

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An “OpCo Trigger Event Cure” means, as applicable, (i) the Borrowers have provided evidence to the mortgage lender of the cure of the event of default under the Master Lease, (ii) the Borrowers have waived the event of default under the Master Lease, provided that such waiver was approved by the mortgage lender, or (iii) in the event that the event of default results in the termination of the Master Lease, either (a) (I) the Borrowers and MGM Tenant have entered into a new lease on terms and conditions substantially similar to those contained in the Master Lease as of the origination of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and (II) the Master Lease opinion delivery requirements have been satisfied, or (b) after giving effect to the termination of the Master Lease the DSCR is equal to or greater than 2.50x for two consecutive quarters or the Borrowers make voluntary prepayments in accordance with the terms of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents in an amount necessary to achieve a DSCR equal to or greater than 2.50x.

 

Property Management. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are currently managed by the MGM Tenant and/or the applicable MGM/Mandalay Operating Subtenant, and there are no management agreements currently in effect with the Borrowers and, other than the management agreement with respect to the Four Seasons hotel and the management agreement with respect to certain signature hotel units (which, for the avoidance of doubt, are not part of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties), for which management fees related thereto are included as part of the collateral, there are no management agreements currently in effect with respect to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties.

 

Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. In addition to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties also secure the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes not included in the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization trust, which have an aggregate Cut-off Date principal balance of $1,569,200,000, and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes (which have an aggregate Cut-off Date principal balance of $1,365,800,000). The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes not included in the GSMS 2020-GSA2 trust and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes accrue interest at the same rate as the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan is entitled to payments of interest and principal on a pro rata and pari passu basis with the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes not included in the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization trust. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Loan and the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Senior Notes not included in the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization trust are generally senior to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Junior Notes.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers have a one-time right to borrow a mezzanine loan subordinate to the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan (“Mezzanine Loan”), subject to credit and legal criteria specified in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, including, without limitation: (i) a combined maximum loan to value ratio (based on appraisals ordered by the lender in connection with the closing of the Mezzanine Loan and calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and the initial principal amount of the Mezzanine Loan) of 67.0%, (ii) a debt service coverage ratio at the closing of the Mezzanine Loan at least equal to 4.81x, in each case, inclusive of the additional mezzanine debt and (iii) an intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the lender. The lender’s receipt of a rating agency confirmation will not be required in connection with the Mezzanine Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) during a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period (and for so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing), in the event that the Mezzanine Loan (or any portion thereof) is directly or indirectly or beneficially owned by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers, mezzanine borrower or a “broad affiliate” (as defined in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Whole Loan documents) of the Borrowers or mezzanine borrower (“Affiliated Mezzanine Lender”), in no instance will the Affiliated Mezzanine Lender be permitted to receive late charges, principal (other than the pro rata prepayment of the Mezzanine Loan upon the release of an individual Property or prepayment of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents and the Mezzanine

 

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Loan documents) or interest at the default rate, even if an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Mezzanine Loan and such Affiliated Mezzanine Lender will only be permitted to receive interest at the non-default rate on a monthly basis, (2) during a MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Trigger Period (and for so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents), for so long as the whole Mezzanine Loan is not directly or indirectly or beneficially owned by an Affiliated Mezzanine Lender, the mezzanine lender will receive on a monthly basis interest at the non-default rate and, if an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Mezzanine Loan, funds sufficient to pay any other amounts then due under the Mezzanine Loan and the Mezzanine Loan documents (other than the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Mezzanine Loan on the maturity date of the Mezzanine Loan whether on the scheduled date for such payment or earlier due to an acceleration of the Mezzanine Loan) and (3) after the ARD, in no instance will any mezzanine lender be permitted to receive any payments whatsoever.

 

Release of Collateral. So long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing (other than as set forth below), the Borrowers may at any time release an individual property from the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan by prepaying the applicable Release Percentage (as defined below) of the ALA of the subject individual property (including any yield maintenance premium, if required), and subject to the terms and conditions in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents, including, without limitation: (i) the DSCR after giving effect to such release is at least equal to 4.81x; (ii) continued compliance with the single purpose entity requirements contained in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents; (iii) payment to an agent or servicer of the then current and customary fee by such persons for such releases in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 and any reasonable legal fees or other out-of-pocket costs incurred by the lender to effect the release and any applicable prepayment premiums (provided the legal fees may not exceed $10,000.00); (iv) payment of all recording charges, filing fees, taxes or other similar expenses payable in connection therewith; (v) compliance with applicable REMIC requirements relating to the REMIC 125% LTV test for release which may be satisfied by delivery of any of the following if permitted by REMIC requirements: an existing or updated appraisal, a broker’s price opinion or other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method, in each case satisfactory to the lender, but will be based solely on the value of real property and will exclude personal property and going-concern value; and (vi) if the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties are subject to the Master Lease, the Borrowers removing the released individual property from the Master Lease and entering into a new triple-net lease with respect to the remaining individual property on substantially the same terms as the Master Lease (collectively, the “Release Conditions”).

 

A “Release Percentage” means, with respect to any individual Property, 105.0% until such time as the outstanding principal balance of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan is reduced to $2,250,000,000 (the “Release Percentage Threshold”), and 110.0% thereafter. In calculating the Release Amount for an individual Property, the Release Percentage may initially be one hundred and five percent (105%) until the application of a portion of such prepayment would reach the Release Percentage Threshold and with respect to any remaining prepayment for such individual Property, the Release Percentage would be one hundred and ten percent (110%).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the DSCR following the release would not satisfy the DSCR requirement in clause (i) of the Release Conditions, and such release is in connection with an arms’ length transaction with an unrelated third party, the Borrowers will be permitted to release the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties and the amount that will be required to be prepaid (or defeased) in connection with such Release will equal the greater of (I) the Release Percentage of the ALA for such individual Property, together with, to the extent the release does not occur in connection with a partial defeasance, any yield maintenance premium required (if any) and (II) the lesser of (x) one hundred percent (100.0%) of the net sales proceeds for the sale of such individual Property (net of reasonable and customary closing costs associated with the sale of such individual Property) and (y) an amount necessary to, after giving effect to such release of the individual Property, achieve the DSCR requirement in the preceding paragraph.

 

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The Borrowers may release any defaulting individual Property, without the payment of any yield maintenance premium, in order to cure a default or an event of default related to such individual Property, subject to the satisfaction of other terms and conditions in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents (including, without limitation, Release Conditions (other than clause (i)) (“Default Release”). In addition, the Borrowers may release an individual Property (including to an affiliate) if the estimated net proceeds following any casualty or condemnation at such individual Property will be equal to or greater than (x) 25.0% of its ALA, or (y) 5.0% of its ALA (subject to the satisfaction of other terms and conditions in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents) upon satisfaction of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of the Release Conditions above and prepayment of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan in an amount equal to the net proceeds (up to an amount equal to the Release Percentage) for such individual Property (“Special Release”).

 

Terrorism Insurance. The MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents require that the “all risk” insurance policy required to be maintained by the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers provide coverage for terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties, and business interruption insurance covering no less than the 24-month period following the occurrence of a casualty event, together with a 12-month extended period of indemnity. So long as the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties is subject to the Master Lease, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers are permitted to rely on terrorism insurance provided by the MGM Tenant. The permitted deductible for terrorism insurance for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers under the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents is not to exceed $500,000 (provided, however, the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers are not required to maintain the coverages on the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties as required in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents for long as (A) the Master Lease is in full force and effect, (B) no default by MGM Tenant beyond any applicable notice and cure period has occurred and is continuing under the Master Lease and (C) MGM Tenant maintains insurance policies on each Property that satisfies the requirements set forth in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents (the “MGM/Mandalay Policies”) except the lender acknowledged and agreed in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents that the MGM/Mandalay Policies are permitted to vary from MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan documents with respect to (x) the named storm sublimit which may be no less than $700,000,000 per occurrence and (y) any property or terrorism deductible, which may be no greater than $5,000,000) including without limitation, naming the lender as mortgagee/loss payee and additional insured, as applicable (collectively, conditions (A) through (C) are the “MGM/Mandalay Tenant Insurance Conditions”). If the MGM/Mandalay Tenant Insurance Conditions are not met and TRIPRA is no longer in effect, but terrorism insurance is commercially available, then the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Borrowers will be required to maintain terrorism insurance but will not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium payable in respect of the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of the terrorism, flood, earthquake and windstorm components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, Borrower will be required purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

In addition, so long as the MGM/Mandalay Tenant Insurance Conditions are satisfied, terrorism insurance for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Properties may be written by a non-rated captive insurer subject to certain conditions set forth in the Master Lease, including, among other things: (i) TRIPRA is in full force and effect; (ii) the terrorism policy issued by such captive insurer, together with any other qualified terrorism policies in-place, provide per occurrence limit in an amount not less than replacement cost and rent loss coverage as otherwise required; (iii) except with respect to deductibles permitted under the Master Lease, covered losses that are not reinsured by the federal government under TRIPRA and paid to the captive insurer are be reinsured with a cut-through endorsement by an insurance company rated “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (to the extent Moody’s rates securities which represent an interest in the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Whole Loan and rates the applicable insurance company); (iv) all reinsurance agreements between the captive insurer and other reinsurance providers will be subject to the reasonable approval of the lender; and (v) such captive insurer is licensed in the State of Nevada or other jurisdiction to the extent reasonably approved by the lender and qualified to issue the terrorism policy in accordance with applicable legal requirements. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information       Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller(2)   GSMC
Location (City/State) New York, New York   Cut-off Date Balance(3)   $40,000,000
Property Type Mixed Use   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)   $1,603
Size (SF) 340,024   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.8%
Total Occupancy as of 1/31/2020 76.5%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 1/31/2020 76.5%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1927 / 2013-2019   Mortgage Rate   3.16000%
Appraised Value $1,000,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
           
           
Underwritten Revenues $74,193,553        
Underwritten Expenses $22,888,769   Escrows(4)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $51,304,783     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $50,675,427   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 54.5%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 54.5%   Replacement Reserve $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 2.94x / 2.90x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 9.4% / 9.3%   Other(5) $3,048,024 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $           % Uses $          %
Whole Loan Amount $545,000,000   90.0% Loan Payoff $598,153,683   98.8%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 60,294,721 10.0  Origination Costs 4,093,014    0.7   
      Reserves 3,048,024    0.5   
           
Total Sources $605,294,721 100.0% Total Uses $605,294,721 100.0%
                     
 
(1)Calculated based on the outstanding balance of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan.

(2)The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GSBI”) and Bank of America, N.A. (“BANA”).

(3)The Cut-off Date Balance of $40,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-1-4, which is part of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan consisting of 24 senior pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $545,000,000.

(4)See “—Escrows” below.

(5)Other Reserves represent a temporary certificate of occupancy reserve ($2,000,000) and an unfunded obligations reserve ($1,048,024).

 

The Mortgage Loan. The 711 Fifth Avenue mortgage loan (the “711 Fifth Avenue Loan”) is part of a whole loan consisting of 24 pari passu promissory notes, with an aggregate original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $545,000,000 (the “711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan”), which is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in a 340,024 SF office and retail building located in New York, New York (the “711 Fifth Avenue Property”). The 711 Fifth Avenue Loan is comprised of the non-controlling note A-1-4, having an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $40,000,000, representing approximately 4.8% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan was co-originated by GSBI and BANA on March 6, 2020. The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.16000% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan and the principal’s cash contribution to refinance existing debt on the 711 Fifth Avenue Property, fund reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 111 months as of the Cut-off Date. The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan requires interest only payments on each due date through the scheduled maturity date in March 2030. Voluntary prepayment of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan in whole is prohibited prior to September 6, 2029. At any time after the date that is the earlier of (i) two years from the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized and (ii) March 6, 2023, (the “711 Fifth Avenue Lockout Period”), the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan permits (a) defeasance in whole with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America and (b) solely to cure a debt yield trigger as described below under “Escrows”, partial defeasance or partial prepayment (which prepayment must be accompanied by any applicable yield maintenance).

 

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The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

  Note Original Balance ($) Cut-off Date Balance ($) Note Holder Control Note
711 Fifth Avenue A-1-1 50,000,000 50,000,000 GSMS 2020-GC47 Yes
  A-1-2 60,000,000 60,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21  No
  A-1-3 50,000,000 50,000,000 GSBI(1)  No
  A-1-4 40,000,000 40,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2  No
  A-1-5-A 25,000,000 25,000,000 GSBI(1)  No
  A-1-5-B 15,000,000 15,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B20  No
  A-1-5-C 5,000,000 5,000,000 GSBI(1)  No
  A-1-6 20,000,000 20,000,000 JPMDB 2020-COR7  No
  A-1-7 20,000,000 20,000,000 JPMDB 2020-COR7  No
  A-1-8 20,000,000 20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18  No
  A-1-9 20,000,000 20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18  No
  A-1-10 12,500,000 12,500,000 GSMS 2020-GC47  No
  A-1-11 10,000,000 10,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9  No
  A-1-12 10,000,000 10,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9  No
  A-1-13 5,000,000 5,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B18  No
  A-1-14 5,000,000 5,000,000 DBJPM 2020-C9  No
  A-1-15 10,000,000 10,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B19  No
  A-1-16 2,500,000 2,500,000 GSBI(1)  No
  A-1-17 1,500,000 1,500,000 GSBI(1)  No
  A-2-1 60,000,000 60,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK28  No
  A-2-2 43,000,000 43,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK27  No
  A-2-3-A 25,500,000 25,500,000 BANK 2020-BNK29  No
  A-2-3-B 15,000,000 15,000,000 BANK 2020-BNK30(2)  No
  A-2-4 20,000,000 20,000,000 BBCMS 2020-C8  No
  Total 545,000,000 545,000,000    

 

 
(1)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

(2)The BANK 2020-BNK30 securitization transaction is expected to close prior to the Closing Date.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The 711 Fifth Avenue Property is an 18-story, 340,024 SF Class A mixed use building with an office component (levels four – 18, 286,226 SF) and a retail component (levels B – three, 53,798 SF) located in Midtown Manhattan on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 55th Street. The 711 Fifth Avenue Property was originally constructed in 1927 and has undergone various capital improvements from 2013 through mid-2019. Major capital improvements include a sixth floor corridor upgrade, 14th floor roof replacement, main roof replacement, fourth and ninth floor renovations, and elevator modernization. Based on the underwritten rent roll dated January 31, 2020, the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is currently 76.5% leased (based on net rentable area (“NRA”)), to a diverse tenant roster including banking (SunTrust Banks), fashion (Ralph Lauren Retail Inc. (“Ralph Lauren”) and The Swatch Group), and luxury goods (Loro Piana USA), as well as finance (Allen & Company).

 

Office (84.2% of NRA; 21.5% of underwritten base rent)

 

The Class A office space at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is currently 72.3% occupied by five tenants that collectively contribute 21.5% of underwritten base rent (inclusive of storage rent derived from office tenants). 84,516 SF of the office space (29.5% of Class A office NRA) at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is leased to an investment grade-rated office tenant (SunTrust Banks).

 

The largest office tenant at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property, SunTrust Banks (A+ / A3 by Fitch/Moody’s), occupies 24.9% of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property’s NRA and accounts for 8.9% of underwritten base rent. The tenant has occupied space in the 711 Fifth Avenue Property since 2004 and has expanded several times. The tenant's primary businesses included deposits, lending, credit cards, and trust and investment services. Through its various subsidiaries, the SunTrust Banks provides corporate and investment banking, capital market services, mortgage banking, and wealth management.

 

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The second largest office tenant at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property, Allen & Company, occupies 20.9% of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property’s NRA and accounts for 7.4% of underwritten base rent. The tenant has occupied space in the 711 Fifth Avenue Property since 1985 and has expanded several times. The 711 Fifth Avenue Property serves as Allen & Company LLC’s headquarters. Allen & Company LLC is a privately held boutique investment bank, which specializes in real estate, technology, media and entertainment.

 

The third largest office tenant at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property, Loro Piana USA, occupies 7.2% of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property’s NRA and accounts for 2.6% of underwritten base rent. The tenant has occupied space in the 711 Fifth Avenue Property since 2005. Loro Piana USA is an Italian fabrics and clothing company specializing in high-end, luxury cashmere and wool products.

 

Retail (15.6% of NRA; 78.5% of underwritten base rent)

 

The 53,798 SF of multi-level retail space at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is currently anchored by Ralph Lauren (A2 / A- by Moody’s/S&P) (which has been dark but paying rent since April 2017) and The Swatch Group that collectively contribute 78.5% of UW Base Rent (inclusive of storage/restaurant rent derived from retail tenants). Ralph Lauren is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ralph Lauren Corporation. Ralph Lauren, the largest retail tenant by UW Base Rent, leases 11.4% of NRA and accounts for 41.1% of UW Base Rent. The 711 Fifth Avenue Property served as Ralph Lauren’s former flagship; however, its space is now dark and available for sublease. Ralph Lauren continues to operate the Polo Bar (7,436 SF of the total Ralph Lauren 38,638 SF) at this location, but the Polo Bar is only open for takeout and delivery. According to a media report, the Ralph Lauren tenant has agreed to sublease its entire space to Mango, a Spanish retail chain, for $5 million per year.  Pursuant to the terms of the lease and the loan documents, the tenant may not sublease the space to an unaffiliated third party without the consent of the borrower and the lender (in each case, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). It is not expected that any such sublease arrangement will relieve the Ralph Lauren tenant of its obligations under the lease (including the obligation to pay rent).  We cannot assure you that such sublease will be executed or approved.

 

The Swatch Group is the second largest retail tenant at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property. The Swatch Group occupies 4.2% of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property’s NRA and accounts for 37.3% of UW Base Rent. The Swatch Group has occupied space in the 711 Fifth Avenue Property since 2011, and brands that are currently represented at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property include Omega and Breguet. The Swatch Group engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of finished watches, jewelry as well as watch movements and components. It operates through two segments including, Watches and Jewelry, and Electronic Systems. The Watches and Jewelry segment designs, produces, and markets watches and jewelry. The Electronic Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells electronic components and sports timing activities.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 1, 2020, the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is open; however, all retail tenants are closed (the Polo Bar is open for takeout and delivery) and most, if not all, office tenants are working remotely. One retail tenant, representing approximately 37% of the underwritten base rent, executed a rent deferral agreement as of May 18, 2020 with the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower that provides for a 50% rent abatement for April, May and June 2020, with abated rent being required to be repaid as follows: 50% of the abated total amount to be repaid by the end of 2020 and the remaining 50% to be repaid by the end of March 2021. All of the tenants have paid their October 2020 and November 2020 rent. The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan is current through the December 6, 2020 payment date.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property:

 

Seven Largest Owned Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

Tenant GLA (SF)

% of Owned GLA

UW Base Rent(3)

% of Total UW Base Rent(3)

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(3)

Lease Expiration

Renewal / Extension Options

Ralph Lauren(4) NR / A2 / A- 38,638 11.4% $27,523,994 41.1%   $712.36     6/30/2029 2, 5-year options
The Swatch Group NR / NR / NR 14,274 4.2    24,976,738 37.3      $1,749.81     12/31/2029 None
SunTrust Banks A+ / A3 / NR 84,516 24.9    5,923,390 8.9      $70.09     4/30/2024 1, 5-year option
Allen & Company NR / NR / NR 70,972 20.9    4,948,540 7.4      $69.73     9/30/2033 1, 5-year option
Loro Piana USA NR / NR / NR 24,388 7.2    1,740,900 2.6      $71.38     8/31/2025 1, 5-year option
Sandler Capital NR / NR / NR 17,200 5.1    1,378,924 2.1      $80.17     6/30/2027 None
Catalyst Investors NR / NR / NR

6,034

1.8   

404,278

0.6     

$67.00    

11/30/2023 None
Seven Largest Owned Tenants 256,022 75.3% $66,896,764 100.0%   $261.29        
Remaining Owned Tenants(5) 3,935 1.2    0 0.0      $0.00        
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)

80,067

23.5   

0

0.0     

$0.00    

   
Totals / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants 340,024 100.0% $66,896,764 100.0%   $261.29        

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each collateral tenant.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent entity whether or not the parent entity guarantees the lease.

(3)UW Base Rent, UW Base Rent $ per SF and % of Total UW Base Rent are based on the underwritten rent roll dated January 31, 2020.

(4)Currently, the Ralph Lauren spaces totaling 38,638 SF are now dark and available for sublease. The tenant continues to operate the Polo Bar space of 7,436 SF at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property. According to a media report, the Ralph Lauren tenant has agreed to sublease its entire space to Mango, a Spanish retail chain, for $5 million per year. Pursuant to the terms of the lease and the loan documents, the tenant may not sublease the space to an unaffiliated third party without the consent of the borrower and the lender (in each case, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). It is not expected that any such sublease arrangement will relieve the Ralph Lauren tenant of its obligations under the lease (including the obligation to pay rent). We cannot assure you that such sublease will be executed or approved.

(5)Includes non-revenue spaces of 2,330 SF attributable to the property management office, 1,042 SF attributable to the building security office and 563 SF attributable to the porter locker room.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31

Expiring Owned GLA

% of Owned GLA

Cumulative % of Owned GLA

UW Base Rent(3)

% of Total UW Base Rent(3)

UW Base Rent $ per SF(3)

# of Expiring
Leases

MTM 0 0.0% 0.0% $0 0.0% $0.00 0
2020 0 0.0    0.0% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2021 0 0.0    0.0% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2022 0 0.0    0.0% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2023 6,034 1.8    1.8% $404,278 0.6    $67.00 1
2024 84,516 24.9    26.6% $5,923,390 8.9    $70.09 6
2025 24,388 7.2    33.8% $1,740,900 2.6    $71.38 2
2026 0 0.0    33.8% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2027 17,200 5.1    38.9% $1,378,924 2.1    $80.17 1
2028 0 0.0    38.9% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2029 52,912 15.6    54.4% $52,500,732 78.5    $992.23 12
2030 0 0.0    54.4% $0 0.0    $0.00 0
2031 & Thereafter(4) 74,907 22.0    76.5% $4,948,540 7.4    $66.06 8
Vacant

80,067

23.5   

100.0%

$0

0.0   

$0.00

0

Total / Wtd. Avg. 340,024 100.0%   $66,896,764 100.0% $261.29 30

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each collateral tenant.

(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent roll dated January 31, 2020.

(4)Includes non-revenue spaces of 2,330 SF attributable to the property management office, 1,042 SF attributable to the building security office and 563 SF attributable to the porter locker room.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2016

2017

2018

As of 1/31/2020(2)

79.9% 73.7% 67.4% 76.5%

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated January 31, 2020.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

TTM 3/31/2020

Underwritten

Underwritten  

$ per SF

Base Rent $50,709,002 $59,133,963 $58,947,171 $64,979,130 $64,530,557 $66,896,764 $196.74
Contractual Rent Steps(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1,962,475 5.77
Vacant Income 0 0 0 0 0 7,680,090 22.59
Reimbursements 1,826,845 3,069,898 3,727,298 4,194,777 4,145,942 4,962,830 14.60
Vacancy & Credit Loss(3) 0 0 0 0 0 (7,680,090) (22.59)
Other Income

307,215

519,693

364,227

389,683

383,754

371,484

1.09

Effective Gross Income $52,843,062 $62,723,555 $63,038,695 $69,563,590 $69,060,254 $74,193,553 $218.20
Total Operating Expenses

14,954,656

17,358,037

18,950,129

20,967,241

21,771,999

22,888,769

67.32

Net Operating Income $37,888,406 $45,365,518 $44,088,566 $48,596,349 $47,288,255 $51,304,783 $150.89
TI/LC

0

0

0

0

0

544,350

1.60

Capital Expenditures 0 0 0 0 0 85,006 0.25
Net Cash Flow

$37,888,406

$45,365,518

$44,088,566

$48,596,349

$47,288,255

$50,675,427

$149.03

 

 
(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Contractual Rent Steps include $1,962,475 underwritten for various tenants through January 31, 2021.

(3)Underwritten Vacancy & Credit Loss Represents an underwritten economic vacancy of 9.4%.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the 711 Fifth Avenue Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $1,000,000,000 as of January 23, 2020.

 

Appraisal Approach

As-Is Value

Discount Rate

Capitalization Rate

Direct Capitalization Approach $1,000,000,000 NAP 5.00%
Income Capitalization Approach $992,997,762 6.25%   4.75%(1)

 

 
(1)Represents the terminal capitalization rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report dated February 3, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. According to the appraisal, the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is located in the Midtown and the Upper Fifth Avenue retail submarket. The Plaza District office submarket is bounded by 65th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 47th Street to the south, and Avenue of the Americas to the west. The Plaza District is proximate to Central Park and has access to shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues. The Plaza District office submarket is home to numerous national and multinational corporations and is dominated by financial (with hedge funds clustered along Madison Avenue) and legal tenants, with some media and fashion firms. According to the appraisal, as of the fourth quarter of 2019, the Plaza District office submarket has an inventory of 26.7 million SF with a vacancy rate of 8.7% and an average asking rent of $114.07 PSF. The Upper Fifth Avenue retail submarket is located between 42nd and 57th Streets, and this portion of Fifth Avenue is the most expensive area for retail space rents in Manhattan. The Upper Fifth Avenue retail submarket has historically drawn international travelers and occupants of nearby luxury hotels and condos. According to the appraisal, as of the fourth quarter of 2019, the Upper Fifth Avenue retail submarket has an average asking rent of $1,775.00 PSF, with an availability rate of 24.3%.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the 711 Fifth Avenue Property:

 

Comparable Office Leases(1)

 

Property Name / Location

Year Built

Stories

Tenant Name

Tenant Leased Space (SF)

Lease Date

Lease Term (Years)

Base Rent PSF

711 Fifth Avenue(2)

New York, NY

1927 18 SunTrust Banks 22,832 Mar-16 8.2 $75.50

623 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

1989 36 NWI Management 8,400 Nov-19 3.3 $80.00

510 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

2009/2012 30 Castlelake, L.P. 6,903 Nov-19 7.3 $124.00

745 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

1929/1989 35 Fremont Macanta 7,067 Jun-19 6.8 $103.00

640 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

1940/2003 31 Hamlin Capital Management 23,616 Mar-19 10.0 $75.17

640 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 

1940/2003 31 Avolon Aerospace 10,295 Jan-19 10.0 $92.99

645 Madison Avenue 

New York, NY 

1971/2005 22 Rothman Orthopaedic Institute 21,461 Jan-19 10.9 $88.00

725 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 

1983 58 S.S. Steiner, Inc. 6,875 Jan-19 7.5 $82.00

510 Madison Avenue 

New York, NY 

2009/2012 30 Christian Dior, Inc. and Christian Dior Perfumes,LLC 70,055 Jan-19 5.0 $74.50

712 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY

1990 52 Wargo & Co. 2,074 Oct-18 7.7 $105.00

725 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

1983 58 Marc Fisher 9,924 Jul-18 10.0 $89.00

640 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

1940/2003 31 Klein Group 9,458 Jul-18 10.0 $92.00

535 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

1982 37 Walker & Dunlop, LLC 5,450 Jul-18 3.0 $80.00

535 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 

1982 37 Melvin Capital 14,765 May-18 10.6 $104.00
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of January 31, 2020.

 

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Comparable Retail Leases(1)

 

Property Name / Location

Tenant Name

Tenant Leased Space (SF)

Lease Date

Lease Term (years)

Base Rent PSF

711 Fifth Avenue(2)

New York, NY

The Swatch Group 14,274 May-11 18.7 $1,749.81

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Christian Dior 11,847 Apr-19 4.0 $666.84

730 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Mikimoto 4,505 Feb-19 10.0 $1,109.88

760 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

Giorgio Armani 19,780 Jan-19 15.0 $1,066.23

706 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

Hermès 47,000 Jan-19 10.0 $329.79

609 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Puma 23,917 Feb-18 16.0 $372.12

650 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Nike 69,214 Mar-17 15.5 $479.53

640 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Dyson 3,097 Mar-17 10.0 $2,660.64

640 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Victoria's Secret 63,779 Apr-16 16.0 $516.90

645 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Longchamp 2,000 Feb-16 10.0 $2,850.00

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Under Armour 53,500 Feb-16 15.0 $560.75

685 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Stuart Weitzman 3,481 Feb-16 15.0 $1,436.37

685 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY

Coach 24,541 Jan-16 15.0 $814.96

 

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of January 31, 2020.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is 711 Fifth Ave Principal Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “711 Fifth Avenue Borrower”). Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan. There is no nonrecourse carve-out guarantor or separate environmental indemnitor with respect to the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan.

 

As of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan origination date, the borrower sponsors are one or more of (a) Bayerische Versorgungskammer (“BVK”), (b) Deutsche Finance America LLC and/or DF Deutsche Finance Holding AG (together, “DFA”) and/or (c) Hessen Lawyers Pension Fund. These entities collectively have acquired five other assets located in major cities. BVK, a public-law pension group in Germany, managed 12 independent professional and municipal pension funds with a total of 2.3 million policyholders and pension recipients, €4.8 billion in annual contributions and reimbursement income, and approximately €3.4 billion in annual pension payments as of December 31, 2018. BVK managed a total investment volume of €77 billion by book value as of December 31, 2018. DFA, the American private equity arm of Deutsche Finance Group, was established in 2018 and has acquired 11 properties with a total capitalization of over $3.1 billion as of April 21, 2020. Hessen Lawyers Pension Fund is the pension fund for the German state of Hessen, with approximately €4.12 billion assets under management as of February 29, 2020.

 

Escrows. At origination, the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower funded (a) approximately $1,048,024 for outstanding free rent (including any rent credits) and (b) $2,000,000 for estimated costs in connection with obtaining a new temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy to replace the temporary certificate of occupancy that expired in November 2019. The 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy that was effective as of March 24, 2020. On each due date during the continuance of a 711 Trigger Period, the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower will be required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to 1/12 of the property taxes and insurance premiums that the lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the next ensuing 12 months; provided that reserves for insurance premiums will be waived if the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is covered by an acceptable blanket insurance policy; (ii) a capital expenditure reserve in an amount equal to approximately $7,084 capped at an amount equal to the lender’s good faith estimate of capital expenses to be performed during the

 

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next two years; (iii) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve in an amount equal to $42,503 capped at an amount equal to the greater of (x) the lender’s good faith estimate of all leasing commissions and tenant improvements to be performed during the next two years and (y) the aggregate amount of all outstanding leasing commissions and tenant improvements under leases then in effect.

  

Additionally, during the continuance of a Tenant Rollover Sweep, all excess cash (and any other amounts sufficient to result in a reserve amount for such month of at least $2,500,000) after payment of applicable debt service, budgeted operating expenses and other required reserves are required to be reserved in a tenant rollover reserve capped at the greater of (x) $7,500,000 and (y) all excess cash flow estimated by lender in its good faith that would have been deposited in such reserve account for the three-month period following the deposit of such funds (the “Tenant Rollover Sweep Equity Amount”). Additionally, during the continuance of a Downgraded Tenant Sweep (if no deposits are required to the tenant rollover reserve), all excess cash after payment of applicable debt service, budgeted operating expenses and other required reserves is required to be reserved in a tenant downgrade reserve. Additionally, during the continuance of a TCO Renewal Failure (if no deposits are required to the tenant rollover reserve or tenant downgrade reserve), (a) prior to March 6, 2021, $1,000,000 and (b) after March 6, 2021, all excess cash after payment of applicable debt service, budgeted operating expenses and other required reserves are required to be reserved in a tenant downgrade reserve.

 

A “Downgraded Tenant Sweep” will be continuing upon any tenant under a Major Lease (or with regard to Ralph Lauren, its highest rated parent entity, as applicable) that is rated investment grade is downgraded below investment grade (as determined by S&P or Moody’s), until the Downgraded Tenant Sweep Cure.

 

A “Downgraded Tenant Sweep Cure” means the downgraded tenant is once more rated investment grade (as determined by S&P or Moody’s), or such space is relet in accordance with the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents or an amount sufficient to pay unabated rent for 18 consecutive months then due under the applicable downgraded tenant’s lease (subject to reduction in accordance with the loan documents) has been deposited in the downgraded tenant reserve.

 

A “Major Lease” means any of the leases with Ralph Lauren, The Swatch Group and any lease that when aggregated with all other leases at the 711 Fifth Avenue Property with the same or an affiliated tenant (assuming the exercise of all expansion rights and all preferential rights to lease additional space), is expected to demise more than 30% of the rentable square footage or account for 20% or more of the total rental income. Additionally, any lease with any purchase option, with a 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower affiliate or entered into during an event of default will also be considered a Major Lease.

 

A “Tenant Rollover Sweep” will exist if any tenant under a Major Lease (i) terminates their lease, (ii) goes “dark” (other than (a) Ralph Lauren if it has an investment grade rating or (b) is guaranteed by an entity rated investment grade (as determined by S&P or Moody’s), (iii) vacates or provides indication of their intent to vacate all or any portion of their leased space or (iv) fails to provide written notice of their intent to renew such lease on the date that is 36 months prior to its then current lease expiration date.

 

A “Tenant Rollover Sweep Cure” means, as applicable (a) a tenant under a Major Lease renews its lease or enters into a new lease on substantially the same terms and conditions, is no longer “dark” or moves back into its space or revokes any prior notice of intent to vacate or (b) such space is relet in accordance with the terms of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower is required to direct all existing and future tenants of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property to directly deposit all rents into a clearing account controlled by the lender. Provided no 711 Trigger Period exists, the funds in the clearing account are required to be swept on a daily basis into a borrower operating account. During the continuance of a 711 Trigger Period (or an event of default at the lender’s election), the funds in the clearing account are required to be swept on a daily basis into a cash management account controlled by the lender and all amounts on deposit in the cash management account after payment of the monthly debt service, required reserves and budgeted operating expenses are required to be held

 

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 as additional security for the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan during the continuance of such 711 Trigger Period, except that if there exists no event of default and the only 711 Trigger Period then in existence is a Tenant Rollover Sweep and the applicable Tenant Rollover Sweep Equity Amount was deposited with the lender as required under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents, then all excess cash flow that would have been reserved is required to be released to the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower.

  

A “711 Trigger Period” means each period that commences upon the first to occur of: (a) debt yield, determined as of the first day of any fiscal quarter, is less than 7.0%, until the occurrence of a DY Cure Event (and if financial reports are not delivered to the lender as and when required under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents, a 711 Trigger Period will be deemed to have commenced and be ongoing, unless and until such reports are delivered and they indicate that, in fact, no 711 Trigger Period is ongoing); (b) there exists an event of default under any mezzanine loan until cured; (c) any major tenant leasing space that is rated investment grade is downgraded below investment grade (as determined by S&P or Moody’s), until the occurrence of a Downgraded Tenant Sweep Cure, (d) any major tenant that (i) terminates its lease, (ii) “goes dark”, unless such applicable lease is and continues to be guaranteed by an entity rated investment grade (as determined by S&P or Moody’s), (iii) vacates or provides indication of its intent to vacate all of its leased space (or any portion thereof), or (iv) fails to provide written notice to the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower of its intent to renew its applicable lease 36 months prior to its then current lease expiration date, until the occurrence of a Tenant Rollover Sweep Cure, and (e) upon the earlier to occur of (x) the date that is 120 days following the origination date (if a new temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy has not yet been received by such date) as may be extended up to 60 days if the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower is diligently and continuously pursuing obtaining a new temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy, (y) the date that the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower ceases to diligently and continuously pursue obtaining a new temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy and (z) the date that the applicable governmental authority seeks an enforcement action affecting occupancy of the building or having a material adverse effect on 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower or the 711 Fifth Avenue Property as a result of the expired certificate of occupancy until the lender receives such new certificate of occupancy (such period prior to receipt of a new certificate of occupancy, a “TCO Renewal Failure”).

 

A “DY Cure Event” means (a) no event of default is continuing and (b) the achievement of a debt yield, determined as of the first day of each of two consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, equal to or greater than 7.0% (which debt yield test may be satisfied at the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower’s sole discretion (i) after the 711 Fifth Avenue Lockout Period, by either (x) making voluntary prepayments or (y) effectuating a partial defeasance, in amounts necessary to achieve the required debt yield or (ii) by depositing in a reserve account, as additional collateral, cash or a letter of credit in an amount that when subtracted from the principal indebtedness of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan for purposes of calculating debt yield would result in a debt yield that equals or exceeds 7.0% (provided that the aggregate notional amount of all outstanding letters of credit delivered may at no time exceed 10% of the principal indebtedness of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan).

 

Additionally, provided no event of default under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan is continuing, the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower has the right at any time from and after the expiration of the 711 Fifth Avenue Lockout Period (a) solely to effect a DY Cure Event to partially defease (with no corresponding release of collateral) and (b) to totally defease, the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan in the amount necessary to either cause the achievement of a DY Cure Event as determined by the lender in its reasonable discretion or defease the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan in whole, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, delivery of defeasance collateral in an amount sufficient to make all payments of interest and principal due under the defeased note until the first due date in the prepayment period, a REMIC opinion and a rating agency confirmation.

 

Property Management. The 711 Fifth Avenue Property is currently managed by SHVO Property Management LLC (an affiliate of the borrower sponsors) (“SHVO”), pursuant to a management agreement and sub-managed by Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. (“JLL”) pursuant to a sub-management agreement. Under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents, the 711 Fifth Avenue Property is required to be managed by SHVO and sub-managed by JLL, respectively, or any other management or sub-management company, as applicable, approved by the lender and with respect to which a rating agency confirmation has been received. The lender has the right to replace, or require the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower to replace, each of the property manager and the sub-property manager with a property manager or sub-property manager, as applicable, selected by the 711 Fifth

 

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Avenue Borrower (or selected by the lender in the event of an event of default under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents) (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents, (ii) following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction, (iii) during the continuance of a material default by the property manager under the management agreement or the sub-property manager under the sub-management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager or sub-property manager, as applicable, files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or (v) if a trustee or receiver is appointed for, respectively, the property manager’s or the sub-property manager’s assets or the property.

 

Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. A 100% direct or indirect owner of the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower or any existing mezzanine borrower is permitted one time during the term of the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan to obtain a mezzanine loan from a lender meeting certain requirements under the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan documents secured by a pledge of the equity interests in the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower, provided that, among other conditions: (a) the mezzanine loan is in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) $35,000,000 and (ii) an amount that, when added to the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan will result in (A) a combined loan to “as is” appraised value ratio of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property of no more than 54.5%, (B) a combined debt service coverage ratio (based on the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan and the proposed mezzanine loan) of greater than 2.80x and (C) the combined debt yield being equal to or greater than 8.98%; (b) the mezzanine loan is secured by an equity pledge encumbering direct and indirect ownership interests in the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower (and not any collateral securing the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan); (c) the mezzanine loan will be coterminous with the 711 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan; and (d) the mezzanine lender (i) is not an affiliate of the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower and (ii) enters into an intercreditor agreement with the lender satisfactory in all respects to the lender in its reasonable discretion and any applicable rating agency. Additionally, such financing will be subject to receipt by the lender of rating agency confirmations from the applicable rating agencies.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage, together with a 12-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. If TRIPRA is no longer in effect, then the 711 Fifth Avenue Borrower’s requirement will be capped at insurance premiums equal to two times the amount of the insurance premium payable in respect of the 711 Fifth Avenue Property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents, and such insurance is required to contain a deductible that is no greater than $50,000. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   SMC
Location (City/State) Sacramento, California   Cut-off Date Principal Balance   $39,700,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF   $224.55
Size (SF) 176,797   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.8%
Total Occupancy as of 11/30/2020 86.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 11/30/2020 86.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1924 / 2019   Mortgage Rate   3.37700%
Appraised Value $59,600,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
         
Underwritten Revenues $6,057,283        
Underwritten Expenses $2,405,775   Escrows(1)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $3,651,509     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $3,434,390   Taxes $140,213 $46,738
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 66.6%   Insurance $41,915 $6,986
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 66.6%   Replacement Reserves $0 $3,360
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  2.69x / 2.53x   TI/LC $0 $14,733
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 9.2% / 8.7%   Other(2) $724,500 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Loan Amount $39,700,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $38,318,258  96.5%
      Reserves 906,628 2.3
      Origination Costs 445,867 1.1
      Return of Equity 29,247 0.1
Total Sources $39,700,000 100.0% Total Uses $39,700,000 100.0%
                 
 
(1)See “—Escrows” below.

(2)Other reserve represents an elevator renovation reserve.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (“The Senator Loan”) is evidenced by a promissory note in an original principal balance of $39,700,000 and secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in an office property in Sacramento, California (“The Senator Property”). The Senator Loan was originated by Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC on December 2, 2020. The Senator Loan has an interest rate of 3.37700% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of The Senator Loan to refinance a prior loan on The Senator Property, return equity to the borrower sponsor, fund upfront reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The Senator Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Senator Loan requires interest-only payments for the duration of the term. The scheduled maturity date of The Senator Loan is the due date in December 2030. Voluntary prepayment of The Senator Loan in whole (but not in part) is permitted on or after September 6, 2030 without payment of a prepayment premium. At any time after the earlier of (i) December 2, 2023 and (ii) the second anniversary of the securitization Closing Date, The Senator Loan may be defeased in whole (but not in part) with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Senator Property is a 176,797 SF, CBD office property situated on approximately 0.9 acres and located at 1121-1123 L Street in Sacramento, California, located directly across from the California State Capitol. The Senator Property is a Class A office building originally constructed in 1924 with renovations completed over the past five years. The Senator Property features a two-story atrium lobby with modern office finishes and open floor plans. Since acquisition, the borrower sponsors have invested approximately $5.6 million into capital improvements, with another $630,000 anticipated to be invested to modernize the elevator systems following origination (of which 115% of the estimated costs were escrowed at origination). The borrower sponsors acquired The Senator Property in December 2018 and their cost basis is approximately $55.1 million.

 

The Senator Property is currently 86.0% occupied by 46 different tenants. As The Senator Property is located in close proximity to the California State Capitol, many of the tenants at The Senator Property are in government related industries such as lobbying, advocacy groups, government relations firms and trade associations.

 

The Senator Property is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Senator Property was originally developed as a 400-room, Italian Renaissance-style hotel in 1924 which was then known as the Hotel Senator.

 

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The Senator Property was converted to an office building in 1983, giving lobbyists and other government-related industries short-walking-distance access to California’s state politicians.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants at The Senator Property:

 

Ten Largest Owned Tenants by Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name  Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)  Tenant
GLA
  % of
Owned
GLA
 

UW Base
Rent(2)

 

% of
Total
UW
Base
Rent(2)

 

UW Base
Rent $
per SF(2)

  Lease
Expiration
  Renewal / Extension Options
California Manufacturers and Technology Association  NR / NR / NR  15,627  8.8%  $583,375  10.1%  $37.33  12/31/2030  2, 5-year options
Lang, Hansen, Giroux & Associates  NR / NR / NR  10,877  6.2   409,916  7.1   37.69  11/30/2025  None
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California  NR / NR / NR  7,940  4.5   346,672  6.0   43.66  5/31/2028  2, 5-year options
School Services of California  NR / NR / NR  8,783  5.0   325,366  5.7   37.04  5/31/2025  1, 5-year option
Reed Addis  NR / NR / NR  7,240  4.1   302,181  5.3   41.74  2/29/2032  1, 5-year option
Arc Strategies  NR / NR / NR  6,802  3.8   240,490  4.2   35.36  8/31/2028  1, 5-year option
Spectrum NLP  NR / NR / NR  5,002  2.8   195,241  3.4   39.03  12/31/2023  1, 5-year option
California Association of Winegrape Growers & Agricultural Council of California  NR / NR / NR  4,564  2.6   182,364  3.2   39.96  2/28/2025  1, 5-year option
State Water Contractors  NR / NR / NR  4,135  2.3   160,000  2.8   38.69  5/31/2021  1, 5-year option
The Golden 1 Credit Union  NR / NR / NR  3,942  2.2   149,258  2.6   37.86  2/28/2023  1, 5-year option
Ten Largest Owned Tenants     74,912  42.4%  $2,894,863  50.4%  $38.64      
Remaining Tenants     77,202  43.7   2,854,271  49.6   36.97      
Vacant     24,683  14.0   0  0.0   0.00      
Total / Wtd. Avg.     176,797  100.0%  $5,749,134  100.0%  $37.79      

 

 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated November 30, 2020.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF include $27,397 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $27,096 representing the average rent through the lease expiration for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at The Senator Property based on initial lease expiration dates:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)

 

Year Ending December 31,  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of
Owned GLA
 

UW Base Rent(2)

 

% of Total UW
Base Rent(2)

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(2)

  # of Expiring
Leases
MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2020  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2021  16,618   9.4   9.4%  637,481   11.1   38.36   6 
2022  14,400   8.1   17.5%  512,968   8.9   35.62   7 
2023  22,956   13.0   30.5%  844,604   14.7   36.79   11 
2024  18,524   10.5   41.0%  734,636   12.8   39.66   7 
2025  31,715   17.9   58.9%  1,216,709   21.2   38.36   7 
2026  3,050   1.7   60.7%  134,652   2.3   44.15   1 
2027  5,086   2.9   63.5%  195,367   3.4   38.41   2 
2028  14,742   8.3   71.9%  587,161   10.2   39.83   2 
2029  0   0.0   71.9%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2030  15,627   8.8   80.7%  583,375   10.1   37.33   1 
2031 & Thereafter(3)  9,396   5.3   86.0%  302,181   5.3   32.16   2 
Vacant  24,683   14.0   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  176,797   100.0%      $5,749,134   100.0%  $37.79   46 

 

 
(1)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that were not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF is based on the underwritten rent roll dated November 30, 2020 and includes $27,397 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $27,096 representing the average rent through the lease expiration for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

(3)Includes 394 SF of future bike storage.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at The Senator Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017  2018  2019  As of 11/30/2020
83.9%  83.1%  87.0%  86.0%

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

COVID-19 Update. 100% of tenants by square footage and by underwritten base rent have made their November rental payments.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at The Senator Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2017

 

9/30/2018 Ann.

 

2019

 

TTM 10/31/2020

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten

$ per SF 

Base Rent  $4,015,806   $4,339,690   $5,213,033   $5,729,237   $5,694,641   $32.21 
Contractual Rent Steps(1)  0   0   0   0   54,493   0.31 
Potential Income from Vacant Space  0   0   0   0   836,909   4.73 
Reimbursements  126,714   144,758   242,417   297,193   287,970   1.63 
Gross Potential Income  $4,142,519   $4,484,448   $5,455,450   $6,026,430   $6,874,013   $38.88 
Other Income  124,591   39,758   7,839   20,180   20,180   0.11 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   0   (836,909)  (4.73)
Effective Gross Income  $4,267,111   $4,524,206   $5,463,289   $6,046,610   $6,057,283   $34.26 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $399,119   $405,183   $480,558   $557,734   $560,853   $3.17 
Insurance  31,254   33,812   106,647   124,651   83,830   0.47 
Management Fee  127,522   135,280   171,181   187,788   181,519   1.03 
Other Operating Expenses  1,378,211   1,336,417   1,519,474   1,579,574   1,579,574   8.93 
Total Operating Expenses  $1,936,106   $1,910,692   $2,277,860   $2,449,748   $2,405,775   $13.61 
                         
Net Operating Income  $2,331,005   $2,613,514   $3,185,429   $3,596,862   $3,651,509   $20.65 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   176,797   1.00 
Capital Expenditures  0   0   0   0   40,322   0.23 
Net Cash Flow  $2,331,005   $2,613,514   $3,185,429   $3,596,862   $3,434,390   $19.43 

 

 
(1)Underwritten cash flow based on in-place rents as of November 30, 2020 and includes $27,397 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $27,096 representing the average rent through the lease expiration for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, The Senator Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $59,600,000 as of November 12, 2020.

 

Location  Appraisal Approach  Value  Discount Rate  Capitalization Rate
             
Sacramento, CA  Direct Capitalization Approach  $59,900,000  N/A  6.50%
   Discounted Cash Flow Approach  $59,600,000  8.00%  6.75%(1)

 

 
(1)Represents the terminal cap rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated November 3, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at The Senator Property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Senator Property is located in Sacramento, California, within Sacramento County. The Senator Property is in the downtown area of the city in close proximity to the California State Capitol. The boundaries of the downtown area are delineated as the American River to the north; I-80 to the

 

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 east and south and the Sacramento River to the west. According to the appraisal, the major influence for the downtown area is the existence of the California State Capitol building and state offices. Additionally, Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento have their main offices in the downtown area. Tourism is another major influence in the area with the Old Sacramento State Historic Park and Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park located in the area. Sacramento’s Community Center and the Memorial Auditorium are also situated here. According to the appraisal, Sacramento’s strong assets remain the affordability of business and living costs compared to the San Francisco Bay metropolitan areas, creating increased spillover growth from the Bay Area. Additionally, universities in the Sacramento region, University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento, provide stable employment and research support to the local economy. The average household income level and population are $61,093 and 11,545, respectively, within a five-minute drive of The Senator Property.

 

According to a market research report, as of the third quarter of 2020, the Sacramento market had an inventory of approximately 44.8 million SF with a vacancy rate of 18.9%. The average asking rental rate in the market is $27.03 per SF. The market experienced a negative current net absorption of 137,000 SF.

 

The Senator Property is located in the Downtown/Midtown submarket. According to market research report, as of the third quarter of 2020, the Downtown/Midtown submarket had an inventory of approximately 10.8 million SF with a vacancy rate of 12.5%. The average asking rental rate in the market is $35.35 per SF. The submarket experienced a negative current net absorption of 11,000 SF.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for The Senator Property:

 

Comparable Office Set(1)

 

Property Name/Location Year Built Occ. NRA (SF) Tenant Lease Area (SF) Lease Date Lease Term (Yrs.) Base Rent PSF Lease Type

The Senator

1121-1123 L Street

Sacramento, CA

1924 86.0% 176,797 - - - - $37.79(2) -

The Travelers Building

428 J Street

Sacramento, CA

1914 NAV 95,000 Zendrive, Inc. 1,739 Jun-19 4.0 $33.60 Base Year Stop

770 L

770 L Street

Sacramento, CA

1984 NAV 169,078 JEA & Associates 1,225 May-19 5.0 $35.40 Base Year Stop

925 L Street

925 L Street

Sacramento, CA

1973 NAV 165,919 Cruz Strategies 3,334 May-20 5.0 $34.20 Base Year Stop

Eleventh & L Building

1127 L Street

Sacramento, CA

1917 NAV 76,993 Stephen Company 996 Sep-19 3.0 $33.01 Base Year Stop

1130 K Street

1130 K Street

Sacramento, CA

1924 NAV 112,166 Kabatack Strategies 1,440 Feb-20 3.0 $25.20 Base Year Stop

1201 K Street

1201 K Street

Sacramento, CA

1990 NAV 241,996 California Medical Association 2,098 Sep-19 14.0 $38.16 Base Year Stop

 

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Average underwritten rent per SF according to the underwritten rent roll dated November 30, 2020.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Senator Seagate, LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of The Senator Loan. The non-recourse carveout guarantors are Willis K. Polite, Jr., Mark Bauman Polite, Dennis P. Fisco, Trent R. Isgrig and Brian Johnson.

 

All five of the non-recourse carveout guarantors are principals at Seagate Properties Inc. (“Seagate”). Seagate is a commercial real estate firm headquartered in San Rafael, California which focuses on development, renovation, management, and leasing of office, retail, industrial and multifamily properties. Seagate provides private investors, institutional clients, public entity clients and pension clients with real estate investment and management expertise in major Western markets. Seagate’s current real estate portfolio totals over 3.0 million SF

 

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across office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets. Seagate is experienced with real estate investments in California, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Texas and Arizona.

 

Escrows. At origination, the borrower funded (i) a tax reserve in the amount of $140,213, (ii) an insurance reserve in the amount of $41,915 and (iii) an elevator renovation reserve in the amount of approximately $724,500.

 

On each due date, the borrower is required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the property taxes (initially $46,738) and insurance premiums that the lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the ensuing 12 months (initially $6,986), (ii) a capital expenditures reserve in the amount of $3,360 capped at $161,300 and (iii) a TI/LC reserve in the amount of $14,733 capped at $650,000.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Senator Loan documents require a springing lockbox with springing cash management upon the occurrence of a Senator Sweep Event Period. After the occurrence of a Senator Sweep Event Period, the borrower is required to establish a lockbox account, as applicable, and is required to direct tenants to pay all rents directly into the lockbox account. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Senator Sweep Event Period, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept daily to a cash management account under the control of the lender.

 

A “Senator Sweep Event Period” means each period commencing upon the earlier of (i) the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under The Senator Loan until cured and/or (ii) the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under The Senator Loan documents) being less than 1.15x, and concluding when the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under The Senator Loan documents) is at least 1.20x for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Senator Property is currently managed by Seagate Properties, Inc., an affiliate of the borrower, and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., each pursuant to a management agreement. Under The Senator Loan documents, The Senator Property is required to be managed by Seagate Properties, Inc. and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. or any other management company reasonably approved by the lender and with respect to which a rating agency confirmation has been received. The lender has the right to replace, or require the borrower to replace, the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrower (or selected by the lender in the event of an event of default under The Senator Loan or following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction), subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (i) during the continuance of an event of default under The Senator Loan, (ii) if at any time the debt service coverage ratio falls below 1.00x (as calculated under the loan documents), (iii) during the continuance of a material default by the property manager under the management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or (v) if at any time the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds.

 

Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness.  None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness.  Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of The Senator Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information     Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   SMC
Location (City/State) Cheektowaga, New York   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(2)   $37,500,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(1)   $117.72
Size (SF) 423,047   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.5%
Total Occupancy as of 11/18/2020 94.9%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 11/18/2020 94.9%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1972 / 2000   Mortgage Rate   3.84200%
Appraised Value $87,500,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   24
           
Underwritten Revenues $8,934,352        
Underwritten Expenses $3,259,336   Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $5,675,015     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $5,367,688   Taxes $689,371 $82,789
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 56.9%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 47.5%   Replacement Reserves $150,000 $9,746
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  2.03x / 1.92x   TI/LC $800,000 $15,864
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 11.4% / 10.8%   Other(4) $3,369,673 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses           $ %
Whole Loan Amount $49,800,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $32,808,238 65.9%
      Return of Equity 10,976,644 22.0  
      Reserves 5,009,044 10.1 
      Origination Costs 1,006,074 2.0
Total Sources $49,800,000 100.0% Total Uses $49,800,000 100.0%
                         

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan (as defined below).

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $37,500,000 represents the controlling note A-1 of the $49,800,000 Appletree Business Park Whole Loan evidenced by two pari passu notes. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(3)See “—Escrows” below.

(4)Other reserve represents (i) $1,753,873 for a debt service reserve and (ii) $1,615,800 for planned renovations.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Appletree Business Park Loan”) is part of a whole loan (the “Appletree Business Park Whole Loan”) consisting of two pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $49,800,000 and secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in an office property located in Cheektowaga, New York (the “Appletree Business Park Property”).

 

The Appletree Business Park Loan, which will be included in the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization transaction, is evidenced by the controlling note A-1, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $37,500,000 and represents approximately 4.5% of the Initial Pool Balance. The related pari passu companion loan, evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2, has an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $12,300,000, is currently held by Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC (“SMF II”) and is expected to be contributed to one or more future securitizations.

 

The Appletree Business Park Whole Loan was originated by Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC on November 25, 2020. The Appletree Business Park Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.84200% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan to refinance a prior loan on the Appletree Business Park Property, return equity to the borrower sponsor, fund upfront reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The Appletree Business Park Whole Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Appletree Business Park Whole Loan requires interest-only payments during the first 24 months of its term. The scheduled maturity date of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan is the due date in December 2030. Voluntary prepayment of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan in whole (but not in part) is permitted on or after July 6, 2030 without payment of a prepayment premium. At any time after the earlier of (i) November 25, 2023 and (ii) the second anniversary of the last securitization of any note comprising the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan, the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan may be defeased in whole (but not in part) with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America.

 

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The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note 

Original Balance 

Cut-off Date Balance 

Note Holder(s) 

Controlling Piece 

 
 
A-1 $37,500,000   $37,500,000     GSMS 2020-GSA2 Yes  
A-2

12,300,000  

12,300,000    

SMF II(1) No  
Total $49,800,000   $49,800,000          

 

 

(1)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Appletree Business Park Property is a 423,047 SF, suburban office property situated on approximately 35.9 acres and located at 2875 Union Road in Cheektowaga, New York, approximately five miles east of the Buffalo central business district. The Appletree Business Park Property consists of one large office building comprised of one- and two-story sections and three freestanding single-tenant outparcel buildings. In addition to the office spaces, there is an on-site management office, a café and a fitness center. The Appletree Business Park Property was built in 1972 as a regional shopping mall and was converted to office use in 1991 by the borrower sponsor. Upon completion of the renovation, the Appletree Business Park Property was the recipient of the NAIOP award for best redevelopment in western New York.

 

The Appletree Business Park Property is currently 94.9% occupied by 23 different tenants. Approximately 69.2% of the Appletree Business Park Property is occupied by tenants that have credit ratings of Ba2 or above from Moody’s or A- from Fitch. Major tenants at the Appletree Business Park Property include Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), County of Erie, Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“Time Warner”), M&T Bank, ConServe, AT&T Mobility and Department of Veteran’s Affairs (“Veteran’s Affairs”).

 

The Appletree Business Park Property has six total points of ingress/egress. The Appletree Business Park Property is constructed with a brick and stone exterior and it has frontages along Union Road, Bennett Road and Como Park Boulevard. Union Road is a main thoroughfare running north and south through Cheektowaga. Freeway access to the Appletree Business Park Property is provided by the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (I-90), I-190 and I-290. The Appletree Business Park Property has 2,260 parking spaces (approximately 5.3 parking spaces per 1,000 SF).

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants at the Appletree Business Park Property:

 

Ten Largest Owned Tenants by Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2) 

Tenant GLA 

% of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(3) 

% of
Total UW
Base
Rent(3)
 

UW Base
Rent $
per SF(3)
 

Lease Expiration 

Renewal / Extension Options 

IRS AAA / Aaa / AA+ 96,150   22.7%    $2,549,110    30.3% $26.51    12/26/2035 2, 5-year options
County of Erie A+ / A1 / NR 78,229   18.5   % 1,927,461    22.9% 24.64    3/31/2024 1, 5-year option(4)
Time Warner A- / NR / BBB 54,343   12.8       896,844    10.7% 16.50    Various(5) 2, 5-year options
First Choice Evaluations NR / NR / NR 26,345   6.2   % 513,217    6.1% 19.48    8/31/2027 2, 5-year options(6)
ConServe NR / NR / NR 24,298   5.7   % 479,030    5.7% 19.71    1/31/2025 1, 5-year option
Empire State College NR / NR / NR 21,384   5.1   % 422,428    5.0% 19.75    11/21/2026 None
M&T Bank A / A3 / A- 25,324   6.0   % 377,328    4.5% 14.90    11/30/2021 1, 5-year option
Veteran’s Affairs AA / Aa2 / NR 8,835   2.1   % 255,355    3.0% 28.90    8/31/2021 None
YRC Enterprises, Inc. NR / NR / CCC+ 17,727   4.2   % 226,055    2.7% 12.75    4/30/2023 1, 5-year option
US Renal Care NR / NR / B-

8,575     

2.0         

167,213     

2.0

19.50     

8/31/2021 2, 5-year options
Ten Largest Owned Tenants   361,210   85.4%     $7,814,040   93.0% $21.63       
Remaining Tenants   40,238   9.5        592,566    7.0    14.73       
Vacant  

21,599    

5.1         

0      

0.0

0.00     

   
Total / Wtd. Avg.  

423,047    

100.0%      

$8,406,607     

100.0%  

$20.94     

   
                 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated November 18, 2020.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF include $57,315 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $160,250 which represents the average rent through the loan term for IRS and average rent through lease expiration for County of Erie.

(4)County of Erie signed a new lease at the Appletree Business Park Property in 2019. County of Erie’s lease at the Appletree Business Park Property expires in March 2024, and it has one 5-year renewal option remaining. If County of Erie decides to vacate at the end of its initial lease term in March 2024, the tenant is required to pay a $2,400,000 termination penalty and give 18 months’ notice. Additionally, in the event the Erie County legislature should discontinue or substantially reduce the funding necessary to operate at the funding levels existing on the lease, County of Erie has the right to reduce the amount of space at the Appletree Business Park Property commensurate with its reduced funding levels or if upon total discontinuation of funding, to terminate the lease with 120 days’ notice and payment of a sum of the balance of unamortized cost of any tenant improvements, leasing commissions and, if within the first five years of the lease term, the unamortized furniture allowance and a termination fee equal to $2,400,000.

(5)Time Warner leases 51,943 SF with a lease expiration date of November 30, 2023 and 2,400 SF with a lease expiration of June 30, 2025.

(6)First Choice Evaluations has a one-time right to terminate its lease in May 2024 with nine months’ notice and payment of a termination fee equal to unamortized leasing commissions and landlord’s work.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Appletree Business Park Property based on initial lease expiration dates:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)

 

Year Ending December 31,  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(2)

 

% of Total UW Base Rent(2)

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(2)

  # of Expiring Leases
MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2020  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2021  53,537   12.7   12.7%  964,624   11.5   18.02   5 
2022  2,585   0.6   13.3%  37,315   0.4   14.44   2 
2023  85,867   20.3   33.6%  1,280,288   15.2   14.91   5 
2024  83,729   19.8   53.4%  2,034,813   24.2   24.30   2 
2025  28,331   6.7   60.1%  538,832   6.4   19.02   5 
2026  21,384   5.1   65.1%  422,428   5.0   19.75   1 
2027  26,345   6.2   71.3%  513,217   6.1   19.48   1 
2028  0   0.0   71.3%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2029  0   0.0   71.3%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2030  0   0.0   71.3%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2031 & Thereafter  99,670   23.6   94.9%  2,615,090   31.1   26.24   2 
Vacant  21,599   5.1   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  423,047   100.0%      $8,406,607   100.0%  $20.94   23 

 

 

(1)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that were not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent roll dated November 18, 2020 and includes $57,315 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $160,250, which represents the average rent through the loan term for IRS and average rent through lease expiration for County of Erie.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the Appletree Business Park Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017 

2018 

2019 

As of 11/18/2020 

88.4% 80.7% 99.3% 94.9%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 3, 2020, approximately 99.8% of tenant by square footage and by underwritten base rent had made their November rental payments.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Appletree Business Park Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2017

 

2018

 

2019 

 

TTM 10/31/2020

 

Underwritten 

 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent  $6,042,104   $6,353,456   $7,833,837   $8,197,323   $8,189,042   $19.36 
Contractual Rent Steps(1)  0   0   0   0   217,565   0.51 
Potential Income from Vacant Space  0   0   0   0   453,579   1.07 
Reimbursements  737,642   695,584   735,032   833,365   529,672   1.25 
Gross Potential Income  $6,779,746   $7,049,040   $8,568,869   $9,030,688   $9,389,858   $22.20 
Other Income  28,106   20,117   8,368   2,111   2,111   0.00 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   0   (457,617)  (1.08)
Effective Gross Income  $6,807,852   $7,069,157   $8,577,237   $9,032,798   $8,934,352   $21.12 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $857,490   $878,092   $899,379   $935,725   $964,535   $2.28 
Insurance  86,817   55,510   64,897   86,710   80,900   0.19 
Management Fee  204,236   212,075   257,317   270,984   268,031   0.63 
Other Operating Expenses  1,827,065   1,727,875   1,868,923   1,945,871   1,945,871   4.60 
Total Operating Expenses  $2,975,608   $2,873,552   $3,090,517   $3,239,290   $3,259,336   $7.70 
                         
Net Operating Income  $3,832,244   $4,195,605   $5,486,720   $5,793,508   $5,675,015   $13.41 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   190,371   0.45 
Capital Expenditures  0   0   0   0   116,956   0.28 
Net Cash Flow  $3,832,244   $4,195,605   $5,486,720   $5,793,508   $5,367,688   $12.69 

 

 

(1)Underwritten cash flow based on in-place rents as of November 18, 2020 and includes $57,315 of contractual rent steps through June 2021 and $160,250 which represents the average rent through the loan term for IRS and average rent through lease expiration for County of Erie.

 

.Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Appletree Business Park Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $87,500,000 as of November 10, 2020.

 

Location 

Appraisal Approach 

Value 

Discount Rate 

Capitalization Rate 

Cheektowaga, NY Direct Capitalization Approach $88,200,000 N/A 6.00%
Discounted Cash Flow Approach $87,500,000 7.00% 6.25%(1)

 

 

(1)Represents the terminal cap rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated November 16, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Appletree Business Park Property. An ACM O&M plan was recommended by the environmental consultant and put in place at origination.

 

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Market Overview and Competition. The Appletree Business Park Property is located in Cheektowaga, New York, within Erie County. According to the 2010 census, the population was 88,226. The town is in the north-central portion of the county and is the second largest suburb of Buffalo. Cheektowaga is bordered by the city of Buffalo to the west, West Seneca to the south, Williamsville to the north and Depew to the east. The town is home to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, the principal airport of Erie County. Cheektowaga is served by Interstate 90 and State Routes 33 and 78. Cheektowaga benefits from its location in Erie County, considered an economic hub in the western New York State region. The Appletree Business Park Property is located in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, New York metropolitan statistical area, which is in northwestern New York State. The metropolitan statistical area comprises two counties: Erie and Niagara. It is the second largest metropolitan area in the state of New York, centered on the urbanized area of Buffalo. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, New York metropolitan statistical area had a population of 1,135,509 as of the 2010 census, with approximately 80 percent residing in Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo.

 

The public administration and healthcare/social assistance industries are prominent employers in the region. The State of New York is the largest employer in Erie County with a 23,600 employee workforce, followed by the U.S. Government with 15,000 employees, and the City of Buffalo with 9,281 employees. The median and average household income levels are $51,983 and $65,791, respectively, within a three-mile radius of the Appletree Business Park Property.

 

According to a market research report, as of the fourth quarter of 2020, the Buffalo/Niagara Falls market had an inventory of approximately 47.1 million SF with a vacancy rate of 8.5%. The average asking rental rate in the market is $16.30 per SF. A total of 18,420 SF of space is under construction. The market experienced a positive current net absorption of 264,501 SF.

 

The Appletree Business Park Property is located in the East Buffalo submarket. According to a market research report, as of the fourth quarter of 2020, the East Buffalo submarket had an inventory of approximately 8.3 million SF with a vacancy rate of 7.3%. The average asking rental rate in the market is $15.50 per SF. A total of 3,520 SF of space is under construction in the submarket. The submarket experienced a positive current net absorption of 24,942 SF.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Appletree Business Park Property:

 

Comparable Office Set(1)

 

Property Name/Location Year Built Occ. NRA (SF) Tenant Lease Area (SF) Lease Date Lease Term (Yrs.) Base Rent PSF Lease Type

Appletree Business Park

2875 Union Road

Cheektowaga, NY 14227 

1972 94.9% 423,047 - - - - $20.94(2) -

100 Corporate Parkway

Buffalo, NY 14226 

1989 95% NAV Confidential 9,151 Jul-20 1.0 $20.00 Gross

140 John James Audubon

Buffalo, NY 14228

1981 100% NAV Buffalo School of Software Engineering 23,007 Jan-20 10.0 $22.50 NNN

400 Essjay Road

Amherst, NY 14221

1996 74% NAV Confidential 8,643 Sep-19 5.0 $21.00 MG

300 Airborne Parkway

Cheektowaga, NY 14225

2009 54% NAV Experior Financial Group 4,386 Nov-19 5.0 $18.25 MG

6500 Sheridan Drive

Amherst, NY 14221

2009 84% NAV MassMutual 14,340 Nov-19 5.0 $23.00 FSG

4455 Genesee Street, Suite 106

Cheektowaga, NY 14225 

1965 72% NAV Cubrc, Inc. 42,002 Jan-19 4.0 $18.30 NNN

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Average underwritten rent PSF according to the underwritten rent roll dated November 18, 2020.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Appletree Realty Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Appletree Business Park Whole Loan. The non-recourse carveout guarantor under the Appletree Business Park Whole

 

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 Loan is AmCap, Incorporated (“AmCap”). Jay Kaiser provided an additional non-recourse carveout guaranty for certain standard bankruptcy-related carveouts only.

 

Established in 1979, AmCap is a private equity real estate firm located in Stamford, Connecticut which currently owns 23 properties across nine states totaling approximately 4.7 million square feet. AmCap primarily invests in grocery-anchored and necessity retail properties nationwide, managing over $1 billion of assets on behalf of institutional investors. AmCap has joint ventures with BayNorth Capital, LLC, State of Utah Retirement System, Stamford Endowment and the Yale Endowment. AmCap is owned and controlled by Jay Kaiser, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of AmCap.

 

In lieu of providing an environmental indemnity, the borrower purchased, and is required to carry, an environmental insurance policy.

 

Escrows. At origination, the borrower funded (i) a tax reserve in the amount of approximately $689,371, (ii) a replacement reserve in the amount of approximately $150,000, (iii) a general TI/LC reserve in the amount of $800,000, (iv) a debt service reserve in the amount of $1,753,873 (the “Debt Service Reserve Account”) and (v) a planned renovation reserve in the amount of $1,615,800.

 

On each due date, the borrower is required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the property taxes and insurance premiums that the lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the ensuing 12 months, except insurance escrows are not required so long as the borrower provides evidence the Appletree Business Park Property is insured under a blanket policy, (ii) a capital expenditures reserve in the amount of approximately $9,746 capped at $585,000 and (iii) a TI/LC reserve in the amount of $15,864 capped at $1,000,000.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Appletree Business Park Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and in-place cash management. The borrower was required to deliver a tenant direction letter instructing the tenants to deposit rents into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrower is required to cause all cash revenues relating to the Appletree Business Park Property and all other money received by the borrower or the property manager with respect to the Appletree Business Park Property to be deposited into such lockbox account or a lender-controlled cash management account within two business days following receipt. On each business day, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into the cash management account.

 

The monthly Appletree Business Park Loan payments required under the Appletree Business Park Loan documents will be made from the cash management account, and (i) absent the existence of an Appletree Business Park Sweep Event Period (as defined below), any remaining amounts on deposit in the cash management account, will be transferred to an account designated by the borrower and (ii) upon the occurrence of an Appletree Business Park Sweep Event Period, all excess cash flow will be retained in an account controlled by the lender as additional collateral for the Appletree Business Park Loan (unless such Appletree Business Park Sweep Event Period is an Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event (as defined below), then all excess cash flow will be transferred to a TI/LC reserve for extending the lease of an Appletree Business Park Major Tenant (as defined below) or re-tenanting the applicable Appletree Business Park Major Tenant space).

 

An “Appletree Business Park Sweep Event Period” means each period commencing upon (i)  the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Appletree Business Park Loan until cured, (ii) from and after the first payment date which is at least six months after the origination date, the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) being less than 1.30x, and concluding when the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents), for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is at least 1.40x, (iii) the occurrence of an Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event until an Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event Cure (as defined below) or (iv) the occurrence of a Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event (as defined below) until a Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event Cure (as defined below).

 

An “Appletree Business Park Major Tenant” means any one or more of (i) any tenant occupying more than 55,000 SF of space at the Appletree Business Park Property, and/or (ii) any tenant accounting for more than 10% of the total annual rents at the Appletree Business Park Property. As of the date of origination date the only

 

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Appletree Business Park Major Tenants at the Appletree Business Park Property are the IRS and the County of Erie.

 

An “Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event” will occur if any Appletree Business Park Major Tenant (i) fails to extend the term of its lease for at least five years and as approved by the lender on or before the date that is 12 months prior to its lease expiration date, (ii) is the subject of a monetary event of default or material non-monetary event of default under its lease, (iii) goes dark or otherwise ceases operations at the Appletree Business Park Property, if such Appletree Business Park Major Tenant no longer maintains a credit rating of “BBB-”or better by S&P and Fitch and “Baa3” or better by Moody’s, (iv) gives written notice to vacate or vacates its leased space at the Appletree Business Park Property, (v) gives written notice to terminate or terminates its lease and/or (vi) becomes a debtor in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

 

An “Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event Cure” means (a) with regard to clause (ii) in the definition of Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event, such Appletree Business Park Major Tenant cures the related default, (b) with regard to clause (iii) in the definition of Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event, the resumption of such Appletree Business Park Major Tenant’s operations for at least one calendar quarter, (c) with regard to clauses (iv) and (v) in the definition of Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event, the written rescission of such Appletree Business Park Major Tenant’s notice to vacate or terminate, (d) with regard to clause (vi) in the definition of Appletree Business Park Major Tenant Trigger Event, the affirmation by such Appletree Business Park Major Tenant of its lease and closure of its bankruptcy or insolvency case, (e) the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) is at least 1.40x for one calendar quarter and/or (f) (x) the full execution and delivery of an approved lease extension or an approved replacement lease, (y) a satisfactory estoppel from the Appletree Business Park Major Tenant or replacement tenant and (z) evidence that all tenant improvements and leasing commissions have been paid.

 

A “Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event” will occur if the debt yield falls below 10.0% at any time during the first 12 months of the Appletree Business Park Loan term. Provided that no event of default is then continuing and the debt yield is equal to or greater than 10.0%, funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account will be used to make monthly debt service payments commencing on the second payment date of the Appletree Business Park Loan and continuing through and including the twelfth payment date of the Appletree Business Park Loan (“Debt Service Reserve Payments”). Upon the occurrence of a Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event, Debt Service Reserve Payments will cease and any excess cash flow will be transferred to the Debt Service Reserve Account until such time that the reserve equals 12 months of interest only debt service payments (a “Debt Service Reserve Trigger Event Cure”).

 

Property Management. The Appletree Business Park Property is currently managed by AmCap, an affiliate of the borrower, pursuant to a management agreement. Under the Appletree Business Park Loan documents, the Appletree Business Park Property is required to be managed by AmCap or any other management company reasonably approved by the lender and with respect to which a rating agency confirmation has been received. The lender has the right to replace, or require the borrower to replace, the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrower (or selected by the lender in the event of an event of default under the Appletree Business Park Loan or following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction), subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Appletree Business Park Loan, (ii) if at any time the debt service coverage ratio falls below 1.05x (as calculated under the loan documents), (iii) during the continuance of a material default by the property manager under the management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or (v) if at any time the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds.

 

Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness.  Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Appletree Business Park Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller CREFI
Location (City/State) Knoxville, Tennessee   Cut-off Date Principal Balance $36,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF $78.61
Size (SF) 457,937   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 4.4%
Total Occupancy as of 10/1/2020 82.1%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of 10/1/2020 82.1%   Type of Security Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1978 / NAP   Mortgage Rate 3.72000%
Appraised Value $52,100,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months) 120
      Original Amortization Term (Months) 360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months) NAP
         
         
Underwritten Revenues $7,089,751   Escrows(1)
Underwritten Expenses $3,316,437        
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $3,773,313     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $3,170,996   Taxes $260,076 $65,019
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 69.1%   Insurance $0 $0
LTV Ratio at Maturity 54.3%   Replacement Reserve $0 $12,212
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  1.89x / 1.59x   TI/LC(2) $1,000,000 $76,323
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  10.5% / 8.8%   Other(3) $500,246 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $    % Uses $    %
Loan Amount $36,000,000 100.0% Loan Payoff(4) $33,096,009 91.9%
      Reserves 1,760,322 4.9   
      Origination Costs 1,037,235 2.9   
      Principal Equity Distribution 106,434 0.3   
Total Sources $36,000,000 100.0% Total Uses $36,000,000 100.0%
               

 

(1)See “—Escrows” below.

(2)The borrower is required to deposit into a TI/LC account (i) on each monthly payment date from January 6, 2021 through and including December 6, 2021, an amount equal to $76,323 and (ii) on each monthly payment date beginning with January 6, 2022, an amount equal to $38,161.

(3)Other reserves represent an unfunded outstanding lease obligation reserve ($474,621) and an immediate repairs reserve ($25,625).

(4)In addition to the First Horizon Plaza Property, the mortgage loan paid off at origination was also secured by Cedar Ridge, a suburban office building located at 408 North Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville, TN.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The First Horizon Plaza mortgage loan (the “First Horizon Plaza Loan”) is a fixed rate loan secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in an office property located in the central business district of Knoxville, Tennessee (the “First Horizon Plaza Property”). The First Horizon Plaza Loan is evidenced by a promissory note with an original principal balance and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $36,000,000, representing approximately 4.4% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The First Horizon Plaza Loan was originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”) on December 3, 2020. The First Horizon Plaza Loan has a 10-year term and accrues interest at a fixed rate of 3.72000% per annum. The First Horizon Plaza Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing debt on the First Horizon Plaza Property, fund upfront reserves, pay origination costs and return equity to the borrower sponsor.

 

The First Horizon Plaza Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The scheduled maturity date of the First Horizon Plaza Loan is December 6, 2030. Voluntary prepayment of the First Horizon Plaza Loan in whole (but not in part) is permitted on or after October 6, 2030 without payment of a prepayment premium. Defeasance of the First Horizon Plaza Loan is permitted in whole (but not in part) at any time after the second anniversary of the securitization Closing Date.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The First Horizon Plaza Property is located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The First Horizon Plaza Property spans 457,937 SF across 27 stories on a 1.92-acre site. The First Horizon Plaza Property is the tallest building in Tennessee outside of Nashville and Memphis. The building also features an attached four-story parking structure. The First Horizon Plaza Property is a Class A office building and is currently 82.1% occupied as of October 1, 2020. The largest tenant in the building, First Horizon Bank, occupies 63,124 SF (13.8% of NRA). The second largest tenant, Brunswick Corporation occupies 35,979 SF (7.9% of NRA). Rental rates at the First Horizon Plaza Property range from $4.26 to $21.21 per SF.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 6, 2020 the First Horizon Plaza Property is open and operating. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower sponsor entered into rent deferral agreements with two tenants, collectively representing 6.5% of NRA and 6.9% of underwritten base rent. According to the borrower sponsor,

 

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   collections at the First Horizon Plaza Property were 111.9% in October 2020 and 102.4% in November 2020, which is inclusive of rent being paid back. As of December 6, 2020, the First Horizon Plaza Loan is not subject to any modification or forbearance requests. The first payment date of the First Horizon Plaza Loan is January 6, 2021.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the tenants at the First Horizon Plaza Property:

 

Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2) 

 

Tenant
GLA
 

 

% of
Owned
GLA
 

 

UW Base
Rent(3)
 

 

% of Total
UW Base
Rent(3)
 

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF(3) 

 

Lease
Expiration
 

 

Renewal / Extension Options 

First Horizon Bank(4)  Baa3 / BBB / BBB-  63,124   13.8%  $1,002,250   15.5%  $15.88   9/30/2024  2, 5-year options
Brunswick Corporation(5)  Baa2 / BBB / BBB-  35,979   7.9   596,076   9.2   $16.57   3/31/2027  1, 3-year option
Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  15,261   3.3   282,329   4.4   $18.50   9/9/2022  None
Kramer Rayson, LLP  NR / NR / NR  18,179   4.0   275,105   4.3   $15.13   12/31/2025  None
RGN Knoxville I, LLC  NR / NR / NR  11,935   2.6   245,861   3.8   $20.60   6/30/2024  2, 5-year options
Arnett, Draper, and Hagood  NR / NR / NR  13,677   3.0   226,309   3.5   $16.55   12/31/2024  2, 5-year options
UBS(6)  NR / NR / NR  11,879   2.6   223,401   3.5   $18.81   10/31/2024  2, 5-year options
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  11,011   2.4   211,962   3.3   $19.25   8/31/2021  None
Total Quality Logistics, LLC  NR / NR / NR  11,277   2.5   208,173   3.2   $18.46   1/31/2023  2, 1-year options
Merrill Lynch(7)  NR / NR / NR  12,598   2.8   204,893   3.2   $16.26   2/29/2024  2, 5-year options
Ten Largest Owned Tenants     204,920   44.7%  $3,476,359   53.8%  $16.96       
Remaining Tenants     170,975   37.3   2,984,807   46.2   $17.46       
Vacant     82,042   17.9   0   0.0   $0.00       
Total / Wtd. Avg.     457,937   100.0%  $6,461,166   100.0%  $17.19       

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated October 1, 2020.

(2)In certain instances, ratings provided are those of the parent company of the entity shown, whether or not the parent company guarantees the lease.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF includes contractual rent steps of $89,596 through November 2021 for non-credit tenants and the average rent escalations remaining for First Horizon Bank.

(4)First Horizon Bank has the right to terminate suite 400 (18,275 SF) or suite 500 (16,559 SF) on an annual basis at the end of each lease year with 9 months’ written notice and payment of unamortized tenant improvements and leasing commission discounted at an 9% interest rate. 

(5)Brunswick Corporation has the right to reduce their space by up to 8,000 SF any time after November 1, 2015 upon 9 months’ written notice and payment of unamortized tenant improvements and leasing commission discounted at an 8% interest rate. Brunswick Corporation cannot give back more than 8,000 SF during any 12 month period.

(6)UBS may terminate their lease effective on August 31 during the last five years of their lease term upon 9 months written notice and payment of a termination fee pursuant to their lease.

(7)Merrill Lynch may terminate their space in Suite 2200 (8,844 SF) on February 28, 2022 upon 6 months written notice and payment of unamortized tenant improvements and leasing commission discounted at an 8% interest rate. Merrill Lynch may contract their space in suite 2037 (3,066 SF) on February 28, 2022 upon 6 months written notice and payment of unamortized tenant improvements and leasing commission discounted at an 8% interest rate.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the First Horizon Plaza Property based on initial lease expiration dates:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31 

 

Expiring
Owned GLA
 

 

% of Owned GLA 

 

Cumulative % of
Owned GLA
 

 

UW Base Rent(3) 

 

% of Total UW
Base Rent(3)
 

 

UW Base Rent $
per SF(3)
 

 

# of Expiring
Leases
 

MTM  17,371   3.8%  3.8%  $248,734   3.8%  $14.32   26 
2020  4,323   0.9   4.7%  71,652   1.1   $16.57   2 
2021  47,296   10.3   15.1%  858,822   13.3   $18.16   21 
2022  49,406   10.8   25.9%  914,290   14.2   $18.51   20 
2023  25,846   5.6   31.5%  519,408   8.0   $20.10   8 
2024  139,044   30.4   61.9%  2,323,322   36.0   $16.71   22 
2025  40,269   8.8   70.7%  652,783   10.1   $16.21   10 
2026  6,209   1.4   72.0%  108,657   1.7   $17.50   1 
2027  35,979   7.9   79.9%  596,076   9.2   $16.57   10 
2028  2,348   0.5   80.4%  35,220   0.5   $15.00   1 
2029  0   0.0   80.4%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2030  7,804   1.7   82.1%  132,200   2.0   $16.94   2 
2031 & Thereafter  0   0.0   82.1%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
Vacant  82,042   17.9   100.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
Total  457,937   100.0%      $6,461,166   100.0%  $17.19   123 

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated October 1, 2020.

(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent, and UW Base Rent $ per SF include contractual rent steps of $89,596 through November 2021 for non-credit tenants and the average rent escalations remaining for First Horizon Bank.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the First Horizon Plaza Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017

2018

2019

As of 10/1/2020(2)

84.1% 83.0% 85.1% 82.1%

 

 

(1)Represents the average annual occupancy as of December 31 for each respective year unless otherwise indicated.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated October 1, 2020.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the First Horizon Plaza Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2017 

 

2018 

 

2019 

 

TTM September 2020 

 

Underwritten 

 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent  $6,244,737   $6,150,113   $6,381,282   $6,277,470   $6,371,570   $13.91 
Contractual Rent Steps(2)  0   0   0   0   89,596   0.20 
Potential Income from Vacant Space  0   0   0   0   1,406,745   3.07 
Reimbursements  40,956   29,615   65,119   104,924   49,662   0.11 
Other Income(3)  606,353   603,813   614,936   510,599   578,923   1.26 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   0   (1,406,745)  (3.07)
Effective Gross Income  $6,892,046   $6,783,541   $7,061,336   $6,892,993   $7,089,751   $15.48 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $791,602   $752,940   $721,662   $739,069   $739,070   $1.61 
Insurance  78,247   80,701   83,923   77,044   85,058   0.19 
Management Fee(4)  11,308   61,233   65,351   84,573   212,693   0.46 
Other Operating Expenses  2,326,489   2,266,535   2,238,966   2,126,612   2,279,617   4.98 
Total Operating Expenses  $3,207,646   $3,161,408   $3,109,902   $3,027,297   $3,316,437   $7.24 
                         
Net Operating Income  $3,684,400   $3,622,133   $3,951,434   $3,865,695   $3,773,313   $8.24 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   455,777   1.00 
Replacement Reserves  0   0   0   0   146,540   0.32 
Net Cash Flow  $3,684,400   $3,622,133   $3,951,434   $3,865,695   $3,170,996   $6.92 

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated October 1, 2020.

(2)Contractual Rent Steps include rent escalations through November 2021 for non-credit tenants and the average rent escalations remaining for First Horizon Bank.

(3)Other Income includes parking, late fees, customer service, book fairs, vending machines, and other miscellaneous sources.

(4)The management agreement with Silverline Management LLC states a fee of 1.0% of the gross revenues whenever occupancy is less than 85% and 2.0% of gross revenues if occupancy is 85% or greater. Per the appraisal, typical management fees for properties of this type range from 2.9% to 3.6%. Management fee is underwritten at 3.0%.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the First Horizon Plaza Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $52,100,000 as of October 19, 2020.

 

Environmental Matters. According to the Phase I environmental report dated October 23, 2020, there are no recognized environmental conditions at the First Horizon Plaza Property, but the environmental consultant did recommend the continued implementation of the existing Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Program. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Environmental Considerations” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The First Horizon Plaza Property is located within the Downtown Knoxville submarket, which has 5,308,484 SF of office inventory as of the third quarter of 2020. The submarket’s vacancy rate of 3.6% is lower than that of the overall Knoxville MSA (5.4% vacancy). Occupancy in the Downtown Knoxville submarket has remained stable within the past year. In the third quarter of 2020, the average asking rents in the Downtown Knoxville submarket is $17.60 per SF, a 2.7% increase from the prior quarter’s average asking rent of $17.14 per SF. The submarket’s asking rent and occupancy rate is comparable to or higher than the other submarkets in Knoxville, and the submarket is near interstate highways and the University of Tennessee. According to the appraisal, absorption in both the Downtown submarket and the greater Knoxville area has remained flat over the past year. The First Horizon Plaza Property’s area also benefits from transportation options including, Interstates 40, 75, and 275, U.S. Highways 11 and 441, and the McGhee Tyson Airport which is approximately 15 miles south of the First Horizon Plaza Property. Since 2010, the total population within a three-mile radius of the First Horizon Plaza Property has increased from 68,689 to 75,105 and the number of households have increased from 27,054 to 29,796.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the First Horizon Plaza Property:

 

Competitive Set – Comparable Properties(1)

 

Property

City / State

NRA

Year Built

Occupancy

Distance to Subject

First Horizon Plaza Knoxville, TN 457,937(2) 1978 82.1%(2) -
900 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 334,000 1985 77.0% 0.1 Miles
520 West Summit Hill Knoxville, TN 216,412 1983 94.0% 0.5 Miles
607 Market Street Knoxville, TN 109,260 1965 80.0% 0.2 Miles
625 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 93,000 1988 91.0% 0.1 Miles

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of October 1, 2020.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Tennessee Holdings I LLC, a single purpose Delaware limited liability company structured to be bankruptcy remote with one independent director in the organizational structure. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the First Horizon Plaza Loan. Joseph Brunner and Toby Mandel are the guarantors of certain non-recourse carveouts under the First Horizon Plaza Loan.

 

Toby Mandel and Joseph Brunner of Bruman Realty (“Bruman”) are the borrower sponsors for the First Horizon Plaza Loan. Bruman is a full-service real estate development firm established by the Mandel and Brunner families over ten years ago. An active player in the New York real estate market, Bruman’s portfolio includes multifamily apartment buildings, Class A office buildings, and anchored shopping centers. Over the last several years, Bruman has developed over one million square feet of luxury residential apartments and condominiums. In addition to its development arm, Bruman also self-manages some of its real estate holdings. Over the course of their careers, Toby Mandel and Joseph Brunner have been responsible for the ownership and management of more than 75 commercial buildings and 3,000 residential units.

 

Escrows. On the origination date of the First Horizon Plaza Loan, the borrower funded reserves of approximately (i) $260,076 with respect to real estate taxes, (ii) $25,625 with respect to immediate repairs, (iii) $1,000,000 with respect to tenant improvements and leasing commissions that may be incurred following origination of the First Horizon Plaza Loan, and (iv) $474,621 with respect to unfunded outstanding leasing obligations.

 

Tax Reserve – On each monthly payment date, the borrower is required to fund an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay taxes over the ensuing 12-month period (initially estimated to be $65,019).

 

Insurance Reserve – On each monthly payment date, the borrower is required to fund an amount equal to 1/12 of an amount which would be sufficient to pay the insurance premiums due for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the insurance policies upon the expiration thereof; however, such insurance reserve has been conditionally waived so long as the borrower maintains a blanket policy meeting the requirements of the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents.

 

Replacement Reserve – On each monthly payment date, the borrower is required to fund an amount equal to approximately $12,212 for replacement reserves.

 

TI/LC Reserve – On each monthly payment date, beginning on the first monthly payment date in January 2021 and continuing through and including the monthly payment date in December 2021, the borrower is required to deposit an amount equal to approximately $76,323 for tenant improvements and leasing commissions that may be incurred following the origination of the First Horizon Plaza Loan. Subsequently, beginning on the monthly payment date in January 2022 and continuing for each monthly payment date thereafter, the borrower is required to fund an amount equal to approximately $38,161 for such tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

 

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Lockbox and Cash Management. The First Horizon Plaza Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The First Horizon Plaza Loan documents require that the borrower direct all tenants to deposit rents directly into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrower is required to cause all rents received by the borrower or the property manager with respect to the First Horizon Plaza Property to be deposited into such lockbox account immediately upon receipt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a First Horizon Plaza Trigger Period (as defined below), all amounts in the lockbox account are required to be remitted on each business day to a lender-controlled cash management account to be applied and disbursed in accordance with the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents and all excess cash flow funds remaining in the cash management account after the application of such funds in accordance with the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents are required to be held by the lender in an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the First Horizon Plaza Loan.

 

A “First Horizon Plaza Trigger Period” means a period (A) commencing upon the earliest of (i) the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents, (ii) the lender delivering notice to the borrower that the debt service coverage ratio is less than 1.20, and (iii) the occurrence of a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant Trigger Period (as defined below); and (B) expiring upon, with respect to clause (i) above, the cure (if applicable) of such event of default, (b) with respect to clause (ii) above, the date that the debt service coverage ratio is equal to or greater than 1.20 for two consecutive calendar quarters, and (c) with respect to clause (iii) above, the First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant Trigger Period being cured or otherwise ceasing to exist.

 

A “First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant Trigger Period” means a period commencing upon the first to occur of: (i) a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant (as defined below) being in monetary or material non-monetary default under the applicable First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant lease, (ii) a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant’s failure to be in actual, physical possession of its space (except with respect to a renovation in the ordinary course for the First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, any casualty that is being addressed for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or a discontinuation effectuated in order to comply with governmental restrictions which restrict the use or occupancy of the First Horizon Plaza Property as a result of, or otherwise in connection with any pandemic or epidemic where the First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant resumes operations in its space within thirty (30) days after such restrictions are lifted), (iii) a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant giving notice that it is terminating its lease for all or any portion of its space, (iv) any termination or cancellation of the First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant lease (including, without limitation, rejection in any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding), and/or any First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant lease failing to otherwise be in full force and effect, (v) any bankruptcy or similar insolvency of a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant, and (vi) a First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant giving written notice of failing to extend or renew the applicable specified tenant lease on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date occurring twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the then applicable term of the applicable First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant lease and (y) the deadline to renew the term of the First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant Lease, as set forth therein.

 

A “First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant” means (i) First Horizon Bank or (ii) any tenant that at such time, together with any of its affiliates, leases space at the First Horizon Plaza Property that comprises 15% or more of either (1) the First Horizon Plaza Property’s gross leasable area, or (2) the total annual rental income for the First Horizon Plaza Property, and (iii) together with any guarantor(s), parent(s) or affiliate(s) providing credit support or any guaranty of the applicable related First Horizon Plaza Specified Tenant lease(s).

 

Property Management. The First Horizon Plaza Property is currently managed by Silverline Management LLC. Under the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents, the lender has the right to terminate the property management agreement or direct the borrower to terminate the property management agreement and replace the property manager if (i) the property manager becomes insolvent or a debtor in (x) an involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding not dismissed within 90 days or (y) any voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) there exists an event of default, (iii) the debt service coverage ratio is less than 1.10x, (iv) the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds, or (v) a default by the property manager under the property management agreement has occurred and is continuing beyond all applicable notice and cure periods. If no event of default under the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents has occurred and is continuing, the borrower has the right to replace the property manager with a property manager approved in writing by the lender (which approval may be conditioned on receipt of a rating agency confirmation).

 

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Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The First Horizon Plaza Loan documents require that the “all-risk” insurance policy required to be maintained by the borrower provide coverage for terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the First Horizon Plaza Property, plus business interruption coverage in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross income for the First Horizon Plaza Property until the completion of restoration or the expiration of eighteen months, with a six-month extended period of indemnity. The “all-risk” policy containing terrorism insurance is required to contain a deductible that is no greater than $25,000. If the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act is no longer in effect, the borrower is not required to pay terrorism insurance premiums in excess of two times the amount of the then-current insurance premiums with respect to the policies required under the First Horizon Plaza Loan documents. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller GSMC
Location (City/State) Nashville, Tennessee   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(2) $35,000,000
Property Type Hospitality   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per Room(1) $347,091.93
Size (Rooms) 533   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 4.2%
Total TTM Occupancy as of 9/30/2020 44.1%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of 9/30/2020 44.1%   Type of Security Fee Simple and Leasehold
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2018 / NAP   Mortgage Rate 3.13900%
Appraised Value $301,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months) 120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months) 120
         
         
Underwritten Revenues $94,449,843      
Underwritten Expenses $66,104,698    
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $28,345,145         Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $24,567,151     Upfront Monthly
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 61.5%   Taxes $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 61.5%   Insurance $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 4.81x / 4.17x   Replacement Reserve $1,875,692 3.0% of gross revenue(4)
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 15.3% / 13.3%   Debt Service Reserve $8,831,707 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Whole Loan Amount $185,000,000 97.4% Loan Payoff $184,529,539 97.1%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 5,002,002 2.6 Closing Costs 3,596,771 1.9
      Reserves 1,875,692 1.0
           
Total Sources $190,002,002 100.0% Total Uses $190,002,002 100.0%
             

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan.

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $35,000,000 represents the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the non-controlling note A-3 and the non-controlling note A-6 of the $185,000,000 JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan.

(3)See “—Escrows” below.

(4)Monthly FF&E replacement reserves after July 2023 steps to 4.0000% of gross revenue per annum.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The JW Marriott Nashville mortgage loan (the “JW Marriott Nashville Loan”) is part of a whole loan consisting of nine pari passu promissory notes, with an aggregate original and outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $185,000,000 (the “JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan”), which is secured by a first deed of trust encumbering the borrower’s fee simple and leasehold interests in a hospitality property located in Nashville, Tennessee (the “JW Marriott Nashville Property”). The JW Marriott Nashville Loan is comprised of the non-controlling note A-3 and the non-controlling note A-6, having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $35,000,000, representing approximately 4.2% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan was originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on March 6, 2020. The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan has an interest rate of 3.13900% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan to refinance existing debt on the JW Marriott Nashville Property, fund reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 111 months as of the Cut-off Date. The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan requires interest only payments on each due date through the scheduled maturity date, which is the due date in March 2030.

 

Voluntary prepayment of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan (in whole, but not in part) is permitted on or after September 6, 2029 without payment of any prepayment premium. The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan may be defeased in whole (but not in part) at any time after the date that is up to but excluding the first payment date following the earlier of (i) March 6, 2023 or (ii) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan to be securitized.

 

The following table summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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 Notes Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder Controlling Piece
JW Marriott Nashville Loan        
A-3 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2 No
A-6 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2 No
JW Marriott Nashville Pari Passu Companion Loans(1)        
A-1 50,000,000 50,000,000 GSBI Yes
A-2 40,000,000 40,000,000 GSBI No
A-4 20,000,000 20,000,000 Benchmark 2020-B21 No(2)
A-5 20,000,000 20,000,000 GSBI No
A-7 10,000,000 10,000,000 GSBI No
A-8 5,000,000 5,000,000 GSBI No
A-9 5,000,000 5,000,000 GSBI No
Total $185,000,000 $185,000,000    

 

 

(1)Companion loans to be contributed to one or more future securitizations.

(2)The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Benchmark 2020-B21 securitization. Upon the securitization of the controlling Note A-1 held by GS Bank, the JW Marriott Nashville whole loan is expected to be serviced by the master servicer and, if necessary, the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement for such securitization (which pooling and servicing agreement will then be the controlling pooling and servicing agreement for the JW Marriott Nashville whole loan). Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer for such securitization has been identified.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The JW Marriott Nashville Property, located in downtown Nashville, is a full service lodging facility built in 2018. The JW Marriott Nashville Property encompasses approximately 2.72 acres, consisting of the borrower’s fee interest in a 33-story, 533-room hotel (the “Hotel Parcel”) and leasehold interest in a portion of a 300 space parking garage (the “Parking Parcel”). The JW Marriott Nashville Property offers amenities including multiple food/beverage outlets, an outdoor pool and amenities deck, fitness center, spa, business center, concierge lounge, retail store, sundry shop, and approximately 50,000 SF of meeting space. Guestrooms range from one to two bedrooms. Standard room amenities include a flat-panel television, high-speed internet, and a lounge chair/loveseat. The guest bathrooms are finished with marble tile flooring, granite vanity countertops, and a glass enclosed walk-in shower. Luxury suites are also available with additional amenities. The lobby level includes the Stompin Grounds Restaurant and Market as well as the Cumberland Bar. The Cabana Club is a poolside bar and grill. The JW Marriott Nashville Property carries the JW Marriott flag under a franchise agreement that expires on July 1, 2048.

 

COVID-19 Update. After January and February 2020, the JW Marriott Nashville Property operated at a 37.4% occupancy and $293 ADR in March 2020. The JW Marriott Nashville Property generated an NCF of $78,666 in March 2020. The JW Marriott Nashville Property was closed from April 8, 2020 to June 14, 2020.

 

In April 2020, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan was modified to permit the use of FF&E reserve funds to pay debt service, and the borrower sponsor provided a guaranty for (i) debt service payments through October 2020, and (ii) taxes and insurance payments that the guarantor is liable for to the extent they are due and payable prior to the earlier to occur of (1) a conclusion of the JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period (as defined below) or (2) the date on which the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan has been indefeasibly paid in full in cash. In October 2020, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan was further modified to waive the requirement to fund the FF&E reserve until April 2021, waive the cash management debt yield trigger through the second quarter of 2022, and otherwise permanently decrease the debt yield trigger level from 10% to 7.5%, in exchange for the borrower funding an 18-month debt service reserve to be applied to monthly payments from October 2020 through March 2022.

 

The JW Marriott Nashville Property re-opened on June 15, 2020. However, on July 3, 2020 the Nashville mayor shut down the bars through July 2020 given a rise in the infection rate. This resulted in the JW Marriott Nashville Property losing 400 leisure room nights for July and August 2020 and achieving an 18% occupancy rate for July and 20% occupancy rate for August 2020 at a rate of $211 and $203 respectively.

 

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Hotel Performance(1)

 

   2019  TTM September 2020
Occupancy  85.5%  44.1%
ADR  $294.74  $277.42
RevPAR  $251.86  $122.29

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower and represents averages for the indicated periods.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, on an aggregate basis and per room, at the JW Marriott Nashville Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

   2019  TTM 1/31/2020  TTM 9/30/2020  Underwritten  Underwritten
$ per Room
Room Revenue  $48,994,085  $49,350,453  $23,790,872  $49,350,452  $92,590
Food & Beverage Revenue  38,988,924  39,009,534  19,749,159  39,009,533  73,189
Other Operating Dept Revenue  3,998,700  4,020,501  2,242,056  4,020,500  7,543
Other Revenue(2)  1,695,488  2,069,358  2,463,134  2,069,357  3,882
Total Revenue  $93,677,197  $94,449,846  $48,245,221  $94,449,843  $177,204
                
Room Expense  $9,809,498  $9,923,487  $5,385,294  $9,923,487  $18,618
Food & Beverage Expense  25,687,127  25,675,660  14,055,996  25,675,660  48,172
Other Expense  1,766,043  1,758,953  1,171,880  1,758,953  3,300
Total Departmental Expenses  $37,262,668  $37,358,100  $20,613,170  $37,358,100  $70,090
Total General/Unallocated Expense  22,958,526  23,125,488  15,191,639  22,986,367  43,126
Total Fixed Expense  4,902,333  4,868,375  4,657,010  5,760,230  10,807
Total Operating Expenses  $65,123,527  $65,351,963  $40,461,820  $66,104,698  $124,024
                
Net Operating Income(3)  $28,553,670  $29,097,883  $7,783,401  $28,345,145  $53,180
FF&E  1,420,973  1,475,927  852,165  3,777,994  7,088
Net Cash Flow  $27,132,697  $27,621,956  $6,931,237  $24,567,151  $46,092

 

 

(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Other revenue includes guaranteed no shows, miscellaneous room revenue, and early / late departure fees.

(3)The increase in UW Net Operating Income is primarily attributable to the JW Marriott Nashville Property’s closure from April 8, 2020 to June 14, 2020. See “--COVID-19 Update”. We cannot assure you the JW Marriott Nashville Property will revert to pre-COVID performance as expected or at all.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the JW Marriott Nashville Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $301,000,000 as of November 10, 2020.

 

Environmental Matters. A Phase I environmental report dated February 25, 2020 identified a historical recognized environmental condition due to the JW Marriott Nashville Property containing a 20,000-gallon heating oil underground storage tank from 1976 to 2016. The environmental consultant recommended no further action.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The JW Marriott Nashville Property is located in Nashville, Tennessee, the capital and largest city in the state of Tennessee. The JW Marriott Nashville Property benefits from its downtown Nashville location and its proximity to several iconic landmarks including Bridgestone Arena, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Music City Walk of Fame Park, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and the Ryman Auditorium. The JW Marriott Nashville Property is close to the Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans and directly across from the Music City Convention Center. Nashville is also a primary hub for the health care, manufacturing, education, music, publishing, banking, government, and transportation industries. Conde Nast Traveler named Nashville one of the top 20 places to visit in 2020.

 

The Nashville lodging market has seen ADR and RevPAR grow by 4.4% and 6.4% compounded rates, respectively since 2008. The Nashville lodging market’s ADR peaked in 2018 at $147.19, which was 3.1% higher than the prior year. The market’s RevPAR of $107.87 in 2018 also surpassed the prior year’s ADR of $105.88. Occupancy has seen a slight decline over the past few years, dropping 0.9% in 2017 and 1.2% in 2018.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the JW Marriott Nashville Property:

 

Competitive Set(1)

 

Property 

Number of Rooms 

Year Opened 

2019 Occupancy 

2019 ADR 

2019 RevPAR 

JW Marriott Nashville 533 2018 85% $294.74 $251.86
           

Competitive Set 

         
Autograph Collection Union Station Hotel 125 1986 86% $297.00 $255.42
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Nashville 341 1979 87% $225.00 $195.75
Hilton Nashville Downtown 330 2000 92% $294.00 $270.48
Hutton Hotel 250 2009 80% $260.00 $208.00
Kimpton The Aertson Hotel 180 2017 77% $257.00 $197.89
Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel 339 1984 81% $250.00 $202.50
Marriott Nashville at Vanderbilt University 315 2001 79% $230.00 $181.70
Omni Nashville Hotel 800 2013 84% $298.00 $250.32
Renaissance Nashville Hotel 673 1987 85% $247.00 $209.95
Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown 482 1975 81% $229.00 $185.49
The Unbound Collection Holston House Nashville 191 2017 70% $267.00 $186.90
The Westin Nashville 456 2016 84% $278.00 $233.52
Thompson Nashville 224 2016 76% $336.00 $255.36
Total / Wtd. Avg.    

83% 

  $265.06 

$219.25 

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal

 

The Borrower. The borrower is 8th & Demonbreun Hotel LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan. The borrower sponsor and non-recourse carveout guarantor under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is Jacquelyn Soffer.

 

Escrows. On the origination date, the borrower funded a furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) reserve in an amount equal to $1,875,692.

 

On October 6, 2020, the borrower funded a debt service reserve in an amount equal to $8,831,707. On each due date from (and including) October 2020 through (and including) March 2022, the lender is required to apply funds from the debt service reserve to make debt service payments under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan.

 

Upon the conclusion of the second of any two consecutive fiscal quarters during each of which the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) is equal to or greater than 7.5%, then the amounts in the debt service reserve are required to be used to pay debt service, required reserves and operating expenses, and then are required to be deposited into (during the continuance of a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period or an event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan) an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan or (if no JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period or an event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is continuing) the borrower’s operating account. See “--COVID-19 Update”.

 

On each due date beginning in April 2021, the borrower is required to fund the FF&E reserve in an amount equal to (i) from the due date in April 2021 up to and including the due date in July 2023, 3.0% of gross revenues and (ii) from and after the due date in August 2023, 4.0% of gross revenues. The borrower may use amounts in the FF&E reserve to make debt service payments on the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan, up to an amount of $1,876,087. The borrower will be required to replenish the FF&E reserve for any amounts previously withdrawn to pay debt service.

 

On each due date during the continuance of a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period (pursuant to clause (i) or (iii) of such definition), the borrower is required to fund a property tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the amount of property taxes and insurance premiums that the lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the next 12 ensuing months.

 

Certain FF&E reserve funds have been used to pay debt service. As a result, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is currently in a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period under clause (ii) of the definition thereof.

 

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JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period” means any period (i) commencing when the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents), determined as of the conclusion of the second of any two consecutive fiscal quarters ending upon or following the conclusion of the second fiscal quarter of 2022, is less than 7.5%, and ending when the debt yield, determined as of the conclusion of the second of any two consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, is equal to or greater than 7.5%; (ii) commencing upon the date of any withdrawal from the FF&E reserve in order to pay debt service, and ending on the later of the date upon which (a) the borrower has replenished the FF&E reserve for any amounts previously withdrawn to pay debt service, and (b) withdrawals from the FF&E reserve to pay debt service are no longer permitted under the loan documents; and (iii) commencing when the borrower fails to deliver required quarterly or annual financial reports and ending when such reports are delivered and indicate that no other JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period is ongoing.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The borrower is required to deliver tenant direction letters instructing all tenants to deposit rents into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrower is required to cause all cash revenues and other money received by the borrower or the property manager with respect to the JW Marriott Nashville Property (other than tenant security deposits) to be deposited into such lockbox account or a lender-controlled cash management account within one business day of receipt thereof.

 

On each business day that no JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period or event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account. On each business day that a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period or event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into the cash management account. During the continuance of a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period or event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan (other than during certain bankruptcy proceedings and acceleration of the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan), all amounts on deposit in the cash management account after payment of debt service, required reserves and operating expenses, are required to be deposited into an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan.

 

As described in “Escrows”, the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan is currently in a JW Marriott Nashville Trigger Period under clause (ii) of the definition thereof.

 

Property Management. The JW Marriott Nashville Property is currently managed by TB All Fees Operating LP pursuant to a management agreement. Under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan documents, the JW Marriott Nashville Property is required to be managed by TB All Fees Operating LP, so long as it is an affiliate of the borrower sponsor, any other affiliate of the borrower sponsor or a reputable and experienced management company approved by the lender and with respect to which a rating agency confirmation has been received. The lender has the right to replace, or to require the borrower to replace, the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrower (or selected by the lender in the event of an event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan or following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction), subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the JW Marriott Nashville Whole Loan, (ii) following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction, (iii) during the continuance of a material default by the property manager under any management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or (v) if a trustee or receiver is appointed for the property manager’s assets or the property manager makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is adjudicated insolvent.

 

Current Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

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Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Condominium. The JW Marriott Nashville Property is subject to a two-unit condominium regime comprised of the Hotel Parcel and the Parking Parcel. The borrower, through its ownership of the Hotel Parcel, holds a 77% ownership interest in the related condominium association and common elements and controls the condominium board.

 

Ground Lease. A portion of the Parking Parcel is subject to a ground lease, dated March 6, 2020, between the borrower, as the lessee, and 8th & Demonbreun Garage, LP, an affiliate of the borrower, as lessor, granting the borrower the right to 300 parking spaces in the Parking Parcel. The ground lease has an initial term expiring on March 6, 2030, with four, 10-year renewal options and an annual rent of $1.00.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the JW Marriott Nashville Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage, together with a 12-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. If TRIPRA is no longer in effect, then the borrower’s requirement will be capped at insurance premiums equal to two times the amount of the insurance premium payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents, and such insurance is required to contain a deductible that is no greater than $100,000. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 3   Loan Seller   SMC
Location (City/State) Houston, Texas   Cut-off Date Principal Balance   $30,500,000
Property Type Multifamily   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per Unit $48,566.88
Size (Units) 628   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.7%
Total Occupancy as of 11/30/2020 94.3%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 11/30/2020 94.3%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / Various   Mortgage Rate   4.58500%
Appraised Value(1) $47,075,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   NAP
           
Underwritten Revenues $4,897,936        
Underwritten Expenses $2,212,412   Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $2,685,524     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $2,527,855   Taxes $346,852 $53,313
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1)(2) 61.6%   Insurance $106,505 $14,224
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1)(2) 49.3%   Replacement Reserves $0 $13,139
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 1.43x / 1.35x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2) 9.3% / 8.7%   Other(4) $2,029,563 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $    % Uses $   %
Loan Amount $30,500,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $26,371,565  86.5%
      Reserves 2,482,919 8.1
      Return of Equity 957,037 3.1
      Origination Costs 688,479 2.3
Total Sources $30,500,000 100.0% Total Uses $30,500,000 100.0%
                         

 
(1)The Appraised Value represents a 3.0% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan (as defined below) are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties (as defined below) was $45,700,000 as of October 13, 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio calculated using the aggregate “as-is” appraised values are 66.7% and 54.1%, respectively.
(2)At origination of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan, the borrowers deposited $1,500,000 into an economic holdback reserve which will be released to the borrowers upon the net cash flow debt yield at the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties equaling at least 9.0% based on a trailing 12-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no disbursement is permitted prior to the payment date in January 2022. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date LTV Ratio and Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF calculations are based on the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan Cut-off Principal Date Balance of approximately $29,000,000 (net of the $1,500,000 economic holdback). Assuming the actual Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $30,500,000 and the “as-portfolio” appraised value, Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date LTV Ratio and Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF calculations are 64.8%, 52.5% and 8.8% / 8.3%, respectively.
(3)See “—Escrows” below.
(4)Other reserve represents (i) a $1,500,000 economic holdback and (ii) $529,563 for deferred maintenance.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan”) is evidenced by a promissory note in an original principal balance of $30,500,000 and secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrowers’ fee simple interest in three multifamily properties in Houston, Texas (collectively, the “Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties”). The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan was originated by Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC on November 10, 2020. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan has an interest rate of 4.58500% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan to refinance existing debt on the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties, return equity to the borrower sponsor, fund upfront reserves and pay origination costs.

 

The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan requires payments of principal and interest based on a 30-year amortization schedule. The scheduled maturity date of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan is the due date in December 2030. Voluntary prepayment of the Houston Multifamily Loan in whole (but not in part) is permitted on or after September 6, 2030 without payment of a prepayment premium. At any time after the earlier of (i) November 10, 2023 and (ii) the second anniversary of the securitization Closing Date, the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan may be defeased in whole (but not in part) with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties contain 628 units and are located in Houston, Texas.

 

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The following table presents detailed information with respect to each of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties:

 

Property Name / Location Property
Type
Property
Subtype
Year Built/
Renovated
Units Allocated Loan
Amount (“ALA”)(1)
% of
ALA
Appraised
Value
(2)
UW NOI % of UW
NOI
Vista Oaks Apartments
225 Aldine Bender Road
Houston, TX
Multifamily Garden 1977 / 2020 256 $12,346,827 40.5% $18,500,000 $1,209,364 45.0%
Oaks at Nassau Apartments
18100 Nassau Bay Drive
Houston, TX
Multifamily Garden 1965 / 2018 162 $10,478,118 34.4% $15,700,000 $756,035 28.2%
Broadway Village Apartments
8400 Broadway Boulevard
Houston, TX
Multifamily Garden 1973 / 2020 210 $7,675,055 25.2% $11,500,000 $720,124 26.8%
Total       628 $30,500,000 100.0% $45,700,000 $2,685,524 100.0%
Total Including Portfolio Premium             $47,075,000    
                     

 
(1)The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan amount is allocated to the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties based upon appraised values. Partial releases are not permitted.
(2)The Appraised Value represents a 3.0% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties was $45,700,000 as of October 13, 2020.

 

Vista Oaks Apartments. The Vista Oaks Apartments property is a 256-unit garden-style multifamily property built in 1977 and renovated in 2020. As of November 30, 2020, the Vista Oaks Apartments property was 94.9% occupied. The Vista Oaks Apartments property is located at 225 Aldine Bender Road, approximately 15 miles north of downtown Houston. The 7.61-acre parcel is improved with 16 two-story apartment buildings. The improvements are of wood frame construction. The Vista Oaks Apartments property features one and two-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 607 SF to 1,018 SF. Asking rents range from $633 per month to $812 per month, with an average asking rent of $707 per month and an average unit size of 800 SF. Community amenities include laundry facilities, a surface parking lot and playground. Unit features include, among other items, high speed internet access, washer/dryer hookup, heating, smoke detectors, dishwasher, trash disposal and balcony. The borrower sponsor acquired the Vista Oaks Apartments property in November 2018 for $13,250,000. Since acquisition, the borrower sponsor has spent approximately $1.0 million on capital improvements which included unit upgrades, roof replacement, plumbing and electrical repairs, new HVAC units, exterior siding replacement and fresh paint, new appliances and ceramic tile.

 

The following table presents detailed information with respect to the units at the Vista Oaks Apartments property:

 

Unit Type No. of
Units
% of Total Occupied
Units(1)
Occupancy(1)

Average
Unit Size
(SF)

Average
Monthly
Rental Rate
(1)
Average
Monthly Rental
Rate per SF
(1)
Average
Monthly Market
Rental Rate(2)
Average Monthly
Market Rental
Rate per SF(2)
1 BR / 1 BA 64 25.0% 60 93.8%    607  $633 $1.04 $640 $1.05
1 BR / 1 BA 84 32.8% 78 92.9%    728 $659 $0.91 $690 $0.95
2 BR / 1 BA 56 21.9% 55 98.2%    925  $761 $0.82 $790 $0.85
2 BR / 2 BA 52 20.3% 50 96.2% 1,018 $812 $0.80 $840 $0.83
Total/Wtd. Avg. 256  100.0% 243 94.9%    800 $707 $0.90 $730 $0.93

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower.
(2)Source: Appraisal.

 

Oaks at Nassau Apartments. The Oaks at Nassau Apartments property is a 162-unit garden-style multifamily property built in 1965 and renovated in 2018. As of November 30, 2020, the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property was 90.7% occupied. The Oaks at Nassau Apartments property is located at 18100 Nassau Bay Drive, approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Houston. The 6.22-acre parcel is improved with 18 two-story apartment buildings. The improvements are of wood frame construction. The Oaks at Nassau Apartments property features one and two-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 845 SF to 1,300 SF. Asking rents range from $768 per month to $1,047 per month, with an average asking rent of $868 per month and an average unit size of 1,008 SF. Community amenities include laundry facilities, a surface parking lot, courtyard and pool. Unit features include, among other items, high speed internet access, washer/dryer hookup, heating, smoke detectors, dishwasher, trash disposal and balcony. The borrower sponsor acquired the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property in August 2018 for $14,000,000. Since acquisition, the borrower sponsor has spent approximately $1.7 million on capital improvements which included unit

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upgrades, plumbing and electrical repairs, new HVAC units, exterior siding replacement and fresh paint, new appliances and ceramic tile.

 

The following table presents detailed information with respect to the units at the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property:

 

Unit Type No. of Units % of Total Occupied
Units(1)
Occupancy(1) Average
Unit Size
(SF)
Average
Monthly
Rental Rate
(1)
Average
Monthly Rental
Rate per SF
(1)
Average
Monthly Market
Rental Rate(2)
Average
Monthly Market
Rental Rate
per SF(2)
1 BR / 1 BA 78 48.1% 69 88.5%   845   $768 $0.91   $830 $0.98
1 BR / 1 BA 14 8.6% 13 92.9%    900   $826 $0.92   $905 $1.01
2 BR / 1 BA 62 38.3% 57 91.9% 1,200   $974 $0.81 $1,040 $0.87
2 BR / 2 BA 8 4.9% 8 100.0% 1,300 $1,047 $0.81 $1,155 $0.89
Total/Wtd. Avg. 162  100.0% 147 90.9% 1,008    $868 $0.87    $933 $0.94

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower.
(2)Source: Appraisal.

 

Broadway Village Apartments. The Broadway Village Apartments property is a 210-unit garden-style multifamily property built in 1973 and renovated in 2020. As of November 30, 2020, the Broadway Village Apartments property was 96.2% occupied. The Broadway Village Apartments property is located at 8400 Broadway Boulevard, approximately nine miles southeast of downtown Houston. The 6.65-acre parcel is improved with 16 two-story apartment buildings. The improvements are of wood frame construction. The Broadway Village Apartments property features one and two-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 520 SF to 1,085 SF. Asking rents range from $495 per month to $687 per month, with an average asking rent of $563 per month and an average unit size of 731 SF. Community amenities include laundry facilities, a surface parking lot and courtyard. Unit features include, among other items, high speed internet access, washer/dryer hookup, heating, smoke detectors, dishwasher, trash disposal and balcony. The borrower sponsor acquired the Broadway Village Apartments property in August 2017 for $6,500,000. Since acquisition, the borrower sponsor has spent approximately $2.3 million on capital improvements which included unit upgrades, plumbing and electrical repairs, new HVAC units, exterior siding replacement and fresh paint, new appliances and ceramic tile.

 

The following table presents detailed information with respect to the units at the Broadway Village Apartments property:

 

Unit Type No. of Units % of Total Occupied
Units(1)
Occupancy(1) Average
Unit Size
(SF)
Average
Monthly
Rental Rate(1)
Average
Monthly Rental
Rate per SF(1)
Average
Monthly Market
Rental Rate(2)
Average
Monthly Market
Rental Rate
per SF(2)
1 BR / 1 BA 24 11.4% 22 91.7%   520 $495 $0.95 $540 $1.04
1 BR / 1 BA 62 29.5% 60 96.8%    632 $520 $0.82 $555 $0.88
1 BR / 1 BA 44 21.0% 41 93.2%   704 $527 $0.75 $565 $0.80
2 BR / 1 BA 60 28.6% 59 98.3%    821 $624 $0.76 $645 $0.79
2 BR / 2 BA 10 4.8% 10 100.0% 1,075 $687 $0.64 $700 $0.65
2 BR / 1.5 BA 10 4.8% 10 100.0% 1,085 $628 $0.58 $700 $0.65
Total/Wtd. Avg. 210  100.0% 202 96.2%    731 $563 $0.78 $595 $0.83

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower.
(2)Source: Appraisal.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)(2)

 

2017(2)

 

2018

 

2019

 

As of 11/30/2020

74.3%  88.7%  93.2%  94.3%

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrowers and as of December 31 of each respective year unless indicated otherwise.
(2)The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties were purchased via several transactions between August 2017 and November 2018. As such, 2017 represents occupancy only from the Broadway Village Apartments property.

 

COVID-19 Update. Approximately 96.8% of tenants by unit and 97.4% of tenants by underwritten base rent have made their October rental payments.

 

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

  

2018

 

2019

 

TTM 9/30/2020

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten

$ per Unit

Gross Potential Rent  $1,034,771   $4,461,126   $4,655,250   $5,218,404   $8,310 
Other Income  41,783   317,801   242,686   242,686   386 
Total Gross Income  $1,076,554   $4,778,928   $4,897,936   $5,461,090   $8,696 
Economic Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   (563,154)  (897)
Effective Gross Income  $1,076,554   $4,778,928   $4,897,936   $4,897,936   $7,799 
                     
Real Estate Taxes  $129,299   $529,249   $529,249   $563,577   $897 
Insurance  20,552   147,170   128,699   170,689   272 
Management Fee  32,297   143,368   146,938   146,938   234 
Other Operating Expenses  423,721   1,292,230   1,331,208   1,331,208   2,120 
Total Operating Expenses  $605,869   $2,112,017   $2,136,094   $2,212,412   $3,523 
                     
Net Operating Income  $470,685   $2,666,910   $2,761,841   $2,685,524   $4,276 
Replacement Reserves  0   0   0   157,669   251 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   0 
Net Cash Flow  $470,685   $2,666,910   $2,761,841   $2,527,855   $4,025 
                     

 
(1)Certain items such as interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.
(2)The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties were purchased via several transactions between August 2017 and November 2018. As such, 2018 represents operations only from the Broadway Village Apartments property.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisals, the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties had an “as portfolio” appraised value of $47,075,000 as of October 28, 2020 and an “as-is” appraised value of $45,700,000 as of October 13, 2020.

 

Location

 

Appraisal Approach

 

Value

 

Discount Rate

 

Capitalization Rate

Vista Oaks Apartments  Direct Capitalization Approach  $18,500,000  N/A  6.25%
Vista Oaks Apartments  Sales Comparison Approach  $18,500,000  N/A  N/A
Oaks at Nassau Apartments  Direct Capitalization Approach  $15,700,000  N/A  5.75%
Oaks at Nassau Apartments  Sales Comparison Approach  $15,900,000  N/A  N/A
Broadway Village Apartments  Direct Capitalization Approach  $12,000,000  N/A  6.50%
Broadway Village Apartments  Sales Comparison Approach  $11,900,000  N/A  N/A

 

Environmental Matters. According to the Phase I environmental reports, dated October 14, 2020 and October 22, 2020, a recognized environmental concern (“REC”) was identified at the Vista Oaks Apartments property. During a prior ownership, an Innocent Owner/Operator Certificate (“IOC”) was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) due to onsite groundwater impact by off-site dry cleaning operations. Such contamination of groundwater is a REC and no responsible party has been identified. A study was conducted in 2018 eliminating the potential for a vapor encroachment/indoor air quality issue. The liability immunity acknowledged in

 

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 IOCs does not cover future owners or operators. Future owners or operators are eligible to enter the Innocent Owner/Operator Program and may, if otherwise qualified, receive an IOC, but only after they become an owner or operator of the site. Given the REC at the Vista Oaks Apartments property, the borrowers obtained an environmental insurance policy.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties are located in Houston, Texas, within Harris County.

 

Vista Oaks Apartments. According to the appraisal, the Vista Oaks Apartments property is located in the Houston Area multifamily market. As of October 2020, the Houston Area multifamily market average monthly asking rent per unit was $1,043, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $1.18 and vacancy was 11.0%. According to the appraisal, the Vista Oaks Apartments property is located in the Greenspoint/Northborough/Aldine multifamily submarket. As of September 2020, the Greenspoint/Northborough/Aldine multifamily submarket average monthly asking rent per unit was $766, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $0.96 and vacancy was 8.7%.

 

According to the appraisal, the estimated 2020 population within a one-, three- and five-mile radius of the Vista Oaks Apartments property is 22,475, 98,257 and 262,179, respectively. The estimated 2020 median household income within the same radii is $28,300, $33,923 and $38,812, respectively.

 

Oaks at Nassau Apartments. According to the appraisal, the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property is located in the Houston Area multifamily market. As of October 2020, the Houston Area multifamily market average monthly asking rent per unit was $1,043, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $1.18 and vacancy was 11.0%. According to the appraisal, the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property is located in the Clear Lake/Webster/League City multifamily submarket. As of October 2020, the Clearlake/Webster/League City multifamily submarket average monthly asking rent per unit was $1,095, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $1.24 and vacancy was 9.1%.

 

According to the appraisal, the estimated 2020 population within a one-, three- and five-mile radius of the Oaks at Nassau Apartments property is 10,550, 70,543 and 204,912, respectively. The estimated 2020 median household income within the same radii is $57,118, $63,994 and $85,346, respectively.

 

Broadway Village Apartments. According to the appraisal, the Broadway Village Apartments property is located in the Houston Area multifamily market. As of October 2020, the Houston Area multifamily market average monthly asking rent per unit was $1,043, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $1.18 and vacancy was 11.0%. According to the appraisal, the Broadway Village Apartments property is located in the U of H/I-45 multifamily submarket. As of September 2020, the U of H/I-45 multifamily submarket average monthly asking rent per unit was $770, average monthly asking rent per square foot was $0.97 and vacancy was 9.7%.

 

According to the appraisal, the estimated 2020 population within a one-, three- and five-mile radius of the Broadway Village Apartments property is 24,730, 125,985 and 337,820, respectively. The estimated 2020 median household income within the same radii is $36,561, $39,962 and $40,133, respectively.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are APT Broadway Village, LLC, APTONB, LLC and APTVO, LLC, each a Texas limited liability company. Legal counsel to the borrowers delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan. The non-recourse carveout guarantor is Gary W. Gates, Jr.

 

Gary W. Gates, Jr. has more than 35 years of commercial real estate experience in the management of multifamily properties throughout Texas. Mr. Gates currently owns and manages 34 multifamily properties totaling 8,319 units throughout the greater Houston area. The borrower sponsor acquired the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties between August 2017 and November 2018 and has a total cost basis of approximately $38.8 million.

 

Additionally, the borrowers and the borrower sponsor are personally liable for a portion of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan in an amount equal to 20% of the original principal balance of Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan.

 

Escrows. At origination, the borrowers funded (i) a tax reserve in the amount of $346,852, (ii) an insurance reserve in the amount of $106,505, (iii) a deferred maintenance reserve of $529,563 and (iii) an economic holdback in the amount of approximately $1,500,000.

 

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On each due date, the borrowers are required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the property taxes (initially $53,313) and insurance premiums that the lender reasonably estimates will be payable during the ensuing 12 months (initially $14,224) and (ii) a capital expenditures reserve in the amount of approximately $13,139.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan documents require a springing lockbox with springing cash management upon the occurrence of a Houston Multifamily Portfolio Sweep Event Period. After the occurrence of a Houston Multifamily Portfolio Sweep Event Period, the borrowers are required to establish a lockbox account, as applicable, and are required to direct tenants to pay all rents directly into the lockbox account. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Houston Multifamily Portfolio Sweep Event Period, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept daily to a cash management account under the control of the lender.

 

A “Houston Multifamily Portfolio Sweep Event Period” means each period commencing upon (i) the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan until cured and/or (ii) the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan documents) being less than 1.15x, and concluding when the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan documents) is at least 1.20x for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties are currently managed by Gatesco, Inc., an affiliate of the borrowers, pursuant to a management agreement. Under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan documents, the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties are required to be managed by Gatesco, Inc. or any other management company reasonably approved by the lender and with respect to which a rating agency confirmation has been received. The lender has the right to replace, or require the borrowers to replace, the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrowers (or selected by the lender in the event of an event of default under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan or following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction), subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan, (ii) if at any time the debt service coverage ratio falls below 1.15x (as calculated under the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Loan documents), (iii) during the continuance of a material default by the property manager under the management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or (v) if at any time the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds.

 

Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness.  Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrowers are required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Houston Multifamily Portfolio Properties, as well as 12 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller(3)   AREF
Location (City/State) Las Vegas, Nevada   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(4)   $25,000,000
Property Type Retail   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(2)   $1,000.14
Size (SF)(1) 759,891   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.0%
Total Occupancy as of 9/30/2020 93.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 9/30/2020 93.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple / Leasehold
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1999 / 2007   Mortgage Rate(5)   3.74080%
Appraised Value $1,640,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
      Borrower Sponsors Brookfield Properties REIT Inc. and Nuveen Real Estate
           
           
Underwritten Revenues $104,029,334        
Underwritten Expenses $31,007,624   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $73,021,709     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $70,997,903   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2) 46.3%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2) 46.3%   Replacement Reserves $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2)  2.53x / 2.46x   TI/LC $12,309,694 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2)  9.6% / 9.3%   Other(6) $1,218,246 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources         $ % Uses         $ %
Senior Loan Amount $760,000,000 77.9% Loan Payoff $627,284,452 64.3%
Subordinate Loan Amount 215,000,000 22.1   Principal Equity Distribution 333,044,567 34.2   
      Reserves 13,527,940 1.4
      Closing Costs 1,143,041 0.1
Total Sources $975,000,000 100.0% Total Uses $975,000,000 100.0%
                         

 

 

(1)Size (SF) excludes the 84,743 SF space currently leased to Barneys New York. This space is included in the collateral; however, the borrowers have the right to obtain a free release with respect to such space. As such, no value or rental income has been attributed to this space.

(2)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans.

(3)The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was co-originated by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and GS Bank.

(4)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $25,000,000 represents the non-controlling Note A-2-4, which is part of a larger whole loan evidenced by 25 senior pari passu notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $760,000,000 (collectively, the “Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans”) and one subordinate note with an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $215,000,000 (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loan” and, together with the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans, the “Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan”).

(5)Reflects the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans only. The Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loan accrues interest at the rate of 6.25000% per annum.

(6)Other upfront escrows represent the $1,218,246 reserved for gap rent associated with five tenants.

 

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The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan. The relationship between the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Whole LoansThe Non-Serviced AB Whole LoansGrand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Whole Loan Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder(s) Controlling Piece
Note A-1-1 $60,000,000 $60,000,000 MSC 2019-H7 Yes(1)
Note A-1-2 50,000,000 50,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK19 No
Note A-1-3 40,000,000 40,000,000 MSC 2019-L3 No
Note A-1-4 40,000,000 40,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK21 No
Note A-1-5 13,846,154 13,846,154 MSC 2019-L3 No
Note A-1-6 10,000,000 10,000,000 MSC 2019-H7 No
Note A-1-7 10,000,000 10,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20 No
Note A-1-8 10,000,000 10,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20 No
Note A-2-1 50,000,000 50,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK19 No
Note A-2-2-1 20,000,000 20,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK20 No
Note A-2-2-2 30,000,000 30,000,000 CSAIL 2019-C17 No
Note A-2-3 40,000,000 40,000,000 UBS 2019-C17 No
Note A-2-4 25,000,000 25,000,000 GSMS 2020-GSA2 No
Note A-2-5 10,384,615 10,384,615 UBS 2019-C17 No
Note A-3-1 50,000,000 50,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B12 No
Note A-3-2 50,000,000 50,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B13 No
Note A-3-3-1 20,000,000 20,000,000 Benchmark 2019-B14 No
Note A-3-3-2 20,000,000 20,000,000 JPMDB 2019-COR6 No
Note A-3-4 25,000,000 25,000,000 CF 2019-CF2 No
Note A-3-5 10,384,615 10,384,615 Benchmark 2019-B14 No
Note A-4-1 60,000,000 60,000,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 No
Note A-4-2 60,000,000 60,000,000 CGCMT 2019-GC43 No
Note A-4-3 20,000,000 20,000,000 GSMS 2019-GC42 No
Note A-4-4 25,000,000 25,000,000 GSMS 2019-GSA1 No
Note A-4-5 10,384,615 10,384,615 CGCMT 2019-GC43 No
B notes 215,000,000 215,000,000 CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc. Yes(1)
Total $975,000,000 $975,000,000    

 

 

(1)The initial controlling noteholder is the holder or holders of a majority of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loans (by principal balance).The holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loans will have the right to appoint the special servicer of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan and to direct certain decisions with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan, unless a control appraisal event exists under the related co-lender agreement, upon which note A-1-1 will be the controlling note. The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2019-H7 securitization.

 

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Grand Canal Shoppes Total Debt Capital Structure

 

 

 
 
(1)The initial weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan is 4.29411076923077%. The interest rate on the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan as of any date of determination will be the weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan.

(2)Based on the “as-is” appraised value of $1,640,000,000 as of April 3, 2019.

(3)Based on the UW NOI of $73,021,709 and the UW NCF of $70,997,903.

(4)Based on the “as-is” appraised value of $1,640,000,000, the Implied Borrower Sponsor Equity is $665,000,000.

  

COVID Update. As of December 6, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes property is open and operating with some store closures. Based on the list of operating stores available on the Grand Canal Shoppes property’s website as of December 6, 2020, tenants representing approximately 87.9% of NRA and 90.9% of underwritten base rent were open for business. As of December 9, 2020, Midland Loan Services, the master servicer which services under the MSC 2019-H7 transaction in which the controlling note of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was contributed to (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer”), confirmed that no requests for lease amendments or modifications to Material Leases (as defined below) were received from the borrower sponsor between March 1, 2020 and December 9, 2020. On December 10, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer provided the loan seller with a borrower-provided accounts receivable report dated as of November 25, 2020.  1-30 day and 31-60 day delinquent base rent were estimated to be approximately $2.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively for tenants that were included in the September 30, 2020 rent roll.  The Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer also provided borrower-certified financials based on the trailing-three months as of September 30, 2020. The total occupancy revenue as noted in the aforementioned financials was 83.3% of the borrower sponsor’s budget for the same time period. The loan seller did not independently verify or make any assumptions or adjustments to the information provided by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer. On April 22, 2020 and May 6, 2020, the borrower sponsor provided written requests to the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer, to seek consent to modify certain terms and conditions of the loan agreement. Such loan modification requests were not granted by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer. Furthermore, the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer indicated that no other request for forbearance or other debt service relief was received from the borrower sponsor as of December 6, 2020. As of December 6, 2020, the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was current and has remained current since the origination of the Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan. The Grand Canal Shoppes Whole Loan was structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management which has not been triggered and is not currently active as of December 6, 2020.

 

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Material Lease” means (i) any lease which, individually or when aggregated with all other leases at the Grand Canal Shoppes property with the same tenant (unless (a) the tenant is operating the other space(s) under a different trade name and (b) such other space is not contiguous with the space demised by the lease in question or, if contiguous, such space is operated as a completely separate and distinct business), demises at least 20,000 SF of contiguous gross leasable area, (ii) any lease which contains any option, offer, right of first refusal or other similar entitlement to acquire fee simple title to all or any portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes property (which such rights will be deemed to be exclusive of any rights under any lease to extend the term thereof or to lease additional space at the Grand Canal Shoppes property), (iii) any lease with an affiliate of borrower as tenant (excluding any mall management office) or (iv) any instrument guaranteeing or providing credit support for any lease meeting the requirements of (i), (ii), or (iii) above.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the Grand Canal Shoppes property:

 

Ten Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent

 

Tenant Name 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(1)

  Tenant GLA  % of GLA 

UW Base
Rent(2)

  % of Total UW Base Rent  UW Base Rent
$ per SF
  Lease Expiration  Renewal / Extension Options
Venetian Casino Resort(3)  NR / NR / BBB-  81,105  10.7%  $4,598,023     6.9%  $56.69  5/31/2029  1, 8-year option
Emporio D'Gondola(4)  NR / NR / NR  922  0.1     4,051,692  6.0  4,394.46  5/31/2029  10, 5-year options
Regis Galerie(5)  NR / NR / NR  28,099  3.7     2,367,955  3.5  84.27  5/31/2025  1, 5-year option
Sephora  NR / A1 / A+  10,074  1.3     2,299,995  3.4  228.31  7/31/2021  NA
Welcome to Las Vegas(6)  NR / NR / NR  14,234  1.9     2,000,502  3.0  140.54  12/31/2020  NA
TAO(7)  NR / NR / NR  49,441  6.5     1,576,386  2.4  31.88  1/31/2025  1, 5-year option
Grand Lux Cafe  NR / NR / NR  19,100  2.5     1,463,633  2.2  76.63  12/31/2029  NA
CUT By Wolfgang Puck  NR / NR / NR  12,247  1.6     1,261,441  1.9  103.00  5/31/2028  1, 5-year option
Mercato Della Pescheria  NR / NR / NR  16,479  2.2     1,131,448  1.7  68.66  11/30/2025  2, 5-year options
Bellusso Jewelry  NR / NR / NR  2,999  0.4     1,068,964  1.6  356.44  11/30/2022  1, 5-year option
Largest Tenants     234,700  30.9%  $21,820,039   32.6%  $92.97      
Remaining Owned Tenants     479,928  63.2     45,214,842  67.4    94.21      
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     45,263  6.0     0  0.0  0.00      
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants     759,891  100.0%  $67,034,881  100.0%  $93.80      

 

 

(1)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(2)UW Base Rent reflects the following: (a) in-place leases based on the May 2019 rent roll and (b) contractual rent steps of $2,184,628 through May 31, 2020.

(3)Venetian Casino Resort has (i) 34,088 SF expiring on July 31, 2025, (ii) 38,920 SF expiring on May 31, 2029, (iii) 8,096 SF expiring on September 30, 2033 and (iv) 1 SF expiring on December 31, 2019 (per September 2020 rent roll, the 1 SF unit extended through December, 2020) that collectively generates $60,991 in underwritten base rent.

(4)Emporio D’Gondola operates as the gondola attraction at the Grand Canal Shoppes property.

(5)Regis Galerie has 8,406 SF expiring on December 31, 2020, 4,654 SF expiring on February 29, 2020 (per September 2020 rent roll, the 4,654 SF unit is on a month-to-month basis) and 15,039 SF expiring on May 31, 2025.

(6)Welcome to Las Vegas has an additional lease that commenced on February 1, 2020. Gap rent was reserved by the lender at origination. 10,239 SF is expiring on December 31, 2020 and the remaining 3,995 SF is expiring on January 31, 2030.

(7)TAO has 39,553 SF expiring on January 31, 2025, 8,800 SF expiring on May 31, 2029 (per September 2020 rent roll, the 8,800 SF unit expires February 28, 2030) and 1,088 SF expiring on January 31, 2020 (per September 2020 rent roll, the 1,088 SF unit is on a month-to-month basis).

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Grand Canal Shoppes property based on initial lease expiration dates:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending December 31,  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(3)

  % of Total UW Base Rent  UW Base Rent $ per SF  # of Expiring leases
MTM(4)  98,174   12.9%  12.9%  $5,096,254     7.6%  $51.91  45
2020  23,525   3.1  16.0%  1,815,531  2.7  77.17  4
2021  28,634   3.8  19.8%  5,748,002  8.6  200.74  16
2022  35,084   4.6  24.4%  4,683,674  7.0  133.50  13
2023  41,038   5.4  29.8%  5,490,655  8.2  133.79  20
2024  60,412   8.0  37.8%  6,381,261  9.5  105.63  24
2025  146,378   19.3    57.0%  10,519,793  15.7    71.87  20
2026  29,721   3.9  60.9%  2,751,933  4.1  92.59  9
2027  6,142   0.8  61.7%  859,431  1.3  139.93  3
2028  48,011   6.3  68.1%  4,940,574  7.4  102.91  9
2029  185,418   24.4    92.5%  18,048,649  26.9    97.34  27
2030  3,995   0.5  93.0%  699,125  1.0  175.00  1
2031 & Thereafter  8,096   1.1  94.0%  0  0.0  0.00  1
Vacant  45,263  6.0  100.0%    0  0.0  0.00  0
Total / Wtd. Avg.  759,891  100.0%     $67,034,881  100.0%  $93.80  192

 

 

(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by each Owned Tenant.

(2)Certain tenants may have lease termination options that are exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the subject lease and that are not considered in the lease rollover schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent reflects the following: (a) in-place leases based on the May 2019 rent roll and (b) contractual rent steps of $2,184,628 through May 31, 2020.

(4)As of a September 30, 2020 rent roll provided by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer, 23 leases comprising 67,399 SF have since either renewed their respective leases or been backfilled with new tenants with lease expiration dates ranging from January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2025.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Grand Canal Shoppes property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

As of 5/31/2019

As of 9/30/2020

92.6% 91.5% 93.9% 93.0% 93.3% 94.0% 93.0%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrowers and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

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Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Grand Canal Shoppes property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

   2016  2017  2018  TTM 3/31/2019 

T-9 Annualized 9/30/2020(2)

 

Underwritten(3)

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rent(3)  $68,255,204  $67,507,328  $66,471,558  $66,941,590  $77,475,895  $67,034,881  $88.22
Total Recoveries  31,633,869  27,875,777  25,766,223  25,166,107  12,687,091  26,539,087  34.92
Other Income(4)  12,765,993  12,203,223  10,872,872  10,365,738  6,459,415  10,455,366  13.76
Less Vacancy & Credit Loss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Effective Gross Income  $112,655,066  $107,586,327  $103,110,653  $102,473,435  $96,622,400  $104,029,334  $136.90
                      
Real Estate Taxes  $1,952,631  $1,995,183  $2,076,447  $2,102,023  $1,700,592  $2,102,023  $2.77
Insurance  268,881  248,826  253,530  260,040  262,777  260,040  0.34
Other Operating Expenses(5)  31,074,924  30,916,371  29,454,203  28,645,562  29,308,724  28,645,562  37.70
Total Expenses  $33,296,436  $33,160,381  $31,784,180  $31,007,624  $31,272,093  $31,007,624  $40.81
                      
Net Operating Income(3)  $79,358,630  $74,425,947  $71,326,473  $71,465,811  $65,350,307  $73,021,709  $96.09
Capital Expenditures  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  2,023,806  2,023,806  2.66
Net Cash Flow  $79,358,630  $74,425,947  $71,326,473  $71,465,811  $63,326,501  $70,997,903  $93.43
                      
Occupancy(6)  93.9%  93.0%  93.3%  93.9%  93.0%  94.0%   
NOI Debt Yield(7)  10.4%  9.8%  9.4%  9.4%  8.6%  9.6%   
NCF DSCR(7)  2.75x  2.58x  2.47x  2.48x  2.20x  2.46x   

 

 

(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Provided by the Grand Canal Shoppes Servicer. The lender did not independently verify or make any assumptions or adjustments to financials shown herein.

(3)Underwritten Base Rent reflects the following: (a) in-place leases based on the May 2019 rent roll and (b) contractual rent steps of $2,184,628 through May 31, 2020 and excludes any rent associated with the Barneys New York space. The increase from TTM 3/31/2019 to Underwritten Base Rent and Net Operating Income is due to recent leasing activity.

(4)Other Income includes vending income, enterprise income, advertising revenue sponsorship income, specialty leasing income, overage rent and percent in lieu.

(5)Other Operating Expenses includes the Walgreens ground/air rights lease rent of which $133,475, 22.25% of the annual ground lease payment, was underwritten. The Venetian Hotel and Casino is responsible under its sublease for the remaining 80.68% of the ground rent under the Walgreens lease.

(6)2016, 2017 and 2018 occupancy reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31. Underwritten Occupancy is based on the underwritten rent roll dated May 31, 2019.

(7)NOI Debt Yield and NCF DSCR are based on the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans and exclude the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loan.

 

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32-42 Broadway

 
               
Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   CREFI
Location (City/State) New York, New York   Cut-off Date Balance(2)   $25,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)   $239.66
Size (SF) 521,573   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.0%
Total Occupancy as of 9/1/2020 90.5%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 9/1/2020 90.5%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1889, 1904 / 2019   Mortgage Rate   3.25000%
Appraised Value $243,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
      Borrower Sponsor   Eli Schron, Mark
Schron and Avi Schron
           
Underwritten Revenues $23,169,206        
Underwritten Expenses $10,872,817   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $12,296,389     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $10,952,043   Taxes $0 $393,685
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 51.4%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 51.4%   Replacement Reserve $0 $30,425
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 2.99x / 2.66x   TI/LC(3) $3,000,000 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 9.8% / 8.8%   Other(4) $4,225,988 $0
                 
Sources and Uses
Sources  $              %  Uses  $              %  
Whole Loan Amount  $125,000,000   98.4%  Loan Payoff  $115,986,003   91.3%  
Principal’s New Cash Contribution  2,050,134   1.6   Reserves  7,225,988   5.7   
           Closing Costs  3,838,143   3.0   
                      
Total Sources  $127,050,134   100.0%  Total Uses  $127,050,134   100.0%  
                      
 
(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the 32-42 Broadway whole loan.
(2)The Cut-off Date Balance of $25,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-2-1, which is part of the 32-42 Broadway whole loan consisting of three pari passu promissory notes with an aggregate original principal balance of $125,000,000.
(3)Monthly TI/LC deposits are not required until such time as the total amount on deposit in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $1,500,000, and will thereafter continue until such time as the total amount on deposit in the TI/LC reserve account equals or exceeds $3,000,000.
(4)Other reserves represent a debt service reserve ($4,062,500), an unfunded obligations reserve ($131,038), and an immediate repairs reserve ($32,450).

  

COVID-19 Update. As of December 6, 2020, the 32-42 Broadway property is open and operational. At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the borrower sponsor executed rent deferment agreements with certain tenants, most of which have now expired, and no major tenants have rent deferrals. September 2020 rent collections at the 32-42 Broadway property were 105.6% of underwritten base rent, which includes payback of rents that were previously deferred. October 2020 rent collections at the 32-42 Broadway property were 98.5% of underwritten base rent. November 2020 rent collections at the 32-42 Broadway property were 76.1% of underwritten base rent. As of December 6, 2020, the 32-42 Broadway loan is not subject to any modifications or forbearance requests. The 32-42 Broadway loan is current on payments through December 6, 2020.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the 32-42 Broadway whole loan. The relationship between the holders of the 32-42 Broadway whole loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note  Original Balance  Cut-off Date Balance  Note Holder  Controlling Piece
A-1  $75,000,000   $75,000,000   Benchmark 2020-B21  Yes
A-2-1  25,000,000   25,000,000   GSMS 2020-GSA2  No
A-2-2  25,000,000   25,000,000   CREFI(1)  No
Total  $125,000,000   $125,000,000       

 

 
(1)The related notes are currently held by the Note Holder identified in the table above and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the 32-42 Broadway property:

 

Largest Owned Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name  Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)
  Tenant
GLA (SF)
  % of
Owned
GLA
 

UW Base

Rent(2)

  % of Total
UW Base
Rent(2)
  UW Base
Rent

$ per SF(2)
  Lease
Expiration
 

Renewal /
Extension
Options

City of NY Dept of Consumer Affairs(3)  NR/NR/NR  85,573   16.4%  $2,881,102   15.4%  $33.67   7/31/2027  1, 5-year option
City of NY Board of Elections(4)  NR/NR/NR  52,618   10.1   1,990,102   10.6   37.82   2/6/2022  1, 5-year option
Magilla Entertainment, LLC(5)  NR/NR/NR  33,106   6.3   1,306,759   7.0   39.47   9/15/2024  None
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA(6)  NR/NR/NR  5,044   1.0   722,118   3.9   143.16   7/15/2025  1, 5-year option
Premier Home Health Care Services, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  18,000   3.5   709,071   3.8   39.39   1/31/2023  None
GFG Broadway, LLC  NR/NR/NR  3,366   0.6   524,509   2.8   155.83   12/31/2029  None
Agudath Israel of America(7)  NR/NR/NR  17,000   3.3   459,600   2.5   27.04   1/31/2026  None
Total World Domination, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  9,000   1.7   377,981   2.0   42.00   6/24/2021  None
Downtown Turn Key Office Suites, LLC  NR/NR/NR  11,000   2.1   367,768   2.0   33.43   8/5/2024  None
Brand Institute, Inc.  NR/NR/NR  8,000   1.5   314,705   1.7   39.34   10/22/2027  None
Ten Largest Owned Tenants  242,707   46.5%  $9,653,714   51.6%  $39.78       
Remaining Owned Tenants  229,290   44.0   9,055,712   48.4   $39.49       
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)  49,576   9.5   0   0.0   $0.00       
Totals / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants  521,573   100.0%  $18,709,426   100.0%  $39.64       

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.
(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent, and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent roll dated September 1, 2020.
(3)City of NY Dept of Consumer Affairs has a one-time right to terminate its lease in whole or in part on a full floor or full floors basis, effective on either October 14, 2023 or October 14, 2026 upon 12 months’ written notice for 75,264 SF of its space at the 32-42 Broadway property. The City of NY Dept of Consumer Affairs is required to pay a termination fee equal to the sum of the unamortized rent value of the abatement period and the total cost of the work.
(4)City of NY Board of Elections has a one-time right to terminate the expansion space on April 22, 2021 upon at least 12 months’ notice, provided that City of NY Board of Elections has terminated the entire 6th and/or 7th floor of the existing lease.
(5)Magilla Entertainment, LLC’s space at the 32-42 Broadway property includes a month-to-month lease on storage space. The month-to-month lease can be terminated by either the tenant or the borrower on no less than 10 days and no more than 30 days’ prior written notice. The month-to-month space makes up 0.1% of underwritten base rent.
(6)JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA has the right to terminate its lease at any time on or after July 16, 2024 upon no less than 12 months prior written notice to the landlord. In the event that JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA exercises the termination right, it is required to pay to an amount representing the unamortized balance of all brokerage commissions paid.
(7)Agudath Israel of America’s space at the 32-42 Broadway property includes a month-to-month lease on an exercise room. The month-to-month space makes up approximately 0.01% of underwritten base rent.

  

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the 32-42 Broadway property:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending
December 31
 

Expiring

Owned GLA

 

% of

Owned GLA

  Cumulative % of
Owned GLA
 

UW Base

Rent(3)

 

% of Total

UW Base
Rent(3)

  UW Base
Rent $
per SF(3)
 

# of

Expiring
Leases

MTM  5,345  1.0%  1.0%  $225,805   1.2%  $42.25   8
2020  10,168  1.9   3.0%  61,800   0.3   6.08   2
2021  57,009  10.9   13.9%  2,199,465   11.8   38.58   21
2022  72,039  13.8   27.7%  2,680,489   14.3   37.21   13
2023  35,625  6.8   34.5%  1,451,026   7.8   40.73   10
2024  75,977  14.6   49.1%  2,812,127   15.0   37.01   13
2025  26,326  5.0   54.2%  1,821,648   9.7   69.20   9
2026  36,175  6.9   61.1%  1,256,547   6.7   34.74   8
2027  110,062  21.1   82.2%  3,861,025   20.6   35.08   8
2028  16,515  3.2   85.4%  675,408   3.6   40.90   3
2029  14,966  2.9   88.2%  1,217,063   6.5   81.32   4
2030  4,290  0.8   89.1%  163,020   0.9   38.00   1
2031 & Thereafter  7,500  1.4   90.5%  284,005   1.5   37.87   2
Vacant  49,576  9.5   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
Total / Wtd. Avg.  521,573  100.0%      $18,709,426   100.0%  $39.64   102

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each owned tenant.
(2)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that are not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.
(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF are based on the underwritten rent roll dated September 1, 2020.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the 32-42 Broadway property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017  2018  2019  As of 9/1/2020
96.0%  96.1%  97.3%  90.5%

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

  

Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the 32-42 Broadway property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

  

2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

TTM 6/30/2020

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent  $18,521,528  $19,136,347  $19,705,031  $20,004,281  $18,709,426  $35.87  
Contractual Rent Steps(3)  0  0  0  0  725,040  1.39  
Vacant Income  0  0  0  0  2,747,098  5.27  
Reimbursements  1,117,080  1,276,511  1,484,585  1,536,557  1,627,108  3.12  
Vacancy & Credit Loss  (511,890)  (235,636)  (222,100)  (261,932)  (2,747,098)  (5.27 )
Other Income  2,087,459  2,136,205  2,052,795  2,264,915  2,107,632  4.04  
Effective Gross Income  $21,214,177  $22,313,427  $23,020,311  $23,543,821  $23,169,206  $44.42  
Total Operating Expenses  10,436,824  10,791,578  11,125,485  10,777,257  10,872,817  20.85  
Net Operating Income  $10,777,353  $11,521,849  $11,894,826  $12,766,564  $12,296,389  $23.58  
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  979,245  1.88  
Capital Expenditures  0  0  0  0  365,101  0.70  
Net Cash Flow  $10,777,353  $11,521,849  $11,894,826  $12,766,564  $10,952,043  $21.00  

 

 
(1)Based on underwritten rent roll dated September 1, 2020.
(2)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.
(3)Contractual Rent Steps include $725,040 underwritten for various tenants through October 1, 2021.

 

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Hotel ZaZA Houston MuseUm District 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller CREFI
Location (City/State)  Houston, Texas   Cut-off Date Balance(2)   $20,000,000
Property Type Hospitality   Cut-off Date Balance per Room(2) $190,476.19
Size (Rooms) 315   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   2.4%
Total TTM Occupancy as of 12/31/2019 65.4%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned TTM Occupancy as of 12/31/2019 65.4%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1925 / 1968, 2005-2007   Mortgage Rate    3.80000%
Appraised Value $113,800,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)     360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   60
      Borrower Sponsor Charles S. Givens and Snowmass Creek Capital, L.L.C.
Underwritten Revenues $35,451,900        
Underwritten Expenses $27,006,649    
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $8,445,251         Escrows
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $7,027,175     Upfront Monthly
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 52.7%   Taxes $333,947 $111,316
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 47.7%   Insurance $157,038 $31,408
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 2.52x / 2.09x   Replacement Reserve $0 $118,173
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 14.1% / 11.7%   Other(3) $2,346,667 $0
         
Sources and Uses
Sources $          % Uses $        %
Whole Loan Amount $60,000,000 100.0% Loan Payoff $45,536,018 75.9%
      Principal Equity Distribution 13,483,114 22.5
      Reserves 525,985  0.9
      Origination Costs 454,884  0.8
Total Sources $60,000,000 100.0% Total Uses $60,000,000 100.0%
                 

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan.

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $20,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-1 of the $60,000,000 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan, which is evidenced by three pari passu notes.

(3)The other upfront escrow is comprised of a $2,311,667 upfront debt service reserve and a $35,000 upfront deferred maintenance reserve.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 6, 2020, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property is open and has remained open throughout 2020, however, hotel operations have been limited at times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All hotel staff are required to wear face masks and take temperatures daily as the hotel continues to operate in accordance with the city of Houston’s reopening guidelines. Additionally, occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR have increased month-over-month. The Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property received an approximately $2.5 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program and sponsorship has made direct contributions totaling approximately $1.5 million to remain current on all expense and debt service shortfalls. As of December 6, 2020, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan is current on debt service payments. Additionally, the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan is not subject to any forbearance or debt service relief request.

 

The Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District loan was recently modified to create a $2,311,667 debt service reserve by converting approximately $945,384 in existing FF&E reserves as well as a $1,248,110 new cash contribution by the sponsor, and an additional deposit to be received from the borrower on the monthly payment date occurring in January 2021 of $118,173. The debt service reserve will only be released upon the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property achieving a 9.5% net cash flow debt yield on a trailing 12 month basis for two consecutive quarters, with approximately $1.16 million being allocated back to FF&E reserve and approximately $1.16 million being remitted back to the borrower. The FF&E reserve monthly deposits will be waived for the 2021 calendar year, after which the FF&E reserve will follow the step-up structure of 2.50% in 2022, 3.25% in 2023, and 4.00% in 2024 and thereafter. Lastly, the debt yield cash management trigger will be temporarily waived until January 2023, however, cash management will still be enforced if an event of default occurs.

 

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Hotel ZaZA Houston MuseUm District 

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan. The relationship between the holders of the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District whole loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note 

 

Original Balance 

 

Cut-off Date Balance 

 

Note Holder 

 

Controlling Piece 

A-1-1  $20,000,000  $20,000,000  GSMS 2020-GSA2(1)  No
A-1-2  10,000,000  10,000,000  CREFI(2)  No
A-1-3  5,000,000  5,000,000  CREFI(2)  No
A-1-4  3,500,000  3,500,000  CREFI(2)  No
A-2-1  $20,000,000  $20,000,000  CREFI(2)  Yes
A-2-2  $1,500,000  $1,500,000  CREFI(2)  No
Whole Loan  $60,000,000  $60,000,000      

 

 

(1)CREFI will be contributing Note A-1-1, which has an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 to the GSMS 2020-GSA2 securitization.

(2)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The following table presents historical occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property versus its competitive set:

 

Historical Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR(1)
  Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District(4) Competitive Set(2)(3) Penetration Factor
Year Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR Occupancy ADR RevPAR
2016 69.2% $236.74 $163.81 66.9% $184.48 $123.38 104.4% 130.0% 135.8%
2017 63.7% $251.38 $160.21 64.6% $193.37 $125.00 99.2% 130.0% 129.0%
2018 68.0% $236.67 $160.86 62.1% $148.58 $92.29 110.1% 159.1% 175.3%
2019 65.4% $236.22 $154.44 62.8% $148.87 $93.50 104.8% 158.5% 166.1%

 

 

(1)Variances between the information presented above and the information presented in the Cash Flow Analysis table with respect to Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property are attributable to variances in reporting methodologies and/or timing differences.

(2)The Competitive Set within the December 2018 and December 2019 hospitality research reports includes Royal Sonesta Houston, Hotel Derek, The Whitehall Houston Hotel, Tribute Portfolio Magnolia Hotel Houston, Autograph Collection Hotel ICON, and Valencia Group Hotel Alessandra.

(3)Source: December 2018 and December 2019 hospitality research reports.

(4)Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Property Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 are sourced from the underwriting as of December 31, 2019.

 

The following table presents the demand segmentation at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property: 

 

Demand Segmentation(1)
Property Rooms Commercial Group Leisure Extended-Stay
Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District 315(2) 45% 25% 30% 0%
Four Seasons Hotel Houston 468 40% 25% 30% 5%
The Whitehall Houston Hotel 259 40% 20% 35% 5%
Hilton Americas – Houston 1,207 15% 60% 20% 5%
Autograph Collection Hotel ICON 135 35% 25% 35% 5%
Westin Houston Downtown 200 45% 5% 45% 5%
Marriot Marquis Houston 1,000 15% 65% 15% 5%
Total / Wtd. Avg. 3,584 27% 43% 25% 4%

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated December 31, 2019.

 

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Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, on an aggregate basis and per room, at the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

   2016  2017  2018  2019  TTM October 2020  Underwritten  Underwritten
$ per Room
 
Room Revenue  $18,885,790  $18,420,402  $18,495,122  $17,756,589  $9,372,831  $17,756,589  $56,370 
Food & Beverage Revenue  13,853,500  14,796,432  15,075,414  15,094,996  9,528,496  15,094,996  $47,921 
Other Revenue  2,348,074  2,359,391  2,569,511  2,600,315  1,643,992  2,600,315  $8,255 
Total Revenue  $35,087,364  $35,576,225  $36,140,047  $35,451,900  $20,545,319  $35,451,900  $112,546 
                       
Room Expense  $4,225,980  $4,157,220  $4,129,105  $4,010,696  $2,455,368  $4,010,696  $12,732 
Food & Beverage Expense  8,749,726  9,890,363  9,653,907  9,469,670  6,489,376  9,469,670  $30,062 
Other Expense  1,872,605  1,740,445  1,874,465  1,804,812  1,115,335  1,804,812  $5,730 
Total Departmental Expense  $14,848,311  $15,788,028  $15,657,477  $15,285,178  $10,060,079  $15,285,178  $48,524 
                       
Total Undistributed Expense  8,924,377  8,857,478  9,527,848  9,522,280  6,823,329  9,657,364  $30,658 
Fixed Charges  2,156,116  1,864,445  2,163,115  1,828,899  1,775,071  2,064,107  $6,553 
Total Operating Expenses  $11,080,493  $10,721,923  $11,690,963  $11,351,179  $8,598,400  $11,721,471  $37,211 
                       
Net Operating Income  $9,158,560  $9,066,274  $8,791,607  $8,815,543  $1,886,840  $8,445,251  $26,810 
FF&E(3)  1,403,495  1,423,049  1,445,602  1,418,076  821,813  1,418,076  $4,502 
Net Cash Flow  $7,755,065  $7,643,225  $7,346,005  $7,397,467  $1,065,027  $7,027,175  $22,308 
                       

 

(1)Certain items such as interest expense, interest income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated December 31, 2019.

(3)Underwritten FF&E represents 4.0% of Total Revenue.

 

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SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 6   Loan Seller   SMC
Location (City/State) Various, Various   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(4)   $19,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(3)   $298.82
Size (SF) 297,839   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   2.3%
Total Occupancy as of September 2020(1) 96.2%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of September 2020(1) 96.2%   Type of Security(5)   Fee Simple and Leasehold
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / Various   Mortgage Rate   4.19500%
Appraised Value(2) $148,500,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
      Original Amortization Term (Months)   360
      Original Interest Only Period (Months)   36
      Borrower Sponsor George Scopetta and JDS
Underwritten Revenues $11,197,785       Real Holdings, LLC
Underwritten Expenses $3,392,125   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $7,805,659     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $7,319,837   Taxes $569,523 $79,239
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(3) 59.9%   Insurance $498,277 $41,684
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2)(3) 52.1%   Replacement Reserves(6) $0 $6,979
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3)  1.50x / 1.40x   TI/LC(7) $0 $33,524
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3) 8.8% / 8.2%   Other(8) $1,644,396 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Whole Loan Amount $89,000,000 87.1% Purchase Price (Florida properties) $53,650,000 52.5%
Sponsor Equity 13,236,260 12.9    Payoff Existing Debt    41,332,975 40.4  
      Reserves      2,712,196 2.7
      Origination Costs      2,491,088 2.4
      Purchase Price (Tri-City Medical Park property)(9)      2,050,000 2.0
Total Sources $102,236,260 100.0% Total Uses $102,236,260 100.0%
                       

 

(1)Occupancy is as of September 21, 2020 for the California mortgaged properties and September 1, 2020 for the Florida mortgaged properties.

(2)The Appraised Value represents a 10.5% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgage loan are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties was $134,390,000 as of August 2020. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio calculated using the aggregate “as-is” appraised values are 66.2% and 57.6%, respectively.

(3)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio whole loan.

(4)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $19,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-2-B of the $89,000,000 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio whole loan evidenced by three pari passu notes.

(5)The borrowers’ leasehold interest in the Tri-City Medical Park property is pursuant to a 75-year ground lease with Allen Dull, a natural person, which is scheduled to expire in February 2059. The annual ground rent is currently $30,450, and the ground lease provides for no further rent increases. The remaining SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio properties are secured by fee simple interests.

(6)The Replacement Reserves are capped at $418,740.

(7)The TI/LC reserve is capped at $2,000,000.

(8)Other reserve represents (i) $1,122,424 for outstanding TI/LCs, (ii) $422,186 for rent concessions and (iii) $99,786 for deferred maintenance.

(9)The borrower sponsors acquired the Tri-City Medical Park property on an all cash basis in August 2020.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio whole loan. The relationship between the holders of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—The Non-Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

Note 

Original Balance 

Cut-off Date Balance 

Note Holder(s) 

Controlling Piece 

 
 
A-1 $60,000,000 $60,000,000      BBCMS 2020-C8 Yes  
A-2-A 10,000,000 10,000,000      BBCMS 2020-C8 No  
A-2-B

19,000,000

19,000,000     

GSMS 2020-GSA2 No  
Total $89,000,000 $89,000,000           

 

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SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio 

 

The following table presents detailed information with respect to each of the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties:

 

Property Name / Location Property
Type
Property
Subtype
Year Built/
Renovated
NRA (SF) Allocated Loan
Amount (“ALA”)(1)
% of
ALA
Appraised Value(2) UW NOI % of UW NOI
El Camino Real
285 & 499 North El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA
Office Medical 1984 / 2019 74,124 $6,688,427 35.2% $47,700,000 $2,343,786 30.0%
Galloway Medical Park
7400 & 7500 Southwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL
Office Medical 1998-2014 / NAP 82,753 $4,643,258 24.4% $33,200,000 $2,109,005 27.0%
Snapper Creek
7800 Southwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL
Office Medical 1989 / NAP 58,764 $3,020,787 15.9% $21,600,000 $1,367,782 17.5%
Temecula Medical Center
27699 Jefferson Avenue
Temecula, CA
Office Medical 1990 / NAP 43,425 $2,467,865 13.0% $16,300,000 $1,050,019 13.5%
Activity Medical Center
8901 Activity Road
San Diego, CA
Office Medical 1988 / 2015 28,698 $1,727,079 9.1% $12,350,000 $719,244 9.2%
Tri-City Medical Park
3907 Waring Road
Oceanside, CA
Office Medical 1985 / 2017 10,075 $452,584 2.4% $3,240,000 $215,824 2.8%
Total       297,839 $19,000,000 100.0% $134,390,000 $7,805,659 100.0%
Total Including Portfolio Premium             $148,500,000    
                     

 

(1)Loan amounts are allocated to the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio properties based upon appraised values. No releases are permitted.

(2)The Appraised Value represents a 10.5% portfolio premium to the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the individual mortgaged properties. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgage loan are calculated using the “as-is” appraised value based on such portfolio premium. The “as-is” appraised value for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties was $134,390,000 as of August 2020.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants at the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties:

 

Ten Largest Owned Tenants by Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P) 

Tenant GLA 

% of Owned GLA 

UW Base Rent(2) 

% of Total UW Base Rent(2) 

UW Base Rent $ per SF(2) 

Lease Expiration 

Renewal / Extension Options 

Rady’s Children’s Hospital 

NR / NR / NR 15,387 5.2% $562,905 6.8% $36.58 Various(3) Various(3)
South Florida Digest / Gastro Health, P.L. NR / NR / NR 13,981 4.7% 448,371 5.4% 32.07 6/30/2024 None
Diagnostic Center for Women NR / NR / NR 14,730 4.9    414,797 5.0     28.16 6/30/2024 1, 5-year option
ShareMD Suites(4) NR / NR / NR 12,899 4.3% 414,528 5.0% 32.14 Various(5) Various(5)
Baptist Surgery & Endoscopy Centers, LLC NR / NR / NR 12,261 4.1% 343,185 4.1% 27.99 6/30/2024 1, 5-year option
AAA NR / NR / NR 8,626 2.9% 340,429 4.1% 39.47 6/30/2026 1, 7-year option
Baptist Cardiovascular Center NR / NR / NR 12,758 4.3% 315,760 3.8% 24.75 11/30/2025 1, 3-year option
South Florida Pediatric NR / NR / NR 7,500 2.5% 247,572 3.0% 33.01 12/31/2021 1, 5-year option
Peak Diagnostics(4) NR / NR / NR 6,246 2.1% 226,321 2.7% 36.23 Various(6) Various(6)
SMI NR / NR / NR

4,672    

1.6% 

202,111    

2.4% 

43.26    

10/31/2029 2, 5-year options
Ten Largest Owned Tenants   109,060 36.6%    $3,515,980 42.5%    $32.24    
Remaining Tenants   177,447 59.6      4,755,860 57.5       26.80    
Vacant  

11,332     

3.8   

0     

0.0% 

0.00    

   
Total / Wtd. Avg.  

297,839     

100.0%    

$8,271,840     

100.0%     

$28.87    

   
                 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent rolls dated September 1, 2020 and September 21, 2020.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF include $173,740 of contractual rent steps through May 2021.

(3)Rady’s Children’s Hospital leases 8,309 SF at the El Camino Real property under a lease with an expiration date in January 2028. Rady’s Children’s Hospital also leases 7,078 SF at the Temecula Medical Center property under a lease with an expiration date in May 2026. With regard to its El Camino Real property space only, Rady’s Children’s Hospital has a

 

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  termination option exercisable in July 2024 and January 2026, in each case, with 150 days' notice and payment of unamortized leasing costs. Rady’s Children’s Hospital has two five-year renewal options remaining at the El Camino Real property only.

(4)Borrower affiliated.

(5)ShareMD Suites leases 3,262 SF at the Tri-City Medical Park property (lease expiration October 31, 2032), 3,118 SF at the El Camino Real property (lease expiration September 30, 2032), 3,057 SF at the Activity Medical Center property (lease expiration October 31, 2032) and 920 SF at the Temecula Medical Center property (lease expiration March 31, 2028). ShareMD Suites leases an additional 2,542 square feet (lease expiration September 13, 2032) at the El Camino Real property, which is used as its corporate headquarters. ShareMD Suites has one five-year renewal option remaining at the Temecula Medical Center property, three five-year renewal options remaining at the Activity Medical Center property and two five-year renewal options remaining at the Tri-City Medical Park property.

(6)Peak Diagnostics leases 4,007 SF at the Activity Medical Center property (lease expiration March 31, 2028), and 2,239 SF at the Temecula Medical Center property (lease expiration February 28, 2031). Peak Diagnostics has three five-year renewal options remaining at the Temecula Medical Center property only.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties based on initial lease expiration dates:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)

 

Year Ending December 31,  Expiring Owned GLA  % of Owned GLA  Cumulative % of
Owned GLA
 

UW Base Rent(2)

 

% of Total UW
Base Rent(2)

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(2)

  # of Expiring
Leases
MTM(3)   1,633   0.5%  0.5%  $32,813   0.4%  $20.09   3 
2020   0   0.0   0.5%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2021   41,865   14.1   14.6%  1,032,344   12.5   24.66   16 
2022   16,128   5.4   20.0%  412,006   5.0   25.55   7 
2023   19,886   6.7   26.7%  598,098   7.2   30.08   9 
2024   74,396   25.0   51.7%  2,104,379   25.4   28.29   21 
2025   30,982   10.4   62.1%  761,989   9.2   24.59   8 
2026   23,873   8.0   70.1%  732,430   8.9   30.68   5 
2027   11,284   3.8   73.9%  328,427   4.0   29.11   4 
2028   23,379   7.8   81.7%  869,837   10.5   37.21   6 
2029   4,672   1.6   83.3%  202,111   2.4   43.26   1 
2030   4,760   1.6   84.9%  165,648   2.0   34.80   1 
2031 & Thereafter   33,649   11.3   96.2%  1,031,759   12.5   30.66   11 
Vacant   11,332   3.8   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Total / Wtd. Avg.   297,839   100.0%      $8,271,840   100.0%  $28.87   92 

 

 

(1)Certain tenants may have termination or contraction options (which may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease) that were not considered in the above Lease Expiration Schedule.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF is based on the underwritten rent rolls dated September 1, 2020 and September 21, 2020, and includes $173,740 of contractual rent steps through May 2021.

(3)Includes a 185 SF management office and a 180 SF storage space.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017 

2018 

2019 

As of September 2020 

87.1% 85.8% 88.1% 96.2%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrowers and reflects occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

COVID-19 Update. As of December 3, 2020, approximately 98.4% of tenants by square footage and 98.7% of tenants by underwritten base rent had made their November rental payments.

 

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Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio mortgaged properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

   2017(3)  2018(3)  2019(3) 

TTM 7/31/2020

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten  

$ per SF

Base Rent  $5,273,860   $6,470,900   $6,866,468   $7,051,805   $8,098,100   $27.19 
Contractual Rent Steps(1)  0   0   0   0   173,740   0.58 
Potential Income from Vacant Space  0   0   0   0   380,541   1.28 
Reimbursements  2,204,118   2,550,119   2,570,425   2,557,360   3,246,393   10.90 
Gross Potential Income  $7,477,978   $9,021,019   $9,436,893   $9,609,165   $11,898,775   $39.95 
Other Income  8,051   8,611   68,315   31,527   109,177   0.37 
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   0   (810,167)  (2.72)
Effective Gross Income  $7,486,028   $9,029,630   $9,505,208   $9,640,692   $11,197,785   $37.60 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $716,592   $879,824   $951,158   $901,116   $1,037,064   $3.48 
Insurance  235,000   316,579   314,533   357,692   500,203   1.68 
Management Fee  292,340   515,404   539,560   544,161   335,934   1.13 
Other Operating Expenses  1,232,725   1,381,496   1,605,676   1,574,404   1,518,925   5.10 
Total Operating Expenses  $2,476,656   $3,093,303   $3,410,928   $3,377,373   $3,392,125   $11.39 
                         
Net Operating Income  $5,009,372   $5,936,327   $6,094,280   $6,263,319   $7,805,659   $26.21 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   402,083   1.35 
Capital Expenditures  0   0   0   0   83,740   0.28 
Net Cash Flow  $5,009,372   $5,936,327   $6,094,280   $6,263,319   $7,319,837   $24.58 

 

 

(1)Underwritten cash flow based on in-place rents as of September 1, 2020 and September 21, 2020 and includes $173,740 of contractual rent steps through May 2021.

(2)When acquired by the borrower sponsors, the California properties were in distressed condition, having been neglected and/or mismanaged, with occupancies and rents that were significantly below market levels. The borrower sponsors have increased the occupancy of the California properties from approximately 42.3% at acquisition to 93.4% through leasing and active management. Given the recent leasing activity, the full impact has not yet been realized in historical Net Operating Income.

(3)The borrower sponsors acquired the California properties in various transactions between May 2013 and September 2020. The previous owner of the Tri-City Medical Park property did not make 2017 financials available. Due to the timing of a portion of the El Camino Real transaction, full year 2017 financials are available for only a portion of the property. As such, 2017 financial information includes operations from the Galloway Medical Park, Snapper Creek, Temecula Medical Center and Activity Medical Center properties and a portion of the El Camino Real property. The borrower sponsors acquired four of the buildings that comprise the El Camino Real property in May 2018 and thus 2018 financial information represents full year 2018 financials for all properties except for the El Camino Real property, which 2018 Net Operating Income represents the trailing 12 months ended June 2019. Additionally, 2019 financial information represents full year 2019 financials for all properties except for the Tri-City Medical Park property, which 2019 Net Operating Income represents the trailing 12 months ended February 2020 due to a change in the prior ownership’s accounting system.

 

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BAYSHORE VILLA MHC

 

  

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller SGFC
Location (City/State) Redwood City, California   Cut-off Date Principal Balance $15,300,000
Property Type Manufactured Housing   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per Pad $106,993.01
Size (Pads) 143   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 1.9%
Total Occupancy as of 10/22/2020 93.7%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of 10/22/2020 93.7%   Type of Security Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation  1962 / NAP   Mortgage Rate 2.99000%
Appraised Value $29,400,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months) 120
      Original Amortization Term (Months) NAP
      Original Interest Only Period (Months) 120
      Borrower Sponsor(1) Lee M. Kort and Michael H. Scott
         
Underwritten Revenues $2,332,518      
Underwritten Expenses $802,008   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $1,530,510     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $1,523,360   Taxes $47,951 $15,984
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 52.0%   Insurance $28,094 $4,013
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 52.0%   Replacement Reserves $0 $596
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  3.30x / 3.28x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  10.0% / 10.0%   Other(2) $241,800 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Loan Amount $15,300,000 99.6% Loan Payoff $6,248,125 40.7%
Other Sources 67,899 0.4   Principal Equity Distribution 8,488,401 55.2   
      Reserves 317,846 2.1 
      Origination Costs 313,527 2.0  
Total Sources $15,367,899 100.0% Total Uses $15,367,899 100.0%  
             

 

(1)Lee M. Kort and Michael H. Scott are also the non-recourse carveout guarantors for the Bayshore Villa MHC loan.

(2)Other upfront reserve represents a deferred maintenance reserve.

 

The Mortgaged Property. As of December 1, 2020, the Bayshore Villa MHC property is open and operating. Approximately 95.8% of the November billed residential rent was collected, which represents approximately 95.5% of underwritten November base rent. As of December 1, 2020, the Bayshore Villa MHC loan is not subject to any modification or forbearance request.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the pads and rent at the Bayshore Villa MHC property:

 

Unit Mix(1)

 

Unit Type

# of Units

Average UW Rent Per Month(2)

Pads

143

$1,204

Total 143 $1,204

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower per the underwritten rent roll dated October 22, 2020.

(2)Includes vacant pads.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the pads and rent at the Bayshore Villa MHC property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2017

2018

2019

As of 10/22/2020

95.9% 94.7% 93.5% 93.7%

 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

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Operating History and Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the historical operating performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Bayshore Villa MHC property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

   2018  2019  TTM 9/30/2020  Underwritten  Underwritten
$ per Pad
Gross Potential Rent  $1,746,634   $1,769,503   $1,836,821   $2,066,672   $14,452 
Vacancy  0   0   0   (126,900)  (887)
Concessions  (29,400)  (27,417)  (18,430)  (20,313)  (142)
Net Rental Income  $1,717,234   $1,742,086   $1,818,391   $1,919,459   $13,423 
                     
Reimbursement Revenue  355,652   383,054   405,642   405,642   2,837 
Other Income(3)  10,930   8,790   7,417   7,417   52 
Effective Gross Income  $2,083,816   $2,133,930   $2,231,450   $2,332,518   $16,311 
                     
Real Estate Taxes  52,513   53,514   54,228   54,309   380 
Insurance  60,035   42,694   63,923   46,759   327 
Utilities  385,619   398,980   433,598   433,598   3,032 
Repairs & Maintenance  79,797   112,078   88,272   88,272   617 
Management Fee  129,971   104,716   91,756   69,976   489 
Payroll  32,226   58,298   76,315   76,315   534 
Professional Fees  5,900   11,578   11,037   10,239   72 
General and Administrative - Direct  18,858   24,680   22,540   22,540   158 
Total Operating Expenses  $764,919   $806,538   $841,669   $802,008   $5,608 
                     
Net Operating Income  $1,318,897   $1,327,392   $1,389,781   $1,530,510   $10,703 
Replacement Reserves  0   0   0   7,150   50 
Net Cash Flow  $1,318,897   $1,327,392   $1,389,781   $1,523,360   $10,653 

 

 

(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, depreciation, amortization, debt service payments and any other non-recurring or non-operating items were excluded from the historical presentation and are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll as of October 22, 2020.

(3)Other Income includes income from parking fees, late fees and other miscellaneous income.

 

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Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
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Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
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        Table of Contents      
                 
                 
                 
        STATEMENT SECTIONS PAGE(s)      
        Certificate Distribution Detail 2      
        Certificate Factor Detail 3      
        Reconciliation Detail 4      
        Other Required Information 5      
        Cash Reconciliation Detail 6      
       

Ratings Detail

7      
        Mortgage Loan Detail 8      
        NOI Detail 9      
        Principal Prepayment Detail 10      
        Historical Detail 11      
        Delinquency Loan Detail 12      
        Specially Serviced Loan Detail 13-14      
        Advance Summary 15      
        Modified Loan Detail 16      
        Historical Liquidated Loan Detail 17      
        Historical Bond / Collateral Loss Reconciliation 18      
        Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail 19-20      
       

Defeased Loan Detail

21      
        Supplemental Reporting 22      
                 
                 

                                 
    Depositor       Master Servicer       Special Servicer       Operating Advisor/Asset
Representations Reviewer
   
   

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II
200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

 

 

 

Contact:             Leah Nivison
Phone Number:    (212) 902-1000

     

Midland Loan Services, a Division of
PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street
Building 82, Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66210

 

Contact:             askmidlandls.com
Phone Number:    (913) 253-9000

     

LNR Partners, Inc.
1601 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139 

 

 

 

Contact:

berbstein@lnrpartners.com

     

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 North French Road

Suite 100

Amherst, NY 14228

   

 

Contact:       Don Simon
Phone Number:    (203) 660-6100

   
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8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
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Record Date: 12/31/20
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    Certificate Distribution Detail    
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
  Original
Balance
  Beginning
Balance
  Principal
Distribution
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses
Total
Distribution
Ending
Balance
Current
 Subordination
Level (1)
   
    A-1       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-2       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-3       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-4       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-5       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-AB       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-S       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    C       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    D       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    E       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    F       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    G-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    H-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    S       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    R       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    RR Interest       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    RR Certificates       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    Totals           0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
                                                     
    (1) Calculated by taking (A) the sum of the ending certificate balance of all classes less (B) the sum of (i) the ending balance of the designated class and (ii) the ending certificate balance of all classes which are not subordinate to the designated class and dividing the result by (A).                
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
Original
Notional
Amount
Beginning
Notional
Amount
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Total
Distribution
Ending
Notional
Amount
               
    X-A       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
    X-B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
    X-D       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
   

(1) Calculated by taking (A) the sum of the ending certificate balance of all classes less (B) the sum of (i) the ending balance of the designated class and (ii) the ending certificate balance of all classes which are not subordinate to the designated class and dividing the result by (A).

 

 

 

   
                                                     

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                   
                   
Certificate Factor Detail
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning
Balance

Principal
Distribution

Interest
Distribution

Prepayment
Premium

Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses

Ending
Balance

 
   
   
  A-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-3   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-4   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-5   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-AB   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-S   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  C   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  D   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  E   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  F   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  G-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  H-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  S   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  R   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  RR Interest   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  RR Certificates   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning

Notional

Amount

Interest

Distribution

Prepayment

Premium

Ending

Notional

Amount

     
       
       
  X-A   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  X-B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  X-D   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
                   
 

   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                             
    Reconciliation Detail    
    Principal Reconciliation    
        Stated Beginning
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Beginning
Principal Balance
  Scheduled
Principal
  Unscheduled Principal   Principal Adjustments   Realized Loss   Stated Ending
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Ending
Principal Balance
  Current Principal
Distribution Amount
   
    Total   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00     
                                                   
  Certificate Interest Reconciliation                                
                                     
    Class   Accrual
Dates
  Accrual
Days
  Accrued
Certificate
Interest
  Net Aggregate
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall
  Distributable
Certificate
Interest
  Distributable
Certificate Interest
Adjustment
  WAC CAP
Shortfall
  Interest
Shortfall/(Excess)
  Interest
Distribution
  Remaining Unpaid
Distributable
Certificate Interest
   
    A-1   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-2   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-3   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-4   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-5   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-AB   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-A   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-S   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    C   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    D   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-D   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    E   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    F   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    G-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    H-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    S   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    RR Interest   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    RR Certificates   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    Totals       0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                       
    Other Required Information  
                                       
                                       
    Available Distribution Amount (1)       0.00                            
                                     
                                     
    Borrowers’ Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses       0.00                              
              Appraisal Reduction Amount        
            Loan
Number
    Appraisal     Cumulative     Most Recent      
                Reduction     ASER    

App. Reduction

     
                  Effected     Amount     Date      
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
    Controlling Class Information                                  
        Controlling Class:                                    
       

Effective as of: mm/dd/yyyy

                                   
                                             
        Controlling Class Representative:                                    
       

Effective as of: mm/dd/yyyy

                                   
                                         
                                           
                                           
                                       
                                       
                                       
              Total                        
                                   
                                   
                                   
   

(1) The Available Distribution Amount includes any Spread Maintenance Premiums.

                             
                                       
                                       

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                 
                 
  Cash Reconciliation Detail  
                 
                 
  Total Funds Collected       Total Funds Distributed      
                 
  Interest:       Fees:      
  Scheduled Interest 0.00     Servicing Fee - Midland Loan Services 0.00    
  Interest reductions due to Nonrecoverability Determinations 0.00     Trustee Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Interest Adjustments 0.00     Certificate Administrator Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Deferred Interest 0.00     CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 0.00    
  ARD Interest 0.00     Operating Advisor Fee - Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 0.00    
  Default Interest and Late Payment Charges 0.00     Asset Representations Reviewer - Pentalpha Surveillance 0.00  
  Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall 0.00     LLC  
  Net Prepayment Interest Excess 0.00     Total Fees   0.00  
  Extension Interest 0.00     Additional Trust Fund Expenses:      
  Interest Reserve Withdrawal 0.00     Reimbursement for Interest on Advances 0.00  
  Total Interest Collected   0.00   ASER Amount 0.00    
          Special Servicing Fee 0.00    
  Principal:       Attorney Fees & Expenses 0.00    
  Scheduled Principal 0.00    

Rating Agency Expenses

0.00    
  Unscheduled Principal 0.00     Bankruptcy Expense 0.00    
  Principal Prepayments 0.00     Taxes Imposed on Trust Fund 0.00    
  Collection of Principal after Maturity Date 0.00     Non-Recoverable Advances 0.00    
  Recoveries from Liquidation and Insurance Proceeds 0.00     Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts 0.00    
  Excess of Prior Principal Amounts paid 0.00     Other Expenses 0.00    
  Curtailments 0.00     Total Additional Trust Fund Expenses 0.00  
  Negative Amortization 0.00      
  Principal Adjustments 0.00     Interest Reserve Deposit   0.00  
  Total Principal Collected 0.00       
                 
  Other:       Payments to Certificateholders & Others:      
  Spread Maintenance Premiums 0.00     Interest Distribution 0.00    
  Repayment Fees 0.00     Principal Distribution 0.00    
  Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00     Spread Maintenance Premiums 0.00    
  Excess Liquidation Proceeds 0.00     Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00    
  Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00     Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00    
  Total Other Collected 0.00   Total Payments to Certificateholders & Others 0.00  
  Total Funds Collected   0.00   Total Funds Distributed   0.00  
                 

 

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 B-6

 

  

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                   
  Ratings Detail  
                   
  Class CUSIP Original Ratings Current Ratings (1)  
               
  A-1                
  A-2                
  A-3                
  A-4                
  A-5                
  A-AB                
  X-A                
  X-B                
  A-S                
  B                
  C                
  D                
  X-D                
  E                
  F                
  G-RR                
  H-RR                
  S                
  RR Interest                
  RR Certificates                
   

NR  - Designates that the class was not rated by the above agency at the time of original issuance.

X    -  Designates that the above rating agency did not rate any classes in this transaction at the time of original issuance.

N/A - Data not available this period.

 
1) For any class not rated at the time of original issuance by any particular rating agency, no request has been made subsequent to issuance to obtain rating information, if any, from such rating agency. The current ratings were obtained directly from the applicable rating agency within 30 days of the payment date listed above. The ratings may have changed since they were obtained. Because the ratings may have changed, you may want to obtain current ratings directly from the rating agencies.  
                   
           
           
                   

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                       
  Mortgage Loan Detail  
     
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type (1)
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Anticipated
Repayment
Date
Maturity
Date
Neg.
Amort
(Y/N)
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Thru
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Amount
Res.
Strat.
(2)
Mod.
Code
(3)
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
  Totals                                    

 

                                             
(1) Property Type Code (2) Resolution Strategy Code (3) Modification Code
     
  MF - Multi-Family

SS

-

Self Storage

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff 1 - Maturity Date Extension 6 - Capitalization on Interest  
  RT - Retail 98 -

Other

2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12   - Reps and Warranties   2 - Amortization Change 7 - Capitalization on Taxes  
  HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD 3 - Principal Write-Off 8 - Other  
   IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other 4 - Blank 9 - Combination  
  MH - Mobile Home Park WH - Warehouse 5 - Note Sale 10 Deed in Lieu Of 5 - Temporary Rate Reduction   10 -

Forbearance

 
  OF - Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

6 -

DPO

   

Foreclosure

                   
 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF -

Single Family

                               
 

LO

- Lodging                                      
                                             

 

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 B-8

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                       
  NOI Detail  
                       
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type
City State Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Most
Recent
Fiscal NOI (1)
Most
Recent
NOI (1)
Most Recent
NOI Start
Date
Most Recent
NOI End
Date
 
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Total                    
                       

(1) The Most Recent Fiscal NOI and Most Recent NOI fields correspond to the financial data reported by the Master Servicer. An NOI of 0.00 means the Master Servicer did not report NOI figures in their loan level reporting.

                       
                       

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                 
  Principal Prepayment Detail  
                 
  Loan Number Loan Group Offering Document
Cross-Reference
Principal Prepayment Amount Prepayment Penalties  
  Payoff Amount Curtailment Amount Prepayment
Premium
Yield Maintenance
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 B-10

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                           
  Historical Detail  
                                           
  Delinquencies Prepayments Rate and Maturities  
  Distribution 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 Days or More Foreclosure REO Modifications Curtailments Payoff Next Weighted Avg. WAM   
  Date # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Amount  # Amount Coupon Remit  
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
  Note: Foreclosure and REO Totals are excluded from the delinquencies.                    
                       

 

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 B-11

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                               
  Delinquency Loan Detail  
                               
  Loan Number Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
# of
Months
Delinq.
Paid Through
Date
Current
P & I
Advances
Outstanding
P & I
Advances **
Status of
Loan  (1)
Resolution
Strategy
Code  (2)
Servicing
Transfer Date
Foreclosure
Date
Actual
Principal
Balance
Outstanding
Servicing
Advances
Bankruptcy
Date
REO
Date
 
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Totals                            
                                         
                                         
        (1) Status of Mortgage Loan     (2) Resolution Strategy Code    
                                         
    A - Payment Not Received 0 - Current 4 -

Performing Matured Balloon

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 -

Full Payoff

   
          But Still in Grace Period 1 - 30-59 Days Delinquent - Non Performing Matured Balloon 2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 - Reps and Warranties    
          Or Not Yet Due 2 - 60-89 Days Delinquent 6 - 121+ Days Delinquent 3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD    
    B - Late Payment But Less 3 - 90-120 Days Delinquent       4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 -

Other

   
          Than 30 Days Delinquent           5 - Note Sale 10  -

Deed In Lieu Of

   
    ** Outstanding P & I Advances include the current period advance. 6 - DPO     Foreclosure          
               
                                         

 

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 B-12

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                 
  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 1  
                                 
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Servicing
Transfer
Date
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Scheduled
Balance
Property
Type (2)
State Interest
Rate
Actual
Balance
Net
Operating
Income
DSCR
Date
DSCR Note
Date
Maturity
Date
Remaining
Amortization
Term
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               
  (1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code  
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

Mixed Use

SF  Single Family   
                 

LO

Lodging

       
                               

 

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 B-13

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                     
  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 2  
                     
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
 Cross-Reference 
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Site
Inspection
Date

Phase 1 Date
Appraisal Date Appraisal
Value
Other REO
Property Revenue

Comment from Special Servicer

 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                               
(1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code            
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF  - Single Family   
                 

LO

-

Lodging

       
                               

 

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 B-14

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

             
Advance Summary
             
  Loan Group  Current P&I
Advances
Outstanding P&I
Advances
Outstanding Servicing
Advances
Current Period Interest
on P&I and Servicing
Advances Paid
 
             
             
  Totals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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 B-15

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                   
  Modified Loan Detail  
                   
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Pre-Modification
Balance
Post-Modification
Balance
Pre-Modification
Interest Rate
Post-Modification
Interest Rate
Modification
Date
Modification Description  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  Totals                
                   
                   
                   

 

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 B-16

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                             
  Historical Liquidated Loan Detail  
                             
  Distribution
Date
ODCR Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Fees,
Advances,
and Expenses *
Most Recent
Appraised
Value or BPO
Gross Sales
Proceeds or
Other Proceeds
Net Proceeds
Received on
Liquidation
Net Proceeds
Available for
Distribution
Realized
Loss to Trust
Date of Current
Period Adj.
to Trust
Current Period
Adjustment
to Trust
Cumulative
Adjustment
to Trust
Loss to Loan
with Cum
Adj. to Trust
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
  Current Total                        
  Cumulative Total                        
                             
  * Fees, Advances and Expenses also include outstanding P & I advances and unpaid fees (servicing, trustee, etc.).  
                             

 

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 B-17

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                                                       
  Historical Bond/Collateral Loss Reconciliation Detail  
     
  Distribution
Date
    Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
    Beginning
Balance
at Liquidation
    Aggregate
Realized Loss
on Loans
    Prior Realized
Loss Applied
to Certificates
    Amounts
Covered by
Credit Support
    Interest
(Shortages)/
Excesses
    Modification
/Appraisal
Reduction Adj.
    Additional
(Recoveries)
/Expenses
    Realized Loss
Applied to
Certificates to Date
    Recoveries of
Realized Losses
Paid as Cash
    (Recoveries)/
Losses Applied to
Certificate Interest
 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
  Totals                                                                   
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                                                                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 1  
                                                                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-
Reference
    Stated
Principal
Balance at
Contribution
    Current
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
    Special Servicing Fees     ASER     (PPIS) Excess     Non-Recoverable
(Scheduled
Interest)
    Interest on
Advances
    Modified Interest
Rate (Reduction)
/Excess
 
Monthly     Liquidation   Work Out
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
  Totals                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 2  
                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Stated Principal
Balance at
Contribution
Current Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Reimb of Advances to the Servicer  Other (Shortfalls)/ 
Refunds
Comments  
Current Month Left to Reimburse
Master Servicer
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Totals              
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 2 Total 0.00      
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 1 Total 0.00      
  Total Interest Shortfall Allocated to Trust 0.00      
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

               
  Defeased Loan Detail  
               
  Loan Number

Offering Document

Cross-Reference

Ending Scheduled

Balance

Maturity Date Note Rate Defeasance Status  
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
  Totals            
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

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 B-21

 

 

       

(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 

8480 Stagecoach Circle 

Frederick, MD 21701-4747

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2

Commercial Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2020-GSA2
For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Distribution Date: 1/12/21
Record Date: 12/31/20
Determination Date: 1/6/21

     
     
  Supplemental Reporting  
     
  Risk Retention  
     
  Pursuant to the PSA, the Certificate Administrator has made available on www.ctslink.com <http://www.ctslink.com>, specifically under the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab for the GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2020-GSA2 transaction, certain information provided to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Retaining Sponsor’s compliance with the Retention Covenant and the Hedging Covenant. Investors should refer to the Certificate Administrator’s website for all such information.  
     
  Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event information would be disclosed here.  
     
  Disclosable Special Servicer Fees would be disclosed here.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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ANNEX C

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
Transaction: GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2 Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-GSA2
Operating Advisor: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
Special Servicer as of December 31, 20[__]: [_______]
Directing Holder: [_______]

 

I.   Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

a.[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of [a Final] Asset Status Report.

 

b.[Final] Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [●] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which [a Final] Asset Status Report has been issued. The [Final] Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

2.Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, if one Mortgage Loan is in special servicing and if the Special Servicer has subsequently completed a Major Decision with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer has provided the applicable fully executed Major Decision Reporting Package approved or deemed approved by the Directing Holder to the Operating Advisor concurrently with delivery to the Directing Holder.

 

3.After an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer has provided to the Operating Advisor:

 

a.with respect to each Major Decision for the following non-Specially Serviced Loans, the related Major Decision Reporting Package and the opportunity to consult with respect to such Major Decision and recommended action:

     

     

     

     

 

b.with respect to following Specially Serviced Loans, each related Asset Status Report and the opportunity to consult with respect to such recommended action:

     

     

 

 

1    This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

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II.  Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s actions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review of the items listed below, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “platform-level” basis. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard, as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF ANY MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

III. List of Items that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the items listed below:

 

1.Any Major Decision Reporting Package that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website that is relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each Asset Status Report (after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), and each Final Asset Status Report, in each case, delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.[LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION].

 

5.[INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on Asset Status Reports for a Specially Serviced Loan delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and with respect to Major Decisions processed by the Special Servicer.]

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal conclusion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Holder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable

 

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formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

IV. Assumptions, Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor (i) is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) will not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than the receipt of any Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Holder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Holder directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied solely upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communication held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loan and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

7.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above.

 

Terms used but not defined in this report have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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ANNEX D-1

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC AND SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

GSMC, SMC and Societe Generale Financial Corporation (each, a “Mortgage Loan Seller”) each will in its respective MLPA, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, make the representations and warranties set forth below as of the Cut-off Date or such other date specified below, in each case subject to the exceptions to those representations and warranties that are described on Annex D-2, Annex D-3 and Annex D-4, as applicable. Prior to the execution of the related final MLPA, there may be additions, subtractions or other modifications to the representations, warranties and exceptions. These representations, warranties and exceptions should not be read alone, but should only be read in conjunction with the prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex D-1 will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, in the related MLPA. Solely for purposes of this Annex D-1 and the related exceptions set forth in Annex D-2, Annex D-3 and Annex D-4, as applicable, the term “Mortgage Loans” and “Mortgage Notes” will refer to such Mortgage Loans sold by the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the related promissory note(s).

 

The related MLPA, together with the related representations and warranties (subject to the exceptions thereto), serves to contractually allocate risk between GSMC, SMC or Societe Generale Financial Corporation, as applicable, on the one hand, and the issuing entity, on the other. The representations and warranties are not intended to be disclosure statements regarding the characteristics of the related mortgage loans, Mortgaged Properties or other subjects discussed, but rather are intended as a risk allocation mechanism. We cannot assure you that the mortgage loans actually conform to the statements made in the representations and warranties that are presented below. The representations, warranties and exceptions have been provided to you for informational purposes only and prospective investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and exceptions as a basis for any investment decision. For disclosure regarding the characteristics, risks and other information regarding the mortgage loans, Mortgaged Properties and the certificates, you should read and rely solely on the prospectus. None of the depositor or the underwriters or their respective affiliates makes any representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the representations, warranties and exceptions.

 

(1)       Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan is a senior or pari passu portion of a whole loan evidenced by a senior or pari passu note. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, or similar agreement, any Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and rights of the holder of a related Companion Loan pursuant to a Co-Lender Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering any Mortgage Loan other than the rights of the holder of a related Companion Loan pursuant to a Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(2)       Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, assignment of leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other

 

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similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(3)       Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the related Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

(4)       Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a)(1) to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, after due inquiry, there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (2) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(5)       Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of assignment of leases to the issuing entity (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Trustee) constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment to the issuing entity (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage and assignment of leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related MLPA, leasehold) interest in the related Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth on Annex D-2, Annex D-3 and Annex D-4, as applicable (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and subject to the rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy

 

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(as described below). Notwithstanding anything in this representation to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

(6)       Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments due and payable but not yet delinquent; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Group; and (g) if the related Mortgage Loan is part of a Whole Loan, the rights of the holder(s) of any related Companion Loan(s) pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement; provided that none of items (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). Except as contemplated by clauses (f) and (g) of the preceding sentence, none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of a Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

(7)       Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, there are no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics and materialmens liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth on Schedule D-1 to this Annex D-1, the Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related mortgagor.

 

(8)       Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an assignment of leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related assignment of leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related assignment of leases, subject to applicable law, provides that, upon an event of default under each Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

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(9)       UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, the Mortgage Loan Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

(10)     Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of each Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and within thirteen months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than thirteen months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

(11)     Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof will not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

(12)     Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of any Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

(13)     Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any mortgagor, guarantor, or mortgagor’s interest in the related Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such mortgagor’s title to such Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the related Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of such Mortgaged Property.

 

(14)     Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and payments required to be escrowed with any Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with the related Mortgagee under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer.

 

(15)     No Holdbacks. The principal amount of each Mortgage Loan stated on the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related MLPA has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

 

(16)     Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the related mortgagor and included in such Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (i) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings or (ii) the Syndicate Insurance Rating Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Rating Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (i) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (i) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a “Special Flood Hazard Area,” the related mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program (irrespective of whether such coverage is provided pursuant to a National Flood Insurance Program policy or through a private policy), plus such additional flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for comparable mortgage loans intended for securitization.

 

If a Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original

 

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principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (2) 100% of the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements and personalty and fixtures included in the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements.

 

Each Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each Mortgaged Property located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the scenario expected limit (“SEL”) for the related Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the SEL was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the SEL would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained from an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC in an amount not less than 100% of the SEL.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the original or then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan), the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section required to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under each Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a Mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related mortgagor to maintain (or cause to be maintained) all such insurance and, at such mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the mortgagor’s reasonable cost and expense and to charge such mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(17)     Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are appropriate for the current use of such Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case the related Mortgage Loan requires the mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which such Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

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(18)     No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Mortgagee’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy.

 

(19)     No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(20)     REMIC. Each Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Mortgage Loan will not be considered “significantly modified” solely by reason of the borrower having been granted a COVID-19 related forbearance provided that: (a) such Mortgage Loan forbearance is covered by Revenue Procedure 2020-26 by reason of satisfying the requirements for such coverage stated in Section 5.02(2) of Revenue Procedure 2020-26; and (b) the Mortgage Loan Seller identifies such Mortgage Loan and provides (x) the date on which such forbearance was granted, (y) the length in months of the forbearance, and (z) how the payments in forbearance will be paid (that is, by extension of maturity, change of amortization schedule, etc.). Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph will have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

(21)     Compliance with Usury Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of each Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

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(22)     Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to originate, acquire and/or hold (as applicable) the Mortgage Note in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the issuing entity.

 

(23)     Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

 

(24)     Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan, as applicable) and as of the Cut-off Date, other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the value, operation or net operating income of the related Mortgaged Property. The terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents require the mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

(25)     Licenses and Permits. Each mortgagor covenants in the related Mortgage Loan documents that it will keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the related Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. Each Mortgage Loan requires the related mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

(26)     Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events: (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, will be filed by the related mortgagor; (ii) the related mortgagor or guarantor will have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to such mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the mortgagor made in violation of the related Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of such mortgagor’s (i) misappropriation of rents after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan; (ii) misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to the Mortgagee upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) commission of intentional material physical waste at the related Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

 

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(27)     Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32)), in each case, of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the related Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of such Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation or taking by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof. With respect to any partial release (including in connection with any partial Defeasance) under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3)(A); or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), for all Mortgage Loans originated after December 6, 2010, if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the lien of the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) outstanding after the release, the related mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

With respect to any partial release under the preceding clause (e), for all Mortgage Loans originated after December 6, 2010, the mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC provisions of the Code and, to such extent, such amount may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan).

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

(28)     Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan require the related mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one mortgagor are in the form of an annual combined balance sheet of the mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combining balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined basis.

 

(29)     Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act

 

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of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each other Mortgage Loan, the related special all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements) did not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, do not, as of the Cut-off Date, specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Loan Documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto; provided, however, that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor will not be required to spend more than the Terrorism Cap Amount on terrorism insurance coverage, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds the Terrorism Cap Amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to the Terrorism Cap Amount. The “Terrorism Cap Amount” is the specified percentage (which is at least equal to 200%) of the amount of the insurance premium that is payable at such time in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Loan Documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance).

 

(30)     Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) in this Annex D-1 or the exceptions thereto set forth on Annex D-2, Annex D-3 and Annex D-4, as applicable, or (vii) any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule D-1 to this Annex D-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Schedule D-2 to this Annex D-1 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Schedule D-3 to this Annex D-1 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that, to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the related mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

(31)     Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the related mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the related Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that such mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $20 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the related mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” means

 

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an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

(32)     Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the related Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) such Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the related Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (A) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan; (iv) the mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in (iii) above, (v) if the mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vi) the mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (vii) the mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

(33)     Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of any ARD Loan and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

(34)     Ground Leases. For purposes of this Annex D-1, a “Ground Lease” means a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency (IDA) or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns, the Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

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(a)           The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since the origination of the Mortgage Loan, except as reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)           The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee;

 

(c)           The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)           The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)           The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonably restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (provided that proper notice is delivered to the extent required in accordance with the Ground Lease), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of (but with prior notice to) the lessor;

 

(f)            The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)           The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

(h)           The Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(i)            The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by a prudent commercial mortgage lender;

 

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the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)           In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)            Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

(35)     Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

(36)     Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan (or the related Whole Loan, as applicable) and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Annex D-1.

 

(37)     No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required debt service payments since origination, and no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under any Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Annex D-1 (including, but not limited to, the prior sentence). No person other than the holder of any Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(38)     Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

(39)     Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the related mortgagor delivered by such mortgagor in connection with

 

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the origination of such Mortgage Loan (or the related Whole Loan, as applicable), the mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a mortgagor that is an affiliate of another mortgagor under another Mortgage Loan.

 

(40)     Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements were conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, an “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that, based on the ESA, can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the Cut-off Date, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(41)     Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. Each appraisal contains a statement, or is accompanied by a letter from the appraiser, to the effect that the appraisal was performed in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as in effect on the date such Mortgage Loan was originated.

 

(42)     Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related MLPA is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the PSA to be contained on the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related MLPA.

 

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(43)     Cross-Collateralization. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan no Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except as set forth on Annex D-2, Annex D-3 and Annex D-4, as applicable.

 

(44)     Advance of Funds by the Sponsor. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related mortgagor other than in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a Mortgagee-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(45)     Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loans.

 

For purposes of these representations and warranties, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

For purposes of these representations and warranties, the phrases “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” or “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s belief” and other words and phrases of like import mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth in this Annex D-1, the actual state of knowledge or belief of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth in this Annex D-1.

 

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Schedule D-1 to Annex D-1

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH EXISTING MEZZANINE DEBT

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

None.

 

STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC

 

None.

 

SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

None.

 

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Schedule D-2 to Annex D-1

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH MEZZANINE DEBT
IS PERMITTED IN THE FUTURE

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
5 711 Fifth Avenue
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio

 

 

STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
2 Signature Office Portfolio
42 Smitty’s MHP
45 Lake Village MHP and Sunnyside Village MHP

 

SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

None.

 

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Schedule D-3 to Annex D-1

 

CROSS-COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

None.

 

STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC

 

None.

 

SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

None.

 

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ANNEX D-2

 

EXCEPTIONS TO GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  

Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

16 Cabinetworks Portfolio (5) Lien; Valid Assignment The sole tenant at each of the related Mortgaged Properties, Cabinetworks, has a right of first refusal to purchase each Mortgaged Property in the event of a proposed sale of such Mortgaged Property.  The right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan documents and does not apply to a transfer of the Mortgaged Properties in connection with a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, provided, however, that it does apply to any subsequent transfers thereafter.       
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio (6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance See exception to Representation and Warranty No. 5, above.  
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio (10) Condition of Property An estimated $1,064,000.00 in deferred maintenance including, among other things, asphalt paving repairs, is outstanding at the Mortgaged Properties for which an escrow was not established at origination.
22 White Oak Crossing (10) Condition of Property The related property condition report is dated October 14, 2019, which is not within 13 months of the Cut-off Date.  
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio (16) Insurance The Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to rely upon insurance provided by Cabinetworks, the sole tenant at each of the related Mortgaged Properties, provided that such insurance satisfies the conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents.  In addition, the related lease with Cabinetworks governs the use and application of insurance proceeds in the event of a property loss at any of the Mortgaged Properties.  Pursuant to the lease, (i) insurance proceeds are required to be applied to the restoration of any applicable Mortgaged Property other than in the event of a casualty resulting in the sole tenant’s termination of the lease for the applicable Mortgaged Property and (ii) the Mortgagee (or its designee) does have the right to hold and disburse insurance proceeds, provided that such proceeds are in excess of the lesser of (x) 5% of the acquisition cost of the applicable Mortgaged Property and (y) $1,000,000.       
5 711 Fifth Avenue (24) Local Law Compliance See exception to Representation and Warranty No. 37, below.
5 711 Fifth Avenue (26) Recourse Obligations There is no non-recourse carveout guarantor and no separate environmental indemnitor with respect to the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan.
16 Cabinetworks Portfolio (26) Recourse Obligations

The recourse liability of the Mortgagor and guarantors under the guaranty and environmental indemnity is subject to a cap on total liability equal to the lesser of (i) the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (inclusive of yield maintenance, accrued interest and the costs of enforcement), (ii) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (iii) solely with respect to environmental liability, the then unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the liability of each guarantor is several (and not joint) and is subject to a cap on each individual claim by the Mortgagee equal to such guarantor’s percentage share of the indirect ownership interest in the Mortgagor. In addition, recourse for breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents is conditioned on the Mortgagee first making a claim under any related environmental insurance policy.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents provide recourse for breaches of any material representation or covenant regarding environmental matters contained in the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

 

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Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

22 White Oak Crossing (31) Single-Purpose Entity So long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgagor may use the property manager’s trust account as the Mortgagor’s operating account (which account may include funds unrelated to the Mortgaged Property), provided that (i) such trust account is structured such that the applicable Mortgagor’s funds are readily identifiable and (ii) upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Mortgagor is required to (A) establish a separate operating account to hold the Mortgagor’s funds (which account may not hold funds unrelated to the Mortgaged Property) and (B) transfer all of the Mortgagor’s funds to such separate operating account.  
22 White Oak Crossing (32) Defeasance A REMIC declaration was made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on December 1, 2020.  The Mortgage Loan may be defeased beginning on December 6, 2022, which is less than two years after the Closing Date and more than two years from the start-up date of the REMIC formed in connection with such REMIC declaration.
5, 9, 16, 22, All GSMC Mortgage Loans (37) No Material Default; Payment Record With respect to any covenants under the related Mortgage Loan that require the Mortgagor to ensure a tenant or mortgaged property is operating or to enforce the terms of leases, such Mortgagor may be in default of one or more of such covenants due to closures mandated or recommended by governmental authorities and moratoriums imposed by governmental authorities on real estate remedies.
5 711 Fifth Avenue (37) No Material Default; Payment Record The related Mortgagor was required to cause the administrative closing of certain New York City Department of Buildings elevator violations at the related Mortgaged Property within 180 days of the origination date, subject to force majeure, which includes, among other things, refurbishing elevators and passing inspections.  While this work is currently underway, the Mortgagor has not yet satisfied this obligation, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures.
22 White Oak Crossing (41) Appraisal The related appraisal is dated November 8, 2019, which is not within 12 months of the Closing Date.  

 

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ANNEX D-3

 

EXCEPTIONS TO STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  

Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

46 Drive-Up Self Storage (9) UCC Filings With respect to the Drive-Up Self Storage Mortgage Loan, the managing member of the borrower pledged all of its collateral, including its 5.0% interest in the related borrower, for a corporate Small Business Association loan in the original principal amount of $82,500.
10 Houston Multifamily Portfolio (16) Insurance With respect to the Oaks at Nassau Apartments Mortgaged Property, which is located in an area identified as having special flood hazards, the Mortgagor is not required to maintain excess flood insurance coverage.
14 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (16) Insurance The terms of certain insurance policies related to the Mortgaged Properties require that certain of the roofs at the Mortgaged Properties be valued at actual cash value instead of the replacement cost thereof.  The related Mortgage Loan documents require any renewed policies to provide for replacement cost valuation.
10 Houston Multifamily Portfolio (24) Local Law Compliance Each of the Vista Oaks Apartments Mortgaged Property and the Broadway Village Apartments Mortgaged Property are the subject of certain building code violations. In addition, the Oaks at Nassau Apartments Mortgaged Property is the subject of certain criminal ordinance violations.
36 McCarthy Ranch (24) Local Law Compliance The Mortgaged Property is the subject of certain municipal fire code violations.  
23 UM Student Housing Portfolio (24) Local Law Compliance The 1001 South Forest Mortgaged Property is the subject of certain building code violations.  
27 375 Warm Springs (24) Local Law Compliance The Mortgaged Property is the subject of certain zoning code violations.
39 1404 West University (24) Local Law Compliance The Mortgaged Property is the subject of certain municipal fire code violations.  
10 Houston Multifamily Portfolio (25) Licenses and Permits The Broadway Village Mortgage Property does not have certain copies of certificates of occupancy on site, as required by local law.
14 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (25) Licenses and Permits Certain tenants at the Temecula Medical Center Mortgaged Property do not have a certificate of occupancy.
36 McCarthy Ranch (25) Licenses and Permits Certain tenants at the Mortgaged Property do not have a certificate of occupancy.
23 UM Student Housing Portfolio (25) Licenses and Permits Certain tenants at the 1001 South Forest, 515 Walnut and 1506 Geddes Mortgaged Properties do not have a certificate of occupancy.
34 2803 NE Loop 410 (25) Licenses and Permits One of the tenants at the Mortgaged Property does not have a permanent certificate of occupancy.
38 Storage Xxtra Hwy 155 (31) Single-Purpose Entity The Mortgagor previously owned a certain parcel adjacent to the Mortgaged Property.

 

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14 SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio (34) Ground Leases

With respect to (a): a complete version of the ground lease related to the Tri-City Mortgaged Property has not been recorded or submitted for recordation, and no estoppel was delivered by the related Mortgagor in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to (g): the related ground lease requires the ground lessor to provide any notice of default to the related Mortgagee, but does not expressly provide that no such notice is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee.

 

With respect to (l): the related ground lease does not expressly provide that a new ground lease is required in connection with a rejection of such ground lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

36 McCarthy Ranch (41) Appraisal The appraisal is dated as of December 4, 2019, which is more than twelve (12) months before the Closing Date.  

 

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ANNEX D-4

 

EXCEPTIONS TO SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

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17 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio (6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance With respect to the 180 Grand Street (NY) mortgaged property only, a tenant (33 1/3 Inc.) has a Right of First Refusal (ROFR) to purchase the mortgaged property if the borrower receives  a purchase offer therefor that it is otherwise willing to accept.  The ROFR is not extinguished by foreclosure; however, the ROFO does not apply to foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof.
15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 36, 41 All Societe Generale Financial Mortgage Loans (26) Recourse Obligations With respect to actions or events triggering recourse to the borrower or guarantor, the loan documents may provide additional qualifications or limitations, or recast the effect of a breach from springing recourse to a losses carve-out, in circumstances where, apart from identified bad acts of the borrower or guarantor, actions other than borrower-affiliated parties are involved, the property cash flow is inadequate for debt service or other required payments, the effect of the exercise of lender remedies restricts the borrower’s access to adequate property cash flow for such purposes, inadequate property cash flow results in involuntary liens from other creditors, or there are lesser or time-limited violations of the triggering actions or events, including transfer violations that do not result in a property transfer or a change in control of the borrower,  related to the borrower’s inadvertent failure to provide adequate notice or timely or complete information otherwise required by the loan documents, or otherwise obtain necessary prior approval therefor.
17 Philadelphia & Brooklyn Multifamily Portfolio (28) Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls The mortgage loan has four co-borrowers that individually own one or more of the six constituent properties comprising the mortgaged property. While the loan documents require that the co-borrowers provide the lender with annual financial statements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to lender, there is no express requirement for an annual combined annual financial statements for the co-borrower entities or combined operating statements, combined balance sheet or combined income statements for the mortgaged properties in the aggregate.
20 Parkway Office (28) Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls The mortgage loan has two co-borrowers that own the mortgaged property as tenants-in-common. While the loan documents require that the co-borrowers provide the lender with annual financial statements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to lender, there is no express requirement for an annual combined annual financial statements for the co-borrower entities or combined operating statements, combined balance sheet or combined income statements for the mortgaged property.
15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 36, 41 All Societe Generale Financial Mortgage Loans (29) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion To the extent exceptions have been taken to the Insurance representation (#18) for failure to provide required insurance, such as self-insurance and leased fee situations, such exceptions also apply to the Acts of Terrorism representation.
36 Hampton Inn Alamogordo (41) Appraisal

The mortgage loan was originated on March 2, 2020. The appraisal is dated November 25, 2019 (more than 12 months prior to Closing).

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX E-1

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

CREFI (referred to as the “Mortgage Loan Seller” in the representations and warranties below) will make, as of the Cut-off Date or such other date as set forth below, with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by it to us (referred to as the “Purchaser” in the representations and warranties below) that we include in the issuing entity, representations and warranties generally to the effect set forth below. Prior to the execution of the related final Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there may be additions, subtractions or other modifications to the representations, warranties and exceptions. The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are identified on Annex E-2, to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-1 will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt references to “Mortgage Loan” and “Mortgage Loans” in this Annex E-1 and the related exceptions set forth in Annex E-2, exclude the GSMC Mortgage Loans, the SMC Mortgage Loans, the Argentic Mortgage Loans and the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. In addition, solely for purposes of this Annex E-1 and the related exceptions set forth in Annex E-2, the term “Mortgage Loans” and “Mortgage Notes” will refer to such Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the related promissory note(s).

 

The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, together with the representations and warranties (subject to the exceptions to such representations and warranties), serves to contractually allocate risk between the Mortgage Loan Seller, on the one hand, and the issuing entity, on the other. We present the representations and warranties set forth below for the sole purpose of describing some of the terms and conditions of that risk allocation. The presentation of representations and warranties below is not intended as statements regarding the actual characteristics of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Properties or other matters. We cannot assure you that the Mortgage Loans actually conform to the statements made in the representations and warranties that we present below.

 

(1)       Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan is a portion of a whole loan evidenced by a Mortgage Note. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the trustee for the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

(2)       Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related borrower, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related borrower, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or

 

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rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related borrower with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(3)       Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

(4)       Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, after due inquiry, there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (2) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related borrower nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan.

 

(5)       Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits to the issuing entity (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Trustee) constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment to the issuing entity (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits is freely assignable without the consent of the related borrower. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related borrower’s fee or leasehold interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Annex E-2 (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and subject to the rights of tenants (as tenants only)(subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything in this prospectus to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

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(6)       Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan (each a “Crossed Mortgage Loan”), the lien of the Mortgage for such other Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with such Crossed Mortgage Loan, provided that none of which items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the borrower’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence, none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

(7)       Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loan, there are, as of origination, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth on Schedule E-1 to Annex E-1, the Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related borrower.

 

(8)       Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related borrower to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits, subject to applicable law, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the mortgagee.

 

(9)       UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, the Mortgage Loan Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, have been submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing

 

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statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such borrower and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

(10)     Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) any damage or deficiency that is estimated to cost less than $50,000 to repair, (ii) any deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (iii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

(11)     Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, that could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof will not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

(12)     Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(13)     Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any borrower, guarantor, or borrower’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such borrower’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such borrower’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(14)     Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and payments required to be escrowed with the lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller to the Purchaser or its servicer (or, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the depositor or servicer for the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust).

 

(15)     No Holdbacks. The Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of the Mortgage Loan set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the borrower or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

 

(16)     Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the borrower and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (i) a claims paying or financial strength rating of any of the following; (a) at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company, (b) at least “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or (c) at least “A-” from S&P Global Ratings or (ii) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (i) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P Global Ratings or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (i) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P Global Ratings or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related borrower is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller originating mortgage loans for securitization.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related borrower is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) 100% of the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements and personalty and fixtures owned by the borrower and included in the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements.

 

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The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for loans originated for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing either the scenario expected limit (“SEL”) or the probable maximum loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the SEL or PML, as applicable, was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the SEL or PML, as applicable, would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by S&P Global Ratings in an amount not less than 100% of the SEL or PML, as applicable.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable), the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, if applicable) together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section required to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related borrower to maintain, or cause to be maintained, all such insurance and, at such borrower’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the borrower’s cost and expense and to charge such borrower for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(17)     Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are appropriate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the borrower to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

(18)     No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property,

 

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except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

(19)     No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(20)     REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) (the “Treasury Regulations”) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related borrower at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Mortgage Loan will not be considered “significantly modified” solely by reason of the borrower having been granted a COVID-19 related forbearance provided that: (a) such Mortgage Loan forbearance is covered by Revenue Procedure 2020-26 by reason of satisfying the requirements for such coverage stated in Section 5.02(2) of Revenue Procedure 2020-26; and (b) the Mortgage Loan Seller identifies such Mortgage Loan and provides (x) the date on which such forbearance was granted, (y) the length in months of the forbearance, and (z) how the payments in forbearance will be paid (that is, by extension of maturity, change of amortization schedule, etc.). Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph will have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

(21)     Compliance with Usury Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

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authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the issuing entity.

 

(23)     Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related mortgagee.

 

(24)     Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial, multifamily or, if applicable, manufactured housing community mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure, as to which as the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to a casualty or the inability to restore or repair to the full extent necessary to maintain the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) are insured by the Title Policy or other insurance policy, (iii) are insured by law and ordinance insurance coverage in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for loans originated for securitization that provides coverage for additional costs to rebuild and/or repair the property to current Zoning Regulations or (iv) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the borrower to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

(25)     Licenses and Permits. Each borrower covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it will keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial, multifamily or, if applicable, manufactured housing community mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related borrower to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

(26)     Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that (a) the related borrower and at least one individual or entity will be fully liable for actual losses, liabilities, costs and damages arising from certain acts of the related borrower and/or its principals specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, which acts generally include the following: (i) acts of fraud or intentional material misrepresentation, (ii) misapplication or misappropriation of rents (if after an event of default under the Mortgage Loan), insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, (iii) intentional material physical waste of the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste), and (iv) any breach of the environmental covenants contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents, and (b) the Mortgage Loan will become full recourse to the related borrower and at least one individual or entity, if the related borrower files a voluntary petition under federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law.

 

(27)     Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32)), in each case, of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c)

 

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upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32)), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation or taking by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof. With respect to any partial release (including in connection with any partial Defeasance) under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3)(A); or (y) the mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related borrower’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, as applicable) outstanding after the release, the borrower is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a condemnation or taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the borrower can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation proceeds may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the borrower, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or Whole Loan, as applicable).

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

(28)     Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the borrower to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements.

 

(29)     Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each other Mortgage Loan, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements) did not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, do not, as of the Cut-off Date, specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as

 

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otherwise indicated in Annex E-2; provided, however, that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the borrower under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the borrower will not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at such time, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the borrower is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

(30)     Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related borrower, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related borrower, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the borrower, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) Transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) in this Annex E-1 or the exceptions thereto set forth in Annex E-2, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule E-1 to Annex E-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt in each case as set forth on Schedule E-2 to Annex E-1 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule E-3 to Annex E-1 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the borrower is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

(31)     Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the borrower to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the borrower with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Stated Principal Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the borrower is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Stated Principal Balance of $20 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the borrower. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” means an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Stated Principal Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a

 

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borrower for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

(32)     Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the borrower, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the borrower is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; (iv) the borrower is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (v) if the borrower would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vi) the borrower is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (vii) the borrower is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

(33)     Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

(34)     Ground Leases. For purposes of this Annex E-1, a “Ground Lease” will mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land, or with respect to air rights leases, the air, and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency (IDA) or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns, the Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)           The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage;

 

(b)           The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written

 

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consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by the Mortgage Loan Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)           The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either borrower or the mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)           The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)           The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder, and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor;

 

(f)             The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)           The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)           A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(i)             The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with loans originated for securitization;

 

(j)             Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)           In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s

 

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interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)             Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

(35)     Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

(36)     Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Annex E-1.

 

(37)     No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Annex E-1. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(38)     Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, no borrower, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

(39)     Organization of Borrower. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the borrower delivered by the borrower in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the borrower is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a borrower that is an Affiliate of another borrower under another Mortgage Loan. (An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a borrower that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another borrower.)

 

(40)     Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA either (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-13 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation with respect to any Environmental Condition that was identified, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at

 

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least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related borrower and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, and the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related borrower that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the Cut-off Date, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) a secured creditor environmental policy or a pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than A- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the borrower was identified as the responsible party for such Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the borrower having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-13 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(41)     Appraisal. The Servicing File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is either a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and/or has been licensed and certified to prepare appraisals in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation and has certified that such appraiser had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the borrower or in any loan made on the security thereof, and its compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(42)     Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the mortgage loan schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be contained therein.

 

(43)     Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any mortgage loan that is outside the issuing entity, except as set forth on Schedule E-3.

 

(44)     Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related borrower and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the issuing entity (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the related Non-Serviced Trustee) against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the seller of the note which is contributed to the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust or its designee providing notice of the transfer of such note to the related Non-Serviced Securitization Trust) in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee (except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) will provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee will apply for, on the issuing entity’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a

 

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hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

(45)     Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related borrower other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related borrower or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any borrower under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(46)     Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of these representations and warranties, the phrases “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” or “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s belief” and other words and phrases of like import mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth in these representations and warranties, the actual state of knowledge or belief of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth in these representations and warranties.

 

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Schedule E-1 to Annex E-1


MORTGAGE LOANS WITH EXISTING MEZZANINE DEBT

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

None.

 

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Schedule E-2 to Annex E-1

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH MEZZANINE DEBT
IS PERMITTED IN THE FUTURE

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
2 Signature Office Portfolio
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay

 

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Schedule E-3 to Annex E-1

 

CROSS-COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

 

None.

 

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ANNEX E-2

 

EXCEPTIONS TO CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  

Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

1 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio

(5) Lien; Valid Assignment

 

 

 

The Borrower sponsor and certain affiliates were involved with a dispute in 2015 with a plumber as to work the plumber did on ten buildings, two of which are collateral for the Mortgage Loan. The plumber filed mechanic’s liens on all of the buildings, including approximately $300,000 with respect to the Mortgaged Property, for sums allegedly owed by the various entity owners, and commenced separate foreclosure actions for each lien. The mechanic’s liens related to the Mortgaged Property were bonded over and are no longer encumbrances on the title policies with respect to the Mortgaged Property.
1 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio (13) Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan See exception to Representation and Warranty No. 5, above.  
1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 13, 21, 28 All CREFI loans (16) Insurance The Mortgage Loan documents may permit the related Mortgagor to cause the insurance required at the related Mortgaged Property under the Mortgage Loan documents to be maintained by a tenant at the related Mortgaged Property.
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (16) Insurance

The deductible for the “all risk” property insurance is permitted to be up to and including $250,000; the deductible for terrorism insurance is permitted to be up to and including $500,000, and the deductible for windstorm and earthquake coverage is not more than 5% of the total insurable value of the applicable Mortgaged Property; provided that if the non-recourse carveout guarantor provides a guaranty acceptable to the lender and each rating agency rating securities that represent an interest in the Whole Loan guaranteeing any failure by the related Borrower to pay its obligations actually incurred with respect to that portion of the deductible that exceeds 5% of the total insurable value of an Mortgaged Property, the deductibles for windstorm and earthquake coverage may be up to 15% of the total insurable value of the Mortgaged Property); provided, further, that (1) the related Borrower may utilize a $4,000,000 aggregate deductible subject to a $100,000 per occurrence deductible and a $100,000 maintenance deductible following the exhaustion of the aggregate and (2) the aggregate does not apply to any losses arising from named windstorm, earthquake or flood. Such deductibles may be considered not to be customary.

 

The Whole Loan documents permit the Borrower to rely on insurance maintained by MGM Lessee II, LLC (the “MGM Tenant”) so long as the master lease (the “MGM Lease”) between the Borrower and the MGM Tenant is in effect and there is no default continuing under the lease (beyond any applicable cure period). Such insurance maintained by the MGM Tenant (the “MGM Policies”) is required to conform to the requirements of the Whole Loan documents (except it is acknowledged and agreed that the MGM Policies are permitted to vary from the requirements of the Whole Loan documents with respect to (x) the named storm sublimit which shall be no less than $700,000,000 per occurrence and (y) any property or terrorism deductible, which shall be no greater than $5,000,000). Such $700,000,000 limit is less than full replacement cost. In addition, such deductibles may be considered not to be customary.

 

The MGM Lease provides that all insurance proceeds (except business interruption insurance proceeds not allocated to rent expenses, if any, which will be payable to and retained by the MGM Tenant) payable by reason of any property loss or damage to the Mortgaged Property, or any portion of the Mortgaged Property, under any property insurance policy will be paid to the lender or an escrow account reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the MGM Tenant, and made available to the MGM Tenant upon request for the reasonable costs of preservation, stabilization, emergency restoration, business interruption, reconstruction and repair, as the case may be, of any damage to or destruction of the Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof); provided that if the total amount of proceeds payable net of applicable deductibles is $50,000,000 or less, and if no event of default under the MGM Lease has occurred

 

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Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

and is continuing, the proceeds will be paid to the MGM Tenant and, subject to certain limitations set forth in the MGM Lease, used for the repair of the damage to the leased property in accordance with the terms of the MGM Lease.

 

Terrorism insurance may be written by a non-rated captive insurer.

 

1 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio

(24) Local Law Compliance

 

(25) Licenses and Permits

 

With respect to the 15 West 47th Street Mortgaged Property, a municipal violation has been issued in connection with façade work required under applicable law.

 

With respect to the 48 West 48th Street Mortgaged Property, a municipal violation has been issued in connection with the Mortgaged Property failing to comply with a local law requiring certain office buildings to be fully protected by a sprinkler system.

 

1 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio

(24) Local Law Compliance

 

(25) Licenses and Permits

 

With respect to the 15 West 47th Street Mortgaged Property, municipal violations have been issued in connection with alterations made to the first floor and the mezzanine levels of the Mortgaged Property without the issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy. At the origination date of the Mortgage Loan, an amended certificate of occupancy has not been issued.

 

4 Elo Midtown Office Portfolio

(24) Local Law Compliance

 

(25) Licenses and Permits

 

With respect to the 48 West 48th Street Mortgaged Property, an open building permit was issued in 1995 for alterations that required the issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy. At the origination date of the Mortgage Loan, an amended certificate of occupancy has not been issued.
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (25) Licenses and Permits The Borrower did not covenant in the Whole Loan documents (so long as the applicable Mortgaged Property is subject to the MGM Lease) to keep all material licenses, permits and applicable government authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect.
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (26) Recourse Obligations

BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. (“BREIT Guarantor”) and MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (“MGP Guarantor” and together with BREIT Guarantor, collectively, “Guarantor”) are severally (but not jointly) liable for recourse events in accordance with their respective percentage interests in the Borrower.

 

The Guarantor’s liability with respect to bankruptcy-related recourse events is capped at an amount equal to 10% of the outstanding principal balance of the Whole Loan as of the date of the event.

 

Only the related mortgagors, and not the non-recourse carveout guarantor, is liable for breaches of environmental covenants, and the related mortgagors are the only parties liable under the environmental indemnity; provided, however, that if the related Borrower fails to maintain an environmental insurance policy as required under the Whole Loan documents and the Mortgaged Property is not subject to the MGM Lease, the non-recourse carveout guarantor is liable for losses relating to breaches of environmental covenants other than (x) for any amounts in excess of the applicable coverage amounts under the environmental policy had the same been renewed, replaced or extended as required under the Whole Loan documents and (y) for any amounts recovered under the environmental policy.

 

Recourse for waste is limited to willful misconduct by the related mortgagors, non-recourse guarantor or certain of their affiliates that results in physical damage or waste to the Mortgaged Property.

 

4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (27) Mortgage Releases Upon satisfying certain conditions, the Borrower may release a Mortgaged Property by prepaying or defeasing an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Whole Loan, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and (2) (i) 105% of the allocated loan amount for the released Mortgaged Property until such time that the outstanding principal balance of the Whole Loan has been reduced to $2,250,000,000 and (ii) thereafter, 110% of the allocated loan amount of the released Mortgaged Property.

 

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Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (29) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion

So long as the Mortgaged Property is subject to the MGM Lease, the mortgagors are permitted to rely on terrorism insurance provided by the MGM Tenant.

 

Terrorism insurance may be written by a non-rated captive insurer.

 

If (A) TRIPRA is not in effect, (B) TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute, extension or reauthorization is modified which results in a material increase in terrorism insurance premiums, or (C) there is a disruption in the terrorism insurance marketplace as the result of a terrorism event which results in a material increase in terrorism insurance premiums, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the related Borrower (or the MGM Tenant) will be required to maintain terrorism insurance as required by the Whole Loan documents; provided, however, that it will not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable at such time in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the Whole Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of the terrorism, flood, earthquake and windstorm components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance), and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Borrower (or the MGM Tenant) will be required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (30) Due on Sale or Encumbrance

The Whole Loan documents provide that no Restricted Pledge Party (as defined below), other than the mortgagors or any future mezzanine borrower, may be restricted from any sale or pledge of its direct or indirect assets, provided such assets are not encumbered or required to be encumbered by the Whole Loan or any mezzanine loan. The assets of a Restricted Pledge Party may include direct or indirect equity interests in the mortgagors.

 

Certain transfers are permitted without lender consent so long as, after giving effect to such sale or pledge, (x) (1) the mortgagors and any principal thereof (on an unencumbered and look through basis) are indirectly controlled and at least 50.1% owned by BREIT OP and/or MGP OP, provided that (I) with respect to BREIT OP, BREIT OP is owned, managed or controlled by BREIT, a Qualified Advisor, a Qualified Transferee or a Public Vehicle (each such term, as defined in the Whole Loan documents) and (II) with respect to MGP OP, MGP OP is managed and controlled by MGP Growth Properties LLC, a Public Vehicle or a Qualified Transferee, or (y) following a Public Sale (as defined in the Whole Loan documents), a Public Vehicle or, following a Permitted Assumption (as defined in the Whole Loan documents), the applicable Qualified Transferee (1) shall own not less than 51% of the economic and direct or indirect legal and beneficial interests in the mortgagors, the Guarantor and any principal (on an unencumbered and look through basis) and (2) control the mortgagors, the Guarantor and any principal.

 

“Restricted Pledge Party” means, collectively, the Borrower, any mezzanine borrower, or any other direct or indirect equity holder in the Borrower up to, but not including, the first direct or indirect equity holder that has substantial assets other than its direct or indirect interest in the mortgaged property.

 

13 Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District (31) Single-Purpose Entity The related loan documents permit the Borrower to incur unsecured loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the United States Small Business Administration in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, and the Borrower obtained a loan in the amount of approximately $2,493,400 under the PPP program in April 2020.
4 MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay (32) Defeasance The exception to Representation and Warranty #27 is also an exception to this representation.
1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 13, 21, 28 All CREFI loans (37) No Material Default; Payment Record With respect to any covenants under the related Mortgage Loan that require the Mortgagor to ensure a tenant or Mortgaged Property is operating or to enforce the terms of leases, such Mortgagor may be in default of one or more of such covenants due to closures mandated or recommended by governmental authorities and moratoriums imposed by governmental authorities on real estate remedies or due to the Mortgagor forbearing to enforce rent payment obligations on tenants failing to pay rent as a result of such closures.

 

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ANNEX F-1

 

ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Argentic (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) will, in its MLPA, with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by it that is included in the issuing entity, make the representations and warranties set forth below as of the Cut-off Date or such other date specified below, in each case subject to the exceptions to those representations and warranties that are described on Annex F 2. Prior to the execution of the related final MLPA, there may be additions, subtractions or other modifications to the representations, warranties and exceptions. These representations, warranties and exceptions should not be read alone, but should only be read in conjunction with the prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex F-1 will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, in the related MLPA. For the avoidance of doubt references to “Mortgage Loan” and “Mortgage Loans” in this Annex F-1 and the related exceptions set forth in Annex F-2 exclude the GSMC Mortgage Loans, the SMC Mortgage Loans, the CREFI Mortgage Loans and the Societe Generale Financial Corporation Mortgage Loans. In addition, solely for purposes of this Annex F-1 and the related exceptions set forth in Annex F-2, the term “Mortgage Loans” and “Mortgage Notes” will refer to such Mortgage Loans sold by Argentic and the related promissory note(s).

 

The related MLPA, together with the related representations and warranties (subject to the exceptions thereto), serves to contractually allocate risk between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, on the one hand, and the issuing entity, on the other. The representations and warranties are not intended to be disclosure statements regarding the characteristics of the related mortgage loans, Mortgaged Properties or other subjects discussed, but rather are intended as a risk allocation mechanism. We cannot assure you that the mortgage loans actually conform to the statements made in the representations and warranties that are presented below. The representations, warranties and exceptions have been provided to you for informational purposes only and prospective investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and exceptions as a basis for any investment decision. For disclosure regarding the characteristics, risks and other information regarding the mortgage loans, Mortgaged Properties and the certificates, you should read and rely solely on the prospectus. None of the depositor or the underwriters or their respective affiliates makes any representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the representations, warranties and exceptions.

 

(1)       Intentionally Omitted.

 

(2)       Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee for the related non-serviced securitization trust), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

(3)       Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency

 

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legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment premium/yield maintenance charge)) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(4)       Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

(5)       Intentionally Omitted.

 

(6)       Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, after due inquiry, there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (2) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

(7)       Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with

 

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the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

(8)       Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same cross-collateralized group of Mortgage Loans, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

(9)       Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Schedule F-1 to this Annex F-1.

 

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(10)     Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

(11)     Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

(12)     Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

(13)     Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

(14)     Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial

 

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condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(15)     Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(16)     Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or Non-Serviced Master Servicer for the related non-serviced securitization trust).

 

(17)     No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

 

(18)     Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

 

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Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related

 

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Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(19)     Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

(20)     No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

(21)     No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date)or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(22)     REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the

 

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amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Mortgage Loan will not be considered “significantly modified” solely by reason of the borrower having been granted a COVID-19 related forbearance provided that: (a) such Mortgage Loan forbearance is covered by Revenue Procedure 2020-26 by reason of satisfying the requirements for such coverage stated in Section 5.02(2) of Revenue Procedure 2020-26; and (b) the Mortgage Loan Seller identifies such Mortgage Loan and provides (x) the date on which such forbearance was granted, (y) the length in months of the forbearance, and (z) how the payments in forbearance will be paid (that is, by extension of maturity, change of amortization schedule, etc.). Any prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

(23)     Compliance with Usury Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

(24)     Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the issuing entity.

 

(25)     Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

 

(26)     Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or

 

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operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

(27)     Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

(28)     Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

 

(29)   Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the

 

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fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(30)     Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

(31)     Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Ratings Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Annex F-2; provided, that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

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(32)     Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule F-1 to this Annex F-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Schedule F-2 to this Annex F-1 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule F-3 to this Annex F-1 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

(33)     Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

(34)     Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium), and if

 

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the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

(35)     Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

(36)     Ground Leases. For purposes of this Annex F-1, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(c)The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

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(d)The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(e)Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

(h)A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(i)The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (k)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

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(l)Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

(37)     Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

(38)     Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Annex F-1.

 

(39)     Intentionally Omitted.

 

(40)     No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Annex F-1. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(41)     Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

(42)     Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Schedule F-4 to this Annex F-1, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

(43)     Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its

 

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successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(44)     Intentionally Omitted.

 

(45)     Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

(46)     Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the related MLPA is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

(47)     Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

(48)     Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

(49)     Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

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For purposes of this Annex F-1, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

For purposes of this Annex F-1, “Mortgagor” means the obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including without limitation, any person that has acquired the related Mortgaged Property and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note and including in connection with any Mortgage Loan that utilizes an indemnity deed of trust structure, the borrower and the Mortgaged Property owner/payment guarantor/mortgagor individually and collectively, as the context may require.

 

For purposes of this Annex F-1, the phrases “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” or “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s belief” and other words and phrases of like import mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth in these representations and warranties, the actual state of knowledge or belief of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth in these representations and warranties in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth in these representations and warranties). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

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Schedule F-1 to Annex F-1


MORTGAGE LOANS WITH EXISTING MEZZANINE DEBT

 

ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

None.

 

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Schedule F-2 to Annex F-1

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH MEZZANINE DEBT
IS PERMITTED IN THE FUTURE

 

ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
3 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V

 

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Schedule F-3 to Annex F-1

 

CROSS-COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

 

None.

 

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ANNEX F-2

 

EXCEPTIONS TO ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

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(2) Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans The related Mortgage Loan documents prohibit transfer of the Whole Loan or any portion of it to certain specified competitors of the Mortgagors identified in the loan agreement.  Pursuant to a reciprocal easement agreement to which the related Mortgaged Property is subject, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC has the right to cure certain defaults of the Mortgagors under the related Whole Loan and, in the case of acceleration of the related Whole Loan, has the right, subject to the satisfaction of certain financial covenants, to purchase the related Whole Loan at a price equal to (a) the principal balance, (b) accrued and unpaid interest up to (but excluding) the date of purchase, (c) all other amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation (but only to the extent so owed) (1) any unreimbursed advances made by the servicer, with interest at the applicable rate, (2) any servicing and special servicing fees, (3) any exit fees, (4) any prepayment, yield maintenance or similar premiums and (5) if the date of purchase is not a scheduled payment date, accrued and unpaid interest, from the date of purchase up to (but excluding) the scheduled payment date next succeeding the date of purchase and (d) all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the lender in connection with the purchase.
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(7) Lien; Valid Assignment The largest tenant (Venetian Casino Resort, LLC) has a right of first offer (“ROFO”) if Mortgagor decides to market for sale either (i) the Grand Canal Shoppes or (ii) the Palazzo Shores portions of the Mortgaged Property. The ROFO is not extinguished by foreclosure; however, the ROFO does not apply to foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof. In addition, transfers of the Mortgaged Property are subject to certain transfer restrictions; however such transfer restrictions do not apply in the event of a foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof.
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(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance The largest tenant (Venetian Casino Resort, LLC) has a ROFO if Mortgagor decides to market for sale either (i) the Grand Canal Shoppes or (ii) the Palazzo Shores portions of the Mortgaged Property. The ROFO is not extinguished by foreclosure; however, the ROFO does not apply to foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof. In addition, transfers of the Mortgaged Property are subject to certain transfer restrictions; however such transfer restrictions do not apply in the event of a foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof.
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IOM Villas

 

 

 

(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance A portion or all of each of the Indian Terrace Villas I-VI, Delta Villas I-IV, Crown Pointe Villas I&II, Fairmount Villas I&II, Schoolstreet Villas and Shirley Villas Mortgaged Properties are subject to certain regulatory agreements and/or declarations of restrictive covenants in favor of certain state or local agencies.  Each agreement generally requires that at least a certain portion of the units at the related Mortgaged Property be reserved for tenants earning no more than a set percentage of the area median income, subject to certain rental restrictions.
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(10) Assignment of Leases and Rents The related assignment of leases and rents constitutes security for the entire Whole Loan.
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(12) Condition of Property The property condition report for the Mortgaged Property was prepared on March 18, 2019, which is more than 12 months before the Cut-off Date.
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(18) Insurance (i) Property Insurance Deductible. The Mortgaged Property is security for 23 senior pari passu notes aggregating $760,000,000. The Mortgage Loan documents permit a property insurance deductible up to $500,000. (ii) Restoration Threshold; Disbursement of Proceeds.  The Mortgage Loan documents provide for a “Restoration Threshold” of $48,750,000 (approximately 6.4% of the aggregate original principal balance of the senior pari passu notes, and 5.0% of the aggregate original principal balance of the senior and subordinate pari passu notes.). Following a casualty, if available

 

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ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 



proceeds are less than the Restoration Threshold, proceeds are disbursed directly to the Mortgagor so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing. (iii) Multiple Property Damage; Independent Expert Determination. The Mortgaged Property is part of a multiple-owner, integrated project that is subject to a reciprocal easement agreement (REA) among the various owners. The REA provides that, in the event of a casualty involving more than one property, the affected owners (and, to the extent provided by the REA and the related Mortgage Loan documents, their mortgagees) shall consult and reasonably agree as to the cost and method of payment for restoration work, the time, and the parties to perform the necessary work. If the affected parties cannot agree within 60 days after insurance proceeds are made available for restoration, any open issues may be submitted by any party to an Independent Expert (with respect to insurance matters, “a reputable and independent Person with experience in commercial real estate insurance”) for determination. The mortgagee of any affected property may participate in any dispute involving an Independent Expert.  (iv) Insurance Syndicate. The Mortgage Loan documents permit required coverages to be provided by an insurance syndicate satisfying certain requirements, as follows: (A) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements  and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A” by S&P or at least “A2” by Moody’s, or “A” or better by Fitch (if Fitch rate the securitization and the applicable insurers) and (B) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A” by S&P or at least “A2” by Moody’s, or “A” or better by Fitch (if Fitch rate the securitization and the applicable insurers).
29 6925 Lake Ellenor Drive

(20) No Encroachments The southeast portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as “Single Story Commercial Building #2” partially encroaches on an easement that was recorded on February 26, 2004 as shown in the related survey. The related Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan does not cover such encroachment.
3 Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V

(26) Local Law Compliance The Flint Mortgaged Property is subject to certain outstanding building and/or zoning code violations.
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(26) Local Law Compliance The Lutz Road Villas I-III Mortgaged Property is legal nonconforming as to use due to its classification as Multi-Family and location within an “R-3” Medium Density Residential District.  The Topeka Villas I&II Mortgaged Property is legal nonconforming as to use due to its classification as Multi-Family and location within an “I-2” Heavy Industrial District.  The Oak Tree Villas Mortgaged Property is legal nonconforming as to use due to its classification as Multi-Family and location within an “RU” Single Family Two Family and Multi Family Residence District.  The South Oak Villas Mortgaged Property is legal nonconforming as to use due to its classification as Multi-Family and location within an “RU” Single Family Two Family and Multi Family Residence District.  The Schoolstreet Villas Mortgaged Property is legal nonconforming as to use due to its classification as Multi-Family and location within an “RU-1” Urban Residential District.
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Paramount Town Center

 

 

 

(26) Local Law Compliance A portion of the Mortgaged Property is legal conforming as to use pursuant to certain conditional use permits.  The use of a portion of the Mortgaged Property as a restaurant requires a conditional use permit.  
30 South Bronx Medical Office (26) Local Law Compliance The buildings at the Mortgaged Property are the subject of certain outstanding building and/or fire code violations.
33 4781 Broadway

(26) Local Law Compliance The buildings at the Mortgaged Property are the subject of certain outstanding building and/or fire code violations.

 

F-2-2 

 

 

Annex A-1
ID# 

Mortgage Loans 

Representations 

Exceptions 

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Georgetown Square

 

 

 

(26) Local Law Compliance A portion of the Mortgaged Property is legal conforming as to use pursuant to certain special use ordinances.  The use of a portion of the Mortgaged Property as restaurants requires a special use exception in the applicable zoning district.
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(28) Recourse Obligations

With respect to actions or events triggering recourse to the Mortgagor or guarantor, the Mortgage Loan documents may provide additional qualifications or limitations, or recast the effect of a breach from full recourse to a losses carve-out, in circumstances where, apart from identified bad acts of the Mortgagor or guarantor, the property cash flow is inadequate for debt service or other required payments, the effect of the exercise of lender remedies restricts the Mortgagor’s access to adequate property cash flow for such purposes, inadequate property cash flow results in involuntary liens from other creditors, or there are lesser or time-limited violations of the triggering actions or events, including transfer violations that do not result in a property transfer or a change in control of the Mortgagor, related to the Mortgagor’s inadvertent failure to provide adequate notice or timely or complete information otherwise required by the Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise obtain necessary prior approval therefor.

 

The related Mortgage Loan documents provide that the Mortgagor and guarantors have personal liability for losses related to transfers in violation of the related Mortgage Loan documents, rather than springing full recourse liability.

 

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(29) Mortgage Releases The Mortgage Loan documents permit the release of the “Barney’s Parcel” without the payment of any release price, upon satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including the delivery of a REMIC opinion.
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(31) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion

Mortgagor is not required to spend on terrorism insurance premiums an amount that is more than two times the amount of the annual insurance premium that is payable at such time with respect to the property and business interruption insurance policies required by the Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the earthquake or terrorism insurance component of such policies).

 

To the extent exceptions have been taken to the Insurance representation (#18) for failure to provide required insurance, such as self-insurance and leased fee situations, such exceptions also apply to the Acts of Terrorism representation.

 

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(34) Defeasance

Because a REMIC Declaration, dated June 2, 2020, was made with respect to Promissory Note A-2-4, Promissory Note A-2-4 may be defeased commencing on any due date following June 2, 2022, which is two years from the start-up date of the REMIC formed in connection with Promissory Note A-2-4, which date is less than two years from the Closing Date.

 

The Mortgagor’s obligation to pay for the lender’s costs may not exceed an aggregate cap of $15,000 (including all related promissory notes) exclusive of Rating Agency fees.

 

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(45) Appraisal The appraisal date of the Mortgaged Property is April 3, 2019, which is more than 12 months before the Cut-off Date.

 

F-2-3 

 

 

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ANNEX G

 

CLASS A-AB SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE

  

Distribution Date 

Balance ($) 

1/10/2021 32,358,000.00
2/10/2021 32,358,000.00
3/10/2021 32,358,000.00
4/10/2021 32,358,000.00
5/10/2021 32,358,000.00
6/10/2021 32,358,000.00
7/10/2021 32,358,000.00
8/10/2021 32,358,000.00
9/10/2021 32,358,000.00
10/10/2021 32,358,000.00
11/10/2021 32,358,000.00
12/10/2021 32,358,000.00
1/10/2022 32,358,000.00
2/10/2022 32,358,000.00
3/10/2022 32,358,000.00
4/10/2022 32,358,000.00
5/10/2022 32,358,000.00
6/10/2022 32,358,000.00
7/10/2022 32,358,000.00
8/10/2022 32,358,000.00
9/10/2022 32,358,000.00
10/10/2022 32,358,000.00
11/10/2022 32,358,000.00
12/10/2022 32,358,000.00
1/10/2023 32,358,000.00
2/10/2023 32,358,000.00
3/10/2023 32,358,000.00
4/10/2023 32,358,000.00
5/10/2023 32,358,000.00
6/10/2023 32,358,000.00
7/10/2023 32,358,000.00
8/10/2023 32,358,000.00
9/10/2023 32,358,000.00
10/10/2023 32,358,000.00
11/10/2023 32,358,000.00
12/10/2023 32,358,000.00
1/10/2024 32,358,000.00
2/10/2024 32,358,000.00
3/10/2024 32,358,000.00
4/10/2024 32,358,000.00
5/10/2024 32,358,000.00
6/10/2024 32,358,000.00
7/10/2024 32,358,000.00
8/10/2024 32,358,000.00
9/10/2024 32,358,000.00
10/10/2024 32,358,000.00
11/10/2024 32,358,000.00
12/10/2024 32,358,000.00
1/10/2025 32,358,000.00
2/10/2025 32,358,000.00
3/10/2025 31,777,497.28

Distribution Date 

Balance ($) 

4/10/2025 31,273,320.99  
5/10/2025 30,733,724.36  
6/10/2025 30,222,676.71  
7/10/2025 29,679,633.35  
8/10/2025 29,165,024.83  
9/10/2025 28,648,678.64  
10/10/2025 28,100,471.99  
11/10/2025 27,580,529.36  
12/10/2025 27,005,459.09  
1/10/2026 26,433,625.42  
2/10/2026 25,847,915.75  
3/10/2026 25,160,272.03  
4/10/2026 24,570,335.93  
5/10/2026 23,945,237.67  
6/10/2026 23,351,271.83  
7/10/2026 22,722,248.22  
8/10/2026 22,124,225.99  
9/10/2026 21,524,221.03  
10/10/2026 20,889,314.59  
11/10/2026 20,285,213.30  
12/10/2026 19,646,316.66  
1/10/2027 19,038,091.95  
2/10/2027 18,427,850.34  
3/10/2027 17,717,746.71  
4/10/2027 17,103,121.25  
5/10/2027 16,453,973.58  
6/10/2027 15,835,155.06  
7/10/2027 15,181,922.98  
8/10/2027 14,558,883.68  
9/10/2027 13,933,777.80  
10/10/2027 13,274,421.10  
11/10/2027 12,645,052.84  
12/10/2027 11,984,914.01  
1/10/2028 11,354,848.94  
2/10/2028 10,722,696.32  
3/10/2028 10,025,303.60  
4/10/2028 9,388,742.51  
5/10/2028 8,718,628.59  
6/10/2028 8,077,736.09  
7/10/2028 7,403,402.92  
8/10/2028 6,758,150.39  
9/10/2028 6,110,759.48  
10/10/2028 5,430,096.00  
11/10/2028 4,778,302.12  
12/10/2028 4,093,349.69  
1/10/2029 3,437,123.74  
2/10/2029 2,778,722.67  
3/10/2029 2,025,723.56  
4/10/2029 1,362,639.50  
5/10/2029 666,689.74  
6/10/2029 and thereafter 0.00  

 

G-1 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

No dealer, salesman or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary of Certificates and VRR Interest 3
Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates 14
Important Notice About Information Presented in This Prospectus 15
Summary of Terms 23
Summary of Risk Factors 61
Risk Factors 63
Description of the Mortgage Pool 154
Transaction Parties 254
Credit Risk Retention 308
Description of the Certificates 324
Description of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements 361
Pooling and Servicing Agreement 371
Certain Legal Aspects of Mortgage Loans 477
Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties 493
Pending Legal Proceedings Involving Transaction Parties 495
Use of Proceeds 496
Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations 496
Material Federal Income Tax Considerations 511
Certain State and Local and Foreign Tax Considerations 523
Method of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) 524
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference 526
Where You Can Find More Information 526
Financial Information 526
Certain ERISA Considerations 527
Legal Investment 530
Legal Matters 531
Ratings 531
Index of Defined Terms 534

 

Dealers will be required to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters of these certificates and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions. In addition, all dealers selling these certificates will deliver a prospectus until the date that is ninety days from the date of this prospectus.

$685,684,000

 (Approximate)

 

GS Mortgage Securities
Corporation II

 (Central Index Key Number 0001004158)
Depositor

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
2020-GSA2

(Central Index Key Number 0001833522)
Issuing Entity

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2020-GSA2

Class A-1      $17,052,000 
Class A-2      $10,429,000 
Class A-3      $13,754,000 
Class A-4  $0 - $200,000,000 
Class A-5  $281,296,000 - $481,296,000 
Class A-AB      $32,358,000 
Class X-A      $612,360,000 
Class X-B      $73,324,000 
Class A-S      $57,471,000 
Class B      $35,671,000 
Class C      $37,653,000 

  

 

PROSPECTUS

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Co-Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner

 

Citigroup
Co-Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner

 

Société Générale
Co-Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner

 

December [__], 2020